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  • UofL celebrates 100th anniversary of its student newspaper The Louisville Cardinal

    UofL celebrates 100th anniversary of its student newspaper The Louisville Cardinal

    By Paul Fultz
    A public exhibit celebrating the 100th anniversary of the University of Louisville’s independent student newspaper, The Louisville Cardinal, is being held at UofL now through the end of 2026.

    “The Louisville Cardinal: A Century of Student News and Views” features a sampling of headlines, editorials, sports, cartoons, and articles reporting on student life. A selection of issues from the past century is on display at the exhibit, which is free and open to the public.

    “I never miss an opportunity to celebrate The Cardinal” said University Archivist Carrie Daniels at a Feb. 27 event honoring the anniversary. “It’s important in the short term, which is the reporting and training young journalists. Journalism is important for our society and democracy. But for a University Archivist, The Cardinal has a lot of other value that makes that 100 year old issue incredibly important today.”

    The exhibit is in UofL’s Ekstrom Library, Rare Books Kain Gallery, LL02. It’s open during their regular hours (Monday – Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM) through Dec. 18, 2026.

    Visitor parking is available in the pay lot behind Strickler Hall, which is located near UofL’s Cardinal Blvd. entrance. The parking attendant in the booth behind Strickler can direct you to the pay lot.

    The showing is presented by UofL Archives and Special Collections and opened Jan. 30, 2026.

    While the archives has a large collection of material chronicling UofL’s history, Daniels said “The Cardinal gives us another perspective, the student perspective, how are students reacting to things that are going on around them, in the community and the world. And that’s invaluable.”

    “The Cardinal has a rich history of documenting student life,” said current Editor-in-Chief Jai’Michael Anderson. “As the only news publication on campus, it prides itself as an outlet that allows students to report on issues that matter to them.”

    Anderson’s remarks were made in a video about The Cardinal he played before speaking at the Feb. 27 anniversary event. In his speech, he stressed the paper’s importance to the campus community and its long legacy of student journalism. The celebration was held in Ekstrom Library W104 at 1:00 pm.

    Daniels said most issues of The Cardinal are in the UofL archives and are available for viewing. They are also online at https://digital.library.louisville.edu/collections/ulua_cardinal

    The Louisville Cardinal was founded in 1926 as an independent student newspaper, reporting on student life without editorial interference by the University. All editorial decisions are made by student journalists, a policy that continues to the present day.

    The Cardinal ceased publishing a print edition in 2013, when it became online only. It was rebranded as an independent student news source and can be found at www.louisvillecardinal.com