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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Travel Ban

Caught between two homes

Kat Manouchehri February 2, 2017

On Jan. 27, Trump signed an executive order that halted the issuance of visas, barred refugees, and detained immigrants and citizens traveling from Syria, Iraq, Libya, Iran, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen.Universities...

How will we be viewed in the lens of history?

Editorial Board February 2, 2017

What does the inscription at the bottom of the Statue of Liberty say?“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these,...

Alex, a miniature figurine from the #MovingPeople street art project that was modeled after a real Ugandan refugee of the same name, sits near the entrance of the School of Arts and Visual Studies Building at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. The Student Activities Board is featuring a #MovingPeople exhibit November 1-11 at the Bolivar Art Gallery. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

Giving refugees a voice

Samantha Robinson November 2, 2016

There are refugees spread to every corner of our world, but their stories and personal lives often go untold. The Moving People project was started in Amsterdam by Power of Art House and has spread country...

Eritye sits in a culture orientation with other refugees as they become familiar with American culture and learn skills to become self-sufficient.

Local Congolese community welcomes refugee

Marjorie Kirk April 28, 2016

[email protected] Nfitimukiza was an infant when gunfire alerted his mother Kave to Congolese rebels who were about to ravage their village.She grabbed her son and started running. There was no time...

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