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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

UK president Eli Capilouto speaks to new students during the Wildcat Welcome Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Capilouto’s pay increase: Justified or excessive?

Kaleb Littleton December 16, 2021

Amidst the turmoil of the pandemic, UK president Eli Capilouto will soon get a significant pay raise. The announcement was made on Dec. 14 in an email from Robert Vance, the chair of the Board of Trustees.The...

A community member receives a COVID-19 test on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at UK’s Kroger Field testing site in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

UK employees suspended for noncompliance with COVID-19 testing

Kaleb Littleton November 12, 2021

Twenty-four University of Kentucky employees are on administrative leave for not complying with COVID-19 testing requirements.In August, UK mandated that students and employees who have not received a...

Kernel Opinion SIG

Labor unions are a good thing; it’s time college students discuss them more

September 13, 2018

“Labor union” seems like a foreign term to many college students and are often associated with a different generation, but they shouldn’t be. Labor unions are more common and easier to understand...

UK coaches see steep pay raise thanks to NCAA

Madison Rexroat March 17, 2017

Kentucky coaches have benefitted greatly from growing profits in NCAA athletics, particularly high-grossing ones like football and men’s basketball. But those respective coaches aren’t the only ones...

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