Speed News

September 26, 2006 Editor: Shelly Willingham

Louisville Speed School: A Brief Freshman Perspective

BY Ben Gerstle
My fascination with technology
and computers has already kept me
up past my bedtime numerous times.
I feel the Speed School may just
eclipse this precedent—if only by a
little bit.
Trying to summarize my first four
weeks at Speed is like trying to para-
phrase a crossword puzzle: It’s not
possible nor is the result plausible.
My experience is a mixed one at
that.
All stereotypes and drop-out sta-
tistics aside; the learning environ-
ment at Speed, if lacking some im-
mediate personality and flavor, is
top-notch. With a seriousness that
should absolutely be applied to pro-
fessions with which people’s lives
are often at stake, the demeanor and
nature of Speed professors is highly
justified. I have come to expect dili-
gence in the classroom, but unknow-
ingly have I realized that not all of
the Speed ‘scare-factor’ is deter-
mined to drive me away. In fact, as I
have increasingly begun to grasp my
recognition of this factor, I am be-
ginning to understand the reasoning
behind people withstanding this type
of academic environment for such an
extended period of their lives: It
breathes passion. Speed isn’t a
place known to outwardly project
enthusiasm like the Art or Music
Schools; but, armed with the drive to
teach and better our world through
logic and design, a more noble cause
need not be applied. The fiery fervor
is there, it’s just in scientific nota-
tion.
Although only retaining one opin-
ion, yet representing an entire class, I
can confidently confess and confide
in the absolute fact that my eventual
completion of and graduation with a
degree from Speed will gravely
benefit my active lifestyle. Eventual
salary, profession, advancement, and
retirement aside: The experience and
continuing rewards of creativity and
persistence that the Speed School
represents, in so far as I can tell, has
and will lend to the attainment of
qualities and values that I will one
day find absolutely pivotal to my
character as a human being. Even if
I become a janitor and never even
consider the remote use of any dis-
crete facet of Thermodynamics
again, my attending an institution
based upon and representative of
such a firm set of values and abso-
lutes, unwavering to adolescent
whining, is the true reward con-
cealed beneath all the enticement of
fancy job opportunities and high
wages.

pects of the game are being

addressed from new perspec-
BY Ben Gerstle tives entirely.
For those of you that have
The Cardinals suffered a never attended a Cardinal soc-
hard-fought 0-1 defeat from St. cer game; the time to indulge
John’s University this past Sat- has never been better. An en-
urday. Despite the weather, thusiastic student section, of which whose resound-
both teams were well- ing personality and success can largely be attrib-
represented by their highly- uted to Triangle Fraternity’s presence, is one of
developed talent, harnessed true school spirit and splendor. If you ever need a
discipline, and confident execution. The Cardi- FREE (with student I.D.) excuse to exercise the
nals’ recent acquisition of a new head coach, Ken first amendment upon the goalkeepers of rival in-
Lolla, has paid noticeable dividends towards the stitutions—then this is by all means your best bet.
team’s ball skill, personal fitness, and strategic
awareness. Improvements concerning all aspects
of play have been made, while countless other as-

Letter from Shelly
Hey all!
I hope your semester has gone well.
There are a lot of things coming up.
First of all football season is full
swing.
School wise there is a career fair
October 19th. There will be more de-
tails in the next issues, so keep a look
out for those.
On October 26th Speed School Stu-
dent Council will be hosting their an-
nual Fall Festival. As in years past it
is bound to be a lot of fun. Come out
for free food and tons of fun.
As with every fall, Fall Break will
be October 9th and 10th. So plan
something fun for that weekend!
Thanks to everyone who filled out
a survey, with your input Speed News
will be changing so keep a look out for
that to.
As always if you would like to see
something in here feel free to email
me!
Recipe of the Week
Macho Nachos (Football time!)
1 can refried beans
1 large bag white corn tortilla chips
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup shredded pepper jack
1 jalapeno, sliced crosswise, plus extra for garnish
1 can chili, or your favorite chili recipe
1 cup shredded Cheddar
1 cup sour cream
1 cup green onion, chopped
1 tomato, diced
Have all the prepped ingredients easily accessible to
assemble nachos.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small saucepan over low heat, cook refried beans
until they are loose enough to spoon onto nachos. On a
large ovenproof platter, spread out a layer of tortilla
chips and quickly put a teaspoon of hot refried beans on
each chip. Working quickly, sprinkle with some onions,
jack cheese, and jalapeno slices. Spoon on chili and top
that with Cheddar. Repeat this layering process until
ingredients are used up. Save some of the jalapeno slices
for garnish. Place platter in the oven and bake until
cheese has melted, about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from
oven and place on a trivet or heatproof surface. Top na-
chos with sour cream, green onions, diced tomato and
jalapeno slices and serve hot.
Brought to you by foodnetwork.com
Submitted by Branson Shelley

~Shelly :)

Special Note
Major accident on I-65 to get warmer clothes and money
(two things all college students
northbound Friday causes need) and left campus around
major backup and delays 2pm. Not more then ½ mile after
I got on I-65 to head home, I
running over an hour. found myself stopped in what
seemed to look like a parking lot.
Friday brought more rain Over thirty minutes later was I at
and flooding to the Kentuckiana the next exit (Arthur Street) which
region causing slow-downs and usually takes a mere twenty sec-
backups on most of the area in- onds at most to reach when the
terstates. I was on my may home interstate is moving. The giant
info board became visible and
that’s when I realized there was a
major problem. I-65 northbound
was shut down due to an acci-
dent near the Jewish Hospital
curve and all lanes had been af-
fected by the crash. Another
thirty minutes went by and no
movement. By 3:30 I was ticked
off and ready to get out of Ken-
tucky; illegally I got in the right
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Writers: Ben Gerstle and Brandon Shelley

 Career Development Connection
Sports cont
(Continued from page 2) With the new semester the Career Development
shoulder and squeezed my way down to the Broad- Office has some news for you regarding co-op and
way exit. I snaked my way through downtown, then graduate recruiting events. Here are some dates to
over the George Rogers Clark Bridge to Indiana remember
where I was reunited with a very empty northbound
I-65. A trip that only takes two hours ended up tak- There will also be a University Wide Career Fair on
ing me three and a half. Here are some simple sug- October 19 in the multipurpose room in the SAC.
gestions to driving in the rain…. Watch for more details.
• Turn your lights on when your windshield wipers For more information about any of these events and
are on – even if you think it is light out weekly events check out speed.louisville.edu
• Take more time passing slower moving vehicles
• Drive the speed limit or slower due to conditions
• Give yourself more space between you and the Announcements
car in front of you
• Always leave yourself an out in the lane next to
you Commuter Students
• Stay away from the shoulders where water may Student Affairs announces that
collect – this prevents hydroplaning ACCESS (Adult Commuter Center/
• Look for the big black info boards for weather Evening Student Services) now is
information, and to the AM stations listed on blue
highway information signs near larger communities called Commuter Student Services.
for traffic and weather information As a result of a survey presented
DRIVE SMART KENTUCKY to commuter students last spring,
we have changed our name to bet-
ter reflect the students we serve.
Sports this Week We are still located in Room 105,
Local Games Davidson Hall, and offer a lounge,
Cross Country
study space and computer labs to
Saturday 9/30 9:30am the entire university community.
Greater Louisville Classic E.P. Sawyer Park Hours of operation are 9 a.m.-7
p.m., Monday - Thursday and 9 am -
Field Hockey 2 pm on Fridays. For more informa-
Friday 9/29 7:00pm
UCONN Trager Stadium tion email com-
muter@gwise.louisville.edu.
Monday 10/2 3:00pm
California Trager Stadium
Study Jams!!
Need help with calculus?
Women’s Soccer Come to Study Jams!
Friday 9/29 7:00pm
St. John’s Cardinal Park On Mondays and Wednes-
days student council will be
Sunday 10/1 1:00pm hosting Study Jams. These are student run
Syracuse Cardinal Park
help sessions. Come by Vogt 311 from 7pm
to 9pm

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September 26, 2006 Editor: Shelly Willingham

SSE Events
9/25: EAC Study Jams
9/27 EAC Study Jams

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