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THE NEWS RECORD / UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015

CINCINNATI’S MOST FRIGHTENING HALLOWEEN DESTINATIONS

TOP THREE HAUNTED HOUSES

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JUSTIN REUTTER | STAFF REPORTER

he air is crisp, trees are changing colors and haunt season is fully upon us.

During this time of the year, thousands of Cincinnatians take part in one of the many haunted attractions in the area, including the everpopular Dent Schoolhouse, USS Nightmare and Land of Illusion.

At number one, Cincinnati’s horror crown jewel is the Dent Schoolhouse, recently ranked number one in the nation on two separate occasions — once by BuzzFeed and once by Haunted Attraction Magazine.

The building establishing the Dent Schoolhouse was an actual school in the late ‘40s and early ’50s, according to the attraction’s official website.

After several kids reportedly went missing, a horrible smell started coming up from the pipes in the classrooms. The townspeople came to find the dismembered corpses of the disappeared children in the basement of the schoolhouse.

As the tale goes, Charlie, one of the schoolhouse’s janitors, killed the kids he viewed as troublemakers.

Today, the school has transformed into a haunted house and Charlie has made his way back to haunt paying customers.

“We are one of the most tightly themed attractions in the nation,” said Bud Stross, co-owner of the Dent Schoolhouse.

“There are so many little details and artifacts … Each scene is like walking through a movie set. Our crew works year round to make sure our scenes are some of the best.”

Strangely, one of the most unique aspects of the house are the ghosts who haunt patrons even when actors are not around, said David Thiel, a volunteer at the Dent Schoolhouse.

The house features two attractions, the schoolhouse and a cannibalistic slaughterhouse called Queen City Slaughter Yard. The second attraction is outside the main house, but is included with purchase of a ticket.

Ticket sales start at $20, and the venue is located in Cincinnati.

At number two is the USS Nightmare, located in Newport at 101 Riverboat Row. The attraction features a haunted riverboat, which disastrously broke free from its moorings and subsequently suffered several devastating crashes into nearby bridges. The boat was crippled, and nearly had to be scrapped, according to the venue’s official website.

Consequently, the crew and captain disappeared after the wreckage and were never found.

The house takes advantage of common phobias such as fear of heights, enclosed spaces and fear of being eaten alive, according to the website.

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Opinion: Feminism gives women the right to dress however they want for Halloween MAGGIE HEATH-BOURNE | OPINION EDITOR

Halloween is upon us, and with it comes the inevitable conversation about women’s costumes.

Are they too provocative? Too risqué? To employ a commonly used word, slutty? In short, my answer is no.

Many argue revealing costumes promote the objectification of women, encouraging a culture that puts men’s pleasure before female respect, safety and comfort.

This is true when one considers how sexualized children’s costumes have become. While the word “sexy” is thankfully not used in the marking of girls’ costumes, short hemlines and provocative poses promote an adult look that is not present in the boys’ aisle.

Even the names of these children’s costumes are suggestive. Walmart pulled a controversial “Naughty Leopard” toddler outfit from its stores in 2013, while boys can peruse through selections of Paul Revere and T-Rex. Party City’s website also encourages this difference between girls and boys costumes in their description of a police uniform. The costume conglomerate puts this outfit in a section labeled “career” for boys and “classic” for girls. In fact, girls do not have a career section at all.

When it comes to adult women, the choice to wear a “sexy” outfit is just that – a choice. There will always be social pressure to dress a certain way, I think

we have come far enough for women to make this decision themselves.

Feminism encourages women (and men) to do, say, feel and think what they want.

A woman who goes out on Halloween

wearing a sexy cat costume deserves the same amount of respect as a woman who chooses to cover her body.

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Weston resident Dominique Hirshel, 22, shops for accessories for her Alice in Wonderland Halloween costume at Spirit Halloween in Plantation, Florida, September 21, 2010.

Review: Relive your childhood in ‘Goosebumps’ RYAN HOLBROOK | CONTRIBUTOR

The series that terrified University of Cincinnati students growing up though the ’90s, “Goosebumps” made its debut in theaters Oct. 16.

Rob Letterman and stars Jack Black, Dylan Minnette and Odeya Rush direct the film.

After living the big-city life, Zach (Minnette) moves to a small town, where he eventually befriends a girl named Hannah (Rush.)

Things take a turn for Zach when he comes to realize Hannah’s father is R.L. Stine (Black), a very strange, odd man, but also the author of the popular “Goosebumps” series.

When Zach accidentally releases monsters from Stine’s personal texts, they go on to attack the town. With the monsters now out and roaming the streets, Zach, Hannah, Stine and Zach’s friend Champ (Ryan Lee) must track them down and attempt to return them to the books from which they escaped.

“Goosebumps” is a great family movie.

While the scares will definitely make you jump, the humor makes up for it.

This film could be thrown into the niche of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Coraline,” with just the right amount of scare paired with just enough comfort.

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Review: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ overstays its welcome, does not satisfy RICHA KAVALEKAR | CONTRIBUTOR

Visionary Mexican director, producer and screenwriter Guillermo del Toro, notably known for his dark fantasy films such as “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Hell boy,” failed to deliver to the audiences’ expectations with his latest horror film “Crimson Peak.”

Set in the Victorian era, Mia Wasikowska plays Edith Cushing, the timid, yet determined daughter of a wealthy businessman. She is an aspiring writer who spends her days pouring over ghost stories while helping out with her father’s business.

Eventually, she crosses paths with the mysterious Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston). As a wide-eyed inventor, he travels around the world with his sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain).

Like most romances in this century, it was predictably love at first sight for Edith and Thomas, and they get married soon after, to the utmost disdain of Lucille.

The three of them travel back to Europe to live in the ancient and eerie Sharpe family mansion. Over time, abnormal encounters and mysterious omens lead Edith to believe the house may result in

her demise.

Del Toro initially cast Benedict Cumberbatch as the lead actor. Due to project clashes, the notoriously charming British actor Tom Hiddleston replaced Cumberbatch.

Disappointingly, he delivered a less than impressive performance in his first film in horror. The lack of chemistry between Edith and Thomas gave the movie more of a sense of cheap melodrama than a passionate, frenzied romance.

The film was two hours too long, resulting in a prolonged buildup of suspenseful creepiness, which never seemed to reach a climax.

Far from scary, this horror film fails to pass as a decent romantic drama with stale performances by the actors.

Set design for a film set in the Victorian era can be tricky. There is a fine line between impressive and over-the-top.

Production designer Thomas Sanders did a remarkable job in paying close attention to the intricate details of the interior of the mansion where the majority of the movie took place.

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Mia Wasikowska plays Edith Cushing, the timid, yet determined daughter of a wealthy businessman in “Crimson Peak.”

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2 / NEWS SACUB prepares to reallocate funding for groups THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015

SAMANTHA HALL | CONTRIBUTOR

Preparations for the spring semester have begun as the Student Advisory Committee on University Budget (SACUB) prepares to reallocate university funding to various organizations on campus.

The group met Monday to debate which student organizations will be selected for spring presentations on individual budgets, when organizations display how they use their budgets.

Once the individual presentations are thoroughly examined by members of SACUB, they can properly decide how to allocate the general student fee among organizations.

“In the presentations, we want to see what funding you’re getting from SACUB and then what funding you want to see in the future,” said Elysse Winget, a third-year English student and SACUB Communications Director.

Not only does SACUB search for how the student organizations are spending their money, but they also analyze if these organizations are creating a positive overall impact for the general student body

and greater campus.

Organizations that have a lower leading staff, but higher student involvement tend to receive favor in budget considerations due the organization’s success without the capabilities of a full staff and reasonable budget.

With additional money, an organization is given greater ability to create a fulfilling student impact.

During the meeting, SACUB discussed how to better prioritize which student organizations should acquire more money for their overall budget.

Andrew Naab, student body president and SACUB voting member, said the current process for the reallocation of funds remains opaque due to a lack of full-budget information from different organizations.

“We have to be able to see the full picture,” Naab said. “I think that we have to be able to see how the general fee money is spent, because right now that process is not transparent. We have to figure out how the money is being spent at an institutional level first.”

CAROLINE CORY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Students gather Monday evening in the University Pavillion for the SACUB meeting to discuss budgeting, Greek life and the real life applications of joining sororities and fraternities.

Campus takes preliminary transparency steps the first step in considering changes and reviews necessary for the UCPD. In an effort to increase transparency and community “We are going to accept the conclusions of the Kroll report; involvement in the reformation of University of Cincinnati’s that’s our starting point,”West said.“There were some Police Department, 14 individuals gathered for the first questions as to whether we were going to be reviewing the Safety and Reform Community Advisory Council (CAC) shooting – we are not going to be reviewing the shooting.

Tuesday evening at the University Pavilion.

I read the report and believe it to be very thorough, and I The meeting was dedicated to introductions of the 14 out of believe very accurate, but you can form your own opinions 18 members and the examination of a binder every member once you’ve read the 50 pages.” received.

Marcus Bethay, president of the African-American Alumni The binder included a contact sheet to cohesively schedule Affiliate, spoke out to alumni concerns for the safety and meeting times, a list of guiding principles for the CAC and security of students on UC’s campus. a physical copy of the Kroll’s Inc. report on the officer“We owe it to alumni to be transparent of what’s going on, involved shooting. especially with the current climate Head chairperson John West of the since the shooting of DuBose,” Bethay Hamilton County Court of Common said.“With all of those things going For me, I will not be Pleas, who swore in and charged on, it’s important as a university to satisfied with simply fixing the grand jury on the trial of Officer communicate with alumni, not just Tensing’s shooting, stated the guiding what’s broken. I want to to ask them to donate money. In my principles every member was advised experience we’ve been lacking with innovate and move us to sign were set in place to establish a that.” forward to become that structure to the organization.

President Santa Ono additionally The five guiding principles of the CAC updated the CAC on the activities of model, to continually are transparency, legitimacy, fairness, #theIRATE8, a student organization try new things and see collaboration and innovation. that has recently sent a list of ten “We have done reform before, and what works best for our demands to the University regarding have people at this table that have issues of safety and support. community. done that work, but how do we look “They are an exceptional group for continual improvement over time?” of students,” Ono said.“We will be ROBIN ENGEL said Robin Engel, vice president for responding to these demands. As you Safety and Reform.“For me, I will not be can imagine some of these suggestions are complicated and satisfied with simply fixing what’s broken. I want to innovate will require due diligence and analysis. We have to look at and move us forward to become that model, to continually each demand through the lens of what is legal and what try new things and see what works best for our community.” is feasible, and have honest conversations about it… but I The document on guiding principles also affirmed each applaud the group for thinking through concrete steps that member would be given sensitive information on reviewing we can take to be a more diverse and inclusive university.” requests for proposals for an expert external review of the Ono also celebrated #theIRATE8 Teach-Ins that the UCPD. organization have had with several departments in UC. “We have a request for proposal for a top-to-bottom review “What happened on July 19 was tragic for everyone, and of the UCPD, all policies and procedures,” Engel said.“We’ve we are saddened by what happened,” Ono said. been talking about it for a while … and the truth is we were The Nov. 10 and Dec. 8 meetings currently scheduled are waiting for this group to get together so that you could view open for the public and are expected to meet in on the third that request for proposal before it goes out to the public.” floor of the University Pavilion.

The CAC will be releasing requests for proposals Nov. 10 “Everyone here has a constituency,”West said.“And we when the council reconvenes for its second meeting on the need to really know what their constituency is thinking and third floor of the University Pavilion. Engel and Gregory saying, and that is why we want everyone to speak out, and Baker, the director of police community relations, plan to more importantly feel like they can speak out, because we give a presentation on the current structure of the UCPD. want to know what’s going on.”

In regards to the Krolls Inc. report, West said this will be PETER LAUG | CONTRIBUTOR

DAN SULLIVAN | PHOTO EDITOR

Andrew Griggs, Student Government vice president, speaks during Wednesday night’s meeting as the representative of the student body to discuss the process of turning UC into a tobacco-free campus.

SG targets ban on tobacco products, dip, e-cigarettes HUY NGUYEN | CHIEF REPORTER

A tobacco-free campus initiative was passed Wednesday

by University of Cincinnati Student Government as part of UC’s promotion of health, wellness and respect to people and the environment.

Tobacco is projected to cause about 480,000 preventable deaths annually, which is the equivalent to an average 1,300 deaths each day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The resolution bill passed, creating a tobacco policy advisory committee to decide how to make the campus smoke and tobacco-free.

The committee policies will apply to all of UC’s population, including students, faculty and staff. They will be addressing all forms of smoking on UC campuses, included dipping tobacco and e-cigarettes.

While the initiative was brought to SG Wednesday, there will be no immediate decisions to address tobacco on campus until after the multi-constituency committee is formed. Policy decisions will be reviewed to SG before being enacted for the university.

“We want that answer to be represented to us, that way this body will have the opportunity to endorse a plan at a later time,” said Student Body President Andrew Naab.

Anti-tobacco policies were enacted March 2007 to prohibit smoking inside campus buildings as well as 25 feet from all buildings entrances and windows.

The current tobacco-free movement has been in progress since Spring 2012 when SG reviewed polls supporting tobacco restrictions on campus. Ohio Board of Regents voted the same year to make similar recommendations to Ohio University trustees.

As of October, over 1,620 U.S. colleges are tobaccofree, including Miami University, Xavier University and Northern Kentucky University.

“We as a governing body for the undergraduate students have a responsibility to promote a healthy lifestyle on campus and part of that is smoking and tobacco use,” said SG Vice President Andrew Griggs.

UC is losing prospective students who visit and see smoking on campus, which is banned at other schools, Griggs added.

There was some resistance among student senators worried about forcing smoking students to follow new policies.

E-cigarettes help some people stop smoking and is a means to help people to an extent, said At-Large Senator Elysse Winget.

UC needs to create a culture of non-smoking and an environment of health for future students, and prevent students from developing the habit of smoking, said John Lewnard, College of Engineering and Applied Science Senator.

“This is not just about the current students, this is about future students – five years from now not a single student will know unless they look back on historical senate rules that we even had tobacco on campus,” said Lewnard.

DAN SULLIVAN | PHOTO EDITOR

University administrators and community officials gather to define guiding principles during the first meeting of the Safety and Reform Community Advisory Council organization Tuesday evening in the University Pavilion.

Poetry reading highlights campus race struggles PATRICK MURPHY | NEWS EDITOR

“Time to wipe away this slime, time to end this bloody crime.”

Although Margaret Walker wrote this quote from the poem “Now” in 1989, University of Cincinnati students discussed Monday how it still applies to the portrayal of the black community at the Sam DuBose and the Poetics of Pride and Protest poetry reading and discussion.

Tiara Peeples, a fourth-year Africana studies and English student and Michelle Reutter, associate professor of English with a focus in African-American literature, led the event.

Students and faculty felt the event was necessary because many people in the UC community have struggled to digest their emotions, frustrations and the dynamics of race relations at the university in response to the fatal shooting of Samuel DuBose by former UC Police Department officer, Ray Tensing.

The selected poems included the works of African-American poets June Jordan, Margaret Walker, Jason McCall, Nikki Giovanni, Essex Hemphill, Toi Derricotte, Pat Parker, Etheridge Knight and Audre Lorde.

The poetry and discussion highlighted the themes of community, racial justice, aesthetics and the black body as it is valued in history, versus how it is portrayed in modern society. Discussion also explored the dehumanization in which often happens from mediated depictions of the black community and how they relate to officerinvolved shootings.

The dehumanization of African-Americans in the media and murders of black citizens who go unnoticed have sparked reactionary poetry like “Poem of Police Violence” by June Jordan and “On The Turning Up of Unidentified Black Female Corpses” by Toi Derricotte.

Students said these deaths signify the systemic issues in which unfold through the campus and the nation.

The leaders said they made sure to include poems highlighting experiences of black women and black writers of the LGBTQ community, in order to portray the complexity of identity in the African-American community.

“There’s no one way to be a black writer,” Peeples said.

“There is no monolithic voice of the Black community.”

The reading ended with poems emphasizing the positivity of community, which students said left them with a hopeful tone the media typically ignores. Students and discussion readers agreed these images could be dangerous concerning how individuals perceive a community.

Omar Al-Bayer, a third-year English student, said he sees the need for events like this in breaking this media image.

“There’s an image painted on a group by the media that isn’t necessarily accurate,” Al-Bayer said. “Mainstream media can do whatever they want and it can be really dangerous.”

Jo Teut, a women’s, gender and sexuality studies graduate student, said ze appreciated the reading’s intersectional approach.

“I was excited to see diversity of writers,”Teut said.

“Specifically with queer writers. I’ve taken classes before that have totally ignored queer writers.”

Juliana Castellanos, a second-year education student, said she appreciated the different perspectives on self and expressions of self worth within the black community that were represented in the poetry.

SPORTS / 3 THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 2015

Bearcats look to sword struggling Opinion: NBA MVP will be UCF Knights in conference clash Lebron James JASON SZELEST | CONTRIBUTOR

There will be no trick-or-treating for the Bearcats this Halloween. Instead the University of Cincinnati football team will be spending the holiday locked in a conference clash with the University of Central Florida (UCF) Knights.

Despite being in the same conference since 2013, this will be the first matchup between the two football programs.

The game features an interesting coaching duel between the experienced and youth players, as 19-year veteran Tommy Tuberville of the Bearcats takes on Danny Barrett, who will be calling the shots for the first time at collegiate level.

Barrett, who is a UC grad, was promoted from quarterback coach to interim head coach Sunday following the resignation of head coach and athletic director George O’Leary.

After playing and coaching in Canada for over 20 years, Barrett came back over to the United States. He has since coached at the University of Buffalo and UCF, spending his time focusing on quarterbacks and running backs.

Tuberville, on the other hand, has won more national championships than Barrett has won games. He will be seeking 153rd victory Saturday.

Not only will Barrett be looking for his first victory as head coach, but the Knights’ team also hopes to win for the first time this season. The team is currently 0-8 and 0-4 in the American Athletic Conference.

With the Bearcats big game against an undefeated University of Houston team coming up next week, the conditions are set up perfect for a potential trap against a struggling Knights squad.

However, senior running back Hosey Williams and the Bearcats are not looking past the game directly in front of their face.

Despite recent struggles, they know how dangerous the Knights can be, as the team won the AAC championship over the past two seasons.

“We got to take one game at a time, one team at a time,”Williams said. “Right now our main focus is UCF so that’s what we’re putting all our time in.”

Williams built off his monster game against the University of Connecticut last week, as he rushed for 140 yards on only 13 carries and also added a touchdown.

“I just got to keep working hard in practice,”Williams said. “When you work hard in practice, it’s going to pay off in games.”

Williams will have help on the offensive side of the ball from fellow running backs Tion Green and Mike Boone.

He will also have help from a potent aerial attack featuring six senior wide receivers, all of who have found the end zone and accumulated at least 250 yards receiving this season.

The Bearcats are the only team in the nation who can boast about having at least six receivers, already reaching the quartercentury mark in receiving yards at this point in the season.

One of those seniors, Chris Moore, talked about how the group is able to stay humble and share the spotlight despite playing a position historically composed of prima donnas.

“We’re more of a family at receiver,” Moore said. “We understand what all of our abilities are and coach Rolan does a good job of rotating us in. So we all, at the end of the day, get equal playing time.

For getting the ball, it’s just all up to who the quarterback throws it to. We compete every day and we’re a family, so at the end of the day we just want what is best for the team.”

With the Knights defense surrendering 33.4 points per game and ranking in at

No. 102 in the nation, however, it will be difficult to stop the team.

One thing the Knights have going for them is playing with nothing to lose, which usually makes a team dangerous.

Having already been eliminated from the conference race and bowl contention, the Knights now turn to becoming a spoiler and look to ruin the seasons of potential contenders.

Cincinnati, sitting at 4-3 and 1-2 in the AAC, is a team fighting to get back in the conference race. Another loss would effectively end any hopes at a conference championship this season.

Following their first conference win of the season over Connecticut, another win over Central Florida could give the Bearcats some momentum to make a push.

“Every game matters and this game is another momentum game,” Moore said.

“You win this game and you see a better picture, the light of being able to play in the championship game. It brings your hopes up more, and we’re going to do everything we can to win this game.”

The game is scheduled to kick off at noon in Nippert Stadium. It will be aired on ESPNews.

The Bearcats face a struggling UCF Knights team Saturday, but running back Hosey Williams and the Bearcats know not to overlook the reigning two-time conference champions.

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Top athletes reminisce childhood Halloween DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR

I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite [memory], but I remember it the most. My mom took me to my first haunted house and I got so scared — I will never go to a haunted house again. I left and cried.

CHRIS MOORE

With Halloween creeping around the corner, top-athletes at the University of Cincinnati reflected on their favorite Halloween memories of trick-or-treating, costumes and even the first horror movies they watched.

John Manga, senior forward for the Bearcats’ soccer team, was named First Team All-American Athletic Conference during the 2014-15 season and found a lot of personal success in a UC uniform.

Despite Manga being a native of Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, he always celebrated Halloween.

“One of my favorite memories from Halloween has to be when my brother

DAN SULLIVAN | PHOTO EDITOR

Chris Moore, wide receiver for the Bearcats, talks to The News Record about team performance this season and recalls his most haunting Halloween memories.

and I dressed up as our favorite cartoon characters, Tom and Jerry, from the show we grew up watching together,” Manga said.

Peyton Mowery, a freshman defender and midfielder for the Bearcats, said his favorite holiday memory comes from a night of trick-or-treating.

Mowery said he dressed up as a gangster with three of his friends and went trick or treating in one of the richest neighborhoods in his hometown, looking to get full-size candy bars.

“After we went to about four or five houses we noticed our recess pickup football rivals walking around the neighborhood as well,” Mowery said. “So right then and there my friend that lived nearby went to his house and got us a football so we could challenge them.”

Mowery said they found the biggest yard in the neighborhood and played until after trick-or-treating was over.

“We won that game and to this day we still have bragging rights over our recess pickup football rivals, which was way better than a bag full of candy,” Mowery said.

The Bearcat said he did not miss trick-ortreating on Halloween and eats even more candy as an adult.

Senior running back Hosey Williams said his favorite memory was watching scary movies like “Halloween” and “Resurrection.”

Football players are known for taking hits and being tough, but UC’s senior wide receiver Chris Moore showed football players are not tough all the time.

“I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite [memory], but I remember it the most,” Moore said.

“My mom took me to my first haunted house and I got so scared — I will never go to a haunted house again. I left and cried.”

The Bearcat soccer and football teams will be celebrating Halloween a different way Saturday, when both take on the University of Central Florida Knights.

DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR

The NBA officially kicked off regular season play Tuesday, drawing speculation of which player will win the Most Valuable Player Award of the season.

The three players primed to be NBA’s MVP of the 2015-16 season are the Cleveland Cavaliers’ forward LeBron James, the Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry and the New Orleans Pelicans’ forward Anthony Davis.

Curry and James have already won the award before, but Davis is an up-and-coming superstar.

Basketball fans and many non-basketball fans know James and all his career accolades.

James is a four-time MVP winner, two-time NBA Finals MVP winner and the Cavaliers’ all-time leading scorer.

The Cavaliers were led to the NBA Finals for the second time in their team’s history last season, but injuries to two of their topthree scorers cost the team a championship title.

History may prove why James will win the MVP this year, as well as a NBA championship.

James left the Cavaliers and played for the Miami Heat from 2010 to 2014. During his first season with the Heat, the team went to the NBA Finals and lost the series in six games. The All-Star did not win the regular season MVP that year.

In his first season returning to the Cavaliers, James and company went to the NBA Finals and also lost in six games. He did not win the regular season MVP that year as well.

In James’ second season with the Heat, the team won the NBA Finals and James won the regular season MVP. If history counts for anything, James will look to win his fifth MVP this season and the Cavaliers will win their first NBA Finals in his second season back with Cleveland.

Another favorite to win the award is the reigning MVP Stephen Curry.

Curry led his Warriors team to a 2015 NBA championship after playing marvelously the whole year.

The Warriors’ guard broke the record for most three-pointers made in a season with 286, according to Basketball Reference’s official website. Curry already owned the record, when he broke it originally in the 2012-13 season.

Curry averaged 23.8 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game and 7.7 assists per game as he led the Warriors to the best record in the entire NBA, according to ESPN’s official website.

Many analysts doubt Curry can win the award for a second consecutive season, with the only person winning the title two years in a row during the last nine seasons being James.

Curry will look to prove them wrong, as he attempts for his second MVP and second NBA championship in 2016.

The last prospect to win MVP is the young 22-year-old Anthony Davis.

Davis was the first overall pick in 2012.

Since then, he has risen to stardom by being selected to two NBA All-Star Games and to the 2015 All-NBA first team.

The 2014-15 season held Davis’ best season thus far as he averaged 24.4 points per game, 10.2 rebounds per game and 2.9 blocks per game, according to ESPN. Davis has also led the league in blocks the past two seasons and he has continued to be one of the best defenders in the game.

If Davis wins MVP, his defense will be the main reason.

Any one of these players could win the award this season, but James is not going to let anyone take the light from him just yet – odds are he will win his fifth MVP award in 2016.

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Miami Heat guard LeBron James holds the Maurice Podoloff Trophy during a ceremony at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, Sunday, May 5, 2013.

James was selected as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player.

UC golf team swings best outcome of 2015 in intercollegiate tournament JEFF O’REAR | STAFF REPORTER

In a muddy end to the fall season, the University of Cincinnati men’s golf team pulled a fifth-place finish at the rain-shortened Intercollegiate at the Grove tournament in College Grove, Tennessee.

Originally scheduled Sunday through Tuesday, the tournament was cut short one day due to weather.

Two Bearcats tied for eighth place in the last event of the fall season, with juniors Chad Howard and Brennen Walsh finishing with a 4-over 148 score.

The two Bearcats finished nine strokes behind sophomore Tyler McDaniel from the University of Kentucky, the first-place winner.

McDaniel finished with a 5-under 139 score.

UC junior Jared O’Kelley tied for 31st, with an 8-over 152 score and senior Emerson Newsome finished tied for 60th with a 16-over 160 score.

As a team, the Bearcats shot a 5-over 581 score over the two days and claimed fifth place.

The team’s tournament finish was the best of the 2015 season, aside from their second-place finish at the fourteam Fossum Memorial tournament in early October.

“Once we figure out ways to finish tournaments, I think we’ll be fine,” said Bearcat head coach Doug Martin. “My message to the team has been that we’re not that far away from some of the best teams in the nation.”

Kentucky ended up winning this week’s tournament with a 5-over 581 score, besting the second-place Lipscomb University by nine strokes.

This week’s event marks the end of the Bearcats’ fall season and comes one week after sophomore Davis Baxter claimed the individual championship at the Mountaineer Intercollegiate tournament in West Virginia.

Baxter finished 26th overall in this week’s tournament with a 7-over 151 score for the two days.

“Davis is coming off a big week winning the West Virginia tournament and his confidence is high,” Martin said. “Anytime you have a player break through and win an event, it excites everyone on the team and give them confidence.”

The Bearcats had one other player finish in the top-three individually in a tournament this fall.

O’Kelley finished third at the Invitational at The Ocean Course tournament in the first tournament of the season in September, shooting a 213 score.

Howard pulled the lowest round of the season for the Bearcats, carding a school-record 62 score in the Fossum Memorial tournament.

The Bearcats will return to the course for their spring season March 7 at the Colleton River Tournament in Bluffton, South Carolina.

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DAN SULLIVAN | PHOTO EDITOR

Students line up in TUC to get the new Bearcat ID, which includes a microchip that will allow it to act as an all-in-one pass for dorms, parking garages and other systems that require keycard entry.

UC introduces microchip Bearcat ID

MATT NICHOLS | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

With multiple options available to update and improve the cherished but outdated Bearcat ID, the University of Cincinnati has opted to take advantage of microchip technology.

The transition to the new ID technology became available to students for pickup Monday in the Tangeman University Center’s lobby and will continue to be issued to students until the pickup deadline Jan. 31.

The new ID is required for all UC faculty, staff and students.

Cards currently in use will expire Jan. 31, 2016, if the updated card has not yet been picked up.

“The reason we’re doing this is because in order to get the new functions working, we’ve got to get rid of the old cards,” Barnes said.

“We have gone to a new technology card, a contactless card that allows us greater flexibility and the option to use new functions for the card,” said Cathy Barnes, program director of campus services marketing. “We wanted to make sure that going forward we had the right technology in the card to allow us to put in things like waving a card for door access rather than swiping it.”

Barnes said the new ID was a

collaborative effort between a number of departments across campus, primarily UC Public Safety and Campus Services.

The card will essentially offer two updated features in addition to the refreshingly sleek new design.

A more advanced security system is the first newly established feature, Barnes said.

This will allow speedy and safe access to campus buildings, library systems and purchases with the card.

Barnes said enhanced safety occurs from the magnetic strip built into the contour of the card and the identifier microchip built into the corner, which allows for contactless access and identification across campus.

“All of that extra stuff gives us a greater functionality and a greater security overall,” Barnes said.

The other feature is an overall improvement to functionality and ease of access.

“In some cases it will make things faster,” Barnes said. “Particularly with parking, they’ll be able to wave their card in front of a different part of the new identifying equipment rather than waving the permit wand underneath.”

Campus Services and Public Safety plan to launch the new parking developments for the spring semester, followed shortly by an enhanced access to the Metro system, Barnes said.

Brewcats: MadTree’s fall PsycHOPathy IPA STEPHANIE L. SMITH | STAFF REPORTER

MadTree Brewing’s Blood Orange PsycHOPathy was tapped at the Pleasant Ridge taproom Tuesday. The latest small batch variation of their flagship IPA is uniquely alternative for those who are craving something other than pumpkin beers to enjoy at Halloween festivities over the weekend.

The difference between this brew and its traditional counterpart begins with the pour.

In the glass it looks more like unfiltered grapefruit juice than an IPA. There is plenty of blood orange aroma — deeper, richer than a regular orange — which only intensifies when the beer settles to room temperature.

It starts out zesty and creamy on the tongue, with a surprise following right after. Instead of sipping a hoppy blend of floral and pine, its orange peel throughout, which gives the beer an overall bitterness due to the acidic-ness from the blood orange. As it warms, wheat comes to the forefront, making it comparable to a strong Hefeweizen.

For those feeling less adventurous, try the regular PsycHOPathy.

Its more light bodied and smooth with its bright floral aroma, and evergreen citrus blended with caramel malt undertones. There is a subtle bitterness, not as sharp compared to the Blood Orange version, and it does not lose the hoppiness that IPA drinkers expect, and ends with a nutty pine finish.

Both are solid beers and worth the sip.

Blood Orange PsycHOPathy is available for a limited time only on tap at MadTree Brewing and select locations. PsycHOPathy is available also at MadTree Brewing and grocery stores around the Cincinnati area.

STEPHANIE L. SMITH | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

MadTree Blood Orange PsycHOPathy starts out zesty and creamy on the tongue.

“Sustainability wise, we’ll be able to eliminate the wands for parking,” Barnes said. “We’ve really aimed to make this faster and more convenient for everyone.”

One of the only disadvantages to the new design is it will not be updating the current pictures on file, in hopes to save on production costs and to aid efficiency of the transition process.

Students can swap their current ID cards for updated ones on the third floor of through Oct. 29, and then on from Nov. 9 through Nov. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Any pickups after those dates can be done in Edwards 4 at the Public Safety Keys & Badges Office.

“I think UC’s decision to upgrade the bearcat cards to the microchipped ID’s shows their dedication to our safety and making card access across campus as simple as possible,” said Erin Walsh, a thirdyear electronic media student and current face of the Bearcat Card.

In terms of overall look establishing the new card, Walsh is impressed by the modern style coming with the transition.

“I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s more attractive, but I do think it looks a bit more modern, which makes sense with the updated technology,”Walsh said. “The red background definitely stands out against the other cards in my wallet.”

FROM CRIMSON PEAK PG 1

Old and sinking, the mansion had thick red clay oozing out from the rotting floorboards, which could have been a metaphorical representation for blood.

From the thick, dark velvet drapes, to the plush armchairs and exquisite paintings, Sanders managed to bring life to the ancient and decrepit mansion.

The use of computer-generated ghosts in “Crimson Peak” was an insult to Del Toro’s filmmaking.

His movies unfailingly always include supernatural elements of some sort, but the use of tacky and obvious digitally generated ghosts visually clashed with the historic setting of the film, making them seem glaringly out place.

The most noteworthy performance in the film was by the underrated Jessica Chastain. Popularly known for a wide spectrum of roles from “The Help” to “The Martian,” Chastain justifiably portrayed the spiteful and cold sister of Thomas, and oddly jealous sister-in-law to Edith.

Each line was brilliantly delivered with such malice and contempt that her performance alone carried the very essence of the film, and may have even saved it from being a complete let down.

Predictable and hollow, this film does no justice to the potential of Del Toro.

Most of the disappointment arises from the fact of “Crimson Peak” being marketed as a horror movie, although Del Toro recently stated the film is more of a gothic romance.

FROM HAUNTED PG 1

Allen Rizzo, president of USS Nightmare, said the haunted themed boat uses state of the art animation, special effects, lighting and sound to tell the story of the captain and his crew.

The USS Nightmare’s current crew has been operating the boat for 20 seasons. They continue to share the gruesome tale of their lost predecessors to this day.

“The boat really did serve as a dredge for over 50 years, and it really did break its moorings and hit several bridges,” Rizzo said. “The 30 minute area tour is the longest and darkest experience.”

This attraction is a surefire way to get a good scare out of the Halloween season for the starting fee of $17 on Wednesdays and $20 the rest of the week.

At number three comes the Land of Illusion attraction in Middletown. Which holds a variety of haunted attractions within the park.

One of the attractions called Zombie Sniper Patrol allows visitors to shoot at oncoming zombies with paintball guns from the safety of military trucks.

Additionally, the park’s Demon Drop thrill ride provides guests with an extreme 40-foot free fall experience. The thrill ride will quench any adrenaline junkies’ thirst.

The park also includes a haunted trail for more conventional haunted house visitors, which engrosses visitors in a nightmare of a maze with ghouls, chainsaws and other hidden spooks around every corner.

“Words cannot describe the place, you’d have to come see it yourself,” said Brian Oakley, CEO of Land of Illusion.

“We are a professional haunt, open all year, unlike a lot of other temporary haunts in the area.”

Tickets for Land of Illusion start at $24 on Sundays in October, with normal pricing starts at $34.

The Land of Illusion offers a wide range of attractions to appease even the pickiest of haunted house fanatics.

A high mark of this film is the chemistry between the actors and the actors’ performances. None of them took their role too seriously and every character fit well into the feel and tone of the movie.

When casting for “Goosebumps” was taking place, the studio executives asked the real R.L. Stine if he thought Jack Black would be an appropriate actor to play him. Stine thought this was a good choice.

Black’s personality works with the silliness of the movie. Having teenage leads can be very risky, but Minnette and Rush also seemed at ease with their roles and “Goosebumps” benefitted greatly from their chemistry.

The movie is a blast from the past sprinkles with great performances.

The actual monsters in the film are recognizable if you are familiar with the “Goosebumps” series, and will take you right back to the pages.

R.L. Stine actually wrote a companion novel to go along with the movie, titled “Goosebumps: The Movie: The Movie Novel.”

Another kind of tricky subject in movies today is the computer-generated images (CGI). Movies like the latest Avengers film, “The Age of Ultron,” and “Godzilla” had very spotty CGI. “Goosebumps” did not disappoint with its heavy amount of CGI, as the monsters were brought to life nicely.

The film is very enjoyable, holding broad audience appeal. While the ending leaves some questions as to whether or not there will be a sequel, it definitely deserves one.

There seems to be a lack of films like “Goosebumps” as of recent, especially in the Halloween-based genre.

Since it is now around the time where serious and dramatic Oscar-aspiring films are starting to be released, “Goosebumps” stands out as a quirky great time at the theater and does not take itself too seriously.

COLUMBIA PICTURES

Jack Black stars in Columbia Pictures’ “Goosebumps.”

FROM COSTUME PG 1

It is important to note the decision to wear a costume is just this – wearing a costume. It is not a green light for sexual advances, nor is it an invitation for slutshaming.

Nicki Minaj hit the nail on the head when she said, “Sometimes women are dressing sexy for themselves – not necessarily because they want to have sex with some man.”

In the same way, feminism gives women permission to dress sexually even if it is to please someone. The key to this is agency – women have the right to dress any way they want and with any intention in mind, ideally with the expectation to not be judged, shamed or labelled based on her decision.

Though the range of “sexy” outfits has been criticized for becoming too ridiculous, with options including sexy Mrs. Potato Head and sexy Jolly Rancher, the beauty lies in the fact that if a woman wants to be a sexy piece of candy, she can.

If you choose not to dress up in a sexy costume, remember you do not have the right to look down on someone who has chosen to do so. This woman is not hurting feminism, but being a part of it by dressing however she pleases and expressing her sexuality in any way she sees fit.

Whatever costume you choose to wear this Halloween – more power to you.