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Groups come together for protest Students for Survivors, BLM protest in front of Nippert
JUSTIN REUTTER | SENIOR REPORTER
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
AARON DORSTEN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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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