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Nigel Taylor speaks during the TEDxUKY 'Trailblazing' event on Friday, April 12, 2024, at the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Isabella Sepahban | Staff

‘Even a broken crayon can still color’ How Nigel Taylor overcame loneliness to achieve his dreams

Isabella Sepahban, Staff Reporter September 11, 2024

Nigel Taylor paced the dim ballroom nervously, pausing at tables occasionally to speak with friends and await the call to go on stage and present at the University of Kentucky’s 2024 TEDx Talk. Taylor’s...

From the Editor: Fueled by awe and sustained by wonder

From the Editor: Fueled by awe and sustained by wonder

Abbey Cutrer, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2024

While it’s my senior year, this is just the beginning for thousands of University of Kentucky students. There are a handful of “lasts” we’ll experience this year, but there are also many new experiences...

Mike Acord, 71, poses for a portrait outside of John’s Walk Run Shop on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Mike Acord walks toward the finish line

Kristen Roberts, Features Editor July 12, 2024

A small, inconspicuous, central Kentucky business has several locations in Lexington that have been around for several decades, and one employee has worked in the little building off Ashland Avenue for...

Jen Ramlet, a missions pastor, raises her arms in worship on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Hughes Auditorium at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. Ramlet flew from Orange County, California with her children to experience the revival. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

One year later, Asbury University reflects on the 2023 revival that took the internet by storm

Taylor Moon, Reporter June 11, 2024

A line of hundreds of people trailed down the steps of a packed chapel, snaked its way through the grassy lawn, and wound down the sidewalk of a small Christian college in Wilmore, Ky. The singing could...

Author-Illustrator Rachel Elliot sits in front of the graphic novel section of the Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Staff

Art is the love of Rachel Elliott’s life

Morghan Swaim, Reporter April 5, 2024

Rachel Elliott’s love for illustration began in the countryside of Oklahoma next to a strawberry field, where she began lessons at a family friend’s home in the third grade. Elliott, an author-illustrator,...

Kae Brandenburg, an Electrical Engineering major, poses for a portrait on March, 22, 2024, in Lexington Kentucky at the William T. Young Library. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Mullets: Past their prime or ‘hair’ to stay?

Natalia Garcia, Reporter April 4, 2024

The Kentucky waterfall. The ape drape. Hockey hair.  No matter what you call the iconic “business in the front, party in the back” up-do, there’s no brushing over the fact that mullets have made...

Behind the mic: UK student Ty Osborne finds success as a professional voice actor

Kristen Roberts, Staff Reporter March 21, 2024

When Ty Osborne was a child, he humorously talked to his family in different voices, much to their amusement and occasional irritation. One day, though, Osborne’s mom surprised him with a microphone....

Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein poses for a portrait on Monday, March 4, 2024, in the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein fights to make an ‘America that works for all of us’

Hannah Stanley and Gracie Moore March 7, 2024

Editor’s note: The following information was gathered from a private interview with Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and the Kentucky Kernel, as well as comments from a public meeting shortly...

Friends and family of Madison Becknell gather to mourn her death during a vigil on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Baptist Campus Ministry in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Madison Pearl Becknell: ‘A ray of sunshine’

Abbey Cutrer, Managing Editor March 7, 2024

Madison Pearl Becknell was known for her radiant personality, unwavering passion and deep faith that touched the lives of all who knew her. After a car crash last week, the University of Kentucky...

All in the family: Jerrica and Jameshia Croley spread smiles one scoop at a time

Gracie Moore, Digital Editor March 7, 2024

For Jerrica and Jameshia Croley, owning an ice cream shop means having the opportunity to put a smile on every customer’s face.  Jerrica and Jameshia are twin sisters and co-owners of Never Too Much...

‘A once in a lifetime opportunity.’ Miss Kentucky Mallory Hudson reflects on Miss America and her pageant journey

Lilly Keith, Staff Reporter February 26, 2024

Mallory Hudson said she'll never forget how she felt when she stepped on the Miss America stage and placed in the top five contestants.  In January, Hudson, current Miss Kentucky and a University of...

University of Kentucky employees David and Allyson DeVito pose for a portrait on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 at the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington, Kentucky. The DeVito’s are coming up on their 20th wedding anniversary, which falls on Valentine's Day. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

DeVitos celebrate 20 years of Valentine’s Day vows

Hannah Stanley, Editor-in-Chief February 14, 2024

University of Kentucky senior lecturer Allyson DeVito and husband David DeVito, UK assistant dean for predoctoral clinical affairs, have what some could say an “untraditional” wedding anniversary date...

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