The Louisville Cardinal
FEBRUARY 1 0, 2009
SPORTS
Geting into the
swing of things
Cardinal Baseball hopes to
continue success in 2009
Baseball season
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OPINION
Student hunger
strike at an end
Due to the lack of sleep,
food, and the amount of
stress and excitement , I was
not feeling 1 oo percent let's
say ... grounded
Seepage7
THE BEAT
Just around the
corner
"As seniors at U of L prepare
for graduation, they specu­late
on their futures for this
semester:-and beyond.
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The Louisville Cardinal
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At the end ortll~ FebrJ~.Faculty•$ehal:e m • a 1i€~uesses h~''throw tlMn ·~an 1Mtrif.h¢·ifta.a to . .
question was asked apout redq,cing -c'.t;ilne on campus. To "DPS has a great escort serv:iee; I take adVantage of'
which University of Louisville Provost Shirley \Viffi.hn- that," said .Liz.
ganz s~d we have,,t~.,take Pt~lfriO.t;S· ~ ' ' .A.l;lderso nAt used the esc~~,pr;ovi
On Wed., Feb. 4' the se<.;@l}d no~ fo~ the ,sp'ting- ~' PfibUc Safety; me people have U&ctlJt that
2009 semester was issued. from U of L Police Department. Said it•s pretty good," he Said. ';,
''A University of Louisville student ... approximately Escorts can assist patrons from dusk to dawn, and a{e·
l 0:50 p.m. on Tu~s,, Feb. ~. f OQ9, .. an.tanlmowv s\ibject :il:de to .escort anyone tipl to four blocbs-off ~pus. ·
used a handgun to rob him. o£ money,"',J:b.ey stated. " , •In add.itiQD.tp students using t;his service, other precau~ jewelry, apf>roJomrat~~ag~e, an<
"l believe I got the email, I don't remember What it tions are recommended by ULPD: . . . ., which dJ:t•ectit611
was, we get so m:w,y o£ them they just p ~~til.er," .. ·.If you are a proached by someone tryingtocoMince
said SO<IfUOmote fJ!UtSing Yl~f>} Liz~ . ked , . ' ,her ,'',)Pq,.~ .e ' item~; t~g!Jestifig, m<lney .ot~~!i~gJ()t amv .
last n~e be witbl1Hd. "I'm riot $1.ill'tise;, ym just fi~e~bme contac~'ULPD wli9. can ass;SS"the ne&b "
kind ohxpect it," " £ o.rJrnention of the individual.
Gwise account metnbets h~ve teceirednumerous crime Alwa and walk with a o
notifjcarians reg~4fng camp~i~ciden . If you alkiqg
"Itckind gf m~ei me. $~e' to ,kp.~ t ing · t:'a ev'® •• . o· no
something to at lea.S't fook inti:> it and not justlet pe-o;ple go evegone js saMy in their-vehicle.
off the hook, at l~tthey're Looking for them,'' s.; h;, · ~all ULPD at 852.,-6111. ify "
omore C9mp9t~r.;llq.l;'f>IJP~t }1. "
Anderson has a,routtne 6 n the
dark. "I usually walk with somebody or talk to so.me&dy
on ti:!T phone so la\ow wh)tt's goin . • " he s~; . .
lHlone, And said ·· )ihld '" « ~ · . .. .•. ..
Sexual health, a continuing
concern for college age males
By Paige Quiggens society in general
The Louisville Cardinal does not do ..a good
news@louisvillecardinal.com__ · yjoobt: oitf' talking to men self-exams and
Editor's note: This is part 3 an'.!)J/ self-care the S<UTie way
nal piece in the reproductio?Ueries. we do with women,"
• / saidFunk
"If I were to~eralize in so- Three years ago,
ciety, m~ from a young age are Funk was involved
not t-a:tight to touch themselves. .. in a couples study in­j
-that's not something that is nor- volving homosexual,
' ! mal or normally talked about; heterosexual, Latino,
whereas breast cancer and check- white, black, young
ing your breasts is a very promi- and old male groups.
nent concept," said Dr. Kari This study found that
Zahorik, Medical Director of males concerned with
, Belknap Campus Health Services their sexual health
Clinic. were mostly those at-
According to Rus Funk, Ex- tempting to get pregnant.
ecutive Director of MensWork, The Guttmacher Institute, a
Inc. and project consultant for nonprofit organization focused
Planned Parenthood., women are on sexual and reproductive
very in-touch with their bodies health research, found nine out
because they visit the gynecolo- of 1 0 American males have sex
gist to get pap smears, obtain·pre- before age 20. Inactive and active
natal care or learn how to do self- males should examine themselves
examinations, but men do not.
"The medical profession and
frequently to prevent cancer, in­fections
and disease. Funk said
the highest risk age for testicular
cancer is 18 to 30.
"We don't construct men to
be prevention informative, men
only seek help in general when
something is wrong," Funk said.
Dr. Kari Zahorik Medical di­rector
of Belknap Campus Health
Services Clinic said males should .
begin examining themselves
REPRODUCTION see page 2
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forward Angel McCoughtry was one of the many Cardinals to
support Breast Cancer Awareness by wearing a pink jersey.
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