Is Spring Break really a break?
By Brooke Billingsley– Say goodbye to the sand between your toes, tan lines and carefree days. As much as we all dread it, it is time to face reality and get our focus back on school work. It is that...
View ArticleOU SAE’s racist chants tarnish the Greek community
By Aryn Gribler– Recently a YouTube video surfaced capturing multiple members of the University of Oklahoma Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter cheering and clapping to a racist chant that eerily resembles the...
View ArticleDo college rankings really matter?
By Emily Curtsinger– Every year, the U.S. News & World Report puts out an updated college ranking list for the best colleges in the United States. Rankings are determined by factors including...
View ArticleOpinion: Greeks are worried about the wrong issue in the wake of nationally...
We’ve watched the video, heard the chants and probably (hopefully) decided that yes, those guys in Oklahoma University’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity are racist. But that doesn’t make every Greek...
View ArticleHow the ‘L Trail’ fails: A look into what really sparked the construction
By Nick Amon– In recent years here at U of L, safety has become a primary concern for students and faculty alike. Crimes ranging all the way from muggings and small thefts, to stabbings and...
View ArticleDo taboo topics stifle students’ voices?
By Nick Amon– College: a place where voices are found yet simultaneously challenged. A breeding ground for beliefs to be strengthened or dissolved. That being said, do we take the voice of others into...
View ArticleFloods, fires, gridlock traffic: Thanks, Obama
Nick Amon– Whether you were stuck in traffic for an extra hour or saw Air Force One fly over campus, many of us are aware that President Barack Obama paid us a visit here in Louisville a couple...
View ArticleThe ins & outs of owning a pet in college
Samantha Schaefer– Sometimes the transition from high school can be difficult – especially if you’re a freshman or coming from out of town and have to make new friends. So why not get a cute little...
View ArticleMove over Andrew Jackson: Nonprofit organization petitions to change the face...
Emily Curtsinger– Could Andrew Jackson’s time of the $20 bill be coming to a close? “Women on 20s,” a nonprofit organization, is fighting for a women to be the face of the new $20 bill. Over the...
View ArticleThe do’s and do not’s in college
By DALEN BARLOW– Every freshman comes into college knowing that this will obviously be different from high school, but not knowing what to truly expect. College is a completely different world than...
View ArticleFrom breaking records to breaking laws: How long does our fandom stretch?
By Ryan Hiles — Recently after defeating his last foe Andre Berto in a unanimous decision, Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement. There are two things most people know about Mayweather. One of...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Stadium expansion should be top priority
By Kacie Hansard, senior psychology major– Hi, I just wanted to make a comment about Sam Draut’s article, “Stadium expansion should be top priority,” in the Sept. 15 issue. To be honest, I was...
View ArticleThe real effects of a looming government shutdown
If you followed the news at all this summer, you may remember hearing about a militia group called The Oath Keepers. They’re that group that showed up at the peaceful protests in Ferguson on the...
View ArticlePresidential hopefuls expose American Islamophobia
This past week a number of remarks were made that leave me a great cause for concern. On Sept. 22 presidential candidate Ben Carson proclaimed on NBC’s Meet the Press that he “would not advocate...
View ArticleThis isn’t just your home: It’s all of ours
Europe is seeing a large surge of migration as refugees—torn between hostility and peace—flee from war and oppression to more economically developed and safer countries. Primarily from Syria, these...
View ArticleDo you really need a gun? Or are you doing more harm than good?
By Zachary Conatser– A total of 10 people are dead in the wake of a mass shooting that happened in Douglass County, Oregon at the Umpqua Community College. Nine students were murdered, and at least...
View ArticleWhy NASA’s discoveries matter
By Aaron Hartley– Last week, NASA confirmed strong evidence that flowing water does, in fact, exist on present-day Mars, which leads to a higher possibility of life on the red planet. This news comes...
View ArticlePope Francis has nothing on Bernie Sanders
By Ryan Hiles– First and foremost, Pope Francis is not Bernie Sanders. I say this, because based on the way his recent visit to the United States is being covered and discussed, it would certainly be...
View ArticleNo more senseless killings, please
We faced a potential mass shooting on yet another college campus—Eastern Kentucky University. College campuses seem like prime locations for tragedies like these to happen nowadays, with their minimal...
View ArticleDFS makes fantasy football a corrupt sport
If you’ve never heard of FanDuel or DraftKings, then congratulations on having lived in a Tibetan monastery for the past few years. That seems like the only way you could potentially avoid their...
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