The International Service Learning Program's annual spring break trip took an unexpected turn this year when four University of Louisville students and an ISLP chaperone were left behind in Belize. The five had to stay in the country after program officials were informed that there were not enough seats to accommodate the entire group on a Continental Airlines flight back to the U.
Eight students at the University of Louisville and one Louisville community member were selected for a scholarship program that will carry on Muhammad Ali's legacy of bringing peace and justice to nearby neighborhoods and around the world.
Fire safety and the availability of university police officers topped the list of discussion items at a forum hosted by the Governor's Task Force on Campus Safety on Tuesday night at the University of Louisville. Held at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, the forum featured about 30 campus, local and state public safety officials, including Metro Louisville Police, the U of L Department of Public Safety and representatives of the State Fire Marshal's office.
As the spring semester draws to a close, the University of Louisville plans to begin modifications to Stansbury Park, the public park near the former Fraternity Complex on Third Street. Money has been earmarked in Louisville Metro's capital budget for the project, and demolition and irrigation installments could begin this July, said Kathleen Smith, executive assistant to U of L President Dr.
After months of a rumored 12 percent tuition increase, University of Louisville President Dr. James R. Ramsey announced plans for a 9.9-percent hike for the 2007-08 academic year. The increase, which amounts to about $313 more in tuition and fees, still requires final approval by the U of L Board of Trustees and the Kentucky Council on Post-Secondary Education later this semester.
The Red Barn was more of a White Barn in celebration of Women's Month last Tuesday night. University of Louisville students and staff gathered to talk about gender equality and the women they appreciate over a spaghetti dinner at the "Women's Appreciation Day" event organized by the Student Activities Board.
Students' minds lit up during the first of several debates hosted by University of Louisville Properties. Groups for and against legalizing marijuana debated last Tuesday night in Kurz Hall. Sgt. Steve Salyers of the Louisville Metro Police Narcotics/Vice unit moderated the event, and a panel of university faculty, staff and students, including a representative from the Commonwealth Attorney's Office, judged it.
Drivers soon will be allowed to cruise Kentucky highways at faster speeds. Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed a bill on March 21 that will raise the speed limit on Kentucky's rural highways from 65 to 70 mph by mid-June. The bill passed the state Senate with an overwhelming 35-2 vote on March 7, after passing the House 62-27.
Journalist to address gender equality Columnist for 'The Nation' Katha Pollitt will be speaking at the J.B. Speed Art Museum auditorium tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. Her lecture entitled "Are We There Yet? Why Women aren't Equal even if we Think we are" will serve as the annual Minx Auerbach lecture of the Women's and Gender Studies department.
The Louisville surgeon who received national recognition for helping to conduct the nation's first hand transplant received a thumbs up from premedical and medical students last Wednesday. Dr. Joseph Kutz, MD of the Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center talked to aspiring doctors at the University of Louisville about hand surgery and the life of a surgeon.
