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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Phillips Market, located near campus, is a vender of Juul Pods, the flavoring component in Juuls. On Friday, Nov. 16, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Many Juul flavors will soon be leaving the shelves of local stores

Anna McAndrew November 15, 2018

It seems like everywhere you look there is someone on UK's campus with a Juul.Starting this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it will be suspending sales of most fruit flavored cartridge-based...

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UK’s tobacco policy is ineffective, needs changing

Jacob Chatfield October 13, 2018

UK’s tobacco ban is a smoke screen. It’s tobacco-free in name only; a short walk through campus can prove its falsity.UK banned tobacco use on campus nearly a decade ago, but tobacco is as prevalent...

A cigarette was placed in the mouth of the Patterson statue during the protest against the smoking ban at UK in 2009. Photo by Zach Brake | Staff

Capilouto reminds students of tobacco-free campus

Rick Childress September 7, 2017

Thursday morning, UK President Eli Capilouto reminded campus via email of UK’s tobacco-free policy.The email formally reiterated UK’s policy against “cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, snuff, snus,...

Legalize marijuana for the state’s sake

Editorial Board December 8, 2016

In 1996 California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana. Since then 28 more states have approved the drug for medical use, with another eight, including California, allowing adults to use...

 

No butts about it

September 21, 2016

In an Aug. 25 campus-wide e-mail, President Capilouto proclaimed that UK was joining over 1,100 colleges and universities in the United States as having a tobacco-free campus, but you don’t have to look...

UK research team reports finding about tobacco microbial communities

News Staff June 6, 2016

A team of UK researchers has found a link between microbial communities found on tobacco leaves and the development of carcinogens during the air-curing process. According to UKAgNews, the team, led by...

Events helps students kick the habit

Aaron Porter April 15, 2016

With Kentucky having the highest rates of lung cancer deaths, an estimated 8,900 a year and rising, the cause for more action against tobacco use is evident in the state.The University Health Service and...

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