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Editor’s note: The Kentucky Kernel was unable to meet one-on-one with the candidates. All information is cited from public events attended by Kernel staff and credible online sources. With a gubernatorial history dominated by Democrats, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron will face Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in Kentucky’s governor race this November.   Despite Cameron’s campaign...

Editor’s note: The Kentucky Kernel was unable to meet one-on-one with the candidates. All information is cited from public events attended by Kernel staff and credible online sources. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is deep into a re-election campaign — the intensity of which mirrors his initial gubernatorial race against former Gov. Matt Bevin nearly four...

A Warren County Circuit Court judge is working to close a longstanding lawsuit between Western Kentucky University and the College Heights Herald by directing both sides on Thursday to write proposed orders that would settle the case. At the center of the dispute remaining between WKU and its student newspaper is the level of redactions,...

The University of Kentucky Alumni Association held its dedication ceremony for Alumni Commons on Friday, Sept. 29. Alumni Commons is part of a $9 million development project dedicated to the beautification of the Rose Street Plaza between Columbia Avenue and Huguelet Drive. The Alumni Association pledged $3 million to the project in 2022, according to...

Since UK is a public university, people are allowed to gather, protest and hold speeches on campus. Many protests and marches have taken place at UK in recent years, about issues from graduate student pay to racial equity on campus.

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Kentucky Kernel Podcast! In this episode your hosts Nate Lucas and Giana Gallo are joined by two UK freshmen currently living in a new TRI-IT dorm. They talk about how their freshman year is going, what a TRI-IT dorm is like and what UK food is most likely causing...

This week, your host Alden Flowers and three guests take a look at how UK football performed against Akron, the breakout season for Ray Davis and the big matchup this weekend against Vanderbilt. Flowers also test his guests’ knowledge of UK football greats. Listen to this week’s episode of the Kentucky Kernel sports podcast on...

The University of Kentucky announced its new dean of the College of Medicine, as well as updates for the student newspaper printing schedule. Here’s what happened in Kentucky higher education last month.

The Kernel will move to printing only special sections with a focus on primarily online publication.  

The Kentucky Kernel, the student-run, independent newspaper at UK, will end its weekly printing and shift focus to digital.