U of L decides not to extend academic school year
By Baylee Pulliam– Last semester, the University of Louisville considered adding class time or crossing through fall break to meet a new requirement from its accreditation board. But don’t cancel your fall break plans just yet. “The short answer: no change for now,” said Vice Provost Dale Billingsley in an e-mail. Under authority of the [...]
By Baylee Pulliam– As the clock wound down on the Cardinals’ Final Four run Saturday night, U of Lers, clad in red and throwing up the “L” sign on one hand, welcomed students from their in-state rival school. They watched the game together in the Red Barn, cheering at the same big-screen T.V. The viewing [...]
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By Baylee Pulliam– Folks in Louisville and Lexington are still recovering from Saturday’s University of Louisville vs. the University of Kentucky Final Four matchup. In Lexington, city offices are cleaning up after a night of Cats fans’ wild celebrations, resulting in busted out windows and fire-scorched couches, mailboxes and tree branches. But in Louisville, the [...]
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By Baylee Pulliam– The University of Louisville Athletics Department has rejected Mayor Greg Fischer’s proposal to host a community pep rally in advance of Saturday’s Final Four game against the University of Kentucky wildcats. The pep rally, Fischer said, would have been held sometime this week in front of the KFC Yum! Center downtown. The [...]
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By Baylee Pulliam and James El-Mallakh– The Cardinals advanced to the NCAA Final Four, after a 72:68 comeback against the University of Florida Gators on Saturday. And fans in Louisville let the world know it, with wild street celebrations long into the night. Kelly Byrd and Holly Babcock didn’t watch the game – they’re devoted [...]
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By Baylee Pulliam– Listen up, earbud users – It might just save your life. A new case study done by the University of Maryland shows the number of earbud-wearing pedestrians being hit by cars has more than tripled since 2004. Those pedestrians may not have heard the car coming. Twenty nine percent of drivers reported [...]
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By Baylee Pulliam– HENRYVILLE, Ind. – On Sunday morning, the Rev. Steve Schaftlein surveyed the little chapel of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, and saw a congregation battered, tired and thankful. About 150 people came to Mass at the 100-seat church. Without electricity, only votive candles, and sun through the multi-colored stained-glass windows [...]
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By Baylee Pulliam– There’s an old tradition for properly raising, preparing and eating an ortolan, a small songbird native to France. The bird is kept in a dark cage and forced to gorge itself until it’s round and fat, like a squishy, feathery Christmas tree bulb. Then, when optimal plumpness has been achieved, the little [...]
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By Baylee Pulliam– Madison Weakley graduated from the University of Louisville with a degree in political science, limited job prospects and $16,500 in student loans. “It’s tough,” said Weakley, who plans on taking a second job to pay down her debt. Student loan debt reached a national record high of more than $1 trillion and [...]
Continue reading …By Baylee Pulliam Bernard Trager, University of Louisville benefactor and former Board of Overseers chairman, died Friday. He was 83. He began his career in the field of banking and finance in 1952. He was the chairman, founder and majority shareholder of Republic Bancorp, Inc. Trager’s contributions pepper the Belknap campus and Louisville-metro. His donations [...]
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