Rudy Spencer decided to take matters into his own hands, quite literally, as votes trickled in during the mock presidential and senate election put on by the Student Government Association this past Friday. The SGA president grabbed a handful of ballots from the registration table and headed to the main cafeteria in the Student Activities Center, trying to find students to participate in the election happening in the building's lower level.

It is Tuesday night and Bill Noe prepares to deliver a service for students in the Baptist Campus Ministry building. It is Wednesday night in the Interfaith Center and John Brockmeier and Randy Barth ensconce themselves in the Catholic Campus Ministry's monthly "Pizza and Theology" event, downing slices of Dominoes while in the thick of theological discussion.It is Friday night in the Humanities building where Devon Spalding leads a meeting of the newly formed Secular Alliance of Free Thought and Enlightenment, set to address faith matters that he feels plague college students.

The University of Louisville plans to implement a mandatory meal plan for both resident and commuter students beginning in fall of 2009.
For the 2009-2010 school year, meal plan costs will range from $250 for full time undergraduate non-residents to $1,165 for all residents with kitchens, according to Student Activities Director Tim Moore.

This week, a letter will be released to graduate students at the University of Louisville concerning the investigation into  former College of Education and Human Development Dean Robert Felner.
Felner is currently being investigated for allegedly misappropriating $694,000 in federal grant money. The university has also formed a committee to investigate the awarding of a Ph.D. to former U of L graduate student John Deasy, who reportedly only studied for nine credit hours at U of L.

Walking to his 9 a.m. international relations class, Sean Spille wasn't expecting anything more than just the average morning lecture.
Spille, a sophomore political science major, was in for a rude early hour awakening.
As he reached a crosswalk for Third Street, Spille was waved to walk across by an individual in a white truck. Once he began crossing, an aqua colored car ran into him, causing him to flip up onto the car's windshield and off onto the road.

With the smells of funnel cakes and hot dogs floating in the air, freshman Amber Burns and her team have all the essentials for the perfect race.

Matching University of Louisville uniforms – with plastic helmets included – running shoes and a bed.

A bed?

Bed racing was introduced this Saturday at the 5th annual Block Party, held on U of L's Belknap campus, kicking off a three-week long medley of Homecoming events, ranging from foam parties to a semi-formal dance.

Sitting on a couch in her office, Barbara Burns discusses many environmental issues she feels currently plague the University of Louisville.

When the subject of energy conservation arises, Burns gets up from the couch and switches off the lights, transforming her well lit office into something resembling a dark cave.

Standing around a table, University of Louisville alumni Randy Reeves and Mark Ranall converse about every day topics like the possible outcome of the upcoming U of L football game.
When the name Felner is mentioned, however, the conversation becomes a little more serious.