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Kentucky Kernel

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University of Kentucky’s Award-Winning Independent Student Newspaper Established in 1892 | Independent since 1972 Tips: [email protected]

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AT THE BUZZER: Diallo zooms with breakout performance in Kentucky's victory over JMU kykernel.com/130571/sports/d…
Diallo zooms with breakout performance in Kentucky’s victory over JMU

Diallo zooms with breakout performance in Kentucky’s victory over JMU

The season had started quietly for Zoom Diallo.  Through the first three exhibition games, he contributed little on the box score. In Kentucky’s season opener, he scored only 12 points and turned the...

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OPINION: UK’s student admissions delay housing and parking availability kykernel.com/130561/opinions…
UK’s student admissions delay housing and parking availability

UK’s student admissions delay housing and parking availability

Do you have housing for the next school year? Has your daily commute to class, work or any activity gotten longer? Are you annoyed by the insane amount of construction happening around the University...

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No. 23 Kentucky men's basketball is set to take on JMU tonight for the first time in program history. Sydney Cox is on site to break down what to expect in the matchup.
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Pop! Goes the Kernel: Season 4 Episode 8 Celebrity Halloween costumes, Breeder’s Cup and Pound Cake kykernel.com/130559/digital/…

PODCAST: Pop! Goes the Kernel: Season 4 Episode 8

Welcome back to Pop! Goes the Kernel! This week, your hosts Marissa Armstrong, Gabriella Mercedes and Scout Tarquinio discuss celebrity costumes from Heidi Klum’s Halloween party, Breeder’s Cup...

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UK alumnus shares career advice with students kykernel.com/130553/news/uk-…
UK alumnus shares career advice with students

UK alumnus shares career advice with students

A University of Kentucky alumnus shared career advice with students Thursday, Nov. 5, drawing on more than four decades of experience in international law. Stephen Vogel, a Lewis Honors College...

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PHOTOS: No. 14 Kentucky dominates NKU 79-28 kykernel.com/130547/digital/…
PHOTOS: No. 14 Kentucky dominates NKU 79-28

PHOTOS: No. 14 Kentucky dominates NKU 79-28

No. 14 Kentucky women’s basketball dominated Northern Kentucky 79-28 on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at Historic Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky.

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AT THE BUZZER: Sivka’s breakout half fuels No. 14 Wildcats’ blowout victory over NKU kykernel.com/130516/sports/w…
AT THE BUZZER: Sivka’s breakout half fuels No. 14 Wildcats’ blowout victory over NKU

AT THE BUZZER: Sivka’s breakout half fuels No. 14 Wildcats’ blowout victory over NKU

When Ajša Sivka’s commitment was announced, it came with a lot of uncertainty. Big Blue Nation knew she was a former WNBA first-round pick, but not much else.  Even Sivka’s class was uncertain until...

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UKSGA adopts new members into the senate kykernel.com/130510/news/uks…
UKSGA adopts new members into the senate

UKSGA adopts new members into the senate

The University of Kentucky’s Student Government Association (SGA) held a full senate meeting Wednesday, Nov. 4, to swear in new senators, adopt executive nominees and pass new legislation.  The 47...

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AI newsrooms: The new age of journalism kykernel.com/130502/opinions…
AI newsrooms: The new age of journalism

AI newsrooms: The new age of journalism

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere now. It is taking over entry-level jobs and creating art. It’s even serving us ice cream. But when it comes to journalism, AI entering this field entirely...

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OPP WATCH: No. 16 Tennessee hosts No. 8 Kentucky in playoff-impacting rivalry matchup kykernel.com/130439/sports/o…
OPP WATCH: No. 16 Tennessee hosts No. 8 Kentucky in playoff-impacting rivalry matchup

OPP WATCH: No. 16 Tennessee hosts No. 8 Kentucky in playoff-impacting rivalry matchup

With both teams coming off a bye week, No. 8 Kentucky (7-1) will travel to Knoxville, Tenn., to face No. 16 Tennessee (6-2) at Neyland Stadium for an old-fashioned border battle on Saturday, Nov. 7....

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Fayette County transportation employees push for union recognition kykernel.com/130483/news/fay…
Fayette County transportation employees push for union recognition

Fayette County transportation employees push for union recognition

Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) transportation employees are seeking union recognition through Teamsters Local 783 as workers push for collective bargaining over wages, benefits and working...

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Mark Pope lands highest-rated recruit of Kentucky tenure in 7-foot-5 Cherif Millogo kykernel.com/130468/sports/m…
Mark Pope lands highest-rated recruit of Kentucky tenure in 7-foot-5 Cherif Millogo

Mark Pope lands highest-rated recruit of Kentucky tenure in 7-foot-5 Cherif Millogo

Big Blue Nation got exciting news this morning about Kentucky basketball’s future, with the Wildcats landing one of the nation’s fastest-rising center prospects, Cherif Millogo. The center is ranked...

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Road closures on Cooper and University Drive during construction kykernel.com/130465/news/roa…
Road closures on Cooper and University Drive during construction

Road closures on Cooper and University Drive during construction

Closures will take place on Cooper and University Drive due to the Chandler Hospital Expansion Project starting on Nov. 1. One lane of Cooper Drive will be open, with flaggers on-site to aid drivers...

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Molly Tuozzo, Brooklyn DeLeye announce return for 2027 season kykernel.com/130441/sports/v…
BREAKING: Molly Tuozzo, Brooklyn DeLeye announce return for 2027 season

BREAKING: Molly Tuozzo, Brooklyn DeLeye announce return for 2027 season

Kentucky volleyball stars Brooklyn DeLeye and Molly Tuozzo have announced that they will return to the Cats for a fifth year. This announcement comes on Nov. 4,  just a few weeks after head coach...

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A big, beautiful blue night kykernel.com/130433/opinions…
A big, beautiful blue night

A big, beautiful blue night

A Democrat was elected to the Senate in Kansas for the first time in 92 years. A progressive and the first Muslim senator was elected in a state that Trump won twice. James Talarico prevailed in...

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Andy Barr, former U.S. Representative for Kentucky, won the midterm election for the Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Barr delivered a celebratory speech to a crowd of supporters at an election rally at the Lexington Marriott City Center.
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Dembo celebrates win in 6th district kykernel.com/130424/news/dem…
Dembo celebrates win in 6th district

Dembo celebrates win in 6th district

Two groups of Lexingtonians celebrated in the Central Bank Center on Tuesday, Nov. 3.  As University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball fans left Rupp Arena just down the hall, U.S. House of Representati...

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Ralph Alvarado loses the District 6 Congressional midterm election kykernel.com/130422/digital/…
PHOTOS: Ralph Alvarado loses the District 6 Congressional midterm election

PHOTOS: Ralph Alvarado loses the District 6 Congressional midterm election

Ralph Alvarado gives a concession speech after losing the District 6 Congressional midterm election to Zach Dembo on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at Solid Rock Angus Barn in Winchester, Ky.

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Charles Booker reacts to US Senate loss kykernel.com/130396/digital/…
VIDEO: Charles Booker reacts to US Senate loss

VIDEO: Charles Booker reacts to US Senate loss

Kentucky democrats gathered at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky, to watch election results as Charles Booker faced Republican Andy Barr in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race. After receiving endorse...

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Andy Barr wins Kentucky Senate race kykernel.com/130393/digital/…
VIDEO: Andy Barr wins Kentucky Senate race

VIDEO: Andy Barr wins Kentucky Senate race

Andy Barr, former U.S. Representative for Kentucky, won the midterm election for the Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Barr delivered a celebratory speech to a crowd of supporters at an election rally at...

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