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Opera professor Everett McCorvey poses for a portrait in his office in the William E. and Casiana Schmidt Vocal Arts Center in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 4, 2025. Photo by Chloe Bradley | Staff

From civil rights to concert halls: The African American spiritual legacy

Chloe Bradley, Reporter April 2, 2025

Music is something to be lived, each measure and line tells a story. Songs tell the stories of those in society and carry their stories for hundreds of years to come.  Songs that feature a call and...

Admiration: How UK students honor Women's History Month

Admiration: How UK students honor Women’s History Month

March is Women's History Month, a time when women across the world are celebrated and honored for their achievements.  Some of the Kentucky Kernels staff took to the University of Kentucky’s streets...

John Winn Miller poses for a headshot.

John Winn Miller: Award-winning journalist to award-winning author

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter March 27, 2025

In 1975, the Kentucky Kernel printed 20-40 page newspapers five days a week with a large staff of advertisers, reporters and editors. John Winn Miller, then student and Kernel reporter, worked there...

Members form a circle for a group warmup during the Skitty Cats Improv Club meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2025, at the Fine Arts Building. Photo by Dayssia Jones | Staff

Skitty Cats Improv Club uplifts through inclusivity and creativity

Olivia White, Reporter March 9, 2025

As the members of the Skitty Cats Improv Club filed into the Lucille C. Little Black Box Theatre at the University of Kentucky, the room looked lackluster at best. The space was dull with black walls...

Randall Vaughn, the vice president of architecture at Gray Construction, talks to students during an event hosted by the University of Kentucky's chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, at the Gray Design Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Hannah Piedad | Staff

A foundation of inclusivity, architect draws a foundation for life

Sylvia Freire, Reporter February 24, 2025

A foundation of a building, brick by brick, holds together the framework creating structural integrity. Every design has its reasoning behind why it is created in the way it is: security, stability...

Steve Baron, owner and manager of CD Central poses for a portrait on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at CD Central in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Local superstar: How CD Central connects to Lexington’s music scene

Sammy Wynn, Reporter February 21, 2025

In 1995, Steve Baron sat at his desk job in the University of Kentucky’s media relations department, but his mind was elsewhere. He was dreaming of something more, something hands on, something entrepreneurial.  He...

ROCK huddles to finish the roller derby practice on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, at The Yard in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

The community behind the Roller Derby of Central Kentucky program

Melanie Schouppe, Reporter February 13, 2025

As the chilly air swirls outside on a Sunday afternoon, warm greetings fill the air inside the practice building while the members of the Roller Derby of Central Kentucky (ROCK) catch up before they...

Mark Cornelison steps out from the tent with a tin sheet used for a photo on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, at Greyline Station in Lexington, Kentucky. His daughter, Elsie, sits and waits for Cornelison to finish working. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Going back in time through photos: How a former photojournalist appreciates the past

Adah Hufana, Staff Reporter February 11, 2025

The act of taking a photo today is simple. Whether it be through a camera or a phone, one press of a button and a picture is taken. It’s a process that has been refined over the years since the...

Maddie Wiser and Ava Akers pose with their letters during the Letters of Love event on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at the Don and Cathy Jacobs Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by CallieThompson | Staff

Spreading love through the art of handwritten letters

Laura Silva, Reporter February 10, 2025

Love comes in different shapes, colors and formats – and letters.  With colorful crayons and papers spread on the tables, students drew an orange heart, a heart bouquet, pink coquette bows, colorful...

Members of Allansville Baptist Church skate around the rink on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at the Triangle Park Ice Rink in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Christian Kantosky | Assistant Photo Editor

Ice skating season returns to Triangle Park in Lexington

Aimee Pierce, Reporter January 10, 2025

As Lexington, Kentucky transitions into the new year, Triangle Park continues to serve as a vibrant hub for the community.  Nestled in the heart of downtown on West Main Street, next to The Square...

Tape patches bullet holes in the Cornerstone Parking Structure window after a shooting at Raising Canes across the street on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

Gunfire near UK campus sparks alert confusion, bullet holes found in building

Abbey Cutrer, Editor-in-Chief November 3, 2024

Gunfire erupted on Sunday near Raising Cane’s, prompting UK campus alerts and sending students fleeing.  Shots were fired around 1 a.m. on Nov. 3 on the corner of Winslow and S. Upper Street. UK...

Firefighter Sara McGill carries an American flag during the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

PHOTOS: 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

Matthew Mueller and Christian Kantosky September 12, 2024

The Lexington Fire Department hosted a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky at Kroger Field.

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