If you have retained that childhood appreciation for impossible visionary tales, "August Rush" may cause a relapse into those days of wonderment and escape. Despite the obvious impracticalities of the film, director Kirsten Sheridan's thematic use of music keeps those eye-rolling moments under wraps.

University of Louisville basketball fans know sophomore forward Earl Clark as "E5", but a group of fifth graders in New Jersey may know him as a friend. Clark, who was born in Plainfield, N.J, has been writing to a group of fifth graders at Franklin Elementary School via his blog at www.

Student parking could take a hit from a new research and office park development on the University of Louisville's Health Sciences Campus. The development is slated for the Haymarket parking area at the corner of Jefferson and Preston Streets, which currently provides 450 spaces for students with green passes.

If anyone was to see University of Louisville communication and sport marketing sophomore Robert Stuppy on campus, they would probably recognize him as the cheerleader that gets the thousands of Cardinal football fans pumped up during pre-game festivities.

Karim Momeni does not have to worry about the old adage, "You can never go home again." When Momeni found his home in Louisville over 30 years ago, he knew almost immediately that he would never leave. "Louisville has the best people; not just good people, the best," said Momeni.

At the University of Louisville, some students see college as more than just hitting the books. "If you're not having sex, you might be studying," said Josh Roberts, a junior psychology major. Research supports many of the stereotypes about college students and their sexual activity.

"I'm Not There" is a music biopic of 60s legend Bob Dylan. The film follows Dylan through various stages of his life played by five different actors; Heath Ledger, Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Wishaw, Richard Gere, Christian Bale and actress Cate Blanchett. The movie is a lyrical blending of fact with fiction, whose main focus is expressing the essence and eccentricities of Dylan with his chameleon like personality.

When some people think of history, they may think of names and dates to memorize. When Professor Blake Beattie thinks of history, he thinks of an amazing interconnected story. Beattie has always been interested in history; during his time as a student at the University of Toronto, his fascination with ancient history morphed gradually into his current specialty: medieval history.

Set in 1980 Texas, this movie is wicked. Flesh wounds, a car bombing and strangulation are only part of it. The director brothers Ethan and Joel Coen ("Fargo," "O Brother, Where Art Thou?") once again bring originality to the theater screen. "No Country For Old Men" is correct; this movie shows the chasing down of a roughneck by a mass murderer.

With the month of November coming to an end, University of Louisville students have had the opportunity to check out the new and improved men's basketball team. However, the men's basketball team isn't the only hot topic lately. U of L students have mixed feelings about the new pep band.