Online classes may be the path to success
By Maggie Cunningham– In two years, four semesters and 18 classes, I had been to campus a total of three times. Each time had been to visit my advisor so that they could remove the academic hold on my schedule for the next year. The advisor constantly reassured me that if I wanted to, and [...]
By Rae Hodge– There’s a seething hatred of the amateur in U.S. media culture. It comes from our idolization of those legendary writers who started their careers without our kind of savage competition (back when anyone with a strong stomach and a notebook could get a job in a newsroom, no matter how drunk or [...]
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Caitlyn Crenshaw, Managing Editor Working at The Louisville Cardinal has been one of the most challenging and most rewarding experiences of my college career this far. This place is where the staff learns not only about journalism, news and writing, but learn how to come together to produce something to be proud of. When I [...]
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By Aimee Jewell– While filling out my first job application at age 16, I was confused as to who I could write down in the references section, seeing that I barely knew any adults, other than friends’ parents and people that I babysat for. It was something I didn’t realize then, but realized since: keeping [...]
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By Aimee Jewell– 1. The awesome speakers at UofL Between SGA and the Engage, Lead, Serve Board, UofL has brought some awesome speakers to campus during my time here. Going to see two of the main guys from The Buried Life and the man who started PostSecret were two life-changing speakers that were brought to [...]
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By Tyler Mercer– Hello and welcome to the University of Louisville. If you’re reading this at orientation, I promise it gets better. Orientation barely scratches the surface of everything you will learn, encounter and love about U of L. This is only the beginning and, like many beginnings, everything is uphill from here. There is [...]
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The University of Louisville is a large community sitting inside an even larger community of people and things that are always changing. Louisville is never a dull place to live and grow up, but sometimes there is simply just a lot going on. It can be hard to keep track of everything you need to [...]
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By Val Servino– As a society we have become heavily reliant on social media. Countless celebrities have been the victims of online death hoaxes, which in order to become popular and circulate, must generate millions of mentions or views. Amanda Bynes’ Twitter account alone is an endless source of entertainment and news for both the [...]
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By Tyler Mercer– Recently I read a play by Margaret Edson titled “Wit.” For reference, some of the editions use the original spelling, “W;t.” The main character was an English professor suffering from cancer who was having regrets about her life. In a flashback she recalls a student coming to her with an emergency. The [...]
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By Tyler Mercer– Getting the job has become more and more difficult as the years have passed. The amount of education employers require and the skill of networking we should all strive to possess have increased significantly. Aside from spicing up your resume with extracurricular activities or with your applicable awards and achievements, there is [...]
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