February 28, 2012 - 6:09pm
Junior forward Jared Swopshire will transfer for his final year of eligibility.
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach Rick Pitino announced in a press conference on Tuesday, that Jared Swopshire, the lone returning starting from the 2009-10 team, will transfer for his final year of eligibility.Pitino said he "would love to see Swopshire play 32 minutes...
July 29, 2012 - 8:04pm
Culture much? Wax your mustache and put on your spectacles, the 40th anniversary of The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900 kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, February 23rd, featuring free keynote speakers discussing today’s zeitgeist.
What is culture? We see it depicted in a plethora of different ways: National Geographic is “culture”, all saris and exotic dance and painted faces from mountains obscured in mist and canopy. Or the chaotic “culture” blur of The City, angles of glass and steel,...
February 21, 2012 - 7:16pm
Many art historians consider The Thinker to be the most famous sculpture in the world. Countless media campaigns and programs have used it. The statue even played an important role in the early days of television when it was incorporated in a popular TV show called "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis."
If you’ve driven down Third Street during the past two months, past Grawemeyer Hall at the University of Louisville, you may have noticed that our famous copy of Rodin’s statue of The Thinker went missing. But not to worry. Louisville's beloved naked man is back on his...
July 29, 2012 - 8:04pm
Iconic sculpture undergoes facelift
The University of Louisville is about to get a bit smarter tomorrow.The Thinker, Louisville’s version of the iconic Auguste Rodin sculpture, will return to campus after a two-and-a-half-month hiatus. President James Ramsey will formally welcome the bronze statue back to the front of...
July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
When it comes to horses the University of Louisville means business.
While you watch the thoroughbred racehorses run at Churchill Downs someone has to be running the business side of the horse industry and that is where the University of Louisville's Equine Business Degree shines. No other equine program is quite like...