The Louisville Cardinal
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The Louisville Cardinal is the independent weekly student newspaper
of the University of Louisville
in Louisville, Kentucky
. It is published every Tuesday during the academic year and once in June for distribution throughout the summer. The Cardinal was originally founded in 1926 and has maintained financial and editorial independence since 1980. Although the University of Louisville has no journalism
program, The Cardinal serves as an outlet and learning experience for aspiring journalists. Recent advisers include Robert Schulman, Vince Staten, Kim Speirs and Mickey Meece (current).
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
of the University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. It is published every Tuesday during the academic year and once in June for distribution throughout the summer. The Cardinal was originally founded in 1926 and has maintained financial and editorial independence since 1980. Although the University of Louisville has no journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
program, The Cardinal serves as an outlet and learning experience for aspiring journalists. Recent advisers include Robert Schulman, Vince Staten, Kim Speirs and Mickey Meece (current).