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U of L launches new online master’s degree
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The University of Louisville has recently sought to help answer the rising demand for health care jobs in the coming decades with the launch of a new online master’s program. The Master of Science Health Administration degree is designed for health organization executives to improve their management skills and help with career advancement. Head academic officials at U of L’s School of Public Health and Information Sciences were energized by the new initiative, noting its potential to provide health care leaders with the education needed to meet the demands of modern
health care. Healthcare professionals wishing to pursue the program must have at least five years of experience and can be from either administrative or clinical fields. The new master’s degree is an online alternative to the school’s in-house program, both receiving their accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education. The online program is designed to expand upon students’ leadership skills and prepare them for higher-level responsibilities in the healthcare profession, including managing programs, staff, budgets and more. The courses in the executive program are taught by leaders in healthcare inno-
vation. They will challenge students to explore broad principles and important influencers within top healthcare organizations, examine data-driven methods of strategic leadership and effective management of health care organizations, analyze external policy and healthcare environments that affect management, and become a more knowledgeable and well-rounded healthcare administrator. Upon completion of the program, graduates can achieve board certification through an exam by the American College of Healthcare Executives. Applications for this program are being accepted now and more information can be found on U of L’s online master’s degree programs website.
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U of L professor receives Educator of the Year award LIAM STAPP @THECARDINALNEWS
University of Louisville professor Ché Rhodes has been awarded the prestigious Educator of the Year award by Louisville Visual Art, Louisville’s largest art collective. Rhodes is Head of Studio Glass at Hite and an Associate Professor. He founded the glass program at U of L in 2005. Rhodes attended Centre College for his bachelors degree and the Tyler School of Art in Pennsylvania for his masters degree.
He is a past member of the Glass Art Society, the Penland School of Crafts Board of Trustees and acted as co-chair for a Glass Art Society Conference. Before coming to U of L, Rhodes headed the glass department at Southern Illinois University for five years. He has taught all over the world, from Louisville, Ky to Venice, Italy. He has had exhibitions for his work across the country. The most current exhibition to showcase his glass art was the Huntsville Museum of Art’s South by Southeast Glass
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Exhibition in Huntsville, Al. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer honored Rhodes’ art earlier this year. Fischer awarded civil rights activist Mattie Jones with an award made of blown glass that was created by Rhodes. 1909 and has prospered to this day supporting the community through art programs. These have included children’s fine art classes, Artebella, open studio weekends, outreach programs and weekly calls for art-
ists. Serving over 1,000 students, Louisville Visual Art helps the next generation of Louisville artists with their education services and continued support to the community. Aside from Rhodes, other honorees include muralist Liz Richter, philanthropist Nana Lampton and artist Billy Hertz. Ché Rhodes received this award at the third annual Louisville Visual Art Honors Luncheon on Feb. 7.
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New bill requires crisis hotline numbers to be printed on student IDs VICTORIA DOLL @THECARDINALNEWS
On Feb. 6 a bill titled “Senate Bill 42” passed in the State Senate. Senate Bill 42, sponsored by Senator Denise Harper Angel, D-Louisville, requires hotline information for suicide prevention, sexual assault and domestic violence on school-issued student IDs for public schools and public universities in Kentucky. Senate Bill 42 requires that grades six through 12, as well as all Kentucky-University students have the hotline information linked on their student IDs. Secondary schools that do not issue student IDs are not affected. Inspiration for the Senate Bill 42 stems from a statistic given by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: suicide is the second leading cause of death for Kentuckians ages 1534 and that every 12 hours someone in Kentucky loses their life to suicide. Angel said, “Suicide, instances of domestic abuse, and sexual assault are becoming all too common among our young people.” Kentucky has already passed laws that require suicide prevention training for
students grades six through 12; however, over the past decade, the suicide rate for children anteens 18 and younger in the United States has grown more than 90 percent. There has been recent research done to show that the suicide rate is at the highest count since 1999. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, more than 50 percent of sexual assaults take place between August and November. In addition, college women ages 18-24 are three times more likely than women in general to experience sexual assault. Lori Vogel, a social worker and guidance counselor for Fayette County Public Schools said, “Having these numbers on hand, in an easy place to find during that crisis, could be the difference in a life and death situation.” Furthermore, according to The Sexual Assault Response Team Advisory Committee, they report that one of every two Kentucky women and one of every five Kentucky men will experience sexual assault during their lives. “By having these crisis prevention numbers on the back of students’ IDs, we are letting students know that they are not alone, and that help is readily avail-
able to them,” Angel said. “I will now begin working with our colleagues in the House to make this a reality.” Angel hopes Senate Bill 42 will prevent students from having to wait days to months on crisis prevention hotline’s waiting lists. She said by having the state require this information on their student IDs, Kentucky can better provide immediate aid to students that are struggling. Marion County Superintendent Taylora Schlosser, testified in front of the
Senate Committee of Education in favor of the bill. After the passing of her daughter, Taylor Rae Nolan, she founded the Rae of Sunshine Foundation in her memory. The Foundation partners with local organizations to raise awareness and to provide support for people that struggle with mental illness. The next step for Senate Bill 42 is to move to the House for further consideration. GRAPHIC BY SHAYLA KERR / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL
All issues of The Louisville Cardinal digitized
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The University of Louisville’s Archive and Special Collections Department has digitized all issues of The Louisville Cardinal dating back to 1926 when the newspaper was founded. Thomas Owen, an archivist for regional history, led the project as an effort to preserve campus history and make it easier to access. Owen and the archives and special collections team wanted to pursue the project but didn’t have the funding. That was before he worked on a project for David Jones Jr. and his wife Mary Wheeler. Jones’s parents had been active in the university community and he wanted a way to honor them and demonstrate their legacy to their family. They ended up doing a bus tour of the university and Owen helped create books that the family could keep to remember the moments. To complete that project for the family, he had to go through old issues of the newspaper by hand. When the project was complete Jones asked how he could repay Owen for his work. Owen told them that they could fund a project that would make combing through issues of the school paper much easier. Now, the issues can be found on the archive’s website and issues can be sorted based on dates, names and keywords. The digitization of this resource is invaluable for students, researchers and the
administration who need insight into the university’s history. Owen says that it is important to preserve student newspapers because they can act as a mirror of the particular time they cover. “The articles that are selected, the stories and their biases that are reflected, are all seen in the newspaper,” Owen said. This means that the collection of newspapers can act as a time capsule for the university and illustrate not only the university news of the time but also how students reacted to historical events. Carrie Daniels, director of archives and special collections, agreed that student newspapers are a valuable resource. “College and university newspapers are a great way to learn about student life. How they experienced not just what was happening on campus but how they experienced things that happened outside,” Daniels said. The Louisville Cardinal has served this role for the university since its creation in 1926. That was the year after U of L acquired a lot of the land that makes up the campus today, and university life had just started to really take shape. “The Cardinal becomes the documentation of this university in its new life, no, its expanded life,” Owen said. The collection of newspapers from 1925 to 2013 can be found at https://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/cardinal/.
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U of L begins search for new provost
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President Neeli Bendapudi announced in an email to U of L faculty that the university is beginning the search for a new provost. Provost and Executive Vice President Beth Boehm’s two-year term will end on June 30 and the new provost will start on July 1. Bendapudi has called for a nationwide search for potential provost candidates and encourages U of L fac-
ulty to apply for the position, as well as nominate their colleagues from U of L or any other universities. The provost serves as the secondhighest authority of the university and reports directly to the president. President Bendapudi said, “She or he will work closely with the vice presidents and deans and will manage both the day-to-day and long-term academic operation of the university.” The candidate will be chosen by a
committee appointed by the president and led by School of Dentistry Dean Gerry Bradley and Kent School of Social Work Dean David Jenkins. Applications will be accepted until the search for a provost has concluded. If a new provost is not selected by the June 30 deadline Dr. Boehm will stay on as provost until a candidate is selected. Those interested in applying or nominating someone for the position can get more information from U of L’s website.
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U of L issues no-contact order to student MAGGIE VANCAMPEN @GOINCAMPEN
The University of Louisville issued a no-contact order to the student who passed out anti-LGBTQ+ literature in a classroom Jan. 28. U of L spokesperson John Karman said it was issued Feb. 13. The no-contact order prohibits a person from having communication with another person. Ricky Jones, head of the Pan-African Studies department, posted on Facebook that the student is not allowed to talk to the professor or students and is not allowed near the classroom.
To further address the controversy, University Provost Beth Boehm said she is gathering a committee to review the current Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, the U of L Code of Conduct and other free speech policies with the Kentucky Campus Free Speech Act of 2019. She wants a mix of students, faculty and staff on this committee. Professor Kaila Story, who teaches the Intro to LGBTQ Studies class, is glad this is over and can’t wait to get back to teaching. The U of L community expressed their dislike of the way the university initially handled the situation.
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Sharon Kerrick has been named the new Executive Director of the Center for Digital Transformation. Kerrick is the current chair of the department of educational leadership, evaluation and organizational development in the College of Education and Human Development. The Center for Digital Transformation opened in 2019 in the Miller IT Building. The Center was created to help students, faculty, staff, and community members develop technology skills. It includes the IBM Skills Academy. Before coming to the University of Louisville, Kerrick owned a tech company for nearly 20 years that had expanded over five states and staffed over 300 people. The company had aided over 11,000 students with technology training annually. Kerrick has been with U of L since 2002, where she started as an Associate Director of the Forcht Center for Entre-
preneurship. In 2016 she became dean of Bellarmine’s W. Fielding Rubel School of Business. She returned in fall 2019 to the College of Education and Human Development. Kerrick has been awarded for her work several times. She became a member of the prestigious Business First Hall of Fame and the National Associaiton of Women Business Owners Kentcky Hall of Fame for her entreupreuneral work. She was named the “Small Business Administration of Kentucky’s Military Veteran Business Advocate of the Year” in 2015 after creating the VetSmart program that helps veterans start businesses. In 2018, “Today’s Woman” magazine named her “Most Admired in Education”. Most recently in 2019, “Business First” named her one of the Mentors of the Year. She will be working alongside the current co-chairs of the IBM Skills Academy effort Ann Larson and Andrew Wright.
Boehm is planning a forum dedicated to exploring how to balance everyone’s right to free speech. “We need to learn from this incident so that we can all do a better job of affirming our LGBTQ students -- and all our students, faculty and staff,” Boehm said. Interim Arts and Sciences dean David Owen said there is a list of things to implement. They are: -Plan a townhall meeting for the A&S community to campus community members affected. -A U of L police officer will be posted outside of the classroom for the remain-
der of the semester. -Priority counseling will be provided to affected students. -Review the Student Code of Conduct to make possible revisions. “I am very proud - and we all should be - of the care and support many in the A&S and U of L community have shown for the students and faculty who have been impacted by this,” Owen said. “I also am proud of the critical analyses and passionate advocacy we have seen, which I am confident will continue and will lead to many fruitful discussions and actions in the future.”
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Finding time to take care of yourself over Spring Break ALEX TOMPKINS @THECARDINALNEWS
While some are soaking up the sun this coming spring break, others are taking the opportunity to stay in and relax. If it’s the latter, it’s important to not stress or dwell on staying in. This can be a great chance to catch up on those things that haven’t had a chance to be done in the midst of scholarly demands. Here are four self-care tips/activities to practice over the break. It’s spring cleaning time. It’s true that spring cleaning is soon to be in full effect. Take this time to get ahead of the game and invest in cleansing your space. It can end up being a really fun activity to do with roommates or just doing it alone. Cleaning a bedroom, dorm or apartment can be great for mental
health, too. This promotes happiness and a stronger work ethic. A study published by the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin showed that those with messy and cluttered spaces are more depressed, tired and stressed. So blast some music, throw on some comfy cleaning clothes and get to work. Finish a book or binge-watch a show. After your space is nice and clean, it’s time to relax. Do some reading for at least an hour a day or watch a couple episodes of that new Netflix series. Catch up. Even the smartest people lag behind on schoolwork and general tasks needing to be done. There’s an entire week now to finish that assignment due the Monday after spring break, so do it. There’s nothing worse than coming
back from a relaxing holiday only to realize the assignments due for the following week. Ekstrom Library will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. all break, so if cleaning isn’t motivation enough, head on over. Remember to forgive. Laying in bed and watching TikToks seems like the best thing to do when recuperating from school. Of course, there’s still that long list of uncompleted chores, but this can be okay, too. It’s alright to forget about responsibilities for a while, as long as the grind keeps going until the last day of the semester. Don’t get beat up for taking time to relax. Do what needs to be done, and come back on March 16 ready to finish the semester like no other. FILE GRAPHIC / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL
Staying in Louisville for break? Don’t miss out on these local events CHRISTIAN GRACE @THECARDINALNEWS
Spring break is rapidly approaching for University of Louisville students, and there are a lot of things to look forward to throughout the week. For those who find parties and colorful displays interesting, the Louisville Zoo’s lights festival will be at the top of the list. The “Wild Lights Asian Lantern Festival at the Louisville Zoo” is an eyeful. The event is the largest lantern display in the region and showcases complex and culturally significant designs throughout the zoo. Ticket prices for non-member adults are $18.50 if purchased before arrival or $20.50 at the gate. Card-carrying members will only pay $15.50 if tickets are bought in advance and $18.50 at the gate. The festival opens March 5 and ends on April 25 and runs from 6:30
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p.m. to 10 p.m. For those considering something more artistic or verbal performances, look no further than the KMAC Poetry SLAM. This local event showcases the creative talent of those who express themselves through words. KMAC is free for attendees, the only cost being $7 to perform. The KMAC museum in downtown Louisville is housing the event, which is hosted by
Lance G. Newman II. It starts at 7 p.m. and goes until 9 p.m. March 10. They also host these events every second Tuesday of each month if it becomes something more than a spring break fling. It’s the luck of the Irish in Louisville this year with a day full of parades and drinks starting March 14. Over 150 attendees flood the street each year to commemorate St. Patrick’s day.
The parade is the largest in Kentucky and can be enjoyed with shenanigans and malarkey. The Hibernian’s Society wants everyone to come down to the corner of Baxter and Bardstown to celebrate the Irish-American way. Whether you’re from the Emerald Island, have Irish heritage or only have the Irish spirit in your heart--there’s plenty of luck to be found at the parade.
Pack your bags and print your tickets, it’s Spring Break ZOE WATKINS @THECARDINALNEWS
Spring break is coming around the corner again and for some that means it’s time to pack the bags and go vacationing. But before doing any of that, here’s some helpful travel advice from Brownell Travel. Get everything organized. Don’t have little slips-ups right before boarding that flight to Finland. Make sure those last to-dos are taken care of the week before. Print out all the required documents like plane tickets the day or night before and place them in a spot where they can easily be remembered. Do research before heading out to make sure that you have all the right documents. Get everything ready and
packed for the next day so getting on the road or making it to the airport is a breeze. Pack big or don’t pack at all Even if it might not seem important at the time, pack it anyway because there will be lots of miles between the house and the final destination. Pack extra clothes for those unintentional mishaps and prepare for the unexpected weather with an umbrella or thick hoodie. Stick to the itinerary There might be a lot of things to do, wherever the vacation is planned, so make a schedule beforehand of places to visits or events going on that would be fun to attend. As sophomore Sophia Akin said, “See where you want to go, what interests you the most and then once you kind of
do that, you can work out an itinerary for yourself.” Don’t forget that spring break is only a week Time can fly when every day is full of things to do, and soon it will be the end of spring break. Try to watch the time carefully so there can be preparation for when school starts up again and it won’t be a train wreck the first day. Put everything back into the backpack, make sure there’s no homework due the next day and get a good night’s sleep so that morning class won’t be missed. Spring break is a time to relax and have fun, so enjoy it to the fullest until it’s time to go back to studying.
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CBD oil is not your father’s marijuana ZOE WATKINS @THECARDINALNEWS
Stores and ads selling CBD oil are popping up everywhere but science says that the newly-hot substance might not be the cure-all its users are hoping for. CBD oil is vastly different from marijuana. According to the Harvard Health Blog, cannabidiol is the second most prominent ingredient in the cannabis plant. CBD is extracted from the hemp plant which is related to marijuana. The substance does not cause the high that many people think it does. The other major component, THC, is what gets the user high. THC is not in CBD. There has been evidence CBD oil helps relieve and manage pain and help with certain types of epilepsy. CBD store owner DeeDee Taylor said the body needs cannabidiol as the brain has certain receptors that work with the body’s endocannabinoid system. Taylor said on her blog, “This network is spread out all over our body and in the brain and accept phyto-cannabinoids (plant derived) as its own body manufactured endocannabinoids. Some of these receptors affect how you perceive pain. When ingested and absorbed
into the bloodstream, CBD will travel and find the receptors and actively block pain. The ability of CBD to change your brain’s perception of pain is what makes it an effective sedative and alternative natural pain killer.” Though many owners that market CBD oil claim it can ease many ailments, there is a lot of research left to be done. Some researchers say the federal government is making it difficult to conduct experiments. Time magazine interviewed Dr. Esther Blessing of New York University. She said, “It’s my opinion that the government should step up, so we can do clinical trials and get this out to people.” Students on campus said they benefit from CBD. Freshman Haley Hartley began using CBD oil during her junior year of high school to help ease the pain in her muscles from Lyme disease. “It relaxes my muscles. Decreasing knots, spasms, and less of an arthritis feeling. Overtime our muscles can learn from the CBD use on no tensing up so much when they shouldn’t because mine would always be tense for no reason,” Hartley says. She says people can use the oil for
How to avoid the flu and what to do if you get it MATTHEW KECK @THECARDINALNEWS
It is flu season again. There are many ways to avoid getting the flu, but if you happen to draw the short straw, don’t panic. What To Do If You Get Sick The first thing to do if you end up with the flu is to stay home and avoid contact with others, except medical care, according to the University of Louisville Campus Health. Resting, drinking lots of fluids (stay away from caffeine and alcohol, though), and using fever reducing medicine is suggested as well. It is also recommended that those infected with the flu wear a face mask if they need to go out in public. This helps stop the spreading of the flu. What Not To Do U of L Campus Health says that people infected with the flu should not go to the emergency room unless their symptoms are more severe. “In most cases, you don’t need to see a medical provider when you have a cold or the flu,” U of L Health website said. Anyone infected with the flu should
avoid contact with others. This can be tricky for college students living in dorms since they can be such close quarters. U of L Health’s advice for students in this situation is to avoid contact with the sick roommates belongings and wash your hands. How To Prevent Getting the Flu Washing your hands is one of the best ways to prevent getting the flu says U of L Health. They also say that eating healthy, exercising and getting enough sleep plays a major role in boosting your immune system to fight off the flu. U of L Campus Health also says to get a flu shot each year before flu season begins. And their website dispels the myth that getting a flu shot gives you the flu. “The flu shot contains dead viruses. You cannot get the flu from the flu shot or nose spray vaccine,” says its website. U of L students can get a free flu shot at any of these locations: Campus Health Medical Services. Health Promotion Office. Flu Shot Stations. More information regarding the flu can be found at louisville.edu/campushealth.
pain from simple headaches to arthritis. Hartley also said CBD can be used for stress as it helps balance her thoughts and emotions. “I think CBD is more of therapy than anything likes drugs honestly. It helps with everything in the body and I would totally recommend it to others. I know my friend even takes CBD pills for her stomach and before the pills, she would have to miss school because she was in so much pain or would throw up and the CBD has helped her so much,” Hartley said Senior Sawyer Redding uses the oil for relaxation and to relieve stress from long days of working. “Everyone has their vices. It’s better to have one that’s not actively harmful to other people than to become an alcoholic or a sex-addict or something that’s gonna actively participate the harming of others,” Redding says. He recommends CBD oil to anyone who is interested, but said users need to know their limits as everyone has their own level of tolerance. “I’m supportive of everyone doing whatever they like. So, my stance has always been that people should be allowed to act as they please,” Redding said.
“The fear of drugs is something that is propagated from an older time. As a more enlightened and an older people, we should be able to look past the deformed days of the past,” Redding said.
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Keep the environment in mind when traveling this spring break CATHERINE BROWN
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With spring break around the corner, it’s fun to imagine sitting on a beach chair in the Bahamas or traveling to sunny Orlando to visit the major theme park attractions when stuck in school. Tourism is an industry that can be beneficial to many countries or territories, and spring break brings a large rush of tourists to these countries. Because of the high demand for goods and services in these areas, they can charge hundreds of dollars for underwater exploration experiences, sell overpriced sun lotion and even load hotel prices with “hidden fees.” While it may be frustrating taking out entire savings just for a week spent on the beach, the tourism industry causes environmental experts even more frustration. “The most pressing environmental
impacts of tourism are the carbon emissions and land use impacts of driving and/or flying to get to natural areas,” said Justin Mog, assistant to the provost for sustainability at the University of Louisville. He said that flying is one of the most environmentally destructive things you can do. Island tourism suffers problems of its own. According to Sustaining Tourism, popular island tourist destinations suffer from water shortages or unclean water, high crowding, lack of recycling and climate change resulting in rising sea levels, among other problems. If these islands were to continue being overrun by tourism, the native population could lose a significant amount of their clean, natural resources. Unsanitary water would be both undrinkable and unliveable for human and marine life. Plastics used in food and
drink or hygienic amenities would be improperly disposed of and cause water pollution. According to the Climate Reality Project, “The Pacific region is seeing seas rise much faster than the global average.” In 2019, President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine said that by the year 2030, the Marshall Islands will be completely underwater. The Marshall Islands has a population of more than 53,000, more than two times as many people as Jeffersontown or Frankfort, Ky. Marshall Islands officials are doing everything they can to try to prevent a catastrophe that could lead to lost resources, homes and lives. In order to help the planet, travelers should be aware of measures they can take to prevent leaving a harmful impact on the environment when traveling.
“Consider a bike tour to your destination, or a canoe, kayak, or sailboat trip, or at least carpool to your destination, or take the bus or train,” Mog said. Traveling can be affordable and environmentally friendly by avoiding harmful methods of travel like flying. When traveling domestically or abroad, be aware that the land you’re on belongs to the local population. If traveling abroad, such as to an island nation or smaller island states, read Sustainable Tourism’s Travel Tips, which include not littering, taking shorter showers, not purchasing or eating endangered species, using public transportation and even specific tips for select destinations. Wherever students go on spring break this semester, it is important to travel eco-friendly and respectfully. GRAPHIC BY SHAYLA KERR / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL
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Baseball secures victory in season opener against Ole Miss Rebels COLE EMERY
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The top-ranked Cardinals defeated the No. 18 Ole Miss Rebels 7-2 Friday Feb. 14 at Swayze Field. Louisville (1-0, 0-0) is coming off their deepest run in postseason in program history last season. This year, six players who started at least 30 games have returened for another year. The game started out slow, without a single run for either team until the fifth inning. Junior Reid Detmers (1-0) allowed just one run and struck out nine in his first five innings this season. Senior Adam Elliott helped hold off the Rebels for two innings then junior Michael Kirian closed the door on Ole Miss (0-1, 0-0) to secure the save. Both teams struggled to score when they had runners in scoring position early on in the game. Louisville loaded up the bases in the first inning, but came away without a
run. The Rebels matched the inning by getting two runners in scoring position, but Detmers struck out three batters in a row to get out of the inning. In the bottom of the fifth, junior Anthony Servideo singled to right field allowing freshman John Rhys Plumlee to score the first of the game for Ole Miss. This ignited a spark for the Cardinals as junior Luke Brown and senior Danny Oriente lay down two singles to start the sixth inning. After a wild pitch, both runners advanced to scoring positions. Junior Zach Britton drove the runners home with a double into the left-center field gap. Sophomore Henry Davis backed them up with a double of his own and secured Freshman David Johnson dribbles the ball upcourt. the run thanks to a ground rule double PHOTO BY ANNA CLAIRE WILL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL by senior Justin Lavey which broke the score open to a 4-1 lead for the Cardinals. The Rebels obtained another run in the eighth inning, but gave up three runs in the ninth inning to the Cardinals.
Men’s basketball falls short against Clemson Tigers JOHN MCCARTHY
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The No. 5 Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team lost to the Clemson Tigers 77-62 Feb. 15 at the Littlejohn Coliseum. This is the Cardinals (21-5, 12-3) third road loss this season and Louisville is now enduring a two game losing streak. Louisville shot poorly in the first half. The Cardinals shot 15.6 percent from the field as they managed to sink 3 of the 16 three-pointers. The Tigers shot 46 percent from the field and flushed three three-pointers. Clemson (13-12, 7-8) had two players with double-digit scoring totals before the half. Senior Dwayne Sutton led the Cardinals through their rough shooting streak. Sutton had eight points and six rebounds in the first half. Louisville trailed Clemson 31-14 going into the half, the Cardinals lowest halftime score so far this season. Clemson continued their excellent shooting performance with the help of the crowd. The Tigers ended the game shooting 51 percent from the field. The Cardinals fouled Clemson 19
times, which led to 18 made free-throws for Clemson. The Cardinals rebounded and assisted better than the Tigers, but Louisville’s 34.8 shooting percentage held them back. At one point, Clemson led the Cardinals by a lopsided 21 points. Louisville came within 11 points at the 1:54 mark after Junior Jordan Nwora banged a three-pointer, but that was as close as the Cardinals came to tying the Tigers. Clemson sealed the win at home with their second win against a top ten team in the nation. Sutton shined in the Cardinals’ defeat with 18 points and seven rebounds. Freshman David Johnson contributed late in the game and ended with 12 points, eight assists, and six rebounds. Junior Malik Williams had nine points and four rebounds. Coach Chris Mack said, “It’s my fault. I have to figure it out. We as a coaching staff have to figure it out. It looks like we’re playing like we don’t have anything to play for. It’s frustrating. But it’s my job to figure it out, and I’ve failed so far.” Louisille will look to redeem their play Feb. 19 at the KFC Yum! Center when they host the Syracuse Orange.
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U of L swimming and diving shows off at the Louisville Invitational MATTHEW KECK
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Senior Jazimine Jones with the freethrow attempt. PHOTO BY ANNA CLAIRE WILL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL
Women’s basketball tames the Wolfpack in tough away game JOHN MCCARTHY
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No. 9 Louisville women’s basketball defeated the No. 4 North Carolina State Wolfpack 66-59 Feb. 12 at the Reynolds Coliseum. This victory for the Cardinals (22-3, 11-2) came a game after they were upset inside the Carrier Dome Feb. 9 by the unranked Syracuse Orange. With this win, the Cardinals sit atop the ACC standings along with N.C. State (22-2, 11-2). Senior Bionca Dunham provided an early spark for the Cardinals in the first four minutes, putting up three points and a defensive rebound. Senior Jazmine Jones struck in the first quarter as well, swishing a three-pointer and banking in a pair of layups. Junior Dana Evans contributed four points and dimed an assist in the first quarter. By the end of the second quarter, the Cardinals lead grew to 10. Jones and Evans bottomed three-point jumpers. Sophomore Mykasa Robinson made a jumper and a free-throw and dished an assist to Evans for a three-point bucket. Louisville came out in the second half shooting efficiently from the field, shooting 57 percent from the field in the first
five minutes of the third quarter. A late third-quarter run by the Wolfpack brought their deficit to five points. After a two minute drought for the Cardinals, senior Kylee Shook drove into the lane for a layup, increasing the lead to six as the third-quarter clock expired. The Cardinals did not score till the 7:25 mark of the fourth quarter, allowing North Carolina State to creep within three points of the lead. Senior Yacine Diop stroked a threepointer to free the Cardinals from their fourth-quarter jitters and spread the lead back to six. Minutes later, Jones hit a three-pointer to increase the lead to eight before crossing into the five-minute mark. Three points was as close as the Wolfpack got from tying the game. Louisville head coach Jeff Walz said, “We followed the scouting report and did exactly what we needed to do.” As time wound down the Cardinals played superb defense, shutting down North Carolina State. With 43 seconds remaining in the game, Junior Elizabeth Balogun drilled a dagger three-pointer to solidify the upset victory.
Fans were treated to a strong showing from the University of Louisville swimming and diving teams Feb. 14 and 15 at the Louisville Invitational. Day 1 On the first day events for the Cardinals, sophomore Colton Paulson posted a meet record of 4:21.54 in the men’s 500 freestyle. This was a fast enough time to meet the NCAA ‘B’ standard for qualifying races. Sophomore Jack Wever also snagged himself a ‘B” standard in the men’s 200 backstroke with a time of 1:43.72, winning the event. Freshmen Neal Morsi and Greyson Alarcon finished second and third in this event making it a clean sweep for the Cards. Continuing their sweeps in the men’s 100 freestyle, the Cards took the top four spots as well. Sophomore Tanner Cummings placed first with a time of 43.52, earning him a ‘B’ standard. Sophomores Kyle Worrell, Santiago Aguilera and freshman Caleb Duncan filled the other three spots in the order. It was a strong showing for the women’s team as well. Senior Sofie Underdahl set a meet record in the 200 backstroke, cruising to a 1:56.69, earning a ‘B’ standard. Freshman Kyla Alexander was right behind her teammate at 1:57.52 for a second place finish in the event. Sophomore Katie Schorr snagged the Cardinals a first place finish in the women’s 100 freestyle with an impressive 50.45. Sophomore Kelly Tichenor brought
more success to the Cards, who secured the victory in the women’s 200 butterfly in 2:00.67. Day 2 The Cardinal’s kicked off day two with a win in the men’s 1650 freestyle. Freshman Ilia Sibirtsev grabbed the top spot in the event with a time of 14:56.07, which was another ‘B’ standard for the Cards. Senior Chase Sellers kept the winning streak going for the Cards, finishing first in the 400 individual medley in 3:55.74. Aguilera had his second victory of the weekend in the men’s 200 freestyle, finishing in 1:36.97. Worrell earned second place for the Cards in this event. Staying on track, Wever posted his second win of the weekend in the men’s 100 backstroke in a ‘B’ cut time of 47.61. Making a strong finish for the Cards, sophomore Aaron Parrott had a lifetime best time in the men’s 200 backstroke, with a blazing 1:56.98. Cummings closed out the day in the men’s 50 freestyle with a time of 19.88, another ‘B’ standard. Schoor showed up big again for the women’s team, this time in 200 freestyle, posting a time of 1:49.96 to win the event. She followed that up winning the 50 freestyle in 23.75. Alexander and Underdahl locked down the women’s 100 backstroke, finishing in 54.39 and 54.77 respectively. Tichenor also snatched her second win of the weekend posting a 54.01 in the women’s 100 butterfly event. Next up for the Cardinal swimming and diving teams is the ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C., Feb 19-22 for the women’s and Feb. 26-29 for men’s.
U of L swimmers diving in the water at the Louisville Invitational. PHOTO COURTESY OF LOUISVILLE ATHLETICS
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Men’s basketball stung by the Yellow Jackets JOHN MCCARTHY @THECARDSPORTS
The No. 5 Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team fell 64-58 to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Feb. 12. This loss in Atlanta marked the end of the Cardinals (21-4, 12-2) 10-game winning streak. The Yellow Jackets (12-13, 6-8) played Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center Jan. 22, only losing by four points in a game where Georgia Tech led for half of the game. Louisville struggled from the field in the first half, shooting a lackluster 34.8 percent. They only sank one of their seven
three-pointers. Both the Cardinals and Yellow Jackets turned the ball over nine times in the first half. The rebound and assist totals were close. The Yellow Jackets just had the hotter hand from the field, shooting 45 percent. Junior Malik Williams led the way for the Cardinals in the first half off the bench, contributing nine points and four rebounds. Freshman Samuell Williamson had five points and three rebounds in the first half off the bench. Yellow Jackets junior Jose Alvarado bottomed 11 points and grabbed a pair of rebounds. Senior James Banks III buck-
eted eight points and brought down two rebounds. The Cardinals shot better in the second half and ended the game shooting 41 percent from the field. Although Louisville struggled from three in the first half, they swished five three-pointers in the second half that kept them within striking distance of the Yellow Jackets. The Cardinals struggled from the free throw line in the second half. They ended the game shooting 61 percent from the free-throw line. This score was close the entire way, the largest lead the Yellow Jackets had was eight points.
The main difference between the two teams was Georgia Tech’s plus-six margin on the defensive glass, which turned into extra offensive possessions. Georgia Tech ended the game with five players scoring double digits. Senior Dwayne Sutton ended the game with nine points and ten rebounds. Freshman David Johnson came off the bench to score 16 points, dish two assists and hustle for five rebounds. Williams totaled 16 points and eight rebounds. Inside the last minute of the game, the Cardinals came within one point of Georgia Tech three times but could not overcome the deficit.
junior Chardonnay Harris and Roby, scoring three runs on each pitcher in the third and sixth innings. It wasn’t all bad news for the Cards against Baylor. Senior Celene Funke, junior Maddy Newman, redshirt freshman Eden Mayo and Ferguson all finished the game with RBIs. Newman made on effort for the Cards on the base path, tallying their only stolen base in this game. Starting off their day of games on Saturday against Texas State, U of L fell short 7-3. Harris got the start for the Cards again giving up seven hits and three earned runs to the Bobcats. She also managed four strike outs in the two and one thirds innings she pitched. Ferguson had a big game against the Bobcats, going 2-4 at the plate with two RBIs, one of which was a home run. Funke was the only other Cardinal to contribute an RBI. These few runs weren’t enough for the Cards, with the Bobcats having a huge third inning, scoring four runs. It was a closer game for the Cards later that day when they took on the Mississippi State Bulldogs, but they still couldn’t hold on, losing 3-2 in extra in-
nings. The Cards went up 1-0 on the Bulldogs when they scored in the third on an error. But the Bulldogs answered in the fourth inning scoring on a double. It was a struggle to get the bats going for the Cards with only Ferguson having an RBI to finish the game. They had seven players who finished with one or more strike outs. Yet another slow day for the Cards on Sunday to end the tournament with a
loss to Missouri 5-1. Harris took the mound for the Cards and suffered her third loss of the weekend. She gave up two earned runs in the two and two thirds innings on the mound. Roby was the only Card whose bat had some life, putting up the only RBI for the team. Defense had some trouble with Newman and Mayo both posting errors on that side of the ball.
U of L softball struggles in season-opening tournament
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The University of Louisville softball team had a tough weekend in Clearwater, Fla. at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. The Cards went 1-4 to kick off their season, beating Ole Miss (0-5) 4-2 Feb. 7. On the same day, they lost to Baylor (2-2) 4-7, and suffered three more losses between Feb. 8 and 9 to Texas State University (2-2) , Mississippi State University (4-0) and University of Missouri (5-0). Redshirt sophomore Taylor Roby served it up on the mound for the Cards in their win against Ole Miss. She pitched six innings, finishing with three strikeouts and only allowing one earned run. Getting things done on the offensive side for the Cards were senior Caitlin Ferguson, redshirt junior Carmyn Greenwood and Roby. Each player contributed RBIs to help the Cards beat the Rebels. While the Cards’ bats stayed hot in their second game of the day against Baylor, it wasn’t enough. This was their first loss on the season getting beat out 4-7. Baylor had two big innings against
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