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Danny Mendoza, an international relations sophomore, hangs up slips for the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibit on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Lewis Honors College in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Hostile Terrain 94 memorializes migrants’ lives lost in the Sonoran Desert

Courtney Mysliwiec, Reporter February 14, 2025

Hostile Terrain 94 conveys the deaths of migrants crossing into the United States through the poor terrains of the Sonoran Desert and are represented through toe tags with documentation in an exhibit.  The...

Visitors take turns reading at the Love and Loss event on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the LGBTQ Resource Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brayden Finn | Staff

In memory of bell hooks: a talk about Love and Loss

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter February 14, 2025

Editors note: Throughout her career, bell hooks chose to not have her name capitalized and has been known by her pen name ever since. This story will keep that pattern. In memory of bell hooks’ life...

University of Kentucky Student Government Association senate executive council members discuss the Y’all Means All resolution, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in the E. Britt Brockman Senate Chamber in the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Casey Sebastiano | Staff

UKSGA puts off resolution reaffirming commitment to inclusivity amid anti-DEI legislation

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter February 13, 2025

The University of Kentucky Student Government Association (UKSGA) voted to put off the “Y’all Means All” Resolution and send it back to the committee for amendments. The text of the resolution,...

Students gather around the wildcat statue to speak during a student protest on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

Students ‘March for Justice’ against Trump’s latest executive orders

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 13, 2025

Due to recent executive orders signed by President Donald Trump, University of Kentucky students joined in a “March for Justice” around campus. On Feb. 12 at 8 p.m., students got together at William...

University stance, student opinions on UK’s DEI disbandment

University stance, student opinions on UK’s DEI disbandment

Lilly Keith, News Editor February 12, 2025

Over the summer, the Kentucky legislature's decisions regarding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion raised questions and concerns from students on the University of Kentucky’s campus.  The university...

UK cancels classes and in-person activities amid winter storm

UK cancels classes and in-person activities amid winter storm

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter February 11, 2025

The University of Kentucky canceled classes and in-person activities on Tuesday, Feb. 11, due to inclement weather, according to UK Alerts. The alert also provided revised operating hours for campus...

UK President Capilouto responds to NIH indirect cost policy change

UK President Capilouto responds to NIH indirect cost policy change

Isabella Sepahban, Assistant News Editor February 10, 2025

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto responded to the recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) indirect cost reimbursement change in a university-wide email. On Friday, Feb. 7, the federal...

A group of performers from the Kentucky Chinese American Association pose after finishing a traditional Chinese dance during the Chinese New Year event held on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Patterson Hall, Lexington Kentucky. Photo by Nathan Jones | Staff

2025 Lunar New Year event gives space for diversity and resistance

Laura Silva, Reporter February 10, 2025

University of Kentucky students and families celebrated the 2025 Lunar New Year by showcasing Chinese culture with traditional dances, a solo, games, art pieces and food.  The traditions are kept vivid...

Cars search for parking at Kroger on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, off Euclid Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Limited parking at UK impacts students

Aimee Pierce, Reporter February 7, 2025

Students at the University of Kentucky are finding parking challenging as the 2024-25 academic year brought a record-breaking freshmen class, with no significant additions to parking facilities.  Recent...

Ian VanSteenbergh poses for a portrait on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Photo Editor

Midway, Ky. council member and UK student speaks on making change from a young age

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter February 6, 2025

The youngest city council member in Midway, Kentucky’s history talked about his experience campaigning at 20 years old at the University of Kentucky. Ian VanSteenbergh, a senior majoring in public...

Exterior of Christian Student Fellowship building on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Brayden Finn | Staff

New CSF building aims to open this fall

Hannah Piedad, Staff Reporter February 5, 2025

The University of Kentucky’s Christian Student Fellowship (CSF) plans to open its new building once it receives a final $2.5 million in donations to finish the project. While the building does not...

The Kentucky Kernel staff poses with its awards from the Southeast Journalism Conference Best of the South awards on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at the Colvard Student Union in Starkville, Mississippi. Photo provided by Bryce McNeil

Kentucky Kernel brings home 23 awards after attending Southeast Journalism Conference

Isabella Sepahban, Assistant News Editor February 4, 2025

The Kentucky Kernel won 19 Best of the South Awards as well as four on-site competition awards during the Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC). SEJC, an academic organization created to encourage...

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