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Underpaid faculty, disgruntled staff: A&S hugs the bottom rung compared to peer institutions’ salaries and suffers from the lowest morale in years.

According to multiple surveys from the college, A&S faculty and staff receive lower wages than their equivalents at similar institutions. The impact? Low morale within the college and difficulty making ends meet.

A&S faculty released three surveys in the past two months.

The first, by Pan-African Studies chair Ricky Jones and philosophy chair David Owen, focused on climate in A&S. The second, by a group called the Faculty Salary Working Group, set out to find an updated salary comparison. The third, compiled by faculty assembly chair Andrew Rabin, has faculty and staff responses to having lower mean salaries than peer institutions.

Surveys say A&S faculty and staff have lower salaries than the average, which are a root cause of the low morale in the college. The morale then creates difficult work climate.

Some are taking action. History professor Mark Blum is considering reactivating U of L’s chapter of American Association of University Professors.

“There seems to be a renewed voice among faculty that touch upon issues of governance and other faculty rights,” Blum said. “The AAUP has traditionally interacted with University administration as an informed spokesperson for issues of governance that involve faculty interests and established rights.”

AAUP is a professional association, but is in the same umbrella as AAUP-CBC, a labor union. It is undecided which route professors will chose.

“Given the extremely tight fiscal climate, we will all need to come together to find innovative solutions to these problems,” A&S Dean Kimberly Kempf-Leonard said. “My associate deans and I have created work groups with volunteers

from faculty and staff that will provide input to do just that.

Communication is key to our success, and we are trying to improve our communication.”

A&S faculty formed committees, and administration know their concerns. “I know the president, the provost and the chair of the board of trustees are engaged in it,” Jones said.

You can’t mistreat folks financially, and you can’t mistreat them personally. You certainly can’t mistreat them personally and pay them beans.

-Ricky Jones, PhD Jones spoke out about the negative work climate in September in his LEO Weekly column. In a piece titled, “Why U of L is becoming a bad place to work,” Jones said, “I have never seen morale so low and trepidation so high.

Initially, Jones thought he may be the only one with these opinions, saying he would “bow to the will of his colleagues”

if so. A follow-up survey of A&S showed he was not alone.

Working with Owen and sociology professor Ryan Schroeder, Jones ran a survey to see how widespread the issues are.

Jones summarized survey results into a presentation and sent it to A&S faculty and staff.

“Specifically, dissatisfaction with pay, job duties, resources to do one’s job and interaction with the Dean’s office staff are all associated with lower perceived morale in A&S,” Jones said.

Results also suggested A&S faculty have generally negative views of the dean, as well as the president and provost.

Unfavorable ratings of the dean were strongly associated with morale and climate. Low job satisfaction was the top issue, with over 64 percent reporting decreased job satisfaction.

“The results strongly suggest that addressing pay, investing in the educational mission of the college and university, reducing bureaucratic burdens and obstacles, improving the quality of interactions with Dean’s office staff and increasing the frequency of interaction with the Dean would significantly improve morale in A&S, create a more supportive climate for faculty and staff, and improve leadership favorability ratings of the Dean,” Jones said in the email.

“I think the issues that Ricky and David raised are bigger than me,” Kempf-Leonard said. “We all want what the same thing for A&S: salaries and workloads that are on par with our peer institutions; more tenured/tenure-track faculty; updated infrastructure and facilities; and more support for our academic programs.”

A&S also felt administration was uninterested in their college, preferring to focus on other areas like athletics. “A&S faculty and staff feel disrespected by university administrators,” Jones said.

According to Kempf-Leonard, A&S is the largest academic unit at U of L. Additionally, A&S is responsible for 77 percent of U of L’s Fulbright winners.

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ULPD or LMPD: Off-campus housing complexes decide PHILLIP LENTSCH @PHIL_D_LENTSCH

The numbers are in: seven assaults and two robberies were reported to the U of L Police in the fall 2015 semester. Five of these crimes occurred at off-campus housing sites, including Cardinal Towne, The Arch and The Clubhouse.

But the ULPD crime logs, made public by the Clery Act, only show part of the story.

Because The Retreat and The Bellamy work primarily with Louisville Metro Police or outside security, residents find it difficult to track crime reports.

Some off-campus housing options, such as The Retreat and The Bellamy, have opted out of ULPD coverage, which costs the properties over $35,000 a year.

In October, three U of L students at The Retreat were assaulted after waiting for their friends to pick them up. At around 12:30 a.m., one student said 10 to 20 people jumped the fence along the back part of The Retreat and attacked him and two friends. All three students had minor injuries. The Retreat did not comment on the incident.

“Particularly at the start of the year, we received notice of many safety concerns at The Retreat. It was mostly just parties that got out of control, but that’s expected with new off-campus housing,” said ULPD Assistant Chief of Police Kenny Brown. Calls ranged from noise complaints to assault.

The affiliate agreement between U of L Housing and ULPD has allowed for many of the university’s off-campus apartments to receive coverage from the school police. Sites such as The Province, Cardinal Towne and recently The Clubhouse have partnered with ULPD in accordance to this agreement.

The Bellamy, despite being affiliated with U of L, instead pays for its own security, mainly reaching out to LMPD. “ULPD charges a flat rate of about $35,000 for its security, which I consider to be a good price,” said Craig Haughton, property manager at The Bellamy.

“However, I’ve found that hiring my own LMPD security for The Bellamy ensures a much safer environment than university police. When criminals see an actual police officer in uniform, they tend to be less inclined to do something as opposed to when they see a ULPD officer.”

Regardless of whether a site is affiliated or not, crime prevention all about teamwork, according to ULPD Chief of Police Wayne Hall.

“Overall, it’s their right to be or not be protected by ULPD,” said Hall. “Although we don’t explicitly cover the property, ULPD stays on the perimeter of The Retreat at Davies Avenue, and we are available from The Province to address emergencies next door at The Bellamy.”

PHOTO BY SASHA PEREZ / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL Brown said it has been a good year so far in regards to student safety. Rave alerts, which are sent out to alert the U of L community about eminent danger to campus, arrived in email inboxes 18 times since August 2015. One was for a robbery at Cardinal Towne, one was for a robbery at The Arch and two focused on an active shooter situation at JCC downtown. The remaining 14 alerts involved gas line issues and down

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A&S faculty fight back against below average salaries and morale FROM COVER “We have some serious concerns at A&S, not just with salary, but with this college being appreciated as it should by administration,” Jones said, calling A&S the “heart and soul” of any university.

Jones said the FSWG’s salary study revealed “some troubling realities.”

“Salary and climate go hand-in-hand. I think people who are paid less are going to have lower morale because they don’t feel valued,” Jones said. “You can’t mistreat folks financially, and you can’t mistreat them personally. You certainly can’t mistreat them personally and pay them beans.”

FSWG member Susan Jarosi noted ethical and equity arguments behind increasing salaries—allow them to make livable salaries and to stay on track with other professors at their level.

The FSWG worked through the semester to find updated salary comparisons and released their results near the end of the semester. U of L released their most recent salary comparison in fall 2013, making the numbers even older.

In 2013, U of L salaries ranged from 72 to 105 percent of the median salary depending on the college. A&S salaries were 87 percent of the median, below the university-wide average of 91 percent of the median.

Comparing 2015 departmental data to the Oklahoma State University Faculty Salary Survey, which has information from 111 schools, FSWG found U of L still fell short.

Across all professor ranks, only four types of U of L A&S professor made above the average for their group. 21 U of L A&S faculty members were at or above the average, while the remaining 210 were below.

It would require nearly $4.3 million to bring U of L’s A&S salaries to their OSU equivalents.

“These are highly educated professionals who teach a large percentage of students at the University, and they deserve a wage commensurate to their skill and expertise,” FSWG member Dawn Heinecken said. “Ultimately, low faculty salaries affect the quality of education received by students.”

In the last survey from the semester, Rabin sent Tracy Eells, associate dean of faculty affairs, a report detailing how the low salaries are specifically affecting faculty members.

Each department sent at least one response, with 137 total responses. All A&S faculty received a copy of the report from Rabin over email.

“Many of the responses reproduced here are strongly worded and some, especially those dealing with personal impact, make for difficult reading,” Rabin said in the email, asking faculty to respect the respondents’ confidentiality.

“Ramsey wrote that ‘We must address the market inequities which you, our faculty and staff, face as a result of years of budget cuts.

The time is NOW!’ The responses collected here provide strong support for the urgency of the president’s words,” Rabin said in the

report.

The faculty responses, all kept anonymous, detailed the issues faced due to low salaries. Rabin separated the responses into four categories: impact on personal and professional lives, on hiring and retention, on departmental functions and obligations and on the relationship between faculty and administration.

Faculty told stories of watching colleagues struggle to support their family or leaving U of L for higher paying jobs at other institutions or research labs. Others shared frustration over not being able to attract and retain top candidates due to low salaries.

One faculty member asked why they should take on extra duties like advising and working with graduate students, asking, “Why should I be expected to do 100 percent of the work for 60 percent of the pay?”

Rabin mentioned Jones’ climate survey, saying the two show low salaries play a role in morale.

“Taken together, the responses collected here and those to the chairs’ climate survey highlight that this is not simply a matter for complaint among a small subset of disgruntled employees,” Rabin said. “Rather, the disproportionately low salaries paid to A&S faculty represent a systemic problem that significantly impacts the College’s ability to serve its students and fulfill its role within the University.”

Rabin said he had not heard back from administration regarding the report.

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“(We are) working to develop a plan to ensure our salaries are competitive across the board, while also keeping in mind that we cannot accomplish this on the backs of our students,” Interim Provost Neville Pinto said in an email response to the Cardinal. “The university must remain affordable, but we also need to take care of our faculty.”

Rabin’s report and the FSWG figures will both be discussed in the Jan. 22 faculty assembly meeting. Schroeder will also be discussing his survey findings on morale and climate.

“I think people are encouraged just by the reality that they have colleagues and administrators with it on their radar,” Jones said. “Is it totally fixed? No, but I’m encouraged.”

“I am always happy to see faculty (and students, for that matter) drive discussion on any topic,” Kempf-Leonard said. “The ‘liberal’ in liberal arts does not refer to a political leaning, but rather it means ‘free.’”

“I think it is really important for any group of people to make it very, very clear to folk that they are not going to sit idly and let things take on a life of their own,” Jones said.

“If you have hundreds of faculty members coming together around those issues, that’s powerful. That’s really, really powerful.”

Is it totally fixed? No, but I’m encouraged.

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U of L places two officials on leave due to FBI investigation Executive vice president Dr. David Dunn and VP of IT Priscilla Hancock have been on leave since Dec. 9. The FBI is investigating both for potential misuse of grant money.

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Students received a Rave alert early Dec. 17, alerting them of a recent robbery at Cardinal Towne. The Rave alert said there was a “very limited description” of the situation, but U of L police were on the scene. According to U of L crime logs, it is still an open case.

Presidential staff begins diversity training Presidential office staff began diversity training, as promised, in December. In her apology for October’s sombrero incident, chief of staff Kathleen Smith said the president’s staff would begin diversity training immediately. Faye Jones, from the Health Science Campus’ diversity and inclusion office, led the first session according to spokesperson John Karman. The staff will continue having monthly sessions until April.

U of L, Norton settle legal battle U of L and Norton Healthcare ended a two year legal battle with a “fair and mutually beneficial agreement,” according to Ramsey. The two will be exclusive partners at Kosair Children’s Hospital for the next eight years. The battle initially began when Norton said they were going to also partner with the University of Kentucky and Kentucky Children’s Hospital.

U of L’s associate VP for health affairs charged with a DUI Rowan County Police charged Darrell Griffith (no, not the basketball player) with drunk driving on Dec. 23 after Griffith blew a .213, more than 2.5 times the legal limit.

Griffith’s citation said he was crossing back and forth in a 2014 Lexus. Griffith is also the chief financial officer for U of L Physicians.

Murderers used Cardinal Towne room as meeting space On another not so good note for Cardinal Towne, Floyd County Prosecutor Keith Henderson said four alleged murderers used a vacant Cardinal Towne apartment as a “gathering place.” Henderson wasn’t aware of any ties to U of L or if the people were authorized to be in the apartment. The four

were charged with murder in December after allegedly killing someone at a New Albany Waffle House.

Provost applications due Feb. 1, 2016 Ever wanted to be U of L’s provost? Applications for the position are being accepted until Feb. 1. Neville Pinto holds the interim provost position currently.

NTS selected a development partner U of L Foundation chose NTS Developing Company to be their development partner for future work on the three research/ office parks owned by U of L. NTS chairman J.D. Nichols is the namesake of U of L’s downtown research park, as well as U of L’s 2015 Alumnus of the Year. Nichols pledged $10 million to the foundation and offered to personally fund Ramsey’s bonus earlier this summer. Both Ramsey and Nichols said ties have nothing to do with the NTS selection.

Ex-Trustee Steve Wilson calls for Ramsey resignation Six months after leaving the Board of Trustees, Steve Wilson called for Ramsey’s resignation. Wilson’s comments were mentioned in a Washington Post article about U of L’s scandal-ridden recent history. “It’s time for a new beginning. There’s been too many scandals,” Wilson said, praising Ramsey’s fundraising abilities but eventually saying it “boils down to leadership and accountability.” Current trustee and chair of U of L Foundation Bob Hughes was also quoted saying, “I don’t think (Wilson) has a deep understanding of the institution, and the direction we’re taking it in...When you make a request like that, it’s dramatic, but it doesn’t serve the university when you don’t understand its mission.”

Counseling center hires new psychologist, counselor U of L’s counseling center hired a new psychologist and a new counselor to begin working with students in the new semester. The Cardinal reported in November that the center had a 75-student waitlist for an appointment, with wait times up to two months. At that time, the new staff were at the on-campus interview stage.

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BROOKE MOODY & EIMAN ZUBERI “I’ll Make a Man Out Of You” from Mulan @THECARDINALNEWS played. I can still hear his laugh and see his On Jan. 3, family and friends gathered to beautiful smile.”

Mughal was active on campus as a memremember Najam Mughal, a junior at U of L, who passed away on Jan. 1. The visitation ber of SAB, Freshmen Lead and Habitat for hall was packed with hundreds of students Humanity. He was known for his shining and friends who came to pay their respects, personality and willingness to help anyone including many of his brothers from the in need.

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“Fryberger freshman year will always ever he was doing to help a friend. He would remind me of the endless practices we had selflessly carry on the burdens of his friends joking around with him,” said Edwin Par- and family as if they were his own,” said jurillas. “He was the one pointing at us when nior Diana Lalata.

Lalata recalls a night Mughal went out of his way to make her feel better. “I was feeling down one night and asked him to come pick me up to drive around Louisville and talk,” Lalata said. “He asked to borrow his friend’s car and pretended it was his, just so he could be there for me. He covered up the fact that he didn’t have his own car just so he could ‘be cool,’ but he really was the coolest guy I knew, car or no car.

“The world will never forget his contagious laugh or smile. To know Najam was to know joy,” said Lalata.

Mughal was known as someone who helped other people enjoy life. Cooper Bell, a -Diana Lalata long-time friend, recalls

The world will never forget his contagious laugh or smile. To know Najam was to know joy.

Mughal’s great sense of humor, “He was a goof from the start and was always laughing and smiling, never not happy.”

Bell and Mughal met in middle school where Mughal played basketball. “He loved basketball. He was the manager on the basketball team and got to play a bit during the season and I’ve never seen someone so hap-

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Years later Bell and Mughal became brothers when they joined the same fraternity, which Bell equates to their lasting friendship.

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For most students and faculty at U of L, winter break provided much needed time to relax and recuperate before the start of the spring semester. But for anthropology professor Jeneen Wiche, total relaxation was simply not the case.

When Wiche is not in the classroom teaching Food and Body Politics or American Indian Women she is tending to the farm she and her husband Andy Smart own. And farm life provides little opportunity for breaks, even in the chilly winter months.

Swallow Rail Farm, named for the barn swallows and the railways that edge the street, has been in Wiche’s family since 1979. Her father began the farm with “the desire to develop a horticultural experience that emphasized ornamental and edible plantings.”

Since Wiche and Smart moved back to the land in 2003, they have worked to preserve the foundation her father built while reimagining the purpose of the farm.

“We want to provide local food for the community. It’s not an option people normally have.

We started farming because we want to make a difference,” said Wiche when asked about their motivation for moving back to the farm.

In 2011, Wiche and Smart bought their first laying hens to produce eggs, which they began selling to a local CSA, a program that allows consumers to buy directly from farmers. Soon they acquired boiler chickens and sheep to raise for meat.

After five years they have developed a strong customer base including U of L students and faculty, CSA members and loyal direct buyers.

To meet the needs of their customers, Wiche and Smart work year-round to maintain the land and the animals. Not raising broiler chickens in the winter gives them a break from the fast paced seasons spring through fall, but they can’t stop work altogether.

The couple uses the winter months to do special projects such as land management, fencing and just simple planning.

“We have to figure out our numbers and the timing,” said Wiche. “We have to determine how many chickens we want, then call our processor to set a date for processing and then arrange for the chicks to be delivered nine to ten weeks before the processing date. And we determine new equipment we’ll need for the upcoming season as well.”

Besides special projects there are still the everyday tasks that must be done.

“Around sunrise we open things up and get the Layers in

the light to extend their laying period and maximize the amount of eggs we can get in the shorter winter days. I then feed them and check water, breaking up any ice if need be,” said Smart.

“Andy also checks on all the animals to make sure everything’s alright and no one is hung up on something,” added Wiche.

“Then around 11 a.m. I do a check on the barn to collect the first round of eggs. In the afternoon I start feeding the dogs and the Ram lambs,” Wiche continued. “We end the day by closing up the barn and checking on the animals one last time.”

Though farm life is labor intensive, Wiche and Smart feel that it is worth it and over the years they have learned to be more efficient and anticipate possible changes.

“Some things work, some things don’t and you learn from those experiences. No two batches of animals are the same. The weather impacts you and feed changes. So you learn as you go along and you have to be flexible,” said Smart. “Last year, the extreme cold was hard on the animals and the property, but we made it work.”

“You get through winter and you’re rested and ready to go again,” said Wiche. This year Wiche and Smart will continue to use the winter months to prepare for the beginning of spring, the truly busy season.

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Make 2016 the year you exercise less NATE GILBERT

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I have a challenge for you: Make 2016 the year you exercise less for your fitness and fat loss goals. Yes, you heard me correctly.

Exercising is hard, it can be painful and often leaves you sore the next day.

Yet, the Center for Disease Control recommends resistance training at least twice per week and at least an hour and 15 minutes of moderate to intense aerobic activity. In addition to the discomfort that exercise often brings, the traditional recommendations for how much you should exercise are really hard to schedule.

Last year, I decided I was sick of exercising. Between school, planning a business and maintaining personal relationships, I found was nearly impossible to get the three to five hours per week in the gym that I was supposed to get. So I decreased all training and did a strength circuit once per week. No cardio, no intervals, no split routines.

How did my body respond to my once per week strength program?

I actually improved my strength, body composition and lost several pounds, all the while spending 1,500 percent less time exercising. I went from approximately five hours per week in the gym to about 20 minutes.

I felt great, clothes were fitting better, I had more time and energy to spend on relationships, work, business and on having fun. Exercise should be focused on improving life, not consuming life. The quality of exercise is far more important than the quantity.

In my personal experience, experience with clients and also in some research studies, your body will self regulate to a healthy body composition if you are providing an appropriate exercise stimulus that encourages lean tissue grown and are eating a diet composed of foods types that support lean tissue growth and encourage fat release.

I cannot underestimate the importance of food quality. You cannot out-exercise a poor diet. Counting calories works for a

short period of time but is not sustainable and often leads to lack of energy, which leads to less exercising.

Eating the correct types of food is important because they regulate the hormonal environment in your body.

Consuming correct types of foods in the right ratios control fat storing and releasing hormones. Exercise, in no amount or intensity can change the hormonal response of food all the other hours of the day.

Spending less time in the gym will also give you more time to research new recipes, shop for groceries and prepare healthy meals that encourage a healthy body composition. Aside from gaining time to learn how to eat healthy, exercising just once per week is a much more sustainable.

B.J. Fogg, a behavior researcher at Stanford University, has found that one of the keys in building new habits is to start small and then slowly build the foundation for a new habit. If you want to change your life, you need to change your habits.

According to Fogg, the trick in habit formation is small change. Start with the small habit of once per week and then slowly build on this foundation.

When working with new clients or consulting with others, I always pose the following question, “At the end of this year, what will lead to a leaner, happier person who is more able to enjoy all that life has to offer: exercising several times per week for a couple of months and then stopping because you are unable to sustain the program? Or, performing one quality exercise session per week for 52 weeks and using a small portion of the saved time to learn how to eat healthy?” The answer is always the same.

Which would you pick?

If 2016 is the year you are going to get fit, I challenge you to focus on exercising less. This will help you sustain the habit and leave more time to improve other areas of your life. I was amazed at what happened when I started exercising less. I promise you’ll be amazed, too. Starting a small achievable habit leaves room for growth as you gain momentum with your new habits.

Resonant Disclosures, an art exhibition

by Joshua Watts, is currently on display at the Cressman Center for Visual Arts in Downtown Louisville.

This collection of works uses solarpowered lightbox images and videos to exhibit the beginning of a conversation that needs a second participant in order to continue. Each piece is an offer of Watts’ interpretation of his experience using text and images to tell a story.

Watts, originally from the United States, is an assistant professor of printmaking at Zayed University in Dubai. And his works have been displayed in various regions throughout the world.

His pieces examine an array of settings and the search for identity in each person he meets. From his work showcasing people, you get a glimpse of who they are as a person

as he incorporates them into his art. He has used glass, wood, paper, sand and rope combined with ink pigments to tell the story of where he has been and what he has seen.

“My recent creative work is the direct result of moving to the United Arab Emrates,” he said in his artist statement. “I focus very intently on the examination of identity and location through the individuals and objects I have found in my new surroundings.”

Watts is always looking for new and creative ways to communicate the ideas he has to the viewing public. His lightbox artwork display makes this his first U.S. exhibition since relocating to Dubai in 2008.

The gallery is on display until Feb. 6.

Admission to Cressman Center of Visual Arts is free and open to the public. You will leave the gallery in awe of his work and the ways in which he expresses his creativity.

Fireships to play The Monkey Wrench a brighter place.”

RACHEL SORGEN

@THECARDINALNEWS

The band Fireships will be playing at The Monkey Wrench on Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. They will be performing songs from their selftitled debut album from April 2015.

Last year they performed in Louisville at Haymarket Whiskey Bar. Recently, they kicked off their Come Back Tour. The band is excited to be visiting some of the same cities the second time around.

Playing at the same venue is Tiny Elephant, who the band met last year while in Louisville. The two bands have since stayed in touch, and Tiny Elephants invited Fireships to play with them at the local pub.

The official website for Fireships defines their music as “guitar-driven alt-folk.”

Andrew Vladeck, the band’s frontman, described their sound as “Josh Ritter meets Avett Brothers meets Mumford and Sons.”

Vladeck shared the band’s name is inspired by the Revolutionary War, a hobby of his and a historical part of Brooklyn, New York, where he lives. During the war, a ship would be purposefully set on fire and sent to drift toward enemies.

The name Fireships acts as a metaphor for his music. Vladeck said he writes these songs “to shed light into the world, to fight and express (him)self… Making the universe

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Fireships recently helped direct their first music video for their song “Countdown Time”.

“The video was really fun to make, and it was neat to see a visual story being added to the music,” said Vladeck.

The song is built around the idea of remembering one’s childhood ambitions and chasing them as an adult. “The video is more fun and optimistic, accepting reality, going with what is and learning that you can be free and have a good time, if you just adapt your goals,” Vladeck said.

Vladeck wrote the song with singersongwriter Adam Levy. Levy has worked with other singers such as Nora Jones and Tracy Chapman.

Fireships’ lyrics and sound tell a story.

Vladeck likes to create music that tells a story, hoping to present “it in a fresh way so it will strike your ear differently.”

Nearby cities they will be performing include Nashville and Indianapolis.

Tickets for their Louisville show are $5 and can be purchased at The Monkey Wrench.

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New year, new (food for) you EIMAN ZUBERI @POKE_EIMAN

The new year means a lot of different things to people. For some, it’s about expanding their horizons. For others, it’s about being a better person. Simply stated, it is a change that someone makes or a new thing they venture to try.

What better way to try something new than to try some of the delicious and exotic food Louisville has to offer? Ranked as a city with some of the best food in the country, Louisville has plenty of small, locally owned restaurants that will excite just about anyone.

Santa Fe (3000 S Third St.) Santa Fe has some of the best Mexican food in the area. The tacos are heavenly and a very good eat for someone on a budget, and it’s just a few steps from campus.

Wild Eggs (121 S Floyd St.) This egg-themed joint is a must try for anyone living in the area. It began as a Louisville franchise that has now expanded to other cities. It is an ideal place for breakfast, brunch and lunch—but make sure you get there early, their hours are 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Havana Rumba (2210 Bardstown Rd.) Havana Rumba is a Cuban restaurant on Bardstown Road. They offer a wide variety of authentic Cuban dishes. Definitely consider it if you want to expand your taste buds and try new dishes like yuca and plantains.

Mayan Cafe ( 813 E Market St.) With a wide variety of traditional Mexican and Mayan eats, Mayan Cafe is ideal for anyone who wants to try something a little different. To make it even better, all of their ingredients are locally sourced.

Hammerheads (921 Swan St.) This small hot spot is located in Germantown, just three miles from campus. Their burgers, tacos and other bar foods are perfect for casual dining or just sitting at the bar with friends.

Vietnamese Kitchen (Iroquois Manor Shopping Center, 5339 Mitscher Ave.) This is a favorite among U of L students.

Known for its traditional food, Vietnamese Kitchen is the right place for someone who has a craving for Asian dining. They are

known for their generous portions, and they have many vegetarian options.

Burger Boy (1450 S Brook St.) Any Louisville student knows that Burger Boy is the place to go late at night when you’re craving a burger and fries. Burger Boy is a classic, and if you haven’t gone at least once, you must try it.

Doc Crows (127 W Main St.) Simple southern eating, Doc Crows is known best for their barbecue. They serve some of the most extraordinary Southern dishes in Louisville.

The Post (1045 Goss Ave.) The Post is the place to go for New York style pizza. They offer a wide variety of pizzas, subs, salads and calzones, as well as a full bar.

Skyline Chili (1266 Bardstown Rd.) Originally based out of Cincinnati, Skyline Chili offers hearty dishes featuring spaghetti, chili, beans, onions and heaps of cheese. It will hardly break the bank, and it’s a must try on a cold winter day.

Ollie’s Trolley (978 S. Third St.) If you want to stay true to a classic cheeseburger, try the one at this hole-in-the-wall location. They have wonderful burgers, sensational fries and an even better price. Best of all, Ollie’s Trolley is literally an old trolley car.

Dairy Kastle (575 Eastern Parkway) Is it even a list featuring the best Louisville has to offer if Dairy Kastle isn’t on it?

With a menu full of inexpensive treats, there’s nothing to dislike about this ice cream shop. Unfortunately, it is seasonal and currently closed in the winter. Let’s mark our calendars for spring.

Heart and Soy & Roots (1216 Bardstown Rd.) If you’re in the mood for delicious, savory and yet still healthy food, then Heart and Soy is the place to go. From the mastermind behind Cafe Mimosa and Zen Tea Garden, Heart and Soy & Roots restaurants offer up authentic Asian cuisine and one of the largest selections of vegetarian and vegan dishes in the city.

Students head back to class for spring semester

PHOTOS BY JACOB LAWSON / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

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Cardinals defense keys ninth-straight victory SAM DRAUT @SAM_DRAUT

Jeff Walz couldn’t have been more critical of his team’s defense early on in the season, but the coach finally got the performance he wanted from his young roster and Louisville defeated 18th-ranked Duke 65-48 on Sunday for their ninth-consecutive win.

While sophomores Mariya Moore and Myisha Hines-Allen and freshman Asia Durr made up the majority of the Cardinals scoring, it was a collective effort on the defensive end that held Duke to shooting under 35-percent from the field up until the final minute of the game.

Walz said it was a great team effort as U of L forced 22 turnovers and had 14 steals.

U of L scored 27 points off Duke’s turnovers.

“We are figuring out how to play as a team,” Walz said.”Defensively, we aren’t good enough to play one on one, we have to help each other.”

The Cardinals held Duke to eight and nine points, respectively, in the first and second quarter, and took a 31-17 lead into halftime. Duke (12-5) closed the deficit to

ten points with 4:24 left in the third quarter, but U of L responded with a 10-2 run.

Moore and Durr each had 15 points a piece, and Hines-Allen added 14 points and five rebounds.

But, it was the defensive performance that clinched Louisville’s eleventh victory in its past 12 games.

“This was a very well executed scouting report,” Cortnee Walton said.

Walz agreed with Walton’s sentiment, saying the Cardinals (12-5) did a great job on the scouting report.

Walton had a game-high 12 rebounds and credited the freshmen to the improved defensive performances over the past few weeks.

The junior forward said the five freshmen have spent extra time working on fundamentals and learning where to be on the floor.

Stringing together two consecutive games of holding the opponent to under 50 points for the first time all season, extra practice time over winter break helped the team begin to turn the corner.

The team went through two-a-day practices and focused on playing well to-

gether defensively.

“The biggest asset we had was winter break,” Walz said. “Our freshman really benefited from it.”

Durr played a season-high 28 minutes and hit three three-pointers. The freshman continues to recover and rehab from groin surgery in May and sees the progression of a roster comprised of nine freshmen or sophomores.

“We are playing hard, we have been putting in the work,” Durr said. “We play really good defense now.”

Another freshman that made the most of her career-high of 17 minutes played was Erin DeGrate. The center filled in for

Hines-Allen as she battled foul trouble, DeGrate pulled down nine rebounds and scored six points.

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In this short, three-­‐character piece Dr. King's office staff tries to decipher his message through bits of paper he has had smuggled out of the Birmingham jail.

Next up in February: Bloodline Rumba by John Chenault. Feb 3rd-­‐8th in the Thrust Theatre. Set in New York City and Matanzas, Cuba this mix of magic and memory explores the struggles of Afro-­‐Cubans to maintain their dignity and identity as descendants of Africans. Directed by Nefertiti Burton. http://louisville.edu/theatrearts/productions

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Dear UofL Community, As we greet 2016, the University of Louisville is on solid financial, academic, and governance ground, even as we encounter turbulence that major universities face from time to time.

Handling the bumps in the road—be they internal or external—is a top priority for any university administration. But equally important is planning for future bumps and positioning our institution to withstand whatever challenges we face in the future.

We will not let the bumps define the positive journey we are on as an institution.

Since 2002, our goal has been to place the university under a fiscal dome of protection, able to withstand volatility in our global economy and state budget. We undertook this path because we strongly believed that we would eventually encounter threats to what was previously our top revenue source—our appropriation from Kentucky state government.

Under no circumstances did we want these looming financial challenges to stunt our unprecedented upward academic trajectory. As it turns out I was right—threats to our state’s fiscal position certainly did materialize.

Over the years, we have been able to reduce the university’s reliance on taxpayer funding by diversifying our revenue streams. UofL has become a leader in creating a new model for ensuring continued progress at urban public institutions, even in the face of funding cuts from governments. Our mission includes providing access to an affordable higher education for all of Louisville’s diverse communities and people across the entire Commonwealth. Protecting that mission from external financial pressures is on my mind every day.

We have diversified our revenue streams through the innovative use of the University of Louisville Foundation, which has undertaken several profitable economic development and

fundraising endeavors that have helped stabilize our overall revenue picture. These projects have had the ancillary benefit of creating jobs and economic development opportunities for many, and we have done it while operating the Foundation at an unbelievably low rate of administrative overhead (1.98%). The Foundation operates at a fraction of what you see from other non-profits.

Since we began walking this path as a university community, our dependence on taxpayer money has fallen. What used to be our number one revenue source is now only our fifth largest.

That is significant because of the headwinds the state faces in the upcoming budget. As a former state budget director, I know that looming Medicaid, pension, and debt service obligations will put pressure on our lawmakers and new governor to balance the budget. UofL will fight for our share of the state’s higher education appropriation, but we are realistic in our expectations given these difficult challenges.

I am very sympathetic to what Governor Matt Bevin and legislative leaders will face in the upcoming session, and I am happy to work with anyone in Frankfort to help find solutions that deal with our state’s financial problems, while enhancing our delivery of higher education.

No matter what comes from the state budget, I am thankful for the students, faculty and staff here at UofL that have helped implement our collective vision of protecting the institution’s positive academic progression.

The average freshman ACT score was 23.2 in 2002; today its is 25.5. Our six-year graduation rate was 33% in 2002; today it is 53.6%. We awarded 1,849 bachelor’s degrees in 2002; in 2015, we have awarded 2,832. And we awarded 172 Ph.D.’s this year, up from just 90 in 2002.

I could go on with stats, but the bottom line is our student population is smarter and more

diverse than ever, producing greater results than we could have ever imagined. Our alumni are more robust and involved in the state than ever before and they are leaders around the world in their chosen fields. Truly, it is a mark of distinction to be part of UofL’s academic legacy.

This holiday season I am grateful for the faculty, staff and students that make this upward academic trajectory possible. In any large institution you encounter challenges that must be appropriately dealt with as they come; what you cannot do is let those challenges distract you from your overall mission.

In our case, the mission is to meet the statemandated goal of making UofL a “premier, nationally recognized metropolitan research university.” Because of our dedicated faculty and staff, unbelievably talented student body, and alumni and generous donors, we are meeting that mandate.

Our university community and the entire Commonwealth has my promise that my administration will continue to put UofL under a dome of protection from the world’s financial calamities so that we may continue to create an environment for academic success. The University of Louisville, on my watch, will continuously strive to improve the quality of life for the citizens of greater Louisville and all of Kentucky.

James R. Ramsey, President

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Staying on the floor necessary for Chinanu Onuaku and Louisville’s success in the ACC NOAH ALLISON

@THECARDSPORTS

This year, Louisville is led on offense by fifth year senior transfers Damion Lee and Trey Lewis. Averaging 17.3 points and 13.6 points per game respectively, they’ve changed what this season could have been and are integral components of Louisville’s 13-3 record.

At the end of last year nobody knew Lee and Lewis would be Louisville Cardinals. Of this year’s original cast, no player has proved more important than sophomore center Chinanu Onuaku.

The defensive anchor has stepped up and is Louisville’s leader in rebounds with 139 on the season and blocked shots with 32 on the season. On top of his defensive presence, Onuaku has also provided dependable offense from the center position. Averaging 9.8 points per game Onuaku is Louisville’s fourth leading scorer on the season, compared to last year when Onuaku averaged just 3 points per game.

Having played 35 games as a freshman, Onuaku came into the season one of the most veteran players on the team despite being an underclassman. When red-shirt junior and team captain Mangok Mathiang broke his foot against Western Kentucky Onuaku was thrust into a more urgent leadership role.

With Mathiang out, arguably nobody on the floor is more knowledgeable of Pitino’s complex defensive system, and Onuaku isn’t shy about the necessity of bringing everybody along.

“I feel so (of being more of a leader). With Mangok out I am more of the defensive anchor. I’ve got to talk on defense and help out on offense too,” Onuaku said.

Onuaku is straight to the point when giving advice. When he’s on the floor you’ll see him screaming and stomping his feet to get someone back into the right position on defense.

A few weeks ago against Kentucky, Louisville was up by four points late in the first half then let UK go on a large run heading

into halftime. Onuaku had picked up two fouls and was on the bench. When asked what went wrong at the end of the half he responded as such.

“I was out and nobody on the court was talking. I’m just trying to tell them what to do and see if I can’t get them to hear me.”

Onuaku played all 20 minutes of the second half and his defensive leadership played a large role in Louisville’s near comeback from 16-points down. Early into the ACC season, the young squad, including the freshman, sophomores and first year transfers are starting to catch up on Pitino’s defense.

“We work on it everyday, but you know we have freshman that don’t know what they’re doing and we’ve got the fifth year seniors that are new to the system and we just have to get them acclimated,” Onuaku said.

“We have to stay focused throughout the whole practice and take no plays off. We have to pay attention to what the coaches say.”

His teammates recognize the impact Onuaku is having on this season.

“He just stepped up when he had to and we’re all proud of the way he’s been working his butt off,” freshman guard Donovan Mitchell said. “It’s more urgent when he yells at you, you don’t want to make that mistake and having him as the voice in the back, it helps.”

With Mathiang out, Onuaku has also had to improve his ability to stay in the game.

“I just have to be smart. I can’t pick up early fouls. I have to play hard and play smart throughout the whole game. I have to keep pushing,” Onuaku said.

As of now Onukau is averaging 22.5 minutes per game on the season. Early in the year foul trouble was taking him out of games early. But in the first two ACC games of the season Onuaku has played 37 and 32 minutes of the 40-minute games. His ability to foul less and stay in the game will be key for Louisville’s success throughout the ACC season.

The Cardinals fell to Clemson in Greenville, S.C. on Sunday 66-62.

Onuaku registered a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, but he was once again plagued with foul trouble.

Onuaku fouled out in just 20 minutes of play. But, while he was on the floor, he made his presence felt on both ends.

He shot seven of eight from the field and blocked three shots.

When he is on the floor, Louisville is a much better team, but keeping him on the floor is the most difficult part as Louisville heads into a difficult stretch in the ACC.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST

Faculty Highlight

Jennifer Breuckner-Collins

In just a few short years at UofL, Jennifer Brueckner-Collins has already made a lasting impact on her students. Brueckner-Collins, professor of anatomical sciences and neurobiology at the UofL Medical School, was chosen as one of four Faculty Favorites for the 2012-13 school year and as 2015 Outstanding Educator in the School of Medicine’s Dean’s Education award track. In addition to her work in the classroom, Brueckner-Collins has served as editor for the last three editions of the Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy and is co-author of the second edition of Sidman’s Neuroanatomy text and the fifth edition of High Yield Neuroanatomy.

She serves as an anatomy consultant on the national test construction committees for both the medical and dental licensure exams. She was nominated for a faculty favorite because of her dedication to medicine and to her students.

One student said “Never before have I seen such passion for a field of study coupled with a deep passion for teaching. She trains future physicians who will be better because she chose to dedicate her career to teaching.”

Onuaku is averaging 22.5 minutes per game this season despite being one of the best defensive players in the country. The sophomore center has PHOTO BY WADE MORGEN / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

For more faculty highlights go to: http://louisville.edu/provost/celebrated-faculty

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Four Cardinal defenders returning for Trevon Young faces senior seasons add to expectations long road to recovery after devastating hip injury SAM DRAUT @SAM_DRAUT

While U of L’s offense is set to return nearly all of its production from the 2015 season next year, defensive coordinator Todd Grantham didn’t have the same guarantee less than a week ago.

Juniors Keith Kelsey, Josh Harvey-Clemons, Devonte Fields and DeAngelo Brown requested feedback from the NFL, but opted to return for their senior year to improve their draft stock.

The NFL advisory committee projects players as either first-or-second round picks or the broader late round picks. None of the four received first-or-second round projections.

According to ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit, of the 84 underclassmen that declared for the NFL Draft last year, 41 went undrafted or were picked in day three of the draft, where no contract is guaranteed.

Kelsey, an inside linebacker and leader of the Cardinal defense, finished with a teamhigh 107 tackles. He was named first-team All-ACC and had 12 tackles for a loss along with three-and-a-half sacks.

“I talked to my family and my coaches,” Kelsey said. He added that next year’s team

has a great opportunity to expand on their success from this year.

In his first season of play at U of L, Harvey-Clemons was third on the team with 88 tackles and hauled in three interceptions.

The safety played for Grantham at Georgia before transferring to U of L in 2014. Already familiar with Grantham’s 3-4 defense, Harvey-Clemons fit in seamlessly at the “star position” of Grantham’s scheme.

“I didn’t have the season that I wanted to.

I feel like I could have done better,” HarveyClemons said. “I talked to these guys, and once they told me they were coming back, it was a no brainer for me.”

Coach Bobby Petrino took a risk on Fields, who previously faced domestic violence allegations and left TCU after being named the Big 12 Defender of the Year in 2013.

The transition to Louisville started slowly for Fields as he came to campus out of shape and then had a poor showing against Florida State when he walked behind a play as Seminole running back Dalvin Cook scored a touchdown.

But in the final seven games, the outside linebacker put together one of the most dominant second half performances in the

country. Fields closed out the season with three sacks against Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl.

Rushing off the edge, Fields disrupted backfields and finished the season with a team-high 22 tackles for a loss and 10.5 sacks, and he was fourth on the team with 63 tackles.

Fields said he was thankful for the second chance and ready to put together a full season next year.

Sometimes a forgotten component to U of L’s front seven, Brown filled the A-gap as a defensive tackle to free up space for Fields and defensive linemen like Sheldon Rankins and Pio Vatuvei.

Brown had 40 tackles and six-and-a-half tackles for a loss in 2015, but he was also responsible for freeing up fellow defenders coming off the edge as interior offensive linemen would attempt to block Brown.

“I felt like in my heart that it was best for me to comeback,” Brown said.

With the four juniors returning, the only marketable losses for the Cardinal defense are seniors Rankins, Vatuvei, linebacker James Burgess and safety Jermaine Reve.

LEFT: As a sophomore, Keith Kelsey was second on the team with 87 tackles. This season, linebacker led U of L with 107 tackles.

RIGHT: Josh Harvey-Clemons transferred from Georgia, finished with 88 tackles and hauled in three interceptions this season.

PHOTOS BY WADE MORGEN / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

NOAH ALLISON

@THECARDSPORTS

In the first quarter of U of L’s 27-21 victory in the Music City Bowl, Louisville’s junior outside linebacker Trevon Young dislocated and fractured his hip.

Chasing down a play on Texas A&M’s second drive of the game, Young planted awkwardly in the ground and it seemed as if the pressure of his step had nowhere to go but up.

After minutes spent on the ground, Young was carted off the field and taken to the hospital, his season over.

Young underwent surgery the next night in Nashville and remained in the hospital for a few days.

The surgery was successful and worked to repair the left hip that was dislocated and fractured. The hip was relocated back into place once the fracture was fixed.

Now the concern is about his return to the field.

In 1991, Oakland Raiders running back Bo Jackson suffered a severe hip injury in a playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals. His hip was dislocated and in turn led to a series of blood flow problems that inevitably ended his football career.

Hip injuries are tricky and can at times be much worse than torn muscles or tendons, the common season ending injuries in sports.

This article is not to blow Young’s injury out of proportion as months of rehab and analysis of his recovery are still needed, but the severity of Young’s injury and the possible repercussions of it should be acknowledged.

This year Young was one of Louisville’s most productive players. He finished with 8.5 sacks, the second most on the team. Young added 32 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, one interception and had two three-sack performances in a row against Boston College and Wake Forest.

The 6-foot-4 junior from Des Moines, Iowa is working to recover in time for a senior year that is seemingly full of potential for the young and talented Cardinals that finished the season with an 8-5 record.

The path to recovery is unknown. What is known is that Young has worked hard to hone his craft as a pass rusher. Folks would have said that Young has NFL written all over him.

Though no timetable has been set for the recovery process, injuries similar to Young’s usually take three to four months before the rehab process can begin.

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Moments of 2015 followed by questions for 2016 Top five Moments of 2015 By no means will 2015 be remembered as the “Year of the Cardinal” but there were a few special moments we can take from a year filled with ups and downs.

Jan. 31- Men’s basketball rallies from an 18-point deficit to defeat thirteenth-ranked North Carolina 78-68: Louisville was in its final day of its first month of ACC play, and had yet to have a signature conference win. The Cardinals were 0-2 against Tobacco Road powerhouses Duke and North Carolina.

Two weeks earlier, Louisville fell to North Carolina in Chapel Hill 72-71.

In the annual White-out game, North Carolina took a 43-25 lead with 17:51 remaining in the second half, but Louisville put together a hard charging rally in front of an electric KFC YUM! Center crowd.

The Cardinals forced eight turnovers in a six-minute stretch and closed the deficit to single digits.

Louisville tied the game 53-53 with eight minutes left and ended in regulation tied 60-60.

Terry Rozier scored the first six points in the overtime period and Louisville outscored the Tar Heels 18-8 in the additional five minutes.

Montrezl Harrell had 22 points and 15 rebounds as Louisville overcame its largest deficit since Jan. 15, 2011.

March 7- Men’s basketball upsets second-ranked Virginia 58-56: Trailing second-ranked Virginia 57-56, Louisville had the ball with 13 seconds left.

Coach Rick Pitino called a timeout and drew up one final play on senior day at the KFC YUM! Center. Pitino’s play was designed to setup Terry Rozier or Montrezl Harrell, but as the final seconds ticked away, Rozier’s pass ended up in the hands of Mangok Mathiang. Standing near the free-throw line, Mathiang hit the gamewinning jumper with 2.7 seconds left.

After the game, Pitino jokingly said Mathiang was the “64th option on the play.”

Virginia turned the ball over on its final possession, and the packed crowd turned into bedlam as Louisville clinched a double-bye in the ACC tournament.

March 21- Kelsi Worrell wins a swimming national title: Junior Kelsi Worrell won the national title in the 200-butterfly by posting the third fastest time in NCAA history with a time of 1:51.11. Her contributions led Louisville’s women to place sixth overall in the nation, the highest finish in school history.

She broke her own NCAA and American record in the women’s 100-yard fly at the NCAA Championships.

Worrell broke the 13-year-old record set by Natalie Coughlin in 2002 and she became the first female swimmer to ever win an NCAA title for Louisville.

Oct. 8- Women’s soccer upsets topranked North Carolina: If there was a time this fall Louisville athletics needed a big win, Oct. 8 was the night.

The full brunt of the paid strippers and escorts scandal had touched down on campus and lit through the national media.

The football team was off to a sluggish 2-3 start and faced nationally-ranked Florida State in Tallahassee the next week.

Coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes and the Louisville women’s soccer team gave the University a brief respite from the torrential down poor of negative news.

Hosting top-ranked North Carolina, Louisville fell behind 1-0 in the first half against the vaunted Tar Heel attack.

Gabrielle Vincent scored three minutes into the second half off a penalty kick by Hannah Konermann to tie the score.

The game remained tied 1-1 and eventually headed to overtime.

With nine seconds remaining in the first overtime period, Caroline Kimble scored the game-winning goal off a penalty kick from Konermann.

The biggest win in program history was defended by a strong backline and excellent play by goal keeper Taylor Bucklin.

North Carolina’s lethal wave of attack totaled 30 shots while Louisville could only muster together six, but the Cardinals cashed in when it counted.

Nov. 28- Louisville football rallies from 21-points to defeat Kentucky 3824: Everything that could go wrong went wrong in the first few minutes of the annual Governor’s Cup rivalry against Kentucky.

Starting quarterback Kyle Bolin threw two interceptions, one being returned 82-yards for a touchdown and Louisville quickly fell behind 21-0.

Bolin was replaced by Lamar Jackson and the Cardinals got going in the second half after trailing 24-7 at halftime.

Scoring 31 unanswered points in the second half, 17 in the third quarter, Louisville pulled out one of best comebacks in head coach Bobby Petrino’s coaching career and the biggest come-from-behind win in program history since 1989.

Jackson rushed for 186 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns. The freshman completed eight of 21 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown. After the game, Jackson was named the Most Valuable Player.

Louisville’s defense dominated in the second half. The Cardinals held Kentucky to 83 yards of total offense and two first downs in the second half.

Ending the regular season at 7-5, the fifth-consecutive win over Kentucky gave Louisville momentum heading into its bowl game a month later against Texas A&M. --Sam Draut

Top five questions for 2016 As we step into 2016 there are many questions that will be answered for the University of Louisville athletic program. For the men’s tennis team, how will they respond after losing one of the best senior classes in school history?

Will the women’s lacrosse team be able to win in the vicious ACC? Here are the five biggest questions for the upcoming year for the Louisville Cardinals: What will the NCAA find out in their investigation of the men’s basketball team?

In September, IBJ Publishing released Katina Powell’s book “Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen.” Coach Rick Pitino, players and fans had no idea what would come from the sordid allegations. But, once the season began, the questions and news on the scandal seemed to fade away. The NCAA continues to investigate the situation, but no comments have been made recently. As Louisville enters ACC play, the investigation still looms over the program. Potentially facing major punishment and sanctions from the NCAA, Pitino and the program will have to continue to wait for answers.

Will the women’s basketball team be able to bounce back in ACC play?

Coach Jeff Walz headed into the 2015-16 season with plenty of momentum. He brought in the best recruiting class in the nation after reaching the Sweet 16 in 2014-15. With Mariya Moore and Myisha Hines-Allen returning and seven talented newcomers, the Cardinals were ranked-eighth nationally in the AP Preseason Poll. But, Louisville started the year 1-4 and the young roster struggled to mesh together defensively. The Cardinals headed into its ACC portion of its schedule 8-5. After a 65-48 win over 18th-ranked Duke on Sunday, Louisville is 4-0 in ACC and 12-5 overall.

What will the 2016 football team look like?

Fresh off a 27-21 win over Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl, coach Bobby Petrino is set to return a large amount of his young roster. The hottest name is quarterback Lamar Jackson. The true-freshman electrified fans and pulled out the final two wins of the year against Kentucky and Texas A&M. The next question for Jackson is if he can continue to grow as a passer. Additionally, what happens with commit Jawon Pass. Pass is one of the best incoming quarterbacks and publicly stated he is not afraid of competition. Finally, with only eight Charlie Strong recruits on the roster, can the Cardinals continue their success. The defense got an added boost when Keith Kelsey, Josh Harvey-Clemons, Devonte Fields and DeAngelo Brown announced last week that they would return for their senior year.

Can the softball team make the next step in the ACC? Louisville softball racked up 138 wins and two conference championships from 201214. In its first season in the ACC, coach Sandy Pearsall’s team was only able to pull out 30 wins and finished fourth in the conference.

The boost in competition added to the struggles, as well as the slow start to the 2015 season.

Can the men’s baseball team finally get over the hump?

Coach Dan McDonnell has made trips to the College World Series a regular occurrence. After reaching the College World Series in 2013 and 2014, the Cardinals were very close to their third consecutive trip this past year. Louisville has won six conference championships since 2009. With the success, expectations have risen. A national championship is the next step for the program. The team is ranked second in the nation for this upcoming season.

--Dalton Ray

Louisville reached its sixth consecutive bowl trip in 2015, traveling to Nashville for the Music City Bowl. The Cardinals defeated Texas A&M 27-21 and ended the season 8-5.

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Football heads into the offseason with momentum SAM DRAUT @SAM_DRAUT

After an 0-3 start tempered expectations, Louisville climbed back into relevance in the final half of season.

Though coach Bobby Petrino said the 2015 season didn’t go how anyone wanted it to, the Cardinals closed out the year winning six of their final seven games culminating with a 27-21 victory over Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl.

Now, the page turns to offseason with winter workouts and spring practices looming ahead.

Petrino and defensive coordinator Todd Grantham received big news last week when four standouts on the defense: Keith Kelsey, Josh Harvey-Clemons, Devonte Fields and DeAngelo Brown all announced their decision to return to U of L for their senior years.

With the rising seniors on defense returning, Louisville returns a total of 18 starters from the 8-5 team that finished third in the ACC Atlantic Division.

Lamar Jackson’s electric athleticism and playmaking ability will have an entire offseason to learn the intricacies of the quarterback position.

Running backs Brandon Radcliff, L.J. Scott and Jeremy Smith will be running behind an offensive line that will have four starters returning including true-freshmen Kenny Thomas and Geron Christian.

On top of the large amount of returning players, Louisville’s 2016 recruiting class is ranked 29th nationally by Rivals.com.

With a comeback win in the Governor’s Cup against Kentucky and bowl victory, Louisville heads into the offseason with plenty of momentum.

Bobby Petrino was pleased with the fan support in Nashville as Louisville defeated Texas A&M 27-21 in the Music City Bowl to finish the season 8-5. The Cardinals return 18 of 22 starters from 2015.

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NICK AMON @THECARDINALNEWS From an ongoing NCAA prostitution investigation, to an FBI-led federal grant misusage investigation, to the insensitive costume choice for Halloween, it’s safe to say President James Ramsey had a hell of a 2015.

Last semester, U of L was a media outlet’s wet dream. For our university’s sake, hopefully the new year will provide a fresh start.

Unfortunately, throughout this breeding ground of controversy we call our campus, it seems as one scandal begins to fade, another one abruptly takes its rightful place. In return, one question ultimately remains: who should be held accountable for our worsening reputation?

Without completely throwing him under the bus or making a sombrero joke, it’s important we see Ramsey for what he is. Let’s look at the numbers. Excluding deferred compensation, Ramsey makes a salary of $647,723 from U of L and its foundation.

This isn’t mentioning that Ramsey is also on track to collect $2 million in retention bonuses if he stays with the university through 2020.

It should also be noted that Ramsey is paid more than double the average amount of any other ACC president or chancellor, even though each of their respected universities blow us out of the water academically.

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Ramsey should be held accountable for stream of scandals

Many of us are aware of the academic gap between U of L and the rest of the ACC, so let’s look at an in state comparison. What about Ramsey’s counterpart at the University of Kentucky, Eli Capilouto? Capilouto receives a salary of $535,500—more than $100,000 less than Ramsey.

We get it, Ramsey gets paid more than many of us will even dream of in our lifetimes. It’s understandable to see these numbers and be a tad overwhelmed, but many would argue Ramsey deserves the money due to his credible amount of experience.

With a BA from WKU, masters and doctoral degrees from UK and an impressive resume, Ramsey has a long list of accolades. Though all of these accolades provide excellent ammunition in terms of rallying a defense for Ramsey, it still doesn’t distract from the fact our university has crept its way into national headlines for more negative reasons than positive.

It becomes clear why this past semester 78 U of L faculty members signed a letter to Ramsey stressing their concern with U of L’s recent onslaught of negative attention.

It looks like Ramsey’s lack of accountability for the university’s recent embarrassments doesn’t reflect the staggering six figures he rakes in annually, and the faculty are beginning to take due notice.

So what does all this mean? Does it mean we have an appointed official running our university’s reputation into the ground, all the while stuffing his pockets with more and more money each passing year? Frankly, yes.

It may not be as consequential as the embez-

zlement that landed former Education Dean Robert Felner in prison, but it should still be thoroughly discussed.

Though the letter signed by faculty this past November was a great start in addressing Ramsey’s overdue responsibilities, it only addressed and called for accountability regarding the Katina Powell scandal and the sombrero incident. What the faculty letter did not address due to the timeliness of the matter, was the ongoing FBI investigation regarding three U of L officials and their alleged misuse of federal grant money for nonuniversity purposes – an investigation that could draw in even more negative connotations for U of L. Ramsey isn’t naive. He understands that he’s the boss hog around these parts. And all jokes aside, it remains his responsibility to answer for each of the horrific scandals, no matter how detached they may be from his office.

When all the smoke clears, it’s obvious accountability has to come from somewhere.

Not only for the sake of the faculty, but for the sake of the students. Our diplomas should represent our accomplishments here at our time at U of L, not for the mishandling of management and scandals we as students literally have no control over.

More or less, we need to ask ourselves this: has it gotten to the point where we see our university’s president more in the headlines than the actual sidewalks of campus? If so, this isn’t a reality we here at The Cardinal are ready to quietly abide by and accept.

What about you?

It looks like Ramsey’s lack of accountability for the university’s recent embarrassments doesn’t reflect the staggering six figures he rakes in annually, and the faculty are beginning to take due notice.

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-Nick Amon

WHAT GRINDS

MY GEARS DALTON RAY @THECARDINALNEWS What grinds my gears this January?

Well let me tell you about it.

People telling me their New Years resolution If I had a dollar for every person who told me about their New Years resolution I’d be stupid rich. If I had a dollar for every every time I cared about someone’s resolution I’d still be as broke as I am today.

Don’t talk about it, just do it.

Passive aggressive people This is hands down, one of the most annoying personality traits someone can have. They won’t address the problem with you face to face like an adult or decent person, but whenever you two aren’t together anymore they’re quick to send you an email or text calling you out. Even worse is when that person tells someone else to tell you their passive aggressive thoughts. The cycle of passive aggressiveness never ends.

Kentucky basketball I get pretty tired about hearing how their next recruiting class is going to be so much better than the team now. Then after they have the same issues they blame it on being young and the next year’s class will be way better. They harp on beating U of L then lose to an SEC team that probably won’t make the tournament - huge accomplishment.

The 30 teams who passed on Teddy Bridgewater in the 2014 NFL Draft Many teams could of taken a quarterback during the last draft. Houston, who had the first pick, passed on Teddy and still doesn’t have a quarterback. . The Browns had two first round picks, and humorously chose Johnny Manziel who was in Vegas partying as “Billy Manziel” last season.

Looks like Teddy’s small wrists and skinny knees are really holding the Vikings back as they won 11 games in just his second year.

The fact that I have to go through verification every year for financial aid I’m sorry, I’m poor. My family doesn’t have money this year, we didn’t have money the year before and the year before that.

You don’t have to continue to make sure I’m broke. I get it.

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How much do you really know about your own trash?

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Q: Is it OK for a professor, TA or RA to sleep with a student?

This is a challenging question because these categories of people possess varied levels of power over a student, not to mention age and physical proximity. It’s generally a good relationship rule of thumb for two people to share equal power when they decide to enter into any form of romantic exchange or relationship. The degree of the power imbalance is directly proportionate to the likelihood negative, unhealthy outcomes will occur. Simply put, the more influence someone has and could wield over another person, the higher the chance bad stuff will go down for the less powerful one in the relationship. I suggest you consider two things if you’re considering one of the aforementioned scenarios: If others in your residence hall or class learned of the relationship, what would the public perception be? Could this impact you in a negative way in your social circles?

What might happen if the relationship goes sour? Do you stand to lose more than the emotional connection if it doesn’t work out?

While there may be some room to debate the ethics of dating an RA, let me be very clear: It is entirely unethical for a professor to date their student. Even if the student is not in the professor’s class currently, they could potentially take their class in the future. The only green zone for dating exists after the student graduates, when there is no longer a potential conflict of interest.

If you’re aware of a professor crossing this line, I encourage you to come forward and report it to Mary Elizabeth Miles, Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Director of Employee Relations and Compliance by phone at (502) 852-6688; or by email at maryelizabeth.miles@louisville.edu. If you prefer to report anonymously, go to: Louisville.edu/ dos/help/anoymouscrimereport.

Got questions about sex?

Email them to playwell@louisvillecardinal.com.

The prolific “Trash Island” in the Pacific Ocean has become an increasing and alarming environmental issue over the past several years. The collections of debris in various parts of the marine waters resemble that of an island because of the large amounts of nondegradable trash that have accumulated in the ocean. While this concern may not seem relevant to you as a student living in Louisville, Kentucky, far from the Pacific Ocean, there’s still a high chance that you’re contributing to the waste that’s harming the environment and its plants and animals.

Just the other day I was getting a coffee at Einstein’s Brother Bagels, and I saw a pretty disturbing sight. Prior to pouring her vanilla hazelnut cup of goodness, a woman accidentally grabbed additional coffee cup sleeves.

Rather than putting back the three sleeves for someone else to use, she threw it away. Yes, you heard this right, threw it away—in the trash can. First of all, there was no reason to dispose of these. The next person who came along to pour his or her cup of coffee, could have easily used one of these sleeves that was touched for a mere five seconds. Secondly, if she was going to dispose of a cardboard sleeve, how about using the designated area, a.k.a the recycling bin?

I see people doing common things like this all the time across campus. It’s time for coffee lovers, Chick-fil-a fanatics, and other individuals who buy food or beverages in disposable containers to change their current habits. Food and beverages are easily accessible across campus as is the ability to dispose these containers and all of the other side items such as napkins and utensils that come with a

meal. The issue lies, not in the disposability of cardboard, plastic, metals and other materials but, rather, in the increasing usage of these items along with their improper disposal.

Our campus has both recycling bins and trash cans paired together, which are typically located within feet of each other. It is so easy to properly dispose of whatever is in your hands and call it a day.

It is time to start questioning individual habits. Is it really so hard to not choose so many disposable items in the first place? Is it, then, that difficult to properly dispense these items? It comes down to practicing being more environmentally friendly. You can carry a reusable mug with you or stop using plastic bags. All of these new habits will help to reduce your individual waste that is piling up in the Pacific Ocean.

Sustainable practices are only require a simple change of habit that, overtime, will become easier for you to practice. I have started to drink coffee with reusable mugs and use less plastic wear when I can. I also reuse plastic bags if I have to use them and I have been more conscience of disposing items in proper areas. All of these things I’ve picked up are things anyone do themselves. You can even visit the Garden Commons, located at the Cultural Center, to compost any materials you may have accumulated.

If a typical college girl like me can alter my ways to be more sustainable, so can you. I believe that changing your ways of thinking as well as your effort towards trying to use less and dispose of waste properly, is not a difficult task. It is time for a habitual change across campus. It is time to start asking, “What’s up with all the waste?”

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