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MainStreet Stride colorful success, Phelps sworn in SAMANTHA HALL | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

Dozens of UC departments, student organizations and athletes participated in the 11th annual MainStreet Stride, celebrating the UC community Friday, April 15, 2016.

Students and faculty paraded through campus in costumes and spirit wear in celebration of the traditional MainStreet Stride Friday afternoon.

The 11th annual stride began at University Pavilion, where several gathered.

Dozens of departments and student organizations dressed for competition, sporting red and black from head to toe, zombie costumes, Star Wars gear and even full Ghost Busters uniforms.

MainStreet Stride not only gives the UC community a chance to win awards for their costumes, but for every group to have spirit together.

“The whole university comes together,” said UC President Santa Ono. Some of the organizations and departments that participated include the women’s basketball team, the Division of Student Affairs, the BEARchats, the Office of the Bursar, International Partners and Leaders (IPALS) and the marching band.

While every group worked their way through campus following the beat of the drums coming from the marching band, students performed “Down the Drive” and soaked up the opportunity to have a good time as a community.

“We do the military thing, but we’re still students. We hang out, we want to have fun,” said Andrew Hazel, a first-year marketing student and member of the Air Force ROTC. The parade finished its route at the UC Rec Center, where people gathered in the basketball

courts for free food and drinks, the inauguration of Student Government (SG) and the awards for the Stride.

As hundreds of students and faculty sat eating and socializing, President Ono made his routes to each group, eventually finding his way back to the stage for the inauguration of SG. During the inauguration ceremony, President Ono swore in the new members of SG. They recited an honor to the UC constitution and study body.

After each member took their oath, finishing with new Student Body President Mitchell Phelps, Ono began the award ceremony for the Stride, gathering the gnome awards to the stage.

Ono began the ceremony by presenting the “most appreciated” award to the UC Bearcat bands.

The Office of Human Resources won “most spirited” department, while the “most spirited” organization award went to Sigma Sigma, an honorary fraternity.

For the “most creative department”, the Office of the Bursar won by a landslide with their Ghost Busters costumes, representing the “Bursar Busters,” according to Teresa Schmidt, a worker for the Bursar.

The “most creative” organization award went to BEARchats, a group of international students that won praise from all for their charismatic dance routines and dedicated zombie walk, complete with bloody make up and fake guts.

President Ono finished the day with a Bearcat salute, wishing UC students and faculty a happy end to the semester.

Exiger report reveals UCPD racial disparity LAUREN MORETTO | CHIEF REPORTER

Former University of Cincinnati Police Department Chief Jason Goodrich was described as “untruthful” during investigations spurred by the death of Samuel Dubose in a personnel report released Wednesday.

“I see this report as an opportunity for us to really focus on accountability and oversight issues moving forward,” said Robin Engel, vice president of UC Safety and Reform.

“We are really looking forward to putting in place a mission and a series of strategies to meet that mission.”

The report released was not initially included in the top-to-bottom internal investigation of UCPD until Exiger, the group conducting the investigation, came to campus and began interviews, in which the need for a separate personnel report became apparent.

Engel stressed that the report is part of a larger work.

“I would hate for our UC community to believe this is the report and we are moving forward without any guidance on what we need to do for our policy procedures and training,” Engel said.

There was a three-fold increase in traffic stops since Goodrich became chief in November 2014, according to the report.

When approached by Engel on the racial disparities among drivers who were pulled over during these stops, Goodrich shared his officers “might be profiling,” but insisted he was unaware of the use of off-campus traffic stops.

The report uncovered evidence suggesting otherwise, including a “Daily Management Report” prepared by Goodrich’s assistant that contained a narrative of the previous day’s activities.

Included was data that “clearly showed the dramatic increase of stops and citations,” according to the report.

Several UCPD officers noted Goodrich’s aggressive approach to stops, citing his attempt to create “no-fly zones” in the neighborhoods surrounding campus.

These “no-fly zones” would be achieved through the use of excessive traffic enforcement in the hope they could intercept drugs or guns, as well as discourage criminals from passing through.

Some students disagree with the notion of university police officers conducting business off campus.

“If they’re UCPD, I feel like they should be UCPD and not conducting traffic stops like outside of campus,” said Dominique Sparks, a second-year archeology student.

The report has collected some positive reactions from students.

“I guess I’m kind of optimistic, I mean you kind of have to be and they’re trying to make changes,” said Cori Wolfe, a first-year electronic media student.

Members of the Irate8 declined to comment.

DANIEL WALTON | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Andrew Wiedeman (23) jumps out of the way as Louisville goalkeeper slides in for a save.

Record attendance for FC Cincinnati CLAUDE THOMPSON | STAFF REPORTER

FC Cincinnati drew 20,497 fans to Saturday night’s loss against Louisville City FC in Nippert Stadium, establishing a new United Soccer League single game attendance record in the regular season.

The previous record was 20,231, held by Sacramento Republic FC. “Absolutely incredible,” said John Harkes, manager for FC Cincinnati.“The fans and supporters, the families that are here, it clearly shows that Cincinnati is easily ready for this market for soccer. It’s such a huge positive, the numbers that showed up tonight. They make a big difference and I hope we’re able to sustain it and keep going, but what a fantastic night.”

“Breaking a record like that is incredible and to do it this early as a brand-new club is such a great situation.”

Nippert’s stands were full and the record-setting crowd had plenty to celebrate about when Cincinnati jumped to an early lead, with a header goal scored by Cincinnati local and former Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year Austin Berry in the sixth minute.

The goal, assisted by Tyler Polak on a free kick, was Berry’s second in as many home games.

“It’s fantastic. I would love to score a goal in a winning effort, that’s the most important thing,” Berry said.“We gave up three goals and that’s going to stay with me more than scoring another goal, but it’s two games in a row, now, that we’ve had such a fantastic crowd and we’ve had the energy in the first ten minutes to get a goal and we’ve got to manage that more over 90 minutes.”

The team’s celebration was short-lived as Louisville City forward Chandler Hoffman scored a goal on a penalty kick.

Hoffman’s scores would not end there as he scored again in the 25th minute and again in the 35th minute to complete his hat trick.

Louisville City sat on a 3-1 lead, before losing defender Sean Reynolds to two yellow cards ― which equal a red and

an ejection before the second half of the match.

Louisville City had to play the rest of the match with 10 players, but did not concede another goal to Cincinnati until stoppage time in the second half when Cincinnati defender Pat McMahon converted a header from a corner kick.

That goal was the third scored by Cincinnati defenders over the past two games, which is as many goals that have been scored by the team’s offensive players.

Louisville City played it safe and kept a lot of the players back on defense to try and neutralize attacking opportunities by the home team.

“Give [Louisville City] credit,” Harkes said.“They dug in and they fought really hard. Quite often you see teams that go down a man or two and they dig in and fight in the game and it makes it really difficult.”

Cincinnati failed to convert 14 of their 16 shots and committed 10 fouls in the match. The game was physical for most of the match and Cincinnati received two yellow cards.

FC Cincinnati dropped to 2-2 and plays again at 4 p.m.

Sunday when they travel to Ontario to face Toronto FC II.

DANIEL WALTON | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Andrew Wiedeman (23) jumps out of the way as Louisville goalkeeper slides in for a save.

Star Wars carnival invades Sigma Sigma Commons with fun, spirit JEN HAM | STAFF REPORTER

NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

Students enjoyed live music, Flip Cup All-Stars, as well as games at the 77th annual “Star Wars” themed Sigma Sigma Carnival at Sigma Sigma Commons, Saturday, April 16, 2016.

On Friday, a time not so long ago, in Sigma Sigma Commons, a green space not so far, far away, was the 77th episode of the annual Sigma Sigma Carnival.

Members of the University of Cincinnati came together to celebrate spirit and Star Wars.

“Star Wars was something we always joked about doing and with ‘The Force Awakens’ that came out, this was the year to do it,” said Maxwell Goodall, a fourth-year finance and marketing student and Sigma Sigma Carnival chairman.

The event took place from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m., and during the galactic night, students enjoyed live music from band Flip Cup All-Stars, as well as games.

There were also booths from assorted student organizations.

Though Chewbacca may not have been

there, there was an equally hairy Bearcat to compensate.

“This is my first UC carnival and I just wanted to come and enjoy everything that’s going on here,” said Sarah Foster, a first-year graphic design student.

The carnival is one of UC’s oldest traditions. Right when one carnival is over, Sigma Sigma begins organizing the next. There is a lot of planning involved in one night, including getting entertainment and ensuring a safe environment.

“This is my favorite event on campus and I’ve been coming since I was a freshman,” said Jacob Hood, a fifth-year special education student.

Some have been enjoying the carnival since arriving at UC. “I heard about the carnival my freshman year and was really intrigued, so that’s when I started coming and since then I go every year,” said Ogechukwu

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Okoh, a fifth-year engineering student.

“It’s kind of bittersweet being my last year here at UC, this will be my last carnival, but I’m definitely going to come back as an alumni.”

Some graduates make it a point to return to Sigma Sigma every year.

“I could never go when I was at UC because I was always studying, but now that I have more time I can finally go.

It’s really great to mingle with all these different people that maybe you wouldn’t normally interact with on campus,” said Char Shakir, a UC African Studies alumna.

Ali Banks, third-year political science student, agreed, saying one of the attractions of the carnival is the prospect of meeting new people and new friends.

And even as the darkness set in, there was no dark side to be seen as the whole area was lit by light sabers and Bearcat spirit.

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Ohio primary in question AMIR SAMARGHANDI | NEWS EDITOR

Looking past the one-month anniversary of Ohio’s March 15 primary, several angles about the possibility of voter suppression are being explored in the Buckeye State.

David Pepper, president of Ohio’s Democratic Party, claims that Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State, Jon Husted, engaged in activity tantamount to “a de facto literacy test — they are unnecessary hurdles for voters with visual impairments or low literacy skills and they are unlawful.”

“Republicans haven’t wasted any time taking advantage of this window of opportunity to make it harder to vote for students, women, seniors, people with disabilities and communities of color,” said Pepper in a Huffington Post editorial on the 50-year-old Voting Rights Act — which has been impeded because of recent rulings from the Roberts’ Supreme Court.

Pepper is specifically referencing Husted’s decision to deny 17-year-olds the ability to vote in the primary if they would be 18 by the time of the general election, as well as minor clerical issues — like a single digit off a Social Security number or writing in cursive — resulting in Ohio voters having their ballots tossed.

“There should be real vigilance on the part of public officials to protect every voter and every vote. Instead, Secretary Husted has been repeatedly slapped down by federal judges for standing in the way of voters,” said David Niven, associate professor of political science and a former speechwriter for former Gov. Ted Strickland.

“Why would Husted have a personal vendetta against letting 17-year-olds vote because presumably 17-year-olds would vote for the Democratic primary and that would not have impacted Husted’s supported candidate?” said Morgan Miller, a second-year accounting student and member of UC’s College Republicans. “Republican John Kasich, Republican State Senator Frank LaRose said he would be open to editing that provision.”

Niven said Husted is facing increasingly worse lawsuits — ones Husted keeps losing.

“The newest lawsuit he’s facing involves Ohioans who have been purged from the voting rolls — erased as if they had never registered in the first place. He wouldn’t face all these lawsuits, and he certainly wouldn’t lose them all, if he defined his job as helping people vote,” said Niven.

Irate8 addresses stereotypes JEN HAM | STAFF REPORTER

A teach-in exemplifying the issues and struggles black students face at the University of Cincinnati occurred Friday.

The Irate8 held a teach-in last fall, and to maintain their promise to raise awareness, prepared the recent teach-in at McMicken Commons.

The Irate8 formed in response to the Samuel DuBose killing on July 19 and identifies strongly with the Black Lives Matter Movement.

The departments of Art History, Law, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

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supported the event.

Encompassing stereotypes in the media for people of color, as well as intersectionality and implicit bias and micro-aggression, were goals for the meeting.

The event was reduced from a threehour educational opportunity for social justice to a two-hour attempt to disseminate the same information in a more condensed time due to rescheduling.

“I don’t hate white people, I don’t have anything against them, but I just don’t think they see this. They ignore it because they can,” said Shawnay Jackson, a third-year sociology student about her booth on stereotypes in media.

The Irate8’s name derives from the 8 percent of students at UC who are black.

“When activists attack for bringing up the argument that ‘all lives matter,’ they attack you because it’s not a black person saying it,” said Lacy Robinson, a first-year communications student and spoken-word performer.

“I truthfully understand the point of Black Lives Matter because black lives are the lives that are being attacked, but why would I continue to rehash that idea when I already have a bunch of people behind me doing it?” she said “I think people receive that a whole lot better because I am a black person and I can word and perceive this from a different perspective.”

Being an activist and spreading social justice, through formal reductions, conferences or other platforms, only reaches a limited amount of people and even then doesn’t necessarily influence them, according to Jackson.

Though not all are as skeptical as Jackson — some remain hopeful.

“It is or should be common sense for people to be peaceful. The fact that we have to come up with movements to save lives in the first place is messed up. So if I can maker get people to listen to me, to my poetry, for just three minutes then I can try and bang some common sense in them,” said Robinson.

Consent Pop-Up fights rape culture CAROLINE CORY | NEWS EDITOR

Two people meet at a gathering near the University of Cincinnati. They get into a conversation that gets progressively more intimate, leading to a situation where consent could be involved. However, there is indecisiveness on whether to approve or deny said consent.

This example scenario was presented to students and faculty members at the Consent Pop-Up event hosted at tables around UC Thursday afternoon as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

The Pop-Ups consisted of boards and worksheets providing information about sexual assault, especially regarding UC’s consent policy, which is not projected as much as some students may expect.

“I didn’t know we had a consent policy,” said Rachel Blinka, a fourth-year health promotion and education student.

There were 10 cases of on-campus forcible sex offenses in 2014, more than three times the reported cases in 2013, according to Public Safety’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. An additional eight cases in residential halls occurred in 2014, compared to just two in 2013.

As part of the Consent Pop-Up displays, UC’s consent policy was divided into six sections. The first section read, “Consent is informed, freely given, mutual, and can be withdrawn at any time.”

The next section describes how consent cannot be given if a person is physically or mentally incapacitated or impaired during a situation when consent is required.

Following this, sections continue to explain force, silence, implications of consent and taking advantage of an individual as all being ways of denying consent. The full text can be found on UC’s Title IX website, as part of an employee training

presentation.

Some faculty members may find the policy difficult for students to understand, according to Amy Schlag, director of LGBTQ Center and one of the coordinators of Consent Pop-Up. “If you take all this stuff here, you change it to freely given, aware, vocal yes or say no, it becomes much easier to understand,” said Schlag.

As part of the Pop-Ups, a dry erase board with the full text of the consent policy was included along with several blank boxes for students to pick out the most relevant words in order to clarify the policy’s meaning.

The main words are important because, in a situation where consent is involved, the policy may not be recited in the thoughts of the individuals, according to Schlag.

She also continued to explain the negative connotations of consent and her efforts to promote against the stigmatic association.

“We’re trying to talk about consent in a sex positive way because it is a positive thing,” said Schlag. “Instead of what consent isn’t, how about what consent is?”

SHAE COMBS | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Students are encouraged to make a paper crane for an installation in honor of survivors of sexual assault on April 15, 2016 on McMicken Commons.

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Director brings history to Wonderland MOLLY COHEN | SENIOR REPORTER

From scenes of dark castles to winding clocks, “Through the Looking Glass,” as directed by James Bobin, creates a wondrous world built upon Victorian history.

“I think the idea of Wonderland to me, is the idea of history of magic,” Bobin said.

Lewis Carroll’s magical world of Wonderland will be back on May 27, for the premier of the second film of the CG animated series. With the backbone of producer Tim Burton, Bobin takes viewers on a journey where time and magic collide.

According to Bobin, shooting is full day affair, beginning at 4:30 a.m. and lasting until as late as 10 p.m. Being a director is not for the weak at heart, he said.

“You really have to know way ahead of time what you’re doing that day and how it’s going to work. Even in terms of blocking a shot, you have to have the work done in advance,” Bobin said.

“So you can imagine, shooting is very physically demanding.

And you better be ready to do it, because it’s going to take up a lot of your time and energy.”

The film directing process often starts by talking with actors about the scene prior to filming to make sure the idea for the scene gets across, as well as seeing what the actors’ ideas are for the scene. This is especially important for more emotional scenes. The challenge is to get the scene out of your head and onto set, according to Bobin.

“I’m not a huge believer in rehearsal,” Bobin said. “I mean I do it occasionally. I usually do it on the day, so it’s like a performance.”

A day of shooting “Through the Looking Glass” usually lasts until 7 p.m. However, when working outside with daylight, shooting can end as early as 5 p.m., according to Bobin.

After some scene retakes, the rest of the day is spent wrapping up and preparing for the next day on set. This process usually goes until 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. at night. Next is rewatching the day’s tapes — the final step, which ends around 10 p.m. or 11 p.m.

“In terms of shoot time, often these days you have no lunch, and I usually shoot 10 hours, sometimes we’ll shoot six hour

blocks, or five hour blocks,” Bobin said. “It being filmmaking, things can go awry, and you know, things can push on, and we often say that the hardest part of my job is keeping my watch.”

Besides playing timekeeper like the rabbit of Wonderland, Bobin plays a big role in determining the sets of the film.

Differing from “Alice in Wonderland,” the first film in the CG animated series directed by Tim Burton, Bobin chose to incorporate practical sets.

For Bobin, the set design process means drawing sketches, explaining the intended mood to the set designer and working with them to bring the scene to life.

“I really wanted to have the sense of these buildings almost shouldn’t stand up because of the angles that they’re built at or the angles they’re standing at — they should be impossible,” Bobin said. “The idea of impossible building is the ultimate appeal.”

One of the major sets of the film is the town of Wit’s End, the location of the Hatter’s family hat shop, as well as the hometown of the red and white queen.

“Wit’s End is a kind of mixture between a cottage world in England, and an old town debarment and it has trees from the roofs and strange flowers growing throughout it,” Bobin said.

“So it needs to have both the feel of historical accuracy and time having passed there, but at the same time having a sense of magic happened here.”

This mixture of magic and history is at the heart of the sets of the film, which take on lives of their own.

“I’ve often enjoyed walking around small English villages and understanding how they’ve grown through time,” Bobin said.

“And, so things of design we cram into — we call it hickle dee tickle dee — and it’s a sort of thing where things are just built on top of each other all the time.”

“So, you get little hints of place through time. And so when I was designing Wit’s End, it felt like it’d been there for a long time and developed in a very adaptive way, and didn’t really necessarily obey the laws of architecture to a degree, because through time buildings tussle and move, and so I wanted this place to feel like that. And at the same time, have an element of magic.”

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Actors talk of ‘Angry Birds’ MOLLY COHEN | SENIOR REPORTER KARLY WILLIAMS | STAFF REPORTER

Premiering May 20, “Angry Birds” sports an all-star cast of former “Saturday Night Live” superstars such as Bill Hader and Jason Sadekis, and also employs the screenwriting talents of Jon Vitti, who has previously worked on shows like “King of Hill” and “The Simpsons.”

“Who hasn’t wanted to fling a bird at a thing in their life?” asked comedian and film star Josh Gad during a conference call with co-star Maya Rudolph.

When Rudolph and Gad aren’t filming, they’re eating poultry-free appetizers and lounging in Hawaii.

“I really no longer order any appetizer that has a bird in it because of our movie,” Rudolph said.

With a cast that’s seemingly made for adult comedy, it is worth noting that family comedy is also in their genes.

In particular, Gad is known for playing Olaf in “Frozen,” whereas Rudolph played Aunt Cass in 2014’s “Big Hero 6.”

“We’re both parents, and we spend a lot of time going to see movies that are technically kids’ animated movies in theater, and they’re clearly written for both the parents and the children,” Rudolph said.

When talking about the legendary app, which is the basis for the movie, Gad said he enjoys playing the “Angry Birds” game.

“I was told by my good friend Andy Sandberg, ‘Don’t start, you’ll get addicted,’” Rudolph said.

Rudolph also adores the camaraderie of the “Angry Birds” game and sarcastically explains a hypothetical scenario of how she would react if even a figure as loathed as Nixon would ask her to come play the game.

“I got a call from Richard Nixon and he was like, ‘Hey, do you want to come over for pancakes?’ I was like ‘Oh, I’m too busy.’ He said, ‘Do you want to play Angry Birds?’ and I came right over,” Rudolph said.

Gad plays Chuck, the speed demon of the bird island that — over the course of the film — has to learn to turn his anger into motivation. Whereas Rudolph’s character Mathilda is the spiritual guru who helps bird citizens with their tempers.

“It’s weirdly liberating to do animation.

It takes a while to get used to, at least it did for me, because you’re not interacting with other human beings in terms of looking into the other actors’ eyeballs,” Rudolph said.

The recording process for the film

meant nonstop improvisation. According to Gad, using body language during the recording process allowed him to organically convey the mile-a-minute fast talker that is Chuck.

Besides sharing their studio process, both Rudolph and Gad hit on the fact that the movie resonates with them because they are parents. The duo cited movies like “Angry Birds” as comedy that keeps little ones entertained, but also keeps parents laughing.

“I enjoy doing adult-oriented humor, but I’ll tell you what. In a movie like ‘Angry Birds,’ it’s not a movie that panders to the lowest common denominator,” Gad said.

Rudolph is a mother of four and Gad has two daughters. Ever as the jokester, Rudolph riffed about her experiences of motherhood and the endless comedic struggles of parenthood, which included a pop quiz interview for Gad about his parenting skills.

When Maya asked if he’d ever lost his kids and walked out of the movie theater bathroom without his children, Gad responded “I’ve made that mistake more than once...not even a child, it was a grown man. I don’t even know why I grabbed his hand.”

Both Gad and Rudolph agree that the animated movie scene is in somewhat of a golden age that caters to every generation.

“We’re in an amazing period right now because of movies — ‘Angry Birds,’ and others, especially a lot of Pixar movies — work on two different levels,” Gad said.

“They work for adults, but they also work for the kids, and that as entertainer gives us amazing opportunities to go to the movie theatre with children.”

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Chuck (Josh Gad), Red (Jason Sudeikis), Bomb (Danny McBride) in Columbia Pictures and Rovio’s ANGRY BIRDS.

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Gallant performs at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Friday, April 15, 2016.

Gallant takes R&B by storm RICHA KAVELAKAR | STAFF REPORTER REVIEW

It has been a while since we’ve seen a debut album as profound as Christopher Gallant’s “Ology,” released April 6.

He channels his weightless voice on this 16-track LP, heavily influenced by ‘90s R&B and — surprisingly — also artists like Dave Grohl, Toni Braxton and Incubus, according to an interview with Consequence of Sound.

Gallant first came onto the scene in 2014 with the release of his doleful EP “Zebra.” From D.C. to Maryland to New York, Gallant finally moved to L.A. after he graduated. Anxious in his endeavor to make it big, he directed his fears into producing sincere music whilst coming to grips with his own uncertainties.

“Ology” itself means a subject of study, and that’s exactly what Gallant produced, an introspective work of art that he cultivated through the years.

Lyrically, this album seems chiefly derived from personal diary entries sung over feverish electronic R&B beats. Gallant’s music is often labeled “Alternative R&B”. Like many upcoming artists of his time, Gallant is all about redefining the concept of genres.

“I would never try to dictate anyone else’s listening of it [Ology] or what genre they ascribe it. If they want to call it something that means something to them then I’m totally down for it. I’m just mashing together as many things that I can, things that have genuinely influenced me and meant a lot to me. I hope that at least one of those influences comes through,” he told HungerTV. The album cover is a moody black and white self-portrait embellished with a painted-on sad face, yet gold, which symbolizes hope. Gallant has notable

collaborations under his belt that are worlds apart — from Sufjan Stevens to Seal, both whom have been major inspirations to Gallant.

“Ology” features singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko on the dreamy track “Skipping Stones.”

Lead single “Weight in Gold” was put out in 2015. This enduring track set the bar high for the anticipated release of “Ology.”

The second track on the album, “Talking To Myself,” is an impressionable embodiment of solitude, which Gallant hides cleverly behind a sensual beat.

“Bone+Tissue” is a valiant ballad that showcases his flair for songwriting: “And anytime I bit the hand that feeds / won’t you lie through your teeth and / tell me I’m monument to more than just bone and tissue.”

EDM artist ZHU collaborated with Gallant on “Ology.” His electronic influences are evident in the discourse of the album. Gallant is following ZHU on a month long North American tour, starting with Coachella this week.

“Ology” is a refined masterpiece that is more than enough to hold us over until Frank Ocean decides to grace us with his long-awaited second studio release.

Gallant earnestly wears his heart on his sleeve on “Ology,” baring his soul in all honesty. The R&B crooner delivers effortless falsettos and whispery verses on his impassioned debut.

It is rare to come across albums that live up to the hype of their singles.

Largely with new artists, listeners tend to lose interest pretty quickly when the album fails to engage.

Yet “Ology” delivered beyond the expectations of a debut album, and from the sounds of it, Gallant is here to stay.

‘Hardcore Henry’ hyperviolent, experimental tornado of movie JUSTIN REUTTER | SENIOR REPORTER REVIEW

Shot almost entirely on the GoPro Hero 3 camera, the concept for “Hardcore Hendry” came from the short videos “Bad Motherf*****” and “The Stampede,” which Director Ilya Naishuller directed for his band, Biting Elbows. These were also shot in first person.

The first-person point of view from the eyes of the non-verbal protagonist immerses the viewer in a nonstop orgy of extreme violence, very reminiscent of first-person shooters such as “Doom,”“Call of Duty” and “Halo.”

The opening credits set the tone with a graphic depiction of knives, bullets and bricks cutting into flesh.

The film begins with our protagonist waking up on an operating table, having clearly run into a bad time.

Henry quickly discovers he is reborn as a cyborg, reassembled by a woman who claims to be his wife, Estelle, played by Haley Bennet.

The megalomaniacal and telepathic villain, Akon — played by Russian actor Danila Kozlovsky — storms into the scene and attempts to capture Henry before his voice module can be installed, leaving Henry and the viewer clueless as to where he came from and what is going on.

Henry escapes and proceeds to romp around Moscow in an attempt to rescue his wife, slaughtering everyone

in his path.

While the first person gimmick is novel at first, it soon wears thin due to the extremely weak writing.

The movie lacks all but the most basic idea of a plot, and much like the shooters that it is no doubt inspired by, it seems that the film is much more interested in reveling in graphic violence for its own sake than in creating a story to invest in.

Henry leaves many questions unanswered, such as how Akon got his powers or even how Henry ended up in such bad shape at the beginning.

It seems that there is simply no time for storytelling on this nonstop ride, and if you are looking for good writing, this may not be your cup of tea.

Sometimes a male power fantasy with a weak plot can even be watchable. Movies such as “Robocop,”“Fast and Furious” and “Mad Max,” to name a few, can be quite enjoyable at times.

But even if you’re the kind of person who could watch a 90-minute Let’s-Play video of “Counterstrike,” this movie may still fall short due to poor camera work.

The camera jolts about and refuses to focus, like the film was caught on a cheap camcorder, and can leave the viewer disoriented and almost motion sick at times as we watch Henry climb buildings, jump from vehicle to vehicle or engage in firefights with Akon’s minions.

One redeeming quality of the movie is the performance of Sharlto Coply as Jimmy, an accomplice

and friend of Henry. Jimmy is able to inhabit a variety of different bodies telekinetically.

Over the course of the film we see a series of his host bodies get almost comically shot, stabbed, burned and blown up, but this never seems to dampen his spirits as he provides nearly the only source of humor in the film.

At one point, Jimmy uses his bodies to put on a musical routine to Frank Sinatra’s “Under My Skin,” even as Akon relentlessly stalks Jimmy and Henry.

His character provides a bright couple of moments of genuine comedy in a terrible movie.

Ultimately, “Hardcore Henry” attempts to create a fresh experience but falls short due to shoddy camerawork and undercooked writing. It may be fun to see it on late night TV, but save yourself the trip to the theatre.

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4 / OPINION MONDAY, APR. 18, 2016

Minimum wage laws should not be abolished KARLY WILLIAMS | STAFF REPORTER

In Drake Lundstrom’s op-ed published in Thursday’s edition of The News Record, “Minimum wage has racist history, should not exist in America,” he argues that our nation should abolish minimum wage because it has been historically used as a tool for racial division and oppression.

Let me just start by saying essentially everything we view as “patriotic” and essential to our country’s legacy has a racist history. Does that mean we should ignore the progress our nation has made — legally and socially — and get rid of certain institutions and laws because of that?

If one says the minimum wage should be abolished due to its racist origins, should we also abolish modern American agriculture and industry, which was originally built on the backs of slaves?

Should we abolish democratic voting because it was implemented as a racist, sexist and classist practice, initially barring everyone from the polls but landowning white males?

Absolutely not.

Those in control of social and economic power in the American — historically and in modern times generally wealthy white males — have continually exploited all other groups and interpreted laws specifically to maintain cultural hegemony in America.

This doesn’t mean laws and practices, such as the federal minimum wage or a democratic voting system, were racist in themselves, but have been used and manipulated to carry out racist ideology.

Thanks to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, discrimination against employees based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin became illegal.

Although this can’t eradicate discrimination in the workplace, employers who violate the law can face extreme legal consequences.

In American today, we push for further equality of marginalized groups and continue to strive to level the playing field, both economically and socially.

Saying we shouldn’t have a minimum wage because groups of the past used it is a racial barrier is unfounded.

Abolishing the minimum wage will lead to nothing but an out-of-control free market fiasco, and further exploitation of the working class.

If the world worked like an Econ 101 lesson on the free market, doing away with minimum wage would give laborers more power over pricing their labor to employers But unfortunately, the real world doesn’t work like that.

Employers, especially conglomerated multi-billion dollar companies that have engulfed the American business world, naturally have more wage bargaining power. Minimum wage laws should prevent an employee from being underpaid and help to ensure employers don’t abuse their bargaining power.

Unfortunately, wealthy corporations

have had ever-increasing influence on public policy, on both the political right and left. They keep money in the hands of CEOs and executives and prevent most politicians from taking action to raise the federal minimum wage.

We also have to understand the hard truths of our economic, political and social history before we blame unemployment solely on one factor.

Lundstrom’s argument doesn’t examine the historical realities that directly affected black and minority employment and educational opportunities, poverty rates and political disenfranchisement — realities such as white flight from cities and suburbanization in the 1950s, Reagan’s militant and racist war on drugs in the eighties or Clinton’s disastrous Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996, which hurt the poor instead of lifting families out of poverty as it intended to.

He also uses economist Thomas Sowell’s argument that the minimum wage causes black teen unemployment, as the basis of his argument to eradicate a minimum wage.

In Sowell’s article “Minimum-Wage Laws: Ruinous ‘Compassion,’” published

by The National Review, he states “But it was only a matter of time before liberal compassion led to repeated increases in the minimum wage, to keep up with inflation. The annual unemployment rate for black teenagers has never been less

than 20 percent in the past 50 years and has ranged as high as over 50 percent.”

Sowell’s is arguing that the minimum wage, keeping up with inflation, is what has kept black teen unemployment up for decades.

But our minimum wage isn’t even close to parallel with inflation, and the average American’s productivity and cost of living has increased while wages remain stagnant.

We also can’t pretend that minimum wage jobs are only taken by teens living rent-free under their parents’ roofs, just trying to make an extra buck while attending high school.

Only 24 percent of minimum wage workers are teenagers, according to the Pew Research Center.

Women also disproportionately work minimum wage jobs. They are especially prevalent in tipped positions, which make economic survival depend on customer generosity.

Nearly one third of female tipped workers are mothers, and nearly half of those mothers are single parents, according to the National Women’s Law Center.

Abolishing a minimum wage would most drastically affect women and their children by allowing their employer to determine if their work is worth a living wage or not.

No employer should have the power to determine if a mother or father can

put enough food on the table for their kids, and no employee should have to work more than 40 hours and still need supplemental assistance to make ends meet.

Giving an employer the power to determine if their employee’s work were “worthy” enough for survival would sabotage America’s working class and strip citizens of their rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness that thousands already fight for.

In 2014, over 600 renowned economists, including Nobel Prize winners and former American Economic Association presidents, signed a letter urging President Obama and Congress to support a $10.10 minimum wage. They argued that additional wages earned would stimulate economic and job growth.

When President Roosevelt introduced the Fair Labor Standards Act — which put federal minimum wage into effect — to Congress in 1937, he proclaimed, “All but the hopelessly reactionary will agree that to conserve our primary resources of manpower, government must have some control over maximum hours, minimum wages, the evil of child labor and the exploitation of unorganized labor.”

I think FDR would also agree that highlighting one part of history to invalidly vouch for laissez-faire madness is hopeless as well.

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Health Care Worker Mimi Bui holds a sign as people wait in line to enter the Ronald Reagan State Building in Los Angeles where Governor Brown will sign a minimum wage bill this Monday, April 4, 2016 in Los Angeles.

PUZZLE Apr. 14 puzzle’s answer:

Across 1 Detergent with Oxi Booster 4 DVD precursor 7 Scout, to Tonto 12 “Face the Nation” group 15 “My mom’s gonna kill me!”

17 Uncle relative?

18 Golden Globe, e.g.

19 Nail care target 21 Congressional period

22 Vocal quartet member 23 Use WhatsApp, say 24 Junior nav. officer 25 Long time follower 27 Manipulator 29 Cut 31 Roll of dough 32 Popular weekend destination for many Northern Californians 33 Deceitful 37 Remove 39 Drop (out)

41 Russian lettuce?

42 Fog machine substance 44 Average 46 Ballerina’s hairdo 47 Prohibit 48 Offensive to some, for short 49 Rescue squad initials 50 ___ Fridays 53 Speak harshly 55 “Fine by me” 57 Salon piece

59 Swallowed one’s pride 62 Chinese cooking staple 64 “__ were the days” 65 Not working 66 “Lone Survivor” military group 67 Speak, old-style 68 Not strict 69 One of two in Pompeii

Down 1 “Paradise Lost,” e.g.

2 Marinara brand 3 Singer whose last name is Pig Latin for a slang word for “money” 4 Workshop gadget 5 Derby or boater 6 Huge success 7 Toyota Center team 8 Laudatory verses 9 Tighten, as laces 10 Kept quiet 11 Paradises 13 Really bad 14 Activity for some ex-presidents 16 Good buys

20 Get rid of 23 Appears unexpectedly, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles 25 Knocked out 26 “Tootsie” actress 28 Co-producer of the art rock album “High Life” 30 Little, in Marseille 34 London locale that’s a music industry eponym 35 “America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi 36 Deep desires 38 Lust, e.g.

40 Weigh station unit

43 Praises 45 Pick out of a crowd 50 Spanish appetizers 51 Actress Scacchi 52 Birthplace of the violin 54 Peninsular capital 56 Icy Hot target 58 Supermodel Sastre 59 Longtime teammate of Derek 60 Nobel Peace Center locale 61 From Green Bay to St. Paul 63 Often rolled-over item

SPORTS / 5 MONDAY , APR. 18 , 2016

MONDAY, APR. 18, 2016

Lacrosse falls to Georgetown with spirit, grace ETHAN RUDD | STAFF REPORTER

Clear blue skies and warm weather provided the backdrop for the University of Cincinnati’s women’s lacrosse team senior day matchup against the Georgetown University Hoyas Saturday.

Seniors Courtney Curtis, Sarah Del Bene, Megan Bell, Kyara Byner, Meg Gulmi and Sydney Smith were honored before the game for their contributions to the team.

Five of the six seniors started and all six saw action on the field.

The Bearcats fell to the Hoyas 10-5, despite a strong showing from their senior players.

Bell, who leads UC in goals this season, recorded a hat trick to give her 24 goals on the year.

Byner led the Bearcat defense by forcing four turnovers, and Gulmi had 14 saves on the day.

Georgetown started the game quickly by controlling the ball, allowing them to open on a 5-0 run.

The Hoyas dominated draw controls in the first period, recording eight compared to UC’s two.

The disparity in draw controls allowed Georgetown to attempt more shots on more offensive possessions.

“Draw control gave them the opportunity to keep it out of our hands and limit our shots,” said UC Head Coach Gina Oliver.

Cincinnati ended the run on a Curtis goal with 10:14 remaining in the first period.

A Gulmi save sparked an immediate UC attack, catching Georgetown’s goalie out of position.

Cincinnati clawed their way back into the game by going on a 3-1 run for the remainder of the period after Curtis’ goal.

Another quick strike caught the Hoyas by surprise when Bell scored her first of three goals with 6:57 remaining in the period.

Cincinnati entered the second period trailing by only two goals; 6-4.

However, despite Cincinnati having the same amount of shots in the second period that they had attempted in the first period, they would only score one more goal during the rest of the game.

In the second half Georgetown slowed down the pace of the game, slowly building upon their lead by going on a 4-0 run.

The pace of the game became a bit of a grind, challenging UC’s players.

“Georgetown slowed the ball down a little bit,” Oliver said. “Even when we got the ball our kids were tired.”

Freshman Amanda Donovan scored UC’s fifth and final goal on a free position shot with 4:15 remaining in the game.

Despite the loss, Oliver was happier with her team’s performance, compared to Cincinnati’s last two efforts.

“This is our team — the team that showed up today, effort wise, execution wise, leadership wise, this is our

team,” said Oliver.

UC’s level of effort provided a silver lining for the loss, leaving Oliver something to build upon.

Ultimately, Oliver views her seniors as the real building blocks to the program.

“They were freshman when I came in my first year, so we’ve been through four years together,” Oliver said. “[The seniors] show our young kids what it’s like to play on this field and take pride in it.”

NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

First-year midfielder, Sam Mlkvy, cradles the ball while looking to pass against Georgetown at Sheakley Athletic Center, Saturday, April 16, 2016. UC women’s lacrosse falls 10-5.

Men’s soccer defeated by Rio Grande KYLE MARTIN | STAFF REPORTER

NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

Peyton Mowrey (16) battles for a header against Rio Grande as UC men’s soccer falls 2-0 against University of Rio Grande at Gettler Stadium, Saturday, April 16, 2016.

The University of Cincinnati men’s soccer team fell 2-0 Saturday at Gettler Stadium to defending National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Champions, the University of Rio Grande.

It was the last spring game for the Bearcats, as they head into summer to finish preparations for the regular season.

During the first half Rio Grande had a handful of scoring chances, but due to the goaltending of Cincinnati’s redshirt junior Pedro Diaz they were not able to convert until later in the half.

Rio Grande’s first goal came with 14 minutes left in the first half, leaving a lot of optimism on the side of Cincinnati knowing it was just a one goal game.

When UC came out in the second half they had a sense of urgency as they tried everything they could to try and get the equalizer.

The intensity picked up with both teams attempting to find the back of the net to either tie the game or to extend their lead.

It was Rio Grande who was finally able to score late in the game to give them a two goal lead with just seven minutes remaining in the match.

As time was ticking away, the Bearcats kept fighting for a late game miracle.

“We wanted to tie it up. I thought our effort was good and I thought we pressed the game a little bit and we were able to create some chances,” said Cincinnati head coach

Women’s soccer ties with BGSU, tests lineup for fall season team JUSTIN REUTTER | SENIOR REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati Bearcats women’s soccer team tied the Bowling Green State University Falcons 1-1 Saturday in their final spring friendly.

Both teams came out fighting as they were relatively evenly matched throughout the first half, exchanging offensive flurries.

The Bearcats and Falcons both put up several shots on goal and kept the goalkeepers on their toes, before Cincinnati sophomore defender Emily Lange sprinted downfield to take advantage of a well-placed lob.

Lange wove through several Bowling Green defenders to place the ball in the net during the 21st minute, giving the Bearcats the 1-0 lead.

“In practice, we work on making fast diagonal runs and getting behind the opposition’s defense,” Lange said. “I took advantage of the space and was played a great ball in behind from my teammate.”

Cincinnati threatened with a near-score off a free kick with one minute remaining in the half, but the Falcons held them off, staying in the game headed into halftime.

After the intermission, the Bearcats made several changes to the lineup, including substituting in a new goalkeeper.

Bowling Green maintained ball control and continued an offensive attack throughout much of the second half. This led to the Falcons tying the game 1-1 with just 13 minutes remaining in the game.

As the second half wound down, both teams failed to capitalize on several legitimate opportunities to score, including

one kick on the Bowling Green goal that rattled off the goalpost in the 79th minute.

With the Falcons making a frenzied effort to pull out a win in the final minute of the game, sophomore goalkeeper Kaleigh Piscioneri made an impressive save with one second remaining in the game to deny Bowling Green a game-winning goal.

Cincinnati Head Coach Neil Stafford expressed relative satisfaction with the results of the matchup because it allowed the Bearcats to play most of their roster and get several different looks, experimenting with how they run their offense and defense.

“The goal of having these spring games is to give all of our kids minutes to see if they can really play for us,” Stafford said.

“In that, we have accomplished our goal today.”

While two fouls were called on Bowling Green, the Bearcats played a completely clean game.

Last year, the Bearcat women’s soccer team finished with a record of 13-6-5, winning the American Athletic Conference championship.

The team advanced to the first round of the Women’s Division I NCAA tournament, before losing 4-0 to Virginia Tech.

“I think our chemistry as a team has been great this year,” Lange said. “It’s sad that this year has come to an end but now we’re preparing for the fall.”

The Bearcats have no more remaining games on their spring schedule and will now prepare for their regular season, which begins in August.

NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHY

UC player competes with BGSU player for possession at Gettler Stadium, Saturday, April 16, 2016. UC women’s soccer walks away with a 1-1 tie.

Hylton Dayes.

A few chances came late in the game for the Bearcats, but they were unable to find the net and lost 2-0.

After the game Dayes spoke highly of Rio Grande, talking about their NAIA National Championship and saying that they have a very skilled team.

“They are an experienced team,” Dayes said. “A lot of experience with some older players and I think sometimes in situations our young guys didn’t react the right way so it’s a learning experience for us.”

Despite the 2-0 loss, Dayes was pleased with the way his team came out and battled in the second half.

“The second half the effort was much better,” Dayes said.

“I thought when we settled down and tried to put passes together we looked pretty good. Sometimes I think we went away from that and tried to play the long ball and they were just bigger and stronger, more physical and we’re not winning those battles, so I think we had to stay a little more to our game plan.”

Dayes went on to say his team needs to deal with adversity better.

“We have to show a little more mental toughness,” Dayes said. “In the tough times of the game we just need to hang in there and defend really well.”

The Bearcats spring schedule is now in the books and they will take the field again in August to begin their regular season.

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