By: Billy S. Garland

Each year, thousands of women are forced to endure the horror of sexual assault. In 2008, the FBI released statistics saying that nearly 90,000 rapes were reported and considerably more than that are assumed to have occurred. The numbers for 2009 have......

By: Michael Kennedy

For the second consecutive year, the future Student Government Association president spent the night before the election results were announced fending off allegations of campaign violations. For the second consecutive year, the future SGA president was.....

By: Billy S. Garland

As of Tuesday, March 2, Student Government Association elections are in full swing. The candidates have been campaigning to win the student vote in order to secure their spot in the 2010-2011 SGA administration. Students may notice the faces of Blake......

By: Elijah McKenzie

At a college as diverse as the University of Louisville, students are fortunate to have an eclectic mix of backgrounds, experiences, talents and traditions in their professors. Additionally, many professors hold other jobs as well, allowing students to se...

By: Whitney Spencer

For the past year I’ve had the unique opportunity to sit courtside in one of the most historic arenas in the country: Freedom Hall. As a member of the media this season, I have yet to enter Freedom Hall through any entrance besides the one marked fo...

By: Elijah McKenzie

The Student Activities Center was buzzing with song and dance on Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20. The University of Louisville Dance Marathon was underway. U of L students and faculty were up all night, dancing and participating in other activities ...

By: Baylee Pulliam

The little glowing clock on the dashboard blinks 9:32 p.m., as sophomore history major Andrew Schulte picks up his next passenger. It’s only three and a half hours into his shift and this is already his 13th call of the night....

By: Michael Kennedy

It’s 2012, and students are camped out to get the best tickets to the University of Louisville versus University of Kentucky basketball game. But the game isn’t being played at Rupp Arena; it’s at Louisville’s downtown arena. If th...

By: Billy S. Garland

In May of 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act, with the intention of stifling what many in Washington, D.C. consider to be unfair rate hikes and hidden fees. As of Monday, Feb....

By: Lyndsey Gilpin

A $500 cash advance and a small record collection started it all.  However, John Timmons turned it into a 10,000 square foot home away from home for anyone who steps off the sidewalk of Bardstown Road and into the doors....

By: Michael Kennedy

“As a student, I’m really just disappointed,” said Student Government Association President O.J. Oleka about the new dining hall being constructed next to the University Tower Apartments. “As a payer of the meal plan fee, I’m...

By: Whitney Spencer

Whether it was the shuffle of his feet, the quickness of his hands, the confidence in his speech or his humble ways outside of the ring, Muhammad Ali is the most recognized and groundbreaking athlete in the world. So as I slowly made my way down a stretch...

By: Chris O’Grady

University of Louisville baseball coach Dan McDonnell should be free to relax a little more than most college baseball coaches in the late innings of this season. Junior pitcher Gabriel Shaw has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball......

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Grawemeyer Award prize could be reduced in size PEACC to hold presentation of The Vagina Monolgues Speed’s KPPC receives $9 million in stimulus funds...

By: Michael Kennedy

For many students, the days of carrying a heavy backpack to class may be numbered. Advances in technology, including e-books and the Apple iPad, may make it easier, safer and more convenient to carry textbooks....

By: Billy S. Garland

On Monday, Feb. 1 a student-led press conference was held in the Student Activities Center that brought to light the new House Bill 305, which would effectively prohibit public colleges and universities from imposing mandatory meal plans and athletic fees...

By: Billy S. Garland

At first it feels like a thousand little pinpricks. In the hazy atmosphere of the tattoo parlor, the sound of the needle’s bumble-bee motor brings to mind images of a visit to the dentist’s office gone wrong. The artist is focused solely on th...

By: Michael Kennedy

Although Eastern Parkway near the University of Louisville was originally scheduled to reopen by January, it is still closed for construction. And it is not expected to reopen for months. The roadwork in front of the Speed School of Engineering was finish...

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Since Thursday evening, our Web site has been experiencing technical issues, and all the content on our site is three weeks old.  Our hosts were attacked by a DoS, and we're told our site could be down through the end of the weekend.  We apologi...

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UofL Advocates help with funding Listen Up Legislators petitions lawmakers MLK, Jr. celebration service on Monday ...