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Board of Clifton Market kicks off week of fundraising Market exceeding expectations on share sales, still working on sale of Keller’s IGA PATRICK MURPHY | CONTRIBUTOR
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Music filled the air as Clifton Market board members kicked off Visibility Week, a large campaign designed to bring attention and potential shareholders to support plans for the upcoming grocery store. A compilation of grass roots bands played outside the Keller’s IGA building Saturday on Ludlow Avenue while board members launched a commercial, several radio ads and the distribution of flyers promoting the market. After a meeting with shareholders, the organization—hoping to put a co-op style grocery store in place of the vacant IGA building—met to present the progress Clifton Market has made since efforts to open the grocery began in March. The organizers of the market defined the layout for its floor plan and what can
be expected in the store. Among other details released during the meeting, the board for the Clifton Market revealed plans for a prepared food section with a hot and cold deli, a produce section featuring local and international goods, a butcher shop with personalized meats and seafood, and a wine and beer isle featuring local breweries. The market will offer an adviser to aid customers in selecting the right wine for the right meal. Mark Irey, bank consultant for the Clifton Market, said that over 700 shares—more than other co-ops typically sell— have sold since the fundraising began last December. “I talk to banks and they always say, ‘You have how many shareholders in how much time?’” Irey said. “No one averages over 100 new members in a month.” Additionally, an anonymous donor is willing to match up to $100,000 of the SEE MARKET PG 3
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9/10 - Robbery on Ada Around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 10, a student from another university was confronted at gunpoint on Ada Street near Ravine. The victim was walking alone when a vehicle pulled up next to him. A passenger exited, pulled out a gun and took personal property and cash from the student. The suspect was described as a black male, around 18 years old. The suspect’s vehicle was described as an older model white Chevrolet Malibu with tinted windows. 9/11 - Attempted robbery on Flora Shortly before 9 p.m. on Sept. 11, a suspect demanded money from a victim on the 2300 block of Flora Street. The victim successfully ran away without the suspect taking anything. The suspect was described as a black male, approximately 22 to 29 years of age. He was about 5’8” tall, 150 pounds, and wore a black hooded sweatshirt and jeans. 9/11 - Robbery on Ohio A suspect confronted a victim at gunpoint shortly after 9 p.m. on Sept. 11. The suspect confronted the victim in the 2300 block of Ohio Ave. and took personal property from him. The suspect was described as black male, 20 to 25 years old, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a white stripe and black pants. 9/11 - Three arrests made Following a robbery committed on Riddle Road shortly after midnight on Sept. 11, three arrests have been made. The suspects confronted six UC students and took property. The students immediately notified police and the suspects were arrested shortly afterward. The three suspects were also linked to a robbery in Colerain Township. The officers recovered the victims’ property. Jan. 2014 - Suspects charged with string of robberies Two suspects have been charged with robbing multiple UC students in January. Ryan Clay, 22, and Vashaun Turner, 22, have been convicted and sentenced to 6 years and 9 years in jail, respectively. The two men, along with James Brown, 23, pled guilty to multiple armed robbery charges. Brown has not yet been sentenced. The three robbed students at gunpoint on Victor around 11:30 p.m. Jan. 17. They stole cash, credit cards and several iPhones. The police tracked one of the victims’ stolen cell phone and arrested all three suspects after a pursuit, with the aid of a K-9 unit. If anyone has information about these crimes, call Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040. Crime Stoppers offers rewards for information leading to the arrest of suspects in crimes, and you can remain anonymous.
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UC Health Stress Center welcomes patients with stress disorders from tristate area for treatment KATIE COBURN | NEWS EDITOR
Free evaluations are now being offered at the University of Cincinnati Health Stress Center to help determine if new patients have post-traumatic stress disorder — a mental health disorder that about 5.2 million adults experience during a given year, according to the National Center for PTSD. Under the direction of Dr. Kathleen Chard, a UC professor of clinical psychiatry in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, the center officially opened in August and is located near UC medical camps in the Stetson Building at Martin Luther King Drive and Highland Avenue. “Since we are right there on the UC campus, it’s a great win for students because we are so close to where many of them are going to school, working, and potentially living,” Chard said. A person of any age can develop PTSD after experiencing a dangerous traumatic event involving physical harm or the threat of physical harm, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. The center provides evidence-based psychotherapy to patients with PTSD. Treatments are designed to treat PTSD and include cognitive processing therapy, couples-based cognitive therapy and family therapy, Chard said. UC Health clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and social
workers work at the center. Patients who are treated for PTSD undergo weekly 60 to 90-minute sessions of evidence-based psychotherapy for seven to 15 sessions, depending on their symptoms and reaction to treatment. Possible events that might result in PTSD include: physical or sexual child abuse, severe car accidents, natural disasters and any event that can lead to a disruption in how a person functions. Potential symptoms of PSTD include: experiencing flashbacks of the event, sleeping problems, difficulty concentrating or focusing on schoolwork, anger and irritability problems and social isolation, Chard said. “The main reason I opened the center is because I saw a need for evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals who have suffered traumatic events,” Chard said. Chard said that other than the resources at the Cincinnati Veteran Affairs Medical Center, she found a lack of access to evidence-based psychotherapy for individuals who have suffered traumatic events, specifically for adults and families in the tri-state area. In addition to the funds provided by UC’s department of psychiatry and UC Foundation, Chard said the center received the majority of funding from the Joey Votto Foundation. Joey Votto, first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, was looking for a mission for his foundation. While working on a proposal for the center, Chard said Jill Miller, the executive SEE STRESS PG 3
Cincinnati police deter auto theft during volunteer event Students from UC’s Criminal Justice Society aid police in teaching auto theft prevention CAITLIN SAIA | CONTRIBUTOR
In an effort to eliminate automobile-related theft in the areas surrounding the University of Cincinnati, the Cincinnati Police Department partnered with students to educate local car owners about keeping valuables out of sight in their vehicles. Nearly 50 local volunteers, comprised of UC students and CPD officers, sectioned off streets around the east side of campus on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and distributed hundreds of bright pink “vehicle report cards” on the windshields of parked cars. The volunteers were instructed to look for valuables inside the vehicles, such as backpacks, purs-es and electronics. The report card leaves a “grade” for all cars parked on the selected streets. The grade is based on how secure their vehicle is from opportunities for theft. Similar to the burglary prevention door hangers, the report cards are distributed by the UC police department and CPD officers along with student volunteers.The process highlighted that even little things, such as change in cup holders and cell phone chargers, can attract criminals. “Every time we do this, auto theft significantly decreases,” said District 5 police officer Melissa
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Bailey Leo and Katie Rankin volunteered to give out vehicle report cards.
Cummins. “We just want to raise awareness and show that we are all here to help. Everything helps.” CPD uses the information gathered during the event to observe the pattern of crime in the neighborhoods surrounding the university. Property crimes, including theft from automobiles,
decreased by 9.9 percent in 2013 compared to 2012, and by 18.1 percent compared to the previous five-year average. Every few months, CPD compiles a chart including the location of the car, the time of day it was checked, the model of the vehicle and the grade it received. The pink report cards have been proven to lower crime rates in the Cincinnati area by nearly 70 percent, according to CPD. CPD uses this event to show students how easily they are attracting crime against their vehicles, and also how easily this type of crime can be stopped. Bailey Leo, a second-year criminal justice student, volunteered for the event through the Criminal Justice Society—a UC club for students interested in criminal justice that offers opportunities to further investigate their career paths. “It’s a really cool hands-on opportunity to learn and directly help lower crime on campus, as well as promote awareness,” Leo said. The ongoing effort occurs every three months and is open to all UC students who want to volunteer. Students can also receive service hours from volunteering. UCPD, along with the Campus Crime Reduction Comittee, has continued deploying additional police patrols this semester. They have also continued to improve street lighting in strategic locations, and the installed closed circuit television cameras in the streets surrounding campus.
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Azen Agee plays with an R2-D2 robot, one of the many projects on display during the Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire. The robot is a remote control, full-sized replica created by the R2-D2 builders club.
Creators make memories with hand-crafted products Cincinnati Museum Center hosts second Mini Maker Faire, featuring unique products from vendors COURTNEY STANLEY | ONLINE EDITOR
From 3-D printers and virtual reality goggles to crossstitching and screen-printed artwork, the Mini Maker Faire at the Cincinnati Museum Center showcased the works of a wide variety of creators over the weekend. The second-annual Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire, held Saturday and Sunday, is an opportunity for artists, inventors and creators to display their projects and products. University of Cincinnati student Brian Steinbrunner, a fifth-year mechanical engineering student, represented Bearcats Motorsports, a student group and mechanical engineering capstone project that gives students a chance to design, build and market a small formulastyle racecar. “It was an awesome opportunity to get out into the community and promote STEM programs. It’s important to get kids interested at a young age, and I’m glad we could do our part to help,” Steinbrunner said. The team is open to any UC students with a passion for engineering and racing. “I got involved at the end of my fourth year. One of my classmates appealed to my love of engines and going fast and convinced me to come down and meet the team,” Steinbrunner said. The free, family-friendly event had a large focus on involving and entertaining kids with many interactive projects just for them. The Mini Maker Faire is a mini version of the largescale events held by MAKE Magazine. According to the
magazine, the Maker Faire is “the greatest show (and tell) on earth.” The Crafty Supermarket, a Cincinnati-based indie craft show, participated in the Mini Maker Faire by organizing vendors selling handcrafted artwork and goods. Grace Dobush, a co-organizer of the Crafty Supermarket, said it was easy to bring the converse worlds of engineering and crafting together. “People are really excited about making, whatever form that takes,” Dobush said. Dobush sells handmade books, cards and Emoji stamps from her shop, Gracie Sparkles. Along with the finished products, Dobush sells zine, hand-made mini magazines, and sticker kits to get her customers interested in their own creating. The Crafty Supermarket is made up of 27 vendors similar to Dobush’s with names like The Lovely Teaspoon and Hunky Dory Studio. The room was filled with brightly colored patterns along with lavender and lemongrass scents emanating from two homemade soap stands. Each crafter was eager to tell passersby about their handmade crafts, including gemstone jewelry, welded bottle openers or Cincinnati-centric photography. The shops ranged from eclectic and edgy to kitschy and cute. Andrea Zehner, who runs her online shop the Mad Knitting Lab out of Madison, Wisconsin, said she is one of only about three people in the world who knits from photographs. Zehner started her business in April after buying an ‘80s-era knitting machine from a friend’s grandma. The machine used to connect to a floppy disk drive, but Zehner hacked the system to work with a USB plugged
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By mixing liquid nitrogen and water, museum employees create an explosion outside the Museum Center during the faire.
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UC LGBTQ Center Awareness Day, 10 a.m. 4 p.m., 565 Steger Wiener Eating Contest, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. MainStreet Tye-Dye A T-Shirt, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., MainStreet CEAS Alumni Association Scholarship Fund Golf Outing, registration 11:30 a.m., Walden Pongs Golf Course, Fairfield Township
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German Pretzel Toss, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., MainStreet Ultimate Frisbee, 2-3 p.m., Sheakley Lawn UC Diversity Networking Reception, 6-8:30 p.m., 310 University Pavilion Fall Fiesta, 7-9 p.m., McMicken Commons (rain site TUC Great Hall)
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Misa DeVries examines a homemade 3-D printer as it prints out Mine Craft tools.
into her laptop, allowing her to knit complex patterns. Zehner takes pattern requests of pets and creates bags, pillows or framed pictures. “I love knitting people’s pets and capturing their spirits,” Zehner said. Just a hallway away from The Crafty Supermarket is a large, dim room echoing with metallic whirs and clanks where the majority of the science-oriented booths were located. Joe Toth is part of a Columbus-based company called Zion 3-D that sells 3-D printers. Zion was one of four 3-D printing companies at the Mini Maker Faire. Toth had seen a lot of interest in his 3-D printers and was disappointed that he was too busy representing his company to look at all of the other projects. Mike Fullington, lead coach of youth robot-building team Lakota Robotics, was busy fielding questions from enthusiastic kids and helping others drive some of their robots. “It’s all about getting kids interested in science and technology,” Fullington said. Lakota Robotics is part of a worldwide program where kids learn science and technology skills and participate in robotics competitions. “We love it because it’s a chance to show off what we do,” said Mike Fullington, lead coach of youth robotbuilding team Lakota Robotics. Lakota Robotics hoped to gain more interest in its program at the Mini Maker Faire. Members of the R2-D2 builders club appealed to both young and old with their remote control, full-sized replicas of the Star Wars droid R2-D2. Chris Reiff, a member of the club, usually carries his R2-D2 around in his car — just in case the occasion arises to use it. Normally he only shows his handiwork at events like the Mini Makers Faire, but sometimes, he joked, he’ll take it out to restaurants with him. “[The faire] is a lot of fun, and a lot of kindred spirits,” Reiff said. “It’s a lot of people who enjoy making things and the challenges that go along with that.” The Manufactory, one of the sponsors of the Mini Maker Faire, offers creatives with passion but no space, a 17,000 foot membership-based workshop space in Cincinnati. According to Natalie Krieg, who teaches classes at The Manufactory, some creators just need a space to work on their projects to start their business. “We offer that space for them to work,” Krieg said.
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“Social Media – Branding For Your Future,” time TBA, Hughes Center High School Professional Career Fair, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Campus Recreation Center Theta Phi Safety Station, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., TUC Plaza UC Blue Ash College Homecoming Celebration, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., UC Blue Ash Homecoming T-Shirt Exchange, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m, Myers Alumni Center/McMicken Commons “Don’t Hit the Floor, Hit the Board,” 1 - 3 p.m., McMicken Commons Cornhole Tournament, 6-8 p.m., McMicken Commons
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College of Engineering & Applied Science Homecoming Celebration, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Mick & Mack’s Restaurant Patio
Oktoberfeast, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., CenterCourt
UC Alumni Band Reunion, 6:30-10 p.m., Mecklenburg Gardens
Frank Bowen Retirement Party, 12-2 p.m., Great Hall 4A Diversity Summit, 3-5 p.m., AACRC
Homecoming Shabbat Dinner, 7:30 p.m., Chabad Center for Jewish Life
University Honors Program Homecoming Cookout, 3-6 p.m., Herman Schneider Quad Überdome, 5 p.m. - midnight, Moerlein Lager House Homecoming Pep Rally, 5-8 p.m., Fountain Square 4A Welcome Reception/Registration, 5-9 p.m., the Yard House at The Banks
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CEAS Alumni Homecoming Pre-game Social, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Tin Roof Cincinnati, The Banks UC VS. MIAMI (OH) FOOTBALL GAME 7 p.m., Paul Brown Stadium Überdome, 5 p.m. - midnight, Moerlein Lager House The Old School UC Homecoming Event, 9 p.m. - 2:30 a.m., Roxy’s Live
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Acquittal of Oscar Pistorius on murder charge stuns
MCCLATCHY Oscar Pistorius (center) walks to the high court in Pretoria on the fourth day of his trial in Pretoria, South Africa. MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS
PRETORIA, South Africa — Evasive, negligent, unreasonable, hasty and at times a dishonest witness. Oscar Pistorius is all those things, but he is not a murderer, Judge Thokozile Masipa ruled Thursday. Pistorius crumpled, sobbing, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably after Masipa delivered her verdict clearing him of murder charges in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day 2013.
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shares and donations raised in the next two weeks, according to the board. Keith Wicks, a business analyst hired by Clifton Market, presented a report at the meeting that emphasized that the store would have an above-average first-year income at $247,301. The report, compiled from Wicks’ most conservative numbers, predicts a viable market within a 1.5-mile radius and a sustainable source of produce from local suppliers. Rama Kastrui, an alumnus of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, is now an adviser for the Clifton Market. Kastrui said that all of the necessary parts are there for this market to start, and that the only things missing are generating the interest of the populace and selling the shares to buy the building. Kastrui emphasized the necessity of a co-op style market. “The tomatoes you receive from big suppliers are manufactured to have thicker skins,” Kastrui said. This helps reduce the amount of tomatoes busted during shipping. “This whole process decreases the nutritional value of the tomato. We hope to have a market
His sister, Aimee, rushed to comfort him, and family members and supporters huddled around, hugging during a break in court proceedings. Steenkamp’s parents showed no emotion, but some of her close friends were tearful. The ruling stunned many South Africans, including legal analysts, igniting speculation that Masipa had made a mistake that could provide a basis for an appeal. But despite widespread sentiment on social media and elsewhere that Pistorius had gotten away with murder, the case was not over.
where fresh tomatoes with naturally thin skin may be sold.” Adam Hyland, a Clifton Market board member, championed the importance of the market to the Clifton community. “For many people, this building was their third place after home and work where people went to talk with each other and meet their neighbors,” Hyland said. “You couldn’t walk in for five minutes without talking for 30.” However, while Hyland spoke enthusiastically about the progress Clifton Market was making, he said that the shareholders have concerns about deadlines. The deadline to buy the IGA building is Oct. 7. Hyland remarked that while this is a reasonable concern, any money invested at this point is refundable, and the board is working on extending the deadline. Hyland hopes the importance of the market is a message that not only reaches those interested in a grocery near them, but those who value a place that fosters education in dietary habits and athletic preparation. “As an agora, this market is not only the economic engine but also the heart of the area—a cultural node,” Hyland said.
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“It is clear that his conduct was negligent,” Masipa said before she halted proceedings until Friday. The judge is expected to deliver a ruling on a lesser charge of culpable homicide, known as negligent killing, when proceedings resume. In addition, prosecutors, who contended that Pistorius wanted to kill Steenkamp after they had an argument, may appeal the murder acquittal. Pistorius, who had faced life behind bars if convicted of murder, could see significant prison time or none at all if convicted of negligent killing, depending on how reckless he was in the judge’s view. Masipa said Thursday that Pistorius, a double amputee who competed in the 2012 Olympics in London running on prosthetic legs, used excessive, unreasonable force when he fired four shots into a toilet door in his bathroom, killing Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model. “I am not convinced that a reasonable person with the accused’s disability would have fired four shots into that small toilet cubicle,” Masipa said. “I am of the view that the accused acted too hastily and used excessive force.” She accepted his defense that he acted in fear, believing there was an intruder in the cubicle.There were gasps in the court as Masipa adjourned for the day. Pistorius, 27, left court looking calmer than he had for much of the trial, and was driven to his uncle Arnold’s mansion in Waterkloof, an upscale Pretoria suburb. In an indication of the optimistic mood, the family sent out a domestic worker, in a blue uniform with a white kerchief on her head, to serve drinks from a tray to journalists. Pistorius won fame and adulation for running in the Olympic Games, attracting sponsorships worth millions. The sponsors abruptly dropped him after the murder charge, and he appeared to lose public support after his poor performance on the witness stand. His acquittal on the murder charge raises the question of whether the athlete may be able to resume a sporting career. But the emotional frailty he showed throughout the trial, weeping frequently and vomiting on hearing descriptions of Steenkamp’s wounds, may have irreparably damaged the Pistorius brand that sponsors once clamored for. The trial revealed a side of the athlete as an anxious, insecure person, paranoid about his safety, with a short fuse. The court heard that Pistorius
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director of the Joey Votto Foundation, contacted her asking for information on the center. “It was actually ideal timing in that Joey was wanting to make a difference with his foundation, potentially in the area of traumatic stress, at the same time I was hoping to open the center,” Chard said.“So it was really just a fortunate coincidence that both these things happened at the same time.” The Joey Votto Foundation provided the center a gap fund, which Chard said covers the expenses for therapy for individuals who cannot afford treatment on their own. Chard also worked with Dr. Stephen Strakowski, UC professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience and senior vice president for strategic planning for UC Health. Strakowski was instrumental in finding the space for the center at Stetson Building, as well as working with UC Foundation, Chard said. The center provides training in evidencebased psychotherapy to UC psychology graduate students who are required to complete practicums to gain clinical experience. Emily O’Bryan, a second-year student in the clinical psychologist doctoral program, learned of the center from Chard and will
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be conducting cognitive thought-processing therapy and couples-based therapy under the supervision of Dr. Richard Gilman, clinical psychologist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. “I’m really excited that I get to be one of the first people involved and see it progress,” O’Bryan said.“I’m going to get a lot of therapy experience, which is great and something really hard to come by when you’re training.” O’Bryan said she thinks the center’s urban location will provide easy access of evidence-based therapy to people of low incomes, as well as people at UC. “I think it’ll access a lot of different kinds of people who’ve experienced different kinds of trauma,” O’Bryan said. About 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience at least one trauma in their lives, according to the National Center for PTSD. But around 10 percent of women and only 5 percent of men develop PTSD at some point in their lives. “I think the big thing is that if you think you or someone else is suffering from traumatic stress, to please call us and get help,” Chard said.“It’s really important to check it out because a lot of people think they can just manage it, and unfortunately the symptoms only get worse over time. So it’s really important that if you think you may be suffering from PTSD, at least let us do a free evaluation to see if we can help.”
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loved guns, had an intimate knowledge of different kinds of high-powered guns and ammunition, and never went anywhere without a loaded weapon. The prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, accused him of reckless behavior regarding firearms.The Pistorius family has been through deep trauma over many months, including the threat of a murder conviction for Oscar Pistorius and the near-death in a car accident last month of his older brother, Carl. Carl Pistorius was in court in a wheelchair Thursday, hugging his brother and winking at him before the court resumed after a long lunch break. Carl Pistorius faced culpable homicide charges last year over a separate car accident but was acquitted. Much of the most dramatic evidence in the trial _ such as Steenkamp’s cellphone message to Pistorius saying that he sometimes scared her, or revelations that a policeman stole a watch from the athlete’s bedroom hours after the killing was ruled irrelevant. The judge also rejected neighbor Michelle Burger’s testimony that she heard a woman’s blood-curdling screams the night of the shooting, calling Burger an unreliable witness. As she dismissed testimony of another neighbor who claimed to have heard an argument that night, the state’s case of premeditated murder of Steenkamp swiftly toppled. “The state has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of premeditated murder. There are just not enough facts to support this finding,” Masipa said. Many South African were surprised that the judge, though she found that Pistorius was dishonest when he repeatedly insisted that he never intended to fire the fatal shots, still acquitted him of murder. But Masipa cited a legal precedent cautioning a judge against a conviction just because an accused person lied under oath. “He was not truthful when asked about his intentions that morning as he armed himself with a lethal weapon,” Masipa said, but “untruthful evidence does not always justify the conclusion that the accused was guilty.” According to Pistorius, Steenkamp got up in the middle of the night without his noticing. He heard a noise in the bathroom and became convinced there was an intruder inside. Thinking she was still in bed, he grabbed a gun, screamed at her to call the police, approached the bathroom and fired the four shots that killed her.
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Virtual exhibit at UC’s Max Kade Center reflects on writer’s legacy CAITLIN SAIA | CONTRIBUTOR
If you’re in the mood for pondering the meaning of existence, a digital exhibition highlighting the life and work of journalist and Nobel Prizewinning author and existentialist Albert Camus debuted Friday in the University of Cincinnati’s Max Kade Center. The department of romance languages and literature and McMicken College of Arts and Sciences partnered with UC International and the Alliance Française of Cincinnati to present “Albert Camus 1913-2013.” Renowned expert of all thing Camus, Professor Vincent Grégoire of Berry College in Georgia, paid a visit to UC to deliver a lecture titled, “Albert Camus: the conscience and voice of a generation,” engaging millennials by combining influential historical information with modern technology. Camus was a French-Algerian philosopher, journalist, and author of books including The First Man (Le Premier Homme), The Fall (La Chute), and The Plague (La Peste). The lecture celebrated Camus’ short life — he died at 46 years old — and the 100 years after his birth. “He left his mark on the world of journalism through his passion for human rights and dedication to leave a voice for the voiceless,” Grégoire said. Students can view the free exhibit by using an Albert Camus app and scanning quick-response codes to interact with Camus’ works, giving students the opportunity to learn in a new way. “Camus is a more modern author who speaks to our generation, getting the younger crowd interested in history and reminding people that the truth is found within oneself,” said Rebecca Pestian, a French master’s student who is excited
“Currently, there are only two Camus exhibits in the U.S., one in California and one in Cincinnati, thanks to Jézéquel and Michael Gott.” about the resurgence. “We are very fortunate to have the exhibit here,” said Anne-Marie Jézéquel, Educator Assistant Professor. “I was immediately seduced when I arrived, we are so lucky to be able to share this wonderful piece of history with the Cincinnati community.” Currently, there are only two Camus exhibits in the United States, one in California and one in Cincinnati, thanks to Jézéquel and Michael Gott, assistant professor of French. Following Gregoire’s presentation, Jézéquel was awarded the very prestigious French Government’s Medal for the Order of Academic Palms. She received recognition for dedication and contributions to the promotion of French Culture by Madame Anne Cappel, Honorary Consul of France in Cincinnati. Jézéquel is responsible for orchestrating three study abroad opportunities between UC and French universities and extending French culture and language to UC students in her many unique classes taught in both French and English. Jézéquel displayed a high regard for her students, crediting them for her award. “You can never do anything by yourself,” she said. Students interested in learning more about the life and works of Albert Camus can visit the free, virtual exhibit, running now until Sept. 19 in the Max Kade Center, UC Old Chemistry room 736.
While ‘Sons of Anarchy’ originally catered to a niche audience, the program’s compelling story has helped it gain a more diverse fan group.
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Recap: Catching up on Sons of Anarchy New season of FX’s addictive show gains larger audience: Spoiler alert KYLEY FREDRICK | CONTRIBUTOR
A lasting memory viewers have from “Sons of Anarchy” season six involves a woman drowning her daughter-in-law in a kitchen sink filled with dirty dishes while simultaneously stabbing her in the back of the head with a BBQ fork. FX’s highest rated television series ever may have once been a show for middle-aged mothers to fantasize about hot, heavily tattooed bikers in leather cuts; but as the anticipated final season of SOA airs there is a loyal and diverse following. “Sons of Anarchy” is a show about an outlaw motorcycle club located in the fictional town of Charming, California. The name is ironic because living in Charming definitely goes against what is considered to be a “charmed” life. The protagonist, Jax Teller, played by Charlie Hunnam, is the current president of the club. The road to becoming the club’s leader was paved with violence, loss and misery. Jax has watched friends and family perish, all in the name of his club. Why stay in an organization where the backlash often leads to death? Jax’s father is one of the original nine that cofounded the charter. He feels compelled to preserve his late father’s vision of what the club should become. SOA is all Jax knows and it is the only lifestyle he feels suited to follow. In season six, all of the club’s members were incarcerated. Jax’s best friend and right-hand man Opie, played by Ryan Hurst, was brutally beaten to death in front of him by a prison gang while guards force the club to watch. SOA is definitely taking a personal toll on Jax’s life. When the club is released, tensions are high and the heat from local law enforcement has never been stronger. SOA is involved with gun trafficking—a profitable way to keep the club afloat and well protected. However, when a school shooting occurs and the gun is traced back to the club’s inventory, the police put the club
under a microscope. District Attorney Patterson needs a name to pay for the death of innocent children from the school shooting. Jax is struggling to keep SOA together while dealing with family issues. In an effort to save his wife, Tara, from her own pending trial and his club from the school-shooting aftermath, he offers himself up to Patterson. If he takes the fall, then both the woman and the club he loves will be safe. Just when viewers felt a sense of peace from all of the crazy violence and drama, Jax’s mother Gemma, played by Katey Sagal, stars in a bloody scene. Gemma is convinced that Tara has betrayed the club and ratted in order to save herself. In a rage, she decides to take the situation into her own hands—without any clear information on whether Tara
“The season seven premiere on Sept. 9 saw the show’s biggest ratings yet—at 6.2 million viewers, ‘Sons of Anarchy’s’ fan base is obsessed.” has actually snitched. Gemma races into Tara’s house and as a final adieu to the one woman her son loved more than her, she murders Tara in a bloody fashion. The season seven premiere on Sept. 9 saw the shows biggest ratings yet. With 6.2 million viewers, SOA’s fan base is desperate to find out what happens to their beloved Jax and the club. We first see Jax in prison, beating a man to death, carving a swastika into the man’s stomach and ripping two of his teeth out. He presents the dead man’s teeth to a high-ranking white supremacist named Ron Tully. Tully, played by Marilyn Manson, is interested in Jax’s offer to have a relationship with the club. Their conversation ends as Jax is taken by a guard to talk to Patterson, the district attorney. In the aftermath of Tara’s death, Jax still refuses to talk about who the possible culprit is. The mother of his children and newlywed wife is dead.
With the exception of his children and SOA, he has nothing left to live for. In prison, he has no chance to search for the person responsible for Tara’s death. Believing it is a rival motorcycle gang, he never thinks to question his own mother. When Jax is released from prison, Gemma picks him up. She has been caring for Jax’s two children, Abel and Thomas. During the car ride home Jax profusely thanks Gemma for being there for him during this difficult time. In a sickening and twisted way she accepts the praise. Viewers are left with the question: when, if ever will Jax find out the truth? Gemma was at one point the glue that kept the club together, now fans are calling for her bloody demise. The creator, Kurt Sutter, is married to Sagal. It is said he wrote the role of Gemma specifically for his wife to play. For this reason alone, it will be interesting to see the treatment of Gemma’s character in the final season. Regardless, viewers want her head. Towards the end of the 90-minute premiere, we see Jax “get revenge” for his wife’s murder. Gemma, in her sneaky and conniving way, convinces Jax she saw a Chinese man sneaking around his house the night of Tara’s murder. Deception and lying are just a few of Gemma’s many talents. While at a club gathering she points out a man whom she swears was the one she saw that fateful night. A beautiful cover of “Bohemian Rhapsody” plays while Jax tortures the innocent man. Calling the man “a soldier for the cause,” Jax doesn’t necessarily blame him for killing Tara, but believes he must meet a painful death. In a symbolic and rather gut-cringing move, Jax resorts to rubbing salt in the man’s deep wounds. It wouldn’t be an episode of SOA without pain and suffering. Our questions might not be answered and the justice we demand may never be met, but we are all along for the ride, even if it leaves a bloody trail behind.
To the streets: Volunteer event sees record participation Decade-strong Into the Streets inspires 650 students to serve local organizations CASSIE MERINO | CHIEF REPORTER
More than 600 students flocked to McMicken Commons Saturday morning for Into the Streets, an annual event organized by the Center for Community Engagement in which participants volunteer at local organizations and agencies. The record number of students took to Cincinnati streets, painting, planting and cleaning in a collective effort to give back to the community. “We look at it as our kick off to a year of service,” said Fran Larkin, CCE program coordinator. “It’s a really good chance to bring a lot of students together to serve our neighbors.” Students registered for volunteer programs before boarding busses and heading out into the city. Service groups ranged from the Winston Hills Communities Presbyterian Center and Mt. Airy Town Council to the Evansville Community Council Beautifications Committee and Immanuel Lutheran Church. Volunteers offered their help by painting local food banks, planting flowers in Cincinnati parks and more.
“My favorite part of the event is the diversity of experiences that students can have when they come out,” Larkin said. “We have a lot of the typical one-day service projects like painting murals, litter pick up and other physical service to the environment or the community in general.” Volunteer opportunities are not chosen randomly. The CCE reaches out to the community to find out what is needed and where students’ time can be most effectively spent, Larkin said. One group travelled to the Grailville Retreat & Program Center, a natural haven incorporating 315 acres of land, where they weeded, laid down mulch and planted flowers for an upcoming event. “I think it’s important to give back to the community because I feel like I have been blessed with so much,” said Meredith Meads, a Grailville volunteer. “I just feel like I should share that with other people that maybe don’t have time to or don’t have everything that I have been given or blessed with.” This year, students also volunteered with the American Cancer Society and engaged with the city’s homeless population by playing games and providing food, Larkin said. Students from all majors and backgrounds came to help the city become a better place for everyone.
“I came from a background that has a nice standard of living, and I just like to go out there and realize what other people don’t have and try to help out as much as possible,” said Connor French, a first-year aerospace engineering student. Some students said they took the event as an opportunity to fulfill Cincinnatus scholarship hours, while others wanted to continue volunteerism from high school. “I did a lot of volunteer work in high school, and like that, this is a big thing where you can go out into the community,” said Taylor Lipinsky, a first-
year athletic training student. In 2013, 476 students took part in Into the Streets. Larkin said the event has seen an increase in participation during the last three years she has been at UC—a growth she credits to strong partnerships with organizations within the community. The CCE has hosted the event for over a decade, with the goal of getting students more involved and active within the city. “As the students came back on the busses, a lot of them had big smiles and said that everything went great and [that they] enjoyed their day,” Larkin said.
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‘The Drop’ avoids gritty crime genre’s usual tropes Brooklyn drama creates tension by putting words over actions, features James Gandolfini’s last role RUSSEL HAUSFELD | CONTRIBUTOR
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Dirty money: Tom Hardy has a commanding presence in the film.
The fictional Brooklyn in “The Drop” isn’t the wellknown borough as you may know it. In the film, director Micheal Roskam and screenwriter Dennis Lehane go behind-the-scenes to explore the gritty drama behind New York’s treacherous drop-bars. A drop bar is a bar that is owned by organized criminals and designated to be the safe house for their laundered money. Each night, a different bar is chosen in the wilderness of the city to be the bank for these gangsters. Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini stunningly take up the roles of the bartenders—Bob and Marv—at Cousin Marv’s bar. The bar belonged to Marv before it changed ownership to Chechen gangsters who use it as a moneydrop. Bob and Marv don’t fit into the typical archetype of the hardened, professional thief that most crime dramas employ. Gandolfini’s character wants to be tough, but it is clear from the beginning that he is a bit washed up and scared of the people who now own his bar. The humanity of Gandolfini’s acting captures poignantly everything the actor’s legacy is known for. It is obvious from the interactions with the Chechen crime boss, Chovka (Michael Aronov), that Bob and Marv do not have the upper hand in the relationship. The two have to face the difficulties of dealing with shady situations presented to them in a way that does not get them killed. This is a real struggle for them, because they have no one to turn to. Because they are part of a criminal orga-
nization, they cannot go to the cops, and to the Chechens they are only pawns. The film doesn’t have much violence for a crime drama, but the tension you would expect from a movie about a New York crime ring is still very present. Rather than gunfights and car chases, “The Drop” is filled with dialogue taut with anxiety. Situations expected to end in fists and blood instead close with veiled threats and power plays in this film. These prove to be just as—if not more—effective at keeping viewers on the edge of their seats than the violence of a typical thriller. By defying expectation, the dialogue and character interactions feel like a fresh take on this genre. Anyone who is not ready to devote their full attention to the screen during the movie may have a hard time following the story and identifying characters. It is filmed through many short clips and conversational snippets that help advance the story and flesh out characters. If you miss one of these sequences, you will likely end up lost for the rest of the movie. Characters can be hard to pinpoint at first as well, because they all wear beards and three layers of clothing throughout most of the film, giving most male actors a very similar stature and appearance. “The Drop” provides a much-welcomed perspective on crime thrillers, and the phenomenal acting of Hardy and Gandolfini make this film worth the watch. Attention shifts on Gandolfini throughout simply because the posthumous performance (the actor died in June of 2013) and his last in a feature production. If you aren’t a big fan of crime movies, one of the major story arcs focuses on an adorable pit bull puppy, giving a little something for everyone in Lehane’s newest film.
FotoFocus’ ‘anchor’ exhibit opens at CAC ZACK HATFIELD | ARTS EDITOR
A first glance at “The One-Eyed Thief” art exhibition registers as unassuming — harmless even — as its framed photographs hang quietly on the wall in a careful arrangement. Its sculptures sit motionless in glass cages. Projectors hum silently as they flicker through reels of black and white film. But the first extensive American exhibit of Swiss photographers Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs, which opened last Friday at the Contemporary Arts Center in downtown Cincinnati, is a project with many tricks up its sleeve. “The One-Eyed Thief” is one of the more visually graceful exhibits in the CAC—subtle but powerful, and secluded on the museum’s fourth floor. The exhibit is comprised of three separate collections. Its New Yorkbased curator, Kevin Moore, calls it the “anchor” of Cincinnati’s 2014 biennial FotoFocus, whose theme this year is “Photography in Dialogue.” “This time we decided it needed to be a little more focused and condensed,” said Moore, who is serving as the artistic designer for this year’s FotoFocus, about adding a theme to this year’s celebration. “‘Dialogue’ has a larger set of references: photography in relation to other media—sound, or sculpture, or painting, or contemporary photography in dialogue with the history of photography. So each of the exhibitions respect some aspect of that.” Fitting with the theme, Onorato and Krebs’ exhibit is visually conversational with its viewers as well as with the history of photography and its traditions. The gallery first seen within the Berlin-based duo’s exhibit is “The Great Unreal”—a collection of photographs taken during a road trip through the United States. The result of each individual image is a collective mosaic of the American West captured through an oftenhumorous lens. The familiar desert landscape, with long stretches of never-ending highway and snowcapped mountain ranges, is investigated with a manipulative playfulness as the camera captures the happy accidents and eccentricities of nature. Though Krebs and Onorato are completely conscious of photography’s history and rules, they are not afraid to detach from them, reimagining the traditions of the medium with a clever perspective. Their documentation of Berlin’s urban environment in the “Constructions” series replaces the objectivity of infrastructure with a subjectivity that reinterprets their role in the city as well as the photographer’s role in society. Another series in the exhibit implants the camera into the “organic,” combining objects from nature (turtle shells, branches) with vintage cameras. The project emphasizes the humorous element Onorato and Krebs exploit throughout the exhibit. Both Onorato and Krebs are well informed of photography’s past of capturing reality (both artists graduated from M.F.A. programs), but this exhibit seems to revolve around the unreality of images, questioning the very honesty of photographs. “The One-Eyed Thief” is the somewhat central exhibition of FotoFocus, which will commence officially on Oct. 8, though many galleries are already opening their contributions to the event (including DAAP’s showing of “The Sochi Project,” reviewed last week). FotoFocus isn’t only on display in Cincinnati, Moore said. Exhibits that originated in Los Angeles and Paris are being brought to the city. “We do have a rule, an obligation to bring whatever the show is to Cincinnati eventually. But it’s about engaging an international dialogue,” Moore said. Three televised installations in the “Construction” series depict footage shot on 16mm film of Berlin structures caught on fire, though the video plays backward. The process shown mimics the exhibit: just as the tape brings the fire slowly back to its source, the images featured in “The One-Eyed Thief” return to the origins of photography, but through an inevitable form of destruction.
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Dr. Watson (Douglas Rees) and Sherlock Holmes (Steven Hauck) discuss the detective’s recent depression at 221B Bakers street.
‘Holmes’ solves most clues at Playhouse Local theater’s Edwardian mystery portrays Holmes as older man ZACK HATFIELD | ARTS EDITOR
London’s most cunning detective has been assigned a new case, but you won’t find this one in any of your Arthur Conan Doyle paperbacks. That’s because veteran playwright Jeffrey Hatcher’s new mystery “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club,” opening the Playhouse in the Park’s 55th season, drops the iconic private eye into a 19th century novella by Robert Louis Stevenson titled “The Suicide Club.” What results is a clever whodunit that only Holmes himself can untangle. The play is set on the cusp of World War I, making this Holmes a lot older than we’re used to. This is important to his character—he already has a lot of cases under his belt and is full of the outrageous eccentricities earned with seniority. It also means he’s prone to bouts of existential crises, which is where the secret society The Suicide Club comes in. The society is determined to help
its members “alleviate” their “suffering” through what they call “suicide by second party” which results from playing a game comparable to Russian roulette. Once Holmes joins the club, he ends up finding a challenging enough case that gives him a reason to live. Actor and Playhouse newcomer Steven Hauck captures the unmatched intellect and egotistical playfulness of Holmes wonderfully and with wide range. Spewing intricate logical deductions with ease, Hauck is able to incite much laughter from the audience with a single facial expression. Hauck truly has mastered the detective’s personality. Douglas Rees plays a jaunty Dr. Watson and supplies comic relief with great timing, though his acting is at times too restrained. Much of the actors’ success can also be owed to Hatcher’s script, which manages to create an entertaining balance of humor and drama, though it often seems to be playing it a little too safe. At times the themes of technology and war can seem a bit too didactic, taking the audience away from the world of Holmes. However, the plot provides a suf-
EDITOR’S PICK THEATER IN CINCY Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, “The Great Gatsby” Sept. 5. - Oct. 4: The local troupe puts on a theatrical version of Fitzgerald’s Lost Generation gem. Aronoff Center, “Dirty Dancing” Sept. 23 - Oct. 5: It’ll be hard to stay in the corner when the ’80s staple comes to Cincinnati. Know Theatre, “Moby Dick” Oct. 10 Nov. 8: The minimal adaptation of Melville’s epic rooted in desire will prove interesting in the Know’s blackbox interior. Ensemble Theatre, “An Iliad” Oct. 14 Nov. 2: This version combines the story of Homer’s journey with the recent warfare in the Middle East.
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Taken from 16mm film, the above image is a part of “Constructions,” Onorato’s and Krebs’ series focusing on Berlin structures.
ficient amount of red herrings and clues for the story to seem not too farfetched. Although the set is modest—many scenes require only a chaise longue, a chair and a small chandelier—it is perfect at establishing the time period and the city, and the ambiguous lighting from designer Thomas C. Hase imparts an aptly mysterious tone. Costume design from Matthew J. LeFebvre proves to be predictable but authentic. Trench coats and tweed suits abound, but minor details (an elegant French umbrella, a tartan design) make the outfits much more human. Because of Hauck’s dimensional portrayal of Holmes and the visually spot-on production, this new Sherlock Holmes mystery is likely to entertain audiences throughout the performance, though ultimately the story itself doesn’t rival Doyle’s originals. The performance will continue through Oct. 4 at the Marx Theatre in Mt. Adams. There is a “Pay What You Want” night on Sept. 17, as well as a student matinee at 10:00 a.m. on Oct. 2.
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, “The Birds” Oct. 17 - Nov. 8: Alfred Hitchcock’s horror story comes to the stage just in time for Halloween.
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UC softball club prepares for first fall match-up ALEX TAYLOR | CONTRIBUTOR
This fall marks the first season the University of Cincinnati Clermont softball program’s head coach Dan Kinney made cuts to the roster. “I am very excited about this upcoming season,” Kinney said. “I believe this to be the most talented team I have ever fielded.” Since 2005, the University of Cincinnati softball program has been hosted by the UC Clermont branch campus and comprised of women from all campuses who come from across the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region. Kinney has coached the team since the beginning of the UC Cougars softball program, and has 35 years of experience coaching women’s softball. Kinney started coaching the Cougars when his daughter Nicole Bass played for the team from 2005-2008. She became an All-American athlete and was voted into the UC Clermont Sports Hall of Fame. After graduating three starting seniors this past season, the UC Cougars signed seven freshmen to the team: pitcher Carsen Gerome, utility Sam Nellis, pitcher and infielder Madison Taber, pitcher and infielder Anna Shoemake, infielder Kelsey Burnett, utility Kasey York, and outfielder Brianna Stacy. “I’m super excited about the team,” Nellis said. “I got along great with everyone at the summer tourney and see nothing but great things coming our way. The returning players took me in right away under their wings.” Seven players return to the team this season, including: sophomore pitcher Emily Walbom, outfielder Brittany Freson, infielder Brady Potrafke, junior infielder Kellie Campbell and catcher and utility Alex Taylor, senior utility Rachel Misberger and catcher and utility Ellen Boreing. The women’s softball team is not a part of an official league. Instead, they are in an independent program comprised of other schools. Last year the team played Division 1, 2 and 3 teams, NAIA teams, and independent teams from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia. The Cougars finished fourth in their program and are anticipating playing in the NAIA league next year. “I’m excited about the direction the program is going,” Meisberger said. “This is my fourth year being a part of it and each year we’ve gotten better and better. I think once other college teams realize that we are a competitive team, we’ll find ourselves in a league and being recognized by main campus and players graduating high schools looking to play women’s college softball.” The team is in the midst of a big fundraising term, hoping to add an outfield fence, scoreboard and dugouts to their field this year. They will guest serve at Ricon Mexicano in Eastgate on Nov. 18 to raise funds for the team. Players will serve the restaurant’s patrons and, in return, Ricon Mexicano’s owner will donate a percentage of the evening’s proceeds to the team. This will be the third time the team has participated in this event which allows the players to earn their fundraising dollars and to be ambassadors in the community. The Cougars head to Chillicothe, Ohio, Sept. 27 for a fall-ball doubleheader against Ohio University. On Oct. 5, the team travels to Morehead, Kentucky, to play another doubleheader. The team will start its winter training for the 2015 season of 38 games in January.
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UC quarterback Gunner Keil hands the ball off to running back Hosey Williams at the UC vs. Toledo game Friday night. The Bearcats won 58-34.
Bearcats rock Toledo in home opener
Cincinnati breaks records in first game of season against Rockets at Paul Brown CLAUDE THOMPSON | CONTRIBUTOR
The Gunner Kiel era is officially underway in the Queen City as the sophomore quarterback transfer from Notre Dame University threw six touchdown passes Friday— an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivison record for a player’s debut — in the Bearcats’ 58-34 victory under the lights of Paul Brown Stadium Friday. The University of Cincinnati dropped the University of Toledo to 1-2 for the season after both teams’ starting quarterbacks led their offenses to over 500 yards each. Kiel started the game determined to announce his presence in astounding fashion as he threw a tight spiral 52 yards down the field right into the waiting hands of wide receiver Mekale McKay for the first play of the game. That drive would end only two plays later as Kiel connected with McKay again to score on a 17-yard touchdown pass to put the Bearcats up 7-0 over Toledo with 14 minutes still left in the first quarter. That was only the beginning of what would be a difficult first half for Toledo as the Bearcats moved up and down the field at will to extend their lead and establish their dominance. In the first half, Kiel had more touchdown passes than he had incompletions as he found wide receivers Max Morrison, Chris Moore and Nate Cole in the end zone for scores. The TD pass to Moore was set up by a fumble from Toledo returner Kishon Wilcher, who had it punched out by UC
cornerback Grant Coleman during the kickoff. Running back Rod Moore also registered a rushing touchdown after crashing through the goal line on a 2-yard dash. The Bearcats collected 34 points in the first half before Toledo figured out how to move the ball against UC’s defense. Toledo scored twice before the second half, once from running back Kareem Hunt, who slashed through the Bearcats defensive line on a 3-yard run for a score and a touchdown pass from Toledo quarterback Logan Woodside to wide receiver Alonzo Russell. Before the first half drew to a close, the 31,000 fans, clad in white, gave a standing ovation as quarterback Munchie Legaux was substituted in. “Yeah, I was [expecting a standing ovation],” Legaux said with a laugh. “It feels great to be back with the team and out there playing football again.” Legaux suffered a devastating leg injury last year during a game against the University of Illinois. The doctors were convinced that he would never play football again. He was convinced he would prove them wrong. “I kinda thought about it and thought, ‘Wow. Is it really over for me?’ ” Legaux said. “After I had my surgery and [the doctors] told me everything went well … I stepped back and said to myself, ‘You know what? Whatever happens [I] just gotta stay positive, even if [I] don’t play another down of football.’You never know what can happen. Anything is possible.” Legaux had four completions on five pass attempts in limited action on Friday and rushed once for 5 yards to close out the half. The third quarter saw a significant
change in momentum as Toledo came out and took advantage of a multitude of Bearcat players going down with cramps and scored 24 unanswered points. UC head coach Tommy Tuberville was forced to substitute a lot of players in as other players needed to come back to the sideline and replenish themselves. “We played with a lot of intensity,” Tuberville said. “We just hit the wall, physically, as we had half of our defense cramp up at halftime. I knew we were going to be in for a long second half.” The defense surrendered 563 total yards, 240 of which were rushing yards. It wasn’t just the defense that cramped up and struggled, as the offense could not manage to gain a single yard in the beginning of the second half, finishing with negative 2 yards in the third. The resolve of the Bearcat squad, however, would not be denied. The defense stopped the Toledo offense in the red zone and held them to a field goal to start the fourth quarter, which would be the last time the Rockets scored in the game. Kiel led the Bearcats offense back onto the field and threw two more touchdown passes to bring his total for the game to six, a mark not reached by a UC quarterback since Tony Pike against Illinois in 2009. Those final touchdowns, along with a field goal by kicker Andrew Gantz, were enough to ice the game and send Toledo back home with their second straight loss. The Bearcats start the season 1-0-0 and will host bitter rival University of Miami (Ohio) in Paul Brown Stadium for the anticipated homecoming game Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Running back Tion Green (left) scores a touchdown at the UC vs Toledo game Friday night. Running back Rod Moore (right) flips into the end zone. The Bearcats (1-0-0) were victorious 58-34 at Paul Brown Stadium as a part of Cincinnati’s home opener due to the Nippert Stadium Renovation & Expansion Project.
Men’s soccer falls in Crosstown Classic, remains winless The Bearcats failed to recover after dropping early to Xavier University in the Cincinnati rivalry match-up NICK BOEING | CONTRIBUTOR
The University of Cincinnati men’s soccer team had no answers for crosstown rival Xavier University Saturday night, falling 3-0 to the Musketeers. The Bearcats were unable to find any sort of rhythm throughout the game, seeming to lose possession at the Musketeers’ will and repeatedly being denied of clear shots on goal. “There wasn’t a lot of flow and we couldn’t seem to get into rhythm,” said UC head coach Hylton Dayes. “You have to give Xavier credit, they played very effectively.” Xavier gained control from the beginning and drew a corner kick in the second minute. Playing with an aggression and intensity typically seen in the yearly basketball contest between the two schools, Xavier ripped off three shots within a four-minute span, bending — but not breaking — UC goalkeeper, Alex Gill. A loose ball in the 24th minute proved to be fatal to the Bearcats as Xavier’s Garrett Halfhill cleaned up the mess with a goal to the near post. UC upped the aggression after the initial goal, committing four fouls in the next 10 minutes before Halfhill headed in his second goal of the game in the 36th minute. Three more fouls and a yellow card for UC’s Alejandro Garcia ended what was a one-sided first half of action. The Bearcats were only able to fire off two shots in the half, while Xavier shot seven and was awarded three corners. Coach Dayes acknowledged the offensive struggles his team has faced so far in the team’s 0-3-2 record.
“We have to start scoring goals,” Dayes said. “We have one goal in our last three games, so we have to get better on offense and create chances to score.” The second half saw the Bearcats generate more offense, while continuing the aggressive style of play seen in the first half, drawing three fouls. UC ended the second half with five shots compared to Xavier’s seven, but the Bearcats were awarded only one corner in the second half to the Muskie’s three. Xavier continued to push the ball on offense and, ultimately, was able to place the final ball giving the Musketeers a 3-0 lead in the 63rd minute on a Will Walker goal from 15 yards out to the far post. UC did not go down without a fight, as midfielder Ashani Walker drew a yellow card in the 64th minute that resulted in the two teams meeting at the place of the foul and forcing referees to separate the two squads. A shot midfielder Stefan Bangsund with five minutes remaining in the match was the closest the Bearcats would come to a goal with the shot bending just to the left of the near post. “It just wasn’t a good night for us,” Dayes said. “But our guys accept the responsibility. We just have to get back out on the practice field [and] get better defensively.” UC’s last win against the Musketeers came in 2009. No current player on UC’s roster has beaten Xavier; all players have been a part of a loss or tie. The Bearcats’ loss Saturday was the third straight for Dayes against the Muskies. The loss was UC’s second straight with a 3-0 score line. The team has not scored since a 3-1 loss against Omaha on Sept. 5. UC takes its 0-3-2 record to Fort Wayne, Indiana, Wednesday night to take on Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (2-2-1).
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Matt Remaley tries to save the ball during the UC vs. Xavier soccer match on Saturday. Xavier defeated UC 3-0 in the Crosstown Classic rivalry.