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COLUMN: There is nothing undemocratic about third parties

Austin Collier, Reporter November 4, 2024

Discussions of politics always seem to be more contentious during the presidential election years. This has been especially true since 2016 when scandals abounded about the candidates of the main two parties...

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COLUMN: Donald Trump: The choice is simple

Hailey Martin, Writer October 22, 2024

Donald Trump is arguably the most controversial political figure in modern American history. Whether your personal politics lean to the right, to the left or you find yourself somewhere in the middle,...

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EDITORIAL: Your vote matters

Kentucky Kernel Editorial Board October 22, 2024

Each presidential election offers American citizens the unique opportunity to fulfill a sacred civic duty. By casting ballots in this election, voters will make their voices heard and determine which leader...

Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein poses for a portrait on Monday, March 4, 2024, in the William T. Young Library at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Staff

COLUMN: The Green Party: More than the lesser of two evils

Logan Robertson, Writer October 22, 2024

Last week, hundreds of Kentuckians gathered in Louisville to join millions across the world in marking one year of genocide in Gaza. For over a year, at least 40,000 Palestinians have been brutally murdered...

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COLUMN: From chaos to hope: Why we must vote Harris and Walz this November

Conner Brumley, Writer October 22, 2024

Chaos. Our generation has grown up in the context of a world in chaos, uncertainty and division. We've watched as hate and anger have spread like wildfire, dividing communities that once stood together.  We...

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COLUMN: Beshear’s re-election was historic, but national democrats shouldn’t get their hopes up

Ethan Wallace, Reporter January 10, 2024

The night of Nov. 7, 2023 was a good one for Kentucky Democrats — Buddy Wheatly, Pamela Stevenson, Kim Reeder, Michael Bowman and Sierra Enlow notwithstanding. Gov. Andy Beshear’s re-election became...

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How Safe is Your Vote?

Maddie Pass November 1, 2020

​2020 has been anything but a normal year; adjusting to the “new normal” and learning to live in these “unprecedented” times has been a struggle. The upcoming presidential election is not exempt...

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RBG’s potential pre-election replacement should concern both sides of the aisle

Sarah Michels September 19, 2020

When news of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death hit the nation Friday, there was little time to grieve. RBG, a champion for gender equality and underrepresented peoples, had been battling pancreatic cancer...

(left to right) Candidates for SGA vice president, Andy Flood, and president, Tucket Lovett, listen as current president Michael Hamilton and director of government relations Katherine Speece voice their concerns to the judicial panel on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at the Gatton College of Business in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

No winner in UK SGA presidential election; run-off election required

Sydney Momeyer March 1, 2019

In the recent UK Student Government Association election, no candidate received 50 percent or more of the vote, resulting in a run-off election. Michael Hamilton and Kat Speece were running against Tucker...

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UK should close on every election day, not just presidential years

November 2, 2018

A little over two years from today, UK will close its doors for classes on Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the 2020 presidential election.While the presidential election is considered an academic holiday at UK, midterm...

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Students must exercise right, duty to vote

By the Editorial Board October 2, 2018

Our campus has seen many demonstrations and protests throughout the years. You only need to wait for a visiting preacher to give a sermon on chastity, have grad school stipends threatened or a pro-life...

A student lights another's candle during a meeting for prayer and reflection on the night following the U.S. presidential election in front of Patterson Office Tower at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. UK's chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the coordinating body of nine historically African-American sororities and fraternities on campus, hosted the meeting. Photo by Joshua Qualls | Staff

UK students gather to reflect on a tension-filled election season

By Erin Sparks November 10, 2016

UK students gathered late on Wednesday night following the results of the unprecedented and tension-filled presidential election.UK’s National Pan-Hellenic Council, the governing body for historically...

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