In 1985, Paul Salopek, part-time fisherman, part-time farmhand, was riding his motorcycle through New Mexico when it broke down near Roswell. To pay for the repairs, he took a temporary job as a police reporter for a local newspaper. Since then, Salopek has earned two Pulitzer Prizes, the highest honor given to American journalists, for his coverage of such disparate topics as the Human Genome Diversity Project, an effort to catalog and analyze the genes of every population of the world, and a series of conflicts across the globe.

Since University of Louisville Football Coach Bobby Petrino signed a $25.5 million, 10-year contract extension July 1, his compensation package has garnered attention from both the university community and local media. After all, $25.5 million is a lot of money, especially in comparison to other numbers.

With college football kicking off this weekend, I thought I would give you some ideas on a couple of good road trips to take this season. The Ville will obviously be a destination for college football junkies come Nov. 2, when West Virginia comes to town. Here are a couple of other games to consider while the Cards are on the road.

The University of Louisville men's soccer team is a diverse a group of guys. Their 28-man roster represents 12 different states and boasts seven international players. They were raised in different countries and different cultures but they all understand one thing, soccer.

After 16 years and two spin-off series, you'd think viewers would get tired of watching Law & Order, a show about what they can see happening outside their own window. But they haven't. Entering its 17th season this year, the program currently holds the titles of longest-running crime series, second longest-running drama series and most consecutive nominations (11) for the Emmy awards.

Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) teacher Dan Holden knows how difficult it is to keep students' attention. While physics teachers can launch potatoes or pumpkins across a football field to demonstrate acceleration and velocity, such spectacular methods are not readily available to middle school social studies teachers.

The price of being a college student does not stop at tuition and books. The expenses seem to never end with gas, food, and clothing added to the mix. Here are a few tips that could be helpful. Take advantage of the free food available on campus. See a calendar of events online at http://campuslife.

The University of Louisville is celebrating the attainment of 11 goals it set for itself almost a decade ago. "Challenge for Excellence" congratulations can be seen on signs all over campus, and even have worked their way into almost every official event at the university.

The relentless quest for equality for women was heavily promoted and celebrated on Thurs., Aug. 24, outside the Red Barn here at the University of Louisville. Dancers, performers and advocates from the community and all over the world congregated in a magnificent celebration for women's rights.

In 1973, Anthony Shaffer's novel was adapted into the cult classic horror film known as "The Wicker Man." Nicholas Cage and writer-director Neil LaBute introduce a new generation to a story about the power of belief and sacrifice. In doing so, LaBute peels the skin off the plot and guts out the character development creating a horrific film indeed.