Kernel cartoon
Check out Shannon Frazer's cartoon in the Wednesday, Oct. 27 edition of the Kentucky Kernel.
View ArticleElection Day provides voice for students
Politicians and campaign managers know that winning the votes of college students can make or break their shot at a political office. They also know that college students can be highly impressionable.
View ArticleCitizens’ duty to participate in government
The right to criticize our government is one that I fully honor, support and agree with. But it bothers me to see venom spewed without direction.
View ArticlePresidential debate could be crucial to Nov. 6 outcome
Many citizens have already made the journey to their precinct polls to vote across America. Tuesday, citizens in 32 states are able to vote early. For the rest of the electorate, however, the wait...
View ArticleThe issues of this election affect young voters
In four years I’ll be 25. I will have just been cut off from my parents’ health insurance. I hope I will be financially independent, and if all goes as planned, I’ll have a job that doesn’t require me...
View ArticleStudents voting around campus; 1 vote-buying complaint reported in Fayette...
According to a news release from the Kentucky Office of the Secretary of State, Fayette County has received one complaint of vote buying. Jefferson County has received the most complaints, at 17,...
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Live coverage of the 2012 local, state and presidential elections.
View ArticleA response to stereotypical accusations made at candidate forum
The race for student body president has become a critical and important choice facing all students of this university, particularly with the recent changes and ambitious plans in place regarding the...
View ArticleLTE: Voting only dignifies bad politics
Every November, my television and radio bombard me with advertisements telling me why Politician A is better than Politician B and vice versa. Most people look at voting as some sacred ritual with...
View ArticleFaculty will vote in second round for trustee seat
The second round of voting for faculty trustee will open on Wednesday, April 19. The initial round of voting occurred last week, and three candidates were voted into the second round: Professor Robert...
View ArticleWill Snapchat, Twitter and Taylor Swift get more college voters to the polls?
Voting registration has never been easier now that Instagram and Snapchat have taken matters into their own hands. With reminders and direct links, social media platforms are encouraging users to...
View ArticleUK should close on every election day, not just presidential years
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,...
View ArticleMinors should be allowed to vote in local elections
For the first time, Kentucky could be the state to lead the way in voting rights for minors. In 2018, Democratic Senator Reggie Thomas of Lexington proposed a bill that would finally grant suffrage to...
View ArticleIt’s time to change our country’s voting system
In a little over 11 months, we will elect the next president of the United States. Millions will rush to the polls to perform their civic duty. But millions will not. Convinced their vote doesn’t mean...
View ArticleStudents, ready and willing to vote, express concerns about election
Election day is a little over a week away and UK students are gearing up to do their civic duty. Pandemic aside, this election is unlike any other, which has left many students anxious for the...
View ArticleDoes my vote really matter?
If you think your vote doesn’t matter, then others probably think the same. If thousands of college students who think that way voted, they would have the power to flip an election. In 2020, the age...
View ArticleFirst time voting, kind of nervous
Diamond Harrell, a sophomore and nursing major at the University of Kentucky, was a first-time voter in the 2022 Midterm Election. “My mom and dad were always very active during election time. Usually...
View ArticleBuilding an appetite for advocacy: How I went from ignorant to energized when...
Forty-two percent of 18-to-29-year-old Americans believe their vote “doesn’t make a difference,” according to the Spring 2022 Harvard Youth Poll. My mother always told me to never trust a statistic. As...
View ArticleAmendment 2 debate shows need for transparency in government
Though election season is now over (for most), I’m sure many of us are left frustrated, confused and unfulfilled by the results. For those who participated in the 2022 midterm elections for Kentucky,...
View ArticleStudents can, and should, register to vote with their campus address
Kentucky is anxiously awaiting next month’s election. Then there will be one the year after, and another, and another, ad nauseam. If you are a student, particularly one from out of state, you may feel...
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