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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

SGA presidential candidates answer questions during the SGA presidential debate on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

SGA hosts 2022 student body presidential debate

Madison Dunham February 27, 2022

The UK Student Government Association held its presidential debate on Feb. 22. The three candidates running for student body president are Andrew Laws, Isaac Sutherland and Lydia Deaton.On ticket one is...

UK Student Government Association votes on vaccine mandate

UK Student Government Association votes on vaccine mandate

Allie Walters September 23, 2021

On Wednesday, Sept. 23, the UK Student Government Association held a full senate chamber meeting, voting to continue considering the motion of a university vaccination mandate.SGA Senator Danica Moon,...

Michael Hawse and Maya Elias pose for a portrait at the Gatton Student Center on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Photo by Corrie McCroskey | Staff

Student government vice president resigns over statement at K Week event

Sarah Michels August 22, 2021

After comments made at a first-generation student event, University of Kentucky Student Government Association Vice President Maya Elias has been removed from her office, effective immediately. SGA President...

Campus march a step towards solidarity with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Vendela Norris April 30, 2021

The day before Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month began, a crowd gathered at the William T. Young Library to stand in solidarity with AAPI in against Asian hate.The crowd, made up of UK...

Students flood the sidewalks during class change on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 in Lexington Ky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

SGA announces plan to tackle sexual assault awareness, advocacy on campus

Emily Laytham February 11, 2020

UK's Student Government Association has announced a tentative plan to further promote consent culture on campus.A Monday night tweet stated that SGA will grow their "relationship with the VIP Center"...

UK SGA President Michael Hamilton poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, at the SGA office at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Second-term SGA president looks to build on last year’s foundation

Sarah Michels September 13, 2019

Michael Hamilton rarely speaks in the first person singular. “We”, “Us” and “Our” permeate his vocabulary, while “I”, “me” and “my” stay hidden in the background.Hamilton, president...

President and vice presidents candidates Michael Hamilton and Kat Speece pose for a photo on Feb. 19, 2019, on UK’s campus in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Rick Childerss | Staff

Hamilton, Speece say they’ll bring experience, continuity

Rick Childress February 25, 2019

Michael Hamilton wants to finish what he started.Hamilton, the UK Student Government Association’s incumbent president, is running for a second year in office and a chance to continue the initiatives...

(left to right) Candidates for SGA vice president, Andy Flood, and president, Tucket Lovett, listen as current president Michael Hamilton and director of government relations Katherine Speece voice their concerns to the judicial panel on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at the Gatton College of Business in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Dueling complaints in SGA presidential race settled by student court

Jacob Eads February 14, 2019

A pair of claims brought before the Student Government Association Supreme Court questioning the legitimacy of each of the candidates for Student Body President ended in a wash Wednesday night.In nearly...

Jansen Hammock, a UK political science freshman, gives a speech at the Rally for Higher Education in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, Ky., on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. 

UK SGA, other student governments advocate for higher ed in Frankfort

Rick Childress February 12, 2019

FRANKFORT, Ky.— Hundreds of student government officials from state-funded universities from across the state gathered in the State Capitol Building on Tuesday to make a case for the continued funding...

A yearbook photo of Leon Frankel, a UK graduate and engineering professor, whose early 20th century yearbook entries references the Theta Nu Epsilon fraternity. Photo provided by Terry Birdwhistell.

Bed sheet signals secret society’s presence on UK campus

Rick Childress January 28, 2019

An ominous bed sheet, hung from a UK parking garage, heralded the possible existence of a century-old secret society.A large painted sheet, which hung from the Rose Street parking garage on the morning...

The UK Greenthumb club sits in parking spaces in the E-Lot on Funkhouser Dr. on UKs campus for Park(ing) Day on Oct. 21, 2009. Photo by Adam Wolffbrandt | Staff

Find your people in a UK student organization

Lauryn Haas August 31, 2018

It only takes one 36-minute walk from north campus to Kroger Field or one trip to Chick-fil-A during lunchtime to grasp the size of the UK.There are thousands spread across 814 acres, and the task of finding...

A student walks into Kastle Hall on April 24, 2018. Photo by Rick Childress | Staff

Mayoral candidates coming to UK for discussion with students

Sydney Hill April 24, 2018

UK students will have an opportunity to express their opinions and discuss what they hope to see in Lexington’s future.A public forum with the city’s mayoral candidates will be held over breakfast...

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