OPINION
TLC writers take on Bourbon & Beyond 2026
By Claire Schneider and Logan Weaver
On Sept. 24, 2026, the Bourbon and Beyond festival returned to Louisville for a weekend of bourbon, bluegrass and more.
In the wake of the previous weekend’s… Read more
From Behind the Lens: The scariest “no” and the best “yes”
By Danielle Bednar
As I am writing this, article number six of this column, I am exactly one month out from graduation day.
It’s a day that… Read more
From Behind the Lens: The 10 Minutes Early Rule
By Danielle Bednar
Well, if you thought we were done talking about baseball, you would be sadly mistaken, but that is just the story of my… Read more
OPINION: Louisville’s data center risks draining the city’s future
By Mackenzie Chea
As Louisville leaders celebrate plans to develop an $11 billion data center on Camp Ground Road, I can’t help but think of… Read more
OPINION: It’s been one year since Kim Schatzel’s resignation and we still don’t know the reason
By Vinny Porco
On March 26, 2025, the U of L Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of then-university president Kim Schatzel at a special meeting… Read more
Cardinal editors have fun with March Madness brackets
By Harrison Plank and Vinny Porco
Following the Sunday evening release of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Bracket, your Louisville Cardinal editors have been hard… Read more
From Behind the Lens: Learning to stand in my own light
By Danielle Bednar
My family and I recently took a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona, a trip we thought would be just another spring training visit, something… Read more
OPINION: HB4 overcompliance threatens mental health resources for vulnerable students
By Ayla Goktan
This opinion piece is a collaboration between me and several of my colleagues. We are all affiliated with U of L, training to… Read more
OPINION: Hazing in Greek Life matters more than we think
By Reed Mateus
Greek Life across the country has an unhealthy relationship with peer pressure and hazing, and that relationship goes far deeper than… Read more
From Behind the Lens: LinkedIn, life paths and the late-semester freefall
By Danielle Bednar
If you want to know what my senior year looks like right now, picture me hunched over my laptop and refreshing LinkedIn like… Read more