Emotions ran high last Tuesday as University of Louisville President Dr. James R. Ramsey held a forum to discuss the state sponsored cuts to higher education and how this would affect the university's budget. With a six percent cut to higher education funding in the proposed state budget, U of L will try to make up the difference by raising tuition.
As the University of Louisville opens its new cultural center on July 1, several jobs in the office of Multicultural Academic Enrichment Programs will fall by the wayside. According to Vice President for Communications and Marketing John Drees, the new center will serve as an upgrade to MAEP, located inside the Office of Minority Affairs, and its employees will be removed from their positions.
The University of Louisville baseball team is still looking for a signature win to get over the hump. The Cards (23-15) have an opportunity tonight at 6 p.m. as the No. 17 University of Kentucky Wildcats (30-9) come in to town for their second match-up of the year.
?The University of Louisville's annual Red-White Spring Game showed extreme promise on offense and a little more of the same on defense. With a balanced offense that committed no turnovers and an improving defense that created five sacks, the Cardinals gained a lot at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in front of a faithful crowd of 17,200.
University of Louisville junior rower Mallory Hamman is the type of athlete most coaches would want on their team. Each year, she finds ways to improve from the year before. "She's a great team player," Laura Fogt, varsity rowing coach, said. "She's the stroke of our varsity eight right now.
Each time it rains hard, Threlkeld Hall resident Luke Spicer needs to carry an umbrella both indoors as well as outdoors. According to Spicer, bad weather causes leakage in Threlkeld and garbage cans must be put out to catch the falling water. The same can be said for Unitas Tower, where a leak in the ceiling splashes water down onto a pool table in the building's lobby.
University of Louisville President Dr. James R. Ramsey announced a possible nine percent tuition increase at a tuition forum in Floyd Theater of the Student Activities Center today. According to Ramsey, the nine percent hike is due in large part to Gov. Steve Beshear's proposed three percent cut to higher education funding, which will result in 10 million less dollars for the university.
A student awakens in their dorm room and realizes they have overslept and have just minutes to make it across campus for a class. As they stumble about their room, they realize a mad dash across campus must ensue. For any able-bodied student, this may be no problem.
If you told sophomore midfielder Othaniel Yanez that he might be the next big thing in soccer at the University of Louisville, he'd probably tell you that you were crazy. "I never try to be the superstar. I just try to do what's best for my team," said Yanez.
For the first time in his life, University of Louisville men's basketball junior guard Reginald Delk is hearing students refer to him as "Reginald" or "Reggie", instead of "Tony Delk's nephew" or "twin". "It's like I'm starting a new beginning," Delk said.
