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Kentucky Kernel

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Kentucky Kernel

‘Divine 9’ continue stepping tradition at NPHC Homecoming Step Show
Hannah Piedad, Reporter • October 14, 2024
Douglas Brinkley delivers Wendell H. Ford Lecture on the presidential election
Lilly Keith, Assistant News Editor • October 12, 2024
Man arrested for rape, strangulation of a UK student headed to grand jury; denied release from house arrest
Casey Sebastiano and Abbey Cutrer October 10, 2024
Author Penelope Douglas signs a fan's book at Authors in the Bluegrass at Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky, on October 12, 2024. Photo by Michael Henning | Staff
‘Authors in the Bluegrass’ unites readers at the Central Bank Center
Kelsey House, Reporter • October 15, 2024

Over 1,300 people gathered at the Central Bank Center to attend Authors in the Bluegrass, a book signing event hosted by The Next Step PR. The event allowed readers to come together to meet their favorite authors and purchase “bookish” merchandise...

Former Kentucky head coach Rick Pitino and current Kentucky head coach Mark Pope wave to the crowd during Big Blue Madness on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.  Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff
Kentucky men’s basketball checks in at No. 23 in preseason AP Top 25
Cole Parke, Sports Editor • October 14, 2024

Kentucky men’s basketball earned the No. 23 ranking in the preseason AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll on Monday. The Wildcats, entering the first year under new head coach Mark Pope, have a completely rejuvenated roster full of transfers...

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli.
Book of the week: ‘Betty,’ by Tiffany McDaniel
Abigail Wright, Reporter • October 13, 2024
Space Lex leaders Lucas Stevenson, Rayan Pasha, Christian Lauritzen, Perry Calvert, and Tatum St. Clair discuss measurements during the Space Lex meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, at the Terrell Civil Engineering building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Henning | Staff
SpaceLex takes off beyond their national win
Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter • October 11, 2024
Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli.
Book of the week: ‘Beloved,’ by Toni Morrison
Sylvia Freire, Reporter • October 4, 2024
Adopt an adult animal and transform its life
Courtney Mysliwiec, Reporter • October 13, 2024

Every day, animals sit in cages hoping to be welcomed into a home. They watch as people pass them for a puppy on the other side of the shelter. Their wagging tails slow and they lay down on the cold floor...