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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli

COLUMN: Being an Indian immigrant on campus

Khushi Arora, Reporter January 27, 2024

Constantly converting from dollars to rupees. Using too many syllables to pronounce aluminum. Strange accents (yours, not ours). The mind of an Indian immigrant on campus is always churning, but not...

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli

4-day work weeks are the future of the professional landscape

Peyton Keyes, Reporter November 13, 2023

Working full-time and being a student can sometimes feel like you don’t have time for yourself. I get home from work at 10:30 p.m., and when I finally fall asleep my alarm is already going off for...

PODCAST: TRI-IT

Nate Lucas and Giana Gallo September 22, 2023

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Kentucky Kernel Podcast! In this episode your hosts Nate Lucas and Giana Gallo are joined by two UK freshmen currently living in a new TRI-IT dorm. They talk about how their...

Students organize the first YDSA chapter at UK

By Ethan Cantini May 17, 2021

A new political group has made its way to the University of Kentucky. The Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), a left-leaning political group, has been organized by several UK students. YDSA...

Bands Lylak and Johnny Conqueroo perform for students on Dec. 3, 2018. 

Lylak, Johnny Conqueroo bring stress relief as UK nears finals week

Hailey Peters December 4, 2018

To bring a rocking and refreshing night to campus during dead week, WRFL Radio Lexington held a free concert in the Grand Ballroom featuring the bands Lylak and Johnny Conqueroo.Sporting unique combinations...

Blake Hester and Kseniya Verenich perform with their band to a crowd of students on Nov. 29, 2018. 

Local bands give students a musical break at Cats Den concert

Isabella Chirico November 30, 2018

Music always draws people together, and the Cats Den concert held Thursday night in the Gatton Student Center was no exception. The concert consisted of performances from two different bands from the...

Students escape from a mobile Escape Room on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. 

SAB’s escape room event challenges students, ‘builds community’

Addison Lander November 6, 2018

The UK Student Activities Board hosted an Escape Room event Monday evening that gave students an opportunity to take a break from the madness of the approaching holiday season (and with it, the promise...

Farm to Fork attempts to gather food donations from the many eateries around campus, but it specifically asks for the food that the restaurants would otherwise throw away.

Farm to Fork offers free meals for students while reducing waste

Addison Lander September 27, 2018

Tucked away on the second floor inside the Funkhouser building lies a cafeteria- style room where, on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., students assemble for a free meal at lunchtime through a program...

The UK campus branch of WellKentucky, an organization concerned with promoting the overall health of students, organized Well-A-Palooza with many different campus organizations focusing on the various elements of student wellness: physical, mental, financial and academic.

WellKentucky’s wellness fair seeks to help students stay healthy

Hailey Peters September 27, 2018

WellKentucky kicked off the 2018-19 school year with yet another successful Well-A-Palooza event.Well-A-Palooza is a wellness fair that brings together campus organizations that seek to educate and connect...

Students were asked to post a photo of their dorm room on Facebook or Instagram and tag @ukhousingreslife and hashtag #mycampushome. 

UK Housing sends best-in-show dorm decorators to Justin Timberlake concert

Hailey Peters September 18, 2018

Having the prettiest, trendiest, most spirited dorm on campus used to win a student bragging rights, but this year it won several UK students the opportunity to see a famous pop superstar in Lexington. On...

University Event Production Services employee Aaron Tackett works on the projector for a movie in the Student Centers movie theater on July 11, 2018.

Late Night Film Series is ‘just getting started’ in new state-of-the-art cinema

Emily Baehner September 13, 2018

UK's Late Night Film Series is returning “home” as the renovated student center has opened. Late Night Film Series will be shown at the Worsham Cinema, a reiteration of the Worsham theater from the...

UK Housing hosts its second Up, Up and UK! event on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Lexington, Kentucky. 

Students fly up, up, and away at Up, Up, and UK

Natalie Harrington September 13, 2018

There are dozens of ways to get to know new people while enjoying the outdoors here at UK as the seasons begin turning, and UK Housing offered a unique opportunity on the evening of Wednesday, Sept....

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