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For the past decade, money and revenue have been a driving force in changing college football. School’s have done almost anything to make more money, including changing conferences. From 2010 to 2014, 14 teams have either joined a Big 5 conference, or moved from one Big 5 conference to another. The Big 5 conferences are the Southeastern (SEC), Atlantic Coast (ACC), Big Ten, Big 12, and Pacific 12 (Pac-12). Near the end of the movement in November of 2012 the University of Maryland (ACC) and Rutgers University (Big East) announced that the two teams would be joining the Big Ten conference. Maryland leaving left a major void in the ACC. Eleven days later, the ACC decided to add the University of Louisville (UofL) to replace Maryland. Big time college football has definitely had an impact on conference realignment; had (UofL) not been such a successful college football program, I doubt that the ACC would have been looking at us when Maryland left,” said Kenny Klein, the senior associate athletic director for media relations and the sports information director at UofL. “Certainly the success that we have had with our football program has kept us on the upper edge of conference realignment.” According to USA Today, UofL had a total revenue of approximately 97 million dollars in the 2012-2013 athletic season, which was the 18th highest in the country. Louisville’s men’s basketball team alone collected 38.5 million
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Conference Realignment benefits UofL in more ways than one Words by Jack Grossman
dollars in revenue; the top in the country in for the fourth consecutive year, according to forbes. Of the 97 million dollars ten million came from Big East shares. That is where the ACC comes in. In the 2012-2013 athletic season, the ACC gave each member 17 million dollars in shares, seven more million than the Big East gave UofL in the same year. If UofL received the extra seven million in the 2012-2013 year, then UofL would have had approximately 103 million dollars in revenue, UofL would have had the 14th highest athletic revenue in the country. UofL received all of the money in multiple ways. Klein said, “Supporters have provided donations and funds to be able to build, or our fans that come to our games, and the television revenue that we have generated. The facilities at UofL have been updated in a lot of different ways. Just in the last decade, UofL has built the state of the art KFC YUM! Center (basketball), renovated Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium (football), built Jim Patterson Stadium (baseball), and the newest addition is the brand new Lynn Stadium (soccer). UofL will use the extra revenue to continue to upgrade the athletic department. “What we have done with any revenue that we have obtained is that we have reinvested in our programs; as in the facilities,” Klein said. “They go back into scholarships, support services, travel, meals, things of that nature; leadership and our coaching staffs, administration to pay for all of the things
that are necessary. Any revenue that we have generated has gone back into the program.” Athletically, the ACC is much more competitive than the Big East and the American Athletic Conference (AAC), the past two conferences that UofL has been in. “From top to bottom in all of our 23 sports programs that we have, the ACC... has the most success of any conference in all sports; like soccer and field hockey volleyball, baseball, and softball,” said Klein. “Certainly there are a lot of other leagues that do well, but as far as being consistent from top to bottom, the ACC is predominantly a total sports league. The ACC also helps UofL academically. Klein said, “Our association academically with the institutions that are in the ACC has elevated our University profile dramatically with the prestigious academic institutions that are included in the ACC and it will do nothing but help our academic profile as we continue to build academically as an institution.” A few examples are the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Duke University and University of Virginia. After announcing the move to the ACC in November 2012, UofL finished the 2012-2013 athletic year in the Big East and then played in the AAC in the 2013-2014 athletic season. The University of Louisville officially joined the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1, 2014.
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Quisha White runs charity for homeless WORDS BY CHRIS ROUSSELL
Participants place flowers in the “Promise Garden” after the walk.
Oisha White cooks dinner for her family.
Oisha White cooks dinner for her family.
The purple start line stands tall against the blue sky.
Participants raise flowers in memory of loved ones.
Quisha White created Jimmie’s Kitchen, or HOPS (Helping Our People to Survive) three years ago. Jimmie’s Kitchen is a local charity that drives and hands out food and other items to the homeless every Sunday. White started the charity by posting on Facebook when she would go out with her friends and family to deliver necessities to people in need. The page soon began to attract attention, and some people from the public would ask to go along. “I put a message on [Facebook] and I got so much of an outpouring of supporters,” White said. Jimmie’s Kitchen always hands out food and drinks, but depending on the season they hand out other items too. White said that in the Winter they hand out items such as socks, hats, pants, and shirts; and for a bonus, during Christmas time they give the homeless gifts. White said that she started the charity because God spoke to her, and because it ran in her family. “I was seeing a lot of homeless people, and back in the 50s and 60s my grandmother actually had a bed and breakfast for these people...I wanted to pick up where she left off,” White said. Those who participate in the charity are mostly Quisha’s family and friends, and on almost every Sunday, they take three to four cars and drive around parts of Old Louisville and the East end of Louisville. There can be a range of two to fifteen people helping her. On these drives, White said she sees and aids typically 30-40 people each trip, and has helped about
300 people total, some of which she sees on multiple trips. Although White goes and buys most of the items that she gives to the homeless herself, she said she receives donations on occasion. “My church, they have actually taken donations for me,” White said. White said that even her daughter’s school, J. Graham Brown School, donates to her charity, and White’s friend donates money. She uses the money to either buy items or dispense it amongst her family for the gas of the charity cars. As far as the impact of her charity goes, White said that people that have helped her in the past, have created their own charity events where they live. Her charity has brought many people together. She also said that her charity draws awareness to the issue, as well as actively helping the homeless. White said that her charity teaches children that we take things for granted and it allows for her to pan forward. “The more successful I become as a pharmacist, the more I will be able to help and tie that in,” White said. For the future of her charity, White said she hopes to soon establish a shelter where homeless people can get cleaned and eat, and get educated so that they can better prepare themselves. She also hope that her charity expands to a national scale. “My wish is for everyone to help; not just in Louisville and not just in Lexington, but nationwide.”
INSULIN IN THE INFIELD Steve Buttleman plays before walk.
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Young girls honor Rylee by holding a sign during the walk.
Alzheimer’s walk brings hope to those affected WORDS BY CHRIS ROUSSELL
The Alzheimer’s Association held a walk on September 6 on the Great Lawn to raise money for research to help eliminate Alzheimer’s disease. All who registered could participate. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia—accounting for sixty to eighty percent of cases. Approximately 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s, and 200,000 people have early-onset Alzheimer’s. Most affected by Alzheimer’s are age 65 or older; but 5 percent of those with the disease develop early-onset Alzheimer’s, which appears when they are in their 40s or 50s. Alzheimer’s worsens over time, and there is no cure; the symptoms can only be delayed. The Association said, “[Walk to End Alzheimer’s] is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.” The Louisville walk is one of 600 in the nation. The walk raised around $293,635, out of a goal of $354,000; and 242 teams and 1,977 walkers participated. Although the walk is a national event and affects a broad audience, one Manual student directly benefits from the event. Matthew Makk’s (12, HSU) grandfather has Alzheimer’s. He attended the walk two years ago, but his parents attended this year. “He’s not really there anymore… He’s not Grandpa Earl,” Makk said. “He is just some guy who can barely string sentences together.” Makk said that his grandfather started having symptoms a few years ago and about a year into having the disease, the disease started taking a toll on his grandfather. “At first he couldn’t remember his phone number, but then he didn’t recognize most of his family. It’s scary to lose your awareness of yourself and your memories,” Makk said . Because of his lack of memory, Makk said he
does not call him Grandpa anymore because his grandfather becomes confused. His relationship with his grandfather has been greatly affected because they cannot talk about things anymore. “Pretty much our relationship was cut off from there...He just doesn’t exist,” said Makk. The family member most affected by the disease is his mother. “It’s really rough because you are basically watching your father wither away. It slowly just gets worse and worse, and it’s a terrible thing,” said Makk. “Especially when your own Dad doesn’t recognize you.” Makk said that his grandfather demands care from his family because of the disease. His grandmother and mother have to take care of his grandfather every day. “At this point my grandmother just has to dress him,” said Makk. “He tried to put on a shirt and just stared at it.” Even simple things, such as eating, become a struggle for someone deep into the disease. “He was trying to eat a Drumstick and picked it up, looked at it and dropped it, picked it up, and dropped it again...He’s losing just, everything like that,” said Makk. Although it is too late for his grandfather, Makk said he likes the walk and appreciates the awareness and funds that it brings to the disease. “I think it is something we should be bumping research into it because it seems to affect a lot of people,” said Makk. The walk also brings a little something less tangible to those personally associated to the disease. “It feels good to be in a big group of people that are going through the same thing, and that know what you are going through,” said Makk. Makk said that the walk is a good thing to do, when one can do nothing personally and that it gives everyone affected a sense of hope and unity. Makk and his family now laugh a lot about the disease.
WORDS BY BREYA JONES The Louisville JDRF walks raise money and awareness The sun was shining hot and bright over family, which only gave her more reasons to support her. from Type 1 diabetes, but to his own family as
A child blows bubbles before the walk.
Kylie Clark (9, HSU) walks for her friend, Rachel Stillwell.
A WALK TO REMEMBER
Centre field hockey walks to honor people with diabetes.
Churchill Downs on August 23 as 7,000 people met in the Infield for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ( JDRF) walk. Even with it being one of the hottest days of the year at 91 degrees, people showed up in large groups to support those dealing with Juvenile or Type 1 diabetes. The thousands that came to the walk were there because in one way or another, they had been affected by Type 1 diabetes, whether it was a friend, family member, or themselves. Justice Clemons (11, HSU) walked toward the Infield, along with several others wearing matching shirts for her third year at the JDRF walk. Clemons was there in support of her best friend who suffers from Type 1 diabetes. Clemons also has diabetes that runs in her
attend the walk this year. Clemons believes that the walk not only helps raise awareness for Type 1 diabetes, but also allow people to have a better understand of the struggles that sufferers of the disease deal with daily. “Everybody thinks it’s just ‘let me prick my finger’ and that’s life, but that’s not it. They [people suffering from diabetes] have to give themselves insulin if their blood sugar is too low and have to take pills if their blood sugar is too high,” Clemons said. Another Manual student Kylie Clark (9, HSU) also attended the walk. Clark was there with the Crosby field hockey team to support teammate Rachel Stillwell. Stillwell, who was also at the walk, said that the walk made her feel special because all these people there to
Stillwell and her teammates were not the only team to attend the event. Centre’s field hockey team and Frencreek’s ROTC also attended. State representative John Yarmuth attended the walk to applaud the citizens for their support and hard work. Yarmuth’s other reason for attending dealt with raising awareness about government funded research. “Government funding is close to finding a cure. Getting more people informed about this is important.” Yarmuth said. Jay Cardosi, Chief Meteorologist at WLKY, also attended at the walk emceeing on the stage set-up in the infield. Cardosi’s reason for being there reached out not only to his friends whose children suffer
well. “I have a special needs daughter, whose disease could possibly cause Type 1 diabetes,” Cardosi said. Cardosi wonders why wait to find the cure if researchers are so close to find one now. Cardosi believes that with more funding a cure for diabetes could be found. One that could cure his daughter and anyone else suffer from Type 1 diabetes. The walk was able to complete its goal of raising not only awareness, but money as well with over $300,00 and counting. For people who have to struggle Type 1 diabetes everyday events like these can be life changing. As Cardosi said “We are on the cusp of finding a cure”. PAGE 09