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Title IX office welcomes new leadership after two-year drought MITCHELL PARTON | CHIEF REPORTER

Andrea Goldblum has been selected as UC’s new Title IX coordinator. LINKEDIN

After more than two years, the University of Cincinnati finally has a new Title IX coordinator.

Andrea Goldblum, the former Title IX coordinator at Kenyon College, University of the Pacific and The Ohio State University, was selected to lead UC’s Title IX office in June. She succeeds Karla Phillips, who has served as interim coordinator following the spring 2016 departure of former coordinator Jyl Schaffer. Schaffer left the position to accept a job as Title IX coordinator at Montana State University.

Lack of permanent Title IX leadership has been a relentless

thorn in the side of UC’s administration. Bleuzette Marshall, vice president for equity and inclusion, told The News Record in April 2017 that the university was “back to square one” in its search for a replacement coordinator. Seven months later, it happened again.

Goldblum will serve as Title IX coordinator and executive director of UC’s Gender Equity and Inclusion office. She joins the university with 30 years of experience in higher education.

In her new position, Goldblum will oversee the office that fields and investigates complaints and provides interim measures for those impacted by sexual violence and sexual harassment. She is also committed to raising awareness about the issues within the Title IX office.

“We share everything from what the policies are and how to report, to how

Student organizations that make a difference MITCHELL PARTON | CHIEF REPORTER Sunday brought warm weather, sunny skies and hundreds of students to the front of Tangeman University Center (TUC).

With a check-in line spanning all the way from TUC to University Pavilion, it was clear that the Student Organization Fair was the ideal hot spot for student groups looking to promote themselves. The Taste of Uptown also took place in front of McMicken Hall, which included a smorgasbord of food samples from restaurants on or near campus. Both events quickly drew sizable lines as freshmen immersed themselves in the culture and programs that UC has to offer.

Students from all walks of life showed up to represent their organizations. Political groups such as Young Americans for Liberty and UC Socialists lined up in between TUC and McMicken. Undergraduate

Student Government, represented by vice president Umaize Savani, had a prominent spot directly in front of TUC’s steps.

Many of the organizations at the fair have missions that are deeply rooted in contemporary issues. BUV Bearcats makes budget vehicles to take to poor villages, according to Ian Lind and Kaitlin Herbert.

The vehicles are built with cheap and abundant materials. 1girl is a female leadership program for young women through UC’s Women’s Center, and was represented at the fair by Hanna Katt, community co-chair for 1girl. Katherine Long and Jennah Yowler represented UC Hunger Awareness and mentioned those looking for an opportunity to practice skills including those many wouldn’t expect, such as marketing and content creation.

“We want to be available for those struggling from

this,” Long said. “[UC Hunger Awareness] can reach a lot of different interests.”

Engineering students have many opportunities to pursue innovation, as demonstrated at the fair.

UC CubeCats develops and engineers satellites, called CubeSats, These satellites test materials that could help block radiation, which will help with developing space suits, said member Aaron Boyd. First-year students, he said, work hard each year to launch a high altitude balloon, kickstarting engineering skills they will use throughout their careers. By the end of their college experience they will be developing real satellites. Engineers Without Borders includes students from all disciplines working on service projects such as delivering clean water to communities in need, said members Maia Forman and Sidney Sutton.

Students looking for more high-speed activities

could find those as well.

Ben Merk was with Hybrid Bearcats, an organization dedicated to building hybrid electric dragsters.

UC Hyperloop is a group working to create the next form of transportation and competes with other institutions in SpaceXsponsored events.

Typically, when students think of the arts on campus, they will immediately picture colleges such as DAAP and CCM. There was much more representation with the performing arts than just students from those schools at the fair.

Avocalypse, UC Vocalholics, UC Choruses and Clarinet Club were among the groups represented. Despite the heat and crowds, such organizations were eager to talk to students.

Top: People sign up for clubs to join on UC campus on August 26, 2018 at the Organizations Fair.

AARON DORSTEN | PHOTO EDITOR Bottom: People cover Mainstreet while seeing what all the UC clubs have to offer on August 26, 2018. AARON DORSTEN | PHOTO EDITOR

to work with people who have been traumatized and how to support respondents or those who have been accused of something,” Goldblum said.

With sexual discrimination, violence and harassment issues in the recent forefront of news media, permanent leadership for UC’s Title IX office is seemingly a necessity. In December 2016, the university fell under investigation for a “sexually hostile environment” by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights. Goldblum does not believe this description is accurate.

“That doesn’t mean that there might not be pockets,” said Goldblum.

“Every single case that comes, we are making sure there are very thorough investigations and so on.

We do a lot of prevention work and I wish we could

focus just on prevention.

Unfortunately, we can’t.”

While Title IX issues can be traumatizing for many, the office takes pride in its staff’s interaction with every person that walks through the door. Goldblum is adamant in cultivating a safe environment where people are not afraid to report.

“I think when people hear ‘Title IX,’ they think only of investigations, and some people are scared or intimidated to hear of us,” said Goldblum. “But everyone here is a warm and caring person.”

Students, faculty and staff of every identity should be thinking about Title IX, Goldblum said.

“Sexual violence and harassment is everyone’s issue,” said Goldblum.

“Everyone can help change a culture, provide intervention and be a part of the solution.”

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New dean to bring international urbanist perspective to DAAP MITCHELL PARTON | CHIEF REPORTER

McMicken Hall is named after Charles McMicken, who is a topic of the university’s slavery research. TNR FILE

McMicken: On the backs of slaves ELIZABETH SCHMITT | NEWS EDITOR The University of Cincinnati has committed to examining the historical role of slavery on its campus.

On Aug. 21, Provost Kristi Nelson announced that UC has joined Universities Studying Slavery (USS), a multiinstitutional consortium, to investigate its historical connections to enslaved people.

Started by the University of Virginia, USS is a collaboration of more than 40 universities. Member schools aim to explore the complicated legacies of slavery and how they connect to modern American society.

“This is something that lots of institutions are undertaking right now,” said David Stradling, associate dean for humanities.

“Nationally, this is a moment in time where people are recognizing what really needs to be done to create an inclusive campus.”

Stradling is heading the process of creating a research panel to examine relations between the university and the city. The 16-member panel includes archivists, historians, lawyers and sociologists, as well as directors from the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the African American Cultural and Resource Center (AACRC).

Panel members will meet throughout the year and conduct independent and group research. They will also enlist student aid by coordinating research in classes, Stradling said.

“UC’s institutional connections to slavery remain largely unexplored,” reads Nelson’s statement on the Arts and Sciences website.

“This work will support UC’s mission as a comprehensive urban public research institution by addressing both historical and contemporary issues dealing with race

and inequality in higher education and in university communities.”

The investigation will start with a broad history of UC and gradually narrow as the panel makes discoveries, Stradling said. It will also focus on UC’s relationship with off-campus neighborhoods and the AfricanAmerican community.

One aspect of the investigation concerns the life of Charles McMicken, who left much of his estate to the City of Cincinnati upon his death in 1858. In his will, McMicken stated that the land was intended to create a college for “white boys and girls.”

Although the university never established any admissions policies concerning race, it was not until 1886 that Henry Malachi Griffin became the first African-American to graduate from the college.

McMicken owned slaves in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He fathered three children whose mothers were enslaved.

“One of the things we want to do with this effort of the University Studying Slavery is to investigate McMicken’s family and how this African-American family, which is the family of the founder of the University of Cincinnati, has never really been a part of this institution that their ancestor created,” said Stradling.

In addition to researching McMicken’s children, the panel plans to investigate McMicken’s wealth and the subsequent problems that are inherited from a slavelabor based economy.

The investigation is multifaceted, and its findings will ultimately be published.

However, much of the process is still in preliminary stages. The research panel plans to hold a public forum event in the spring.

The University of Cincinnati has selected a new dean to lead its College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP).

Timothy Jachna, a professor and associate dean at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design, was appointed for the position June 22, according to a news release. He will assume the role Sept. 15, pending approval by the UC Board of Trustees.

He will succeed Robert Probst, who is retiring from UC after eight years as dean and 40 years at the college.

This summer has been a transformative time for UC with the hiring of multiple new deans across the university’s colleges, including the College of Medicine, Blue Ash, Lindner College of Business, the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and DAAP. Jachna’s career has primarily focused on architecture and planning involving urban environments.

His experience with professional practice, research and academics have taken Jachna across the globe, including work for architecture firms like Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture in Chicago and

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“The creative professions occupy a pivotal vantage from which to address the big issues of the 21st century, and it is a rare institution that gathers as broad a range of these disciplines under one roof as DAAP,” Jachna said in the release. “I feel very privileged to have been entrusted with the leadership of the

college and look forward to working with the talented and dedicated people who make up the DAAP team, to continue to pursue excellence in the established disciplines and programs while also nurturing new discussions and initiatives that will delineate the future constitution of the creative

Mileek Williams, an architecture student, said he feels that the curriculum in DAAP seems unorganized, and hopes that a new dean will change that trend. TNR FILE

professions and their role in society.”

Mileek Williams, a thirdyear architecture student, is one of the students who will be impacted by the recent appointment. He believes Jachna may prove a great resource for students who are considering studying internationally.

“Dr. Jachna has been all over the world it

seems,” said Williams. “That has given him a great foreknowledge coming into his position, because he knows of the potential challenges there could be abroad and issues that are going on in those areas.”

Williams said he feels that the curriculum in DAAP seems unorganized, and hopes that a new dean will change that trend.

“In architecture, I feel like there should be a balance of design and technicality,” said Williams. “Right now, DAAP has only shown me the design aspect, and before going into co-op, I had to get out and learn the technical things myself.”

Williams’ only concern about Jachna’s appointment is his career’s seeming exclusivity to architecture and urban planning.

“Since he’s so experienced in those [majors], he knows how to get those students to where they need to be,” said Williams. “He can try things for other majors, but he doesn’t really have any background to address any issues within those disciplines.”

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Tight race on horizon for congressional seat ZACH PERRIN | NEWS EDITOR Races are getting closer as the midterm election season heats up, and politically motivated students are getting excited to work.

The UC College Democrats and the UC College Republicans are preparing to focus on multiple races.

One of the nation’s highestprofile races this year is the face-off between Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval and incumbent Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican running for reelection to represent Ohio’s first congressional district.

The race is generally considered a toss-up, with many onlookers entertaining the possibility of the Democrats regaining control of Congress.

Ohio’s first district is being monitored closely nationwide, as Chabot has held the district since January 2011. He

previously held the district from 1995 until 2009.

The Pureval-Chabot race comes at a time when both campaigns are facing controversy.

Aftab faces a lawsuit filed by former employee Brittney Heitman. Heitman claims that Pureval made her sign a non-disclosure agreement that violated her constitutional rights, according to Fox 19.

Conversely, Chabot’s campaign faces allegations that Chabot paid his son-in-law’s design firm “more than $177,000 over the past six years” for work on two of his websites, one of which is not currently operational. According to the FEC, candidates can’t pay family members for services at a rate above market value, the Enquirer reported.

“Probably our biggest focus this fall is helping Steve Chabot get reelected,” said David Purtell, president of UC College Republicans. “In our eyes, he’s

been a great congressman. He’s always had Cincinnati’s best interest [and] he’s been one of the leading forces in defeating the opioid problem here in Ohio.

I really feel like he’s always been a defender of our values, especially with the pro-life movement [and] the Second Amendment, but it’s going to be a very tight race.”

Vice President Mike Pence recently visited Cincinnati to tout President Trump’s recent tax cuts with Chabot. Pureval criticized the celebration on Facebook, mentioning that 83 percent of the benefits from Trump’s plan go to the wealthiest one percent, gives tax breaks to corporations and blew a $1.9 trillion hole in the deficit.

He went on to criticize Chabot for voting to privatize Social Security, saying he did so to divert money from the program to cover the cost of tax cuts.

Meanwhile, Chabot took to Twitter the same day to

announce that the economy grew 4.1 percent and that “the average Cincinnati family of four will save $2,000 this year.” He also joined fellow representative and co-chair of the Congressional Press Freedom Caucus Adam Sciff (D-Calif.) in calling for the release of a Ukrainian journalist held by Russia-backed separatists.

UC College Democrats are gearing up to assist Democratic campaigns across Hamilton County, with Pureval’s campaign as the main priority.

“I think Aftab has done a fantastic job in his role as the clerk of courts,” said Caroline Lembright, president of UC College Democrats. “He’s done a lot to really improve the clerk’s office. He can really speak to young people. He is dedicated to helping out seniors, parents [and] families, and I think that this is a really exciting time to support candidates like Aftab.”

Former President Barack Obama recently announced his endorsement for Aftab Pureval on Twitter as well.

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UC celebrates 200 years ELIZABETH SCHMITT | NEWS EDITOR The University of Cincinnati’s 200th birthday is still one year away, but the school has big plans to celebrate its bicentennial.

On the first day of classes, UC President Neville Pinto announced the school’s 200-year anniversary in an email to the student body, making it the 18th-oldest university in the U.S. “Every new academic year is a very special time, but this year holds even more meaning, filled with a significance that comes only once in a lifetime and bonds all Bearcats across the centuries,” Pinto said in the email.

First founded as the Medical College of Ohio and Cincinnati College in 1819, UC has grown from a onebuilding, 70-student class to a public university with over 45,000 enrolled students.

The school continues to grow year after year and consistently increases its total enrollment.

In honor of reaching its 200-year milestone, the university has branded the 2018-19 academic year “#BoldlyBearcat” as the theme of the bicentennial, aiming to highlight the bold moments people have experienced at UC. There will be many events to celebrate the bicentennial throughout the year, from Homecoming to Charter Week in January. However, the university is also pursuing many development projects and community outreach initiatives with a heavy focus on student representation and participation.

Among the largest initiatives includes the UC Bicentennial Community Engagement Grants, which will designate $100,000 in microgrants to local nonprofits.

Grant-eligible organizations created proposals that incorporated UC student engagement in areas including service to local schools, housing and housing access, environment quality, public

health and sustaining or enriching the local community. Each proposal also included a 3-year action plan for and impact analysis.

A committee of students from the Arts and Sciences, Allied Health and Medicine disciplines will review the project proposals, which have been submitted by more than 100 local nonprofits.

These students will also participate in the projects chosen through the firstyear service-learning program “Better Place Project,” which is facilitated by learning communities.

Student involvement in bicentennial festivities is not just limited to first-year students. The university plans to incorporate as many students as possible throughout the year.

Erin Kelley, a fourth-year psychology and marketing student and a bicentennial intern for the University of Cincinnati Foundation, says there will be a substantial

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emphasis on social media engagement.

“We will have our Bicentennial Student Champions Program, which is a brand ambassador program for the bicentennial,” Kelley said.

“We are looking to be highly inclusive with students from all different majors and campuses.”

The application to become a champion will open next month to coincide with the launch of their website, Kelley said. Champion responsibilities will include sharing content concerning the bicentennial on social media and by word-ofmouth.

Students will also have the chance to share their experiences at UC through #BoldlyBearcat stories, which are “moments that are bold or pivotal to [students’] journeys at UC and a chance for students to share what is so special about them and UC,” Kelley said.

University of Cincinnati is celebrating being 200 years old. TNR FILE

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UC ousts Papa John’s from campus MITCHELL PARTON | CHIEF REPORTER The Papa John’s restaurant previously located in Tangeman University Center (TUC) has been removed.

The location will be replaced with a university-operated pizza location in early September according to M.B. Reilly, the school’s public relations director.

“The university regularly assesses the performance and offerings of our external vendors,” Reilly told The News Record in an email on Aug. 28. “We already had ongoing concerns about how effectively Papa John’s was meeting the needs of our campus community, due to a 22.5 percent drop in sales over the last two years.”

The old Papa Johns pizza location in TUC is seen on Aug. 28, 2018 John Schnatter, the founder locked up and closed down. AARON DORSTEN | PHOTO EDITOR and public face of Papa John’s, uttered a racial slur during a conference call in May, Forbes reported on Jul. 11. The former founder has since resigned from the company and has been removed from all marketing materials, according to a news release issued from Papa John’s on July 13.

“This decision is the first of several key steps to rebuild trust from the inside-out,” said Peter Collins, senior director of public relations, in the release. “We will be engaging a broad set of stakeholders to chart a course forward that demonstrates our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.”

Since then, the company Papa John’s logo. WIKIMEDIA has faced declining sales as it struggles to maintain a positive Ball State University and Purdue University image. The Associated Press reported on both removed the founder’s name from Aug. 7 that sales have dropped 10.5 percent buildings on their campuses and rejected since July. grants from the John H. Schnatter Family The recent sales figures highlight the Foundation. deterioration of the company’s financial “Once the company’s founder and thenperformance under CEO Steve Ritchie since chairman made his reprehensible remarks, his appointment in 2016, Schnatter said in a which stand at complete odds with the news release. university’s unwavering commitment to “Instead of addressing the real and diversity, respect and inclusive excellence, it fundamental issues confronting the was clear that we needed to move in a new Company since that time period, and taking direction,” said Reilly. actions to turn sales around, the Company The Papa John’s location was operated is trying to deflect attention from the

by Aramark, the university’s food services source of the problem — management’s provider. The five Aramark employees who ongoing failures with regard to financial worked at that venue will maintain their performance – and blame me for its employment, Reilly said. problems,” Schnatter said in a statement.

Despite the controversy, the Papa John’s The University of Cincinnati joins several location off-campus on Short Vine was still other academic institutions, including present at the Taste of Uptown event that Butler University and the University of coincided with the Student Organization Utah, in removing Papa John’s locations.

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Overcaffeinated: Clifton’s coolest coffee cafés BRIANA RICE | LIFE & ARTS EDITOR For students looking for coffee around campus, the options are practically limitless. If you’re interested in a safe bet, chains like Starbucks, Panera and Dunkin Donuts are abundant.

But if you’re looking to support local businesses, care about eco-friendly business practices or want to know exactly where your coffee is coming from, Clifton has a couple options for you.

Cincinnati has a wide variety of coffee styles and eclectic vibes from locallyowned coffee shops. Many of these establishments are practicing sustainable habits.

More than that, these places offer a safe space for students to be from dawn to dusk. Plus, the coffee’s really good.

These locations primarily serve students, so it’s a great way to connect with the UC community as well

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Whether you’re looking for a cozy place to hang out with friends or a serene spot to write or study, we have two coffee shops near campus that you should definitely check out.

a part of a community,” said Keaton Neely, manager of Rohs Street Café.

Rohs Street Cafe 245 W. McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219 Open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-11 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.11 p.m.

Sunday 2 p.m.-11 p.m.

Rohs Street Cafe is a short walk from campus on the corner of McMillan and Rohs Street. This cozy cafe has been a part of the Clifton community for fifteen years.

“We started Rohs Street to meet that need for the community where students can come and hang out ... be safe and feel like they’re

“[It’s] also to bring that emphasis of fair and direct trade coffee and sustainable trading practices to the forefront of coffee culture in Cincinnati.”

An establishment that focuses on sustainable practices and tasty coffee, you can get just about

anything at Rohs Street Café. The workers are well-acquainted with the business and will be able to tell you exactly where the coffee came from and how it was made.

Rohs Street Cafe is also a

resource for students and offers two private meeting spaces that patrons can reserve at no cost. The only rule is that you cannot bring outside food and drink, and certain meeting topics are not allowed in the cafe.

From espresso, to their own version of cold brew, to nitro coffee, and a variety of tea, it’s a great place to hang out and there’s almost always seating. Another

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The staff currently is primarily UC students from a variety of majors. As a result, the guests are also primarily UC students but people from all over Clifton and the city come to drink coffee at Rohs Street now.

There’s also a community billboard that is open to anyone, where students and community members alike are welcome to post events.

If you’re hungry, Rohs always has small pastries available.

Lydia’s on Ludlow 329 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220 Open: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Sunday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Lydia’s has been a beloved part of the community for nine years now. It is Cincinnati’s only green cafe, apothecary and retail store located in the heart of the Clifton Gaslight Business District.

“It’s always important to know exactly where everything you get is coming from,” said Tom Gabbard, apothecary and

bar manager at Lydia’s on Ludlow. “You want to know it’s backstory, you want to know it was produced ethically, and everyone should be more conscious about how they affect the world around them.”

Lydia’s is an “eco café,” which means it tries to leave a minimal carbon footprint.

To do so, the establishment grows and uses local produce from the Price Hill eco-community.

The cafe has a full bar that includes specialty cocktails based on old prohibition drinks. They even have a unique (and very cool) absinthe drink that bartenders set on fire before serving.

The cafe offers a full menu with vegan options available, as well as Sunday brunch.

Lydia’s also sells alcohol, food and coffee for events in Clifton Plaza. The cafe also hosts events including a weekly open mic night that showcases musicians, writers, comics and whomever else wants to take the stage.

Students and community members alike are invited to host events from talks to poetry readings to live shows.

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Things to do this weekend: Beerfest, fireworks and jazz ERIN COUCH | SENIOR REPORTER Friday, Aug. 31 Paint Jam at Mad Frog: Ah, the start of a new school year. Time to buy notebooks and pens, sharpen your pencils and scramble one last time to get to your adviser to fix your schedule. If “Syllabus Week” hit you extra hard this year, blow off some steam at Mad Frog’s official back-to-school shindig where you can throw paint at your friends while jamming out to local DJs. You can splatter (washable) paint on your friends while bumpin’ to DJ iGrind, Al NeOn and more. (Casual attire encouraged).

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few. And you might win a $100 prize if you emerge victorious from one of the rap battles.

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Alaska and Ireland. If you’re not a beer drinker, fear not — mini cocktail and wine samples are available.

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The Marsh Brothers Jazz Collective: Come out to Clifton Plaza on Ludlow Avenue at 7 p.m. to indulge your ears in jazz tunes, courtesy of some resident CCMers.

A variety of refreshments can be purchased, including Rhinegeist Truth and Bubbles, wine by the glass and food from Lydia’s on Ludlow. Part of the Clifton Plaza Summer Music Series.

Art on Vine at Fountain Square: Supporting local artists is easier than ever at this ongoing art fair series that rotates locations monthly. On Sunday, it’ll be at Fountain Square, and over 60 artists will be peddling their wares for you to buy. It lasts from noon until 6 p.m., so there’s plenty of time to shop around.

Cincy Beerfest: Cincinnati has been dubbed a beer city by locals and out-of-towners alike.

With over 50 breweries within city limits alone, local craft beer aficionados’“gotta drink ‘em all” mentality is hard to reach.

However, if you visit Great American Ballpark on Saturday, you might be able to build your repertoire. You can choose between two sessions — 12:30-4:30 p.m. or 7-11 p.m. — and pick from over 150 local and regional beer samples from local favorites, like 50 West, Taft’s and MadTree, to nonlocal microbreweries as far as

Western & Southern WEBN Fireworks: The end-of-summer fireworks tradition continues this Sunday. The event coincides with Riverfest at Sawyer Point, which boasts various family-fun activities and vendors to check out. However, if you’re not willing to leave the comfort of Clifton to watch the show, there’s a decent view of the fireworks from Belleview Park in the 2100 block of Ohio Avenue. The show starts at 9:05 p.m., and you’re encouraged to tune into WEBN — 102.7FM — to listen to music that corresponds with the display.

Craft beer compliments any weekend activity in Cincinnati. TNR FILE

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Moore likely to start, be pushed by underclassmen MATT HUFFMON | SPORTS EDITOR

The Bearcats lose 28-31 against SMU doing homecoming game on Oct. 21, 2017. AARON DORSTEN | PHOTO EDITOR

Insider: UC football prepares for UCLA MATT HUFFMON | SPORTS EDITOR The University of Cincinnati football team is less than a week away from its seasonopener against the University of California Los Angeles at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

UCLA is arguably the biggest game on UC’s 2018 schedule, as the Bruins are the only power-five conference opponent during the regular-season.

The Daily Bruin (UCLA’s student newspaper) sports editor Sam Connon talked with me about UCLA’s expectations for themselves heading into 2018 and their knowledge of the Bearcats schemes.

Don’t expect the Bruins to roll over on their home turf, as they won all six of their home games in 2017, while losing all six of their road games.

UCLA will be led by first-year head coach Chip Kelly, who won a Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl as the head coach at the University of Oregon from 2009-2012. Kelly spent 2013-15 as the head coach of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles and 2016 with the San Francisco 49ers. He takes over for Jim Mora, who led the Bruins to a 5-6 record before being fired on Nov. 19, 2017.

“Chip Kelly is a pretty low-key guy in terms of interviews.,” Connon said. “If you look at ESPN, national media, PAC-12 – no one is picking UCLA to do super well.

Maybe .500 and be bowl eligible. People are expecting big things pretty quick, while the media and Chip are going at this as a longterm plan – maybe two or three years down the road, they’re back to a top program.

On the offensive side of the ball, UCLA will have to fill the void left at quarterback by three-year starter Josh Rosen, who was selected 10th overall in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.

“Long-term, I think it will be Dorian Thompson-Robinson,” Connon said. “Chip favors veterans [in his coaching style] a little more. There is basically a four-guy quarterback battle going on. I don’t think Thompson-Robinson will get the starting job [this year]. The other competitors are Wilton Speight, Austin Burton and Devon Modster, who filled in for Rosen last year when Rosen had a concussion. There’s a good chance [Modster] gets a couple starts this year because he’s a safe, middle-of-theroad quarterback.”

Thompson-Robinson is a true-freshmen who rated as the No. 2dual-threat quarterback in the 2018 class by 247sports. com. His 4-star status and 98 overall ranking was enough to be considered the 36th best prospect in the country.

Modster, a redshirt-sophomore, appeared in five games as the primary back-up to Rosen in 2017, finishing 51-of-79 for 671 yards and four touchdowns.

“Over the past few years, UCLA has taken awhile to get the wheels rolling in non-conference games,” Connon said. “I think it’s almost the perfect matchup. It’s a notable, former Big-East team. But it’s not an Auburn or Alabama, where you’re going to lose. It’s a good middle ground to start off the Chip Kelly era.”

Sam Connon: “I think UCLA has the edge. It all depends on who’s quarterback and fills in at middle-linebacker. It’ll start to come together. Chip knows what he’s doing.”

UCLA 38 – UC 31 Matt Huffmon: “UC’s defense will keep things close, but UCLA escapes in week 1.”

UCLA 35 – UC 21 The September 1st matchup begins at 7 P.M. EST and will be aired on ESPN.

Second-year head football coach Luke Fickell returns a potent offense full of playmakers as five starters return. Among them include the Bearcats’ leading rusher Gerrid Doaks, receiver Khalil Lewis and passer Hayden Moore from one season ago.

Moore, a redshirt senior from Clay, Ala. is expected to be named the week one starter for the third straight year. Aside from Moore, no other quarterback on UC’s roster has taken a collegiate snap.

“If you went out there today, just because of where [Moore] has been and what he’s done, he would be the guy that’s got the nod right now,” Fickell told the Cincinnati Enquirer at Camp Higher Ground during fall practice. “But we’re trying to make it as competitive as possible.”

Moore’s experience in hostile environments, like the road game against Michigan last year, gives him the edge over underclassmen. He finished last season 239-of-424 for 2,562 yards and 20 touchdowns while yielding nine interceptions. For his career, Moore has thrown for 6,191 career yards — good enough to rank fifth in the UC record books.

The 2018 quarterback competition hasn’t featured Ross Trail. The former Bearcat quarterback was granted a release from his UC athletic scholarship on April 13 after losing snaps in spring practice to Moore.

Trail’s only action in 2017 came during the 33-3 loss at the University of South Florida, where he threw for 31 yards on 5-of-9 passing.

He is currently listed as a backup after transferring to Arkansas State University.

Trail’s departure has opened the door for 6-foot-4 redshirt-freshman Desmond Ridder from Louisville, Ky. Summer workouts allowed Ridder to play his way into

The Bearcats lose 28-31 against SMU doing homecoming game on Oct. 21, 2017. AARON DORSTEN | PHOTO EDITOR

second-string duties and seems to be the strongest threat to Moore’s job.

“I’m not, say, a twoquarterback guy, but we do have to figure out how to use our best players,” Fickell told the Enquirer. “If it happens to be that the two quarterbacks are two of the best players we’ve got, then maybe there’s some other ways we could use him.”

Second-year offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock seems to be in favor of preseason position battles, especially when an entire side of the ball experiences growth.

“It’s kind of the Hayden Moore-Desmond Ridder battle,” Denbrock told the Enquirer during fall camp.

“They’re encouraging each other, helping each other, but they’re battling hard. It’s helping us offensively.”

Ben Bryant, a 6-foot-3 true freshman from La Grange, Ill. enrolled early in the spring semester and showed continual growth throughout the summer months and in fall camp. He enters week one as the third option on the depth-chart.

“For a freshman, he’s very, very talented with his ability to throw the football,” Denbrock told the Enquirer.

“He was an early enrollee and he got a lot of work in spring ball. Some of it is also his football intelligence and what he came here already knowing.”

Redshirt sophomore Jake Sopko (Avon, Ohio) and walk-on freshman John Keller (North Canton, Ohio) round out the quarterback’s depth-chart.

The Bearcats kick off the 2018 season by paying a visit to UCLA this Saturday at 7 p.m. EST. ESPN will have the coverage.

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FC Cincinnati continues to excel at Nippert SPENCER SCHULTZ | STAFF REPORTER

Nippert Field photographed on April 26, 2018. AARON DORSTEN | PHOTO EDITOR

United Soccer League (USL) standings leader FC Cincinnati continues to prove that they are a force to be reckoned with as the team prepares to enter Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2019.

The third-year club is off to a 17-3-6 record this season and shows no signs of slowing. They haven’t dropped a USL match since May 26 and lead the Eastern Conference by 11 points.

On May 29, MLS Commissioner Don Garber flew to Cincinnati to announce FCC as the league’s newest expansion team, set to begin play in the 2019 season.

“Major League Soccer is proud to introduce FC Cincinnati as our 26th team,” Garber said at the announcement event. “The rise of Cincinnati as a passionate soccer market in recent years, coinciding

Fall sporting events you can’t miss SPENCER SCHULTZ | STAFF REPORTER Football vs. Miami University The Bearcats will face Miami University in the 123rd battle of the Victory Bell at Paul Brown Stadium on Sept. 8. The Redhawks are eager to end a 13-game losing streak against UC after coming up short in the closing minutes last season, losing 21-17. Back for his second season, head coach Luke Fickell will look to make a statement in front of a Cincinnati crowd for the first time in the 2018 campaign. Senior defensive tackle Marquise Copeland was named to watchlists for the Outland (top interior lineman) and Nagurski (FBS defensive player of the year) trophies. The rivalry will kick off at 8 p.m. and will air on ESPN3.

Volleyball vs. Xavier University After a thrilling 3-2 victory in sets last season, head coach Molly Alvey’s team will play the Xavier

Musketeers for the fourth time in five years on Sep. 15 at Saint Ursula Academy.

UC will look to secure its third straight victory against the crosstown rival since 2015. The Bearcats roster is filled with talented seniors, including outside hitter Carly Nolan, setter Jade Tingelhoff and defensive specialist Abby Williams.

The match is a part of Alumnae Day and will start at 4:30 p.m. Steaming will be available on GoBearcats. com.

Men’s Golf Invitational UC will compete in its annual Bearcat Invitational on Sept. 24 and 25 at Coldstream Country Club.

Head coach Doug Martin will seek a better result this season after a bottom-half finish in both days of the tournament last season.

Senior Austin Squires is coming off the best run by a Bearcat at the U.S. Amateur in school history.

The 2017 American Athletic Conference player of the year upset the 45th ranked

amateur in the world, Luis Gagne of Costa Rica, before coming up short in the quarterfinals against Viktor Hovland of Norway. The tournament will last all day, and participating schools have yet to be announced.

Women’s Soccer vs.

Southern Methodist University The Bearcats will seek revenge on SMU when they host the Mustangs on Sept. 27 at Gettler Stadium.

UC couldn’t put the pieces together against the 20172018 AAC champions last season, losing in the regular season and AAC tournament by a score of 1-0 in both matchups. Seniors Jill Vetere and Cassie Wheldon aim to defend home field in this season’s matchup, where they played 11 times without being defeated in 2017. The game is set to kick off at 7 p.m. at Gettler Stadium.

Men’s Soccer vs. Bowling Green State University UC will look to clinch its fourth straight victory

with the city’s growing economy and reputation as a top destination for young professionals, makes it an ideal city for our growing league.”

Although FCC will be the 26th MLS team, the league has yet to decide which conference the team will join.

General manager Jeff Berding has made significant strides in preparing his team for the next level.

On June 29, FCC announced a timeline for their future West End stadium site. The 25,000seat stadium will begin play at the start of the 2021 MLS season with an estimated $200 million cost, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.

The club will continue to use the 40,000-seat Nippert Stadium at the University of Cincinnati’s main campus until the completion of the West End stadium.

First-year sports against BGSU on Oct. 23. The Bearcats have dominated this matchup in past seasons, outscoring the Falcons by an overall margin of 6-2 since 2015.

Head coach Hylton Dayes’ team has become noticeably younger, with 11 freshmen in this season’s recruiting class. UC’s top returning goal scorer and Cincinnati native Austin Smythe was recently selected to the preseason All-American Conference team. The match will kick off at 7 p.m. at Gettler Stadium.

administration student Bailey Curtiss believes FCC will soon become the soccer capital of Ohio.

“As of right now, FC’s popularity is about to soar because of the MLS expansion,” Curtiss said.

“The chemistry has been well this season and I think the success will carry over to the next level. With the Columbus Crew leaving, FC is bound to become the soccer capital of Ohio, and I’m very excited about it.”

Second-year music graduate student John Siarris agreed, saying the newly-generated hype will prove fruitful for the city.

“The team is continuing to grow,” Siarris said. “With recently expanding to the MLS, there is so much more hype to the team.

I’m excited to see how successful the team can be.

It will be good for the city of Cincinnati as a whole.”

FCC has three home games remaining this season against the

Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Toronto FC II and Indy Eleven.

The Orange and Blue will face Pittsburgh at Nippert Stadium on Sept. 1. The two clubs have faced each other twice this season, drawing 2-2 on April 21.

FCC was victorious during the second matchup in Pittsburgh on May 23 by a score of 3-1. Head coach Alan Koch and his team will look to win the season series when the match kicks off at 7:30 p.m.

FC will welcome Toronto on Sep. 16 after drawing 3-3 in their first match this season. The team will aim for a stronger performance after allowing two unanswered goals in the final 20 minutes against Toronto on June 27.

As for Indy Eleven, FCC will look to complete the season sweep in their final home game on Sept. 29.

Indy has dropped both matchups at home this season, being outscored 4-2.

Women’s soccer will play home games at Gettler Stadium. TNR FILE

UC Men’s soccer will play home games at Gettle Stadium. TNR FILE

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“Insatiable” has an appetite for the unappetizing SAMI STEWART | OPINION EDITOR One of Netflix’s newest original series sparked controversy long before it began streaming online, prompting angry Instagram personalities to petition against the release of the show. But is the controversy warranted?

“Insatiable” is the inappropriate tale of two social outcasts who use each other to get revenge.

A former beauty pageant coach turns to his day job as an attorney when his dreams come crashing down following a false sexual assault claim. He works on the case of Patty Bladell, “Fatty Patty,” who received an assault charge after punching a homeless man in the face. To be fair, though, he made a snide remark about her weight and retaliated to the assault by breaking her jaw.

With her jaw wired shut and generally no social life, Patty wastes away on the couch for the summer sipping her meals through a straw. It’s a drastic lifestyle change, especially considering that just weeks earlier, “while [her] classmates were losing their virginity, [Patty] was

stuffing another hole.”

It’s the tongue-and-cheek remarks like this that make it so easy to indulge in the saltiness of the show. Then, I start to see why people were so pissed about it.

The writers made it look like Patty simply bounced off the couch, lean and toned from her summer of starvation, with a brandnew well-fitting wardrobe and the confidence of a queen. Now, no one’s saying that there’s no place for a little hyperbole action — after all, everyone loves an exaggeration! I recognize their effort to take a stab at satire, but their delivery was about as graceful as a baby giraffe.

It mostly came off offensive, strange and, for many viewers, a little too close to home.

There were bits that had me laughing out loud, and the intensity of Patty’s desires for revenge kept me on the edge of my seat wondering how (and when) she was going to fly off the handle. But it also made me feel on edge about how far they missed the target.

Actually, it’s not crystal clear what the target was in the first place.

Was it condemning the

acts of body shaming and bullying? Or was it making light of them?

Furthermore, what about their dodgy confrontation of Patty’s obvious mental health issues haphazardly disguised as high school jealousy and a newfound sense of confidence? What was that all about?

Patty’s redirects her binging from food to her insatiable need for revenge.

Now that she was hot and thin, she could use her body like an instrument to get what she wants. After all, “skinny is everything,” isn’t it? At least that’s what her attorney, Bob, says to entice her into becoming his weapon of mass career reclamation as his weightloss inspiration pageant girl.

She impulsively gives in to his offer despite her mother’s disapproval, but that’s not nearly the most irrational decision she’s ever made.

At one point during the first episode, she comes within an inch of burning the aforementioned homeless guy alive after luring him into a hotel room, promising him her virginity and getting him properly wasted. At the drop of a hat, she ditches

Netflix show “Insatiable” stirs controversy for inadequate portrayal of body positivity. NETFLIX | YOUTUBE

him — unconscious, halfnaked and soaked in vodka — to call Bob to tell him that he’s “the only one who understands [her].”

Patty’s hot for Bob, which doesn’t look good for Bob. He’s married with children, recently accused of sexual assault, and Patty’s underage. She doesn’t hide her feelings for Bob whatsoever, as proved by the pages and pages of her diary filled with scribbled hearts and arrows around their initials. Everything with Patty is an obsession — food, revenge, Bobby.

She shows up to his house unannounced flaunting her new body “like an underage hooker,” or so says Bobby’s suspicious wife.

I believe that the writers’ intention was to exaggerate the social issues of body shaming, bullying, social hierarchy and the impending doom of a false sexual assault claim. But it ended up being a dangerous dance around the sex offender fire, and a poor portrayal of the realities of eating disorders.

And that’s where those quarter of a million petitioners come in.

Florence Given, a feminist artist who heralds the

good gospel of gender equality and women’s empowerment, started the petition to halt the show’s release. She called out Netflix for creating a narrative that “perpetuates not only the toxicity of diet culture, but the objectification of women’s bodies,” stating that it was harmful to the audience it was targeting.

I understand how someone who struggles with body image and eating would find this show wholly distasteful and unrepresentative of the realities of eating disorders.

Patty’s godsend escape from her obesity was so easy — thank God she broke her jaw! By depriving her of her oral fixation, ability to chew and main source of comfort, she eliminated her binge eating disorder and apparated confidence from thin air.

The show’s cover art was clever, I’ll give them that.

Patty’s painted lips and pearly whites chomp the word “Insatiable,” and then she seductively licks her lips. But it may have been easier and more transparent to have said, “How to make your eating disorder go away with these three easy steps!”

See what I mean? It just missed the mark. And unfortunately for Netflix, it came off as extremely offensive.

However, I can understand why people binged the show with glee and scoffed at the controversy’s “political correctness.” It’s advertised as a comedy and follows the same classic high school motifs as the rest of them— the bullied fat kid, puppy love and parents who just don’t understand.

It’s so easy to overlook the obvious discrepancies and indulge in the show’s relatable themes. It’s dripping with Southern charm, from every pink skirt suit, slow-mo makeout and seductive lollipop closeup.

Its aesthetic is a trip to the candy store in your wildest cotton-candy-colored dreams. But remember, kids, too much candy gives us cavities.

By this logic, Insatiable is candy — indulgent, unnecessary and the opposite of beneficial. And its end result? You guessed it: a big fat cavity.

Debby Ryan stars as Patty Bladell in Netflix’s controversial “Insatiable.” NETFLIX | YOUTUBE

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We need more like McCain SAMUEL SCHELL-OLSEN | CONTRIBUTOR

“Roughly 32 of every 100 assaults are reported, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).” TNR FILE

For some, it’s two years too late SAMI STEWART |OPINION EDITOR Considering recent events surrounding the #MeToo movement, I think now is a good time to evaluate UC’s track record of handling Title IX situations.

There have been nearly 40 reports of “rape” or “fondling” on campus between 2014 and 2016, per the Campus Security Report. It’s not unlikely that the number of unreported cases exceeds reported ones for a variety of reasons — inaccessibility, shame, stigma or doubt that it’ll make a sliver of difference.

The last report documented on the site was in 2016, which also happens to be the last time UC had a Title IX coordinator until this year. There is no public data of reported sexual incidents since the departure of UC’s previous Title IX coordinator.

Roughly 32 of every 100 assaults are reported, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). That means that more than two-thirds of sexual assault cases are forgotten by everyone but the victim.

An opinion piece published by The News Record earlier this year highlighted UC’s failure to replace the former coordinator and quoted Jennifer Schoewe, an assault survivor and UC alumnus, on her experiences with the reporting and justice process.

“Victims especially need to feel confident that their universities will provide them with structure, answers and a fair opportunity to bring their attacker to justice,” Schoewe said. “If we do not have that confidence, we will not report, and thus more students will be endangered and victimized.”

UC’s negligence to replace the previous Title IX coordinator poses a slew of problems for the student body. Sending

emails for just one-third of reported Title IX violations isn’t enough to cry justice — or to prevent it from happening again. All professors are required to include a section about Title IX in their syllabi, informing students of their rights and encouraging them to report incidents if they happen.

But without a living, breathing person managing these efforts, these poor excuses for sexual assault prevention fall flat.

There is plenty of information on UC’s Title IX page citing the legal definition of harassment, faculty reporting requirements and a list of resources should a situation arise. The university’s mission statement states that the Title IX office “promotes that all persons can work, live, and learn at the university free of all forms of sex discrimination including harassment, exploitation or intimidation.”

That hiatus ends this year as we welcome our new Title IX Coordinator, Andrea Goldblum, who has nearly two decades of experience working in Title IX offices for universities across the nation. She studied sexual harassment and sexual violence at OSU’s law school, and her experience speaks for itself. She will join the office in providing students the direction, support and resources they need. You can sleep a little safer knowing your university (finally) has employed an experienced professional to delicately handle these matters in a timely fashion.

But a two-year hiatus from employing a coordinator to enforce this statement raises a question of efficacy. How watertight can our policies be to prevent Title IX violations and bring justice to victims?

With the death of longtime senator and war veteran John McCain, America lost a special kind of politician — one who was willing to work with the other side to help the American people.

Public attitudes have long advocated individual contribution limits to political campaigns. A May 2017 report prepared for the Campaign Finance Task Force found that 58.7 percent of respondents supported limiting individual financial contributions to candidates for federal office. McCain was famously part of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which in 2002 helped regulate campaign finance. His co-sponsor, former Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold, was a Democrat.

Many journalists and analysts have addressed McCain’s “no” vote that halted the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Until recently, that “no” vote soured my opinion of McCain. But reading his reasoning for voting against the repeal effort altered my perception of McCain.

He didn’t vote “no” to derail President Donald Trump’s agenda, like so many journalists on either side imply. In his own words, “I believe we could do better working together, Republicans and Democrats, and have not

yet really tried. Nor could I support it without knowing how much it will cost, how it will affect insurance premiums, and how many people will be helped or hurt by it.”

McCain’s vote wasn’t about ideology or party allegiance. It was about the American people.

McCain was a moderate Republican — a rarity in Washington today. That hasn’t always been the case. Before the 1980s, more than 40 percent of senators and 28 percent of representatives were considered nonconformists, according to James Campbell’s 2016 novel “Polarized.” By the 1990s, those numbers shrunk to 11 percent and 15 percent, respectively.

The effects of absent nonconformists are showing on the House floor. A bill proposed by Republicans earlier this summer would have funded Trump’s border wall, offered a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and stopped the administration’s practice of splitting up families. The bill was denied by every House Democrat and some conservative Republicans.

Why are compromises that would benefit both political parties and the American people being denied on the basis of party ideology?

McCain exhibited a rare sense of civility and didn’t cave to audience pandering to earn votes.

John McCain, American politician, passed away on August 25. WIKIMEDIA

During his 2008 presidential run against then-Senator Barack Obama, McCain confronted one of his own supporters for suggesting that Obama was Arabic and couldn’t be trusted. “No, ma’am,” McCain said. “He’s a decent family man, [a] citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that’s what this campaign is all about.”

Whether it’s Trump refusing to condemn the alt-right or Hillary Clinton calling half of Trump supporters (31 million people) a “basket of deplorables,” current politicians have exhibited a willingness to go low if it wins them votes.

I might have disagreed with McCain, but I know he meant best for our country — something that our politicians should learn to follow.

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