As an African-American woman who is a democrat and a feminist, this year's democratic presidential hopefuls couldn't be more fitting. I was proud that Barack Obama won the Iowa caucus but ashamed that Hillary Rodham Clinton won the New Hampshire primary. I am ashamed because I have witnessed the power of recent political female figures like former and present U.
There is an understood principle in politics that if one repeats a lie enough, the populous will believe it. As Winston Churchill so astutely put it, "A lie gets half way around the world before the truth can get its pants on." Examples of this abound in this new century.
As the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Louisville reaches $3.12 a gallon, some of those hit hardest by the increase are college students. January 3- 6, gas prices of area stations averaged $3.14, with only a half-cent separating the five stations' averages.
The University of Louisville track and field program brought in the New Year with a No. 6 national ranking from the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's 2008 preseason indoor rankings. U of L will look to continue their recent success at the Indiana Open this Saturday after top 10 finishes at both the Indoor and Outdoor Championships last season and the national championships of juniors Tone Belt and Andre Black.
With two Big East foes and two top-15 teams in the country coming to Freedom Hall, the Cardinals have a very important week in front of them. The University of Louisville women's basketball team, with a record of 11-3, will take on No. 14 University of Notre Dame tonight at 7 p.
For some University of Louisville students and professors alike, it may seem like just yesterday they were waiting for final exams to be out of the way, and looking forward to winter break. Now, with the weeks of winter break dissolving away, it may be difficult for students to come to terms with a new semester beginning.
I hate to get up during a movie. However, the predictability and laughable horror of "One Missed Call" left room for a bathroom break and a free popcorn refill. "One Missed Call," an American adaptation of the Japanese horror film "Chakushin ari," is a supernatural thriller about a few college students suffering from the worst cell phone plan in history.
Not often do redshirt freshmen from the University of Louisville football team get to contribute right away. Josh Chichester, however, is doing just that, just in a slightly different way than how he might have expected. Chichester, a redshirt freshman wide receiver on the football team, joined the men's basketball team last month when the Cards were without five frontline players.
The Student Government Association has turned its attention to the less fortunate in our community with one of their new executive agencies. Wrap Up Louisville is designed to collect blankets for the homeless in Louisville. SGA President Brian Hoffman was looking for a "student-run service project that would involve a lot of students" when SGA Director of Signature Programs Trevor Joelson approached him with the idea.
Once the holiday season has come to a close, many opt to establish their "New Year's Resolution." After students stuff their face with Christmas candy for the final weeks of the past year, calling Jenny Craig may seem like a solution in 2008. Or, after receiving everything on their wish list, donating clothes to Goodwill may seem like a just cause.
