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U of L community upset over anti-LGBTQ literature

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The tension between First Amendment rights and students’ right to feel safe on campus exploded into controversy Jan. 28 when a student passed out copies of Ray Comfort’s “God & Sexuality” to an Intro to LGBTQ Studies class.

University of Louisville President Neeli Bendapudi emailed the U of L community Feb. 6 after meeting with the class and said the university must find a balance between upholding the First Amendment and fostering inclusivity.

She said resources and opportunities to educate the community will be made available with the help of Provost Beth Boehm and interim-dean David Owen.

There will apparently be no formal action taken against the unnamed student who passed out the information.

After the class found the pamphlets on their desks, the student waited outside the classroom where the students and professor Kaila Story found him.

Story asked him to leave and he did.

Students from the class report he returned Jan. 30 and campus police escorted him from the classroom.

U of L spokesperson John Karman said administrators met with all faculty that raised the issue Feb. 3. Other administrators met with the student Feb. 4 and report he said he only wanted to raise awareness, not intimidate.

“The university values diversity in all its forms, including diversity of opinion.

That said, student safety is our top priority. We will continue to monitor the situation and will take steps to ensure an

environment that supports the highest level of learning,” Karman said.

Dean of Students Michael Mardis said that the office has had a Student Care Team for years that is made up of professionals in law enforcement, mental health, campus health and student health.

He said team members assess students based on their previous and current behavior, facts and circumstance of the situation, in-person observation, in-class behaviors and on and off-campus behaviors. “Without the ability of its members to freely hear, express, and debate different ideas and points of view, the University would lack the culture of free inquiry that lies at the foundation of the academic enterprise,” Mardis said.

Story said she is disturbed by how the Dean of Students office originally treated the incident. “In these terrifying times of school shootings and public displays of violence, I would like to think that a university office would be just as alarmed as me and my students were regarding this issue,” she said.

Junior Alexander Vernon, who is in the class, said, “The last thing I would want is anyone else who holds hateful or harmful bigotry towards anyone on this campus targeting any other minority groups or the LGBTQ students again.”

Ricky Jones, chair of the Department of Pan-African Studies, said there is something wrong with both the law and university policy if this type of behavior is allowed. Jones said there was no reason for the student to return to the class because he already passed out the literature.

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Dawn Heineken, head of the department of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, said Mardis did not seem to understand why students, faculty and the chairs of two departments found this scary. “I think the university needs to look long and hard at its internal processes,” she said.

“It definitely needs to ensure that folks making decisions about questions related to student learning, safety and well-being need to be better educated on, and take more seriously, the concerns of all students - especially students from marginalized groups who already have to struggle every day to feel safe and respected in the wider world.”

The president of a a student organization for LGBTQ + students of color and their allies said the university did not address the issue properly. Shades President Luke Moore said that they were disappointed in the response from the university.

“They need to ask themselves whether or not free speech is more important than the lives and the safety of their LGBTQ+ students, who they love to use to promote our university and talk about how LGBT-friendly it is and how young LGBT students should be coming here,” Moore said.

Bendapudi wrote, “I learned today

from my conversation how frightening and painful the experience was for the bright, passionate, and engaged students in Dr. Kaila Story’s Introduction to LGBTQ Studies class. I also learned we have much work to do to make sure that all students (and faculty and staff) feel welcome and supported on our campus.

There are clearly areas where we need to improve in terms of caring for our campus community, communicating appropriately, and responding swiftly.”

Jones said the class has written letters of complaint to the administration, talked to reporters outside of the university and refused to hide their names. He said, “I’m very proud of them for doing that in an age where silence is rewarded more than being brave.”

“I think those students and the professor have every right to do everything under the sun to not only protect their lives and protect their right to learn, but also protect their dignity and their right to exist in this place and in this world,” Jones said.

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Monday, Feb. 10 to discuss the issue publicly. See Louisvillecardinal.com for updated info, as this meeting is after our deadline for this issue.

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False evacuation order scares campus JOSEPH GARCIA @JOSEPH_G08

Across all three campuses, University of Louisville staff phones displayed a warning message that alerted staff and faculty to evacuate buildings immediately. The message came late afternoon Feb. 7.

A RAVE alert was sent out to students and staff at 4:36 p.m. informing them of the false alarm.

“U of L phone systems experienced a malfunction,” the RAVE alert read. “Please disregard any notice about immediate evacuation.”

John Karman, director of media relations for U of L, said normally the type of message U of L phones displayed only appears during emergency situations.

“We don’t know what caused the phones to malfunction,” Karman said.

Even though the message was just a malfunction, campus employees and students reacted as if the unknown threat was real.

In the Student Activities Center, the Campus Bookstore’s managers evacuated its customers and employees. One employee, Emma Betancourt, a senior exercise science major, told the Cardinal how she was worried about the situation.

“I was concerned about what we needed to do in order to get out of the building in a timely manner,” Betancourt said.

Betancourt was hopeful that others got out of the SAC in time in the event the strange message was a real warning. “I didn’t want to go back into the building since nobody seemed to know what was going on.”

Meanwhile on the other end of the Belknap campus, the Student Recreation Center’s staff members took a similar response.

Brooke Dotson, a freshman dental hygiene major, was working at the front desk of the SRC when she was told to evacuate the building.

“I was alert and alarmed,” Dotson said. “My first thought was of what to do right away because you never know what those messages are about or what is going on,” Dotson said, “I immediately just knew to get everyone out of the building so they could find safety.”

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Former U of L dance coach Todd Sharp banned from campus MATTHEW KECK @THECARDINALNEWS

Former University of Louisville Ladybirds coach Todd Sharp was banned from campus and future events Feb. 3.

This came after Sharp shot himself in the leg at the same hotel as the U of L baseball team’s lead-off dinner Jan. 24.

“We’ve made prudent decisions about the safety of our fans and employees as anyone would do when something of that nature occurs,” said Vince Tyra, the U of L athletic director.

Tyra sent out an email to U of L faculty and staff Feb. 3 to be on the lookout and alert authorities if they saw Sharp anywhere on campus.

“Earlier today, the university issued

a persona-non-grata notice for former head dance coach Todd Sharp, prohibiting him from attending public and private university-related events, whether on or off campus, or from visiting our offices,” said Tyra. “Should you spot Mr. Sharp on or around campus, please immediately contact 9-1-1.”

Sharp’s attorney said that the shooting was an accident and didn’t take place anywhere near the U of L event. More information from Sharp’s side came to light Feb. 4 when he sat down for an interview with Wave 3.

“I don’t like Vince Tyra, but I wouldn’t hurt him or myself or anybody else,” Sharp told Wave 3. “I love U of L, and it’s been a heartbreak that everything I

loved was taken away.”

Sharp said he had been carrying a gun on him recently after having his house broken into. He said he forgot the gun was in his pocket when he accidentally shot himself in the leg. He was taken to U of L Hospital and released the next day.

Sharp was one of the country’s most successful dance coaches during his 16 seasons with U of L. He led the Ladybirds to a combined 20 national championships.

Because of his great success, he starred in the reality show about the dance team “So Sharp,” on Lifetime. The show only lasted one season.

Sharp was fired by Tyra in 2018 because of fiscal misconduct. This was a result of approximately $40,000 found missing from the Ladybirds funding.

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Film festival exposes moviegoers to various French films

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Diversity seems to be at the heart of this year’s French Film Festival, as the University of Louisville aims to showcase a varied compilation of uniquely distinguished films for students.

This year the French Film Festival includes everything from romantic comedies, animated films to more serious dramas. Some of these films reflect on current events, while others offer more detailed character studies.

Associate French professor Matthieu Dalle is one of the people behind the festival who has worked tirelessly to bring this carefully selected collection of films to students.

Dalle hopes the festival will shed light on the importance of French cinema to students and act as an introduction to French cinema. He hopes this selection of films might convey how French cinema is unique to American cinema and

highlight how it is unique and unparal- called ‘Return of the Hero,’” Dalle said. leled to contemporary American cinema. “And on the other, you have a film like He believes the French Film Festi- ‘Young Ahmed’, which is directed by the val will cater to the needs of any type of Dardenne brothers, which couldn’t be casual movie-goer, film-buff and cine- more different.” phile alike. Dalle believes that the films According to Dalle, “Young Ahmed” selected for this year’s festival reflect is looking to be the best pick of the fesan urgency for inclusion of all types of tival. “Young Ahmed” was first screened movie-goers. at last year’s Cannes Film Festival to al“We want students to realize that most universal critical acclaim and tells there is something for everyone,” Dalle the story about a boy who becomes exsaid. “French cinema does not always posed to radical Islamic principles. Dalle have to be experimental or ‘intellectual’ believes this is just one film at the festiin nature.” val that is successful in telling a complex Dalle also understands there is a com- and harrowing story in a nuanced and mon false assumption amongst Ameri- thoughtful manner. can moviegoers that French cinema is The French Film Festival is currently oftentimes arduous, experimental, artsy screening at U of L’s Floyd Theater on or avant-garde in nature.

Thursdays and Saturdays now through Dalle and his collaborators working March 7 with an additional screening of behind this year’s festival are hoping to the animated film “Dilili in Paris” at the dispel those notions and change audi- Speed Cinema Feb. 23. ence beliefs little by little. “On one hand GRAPHIC BY ALEXIS SIMONS / you have a French romantic comedy THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

Dorms battle for “green” prize GRACE WELSH

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Residents are encouraged to unplug their unused devices, turn off lights, take quicker showers, skip the elevator or turn down the heat. In addition to the weekly winners of the gift cards to Comfy Cow and Heine Bros., one resident who goes above and beyond during Ecolympics 2020 will receive a restored vintage Schwinn bicycle.

According to the buildingOS dashboard, Louisville Hall is currently in the lead with a 3.6 percent reduction of electricity since Feb. 4, while Kurz Hall is in last place with a 10.1 percent increase.

The University of Louisville Sustainability Council has teamed up with Recyclemania to engage students and faculty in a competition between 141 North American universities to promote ecoconscious lifestyles.

The event, known as Ecolympics 2020, will happen from Feb. 2 to March 28 and encourages reducing waste, recycling and composting across campus.

The consumption of single-use disposables is rampant across the nation, but the U of L Sustainability Council is encouraging students to cut back by bringing their own items and taking advantage of U of L’s single-stream recycling system when possible.

The council will also be collecting food waste from dining locations such as the Ville Grill. Weekly winners who share images of their eco-efforts to Instagram or Facebook, tagging @UofLSustainable, will have a chance to win a gift card to Comfy Cow Ice Cream, Heine Bros. Coffee and others locations.

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Exploring intersecting identities with “Queer Eye” culture expert JOSEPH GARCIA @JOSEPH_G08

Karamo Brown, culture expert on the Netflix reboot of “Queer Eye,” came prepared to laugh and get deep with the Louisville community Feb. 5. Students, staff, faculty and community members alike packed the Student Activities Center’s ballroom just to see the three-time Emmy winner and hear his thoughts on the intersections of identity.

Along with “Queer Eye,” Brown also appeared on “Dancing with the Stars” in 2019 and “The Real World: Philadelphia” in 2004. He has also worked as a social worker, written a memoir and co-authored a book with his son Jason.

Lately, Brown has been working on his podcast, “Karamo,” and a new skin care line.

The Student Activities Board, LGBT Center and Black Student Union coordinated the event.

Brown learned how to grow and learn from his multitude of identities as a black man, an openly gay man, a son of immigrant parents, a Christian, a single father and former social worker.

“Being here in this room with us, sends a powerful message about who we are, what we care about and value. And that’s inclusion and celebrating all the identities that make us a community,” said Brian Buford, director of employee development and success at the University of Louisville.

Brown talked about his childhood and how it was a struggle for him to celebrate who he was.

“Growing up in Texas, to immigrant parents, with the name Karamo, it was not cute, okay?” Brown said. “There were a lot of times I felt alone and isolated. I knew that I was different because I would bring things to lunch that I loved, like curry goat or ox tails, and people at school would immediately let me know that it wasn’t okay to bring.”

As a child, Brown began to internalize that being different was a bad thing.

He even changed his name to Jason because people would make a face when he said his real name.

“Sometimes the faces hurt more than the words, because it was like I ‘m showing you who I am and I’m proud of who I am and then your response to be curious is ‘What?!’” Brown said, “That is a very hard pill to swallow when you’re a kid, especially when you’re still trying to build your self-esteem and figure out who you are in this big world.”

Phoenix Washington, a recent Liberal Arts graduate, said it was freeing to hear Karamo speak.

“It was nice to hear about someone with a checkered past who used their identities to build themselves up,” Washington said. “Even more freeing as a queer black person trying to figure out

where you fit.”

On being “marginalized.”

This discontent to all his identities, Brown said came from a shared understanding from the people around him and the media: different meant not as good.

“It meant you’re not as special, that you don’t deserve as much,” Brown said. “And I remember getting around the age of 13 or 14 where I started to hear this word marginalized.”

It’s something we still hear to this day and is all over news outlets. Brown said at 14 he didn’t really understand what it meant when people around him began saying he was apart of marginalized communities, but now fully understands the power and implication of the word.

“There’s an undertone. When someone says you’re part of a marginalized community, they’re saying you don’t deserve access, you’re not going to attain what someone else has attained, you don’t have the right to do so,” Brown said.

“When I look at myself as a black man, as a son of immigrants, as a gay man--I don’t think of any of these things as marginal. I think of all of these things as gifts that I’ve been given to create a better life for myself.”

Battling a diminished self-esteem.

But at the time, his self-esteem was still lacking due to all the negative things he was hearing from people around him. Brown realized they were projecting their fears and issues on him. “It was causing me anxiety,” Brown said.

“I realized if I wanted to have better self-esteem, one of the things I could personally do and start doing immediately was practicing not repeating the negative things I heard about myself.”

Brown said the only way to combat that feeling of waking up in the morning

and wishing something about yourself is Brown said that by doing this and aldifferent is to stop repeating the nega- lowing yourself to make mistakes, you tive things people say about you. He said free yourself from the shackles of yesteryou have to start saying the good things day.

“If a little child were here right now, about yourself.

“All of your identities make you spe- and we were like ‘He’s about to start cial, like I said, they are gifts to me,” walking for the first time!’ and he fell Brown said, “The reason I have my and busted his head,” Brown said, “none job on ‘Queer Eye’ is because I literally of us would be like ‘You’re never gonna went into a room full of 100 other gay walk again!’” To which Brown and the guys and decided I was not going to be audience laughed.

Curiosity and the soul. ashamed of any part of my identities. I Another one of the many big takesaid to myself, ‘no one in here has all of my identities, I’m going to share with aways Brown wanted the audience to remember was that they should strive to them what is great about me.’”

Brown said that despite this, people stay curious. As kids, we were continuwill try to stifle your voice, or that we ally told to explore and try new things, but at some point that stops. ourselves will stifle our own voices.

We get into cliques and avoid any“Social media culture makes it so very easy to look at someone’s life and say thing different.

“I’m a big believer that’s where we ‘Wow. Look at what they’ve done, what’s wrong with me?’” Brown said, “Let me stop learning how to connect with peotell you something, when it comes to ple and with the world around us--when your identities and appreciating and lov- we stop being curious,” Brown said.

Instead, Brown wants people to be ing every part of you--comparison is the excited about different cultures and thief of joy.” foods.”When you get excited about More than just black and gay.

This is all to say that the biggest part something new you start to begin to of Brown’s identity has nothing to do open yourself up to new possibilities. with his appearance, sexuality or back- You start to find yourself getting curious ground. It’s his ability to ask for help and about so many things around you that you didn’t know you could be curious his ability to start again.

“That’s why I don’t like New Year’s about,” Brown said.

“Curiosity feeds your soul and mind resolutions,” Brown said, “No one says that if you don’t make your New Year’s in such a way, believe me.”

And Brown does this everyday. resolution in the timeline you thought, “What it does for me is I start to learn. that you can actually start again. I want everyone in here to remember that part The more I learn, the more I grow, the of your identity is your ability to ask for more I grow the more I can connect with help if you don’t know what you’re do- other people. The more that I connect with other people the more I feel alive ing and also to start again.”

“Every day is a brand new day and we and apart of this world.” know that to be true. One of the things I know to be true, and I’ve said this on ‘Queer Eye,’ is that failure is not the op- PHOTO BY ANTHONY RILEY / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL posite of success. It’s part of it.”

After Karamo spoke, Dr. Kaila Story and Jaison Gardner from the “Strange Fruit” podcast interviewed Brown about his memoir, “Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope.”

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Get involved in politics and take control of the future BEN GOLDBERGER

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With the Iowa caucus Feb. 3, the presidential race heats up even more.

Candidates are increasing their social media posts, continuing their efforts to fundraise and speaking at rallies to gain a strong base before the democratic presidential candidate is selected on June 13.

The presidential election is less than nine months away now, and while that may seem super far away, it is important that everyone is educated on the candidates as early as possible.

Many people shy away from politics, not wanting to start a fight with whomever they are speaking to.

But being involved with politics is extremely important for any citizen, especially college age students who will soon go into the real world and deal with the policies put in place by government legislators.

“I think, for anyone, it is important to get informed and involved in any way

with politics,” says freshman political science major Ivy Stites.

“Politics are what leads up to the policies that police one’s life. Students should pay attention and fight against any policy that may hinder their success as a student and continue that attentiveness and fight when they leave school,” Stites said.

Politics are the engine that fuels this country. All of the laws and regulations that affect every aspect of life are linked to some level of politics. From speed limits on roads to how much college costs, politicians are the ones making the calls.

Anyone who has ever taken out a federal loan for anything, student loans for example, are directly affected by the decisions made by government officials.

This may seem like everything is out of control then, with all the power laying in the hands of government officials. But regular citizens are the ones who control who is able to make those decisions.

By being involved in politics, people are taking their future into their own

hands. Being involved can look different for every person, whether that is just discussing beliefs with others, canvassing for a favorite candidate or researching policies and candidates on the ballot before voting.

Even something as small as following government officials on social media will go a long way in keeping one up to date with new policies being passed. By following politicians on social media, citizens learn what policies and issues are important to them, therefore allowing the citizens to find a politician that cares about the same issues.

Downloading an app for a news source is also an easy way to stay up to date with current events around the country and the world. Almost all of the major news sites have mobile apps for phones, such as CNN, Fox News and BBC News.

Try to find the least biased news site to get the most reliable information.

Other ways to get involved that include higher time commitments include

contacting representatives about issues, volunteering with campaigns to call voters or going door-to-door representing candidates or volunteering at voting centers on election days.

For those looking to get involved in politics on campus, Stites recommends joining party-affiliated Registered Student Organizations or the Student Government Association.

Stites also explained that even simple things like watching the debates are a great way to become politically informed and get involved on a personal level.

Everyone should be involved in politics, no matter how they choose to do so. Government is where the country is molded into the form of America that citizens have to experience every day.

Whether by downloading an app, tuning into the debates or volunteering for campaigns, one is taking a huge step to taking their future, and the future of everyone around them, into their own hands.

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Freedom of speech should not come before student safety BEN GOLDBERGER

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On Jan. 28, a student distributed anti-LGBT information to an Intro to LGBT Studies class and returned to stalk the class again Jan. 30. After the professor and students all around campus expressed their concerns about the event, the university seemingly dismissed it as a threat.

Ricky Jones, the chairman of the University of Louisville Pan-African Studies program, expressed his concerns regarding the university’s actions on the issue in a Facebook post Feb. 3.

Jones explained that the U of L council believed there was not much to be done regarding the issue and they do not understand why the students felt threatened in the first place.

When hearing this, one can assume that the university believes this student was just exercising his freedom of speech, therefore this is no issue.

But that is a harmful perspective which sets a dangerous example for their students and everyone around the country.

As a result of the response from U of L, they are telling students that their safety is less important than freedom of speech. They are saying that it is okay to spread hate speech and propaganda as long as they don’t disrupt the operations of the university.

This is fundamentally wrong on many different levels. As a public in-

stitution that boasts acceptance of all groups of people, U of L should be embarrassed with how they handled this situation.

Kaila Story, the professor of the course which was attacked, shared her disgust with how the university has treated this issue.

“I am beyond disturbed by the way this incident has been treated by the Dean of Students office. In these terrifying times of school shootings and public displays of violence, I would like to think that a university office would be just as alarmed as me and my students were regarding this issue. Unfortunately, this is not the case,” Story said.

While the university officials are understandably busy and have many issues to deal with every day, this issue should be a the top of their list. Nothing is more important that their students’ safety, yet they are acting as if the feelings of their students comes second to allowing hateful people to spread their opinions.

This issue will not be going away anytime soon, with students across campus protesting against the actions of the university.

“The Dean of students office needs to know that their dismissive attitudes regarding this issue won’t be tolerated by me or my students,” Story said.

“Something must be done.”

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Men’s basketball holds off Virginia in tough home victory COLE EMERY

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No. 5 Louisville men’s basketball defeated Virginia 80-73 at home in a nailbiter Feb. 8 at the KFC YUM! Center.

The Cardinals were able to extend their winning streak to 10 games.

Before the game, the University of Louisville honored its 1980 National Championship team led by Darrell Griffith.

The hype of the Yum! Center helped push the Cardinals out to an early lead over the Cavaliers. Louisville bottomed five of their first six from the threepoint line.

The Cardinals first 15 points came

via the three-point shot. As a collective, Louisville shot 53.3 percent from three in the first half.

The Cardinals were able to out rebound Virginia in the first half, leading to multiple second chance buckets that put the Cardinals on top going into the locker room.

Going into halftime, Louisville led the Cavaliers 44-30.

In the second half the Cardinals witnessed a different Virginia team.

Virginia fired back, shooting 53 percent from the field as a team. They also shot 50 percent from behind the arc.

The difference between the two ACC rivals was the rebounding category.

Louisville hustled on the boards to out

rebound Virginia by 12.

With time winding down late in the second half, Junior Malik Williams went in for a two-handed flush and was hit hard, but there was no foul call on the dunk attempt. Seconds later, on the other end of the floor, a foul was called on Louisville. Coach Chris Mack was furious with the call and in turn was called for the technical foul.

This ignited a flame beneath the Cardinals for the remainder of the game.

Immediately after the technical foul, freshman David Johnson hit a jumper from the elbow.

Louisville went on to shutdown the Cavalier offense and hit all of their freethrows to win 80-73.

Junior Jordan Nwora finished with 22 points and seven rebounds. Senior Steven Enoch finished with 13 points and two rebounds. Williams finished with 13 points and six rebounds.

Although they are currently unranked, Virginia has not been an easy matchup for Louisville in the past.

This marked the fifth time in school history the Cardinals have won against Virginia in their 20 meetings.

Nwora said, “We have had a bunch of chances to beat them, and somehow they always find a way to win. It was good just being able to finish the deal today.”

Louisville’s next match will be at McCamish Pavilion where they will take on Georgia Tech Feb. 12 at 8 p.m.

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Junior Malik Williams and freshman David Johnson defending the basket.

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The No. 5 University of Louisville Cardinals had their 13-game winning streak broken Feb. 6 by No. 17 Florida State University, 67-59. This was U of L’s second loss of the season and first one within the ACC. It was a stellar night for Seminole redshirt senior Kiah Gillespie, going 3-5 from the three point line and scoring 25 points against the Cards. Coach Jeff Walz said after the game that these are the kind of things they can’t let happen.

But it wasn’t just FSU’s top scorer that left the Cards scratching their heads. The Cards shot a dismal 34.4 percent from the field on the night and only scored six points in the second quarter.

It wasn’t the lack of effort on U of L’s part, the shots just weren’t falling for them.

Midway through the third quarter U of L went on an 8-1 run to bring them within 2 points of the Seminoles. They headed into the final quarter only down 42-40, thanks to a jumper at the buzzer by redshirt senior Yacine Diop.

It was merely a game of catchup for the Cards, only having the lead once during the second quarter.

Coach Walz said after the game he thought the team just didn’t play well against the Seminoles. He also made a note that FSU was just a really good team.

Junior Dana Evans led the team in scoring with 18 points, but went 7-20 from the field. Her efforts made her the 31st Louisville player to score 1,000 career points.

Evans had some help leading the Cards charge from senior Bionca Dunham who ended with 14 points.

This was a season-high for Dunham, but she struggled getting her points only shooting about 38 percent from the field.

Senior Kylee Shook contributed to the team’s effort on the glass. She pulled down nine rebounds for the Cards and finished with nine points.

Senior Jazmine Jones was Shook’s partner down on the glass, pulling in seven rebounds for the Cards. It was a different story for her shooting wise, only going two of 12 from the field and finishing with five points.

The Cards were trying to fill a gap with sophomore Elizabeth Balogun not playing. Balogun is currently playing for the Nigerian National team.

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Men’s basketball defeats Wake Forest thanks to their surge in the second half JOHN MCCARTHY @THECARDSPORTS

The No. 5 Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team won against Wake Forest 86-76 in a tough match Feb. 5 at the KFC Yum! Center.

This extended the Cardinals winning streak to nine as they continue their ascent in the NCAA basketball rankings.

The Cardinals (20-3, 11-1) have accrued 16 wins in which they have defeated their opponent by 10 or more points this season.

The efficiency of the Demon Deacons (10-12, 3-9) stunned the Cardinals in the first half. Wake Forest busted out of the gates, shooting 60 percent from the field on 18 shots made. They also managed to out-rebound Louisville, heading into halftime plus five on the boards.

At one point, Wake Forest led the Cardinals by 16, but that would end up being their largest lead of the game.

Louisville managed to keep the deficit within a dozen with their three-point shooting.

The Cardinals shot 50 percent from three in the first half with nine threepointers made.

Junior Jordan Nwora headed into the locker room with a dozen points and a pair of rebounds. Junior Malik Williams

had eight points in the first half. Senior Ryan McMahon made two of Louisville nine first-half three-pointers.

The second half was all about the Cardinals’ monstrous comeback.

Without Louisville’s game-changing five minute run to open the second half, this game would have come down to the wire. With 14 minutes left to play, Nwora fooled a Wake Forest defender with a filthy crossover and followed up with an off-balance one-footed three-pointer.

Senior Dwayne Sutton carried the energy next for the Cardinals in the second half by grabbing a steal and taking it to the other end for a strong twohanded dunk.

Nwora finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and an assist. Sutton ended with a double-double, shooting for 15 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

Seniors Steven Enoch and Fresh Kimble came to life in the second half.

Enoch collected two rebounds and shot for 11 points. Kimble dished four assists, grabbed 4 rebounds and scored 14 points.

Collectively the Cardinals finished the game shooting 48 percent from the field.

Wake Forest had three players finishing with double-digit scoring, but the shooting of Louisville sought victory Senior Steven Enoch celebrates after basket. for the Cardinals.

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Senior Jazmine Jones with the contested layup.

The USA national team defeated the women’s basketball team 97-54 in their exhibition game Feb. 2.

The game started off with a layup by USA’s Skylar Diggins-Smith under the basket moments after the game opening tip.

Senior Jazmine Jones answered with a layup of her own. Senior Kylee Shook drained a wide open three-pointer moments later.

Redshirt senior Yacine Diop came off the bench to make an immediate impact with a layup then an assist to give the Cards a 14-13 lead. She then recorded a block after coming out of a timeout.

Louisville took a 21-17 lead going into the second quarter.

Despite a slow start for Team USA, Breanna Stewart helped surge the National Team with two layups in transition from long passes.

The matchup between Louisville’s Jones and former Cardinal Angel McCoughtry was an intense battle in the second quarter. Jones sparked the

Cardinals after an abysmal start by draining a three-pointer. McCoughtry answered back by maneuvering around Jones for an easy layup the following possession.

Team USA took a 45-30 into halftime.

The National Team dominated the second half, but the Cardinals capitalized on some plays.

Senior Bionca Dunham drained a contested midrange shot followed by a three pointer by sophomore Elizabeth Balogun to start the second half.

Sue Bird began to light up from the three point line during the second half for team USA which seemed to be the ignitor towards a high efficiency on the offensive side of the ball.

Throughout the entire game, junior Dana Evans slashed inside and made her way to the basket time after time.

Despite the loss, Louisville head coach Jeff Walz said after the game, “It was good, because our players hear their coaches teaching in practice and they heard the same things we teach them.”

Jones led the team with 12 points and Evans had 11.

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Louisville Track and Field show their talent at the Power 5 Invitational

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Louisville Track and Field came away with two first place finishers and 10 top three finishers at the Power 5 Invitational Feb. 1 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Men 200-meter Freshman Isiah Pantiere ran the race in 21.92 seconds which secured a seventh place spot for the young sprinter.

60-meter hurdle Sophomore D’onte Blount finished in sixth place running the race in 8.57 seconds.

High-jump Freshman Trey Allen secured the only first place finish for the men’s team when he surpassed 2.08 meters.

Freshman Jonah Hyde jumped over 1.98 meters and secured a fifth place finish.

Long-jump Freshman Cayden SpencerThompson recorded a jump of 7.10 meters and secured the third place spot for the event.

Triple-jump Spencer-Thompson has been proving his jumping abilities all season and secured the second place spot without a single fouled jump. His best jump was 15.03 meters. Freshman Jeremiah Willis came in fourth place with a best jump of 13.80 meters.

Shot-put Junior Cade Richeson and senior Christian Buckley secured fifth and sixth place spots for the events with throws amounting 17.32 meters for Richeson and 17.27 meters Buckley.

Heptathlon Sophomore Michael Johnson and junior Clay Moss secured the fourth and fifth place spots in this event for the Cards.

Women 60-meter Junior Brooke Raglin finished in second place to Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix with a time of 7.39 seconds

which was only .04 seconds away from the gold medalist’s time. Junior Sharnae Alston came in fifth for the event with a time of 7.51 seconds.

200-meter In this race, Alston took second place with a time of 24.34 seconds and Raglin finished in fifth with a time of 24.50 seconds.

60-meter hurdle Sophomore Kayla Alexander finished in fifth place for the event with a time of 8.50 seconds. Senior Kelsey Heyward finished the race in 8.79 seconds for an eighth place finish.

High-jump Junior Alivia Ash secured the third place finish in this event after surpassing 1.72 meters.

Pole-vault Junior Gabriela Leon and sophomore Aliyah Welter launched themselves into a second place finish after vaulting 3.94 meters. Freshman Auriane Viola secured sixth place when she achieved a height of

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Freshman Daniel Fainblum with the forehand.

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3.79 meters.

Long-jump Senior Alexis Gibbons finished in fourth place after reaching 5.83 meters on her second jump while Leon secured a fifth place finish after launching herself 5.75 meters.

Triple-jump Freshman Briana Washington finished in second place for the event after she flew 11.72 meters.

Shot-put With the only first place victory for the women, senior Rashida Harris recorded 15.71 meters with her last throw of the event.

Weight-throw Junior Makenli Forrest secured a third place finish with a throw of 21.13 meters.

The Cardinals will have a short break before they compete in three separate meets the weekend of Feb. 14-15 at the Hoosier Hills Invitational, Iowa State Classic and Tyson Invitational.

Louisville men’s tennis fell 4-1 to Northwestern Jan. 31 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

The Cards (5-2) had a rough start by losing the doubles point. Northwestern’s freshman Natan Spear and sophomore Steven Forman (6-2) defeated sophomores Alex Wesbrooks and David Mizrahi..

Junior Tin Chen and freshman Matthew Fung suffered a 6-3 loss to seniors Chris Ephron and Dominik Stary.

Junior Nick Brookes and sophomore Simen Bratholm clinched the doubled victory for Northwestern (6-2) against Sophomores Fabien Salle and Sergio Hernandez.

In singles play, Northwestern (4-1) picked up a point on court six with a 6-1,

6-4 win from Bratholm.

Mizrahi secured Louisville’s only point of the match with a 6-4, 6-1 win over sophomore Trice Pickens.

Hernandez fell 6-2, 6-4 to No. 123 ranked Steven Forman, bringing the overall score to 3-1.

No. 125 ranked Brookes defeated Salle in a singles match 2-6, 6-2, 3-6.

“Every time we play Northwestern, it’s an exciting match,” said U of L head coach Rodrigo Da Silva.

“Every time we play Northwestern, it’s an exciting match,” said UofL head coach Rodrigo Da Silva.

“We started too flat and they took advantage of it and when we tried to come back, it was just too late,” Da Silva said, “I’m very proud of how the guys competed. Now it’s time to go back to work and get ready for Oregon.”

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