Kenny Chesney has become a staple on the mainstream country radio scene ever since his six-time platinum album "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems" was released in 2002. The soft-spoken, cowboy hat-toting Tennessee Volunteer achieved more fame with a multi-platinum follow-up album, "When the Sun Goes Down.
Many consider the Atlantic Coast Conference among the elite in college football. The University of Louisville must have missed the memo. In the last five seasons the Cards are 6-2 against teams from the ACC, including some of the biggest wins in school history.
As the fall semester rolls along, University of Louisville students still contend with one of Belknap campus' most frustrating attributes: parking. After welcoming its largest freshman class in history, U of L's problem is here to stay. In fact, a 2007 survey by Commuter Student Services revealed that parking was by far the biggest problem among commuters.
For the first time this season, most fans of the University of Louisville football team will not be watching the Cards live from the stands this week. So where will most be watching the game against North Carolina State University from this weekend? Most students said they get together with a group of friends and watch the game at either a dorm room or another friend's house.
When Michael Tracy was a teenager, he wanted to be a lawyer. "I was intrigued by the show Perry Mason," said Tracy. So when his father was called for jury duty, Tracy went with him. "It was boring, dry. There was nothing happening, so I said 'forget this.'"
Terrance Williams, Brian Brohm, Derek Fathauer---chances are of the three names, many students will only recognize the first two. However, all three are big time sports players at the University of Louisville.
With the University of Louisville being a predominately commuter school, parking has been and always will be a challenge. Adding to that challenge is parking at the Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. This is where students can catch the Black Loop (also known as the 94 Cardinal Shuttle) to get to their classes.
Soon the weather will get cooler, the leaves will start changing and there will be nothing better to do than curl up with a good book and a steaming mug of tea. Thankfully this fall's literary line up does not disappoint. There are several new authors and some old favorites turning out exciting reads, with enough variation to keep every book-lover satisfied.
Dr. Manuel Martínez-Maldonado, Executive Vice-President of Research at U of L, will be highlighting the Puerto Rican arts tomorrow. Although Martínez-Maldonado is intricately involved with U of L' s sciences, his talents are not limited to so. From 2001-2005, he presided over the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture and the Board of the Corporation for Musical Art.
Whether it is a favorite flower, symbol, saying or phrase, cartoon character or tribute to a lost loved one, tattoos are a growing trend on college campuses like the University of Louisville. Everyone has their own reasons for tattooing; some believe it may be looked upon as a rite of passage.
