The Yum Center will soon be the new practice home to the men's basketball and women's volleyball teams. This new $14 million facility will be a step up from the current Cardinal Arena, which resides in the bottom of the Student Activities Center. In recent years it has become too small for the growing programs.
'Twas the night before the game, and all through the lot, not one fan was stirring, each in their cot; The grills were set up by RV's with care, in hopes that their team would soon be there; The fans were sleeping, no worries, no dreads; with dreams of victory dancing in their heads.
Outkast's Andre 3000 and Big Boi lead an all-star cast in the genre-mixing musical, "Idlewild." The film opened Aug. 25 in theaters everywhere, but not necessarily to everyone. If Outkast videos are enjoyable to the viewer, then "Idlewild" works. However, if the cast list leaves audiences curious as to who is who in the film, they might miss some of the best moments "Idlewild" has to offer.
A sudden flash of light tanned the faces of the awestruck thousands. The incredible ball of fire lasted only a moment before becoming a massive black cloud. A perfect ring of smoke billowed and rolled back upon itself in a disturbingly atomic fashion. A million miles from Baghdad, this is what is known as Bonnaroo.
The ordeal of buying books each semester awaits all students, but several new Web sites offer help for students looking to save money on book purchases. By now, most college students have earned their degree in money stretching - the art of making 25 cents last for two weeks.
banned from all flights. Though limiting items through which an attack can be carried out could probably deter terrorists, it seems that the very freedom we are fighting for is being curbed in the name of its own preservation. Should the authorities be looking for explosives in some grandmother's lipstick? Or should they be looking for terrorists? The Transportation Security Administration already utilizes profiling methods to identify potential terrorists, such as analyzing body language.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged to give $125 million of his own money to advance smoke-free causes in America earlier this month. This unprecedented act will make an extraordinary difference in waning tobacco use across the country. Last year, to improve air quality in Jefferson County, the city of Louisville banned smoking in nearly all public facilities, including the University of Louisville.
I'm left to wonder if posterity will commiserate the anniversary of one American tragedy while slowly forgetting another. If Americans have declared to the world that they will never forget the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, then we should declare to ourselves to never forget Aug.
For some strange reason I was unable to come up with anything truly relevant to write about this week (unless you want to read me rant about T.O.). So I thought I would play a little game ESPN likes to play called "Fact or Fiction." I threw in a few things pertaining to U of L and the sports world in general.
banned from all flights. Though limiting items through which an attack can be carried out could probably deter terrorists, it seems that the very freedom we are fighting for is being curbed in the name of its own preservation. Should the authorities be looking for explosives in some grandmother's lipstick? Or should they be looking for terrorists? The Transportation Security Administration already utilizes profiling methods to identify potential terrorists, such as analyzing body language.
