With so many Recognized Student Organizations on campus, it can be very difficult for an RSO to gain popularity and separate itself from the fray.
This has been the case for the University of Louisville Gymnastics Club over the past few years. However, they expect things to be different this year.
It is Tuesday night and Bill Noe prepares to deliver a service for students in the Baptist Campus Ministry building. It is Wednesday night in the Interfaith Center and John Brockmeier and Randy Barth ensconce themselves in the Catholic Campus Ministry's monthly "Pizza and Theology" event, downing slices of Dominoes while in the thick of theological discussion.It is Friday night in the Humanities building where Devon Spalding leads a meeting of the newly formed Secular Alliance of Free Thought and Enlightenment, set to address faith matters that he feels plague college students.
There is something about rivalries that really gets me going.
You know what I'm talking about. Those teams that when they come into Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, it doesn't matter what the record of the two teams are, or who the big name players might be--it's going to be a good game.
On Saturday, October 4, U of L hosted the annual Louisville Invitational cross country meet. Held at local Tom Sawyer park, the event hosted over twenty colleges competing in both men's and women's categories.
What's Happening at U of L? University of Louisville's Office of Communications and Marketing has started a weekly media update by that name to keep everyone informed. The first briefing was held on Sept. 25 and updates were given involving the investigations surrounding former College of Education and Human Development Dean Robert Felner.
Sitting on a couch in her office, Barbara Burns discusses many environmental issues she feels currently plague the University of Louisville.
When the subject of energy conservation arises, Burns gets up from the couch and switches off the lights, transforming her well lit office into something resembling a dark cave.
Justine Landi, junior outside hitter, was surprised when the University of Louisville volleyball team was picked to finish No.1 in the preseason Big East coaches' poll. Eight of the 15 Big East conference coaches picked Louisville to finish on top.
"We were surprised because St. Johns has done so well before and they're actually right behind us," Landi said. "It will be a battle. We're a fighting team and I think we can do it. I think we will get exactly what we were predicted to be."
Austen Childs and Simon Childs continue where they left off last year as the men's tennis team is off to a great start.
With the smells of funnel cakes and hot dogs floating in the air, freshman Amber Burns and her team have all the essentials for the perfect race.
Matching University of Louisville uniforms – with plastic helmets included – running shoes and a bed.
A bed?
Bed racing was introduced this Saturday at the 5th annual Block Party, held on U of L's Belknap campus, kicking off a three-week long medley of Homecoming events, ranging from foam parties to a semi-formal dance.
