Statewide project benefits U of L students, area high-school kids

2007-11-12T00:00:00-05:00November 12th, 2007|Uncategorized|

Caitlin Swain-McSurely said she grew up with social justice in her blood. That may be an understatement for the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights representative, whose father was on trial for sedition while she was born. Swain-McSurely, along with undergraduate interns from the University of Louisville, staff from the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research and other statewide organizations, developed the Kentucky Remembers! project, a summer camp aimed at educating high school students about historical struggles for human rights.

Moot Court teams back to nationals

2007-11-12T00:00:00-05:00November 12th, 2007|Uncategorized|

All three of the University of Louisville's Moot Court teams may be headed to the national tournament in January. Moot Court is a collegiate competition which usually pits law students against one another in appellate legal arguments, like the cases which go before the Supreme Court.

Column: Extreme football makeover

2007-11-12T00:00:00-05:00November 12th, 2007|Uncategorized|

All of the excitement surrounding "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" got me thinking, why hasn't ESPN created a show where they make over football teams? Students from Duke University, University of Notre Dame and Temple University can send in sob stories about the struggle that their football team has gone through and how they need someone to come in and fix all their troubles.

Editorial: Even outsiders recognize need for ‘extreme makeover’

2007-11-12T00:00:00-05:00November 12th, 2007|Uncategorized|

As dozens of volunteers continue to labor on the University of Louisville marching band's new practice field, the question remains: why did it come to this? For years, the marching band has petitioned the university for better facilities, only to be shown constant neglect. According to Dr. Gregory Byrne, U of L's marching band director, the marching band has practiced on five different fields over the last 11 years, never finding a comfortable home. The current field is...

The express lane headaches

2007-11-12T00:00:00-05:00November 12th, 2007|Uncategorized|

We all know the feeling. You just ran into Wal-Mart for one thing, but all of the checkout lanes are full. Logically, you move to the express lane, where there is a 10 item limit, but the person in front of you has no less than 30 items in his cart. It's a sad reflection of society.

Modern dance ‘returns’

2007-11-12T00:00:00-05:00November 12th, 2007|Uncategorized|

Comstock Hall in the University of Louisville's School of Music is home to many performances throughout the year, but none as exciting or energetic as the one coming up on Sat., Nov. 17. Moving Collectives, a Louisville dance company, is starting off their 2007-2008 season with an action-packed modern dance show, "Returns.

V-ball suffers tough loss

2007-11-12T00:00:00-05:00November 12th, 2007|Uncategorized|

The University of Louisville volleyball team's perfect conference record was demolished Sunday, as the Cards fell to the University of Notre Dame on national television in South Bend, Ind. Junior Jana Matisovska's 16 kills, two aces and three blocks were not enough as the Cardinals lost 30-28, 30-16, 25-30, 30-28.

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