The Kentucky Derby is one of Kentucky’s most prized traditions. Every year thousands of people head to Churchill Down to watch the “greatest two minutes in sports.” This is a great sport, but there is one thing the horseracing is missing and that is women. For many years, men have dominating the sport of horseracing, but that is changing. This year alone in the Kentucky Derby, we can find Julie Koenig as the vice president of communications. She has done a great job at helping Churchill Downs Incorporated move to the next level. Also not, just in the office but on the racetrack is the trainer Jamie Sanders. She is the only female trainer and believes that woman have always been able to work a major role in horseracing; we (women) just have not been given a chance. Sanders not only trainees the horse but will ride them during working out. This is not the usual thing for trainers. This year she is the trainer for Teuflesberg who is entered in the big race. Time will only tell but one thing for sure is the face of racing is changing to adding on women to the group of an elite few.

If You Can't Speak It, Sing It Out!

Sometime words just can't explain life, and in songs we can live it. This is a list of songs about our world to day, and the changes that need to be made. I think that songs say what is often not said or forgotten. Enjoy!

Every student at Bellarmine University has to take an IDC (interdisplinary course). These courses are designed to have a classroom setting where there can be open conversations about tough subjects such as race, war, and also topics that are fun like pop culture or just life. The main purpose for the class at Bellarmine University is to advance the writing skills of the students. I have had Pat Carver for both my freshmen and sophomore IDC. The classes have been about social justice and multiculturalism. The students in my African American Experience sophomore IDC decided that we were going to use the final exam to try to make a real change on campus. Our efforts would take the place of taking a test or written exam. We decided to present a proposal to the board of dean's that a multiculturalism class be added to the core curriculum. This class would be taken during a student's first year at Bellarmine and would be a required course. Our class has spent the past two months doing surveys of students and staff, researching such courses at other universities and working on a letter and presentation for the board. We as a class believe that Bellarmine University students need this type of course, where there is open conversation about issues like race, sexism, sexual orientation, religion, disabilities, social injustices, etc. Our class feels passionately about bringing social justice to Bellarmine University. Our proposal was well accepted by the board of deans, and we have brought the issue to the attention of the people in power at Bellarmine University. They are willing to make this course not just a idea, but a course that will advance Bellarmine towards 20/20 vision.