Far too many University of Louisville students won't be participating in today's election; not because they don't want to, but because they have a more pressing issue to deal with: class. Many students are eligible to vote via absentee balloting, but won't, either because they don't know how to or because they don't realize that you have to apply for such a ballot a week in advance. For other students, those registered in Jefferson County, voting may also be inconvenient. Students who live on campus but are registered at their permanent residence...

Will Baumgardner has his hands full of activities and a mouth full of chicken. A junior business major with a minor in biology, Baumgardner is president of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, a swim coach for the USA Swimming Team Cardinal Aquatics and the Men of Prevention, Education and Advocacy on Campus and in the Community Coordinator with the PEACC Center at the University of Louisville.

I'll admit it: I'm a political science major and my vote will not be in today's election. But I'm not alone. According to the Census Bureau, in 2004 only 46.7 percent of those age 18-24 voted in that presidential election. Generally speaking, non-presidential elections, especially those in an off-year, have even lower voter turn out.

While in D.C. last month, I purchased the magazine "Lilith," a Jewish feminist magazine. As my friend flipped through it she said, "This magazine is really high quality," and I said, "Those Jews, they always have everything high quality." After I said it, I was like "Whoa!" Many times we just stick our feet in our mouths with the stereotypes we express.

Women's lacrosse is a relatively new concept to the University of Louisville, but head coach Kellie Young has been around the sport for years. On April 21, 2005, U of L announced that it would be adding women's lacrosse as its 23rd varsity sport. This spring Young will lead the team into its first official season in the Big East.

Since 2005, students who choose to pay their tuition online with a credit card must pay processing fees, which can range anywhere from $15 to $50. Previously, the University of Louisville absorbed the cost of such transactions, but two years ago the Board of Trustees voted to pass the cost on to students.

Liquor is involved in 39 percent of automobile fatalities in the United States. Heavy drinking can harm your liver, heart, unborn children and social status. All we, as drinkers, ever hear about is why alcohol is bad for us.? Well, I say alcohol is good for you.

After its last annual trip ended in controversy, the International Service Learning Program was re-instated Friday. In March, the University of Louisville program was under fire when four black female students were allegedly left behind in Belize. According to U of L Vice President for Student Affairs Dr.

Beginning Nov. 9, the University of Louisville welcomes Polish students to the School of Music for the transcontinental performance of the year. Performed by a Polish-American cast, composed by Mozart and sung in Italian, "Marriage of Figaro" ("Le Nozze de Figaro") is the latest production from U of L's School of Music.

Speech has always been the steering force of the theater, but the Department of Theatre Arts' upcoming production, "Night Sky," will reach audience members not through its words but through what lies beyond them. Susan Yankowitz's "Night Sky," directed at the University of Louisville by Russell Vandenbroucke, tells the story of the brilliant astronomer Anna.