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Fossil Fuel Divestment

Student government debates pros and cons of fossil fuel divestment

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Rohs Street Cafe

Popular coffee shop gets renovation

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Sanders keeps $5.3 MILLION TO DUBOSE FAMILY gaining on Clinton in polls AMIR SAMARGHANDI | NEWS EDITOR

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) impact on the Democratic race is seen in his booming poll numbers but it’s data from the new Selzer & Co. Iowa poll that shows Sanders is shaking up the entire American political discourse.

Among likely voters in the Feb. 1 caucuses, 43 percent said they describe themselves as “socialists.”That would be using socialist as a self-describing term, not an indication of support for a candidate.

Around 44 percent of likely Democratic caucus-goers say they consider themselves “anti-Wall Street.”

The Washington Post’s Dan Balz notes, self-identifying socialists account for 58 percent of Sanders’s supporters and about a third of Hillary Clinton’s, meaning that the shift in Democratic voters approach to socialism goes beyond Sanders’ base.

A News Record poll conducted last semester found the 74-year-old senator winning 72.9 percent of the vote among Democrats while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received only 21.5 percent of support from students and faculty.

The latest polling averages done by Real Clear Politics (RCP) continue the trend of the former Secretary of State Clinton’s lead slipping by six points in the Hawkeye state — showing Clinton with a 46.8 percent lead to 42.8 for Sanders — but the numbers for New Hampshire’s Feb. 9 primary bode even worse for the long-time Democratic frontrunner.

A new CNN/WMUR poll finds Sanders with a 27-point lead over Clinton in the New Hampshire, and RCP backs up the findings, showing Sanders with an aggregate poll lead of 6.2 points — 48.8 percent to Clinton’s 42.6.

Clinton still holds a healthy 13-point lead in the national polling averages — 51.2 percent to 38 percent for Sanders — but the race has narrowed by 14 points since early December, when the averages indicated 58.3 percent support for Clinton and 31.5 percent for Sanders.

On the Republican side, Iowa remains a two-horse race with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) still holding a slim 25-22 percent lead over national frontrunner Donald Trump, according to the latest Des Moines Register Iowa Poll.

RCP’s metrics show Trump ahead by the narrowest of margins, at 27.3 percent to Cruz’s 26.9 percent, but two recent endorsement decisions could shift the numbers back towards the New York businessman’s favor.

The first is the expected boost from an endorsement from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who said Trump has “been going rogue left and right. He’s been able to tear the veil off this idea of the system.”

The other blow to Cruz’s Iowa prospects is the ‘antiendorsement’ from Iowa’s long-time popular Republican Gov. Terry Branstad who called supporting Cruz a “big mistake,” despite vowing not to endorse any candidate before the Feb. 1 caucus.

New Hampshire is also boding well for Trump, where RCP shows him with a 16-point lead at 34.8 percent over second-place Cruz at 18.8 percent. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) sits at third with 11.6 percent. Dr. Ben Carson (8.8 percent), former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (4.8 percent), New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (3.4 percent) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (2.4 percent) round out the rest of GOP hopefuls aiming for a national boost with a strong performance Feb. 9.

A Monmouth University survey released on Wednesday shows Trump leads the race nationally with 36 percent support — a 2-1 ratio over the rest of the GOP field — a 41 percent slide in the same survey from December, which marked Trump’s highest support total thus far.

Republicans will hold one more debate on Jan. 28, three days before the caucus on Feb. 1, held in Des Moines, hosted by Fox News. Another GOP debate is scheduled for Feb. 6, three days before New Hampshire primary.

The next Democratic debate will take place on Feb. 11 in Wisconsin. There are six scheduled remaining debates for the GOP and only two more scheduled debates for the Democrats.

Ohio holds its primary on March 15. Quinnipiac polls for the Buckeye state show that Gov. Kasich has lost his lead in his hometown state, now sitting in third at 13 percent, behind Trump at 23 percent and Carson at 18 percent.

ALEXANDRA TAYLOR | PHOTO EDITOR

Audrey Dubose, Samuel DuBose’s mother, returns to the Taft Center after viewing the graphic body camera video of UCPD officer Ray Tensing and Samuel Dubose July 29, 2015.

At the same time, O’Mara said he was impressed with President Santa Ono’s involvement with the ongoing talks The $5.3 million settlement reached by the family of about the settlement.

Samuel DuBose and the University of Cincinnati has Andrew Naab, student government president, said he elicited strong reaction from UC students. was also impressed with Ono’s involvement.

“I don’t believe any amount would be ‘fair’ because “Dr. Ono is a friend and mentor — this has affected and no amount of money could bring back the life of Mr. drained him personally, and that speaks to his character,” DuBose.”said Brittany Bibb, a recent UC graduate and Naab said. “He’s fully committed to healing this situation member of UC’s Irate 8 — the student group formed after and rebuilding the lost trust.”

DuBose’s slaying that demanded an improvement for the The university will pay $4.85 million to the family and situation and numbers for black students and faculty on provide an undergraduate education free of tuition and campus. fees for the twelve children of Samuel DuBose, which is Some students expressed concern that Phillip Kidd and estimated at $500,000.

David Lindenschmidt, the two UC police officers that The DuBose family is also invited to participate in corroborated Ray Tensing’s version of events, still hold the Safety and Reform Community Advisory Council, their positions. established in October to provide community input “It is very scary that officers Kidd and Lindenschmidt regarding reform efforts of the UCPD. are still employed by UCPD — as a black male I still feel The settlement includes plans for a memorial for unsafe on this campus months later,” said Christopher DuBose, which Lampley hopes will happen before the Steward, a fourth-year mechanical end of the year, possibly the end of the engineering student and fellow Irate summer. Members of the family and UC 8 member. architects will determine the aspects of It doesn’t matter if you Footage from Tensing’s body the memorial, but it would be related give the family $100 cam appeared to contradict the to music, given DuBose’s love for the officers’ claims. “Any car movement million-subject, according to O’Mara. before the moment Tensing fired “This is substantial protection for his things won’t change his weapon appears to have been children, and this will honor his legacy, unless cops stop lying. minimal,” according to UC’s which is a big deal, but there’s more to independent investigation of the be done,” said civil rights attorney Al MARK O’MARA event — which the settlement did Gerhardstein, who also represented the not address.

DuBose family. “The family would give “I am disgusted that we have officers willing to lie,” said up every dime to get Sam back with them.”

Mark O’Mara, the DuBose family attorney. “Tensing lied Nathan Lampley Jr., of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, through his teeth and the body cam showed that. The represented UC in the mediation. He said the severity of family and I share a great frustration that Kidd supported the situation was never lost on the university.

Tensing’s lie. He shouldn’t even be a mall cop. It doesn’t “UC took this very seriously — the tragic death of a matter if you give the family $100 million — things won’t human being — and that’s what drove the university’s change unless cops stop lying.” sincere desire to resolve the claims and provide some O’Mara was also critical of the tactics UCPD used, closure and healing for the family,’ Lampley said. saying that the school should focus more on academics and not policing.

AMIR SAMARGHANDI | NEWS EDITOR

Rickman leaves behind full body of work RICHA KAVALEKAR | STAFF REPORTER

The start of 2016 suffered a tremendous loss when the world lost yet another Brit-ish pop culture icon.

Alan Rickman, 69, died shortly after David Bowie at the same age and of similar circumstances.

Popularly known for playing everyone’s favorite potion’s master, Severus Snape, in the famous “Harry Potter” series, Rickman passed away quietly in a London hospital, surrounded by close friends and family, according to a statement his brother gave to The Independent.

It was unknown to the public that he was terminally ill from pancreatic cancer since August 2015, when he was diagnosed after having a minor stroke. Fans gathered at London King’s Cross railway station to create a memorial underneath “Platform 93/4.”

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flooded the Inter-net since his death, the most memorable ones being from J.K. Rowling, Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes.

“Behind [Rickman’s] mournful

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face, which was just as beautiful when wracked with mirth, there was a super-active spirit, questing and achieving, a super-hero, unassuming but deadly effective,” Sir Ian McKellen wrote on his Facebook page.

Born in London, Rickman gravitated towards drama at a very early age.

He attended “Chelsea College of Art and Design” and then the “Royal College of Art.” A huge fan of arts and theater, Rickman worked as a graphic designer in his early years until he was stable enough to pursue acting professionally. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts where he studied Shakespeare. His debut role was Tybalt in “Romeo and Juliet,” which aired on BBC television in 1978.

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Online nursing ranks eighth in US SAMANTHA HALL | STAFF REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati now boasts one of the best online graduate nursing programs in the nation.

U.S. News and World Report ranked UC’s program eighth in its 2016 Best Online Graduated Nursing Programs ranking.

The program made a huge leap in just one year. In 2015, it came in at No. 61.

The rankings included 149 online graduate nursing education programs in the U.S. at public, private and forprofit institutions.

Results included graduation rates, required time to graduate, retention rates and peer-to-peer evaluation.

“I had no idea that UC had a good online nursing program until the beginning of this year when I switched majors, but I think its great because the professors are really passionate and they want you to succeed,”

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Karl Scheer gives fossil fuel presentation Wednesday evening, informing Student Government on the impact of divestment.

SG debates fossil fuel divestment JUSTIN REUTERS | CHIEF REPORTER AMIR SAMARGHANDI | NEWS EDITOR

University of Cincinnati chief investment officer Karl Sheer said divestment from fossil fuels would lead to “not allowing students the freedom to make their own decisions” during Student Government’s meeting on Wednesday.

“Nobody knows whether divesting would improve our returns, although it would most likely be fairly expensive to divest,” Sheer said.

UC’s endowment — $1.2 billion dollars created by over 2,000 individual donors — is mostly tasked to specific missions, such as sustaining a scholarship fund.

A significant portion of UC’s endowment is in fund A, meaning the money can be co-mingled which offers better investment management opportunities and resources.

“I think that any company in fossil fuel/ energy world would view us negatively for divesting…(University of Dayton) not being partnered with by one company is an example,” said Scheer in reference to how Marathon stopped hiring UD graduates after the university divested from fossil fuels.

Divestment is a hot-button issue on college campuses, with a new study by the National Association of Scholars showing the fossil fuel divestment movement is currently active on more than 1,000 campuses in the United States.

Major universities that divested include the University of California, Stanford University and the University of Glasgow in Scotland.

UC’s fossil free movement, according to the petition’s official website, said, “The scientific consensus is clear and overwhelming; we cannot safely burn even half of global fossil-fuel reserves without dangerously warming the planet for several thousand years. As public pressure to confront climate change builds, we call on University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to immediately freeze any new investment in fossil-fuel companies, and to divest within five years from direct ownership and from any commingled funds that include fossil-fuel public equities and corporate bonds.”

Bill McKibben, a former journalist turned leader of the divestment movement said that while school may not have financial power against the corporations, they could have other ways of hurting them.

“No one is under the illusion that any college sells its shares in Exxon, that will immediately bankrupt Exxon,” McKibben said. “What it will do is begin the process, further the process, of politically bankrupting them.”

However, this could lead to a loss of job opportunities and co-ops and a loss in scholarship money, according to Scheer.

“Starting with hard dollar cost, divestment may cost a value of 80 scholarships on the low end. If we vote no because of threat on co-op, other companies may view this as undue influence,” said Scheer.

Bradford Cornell, a professor at the California Institute of Technology, authored a paper on the economic case against divestment in September and concluded that, on top of having a real cost to the endowments, divestment offers no benefit.

Scheer, a Harvard graduate, said that while oil is most certainly a precious resource, it will not run out in any meaningful amount

said Juana Gonzales, a first-year nursing student.

“It completely deserves its rating. The program challenges students to know their stuff before proceeding in order for the best health care in the future,” she said.

In 2005, UC started offering one of the first online graduate programs for a nursing school, which now has an enrollment of over 1,200 students.

UC offers a range of online programs for students, including an online certificate in nursing education, a Ph.D. program and a post-masters certificate, as well as courses for non-nursing majors, according to the university’s website.

To become eligible for the graduate nursing program, students must have a

bachelor of science in nursing from a qualified institution. Students who are already involved with separate nursing programs at UC are also eligible to apply.

Within the university’s program, students have the option for a flexible schedule, as well as a complete certificate within one academic year. This certificate gives the necessary skills for a proper development of aspects in educational nursing.

“The college focuses on innovation, and that innovation transforming healthcare overall — we are an Apple Distinguished program, and are currently undergoing CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) Accreditation review,” said Anissa DeLorenzo, a third-year nursing student.

“We focus on learning in different ways, and when one direction doesn’t work, we go another,” she said.

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Avondale development could improve life HUY NGUYEN | NEWS EDITOR

A $40 million development plan could soon improve living in Avondale.

The Community Builders, a non-profit real estate developer, announced the plan in early January, which will be providing a Save-A-Lot grocery store, a laundromat, new housing options and a medical clinic operated by University of Cincinnati Health and the Cincinnati Health Department.

The proposed construction will be placed in the Avondale Town Center at the corner of Reading Road and Forest Avenue — about 80,000 square feet of new retail and residential units will be part of the goal.

Construction could begin in the spring.

“If we’d only been able to bring highquality housing to the neighborhood to replace some of the country’s most distressed housing, this would have been a home run,” said Jeff Beam, The Community

Builder’s Ohio director of development, to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

“But to add amenities that had been missing, the grocery store, the laundry, truly makes this transformative and demonstrates that Avondale is moving into its next chapter.”

Avondale has always been an essential community to UC because of its location northeast of campus. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Shriners Hospital, Trihealth, University Hospital and the Veterans Hospital are all part Avondale.

The new Avondale Town Center will be easily available for Avondale and UC residents alike thanks to crossing bus routes 43, 46, 51 and Metro*Plus.

According to the US Census 2010 Data & 2006-2010 American Community Survey five-year estimates, more than 93 percent of Avondale residents use public

transportation.

According to Renee Mahaffey Harris of the Center for Closing the Health Gap, Avondale has been suffering due a low rate of available grocery stores.

“We have 10 fewer stores than the national average,” Harris said in an interview with WLWT. Aldi was the last major grocery store located in Avondale, but closed in Nov. 2008.

The Community Builders have worked with Avondale in the past to create significant living improvements to the community. In 2012, the non-profit negotiated a $29.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to rehabilitate multifamily and mixed-income housing, as well as constructing new business and apartment districts.

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UC tuition, grad rate above average STUART LINDLE | CONTRIBUTOR

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Dr. Robert Neel discussed the causes, symptoms and mysteries of ALS to the University of Cincinnati undergraduate group called NeuroSociety.

‘Sneaky’ ALS still affects millions of people

The University of Cincinnati is doing well on a national level, yet is falling behind other schools within Ohio according to newly released statistics.

The 2015 U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard currently ranks UC’s average annual tuition, graduation rate and expected salary rates above the national average, but did not do as well as other Ohio schools.

The College Scorecard, introduced in 2012, was created to increase transparency between colleges and perspective students with the goal of providing the most opportunities possible toward higher education.

UC was ranked 12 percent above the national average graduation rate for full-time students after six years and 18 percent above the national average of students who return after their freshman year.

UC had a nearly 10-percent increase in graduation rates from 2008 to 2015.

However, the retention rate has remained at or around its current rate for the last seven years.

UC has a lower graduation rate than the main campuses of Miami University of Oxford, Ohio State University and Ohio University.

Starting salary for students after graduation is also an area where UC suffers in comparison to other popular Ohio schools.

UC students made an average of $39,400 annually right after graduation, while students at Miami University of Oxford made an average of $45,800, according to the College Scorecard.

Ohio State graduates made a salary of $42,600 and OU graduates made a $39,500 salary.

In terms of actual graduation rate percentages, UC was at 56

percent. Ohio State was at 83 percent, Miami at 80 percent and OU at 65 percent.

Graduation rates are only for full-time students enrolled for the first time, according to the Department of Education.

The statistics do not include students those who may have returned to the university after taking time off or previously attended college.

The Department of Education acknowledges that first-time full-time students make up fewer than half of all college students.

An increase in the percentage of graduating students and not necessarily in students returning the fall semester after their freshman year could indicate a pattern of more students taking time off or transferring from other colleges.

Taking time off or transferring schools is a common reality among UC students.

“I spent a year at Xavier, then took a semester off. I guess that makes me a sophomore now,” said Henry Albers, second-year environmental studies major.

Albers chose UC based on its size and larger student body, statistics that are available on the college scorecard website.

Compiled schools in certain helpful categories, for students seeking bachelors and associates degrees, are provided as well.

The lists change, but some include topics such as “23 fouryear schools with low costs that lead to high incomes” and “By state, two-year colleges where students earn high salaries after graduation.”

Being able to compare expected graduation times, average cost per year and potential salaries postgraduation shows students from any economic and societal background which college may be the best for them.

PATRICK MURPHY | SENIOR REPORTER

Dr. Robert Neel knows well the finite time every human has to live, but the degenerative disease known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, makes this fact more real to those afflicted.

“Everyone dies with ALS – everyone,” Neel said. “It used to be known that it effects people between 40 to 60 years. Now we know it effects everyone across their life span. Those afflicted typically have three to five years to live.”

Neel discussed the causes, symptoms and mysteries of ALS to the University of Cincinnati undergraduate group called NeuroSociety. The group seeks to expose students to career paths and areas of interest within the field of neuroscience.

Typically known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, named after the famous baseball player that retired from the illness, ALS affects voluntary functions by killing off all the motor neurons in the spinal cord and the brain stem.

“They’re dying off for no good reason, and we don’t know why,” Neel said.

These same cells, however, die off normally around the age of 40, and each decade after die off at a higher curve.

Interestingly enough, the disease does not effect the muscles in and surrounding eye movement, which allows famed theoretical physicist Stephan Hawking to communicate solely from small twitches in his cheek muscles.

“The disease is actually painless, which is why it is so sneaky,” Neel said. “Imagine if your arm didn’t work really well, but it didn’t hurt. The average patient in the US takes 12 months to be diagnosed.”

Most patients afflicted with ALS die due to the body’s inability to remove carbon dioxide from the body. Neel said this is a small benefit to a disease that affects anywhere from 12,000 to 15,000 people in the US, with Guam holding the highest concentration.

While toxins have been attributed to ALS, as well as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, Neel believes ALS is a genetic disease.

According to Neel, scientists can induce ALS on mice by manipulation of the DNA structure and introducing the virus to see which DNA arrangements to which the virus sticks.

“The question is, what triggers cell degeneration to go faster,” Neel said.

While little is known on its causation, Neel said that the most at-risk individuals are those in military occupations and soccer plays, due to head trauma and workload.

Xing-Jun Wng, a fourth-year neuroscience student, asked whether there are any preventative measures to the disease.

“There is a medication that can slow the disease down by two months; not fabulous,” Neel said. “Costs about 200 to 300 dollars a month and works against glutamine, an excitatory neurotransmitter in your system.

If they block it, you can slow the process down.”

Since the social media campaign called the Ice Bucket Challenge, roughly $100 million has been raised for ALS. According to Dr. Neel, this made a considerable impact on providing wheelchairs and research support.

Other preventative measures include having a high protein diet, sustaining essential minerals and nutrients, physical therapy and psychiatric assistance.

Arden Jacobs, a third-year neuroscience student, believes exposure to speakers such as Neel gives students the ability to both narrow their focus in their specific fields of science as well as builds a connection for potential job shadowing.

“Being a peer-leader, I see people who don’t necessary know what their career goal is,” Jacobs said. “It’s important to connect with these clubs and to become executive members, because you are exposed to doctors and researchers that know how the fields go.”

Beyond the detection and treatment of the disease, Neel said the most important part of treating those afflicted is developing a support group.

“There’s a lot you can do with improving the quality of life for people, where I focus a lot of my time on,” Neel said. “Getting them mobility, teaching their spouse how to take care of them, driving with hand controls – there’s a lot you can do.”

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Rohs Street Cafe opens after renovations JUSTIN REUTTER | CHIEF REPORTER

Rohs Street Cafe, a non-profit coffeehouse in favor of free-trade coffee and local art, has recently undergone a renovation over winter break and reopened Jan. 9.

Located at 245 W. McMillan St., the cafe began in the basement of University Christian Church (UCC) as a monthly performance space called Grounds for Thought.

As it grew, they decided to get their own venue, which still shares a building with the church, and focuses on fair-trade coffee.

The coffeehouse is still a subsidiary of the church.

Some of the employees, including the manager, are members of UCC, although to be an employee, you do not necessarily have to be a member.

The café currently employs one undergraduate student, Jennifer Murray, who is a fashion student at DAAP. They also employ two graduate students, Christopher Maier and Jimmy Webb, who study Old Testament narrative studies and applied mathematics respectively.

A handful of other UC alumni are also employed at Rohs.

“When we expanded from Grounds for Thought, nobody thought it would last.

Things were hastily done,” said manager Keeton Neely.

“For example, we stacked our espresso machine right on top of the bar, leaving only a few seats, and people seemed intimidated to sit there, like they thought you had to know us to sit there.”

The renovation included relocating the espresso machine to open up the bar, rebuilding said bar, expanding seating and painting the whole building.

The renovation was planned for nearly a year.

The cafe often provides a performance space for various artists and musicians, and caters mostly to people from the UC and Clifton communities.

Local musicians, poets, painters and other artists are provided a space to perform, and art hangs on the walls.

The displays are changed out every five to six weeks.

“We get a lot of requests from out-oftowners that we tend to turn down,” said Christopher Maier, who coordinates open mic nights and other performances.

“We want the performances, like the cafe, to be about community feeling,” said Maier.

Rohs has only recently crossed the threshold of being self-sustaining, according to Neely.

Despite beginning to be more financially successful, Rohs is a non-profit organization.

The focus of Rohs is now turning “more global” in its outlook.

UCC and Rohs, by extension, partner

with Deeper Roots, a coffee growing community in Guatemala.

They are also partners with Corvus coffee roasters out of Denver.

Fair trade is a social movement whose stated goal is to help coffee producers in developing countries achieve better trading conditions and to promote sustainability.

In practice, this means that a fair trade market will most likely offer more than a commodity-market price created mostly by speculation on rainfall and climate in the next year.

Groups from UCC and Rohs Street cafe travel to Guatemala every year, according to the Rohs cafe website.

“We long for a world where every person involved in production of that delicious morning cup of coffee gets paid a fair and decent wage,” according to the website.

Rohs employees make $10 per hour plus tips.

“A fair wage is usually more than I am able to pay” said Neely. “For example, a bag of coffee might go for $25 in the United States. A Guatemalan coffee farmer might make only a buck or two from that”.

The cafe and church is beginning to invest in clean drinking water and the church partners with a group that builds fuel-efficient stoves, according to Neely.

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Bowie’s influence spans generations DULCINEA RILEY | STAFF REPORTER

On Jan. 8, I came home to my dad blasting music. That would not have been a remarkable incident, except for the type of music it was. That same day, my father had rushed out and bought “Blackstar”, David Bowie’s new album, just hours after it had been released.

My dad danced up to me and said, “The new Bowie record is awesome.”

Three days later, Jan. 11, my dad walked over to me and said three words I admit I never imagined I would hear: “David Bowie died.”

From my extremely musical upbringing, David Bowie is easily one of the most impactful influences of my childhood.

I have numerous vivid memories of listening to his music as a child and memorizing the lyrics of “Spaceman” and “Changes.”

I remember being confused or scandalized by some of the songs when I was younger, and remember when those songs made some connection in my growing mind, appealing to a new part of me.

I did not listen to “Rock n’ Roll Suicide” much as a little kid, but I remember the moment I heard it again as a teenager and was awed by the comfort of the words, “Oh no love, you’re not alone, you’re watching yourself but you’re too unfair…I’ve had my share, I’ll help you with the pain, you’re not alone.”

Singing this while he dressed as a glam rock, androgynous alien from space – that was Bowie. This was the presence I was surrounded with as I grew from a little girl to a young woman. It was in memorizing his lyrics that I developed a love for storytelling and eloquence, through which I came to value compassion and honesty.

It is with the joyous, energizing music accompanying those lyrics, so varied over his career, and through the numerous personas he adopted over the years, that I fell in love with that which is daring

and creative, and with all that aims to be unique and odd.

That connection between music and listener is truly the essence of Bowie’s magic. No musician changed his sound and simultaneously maintained it through so many albums as Bowie had. No musician has defied genre in the same way.

Outside his own work, Bowie partnered up with numerous musicians through the years, expanding his impact but never allowing his own fame to diminish his creative horizons.

He wrote songs and sang backup for musicians famous in their own right. He portrayed aliens, vampires and goblin kings in films. He did all of this, not for public relations, but for the end result.

That voice of adventure, empathy and, most of all, camaraderie in his music was the link between “Ziggy Stardust” and “Aladdin Sane,” between dystopic mayhem and psychedelic joy.

Bowie appealed to that which was human in all of us, while drawing parallels that spanned light years.

In the hours following Bowie’s death, thousands of fans around the world drew the connection between the atmosphere

of his final album and his previously unknown illness. “Blackstar,” was to be his final work and Bowie went into the project knowing this would be his chance to offer a final “goodbye” on his way out.

“Blackstar” is a dark and inventive farewell. The album is loud, the rhythm constant as a heartbeat. Brass fills the music from beginning to end, rising like cries over the jazzy atmosphere.

A mix of grit and bizarre beauty, Bowie’s final bow gives his fans something to dance to, while shouting out his questions and confessions into the void. This alone speaks volumes of the artists’ character.

When the news of his death was released, I had this terrifying feeling that his voice, which had stayed a constant source of renewable comfort and inspiration throughout my whole life, had gone hollow. Yet, it took less than a day before Ziggy Stardust made the walls of my room shake.

Even though the man himself has now passed on, decades of music and ingenuity is what speaks breathlessly of his life.

This is what shall remain, for as long as songs of love, rock n’ roll and outer space resound in the hearts of listeners.

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started his film career. A newbie to Hollywood, Rickman was offered the role two days after he arrived in Los Angeles.

It was unknown to Rickman at that time that he would be the face of one of the most sought-after criminals in Hollywood.

However, it was his role in the film “Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny” that won him a Golden Globe, Satellite Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Despite his variety, Rickman is widely famous for his legendary role as “Severus Snape” in “Harry Potter.” Rickman almost lost the role to actor Tim Roth, even though it is now impossible to picture anyone else play the beloved underdog.

“He was one of the first of the adults on Potter to treat me like a peer rather than a child. Working with him at such a formative age was incredibly important,” Daniel Radcliffe wrote on his Google Plus account. “Film sets and theatre stages are all far poorer for the loss of this great actor and man.”

His final role was voicing Absolem in “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” which is currently in post-production and will be released in May. Rickman survives through his wife, Rima Horton, who is a Labor Party councilor and economics lecturer in London. They met as teens in 1965 and she was his first girl-friend.

Rickman was an advocate for the research foundation “Saving Faces” and honorary president of the International Performer’s Aid Trust charity.

“He was the finest of actors and directors. I couldn’t wait to see what he was going to do with his face next,” co-star Emma Thompson told the New York Times.

“We shall not see his like again.”

Rickman’s double-bass voice with spontaneous changes in frequency, impregnated with pauses that reverberated through the back of our heads, will forever resonate through our hearts.

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David Bowie performs at the Area2 Festival at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on Aug. 13, 2002 in Irvine, Cailf. Bowie died Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer.

New Cage The Elephant album diversifies CARLY SMITH | STAFF REPORTER

STEPHANIE L. SMITH | STAFF REPORTER

Rubus Cacao’s sweet essence will satisfy those wanting a desssert beer, but it aldo pairs well with food.

After Cage the Elephant’s 2013 album, “Melophobia,” and the two singles that followed it, “Cigarette Daydreams” and “Come a Little Closer”, garnered many awards and attention, there was much anticipation for the December release of their new album, “Tell Me I’m Pretty.”

The album starts off with the song “Cry Baby,” and it does not disappoint. The lyrics are depressing, but the music behind them makes it an easy song to play on repeat.

The vocals are reminiscent of old ’70s rock and the riffs throughout are incredible.

“Mess Around,” went in a totally different direction than anything previously seen from the band. The instant the song begins there is an understanding that it is going to be crazy.

The beginning and chorus of the song are an amazing jumble of repeated “Ah’s,”“Oh Oh’s” and loud guitars. But the verses have an almost beach-y vibe thrown in amongst all the

drums and guitar thrashing.

The mixture of all of these features create this great track.

The beginning of “Too Late to Say Goodbye” sounds like an old Western cowboy fight scene, but it does get better as it goes on.

The lyrics, “Deep down we both knew it was trouble by design,” most likely speak to everyone because we have all been in a type of relationship that we knew would never work out. The somber vocals and musical tones make this a great post-heartbreak song.

“Portuguese Knife Fight” sounds just like someone would think it would — angry and passionate singing from Matthew Shultz that makes the listener feel those intense emotions instantly.

When hearing “That’s Right” for the first time it fell flat for some reason. It may have been because Matthew Shultz was not singing with the same amount of vigor he had in the rest of the songs or perhaps the tambourine in the background was just

annoying. However, this one song should not deter someone from listening to the rest of the album.

As the listener fades into the song, “Punchin’ Bag,” the rhythmic drumming is enrapturing and the chorus gives the same amount of

pleasure.

“Tell Me I’m Pretty,” was a huge success. It’s almost impossible to have every song be a success on an album, but there is plenty to be happy about for both the listener and the makers.

BrewCats: MadTree’s Rubus Cacao is for lovers Cincy’s art scene offers solid underground options

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Cage the Elephant’s new LP, “Tell Me I’m Pretty” provides a tweak on the band’s sound that both the music makers and listeners can be happy about.

STEPHANIE L. SMITH | STAFF REPORTER

Art lovers in Cincinnati have probably bled dry the spoils that the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Taft Museum of Art have to offer. However, with a little searching, there are a few spots under the radar in the Queen City that draw in curious art lovers and seasoned buyers alike.

Miller Gallery Miller Gallery, which opened in 1960, is the oldest operating gallery in the city, according to Jen Gallat, gallery associate and registrar. This commercial art gallery is now in their third generation of ownership since Barbara and Norman Miller opened it.

The gallery features a wide range of artists, but takes a keen interest in local artists.

“Certainly anytime that you have recognizable names in terms of local artists, I think it will resonate with people,” said David Smith, gallery director.

Miller Gallery has opened two solo shows for artists Matthew Metzger and Jonathan Queen that will run through Feb. 6.

Queen is the former DAAP student behind the illustrations featured on the carousel at Smale Riverfront Park.

In addition to his carousel work, Miller is featuring some of Queen’s oil on panel pieces.

Miller Gallery is a retail gallery, meaning they sell their paintings, sculptures and photography for profit. Not-for-profit galleries tend to have a different feel to them, as their mission is not to sell art.

“You can be really avant-garde, cutting edge and underground [if you run a notfor-profit gallery] in that your funding comes from people supporting the gallery, not necessarily from the sale part,” Smith said.

Manifest Gallery Manifest Gallery in East Walnut Hills is a non-retail gallery that serves as a venue for artists to display their work and create a community to share their work. While they are not for profit, artists featured in the gallery can still sell their work.

Manifest also recently opened a drawing

studio in Madisonville to connect with the community through classes and regular figure drawing nights.

Malton Gallery Malton Gallery is a retail gallery in Norwood that sells a wide variety of international contemporary art. From abstract pieces to landscapes, this modern, glass-walled gallery swaps its selection about six times per year.

Owner and University of Cincinnati alumna Sylvia Rombis said she chooses the artists in her gallery specifically from those who graduated from art school.

“It is important to come from an academic background,” Rombis said.

While Rombis garners work internationally, she is currently taking on a project that will make a great impact on the local artist scene – she is recruiting DAAP students for an exhibition. From fine arts majors to fashion designers, anyone associated with DAAP is welcome.

The exhibition, “DAAP Made,” will run from March 17 through April 16.

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ERIN COUCH | CONTRIBUTOR

As February rolls in, it is time to get in the mood for love with MadTree Brewing’s Rubus Cacao. The stout made its debut at the Pleasant Ridge brewery as a draft only in February 2014 and quickly became a fan favorite, earning a spot on MadTree’s 2016 release calendar as a canned seasonal release.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the cans made their first appearance in the taproom on Jan. 7 with distribution to stores soon after.

Cracking open the can is like unwrapping a decadent raspberry truffle.

Rubus Cacao is made with real fruit and cacao nibs from Findlay Market chocolatier Maverick Chocolate, which gives a big, yet well-balanced dark chocolate and raspberry aroma.

The beer pours a dark chestnut with a two-finger thick creamy mocha head.

The chocolate and raspberry combination continues to deliver with its taste matching its aroma: More of that sweet dark chocolate up front with just a hint of smokiness, followed by a light raspberry finish. Slowly pulling it into the mouth — not just drinking it or knocking it back — brings out more of the chocolate undertones.

Rubus Cacao’s sweet essence will satisfy those wanting a dessert beer, but it also pairs well with food. I enjoyed a pint with pasta and a homemade tomato-basilgarlic sauce. The spiciness from the garlic brought out more of the raspberry flavor of the beer.

MadTree Brewing consistently delivers quality with their tasty concoctions. All of their beers are solid with not a bad brew in the batch. Rubus Cacao weighs in at 7 percent ABV and is available now through February.

5 / OPINION THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 2016

THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 2016

Public colleges not inferior

BY MAGGIE HEATH-BOURNE | OPINION EDITOR

I just finished my first semester at the University of Cincinnati, having transferred from a private university to complete my degree.

When I made this decision, some friends at my first university wondered how much the quality of my education would suffer when I made the move to UC. I am here to tell you that it went up, and the difference between public and private universities is a myth.

I began my undergraduate career at Drexel University, a private institution in Philadelphia. I came to this decision knowing surprisingly little about the school – being on quarters was a shock to me in orientation – but the thought of being in Philadelphia was exciting, and I was not academically qualified to go to Drexel’s Ivy League neighbor, the University of Pennsylvania.

I also chose Drexel because they gave me what seemed like a generous scholarship of $17,500 a year. What I failed to realize was how little this amount seemed in comparison to Drexel’s incredibly steep tuition and fees.

The number has gone up slightly since my freshman year in 2012, but now a firstyear, on-campus student can expect to pay $69,414 during the first year. And because Drexel is a quarter school with a co-op, oncampus sophomores are looking at a bill of $91,632 over the course of their second academic year.

Not only is this an outrageous amount of money to spend on education, fees and living expenses, scholarships barely make a dent. Very few things are worth almost $100,000, and Drexel is not one of them.

I thought the quality of education at Drexel would make up for the bills, but I was disappointed in my program. I started out as an English major, and certainly had some wonderful professors. However, classes were medium-sized – even my literature classes had 20-25 students – and, though largely good, were nothing special.

I often found that my professors were overstretched and underpaid, thanks to

Drexel’s intense focus on STEM subjects.

It is known, after all, as an engineering school.

This meant that there were very few university-funded research opportunities in the humanities, while engineers and biology students had their pick. Even as a member of the honors college, I was not afforded the same perks as those students who could sign up for honors sections of courses in their fields, none of which were available in the humanities and arts.

My overall academic experience at Drexel was not bad by any means, but it was not overwhelmingly good, either.

To justify spending tens of thousands of dollars, my education would have needed to be top notch.

At UC, on the other hand, I have been very impressed with the quality of my education. Professors have been very open to meeting with me, class sizes have been very small and instruction has surpassed my expectations.

As for cost, UC, as a public institution, charges much less for what I see as a better education. I am fortunate to attend UC almost for free as an employee’s daughter (thanks, mom!), but even out of state students in the College of Arts and Sciences can expect a bill for around $25,000 per academic year. In-state students pay about half this amount.

My experience has been that a private university does not have any advantage over a public university. Rather, I believe I received a better education at UC than I did at Drexel.

But all things are not created equal, and Drexel costs a small fortune to attend, even with scholarships and financial aid.

The scales tip even more in favor of UC, financial assistance or not.

My time at Drexel and UC is not indicative of everyone’s. Perhaps if I were in a different field or preferred a different style of learning, I would have had a better experience at Drexel. I doubt, though, that any education would justify spending almost $100,000 in one year alone.

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There are plenty of new diet books for 2015 to jump start this year’s resolutions.

Resolutions should be a year-round concept CAROLINE CORY | STAFF REPORTER

We’ve all seen the advertisements for New Year sales.

This is the time of year when gyms and fitness centers boost their advertising in an effort to bring in more customers, since many people resolve to become physically healthier individuals at the beginning of the New Year.

However, why put goals off until the New Year when you can better yourself any day of the week?

Some people also opt for drinking less or spending more time with family, though many cannot keep these resolutions for longer than a month or two.

While many are out drinking at 11:59 p.m. Dec. 31, a sobering reality can set in by the time Jan. 1 rolls around. The same problems, people and habits will carry on.

What is it about a numeric arrangement that makes people suddenly take their goals more seriously?

Just because you write the date a little differently does not mean your life will be any different.

Call me a cynic, but I prefer to think of myself as a realist. In real life, unless you make a concerted effort, your life will not change, whether it is Jan. 1 or Sept. 13.

Statistics are also a considerable factor when debating New Year’s resolutions.

According to a study done by the University of Scranton, a mere eight percent of resolvers actually achieve their goals.

Moreover, according to statisticbrain.com, only 46 percent of resolution participants retain their goals in the first six months.

Compare that to the 75 percent of individuals who maintain their resolutions in the first week of the New Year.

These statistics are not meant to discourage anyone - in fact, may the odds be ever in your favor – but they cannot be ignored.

Even more extreme, only 39 percent of individuals in their 20s achieve their resolutions annually.

Keeping these numbers in mind, there are several pros and cons to having New Year’s resolutions.

For example, if you do make and achieve your new year’s resolutions, you’ve done what few have done. As far as accomplishments go, this is definitely a source of pride.

On the other hand, if you choose to not make any New Year’s resolutions, you have less to worry about. No matter how determined you might be, the unexpected things will always happen.

Many New Year’s resolutions involve self-improvement – maybe the best selfimprovement you could do aim for is not worrying about keeping up with resolutions directly tied to Jan. 1.

So, if you absolutely must have a New Year’s resolution, I encourage the resolution to be to have no resolutions, which is still technically a New Year’s resolution.

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geles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

By Barry C. Silk

1/2/16

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1. “______ poor Yorick!”: Hamlet 5. Fig. on a new car window 9. B equivalent, in music 14. Phnom ______, Cambodia 15. Prefix meaning “god” 16. Vivien of “Gone With the Wind” 17. Jason’s ship 18. Walt’s friend, and enemy, in

“Breaking Bad” 19. “L.A. Law” lawyer 20. 19th-century military service revolver 23. Visine dose 24. In the thick of 27. Brit. reference 28. Barbie’s guy 30. Piddling amount 31. Famous 34. “_____bet?”: “Care to wager?”

36. Altar promise 37. Steak sauce brand 40. Piercing tool 41. See 13-Down 42. Slammin’ Sammy of the links 43. Catches in the act 45. Robert E. Lee’s org.

46. Asian New Year 47. Position in the batter’s box 49. Luxury apartment feature 53. Highway originally from Chicago

to Santa Monica 56. Under way, to Sherlock 58. Weight loss plan 59. Karma 60. Eponymous swindler Charles 61. Former student 62. Fed. power dept.

63. Plagued 64. Sulk 65. From Chicago to Boston

1. Quickly 2. “Bad, Bad” Brown of song 3. One of four in a square 4. Debunked 5. Highest peak in Ore. 6. Like a honed knife 7. Landlord’s charge 8. Slammer 9. Insurance case 10. Marked by intense feeling 11. Solid baseball hit 12. IRS Form 1040 calculation 13. With 41-Across, Bronx ball club,

familiarly 21. Agitated state 22. Keister 25. Album’s first half 26. Govt. obligation 28. “The Trial” novelist Franz 29. Tolkien tree giants 31. Ruling descendants of Genghis 32. Unfamiliar with 33. Some Oklahoma billionaires 34. Comes out on top 35. State as fact 38. Diamond surface 39. Competitor’s payment 44. Clock radio “Shut up!” button 46. iPhone user’s “Keep in touch” 48. Be effective 49. Traffic jam 50. Yoga posture 51. Quotes as a source 52. Apply, as pressure 54. Netherlands cheese 55. Farm storage cylinder 56. LAPD alert 57. Friend’s opposite

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Reds to honor Pete Rose with induction to team hall DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR

Cincinnati Reds legend and ‘hit king’ Pete Rose may still have a while until he is inducted into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame, but the Reds announced Tuesday that he will be inducted into the team’s hall of fame this summer.

Rose played for the Reds from 1963-1978, managing the team from 1984-1986. He was a 17-time all-star and won three World Series Championships with the Reds. He holds the MLB records for career hits, singles, games played, atbats and plate appearances.

In 1989 Rose received a lifetime ban from baseball for betting on the game. He is currently ineligible for MLB’s Hall of Fame..

The baseball legend filed for reinstatement multiple times but remains banned. In December, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred denied his latest appeal.

Many believe Rose, 74, will not see the day he is inducted into the league’s hall of fame, but his induction to the team’s hall is well deserved.

“The Cincinnati Reds are showing their honor and loyalty to Pete Rose by inducting him into their own hall of fame,” said second-year criminal justice student Sean Murphy.

“It really is an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime experience for Rose, considering the MLB’s hall of fame won’t even consider letting him in until he passes away. If that really is

the case, it’s sad he won’t be able to see his own honor.”

Despite the ban, the league became more lenient in recent years, allowing Rose to attend baseball games in Cincinnati, receive honors in front of the home crowd and now, to be inducted into the team’s hall of fame.

Bob Castellini, CEO of the Reds, said Rose’s place among Cincinnati greats is undeniable.

“Inducting Pete into the Reds Hall of Fame will be a defining moment in the 147-year history of this storied franchise,” Castellini said in a press release. “He is one of the greatest players to ever wear a Reds uniform and it will be an unforgettable experience watching him being honored as such.”

Fans have waited for Rose’s ban to be lifted for years so they can celebrate one of their favorite player’s induction into the league’s hall of fame.

Their biggest dream for Rose is still on hold, but they are excited to see the Reds honor him officially.

“I think it’s great that the Reds have backed one of the all-time greats and decided to honor him with an induction to the Reds Hall of Fame,” said second-year construction management student Ryan Burch. “Hopefully it sends a message to Cooperstown and to the Commissioner as well.”

The Reds will honor Rose during their Hall of Fame Induction Weekend June 24-26. The team will retire his No. 14 jersey and hold a banquet where he will receive the red sports coat given to the team’s hall of famers.

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Pete Rose tips his hat to the crowd before game 4 of the 2002 World Series on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at Pac Bell Park.

OPINION: Reds closer Two Bearcat soccer players drafted by MLS job still up for grabs DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR

TY MERCURIO | CONTRIBUTOR

The Cincinnati Reds attempted to sell their fans on the idea they are in rebuilding mode and they have accomplished just that.

Since the middle of last season, they Reds traded three star players in Johnny Cueto, Todd Frazier and Aroldis Chapman.

Most teams go by the motto that the next man needs to step up when valuable players leave, so now the Reds need to figure out who needs to step up this season, specifically in place of Chapman at the closing pitcher spot.

Some argue the closer is one of the more overrated jobs in baseball, while others say it is one of the most important. Either way, Chapman was and still is one of the best in the game at his craft, which leaves some tremendously large shoes to fill.

So who do the Reds have in-house that can attempt to shut it down? According to ESPN, there were 35 total saves by the team last season and 33 of them came from Chapman. Nobody on the current roster had much of an audition.

Pitchers J.J. Hoover and Jumbo Diaz were the two pitchers, other than Chapman, to earn saves last season and both lack closing experience. These two were also inconsistent throughout the year. There were times when they looked un-hittable and times when it appeared as if they had never toed the rubber.

Despite the lack of experience, when the Reds traded for Hoover in 2012, he was labeled as the closer of the future.

Hoover had decent statistics as on and off set-up man last year with a respectable 2.94 ERA and a 1.166 WHIP, according to Baseball References’ official site.

Diaz, on the other hand, did not find as much success last season and allowed too many guys on base. He had an ERA of 4.18 and a WHIP of 1.26.

There is one dark horse in the competition for the closer that could be a viable option for the job. While this scenario may be unlikely because the Reds are going to need him as one of the starting five pitchers in the rotation, Michael Lorenzen was a lockdown closer in college at California State University, Fullerton.

With the fact there are only four confirmed starters for the season, and Homer Bailey will be hurt at the start of it, it is unlikely that Lorenzen will get the nod as the closer.

This takes us back at square one with Hoover and Diaz being the only options.

If I had my say, I would go with Hoover, just because he is younger and has not had the up and down career that Diaz has. Organizations typically want to have stability in that position, and being sent to the minors every couple weeks to work on control and rhythm is not a formula for success.

The team will be forced to fill the closer position, along with others, and it will be hard for anyone to play up to the same level in which Chapman did, but it will be interesting to see which young players the team picks to lead them moving forward.

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Cincinnati Reds pitching coach Bryan Price, left, visits the mound to talk to pitcher Tony Cingrani (52), after Cingrani walked in two runs against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, Friday, June 28, 2013.

Two University of Cincinnati men’s soccer players were selected in Major League Soccer’s SuperDraft, with midfielder Emmanuel Appiah being the No. 15 overall pick on Thursday to the Colorado Rapids and forward John Manga being selected at No. 63 on Tuesday, also by the Rapids.

Appiah and Manga became the first UC players selected in the SuperDraft since 2007, when the Rapids took Omar Cummings.

“It feels amazing,” Appiah told the Colorado Rapids’ official site. “It’s a shock to me, to be honest with you. I’ve been through so much, so this right here has been a blessing. I can’t thank the Rapids organization enough.”

During his final season as a Bearcat, Appiah earned spots on the AllAmerican Athletic Conference and AllOhio second teams by recording five goals and six assists. He scored seven goals and 11 assists in 65 total matches during his career.

Freshman defender and midfielder Peyton Mowery was a teammate of Appiah’s this past season.

“I couldn’t be more happy for him,” Mowery said. “He was a great player here at UC and he deserves the chance he’s getting. It’s always great to see a teammate get an opportunity like that one, especially as humble as Eman.”

Manga played in just 12 matches his senior season due to injuries but had a remarkable career at UC. He was placed on the All-American Athletic Conference team twice and was on the All-Ohio team his junior season in 2014.

The forward, who is native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, had one of the best seasons in school history his junior season as he scored 10 goals and added two assists.

Senior midfielder and forward Terence Carter has been close to Manga since he joined the team, so he is especially happy for his friend.

“My reaction is the most happiest for John,” Carter said. “He is one of my closest friends since I came to UC. I know how hard he has worked and his dream of being able to go to the next level, so everyone here is happy for him.”

Both Appiah and Manga were known as leaders on the team and left an impact on their teammates. “[Appiah] was a great teammate, as well as a great player, to look up to,” Mowery said. “He was always very humble and serious about the game.

In the locker room his locker was right next to mine and he was always nice and helpful with whatever I needed.

Everyone on the team liked Eman and respected him. He will be remembered by the young players the most because

he set a good example on how to make it to the next level.”

Carter said the two former Bearcats deserve the opportunity they are getting with the Rapids.

“Manga was a leader on the field, he was more of a show by example guy,” Carter said. “He would push guys, like myself and other guys that play harder.

Both, Emmanuel and John, are true professionals and deserve the chance to continue at the next level with the Rapids.”

Appiah and Manga begin their preseason play with the Rapids Feb. 13 against the Sacramento Republic FC. The team starts the regular season 1 p.m. March 6 against the San Jose Earthquakes.

NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

Emmanuel Appiah (3) and John Manga (9) become the first UC men’s soccer players drafted since 2007 by the Colorado Rapids in the MLS SuperDraft.

OPINION: Panthers, Pats will reach Super Bowl CLAUDE THOMPSON | STAFF REPORTER

Four teams remain after the second round of the NFL playoffs concluded Sunday. There are now two games this weekend which will decide who is going to Super Bowl 50.

If these playoffs have taught us anything so far, it is that anything can happen in the NFL, but if I had to guess, I would take Carolina over Arizona and New England over Denver.

The Arizona Cardinals, after mounting a second-half comeback and stealing a win against the relentless Green Bay Packers, will travel to North Carolina to play against the Carolina Panthers.

The Panthers and the Cardinals matchup promises to be an exciting as both teams are built similarly. Both have stout defenses and dynamic offenses, so it will be a true spectacle to see which team will rise to the top and claim the NFC spot in the Super Bowl.

Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer finally won the first playoff game of his 12-year career after posting new career highs in yards, touchdowns and quarterback rating this season.

While Palmer did not play particularly well against the Packers, throwing two interceptions and almost a third, he managed to find wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald at the start of overtime for a 75-yard catch to set up the game-winning touchdown.

The Panthers had a much different path to the NFC Championship Game.

After obliterating the defending NFC-champion Seattle Seahawks in the first half 31-0, the Seahawks did not go quietly into the night as they furiously clawed their way back and scored 24 unanswered points.

Despite the effort, it was not enough as the Panthers seized their onside kick with just over a minute left.

Carolina fell into a conservative shell in the second half, which some say could have cost them the game, but the comeback needed by the Seahawks had to be of legendary proportions. The Panthers simply had to not lose the game and they took care of business, which was part of the recipe for success in their 15-1 regular season.

The Super Bowl would not be a contest without an AFC counterpart in the mix, and this season the AFC Championship features two familiar rivals.

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will meet in the playoffs for the fifth time, with the series being currently split at two wins a piece.

New England lost its final game of the season and watched

the Broncos walk away with the top seed in the AFC, which meant if they wanted to play in the Super Bowl they would have to play in Denver first.

The Patriots will undoubtedly have a true trial on their hands as they face one of their more storied rivals in a hostile stadium with one of the NFL’s best defenses.

Brady is fresh off of defeating one such defense, however, as they denied the Kansas City Chiefs a rematch against their division rival Broncos. The Patriots completely negated the pass rush by relying on what their offense excels at, getting the ball out of the hands of Brady and into the hands of his speedy receivers.

With that quick of a release, the Chiefs were powerless up front and failed to adjust with the constant five-wide receiver sets that head coach Bill Belichick loves to employ.

It would be safe to assume the Patriots will follow a very similar formula against the Broncos and lean on their lightning-fast passing game to take the heat off of Brady and scorch the Broncos defensive backs.

Denver, on the other hand, started Manning against the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time since benching him late in the season due to injury.

The game was a defensive showdown, with both offenses struggling to gain any momentum, but late in the fourth quarter the Broncos were able to score a touchdown to walk away with the win.

The Patriots defense is not comparable to Kansas City or Denver, but it may not have to be if Manning and the Broncos continue to struggle to generate points through the air.

JEFF SINER/CHARLOTTE OBSERVER/TNS | MCT

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton celebrates a touchdown pass to wide receiver Devin Funchess during second-quarter action against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015.

The Panthers won, 38-35.