Kentucky's largest metropolitan university will seek to take the lead for the growing number of cities in the commonwealth. The University of Louisville, in a partnership with the Kentucky League of Cities and NewCities, is planning an Urban Solutions Center to help budding cities with infrastructure, housing, education and diversity issues, according to U of L Provost Dr.
Some University of Louisville students are taking full advantage of study abroad opportunities such as, the Semester at Sea program, which is sponsored by the Institute for Shipboard Education through the University of Pittsburgh. The program will set sail with more than 600 students on board.
Head Coach Rex Ecarma knows a lot when it comes to recruiting, and the 2007 men's tennis class is proof. Freshmen Simon Childs, Austen Childs, Alejandro Calligari and Viktor Maksimcuk have already been compared to U of L men's basketball recruiting class of Edgar Sosa, Jerry Smith, Derrick Caracter and Earl Clark.
Stress can be overwhelming. Especially when a student has a 9 o'clock class with a term paper due the next morning, and he or she still has to go to work that night. The problem is, it can be hard for students to be able to tell when they have crossed the line between positive stress and too much to handle.
"College tends to teach you the basics, but not humanity," said Mark Glickman, chairperson of special interests at the University of Louisville Student Activities Board. "It's important for students to realize that they owe something to their community." With these types of principles in mind, the Community Service Fair emerged for the first time last year, giving students an opportunity to see the types of volunteer work available.
Although "Friday Night Lights" may be popular in the rest of the country, for the University of Louisville football team, it is all about Thursday's. After last week's 73-10 win over Murray State University, the Cards have three Thursday home games remaining, including this week's match up with the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders (MTSU).
On July 3rd, the University of Louisville introduced Mark Beckham as the new women's tennis coach. "It kind of caught me off guard," Beckham said. "I wasn't expecting it. My mind started racing and I had to make some decisions fast." Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Women's Administrator Julie Hermann offered the job to Beckham, who accepted just a day later.
Today, the Student Senate will hear an amended version of the Student Government Association Constitution, to be voted on at the next Senate meeting. A major change would be the creation of a Registered Student Organization House of Representatives. The House, composed of one representative from each of the RSO's who sign up to participate, is an attempt by the new SGA administration to give more students a say on SGA policies. Previous administrations have been known for their stalling, and...
To many students, the idea of running a mile invokes thoughts of leg cramps and shortness of breath. For All-Big East cross country runner Wesley Korir, running a mile is hardly a warm up. Korir, a senior biology major, made his way from Eldoret, Kenya, to the Bluegrass State more than four years ago.
For 27 years the University of Louisville Ekstrom Library has stood as a haven for students to study, convene with classmates and catch a few winks between classes. However, for Anna Marie Johnson, coordinator for the information literacy program, Ekstrom is almost like a second home. As a student at Indiana University, Johnson pursued...
