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The new executive editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Rick Green, speaks to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at the Singletary Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

‘Protect those who have no protector.’ New Lexington Herald-Leader Editor Rick Green talks passion and importance of journalism

Lilly Keith, Reporter October 5, 2023

The recently inaugurated head editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader, Rick Green, visited UK to give a speech about his new position and his career in journalism on Tuesday, Oct. 3.  Before Green walked...

McAfee Knob in Virginia, Mount Katahdin, Maine and the Grayson Highlands of Virginia are three of the multiple landmarks former Kernel editor-in-chief Will Wright encountered when he hiked the Appalachian Trail. On Feb. 20, 2020, Wright was named a New York Times fellow.

Kernel alum named a New York Times fellow

Hailey Peters February 20, 2020

A former Kernelite has been named a New York Times fellow. Will Wright, who served as the Kernel’s editor-in-chief in the 2015-16 school year will be joining the national staff at the Times this coming...

Rendering of the small-format Target store that will be opened at 500 S. Upper St. in the summer of 2019, on the ground floor of Hub at Campus Lexington. Rendering provided by Target press relations. 

Small-format Target store opens its doors near campus

Emily Laytham July 17, 2019

After a year of construction, Kentucky’s first small-format Target has opened its doors - and it’s right here on UK’s campus.The mini Target - which is about half the size of the retailer’s regular...

Haily Duvall, 19, a UK student, was charged with threatening interstate communications, false statements and false information in Federal District Court in Lexington on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018.

Former student accused of social media bomb threats pleads guilty to federal charge

Sydney Momeyer June 25, 2019

Haily Duvall, 20, a former UK student accused of directing threats at the university, pleaded guilty to a federal charge on Monday.Duvall pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transmission of false...

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UK student charged with reckless homicide in 4-year-old’s death

Jacob Eads February 6, 2019

The 18-year-old UK student accused of driving under the influence during a crash that killed a 4-year-old-boy after a Kentucky football game is now being charged with reckless homicide, according to an...

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UK College of Dentistry dean placed on leave by university

Rick Childress January 16, 2019

The Dean of the College of Dentistry has been put on administrative leave, UK spokesperson Jay Blanton told the Kernel in a statement on Wednesday.Dr. Stephanos Kyrkanides is no longer the dean of the...

Head Coach for the Kentucky Wildcats, Mark Stoops walks during the Cat Walk prior to the game against EKU on Saturday, September 9, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky defeated EKU 27 to 16. Photo by Arden Barnes | Staff

Then and now: What’s changed since UK’s last win against Florida

Bailey Vandiver September 9, 2018

For the first time in 31 years, UK beat Florida in football, with a score of 27-16.Many things have changed in the last three decades since UK beat Florida 10-3 on Nov. 15, 1986. The sports articles and...

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Former UK professor suing UK for allegedly not stopping harassing conduct in the workplace

Bailey Vandiver July 24, 2018

A former UK professor of cardiothoracic surgery is suing the university, alleging that UK "did nothing to stop" harassing conduct he suffered due to his national origin, reported the Lexington Herald-Leader. The...

KSR’s Matt Jones may run for Senate if McConnell seeks reelection

Kernel News Staff March 25, 2018

Kentuckians may see a new but familiar name on the 2020 Senate ballot should majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) seek another term. Matt Jones, who is best known as the host of the ever-popular Kentucky...

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Flipped cars, burning couches: a brief history of destructive post-game celebrations

Amanda Bryant March 22, 2018

March Madness is here and, as tradition permits, the celebration isn’t far behind.While stray couches are looking for refuge, it is a good time to recall past celebrations centered on March Madness and...

President Eli Capilouto announced Monday, June 18, 2018 that the University of Kentucky had officially finalized changes to Administrative Regulation 6:2 (AR 6:2), formally known as the “Policy and Procedures for Addressing and Resolving Allegations of Sexual Assault, Stalking, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Exploitation." Evaluating disciplinary responses to alleged sexual assaults on campus gained attention following U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ reversal of the Obama administration’s “Dear Colleague letter” on sexual violence in September of 2017. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

DeVos’ policy is ineffective

Editorial Board October 10, 2017

Toward the end of September, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos officially announced that her department struck down pieces of Obama-era legislation that allowed colleges to use the lowest standard of proof...

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Tates Creek High School student arrested

News Staff November 2, 2016

A Tates Creek High School student was arrested for bringing a loaded firearm to his school Wednesday.WKYT reported Lamaar Dequan Sanford, 18, allegedly got the firearm Wednesday morning because of issues...

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