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Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

UK names new interim dean for the J. David Rosenberg College of Law
Aimee Pierce, Reporter • June 28, 2025
Former UK student sentenced for on-campus assault released 5 months early
Sammy Wynn, Assistant News Editor • June 28, 2025
UK athletics suspends assistant coach Hakon DeVries pending investigation
Jenna Lifshen, Assistant Sports Editor • June 22, 2025
Drag Queen Ophelia Foxx performs with her tips from the crowd during the Lexington Pride Festival on Saturday, June 28, 2025, on Oliver Lewis Way in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff
‘We’re here together:’ Lexington Pride celebrates LGBTQ+ community
Hannah Piedad, Assistant Features Editor • July 1, 2025

A drag performer glitters in the sun, their outfit adorned with blue sparkles, catching the eyes of a crowd of people. Moving to the music, they lip-sync and dance, entertaining spectators with their animated expressions. The sounds of upbeat...

Kentucky athlete Carlie Makarawu warms up in the indoor facility, next to the media workspace, before final track events begin during the 2025 SEC Outdoor Championships on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at UK Outdoor Track and Field Facility in Lexington, Ky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Photo Editor
HISTORY: Carlie Makarawu breaks Zimbabwe 200m sprint record, sweeps event in the 2025 NCAA Championships
Jenna Lifshen, Assistant Sports Editor • June 14, 2025

On March 15, Tapiwanashe "Carlie" Makarawu ran a blistering 20.13 seconds in the 200m dash at the 2025 Indoor NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, winning the gold and tying the Zimbabwean record in the event. Three months later, the Kentucky...

Attendees pet and feed the sanctuary horses during the walkthrough at the BraveHearts Equine Center on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Paris, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Novack | Staff
Providing a second chance, horses find their light at BraveHearts
Sylvia Freire, Reporter • April 22, 2025
Shawn Pryor, an author talks during an interview on Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025 at University of Kentucky Bookstore in Lexington, Kentucky. Sydney Yonker | Staff
How Shawn Pryor is inspiring the next generation of authors
Melanie Schouppe, Reporter • April 21, 2025
Bryan Station High School teacher and Unsung Hero award winner Justin Royal discusses his classroom posters during an interview on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, in his classroom in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Cara Raiford | Staff
No cape needed: Lexington teacher honored as an Unsung Hero
Abigail Wright, Reporter • April 15, 2025
Film review of ‘A Minecraft Movie’
Sammy Wynn, Reporter • April 21, 2025

A man is straddling the sidewall of a boxing ring. The camera cuts to a box, a box that drops a zombie. It cuts again, this time to another man. He looks left, he looks right and with a worried smile,...