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UC Veterans Programs and Services holds female advisory council ALEX MUTNANSKY | CONTRIBUTOR
In an effort to create a more inclusive community, the University of Cincinnati’s newly established Female Veterans Advisory Council gathered for its first meeting Tuesday in University Pavilion. “Our main goal is to create a sense of community for female veterans,” said Abbey Duncan, 2014 UC graduate and financial administrator for Veterans Programs. The council was instituted as an open forum to receive input from UC’s female veterans. “[The meeting] came up as an idea to give more recognition during women’s history month that’s more organic than just a static display,” said Anthony Louderback, program coordinator of the Veterans Programs and
Services division of the Academic Excellence & Support Services office. The members also discussed accommodating more veterans with children at events and meetings. They suggested that council members institute childfriendly or child-oriented events. Members also discussed events that would educate children about the military. UC Veterans Programs and Services has previously honored six female veterans who are UC students at the Sisters in Arms dinner in March, said Terence Harrison, UC Veterans Program manager. These students were also recognized through a display featuring their pictures and short biographies located in Tangeman DAN SULLIVAN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Abbey Duncan, financial administrator of Veterans Programs & Services, facilitates the first meeting of the Female Veteran Advisory Council which discussed what is being done for female veterans and what more can be done.
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Student Government pledged six new members, including Treasurer Michael Phelps, and Senators Kayleigh Lavorini, Courtney Collins, John Lewnard and Varun Nagarajan, at Wednesday’s meeting. Along with these new officials, SG also conducted a review for 36 newly nominated SG cabinet and executive staffers to take office next year. The Senate will vote on whether to confirm the nominated staffers April 22. “We’ll have to work diligently with [the staffers] to ensure that they have all the resources they need so that our body can truly be represented by our student body and work to be an inclusive group that’s going to provide outreach to its constituents, and not just hitting the same situations that Student Government always does,” said Student Body President Andrew Naab. SG then passed several bills before the 2015 spring semester comes to a close. Among them was a resolution bill concerning the sexual implications of Greek life. With rising national awareness in sexual assault allegations involved with university fraternities and sororities, the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee seeks to join forces with the North American Interfraternity Conference and National Panhellenic Conference to protect Greek life. FSPAC plans to lobby in Washington D.C. at the end of April in order to push for sexual assault cases to be investigated by criminal justice authorities before being handled by university authorities. SG looked to support the responsibility for UC and other universities across the nation to conduct investigations of sexual assault in conjunction with criminal justice authorities. “We have to ensure that all students are safe, and that’s realistically what this comes down to,” Naab said in concern with the resolution bill. “Right now, in regards to the University [of Cincinnati], the university is actually in the forefront of some of the Title IX changes across the country.” “This isn’t an endorsement of our current process,” Naab added. “The SEE SG PG 3
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The social innovation specialist of Design Impact, Rashid Owoyele, presents and inspires DAAP students and members of the community at the fifth annual DAAP Cares showcase. RENEE GOOCH | STAFF REPORTER
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Aiming to serve communities in need across the globe, the fifth annual DAAP Cares Initiative showcased projects with the goal of making a positive difference through design. The event recognizes the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning not only as a resource for aesthetics, but also as a provider of innovation and development. The showcase took place at University of Cincinnati’s Niehoff Urban Studio Tuesday evening, displaying research designs that students, faculty members
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and outside organizations have conducted as interdisciplinary teams. The evening’s agenda included guests browsing the 30 DAAP Cares projects, a presentation by Design Impact’s program manager Rashid Owoyele and a brief overview of each project featured. The event concluded with a one-onone question and answer session that allowed guests to speak with the group of presenters. This collection of societal innovators is committed to improving the quality of life for individuals and communities globally by identifying manmade problems and generating plausible solutions, according to the event’s official website. These initiatives were showcased as theoretical frameworks that connect applied research with aesthetic designs.
“It’s the complexity of our human nature and our social relationships that really create opportunities for innovation to occur,” Owoyele said during the event’s opening speech. “People who have a different perspective, discipline or different practice than you is not an obstacle at all, it’s really an opportunity.” Design Impact is a group of social innovators that attended DAAP Cares to express the importance of these visionaries coming together as one community. They also discussed creating necessary change in not only the Midwest — where their organization focuses on — but also the entire world, Owoyele said. “If you merge community-engaged design and social innovation for design, SEE DAAP CARES PG 3
Students talk Title IX rights during Sexual Assault Awareness Month MOLLY COHEN | STAFF REPORTER
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Jyl Shaffer, UC’s Title IX Coordinator, spoke to students about what their rights look like on campus Wednesday night in Tangeman University Center.
As part of a weeklong initiative during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the University of Cincinnati’s Women’s Center RECLAIM Peer Advocate Program hosted a discussion on gender equality and violence prevention as a civil rights issue under Title IX. “It’s why I transitioned from doing violence prevention work as an advocate to doing Title IX work — because I got really excited that we could talk about this as a civil right,” said Jyl Shaffer, UC’s Title IX coordinator. Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender at universities that receive public funding. In her position, Shaffer informs students of the university’s policies and helps create campus awareness of issues like sexual harassment, street harassment and sexual assault. This discussion, called “Know Your IX,” was carried out by students and faculty members in Tangeman University Center Wednesday and was led by Shaffer.
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There are currently 113 open Title IX investigations around sexual assault issues at 105 universities, according to Shaffer. The university’s Title IX office recently moved to the Edwards One building at 3115. The new space is undergoing updates including new furniture and an office that is going to be designed to be a victim interview room. “The police department video and audio record all of their interviews, so they’re going to wire it out, but it’ll be nice chairs,” Shaffer said.“Victims do not have to go into the police department if they’re uncomfortable; they can come to us, we’ll bring the police to them, and that’s a space they can use 24/7.” With the help of students, the Title IX office will be hiring two deputy coordinators and is also looking to hire a full-time educator. “Our goal is about being trauma-informed and creating a safe space,” Shaffer said. “Students can sit on panels; students will be part of interview processes and will have a SEE KNOW YOUR IX PG 3
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Students prepare for ONO Fest, promote Silent Disco
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As a freshman, Daniel Astudillo was enthralled by the University of Cincinnati’s 2011 Spring Concert, which featured T-Pain and Lights Resolve. Now a fourth-year biomedical engineering student, Astudillo is involved in the rebranding of the concert, which hopes to become the university’s premiere music event. Astudillo is the creativity director of the 2015 One Night Only Music Festival, hosted by the university’s Programs & Activities Council. The concert has been in the works since fall semester and will feature Big Sean, Big Gigantic and Cherub. “When I was just a participant, my favorite part was just seeing artists that I knew and liked and being able to see them for a fraction of the price that you would anywhere else on campus with all of my friends,”Astudillo said, adding that he was inspired by the fact the Spring Concert he attended was ran by students. Astudillo joined forces with fellow PAC member and ONO Fest Operations Director Reuben Moreland, a fourth-year electronic-media student. PAC is a student organization that promotes community growth by sponsoring concerts, films, comedians and more. “You know, Big Sean could be playing at another arena, he could be playing in USA Arena downtown or something, and students would know about it probably the same,” Moreland said.“They would know about it, they might be excited for it, but they wouldn’t feel somewhat responsible … this is something that’s coming from the students, this is funded from the student life fees. This is really where students get to see something that they are putting towards with their tuition coming together at the end of the year.” Astudillo focuses on choosing the artists featured at the concert and working with agents to bring them to campus. Thinking of artists and pitching ideas to agents takes up several months, he said. PAC has around 40 members and all of them play a role in determining the concert’s artist. After developing a pool of artists, the creativity chair must present options for PAC’s board so that they can vote and only then can they make a final decision. Promotional, marketing and social media directors also work with Astudillo and Moreland to spread the word about the event, give back to students through giveaways, establish a connection with them and distribute fliers and posters. Syron Townsend, a third-year communications student and director of promotions for PAC, talked about how they are trying to get UC’s branch campuses involved with ONO Fest. “We want everybody to know that this is a show for all of UC, not just main campus,”Townsend said. As operations chair, Moreland focuses on organizational endeavors, like reserving the arena and setting up the stage. “Putting on a show at this magnitude while in college is something that is kind of valuable,” Moreland said.“I think that it is kind of a blessing and a gift that we have the amount of money that we have and the ability to do because it is something that honestly a lot of people don’t have the opportunity to work with.” PAC has a budget of approximately $21,000. Renting Fifth Third Arena for the event costs around another $5,000; renting the stage is $2,000, and other necessities, like security, ushers and staff, can near an additional $5,000. The organization is almost entirely university funded. According to Astudillo, PAC charges for tickets because moving the event inside added a considerable amount of
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Daniel Astudillo, fourth-year biomedical engineering student and creativity director for PAC, and Reuben Moreland, operations chair and fourth-year electronic-media student, discuss ONO Fest.
charges. Student and guest seats are $10 plus fees, while general tickets are $30 plus fees. UC President Santa Ono has sponsored the event in the past through the Office of the President, although the concert’s name is not affiliated with him. The idea to call it ONO Fest came up through the rebranding of the event and it is solely intended to mean “one night only.” The rebranded event is only two years old; the transition from Spring Concert to ONO Fest occurred in 2014. Last year, the event was completely sold out with approximately 7,800 people attending. “It is awesome to see thousands of people enjoying an event that you had a large part in putting on,”Astudillo said.“It is that satisfaction I hope makes it all worth it.” Student tickets to this year’s event are already sold out. PAC has also managed to sell more student tickets than general public tickets when compared to 2014’s concert. PAC has also been giving back to students by setting up booths on campus where students can present their tickets and get free T-shirts that promote the event. “There is something kind of special,” Moreland said.“There are concerts every day, concerts every week, everywhere, all the time. For some reason because the concert is on campus, in a familiar space and it is intended for students it kind of creates this almost a vibe that every student wants to go to,
because they feel almost an ownership for it.” The night doesn’t end with the concert; beginning at 11 p.m., students are invited to a Silent Disco after party held between Market on Main and the Recreation Center. Attendees will be provided wireless three-channel headphones, which will broadcast live music from three different disk-jockeys. The headphones offer a unique opportunity for students to choose and dance to the music they prefer, meaning that an attendee not wearing headphones would hear no music at all. Astudillo said the headphones will light up with a specific color that correlates with the DJ a person is listening to. The space, however, will only accommodate approximately 500 people, and entrance will be provided to ticket holders on a first-come, first-serve basis. “It is going to be a really, really fun, different kind of experience, I think most people will feel like they are kind of running their own party because they can switch between the three different DJs if they want to or they can listen to the same music with all of their friends,”Townsend said. In the meantime, Astudillo is looking forward to seeing the show he and Moreland have been bringing to life. “The best part is that reward when you are in there and you see the show actually happening,”Astudillo said.“You can kind of sit back and relax for a little bit and have fun.”
Plant tour kicks off Earth Week HUY NGUYEN | STAFF REPORTER
Earth Week at the University of RTH WE A E EK Cincinnati kicked C U off Monday with a personalized presentation and tour of the university’s own Central Utility Plant with the utility’s Assistant Vice President Joseph Harrell. Alongside Vice President Harrell and UC Sustainability, students were able to walk around the power facility and discover where exactly UC’s warm water and electricity come from. Built in 1992 to replace the old power plant by Nippert Stadium, the plant has been renovated and improved over the years to comply with student wishes for more eco-friendly and sustainable methods of energy. As a result of the student push for more green technology in the last decade, the utility plant now uses a combination of boilers and combustion turbines to supply the university with heat and electricity. In addition to the combined heat and power systems, the utility plant made the switch from coal-based fossil fuels to paper-based fuels. “We found a company, of all things, in Green Bay that’s got these paper pellets,” Harrell explained. “This is all made of material paper in waste plants that can’t be recycled.” The transition away from fossil fuels began in 2010 as part of a studentled study of energy efficiency and environmental resources. The Utility Systems Department is always open to student feedback and ideas, Harrell said. “We like working with students, plus, it gives us a good chance to tell them of some of the things we’re doing,” Harrell said. Since its creation in April 1970,
Earth Day has been celebrated at UC in an effort to raise awareness of environmental issues. Today, it has grown to encompass a week of events hosted by UC Sustainability. UC Sustainability followed up the power plant tour with a showing of the film “A Fierce Green Fire,” as well as a collaborative event with the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning on Tuesday to display humanitarian works and designs. On Wednesday, Elizabeth Ferguson, Office of Sustainability assistant coordinator and a fourth-year environmental studies student, manned a Free Bike Smoothies stand on MainStreet and described Earth Week events to come as the week goes on. Among the events are a community bike ride, clothing swap, and a Henna event with Yoga for the Soul. “Saturday, we’re taking the metro down to Cincinnati Earth Day, which is a big event put on by people all across the city at Sawyer Point,” Ferguson said. “We’re going to teach people how to ride the metro. The metro can kind of be scary for a lot of students, but we actually have a really good alliance with the metro, and we can pay for a yearly pass or get a free discounted pass that makes riding only $1.” UC Sustainability plans to end its Earth Week with the Clifton Cleanup, sponsored by the Leaders in Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP). “It’s awesome to be involved in a community of people and know people who are able to help you think that way,” Ferguson said. “Getting involved is crucial, and I think it’s a lot easier to think sustainably and promote sustainable culture on UC.” Ferguson offered a challenge to UC students who have not yet taken part in Earth Week: “Come out to one of our events, try it out, talk to people, and you’ll really probably enjoy it.”
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Students tour the Central Utility Plant with Joseph Harrell, assistant vice president, and UC Sustainability.
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Erin Walsh, a second-year electronic media student, parades through campus as the Grand Marshal of MainStreet Stride and new face of the Bearcat ID.
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Erin Walsh, a second-year electronic media student, stood at the front of the MainStreet Stride procession Friday afternoon, dressed in red and black and waving a sign announcing her as the University of Cincinnati’s newest face of the Bearcat Card. Walsh was selected out of five finalists and won the Twitter-based contest with the following tweet: “@UCMainStreet From CCM to SBC to the LAC & everything in between, my Bearcat pride shows through my involvement across campus! #BearcatCard” The competition is only two years old and distinguishes a student who embodies the spirit of UC in aspects including academics and on-campus involvement. Walsh replaces Katone Roberts, a third-year philosophy student, as the face of the ID. Katone has become well known throughout campus for engaging the UC community. “After seeing Katone and how well he promoted involvement on campus, it made me want to be a relatable face on campus too,”Walsh said.“I’m really passionate about this university as a whole, so I hope I can spread my Bearcat pride across campus.” In a recent interview for The News Record, Katone expressed hopes that the new face of the Bearcat card would be someone who is involved in multiple campus organizations. “[Katone’s] involvement across campus really inspired me,”Walsh said.“A lot of my friends have pushed my involvement across campus, so even after this year I definitely want to further that.” Walsh has gotten heavily involved in many organizations during her time at UC, including Bearcast Media and the ElectronicMedia Department. She also gives tours as a ROAR Tour Guide and even helps with Greek life events. “I didn’t right away think that I would see myself even in the top 5 [finalists],”Walsh said.“I just saw the MainStreet Stride flier, tweeted about it and gave it a shot.” As the new face of the Bearcat Card, Walsh received a $100 prize on her Bearcat card, will be featured on UC’s website and is now Grand Marshal of MainStreet Stride.
Walsh will also be seen on all promotional materials for the Bearcat Card. “Being the face of the Bearcat Card, to me, means being a recognizable face across campus,”Walsh said.“Whether people know me or not, I hope that they feel like they can come up and say hi.” Steve Breen, a third-year biomedical engineering student, is excited for the coming year with Walsh as the face of the student ID. “I like that the university chose someone who is active in campus life,” Breen said. “UC is an exciting place to be right now as a student, and this is a good way to get people involved.” Beyond her involvement on campus, Walsh finds time for several of her favorite hobbies, including cooking Pinterest recipes, going to bluegrass concerts and sewing her own clothes. “My best friend and I used to go to a huge Thursday night hoedown, like a squaredancing thing, which was always really fun for me,”Walsh said.“I just haven’t been able to do it as much in college.” Walsh also enjoys eating tacos, visiting new restaurants and watching her favorite show, “Parks and Recreation.” “If I could meet anyone in real life it would be Amy Poehler,”Walsh said.“I’ve always been a big Saturday Night Live fan, and her chemistry with Tina Fey is just something that I would aspire to have in any friendship.” After two successful years at UC, Walsh reflects on why she is so passionate about the university. “I love everything about UC, but usually on my campus tours I wrap it up saying what I love about UC the most,”Walsh said.“I like that even though we’re a school of over 40,000 students, it still feels like home to me.” Walsh noted that all the small, pedestrian streets running through campus help make the university feel more like a home. “I love that it feels so small even though it’s a large university,”Walsh said.“I think the feeling of community is why so many people love UC.You can see it across the entire campus throughout the year, whether that be homecoming, sporting events or even MainStreet Stride.”
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then you start to recognize that the human element of problem spaces in complex systems is really important,” Owoyele said. “This leads to the universal question that everyone in this room is asking: What are the things that design can do to make the world a better place?” DAAP Cares began prior to Hurricane George hitting Haiti in 2009, said Michael Zaretsky, director of DAAP Cares. This natural disaster facilitated a conversation by DAAP students, as they felt compelled as designers to help Haiti after the earthquake’s damage and make a difference through design. Students brought these initiatives to Zaretsky’s attention in late 2009, which contributed to DAAP Cares’ establishment in 2010. It has been an annual event since, Zaretsky said. “The idea of social innovation is really about linking the process of finding a novel idea from any space to applying that idea to a societal context,” Owoyele said. DAAP students and faculty members displayed 30 theoretical research designs at the event, including platforms for sexual consent culture campaigns, advancements in Shirati, Tanzania’s water filtration systems, Safe Walk smart phone app for children who attend schools without transportation systems and more. “It is vital that the communities in which we all are facilitating research innovations for are involved in the project and research,” said Peter Stiver, a fourth-year political science and international affairs student and project designer for DAAP Cares. “Without the help of these communities in need, projects become less effective.” The Consent Culture Campaign was an idea brought to Heather Kereluik, a fourth-year design student and president
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of DAAP Cares, after her first year at college when she conducted research on sexual assault specifically on UC’s campus. “At the time, we had a higher average of sexual assault occurrences on our campus than the national average,” Kereluik said. “I saw this information and instantly knew we had to do something about it.” Kereluik then brought the research she conducted to the Women’s Center on campus, which helped her with the campaign by shining light on the importance of consent between sexual partners and spreading the word of the correct definition of consent. “I got funding from the Honors College
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as well as Taft Undergraduate Research Center for my trip to Shirati, so I really could not have come this far in my research without these organizations,” Stiver said. “I strongly encourage UC students to take advantage of opportunities given to them to study abroad.” Research for the betterment of Shirati’s water filtration systems consisted of traveling to Tanzania and speaking with many community members, leading meetings with the public on the purpose for this advancement in filtration system and directly observing multiple water collections while finding ways to better its purity, Stiver said. FROM SG PG 1
university is making progress, although we have a long way to go.” SG additionally discussed and passed the appropriation bill to successfully fund the Findlay Market test visit on Wednesday, April 22. “Student government has been working on local and organic food options on campus, and this was one of the ways we thought we could do it.” Senator Emily Heine said about the temporary redevelopment of the local Kroger. “We invited Findlay Market to come to McMicken Commons on April 22, which is also Earth Day,” Heine said. The Finlay Market Pop-Up Market will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will continue if the test visit goes well.
say just like any administrator.” Current members of UC’s Title IX team consist of intern and graduate student Jo Teut, who is working on the educational curriculum, and Program Coordinator Remy Barnett. “Title IX is crucial in that it defines an environment free from discrimination and harassment in all of its forms,” Barnett said. One discussion point was how Title IX has been involved with sports on college campuses, allowing women’s and men’s sports teams to be represented equally. “It’s important for people like me who want the chance to play and love playing sports to have that chance,” said Taylor Jackson, a second-year journalism student and member of the UC Women’s Soccer Team.“Title IX makes a huge difference.” In the past, sexual assault on college campuses was considered a conduct issue. “There were survivors sitting on college campuses who had been harmed by the systems that their schools had in place,” Shaffer said.“They had met the student who had come forward only to find that the punishment was ‘write a paper’ or were asked to mediate these cases with the person who had assaulted them.” Bonnie Fisher, a UC criminal justice professor who researches campus sexual assault issues, found that students who have experienced sexual assault were leaving school. “That was one of the biggest issues — they would leave in silence,” Shaffer said.“We have created a system where you really need to go to college to be successful.” The Title IX office has already made changes, including how the university assists survivors in seeking help. Many survivors have been able to connect through social media. “If it weren’t for social media, those students would not have been able to connect, both to talk about what to do and to get support from one another,” Shaffer said.“They would have continued to move in silence.” Katherine Wilhelm, a UC psychology graduate who attended the event, also believes in looking out for others. “If we don’t share our stories and tell each other what’s going on… these things continue to be secret,”Wilhelm said.“That’s when they’re deadly.” Stevie Beck, a first-year fine arts student, attended the meeting to learn more about his rights. “Especially as a trans student, knowing my rights has been really important,” Beck said. “Many LGBTQ don’t know they can report their rights. I think Title IX is important because of the amount of people they protect. People think Title IX only covers women’s sports. It’s important to tell people they have every right to complain about this.”
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University Center through March. The recognition of the female student veterans — part of Women’s History Month — inspired discussion of more opportunities for them to openly discuss their experiences inside and outside of the military. The group considered other changes that would make the campus community more inclusive, such as instituting female veterans dorm floors. This would provide a space where individuals who have experienced sexual assault during their service can feel unthreatened. The council also discussed having a female faculty member in the Veteran’s Office at all times. Rebecca Hobson, a fifth-year precommunications student, discussed the negative stigmas associated with PTSD and the assumption that most veterans — men and women — have this condition. “Being a veteran, I’ve had the biased in people assuming I have PTSD, even though I have never seen combat, so I don’t really have a form of PTSD,” Hobson said. “With this group, I would like to help women get the information resources to get women to combat PTSD.” The day concluded with expectations for more meetings, increased contact among the members who showed up and incentives to find more female veterans on campus. “The goal to gain more members would be a mix of social media and our veterans’ Blackboard,” Duncan said. “You’re not alone, there are other female veterans at UC, you matter, you’re special. What you did for your country is immeasurable.”
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Andrew Naab, student body president, welcomes new faces to the 2015-16 SG senate.
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LEAP promotes sustainability, cleanup through week of events CASSIE LIPP | CHIEF REPORTER
In order to advance its mission RTH WE EA EK to promote sustainable culture at the University of Cincinnati and surrounding areas, UC Leaders for Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) will host a cleanup of Burnet Woods Sunday. The Clifton Cleanup will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to all students. Participating students can earn service hours while picking up trash and recyclables with LEAP members, and free pizza will be served for volunteers after the cleanup. Although the event is the first of its kind hosted by LEAP, group members attempted to clean up the park in the fall. However, they quickly realized there was too much trash for the 12 members who attended to tackle by themselves. Because of that, they decided to host a bigger cleanup open to all students so they could get more accomplished. “A lot of students use [Burnet Woods],” said Elizabeth Ferguson, co-president of LEAP.“So we need to take care of it, because it’s our park.” Other LEAP members agreed that the park should be clean for all students to enjoy. They said they hate walking around Burnet Woods and seeing what they called inappropriate “X-rated” trash littering the area. The Clifton Cleanup is the last event of UC’s two-week long celebration of Earth Day, planned by LEAP and other environmental organizations. As part of Earth Week, LEAP
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will host a clothing swap Thursday on McMicken Commons from noon to 4 p.m., when students can bring any clothing items from their closets that they no longer wear and trade them for other students’ used clothing. The group will also host a community potluck 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Steger Student Lounge. LEAP aims to create alliances and unite student leaders with local environmental organizations in Cincinnati in order to foster the environmental awareness movement. “LEAP is great because it’s a really good outlet for people who are really passionate about the environment, but maybe don’t know how to get involved,” said Natalia Tooley, a second-year environmental studies student and cofundraiser for LEAP. Tooley said before she joined the organization, she was passionate about environmental projects but had no idea how to get involved or where to start looking. After joining the organization, she learned not only a lot about the projects LEAP does but also about other environmental organizations and projects on campus. “It kind of makes you feel like your entire world is all these environmentalists and all these opportunities to be an environmentalist, and that’s really cool,”Tooley said.“It offers up a lot of opportunity, and everybody is super nice and welcoming and open-minded.” Tooley said LEAP members work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming environment within the organization. For instance, they start off meetings by stating their preferred pronouns so that any transgender members feel more welcomed. LEAP also invites members from other campus
environmental organizations, such as the Sierra Club, to meetings to teach LEAP members about their projects and incentives. Aside from the Clifton Cleanup, LEAP also hosts a variety of events throughout the year, such as tree planting in Burnet Woods and a sustainable food potluck for Thanksgiving. Students may recognize LEAP members from their Valentine’s Day fundraiser, in which members sold Valentines made of paper mache with seeds embedded in them. To re-use the Valentines, students could plant them and the seeds would grow.
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LEAP members discuss plans for a Burnet Woods cleanup.
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UC baseball takes win from Xavier in Joe Nuxhall Classic JEFF O’REAR & JAELYNNE JOHNSON | THE NEWS RECORD
Tristan Hammans’ first career start for the University of Cincinnati baseball team did not go the way he planned, but in a good way. Hammans, a freshman from Bakersfield, California, threw a three-hit, complete game shutout in his first-ever collegiate start as the Bearcats downed crosstown rival Xavier University 4-0 Tuesday night in the Joe Nuxhall Classic at Marge Schott Stadium. And he did it in front of a season-high crowd of 1,315. It was UC’s sixth win in the past seven games, moving its record to 12-22. Xavier fell to 8-27. Even with the solid outing, Hammans was able to find parts of his performance he said he could have improved. “The first couple of innings were real shaky,” Hammans said. “Then I really settled in after the fourth inning. Even though I was still putting up zeros I was still disappointed I could not throw strikes. Once I settled in I threw a pretty good game.” Hammans’ performance improved as the game progressed. He gave up a lead-off single in the top of the first inning to XU’s freshman Nate Soria, but was saved by his defense when the next batter, Joe Forney, grounded into a double play. In the second inning, Hamman gave the Bearcats a single and a walk and had runners at first and second bases with two outs. But the team ended the threat by getting Rylan Bannon to fly out to second baseman Kyle Mottice. Hammans was helped out again by a double play in the fourth inning to end a Xavier scoring threat. After that he allowed only one baserunner between the sixth and eighth innings and retired 11-straight Xavier hitters to end the game. He threw a total of 129 pitches. “I thought he did well,” UC Head Coach Ty Neal said. “I thought he had a couple of rough innings but anytime you look up at the scoreboard and see a three-hit shutout, I gotta’ tip my hat and give him credit.” Hammans received help from his teammates’ offense with Cincinnati putting up a three-run scoring drive in the seventh inning. This gave the freshman some muchneeded rest to finish the game. “It wasn’t just the rest,” Hammans said. “Having those runs gives you the confidence that this game is ours and I’ll just go out there and do my best.”
The Bearcats were nursing a 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh. Mottice and catcher Woody Wallace led off with back-toback singles. A fielder’s choice moved Mottice to third and he scored on another fielder’s choice by Manny Rodriguez to put UC up 2-0. A wild pitch and a bases loaded hit by pitch, both occurring with two outs, gave the Bearcats a 4-0 lead after seven. From there it was all Hammans as he sat Xavier down in order in the eighth and ninth innings to end the game. From a coaching standpoint, Hammans’ complete game can help the Bearcats in the long run. “I think he picked us up big time right there,” Neal said. “After the past week and a half, I’ve been using the same six [pitchers]. It was good for him to eat up some innings and help us win.” Wallace has been added to the watch list for the Johnny Bench Award presented by BaseballSavings. com as announced by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission following the win over Xavier. The award was created to recognize the top collegiate catcher in the country based on athletic ability, sportsmanship, team leadership and character. The Johnny Bench Award was started by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission in 2000 to nationally recognize the “most demanding and dangerous position on the baseball field.” A selection committee will narrow down the list to semifinalists on May 14 with three finalists announced June 2. Division I coaches will vote on the award winner, which will be announced at an award presentation June 25. Through 28 games played, Wallace ranks 3rd on UC’s team with a .261 batting average with 23 hits, 9 RBIs and 8 runs scored. Behind the plate, the junior has thrown out 10 attempted base stealers, including a pair of runners in Tuesday’s victory. Wallace has started every game since March 14, including 115 consecutive innings behind the plate for the Bearcats, dating back to March 25. Next, Cincinnati will travel to Houston, Texas, where the Bearcats will play in a three-game conference series against University of Houston over the weekend. The Cougars currently have a 23-14 overall record and a 4-5 American Athletic Conference record.
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University of Cincinnati defeats Xavier University in the Joe Nuxhall Classic at Marge Schott Stadium on Tuesday 4-0.
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Cincinnati Bearcat player dives into third base during the game against Xavier Musketeers on Tuesday.
Women’s golf Women’s tennis concludes 2014-15 season takes team title UCconference suffers first-round loss in tournament play JAELYNNE JOHNSON | SPORTS EDITOR
The University of Cincinnati women’s golf team picked up a team and individual wins over the weekend at the Murray State Invitational in Murray, Kentucky. The event was played at the Miller Memorial Golf Course over two days. Friday featured 36 holes while Saturday finished with 18 holes. Cincinnati is coming off of a 17th place finish at the Web.com Intercollegiate event. The Murray State Invitational playing field included schools from: Morehead State University, Xavier University, Murray State University, Marshall University, Butler University, Tennessee Technological University and Austin Peay State University, Cincinnati won the team title by 11 strokes after recording scores of 302-304-303=908. MSU finished in second place with a team score of 920 while Xavier was third with a team score of 929. On the scoring team, the Bearcats had just one individual round over 80. UC was led by individual medalist sophomore Valentina Herrera who won on a playoff. Herrera was named the American Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the week following her performance from the weekend. Herrera earned medalist honors at the event after carding a career-low three-round score of 72-77-75=224. The sophomore earned the title outright following a onehole playoff with Whitney Robertson of Tennessee Tech. The score was two strokes better than Herrera’s previous best set last year at the Old Waverly Invitational. Herrera’s performance also led the Bearcats to a team victory, taking the crown with a season-low team score of 909. She is the first UC women’s golf player to earn player of the week honors since Olivia Dose obtained the honor back on March 14, 2013. Saturday’s team title was the second for the Bearcats this season after winning a rain-shortened Bearcat Classic this fall. UC will compete next at the American Athletic Conference Championship next week in Palm Coast, Florida beginning Sunday.
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The University of Cincinnati women’s tennis team is coming off of a 1-1 weekend in Storr, Connecticut, where it saw a 4-0 victory over East Carolina University on Saturday and a 4-1 loss to the University of Connecticut on Sunday. This concluded the season for the Bearcats as they ended with an 8-11 overall record, 3-5 American Athletic Conference record.
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UC women’s tennis suffers first round loss against Temple University on Wednesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
On Saturday, the Bearcats picked up its third conference win of the year against ECU, improving their overall record to 7-9 and their AAC record to 3-3. In the match, Cincinnati found itself falling behind early after the duo of sophomore Katya Bure and freshman Ali Miller lost the first doubles match to their ECU opponents 6-2. Despite the loss, Cincinnati was able to recuperate and pick up the doubles point, taking the 1-0 lead going into singles actions. The duo of junior Kelly Poggensee-Wei and sophomore Lauren Bellinger defeated ECU’s Michelle Castro and Nicole LaDuca 6-3, while the duo of freshman Natalia Abdalla and junior Hannah Wille defeated Dana Gray and Katie Hoch of ECU 7-5. Both wins put the Bearcats up. Cincinnati carried the momentum into the singles matches starting with Poggensee-Wei, who defeated LaDuca by a 6-2, 6-1 scoring margin. Bellinger was next to defeat her ECU opponent, Sarah Sarjoo, after going into a tiebreaker in the first set. She was able to hold on to win 7-6 and go on to control the match in the second set, sweeping Sarjoo 6-0 to give UC a 3-0 lead. Miller garnered the fourth and final point to give Cincinnati the win after defeating Pirate Maria Gomez. Miller had a strong start and won her first set 6-1. The second set was testing, as the match required a tiebreaker, but Miller was able to hold on and won 7-6. “I am really proud of how [the team] handled some really adverse, windy conditions today to beat a good East Carolina team,” said Head Coach Eric Toth. “We need to follow up today’s performance with another strong performance against Connecticut to put us in good position heading into the tournament.” Cincinnati’s weekend continued as the Bearcats played in another conference match against UConn on Sunday. The Bearcats started off with a strong performance when the pair of Wille and Abdalla blew by their Huskies opponents, winning 6-2. Bearcats Poggensee-Wei and Bellinger were unable to match their
teammates’ stamina and lost the doubles point. Wille gave Cincinnati its only point of the match as the junior carried her momentum from the doubles win into singles play. She was able to win the first set with a score of 6-2 before capping her performance in the second set, sweeping UConn’s Zaina Zaki 6-0 to pick up the victory. “Today’s match [against Connecticut] certainly was a good one to be in, as we will undoubtedly be in one of a similar nature in Tulsa on Wednesday.”Toth said. “[Connecticut] was a little better today in the bigger moments and that’s a reason why they got us. We will have to be more opportunistic and execute a little better next week in order to advance in the American Conference Tournament.” The women’s tennis team holds an 8-10 overall record, 3-4 AAC record heading into the championship tournament. UC entered the tournament as the No. 10 seed and faced off with the No. 7 seed Temple University to open the event on Wednesday in which the Owls defeated the Bearcats in a 4-3 decision. The Bearcats took the doubles point with victories from Bellinger and PoggenseeWei who opened the match with a 6-1 win over Temple’s Alina Abdurakhimova and Dina Karina before the Cincinnati duo of Bure and Miller defeated Minami Okajima and Mariana Bedon 6-3. Temple was behind 3-0 thanks to wins from UC’s Miller over Karina 6-0, 6-4 and Bellinger over Okajima 6-2, 6-0. Temple got a win from Anais Nussaume over Abdalla 6-2, 6-3, Monet Stuckey-Willis over Bure 7-6, 6-1 and Abdurakhimova over Poggensee-Wei 2-6, 7-5, 6-2 to set up a winner-take-all match between the Temple’s Yana Khon and Cincinnati’s Wille. Khon and Wille battled to a 7-6 victory for Khon in the first set. Khon led 5-3 in the second set before Wille tied the set at 5-5. Khon concluded the match with a 7-5 win in the second set to take the match for the Owls. Temple will advance to face No. 2 Tulane University on Thursday.
APRIL SPORTING EVENTS 1 p.m. Sunday, 4/19 Lacrosse vs. Temple University @ Sheakley Athletics Complex Center 6 p.m. Tuesday, 4/21 Baseball vs. University of Louisville @ Marge Schott Stadium 6 p.m. Friday, 4/24 Baseball vs. Tulane University @ Marge Schott Stadium 6 p.m. Saturday, 4/25 Baseball vs. Tulane University @ Marge Schott Stadium 1 p.m. Saturday, 4/25 Lacrosse vs. Marquette University @ Sheakley Athletics Complex Center
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Netflix’s ‘Daredevil’ breaks superhero archetypes RUSSELL HAUSFELD | STAFF REPORTER
“Daredevil,” Netflix’s latest original series, transports viewers to Hell’s Kitchen, New York, to watch as the city’s rampant crime syndicates are unraveled by a man in a mask, all while breaking away from the archetypes of recent Marvel screen adaptations in favor of a raw, human look at the complicated life of a superhero. Drew Goddard, who made his directorial debut in 2012 with the film “Cabin in the Woods,” wrote this series based on Marvel’s “Daredevil” comic. Goddard strays from the typical feel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with a grittier, darker take on the content, earning this series a TV-MA rating. The idea to appeal strictly to a more mature audience gives Marvel fans a glimpse of future Marvel titles like “Deadpool” — which will be rated R — in which it is okay for superheroes to bleed and for villains to die. This also gives Marvel the chance to add to the over-the-top, mature generation of shows being put out on channels like HBO. Charlie Cox (“Stardust”) plays Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer who fights crime by the rules during the day and takes the law into his own hands at night. Technically, he has super-senses given to him by the same chemicals that took his eyesight as a child, but Goddard refreshingly chose not to reveal all of these skills at once in a long explication, choosing instead to let the abilities reveal themselves throughout the first few episodes. Another thing that separates “Daredevil” from other superhero screen adaptations is
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that Daredevil gets the living crap beat out of him — a lot. Amidst well-choreographed fight scenes, the tension stays at boiling levels most of the time because Daredevil is humanized and vulnerable in a way that most heroes are not. Daredevil is not the only character on the show who strays from the typical herovillain archetypes. Wilson Fisk, also known as Kingpin in the Daredevil comic series, is played by Vincent D’Onofrio (Sgt. Pyle from “Full Metal Jacket”) and he steals the show once he finally shows up.
The first two episodes build up to the big reveal of Fisk, letting third parties paint him as an inhuman crime boss who has avoided the eye of the public by killing anyone who dares to utter his name. When Daredevil finally gets a henchman to reveal Fisk’s name, the henchman impales his own face into a fence spike rather than risk Fisk finding out that he revealed his identity. And then Fisk is finally revealed reminiscing to an art saleswoman about how lonely a piece of art makes him feel. The following episode sees Fisk take this art saleswoman, Vanessa (Ayelet Zurer),
on a private date and awkwardly stumble over and embarrass himself like a big, bald man-child who you almost start to feel sorry for until a Russian mobster interrupts their dinner demanding to see Fisk. What ensues after Fisk’s date is ruined cues viewers in on the real Fisk that Daredevil is hunting — the Fisk who smashes a man’s head in a car door in a fit of rage after his date goes south. One of the most striking choices by the show’s creators was to not give Daredevil his iconic red costume or superhero name until the very last episode. For the first twelve episodes of this series, Daredevil is just a vigilante in a black mask that the media refers to as “The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen.” The fact that the producers of the show felt that they could go 12 hour-long episodes before finally dressing Cox up like the superhero named in the title shows that they knew what they had was gold from the beginning. And they were right: “Daredevil” has already been approved for its second season. The depth of writing, character development and realistic fight choreography of “Daredevil” brings this rendition of a Marvel comic to life in an exciting way that feels more like the start of a long, rewarding journey rather than the blockbuster, money-maker feeling that so many superhero adaptations tend to carry today. Season one of “Daredevil” will be looked back upon when future seasons are released as 13 hours of in-depth, unique origin story that trumps any two-hour origin movie Marvel has ever put out.
For dream-pop’s future, Pale Blue looks back ZACK HATFIELD | ARTS EDITOR
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Taza combines affordable prices with fresh Mediterranean cuisine. The All in Beef Shawarma is $5, and contains beef, tomatoes, cucumbers and garlic sauce.
Taza offers affordable Middle Eastern cuisine ZACK HATFIELD | ARTS EDITOR
No, Taza Café isn’t being resurrected. That place might have closed a few years ago, but a new restaurant on Clifton Street is trying to bring the name back. Taza Grill, which is now having its grand opening, specializes in Middle Eastern cuisine with a diner twist. Mediterranean staples like gyros, falafels, kebabs and shawarma are all offered, along with a side of fresh French fries that come with each meal (you can substitute fries for a small salad if you want to err on the healthier side). The entrée menu is divided into three categories: special shawarma, special sandwich and special dish. The latter contains options like chicken wings, hummus and pita and falafel with rice. Fresh Greek or chicken salads are also offered. The meat is cooked in the kitchen,
behind the register, on an upright split. Immediately upon entering the bright green and yellow shopfront, the atmosphere is cozy but clean. Like Myra’s Dionysus, the Middle Eastern soup dive that closed its doors last year, seating is sparse, with only three small tables and some seats by the window. Taza works best as a takeout place for those who want a filling meal fast. And luckily, if you are eating in, fresh flowers that grace each table and natural light that pours through the large window make it feel a little more spacious. Now to the food. I ordered the Taza Gyro, which has thinly shaved lamb meat sautéed onions and tzatziki sauce stuffed into a laffa, a type of flatbread. Everything inside is cooked in olive oil, the culinary norm for Mediterranean cuisine. It’s basically a Middle Eastern burrito, and at Taza it’s only $4.99.
The gyro is served in foil like most of the dishes — learn from my mistake and keep the food in the foil, or else the laffa will start to fall apart. The gyro was delicious, filled with large portions of tender meat and a sweet and lemony tzatziki sauce. The fries had a refreshingly zesty flavor and weren’t at all greasy — I recommend getting an extra side of them. Taza markets itself as being healthy, but there are probably places offering more nutritious fare nearby — like everywhere, it really depends on what you order. Although the food was flavorful and filling, the price point might have made me the happiest. Everything on the menu is below $5.00, making it the perfect place for a typical college student who just needs to grab-and-go. Taza Grill is located on 2518 Clifton Avenue and is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
The ghostly opening sounds — a quartet of helixing keyboard notes — are like a rope drawing you into a sea of Brian Eno-esque euphoria. From its start, “The Past We Leave Behind” lets you know this is going to be an incredibly accessible album, one that hopes to consume listeners in poetical evocations and lush ambience. Electronic duo Pale Blue’s debut takes a long time to unravel (both the album and each song), but patience isn’t needed to enjoy the music offered by New Jersey natives Mike Simonetti and Liz Wright. The first song, which is also the title track, sets the mood for the rest of the album: molasses-slow choruses and hushed keyboard textures against a metronomic beat. Pale Blue frequently straddles the border of EDM (the type you might hear shopping at an expensive clothing store) and a more thoughtful indietronica sound. On “Distance to the Waves,” a palpitating drum machine joins a whispered refrain to create a hypnotic effect. “The Scars,” with its layered voices and ethereal tones, sounds like an ’80s New Wave song carried out in slow motion, Wright’s aching lyrics sung in an underwater warble. “Rain,” a personal highlight, stretches saccharine lyrics over oceanic synthscapes that ultimately prove Pale Blue is not entirely indebted to other dream-pop outfits like The xx and Tycho, but have their own sound to offer as well. It’s these moments that elevate the music above simple night-driving status. Out of 13 songs, over eight are above the five-minute standard for pop songs, but this is more frequently a good thing, letting the songs breathe so that one can get lost in the constantly-evolving rhythms. But this also leads to the album’s main flaw — that at times songs can drift off into space and stay there, growing monotonous and therefore unsurprising. Electronic music as a genre has long been criticized for lacking emotional density, and Pale Blue doesn’t seem too concerned with addressing this. For a debut, “The Past We Leave Behind” is starkly pristine and a pleasure to listen to, a reminder that the past left behind can be turned into something, at least almost, new.
Through freelancing, music influences CCM student’s passion MADISON SCHMIDT | PHOTO EDITOR
Michael Dudley grew up watching his father piece together model trains as the smooth, soulful tunes of jazz music drifted through his basement. Today, Dudley studies trumpet through the College-Conservatory of Music as a third-year commercial music production student. From high school band to music writing, these tunes have stuck with Dudley in his pursuit of becoming a musician as he attempts to nail down a unique sound in performance. Wanting to make a difference in the music community, Dudley’s hunt for personal style has led him outside of the classroom and onto the streets of Cincinnati. Dudley looks to people and places in the community for inspiration. More recently, one could find him listening to jazz artists in Northside. “Some of the older jazz musicians who play at The Comet have a way of thinking and a way of being, that to me is attractive,” Dudley said.“However, I also want to continue what I am doing as a student here at UC, because those are two very different scenes.” In realizing his love of music and desire to share it
with others, Dudley acts as the CCM tribunal senator of Student Government and performs freelance gigs around Cincinnati with the Cincy Brass, a nine-piece brass band that implements styles ranging from jazz to funk to hip-hop. “It’s exciting and nerve wracking to be a freelance musician — especially in a town with as rich a music scene in Cincinnati,” Dudley said.“A lot of people have said that this city is saturated with very good musicians, and few places where people really appreciate the music.” Dudley helps the band write compositions of pop culture songs with a brass twist in addition to writing pieces for his own fusion jazz band, Guidestone. As a writer, he finds the hardest battle is paying attention to detail. He studies technical skills that later reveal the creative process, so that a piece first appeals to the audience, and then is physically playable by the musician. “If you are an artist, you really are a student first,” Dudley said.“And you take the time to study the music and whatever techniques that you need, so that you are of sound, body and mind.” To watch a video of Dudley performing and talking about music, visit newsrecord.org, in the Arts section.
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Dudley freelances with Cincy Brass, mixing several musical genres.