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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Lexington Comic and Toy Convention fills Rupp Arena with celebrities, fans

McKenna Horsley March 12, 2018

While the men’s basketball team won the SEC championship in St. Louis, comic buffs, cosplayers and a slew of celebrities descended upon Rupp Arena this past weekend.The 2018 Lexington Comic and Toy...

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‘Star Wars: Battlefront II’ is a lesson for the gaming industry about pay-to-win schemes

Dalton Stokes December 7, 2017

The newest Star Wars game, "Star Wars: Battlefront II," experienced something short of a revolt by the players in a monumental backfire.In mid-November, videogame supergiant EA published its sequel to...

E3 showcases future of gaming

Dalton Stokes August 28, 2017

Over the summer, exciting new ideas in gaming have been presented. There are a lot of games to look forward to and a lot of new innovative ideas that should be interesting or perhaps even revolutionize...

Disney finds success with ‘Rogue One’

Dalton Stokes January 19, 2017

About a month ago Disney released its second installment in the Star Wars cinematic universe since they purchased the franchise. In its first month in theaters “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” has been...

Horse Parks Southern Lights draws more than 100,000 visitors per year

Holiday lights brighten the sky at Horse Park

Angelea Holder December 7, 2016

Once a year there comes a time when hearts of all ages can be young again, when laughter waits just below the surface to burst forth and wonder radiates from the most jaded of eyes. The Kentucky Horse...

Freekbass is set to bring funkified bass lines to The Burl on Saturday, Nov. 19 when he joins forces with Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts.

Freekbass embodies funk

November 16, 2016

After years of performing his funkified bass lines, there aren’t many places or many facets of the music business that Cincinnati’s Chris “Freekbass” Sherman hasn’t partaken in.The versatile...

UK Symphony Orchestra pulls big crowd for galactic-themed show

Annaliese Levy February 20, 2016

The UK Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Lori Hetzel and conductors John Nardolillo and Jan Pellant, performed John William’s original theme from “Star Wars” and Gustav Holst’ “The Planets”...

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