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Andrew Brody: The Opening Night Hero DEREK BRIGHTWELL DMBRIG03@LOUISVILLE.EDU
On a team built around experience at key positions on the defense, sophomore midfielder Andrew Brody shines as a young attacker who has been among the best players for Louisville since day one. As a freshman, Brody started all 20 games for the Cards. His eight assists were second on the team, and he added three goals in the campaign. Brody’s success carried over to the opening night of this season and the first men’s game in the new $18.5
million Lynn Stadium. In the 53rd minute against then second ranked Maryland, Brody headed in the game winner. With 7,000 members of Card Nation watching, Brody helped cement Louisville as a formidable soccer school and a celebrated soccer town. His roots in soccer go back before he was even born. His father, Scott Brody, played in college at UNLV and professionally for the Colorado Foxes. From an early age, soccer was part of Andrew’s life. “Pretty much it was dad. Ever since I could walk, he had a ball at
my feet,” Brody remembered. “He was my coach all the way up until U13. He’s pretty much my motivation, I want to succeed for him. I want to be who I am. I want to make it big for everything that he taught me, everything that he did for me. So that’s kind of why I play, because he led me into it.” His father’s teaching is how he was able to grow so quickly as a player and contribute as soon as he stepped on the field in a Cardinal uniform. Head coach Ken Lolla appreciates Brody’s efforts and praised the assets he brought to the team as a true
freshman. “I think it was what he offered on the attacking end,” Lolla recalled of Brody in his first year. “His ability to run at players and create not only for himself but for others. His willingness, his courage to do it as a freshman was what allowed us to start him and allow him to play so many minutes as a freshman.” “I just tried to listen to the older guys.
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CAMPUS CRIME REPORTS SEPTEMBER 3
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Location: 1810 S 3rd St (Cardinal Towne) Incident: Burglary II Disposition: Report - Open Case Comment: A University Student reported stolen property. Location: SRC Incident: Theft Over $500 - from Auto Disposition: Report - Open Case Comment: A University Student reported stolen property. SEPTEMBER 4 Location: SAC Incident: Theft Under $500 Disposition: Report - Open Case Comment: A University Staff person reported stolen property.
Location: Province Apts Incident: Theft Under $500 Disposition: Report - Open Case Comment: A University Student reported stolen property. Location: Miller Hall Parking Lot Incident: Accident, Hit & Run Disposition: Report - Open Case Comment: A University Student reported a hit and run accident. Location: The Ville Grill Incident: Robbery II - Strong Arm Disposition: Report - Open Case Comment: A student reported stolen property. SEPTEMBER 6
Location: 1514 Shelburne Cir Bldg 11A (Province Apts) Incident: Alcohol Intoxication/Criminal Trespassing III Disposition: Report - Closed, Subject Arrested Comment: A University Student reported a loud party, upon further investigation UniverSEPTEMBER 5 sity Police Officer reported arresting 2 subjects. In accordance with the Clery Act, the department of public safety publishes all crime reports online at Louisville.edu/police/crimelog. Location: Mark & Cindy Lynn Soccer Stadium Incident: Theft Under $500 Disposition: Report - Open Case Comment: A University Student reported stolen property.
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Students concerned as crime increases near campus
one student. Around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 2, a female student walking to her car near the Family Scholar House on Lee St. was approached by a man asking for change. When she turned him down, he pulled a knife on her. At knifepoint, he forced her to walk about a block to a wooded area near 6th and Shipp Ave., at which point he stabbed her in the stomach and ran west on Hill St. The student was treated for non-life threatening injuries. “In my three years at Louisville so far, the level of safety I feel has declined steadily every time I step outside or read an email alert regarding Emergency blue light systems are out of order near the site of the abfellow students being attacked or duction. PHOTO BY CHERRELLE MARABLE/ THE CARDINAL not give a description. Police contin- robbed,” said junior Haley Massad. LUCAS LOGSDON, CHRIS Major David James of U of L police ue to work on this case. BROOSEY & ASHLEY SONNE shared some insight on crime rates The list of crime around campus NEWS@LOUISVILLECARDINAL.COM around campus. has been growing quickly over the As of press, no one has been past two months. Since students be“Theft is the biggest crime around charged in the investigation of the gan moving back at the beginning of here, hands down,” he said. attempted abduction and stabbing August, more documented crime has However, other criminal activities, of the student, said Louisville Metro happened than the start of any other such as a recent strong-armed robPolice Department spokesperson semester. bery near the Ville Grille on Friday Dwight Mitchell. Last Tuesday, a violent crime near and theft and muggings around camAccording to Mitchell, the suspect campus led to the hospitalization of pus, indicate that there are more seriwas covered up, and the victim could ous crimes occurring as well.
One student, Alan Gripshover, and his girlfriend Natalie Bomar, were the victims of a mugging on the first weekend of school in Old Louisville. “I was not sure if they were going to shoot us or not, but there was no way I was taking any chances. I threw everything I had in my pockets, but they only wanted my wallet and Natalie’s purse.” Gripshover said that he and Bomar have had issues dealing with the experience. “I definitely lost sleep over it and Natalie was shaken up for a while,” said Gripshover. Some students have suggested that an increased amount of lighting in Old Louisville would make the area safer for students. Students are encouraged by law enforcement to walk with someone else, especially at night. According to James, “U of L is a great school. It is a safe place, but the students have to take some responsibility for their own safety and protecting their own property.” Those with any information are encouraged to call the University Police at 502852-6111.
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What’s in a name?: Two departments set to receive new names “Both [liberal studies and the individualized major] seem broad enough to where an explanation will always be needed on a resume or in Two degree programs in the College of Arts an interview,” said Ball. “My hope is that I have and Sciences – liberal studies and justice adthe opportunity to explain it.” ministration – are changing the names of their “There is a difference to how people respond majors. Both programs seek to attract talented to ‘individualized major’ as compared to liberal students with a passion for their selected field studies,” said Gierke. of study. The new names will promote a betThe new name describes a plan of study ter understanding about the programs’ coursewhere the passions of the individual student work. are in focus.
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Individualized major What does a student within the individualized major study? The answer is, nearly anything he or she wants. According to their webpage, the University of Louisville’s liberal studies program allows students to design their own plan of study “in areas not available within an existing departmental curriculum.” In spring 2014, the liberal studies program decided to tailor their name to better describe the major. The College of Arts and Sciences approved the change to the individualized major (BA). “The liberal studies program researched national trends and found that the preferred title for programs such as ours has become ‘individualized major,’” said Sarah Gierke, senior academic counselor for liberal studies. In the past, U of L students designed their own majors in social empowerment through art, music industry/pre-law, crime-related interviewing and international business. Their website boasts that students have created “hundreds of individualized programs.” With a new label as the individualized major, the emphasis is on the students. “This title better represents the intent of the degree – to allow students to create a cohesive plan of study while pulling from multiple disciplines to best prepare them for their future goals,” said Gierke. Sophomore Jeremy Ball, prospective individualized major student, wishes to do just that. When he found that the University of Louisville did not offer a degree program in international relations, he decided to create one for himself. “The program will bring in the concepts of political science, history and philosophy, with the aim to capture the political and traditional cultures of every area of the globe,” said Ball. Ball must present a written proposal to the individualized major program before gaining acceptance. He hopes his plan of study will prepare him for his future career. When asked about the program’s move to the individualized major, Ball said he was not aware of the change. He does not recognize a clear difference between the two labels.
Criminal justice The department of justice administration is undergoing a similar change, although the official renaming will not take place until July 1, 2015. After that date, the field of program at U of L will be known as the department of criminal justice. The department chose to adapt their name to meet the national trend in similar programs. “Over the years, we have had to explain how our program is comparable to criminal justice programs, and since there is no difference, we decided to change the name of our degrees and our department,” said department chair Deborah Keeling. In addition, the name change will attract prospective criminal justice students to the University of Louisville. “[The renaming] is also a response to changing technology and marketing strategies,” said Keeling. The internet has shifted the way students select degree programs and universities. As the department of justice administration, the University of Louisville did not appear in some search engine results. “My professors have stressed how important and beneficial the change is for current students,” says Miranda Stone, junior justice administration major. “Personally, I welcome the change of labeling.” Stone believes that the renaming of her major will be more recognizable to future employers. “If I am asked what my major is and I answer justice administration, I am usually asked if that is like criminal justice,” says Stone. The justice administration program has posted updates via Facebook and printed materials about the summer 2015 renaming. The hope is to reduce any confusion surrounding the name change. “[The department of criminal justice] should, in reality, produce a more accurate and representational label for our program and therefore, greater understanding rather than confusion among students,” said Keeling.
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NEWS What you missed while you were in class CVS STOPS SELLING TOBACCO
As of Sept. 3, CVS Caremark has stopped selling tobacco products and changed its name to CVS Health. Tobacco products earned CVS $2 billion in annual revenue, but CEO Larry Merlo believes that, as a health care provider, it is the right decision. Instead of the tobacco products on the shelves behind the cashier counters, nicotine gum along with programs to help customers stop smoking will be sold.
FERGUSON OFFICERS TO WEAR BODY CAMERAS
Weeks after a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, Ferguson officers are now equipped with $300 body cameras. Law enforcement officials believe it is mportant to be able to see what the officer is seeing when they are interacting with a suspect. Two private security firms donated the cameras after complaints were received about police tactics.
HACKER STEALS AND LEAKS CELEBRITY NUDES
On Sept. 1, nude photos of celebrities and athletes were posted online by a hacker. The hacker gained access to the iCloud accounts of celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Hope Solo prior to posting the photos online. The leaks are believed to have originated on internet image board Anon1B. Representatives of Jennifer Lawrence have threatened legal action against anyone who spreads the photos. Apple and the FBI are still investigating the situation.
ISIS THREATENS RUSSIA
ISIS posted a video threatening Russian President Putin over his support of Syria’s Bashar-al-Assad and promised to liberate Chechnya. In response, Chechen leader Kadyrov went on Instagram and vowed to destroy ISIS if they try to threaten Russia or Chechnya. Russia has been quiet about the ISIS situation but backed a United Nations decision to investigate ISIS atrocities in Iraq. Experts believe Russia and China, who has also been quiet about ISIS, are happy to let other nations deal with it.
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Conn Center looks to expand TAVI WALLACE
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The University of Louisville’s Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research is planning a five-year, $20 million expansion for its facilities and staff in the near future, putting it on the forefront of energy source research. The Conn Center was originally founded at U of L’s J. B. Speed School of Engineering in 2009. The Conn Center’s innovative field of research looks at ways to increase homegrown energy sources to meet the national need, while at the same time being able to reduce energy consumption and dependence on foreign resources. “The Conn Center will utilize these valuable resources toward our goal of becoming a national center of excellence,” said Mahendra Sunkara, director of the Conn Center, last week in a press release. Even before the renovation project began, the Conn Center made a name for itself in innovative energy-related research. “U of L was able to receive some of this grant money because of the repu-
tation that the Conn Center is building in renewable energy research,” said John Karman, U of L communication and marketing specialist. The University of Louisville is not the only school looking into renewable resource research. It will be undertaking a collaborative, multi-institutional research effort. Nine other state institutions are working on the effort, including the University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University. The Conn Center received an award in the form of a grant from the National Science Foundation, which is a federal agency that supports fundamental research and education. The new project, called “Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future,” will address several significant challenges that the state is currently facing in the energy economy. The main goal will be transitioning toward the use of renewable resources, considered a vital step in the right direction for our planet’s future. The main focus points for the project will be the areas of electrochemical energy storage, biomass feed stocks and nanocomposite membranes.
Student dining overwhelmed as semester begins RAQUEL WOLTER NEWS@LOUISVILLECARDINAL.COM
Charlie Clabaugh, marketing and sustainability coordinator for Sodexo, says the first three weeks are always most hectic as students have not figured out their schedules. “Once students get the hang of what times are most convenient to grab a bite to eat, things tend to spread out and become less chaotic.” Sandella’s Flatbread Cafe, expected to open after Fall Break, should alleviate the volume constantly being pushed through McAlister’s. Clabaugh says the biggest challenge, if the level of volume from the first two weeks of classes were to continue, is the apparent need for more dining options. When asked if Sodexo is staffed accordingly to the amount of volume they are experiencing, the number of employees was not as big an issue as just providing alternative options for students to use their meal plans.
Whether you are a freshman, returning student or faculty member, it is hard to miss the enormous amount of students inhabiting campus this year. The quad looks fuller, classes are overflowing and lines are longer. McAlister’s is as busy as ever, along with every other dining option Sodexo has to offer. Although Sodexo admits the first two weeks are always hectic, they also recognize if this pace were to continue in the upcoming weeks, some adjustments will need to be made on how they handle the flow of students they serve. Last year, some restaurants reported serving, on average, three students for every minute of the day they were open. This year those numbers will rise with U of L’s record-breaking freshman Sodexo has 20 dining options where stuclass. From Aug. 22 to Aug. 28, Sodexo dents can use their meal plans. You can processed 44,000 transactions. The first day of classes alone, 9,500 transactions sodexomyway.com. occurred.
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Chatham DeProspo, beyond ‘The Goal’ ANNIE MOORE
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Louisville, Kentucky is far from Goshen, New York. College is a big transition from High School. Division I collegiate soccer is a completely different animal than club soccer. These changes are all being experienced by one freshman on this year’s Cardinal women’s soccer program, midfielder Chatham DeProspo. DeProspo started the transition strongly, becoming the first person, and first woman, to score a goal in the new $18.5 million Lynn Stadium. “I can’t put it into words,” DeProspo said. “It’s the best feeling ever. I was hugging Kari (Weinland) non-stop after the assist she gave me. I couldn’t have done it without her. But it’s an amazing feeling, and I’m truly blessed to have done that.” This was DeProspo’s first look at a campus that is embracing soccer, along with the rest of the city and the country. When the goal went in and she turned around, she was embraced by 5,000 screaming Cardinal faithfuls- a crowd larger than she’d ever experienced. “I haven’t been in a better environment ever, playing soccer,” DeProspo said. “I had never seen that many people at a women’s soccer game at all. So, I was very impressed, and I know I’m part of a good community, a very loving community. When I chose Louisville, I knew it was because the community is all about the school, but actually getting to see it was amazing.” Amongst the noise and chaos, though, were a couple of friendly faces: her mom, Catherine Bartlett, and her dad, Bill DeProspo. Her parents weren’t just there for the first game, though. They have made every game she’s ever played. Even when she played in Florida, her parents would fly down to
watch her play, and she said they plan on being in the stands for every game at Lynn Stadium this year, too. “I am who I am because of them,” DeProspo said. “There’s never a game that my parents have not been at. I went to boarding school in Florida for three years, and they were still at every single game. My mom drove 20 hours to come, or my dad would fly down. In college, they’re doing the same thing. They’ll be at every game. I think with that love and support, I haven’t seen it in any other family. I do think mine’s the best out there, and I love my parents to death, and my two brothers.” It is that connection to her family that drives her aspirations, not only on the field but also in the classroom. Chatham is a Political Science major and very driven to success in the classroom, much due to the influence of her family. “[Political Science] is actually something that runs in my family,” DeProspo said. “I’ve been interested in it for a while, kind of picking it up from them. I always have a strong point of view, and I like debating my point of view. It has to do with the real world; it’s your responsibility as a citizen. You shoul know about the world and what’s going on.” The head coach of the women’s soccer team, Karen Ferguson-Dayes, noted that DeProspo has a bright future with many tools at her disposal to make her effective at the defensive-mid position. “There’s so many things about Chatham that I like,” Ferguson-Dayes said. “She’s very technical. Her speed of play is fantastic for a young kid, to be playing as fast, to have the vision that she has. To make the transition from the club and high school environment to the college environment as fast as she has. We knew she was going to be able to do that, we just didn’t know it would
be the first game of the season. On game day she is definitely ready to go.” Ferguson-Dayes says her only problem could be harnessing her energy and committing to all of the work it takes to win. As a freshman, she has a lot on her plate, but if she focuses, the sky is the limit. “Chatham is really good,” FergusonDayes said. “I think she could get herself on an All-ACC freshman roster. If Chatham wants to go and play at the next level, whether Chatham DeProspo made history with her game that be after college winner against Ole Miss. PHOTO BY AUSTIN overseas, or whether LASSELL / THE CARDINAL that’s with the youth four years is unknown to all of us, innational team, that’s a decision she’s going to have to make for sure. But cluding herself. But if the first goal in she’s absolutely talented enough for that Lynn Stadium is any indication, she’s got a bright future in front of the bright to be in her future, if she wants it.” What DePospro will do in the next lights of the soccer world.
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As a freshman, Brody made an immediate impact, scoring three goals and assisting on eight others. Now a sophomore, midfielder Andrew Brody started his season off with a bang, scoring the first goal of the season and upsetting then ranked number two Maryland.
PHOTO BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL
Lights, camera, action: Andrew Brody BRODY, FROM COVER I know I was one of the younger ones, but I could still have a lot to offer to the team,” Brody said about being a major player as a freshman. “I listened to their help. They helped me throughout the year. Same with the coaches; I thought I learned a lot throughout the year. I got better as the year went on. I knew I was going to try to make an impact, and luckily I made a huge impact, and I was just happy to help the team in any way possible.” As a sophomore, it doesn’t look like Brody will be slowing down. In the first game of the season, and the opener of Lynn Stadium, Brody’s header in the upper left corner was not only the historic first goal by a man in the impressive stadium but also the game winner. “It was awesome,” Brody remembers of the energy of the crowd after that goal. “We’d pretty much been defending the whole first half. I thought Maryland had gotten the better of us. So to come out, we had dominated the start of the second half. And to get that reward, to get that
goal in front of all the fans and everybody here, it it’s sunk in yet.” The win was huge for Louisville, vaulting them was just huge. The expression on all of our faces to go and celebrate together as a team with the 12 spots in the polls to number two. The goal also earned Brody ACC Player of the Week honors. crowd roaring us on, it was great.” The award, while great, is not what Brody cares most about. He knows that it’s all about the team first. “It’s definitely all about the team. So without the team, I wouldn’t have been ACC player of the week,” Brody said of the importance of both moving up in the polls and the honor. “We still had to get that win. So without my team helping me out, I wouldn’t have even gotten that award. So as we move forward and progress, it definitely has to be all about the team.” The team first mentality is what Brody is all about. Combined with his skill-set, it makes him a player who will be able to continue to dominate for the Cards. The gravity of that goal and what it meant for “He’s a wonderful teammate,” coach Lolla said the program still overwhelms Brody. of his young midfielder. “He works hard everyday “It’s crazy. I don’t think it has sunk in quite yet,” in training. He’s very supportive, and he’s a very he said. “It’s awesome. I’m happy that first and dynamic player. In college soccer on his own he foremost we got the win. That was a huge win for can create opportunities, and that’s special. And our RPI, beating Maryland. But nah, I don’t think we’re just so excited he’s here.”
“He works hard everyday in training. He’s very supportive, and he’s a very dynamic player. In college soccer on his own he can create opportunities, and that’s special. And we’re just so excited he’s here.”
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Bonnafon’s breakout performance provides options at QB SAM DRAUT
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In 2004, Bobby Petrino’s prolific offense averaged 49.8 points per game while being directed under a two quarterback system. Senior Stefan Lefors shared time with freshman Brian Brohm, and the two combined for 3,415 passing yards and 26 touchdowns in route to an 11-1 record. In the 66-21 victory over Murray State Saturday night, fans caught a glimpse of what could be another tandem teaming up at quarterback. Sophomore Will Gardner started the game and led four scoring drives, pushing Louisville out to a 28-7 lead. A week after making his collegiate debut, Gardner finished 13 of 22 for 133 yards and two touchdown passes. “He seemed much more confident and relaxed,” Petrino said. “He understood what we wanted him to do.” True freshman Reggie Bonnafon entered the game in the first series True freshman quarterback Reggie Bonnafon got his first bit of action Saturday night, completing 8-11 passes for 112 of the second quarter and directed yards and a touchdown and running for two touchdowns. PHOTO BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE CARDINAL a three-play 48 yard drive capped off by his own eight yard touch- beat,” Gardner said. Gardner did not return to play down run. “It was a decision that we talk- in the second half, but Bonnafon ed about all week long: do we go led scoring drives in the second half, finishing ahead and play Reggie or hold “You have to stay the game 8 for 11 for 112 yards onto a redshirt,” Petrino said. “It’s focused during the and a touchdown a long season, so game. You have to go pass. The Trinwe said let’s stick in there and not miss ity High School product also ran him in the first sea beat.” for 22 yards and ries of the second two touchdowns. quarter, and it was “Since the first good to see he ex-Will Gardner day he came here, ecuted.” Bonnafon returned for his sec- I have been impressed with his maond drive, leading a nine play 67 turity and his knowledge of the yard drive. This time, Bonnafon game,” Petrino said. “He opens up found senior wide receiver Mi- our offense a little bit with his abilchaelee Harris for a 27-yard touch- ity to run the ball.” Gardner and Bonnafon bring down pass. “He threw the ball well; he ran two alternate styles to an offense the ball real well. He had a lot of still developing an identity. Gardconfidence. That is what I liked to ner can direct an offense in the pocket while Bonnafon adds cresee so much,” Petrino said. After sitting for two series, ativity and athleticism to the posiGardner returned in the final min- tion. Both benefit from a veteran ofutes of the first half, pushing the ball 32 yards in less than two min- fensive line and a talented group of utes setting up a 45 yard goal from running backs and wide receivers. Petrino won’t be forced to pick John Wallace. “It is different, but you have to a particular quarterback, because stay focused during the game. You they both have yet to reach their have to go in there and not miss a potential.
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Louisville’s women fall 2-0 to UK in soccer DEREK BRIGHTWELL
“It wasn’t great soccer that was breaking us down, it was just physically they wore us down... But we’ll learn from it; that’s a positive. I The Louisville Cardinals women’s soccer team think we’re a very good team. We’ll rebound and move forward.” fell to 2-2-0 on the season with a 2-0 loss at the DMBRIG03@LOUISVILLE.EDU
hands of bitter rival Kentucky, who improved to 4-1-0. The game went to the half scoreless, as both teams had chances early but could not capitalize. Kentucky came right of out the gate firing with a shot that went just over the crossbar in the first minute of the game. UK got another good look that went high over the goal in the tenth minute. Louisville had two good looks at the goal in the first ten minutes as well. The first came in the form of an Erin Yenney shot, missing wide right; the second came off a corner kick that failed to reach the goal. “I think we played a good first half, and I thought for moments we played a good second half,” head coach Karen Ferguson-Dayes said of her team’s effort. “I think they kind of took over at the 60 minute mark. They were really dominant in the air and physically started to take over and instead of us fighting back, we kind of relented a little bit. Had opportunities to score goals and created some good chances but I think at the end of the day their athleticism at the end of the game kind of took over.” The tide did change midway through the second half, which saw a more aggressive Wildcat attack, leading to more chances at the goal. For most of the half, it seemed like the Cards would be able to keep the Cats out of the goal, due to their defense inside the box. But they were never able to turn their defense into offense, which Ferguson-Dayes contributes to the team’s youth. “I think our team defending is exceptional,” she commented. “We turn teams over and we get ourselves in good attacking chances, but then just can’t finish the final piece of it. When I go back and looked at the video, I imagine there are going to be a lot of younger players in those pivotal moments because we start and play so many younger kids. It’s a great experience for them but at the end of the day when we’re getting that many chances, we definitely have to convert.” What looked like it would be Kentucky’s best chance at a goal came in the 70th minute when goalkeeper Paige Brown was drawn out of the net but did not gain possession of the ball, leading to an open net look for the Wildcats. The shot was saved by sophomore Caroline Kimble. In the 84th minute, however, Kentucky got another good look in the form of a header from Michaela Dooley off an assist from Danielle Fitzgerald which found the back of the net, breaking the scoreless tie and would go on to be the game winner. Zoe Swift would add another goal when she got behind the defense and beat Brown in the 87th minute. The more experienced Wildcats proved to be too much physically for a smaller, younger Cardinal team, who start five freshmen. “Probably a combination of both,” FergusonDayes remarked of the physical and mental battle in the game. “Because it wasn’t that they were build-
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After a promising and scoreless first half, the relentless UK attack broke through, scoring both goals in the last six minutes of play. PHOTOS BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE CARDINAL ing, they were just serving diagonally and physically getting numbers in the box. So it wasn’t great soccer that was breaking us down it was just physically they wore us down. “And then when we did turn them over, in that moment of transition we struggled to keep possession. We were so deep and tried to attack from such a deep position where we’d have to keep possession for two or three passes to allow our numbers to get forward. Because we were so deep defending them, we were a little too anxious to get into the final third and we just didn’t have the numbers to do it.”
Despite the loss, the youth of the team and the season allows Ferguson-Dayes to remain optimistic about the team and the year. “It was a great learning lesson for us,” she said of the experience gained from the game. “I thought we played well, just not for 90 minutes. When they kind of took over, we never rode the wave enough to come back and take over. But still had a couple of chances at the end of the game too. But we’ll learn from it; that’s a positive. I think we’re a very good team. We’ll rebound and move forward.”
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Louisville volleyball excited for season, ready for UK NOAH ALLISON
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Anne Kordes’ volleyball team exits the weekend with mixed results and a wake up call. Playing host in Cardinal Arena, Louisville went 2-1 in the Active Ankle Challenge with wins over Tennessee State and Cincinnati. Louisville suffered a surprising loss to Appalachian State though to close things out and improve to 3-2 overall. “We were coming off a successful week and I thought we played tight here at home all weekend,” head coach Anne Kordes remarked. “We need to learn to maintain our composure and take away a lesson from that situation. We have two ranked opponents this week coming up against Kentucky and Arizona State so that lesson came at a good time in our season.” Last season’s squad graduated four impactful seniors that helped Louisville reach a 23-8 record overall and win the AAC with a perfect 18-0 conference record. Now, the Cards rely on a roster of talented, but almost entirely new, faces. “It’s a new year and a new team. We have eight new players, but we are focusing on the group that we have now, and they’ve done such a nice job. Their whole focus is being as good as they can possibly be to help their teammates be successful,” assistant coach Lee Maes said. Four transfers and four freshmen make up the eight first time contributors to Louisville volleyball. With a mixture of young talent and experience from multiple conferences, the Cardinals have seen moments of great success with this new squad, including a huge upset over Big Ten powerhouse, then 12 ranked Minnesota. “We have a lot of options; we have an opportunity to have some different match-ups depending on who we are playing, and that’s what I like. It gives us the chance to try and put up the best line-up against what team we are playing,” Kordes explained. Of the most important seniors to graduate was all-time Louisville great, libero Caitlin Welch, who amongst her countless accolades is the Cardinals alltime leader in digs. It’s up to Mississippi State transfer, junior libero Roxanne McVey, to help fill the void. “Roxanne is going to focus on the things that she can control; she is a consummate learner. She’s trying to go out there and be a steady player in that position. We are relying on her a lot in our ball control,” Maes said. “Roxanne is holding her own for sure; she is becoming more and more comfortable as the season goes on and as practices go on. “She’s doing a great job at that. I think as time goes on, she is going to gain that leadership role, and she is going to feel more confident. She is the leader of the back row, and that’s what she’s got to do,” junior setter Katie George said. Another major transition is the acclimation of going from two fifth-year seniors starting at the middle blocker position to two true freshmen. Highly touted recruits Tess Clark, six-foot-three, and Maggie De-
Jong, six-foot, have made an impact early. “They’ve been amazing. I can’t even tell you how impressed I’ve been, not just the work ethic, the attitude, the intangibles; that’s all great. But how fast they have picked everything up, how cerebral they are and how nothing has flustered them thus far. I think that’s the biggest key. “Every game they are there to play no matter what. They don’t care who’s ranked or that they’re freshmen. They’re certainly not playing like it, so it’s been fun,” Kordes said of her youngsters in the middle. For all the fresh faces on this year’s squad, there are still impactful returners. At the outside hitter position is a potent combination of red-shirt sophomore Janelle Jenkins and sophomore Maya McClendon. Last year as a true-freshman, McClendon led the Cards in kills with 329 and was second on the team in digs with 332. Meanwhile, Jenkins was fourth on the team in kills with 239 and was third in blocks with 66. “Now that they both have one year under their belts each, I think that they are doing a great job from a leadership stand- Junior setter Katie George led the Cards in assists last point. They’ve been there; they have the year with 966. The Cardinals are gearing up for a pivexperience now, so there shouldn’t be any otal match with vaunted rival UK. nerves. PHOTO BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE CARDINAL “Now I just think it’s maturing in their position because they are the pin hitters. ethic George walks on to the court with rubs off on They get all the out assisted balls; it’s up to them to her teammates. take care of it when we are put in those positions,” “She’s just been great. What you get from Katie, George said. from her leadership skills to her ability and then her “Maya touches the ball so many times on each play, belief in herself and our team, is always going to be so she has a lot on her back. She has to step up every good for a couple points a set. So I’m so glad that she’s single game, and I think she’s doing a really phenomout leading our team; that’s for sure,” Kordes said. enal job at that,” George explained. “We worked really, really, hard this summer, and It is without a doubt that McClendon is one of, we had a phenomenal preseason just working and if not the, most important players on this Cardinal learning as a group, and I think that put us in a really squad. The raw talent that she brought to Louisville good position for this season,” George continues. as a freshman from DuPont Manual cannot be under“We are trying to knock off some big teams. We stated; now for the Cards to continue to improve, Mcwant to go into the ACC with confidence, because Clendon must continue to improve. that is going to be a great conference. We are going After a 3-0 victory over Cincinnati, coach Kordes to set the bar high; we want to win the ACC. Right explained the importance of McClendon’s growth. now, they have us pre-season polled at finishing fifth. “Maya just had a phenomenal game there from her Thanks, but no thanks. We want to finish up there.” back row play; her passing, her defense and serving Heading into the ACC is made easier with the addiwere very good, and that’s where I’m excited to see her tion of North Carolina State transfer, junior red-shirt evolve as a player. outside hitter, Laura Blab. After three seasons spent in “Everyone knows she can jump and swing and she the ACC, Blab knows what it takes to win in that condoes great things, but I’m excited to see her become ference, and she knows Louisville has what it takes. that all-around player that just has no holes in her “I think we can dominate. I think with how much game.” we work, we can win the ACC,” Blab expresses. “It’s If McClendon is the muscle, then George is the not all about talent and height; it’s about how hard heart. The local junior setter out of Assumption High you work, every ball, every point, and we have that. School has been key to Cardinal success since she Everyone on the team contributes, and I think that is walked in as a freshman. what’s going to get us to the top.” As the floor general, George led the Cards in asThe Cards return to action when they host vaunted sists last year with 966, the second highest total berivals UK, Tuesday, 7:00 pm in the KFC YUM! Cening 236. There is no question that the fight and work ter.
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Outfits of the week
Freshman Payton Mockabee goes for a relaxed vibe to fit what she describes as her comfortable style.
Senior music therapy major, Bailey Carter, is comfortable but cute while wearing casual pieces with strong accents.
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Sophomore Phon Cun opts for a dress while wearing one of her favorite colors, green.
Amy Davis, junior theater arts major, adds edginess to a floral dress by pairing it with ankle boots. She says she buys most of her pieces from local stores.
Find your Destiny Multi-platform game hits the market CASEY SANDERS
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Video games have become a critical part of media in United States culture since the Atari 2600 was released in the early 80’s. Today, video games are on a whole different level than how they began. Today the gaming front is lead by Sony and Microsoft, constantly in a battle to see who can make the best system in order to leave the other in the dust. Microsoft has had great success with the Xbox series, and Sony has had its success with the Playstation series. No matter how competitive the companies are, they would be nothing without games. The leaders in the gaming front have always been the Halo series by Bungie, and the Call of Duty franchise by Activision. Now there is something interesting happening in
the gaming world, where two rival gaming companies in Bungie and Activision are joining forces to make the ultimate game. The game, Destiny, has been 10 years in the making and is reported by Bungie to have a $500 million budget, which is the biggest in all of gaming and movies. Destiny is offered on household-name consoles and is said to be the next big name in gaming because of its cutting-edge gameplay and top-notch graphics. Destiny will be releasing on Tuesday Sept. 9 at midnight on a special release at Gamestop. The game is Gamestop’s most preordered new IP ever by Gamescon. PHOTO COURTESY/ACTIVISION This is also supported by the fact that four million gamers participated in the beta program for Destiny. order those editions due to the lack of due to the fact that it is the first big Gamers have reached the sales cap supply. Destiny may possibly be one of game of the new generation gaming on the Limited and Ghost Editions of the most important games in history, systems that is not platform exclusive. the game and they can no longer pre-
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SAB movie review:
‘Neighbors’ MICHAEL REIKES
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“Neighbors” is the latest comedy from Seth Rogen that goes and makes fun of one of the most common subjects of college in film: fraternities. Although the noisy, drunken and constantly partying fraternity has become a Hollywood cliché, this movie has a different take on this common trope. This film focuses on the people who are unlucky enough to live next door to the aforementioned archetype. While this movie is no “Animal House,” this is an enjoyable movie that is worth looking into. The movie follows a young, newly wed couple, played by Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, who want to live the American dream with their newborn child. The couple simultaneously attempts to show that, despite the entrance into parenthood, they are still capable of partying and having a good time. However, a fraternity, led by a young man played by Zac Efron, moves in
next door. This frat is quite possibly the most obnoxious and destructive on earth. While the couple initially attempts to peacefully coexist with the frat, it quickly devolves into a war between the two houses as the situation continues to escalate. The film is filled with the traditional Seth Rogen humor that consists of awkward conversations, which produce some very funny pieces of dialogue, that feels similar to improvisation but in reality was likely carefully scripted. There is the usual high degree of profanity, gross humor, immaturity and marijuana that is to be expected from a Seth Rogen comedy. Rogen and Byrne have excellent chemistry onscreen. However, Efron steals the show as Teddy, the president of the fraternity. He is simultaneously the most hateable and charming person I have seen in this kind of movie. He is a human character, having understandable motivations and
goals, while at the same time doing horrible things and crossing lines that should not be crossed. I personally feel that this is a good movie to show at the beginning of a college semester. While this movie does not show any college life, it does show that people need to be involved in academics. This is apparent from Efron’s limited opportunities due to poor grades. While I do realize that Greek life is not all parties and pranks, I also understand that this message can be applied to any activity in general. In one sentence, this movie is simply a good time. It is funny and is not bad, but it is not Rogan’s best work. While it lacks the degree of depth and humor seen in “This is the End,” the movie still has his brand of humor that he is known for. It is just another frat comedy with the only difference being that it is about the people who live next to them.
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Money on my mind:
Budgeting for the college kid who just wants to buy Qdoba DAVID CECIL NEWS@LOUISVILLECARDINAL.COM
For in-state students, September usually marks the time when Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) money is distributed. Other students will have their full or part-time jobs, other scholarships and grants, or the trusty deposit from the folks back home to lend a hand, ensuring we are able to survive through the bitter stereotype known as “the poor college student.” If we spend it however we want, that is. The beginning of the school year is filled with incredible expenses, and the price of living on or off campus can quickly become too much if not properly prepared for what may come. True, this week’s release of Bungie’s Destiny might seem musthave, and that after-hours craving for cookies is tempting, but making sure you have enough to continue living through the bills, life needs and even the unforeseen emergency is always a nice idea as well. And it’s easy to do, too. All it takes is a little math and some careful checking of your money.
Behold, the joys of budgeting. Even though it gets so much slack, budgeting really marks the first step in claiming financial awareness. And after talking with Eileen Burden and Chelsi Sloan, workers from Kentucky Telco and Class Act, respectively, Federal Credit Unions, it’s safe to say it’s a necessary step that all college students should be making. So, what is budgeting? To put it briefly, it’s keeping a constant monthly record of your expenses versus your income. To repeat, it is constant. Every check, every receipt, every five-dollar bill you find lying on the street that makes your day a bit brighter. Keep a record of it all. By doing this, you’re becoming aware of what you make, and what you spend. Both Burden and Sloan could not express this idea enough. Actually being aware of your spending habits is perhaps even more important than the budget itself. Burden went on to emphasize that, even if you are not fully engaged in paying for rent, bills or other tedious, but necessary, expenses of life now, someday you will be. By prepping now, you’re automatically engaging
your mind to not be so frivolous with your money in the future. Now that you’ve tallied up the income and expenses, it’s time to divide the expenses into two separate categories. Rent, insurance and the like are fixed expenses, as they’ll always happen at a fixed time of the month. The night out with friends and the splurge on a new computer monitor are variable expenses, since you have more control over them. Putting both together will give your total expense, and after subtracting it from your total income, you’ll know what your monthly surplus (or deficit) is. This is when the hard part begins; trimming the budget to work with your financial needs and/or desires. Since fixed expenses always occur, and assuming we like to live in a house instead of on the street, they get priority in the money field. Whatever is left can go into variable expenses, a savings account, emergency fund or whatever else you desire. As both Burden and Sloan stressed, a budget is a personal object, so the ways one uses whatever leftover funds they have is up to their own interpretation. The two representatives did add
in that an emergency fund would be a move in the right direction. Who knows when that drive down the Watterson can turn into a freeway fiasco with a flat tire? Furthermore, Burden and Sloan suggested that putting a little bit of wiggle room in the budget is key. Stressing over an exact price range isn’t healthy, or wise. Allow some space in the budget, should expenses turn up to be a bit more than expected in the coming month, or income should be less than normal. Round expense rates up, and do the opposite for income. If you’re compelled to begin a budget, yet don’t feel entirely secure in plotting it out, both the Class Act and Kentucky Telco Federal Credit Unions have offices located within campus. Class Act is within the Cardinal Towne complex, while Kentucky Telco has a space in the Floyd parking garage. Both would be more than happy to aid you with first of many steps in creating your financial security. Within time, you’ll be able to rest easy knowing that all that hard earned cash is going to the places you need and want it to.
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U of L acquires new Campus Catholic Ministries chaplain SIMON ISHAM
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“I’ll try not to cuss,” said Father Chuck Walker jokingly, as he sat down for this interview. Walker started at U of L as chaplain of Campus Catholic Ministries in June, after being appointed in March to the position by the Archdioses of Louisville. The university has not had a full-time Catholic priest in 25 years, though almost one in three U of L students are Catholic. Walker views this as an opportunity to blaze a trail. “Since it hasn’t been done here as a full-time job in such a long time, I’m the one who’s got to figure out how to do it. I’ve got to write the book. My whole life, I have always set the stage for someone else. I feel like John the Baptist. He was the one that said, ‘There’s somebody behind me. I’m preparing the way for that one.’ I’ll be doing that here, for whoever’s next,” said Walker. “The worship that we have is good, but there are a whole lot of kids who are not coming. One of the challenges is going to be trying to figure out how to offer even more opportunities for them. It’s a very exciting opportunity to help students feel led and fed by their faith,” he said. “There are opportunities to do service with Habitat for Humanity and Hand in Hand Ministries. There are different parts of the Louisville community that could use student involvement. I’d like to reach out to our neighbors in the Interfaith Center, and right next door to us is the Baptist student center. I want to be involved with them.” “Just regular guys” Walker was born in 1953 in Loretto, Ky., which he described as “a very Catholic town.” “When I was about 13, we moved up to Okolona (a neighborhood in Louisville). It was only after we moved there that mom and dad confided in me that there were only two nonCatholic families in Loretto. The priests were friends, the nuns were friends, I went to Catholic school, Catholic church. It was a whole
Catholic community. So because of that, I always considered priesthood,” he said. “I saw the guys who were doing it were just regular guys ... just good men trying to do a good thing.” Walker graduated from DeSales High School, a Catholic boys’ school in Louisville. It was the guidance counselor, who was also a Carmelite priest, who helped put Walker on the educational path to priesthood. The closest Carmelite seminary was located at Marquette University, a Jesuit university in Miluakee, Wis., and the counselor encouraged him to make a visit. Walker liked the school, but ultimately it was the weather that made the decision for him. “Me and another guy from DeSales, we went up there for a visit during the winter, and it was the coldest I’ve ever been in my life. I came back and asked the guidance counselor about the other options,” he said.
PHOTO BY SIMON ISHAM/THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL Indiana, to complete his studies. “When I transferred there, they didn’t have a sociology major,” he said. “I had 18 hours of philosophy already, so my senior year was 18 more hours of philosophy, to be able to graduate with a degree in that. But I never liked the topic ... I don’t relate to pie-in-the-sky, philosophy types. Jesus was a guy who related to nomatter-who. That’s what I feel like I’m doing.” And Walker readily admits that he is human: he told me during our interview that he had particular trouble during his final years of seminary education with the priestly committment to celibacy. “I dated when I was in high school. I dated when I was at seminary, even up until about a year before I was ordained. There were women in my life that were very attractive, and women are still very attractive to me. I’ve been a virgin all my life, and I’ll be a virgin until I die, but there’s a chemistry. God made us the way we are. We’re attracted to who we’re attracted to ... Finally, I had one of those revelatory moments when God said to me, ‘Trust in me, I’ll get you through any trial.’ And he has,” Walker said. He was finally ordained at age 27 in 1981.
Taking it slow He settled on Bellarmine University, a small Catholic university in Louisville, intending to major in sociology. “I always wanted to be helpful,” he said. “I thought I would finish my degree, then come over (to U of L) to get my masters in social work. I also considered joining the police force.” Like many college students, though, Walker couldn’t decide what he wanted to do right away, so he took several breaks from school to think about it. He took jobs at grocery stores and a factory, taking it slow while he considered what he was going to do with his life. On one of the last breaks he took, he was with an aunt in her kitchen when she remarked, “You’ll never be happy unless you become a priest.” “That kind of kicked me in the butt in a big way. I started thinking about that, praying about that, and I realized that she was right. I had to do this,” Walker said. He re-enrolled in seminary. But when he got back, just before his senior year, the university decided “One strong place” Since becoming a priest, he has to shut down its seminary program. Walker was forced to transfer to Saint worked with several churches across Meinrad, a seminary in southern Kentucky to merge their parishes and associated schools. He took a ‘united
we stand, divided we fall’ approach to the mergers. These experiences have taught him some important lessons about people and their faiths. “People are very attached to the places where they worship. They like how it looks, how it smells,” Walker said. “But the goal was always to provide a good Catholic community and education. If students keep dropping out and parishioners keep leaving, we won’t have anyone left. I’d rather have one strong place than three or so feeble places.” Forever young Walker has also worked with college students in the past: as an associate pastor at a church in Danville, Ky., he served as the chaplain to the students of Centre College. “Everywhere I’ve been, I’ve worked with youth, and I always related well to young adults,” he said. “And refusing never to grow up — that’s helped a lot.” That eternal youth sometimes manifests itself in mischevious ways. Walker is a die-hard U of L fan who has been attending football and basketball games since he was a teen. His all-time favorite Cardinal sport is right here at Ulmer Stadium: baseball. “I like to buy a bag of peanuts and stick them in my pocket at the beginning of the game,” he said. “So when I see people I know coming up and down the aisles — (Walker pauses, and makes a series of short, quick throwing motions) — I hardly ever eat any of the peanuts.”
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Immortalized
Spirit: SARAH ROHLEDER
A gallery walk in the Hite Art Institute
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The rustic, natural smell of wood and aged fibers overwhelmed me when I opened the doors of the Hite Institute Art Gallery. It housed a collection of 20th-century, tribal works from around central and western Africa. The pieces, primarily sculptures and textiles, commanded attention and status with their sharp expressions and rich colors. The collection of 40 works first belonged, in its entirety, to Frederick and Margaret Merida, before they donated the collection to the University of Louisville in 2012, in honor of Hite Institute faculty member Dario Covi. Frederick collected the pieces through under-the-table deals until he later established his own gallery, opening his market to more legitimized trade. Each piece’s history tells a story even more curious than that of its procurement. Some pieces celebrated a shift from boyhood to manhood, in the form of alarming masks with precise and geometric details that represented the strength of the animals they portrayed. The men’s masks solicited fear through
PHOTOS BY SARAH ROHLEDER/THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL their sunken, hollow eyes and often jagged teeth. Other pieces praised women as givers of life through softer details and an emphasis on unrealistically large stomachs. An oversized pair of spoons reserved for feasts and harvest celebrations depicted a woman’s upper or lower half on the handle, which allowed the concave part of the spoon to act as the woman’s womb. The artists’ attention to the women as mothers did not minimize them to that role; it revered their ability to create and bear another human being, another soul, as these people so cherished. Soul and spirit inspired, and even enveloped, all of the artwork. Antelope horns adorned masks whose cultures deified the antelope as a principal creation on earth. Intricate patterns
covered ritual cups and window shutters believed to prosper and protect their respective peoples. Artists pieced hundreds of ornately decorated textiles together into costumes dancers wore at masquerade festivals that facilitated connection with the gods, and glorified women’s spiritual power and wisdom. In many of these cultures, community members only allowed people of high spiritual significance to craft the pieces. In spending time with each piece and examining the artists’ marks, the pieces came alive. The cultures these works represented appreciated the human or animal form and spirit. They trapped the motion of their creators’ lives and cultures, which remindeds the viewer: there were once faces under those masks, humans under those garments. The African Art Gallery captured a depth to these cultures that immortalized their spirit for life and for their people.
Walk in a Cardinal’s shoes MICHELLE MOLODYNIA
from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada and I’ve been here, in Louisville for Forbes calculated our current just over three years now. Many of population of students on campus to be us “foreigners,” as we’ve been called, approximately 21,239. Two percent come to do collegiate schooling in the of these students are considered United States for two main reasons. “non-resident aliens.” It might sound One, we are here on an international small, but that means close to 425 exchange program. Two, which is the students who are on our campus and reason that I am here, is that we are in your classes are from a different on a school visa because we received country and most of the time, from some type of athletic scholarship. Either way, we are in a new a different continent. For those who have never been to another country country, with new rules and before, this means that those 425 guidelines and are still having to students are strangers to your lovely adjust to the new life: the college life. The international student can home, known as the United States. Why do I bring this up? Because, sometimes be overlooked and passed I am one of those 425 students. I am along as just another student, but SROHLEDER@LOUISVILLECARDINAL.COM
we tend to forget one important factor: this student, who speaks multiple different languages (English rarely being one of them), who eats different foods and who uses different terminology is trying to figure out his or her schedule just like yourself. On top of that, they are also trying to learn how to communicate with you that they really have to go to something called “the washroom,” meaning restroom, a term that you have never heard of before. Thankfully, I am not as foreign as some internationals, but the struggles are still very real regardless of country of origin. The smallest thing, such as not having
an American phone when you first arrive, can make all the difference, and acquiring a cell phone as a foreigner is another battle in it’s own. These are small daily struggles that the international students encounter, ones that are second nature to most of you. It’s absolutely crazy, the amount of things that we, the student population as a whole, tend to worry about when enrolling in college. We won’t be able to truly appreciate and understand though how easy that transition to college is until we decide to walk in another cardinal’s shoes, specifically those indigenous to other countries.
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Rideshare industry innovation could be halted in Kentucky STEWART LEWIS
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Two companies have revolutionized after-dark transportation over the past few years and, in the process, issued warning orders to taxi companies who have had a monopoly on late night transportation for decades. Taxi companies have taken notice; they understand the threat that technology coupled with creativity, cleanliness and courtesy brings to them. So, taxi companies called on their friends in Frankfort in an attempt to end the rise of companies like Uber and Lyft in the state of Kentucky. Uber and Lyft, two innovative ridesharing companies, are about to be over-regulated by our state government. This knee-jerk regulation will jeopardize Kentucky’s economic present and limit our economic future. In an Associated Press report, the Department of Vehicle Regulation will impose “emergency regulations,” which would reclassify Uber and Lyft as taxi companies. Why? Because taxi companies complained that ridesharing firms were not subject to the same
requirements as they are. But the taxi barons’ stated complaints poorly mask their opposition to innovation in their industry. Taxi companies in other cities and states have been pushing legislation to keep their monopolistic hold. Taxi companies can’t survive when other companies come along and do the same job – only in a cleaner, friendlier and cheaper way - so they must back anti-free market legislation to stay in business. Taxi companies are afraid of companies like Uber and Lyft, for good reason. The last time I was in a yellow taxi, it smelled of the vomit from a previous occupant, had ripped seats, and the driver took us on a long route to run up the meter. The first time I used Lyft, the driver had a box of snacks and a cooler of bottled water, and we were in a new, clean car. Kentucky’s blatantly anti-innovation “emergency regulations” are modeled after similar laws from places where overregulation is destroying their economies. After receiving cease and desist orders in Detroit this past February, Uber and its drivers were
PHOTO COURTESY ALFREDO MENDEZ/FLICKR forced to wait for the city to update their vehicle-for-hire regulations. Detroit is a bankrupt ghost town that businesses and residents have fled. Similarly, in California, Lyft and Uber were forced to jump through insurance hoops thanks to their state legislature. It is interesting to note that Uber is headquartered in San Francisco, which, for the geographically challenged, is in California. California’s blatant anti-business climate against companies headquartered there most recently resulted in the loss of potential jobs with innovator Tesla. Companies and taxpayers are fleeing California in a mass exodus to more business-friendly, neighboring states. Jobs are already leaving Kentucky for greener pastures. In late April, Toyota announced it would shutter their engineering headquarters in Erlanger, sending around 1,500 jobs to Plano, Texas. As of July, only four
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other states have a higher unemployment rate than Kentucky. As long as Governor Steve Beshear, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (who proclaims herself Kentucky’s “Chief Business Officer”) and the Kentucky House of Representatives (held by Democrats for over 90 years) do nothing while overregulation strangles innovation, Kentucky will continue to languish. As long as they perpetuate this anti-job growth climate, Kentucky will be left behind as companies and industries look towards business-friendly, job-creating states. As long as they stand by, the creation, growth and security of Kentucky jobs will continue to evade us. Beshear, Grimes and House Democrats must stop whistling past the graveyard as Kentucky falls further behind. Or they should get out of the way and let those who understand job growth and the need for innovation lead.
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