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Gendered awards do not reflect diverse talent

Peyton Keyes, Reporter September 27, 2023

Award shows captivate all of us with the glitz and glamor of the celebrity lifestyle.  From judging the red carpet looks to waiting on the edge of our seats to see if our favorite actor won the award...

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It’s time Kentucky’s General Assembly considers safe injection sites

Ethan Wallace, Reporter September 27, 2023

At all times, there is a Narcan anti-overdose package on my person — a habit formed by an abundance of caution and genuine fear that it might one day become necessary to use. Kentucky’s drug crisis...

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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: not everyone deserves a second chance

Morghan Swaim, Reporter September 26, 2023

I was only 12-years-old when I sat in front of my family's TV and watched the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for the very first time. At this time in my life, I was a competitive dancer and loved...

The Community of Scholars LLP failed its residents

The Community of Scholars LLP failed its residents

Owen Chesemore, Reporter September 18, 2023

Clarification: The Community of Scholars (COM) LLP that Chesemore mentions in this piece has since been renamed to The Honors Residential Experience. I joined the Community of Scholars (COM) freshman...

Zach Bryan performs on Saturday, June 3, 2023, during the Railbird music festival at the Red Mile infield in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

Hey Ticketmaster, it’s ‘Quittin’ Time’

Hannah Stanley, Editor in Chief September 15, 2023

Hey Ticketmaster, I think we should break up. It’s you, not me. Never, and I mean NEVER, did I think I would’ve gotten stuck in yet another bad relationship, but here I am down $1046.41 and most...

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Album review: Olivia Rodrigo conquers the sophomore slump on ‘GUTS’

Gray Greenwell, Copy Editor September 12, 2023

All eyes seemed to be on singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Rodrigo in the lead-up to her second studio album “GUTS.” As is the case for Rodrigo or anyone like her in pop music — an unforgiving,...

Ashlee Bell, a junior marketing major, pays for parking outside William T. Young Library on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

Parking isn’t the problem on campus, cars are

Ethan Wallace, Reporter September 7, 2023

Consider campus like a micro-city. To a passionate urbanist, it would be a paradise — interlocked structures with residence, retail, food service and public goods mingling in open air. The every necessity...

Students sit in the Gatton Student Center on the first day of class on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

AT CAPACITY: Enough’s enough with prioritizing money over students

Gracie Moore, Digital Editor September 6, 2023

In two years, over 12,000 new students have been welcomed to the University of Kentucky. While the college’s financials seem to be doing extremely well, campus life is having problems left to right.  In...

Evangelists cause controversy from an on-campus demonstration on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

A time and place for free speech

Taylor Moon, Reporter September 5, 2023

While free speech zones may be important on campus, there's a right and wrong way to voice your opinion. We’re all given the right to exercise free speech, with the University of Kentucky being no...

Editor-in-Chief Hannah Stanley poses for a portrait in front of the Kentucky Kernel office on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

From the editor: The beauty in front of us

Hannah Stanley, Editor-in-Chief August 21, 2023

For the last 20-some odd years, we've grown up with the evolution of technology in our back pockets. It’s something we’ve carried with us from the launch of the very first iPhone all the way to the...

Predictions for this year’s Met Gala

Predictions for this year’s Met Gala

Opinion staff May 1, 2023

Gracie Moore Honoring German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, predictions and expectations for the 2023 Met Gala are circulating social media and news outlets.  The Met Gala, which is on May 1,...

The ‘Barbie’ trailer we can’t stop thinking about

The ‘Barbie’ trailer we can’t stop thinking about

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter May 1, 2023

It doesn't matter your age or where you live. There are certain things in life that we only know as if they were common elements among all human beings. No, do not think I am about to elaborate on a...

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