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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

Ann O’Hanlon’s 1934 mural located in UK’s Memorial Hall has been the subject of controversy for several years, due to its depictions of people of color. On Nov. 22, president Eli Capilouto announced that it would be removed and relocated. Photo by Joel Repoley | Staff file photo

UK under legal pressure for planned removal of Memorial Hall mural

Alexis Baker, Reporter December 1, 2022

After years of controversy surrounding a mural in Memorial Hall, UK president Eli Capilouto announced the university’s plan to remove and relocate it on Nov. 22. The mural illustrates segregation...

Founded in 1959 by Carl and Bertha Fister, Bi-Water Farm and Greenhouse is a mainstay in Kentucky farming and agriculture, and a member of Kentucky Proud. Photo by Kelly Brightmore

Thinking like a farmer is Kentucky’s path forward

Cameron Luker March 27, 2020

Kentucky has always sat at a crossroads. It sits at the geographic and cultural meeting point of the South and the Midwest that has given it it’s unique identity that is greater than the sum of its parts.We...

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What to keep in mind on National Stress Awareness Day

Kellsie Kennedy November 7, 2018

If you really need to read this article, you are likely too busy to do so. Or so you think. A large part of the college experience is learning how to manage stress. On this National Stress Awareness Day,...

Editor-in-chief Bailey Vandivers personal bookshelf with decorative state of Kentucky.

Kentucky is my land— and my literature, too

Bailey Vandiver October 19, 2018

When I was about 8 years old, my great-grandparents gave me a copy of The Thread That Runs SoTrue by Jesse Stuart for Christmas. I already loved to read, but for some reason that book didn’t appeal...

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