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Student Safety Board plans Safety Week events ahead of spring break CASSIE LIPP | CHIEF REPORTER
As University of Cincinnati students prepare for spring break, the Student Safety Board has prepared a week of safety awareness activities as a sendoff. Beginning today, each day this week will feature various free events that follow a different safety-related theme. All UC students are invited to participate and share their experiences on social media using the hashtag #besafeUC. “I’m excited for the whole week,” said Sam Schroeder, Student Safety Board external vice president. “We have put a lot of time into making this into an event that will raise discussion about safety on campus, so I’m looking forward to seeing how people will respond to that over social media and over small talk that they have on campus.” Schroeder said last year’s Student Safety Week focused on road safety. Activities raised awareness about texting and driving, drinking and driving and pedestrian safety. “This year we wanted to focus on several other issues that we felt were important and that different officers of Student Government thought were important, and then also working with public safety making sure we
were representing students’ issues within public safety,” Schroeder said. The theme for Monday is self-defense. Students are encouraged to wear jeans in honor of Denim Day, a day usually commemorated by the Peace Over Violence Organization in April to coincide with Sexual Violence Awareness Month. Denim Day began after an 18-year-old woman was forcibly raped in Italy by her driving instructor, according to Peace Over Violence, a sexual and domestic violence, child abuse, stalking and youth violence prevention center. The man who raped her was declared not guilty in court because the woman was wearing tight jeans on the day he raped her; the judge in the case argued that if the woman was wearing tight jeans, she would have had to help the man remove her jeans, and the sex would be consensual rather than rape. Women in the Italian Parliament started a peaceful protest to raise awareness for the case the following day by showing up to work wearing jeans. Denim Day became recognized in the U.S. in 1999. Schroeder said the Student Safety Board decided to celebrate Denim Day during Student Safety Week SEE SAFETY WEEK PG 3
OPINION: TV show reinforces consent culture with platform
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The UC Student Safety Board planned a variety of activities designed to spread safety awareness among students for the 2015 Student Safety Week.
PROFESSORS DISCUSS ROLES IN PREVENTING SEXUAL ASSAULT
FACULTY STAND UP AGAINST RAPE
MOLLY COHEN | CONTRIBUTOR
Through events and initiatives like the It’s On Us campaign, the University of Cincinnati is nurturing an understanding of sexual assault and striving to prevent it. The effort can be seen nationwide, and one television show in particular is putting the spotlight on consent culture. “Switched at Birth,” which follows the story of two young girls separated when they were born, uses its setting to explore important issues. Executive Producer Lizzy Weiss deserves recognition for using the show’s college setting to spread awareness and start conversations about sex safety on college campuses. TVGuide.com released an exclusive video Feb. 4 in which Weiss explained her reasoning behind telling a campus rape story. “It’s the number one conversation on campus right now,” Weiss said in the video. “How do we not do a story in which one of the girls deals with campus assault? … I hope it leads to that conversation — what can be done to prevent more of these kinds of assaults?” The media should use its platform to begin conversation and promote awareness about sexual consent and protection. “I think television should show the sober, verbal, ongoing part of consent,” said Lucille Eisenhard, a third-year liberal arts student and a peer advocate for the Women’s Center RECLAIM program, an advocacy program for sexual assault survivors. By reserving an extra few seconds of screen time to include words of consent, a condom or talk of the pill, directors are not only informing their viewers, they are also reinforcing smart sexual practices. “Have episodes about cultural consent,” said Hannah Fereshtehkhou, a first-year psychology student. “If shows were to write in the script an awkward scene where someone bumps their head … it’d be better for teens and adults; it would make the scene more believable.” Season four of “Switched At Birth” showed viewers its cliffhanger moment early in the season when character Bay wakes up nearly naked in a male friend’s bed after a party. Spoiler: We later find out she blacked out and had sex without her consent. The show does a great job of exploring the what-ifs, implications, confusions and gray areas that exist when drinking and sex combine in the SEE OPINION PG 3
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Simona Sharoni, a gender and women’s studies professor at the State University of New York Plattsburgh and co-founder of the national organization Faculty Against Rape, presented a workshop Tuesday in which students and faculty discussed the need for faculty to help prevent sexual assualt. CHELSEA ROBERTSON | CONTRIBUTOR
The University of Cincinnati kicked off Women’s History Month Tuesday with a Faculty Against Rape Workshop, an event with the goal of creating conversation surrounding the role faculty plays in preventing sexual assault on campus. The faculty attendance rate, however, was lower than expected. “I was really surprised at the low attendance and believe more faculty should have attended,” said Tiffany Walker, a second-year political science and journalism student. Walker was among the few students who gathered with faculty in Swift Hall to attend the workshop, which was sponsored by UC’s Charles Phelps Taft Research Center and the Department of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies. Simona Sharoni, a gender and women’s studies professor at the State University of New York Plattsburgh, serves as the co-founder of the national organization Faculty against Rape and led Tuesday’s
discussion. According to its mission statement, the organization was founded in the spring of 2014 with the intent of encouraging faculty to become involved in the awareness of campus sexual assaults and to support survivors while simultaneously supporting students and other faculty to do the same. “Faculty have not been visible in the movement to confront campus sexual assault as a group,” Sharoni said. “One of FAR’s objectives is to build a critical mass of faculty to support students in holding academic institutions accountable and making them safer, so we can do the job we were hired to do, that is, to teach and mentor students.” Anne Runyan, women’s, gender and sexuality studies professor at UC, organized the workshop, as well as the Gender, War and Accountability: Palestinian Resistance and Feminist Solidarity talk that took place later in the evening. Sharoni served as a guest speaker at both events.
Runyan said she also hoped that more faculty members had attended the event. The Faculty Against Rape Workshop was the third main event associated with the UC It’s On Us lecture series — part of a national campaign focused on campus sexual violence, which was brought to UC in November by the collaborative efforts of the Office of the Provost, UC’s Women’s Center, RECLAIM Peer Advocates, Student Government and other student leaders and advocates on and off campus. During the discussion, Sharoni argued that sexual assault advocacy should be included in the agenda of faculty senates just as it is in the agenda of faculty unions. Faculty should also be consulted on evolving university policies and ongoing sexual assault research, Sharoni said. During the workshop, Sharoni explained how faculty members throughout the country experience SEE WORKSHOP PG 3
Gentlemen’s Quarterly opens discussion on consensual sex among students PATRICK MURPHY | NEWS EDITOR
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Daniel Cummins, assistant dean of students, spoke frankly on how students must handle sexual interactions in terms of maturity and consent.
In light of several initiatives at the University of Cincinnati aiming to prevent sexual assault, Gentlemen’s Quarterly held a #ConsentB4Anything Consensual Sex Program to spread awareness about the importance of sexual consent being a verbal, sober and on-going occurrence. Gentlemen’s Quarterly, a UC group that seeks to be a support system for black male retention on campus, held the event Tuesday in Swift Hall. Led by speakers Bill Richey, lead detective of UC’s Police Department, and Daniel Cummins, assistant dean of students and director of judicial affairs, the program gave students the opportunity to have an open dialogue about their feelings toward sexual assault, especially in regard to consent and drinking culture. “Many folks can do many things [drunk], but that doesn’t make it right or OK,” Cummins said. Richey also posed four questions that must be asked in regard to sexual relations: Am I doing the right thing? Am I doing this at the
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right time? Am I doing this in the right way? Am I doing this for the right reason? Other areas of discussion included the necessity of verbal consent to sex. “Things start happening, they’re OK with it, and then all of a sudden they don’t necessarily tell you no — because they don’t have to tell you no — but all of a sudden they’re not participating anymore,” Richey said.“That should throw up a flag saying, ‘Hey, they’re not OK with this anymore.’” Cummins emphasized that consent can be withdrawn at any point in the interactions between two people and that the individuals involved must respect the decisions of his or her partner. “I understand that that can be confusing; I understand that that could send mixed messages,” Cummins said.“As adults we have to be clear on our choices; we have to be clear on what’s being communicated between you and your partner.You have to be clear on how far this contact is going to go.” SEE GQ CONSENT PG 3
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Lady Lamb’s new album transforms routine into wonder CHRISTOPHER STROHOFER | STAFF REPORTER
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Hannah Zazzaro (left) plays Peter Pan, a role most often played by a woman, and Nathaniel Irvin plays antagonist Captain Hook in CCM’s production.
CCM spellbinds with classic ‘Peter Pan’ KAILEY SCHNEIDER | CONTRIBUTOR
The College-Conservatory of Music captivated its audience Thursday night as the opening night of the classic musical “Peter Pan” took flight, literally. CCM’s production, which ran from Mar. 5 to Mar. 8, is one of many adaptations — including the renowned Disney version and the recent television version — of J.M. Barrie’s original play from 1904. Peter Pan the musical opened in 1954 and was the winner of three different Tony Awards in 1955. This show follows the adventures of Peter Pan, traditionally played by a woman, as he takes the three Darling children — Wendy, John and Michael of London — to the “second star to the right and straight on till morning,” or Neverland. Once in Neverland, Peter Pan and the Darling children come in contact with the Lost Boys, Captain Hook and his league of pirates, Indians and even dancing and skateboarding animals. Every aspect of this show was stunning, from Joe Locarro’s choreography to the lighting and the set, which had an abandoned carnival theme. The actors and actresses showed off incredible skills in each of their performances.
Hannah Zazzaro had the mighty task of bringing the iconic character of Peter Pan to life — a task that she pulled off exceptionally well (Clara Cox plays Peter in alternate performances). Zazzaro’s first moment on the stage — or rather above the stage, considering her first moments involved flying into the nursery through a fly-rail system — easily captured the audience’s attention. Zazzaro showcased great acting skills and even more impressive vocals. Her vibrato was beautiful and her large range was displayed throughout the show through low notes to high soprano in a duet with Captain Hook. Nathaniel Irvin had the tough position of playing two different roles in the show. While in Neverland, he portrayed Captain Hook, and in London he was the vastly different character Mr. Darling. Kudos to Irvin: Many viewers didn’t even realize it was the same actor playing these two characters until the end of the show at curtain call. Irvin’s time playing the silly pirate Captain Hook was admirable, and his performance can be best described as Captain Jack Sparrow goes to Mardi Gras. His comedic timing was impeccable, and guffaws could be heard all around throughout his songs, such as
“Hook’s Tango.” Wendy Darling is a timeless character, and Alison Bagli did a lovely job of bringing the sweet, demure girl to life. Her adorable acting, doe eyes and kind voice were a nice combination and juxtaposition to Zazzaro’s abrasive nature and belt. One of the most amazing and fascinating parts of the show was the actors’ ability to work flawlessly with the technical difficulties the show presented. One such difficulty was being able to sing, act and look natural while “flying.” All of the actors who flew looked as though they had been doing it for years. In particular, the Captain Hook/Peter Pan fight scene in act three was visually awesome to watch as they both flew and swung swords at each other. There was obviously a lot of hard work and practice put into this particular fight scene. Each respective ensemble group worked seamlessly together. From the Indians’ impressive movements together as a whole to the Lost Boys’ camaraderie and to the Pirate’s absurd humor, they each were able to entertain in their own way. This production of Peter Pan certainly lived up to the high expectations of its iconic reputation.
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Mia Wasikowska plays Agatha Weiss in David Cronenberg’s mysterious neo-noir film, ‘Maps to the Stars,’ which forges an esoteric allegory of Hollywood.
Cronenberg maps dark constellation in latest film TONY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER
It’s difficult to discuss auteur director David Cronenberg’s latest venture without giving away any of the many secrets that unravel throughout the 112 minutes. “Maps to the Stars” is somewhere in the realm of supernatural neo-noir with heavy doses of cryptic images, dense dialogue and haunting results. It provides a deep, scathing portrayal of Hollywood and the entertainment industry wrapped within a relentless mystery.
“Maps” lulls us into a highly evolved cinematic hypnosis — I often felt myself squeezing the armrest in my theater seat. Tension rises at times to the point we halfexpect any or every character to immediately lose their minds and have a violent outburst. No characters seem trustworthy. No scene feels safe. The result is a slow, tense burn to a frighteningly sudden damnation of an ending. Although the story is unconventionally structured, the star-studded cast rises to the occasion. Julianne Moore is frighteningly funny
as Havana Segrand, a washed-up actress clinging to fame at all costs, while John Cusak does what John Cusak does best by playing the hell out of a jaded middleaged man. Fourteen-year old Evan Bird is shockingly brutal and ultimately convincing as a disgustingly privileged child-star, Benjie. Moore won the Best Actress category prize at Cannes in 2014 for her performance in “Maps,” but I would maintain that the most gripping performance here comes from Mia Wasikowska, the abundantly talented Australian actress best known for her portrayal of Alice in “Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland.” Wasikowska commands the camera as Agatha Weiss, a soft, gentle horror; her character is a supposedly schizophrenic burn victim with a dark past tied to Benjie and his parents, who we discover early on are her brother and parents. She compels us to empathize with Agatha’s cause despite its cruelty, and takes us to dark places similar to acting extraordinaire Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl.”Wasikowska is a spooky cinematic treat, a young actress blooming into excellence before our eyes. The only cast member underutilized is Robert Pattinson. Pattinson is on point on screen as an aspiring actor/writer and parttime driver, but there seems to be little room for him to excel in a crowded cast with only so much runtime available. The crowded cast, headlined by Wasikowska and Moore, absolutely rises to the challenge of such a complex but eerily familiar allegory for modern day show business. “Maps to the Stars” is currently making an abysmally low amount of money in theaters. Too bold for the Academy or other awards ceremonies and too intelligent for wide-release theater showings,“Maps to the Stars” is one of those movies that seems to get overlooked in all corners of film-loving communities. “Maps to the Stars” is currently making an abysmally low amount of money in theaters. Too bold for the Academy or other awards ceremonies and too intelligent for wide release theater showings,“Maps to the Stars” is one of those movies that seems to get overlooked in all corners of film-loving communities. This may be the only week it is available for viewing at the Esquire on Ludlow Avenue. See it before it’s gone. from Cincinnati.
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper is the moniker of 25-year-old singer-songwriter Aly Spaltro. Her unusual pseudonym found her one morning in shaky cursive in a notebook she used to record her experiences with lucid dreaming. At the time, she worked at a video store, Bart & Greg’s DVD Explosion in a small town in Maine, renting movies by day and writing music by night. Spaltro arranged a deal with her boss to let her stay after she locked up and used the space to work on her music. This deal gave Spaltro an intimate setting to record and practice her songs, and most importantly, play as loud as she wanted. During that time, Spaltro cultivated a wealth of material she distributed throughout her small town. These songs would eventually occupy her criminally underappreciated debut album, “Ripely Pine,” released in 2013. Spaltro drew from her memories of lucid dreaming to create an album rich with abstract and visceral imagery — sonically, it was an album that could whisper sweetly in your ear one moment and the next luridly encourage you to rock out in near-religious rapture. “Ripely Pine” was an album that excelled in capturing the sentiments of a teenager longing desperately for the inaccessible. In this new release, “After,” Spaltro delves into situations of adulthood and independence with the same lucid-dreamy filter. The surreal track “Spat Out Spit” describes an occasion when Spaltro was sitting on a train and noticed a woman yawning, a scene that inexplicably inspires Spaltro to consider the strangeness of humanity. She shouts out in the chorus, “Was I born wild / have I been asleep this whole damn time / dreaming up a life / will I awake to find that I’m deep in the woods / and I’m snarling on all fours?” It’s a fascinating reflection on the true nature of humanity and how we fit within the constructs of modern life, all inspired by a brief and mundane moment. This situation mimics Spaltro’s sonic inclinations; soft and inconspicuous before pouncing on the listener with an intense volume and energy shift. Similarly, the upbeat track “Billions of Eyes” focuses on a seemingly trivial event that actually has a profound effect. Spaltro’s overwhelmed by the intimidating number of people and experiences around her whilst fretting over some personal concerns before just barely sliding onto her train before the doors closed behind her. Feeling more dejected than ever, she looks up to see the warm smiles of everyone on the train that can relate perfectly to her situation, and in that moment of connectivity between strangers and lighthearted empathy, all her concerns melt away. In Spaltro’s world, no moment is too small or too mundane to consider its meaning. The subject of comfort frequently sprouts up in this hour-long record. Almost every song in some way mentions the concerns of access to relief amidst all the chaos of life. The track “Violet Clementine” focuses heavily on this notion. With some interesting vocal juxtapositions and a towering horn section, Spaltro sings, “You build a nest of yellow yarn / you hope to god the yellowed yard / is soft enough to break your fall / should you fall, should you fall.” It’s an ethereal and dreamy image of building a comfortable security blanket out of yarn just in case things don’t quite work out. Just as in her debut, Spaltro’s writing thrives within fantastical metaphors for routine concerns that are at once abstract and entirely relatable. However, “After” displays tremendous growth in Spaltro’s ability to reveal herself in her songs. The most personal track, “Milk Duds,” feels like a love song written in retrospect. Though the intended audience for this confessional track is vague, the sentiments expressed are quite intimate. During the chorus she sings, “We fell asleep on a box of milk duds / that melted into the Clubhouse cushions / I never loved another person / more than I loved you when I woke that morning.” It’s an emotional image of Spaltro’s memories as cemented in that place and time as the chocolate stains embedded in the cushion fabrics. Though Spaltro’s lyrics often have intimate — even carnal — tendencies, this album feels far more sentimental and personal. “After” is an excellent sophomore release from Spaltro that gives the audience a fuller picture of who she is as a person and working artist. However, through her poetic lyrics she’s able to reveal profound and relatable truths about being a human person, making this an easily accessible record for anyone unfamiliar with her past. Since the release of “Ripely Pine,” Spaltro has come a long way from the video store where she used to practice, but in many ways she maintains a thread of attachment to adolescence. You’ll hear this connection to her roots in the utterly gorgeous closing track “Atlas,” as Spaltro closes out the album in a dreamy and cinematic string arrangement with the softly whispered affirmation: “I know where I come from.”
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Lady Lamb and the Beekeeper is the alias of Aly Spaltro, who now lives in Brooklyn.
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Environmental groups meet to discuss UC investment in fossil fuels JOSH BECKELHIMER | CONTRIBUTOR
Environmental groups across campus such as Students for Ecological Design,Yoga For the Soul and Leaders for Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) collaborated in 301 Braunstein Thursday to end the University of Cincinnati’s current investment in fossil fuel companies. Called Divest Fest, the group advocates for the divesting — or ending — of fossil fuel funding. “Our influence as a public figure far outweighs the influence of our dollars,” said Jake Holden, a fifthyear aerospace engineering student and one of the event leaders. The beginning of the event focused on the facts regarding fossil fuel divestment. Then, students split into groups to brainstorm ideas for the campaign to end UC’s investment in fossil fuels. According to Endowment Fiscal 2013 Annual Letter, the university’s current endowment has approximately $24.8 million in natural resources. “UC invests 4 percent of its endowment to fossil fuel corporations,” said Morgan Billingsly, a fifthyear geology major and a group facilitator.“They care about the dollars and we have to hit them where it hurts.” The goal of the movement is to get the university to stop investing in fossil fuels in hopes that other large organizations will follow suit. Before the university
can become more sustainable, it has to take the first step of informing the student body about this divesting, participants said during the event. Holden said more than 181 universities and organizations have divested around the world. Participants stressed that as a large voice, it’s important for UC to do the same. When students brainstormed ideas for the movement, they discussed why divesting needs to happen and came up with ways to appeal to people around campus through events in the coming fall semester, as well as through social media. The campaign currently uses the hashtag #FossilFreeUC. Erin Lefever, a second-year environmental studies major, discussed why she thinks divestment should happen. “We can’t rely on fossil fuels forever because they’ll eventually run out,” Lefever said.“The environment is everything. It sustains us.” She said it’s better to find ways of using sustainable energy now, so we’re prepared when fossil fuels run out. Grace Young, a second-year environmental studies student, agrees. “Climate change and fossil fuels are going to affect humans,”Young said.“After humans are all dead the world will recover, but it’s bad for humans if we are destroying it now.”
IN BRIEF Saturday armed robbery Cincinnati police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred in the 2000 block of Stratford Avenue near campus early Saturday morning. Two suspects approached a University of Cincinnati student at gunpoint and stole the victim’s credit card around 1:45 a.m., according to police. The suspects were last seen moving north on Stratford Avenue toward Probasco Street. They are described as black males between 20 and 25 years old. One suspect wore a black, hooded sweatshirt and had dreadlocks. A second suspect wore a navy hooded sweatshirt and had short hair. Anyone with information about this incident can call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 513-352-3040.
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administrative scrutiny for their advocacy of supporting sexual assault survivors, and in some cases faculty members face major consequences, such as being dismissed from their positions. UC faculty members have not been informed of any changes in their job descriptions concerning responsibilities regarding campus sexual assault or the level of involvement they are allowed to have in assisting survivors, Runyan said. Nor has any formal training been provided on UC’s campus to empower or aid its faculty in approaching sexual assault and assisting survivors. Akshayaa Venkatakrishnan, a second-year biology and history student, learned about the event from Facebook and said she attended out of interest in learning the faculty’s perception on campus sexual assault. “At the end of the day, we are students, faculty, staff and administration, but beneath all of those titles and terms, we were human beings with identities and experiences to value and respect,” Venkatakrishnan said. “It’s up to all of us to make sure that we educate, accept and appreciate the similarities and differences to create a safe and just community.”
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Students gather in Braunstein Hall Thursday to encourage students to spread the word about UC’s involvment in the utilization of natural resources.
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fittingly titled episode “Black and Gray.” By using Bay’s friend and ex-boyfriend, Tank, as the other sexual partner, the show does an amazing job at pushing the already complicated sex scenario to an extreme. Not only has Bay been raped, she has also been raped by someone she considered a friend. “I think that for sure when ‘Switched at Birth’ talked about rape, it was a good idea,” said Ellie Balcerzak, a second-year biology student.“The fact that it was Tank, a familiar, kind character, shows that not all characters are bad … it would have come across better for Tank if he had been just as drunk as Bay, because it kind of blurs the lines a bit.” The episode explores the definition of rape and the effects it has on the people involved. There are numerous thoughtprovoking points involved, including who is to blame, the fear of being looked at differently and who to tell; the latter of which comes in several forms: the campus activist who wants to recruit Bay to join the fight and tell everyone, the campus investigators who want someone to blame, friends and family. “There’s also a gray area in the fact that a lot of people aren’t educated on if someone doesn’t say no, it doesn’t mean they want to,” Balcerzak said.“They could feel like they were raped, even if they didn’t say anything.” “Switched At Birth” cleverly offers its viewers a way of creating conversation about consensual sex in the college culture, as portrayed in an episode that aired Feb. 24 titled “Art Like Love is Dedication.” In this episode, character Daphne learns about the casual sex culture that exists on college campuses when she gets asked inside by a friend, who invites her to watch a movie in his dorm instead of at a theater. The creators make a point of having the characters ask for
consent, ask for protection and show a condom before the characters engage in sexual activity. This is such a redeeming moment in showing how consent can exist on college campuses and that it is not awkward nor does it take away from the moment to ask. In fact, Daphne actually ends up wanting a relationship with the guy afterward, which further proves the attractiveness of asking for consent. “I think every show needs to show consent, because every type of relationship, whether it lasts for a minute or a year, can have un-consensual (sic) sex,” Eisenhard said. “Switched At Birth” is more than proving its worth this season. Its target demographic of young tweens is the perfect age group to be receiving this sex education. When talking about why many other television shows don’t take the time to discuss consent, it may just come down to time. “It’s the same reason a director makes cuts when they adapt a book to a movie … they feel they can skip out for time’s sake,” Fereshtehkhou said.“It’s not worth it. It’s subconscious, but media influences our perception, and cutting out consent creates a narrow view.” The show is doing a great job of creating a way to bring these topics to light and offering a medium through which people can talk about such controversial issues. It is worth creators taking the time to add in moments of consent and protection during sex scenes, especially in shows aimed at younger audiences. It’s something more media platforms should do; starting education young increases our chances of an informed future. “If we try to demonize sex or give it a negative connotation it’ll backfire,” Fereshtehkhou said.“But the way it’s currently portrayed [in mainstream media] is inaccurate and is giving developing teens a really wrong impression of what sexuality is in real world culture.”
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Daniel Cummins (left), assisstant dean of students, and UCPD Dectective Bill Richey, address the differences of safe and unsafe sexual encounters during a discussion of sexual consent Wednesday evening. FROM GQ CONSENT PG 1
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Sharoni argued that sexual assault advocacy must be included in faculty members’ agendas.
Many of the questions asked by audience members focused on the implied expectations that underlie the action of getting into a bed with someone. Cummins said that while this exists, students have to rise above simple expectations and ask the questions that matter despite what can be inferred or implied. “Many times we think that being silent is affirmation or approval, and many times that’s not the case,” Cummins said. “There are many reasons why a person could be silent. It could be the trauma of the moment. It could be the person freezes. But what we need to understand as adults is that when it comes to the choices we make, we have to make sure it’s agreed upon.” Cierra Carter, a second-year sociology and Spanish double major, said that while she supports these events for their ability to address topics such as victim blaming, they aren’t necessarily safe for survivors of sexual assault. “That’s the unfortunate part about these events, because sometimes you really need survivors,” Carter said.“You need
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because more students will be on campus, rather than in April when students will be taking exams. Students can meet members of the Student Safety Board Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on MainStreet, and they can also participate in a Kombat Fitness self-defense class form 7 to 8 p.m. on the basketball courts of the UC Campus Recreation Center. The class is co-hosted by the UC chapter of CHAARG, or Changing Health, Attitudes and Actions to Recreate Girls — a national organization that aims to fuel college-age women’s passion for health and fitness. UC Title IX Coordinator Jyl Schaffer will speak at the event. Safety Week continues with Tuesday’s theme of mental health. Students can participate in an outdoor yoga class from 1 to 2 p.m. on McMicken Commons. UC Counseling and Psychological Services will also be present to inform students about the services they offer and open discussion about mental health and wellness. Schroeder said the purpose behind placing emphasis on mental health is so that students seek safe ways to improve their mental health rather than harming themselves. Criminal safety will be the focus of Wednesday’s activities. Students can pick up crime prevention tips from Lucy the Bearcat from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on MainStreet. There will also be a scavenger hunt from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. As a spinoff from Blue’s Clues, a TV show students may remember from their childhood, participants can search for 10 suspicious items Lucy has left around campus. Each item will be marked with her paw print. Students who find all 10 items will have a chance to win tickets to see Big Sean at the UC One Night Only Fest sponsored by UC’s Programs and Activities Council.
to hear their stories.You need to hear them. At least there’s a conversation being started; at least there’s a seed that’s been planted.” Timothy Berry, a second-year sociology student, and Dominique Jackson, a second-year communications student, facilitated the event as event coordinators. While working in a transitional period after graduating several members, Gentlemen’s Quarterly seeks to utilize the resources they have to spread the word about what consent actually means. “I feel like a lot of students just don’t know about [consent],” Berry said.“It felt like a need that needed to be met. So we decided to meet that need.” Cummins suggested that beyond anything, an elevation of self-respect for oneself is critical in these moments of intimate situations. “I’m going to be very candid right now,” Cummins said.“If you don’t respect yourself, and you don’t respect the person who you are getting intimate with, then ya’ll don’t need to be together in that moment.”
The purpose of Thursday’s activities is to bridge the gap between the student body and UC Public Safety officers, Schroeder said. Students can eat free lunch and get to know officers from the UC Public Safety Department at the UC Police Department Grill Out from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside Blegen Library along the McMicken circle. As the week progresses, students can post a selfie of themselves on social media using NightRide with the Safety Week hashtag anytime between 8 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday for a chance to win one of four gift cards to the UC bookstore. Friday is all about fire safety. Students can practice putting out a fire and complete a stop, drop and roll obstacle course on McMicken Commons from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students can also meet officers and fire inspectors from the Cincinnati Fire Department. The Student Safety Board will allow students to use the fire simulator to practice putting out a fire, because a lot of students have never used a fire extinguisher, and it is important for them to know how to use one if they need to in a situation, Schroeder said. Students can also pick up free sunscreen and a spring break safety checklist from the Student Safety Board Friday. The checklist includes items students should pack if they are heading out of town for spring break, and it also reminds them what to do before they leave, such as locking their doors and unplugging devices that do not need to be plugged in during their absence. “I think students should be aware that safety is a multifaceted issue, and that there’s a lot of different ways to keep yourself safe,” Schroeder said. “Come out to our events and have a good time — there’s no reason you can’t have fun while being safe at the same time.”
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Female student veterans featured during Women’s History Month a try because veteran benefits paid for her schooling. Nicholas still has one year left for her benefits, so she is double majoring in English literature and women’s gender and sexuality studies. She also applied to graduate school to pursue English literature. She wants to be an English professor and teach gay and lesbian literature or minority literature, she said, adding that she loves school. In her free time, Nicholas likes to read and write. She is writing a memoir of her military experience for one of her classes, but wants to distance herself from the military so she can better adapt to civilian life.
Learning to be strong
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Stephanie Cunningham is one of six female student veterans represented in a Tangeman University Center exhibit this month. BECKY BUTTS | SENIOR REPORTER
Workers at the Veterans Programs and Services Office want University of Cincinnati students to know that March is about more than spring break and basketball madness — it’s also Women’s History Month. The office put together a small display on the third floor of Tangeman University Center that will be up until March 31. It features the pictures and short biographies of six female student veterans: Marci Metcalfe, Stephanie Cunningham, Keisha Kemper, Trisha Nicholas, Marjorie Schroeder and Myeeah Scott. “The project started as a realization that we really didn’t have any specific offerings for female veterans on campus,” said Anthony Louderback, president of veterans fraternity Omega Delta Sigma and veterans services program coordinator. The six women veterans in the display have served all across the military spectrum, from the Marine Corps to the National Guard. “I am hoping to grow this event a bit each year,” Louderback said.“I want to provide a platform for our women veterans to share their experiences and tell their stories.” Metcalfe, a biology student at UC Clermont, turned down a full basketball scholarship so she could fulfill her brother’s dream of becoming an American soldier. He was turned down over five times because of his heart murmur and “unusually small lungs,” according to her bio. Cunningham was active duty Army from Sept. 18, 2002, to July 25, 2008, during which time she served in Iraq for nine months and Afghanistan for 15 months. She is now an intern in UC’s coordinated program for dietetics and has consistently been on the dean’s list since 2013. Louderback organized the display with fellow Veterans Office workers Abbey Duncan and Terence Harrison. It is a lead up to Sisters in Arms, where some of the featured veterans will host a panel to tell their stories and answer questions from audience members. The event will be held on
March 24 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m in the TUC atrium. “Sisters in Arms was actually planned … with the hope to draw in other UC women veterans and begin to build that community piece that is often absent for veterans on campus,” Louderback said.“From my experience, our women veterans aren’t as likely to reach out or ask for support or assistance.”
The few and the proud Women made up only five percent of the Marine Corps when Trisha Nicholas joined them in November 2006. “There were a lot of male Marines who really respect female Marines because they know what we go through; they know we go through a lot,” Nicholas said.“Women have to keep up with the guys. The men don’t slow down for the women, so you have to keep up.” She volunteered to deploy to Iraq in 2008, where she served as an ammunition technician and was placed in a team leader position where she supervised up to 12 Marines at a time. Nicholas received many awards as a Marine, but she is most proud of her Good Conduct Medal, which is awarded every three years to Marines who have completed three years of honorable service. It is nicknamed the “Good Cookie Medal” because it’s awarded to those that don’t get into ‘trouble,’ ” Nicholas said. “With Marines, it’s really easy to get in trouble,” Nicholas explained.“There are a lot of strict laws. I chose Marine Corps out of all the other branches because it’s the toughest branch, especially for women. I didn’t see college as an option because of my low socioeconomic status — it wasn’t ever talked about.” A Monroe, Ohio, native, Nicholas is the daughter of a warehouse worker and a waitress. She didn’t see college in her future when she joined the Marines, but she graduated summa cum laude from UC in April 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts. After returning from Iraq, Nicholas decided to give college
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Health education student Myeeah Scott rose to the top of her company in the National Guard and won Soldier of the Cycle.
Another featured veteran, Myeeah Scott, isn’t ready to leave the military behind yet. A health education student in the College of Criminal Justice, Education, and Human Services, Scott described how being a woman in the National Guard felt in one word: “Intimidating.” Prior to enlisting, she never considered joining the military. After dropping out of college in 2011, she began working at L.A. Fitness as a personal trainer where she met Nonnie Bryd, a staff sergeant in the National Guard. Scott was unsure of herself after dropping out of college and admits to “losing her way” in life. She had a miscarriage in 2013 and entered into a depression. “I wasn’t making the best decisions, I wasn’t happy with where I was,” Scott said.“It was an emotional time of course. After [the miscarriage], I didn’t feel good enough.” Bryd was a mentor to Scott and encouraged her to join the National Guard. She enlisted in February 2013. “It taught me to be more disciplined in my daily life. Every day is a struggle, but it definitely makes you stronger in every way — mentally, physically, just tougher in all aspects.” Scott flourished in the National Guard and rose to the top of her company. She won Soldier of the Cycle — an award given to one soldier in a battalion after completing a strict oral test. “By winning that, I was able to stand in front of my entire battalion and say I was the best of my company,” Scott said. She also had the best Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) score out of the women — and men. During the APFT, a soldier has two minutes to complete as many pushups and two minutes to complete as many sit-ups as he or she can. Soldiers are also timed as they run two miles. Scott completed 87 sit-ups, 62 pushups and ran two miles in 12 minutes and 30 seconds. “The guys were kind of mad like, ‘What? How could you do this?’ It was awesome,” she said.“I wasn’t trying to do that, I was just trying to do my best.” Scott’s experience in the National Guard gave her the confidence and strength to return to school and plan her own business. “I wanted to see if I could do it,” Scott said.“I wanted to see where I could go with it.” Scott now has a small gym inside of her home where she hosts personal training clients. She also works as a personal trainer at the Jewish Community Center gym. She says that the National Guard matured her and made her look at life from a new perspective. “When you learn to accept other people as they are and not try to change them, you can really learn to love and appreciate yourself,” Scott said.“Being in the Army, you are family. It’s a bigger cause than you. It made me look at things with more appreciation.”
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Graduate event showcases student research ALLIE ALU | STAFF REPORTER
Graduate students had the chance to make their work stand out Friday afternoon during the 2015 Graduate Student Poster Forum, which features student research and opens the floor for widespread feedback. Students presented their work in Tangeman University Center’s Great Hall on Friday. “Every year we showcase graduate students’ research,” said Megan Tischner, program coordinator of UC’s graduate school office. “Grad students from all of our colleges and majors come together to show research. There is a very wide range of students.” Students that have received scholarships were also acknowledged. Events included a fine arts gallery, poster forum sessions, main stage presentations and an awards ceremony that concluded activities. “This event creates a chance for faculty, other students, and the community to see the research our grad students have been doing,”Tischner said. Although the event happens every year, changes were recently implemented for this year. This was the first time the event was able to feature main stage performances, which allowed humanities and fine arts students to show off their work. Six graduate students performed a variety of talents that ranged from dance to poetry. Graduate students very rarely get to view each other’s research, especially from students in other majors and departments. However, this event often starts up many partnerships, Tischner said. Students were also given the opportunity to see other grad students research put together, which can help them make their own research and work more effectively. Faculty members were also in attendance, and students were able to receive feedback from a professor. The event was significantly broadened due to the fine arts and humanities performances being added. But the committee said it is still planning on expanding even more. The posters and presentations were all judged by roughly 50 people, including UC staff members and men and women from local businesses and government offices. “The wide range of judges really gave a lot more outside feedback from outside components,” said Margaret Hanson, associate dean of UC’s graduate school. “This is an amazing opportunity for the UC community to see the scholarships grad students are receiving and the research being done by these students as well.” This is a very good first event for students to get comments on their work and research from the professional world, Tischner said. “The graduate school sent out an email and I submitted my work,” said Jerusha Clark, a graduate student in the masters of public health program. “An adviser from my research project thought it would be good exposure and preparation for a huge international conference I am attending soon in Boston.” This event is a good practice run for grad students who may have never presented their research in any formal setting, Clark said. The judges also give a lot of good professional feedback. “I had never presented formally at an event and this was really good practice,” Clark said. “The process of getting all of my research together was good practice, and the event was great exposure.”
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Spanish professor, Aimelin Schweitzer, dances the tango with Anang Dadhich, president of the Italian and French Club Tuesday afternoon during Carnevale.
Clubs join, celebrate Mardi Gras and Carnevale CHELSEA ROBERTSON | CONTRIBUTOR
The university’s Italian, French and Spanish Clubs united Tuesday to host the University of Cincinnati’s annual Mardi Gras and Carnevale celebration. The event offered students the chance to enjoy a splash of cultural emergence. The clubs originally planned to hold the festival in February, the same time it’s held in Italian, French, and Spanish-speaking countries, but weather conditions forced the clubs to reschedule the event. Mardi Gras and Carnevale are affiliated with religious Lent traditions, a period of six weeks before Easter Sunday when people usually give up certain habits for a limited time to symbolize God’s sacrifices. The celebration is widely celebrated across the globe in countries like France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil and even the United States. Sunny Patel, a second-year biology student who helped decorate the center for the event, said his Spanish instructor recruited him along with other students to help. He said the decorations were his favorite part of the event. Tables were draped with colorful cloths, and tissue paper was used to create wall art décor. One of the student volunteers even crafted a 3-foot tall tissue paper rose that stood at the entryway. Alex Albrecht, a third-year communications student, was informed in class about the edible treats associated with the event and decided to attend. Students across campus interested in
learning more about Mardi Gras came to the event and enjoyed traditional dishes, crafting Mardi Gras Masks, listening to Spanish music and taking dance lessons. Anang Dadhich, a second-year aerospace engineering graduate student and president of the Italian and French Club, values the importance of familiarizing with different cultures as a student. He said that Mardi Gras and Carnevale would be a great way for students who are interested in working in foreign countries to get acquainted with other cultures. “I love dancing so much,” Dadhich said. “I have never danced tango before.” Sid Thatham, a third-year graduate student pursing his masters in chemical engineering, saw the advertisements for the event around campus and heard about it through friends. “I am looking forward to the salsa lessons,”Thatham said. “I have always been intrigued by how they learn it.” Lauren Crossman, a third-year communications student and secretary of the Italian and French clubs, has been helping with the event for the last two years. “I thought it would be a good environment for students to learn through the club,” Crossman said. “So we are trying to host events that we can talk about culture, dancing, language and food.” Crossman traveled abroad to study in Italy and said that learning a foreign language is much easier when you are
immersed in that country and culture. Last year the club members did all of the cooking for the event themselves. Because it was a lot of work and very time consuming, they decided to get the food this year from Bona Vida, a local restaurant. French professor Kathleen White was one of the faculty members involved in facilitating the event. As students waited in line for food, White explained the history of cuisines that were provided. White even made crepes from scratch as she discussed the background of each traditional menu item. Crepes can be either sweet or savory, White said. Sweet crepes are specialty foods in France and typically served with jams, sugar, Nutella and cider drizzles. Savory crepes are filled with more substance, such as ham and cheese, and are similar to the American sandwich. Students were also able to try galette des rois, more commonly known as king cake, which is associated with the Christian Lent and has a hidden plastic baby Jesus figurine inside of the cake. The Italian dishes included pasta alfredo, lasagna and vanilla snowflakeshaped pizzelles, traditional waffle cookies. The pizzelles were another homemade treat from a professor in the Italian department. “I’m all about promoting global awareness, studying abroad and knowing about different cultures,” Crossman said. “It is a good networking opportunity and a way to get students involved.”
Students painted feathered masks during the Carnevale celebration in the Max Kade Center Tuesday afternoon.
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Student explores Cincinnati in scavenger hunt, shows UC pride
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Emily Cappel, a third-year biology student, takes her picture outside the Reptile House in the Cincinnati Zoo for the UC Colors Scavenger Hunt. CASSIE LIPP | CHIEF REPORTER
Trudging through slushy sidewalks to hunt for the best photo opportunities around the University of Cincinnati campus, Emily Cappel, a third-year biology student, showed her Bearcat pride Friday in an effort to win the Rock Your UC Colors Scavenger Hunt. Although Cappel was attracted to the contest for the prizes, she thought it was a fun way to get into the UC spirit. The contest spanned Friday and Saturday and was sponsored by College Colors, a free mobile app which allows users to add their school colors and logo pictures
taken on their cellphones. After they post their pictures on College Colors, they can also post them on their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest accounts. In order to be eligible to win officially licensed UC gear or the grand prize of $1,000 in airline coupons, participants had to complete at least four of the tasks. Each task involved posting a picture to the College Colors app with the hashtag #rockUCcolors. The tasks were revealed Friday afternoon via UC’s Twitter account. The eight options included pictures inside any Cincinnati-area Donatos; with an iconic Cincinnati landmark; inside any Skyline Chili restaurant in the Cincinnati area; in any store carrying UC merchandise; at Firehouse 19 on Short Vine Street; with any statue on campus; at any UC Health location; or a picture from the UC baseball game Saturday against Niagara University at Marge Schott Stadium. Cappel started out the challenge by posing a picture in front of one of her favorite buildings: The Reptile House at the Cincinnati Zoo. “The Reptile House is the oldest zoo building in the country and I am studying at UC for my dream job as a zookeeper, so I thought it was the perfect Cincinnati landmark for the task,” Cappel said. Cappel’s love of animals also influenced another picture she posted for the contest. She chose to use the lions outside McMicken Hall for the UC statues task. “I love lions, so Mick and Mack are my favorite statues at UC, of course,” she said. After Cappel picked up a stylish UC sweatshirt in the Tangeman University Center bookstore and posed for the UC merchandise task, she raced to Short Vine Street to pose in front of Firehouse 19. Although the Firehouse 19 picture was her fourth task, she chose to complete one more by posing for a picture in the Skyline on Ludlow Avenue. “I was having fun, and I thought maybe completing
more tasks would increase my chances on winning, so why not do another task while satisfying a Skyline craving?” she said. Although Cappel is not sure if she has won any prizes from the contest yet, she is glad she chose a fun way to kill time before her biology lab.
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Cappel poses with the Mick and Mack lions in front of McMicken Hall Saturday afternoon for the UC statues task of the UC Colors Scavenger Hunt.
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Men’s basketball prepares for American Athletic Conference play UC wins five games in a row, secures third seed; Mick Cronin honors Bearcat senior student athlete JAELYNNE JOHNSON & DAVID WYSONG | THE NEWS RECORD
Junior guard Farad Cobb scored 22 points and was four of seven from the three-point range to lead the University of Cincinnati Bearcats to a 56-47 victory over Tulsa University before 5,840 fans at the Reynolds Center Wednesday night. “I was just trying to take good shots whenever they came,” Cobb said about his performance.“I got some good looks and just knocked [the shots] down when we needed them.” The win against Tulsa marked the fourth victory in a row for the Bearcats. Cincinnati’s defense — a focus the entire season — was a key factor in the game against the Golden Hurricane. UC held Tulsa to 34 percent shooting while the Bearcats shot 45.7 percent and were eight for 15 from the free throw line. Also helping lead the Bearcats was sophomore guard Troy Caupain with 12 points, six rebounds and two assists. Junior forward Octavius Ellis also contributed with 13 rebounds, four blocks and seven points. Cincinnati took the lead at 5-4 with 16:22 remaining in the first half and never trailed again. The Bearcats led by 12 with 4:29 left in the first half and by seven going into halftime. The win against Tulsa gave UC a 21-9 overall record, 12-5 American Athletic Conference record.
Cronin honors senior The Bearcats improved that record Sunday against University of Memphis at Fifth Third Arena, where they also recognized senior forward Jermaine Sanders and welcomed head coach Mick Cronin¬ for the first time since Dec. 17. Many believe that the Bearcats will be selected to make the NCAA Tournament when the brackets come out March 15. Cincinnati’s 77-65 win in the final regular season game against the Tigers — an inner conference rival — validated their chances at making the big dance even more. Fifth Third Arena started out electric when head coach Mick Cronin showed up to honor Sanders for senior night. Cronin had not been to a game since Dec. 17, with UC announcing that he had a brain aneurysm and would miss the rest of the season. Associate head coach Larry Davis has taken over for Cronin ever since with Cronin still having an advising role over the team. Sanders spoke about how great it was to see Cronin under the circumstances.
“It meant a lot knowing the condition that he has, and he put that aside to come and support to me,” Sanders said.“I am blessed to have a coach like him.” The Bearcats started off the game feeding off of that electricity. In the first eight and a half minutes, the team went on a 21-4 run behind Cobb’s 10 points to force the Tigers to start getting worried. The rest of the half, the Tigers made sure that the Bearcats did not continue to dominate them. Going into half time, Memphis slightly cut into that Bearcats lead to make the score 34-21. The Bearcats were leading in the first half from Cobb’s performance and Sanders, who had eight points, two rebounds and one assist for himself. UC junior forward Ellis had arguably one of his best games as a Bearcat. Ellis ended the game with a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. Cobb also continued his successful play in the second half and ended the game with 16 points. The Bearcats shot a successful 50 percent from the field against the Tigers and the team dominated the boards with 33 total rebounds versus Memphis’ 22 total rebounds. Coach Davis said he is impressed with the way his team was playing, and he showed his excitement in a post-game press conference. “I like the assists; we have had high assists in the last four or five straight games and that to me is a great sign that your team is healthy … and we can score inside,” Davis said.“We put pressure on people because we can score down there and the guards and the bigs have learned to play that game of, ‘Alright, you don’t want to double us? We’re going to go score.You want to double us? We’ll just spray it out and those guys and they’ll drive and get fouled or they’ll make threes,’ ” Davis said. With conference tournament play starting this week, Cobb spoke about the team’s chances going into the week. “I think we have a good shot,” Cobb said.“We have played well against all of the top teams, but I think everyone in this league is good. We’re just going to have to take it one game at a time, but I definitely think that we can go on a run and continue to play how we have been playing.” With the Bearcats receiving their 22nd victory against Memphis, the team locked up the third seed in the American Athletic Conference tournament. Their next game will be against the winner of the University of Connecticut Huskies and the University of South Florida Bulls game on Thursday. The game will be played on 9 p.m. Friday and will broadcast on ESPNU.
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Senior Jermaine Sanders plays his last season for the men’s basketball team. Sanders prepares for a foul shot Sunday afternoon during a game against Memphis.
UC tennis drops to 4-5 overall record after loss to No. 70 Marshall Bearcats look to regain focus in next contest against IU-PUI JAELYNNE JOHNSON | SPORTS EDITOR
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Sophomore Katya Bure lost to Maddie Silver of Marshall University in the singles match on Friday at the Western Tennis and Fitness Club.
The University of Cincinnati women’s tennis team lost a contest to No. 70 Marshall University Friday at the Western Tennis and Fitness Club. The Bearcats fell to the Bison 5-2, and the loss dropped their overall record to 4-5. All doubles matches were played tough by both teams. The pair of sophomore Lauren Bellinger and junior Kelly Poggensee-Wei started their doubles match with a 4-1 advantage over their MU opponents Derya Turhan and Anna Pomyatinskaya. The Bearcats’ quick start was able to get them to an 8-5 victory, giving Cincinnati its lone win in doubles play. The win marks the fourth straight for the duo. Natalia Abdalla and Hannah Wille could not keep up during most of their doubles match. The duo was able to tie the match at five-all, but was unable to get it any closer and fell 8-6 to Rachael Morales and Maddie Silver. Katya Bure and Ali Miller were falling behind 3-0 early on in their match against Marija Bogicevic and Kai
Broomfield but stormed back to tie it at four-all, eventually forcing a tiebreaker at seven. Cincinnati dropped its tiebreaker and Marshall earned the first point of the match. Poggensee-Wei earned eighth straight and team-high singles match win of the year as she defeated Turhan. She had a back-and-forth match in the first set against Turhan. After eight games were played, there was a tie at four-all. Poggensee-Wei was able to pull it together on the next two games to get the victory in the first set 6-4. Following a 3-6 loss in the second set, Poggensee-Wei began the tiebreaker set with a 7-5 lead and went ahead and won three of the next five games to earn the tiebreaker 10-7. This gave the Bearcats their first point of the match. Wille moved over the .500 win mark in singles play on the year after defeating Marija Bogicevic in a difficult three-set match. After dropping her first set 6-2, the junior retaliated that loss with a 6-3 win, leading set to set. The junior carried her momentum into the third set and won by a score of 10-4. The Bearcats look to retaliate when they face Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 3 p.m. March 8 at the Western Tennis and Fitness Center.
Bearcats suffer 96-34 loss to No. 1 UConn in quarter-finals round Freshman student athlete leads team in scoring in first round of AAC Tournament game against UCF JAELYNNE JOHNSON | SPORTS EDITOR
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, native Mackenzie Cann led the Bearcats in scoring with 23 points and hitting six three-point shots as the University of Cincinnati women’s basketball program earned a 76-66 victory over University of Central Florida in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship Friday afternoon in Uncasville, Connecticut. Cincinnati took a 19-10 lead at the 12:07 mark of the first half thanks to a 7-0 run that included a three-point shot and a jumper from junior Jasmine Whitfield. UCF committed two turnovers that converted into four points for the Bearcats. UC found its offensive rhythm during a two-minute time span that gave them a 21-point lead, making the score 35-14. Whitfield drained a three point shot to start the run before Bianca Quisenberry stole the ball and scored two. Quisenberry then stole the ball again on the Knights’ next possession and hit Cann on the wing for three points, forcing a UCF timeout. Cincinnati took its largest lead of the game following a 6-0 run that made the lead 41-16 with 4:26 left in the half. Senior Chelsea Jamison and Whitfield hit a pair of free throws each to extend the lead. The Bearcats were in the lead 43-21 going in to halftime. The Knights came back to start the second half by going on a 10-2 run to cut the lead to 49-36 with 13:42 remaining in the game. After UCF cut the lead down to nine points, Cann took over for the Bearcats, hitting a pair of three pointers in less than a minute apart to push the lead back to 65-48 with 6:51 remaining to play. Sophomore Marley Hill also contributed with nine points and one rebound in 35 minutes playing time. UC’s 76 points are the most for the Bearcats this season in a regulation game. UC scored 76 points against the University of Houston during a double overtime win on Jan. 7. Their previous high in a regulation game this
season was 73 against Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Nov. 15. Following Cann’s performance was Whitfield, who finished with double-digit points for the 14th time this season, hitting 5-of-11 shots and totaling 18 points. She had 14 at halftime. “I’ve been shooting all week,” Cann said about her performance. “I’ve gotten a lot of shots up, and I’m getting more comfortable with playing and shooting at this level with the defenders that guard me.” Jamison pulled down double-digit rebounds for the fifth time this season and the second straight game with a team-high 10 against the Knights.
and that makes me really excited about next year.” The loss to UConn brings the season to a close for the Bearcats. They finished with an 8-22 overall record and a 4-14 conference record.
MARLEY HILL’S SEASONAL STATS
Cincinnati advances The Bearcats advanced to the quarterfinal round to face No.1 University of Connecticut Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Arena, where the Huskies came out with a 96-34 victory. The Huskies started the game by scoring the first 10 points of the contest with aids of three point shots from Moriah Jefferson and Kia Nurse. Jefferson finished with 12 points, nine assists and two steals as her teammate Nurse finished with 10 points and three assists for the Huskies. UConn’s lead grew to 18 following a 9-0 run that lasted just over two minutes. UC turned the ball over three times during the run. Cincinnati was trailing at the half by 34 points; the score was 49-15. The Huskies finished with six players in double figures, led by Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis’ 18 points on 4-of-9 shooting from three-point range. UConn’s momentum continued into the second half with a 15-2 run to start the final 20 minutes of the game. Morgan Tuck added eight points for the Huskies and Breanna Stewart contributed four. Cann had Cincinnati’s two points during the run. UC was led by Jamison and Cann, who each totaled eight points. “We’ve played our best basketball in the last two weeks of the season,” said head coach Jamelle Elliott. “As a coach, going into next year, I think our future is bright
SEASON
2013-14
2015-15
TOTAL
POINTS
108
343
451
POINT AVG
3.6
11.4
7.5
FIELD GOALS MADE
45
141
45
FIELD GOALS AVG
111
.40
111
2.33
8.3
5.32
BLOCKS
13
32
45
STEALS
3
10
13
REBOUND AVG