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Groups come together for protest Students for Survivors, BLM protest in front of Nippert

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University of Cincinnati Students for Survivors held a joint protest with Black Lives Matter Cincinnati (BLMC) Friday outside the Campus Recreation Center.

While BLMC continued to call for a retrial of former UC Police Department Officer Ray Tensing, the protest by Students for Survivors was sparked by a lawsuit against UC in October when a male graduate student, identified only as John Doe, filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the university violated his due process and Title IX in its handling of investigation and ruling of the case against him.

Doe is facing a one-year suspension from UC for allegations that he sexually assaulted another female student in September 2015.

Doe received a letter from Juan Guardia, the UC Dean of Students, stating he would be suspended effective Dec. 10, 2016 and will be eligible to re-enroll on Jan. 2, 2018.

The students met on Tinder and had consensual sex at Doe’s apartment, according to the lawsuit. The female student, identified only as Jane Roe, reported the incident to the university as a sexual assault about a month later, according to the suit.

UC’s Title IX coordinator questioned both students about the encounter, according to the lawsuit. The university held a hearing on June 27 and found Doe guilty of violating the Student Code of Conduct.

Doe alleged in his lawsuit that the university never gave him a fair chance to defend himself because Roe was not at the hearing for him to question her. “Her right not to be there is guaranteed by Title IX,” said Grace Cunningham, a third-year sociology student and co-founder of Students for Survivors. “This shows Title IX finally working at UC.” On Nov. 16, Students for Survivors launched a petition to expel the offender permanently from the university.

“John Doe poses a direct threat to students’ safety here on this campus,” reads the petition.

“This sanction fails to uphold the Just Community Principles of the University of Cincinnati.”

Students for Survivors will release demands to the university on Monday, according to Cunningham.

UC has also failed survivors in other ways, according to Cunningham. For example, UC disbanded RECLAIM, a survivor’s advocacy group, leaving survivors without proper advocacy for months, according to Cunningham.

More than 400 Title IX complaints were filed in 2015, according to UC records obtained by the Enquirer. UC’s Administrative Review Committee found only four individuals responsible and disciplined for committing physical abuse or harm.

UC has tried to silence advocates, according to Cunningham.

“UC cares more about their reputation than your lives,” said Sam Katz, a third-year jazz studies student. This is both in cases of police brutality and campus rape, according to Katz.

The two protests came together, forming a picket line across the bottom of UC’s MainStreet and forcing normal foot traffic to go through them.

A middle-aged man started an altercation with protesters and was escorted away by the UCPD. Protesters chanted, “Arrest that man.” However, the man was let go without arrest because UCPD did not see what actually happened, according to Robin Engel, head of the Community Advisory Council.

The man attacked two female protesters, according to Brian Taylor, a Steering Committee member for BLMC.

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Comparing the past losing Bearcat football teams The Cincinnati Bearcats lost 34-7 to the University of Memphis Tigers over the weekend, clinching a losing season for the first time since 2010.

Cincinnati fell to 4-7 on the season and 1-6 in American Athletic Conference play, with one final game remaining against the University of Tulsa Friday.

“It’s hard,” said Bearcat head coach Tommy Tuberville. “It’s not about me, it’s about the players.

I know that everybody’s disgusted; we’re disgusted.

Nobody’s more disgusted than we are of not getting it done and not getting better.”

If Cincinnati loses their last game, they will match the 2010 team’s record of 4-8.

There are some similarities, and some differences, when comparing the two teams.

One of the similarities is the defensive statistics.

Despite Cincinnati improving in their opponent’s points per game from last season, they have given up 4,463 total yards this year — allowing their opponents to gain 5.3 yards per play.

In 2010, Cincinnati’s defense posted similar numbers, allowing their opponents to gain 4,433 total yards, as well as 5.3 yards per play.

“Our guys are playing hard, they’re practicing hard, and giving it all they got. We just don’t have the

playmakers right now,” Tuberville said.

A big difference between the two squads is some of the numbers posted by the offense.

This year’s offense has posted significantly lesser numbers than the 2010 team.

In 2010, the Bearcats gained 417.3 yards per game, passing for 260.7 per game and 156.7 rushing.

This season, Cincinnati has been limited to 359.5 yards per game, passing for 242.8 per game and 116.7 rushing yards per game.

In addition, the Bearcats have only averaged 17.7

points. This number has fallen significantly after the team went 13-straight quarters without a touchdown.

The 2010 Bearcats nearly averaged 10 more points per outing.

“Everything we do, we seem to be our own worst enemy,”Tuberville said in his press conference last Tuesday. “We just can’t seem to make that one play that gets us a little bit of momentum. We change things every week to try to minimize the responsibility of one person, not put it on one guys shoulders.”

There is one glaring

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UC Saftey, Zach Edwards, during UC vs. Memphis Friday Nov. 18, 2016. Bearcats lose 34-7, putting them at 4-7 for the season thus far.

similarity between the two offenses, however, and that is the struggle of turning the ball over.

UC has turned the ball over a total of 30 times this season, 15 interceptions and 15 fumbles.

During the 2010 year, Cincinnati turned it over 39 times, 15 interceptions and 24 fumbles.

“The coaches have obviously worked hard at the game plan, but you also have to work hard mentally with your players,” Tuberville said.

Moving forward, it is a good chance Cincinnati will match the 4-8 record

Cincinnati deemed unfunny EMILY STOLTZ | STAFF REPORTER

Protestors form a line across Main Street on UC’s campus holding signs demanding a retrial of Ray Tensing, Friday, November 18, 2016.

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Mohammad Patel performs at Myrtles Punch House’s “Meanwhile...at Myrtles” comedy show.

of 2010.

They face the 8-3 Tulsa Golden Hurricane, and the Bearcats have yet to defeat a Football Bowl Subdivision team with a winning record this season.

“This week we will just go back, as I told the players, we’ll do better as coaches,” Tuberville said. “We just got to work harder in practice and try to finish a lot better than what we played in this game in terms of playing a very good Tulsa team on the road.”

Cincinnati and Tulsa face off 8:30 p.m. Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The game will be aired on ESPNU.

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UC starting QB, Hayden Moore, during UC vs. Memphis Friday Nov. 18, 2016.

Bearcats lose 34-7, putting them at 4-7 for the season thus far.

THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI

The Queen City may be short on laughs. A recent study conducted by an app called Laugh.ly found Cincinnati to be the least funny city in the U.S. According to Laugh. ly, the humor index is a “quantitative analysis of humor in the U.S.,” and leverages data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Facebook, local business data, Google searches and Laugh.ly listening volume in the top 50 U.S. metro areas.

The highest scoring cities noted a high density of comedy clubs and improvisational theatre schools, high listening volume of standup comedy and minimal interest in documentary films.

Cincinnati ranked 19 on a scale of 100. Also among the lowest ranked cities are Pittsburgh, Miami, Phoenix and Washington.

The funniest city, San Jose, California, scored a perfect 100, while Jacksonville, Florida came in second with a score of 88.

Mohammad Patel, a fourth-year classics student and local comedian, wholeheartedly disagrees with the app’s findings.

“Have you been to Jacksonville? It’s a terrible city,” Patel said, who noted that the index’s assessment that a higher interest in documentaries indicates a lower sense of humor was unfair.

The analysis was uninformed and largely untrue, according to Patel.

Cincinnati is home to Go Bananas comedy club, which Patel calls “one of the best comedy clubs in the country.”

The club, located in Montgomery, has been open for 26 years and has hosted some of comedy’s biggest names, such as Jim Gaffigan, Lisa Lampinelli, Joe Rogan, Dave Chappelle and Daniel Tosh.

According to the club’s Facebook page, their goal is to “bring in the best stand-up comedians from across the country, to make you forget about your work week, and make you laugh you’re a—off.”

Alec Heffner, a fourthyear computer engineering student, received free tickets from work to attend a show at Go Bananas last year.

The club offered “a good vibe and was a nice break from my normal routine,” according to Heffner, who said he plans on returning in the future for more shows when he can find the time.

The comedy club was also ranked “Best Club to Work” by professional comedians at the 2010 Rooftop Comedy Awards. Go Bananas offers “a lot of talented and hard-working comedians,” according to Patel.

Clifton itself is home to its own comedy community.

An open-microphone night, produced and hosted

by Patel, is scheduled for every second and fourth Tuesday at Hang Over Easy, located near campus on W. Charlton Street.

The show, titled “I’m So Sorry”, starts at 8 p.m.

The show provides a great opportunity for comedians of all experience levels and backgrounds to test out material, according to Patel.

The event may also offer a relaxing respite to spectators exhausted by their normal routine of watching documentaries all day long.

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Online grocery shopping gains popularity in greater Cincy area KINSLEY SLIFE | NEWS EDITOR

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The rise of online grocery shopping, a service offered through stores like Kroger, is an efficient option for busy students.

Online grocery shopping is growing in popularity for many residents of the Greater Cincinnati area and beyond.

ClickList, a new online grocery-shopping tool instituted by Kroger, allows shoppers to select and customize a grocery list that is then carried out by store employees and made for pickup at various Kroger locations.

With online ordering in the works since Nov. 2014, ClickList capabilities for Hamilton County are available at 25 stores.

Kroger has now begun the expansion of ClickList capabilities to Kroger’s in the state of Indiana.

Online grocery shopping as a whole has seen an uptick in popularity since 1990, according to Forbes, as digital changes disrupt the way consumers shop and eat.

The rise in online grocery shopping’s popularity to be based almost primarily on convenience, according to a report by the Hartman group, a market researching company for food and beverage strategy.

Online grocery shopping capabilities like ClickList target young urbanite households, suburban families and older singles, according to the report.

Unlike ClickList though, many online grocery retailers have the products shipped directly to a consumer’s doorstep, which largely attributes to the 27 percent of online grocery shoppers that use the digital capabilities to save gas, according to the report.

For some University of Cincinnati students like Omy Bugazia, a thirdyear psychology student, online shopping has

been a convenient way to consume groceries and other products.

“I mostly like it because my life is busy and I don’t have a car like some college students, and a lot of people who live in an urban environment,” said Bugazia. “So groceries shipped to my door is super convenient and allows me to just place an order and put it straight into my fridge.”

Aside from convenience, shipping charges on a large order through a company like Amazon can sometimes reduce the money-saving aspect of buying groceries online.

However, saving money by online grocery shopping can be attributed to the fact that shoppers aren’t tempted to purchase items they don’t need, according to the Hartman report.

ClickList helps shoppers save in similar ways by

allowing them to select and even customize the way some of their groceries are selected and bagged. For students and other individuals with busy schedules, the time saving aspect of online shopping can be a large pro. While many shoppers have been receptive to various forms of online grocery shopping, attributing to ClickList’s expansion, others are still grocery shopping traditionally.

Freshness and quality has made some online shoppers apprehensive.

“My only concern is the quality of the food that is being shipped and not being able to personally select the individual produce that I’m getting,” said Bugazia. “I would have preferred to look at a basket of avocados and choose the one that looked most ripe to me.”

UC doctor makes case for medical marijuana LAUREN MORETTO | NEWS EDITOR

As Ohio grapples with ways to regulate the growth and distribution of medical marijuana, a University of Cincinnati doctor makes the case for an Food and Drug Administration-approved derivative.

Dr. Michael Privitera, the director of the UC Epilepsy Center and president of the American Epilepsy Society, concluded a clinical trial testing the effect of the marijuana derivative canabodiol on LennoxGastaut syndrome (LGS) — a type of epilepsy.

The trial included 13 adults with LGS who averaged over 40 seizures a month.

Two different doses of the marijuana derivative, based on weight, were administered in addition to existing epilepsy medications. Randomly selected individuals were given a placebo.

Results showed the higher dose leading to a 42 percent reduction in seizures, while the lower dose lead to a 37 percent reduction, according to Privitera.

While legalizing marijuana is a step in the right direction, the place for government regulation remains.

When turning to a dispensary, there’s no telling what percentage THC or cannabidiol are in the product, and that accuracy of dosing is something patients should be privy of, according to Privitera.

“You don’t know the accuracy of the dose and if you’re looking at it like a drug to treat a disease you want to know exactly what you’re getting,” said Privitera.

Federal standards could also be a cause for concern.

Dispensaries may not check for

impurities to the same standards as the FDA, according to Privitera.

“You can have your brother-inlaw who has like a little lab in his basement do your testing for you — ‘Oh yeah we did the testing’ — but it’s not going to be the same kind of testing that the FDA [does],” said Privitera.

An FDA approved marijuana derivative is expected as early as next year, a decision Privitera describes as eagerly awaited.

Proposed rules released early November by the Ohio Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee would limit the state’s total amount of space for growing pot to what amounts to less than four football fields — space that would be

broken up amongst 12 large and six smaller growers.

“What I’ve heard is that it’s not going to be sufficient,” said Privitera, referencing the list of conditions for which medical marijuana would be legally available.

Whether medical marijuana will be offered on campus could impact different sectors of campus life.

Student Health Services at UC will have to find a way to deal with students who come in with a doctor recommendation for medical marijuana to treat their condition, according to Privitera.

“If you have a treatment that really works for people, and that’s the treatment that that person

needs, you’ve got to figure out ways to get that to the person,” said Privitera.

As a research institution, the grants UC receives could be affected in the event medical marijuana is made available to students.

“If I have students on campus who’s doctor say they need medical marijuana, but the federal guidelines say you got to have a drug free campus, and then they say, ‘Well forget it, we’re not going to give you your $400 million worth of research grants next year because you violated federal guidelines,” said Privitera.

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Dr. Michael Privitera, director of the UC Epilepsy Center and president of the American Epilepsy Society, discusses his research of testing the effect of the marijuana derivative canabodiol with LGS epilepsy.

Smoking decrease among students ASHLEIGH PIERCE | CHIEF REPORTER

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An October 2016 study says that cigarettes can be blamed for nearly 3 in 10 cancer deaths annually in the U.S.

While cigarette sales decrease nationwide, fewer students at the University of Cincinnati are smoking, according to reports from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the American College Health Association (ACHA).

Of 799 respondents, 22 percent of UC students reported to having smoked cigarettes within the last 30 days, according to a spring 2013 report from the ACHA. However, the latest spring 2016 ACHA report, which garnered 950 respondents, shows that number is down to nearly 11 percent.

Less than 1 percent of UC students used e-cigarettes regularly for 10 or more days in a row, according to the spring 2016 ACHA report. There is no comparison data for e-cigarettes from the 2013 report.

Undergraduate Student Body President Mitchell Phelps said he was not surprised by the decline in smoking among students.

“Our culture has been growing to be more health conscious, and smoking cigarettes has increasingly been pegged and proven to be an unhealthy activity,” Phelps said.

The latest figures from the FTC show that the largest cigarette companies in the

U.S. experienced a drop in sales from 2013-2014, according to a report by WCPO. In the U.S., there were 257.7 billion cigarettes sold in 2013, while 253.8 billion cigarettes were sold in 2014, according to the same report. Promotional money spent also decreased by more than 5 percent.

While the latest Smokeless Tobacco Report shows smokeless tobacco sales slightly declined from 128 million pounds in 2013 to 127.8 million pounds in 2014, sales revenues increased from $3.26 billion to $3.42 billion, according to WCPO. It appears Americans — and college students — may be moving toward making healthier lifestyle choices.

UC’s Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolutions bill in October 2015 supporting a tobaccofree initiative on campus.

By February 2016, former UC President Santa Ono approved the smoke-free policy and implementation committee, officially adopting a tobacco-free campus initiative.

The UC Board of Trustees voted in August to restrict tobacco on all of UC’s campuses by May 1, 2017.

“From my perspective, students have not been too worried about the tobacco-free UC movement

beginning spring 2017,” Phelps said. “I have noticed that students have been conscious of their peers that are from cultures where tobacco smoking is a part of their culture. I think that sensitivity to fellow Bearcats is beautiful.”

Phelps said the tobaccofree UC committee is creating programs, plans and initiatives to help those who currently use tobacco.

The ban covers all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, hookahs and e-cigarettes. “No tobacco use” signage will be posted around appropriate locations, according to the resolution approved by the Board of Trustees.

Announcements of the rule will be made during university-sponsored events and campus functions.

The movement to make UC tobacco free has been in progress since early 2012, when SG reviewed polls showing support for tobacco restrictions on campus.

Neighboring Ohio and Kentucky schools are already successfully tobacco free, including Xavier University, Northern Kentucky University, Miami University and Ohio State University. UC Health has already enforced its own tobacco-free policies for years.

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LIFE & ARTS / 3 Roe Ethridge’s photography showing at CAC MONDAY, NOV. 21, 2016

RUSSELL HAUSFELD | ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR

The Contemporary Art Center’s exhibit “Nearest Neighbor” features the works of contemporary commercial and art photographer Roe Ethridge.

Ethridge’s artwork explores the plastic, unrealistic nature of photography and how multiple images can be combined to create new visuals and experiences.

Many of his pieces are reworkings of alreadypublished images, which he adds new creations to or highly stylized additions to.

Occasionally, he will tackle a landscape or portrait, imbuing it with surprising elements and intricacies.

This exhibit leads the CAC’s 2016 FotoFocus Biennial, exploring

the theme of the “Undocument,” which is the idea of the blurry line between fabrication and photography — an idea which is at the forefront of Ethridge’s work. The exhibit is Ethridges’s first-ever solo museum show in the U.S., showcasing over 15 years of his collected photography.

“His work will just as likely feature a plastic bag or a pumpkin sticker as a bottle of Chanel perfume or a supermodel,” the CAC’s release reads.

“Nearest Neighbor” refers to the photographic term, “nearest neighbor,” meaning the type of sampling used when resizing a digital image. It also refers to the fact that Ethridge often includes his friends and family — and himself — as the subjects of his

photography.

“An important part of the process for me is having two personalities,” Ethridge told “Sleek” magazine. “One is sort of the fugue state shooter who is intuitively doing something, and then there is the editor who is the selector, sequencer, finisher. That is the hard part: having both voices sort of work for you.

Sometimes I depend on other people to advise. But one of my favorite parts is that sequencing, putting one thing after another in order to create something new.”

GO: “Roe Ethridge: Nearest Neighbor,”The Contemporary Art Center, 44 E Sixth St., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4p.m. SaturdayMonday. Continues through March 12. FREE.

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The Contemporary Art Center showcases Roe Ethridge’s first solo exhibit in the U.S. with artwork bridging the gap between commercial and artistic photography.

‘Fantastic Beasts’ have been found in theaters RUSSELL HAUSFELD | ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR

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Barry Jenkins delivers second feature in his screenwriting and directing career, “Moonlight”, now showing at Esquire Theater.

‘Moonlight’ portrays story of deep rooted cultural anguish ZEKE SHAFFER | CONTRIBUTOR

Barry Jenkins delivers the sophomore feature in his screenwriting and directing career with another personal drama following his 2008 acclaimed film “Medicine for Melancholy.”

His newest piece of art is called “Moonlight.”

Jenkins’ storytelling is nowhere near complex, but requires some patience to observe the alluring visuals and carefully placed set designs that collectively culminate into an exceptional film. The colors included in the scenes, still shots of blank human faces and tactical use of soft focus lenses will put you under the guise that this is the work of a multiple Oscar winning director.

The cast includes “The Hunger Games” actor Mahershala Ali, who also had recent a role in Marvel’s Netflix original “Luke Cage.” Also, Naomie Harris (Eve in the modern

adaptations of the “James Bond” series) gives a memorable performance.

“Moonlight” is a story about a boy named Chiron’s and his life as he tries to balance personal struggles with a search for self-identity.

Chiron is a fatherless black child who, while growing up, seems to be an easy target to bullies due to his introspections and predicaments, which includes a crack-addicted mother (Harris). Chiron miraculously encounters Juan (Ali), a drug kingpin of the same neighborhood who seeks to lookout for the little boy and essentially becomes his mentor instructing him on the beginnings of his quest for self-conception.

The subsequent acts are staged at two later points in Chiron’s life where he continues to question who he should be and explore his ambivalent

homosexuality that society has scared him into repressing. He continues being harassed for his differences as his mother’s addiction worsens, which leads to devastating consequences. However, Chiron keeps Juan’s guidance in mind and that aids him in his hunt for innocence while journeying into adulthood.

Aside from the overall story, this film manages to bring a good sense of cultural anguish and the battle against diversity in a poetic fashion. Even though the protagonist combats bullying, poverty and neglect from his mother, the message of inclusivity prevails.

With profound visuals and writing, moviegoers seeking a gripping story will be left in awe and blatantly see why. Critics are in hopes for this feature to be an Oscar contender.

Eddie Redmayne is the new face of the “Harry Potter” universe, and it may take some getting used to for diehard Potter lovers looking to relive their nostalgia.

Where the original “Harry Potter” stories encapsulate an epic bildungsroman within a fantastical, magical world, “Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them” plays out a different type of story within this world. In place of the coming-of-age, Hogwarts-based story, the newest addition to the Potter legacy is more of an actionadventure story based within a magical New York City in the ’20s.

Redmayne’s character, Newt Scamander, is the author of a textbook on the fantastic beasts of the Potter universe and where they live. He has a beast-breeding ranch within his magical suitcase where he harbors and studies these magical animals and preserves ones that are going extinct.

During a trip from London to America, Scamander gets caught up within a magical mystery centered around a strange, invisible beast terrorizing the

muggle — or “nomaj” as they’re called in America — world.

The film elaborates on many of the curiosities of the international wizarding world of “Harry Potter.”There are speakeasies in New York staffed by house elves serving shots of Giggle Water — the wizarding world equivalent to nitrous oxide, apparently — and there is an American magical organization that operates like the CIA called the Magical Congress of the United States of America.

A quirky Redmayne, a loveable Dan Fogler (“Balls of Fury”), an intense and multilayered Katherine Boyer Waterston (“Inherent Vice”) and an aloof and stunning Alison Sudol (the musician behind the band A Fine Frenzy) make up the incredible lead roles of this movie, and it is fair to assume they will all return in movies to come.

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is a successful revitalization of the “Harry Potter” world that opens up new possibilities and fleshes out the universe in fresh and exciting ways.

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Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander in a scene from the movie ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ directed

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Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander and Katherine Waterston as Tina in the film ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

Roll On In: worthy of Gilpin’s old storefront?

ERIN COUCH | STAFF REPORTER

TY WESSELKAMPER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Roll On In Sushi Buritos, newly located on West Clifton Ave., opened November 14th 2016.

We’ve all been there: the last thing you ate was a meager breakfast, and as the hours wear on, your stomach starts to churn and scream for your attention. You have an appetite that only a thousand burritos can cure, but all your friends just want a light roll of sushi.

What’s the compromise?

Step into West Clifton Avenue’s newest restaurant, Roll On In, and satisfy that extra grumbly tummy with a new take on sushi: the sushi burrito.

Much like the cornerstone burrito joint Chipotle, Roll On In is in customizable, assembly-style form.

Pick your poison of a burrito, bowl, or salad and you’ll be launched into options of different hot and cold proteins, veggies and various sauces and toppings.

Instead of a tortilla, your burrito will end up being a scroll of seaweed and rice with your toppings tucked inside.

One thing you’ll notice as you scan the selection of toppings is that these aren’t your typical sushi fillers. You can choose from the standby cold fish or crabstick for your masterpiece, or even experiment with some foreign-to-Japan flavors

like gyro meat and teriyaki chicken.

The quantity of topping choices isn’t extremely daunting; it is about on par with Chipotle. Chances are, however, you will have to ask a few questions about offerings to the sushi artist like, “What makes this Dynamite Tuna nonsense so dynamite?”

I loaded up my burrito with the spiciest options available, which included Sriracha sauce and the aforementioned spicy Dynamite Tuna. Perhaps not the greatest selection of spicy ingredients which, granted, is to be expected from the non-traditionally spicy sushi theme.

The first impression of trying my burrito is that there was a lot of rice. The seaweed wrap was caked pretty heavily with the white grains, so it was a bit overwhelming.

Because sushi rice is traditionally quite sticky, it became a little hard to chew with the gobs of rice holding together the wrap.

Asking for less on your seaweed is probably the best way to avoid chewing away the precious minutes of your short lunch hour.

Of course, the filling effect the rice offers makes the sushi burrito a great option if you really have a hankering for saltiness,

but cannot fathom eating anything smaller than something the size of your head — these burritos are pretty big.

However, if you’re new to sushi, Roll On In isn’t a bad place to get your feet wet.

With all the multiethnic options, eating straight seaweed doesn’t seem as terrifying if it is paired with breaded chicken as

opposed to raw fish. Not to mention, chopsticks will never be a problem in this venue.

If you must have sushi without having actual sushi, roll on into Roll On In. Otherwise, you are probably better off walking around the corner to a few other sushi joints on McMillan and getting the real deal.

4 / SPORTS Volleyball looks for berth in NCAA tournament MONDAY, NOV. 21, 2016

ETHAN RUDD | STAFF REPORTER

Despite posting an overall record of 20-9 and a conference record of 15-3, the University of Cincinnati volleyball team still trails Southern Methodist University in the American Athletic Conference standings.

“It’s like, man, you’re in second place and you’ve only dropped three. I mean that’s unbelievable,” said Cincinnati head coach Molly Alvey. “Looking at a team and a coaching staff and everything you put together, you can’t do much better than that. That’s a pretty good showing.”

However, the Bearcats have put themselves in position to win the AAC. If Cincinnati wins their last two matches of the season and if SMU loses just one, both teams would be tied atop the conference

standings, and the Bearcats would hold a tiebreaker in head-to-head sets won.

“I am 100 percent confident that we will win out our season,” said senior outside hitter Ciara Hill.

The Bearcats will face two teams they have already swept this season; Cincinnati will look to defeat East Carolina University and the University of Memphis.

“These next two we’ve got to have. We have to do our job and take care of these next two,” Alvey said.

Since the AAC does not host a postseason tournament, the winner of the conference will have an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.

Even if Cincinnati does not win the conference, they could still easily qualify as an at-large bid.

“It’s really weird that

we’re at this level and in second place … We’re doing what we can now to control the rest of the season,” said senior middle blocker Alison Kimmel.

On Saturday, Cincinnati swept the University of Houston to improve their chances of winning conference.

The game was the Bearcats’ senior day, and all four of Cincinnati’s seniors contributed to the win.

Middle blocker Lise Alaiwan had four blocks, Kimmel had seven blocks, defensive specialist Lindsey Dinkelacker had 8 digs and Hill had a matchhigh 13 kills.

Senior day was bit of a strange experience for Kimmel and Hill.

“It’s really weird. I walked in this morning and it didn’t even hit me because I can’t even believe it’s

here,” Kimmel said.

For Hill, it was much of the same.

“It’s weird thinking about it and now that it’s finally happened it’s like whoa,” Hill said. “Maybe because it’s not my last game yet so it hasn’t really settled in yet.”

Both Kimmel and Hill have played their entire collegiate careers at Cincinnati, and both have noticed how much the program has grown.

“I feel really confident leaving and I’ll be really happy to come back and watch them,” Hill said.

But for now, the Bearcats are just focused on the next game and earning a bid in the NCAA tournament.

Cincinnati is in the midst of a four-game win streak, and the team’s offense and defense is performing well.

The Bearcats dominated

Houston statistically, compiling more kills, blocks, assists and digs.

Cincinnati also held its opponent under a .250 attacking percentage for the 15th time in the team’s past 16 matches.

“I think we’re definitely playing the best volleyball we’ve played all year,” Alvey said.

Cincinnati faces East Carolina in their next game at noon Wednesday in Fifth Third Arena.

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Senior UC volleyball player Lise Alaiwan (21) spikes the ball against Houston on Senior Night at Fifth Third Arena, Saturday, November 19, 2016.

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The NBA season has been underway for three weeks, and fans have gotten a glimpse at which players will be the standouts this season.

Our sports experts, David Wysong, Amir Samarghandi and Jason Szelest, who regularly appear on the On the Record Sports podcast, pick who they believe are the early favorites for the league’s Most Valuable Player award.

Jason: James Harden The case can be made for DeMar DeRozan, who leads the league in scoring with 33 points per game, and also happens to lead one of the toptwo teams in the Eastern Conference.

However, Harden’s numbers are just too good to pass up.

He is tied for fourth in the NBA in scoring at 28.7 points per game, and leads the league in assists at 12.5 per game.

Nobody else is even close in terms of helping out teammates, as the league’s No. 2 assist man, Russell Westbrook, trails Harden by 2.4 assists.

In addition, his 30.8 player efficiency rating trails only Russell Westbrook.

The bottom line is that MVP stands for most valuable player, and nobody provides more value to their team than James Harden does to the

Houston Rockets.

The Rockets currently sit at 8-5 and their second-best player is Trevor Ariza. How good do you think they would be without him?

David: Russell Westbrook I am going to use Jason’s arguments against him.

Despite the Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook averaging 2.4 less assists than Harden, he is still a better overall player.

Westbrook averages three more points per game than Harden, as well as nearly two more rebounds than him.

In addition, like Jason said, Westbrook has a higher player efficiency rating.

However, Jason is right about MVP standing for most valuable player, and Westbrook has proven he is the most valuable player on the Thunder.

In recent years when teams have lost their super stars, they immediately become bottom-dwellers.

The Thunder lost 2013-14 MVP Kevin Durant over the summer and have seemed to not miss one beat.

Oklahoma City is 8-5 on the year and in fourth place in the Western Conference standings.

So, while I do see some of the points Jason made in favor of Harden, he will be wrong because the Rockets are

over-performing with their new belowaverage head coach Mike D’Antoni.

Amir: Kawhi Leonard Did Jason and David name talented offensive wizards? Undoubtedly.

But can either match the defensive stalwart of the San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard?

His first name is similar to the cutesy Japanese culture of “kawaii,” but this tenacious defensive forward has added an adorable array of offensive moves since last season.

The once-broken jumper he was drafted with has been replaced by a smooth, machine-like stroke that drains threes at a 40 percent clip nowadays.

Averaging 25 points per game along with 7 boards, 2.5 steals, 1 block and 3 steals this season? Leonard might mess around and get a pentupledouble in the process in one game against a bad team.

Leonard is a no-doubt Defensive Player of the Year winner again, but it is time the collective NBA fandom accepts that his two-way dominance is worthy of the MVP honor.

Westbrook and Harden will get the headlines for their dazzling scoring, but Leonard’s overall impact will be greater. The silent assassin of San Antonio deserves the award.

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The Cincinnati Bearcat football team’s seniors have played their final game at Nippert Stadium.

With only one more game remaining in their collegiate careers, the guys will have to begin preparing for professional football, with hopes of being selected in the NFL Draft.

There are 17 total seniors suiting up for Cincinnati, but it is most likely that not all of them will be drafted.

Here are the four players I believe have the best chances to be selected.

1. Deyshawn Bond

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Deyshawn Bond is Cincinnati’s 6-foot-1, nearly 300-pound center. Bond is ranked as the fifth-best center in the 2017 draft by CBS. The only centers ranking above Bond are LSU’s Ethan Pocic, West Virgina University’s Tyler Orlosky, Ohio State University’s Pat Elflein and Baylor University’s Kyle Fuller.

Being a Bearcat since 2013, Bond has been a part of some elite offensive line units. In 2013, Cincinnati only allowed 12 total sacks, ranking No. 1 in the American Athletic Conference. They followed that up in 2014 by only allowing 16 sacks, which ranked No. 2 in the conference.

In addition, Bond was a Second-Team All-AAC selection last season.

I expect Bond to be selected in the fourth of fifth round.

In 2015, Wilson was a Second-Team All-AAC selection, and was even awarded an AAC Defensive Player of the Week when he posted 18 tackles against Miami University of Ohio Sept. 19, 2015.

His head coach, Tommy Tuberville, praised Wilson’s football smarts and how that can help him at the next level.

I think Wilson will be off the draft board in the fifth or sixth round.

3. Gunner Kiel

Yes, believe it or not, I think quarterback Gunner Kiel has one of the best opportunities on the team to be selected in the draft.

A couple seasons ago, many thought Kiel had potential to be one of the first quarterbacks selected, but this season Kiel’s stock has fallen tremendously.

Out of high school Kiel was a five-star recruit and was ranked above the likes of Oakland Raider, and previously the University of Alabama great, wide receiver Amari Cooper.

Kiel enrolled at Notre Dame University and sat the bench during their run to the 2012 Bowl Championship Series National Championship.

Following that year he transferred to Cincinnati.

During his three seasons as a Bearcat, Kiel has passed for 6,835 yards, 56 touchdowns and 26 interceptions.

Kiel’s 31 touchdowns in 2014 and his background at Notre Dame show that he has the potential to be a decent quarterback in the league. But he has had limited snaps this season, only passing for 804 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions in five games.

I think it is a stretch that Kiel will be drafted, but it is possible that someone will take a chance on him in the sixth or seventh round.

4. Zach Edwards

The last guy I think could possibly be selected is safety Zach Edwards, as he is the 18th-ranked free safety in the 2017 class.

Edwards has been a mainstay on Cincinnati’s defense since his freshman season in 2013, recording over 70 touchdowns and at least one interception every season, according to College Football Sports Reference.

As a sophomore, Edwards played in 13 games and recorded 122 total tackles in 2014. He followed it up the next season with 93 tackles and a career-high three interceptions.

Edwards has struggled with injuries this season, but still has 84 tackles on the year — second on the team and tied for fourth in the AAC. I think Edwards will be a steal for whoever selects him and it will be in the sixth or seventh round.

2. Eric Wilson

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Eric Wilson is the Bearcats’ inside linebacker and has been a leader for Cincinnati’s defense the past two seasons. Wilson is the 14th-ranked player at his position.

The 6-foot-2 linebacker has recorded back-to-back seasons with over 100 tackles. This season he has 116, which is No. 1 in the AAC, and the next-closest guy is 15 tackles behind him.

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Seniors Zach Edwards (4) and Eric Wilson (23) have hopes to take football to the next level following their final season as Bearcats. Edwards and Wilson led the Bearcats in tackles in their final home game at Nippert Stadium with a combined 23 tackles, Friday, November 18, 2016.