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UK police notify campus of sexual abuse in residence hall

UK police notify campus of sexual abuse in residence hall

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter May 1, 2023

A crime bulletin was issued by UK Police Department via a campus-wide email on Friday, April 28, to inform the UK community of a sexual assault that occurred on campus. According to the email, the victim...

Kentucky Kernel News Editor and senior Kendall Staton poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

Screaming goodbye to the Kentucky Kernel

Kendall Staton, News Editor April 14, 2023

I first realized my words were not always welcomed in August of my eighth grade year.  The boy who sat next to me in my first class of the day asked me to speak only so he could use my words against...

People bow their heads in prayer during the community vigil honoring the victims of the Louisville mass shooting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Muhammad Ali Center plaza in Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky Lantern photo by Abbey Cutrer

‘Please do something.’ Louisville community holds vigil for victims of mass shooting

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter April 13, 2023

Members of the Louisville, Kentucky, community gathered for a vigil on Wednesday, April 12, at the Muhammad Ali Center to grieve the lives lost in a mass shooting earlier this week. According to the...

The College of Fine Arts on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

School of Music students raise concerns with school director

Natalia Garcia, Reporter April 12, 2023

The University of Kentucky’s School of Music held a forum on March 28, addressing growing concerns among students who have been dissatisfied with the operation of the school. Stanley Pelkey, the director...

Zach Sears poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the Gatton Student Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by staff

Humans of UK: Zach Sears branches out to stay fit

Liberty Gilbert, Reporter April 11, 2023

Most students have trouble finding the time to stay active on a college campus. For Zach Sears, the opposite is true. Where one might opt to visit the gym to jog on a treadmill or lift weights, Sears...

UK students share perspectives on deadly Louisville shooting

UK students share perspectives on deadly Louisville shooting

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter April 10, 2023

Students weighed in on the shooting that occurred at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, this morning leaving at least four people dead and nine injured. According to WLKY, a Louisville news station,...

Construction takes place on the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in downtown Lexington in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Samuel Colmar | Staff

College of Agriculture installs new still for distillation

Casey Sebastiano, Reporter April 10, 2023

UK’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (UK CAFE) is installing a new 30-foot column still at the James B. Beam Institute for Kentucky Spirits to expand learning opportunities for students. The...

Brendan Fraser stars in The Whale.

‘The Whale’: Beyond the body

Quézia Arruda Cunha, Reporter April 10, 2023

This movie review contains spoilers. The curtains are closed. There is no light through the window. Just a man and his own war. “The Whale,” a 2022 film directed by Darren Aronofsky, tells the...

Members of the University of Kentucky Pickleball club play a game at Kirklevington Park on Thursday, March 30th, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Andrea Hicks.

A really big dill: Pickleball sees national and local success

Courtney Suber, Reporter April 10, 2023

The fastest-growing sport in America isn’t one played in stadiums or broadcast to millions of homes across the country. This sport, Pickleball, is seeing spiking popularity at a local, national and...

Manzura Avazova, 14, a student at MLK Magnet High School, holds a sign “am i NEXT?” and chants “Gun Control Now!” at the State Capitol outside the State Representatives chamber on March 30, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. Avazova chants with fellow Tennessee school students as they fill the Capitol building during the Parents and Kids Rally in response to the Covenant School shooting. Provided photo by Ray Di Pietro

Nashville school shooting highlights need for strict and immediate gun reform

Reaghan Chen, Reporter April 7, 2023

I was scrolling through Instagram when I saw the news. There was a shooting at a school in Nashville, Tennessee on March 27. There was a moment of relief when I read it was the Covenant School and not...

Brevede Coffee Co. on High Street offers indoor and outdoor seating on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Brevede Coffee Co. in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff

Brevede Coffee Co. opens new location

Olivia Tader, Reporter April 7, 2023

Brevede Coffee Co. opened a second location in Lexington on March 28, joining their popular existing location in the Distillery District. Just a few doors down from Chevy Chase Hardware, the new building...

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