While attending the University of Louisville's Arts & Science Picnic last month, 37-year-old Keith Conkright, a senior art history major, did not feel out of place among his college peers participating in the event. Conkright is part of a growing number of adults over the age of 25 who have returned to college to pursue an undergraduate degree.
It's been rough-riding in the Wild West. It seems Clint Eastwood's slew of roles as America's favorite cowboy has created a bit of a drought for Westerns at the box office. However, the recent remake of the 1957 film, "3:10 to Yuma," then starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin, offers a modern and enjoyable spin on this western classic.
They sit in section 206 at football games and section 121 at basketball games. They scream, the cheer, they show up game after game. They are the devoted fans known as the L-Raisers, the University of Louisville's student spirit group. According to sophomore Public Relations officer Chynna Hibbitts, the point of the group "isn't to be the loudest at football and basketball games, but to support the other Olympic teams on campus.
The University of Louisville rolled out the red carpet last week for a Hart-felt welcome of the campus' newest art exhibit "Frederick Hart: Giving Form to Spirit." Music, food, dance and over 100 sculptures were present for this moon-lit reception, honoring the life work of American artist Hart.
Celebrating "Black History, Culture, and Issues," the University of Louisville College of Arts and Sciences inaugurated the Saturday Academy series on the study of Africans worldwide Sept. 8. The Saturday Academy ran from 1991 until 2002 under the leadership of Jefferson County Public Schools, and was revived in 2006 by the College of Arts and Sciences under Dean Dr.
Capturing the essence of leadership is a hard task to accomplish. Senior offensive tackle Breno Giacomini exudes all the qualities that it takes to be the best leader possible, and people are noticing. Giacomini is a hard man to miss. Standing 6-foot-7 and weighing in around 300 pounds, he has been a big contributor to the University of Louisville football team.
The word "anniversary" is most often used to celebrate a positive milestone. But today that word compels the United States to reflect upon one of its darkest days: Sept. 11, 2001. Six years after the terrorist attacks on New York, the nation's attitude toward terror has changed along with the times.Airports still bare the system of colors to indicate the possibility of terroristic activity, coupled with rules outlawing...
All last week, University of Louisville football head coach Steve Kragthorpe left mouse traps around his team's locker room so they wouldn't fall into a trap. It almost didn't work. U of L gave up 555 yards of total offense, but the Cards hung on to beat Middle Tennessee State University 58-42 last week.
As a kid, senior exercise science and sports medicine major Janelle Avila played numerous sports. Her original ambition wasn't field hockey, but to play college basketball under Pat Summitt at the University of Tennessee. Field hockey was just a sport to keep her in shape for basketball.
After three hours of deliberation at last Tuesday's Student Government Association meeting, the Senate passed a resolution to allocate $10,000 to the Association of Black Students for the 2007-08 school year. After this year, funds for all University of Louisville diversity groups will come from a new "Diversity Fund," comprised of a combination of several groups' funds.
