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UK dukes it out with their student newspaper

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By Chris Acree —

Recently the University of Kentucky filed a lawsuit against its own student newspaper, The Kentucky Kernel, to prevent the release of documents pertaining to allegations of sexual assault between a former professor and several female students.

The school was investigating allegations made by several female students against James Harwood, an associate professor of entomology. Harwood would eventually reach a resignation agreement with the school, allowing him to be paid the remainder of his $109,900 annual salary in August and keep his benefits through the end of the year or until he finds another job.