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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

UK students share perspectives on deadly Louisville shooting

UK students share perspectives on deadly Louisville shooting

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter April 10, 2023

Students weighed in on the shooting that occurred at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, this morning leaving at least four people dead and nine injured. According to WLKY, a Louisville news station,...

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse in campus residence hall

UK Police report incident of sexual abuse in campus residence hall

Rayleigh Deaton, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2023

The UK Police Department sent a crime bulletin on Monday evening informing the campus community of an incident of sexual abuse on UK’s campus. Sent via campus-wide email, the bulletin said the incident...

Police work a scene after responding to reports of shots being fired on University Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

UK needs to do more to promote safety in an unpredictable world

Gracie Moore, Reporter February 19, 2023

Following the shooting at Michigan State University on Monday, Feb. 13, shots were fired in an on-campus parking garage at UK early Wednesday morning. The first alert went out at 1:28 a.m. when the...

The safety of children isn’t up for debate

The safety of children isn’t up for debate

Gracie Moore, Reporter January 19, 2023

As a result of a mother’s carelessness, many families spent the first days of the new year in fear for their children’s safety. “Our children shouldn’t have to live like this in our schools,”...

Near campus car accident likely linked to serious assault, UKPD says

Kernel News Staff March 26, 2018

UKPD found out a car accident that occurred on Maxwelton Court is likely linked to a "serious assault" which occurred in the area, UKPD said via email Monday afternoon.UKPD responded to an accident at...

Multiple people were injured when a vehicle plowed into pedestrians in downtown Charlottesville, Va., following confrontations between alt-right followers and liberal activists on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (Albin Lohr-Jones/Sipa USA/TNS)

Capilouto condemns white nationalist rhetoric in campus-wide email

Bailey Vandiver August 13, 2017

UK President Eli Capilouto sent a campus-wide email Sunday in response to the white nationalist events taking place in Charlottesville, Virginia.In its entirety, the email read: "The University of Kentucky...

 

Bullets do not discriminate

By the editorial board October 23, 2016

Trinity Gay envisioned herself winning state track meets. She saw herself bringing home gold for her country and family. She saw herself getting her license and graduating high school. She did not see...

Banners and signs are seen all around Take Back The Night event across campus. Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff.

UK’s survivors ‘Take Back the Night’

McKenna Horsley April 21, 2016

“UK unite! Take back the night!”UK students, faculty and members of the Lexington community chanted this and other phrases, such as, “However we dress and wherever we go, yes means yes and no means...

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