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LOUISVILLECARDINAL.COM @THECARDINALNEWS OCT. 14, 2014 VOL. 89 NO. 7 FREE A ELISA GARCIA C Ville Grill re- ceives ‘C’ on health code evaluation The Ville Grill received a C rating from the Louisville Department of Public Health and Wellness. The grade from the department is a failing score in the Kentucky State Food Code. It indicates that the Ville Grill has failed to meet minimum requirements of the Kentucky State Food Code. While some students were dis- gusted when they heard about the C health rating that the Ville Grill ac- quired, most were not surprised. “Their dishes can be so dirty some- times,” said sophomore chemical en- gineering major Jasmine Richardson. “I will sometimes pick up a spoon and it would feel sticky. I take a cup of hot water and stick my silverware in it and even rinse out my cup with hot water. I still eat there because I was hungry.” LUBNA HINDI [email protected] GRILLED PAGE 3 PAGE 16 SINGING IN THE RAIN: Jeremih kicks off Homecoming week PAGE 8

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LOUISVILLECARDINAL.COM@THECARDINALNEWS

OCT. 14, 2014 VOL. 89 NO. 7FREE

A

ELISA

GARCIA

CVille Grill re-ceives ‘C’ on health code evaluation

The Ville Grill received a C rating

from the Louisville Department of

Public Health and Wellness.

The grade from the department is

a failing score in the Kentucky State

Food Code. It indicates that the Ville

Grill has failed to meet minimum

requirements of the Kentucky State

Food Code.

While some students were dis-

gusted when they heard about the C

health rating that the Ville Grill ac-

quired, most were not surprised.

“Their dishes can be so dirty some-

times,” said sophomore chemical en-

gineering major Jasmine Richardson.

“I will sometimes pick up a spoon

and it would feel sticky. I take a cup

of hot water and stick my silverware

in it and even rinse out my cup with

hot water. I still eat there because I

was hungry.”

LUBNA [email protected]

GRILLEDPAGE 3

PAGE 16

SINGING IN THE RAIN:Jeremih kicks off Homecoming week

PAGE 8

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Editor-in-Chief Simon IshamAsst. Editor-in-Chief Olivia Krauth

Managing Editor Sammie HillCopy Editor Alexandria Ruhs

News Editor Jacob AbrahamsonAsst. News Editor Lubna HindiFeatures Editor Sarah Rohleder

Sports Editor Noah AllisonAsst. Sports Editor Sam DrautOpinion Editor Tyler Mercer

Photo Editor Sasha Perez

Faculty Adviser Ralph Merkel

Advertising Manager Natalie RuarkAdvertising Clerk Kade Tambo

Distribution Manager Kade Tambo

Business Manager Lisa Potter

OUR MISSIONOur job is to serve the University of Louisville community. We hope to promote public dis-course and act as a forum for it. We are dedicated to the pursuit of truth through fair, accurate reporting. Our coverage will represent the university in a way that advocates a culture of inclusivity. Our morals are of utmost importance, and we work hard to earn the public trust that is essential to journalism.

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In accordance with the Clery Act, the department of public safety publishes all crime reports online at Louisville.edu/police/crimelog.

CAMPUS CRIME REPORTSOct. 7 - Oct. 9

OCTOBER 7

Location: Jefferson County Metro Corrections DepartmentIncident: Tampering with physical evidence/pos-session of marijuanaDisposition: Report - closed, subject arrestedComment: A university police officer reported an investigation, further reported arresting subject on above charges.

Location: Qdoba Mexican Grill (Cardinal Towne)Incident: Theft under $500Disposition: Report - open caseComment: A student reported stolen property.

OCTOBER 8

Location: Cardinal Towne ApartmentsIncident: Trafficking controlled substance/pos-session of drug paraphernaliaDisposition: Report - closed, summoned/citedComment: A university police officer reported an investigation, further reported arresting subjects via citation on above charges.

Location: E. Warnock Street & S. Floyd StreetIncident: Accident, hit & runDisposition: Report - inactive, no identifiable suspectsComment: A student reported a hit and run accident.

OCTOBER 9

Location: Cardinal Station parking lotIncident: Criminal mischief II/theft under $500Disposition: Report - open caseComment: A university student reported damaged and stolen property.

Location: 200 E. Cardinal Blvd.Incident: Accident, non-injuryDisposition: Report - closed, no further actionComment: A student reported a non-injury accident.

Location: Province ApartmentsIncident: Possession of marijuana/possession of drug paraphernaliaDisposition: Report - Closed, summoned/cited

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“It grosses me out because it takes meal swipes, but at the same time, I used to work in a restaurant, so I know how that works,” said junior Michaela Crutcher. “A lot of times, it has to deal with things that you do not even realize affect a score”.

U of L dining services said their dish machine had a malfunction during the inspection, but is now being repaired. They also ensured students that if at any time there was a lack of clean dishes they would switch to disposable ones.

When reached for comment, Sodexo did not respond.

“I am appalled. I enjoy the food there, but now that I know it might be dirty I am having second thoughts,” said sophomore Zita Ackah.

The department will return to do a follow-up inspection and the new rating will be placed once the inspection is complete.

Ville Grill gets grilled, receives C rating

PHOTO BY JACOB ABRAHAMSON / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

GRILLED, FROM COVER

GRAPHIC BY SIMON ISHAM / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

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U OF L HOUSING FOR FRESHMEN ONLY STARTING FALL 2015U of L On Campus Housing sent out an email Oct. 8 informing students that only freshmen and those in themed communities will have housing on cam-pus next school year. Themed communities include the engineering LLC, honors science LLC, honors service LLC, pre-dental hygiene LLC, Bayard Rustin social justice themed community, Billy Minardi all male themed community and Metropolitan College Themed Community. Students have to apply and meet certain requirements to be eligible to live in these communities. The remaining housing will be for incoming freshmen only.

U OF L PLAYER DISMISSED DUE TO DRUG CHARGESU of L Police issued a citation to Cameron Polk, freshmen wide receiver, for trafficking a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school on Oct. 7. Polk was having a party in his Cardinal Towne apartment when police officers knocked on his door. Polk then admitted to have been smoking marijua-na and surrendered bags of money, two and a half hydrocodone pills and one cup of codeine. He has a court date set for Nov. 14. On the same day, two others were arrested for a Sept. 30 burglary of his apartment.

TEXAS EBOLA PATIENT DIESThomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the US, died on Wednes-day. Anyone that was in direct contact with him has been isolated and will remain isolated for 21 days, the normal incubation period for the virus. Dun-can came back to the U.S. from Liberia and visited a hospital after feeling ill, but was then sent home. On Sept. 27 an ambulance carried him back to the hospital where he stayed in isolation. Since the virus can still be transmitted from a dead body, the CDC is recommending that Duncan be cremated or buried in a hermetically-sealed casket.

IN THE NEWS

IN THE NEWSWhat you missed while you

were in class

How much does home-coming week cost?

A free Jeremih concert outside of Cardinal Towne officially kicked off U of L’s Homecom-ing week Friday. Changing the usual tradition, the Student Activities Board decided to replace last year’s block party with a concert.

According to ULPD and SAB, the event was attended by approximately 1,000 people.

The SAB concert committee was granted $175,000 for concerts, and $50,000 was spent to bring Jeremih to U of L. They decide on the performers based on what students listen to at parties, what’s on the radio and the cost effect.

“Compared to the other concerts we have had, this was probably one of the easiest ones we have planned,” said Tra Taylor, SAB fi-nance director.

The budget for the previous Homecom-ing was $56,000, but SGA advocated for more money for the newly-founded concert com-

mittee. To plan each event Homecoming week,

the committees develop an estimated cost and request the necessary amount. According to SAB, each event always goes over budget due to unplanned circumstances.

The remaining Homecoming week events include Paint the Town Red, Nearly Naked Mile, Wear Red to be Fed, Spirit Games, sec-ond annual talent show, first annual home-coming parade and the Homecoming game against North Carolina State.

All events are free to students, with the ex-ception of the Nearly Naked Mile where stu-dents must donate at least one clothing item to participate.

“We encourage students to follow SAB on social media and check out our website for events that you like and don’t like and then leave feedback,” said Taylor. “We are here as a service to the student body and we want to see hundreds of students at every event.”

LUBNA [email protected]

On a chilly day, people from all over came to U of L’s campus to enjoy a warm meal in the Red Barn while having questions answered by U of L students, taking campus tours and meeting with the faculty and staff.

U of L kicked off its campus preview day by opening its doors to the public and allowing visiting high school students and the commu-nity to get a taste of what college life is really about.

“The best way for students to get a feel for what U of L is all about is to get them on cam-pus,” said Megan Adams, an admissions coun-selor. This proved to be true as hundreds of students, parents, family members and friends rushed to see what the school had to offer.

From 10 a.m to 4 p.m., U of L played host to tour groups and question and answer sessions happening all throughout campus. In the Red Barn, prospective students and their families

gathered and heard the testimonies from stu-dents involved in a number of campus organi-zations and committees.

According to some of the parents and fami-lies of some of the incoming U of L students, the main thing they found most helpful was the information fair held in the SAC.

“The informational fair showed us new, ex-citing things that we did not know the school had to offer,” said a visiting family from Indi-ana.

The primary function of the fair was to have members from all academic departments and schools host workshops in which people could come hear a little bit about what the school or department had to offer, tips on how to apply for scholarships and learn ways to get involved at U of L.

“I thought the event went smoothly and efficiently, while adequately informing pro-spective students about the University of Lou-isville,” said Taylor Smith of the Aviators di-versity recruitment program.

ISAIAH [email protected]

U of L welcomes prospective students

PHOTO COURTESY / UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

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Bluegrass Bioneers set to host sustain-ability conference on campus

Students, faculty encouraged to get flu shots

The Bluegrass Bioneers, a non-profit organization based in Louis-ville is hosting a three-day confer-ence discussing “global inspiration meets local innovation.”

They are responsible for the southeast region of the conference that works to produce high sustain-ability in nature.

“The Bluegrass Bioneers is a sat-ellite event of the national Bioneers conference that has been occurring for a few years out in San Rafael, Ca-lif.,” said U of L Sustainability Coor-dinator Justin Mog. “The idea behind Bioneers in general is to get people together to discuss sustainable so-lutions inspired by nature. We can learn how to manage our own affairs from the way nature does.”

The Bioneers will open the confer-ence on F Oct. 24 in the Humanities Building room 100. On Oct. 25, the

Bioneers will migrate to the Jefferson Community and Technical College Health Sciences Building To cap off the conference the Bioneers will pay a visit to Bellarmine University’s Fra-zier Hall.

U of L and JCTC were co-hosts of the conference last year.

“The organizers of Bioneers are a community group and U of L has played a role in hosting the confer-ence,” said Mog. “In the early years, it was all held on campus and in re-cent years has started branching out. Continuing through Sunday after-noon the sixth annual Bluegrass Bi-oneers Conference will speak about topics that center interests at all three schools. It gives a chance for each school to showcase what they are do-ing.”

The conference will discuss nu-merous themes linked directly to hu-man sustainability issues.

“What we are trying to be are more compassionate people- compassion-

ate for other species on the planet, com-p a s s i o n a t e for the plan-et itself and compassion-ate for other people. You have to build on the social and commu-nity side of it,” said Mog.

There are a plethora of national speakers, who will discuss a wide variety of topics, on campus over the three day conference.

“The idea is to tie in what we have to present locally with the things that they will be talking about with some of the similar themes reflected at the national level,” said Mog.

The Bluegrass Bioneers Conference is a free event, but dinner at U of L, and JCTC sites will cost $27 and $15 respec-tively.

CHRIS [email protected] What we are try-

ing to be are more compassionate

people. — Justin Mog, U of L sus-

tainability coordinator

“ “It is that time of year again: flu sea-

son. This week, nurses from Campus Health Services set up around cam-pus to provide free vaccinations to any willing student. Students are being encouraged to be proactive in keeping themselves healthy by getting either a flu shot or the nose spray.

“Getting the flu shot helps you finish your schooling earlier. You do not have to miss any days because you will not get sick,” said Joanna Davidson, a local nurse. “Catching the flu means that you will not only miss out on having fun with your friends, but you will miss out on valuable class time, which can have a bad effect on your grades, so your best bet is to do everything you can

to stay healthy and keep from catch-ing any viruses.”

“Research has shown that students who get flu vaccines are less likely to develop flu-like illnesses, need to see the doctor or experience impair-ments in academic performance dur-ing flu season,” said Dr. Phillip Bres-soud, executive director of Campus Health Services. Bressoud said the vaccinations are paid for through money from student fees.

There are other ways to stay healthy. The Campus Health Ser-vices website recommends wash-ing your hands often, covering your sneezes with a tissue or the bend of your elbow, eating healthy, exer-cising and getting plenty of sleep. If anyone around you is sick, avoid eating or drinking after them and touching their things.

ALLISON [email protected]

Flu Shot Dates and Locations:Oct. 14 - Shelby Campus Burhans 104 - 11:00 AM to 1 PM

Oct. 15 - J.B. Speed School - 11:00 AM to 2 PMBy appointment at Campus Health Services

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SRC celebrates one-year anniversary, hosts intramural sports

The Student Recreation Center turns one year old

this month. The $38 million center, used as a gym for

students and staff, offers for-credit fitness classes, club

teams and intramural teams on which 1,900 students

play.

From weight-lifting class to badminton, there are

classes a couple times a week to help you stay in the

gym.

“I believe the Student Recreation Center changed

campus life. There are fitness classes, personal train-

ers and plenty of equipment for all students,” said Dale

Ramsey, intramural director.

“There are also group fitness activities, locks, tow-

els, showers, intramural sports, clubs and all of it is

free,” said Intramural Coordinator Justin Peterson.

“The only thing there is a small fee for is a personal

trainer, which is still cheaper than going out and get-

ting one.”

Online sign-ups for intramural teams allow cap-

tains to schedule times most convenient for the team

members.

The university also currently has 20 club teams,

with new ones still being created. Some of the club

teams the university offers are fencing, ice hockey,

baseball, ballroom dance, golf, lacrosse, racquetball

and table tennis.

Ramsey and Peterson said students who get in-

volved at the SRC can earn friendships, stay in bet-

ter shape and avoid the freshman 15. Involvement in

intramural and club sports also boosts your resume,

they said.

The most popular intramural team is basketball.

There are 108 teams made up of 1,000 students in to-

tal.

Last year, the indoor facility allowed the addition of

an indoor soccer league. They had 24 teams last year

and had to turn some teams down, but this year they

hope to accept 50.

For most teams there are men, women and co-ed

team options.

For more information, you can visit the website for

the U of L’s intramural leagues.

LEADA [email protected]

PHOTOS BY LEADA FELLI / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

First Latin frater-nity set to arrive on campus

The University of Louisville will em-

brace the first Latin fraternity on cam-

pus. The first historical Latin fraternity,

Lambda Theta Phi, will be established in

spring 2015. The Louisville chapter will

be founded by Luis Arduz, a senior social

work major.

“Coming to college, I have always

wanted to see a student body that was di-

verse and at least for me, being a Latino-

American, growing up I did not see many

Latinos,” said Arduz. “When I choose

to come to the University of Louisville,

it was kind of difficult to see that Latin

culture because a lot of students would

either stay off campus or really were not

involved.”

It was only after being exposed to a La-

tino fraternity in Indiana that Arduz saw

how influential the brotherhood and cul-

ture meant to those involved.

“What I really wanted to do with this

is have an increase and a growth of the

Latin culture, the Latin population, the

love for Latin food, language and dances.

Everything you can imagine,” said Arduz.

Lambda Theta Phi was founded in

1975 as a the first Latin fraternity or soci-

ety associated with the Greek movement.

According to their website, “Lambda

Theta Phi originated the concept of em-

bracing the ideals of brotherhood, Latino

unity, cultural awareness and community

service within the Greek-letter fraternity,

all for the progress and empowerment of

our people.”

“For me, it was an opportunity to bring

the Latin population and people who are

not Latinos, but who love the Latin cul-

ture, out in the university,” said Arduz.

Although Lambda Theta Phi is a his-

torical Latin fraternity it will not be ex-

clusive to Latinos.

“It is not like you have to be specifical-

ly apart of this culture to be accepted or

apart of it,” he said. “It is another incen-

tive for high school students to want to

come to college to know there is a growth

in the Latin community, the Latin popu-

lation,” said Adruz. “I really want to bring

that awareness, because U of L is the most

diverse university in the state of Ken-

tucky. Lets keep it going.”

For those interested, Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity Inc., meets every Tuesday in Ekstrom Library, 117A from 6:45-8:00 PM.

JACOB [email protected]

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$21,125.33. That’s the average cost per year for a student to attend U of L. That’s not adding the other expenses of life, or the emergencies that screech us all to a blinding halt.

For student Sagar Patagundi, that sudden stop may be the cash needed to finish his last semester of college. Currently owing a $15,000 debt, Sagar has a hold on his account - a hold that will prevent him from graduating on time.

In his words, “My dream to walk with a degree in my hand seems a blur.”

Patagundi works with several area organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Women in Transition and the Kentucky Alliance Against Racial and Political Repression. Sagar is also the co-founder of the Fighting for Immigrant Rights and Equality program.

In addition he is an active student and held seven jobs during his four years of education across five universities. He currently holds an internship downtown with WDRB-TV News.

When not competing with Atlas over who can carry the world, Sagar helps his two brothers attend college, as their parents currently live in India.

Originally immigrating to the U.S. when Sagar was 11, his family lived in Florida for his middle and high school years. His father’s visa was revoked in 2006, barring him from returning to the U.S. and keeping him in India. His mother, after ensuring that he and his brothers could make it on their own, returned to be with her husband in 2011.

Through the stress of living as an undocumented immigrant, as well as having his family torn apart with literal oceans between them, Sagar continued with his goal of achieving a college degree. His parents’ words, “we brought you here with a dream, so you can dream your own dream,” pushed him on.

Completely restricted from any form of financial aid or scholarship due to his undocumented status, Sagar went into the workforce. Disregarding the money owed from this final semester, he’s been successfully debt and loan free previously.

This sum of debt only comes

from ineligibility for FAFSA approval. A worker at UPS for three semesters, Sagar had been receiving financial aid through the company’s joint program with the university. After finding out they can’t aid him if he’s not a candidate for the FAFSA, Sagar was left with a $15,000 wall looming over him, blurring out the idea of a winter graduation unless something changed financially.

Never sitting back and taking punches, Sagar hastily went into action. Reaching out through the digital frontier, he created a crowd sourcing campaign, hoping any donations towards his cause of graduation would come in due time.

“After talking around, a lot of my friends told me they had a lot of success with Gofundme, so I thought I’d give it a shot,” said Patagundi.

Already one-fifteenth towards the $15,000 goal, Patagundi is overwhelmed with gratitude.

“As much as I have gotten support from my community in the past, I need you all even more now, so please donate towards my tuition and my dream.”

Considering this is the month of Halloween and all things scary, it seems fitting that the SAB is showing one of the most influential of all recent horror movies: “The Blair Witch Project.” If you want to know why movie studios get millions of dollars from such shlock as the “Paranormal Activity” franchise and other such found footage movies, it is all because of “Blair Witch.”

Why is found footage such a popular medium of filming? It had been around since the 1980s and been largely adopted by international filmmakers. There had been several American productions as well, some of which would earn critical acclaim. Yet, people were reportedly so unfamiliar with the style that supposedly people were under the impression the “Blair Witch” was a legitimate documentary. In fact, to promote the movie, posters were designed to look like missing person’s posters. Remember, this was 1999, when the internet was new and information, less readily available.

So what is it about this movie that made the technique so successful? My guess is the effort taken by the filmmakers to create an atmosphere that would allow for maximum fear. The actors were all hired due to an improv background and there was no concrete script. In a way, the actors were living the movie for a week.

While other found footage movies were mostly art films, “Blair Witch” was a simple ghost story. The handheld camera allowed the audience to have an intimate connection to the fears of the main characters. It was simple and worked with what it had.

So why do current movies of this genre now suck? The novelty wore off. “Blair Witch” earned money by pulling unprepared audiences deeper into a horror movie than expected. But, like a joke told too many times the same way, it gets stale.

Funding the dream: One student’s struggle

Floyd Flix Thursdays, Fridays and

Saturdays 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. in

the Floyd Theatre.

Floyd Flix Reviews:

‘Blair Witch Project ’DAVID CECIL

[email protected]

MICHAEL [email protected]

BELOW: After working several jobs and being denied financial aid, Sagar Patagundi has taken to Gofundme.com to raise money to graduate on time.

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After two opening acts and over an hour of

rain, Jeremih took the stage for the homecoming

concert, officially kicking off the 2014 U of L

homecoming week.

His soulful voice stood out above the

prerecorded tracks playing in the background.

His voice made several of the ladies swoon,

especially in a semi-acapella version of his 2009

hit “Birthday Sex.”

Not a lot of students braved the rainy Friday

night concert, making it easy to find a front-row

spot. Front-row spots tonight came with perks

– getting pointed at during “Down on Me” and

getting to high-five him as he ran past following

his closing song, “Don’t Tell ‘Em.” Personally, I

like to believe I made eye contact with the rapper-

singer at least three times, one of which I felt

personally serenaded.

His performance did seem short. It began

roughly around 9 p.m. and I was back in my

apartment by 9:50 p.m.

Despite the shortness, Jeremih put on a

memorable, personal show for those who

made it out, as well as several Cardinal Towne

residents who simply opened their windows for

the free show.

OLIVIA [email protected]

PHOTO BY SASHA PEREZ AND ANDREA STEWART / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

Jeremih kicks off homecoming

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HOMECOMING WEEK EVENT CALENDAR10. 14. 14

Wear Red to be Fed

Stop by the Red Barn between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to fill up on cookout food, courtesy of SAB. There is a small catch: you must wear red to get fed. SAB will also announce the Top Five Homecoming Court at the event.

10. 15. 14Reel Latin American Film Festival: ‘IlliterateÊ’

View this Latin American film, part of the Reel Latin American Film Festival, in the Floyd Theatre at 5:30 p.m. “IlliterateÊ” is the story of an illerate woman who lives in solitude to hide her illiteracy.

10. 16. 14Homecoming Talent Show

SAB is hosting a talent show open to the entire student body in the multipurpose room of the Student Activities Center. Watch your fellow Cardinals show off their skills and cheer them on with homecoming spirit.

10. 17. 14“Welcome bACC”Homecoming Parade

Visit Cardinal Towne to watch the first Homecoming parade in 15 years. Meet with alumni, students, faculty and fans at this homecoming celebration.

10. 18. 14Football vs. N.C. State

Homecoming week culminates at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium at 3:30 p.m. The official 2014 Homecoming king and queen will be crowned at half time, as the Cardinals take on North Carolina State.

The smell of freshly popped kettle corn and roasted peanuts permeated the air as hundreds of artists fill North Third, Fourth, and Fifth Streets with their handmade crafts. Everything from stained glass windows and polymer jewelry to crimson clay pottery and clogging were represented at Bardstown’s 34th annual arts, crafts and antiques fair.

Late Friday night, artists spread a blanket of artwork, tents and supplies across North Fifth Street. It rained continually, but nothing could halt the enthusiasm of the hundreds of hardworking artists ready to sell their goods for the next two days. The vendors helped each other set up through the long hours of preparation.

Saturday morning, the air still damp, the artists had no trouble tinting the atmosphere with a unique pallet of glazes, paints and fabrics, adding to the fall environment with red and yellow autumn decorum. Everyone from babies to seniors citizens delighted in the fall festival.

Among the crowd of college students was senior Margo Howard. She bought hand-crafted wooden gifts for family and friends to give to them for the holidays. Pleasantly surprised at the enormity of the show,

Howard said, “I would definitely come back again.” She added the rain was worth suffering through to

celebrate the show.Becky Matheny and Jennifer Rylen,

artists who turn stones into candles in a creative way, brightened the dreary day. They sell their products through their growing business, Kentucky Rock Kandle. They harvest their own slate from the bottom of Lake Cumberland and use fiberglass to make the candles. After they drill holes in the slate, they place clear bowls filled with oil underneath the rock and place strings of fiber glass through the top of the rock and light it.

“We call them forever wicks because they don’t burn out,” Matheny and Rylen said, pointing to one of the candles on display. “This one has been burning for twenty-two years.”

U of L fans gathered to attend the show. Emily, a 2006 graduate, and her mother crowded the pottery booth.

“The show is wonderful, outstanding and well-organized,” Emily said. “My favorite booths are the ones with jewelry and wreaths. The show has a mix of everything.”

There is no doubt that the annual art show has something for everyone to enjoy through the entertainment and fellowship of artists from all over America. Between the crisp

air, delicious treats and one of a kind artwork at this fall celebration, Bardstown is the perfect place to be in October for students who need a

retreat from school, time with family and creative inspiration to turn the burdens of stress and schoolwork to creativity, enthusiasm and fun.

MORGAN [email protected]

Bardstown turns to ArtstownAnnual arts and crafts fair impresses guests

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PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE KELLY/THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

Outfits of the week

Walk in a Cardinal’s Shoes

Mallory Seidel, freshman elementary education major, pairs floral and denim for a fun and flirty ensemble.

Junior Amber Garrison says her style is more laid back and comfy. Here, she keeps things cozy with an oversized cardigan.

Freshman Cailyn Cochran wears a flowy tank from her favorite place to shop, a local spot called Pitaya. She completes the outfit with colored denim and a pair of edgy boots.

Junior biology and chemistry double major, Heegook Yeo goes for a clean, classic look with a button-down and boat shoes.

An international trek across many countries and bodies of water took 22-year-old Benadate Cheruiyot to America. Jameli Benadate Cheruiyot or as some call her, Bena, runs cross-country and track for the University of Louisville.

She grew up in Eldoret, a town in western Kenya. From a family of 13, with seven sisters and three brothers, Cheruiyot was recruited in high school for cross-country. It wasn’t until the end of 2012 that she received her visa, therefore forcing her to come into the 2012 school year a semester behind. Many things changed as soon as Cheruiyot decided to come to the United States.

“One of the hardest parts with coming to the U.S. was getting a visa and going through NCAA paperwork,” she said. “The U.S. embassy has some strict rules. You need to have a certain grade in order to qualify for an NCAA school. You are never sure if you are going to get a visa. They might turn you down and send you back home and you will have to go back several times.”

Her home is 210 miles away from the embassy where she needed to go for questioning and to have her paperwork approved. She had to take a bus to and from the embassy three times before finally getting her visa. This was no easy university application experience.

“Tickets are expensive and a one-

way ticket to Louisville, Kentucky from Kenya costs about 2,000 dollars. In addition to that, you also have to use a lot of money when you go to the city to the embassy for your visa. It costs a lot to send your paperwork to the US and also to be cleared with the NCAA.”

It is a financial struggle to come to the United States, and even more of a struggle to gather money to go back and visit family. It has been almost two years now since Cheruiyot has seen anyone from her family face-to-face. Phone calls and Skype fill the gaps in her schedule, but due to an eight-hour time difference, synchronizing timeframes can be difficult.

In Kenya, people will rarely eat out. Most meals are home-cooked

and consist of chicken, beans and rice. “We normally cook our food. We are not use to fast foods.”

Cultural differences are not limited to dietary change. “Here in America, when people say ten in the morning, they mean ten, not 11. Over in Kenya, if you wish to meet at ten in the morning, you will normally add about two hours to that, therefore arriving closer to 12.”

Every day is a new adventure, but the reason she chose to come to the U.S. was to gain an education in order to go back to Eldoret and help her country grow politically, economically and socially. She said her dreams to help fellow Kenyans outweigh the difficulties of cultural differences.

MICHELLE [email protected]

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This Halloween, bring your costume

ideas to life with timeless clothing from

the Nitty Gritty, a vintage clothing &

retro costume shop. This classic shop

has two floors of vintage clothing

from the 20’s to 80’s for women and

men of all ages. With a huge selection

of vintage costumes you’re sure to

find exactly what you’re looking for

Halloween.

Unlike your popular costume shops

that sell the latest pop culture couture

the Nitty Gritty is a one of the kind

vintage costume shop that opened in

April 2000. Terri Burt is the proud

owner of the Nitty Gritty.

“I love vintage clothing. I love what

I do and I love being my own boss,”

Burt said. “They used to make clothing

to last. The fabric and clothing were

made with such quality. The clothes

from the earlier years were made to

last forever. But now everything is so

mass produced that the quality of the

clothing is not as good as it once was.

I have clothes from the 1920’s and the

reason why it lasted so long because it

was so well-made.”

Burt said the job’s biggest challenge

is finding the clothing.

“I go to estate sales, auctions or

someone may call and I would go pick

out the clothing and pay for them,” Burt

said. “I love shopping, especially when

you come across something you never

seen before and it is in great shape.

“It is like a treasure hunt.”

The name of the shop was inspired

by a song covered by Gladys Knight &

The Pips “Nitty Gritty.”

“Southern Culture on the Skids is

one of my favorite bands and they

redid the song ‘Nitty Gritty’ and I loved

it,” she said. “I wanted my store to be

something silly and fun so that is how I

came up with the name.”

The Nitty Gritty also has accessories

like wigs, hats and shoes to complete

your unique costume.

This Halloween, whether you are

looking for something to reflect your

love for the 70’s bell bottoms or 1950’s

poodle skirts, chances are you can find

the real deal at The Nitty Gritty.

Head to Halloween parties pastCHERRELLE [email protected]

PHOTOS BY CHERRELLE MARABLE / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

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On May 23, Ray Rice finally broke

his silence regarding initial domestic

violence claims and elevator video

footage of him dragging his uncon-

scious wife into a Las Vegas hotel

lobby in mid-February, a story that

seemed to blow up overnight for

TMZ.

With the nation’s outcry at Rice’s

punishment, he was quoted pleading

that he’s “working every day to be a

better father, husband and a better

role model”. Controversy regarding

the NFL’s mere two game suspension

given to Rice over the matter not only

infuriated the public, but perplexed

and induced media outlets across the

nation to dig deeper.

On Sept. 8, after the NFL publicly

admits to mistreating the repercus-

sions dealt in the situation, the sec-

ond part of the video footage of Rice

punching his wife in the face officially

surfaces, permanently sealing the end

to Rice’s career in professional foot-

ball.

The Associated Press claimed they

sent the full video footage of Rice

abusing his wife to the NFL in April,

which goes against the statement that

NFL President Roger Goodell re-

leased Sept. 9, stating that he did not

receive and or see the video until it

was released by TMZ the day prior.

Now with Rice’s indefinite suspen-

sion by the NFL in litigation it’s in-

teresting to see where this situation

will find clarity.

We as fans of not only the NFL,

but other professional sports such as

the NBA and MLB, are the sole foun-

dation of these major professional

sporting organizations. That being

said, what are the limits that we as

fans draw in terms of endearment to-

wards our beloved teams or favorite

athletes? When

do we as fans

put aside our

entertainment

pleasures and

subside to our

morals and ei-

ther make the

decision to

condemn these

players for their

wrong doing, or

simply disregard

their actions off

the field or court

and throw their

jersey right back

on regardless of their personal mis-

takes?

“Fair or not, I would say that any

professional athlete is definitely held

to a higher standard, and must always

take into account that their actions

will probably be headline news,” said

senior Austin Linton.

Though people believe athletes

like Rice should be held to higher ex-

pectations due to their national rec-

ognition, people also agree the NFL

should also be held to these same ex-

pectations.

“Not only does Ray Rice look bad

in this situation, but the NFL does,”

said junior Dalton Ray. “They com-

pletely butchered their stance on the

situation and Rice had to pay for their

initial mishandling of the penalties

given.”

Many people are unaware that pro-

fessional boxer Floyd Mayweather is

the highest paid athlete in the world.

Being undefeated with 47 wins under-

neath his belt, it would seem just for

him to bank in so much yearly, right?

In 2011, Floyd Mayweather was sen-

tenced to 90 days in jail following a

domestic battery charge. Mayweath-

er served two of those three months

in jail, later being released and swad-

dled up into the public’s arms as one

of the most talented athletes to step

foot on earth.

Interesting enough, when inter-

viewed by CNN’s Rachel Nichols re-

garding other instances of domestic

violence where Mayweather’s chil-

dren were reported calling the po-

lice on their father for abusing their

mother, Mayweather simply replied,

“everybody’s entitled to their own

opinion, you know? When it’s all said

and done, only God can judge me.”

Soon after the final video of Ray

Rice’s violence was released, May-

weather was reported releasing a

statement in Rice’s defense, saying, “I

think there’s a lot worse things that

go on in people’s households.”

The highest paid and one of the

most decorated athletes in the world

publicly defending a fellow profes-

sional athlete with a history of do-

mestic violence. No wonder the state-

ment was retracted.

With athletes ranging from Mi-

chael Vick, Kobe Bryant and Tiger

Woods, it almost seems formula to

find the skeletons of an athlete’s past

as their careers progress.

The question that remains is sim-

ply whether or not we as fans care

enough to change our perspective on

one of these particular athletes once

these skeletons come to light. What

makes some of us support athletes like

Michael Vick even after his dog fight-

ing crimes and what makes some of

us still get a bitter taste in our mouth

when Vick’s name is even men-

tioned on Sports Center? Before we

put on our favorite fan apparel, and

before we pay $70 for that pay-per-

view fight, do we ever stop to think

whether or not who we’re watching is

a person we’d really want to be root-

ing for? The answer is purely of our

own decision.

NICK [email protected]

How far does our fandom reach and where is the line PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR/WONKER

I think there’s a lot worse things

that go on in people’s house-

holds. — Floyd Mayweather

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I’ve learned over the years through

things that I see that your first love

is the hardest to get over. You watch

movies where the protagonist finds

someone, it’s love at first sight, they

fall madly in love, they may have a

fight but they find their way back to

each other and live happily after ever.

If you’re anything like me, you

grow up dreaming and imagining that

your life would end up the same way.

For us people in real life why do we

spend our entire lives trying to make

our first loves just like that?

There could have been a number

of things wrong with the relation-

ship, which is why it didn’t work, but

that person still has some kind of hold

on us. There’s something about them

that once you see them or talk to them

again all of the feelings you had before

come flooding back like they never

left.

Then you snap out of it and you

realize the past is the past for a rea-

son. Have you ever wondered why,

no matter how old someone is, once

you bring up their first love they get

an uncontrollable smile on their face.

You always remember how that first

love felt and tend to forget how much

heartache and devastation it probably

brought to you as well.

Truth is, the first person you fall in

love with probably isn’t going to be

the person you end up with, but there

will always be a part of you that loves

that person because they were the first

person you had strong romantic feel-

ings for. There’s something special

and innocent about your first love,

especially if you were young and you

made your entire life revolve around

that person. Your days began and

ended with them, you would spend

every waking moment with them if

you could. It was fresh, exciting, new

and many people spend their entire

lives searching for someone that du-

plicates the love they had when they

were young.

I can’t help but feel like the movies

give people a false sense of the reality

of love. it’s not a bunch of smiles and

rainbows. Love can be complicated,

hard and it sometimes hurts but at the

end of the day everyone wants and

deserves love. Everyone deserves to

have that one person that is perfect

for them, the person that makes them

feel whole, the person that no matter

what will be there for them through

everything.

Maybe that is why people are so

desperate for a first love kind of love.

They want the love that makes you

feel like you are with a person that

completes you and helps you to be-

come a better version of yourself, the

kind of person you do not want to

imagine your life without because you

would not want to be apart of a world

CORTNEE [email protected]

PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR/AGNES OWUSU

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Being part of intramurals at the University of Louisville is a great way to network with your peers. You nev-er know what type of contacts you are going to expose yourself to. Just think, you could meet a new best friend or even a business partner by playing a sport or participating in a fun activity you would be doing anyways.

Students don’t realize how valuable networking is until later on down the road when they need to pick up the phone and call someone for a fa-vor. You know the saying, “It’s not always what you know but who you know.” So why not make it enjoyable and come out to play intramurals and meet some new people?

This whole fall semester U of L intramurals has a lot to offer their students. Some upcoming events for the month of October that will be a wonderful time are tug-o-war, vol-leyball, indoor soccer league and a 3-on-3-basketball tournament.

Now, you have to be conscious of when your rosters are due by. You can retrieve that information along with other news about the programs either online at Louisville.edu/intramurals or simply walk in the SRC into the

intramurals office. The staff will assist you with any questions or concerns you have about the activities.

When watching flag football last week and having the opportunity to talk with some of the players walking off the field.

“It’s out of the ordinary, but I hap-pened to meet my girlfriend of two years participating in kickball here at Louisville,” said Dallas Holt. “Being able to interact with my peers wasn’t something that I was always the best at, but now that’s all I want to do. I join about every intramural that is of-fered, not only because I want to meet new people but also because it’s the best source of exercise for me.”

Even though this is just one man’s opinion, it seemed like everyone walking off the field was a winner with that big grin on their faces.

Louisville intramurals can be a very fun and exciting time in a stu-dent’s life. If you open up and give it a shot, you definitely will not regret it. It isn’t just about meeting new people, even though that’s a major perk. It’s also about enjoying yourself and do-ing the activities you have loved all along. So don’t be shy and go gather your friends or just yourself and come out and lace up.

Join intramurals and start a new life at U of LDWIGHT [email protected]

PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR/AGNES OWUSU

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Red and Black Regatta lets rowers hit the Ohio, welcomes spectators MARQUIS [email protected]

Over fall break the Louisville Car-dinals rowing team hosted their only home event for the season. The Re-gatta was a relaxed affair where fans, family and friends could go out and watch the rowing team compete at home before going out for the rest of the season.

The Regatta is an annual event that has six scrimmage-style races on the Ohio River, showcasing the team to fans and getting the new rowers their first taste of competition.

In addition to this they had a raf-fle, giving away Louisville rowing merchandise and allowing spectators to get a look around the G. Garvin Brown II rowing facility where the team practices.

Saturday was a good day for the rowers to get used to not-so-perfect-conditions. It was 46 degrees on the waterfront, with heavy head winds and choppy water.

“It was a lot harder than it usually is in competition. The wind created a drag with the blades and made the boats rock. It was tough for us to row through,” said junior Katie Miller. Miller was participating in her third Regatta.

The ACC is home to tough row-ing competition. Virginia and Norte Dame both finished in the top ten last year, with others finishing in the top 20. The tough competition does not intimidate the 2014 American Ath-letic Conference Rowing Champions though.

“The ACC is now a dominant con-ference in rowing, so the automatic qualifier will be a little bit harder to come by,” head coach Derek Copeland said. “First we want to qualify, and re-turn to nationals again this year.”

The Cards have a good chance to do that, with a good number of their team being juniors and sophomores returning from a successful season last year. As always with a new sea-son, new leaders are born. Senior Jami Montesano has just recently been named the team captain for the 2014 season.

“I was super excited when coach selected me. This is something that coach and I had been talking about

since the summer, and I wanted to be the one to step up and lead my team,” Montesano said.

Louisville rowing is just one of the many examples of U of L athletic pro-grams on the rise. Finishing in the

top twenty of the country last year, Derek Copeland’s Cards don’t intend on easing in to the ACC. The Red and Black Regatta was their first chance to hit the water rowing, and the cold weather won’t keep these Cards from

blossoming come spring season. The cards first official matches of

the 2014-15 season will be Nov. 11, in Tennessee, competing in the Head of the Hooch Regatta.

The Red & Black Regatta is Louisville’s only home rowing event of the year. It is a chance for fans to come out and see the girls that work year-round. PHOTOS BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

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Heart of the Cards: Elisa Garcia JUSTIN [email protected]

Junior mid-fielder leading her field hockey team to new heights

In field hockey, the number-

five-ranked Cards currently sit atop

the ACC with a 10-3 record and a

3-2 record in conference play. It is

Louisville’s quiet strength and con-

fident cast that has allowed them

upset wins over number-one North

Carolina and number-four Duke.

And without one of their quietest

players Louisville could not have

caused such a ruckus thus far.

Junior midfielder Elisa Garcia

brings Louisville her talents all the

way from Santiago, Chile. In her

third year in the program and the

country, Garcia is proving that she

didn’t travel all this way for noth-

ing.

Garcia started all 20 games her

freshman year on her way to scor-

ing five goals and becoming second

on the team in assists with six. Last

year she was second on the team

in assists with nine. Now just 12

games into the season Garcia leads

the Cards with seven assists. She

has also scored four goals including

the game decider against Duke.

Although, quiet off the field, her

leadership and contribution on the

field speaks volumes.

“I have more of a voice on the

field now, and that’s really impor-

tant to me,” Garcia said. “I’m focus-

ing a lot on my leadership skills.

The whole team believes in me,

and I believe in them. They respect

me and I respect them. I can use

my knowledge of field hockey to

guide others, and I think that’s

pretty cool. I didn’t do that so

much last year.”

As Garcia takes the

reigns of leadership

for the Cards, it is

clear that she

has had the

pedigree

for athletic achievement for quite

sometime.

As a member of the U21 Chilean

national team, as well as captain of

her club team during high school,

Garcia writes the next chapter in

an athletic dynasty that started with

her mother and sister.

“My whole family is a sports fam-

ily. It’s always been that way. I start-

ed playing field hockey at seven and

so had my big sister, that really gave

me a good head start,” Garcia said.

Before taking her leadership to

the next level, though, Garcia had to

cross several hurdles along the way.

“My first year here was really dif-

ficult. A different culture and

different people. Of course

it was hard to be

a w a y

from home, learning a different

language and everything. But now,

in my third year, I feel I am part of

a great community and it’s been a

great experience.”

Through the adversity, Elisa’s

leadership has grown along with the

team’s prowess.

“Our defense has improved a lot.

We’re much more disciplined and

we’ve improved on our red-zone

defense a lot,” Garcia said. “We’ve

improved attacking wise as well,

and as a mid-fielder I play both

roles. I personally feel that from last

year my defense has improved a lot.

I feel like a very important part of

the defense right now.”

In her third year at the forefront

of arguably the best team in college

field hockey, she plans to lead be-

yond the regular season.

“We are going to the NCAA tour-

nament. It’s our goal and we think

we can do it, we all believe we can

do it,” Garcia stated.

When the talk of championships

came up in conversation, the ulti-

mate knock-on-wood terminology

for any aspiring field hockey pro-

gram, Elisa unflinchingly responded

with an uncharacteristic certainty:

“We can do it, we believe it.”

We are going to the NCAA

tournament. It’s our goal and we think we can do it, we all believe

we can do it. — Elisa Garcia

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Garcia leads Louisville in assists with her seventh in the season. She has scored four goals, two of which coming in the Cards upset victories over then top ranked North Carolina and fourth ranked Duke. PHOTOS BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

Garcia talks strategy with head coach Justine Sowry on the sidelines of Trager Stadium. The Cards are currently 10-3 overall.

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Q&A with BMX Gold Medalist Terry Adams SAM [email protected]

BMX Flatland professional Terry

Adams came to Louisville last week-

end while on a tour with Red Bull.

Adams is known as the ambassador

for Flatland after a spectacular ca-

reer including a gold medal at the

X Games in 2005 and received Ride

BMX Magazine’s Number One Ride

Award in the same year. Adams sat

down with The Cardinal for a ques-

tion and answer while in Louisville.

TLC: How did you get started in

Flatland riding when you were

younger?

TA: Basically, just as a kid watch-

ing the stuff on television or seeing

magazines. It just kind of looked im-

possible, and as a kid it was hard to

figure out. Even now, an adult can

watch it and it’s hard to figure out,

but as a kid I was intrigued to learn

how to ride a bike like that. So, that’s

where it started because my interest

grew because I wanted to know what

it felt like to ride a bike like that. And

as I got better and better it became

an addiction, and that turned into a

strong passion, and then the strong

passion turned into wanting to be at

the top level.

TLC: Growing up in Louisiana,

were you around other kids who

were into it, too?

TA: There were kids in the neigh-

borhood riding bikes and doing tricks,

but I went through five to ten sets of

kids like that because they would want

to ride bikes for a little bit, but then

they would want to go play football.

I always wanted to go ride my bike.

I, then, found some guys who stuck

with it and I still ride with today.

TLC: Was it tougher for you

to get into Flatland when there

wasn’t too much around?

TA: I grew up in a super country

town. I didn’t have too many places to

ride, and I grew up riding on a road

for the first couple years of my career

with traffic going back and forth. I

was so addicted to trying to get better

and get known, I just rode underneath

a tree on this busy road. I developed a

lot of those basic skills in those years.

TLC: You turned professionally

at 16. Take us through that pro-

cess.

TA: It was basically just a step I

knew that I needed to take to make

my name a little bit more known. No

one expects anything more from you

until they know who you are. If no

one knows who you are, there is no

pressure on you. So, I put myself in

a position where people started to

know who I was, that way there was

more pressure on me to do well. That

was a big reason why I turned pro so

early, because the second someone

knew who I was more was expected

from me in the industry.

TLC: You won the gold medal at

the X Games in 2005. Is that when

you hit the scene?

TA: Things jumped off for me in

2002, when I traveled to Japan and I

won a big contest called the King of

Ground. Around that time, Flatland

was still in the X Games, so I was hit-

ting all the X Games qualifiers and

that landed me in Korea where I won

the gold medal.

TLC: A lot of flatland riders

have a unique riding style, how

would you describe yours?

TA: What is cool about Flatland

is you can distinguish each country

sometimes, by the style of riding. The

guys in Japan are super technical and

you can pick out the Japanese riders.

The European riders ride with a lot of

style and flow. A lot of the guys in

the U.S. or, speaking for me at least,

are more on the bigger tricks and

jumps to where they stand out. That

has kind of been my focus over the

years, I’m never too focused on the

style, flow and super technical stuff,

but something the outside public can

look at and step back and say, “Wow,

what just happened.”

TLC: You’re known as the am-

bassador of Flatland and have

been the name in the sport for the

past decade. What do you do to

continue to grow the brand?

TA: For me, my focus is to make

sure Flatland is presented right in the

media. That has been my focus for

the past five or ten years now. I have

a desire to compete and I have a desire

to be on top, but my main desire these

days is making sure that Flatland is

presented right in the media, making

sure that the quality is good. Any-

thing on my end that’s filmed needs to

looks good and if I perform an event

I make sure the spectators that come

to watch are seeing everything top

notch. That way, if a kid does see it

in a magazine and is interested in it,

they can get into it and they think that

it’s cool.

Turning pro at the young age of 16, Flatland BMX rider Terry Adams has endorsed his sport across the world. PHOTO COURTESY / FLATLAND

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In the midst of a four-game losing streak, men’s soccer has no time to panic NOAH [email protected]

To kick this season off, Ken Lolla’s

soccer team took on the pressure of

Lynn Stadium’s spotlight with spec-

tacular performances and dominant

victories. A month into the season

and the Cards were the fifth-ranked

team in the country with a 5-1-1 re-

cord.

Since, the Cards have lost four

straight matches. In their four-game

losing streak, the Cards have been

outscored 9-3.

The home game against Florida

Gulf Coast Tuesday night could be a

needed chance for the Cards to turn

things around and salvage the season.

“The message is we need to fight

our way out of it. We have to main-

tain a positive attitude and be able to

battle. Accept where we are because

of what we’ve done and take respon-

sibility for it,” head coach Lolla said.

“We can’t act like victims, we need

to battle and find a way to fight out

of it.”

The Cards, who put up four mul-

tiple goal games including a 5-0 home

whooping of Duke, have not capital-

ized on created opportunities lately.

While the level of play is high at

moments, the consistency required is

lacking. Of the three goals Louisville

has scored throughout the slump,

freshman Tim Kubel has scored two.

The final pass and the right touch

have been absent from the team’s cre-

ative scorers.

“Not scoring goals is an issue right

now,” Lolla said. “We create our own

fortune and right now I would say we

are not working hard enough, we are

not taking care of the chances well

enough and we are just not efficient

with the chances we get.”

All worries aside, the Cardinals

have been in this situation before.

The last time Lolla’s men lost four

straight games they went on to appear

in the national championship.

This squad is talented and has the

depth and ability to turn it around.

Loss after loss, Cards fans have

been ready for the righting of the

ship. With a manageable schedule the

rest of the way, one could expect it to

be soon.

“We need to still believe in our-

selves. I know we are a very good

team and we have a ton of potential,”

Lolla said. “It’s creating some mo-

mentum to move forward for the rest

of the season.”

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Football’s fans and defense ask: Where is Bobby Ball? NOAH [email protected]

The time has officially come. Bob-

by Petrino, offensive guru, needs to

wave his magic wand.

Louisville’s 5-2 football team would

have a much uglier record were it not

for arguably the best defense in the

country carrying them through each

game.

Coordinator Todd Grantham’s de-

fense hasn’t allowed a touchdown in

the past four games. Averaging 14.1

points allowed this season, Louisville

has the nations fifth-ranked defense.

The Cards lead the country in inter-

ceptions with 14. Seven of those be-

long to the nation’s leader in inter-

ceptions, safety Gerod Holliman. The

Cards have 24 sacks and have forced

four fumbles.

What one must take into account

is the extra responsibility they take

on, carrying an offense and special

teams that at times throughout the

season have put Louisville in very

tough situations.

The offense’s 12 fumbles, three in-

terceptions and countless three-and-

outs has put the defense on the field

with the opponent already in scoring

range too often.

While the offense doesn’t neces-

sarily need to score every time they

have the ball, keeping the defense on

the field is a recipe for disaster. How-

ever, the defense has managed to keep

Louisville in most games long enough

to get the points needed to squeak out

a victory.

“As a defense, our mentality is basi-

cally it doesn’t matter how long our

offense has the ball, we know they are

going to score. We just have to keep

constantly getting them the ball and

no matter what we know we are go-

ing to come out with a win. We have

confidence in our offense and we

know they are going to score even-

tually,” senior defensive end Lorenzo

Mauldin said.

Saying that and actually being able

to do that are two completely differ-

ent things. It is truly amazing the Car-

dinals have withstood so much adver-

sity. But with the memories of the old

Bobby Petrino offense adding to the

expectations this year, it is more than

frustrating for Card Nation to witness

such struggles.

The combined play of red-shirt

sophomore quarterback Will Gard-

ner and true freshman QB Reggie

Bonnafon has been inconsistent to

say the least. And perhaps nobody

knew how tough it would be to play

with star senior wide-out DeVante

Parker sidelined with an injury.

As the season continues to get

tougher the Cards need to establish a

sense of rhythm on the offensive side

of the ball.

Each game is so hard, yet the Cards

are in them the whole time. What

is painful to think about is what this

talented defense could be accomplish-

ing if they were helped out a little

more.

A strong run game and the poten-

tial at quarterback are there. Louis-

ville is two close losses away from a

perfect season.

A muffed punt at the end of the

Virginia game led the hard-fought

cause of the defense go unheralded.

In the most recent loss against

Clemson, the two touchdowns Clem-

son scored came from a punt return

and a fumble that Clemson recovered

in the end zone. These points, despite

the offensive struggles, could and

should have been avoided.

Despite the lack of a perfect record

a strong finish and a big season is still

possible.

But for the sake of the defense and

the nerves of Card fans all over, the

Bobby ball that everyone was so ex-

cited to see back needs to make an ap-

pearance.