The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

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Belonging in crisis: A Palestinian student’s call for action at UK

Iman Hassan, Reporter April 16, 2024

Is it the responsibility of an academic institution to create a sense of belonging among its students? The University of Kentucky certainly believes so. In my time at UK, President Eli Capilouto...

A police officer tells Sajida Megariaf to leave a Turning Point even on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Najma Amarkhail

Turning Point guest speaker event met with protest

Lilly Keith, Staff Reporter March 9, 2024

  The public event, a “conversation about Israel” hosted by student organization Turning Point, welcomed guest speaker Ian Haworth, members and student protestors, to discuss the Israel-Palestine...

Protesters join at the Kentucky State Capital in protest of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine on Nov 7, 2023, in Frankfort Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Pro-Palestinians protest at the Kentucky State Capitol on Election Day

Laurel Swanz, Assistant News/Features Editor November 8, 2023

Protestors of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict gathered outside the Kentucky State Capitol on Nov. 7, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.  The protest included group prayers and chants of “free, free...

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