Partially sunken buildings and dozens of drowning vehicles suggested that the Aug. 4 floodwater was an unwelcome visitor to the Belknap campus.
YouTube videos taken after the storm show Eastern Parkway arching over a completely submerged Third Street. Other videos show debris floating through more than 30 inches of rapids.
Several days after the flood, Sarah Platt, an incoming freshman, received a strange e-mail. Apparently, her schedule had changed. She logged on to ULink, checked her classes and found that nothing had actually changed.
That's just the beginning of the confusion.
The flash flood earlier this month was devastating for Louisvillians, and even more devastating for University of Louisville residents. The Louisville Cardinal suffered damages in the thousands, but some things we lost are beyond monetary compensation.
In a press conference called only one hour before it was set to begin, University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino apologized late Wednesday afternoon for his "indiscretion six years ago." Without directly addressing recent reports of a consensual sexual encounter with Karen Sypher, a woman charged with attempting to extort him, Pitino gave an impromptu statement apologizing to his family, friends, players, and the fans.
Much of the University of Louisville Belknap campus was underwater and without power Tuesday, as six inches of rain fell on Louisville in one hour.
Last Monday, there were three separate street crimes committed around the University of Louisville Health Sciences Campus.
University of Louisville students will experience traffic headaches when they return school this fall. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will be doing road construction around the U of L Belknap campus, starting in late August.
A complaint filed against University of Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino by Karen Sypher has been dropped by Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney David Stengel.
The developer who owned two tracts of property on Floyd Street that were to become lofts and student-oriented retail has sold the properties to the University of Louisville.
The James Graham Brown Foundation will provide scholarships to high-achieving students this fall. The scholarship will be full tuition, plus a stipend, and participating students will receive unique leadership training, including a two-week trip to Panama.
