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The Louisville Cardinal
JANUARY 16, 2007
WHAT'S INSIDE
NEWS
U of L dishes out
money for D.C.
lobbyists
University contributes to $94.6
million lobbying industry at
national, state and local levels.
Collegiate lobbying is one of
the fastest-growing lobbyist
groups in the nation.
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Cards' athletic dept.
ranks above nat'l
diversity standards
The Louisville athletic
department shines compared
to national diversity standards,
but still lacks African American
head coaches.
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SPORTS
Kragthorpe signs
with football team
Former Tulsa head football
coach Steve Kragthorpe
commits to U of L following
Bobby Petrino's decision to
leave for the NFL.
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ENTERTAINMENT
iPhone brings multi-media
capabilities to cell phones
Apt>le CEO Steve Jobs
introduces new phone to
American public.
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New cardiovascular
research center opens
Multimillion dollar institute created by U ofL,
Jewish Hospital to focus on research, education
By Ray Dillon
The Louisville Cardinal
The Cardiovascular Innova­tion
Institute is the newest col­laboration
between the University
of Louisville and Jewish Hospital
& St. Mary's Hea!thCare at the
Louisville Health Science Center.
The five story, multimillion dollar
facility at 302 E. Muhammad Ali
Blvd. opened last Thursday and
offers expanded research facilities
as well as uaining and adminis­trative
space with the very latest
in cutting edge technology.
Approved by both U of L and
the Jewish Hospital Healthcare
Services Board in February 2003,
the CII's stated purpose is to con­stantly
strive to improve the qual­ity
oflife for heart failure patients
through the development of
bio-adaprive heart devices, new
technologies for ventricular assist
devices and artificial hearts and
combination therapies aimed at
cardiac regeneration.
"We want to provide an envi­ronment
where ideas are shared
and innovations are born," said
Dr. Laman Gray, who led the
team that implanted the world's
first AbioCor heart.
While the facility has 125 em­ployees
and an estimated yearly
payroll of $13 - $15 million
dollars, there are numerous op­portunities
for U of L medical
students.
"We have Ph.D.s and post­docs
working here, and we of­fer
internships as well as various
opportunities that we strongly
encourage undergraduate and
graduate students to take advan­tage
of," said Gray.
"To a nerd, it's awesome," said
Erica Wells a sophomore bioen­gineering
major. "We have the
opportunity to get training and
real life experience here that other
universiries can't offer in the field.
It's very cutting edge."
Timothy Horrell, also a sopho­more
bioengineering major, said,
"There's more opportunity for
outside the classroom, one-on­one,
hands on work with profes­sors.
We have co-op opportunities
that will lead to travel and expo­sure
that is crucial to students
seeking a career in the field."
"We want to foster an environ­ment
that focuses on translational
research, meaning that we want
to take the best of what's out
there and bring it to bedsides
across the world," said Ronald
Greenberg, executive director
of the CII.
To achieve these goals,
Greenberg said that the in­stitute
will focus on testing,
clinical evaluation and devel­opment
of bio-adaptive heart
innovations and combination
therapies, including heart as­sist
devices, gene therapies,
biofeedback sensors and re­lated
technologies.
Funding for the CII came
from a $15 million invest­ment
by Jewish Hospital, $6.2
million in federal earmarks
secured by Sen. Mitch Mc­Connell,
R-Ky., a $4.2 mil­lion
investment by U of L, a
$5 million grant from Kosair
Charities, of which $500,000
was dedicated to the facility,
a $5.5 million grant from the
Kentucky Cabinet for Eco­nomic
Development and the
Department. for Commer­cialization
and Innovation,
and $1.5 million from the
Gheens Foundation, a portion
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"U'e have the opportunity to get training
and rea/life experience that other
universities can't offer in the field."
-Erica Wells, a sophomore bioengineering major
The new $27.8 million Cardiovascular lnnocation lnstitue will advance research
on cardiac regeneration and therapies, new technologies for artifical hearts and
learning opportunities for students interested in the fields of biology and engi­neering.
The (II opened last Thursday and is located at 302 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd.
Bush announces
increase ofU.S. troops
Judge re-evaluates holiday
at service honoring MLK
U ofL professors, students react to
national address, offer opinions on Iraq
By Brad Atzinger
The Louisville Cardinal
At the University of Lou­isville,
reactions varied from
skepticism to hope for the
future.
Just ten days after the Iraq
war's most deadliest month of
2006, U.S. President George
W Bush announced last
Wednesday, that more than
20,000 additional troops will
be deployed to Iraq in an at­tempt
to "help the Iraqis car­ry
out their campaign to put
down sectarian violence - and
bring security to the people of
Baghdad."
In his address to the
American people on Jan. 10,
Bush outlined a new su ategy
for the Iraq War, calling for
a higher level of cooperation
from the Iraqi people and
stronger commitment from
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki.
Speaking in the White
House library, Bush admit­ted
that mistakes were made,
leading to the current "unac­ceptable"
situation.
"Our troops in Iraq have
fought bravely. They have
done everything we have
asked them to do. Where
mistakes have been made, the
responsibility rests with me,"
Bush said.
"As far as speeches go, it
was one of his best," said Dr.
Dewey Clayton, political sciene:e
professor, "I felt he was sincere. I
didn't think [the speech] was just
words written by a speech writer.
He believed in what he was say­ing."
Clayton said the new strategy
was a "tough sell" for the Presi­dent.
"It's becoming increasingly
difficult [to win the war] . The
united front is no longer there.
Even former generals and secre­taries
of stare are starting to say
it doesn't look good," said Clay­ton.
Immediately following the
address, Democrats responded to
the President's proposal, threat­ening
to congressionally block
funds for the deployment.
"Now Congress must use its
main power - the power of the
purse - to put an end to our in­volvement
in this disastrous war,"
said Sen. Russ Feingold, D., Wis.
"The speech gave fodder for
both sides," said Dr. Jasmine
Farrier, a political science profes­sor
at U of L, "as the President
repeatedly invoked the hope of
'victory' and a more peaceful
Middle East if we increase troop
levels, yet it also included more
blunt and unusual remarks about
his administration's past mistakes
and his ultimate responsibility
for the war's outcome."
Richie Bowling, a fresh~an
chemical engineering major, said
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Local leader discusses civil rights in 21st century
By Brad Atzinger
The Louisville Cardinal
The legacy of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. was explored
at the University of Louisville
last Friday night, with a discus­sion
led by Jefferson District
Judge Joan "Toni" Stringer on
the state of Civil Rights in the
21st century. The discussion
was apart of the Martin Luther
King Jr. Commemorative Ser­vice,
sponsored by Multicul­tural
Academic Enrichment
Programs, held in the Bing­ham
Humanities Building on
Jan. 12.
The service also featured a
performance by duPont Man­ual
High School's Youth Per­forming
Arts School Chamber
Choir, as well as ? resentations
from U of Ls African Ameri­can
Theatre Program.
'~though tremendous
strides have been made, the
march still goes on," said
Stringer, who was re-elected to
the Jefferson County court last
November, "when it comes to
civil rights, has [King's] dream
been fulfilled?"
In her presentation, String­er
described the civil rights
movement as a band in which
all should participate, regard­less
of ability.
"We are not all complete­ly
equal yet," Stringer said,
"because in the march for
civil rights, one band will be
BRAD ATZINGERILOUISVlLLE CARDINAL
District Judge "Toni" Stringer discusses how the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
has evolved since his death ..
marching for them [civil rights],
and there will be a band marching
against them."
Stringer said she felt fhat King
would be pleased with many of
the strides taken in the fight for
civil rights, but that he would be
dismayed by the apathy rhar exists
among roday's youth.
''At times we tend to let apathy
replace energy in the march for
civil rights."
The event ended with an awards
ceremony that recognized univer­sity
students involved in MAEP.
1he service drew to a crowd of
about one hundred people.
"I think the turnout at this
event shows a real generation
gap," said Dr. Dale Billingsley,
an English professor at U of L.
"The impact Martin Luther King
had on us is something that calls
people to have an annual recollec­tion."
Billingsley said he felt that
people can miss the point of the
holiday. And while naming land­marks
is a reminder to his legacy,
it is nor enough.
"To have [King's] name facing
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