Orange has been theme for the University of Louisville in the month of January. On Jan. 2, the Cardinals defeated Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl and this past Saturday the basketball team defeated the Syracuse University Orange 76-71. The Cards had just enough juice to get by Syracuse for their fifth Big East win of the season, after only winning six conference games all of last year.

Head coach Rick Pitino and the Louisville men's basketball team seems to be finally showing signs of life. After an impressive win last Monday against the University of Connecticut, the Cards followed things up with a gusty performance versus Syracuse. Despite shooting under 30 percent from beyond the arc, being down virtually the entire game and still no Derrick Caracter, this team found a way to win.

In a direct response to the 'Stop the Chomp' campaign proposed by Andrew Krumme, I have recognized the argument proposed and frankly it is weak and uncalled for. Krumme's article was not only ridiculous but unsportsmanlike as he took a low blow to the spirit group identified as the Cardinal Chompers.

In its 2007 immunization guidelines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all young women between the ages of 11 and 18, be vaccinated for the human papillomavirus (HPV), a widespread sexually transmitted disease that causes many cases of cervical cancer.

The date was Feb. 16, 2005. The Boston Globe reported that former Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry called for as many as 40,000 additional troops to be sent to Iraq, a sentiment echoed by most of Kerry's Democratic colleagues. Fast forward to last Thursday and you will find the same Boston Globe reporting that Sen.

Refractions is a series of short creative works being presented by the University of Louisville Theater Arts Department, at the Thrust Theater, Jan. 31 - Feb. 4. This collection is set apart by the unique material it presents with all of the pieces created by U of L students in a fall theater class taught by Refractions director Rhea Lehman.

After a great 3-0 start this season, the No. 29 University of Louisville men's tennis team falls short to No. 46 South Alabama. The loss ended a home-winning streak of 49 for the Cardinals. The Jaguars started the match sweeping the Cardinals in doubles. The No.

Football schedule set for 2007-08 season Coming off the best season in school history, and the school's first ever BCS appearance, the University of Louisville will take on Division 1-AA Murray State University in their season home opener. The two teams have met 16 times with Louisville leading the series 10-6.

The University of Louisville men and women's swim teams competed in dual meets the past two weekends against instate rivals University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University. The No. 31 women's team split the two meets, while the men were defeated both times.

The flu virus, also known as influenza, has hit Lexington and other parts of Kentucky. Dr. Joshua Quaye, a family doctor for Norton Community Medical Associates, has seen a lot of sick people, although not one case of the flu, yet. "It's coming. All it takes is one or two people, and then everyone has it," Quaye said.