Fast enough to make 25 trillion calculations a second, and tasked with finding a cure to cancer, the new cluster computing system at the Miller I.T. Center has plenty of high expectations.
The $2.1 million Cardinal Research Cluster supercomputer has been running since Jan. 29, and is expected to be full operational next month.
In almost every store, reusable grocery bags sell for $1. In many restaurants, recycled paper cups or cost-efficient traveler's mugs are available to reduce amounts of trash. Gas stations have seen a proliferation of water bottles that boast of using less plastic. In office supply stores, recycled printer and loose-leaf paper is plentiful, while on bulletin boards and billboards, on flyers and in magazines and newspapers, there is an abundance of simple advice for individuals and groups to greatly reduce their own carbon footprint on the Earth.
Eleven University of Louisville students debated in front of 200 people in the Floyd Theater on Thur., Feb. 17.
The students are running for the positions of Student Government Association's Student Body President, Executive Vice President, Academic Vice President and Services Vice President.
With just a couple weeks left until the University of Louisville men's basketball team heads into post season play, it's no surprise I want to talk basketball right now. So, let's talk some hoops…
I don't have senioritis. I love my classes and enjoy my professors and my classmates. The work is interesting, and the intellectual stimulation is refreshing. I look forward to each lecture. I read ahead.
I am not your typical senior.
Some student fans may think the remaining games on the University of Louisville men's basketball team's schedule is the easiest among the teams in the Big East still vying for the conference title. However, others may think the Cards may have a difficult test ahead.
When I was first interested in football, I knew I was in for something completely different. In all my years of sports, never before had I played something that required so much padding and demanded so much contact. At the time, I had recently quit rowing for U of L because my grades were suffering. I was desperate to put my energy into another activity that would not be as time consuming. I decided to try football.
On Tues., Feb. 20, the Louisville Axton Fellowship Reading Series welcomed rising experimental literary star Helen Philips to the University.
Phillips, who has published in such prestigious publications as "The L Magazine", "The Brooklyn Review", and "The Yale Literary Magazine," read from her latest piece; a compilation novel composed of 175 stories. Each story is exactly 340 words.
After the recent success of student spirit and support at University of Louisville baseball games, the U of L Athletic Department, as well as the Student Government Association are looking for ways to extend the spirit to other sports. One idea which has been looked into is the possibility of regulated sales of alcohol at events at Cardinal Park, more specifically, soccer games.
Listen in on Friday at 3 p.m. when Toma Smith welcomes the University of Louisville 2008-2009 Homecoming King and Queen. Hear how their lives have been affected since becoming royalty on campus.
