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The Kentucky State Capitol on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo

Capilouto responds to proposed Kentucky bill that would allow guns on campus

Laurel Swanz, Staff Reporter March 7, 2023

UK president Eli Capilouto announced that he is opposed to House Bill 542, which would prevent Kentucky higher education institutions from banning guns on campus. Sent via campus-wide email on March...

Isaac Sutherland, left, and Mallory Hudson answer questions during the SGA Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

‘I have been disappointed by this institution.’ Student body president hopefuls face off in debate

Courtney Suber, Reporter February 24, 2023

UK’s Student Government Association hosted the 2023 presidential and vice-presidential debate in the Worsham Cinema in the Gatton Student Center on Feb. 21. Dean of Students, Trisha Clement-Montgomery,...

Students visit the Hairapy Studio Lex booth at the Natural Hair Care Expo on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Collegiate Curls hosts Natural Hair Care Expo

Autumn King, Reporter February 13, 2023

UK’s Student Activities Board (SAB) and Collegiate Curls came together to host UK’s first Natural Hair Care Expo, on Thursday afternoon in the Gatton Student Center.  The expo gave students with...

Ashlee Bell, a junior marketing major, pays for parking outside William T. Young Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Students can park for free using SGA coupon program

Owen Chesemore, Reporter February 10, 2023

UK’s Student Government Association is restarting its parking coupon program, giving students free parking in campus visitor lots. The service provides all UK students with up to 15 hours of free...

Lexington mayor Linda Gorton, left, and Kentucky governor Andy Beshear march in the MLK Freedom March on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Kentucky public figures reflect on Black History Month

Nate Lucas, Reporter February 9, 2023

February is nationally recognized as Black History Month. Public officials across Kentucky have issued statements, highlighting notable members of the Black community and introducing new initiatives for...

UK student government Elections Commissioner Jacob Keeton speaks to perspective candidates in the Senate Chamber at the Gatton Student Center Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

UK Student Government Association opens applications for senator, student body president

Owen Chesemore, Reporter January 27, 2023

On Jan. 16, the Student Government Association (SGA) opened applications for the upcoming spring elections. Three days later, SGA conducted its first information session, hosted by Elections Commissioner...

President Joe Biden speaks about infrastructure and a $1.6 billion bridge project on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, at a vacant property in Covington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

President Biden visits Kentucky as part of $1.6B federal bridge repair program

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief January 4, 2023

President Joe Biden visited the commonwealth on Wednesday to announce the allotment of more than $1.6 billion in federal funding to upgrade the Brent Spence Bridge connecting Kentucky and Ohio. The...

Former US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and Concordia CEO Matthew Swift speak during a fireside chat on transportation and innovation at the Concordia Lexington Summit on Friday, April 8, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Nonprofit organization Concordia holds summit in Lexington

Sophia Shoemaker April 14, 2022

The nonprofit organization Concordia held its first ever Lexington summit on April 7 and 8 at the Lexington Marriott City Center.Founded in 2011, the organization is a non-partisan entity that “enables...

Candidates for SGA presidency suspend campaign following endorsement from white student who used N-word on social media

Natalie Parks March 3, 2021

Editor's note: the Kentucky Kernel editorial board has made the decision to withhold the name and identifiers of the subject at their request due to the fact they were a minor when the Tweet was sent. An...

SGA candidate Brandon Brown (left) and Parker Tussey (right) pose together for a portrait on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Tussey and Brown campaign on path to normalcy, COVID-19 equity

Natalie Parks March 1, 2021

Update: As of Wednesday, March 3, the Tussey/Brown ticket suspended their campaign.Friends and now running mates: rising seniors Parker Tussey and Brandon Brown are campaigning for student body president...

Dr. George Wright on September 12, 2019. Photo by Pete Comparoni | UKphoto

‘Wright’ for the job: the man behind UK’s diversity office

Sarah Michels February 8, 2021

At 70 years old, Wright is starting a whole new career.UK hired him as a visiting professor in 2019, the 70th anniversary of Lyman T. Johnson’s successful lawsuit which desegregated the university and...

Young participants hold up signs during the annual Holiday Freedom March on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Dear Mr. President: Letters from elementary and middle schoolers to Joe Biden

Sarah Michels January 21, 2021

As the Biden administration officially replaces the outgoing Trump administration, the nation shifts their eyes to the next four years. What will President Joe Biden do, and how well will he do it? Will...

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