November 25, 2014: Volume 89, No. 13

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new rulesAt the Nov. 18 SGA Senate meeting, senators

voted to approve the 2015 to 2016 budget and the SGA general election rules for the upcoming 2015 elections. The meeting, which took place at the Health Sciences campus, was the last gathering of the Senate for the fall 2014 semester.

The approved operating budget for SGA, ELSB

and SAB totals $1.2 million for the upcoming year. Senators voted to approve this plan, which was brought to the student senate upon the recommen-dation of the appropriations committee.

Although the entire budget was passed without any opposing votes, there were a few items that re-quired discussion before a vote could take place.

One item was the Student Activities Board, which is slated to receive $455,000. Finance Direc-

tor Tra Taylor spoke on behalf of SAB to the sen-ate.

“The Student Activities Board’s mission is to serve the entire student body, and that is 22,000 students. Thus we are entrusted with a little more fiscal responsibility and funds to carry out pro-grams,” said Taylor.

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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 REPORTSNov. 17 - Nov. 21

NOVEMBER 17Location: University Tower ApartmentsIncident: Theft under $500 - bicycleDisposition: Report - inactive, no suspects or wit-nessesComment: A university student reported stolen property.

NOVEMBER 18No reports

NOVEMBER 19Location: HumanitiesIncident: Theft under $500Disposition: Report - open caseComment: A non-affiliate reported stolen prop-erty.

Location: Chick-Fil-A, SACIncident: Theft of credit/debit card under $500Disposition: Report - open caseComment: A university student reported stolen property.

NOVEMBER 20Location: Children & youth project

Incident: MenacingDisposition: Report - closed, warrant advisedComment: A non-affiliate reported a domestic situation.

NOVEMBER 21Location: Billy Minardi Hall parking lotIncident: Theft over $500 - from autoDisposition: Report - inactive, no suspects or witnessesComment: A university student reported sto-len property.

Location: Mark & Cindy Lynn Soccer Stadium parking lotIncident: Theft under $500 - from autoDisposition: Report - inactive, no suspects or witnessesComment: A non-affiliate reported stolen property.

Location: PJCS Green parking lotIncident: fireDisposition: Report - closed, no further actionComment: A non-affiliate reported several fires.

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“Don’t do drugs.” Growing up, we are often inundated with anti-drug materials, yet many forget the seri-ousness of involvement with hard drugs.

That point was made during a sup-posed strong-arm robbery on Nov. 7 near Second and Lee Street. At first believed to be just an assault on a uni-versity student, U of L police found out later in the investigation that it was a student who ran into their dealer.

Besides the physical trauma dealt and the consequences for filing a false police report, the effects of drug use, possession or trafficking through il-licit means can lead down a hole far deeper than this individual was taken that day. Maj. David James, com-mander of operations for U of L po-lice, discussed the wide range of con-sequences and situations that could occur when one gets involved with drugs.

Anything from a gram of impure cocaine to pain killer pills left over

from a prescription can be considered a street drug. All that is needed is to take that extra step over the ledge of legitimacy and sell them through il-legal means. While this means access to a drug can be far easier, the control of these substances can be of varying degrees.

“The companies that make Tyle-nol or other prescription medications have extreme controls over their sub-stances,” James said. “Dealers and cre-ators of illicit drugs will break their materials up and mix it with other substances that are usually harmful for the body.”

A cocaine dealer could substitute part of the core material for some-thing like chalk or laxative powder. This dissolution of the substance is a bonus only to the dealer, as it pro-vides them with more of the pure drug to market to the streets, and gives more users a substance that has a higher probability of addiction or medical harm.

“It is a huge gamble,” said James.Health effects are not the only

consequences. Entire waves of legal issues can crash down on someone

involved in drug-related crimes. For most of us, that means facing legal is-sues that few comprehend. Hiring an attorney seems the most logical way out of this, until one considers pric-ing.

“An attorney’s price usually goes for around $150 to $200 an hour,” said James. “Of course, you could try to navigate the legal system on your own, but in the history of bad ideas, that is pretty up there.”

James also discussed the usual pro-tocol when dealing with drug-related crimes.

“The offender is initially issued a citation. If they are taken to jail, they then go to the courtroom and make their plead. After this, a court date is made.”

The court process can be a daunt-ing task, lasting anywhere from a few weeks to well over a year. Cases will often be based on the severity of the controlled substances in question. These drugs are put through a sched-uling system of one through five, which ranks from highest to lowest potential abuse and on whether it has little or general use in the medical

field.Of course, exceptions are made in

the rulings as well.“If the offender was using a sub-

stance like marijuana and did not have a long history of use, their case could be a diversion process,” James said.

This means that the user could opt out of a different court ruling and in-stead commit to some form of com-munity service, alongside a class con-cerning drug abuse. Once verification of their service has been delivered, the offense is wiped off their record.

According to James, ULPD en-courages students to get in contact with Campus Health and Counseling Services if they face issues with drugs.

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Dodging the bullet: Street smarts with street drugsDAVID [email protected]

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morning classes canceled by

5:30 a.m. afternoon classes canceled by

3:00 p.m.

What to know about campus closings

Ville Grillfollows weekend hours

11-3brunch

5-9dinner

Papa Johns and Wendy’s open from noon - 8

Maj. David James

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James Graham Brown Cancer Center discontinues The Julep Ball

Due to an increase in the amount of resources required to make the fund raising event successful, The Julep Ball has been discontinued. The annual event was held on the night be-fore the Kentucky Derby and raised money for the cancer

center. According to organizer Michael Neumann, competition with other Derby week festivities has caused the event to become too expensive to put on.

U of L Linguistics ranked second on ‘Best Programs’ list

The Linguistics program at U of L, a part of the Humanities division, was recently ranked number two program on a list compiled by Graduatepro-grams.com. The program tied with MIT and was beaten out by Stanford University. The

rankings are based on the responses of current and recent students within the program, and factor in things such as workload, affordability of living, edu-cation quality and overall program value.

President Obama announces execu-tive action on immigration

President Barack Obama an-nounced a plan to tighten border security and prioritize deportation of felons over families. People who are con-sidered potential threats will be placed at the top of the de-portation priority list. The

action has many Republican members of Congress angry at what they consider executive overreach. Congress is set to act on immigration reform next year.

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were in class

Senators voiced concern about the changes in pay for council presidents and vice presi-dents. Under the recommendation of the ap-propriations committee, the 2015 to 2016 bud-get proposed to pay senators, vice presidents and presidents the same amount.

Benjamin Leamon, chair of the appropria-tions committee, explained, “If you look at all of your responsibilities from the senate, the senate does not ask any more of a president or of a vice president than anybody else.”

Leamon said that under this new budget, school councils had the flexibility to pay their presidents and vice presidents more at their own discretion.

Ruthie Wooten, school of nursing presi-dent, said, “If you do want to compensate your vice president or president with additional funds, there is a way to do that from your own council budget.”

SGA General Election RulesBen Shepard, chief justice of the SGA su-

preme court, distributed the 2015 SGA general election rule packet to the senate on Tuesday.

The packet was made available following Tuesday afternoon’s information session in

the SAC Multipurpose Room. The lunch event informed students interested in joining SGA, ELSB or SAB of the responsibilities of each of-fice.

Last year’s unusual election cycle raised a few concerns about how elections would take place in 2015. One slate of candidates ran un-opposed for election.

SGA Historian Landon Lauder asked if there were any adjustments made to the election rules in the event that only one slate should run again.

“There is nothing in (the general election rules) that somehow alters the election process if only one slate of candidates chooses to run,” said Shepard. He noted that a public debate will take place, as mandated by the SGA constitu-tion, even if one slate runs unopposed.

According to the general election rules, the interest meetings for potential candidates will begin on Jan. 19, with all candidates confirmed by the Dean of Students Office and Chief Jus-tice by Feb. 2.

Students should expect to see campaigning officially begin on campus on Feb. 4. A debate will be held on Feb. 12, and elections will take place the following week from Feb. 16 to 19.

A full report on the SGA budget will be available in next week’s issue of The Cardinal.

The 2014-2015 SGA Top Four at the election info session (L-R): Monali Haldankar, Morgan Cooksey, Allie Funk and Ross HofelePHOTO BY ADELINE WILSON / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

SGA Senate approves budget and general election rulesSGA, FROM COVER

Before robotic and futuristic

drones took to the skies, male hon-

eybees were considered the original

drone. Chase Murray, an industrial

and systems engineering professor

from Auburn University, used this

little bit of entertaining trivia to open

his seminar about Drones in Logis-

tics. Drones are now known as un-

manned aerial vehicles, and on Nov.

20 in Ekstrom Library’s Chao Audi-

torium, Murray led a presentation on

these revolutionary devices.

“I think that you’re going to see

these essentially flying robots aug-

ment the way we do business now,”

says Murray.

According to Murray, companies

such as Amazon and Australia based

Zookal, have already begun working

on direct delivery projects. Murray

went into detail on how drone deliv-

ery would operate. Trucks will be the

mobile warehouses or home base for

the drones, and while workers deliver

the heavier packages, drones will de-

liver the rest to people’s front doors.

The idea creates a more cost and time

efficient system.

There are still several hurdles that

drone companies and users must

overcome. Safety is the number one

concern in the development of these

unmanned aircrafts. Companies also

face several restrictions, especially

from the Federal Aviation Adminis-

tration.

These obstacles, however, did not

keep spectators at the seminar from

being blown away and optimistic

about the drone’s future.

“I think since UAVs and drones

have such a bad rep for being used

in the military and attacking people,

looking at it from this aspect is re-

ally awesome because we can see how

they are useful in other ways besides

military,” said Kara Leeds, an indus-

trial engineering graduate student.

“This can definitely reduce costs and

reduce lead-time on getting packages

to people.”

Murray says not to expect a world

resembling Star Wars anytime soon,

but that change is coming.

NEWS | 5NOV. 25, 2014


Blake Graham, a junior with

ADHD who has been prescribed both

Vyvanse and Adderall legally, believes

strongly the drugs should only be

taken unless absolutely necessary. He

said since other students abuse ADHD

drugs, it makes it harder for him to

gain access to his presecription.

Students without ADHD can read-

ily get drugs ADHD drugs like Adder-

all and Vyvanse illegally. The drugs

are amphetamines, which means they

stimulate the central nervous system,

increase heart rate and decrease appe-

tite.

“There’s absolutely no reason for

anyone to take Adderall or Vyvanse

unless they have to,” said Graham.

”The only reason that I take Adderall

is because it helps me to stay focused.

It really is a terrible drug for your

body. You cannot eat when you are on

it, you are in a very terrible mood and

you generally do not talk to anybody.

I would never sell the drugs to any-

one. They can be very dangerous to

someone who does not actually have

ADHD.”

A student, who wanted to remain

anonymous, has been taking Adderall

and Vyvanse illegally for years.

“I have been using both of the

drugs since my freshman year of high

school. Whatever is available is what

I will buy. I went from a C student

in middle school and my first year of

high school, to an A+ student. I have

such an advantage over anyone who

does not use it. Maybe it is a placebo

effect but I honestly do not believe I

could graduate college without it.”

Dr. David Lohr, a psychiatrist with

the U of L Physicians Bingham Clinic,

believes Adderall and Vyvanse abuse

is very dangerous for students who do

not have ADHD.

“Adderall and Vyvanse have repu-

tations as medications that anybody

can take. I would definitely say it is a

growing epidemic. A fairly high per-

centage of around 25 to 30 percent of

students use stimulants without hav-

ing the disease. If you do not have

ADHD, you are just getting more of a

stimulant effect, you are not correct-

ing any underlying problems. I also

think that there may be abuse of the

drugs if you do not have ADHD.”

Knowing the dangers of Adderall

and Vyvanse, students still seem to

want to buy these potentially deadly

drugs and put them into their bodies.

“People who do not have ADHD

may get more of a euphoric effect,”

said Lohr. “If you take this in high

doses, they can cause visual and au-

ditory hallucinations and that can

be very bad. My advice would be to

simply not do it. The healthy way to

approach it is improving time man-

agement, get enough sleep, exercise,

meditation, et cetera”

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U of L students, doctor dis-agree on Adderall abuse

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Drones: Delivering the future through logistics

An example of the drones Murray works on.PHOTO BY KYLIE NOLTEMEYER / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

| FEATURES6 NOV. 25, 2014


Every Black Friday the

most sought after items are

technology and gaming. This

season, there are more games

out for the newer consoles,

and that means that there are

a number of bundles that will

be exclusive to Black Friday.

At all the major retailers

there will be an Xbox One

bundle that comes with the

main console and two games,

“Assassin’s Creed Unity” and

“Assassin’s Creed Black Flag,”

for $349.99. There is also a

price drop in the white Xbox

“Sunset Overdrive” bundle

that includes the controller-

free Kinect system and “Dance

Central: Spotlight” for $449.

On the Sony side of the

game system world, there

will also be a few bundles

for $399.99. One bundle

will include the console,

along with “Grand Theft

Auto V” and “The Last of

Us: Remastered.” The other

bundle will include a more

child-friendly bundle, with

the console, “Lego Batman 3:

Beyond Gotham” and “Little

Big Planet 3.”

Best Buy will be offering

Wii U bundles for $359.97

that will include the hand-

held Wii U, “Super Mario 3D

Land,” “Super Smash Bros:

Wii U” and “Donkey Kong

Country: Tropical Freeze.”

If you already have a

console and are just looking

for games, most of the video

game retailers will be offering

some type of discounts on

games. Microsoft will be

offering up discounts on all of

their games for the Xbox One.

There will also be a significant

amount of games at Gamestop

for a discount, and the same

can be said for Walmart, Best

Buy and Target. There will be

more discounts released on

Black Friday that may not be

announced until the day of.

Gamer’s guide to Black Friday: where you can get the best buys

Harry Potter fans united to bring hope to pediatric cancer patients at the 2014 Yule Ball

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PHOTOS BY SASHA PEREZ / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

FEATURES | 7NOV. 25, 2014


A new concert series, Music Without Borders, will be spreading live music throughout the metropolitan area from now until February. The Louisville Orchestra is breaking out of their normal routine by bringing music home. In the past, patrons of this art form would venture into the heart of downtown to attend orchestral performances. Now, with the help of sponsors such as LG&E, the orchestra is able to bring music closer to the people. The series will be held at various churches, synagogues and congregations around Louisville.

The series started in October and has been successful in terms of attendance and reception so far.

Cantor David Lipp of Congregation Adath Jeshurun shed some light on the community perspective regarding the concert series.

“The first concert was close to full,” Lipp said. “Technically, it was sold out. We had to bring out more chairs than we had anticipated.”

Lipp expressed his congregation’s enthusiasm towards the collaboration, noting that there were approximately as many community members in attendance as there were congregation members.

“Locals from the surrounding neighborhoods came—people who just love music,” Lipp added.

As a result of the recent recession, attendance at orchestral performances declined. The orchestra went into bankruptcy four years ago and teetered on significant financial difficulties. In response, the orchestra took measures to increase patron attendance. This new concert series is one of the steps the orchestra is taking to get out of their primary performance venue and into the hearts and lives of the local community.

Michelle Winters, director of marketing for Louisville Orchestra, said, “I think that’s in part why the orchestra feels such an obligation or such a passion to go into the community that declared it believed in the orchestra and wanted the organization to continue. So, in a way, this series is a response to the problems that the orchestra had financially. It’s now really committed to reaching out to the community and

its neighborhoods.”The organization has been

reorganizing itself, focusing on a primary goal of being more present everywhere in the community. Conductor Teddy Abrams is at the heart of this operation. He also has aspirations of connecting local communities through music and new experiences. In part, this is why he was selected as music director for the series.

“This particular series is part of a restructuring of the orchestra’s programming,” said Abrams. “I’m offering a way of presenting music that matches the entirety of the population here so that every person in the community, in Louisville, feels connected to the orchestra. It’s a major change for the orchestra to add on this series. Going into these neighborhoods and connecting with people who may not have considered the orchestra to be a part of their daily lives, who hadn’t ventured downtown, were unable, didn’t think to or couldn’t afford to. This series is all over the place. Every part of the metropolitan area is covered geographically. This is more than an orchestra. It’s a group of people trying to bring people together.”

Abrams’ goal is to shake hands with every person in Louisville. He sees the outreach to local neighborhoods as a chance to communicate person to person with everyone who seeks out music. He has opened up his own home in what he calls The Louisville Music Haven, located on Market Street in NuLu. Abrams considers himself to be one of the vendors on the street there and hosts open houses every time a public event occurs in that neighborhood. At these open houses, he encourages musicians to play in his home and invites people in to have a seat and share the musical experience.

Abrams’ welcoming attitude is shared by the entire orchestral organization. Their common goal is to create a new community that links music lovers from all around town.

“Teddy is an ambassador of all music, not just orchestral or classic music,” Winters said, “It happened organically both ways when this organization decided to find ways to get more up close and personal with Louisvillians. It kind of serendipitously manifested itself that it was this young man’s mission in life and the fact that we

found each other is pretty tremendous. The synergy between this mission and the individual within has propelled our organization to brand new places.”

The orchestra will be featuring solo artists from the orchestra, as well as the local community. The incorporation of local talent into the program provides the orchestra with an opportunity to reciprocate support and encouragement that the community has given them. These local artists are being given the opportunity to showcase their talent and promote themselves as serious musicians.

The next concert series features a young violinist, Spencer Sharp, who won the 2014 Young Artist Competition. Abrams, who also judged the competition, said, “Spencer was amazing. He had a real maturity and command to the piece that he was playing, so I think people will be very impressed.”

Sharp will be playing the first movement of the violin concerto in A minor by Antonin Dvorak. By featuring Sharp in Music Without Borders, the orchestra is providing this young artist with his debut performance in hopes of launching a successful music career.

All tickets to Music Without Borders are one general admission rate, which is $20. The orchestra offers $10 rush tickets to students who wish to attend future classical or pop performances at Whitney Hall. An anonymous donor has provided them with funding for University of Louisville’s Music School students to attend such performances at no cost.

Music Without Borders is the beginning of a new era for the Louisville Orchestra. They hope to create a bond with the local community, prompted by their efforts to fill each concert with inspirational music.

Brace yourself retail employees —shoppers are coming.

“Black Friday has grown and became its own holiday,” student Samara Kenee said.

With stores like Kohl’s, Old Navy and others pushing forward their opening times, there will be even more shopping available this year. But with this fun, enjoyment and cheap prices, it brings a dark cloud over most retail employees. The stores always need more help and ask every employee to work.

“Employees do not all volunteer, most are volunteered,” Max Butler, an employee at Best Buy and a student at U of L, said.

It’s a rough night for employees at these places.

“When I worked at Sam’s Club during the madness one Black Friday morning, we caught a woman stuffing the inside of her pants with frozen lobster tail,” Jeremy Little said. “She would unpack them and throw the trash in a stack of tires that were on display.”

Don’t get stressed out, and realize that there will be long lines. If you don’t like waking in long lines, try Cyber Monday, where you can stay home, order online and avoid the rush. If you are not strong, bring someone that can lift something for you. Being a worker at Kohl’s, I realize that there are not a lot of shopping carts for people, so you might get tired of holding items while you make your way through lines. This also can help the employee from running around trying to find a shopping cart for you.

This Black Friday, just realize that an employee has to deal with thousands of customers, not just you, so be respectful.

BETH [email protected]

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Music Without Borders brings Louisville Orchestra home

Have some courtesy — it’s Black Friday

I’m offering a way of

presenting music that

matches the entirety of the

population here. — Teddy Abrams

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| FEATURES 8 NOV. 25, 2014


Tired of all the cleaning and hassle of Thanksgiving dinner? Listed below are five great restaurants with Thanksgiving dinner deals that offer a special dinner, from cheap and memorable to fancy and extraordinary.

First listed is the Bristol Bar and Grille which is a simple and nice casual early brunch. Ambiance is a first priority here and it is known to be one of Louisville’s finest restaurants.

Secondly, Captains Quarters, which not only offers dinner but also gives you an option to choose to go on a Thanksgiving cruise. The cruise starts at 2 p.m. and ends at 5, and takes place on the CQ Princess Cruise Ship. This will include a different menu than in the restaurant as well as different prices. To attend the cruise, adults cost $53, for kids between the ages four to 12 it’s $32, and for children four and under it’s $16.50.

For a third option, I listed Cracker Barrel. It is an inexpensive and easy way to consume a Thanksgiving meal without your own meal preparation and mess. Cracker Barrel opens at 6 a.m., but starts serving the full Thanksgiving menu at 11. If you are on a budget and not into cooking for a large group, Cracker Barrel is an option for satisfying your desire for turkey

If you’re interested in a fancier and artistic setting, then you could try Proof on Main. Proof offers a Thanksgiving dinner, special drink selections and the experience of being next to one of Louisville’s premium museums, 21c. You can visit the beauty of the museum and chat about the art before or after a delicious meal with family and friends.

One last recommendation provided is J. Grahams Café. Located inside of the Brown Hotel, the cafe offers a Thanksgiving buffet at two different times. The seating time for the lunch buffet is between 12:15 p.m. and ends at 12:45, and the seating for the dinner buffet starts at 2:30 and ends at 3. If your family or friends are visiting in town, conveniently, the Brown Hotel is a great place to devour a satisfying Thanksgiving meal and to stay.

These dinners all include regular menu items that would be served at any Thanksgiving table: turkey and gravy, bread, dressing, ham, green beans, mashed and sweet potatoes, biscuits, cranberry relish and dessert. These choices vary at each restaurant, but menus for each are available online.

You will need:Fresh, rinsed green beans1 package of hickory smoked baconI can of water chestnutsBrown sugarOlive OilSalt/pepperToothpicks

Cook/prep time:less than 30 minutesServes: six

You will need:A box of rotini noodles1 red onion2 tomatoes1bell pepperSalt/pepper/garlic powderItalian dressingSugarPaprikaParmesan cheese1/2 pound of turkey or ham diced

You will need:1 jar of mild salsa3 tsp. honey1 cup wild rice1 can black beans1/2 onion diced2 chicken breastsShredded mozzarella cheese1 tsp garlic powderSalt/pepperFresh cilantro1 Granny Smith apple

Cook/prep time: 30 minutes

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Drizzle olive oil on the surface of a baking sheet. Cut bacon in half. Wrap two cut strips of bacon around six green beans and two chestnuts, so they are bundled together by the bacon. Stick a toothpick through the center to keep bundles together. Place bundles on pan. Sprinkle brown sugar, salt and pepper on top to taste. Bake the bundles for 18-20 minutes. Bacon should be browned and crispy, and beans should look soft and crinkled.

Chop vegetables, meat, and cheese finely. All ingredients should be equally sized. Boil the noodles for about five to seven minutes, or until al dente. Drain noodles and place them in a mixing bowl. Add vegetables first, then meat, then cheese. Stir well. Then, add all spices to taste (roughly one tsp. each). Add half a bottle of Italian dressing to the mixture. Stir everything together. Cover in plastic wrap and chill for 15-20 minutes.

Cook/prep time: 25 minutesServes: 10+ people

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Boil wild rice until soft. Cook black beans in a pot with the diced onions, salt, pepper and garlic. Next, grill chicken breast until dark grill marks appear on each side. Salt to taste. Place rice first on plate, then beans, then chicken. Apply a generous layer of the salsa and diced apples atop the chicken breasts. Chop cilantro finely and sprinkle over the dish along with the mozzarella cheese. Place the plate in the oven for 5 minutes, allowing cheese to melt.

Five festive dinner ideas for Thanksgivingon the go

Thanksgiving recipe guide:Three contemporary dishes to wow your family with

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Autumn pasta salad

Honey apple chicken

Bacon-wrapped green beans

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Freshman Luke Hasler breaks up matching denim with a flannel and simple grey tee.

Freshman art major Ly Nguyen layers pieces to stay stylish and warm in the cold weather. She believes style is a way to express her personality.

Anthropology major Amanda Rayner says fashion is important to her because dressing nice makes her feel good. Here Rayner keeps things a bit girly with a polka dot dress.

PHOTOS BY JACQUELINE KELLY / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

Outfits of the week: Layered fashion

| SPORTS 10 NOV. 25, 2014


Louisville hockey, good luck joining this clubDEREK BRIGHTWELL [email protected]

Although it is just a club, U of L hockey recruits and attracts top notch hockey players. While they work to get scholarships for their work in the classroom, the fees for playing hockey are around three thousand dollars. PHOTO BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

While it’s no secret that the Uni-versity of Louisville has one of the best athletic programs in the coun-try, with nationally ranked teams in a myriad of sports, both men’s and women’s, there is one team that is building a successful program with-out all the fan fare, or the financial backing of the university.

Started in 1996, as little more than a handful of students from Bellarmine University and the University of Lou-isville, the club hockey team has qui-etly built itself into a highly competi-tive squad in the Tri State Collegiate Hockey League as well as nationally.

“We’re currently ranked, in the computer rankings, number nine in the Southeast and 34 out of 175 teams nationally,” head coach Brian Graham said. “Our first year here, out of the 175, we weren’t even in the top 150.”

As a club program, the team does not receive any financial backing from the university, nor does it have a rink dedicated to Louisville hockey. Instead, they play their games at the Iceland Sports Complex and pay for expenses out of pocket.

“The funding is nonexistent from the university. Every one of these guys pays three grand to play,” Gra-ham said of the financial burden. “Coaches volunteer their time. We’re at the ice four days a week. We trav-el by charter bus, but we pay for it, which is fine. The guys coming here know what the expenses are going to be.”

Players who choose to come to Louisville to play for the club usually do so because the finances of playing for a club team in the south is better than playing for a Division-III varsity team in the northeast.

“There’s only 58 Division I varsity programs in the country, 18 scholar-ships for 25 players at those schools. So some of those guys aren’t getting full ride scholarships at those schools. Division II, there is no NCAA Divi-sion II hockey. Division III, there’s no scholarships at all,” Graham com-mented. “So basically, if you’re going D-I, you’ll get a partial scholarship or you’re playing D-III, paying 50 to 60 grand a year for some small Divi-sion III college, or you come play club hockey.

“Club hockey in the south is start-ing to grow because schools aren’t as

expensive as they are in the north-east,” he explained. “And you get to go watch big football and basketball games when you’re not playing hock-ey.”

Even without university backing, coach Graham has managed to build a roster of players from all over. Most of the players were sought after, re-cruited and, ultimately, came to Lou-isville to play hockey.

“I do a lot of heavy recruiting. I’m all over the place via internet,” he de-scribed of his recruiting process. “As far as I can reach, I reach. We got a guy from Australia who played hockey up in Canada. We got a few guys from the northeast, some from the Chicago area. Both our goalies are from Ken-tucky and they’re very strong goalies. We got another guy coming in from Kentucky, as well as our defensemen. We’re all over the place right now. We stretch our arms as far as they can go.”

“In the summer I decided I didn’t want to play Junior Hockey anymore, I wanted to go to school,” Chris Nel-son, the sophomore originally from Australia, explained. “Coach DiPalma,

from Washington, was the one who forwarded my information to Coach Graham. We started talking over the summer. Coach was more than help-ful with the process, got me in for a visit right away. It was a really easy transition. When I came and visited, even before we got the skates, I knew that this was a place where I felt com-fortable and that I could play.”

Without athletic scholarships to offer, coach Graham does put it on himself to find his players academic scholarships when he can.

“I look for that, high GPAs, high ACT and SAT scores, and if I can find them money, I’m doing everything in my power to find them money,” he said. “Unfortunately we don’t have athletic scholarships, it’s all academ-ics and they’re here for education anyway. If one or two of these guys go pro at any level, fantastic. School’s first. Hockey’s second. That’s what we’re trying to achieve here.”

Ultimately though, every team wants to reach the level of varsity sport, and the hockey team is no dif-ferent. The challenges that they face in reaching that level, though, are

different and perhaps more difficult. On top of having to build an arena that could house a Division-I hockey team, the university would have to meet other criteria for having a hock-ey team

“Expenses and rink and Title IX. You’d have to get a men’s and wom-en’s team. So that right there, you’re looking at millions of dollars just bud-get alone for two teams to be here not counting facility,” coach Graham ex-plained.

So for now, they’ll remain a club team, and that’s fine with coach Gra-ham and the players.

“These guys get a lot of respect on campus, they’re treated like a var-sity sport on campus. We get good crowds,” Graham said. “When we play UK, you can’t move in this place, it’s packed and that’s awesome for these kids.”

Well, there is one complaint that Graham has.

“We just gotta teach these fans how to cheer for hockey and not leave af-ter the second period because we play three periods,” he said laughing.

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A dream come true: Edwin Kibichiy’s run to the topEDWIN [email protected]

As a young boy growing up in Kenya, Kibichiy ran to get everywhere. He used to hate that it was his only mode of transportation. PHOTOS COURTESY / KIBICHY AND U OF L ATHLETICS

I started running as young at five years old. I ran not because I had any vision in my mind, but to get to the grocery store to buy something for my mum. I ran to school all my elementary school years so that I won’t be late getting to school, and avoid massive punishment. I ran everywhere from going to the grocery, going to school, hunting in the bush and chasing the antelopes. Chasing my dad’s cattle and sheep all over our farm as I look after them, and even run three miles to and fro throughout my high school years to get to school.

I used to complain too much and regret why I was born in such a country where the only means of transportation is either run or you won’t make it to your destination. I did all this not knowing that I was building a foundation that was going to earn me a bright future. As I grew up I noticed that I had a talent and I always admired every run I did. I always wanted to, one day, fly and be abroad.

When the University of Louisville cross-country agreed to sign me to run for them they weren’t even sure how good I was, but that marked my only way out of my country, Kenya.

I had a rough freshman year of competition, full of injuries and trying to adapt to the new culture. Seeing snow for the first time was one of the interesting things I had ever seen in my life. I not only battled with the new culture, but also with the different dialect and food types. It was my first time to hold a computer mouse but that never stopped me from achieving

in class.Now all the challenges are part of

my story after I turn to be the best athlete in the program history.

I represented the University of Louisville at the NCAA outdoor championship as a freshman and earned the second team All-American Honors. The most interesting are the impressive and stunning performances at the 2014 NCAA Southeast Cross Country Championship. I finished second overall, covering the ten kilometer course in a time of 30:13, beating my previous career record by one minute and qualified to go to the NCAA cross country championship.

My biggest goal is to represent my school and be able to put my self at the top 40 and earn All-American Honors again. I would also like to represent my country in the Olympics one day one time in my life.

It’s running that made my American Dream come true. It has brought me this far and I still have unfinished business. I was always and still am running for my own reasons. However, in doing so I have inspired many and put the name of the University of Louisville at the top. Never give up in life; just keep pushing because there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Kibichiy came in second place overall at the NCAA Southeast Regionals,

earning him a trip to nationals where he placed 23rd.

| SPORTS12 NOV. 25, 2014


Putting the pen to paper, Pitino’s new recruits SAM DRAUT [email protected]

Deng Adel is a 6-foot-7 wing player who shoot and handle the ball. He is ranked as high as 18 nationally by Scout.com. PHOTO / 247SPORTS.COM

Rick Pitino and the Louisville

Cardinals brought in a top 10

ranked recruiting class after

three high school athletes signed

around National Signing Day last

Wednesday.

The 2015 recruiting class is

currently comprised of three

high school seniors, Deng Adel,

Donovan Mitchell, and Raymond

Spalding. However, Pitino has said

his staff could potentially add one

more to the class.

Adel is arguably the highest

touted of the class, ranking

eighteenth nationally by Scout.

com.

The 6-foot-7 forward is an

athletic wing who can handle the

ball well and has an improving

mid-range game. Adel can provide

instant energy and contributes an

impact on both ends of the floor.

“Deng is one of the premier wing

players we have recruited in quite

some time,” Pitino said. “He is a

top 25 high school player who has

great passing skills, a terrific jump

shot, is an outstanding athlete and

is very good at both ends of the

floor.”

Adel was born in the Sudan, but

moved to Australia at a young age

and now plays at Victory Rock

Prep in Bradenton, Florida.

Florida and Connecticut, among

others, heavily recruited Adel

before he committed to Louisville

in mid-July.

Mitchell is a strong guard ranked

as high as twenty-first nationally

by Scout.com.

The 6-foot-2 guard scores by

using his strength and size to attack

the rim. Mitchell is a physical

player who takes a rugged attacking

style to the basket.

“From the first 10 minutes I

watched Donovan play, I said

‘I want this young man on our

team,’” Pitino said. “He has a

Peyton Siva type personality and

Peyton Siva type character. He’s a

human highlight every time down

the court and really does it all. He’s

a bulldog defender, great passer,

scores and jumps well and is just

a special basketball player who we

are so excited to have on our team.”

Mitchell committed in early

August, choosing Louisville over

Villanova, Florida State, and

Providence, among others.

For the second consecutive year,

Pitino brought in local talent to fill

his recruiting needs.

Similar to current freshman

guard Quinten Snider, Spalding

grew up in the Louisville area and

stuck with his hometown team for

college.

The 6-foot-9 forward plays at

Trinity High School and ranks as

high as thirty eighth nationally by

247Sports.com.

Spalding has tremendous upside

as a long and athletic power

forward. He finishes around the

rim and can step outside of the lane

to hit jump shots.

Defensively, he can rebound and

block shots from the four position.

“Ray is a diamond in the rough,”

Pitino said. “He has improved as

much in the last two years as any

player I have witnessed at the high

school level. He is long, runs great,

passes, shoots and has an incredible

college career ahead of him. We’re

very excited to have such a special,

local basketball player on our team.

He’s also one of the nicest and

most polite young people we have

recruited.”

Spalding committed a week after

Adel in July, choosing Louisville

over Indiana and Xavier.

Pitino and staff will continue to

search for one more guard to add

to the class, but the three current

signees will add an explosive

scoring punch for a roster that

could potentially send four players

to graduation and the NBA.

“I think this is a really special

class. It needs to be, because we’re

going to lose four, potentially great,

basketball players. But those three

guys, I’m just very excited about

all three players. We’re pumped

up about these guys and I think

they’re going to be impact players

as freshmen,” Pitino said.

Donovan Mitchell is a 6-foot-2 guard ranked as high as 21 by Scout.com. The strong guard can get to the rim and finish with power. PHOTO / THECARDINALCONNECT.COM

Raymond Spalding is a 6-foot-9 forward out of Trinity High School here in Louisville. The home grown product has been ranked as high as 39 by 247sports.com. PHOTO / INSIDETHEHALL.COM

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Janelle Jenkins has breakout sophomore seasonNOAH [email protected]

Jenkins is second on the team in kills with 337 and is second on the team in blocks with 82. PHOTOS BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

For Louisville volleyball, the first year spent in

the ACC has been a season where many lessons

have been learned.

Louisville got to learn how hard they have to

compete, and how perfectly they have to execute

against top-notch competition.

Coach Kordes got to learn how hard her team is

willing to fight, even against the odds.

And everybody got to learn a new name, an

emerging star in Janelle Jenkins.

In her red-shirt, sophomore season, Jenkins, an

outside hitter/middle blocker, has led the Cards or

Jenkins and head coach Anne Kordes discuss the game plan on the sideline.

contributed greatly in almost every area. She is sec-

ond on the team in kills with 337, just behind the

team leader Maya McClendon’s 341. She is second

on the team in blocks with 82, and is fourth on the

team in digs with 203.

The powerful hitter and energetic athlete is a do-

it-all kind of player, with the right kind of selfless

attitude that makes her invaluable as a teammate.

“My approach coming into this season was just

to make the team better. There are some parts in

my game where I was lacking and I was looking

to my team for reassurance knowing that I’ve got

their back in other areas,” Jenkins said. “I just want-

ed to be the athlete that God made me to be and to

perform for my teammates. That’s what I pushed

myself to do.”

Jenkins sat out her freshman season with a torn

ACL. She was able to bounce back from her injury

and have an impactful freshman year, starting ev-

ery match of the season and ending the year fourth

on the team in kills and third on the team in blocks.

It’s easy to see that she can swing big and smack

the ball down with authority but it is her overall

growth as a collegiate athlete that has allowed her

to make such an impact in her sophomore season.

“She’s been so fun. She came here with limited

back-row skills and within two years she has put

herself in such a good position. She’s taken such

a leadership role and I am really proud of her and

happy for her,” Kordes said.

Heading into the tougher ACC the Cards needed

a player to step up. Jenkins contributes greatly on

the offensive end, but with two freshmen middle

blockers on this year’s team her blocking efforts are

almost more valuable.

“Any time she is in the front row she can make

a play and score, whether it’s offensively or defen-

sively. She is smart and that’s what’s fun, she is al-

ways aware what defense we are in and what our

blocking scheme is. It’s very rare that you are ever

going to catch her off guard,” Kordes said.

Jenkins growth is exponential, and knowing

that she still has two more years to play has Coach

Kordes and the Cards excited.

“She’s going to be an All-American,” Kordes ex-

claimed. “If we can get her settled in on one, get

some left side hitting down then it can really open

up for Janelle so I am excited.”

Louisville learned a lot about the ACC this season

and competed well against top competition. For the

Cards, it’s exciting to know that almost the whole

team and Jenkins will be back and better next year.

“We learned that if we believe and we trust our-

selves that we can make these plays than it can hap-

pen. We can’t get frazzled and feel like we aren’t

capable of making plays. We can’t think that we

aren’t like the athletes of all these schools we lost

to, because we are,” Jenkins said. “We work so hard

to place ourselves in a position to win that we just

need to execute and believe.”

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No luck for the Irish, Louisville escapes with winSAM DRAUT [email protected]

Louisville has had its share of de-pressing losses this season and it ap-peared the Cardinals were set up for another hard-fought let down, but Louisville (8-3) escaped South Bend with a 31-28 victory over Notre Dame.

After John Wallace missed a 37 yard field goal, Notre Dame took the ball with just over five minutes left on their 20 yard line. The Irish marched to the Louisville nine-yard line, but the Cardinal defense held firm.

With 51 seconds left, Notre Dame kicker Kyle Brindza missed a game

tying field goal from 32 yards, sealing the Louisville victory.

“Besides Florida State, this game is one of the biggest games I’ve ever played,” Lorenzo Mauldin said. “We just told ourselves we gave away one big game, we can’t give away anoth-er.”

With the season ending injury to Will Gardner two weeks ago, Reg-gie Bonnafon started at quarterback for the first time since Oct. 11 against Clemson. The freshman completed 8-of-21 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown.

Bonnafon ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter as Louisville charged ahead to a 17-6 halftime lead.

“He doesn’t play like a freshman,” Mauldin said. “Reggie has a bright fu-ture in the ACC, and I wish him luck when it comes to making other big games.”

Notre Dame (7-4) came storming back in the third quarter, taking a 20-17 lead.

“Things were a bit rough there for a minute,” Bonnafon said. “We just kept our composure and knew that we were going to turn it back around and keep executing our game plan, and that’s what happened.”

Louisville kept its composure and found its running game to regain control.

The Louisville offense rushed for

229 yards led by Brandon Radcliff who finished with 136 yards on 17 carries and scored the game clinching touchdown from 15 yards early in the fourth quarter.

“We just stayed poised and came out there and did what we had to do,” Radcliff said.

Michael Dyer rushed for 61 yards on 13 carries.

The program’s first victory over Notre Dame gives Louisville an out-side shot of reaching the Orange Bowl with the season finale against rival Kentucky looming next Satur-day at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.

Conversations with Champions: D. Wayne LukasJUSTIN [email protected]

One of the most famous thorough-bred trainers alive enthralled a packed Horn Auditorium Nov. 18 as he re-counted his stories career.

D. Wayne Lukas, visited the College of Business to headline the second part of the Conversations with Champions series.

Lukas gave his opinion on riveting issues in the racing industry and pro-vided the audience and attending stu-dents with key advice.

The event was moderated by Billy Reed, a local legend in the sports jour-nalism world, and presented by the Sports Administration and Equine Administration programs. Midway College students were able to view the event through a broadcast.

The night started off with a $2,000 donation to the program by Churchill Downs presented by John Asher, vice president of racing communications at the track.

Reed began by asking how Lukas manages to keep the same inspiring work ethic he has had all his life and where it came from.

“If you consider your life work a job, you probably aren’t going to be very successful. I always thought that the most successful people I have ever met never had a job; they have a passion,” said Lukas who was mainly speaking to the students.

The next thing Reed brought up was Lukas’ rich history in college basketball. Lukas expanded on this speaking about his experiences as the head coach of the freshman team at the University of Wisconsin, saying if he would’ve stayed one more year he could have earned the head coaching job at Michigan.

Lukas doesn’t regret his decision of staying with his horse roots. Stating “I’d probably be in a robe with a pipe at the library right now,” had he taken the job.

Lukas went on to gain 19 Breeder’s Cup wins, 14 Triple Crown wins and was eventually inducted into the Rac-

ing Hall of Fame in 1999. One of his-proudest moments was winning his first of four victories at the Kentucky Derby, stating that his feet never left the ground on the way to the winner’s circle.

The conversation eventually led to one of the biggest issues facing the horse racing industry: drugs. When asked about his thoughts about the amount of drug use in the industry, Lukas said that more money needs to given to the actual testing of horses in order to actually have a drug-free horse win a race.

“I don’t know who’s cheating; it has gotten too sophisticated,” stated Lukas as he closed the controversial subject.

Reed generated the conversation to personal stories about Lukas and him-self, one of which was when Reed was following Lukas for a story and was able to ride on Lukas’ horse plane to a meet.

“One bale of hay was coach and two bales of hay was first-class,” cracked Lu-kas about the story. The filled-up Horn

Auditorium erupted with laughter at the remark.

Before ending the conversation with questions, Reed brought up one last point to be addressed. When asked about how to save horse racing, Lukas was not short on words.

“The racing industry doesn’t share anything, so nobody is teaching. It is a close knit group of people,” ranted Lu-kas, who was trying to bring advice to the equine students.

Lukas went on to share a story about how he asked his wife if she ever thought in her wildest dreams that she would be married to a four-time Ken-tucky Derby winner. Her response was enough to get the crowd laughing again, “Wayne, you’re not in my wild-est dreams!”

The third part of the Conversations with Champions will be with ACC commissioner John Swofford, on Feb. 24, at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.

OPINION | NOV. 25, 2014


15

As we know, your readers change

every year. So your current readers

probably don’t know anything about

the political purpose in the naming

of The McConnell Center. It’s a

story worth re-telling now that the

election is over and done. Consider

that the University of Kansas named

its graduate school for Bob Dole seven

years after he retired. Consider also

that the Football and Baseball Halls

of Fame consider only nominees

who have been retired for at least

five years. There is a similar rule

for naming federal government

buildings and facilities and for issuing

commemorative US postage stamps.

Why does McConnell want this

honor so much earlier than what is

customary?

The truth is it’s not really an

honor. What Senator McConnell is

receiving from U of L is known in

the advertising industry as product

placement advertising, or brand name

placement advertising. For example,

Coca Cola pays Fox TV millions for

their cans to appear on the judges

table during American Idol. Similarly,

Papa Johns and KFC pay millions to

place their brand names on significant

U of L facilities. It’s well known that

McConnell raised millions for his

Center and contractually required

that it be named for him. This kind of

advertising is very valuable. It ought

to be noted that U of L has named

its facilities for many people, some

of them major donors. Most of these

people were retired or semi-retired,

though. They aren’t selling anything.

We could debate the distinction

between allowing our state universities

to sell advertising to companies and

allowing them to sell advertising to

politicians. But most of all, I’d like your

readers to understand the difference

between a public honor and brand

name advertising.

Tom Louderback

University of Louisville Alumnus

Letter to the Editor: Rethinking the significance of the McConnell Center

I have a dream that I will be

financially stable, and have a college

degree, a bachelor of science in

communication and a family. But

what happened to those dreams I had

as a five-year-old? Where I believed I

could be a princess (yes, for real, totally

cliché I know). But I truly believed I

could one day live in a castle, maybe

in Ireland, and have a prince for my

husband, and one little girl and two

little boys.

Maybe I was dreaming way too

big for my life at the time, but I didn’t

know better. I thought I could be a

princess, and I knew it was possible.

What I want to know is what is

stopping me from dreaming big now?

Why can’t I still be a princess in a castle

with two boys and a girl? Well, reality

slapped me in the face and I realized

these dreams I had at five years old

suddenly became unrealistic.

I became aware that I was

dreaming for ridiculous things. Is it

that ridiculous though? Why does a

realistic dream have to be the only

dream I have? Maybe I’ll never be a

princess, but why can’t I dream?

Why do I have to dream only to be

financially stable? What if I dream to

make a little more money than I want

and need?

I don’t want to be a millionaire, I

just want to have the money to go to

Kentucky Kingdom if I want to, or buy

a new car when my old one needs to

be replaced, or buy a new bed when I

want to. Society tells us we can dream

as big as we want to, but at the same

time, society expects us to know that

our dreams are simply that, a dream.

I want to see a world where people

dream, and dream big. Don’t just have

a dream, go for it! Maybe you want

that car you’ve been thinking about

since you were a kid, or you’ve always

wanted to go Rio, Brazil and have

coconut water on the beach with your

best friend.

It doesn’t even have to be a big

dream. I have a dream of traveling all

of Route 66 from start to finish. I have

a dream to visit the Mutter Museum

in Philadelphia. Just because a dream

is huge or seemingly unrealistic that

doesn’t mean it is impossible.

Maybe you could call it your bucket

list, or things you want to do before

you die, but when you have a dream,

don’t just push it to the side.

When I was a kid, I used to look

out my bedroom window and watch

the moon. As I got older, I would go

outside and climb onto the roof and

watch the moon. I would put my hand

up, and pretend like I was touching

the moon. I want to touch the moon.

It’s a dream I have. Yes, you read that

correctly. It seems impossible. What

are the chances of me actually getting

to touch the moon?

First of all, I don’t like heights, or

dark spaces, or space - space scares me.

I wouldn’t go into space, well maybe if

someone paid me to, but the chances

are highly unlikely that I would ever

actually go to the moon. So I took this

dream of mine, and made it realistic.

I will go to NASA and convince them

to let me touch a piece of the moon.

That isn’t unrealistic, granted, it might

be hard to convince NASA to let me

touch the moon, but I can still try.

Think about those dreams you have

had as a child, or even recently as a

young adult. Are they truly unrealistic?

What if you tweak them just a little

bit and make it into a realistic dream?

I found out a few years ago that I am

related to Sir William Wallace, which,

through a long line of family history,

makes me a princess of sorts.

I don’t need a castle to be a princess,

because I already am one. Don’t just

toss those dreams out the window.

Go for it, dream it, do it, have a little

fun in life. Never give up on your

dreams. Walt Disney once said, “If

you can dream it, you can do it” and

one of the most influential woman

entrepreneurs in America once said,

“What you believe, you can achieve.”

Never give up on your dreams!

NAOMI [email protected]

Never give up on your dreams

| OPINION16 NOV. 25, 2014


Ask yourself this: What does it mean to be a native English speaker? It symbolizes more than how I speak. It is about where I am from and the people it took for me to be created. It tells part of how I see the world and express myself. It tells something of my culture and what makes me who I am.

As a language student, I have encountered many barriers of practicing my target language. The worst of which is English-speakers who refuse to be in the presence of a tongue they do not understand. Hearing people say things like, “Ugh, too much Spanish” or “Can we listen to something in English?” are some of the worst.

Simplemindedness has never helped anyone get anywhere, and it sure won’t help you learn a new language. Discouraging language learners from immersing themselves in the language is so incredibly counterproductive and ignorant. Students: ignore those people.

Being bilingual is simply not

enough in a time of such immense globalization. We should now encourage our students to become bicultural as well. They - we - should strive to live in a culture that speaks our target language. We should immerse ourselves fully in how people who speak this language see the world and experience it.

Without cultural immersion, we cannot fully understand the language; its fluidity in the street or its mastery in the office. Being bicultural will help you develop a relationship with your target language similar to the one you have with your native language. Without that relationship, the language stays in your brain and fails to touch the rest of you.

For the majority of the world, our language is an extension of who we are. Without it we would never connect to other people, there would be little in the way of romance and you can forget about ever learning anything. In this way, to fully connect with people in this world, we must have a common understanding of how we express ourselves. There must be a system that is mutually comprehended and used.

And for that, bilingualism and

biculturalism act as bridges. In a manner that we are connected to a whole population of beliefs, views and spirits that we may never have known. In short, never discourage language practice. If you don’t understand, maybe you should try to learn.

There are so many opportunities to begin immersing yourself in the culture of your target language. Of course, nothing beats living in a country in which your language is spoken. When you are forced to have conversations outside of your comfort

zone and when you live everyday fully surrounded and overtaken, then you will understand what it means to actually speak the language.

Until then, take advantage of all of the opportunities provided here in our beautiful city and in our univeristy. There are film festivals, conversation tables and MeetUps happening all of the time. Do not be discouraged by others or by plateaus in language learning. Eventually you will have to leave the classroom and simply start speaking.

TYLER [email protected]

Dear Freshmen: Benefiting from being bilingual and culturalPHOTO BY SAMANTHA SCHAEFER/THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

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