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STUDENT SECTION SHOWS SOLIDARITY IN LIGHT OF TERRORIST ATTACKS

BEARCATS STAND WITH PARIS

NICK BROWN | STAFF REPORTER

Running downfield, the Bearcat mascot waves the French flag before Saturday night’s game at Nippert Stadium. The student section honored France by wearing blue, white and red during the game.

DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR

In light of terrorist attacks in Paris, students attending the University of Cincinnati Bearcat football game Saturday organized the student section with blue, white and red shirts to represent the colors of the French flag an honor those affected by the attacks.

The aftermath of the seven separate terrorist attacks Friday evening left 120 people dead and 350 injured, according to The Telegraph. ISIS took full responsibility for the attacks. They were responsible for issuing multiple suicide bombers and gunmen to locations such as concert venue Le Bataclan.

Governments and people around the globe showed their support for Paris over the weekend. Iconic sites and Facebook profile photos around lit up blue, white and red.

According to Jennifer Schoewe, a third-year

It took me back to 9/11 and thinking about where I was on that day, back in the first grade.

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business finance student, Ono’s social media activity was essential to make them aware to wear these colors in support of the French.

She said it was President Santa Ono’s idea to have different sections. “I realized that I was in the white section, so I wore a white shirt,” Schoewe said.

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The UC student section dresses in blue, white and red to stand in solidarity with France.

Jerusalem Post analyst discusses terrorist threats, safety Democrats ALEX MUTNANSKY | STAFF REPORTER

With tensions in the Middle East rising, Gil Hoffman of The Jerusalem Post visited the University of Cincinnati Thursday to

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Gil Hoffman, political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post, discusses the rising tensions in the Middle East.

discuss peace and politics in the region during the lecture Peace, Politics and Plutonium.

Hoffman, chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post, said he felt unsafe in Jerusalem for the first time in his life about one month ago, as the area had recently been hit by terrorist attacks.

He discussed being from Chicago, which, just like Jerusalem, has stabbings and gun violence.

Hoffman put it into perspective by saying both cities have a similar number of shootings, so the U.S. is no safer than Jerusalem.

Though the context of the entire region is very different, Hoffman said just about every other country in the Middle East tends to not be fond of Israel.

ISIS had not said much about Israel until recently, when they put out a video statement in Hebrew announcing they will eventually make it there and eliminate the Jewish people.

Israel is still waiting for a response from the West as to the terrorism in the region.

Russia’s Prime Minister Netanyahu

rushed to Moscow to assure the safety of Israeli people and military, as well as to ensure no Iranian military bases were built near the Israeli border.

Hezbollah, a Shi’a Islamist militant group, tried to recruit more soldiers in the fight against ISIS by saying they are “more evil than Israel.”

“They have 120,000 rockets aimed at Israel today,” Hoffman said. “Last summer had 4,500 rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli citizens.”

Hezbollah has rockets that could potentially take out a city block, which poses a very serious threat, Hoffman said.

“There are better days ahead for the U.S., Israel and the Middle East,” Hoffman said.

Hoffman explained his dissatisfaction with Western countries trampling over each other to try to get to Iran, which from the Israeli perspective has not been very honest.

“I hope a student could see there is hope for Israelis, Palestinians and their neighbors. As well as leaders to make right decisions for their people so there will be more security and peace,” stated Hoffman.

rip Clinton in second debate

STEVE BEYNON | COPY EDITOR

The second Democratic debate was set to focus on foreign policy in the wake of the ISIS attack on Paris, which left at least 128 killed.

Instead, Wall Street policy drove most of the debate with former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I, VT), taking the gloves off and launching an assault on Hillary Clinton’s relationship with big banks.

Banking regulations exposed the sharpest divide between Clinton and her rivals, an issue making her unpopular in the populist left.

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Opinion: Paris attacks cast shadow over terrorism incidents in Beirut, Baghdad MAGGIE HEATH-BOURNE | OPINION EDITOR

News of the terrorist attacks in Paris Friday elicited immediate responses from across the globe. World leaders, including President Barack Obama, Pope Francis, David Cameron and Vladimir Putin, publicly condemned the attacks and offered their condolences to France and the families of those killed in what French President Françoise Hollande has called “an act of war.”

These deplorable acts of violence, carried out less than a year since the attacks on the staff at the Paris-based magazine Charlie Hebdo, have garnered widespread support on social media as well.

Facebook has allowed people to mark

themselves as safe in Paris, a feature usually reserved for natural disasters, and it added a transparent French flag overlay for users’ profile pictures to show solidarity with France.

Across platforms, the hashtag #PrayforParis has been trending to send well wishes to the country and victims online. Monuments around the world have been lit up in blue, white and red colors to honor France.

Yet, the terrorist attacks in Paris were not the only ones to occur last week.

Suicide bombers in a Beirut market killed 43 people Thursday, including the man who sacrificed his life to tackle the second bomber before he could enter a crowded mosque and likely take many more lives.

In Baghdad, the Islamic State group took responsibility for a suicide bomber who targeted a memorial service Friday, killing 21 people.

The outpouring of support for France has been heartwarming and certainly much needed in the light of this tragedy, but where is the support for Beirut and Baghdad? Where is the safety check-in feature for Iraqi citizens, or the addition of a Lebanese flag photo filter on Facebook?

There is nothing less valid about the suffering of those in Beirut and Baghdad — in fact, their tragedy is thrown into sharp relief by the world glossing over them in favor of coverage of Paris.

While the world mourns for Paris, we

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should mourn for the lives lost and the disruption of peace across the world, not just in countries we have vacationed in.

Acts of terror like those occurring in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad are equally tragic due to the loss of innocent lives not particular to a single nationality. It is a humanity problem, and we are just as responsible for promotion of peace in Lebanon and Iraq as we are for France.

By all means, show your support for France and honor those killed in the attacks, but also remember to stand in solidarity with those killed and wounded at the hands of terrorists in other countries, too. They are no less deserving of your kindness and compassion.

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enacted after the Great Depression preventing banks from investing clients’ money.

Glass-Steagall was repealed in 1999, and many blame the repeal for the Great Recession.

The former governor also attacked Clinton recently on “The Daily Show” for only recently supporting key liberal issues such as gay marriage and opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Keystone pipeline.

O’Malley continued his attack during the debate, painting the Obama Administration’s Middle East policy, in which Clinton served four years, as a disaster. “Libya is a mess. Syria is a mess.

Iraq is a mess. Afghanistan is a mess,” he said.

Clinton attempted to distance herself from the Obama Administration by being more aggressive, saying, “ISIS cannot be contained, it must be defeated.”

This was a response to Obama’s statement on ISIS the night before the Paris attacks, when he said, “from the start, our goal has been first to contain, and we have contained them.”

Sanders attacked Clinton for accepting large contributions from banks saying, “Let’s not be naive about it. Why, over her political career, has Wall Street been a major, the major, campaign contributor to Hillary Clinton? You know, maybe they’re dumb and they don’t know what they’re going to get, but I don’t think so. …

Why do they make millions of dollars of campaign contributions? They expect to get something! Everybody knows that!”

Many of Clinton’s top donors are from Wall Street, the largest being City Bank Inc. contributing over $800,000 over the course of her career, according to the Federal Election Commission.

The former secretary of state returned fire, justifying her relationship with banks by restoring New York City after the 9/11 attacks. “I represented New York on 9/11 when we were attacked,” Clinton said. “Where were we attacked? We were attacked in downtown Manhattan where Wall Street is. I did spend a whole lot of time and effort helping them rebuild. That was good for New York. It was good for the economy and it was a way to rebuke the terrorists who had attacked our country.”

Clinton’s response was muddled and arguably one of the biggest head-scratchers of the 2016 race so far. Her overall performance was good, but using 9/11 as a defense for taking millions from Wall Street will likely be looked at as one of the biggest gaffes of this election.

Her response drew quick controversy on Twitter, prompting moderator Nancy Cordes to relay a tweet from Iowa law professor Andy Grewal. It read, “Have never seen a candidate invoke 9/11 to justify millions of Wall Street donations. Until now” Clinton responded, “Well, I’m sorry that whoever tweeted that had that impression because I worked closely with New Yorkers after 9/11 for my entire first term to rebuild.

So, yes, I did know people. I’ve had a lot of folks who give me donations from all kinds of backgrounds say, ‘I don’t agree with you on everything, but I like what you do. I like how you stand up. I’m going to support you,’ and I think that is absolutely appropriate.”

Campaign finance needs to continue being a serious topic of discussion amongst Democrats. Protecting the wealthy is the antithesis of liberal values and the onus is on Hillary Clinton to explain her large donations and how it will not craft a bias and potentially unravel a century’s work of protecting citizens from reckless banking practices dating back to the Great Depression.

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Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on the debate stage on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas.

UCPD expansion, Cincinnati police partnership significantly cuts crime PATRICK MURPHY | NEWS EDITOR

Council members reviewed issues of race and policing partnerships to finalize a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an external review of the University of Cincinnati Police Department.

The University of Cincinnati’s Safety & Reform Community Advisory Council (CAC) held its second meeting Tuesday in room 320 of the University Pavilion.

CAC’s meeting began with a presentation

by Robin Engel, vice president of Safety and Reform, of the current state of UCPD. In the presentation, Engel outlined responsibilities campus police officers deal with, in contrast to city police officers.

This involves responding to cases of sexual assault under Title IX, including cases involving touching, stalking and rape, along with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), a mandate for universities participating in federal financial-aid programs to report crime statistics to students.

“If you ever have received safety notifications, that is apart of the Clery Act,” said James Whalen, director of UC Public Safety. “When any crime occurs that represents a continuing threat, we are required to blast that out to the communication channels that we have.”

Whalen stated UCPD does not communicate certain crimes or instances to students and faculty when they determine these cases lack an on-going threat, potentially meaning an arrest was made or the incident occurred outside of the Clery Timely Warning area.

Currently, there are 72 state-certified and armed police officers, 26 unarmed security officers and two explosive-ordinance detection canines.

Three UCPD officers, out of 72 police officers, are African-Americans. According to Engel, this number is low.

UCPD also increased the amount of officers they held by 34, starting in April 2014 with nine officers to the recent hire of 12 officers in February 2015.

Since the influx of hires, traffic and pedestrian stops doubled from the 713 stops recorded in 2013 to the 1453 stops in 2014. The number of stops with arrest slightly increased from 173 in 2013 to 228 in 2014.

The presentation briefly went into the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), or the Mutual Assistance In-progress Crime Assistance Agreement.

The MOU gave UCPD jurisdiction to perform police functions within the city of Cincinnati, without request of or prior

notice from the City UCPD signed with the Cincinnati Police Department in response to a 2008 crime spike with approximately 280 violence incidences, 1850 property related crime incidences and 440 robbery victimizations.

Since the cooperation in policing with CPD, there has been a 57.8 percent reduction in nonstudent robbery victimizations from 2007 to 2014, and approximately 35.9 percent reduction in student robbery victimizations.

In response to the officer-involved shooting of Samuel DuBose, the Cincinnati City Council passed an emergency ordinance to restrict UCPD from performing traffic enforcement outside of the Clery area.

Initiated August 2013, an additional 12 CPD officers patrol seven days per week between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m. at the cost of $620,000. Any citation or arrest data conducted by the CPD goes directly to the department’s database and is not apart of the data presented by Engel during the meeting.

KZ Smith, a senior pastor at Corinthian Baptist Church of Cincinnati, stated the most prominent work the CAC is doing is working towards finalizing RFP’s for the external review of the UCPD — though the Memorandum of Understanding must be examined.

“My concern is, since Cincinnati Police asked the UCPD to help, their standard and their training should have been on the same level as [CPD],” Smith said. “If it wasn’t, I think that [CPD] is at fault just as the university, [CPD] shouldn’t have asked

and [UCPD] shouldn’t have accepted.”

Under the first term of the seventh section of the Memorandum of Understanding, it states, “UC and the city respectively acknowledge that each will maintain separate and independent management and that each has full and complete authority and responsibility with respect to managing its respective organization, operation, and employees.”

According to the RFP, UCPD Officers have, “full police authority, and are certified law enforcement officers by the State of Ohio, having completed all training requirements required by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy.”

Marcus Bethay, president of the AfricanAmerican Alumni Affiliate, said the words “diversity” and “African-American” hardly come up in the RFP. Bethay was curious if this angle was assumed in the text.

Engel said UC’s student body is global and thus sought to reframe from excluding other ethnicities, though additionally stated such a focus can be added to the review of specific substantive areas within the RFP. “If I were hired to do this, I would know that in pedestrian traffic stops I’d be looking at race difference, but let’s be specific,” Engel said. “I’d rather be very explicit, why live it to chance?”

The tentative selection schedule for when the RFP will be sent out is Dec. 21, with finalist selections being made Jan. 11.

A third CAC meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Dec. 8 in the University Pavilion and is open to the public.

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Robin Engel, vice president of Safety and Reform, gives her presentation of the UCPD’s current responsibilities and employment Tuesday evening in University Pavilion.

Student Alumni Council seeks new spring members CAROLINE CORY | STAFF REPORTER

The Student Alumni Council (SAC) met Monday to excite students about the organization, its operations and encourage them to apply for membership for the upcoming spring semester.

Some of the initiatives SAC is in charge of are Homecoming Week, the reopening of Nippert Stadium and Bearcats 101.

“SAC is really in charge of all of Homecoming Week, so all of the homecoming events that you might have seen this year were all part of SAC,” said Michael Fitzgerald, a fourth-year biomedical engineering student and vice president of external affairs. “Throughout the week, we put on events to get people pumped for the game and to have a really good time during Homecoming Week.”

Ellie Fathman, a second-year marketing student and SAC vice president of communication, said Nippert’s reopening was a big deal for current students and alumni.

“It was really cool to see how excited everyone was just to come back to Nippert and how much alumni really do love and care about UC, which is one of the main

reasons why we’re here,” Fathman said.

Sam Schroeder, a fourth-year urban planning student and Bearcats 101 chair, discussed Bearcats 101, an initiative that began this semester and features traditions and experiences unique to UC by posting photographs, updates and hashtags online.

“Bearcats 101 is a new thing,” Schroeder said. “The whole idea of it is really to build more of a spirit of tradition on this campus, really highlighting those traditions that students need to accomplish throughout their time at UC that are really quintessential.”

Eric Zins, a third-year business student and SAC vice president of membership, said the goals of the organization are to keep alumni happy, involved and returning to campus as well as continue current students’ engagement on campus.

“Our organization exists to serve the University of Cincinnati Alumni Association,” Zins said. “We are essentially the student arm of the Alumni Association.

We’re responsible for assisting and putting on any student events, as well as alumni events.”

Bri Coggins, SAC faculty advisor and 2010 UC Aluma, said SAC is about forming

connections through the university experience.

“It’s more discovering your connection with UC as a student and how to carry through the rest of your life as alumni,” Coggins said. “It’s about connecting with your alma mater now and keeping that connection for the rest of your life.”

SAC is accepting applications for Spring Semester. In order to apply, students must attend an information session and complete the organization’s application by midnight Nov. 22.

Selected students will be interviewed Dec. 6, and time slots are set on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Students will be informed Dec. 9 whether their membership has been accepted.

“We’ve got a group of 44 students in our organization right now and they put all their time and energy into this, and it’s because they’re passionate about UC and that’s what we’re looking for,” said Jack Johnson, fourth-year finance and marketing student and SAC president.

“We’re looking for passion and a reason to celebrate everything you’ve done at UC so far.”

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Salon event brings TEDx culture to campus MADISON ASHLEY | CONTRIBUTOR

TEDx UC, presented its first-ever Salon event Monday evening featuring University of Cincinnati student speakers and videos of other TED talks.

Organized on the fourth floor of Tangeman University Center, students were greeted with free pizza they could enjoy while listening to and engaging with speakers.

To start off the night, Kaitlyn Luckey, a second-year information systems student and external vice president of Tedx UC, asked the attendees to participate in an ice-breaking activity to identify students’ passions.

Luckey introduced four categories — to inspire, to create, to guide and to educate — and students were asked to move to the designated corner of the room corresponding with their passion.

Within those groups, students then asked others what brought them to the corner.

Krysten Stoll, a second-year communication student, attended the Salon to learn more about TEDx and present a faux marketing plan for TEDx UC. Stoll said she thinks the Salons are a great idea.

“While looking up the mainstage event, I thought it would be great if they did smaller talks throughout the year and found out they did,” Stoll said.

After the icebreaker, Luckey introduced

TEDx and its mission, noting a TED talk is created to spread ideas.

“The TEDx family is committed to spreading the culture of TED — the notion that ideas are worth sharing or worth speaking about,” Luckey said.

Presented by fourth-year information systems student Meghan Pope, the firstever TEDx talk discussed the evening’s theme of avenues through her college path and plans after.

Previously, Pope was asked to host a speech at her high school on the same topic, but said she was struggling to come up with something that would change the teenager’s lives. Yet, Pope said she was able to find a few bits of advice to share.

“I came up with 10 key pieces of advice that all contributed to my life and correspond with each other,” Pope said in her speech.

The second speaker, Mohammed Elzakara, spoke of the work he does at Crossroad Healthcare in Over-the-Rhine.

Elzakara’s talk argued quality healthcare for all citizens is a necessity and offered students a unique glimpse into the politics of healthcare.

Scattered intermittently were short video clips of actual TED talks to help ease the flow of presentations.

Caitlin Taylor, a fourth-year middle education student, was the third speaker for the TEDx Salon event and talked about being a change agent for students’ passions.

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Caitlin Taylor, Megan Pope and Mohamed Elzarka pose after their TEDx talk where they spoke to students about how to find their own paths through college.

Taylor explained her calling is teaching – she has been advocating for low-income students since she started college. She pressed the importance of stepping out of one’s comfort zone and finding where you can make a difference.

“The advocacy is not fun or glamorous,” Taylor said in her speech. “It requires time

and reflection. However, the impact you can create is greater that what you would imagine.”

The TEDx UC community is working hard to spread TED culture, with the main stage event set for March 5 at the CCM Corbett Auditorium.

Review: Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’ gives spotlight to minorities RICHA KAVALEKAR | STAFF REPORTER

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Yanni Xiang, a third-year fashion student, draws inspiration for her designs from Valentino for its feminine and sophisticated style.

Artist Feature: Fashion student talks creative process, industry ALBERTO JONES | STAFF REPORTER

Young, aspiring fashion designer and illustrator Yanni Xiang is plugging through her third year at the school of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning with a multitude of materials in hand.

Including watercolors, charcoal and markers, she captures her inspirations and designs on paper with quiet beauty.

Xiang spoke with The News Record about her artistic process, some of her favorite works and the importance of training a critical eye in the fashion industry.

TNR: What inspires you to be a designer?

Who do you look up to in the industry?

Yanni Xiang: I always carried a sketchbook with me since I was little and I draw tons of clothes in there. I even characterized my little boys and girls I drew and put them in different styles.

That’s when I got interested in fashion and wanted to be a designer. It has always been fascinating for me to see people analyzing different styles, and I always look up to Valentino in the industry for the feminine, classy and sophisticated style.

TNR: When designing, what is your artistic process?

YX: A good inspiration is always the most important part to me when designing, and I do a lot research based on it. When I am designing something, I keep thinking about it all day long and write down all the ideas that came through my mind, pick my favorite and develop them into a mature collection.

TNR: What do you love most about DAAP’s fashion program?

YX: Definitely the co-op program. We get a chance to work in the real industry and learn how everything works outside of school. It also trained us to work well under pressure and do good time managements.

I co-oped at Chica Sports, Azhand Shokohi, Costume Castle and I’m moving to New York working at Vera Wang for my next co-op.

TNR: What is your favorite piece of work that you have done?

YX: I love every piece of work that I designed because I put a lot heart in them.

But right now my favorite piece would be a cape I designed recently, inspired by the scene of Cinderella’s godmother coming out from the earth and spinning into a beautiful fairy. I named it “Nirvana.” I did a lot hand sewing to add on textures and make it go with the scene.

TNR: What is the best piece of advice that you have received on becoming a fashion designer?

YX: Always be yourself. People criticize all the time — don’t take them all. You need to identify the one that’s really helpful for you to grow as a designer.

TNR: Do you find yourself as a designer critiquing fashion all the time?

YX: Yes. Personally, I think fashion needs to be critiqued, it contributes space for designers to grow, and it also sets the

standards for people to decide if it’s good fashion or just bad taste.

TNR: Besides being a fashion design student, you are an aspiring fashion illustrator, what is a fashion illustrator?

YX: I think fashion illustrators put fashion into art. They combine the heart of fashion with their art strokes, and make it into a collectable art piece.

TNR: Who is one of your favorite fashion illustrators?

YX: David Downton is my favorite fashion illustrator. He is a master on watercolor and his portraits always capture the expressions of emotion from his model.

TNR: What are some of your favorite techniques and methods that you use as a fashion illustrator?

YX: I love drawing with multimedia materials. I’m never limited on just using one technique for a illustration. I use watercolor, markers, charcoals or pencils all the time. Being a fashion illustrator always motivates me to learn more techniques and to find out the best way to show the fabric on paper.

TNR: What are you looking to do in the future upon graduating?

YX: My first choice would always be a fashion designer or fashion buyer — it would be great if I can have my own brand in the future.

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While a plot of looking for luck and love in New York City is far from original, Netflix original “Master of None” is far from anything Aziz Ansari’s audience has ever seen before.

After gaining popularity by playing the lovable Tom Haverford in “Parks and Recreation,” Aziz Ansari has risen to fame.

He teamed up with Alan Yang, writer and producer for “Parks and Recreation”, to create, write and star 30-year-old actor Dev. Transcending boundaries on minorities, race and religion, the show is less of a comedy and more of a brilliant story told through a comedian’s perspective. From racism to feminism to immigrant parents, Ansari boldly delves into topics sitcom writers avoid.

The show includes plenty of sharp humor from Harris Wittels, also a writer and producer for “Parks and Recreation,” who worked with Ansari.

In the episode, “Parents,” Ansari is righteously able to connect with the entire population of first-generation kids from immigrant families. The accuracy of this episode was stunning.

This episode features Dev and his friend Brian finding out the backstories of their immigrant parents and the sacrifices they made to give Dev and Brian a good life.

When asked what they used to do for fun, Dev’s father says, “fun is a luxury only your generation has.”

“Master of None” is the first show to truthfully portray the stiff, yet realistic relationship between immigrant parents and their kids.

Aziz Ansari’s real parents, Fatima and Shoukath Ansari, play Dev’s parents.

This dynamic gives a genuine feel to the characters’ relationships. Even as untrained actors, the Ansaris manage to steal the show with sharp with and charm.

“Indians on TV” is a groundbreaking episode that explores the representation of race, or lack thereof, in television. Ansari brings to light that it is time to move past the 7-Eleven gas-station-owning, cabdriving stereotypes and acknowledge the fact race comprises almost 20 percent of the entire human population and has more to offer than a goofy accent.

“They used a real robot and a fake Indian,” said Dev, referring to the brown makeup used on Fisher Stevens in the movie “Short Circuit.”

In the same episode, Dev experiences racism in a work email. Ansari unabashedly examines the disregard

of racism towards Asians and Indians, compared to the seriousness of the same allegations when they are made towards the black community.

This episode makes us question why people of color continue accepting the unacceptable.

Many of the story lines are borrowed from Ansari’s book, “Modern Romance,” which came out earlier this year in June. Texting, Tinder and other hardships of modern dating are all relatable topics explored on the show.

Comedian Noël Wells, known for her work on Saturday Night Live, plays Dev’s love interest. The episode “Nashville” precisely portrays awkward, yet relatable scenarios when it comes to dating.

“Master of None” cleverly takes us past the honeymoon phase and gives us a taste of an actual relationship, all while addressing the cultural differences in interracial dating.

The diversity seen on this show is also remarkable. Dev’s friend group consists of an Asian man named Brian (Kelvin Yu), a black lesbian woman named Denise (Lena Waithe, producer of “Dear White People”) and straight white man named Arnold (Eric Wareheim.)

The race and sexuality of these characters goes beyond the two-dimensional actors we see on screen. People of color are regularly cast as the “token foreign friend” or even the “token gay friend,” but “Master of None” astutely gives depth to these roles.

Instead of being “colorblind” and “not seeing color,”“Master of None” teaches the audience it is vital to talk about race and sexuality. It embraces the point that diversity should not be pointed out on television, but normalized – after all, representation matters.

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Noel Wells and Aziz Ansari in the Netflix original series “Master of None.”

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Men’s basketball outmans Catamounts DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR

The University of Cincinnati Bearcat men’s basketball team opened up their 2015-16 regular season Friday with a 97-72 win against the Western Carolina University Catamounts.

The Bearcats worked the ball in the paint early as sophomore forward Gary Clark had 10 first half points and the team jumped out to a 42-22 lead.

The team continued to feed their big men in the second half with Clark finishing the game with 21 points and his front court running mate, senior forward Octavius Ellis, finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

“Obviously we had them a little outmanned tonight from a size standpoint, it showed with 54 points in the paint” said UC head coach Mick Cronin. “All we had to do was throw it inside, turn it and score.

Once we started doing that we got the separation we needed… Our inside game was just too dominant for them tonight.”

UC, who is typically known for their strong defense, played efficient offensively

shooting over 60 percent for the game and scoring 97 points. The team did not score over 84 points all of last season.

“Early on I would say our offense is ahead of our defense right now because over the course of the summer that is basically what we focused on the most,” said senior guard Farad Cobb said.

What attributed to the high point total was four players scoring in double figures.

In addition to Clark and Ellis, Cobb scored 11 points and senior center Coreontae DeBerry had 12.

“When I look down I want to see at least four to six guys in double figures,” Cronin said. “That would be my preference. Teams are going to defend you in different ways.

Some games you’re going to have to score more inside than outside. The luxury we have is that we can do both.”

Cobb also agreed with his head coach that it is important to have multiple scoring threats on the team.

“We are all unselfish and we know that every night is not going to be our night,” Cobb said. “I think that is important if you want to go deep into the year and still

be a good team, you have to have a lot of weapons and not just rely on one or two guys to carry the load every night.”

Despite the offense leading the way for the team, the defense was still strong as they held the Catamounts to under 23 percent shooting in the first half and just over 37 percent on the game.

Going into the season, much hype was around two freshmen who are expected to make noise for the Bearcats this season and beyond. Guard Justin Jenifer and forward Jacob Evans made their debuts Friday and both scored seven points.

Jenifer excited the Cincinnati crowd when he made an acrobatic behind the back layup.

“I thought they did good,” Cobb said.

“Jake was really cool and calm and Justin was the same way. Justin came in and that play he made I think is Sports Center top-10.”

The Bearcats will travel on the road for their first away game 7 p.m. Wednesday when they play the Bowling Green State University Falcons in Bowling Green, Ohio.

The game will be aired on ESPN3.

NICK BROWN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Octavius Ellis (2) hangs from the rim after a massive dunk over Western Carolina defenders during the Bearcats home opener.

Football team takes down Tulsa in intense match Bearcats win TY MERCURIO | CONTRIBUTOR

The 49-38 University of Cincinnati football victory over the University of Tulsa Saturday night was everything the score would lead you to believe. With 87 combined points, the game was a shootout.

Cincinnati’s defensive play was represented in the first drive of the game, as Tulsa designed several plays to stretch the field and ultimately score the first touchdown of the game on a missed tackle, allowing senior wide receiver Conner Floyd to score.

UC would respond two possessions later by quickly going the length of the field.

The Bearcats went 80 yards in just over two minutes and sophomore running back Mike Boone tied the game on a 12-yard

touchdown run.

Bearcat defense forced one of the few punts of the game during Tulsa’s next possession to get the ball back with an opportunity to claim the lead.

The team took advantage of the opportunity by driving 80 yards again and scored on a 17-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Gunner Kiel to senior wide receiver Max Morrison, taking a 14-7 lead.

After Cincinnati’s defense got its second consecutive stop, Kiel threw his lone interception of the game to Tulsa’s junior safety Jeremy Brady. The interception then led to a four-play drive by the Golden Hurricanes and they tied the game on 65yard touchdown run by freshman running back Ramadi Warren.

Seven plays later, UC struck back. Boone

NICK BROWN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Mike Boone’s steps over a teammate on his way to scoring one of his three touchdowns for the night helped lead the Bearcats to a 49-38 victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes Saturday night at Nippert Stadium.

started the drive off with a 37-yard kick return and then would score his second touchdown of the game on a four-yard run to regain the lead at 21-14.

The Bearcats went into the locker room at half time with the lead, as neither team would score during the remainder of the half.

Cincinnati fans were left disappointed during the third half after a Cincinnati punt lead Tulsa to tie the game.

On a fourth-and-two play, Tulsa was doing what looked like a confused substitution. As soon as Cincinnati tried to collect its wits, Tulsa ran up to the line incredibly quick. Then with UC crashing the middle of the line, Warren bounced it outside and was untouched for the next 39 yards to score his second touchdown of the game.

Almost two minutes later, Tulsa added a field goal to extend the lead to 24-21.

The Golden Hurricane lead would not hold long. UC took it back on the next drive with a 42-yard touchdown pass from Kiel to senior wide receiver Chris Moore.

Cincinnati would not look back as they scored three more touchdowns and beat Tulsa 49-38. Boone scored once again late in the fourth quarter for his third touchdown of the day.

“I am proud of how the entire team played,” said UC head coach Tommy Tuberville. “It was good to see us make some plays. We weren’t going to shut this team down, they’ve got a very good football team.”

UC has two more games to play during regular season and Tuberville is confident in his team’s chances.

“We think will win the rest of the games,” Tuberville said. “We played hard last week, but we didn’t play good enough. We kind of broke our streak — now we’re starting our streak over again. We’ve got two tough games … We just got to get better, we got to get healthy.”

The Bearcats, now 6-4, will travel to Tampa, Florida for an 8 p.m. matchup Friday against the University of South Florida Bulls. CBS Sports Network will air the game.

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and 112, while the ones wearing white sat in section 113 and the ones that wore red were in sections 114 and 115.

The Bearcats basketball team was playing their first regular-season game Friday evening when many students, including Schoewe, found out about the terrorist attacks.

“It took me back to 9/11 and thinking about where I was on that day, back in the first grade. It is just something you can really relate to,” Daniel Hethcox, a fourthyear engineering student said.

Many students at the game also waved

the French flag to show support. The Bearcat mascot also waves the French flag in support as he led the football team out onto the field.

“We can keep them in our prayers, keep spreading awareness and get our president involved and make sure he is doing everything he can to keep Europe safe, because the U.S. is a very strong force,” Schoewe said.

Symbol of Peace for Paris art by Jean Jullien

NICK BROWN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Blue, white and red fireworks soar above Nippert Stadium in honor of the victims of the Paris terrorist attacks.

debut game CLAUDE THOMPSON | STAFF REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati women’s basketball started regular season play Saturday with a 93-86 win against the Saint Francis University Red Flash.

As a fifth all-time meeting between the two opponents, Cincinnati maintains a perfect 5-0 record against the Red Flash.

After going into halftime down one, UC made numerous halftime adjustments to rally back.

“I think we were worried about and so focused on their dribble penetration that they got us to collapse inside and they were able to kick out to their three-point shooters on the wing,” said UC head coach Jamelle Elliott. “We made an adjustment to make sure that we faded out to the shooters. Once we made that adjustment, they had a hard time getting those threes off and we were able to contest them and rattle them.”

At halftime, the Bearcats were 0-7 from the 3-point line.

“It felt like there was a lid on the rim,” Elliott said. “We weren’t able to make those easy finishes inside, but we hung in there, maintained our confidence, we visually saw it going in. We visualized success, talked about it at halftime, but not too much because we didn’t want to get into their heads about it.”

After halftime, UC only allowed three more three-pointers and the players were able to score two of their own. The Bearcats finished 44 percent from the field and claimed the lead.

The Bearcats’ second-half rally was aided immensely by a double-double from sophomore point guard Ana Owens.

Owens had 25 points, eight assists and 12 rebounds, she led the team in all three categories.

“I just build my energy off of my teammates,” Owens said. “Especially Bianca Quisenberry. She sets the tone for our team — her and Alyesha Lovett — they set the tone. Once I saw them going in the beginning, the other stuff just took care of itself and I didn’t even know that I was close to that. I don’t really pay attention to stats.

I was just so happy to see Lovett run across the floor and making those passes. It just felt so good.”

Sophomore forward Brianna Moore was another highlight for UC, as she entered the game off the bench late in the fourth quarter and went 3-for-3 in her first 3 minutes of action, finishing the game with eight points — her career high.

“Brianna is instant offense,” Elliott said.

“She comes in and has a great touch around the basket, she finishes with confidence.

She just has to make sure she understands her defensive assignments and today, she understood them. She had two really solid days defensively in practice and it showed up today. I’m really happy that she was rewarded based on how she was practicing up until today.”

The Bearcats will stay home for a match against their rival, the Northern Kentucky University, 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fifth Third Arena.

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Stoner duo Lucas brothers blaze up TUC stage MATT NICHOLS | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

Known for their high-minded cartoon comedy show, The Lucas Bros. Moving Co. and an appearance in “22 Jump Street,” identical twins Kenny and Keith Lucas visited the University of Cincinnati’s campus to spark up laughs and show their unique comic talent.

Organized through the Program and Activity Council (PAC), the free comedy show invited over 300 Bearcat students to take a break from classes to meet the aloof Lucas brothers.

The twins donned their iconic hooded jackets with flat-rimmed baseball caps, black glasses and short beards as they took Tangeman University Center’s Great Hall stage and shared stories of adventures at restaurants, dealing with identical twin brothers and, of course, smoking copious amounts of marijuana.

Highlighting the brothers’ slow and cool demeanor, the comedy show emphasized the lack of organization and obvious stonerbehaviors discussed through the show.

Jason Judis, a first-year computer science student, attended the comedy show after seeing the pair’s comedy talents in 22 Jump Street.

“I really liked when they first came out, they didn’t seem into it at the beginning and

it was all very random,” Judis said. “It was funny to see them start a show like that.”

While the pair claims they were jet-lagged from the flight in, the absent-minded comedy style only added to the aloof twin’s performance.

The creative show was headlined by Tabari McCoy, a local comedian, journalist and sneaker collector, who shared his personal struggles to find love and have sex before the age of 25.

While not as widely known as the Lucas Brothers, McCoy made a strong stand on stage as he voiced his fashion advice and qualms with UGG boots, among others.

PAC also used the event as a way to advertise upcoming events for students and spread the word about joining the association.

“I didn’t really know about PAC before this event, but I saw them advertising Johnny Cupcakes and didn’t know it was a real thing until they showed the video clip at the beginning,” Judis said. “I like that they put on free events like this, it’s nice to have things like this to bring people together.”

Tyra Robinson, a fourth-year communication student, appreciated the opportunity to see the Lucas brothers live after several famous performances in film and on television.

“I saw them in 22 Jump Street, so I came

to see if they were actually funny,” Robinson said. “The first comedy show they hosted wasn’t as funny to me so I wanted to see if they got better, and it definitely was.”

Following the show, students had the opportunity to meet the famous stoner duo in a quick meet-and greet-session also organized by PAC. Among the line of anxiously waiting

students was Robinson, who took full advantage of the rare meet-and-greet opportunity after an impressive show.

“They’re really chill guys and I’m a chill girl, so I really resonated with that,” Robinson said. “They weren’t trying to be super outgoing or anything like that, they were just being themselves and that’s what I enjoyed the most.”

NICK BROWN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The Lucas brothers gave a hazy and high-minded performance in the Great Hall of TUC Monday evening and met with students after the show.

Q&A: Stanford University speaker, nurse talks women’s health CAROLINE CORY | STAFF REPORTER

After the Ohio Senate approved a bill Oct. 21 to strip funding form Planned Parenthood, millions of women will likely have to seek other resources, such as nurse practitioners, for information on sexual and reproductive health.

The News Record spoke with Barb Dehn, a nurse practitioner and Stanford University lecturer, to find out more about women’s reproductive health, available resources and projects she is currently working on.

Dehn also keeps a daily blog under the publisher Blue Orchid Press, which she founded in 2004.

Since her days as a university nurse began at Stanford University Medical Center in 1980, she has written three books and made multiple television appearances on The View. She regularly sees patients regarding women’s health advice in the San Francisco Bay area.

The News Record: What kind of audience do you aim to reach and why?

Barb Dehn: What I like to do is talk to millennial women between the ages of 18 and 30 and other women who are not quite

ready to start a family. About 30 million women will access medical services for sexual or reproductive health every year.

There are about 10,000 of us [licensed nurse practitioners specializing in women’s health] and we want to talk about women’s reproductive options.

TNR: Which sexual resources are most sought after and why?

BD: Most of what [nurse practitioners specializing in women’s health] see are women, especially millennial women, asking questions about contraception and what is best for them. These women will come in for a discussion and we will go over what some of the benefits and some of the risks are, as well as controlling fertility.

TNR: What should women consider about making choices about reproductive health?

BD: A question like this would be regarding whether the contraception is reversible, if it is long-term or can I get pregnant when I want to afterwards, can I utilize this if I’ve never had a baby, what are the risks, etc.

Also, how can I partner with a healthcare provider to ask the appropriate questions?

A woman should always look to her healthcare provider to listen to her needs and respond without judgment. We really work hard to be active listeners and to work with women wherever they are. There’s no place for judgment in an exam room and those of us who choose this profession can’t [judge].

Let go of any fear you have about being judged and talk to a healthcare provider that you feel comfortable with and, if you are with someone you don’t feel comfortable with, you have a lot of other good options, especially in the Cincinnati area. There is a wealth of phenomenal health care providers there.

TNR: What are the most effective forms of contraception for college-aged women?

I understand that every woman is different and so are her needs, but what are some of the most consistently effective forms?

BD: Every woman is different and unique and her situation is, too. She needs to discuss her personal history and her goals with her women’s health nurse practitioner or her OB/GYN. What’s nice is we now have long-acting

reversible contraception (LARC). These include both implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs).

One [LARC] that I think millennials might consider is Skyla, and that’s because it is completely reversible. It lasts for three years and they can take it out if they wish to become pregnant. In fact, three out of four women are able to become pregnant within a year of having Skyla removed.

Skyla is over 99 percent effective. Another thing about Skyla is it is approved by the Federal Drug Administration.

TNR: Are there any new projects that you are currently working on?

BD: I’ve been invited to go to Tanzania to teach in a reproductive clinic in Karatu.

I will be doing long-term reversible contraception there. I’m doing this on my own but will be working with other healthcare providers.

We are very fortunate in the U.S., but there are still a lot of barriers. So, many women only consider daily birth control pills — and they are a great option — but so many women don’t know that they can have a LARC that is highly effective.

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‘Fallout 4’ puts players in nuclear wasteland HUY NGUYEN | CHIEF REPORTER

Bethesda’s latest, “Fallout 4” has definitely made a first impression as a unique, yet nostalgic world in the setting of nuclear America.

Entering the new world of Bethesda Softworks’ Boston is as much a crash course for the player as it is for the new main character — a pre-war survivor out of time.

I played “Fallout 3” and “Fallout: New Vegas” to try and reacquaint myself with the setting of post-apocalyptic America.

The games’ role-playing and combat encounters were on point, just as I remembered, but seemed to be missing an integral part of playing through the nuclear fallout — the memory of what used to be, before apocalypse.

Coming into “Fallout 4,” I was under the impression, as a pre-war American character, I would be able to experience living in a technological utopia before transitioning to a daunting new world — I wanted to be sucked into the lore and care about the changes made to America by nuclear fallout.

Bethesda chose not to take this approach and instead rushes the survivor through the initial bombs and 200 years into the future, almost entirely skipping both prewar America and Vault 111. The pre-war aesthetic was not much to look at anyway.

Post-war is a completely different story. Buildings are burnt and terrain looks extremely realistic at a cursory glance. Water is probably the crowning achievement of the graphics, maintaining a translucent color and life-like surface movement.

Rendering is never a problem, thanks to the processing power of modern consoles and PCs, and distant objects fade in normally as one would regularly see.

Considering how players can cross the map in almost fifteen minutes, map size might also be a contributing factor.

This may sound like a downgrade from previous installments, but Bethesda more than makes up by reducing aimless walking and mountain climbing, and focuses more on increasing building accessibility in downtown Boston.

As with past Fallout games, the first quest also leads to the first firefight. I came up to a local town hall to find civilians trying to fend off a band of raiders. Both first-person and third-person aiming is seamless, as I smoothly moved between targets and fired my handy 10 mm pistol.

Using the new V.A.T.S. mechanic brings a sense of realism and situational gravity, since the ability no longer pauses real-time combat, just slowing it down, allowing a hit chance to change and keep combat as dynamic as possible.

I appreciate what Bethesda wanted out of

the new V.A.T.S., but I do not believe it fits with the Fallout series at all. V.A.T.S. has always been a homage to the turned-based combat in previous games.

As I made my way through town hall, taking down one raider at a time, I noticed none of my aggressors used normal manufactured guns. As expected of a post-apocalypse where manufacturers and factories are no longer available, standard guns are hard to come by and homemade pipe guns from junked items are the norm.

After about a dozen or so raiders, I had the level-up prompt at the bottom of the page to go to through the perk selection process.

One of my favorite parts of “Fallout 4” is how simple and logical the new perk chart is. Players do not have worry about specific number values to create their perfect character.

All perks are no longer individually chosen by the player, they are unlocked as skills are increased. As an added bonus, Bethesda has decided to have no level cap at all for the game.

Bethesda seems to want players to be able to take any direction they want when developing characters.

From the start, the game gives you both the power armor and ability to craft the power armor and mod it however way you see fit — guns, armor and buildings are also able to be crafted and modded.

The only requirement needed to begin crafting is the associated skill in the perk chart and the miscellaneous junk found throughout the game.

By no means is “Fallout 4” a perfect game on release, but Bethesda did a pretty good job of minimizing any major bugs. Most bugs are associated with speech instances, where subtitles and speech animations can freeze while the conversations go on.

Combat can also glitch and turn weapons briefly invisible.

The biggest bugs go to player health issues and location displacement. In certain combat scenarios, player health can randomly start degenerating. Running too far can sometimes cause players to suddenly rubber band, or move back to a previous nearby location.

I personally enjoy the bug that throws you a hundred meters into the air when using the V.A.T.S. mechanic — it does not hurt your health in any way, but it did toss you into a raider camp.

These major bugs are very rare, and are usually more fun to deal with when they do appear.

I have only been playing “Fallout 4” intermittently since it came out, but I am having loads of fun exploring the dense and detailed map Bethesda has provided me. There are definitely a lot more pros than cons to this game, and I encourage everyone to discover them for themselves.