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Students seek part-time employment at campus job fair Local bussinesses accomodate students’ busy schedules, offer temporary, flexible work CASSIE MERINO | CHIEF REPORTER

As students flock to campus for the first two weeks of the year, Cincinnati businesses followed, looking to hire eager students at a part-time job fair Wednesday.

This year, the event was held in Tangeman University Center’s Great Hall to accommodate the 53 interested employers—the most in the fair’s 11-year history.

The businesses that attended the job fair ranged from corporations like Macy’s to Dewey’s Pizza. The Horseshoe Casino and King’s Island, some of the biggest local employers, also looked to find student workers at the fair.

The casino is only hiring students who are 21 and older, though no experience is required.

“We can train for any kind of position, even a blackjack dealer,” said Anthony Farmer, a recruiter for the Horseshoe Casino. “We look for that crazy, upbeat kind of personality and an outgoing kind of person.”

Five on-campus employers, including the Financial Aid Office, the Institute for Policy Research Department, the New Student Orientation Department and the UC Dining Department were present at the fair.

St. Joseph Home—a facility in Sharonville that provides residential and respite programs for medically fragile infants, children and adults—looks to hire students who are interested in nursing or health care to start at an entry-level job.

“Our agency is a good place [for students] to start at the bottom then work their way up,” said Annalisa Tempesta, a St. Joseph Home human resources assistant. “Start at entry level positions and then bloom into more professional positions.”

In 2013, 43 employers registered for the event, eight of which were on-campus employers. The fair has drawn 900 to 1,000 students for the past four years.

Arthur Walton, student employment coordinator and internship director of the University of Cincinnati’s Career Development Center, planned the part-time UC job fair. Though Walton was expecting a larger turnout for the event, about 650 students attended Wednesday.

The part-time job fair targets students who need part-time work or temporary work while in school. The employers that attended the job fair are willing to work around students’ schedules.

“We look for someone who is interested in part-time work,” said Ashley Redwine, a UPS representative at the fair. “Students are the best fit for us because of their SEE JOBS PG 3

NATALIE COLEMAN | NEWS EDITOR King’s Island represenative, “Thee Undertaker,” poses with students.

STOPPING ASSAULT

Ohio universities receive threats from anonymous caller NATALIE COLEMAN | NEWS EDITOR

MADISON SCHMIDT | PHOTO EDITOR Regan Johnson, director of the Student Wellness Center, discusses the goals of this program: to educated first-year students on sexual assault prevention.

First-year students take mandatory online program that educates on relationship of substances to sexual assault CASSIE LIPP | CONTRIBUTOR

While tensions from reports of sexual assault linger on campuses across the country, the University of Cincinnati is taking steps to educate incoming students on how to stay safe.

This fall, the Women’s Center and UC Student Wellness Center partnered to start Think About It, a mandatory online course for first-year students that educates them about the prevention of sexual assault.

The goal of the program is to educate students about the risks associated with alcohol and other drugs, and the role substances can play in sexual assault. The program includes a survey designed to assess the knowledge students gained from the course.

Protecting students from sexual misconduct caught national attention when the White House Task Force—co-chaired by the Office of the Vice President and the White House Council on Women and Girls—released a report called “Not Alone” in April, a website containing resources on sexual assault prevention for colleges and universities.

According to “Not Alone,” the first step in addressing a problem is to determine the extent of it. The most effective way to take this first step is a campus-wide survey, the report suggested.

So far, more than 4,600 first-year UC students have participated in the course.

“The program is made for students with the help of students,” said Regan Johnson, director of the Student Wellness Center.“It has a very student-friendly look, and is built to keep students engaged.

There are many different scenarios and videos that students can relate to within the program, which helps keep them interested.”

The course includes four topics: sex in college, partying smart, sexual violence and healthy relationships, Johnson said.

“The way the program was set up made it more interesting,” said Oliver Mullikin, a first-year architecture student.“I learned a lot from the course.”

Mullikin said one of the most important things he learned was that no one can legally give consent if he or she is under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

Think About It was only open to new students because implementing the program was such a big task, Johnson said.

There are likely to be changes to the implementation process in the future because federal guidelines regarding sexual assault prevention education have not been finalized yet.

Implementing the program this year was optional, but UC decided to start now so that the program runs more smoothly once there is a federal mandate requiring schools to educate their students about sexual assault, Johnson said. Federal regulations should be finalized in the next few months.

Think About It is divided into two parts. The first part, which takes approximately two hours to complete, should be completed by students by Sept. 10. The second part, which takes approximately 15 minutes to complete, should be completed 90 days after the student completes the first part.

University of Cincinnati Police Department sent an emergency alert to the UC community Wednesday at 1:16 p.m. that said a department on campus received an anonymous phone call from a caller who threatened to come to campus with the intent to shoot people.

Multiple threats of similar claims were also reported across Ohio in other universities and a high school throughout the day. The threats were made by phone and on Twitter.

“We have no reason to believe either of these threats is credible, but we are investigating the source of both the phone call and the Twitter messages,” the UCPD alert said.

At press time, Corcoran couldn’t confirm if the threats to other universities and high school in Ohio were connected to the threat toward UC. “At this time we don’t know,” Corcoran said.“We’re just two hours into this.”

UCPD, along with the Ohio and Federal Bureaus of Investigation, is continuing to investigate the threats.

To determine if a threat is credible, the university first looks at the source of the information or the threat, then they analyze exactly what the threats say. Last, UCPD will compare what they’ve gathered to previous instances and use this comparison to determine credibility of the threat.

Shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday, Denison University in northern Ohio allegedly received a similar telephone call. The caller indicated that a vehicle was coming to their campus “with the intention of shooting members of the campus community,” according to an email sent to Denison students.

The email stated that Denison cleared campus and closed all entrances. Local, state, and federal authorities were involved in their response efforts, according to the email. After law enforcement alerted Denison to the other threats across Ohio, they advised that the threat was not legitimate. The email also states that Denison will be increasing patrol on and around their campus for the next few days.

UCPD has not released the name of the person or department that received the anonymous threat.

Anyone who receives similar threats or communication should note the caller ID information and call UCPD immediately at 513-556-1111.

University part-time professor missing for over two weeks Family looks to media to find him, Kentucky State Police leads search ELYSSE WINGET | CONTRIBUTOR

The University of Cincinnati Police Department said it is cooperating with Kentucky State Police in the search for a missing UC professor.

Fifty-six-year-old Randall Russ, a part-time computer sciences professor at UC, has been missing since Aug. 19, according to his daughter Kate Russ.

She and Connie Fetters, Randall Russ’ sister, have been at the forefront of the search.

Kate Russ said her father, who is from Dry Ridge, Kentucky, always called her at least once or twice a week.

After not hearing from him in a couple of weeks, she became worried.

The family filed a missing’s person report with Kentucky State Police Saturday.

According to Kate Russ, Randall Russ was supposed to pick up a childhood

friend from the doctor’s office last week.

When he did not show up, the friend went to Randall Russ’ house where he found piled up mail, the phone disconnected, the dogs uncared for and the lawn untrimmed.

Randall Russ and his Ford Focus weren’t at the home.

“He loves pets, so for him to not have someone watch after them is not like him at all,” Kate Russ said.

In a news release from Kentucky State Police, Fetters said that it is not like Randall Russ to disappear and that there must be an extenuating circumstance that is preventing him from returning home.

She also said that there were clothes in his washer, which made it seem as if he had not planned on leaving.

Randall Russ experienced a massive heart attack last year and was prescribed daily medication, his daughter said.

The medication was found in his home, which worries the Russ family.

“Randall is one of those people who if you don’t get along with him, it’s likely

your problem,” said friend Felicity Spicer.

“He has a standout personality and makes every attempt to meet people on their level and walk in life.

“He’d always been a teacher that students felt a closer connection to him because he presents himself as an open book.”

Spicer and Randall Russ both attended Revive Church in Northern Kentucky.

“Faith and kindness are two attributes that he has in abundance,” Spicer said.

“Whether he told you he was praying for you or giving you a bear hug, he always meant it. There’s few like him and few will ever be. He’s just unique and irreplaceable like that, yet too humble to ever realize what a true blessing he is.”

Kentucky State Police said it has been doing all that it can to get the word out about the missing professor since the report was filed.

State trooper David P. Jones said they have given multiple interviews to various news stations, released photos of the SEE MISSING PG 3

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Students overcome barriers during international co-ops Jason Pavlick and Michael Boyles reflect on living and working in Germany COURTNEY STANLEY | ONLINE EDITOR

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ith merely a few semesters worth of German classes under their belts, two University of Cincinnati students took the leap into a foreign marketplace through UC’s longstanding International Co-op Program.

Jason Pavlick, a fifth-year mechanical engineering student, and Michael Boyles, a fifth-year chemical engineering student, completed international coops in spring semester 2014. Pavlick was based in Kitzingen, a small town in Bavaria, while Boyles lived in Munich.

The opportunities were part of the coop program developed in 1906 to give students the resources to apply for coops abroad and gain work experience in a global market.

Learning the language The two were required to take a sixweek intensive language class in the summer, followed by a second language class fall semester. They also took cultural classes to learn more about the country.

“It wasn’t enough to speak [German], but it was enough to get by,” Pavlick said. “The real learning happens once you start working.” Boyles learned basic German through military training, but he thought the six-week intensive class was helpful. “It’s taught really well. It really takes care of the students,” he said.

Once students start learning the language and the culture of the country through UC classes, the co-op office helps them find a job.

For Pavlick, it was an obvious choice.

He had completed multiple co-ops with Leoni Wiring Systems around the U.S. and in Mexico, and the company’s headquarters is located in Germany.

“They wanted to send me,” Pavlick said.

“I was lucky to start with a company that wanted to send me around so that I

wouldn’t have to deal with the interview process over the ocean, and in German, when I’d only been studying for six weeks,” Pavlick said.

Looking back, Pavlick said he didn’t feel fully comfortable with the language until the third month of his seven-month co-op, but his co-workers and friends in Germany helped him by working with him through different dialects and accents.

“I found everyone to be really patient while you’re learning. And after you get over the initial hump everything gets easier,” he said. “You can do your work and you can converse with people, and it’s incredible.”

Pavlick had the option to find his own housing, but he opted to avoid one more stressful situation and take an apartment provided by Leoni.

Boyles’ job search also went smoothly.

His adviser sent his resume out to BMW, and they replied with a job offer.

“I was one of the last few to get a job, so it was kind of scary because I had applied at a bunch of places, but then it turned out to be really easy,” Boyles said.

Boyles also took advantage of an apartment provided by his company in Munich so he wouldn’t have to search for one on his own.

Workplace culture shock After the jobs were secured and the apartments moved into, Pavlick and Boyles got to experience the German workplace.

“Compared to the U.S. workplace… there’s very little sugar coating of things,” Pavlick said. “The work you do gets critiqued very directly and very honestly.”

Both Pavlick and Boyles noted that Germany’s flex-time policy — which requires a set number of hours to be worked per week, but allows the employee to choose the hours they work — was convenient.

“If I went and stayed out really late the night before drinking, I could come in at 11 a.m. or noon the next morning and nobody would say anything,” Boyles said.

“As long as I made my hours that week it wouldn’t be an issue.”

In Pavlick’s office, it wasn’t out of the ordinary to tell a customer that his or her timeline for a project was unrealistic, whereas in the U.S., a company will cater to the customer even if it means working overtime for months to pull it off, he said.

“People [in Germany] seem to have a better balance with their work and their life,” Pavlick said.

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Jason Pavlick prepares to drink a bubbling glass of beer at Munich’s Augustiner Brewery.

With their flexible work schedule, the two had plenty of time to travel in and out of Germany.

Boyles racked up an impressive collection of stamps in his passport that includes stamps from England, Slovakia, Italy, Paris and Rome.

Pavlick preferred to spend his time getting to know Germany and perfecting his grasp on the German language.

He joined his co-workers, who usually returned home to small towns, on the weekends.

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The Cincinnati seal appears in the upper-right corner of this plaque in Munich, Germany. The Queen City has been a sister city of Munich since 1989, according to cincinnatisistercity.org.

“Getting to experience the culture from that level was very cool and very helpful for my adjusting,” Pavlick said. “I felt less in a foreign country when I was with people I knew instead of in a new place seeing new people. When you’re so far away from home, it’s nice to have a new sense of home in the new place.”

Pavlick also bonded with his co-workers by joining his company’s soccer team.

“After two practices they asked me to play goalie in their tournament on the weekends, so I played in a handful of soccer tournaments,” Pavlick said.

Boyles liked to spend his days off swimming in a nearby lake of freezingcold mountain run-off. At the edge of the lake’s clear water, he could see the Alps in the distance.

“I bought a guitar while I was there,” Boyles said. “I like to cook a lot, so I would cook.” After a moment of contemplation, he added, “I drank a lot of beer.”

Boyles said BMW even hinted that he should come back to work at their office in Germany after he graduates. “They became dependent on my work there, actually. I was able to learn one of the systems really quickly and I was good at it,” he said.

The two agreed that they would go back

in a heartbeat if they could.

Pavlick’s only regret is that it took him so long to learn German.

“If you don’t take the time and effort to really insert yourself into the culture, you’re just a tourist,” he said. “You’re not getting the full experience of it.

You have to throw away everything you know about your culture, and then learn something new.”

Though leaving what’s known behind to be immersed in a new environment can be intimidating, Boyles said students shouldn’t be afraid.

“There’s a lot to be nervous about going to another country, but the advisers do a really good job setting you up for success there,” Boyles said.

“My biggest fear was the language barrier, but I was prepared to speak German while I was there.”

Teik Lim, UC’s head dean of engineering, visited Boyles at his co-op in Munich while there to talk about extending the BMW branch to China.

Boyles and his co-workers gave a demonstration of one of their projects for Lim. “It was really nice. We had the support of our fellow students, the staff, even our dean,” Boyles said. “Everybody in this program gets what they need.”

“I felt less in a foreign country when I was with people I knew... When you’re so far away from home, it’s nice to have a new sense of home in the new place. ” - Jason Pavlick, fifth-year mechanical engineering student

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The New Town Hall, or Neues Rathaus, was constructed in Munich between 1867 and 1908. The gargantuan building has a total of 400 rooms and hosts the city government.

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College of Engineering plans for 50 new hires in five years Provost Davenport advances UC’s Third Century initiative with her “cluster hiring” strategy PATRICK MURPHY | CONTRIBUTOR

MADISON SCHMIDT | PHOTO EDITOR Teik Lim has served as dean of the college of engineering since Aug. 2012.

A new extension of the Third Century initiative begins with the hiring of 10 new faculty members to University of Cincinnati’s College of Engineering and Applied Science.

This development of the Third Century initiative—built from the UC 2019 Academic Master Plan—illustrates the need for hiring dubbed “cluster hiring” by Provost Beverly Davenport.

The plan calls for 40 more faculty members to join CEAS in the next five years.

Cluster hiring is a process for hiring faculty members that cluster around key areas of strengths, Davenport said.

Three out of 13 groups of applicants will be funded this fall, leading to a total of 18 expected hires in various UC colleges.

Each group aims to hire at least six additional faculty members who work under a minimum of two colleges, and who work towards research, grant development and supporting graduates and undergraduates in their own fields of research.

“This component of the overall plan seeks to encourage colleges to collaborate in order to build up critical masses of faculty in select interdisciplinary signature areas,” said Teik Lim, dean of CEAS. “These collaborations would be made with faculty in Medicine, Arts and Sciences, DAAP, Nursing, Pharmacy and Business.”

Lim notes that the increase of faculty to his college is necessary due to an increase in the incoming freshman class

and a hiring deficiency over time.

“The college has had about a 5-year slump in hiring and so part of this hiring is to make up the loss of faculty from retirement and attrition,” Lim said.

Lim is optimistic not only about the experience the new faculty holds, but also with the creation of the Joint Cooperative Engineering Institute in partnership with Chongqing University in Chongqing, China.

“They are full of new ideas,” Lim said.“They are scholars who are working on cutting-edge research in engineering.”

Eric Rozier, one of the 10 incoming faculty members, is slated to be an assistant professor to the department of electrical engineering and computing systems.

Rozier has worked extensively on the issue of Big Data, the science of collecting large amounts of information and making sense of it.

Rozier has also worked with Healthy Chicago, a group that predicts houses that may have lead paint, something that is known to cause behavior or attention problems, learning difficulties, speech and language problems, and even reduced IQ. A faculty review panel will select the groups using its judging criteria.

The panel will then give its recommendations to both Davenport and Bill Ball, the vice president for research at UC. The groups cover a variety of topics such as digital media advancement, sustainability, areas related to cancer research, analytics, and areas close to Rozier’s work on Big Data.

Each year is expected to see the addition of further hiring clusters to UC, as administration seeks to push to the forefront of social, economic, and intellectual innovation supported by the Third Century Initiative.

Students help others ‘Dress for Success’ through non-profit Student Government approves bill to support Dress for Success Drive on campus JACKIE MULAY | CONTRIBUTOR

Students are encouraged to donate clothes as part of a campus-wide initiative supported by the University of Cincinnati Student Government to help job-seeking women in need of professional attire.

Dress for Success is an international non-profit organization founded in 1997 that is dedicated to providing women with the means to obtain and maintain employment. One of the ways Dress for Success accomplishes its goal is by providing women with suits and other professional clothing.

At Wednesday’s student government meeting, the senate voted 28-0 to bring the drive to UC’s campus. It will consist of a week-long collection of professional suit attire, briefcases, purses, shoes and accessories that are in good condition.

Courtney Belcher, a second-year student in the Lindner College of Business and organizer of the event, said the suit items will be collected in bins on campus.

“We’re really looking for some good quality suits, purses, shoes; anything that could be worn to an interview or to work,” Belcher said. “We would have bins throughout campus in a couple of central locations.”

The location of the bins has not been determined.

Student body president Christina Beer strongly supports the bill.

“This is a phenomenal organization,” Beer said. “I remember doing collections for this in high school and I think it’s great to see it at a collegiate level.”

Student government’s endorsement of the organization would include promotion of the drive through social media and to participate themselves.

Celebrity nude photos released: Hackers could possibly face child pornography charges MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS

LOS ANGELES—The culprits who hacked into Apple iCloud accounts to steal nude photos of Hollywood stars could face dozens of federal charges, including distributing child pornography, sources told the Los Angeles Times. At least some of the racy images were of a celebrity when she was a minor.

Other charges could include identity theft, unauthorized access to a protected computer and wiretapping, the sources said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case.

Apple on Tuesday said that the theft of photos was due to a “very targeted attack” on individual iCloud accounts and not a result of a widespread breach of its systems. The hack led to the leak of hundreds of intimate photos of celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and Rihanna.

The celebrity photos circulated on various websites and social media platforms Sunday after first surfacing on 4chan.

The FBI confirmed Monday that it was investigating the alleged hacking job, but declined to discuss the case in detail, saying only that it was “addressing the matter.”

The issue emerged Sunday, when a search for Lawrence, Upton, Rihanna or related hashtags on Twitter yielded hundreds of retweets of several nude or nearly-nude images.

A representative of Lawrence called the apparent hack a “flagrant violation of privacy.”

COULTER LOEB | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Christina Beer, president of student government, left, and Shivam Shah, vice president of student government, right, give their support to the program.

Student government vice president Shivam Shah also encouraged his fellow members of student government to spread the word and get involved with the drive.

“If you know anyone who is able to donate, encourage them to do so,” Shah said.

There was concern that the project only helps women in need, though the concern was subdued by several

SG senators, including senator-at-large Andrew Naab.

Student government is “in the works” with another similar organization that encompasses both genders “but this is a great start,” Naab said.

The drive will take place on campus between Sept. 29 and Oct. 3.

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class schedules, and if they are looking for part-time work to fit around it.”

Walton said undergraduate students should take advantage of career fairs now.

“If you start too late then you’re one and done,” Walton said.

Some students were interested in attending the job fair, but had trouble managing their schedules or finding jobs they want.

Kylie Bethel, a first-year student, said she does not plan on finding a job while she is in college because it would be too overwhelming.

“If I were to have a job during college I would want nothing in fast food but maybe retail or desk work type things,” Bethel said.

“I have class all day from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. so I cannot fit [the job fair] in my schedule, unfortunately,” said Adriane Cornette, a third-year psychology and biology student. “I know most of the time that they have job fairs and career fairs they are not really positions I am looking for. I am looking for research experiences, not so much an actual job.”

The career development center offers

NATALIE COLEMAN | NEWS EDITOR UC students attending the fair were able to talk directly with employers and receive valuable career advice.

other services to students searching for jobs, such as resume and cover letter critiques. On its website, the center offers videos to help students develop their networking skills and advice on how to have a positive career fair experience.

There will be multiple Career Fairs in September, including a professional fair, technical fair, and a career day. The first is the Professional Career Fair Sept.

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missing professor and have detectives issuing search warrants for his bank account and his cell phone usage in hopes of finding his location.

Michele Ralston, UCPD’s public information officer, confirmed that UC has been contacted by the Kentucky State Police.

“We are working cooperatively with them in their investigation,” Ralston said.

If anyone has any information about Randall Russ, please contact the Kentucky State Police at 859-428-1212.

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Campus resource campaign stresses healthy habits

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Resources overflow inside the Student Wellness Center, pertaining to topics including nutrition, time management and healthy living.

The center recently launched a new campaign, #UCStressLess, to inspire positive habits and attitudes early on in the school year.

Student Wellness Center launches #UCStressLess, providing tips to foster a successful academic year COURTNEY STANLEY | ONLINE EDITOR

Though it’s still early in the school year, the University of Cincinnati’s Student Wellness Center is aware that new classes, clubs and jobs are already causing stress in students’ lives.

The center has taken its new campaign UC Stress

Less to Twitter in order to help students cope with the pressures of balancing school, work and life.

“We know that [stress] is a big issue for our students,” said Regan Johnson, Wellness Center director. “We wanted to make sure we got our messages out early about how to adopt those healthy habits and reduce stress along the way in college. In years past, it was not coming out until midterms or finals.”

The Wellness Center, @UC_Wellness, is using the hash tag #UCStressLess to collect tips and advice on how to reduce anxiety.

The center hopes to help students find what works best for them personally, whether it is exercising, journaling or listening to music. Its goal is to help students learn what works for them early in the semester — before the deadlines hit — so that when the stress piles up, students are prepared to handle the weight.

According to Johnson, #UCStressLess will be particularly helpful for incoming freshmen who are living on their own for the first time.

“No one’s telling them when to eat or go to bed or when to study, so them trying to figure out this schedule now is really important,” she said.

Johnson emphasized that time management is a key aspect of reducing stress. She suggests students write down their daily schedules and how much time they spend on each task, spanning the course of one week, to understand how they’re managing their time.

“They’ll probably realize there are times when they can get more sleep or they can study more or they can spend some time with their friends,” Johnson said. “It sounds kind of ridiculous to write down your whole entire day, but make sure you’re scheduling in time for fun stuff, too. If they don’t, as it gets later and later into the semester, those are the things that they’re either not going to have time for or they’re going to be very overwhelmed.”

The center has several new hashtags they’re using on Twitter this year to give advice for students.

“Beginning this year, we’ve been trying to be more intentional about all of the topics we cover in our office,” Johnson said.

In addition to #UCStressLess, the center’s new hashtags include: #UCBeWise, #UCBeWell and #UCNutrition.

“We have our peer educators who are student workers that are trained to go out and do programming, and each one of them has a topic of responsibility that they will be tweeting about throughout the week.”

The center will continue to tweet stress-relieving tips throughout the semester to help students prepare for midterms and finals.

“Every semester around finals week, we do have a ‘stress less’ day, and it’s usually just a day of stressrelieving activities,” Johnson said.

Until then, the Wellness Center will be tweeting tips and advice for students to begin applying in their own lives to help manage the pressures of college life.

Bearcats on loose this weekend at exclusive zoo event UC at the Zoo returns Saturday, offering students, staff, faculty and alumni discounts, special activities EMILY BEGLEY | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

Bearcats are once again taking over the zoo.

The annual UC at the Zoo event will take place 4:308:30 p.m. Saturday, during which the zoo will offer special prices and activities for University of Cincinnati students.

And if this year’s attendance follows previous trends, Bearcats will outnumber every animal in the zoo – 4,000 guests attended the 2013 event.

Featuring activities like animal encounters and UCthemed photo booths, the event is open exclusively to UC students, faculty, staff, alumni and their guests, said Ashley Morgan, UC at the Zoo co-chair and program director of marketing in the government relations and university communications department.

Morgan is working alongside Jeremy Martin, digital

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The UC Pep Band marches across the zoo during the 2013 event.

communications director, and Lisa Stein, UC Health director of benefits, compensation and pension, to organize the event.

Participants receive a 20 percent discount on all food and non-alcoholic beverages, as well as reduced prices on all gift shop items.

Tickets are available for $7 online and at the Tangeman University Center’s information center. The cost of parking is included with the ticket price. More than 1,300 tickets have been sold as of Wednesday morning, according to Morgan.

Beginning at 4:15 p.m., free shuttles will run between campus and the zoo’s main parking lot. Transportation continues through 9:30 p.m.

New to the 2014 event is a College Conservatory of Music instrument-making activity, scheduled to take place from 5 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. in the zoo’s Kilimanjaro Shelter. The project is geared toward children, and provides supplies like bottles, jugs and tubes that can be used to create working instruments.

“This year, we worked closely with the CollegeConservatory of Music departments to incorporate some UC talent,” Morgan said.

The CCM Preparatory Department, which works with area schools to prepare young students for college study in the arts, will perform a piece from the Tony Awardwinning musical “Hairspray JR.,” Morgan said.

Artist referral service CCM Talent for Hire worked with the event co-chairs to hire a fiddle player, guitarist and bass duo – all UC students – who will perform throughout the zoo as part of the event’s “random artist encounters.”

Guests will also have the opportunity to win prizes, including passes to Great Wolf Lodge, by participating in a social media scavenger hunt 5-8:15 p.m. at the zoo’s Clubhouse, accessible with the hashtag #uczoo.

“We are excited to offer an exclusive opportunity for the UC community to come together and enjoy one of our city’s world-class attractions,” Morgan said.

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EVENT SCHEDULE Meet Lucy the Bearcat: 4:30-8:30 p.m., Children’s Zoo Photo Booths: 4:45-8:15 p.m., various locations Kids Quiz: 5-8:15 p.m., Clubhouse Face Painting: 5-8:15 p.m., Samburu Shelter CCM Instrument Making: 5-8:15 p.m., Kilimanjaro Shelter Cheetah Show: 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., Cheetah Encounter Random Artist Encounters: 5-8 p.m., various locations Random Animal Encounters: 5-8:15 p.m., various locations UC Pep Band, UC Cheerleaders Parade: 5:30-6 p.m., Vine Street Village to Whiting Safari Camp Gorilla Keeper Talk: 5:30 p.m., Gorilla World Elephant Keeper Talk: 6 p.m., Elephant Reserve Giraffe Keeper Talk: 6:30 p.m., Giraffe Ridge UC Pep Band Parade: 6:30-7 p.m., Safari Camp to Vine Street Village Penguin Keeper Talk: 7 p.m., Wings of the World *Infographic is based on the most recent UC at the Zoo schedule and is subject to change.

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‘The Sochi Project’ maps Eastern Europe’s struggles DAAP’s Reed Gallery hosts Dutch duo’s startlingly desolate portrait of truth and disillusionment ZACK HATFIELD | ARTS EDITOR

When you step through the small interior of Reed Gallery at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, and take in “The Sochi Project,” it may be difficult to categorize what you’re looking at. It’s a photography exhibit, of course, but it’s also so many other things: a documentary, a map, and last but definitely not least, a story.

The photos and text describe the condition of Sochi, Russia, and its neighboring areas before the city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics. The photos are political, commenting on the disillusionment of Russia’s government as well as the billions of dollars spent on what can be called Russia’s “Hilton Head.”

Although the 2014 Winter Olympic games have long faded from the minds of its viewers, the exhibit haunts with its bleakness, foretelling the eventual ruin of Sochi’s pop-up high-rise hotels and the cheaply made infrastructure.

It’s more than eerie to read the quote from Sochi’s Olympic organizer installed in the gallery near the photos of tired and war-stricken people of Russia: “This is the new face of Russia, our Russia.”

The exhibit traveled here to be a part of Cincinnati’s second FotoFocus, a biannual event that consists of multiple galleries displaying photographs coordinating with that year’s theme.

“The Sochi Project” fits in with this year’s theme — collaboration — flawlessly. Photographer Rob Hornstra and writer Arnold van Bruggen have worked together for five years on the project sponsored by the Aperture Foundation, gathering not only a photographic census

of the Caucasus and its surrounding territories, but also chronicling the area’s poverty alongside its pride.

The photographs taken in Abkhazia, less than five miles from the brand new Sochi, stitch together a compelling narrative of Eastern Europe’s desolation and hardship. An empty room in an uninhibited building ties itself to a picture of an old man — clad with military decorations — who we learn is building his own coffin. An image of two boys brandishing Kalashnikov machine guns with faint smiles sums up the country’s hostility and pride.

Beautiful photographs of Soviet-era buildings in decay amplify the region’s political unrest.

Subtitled “An Atlas of War and Tourism in the Caucasus,” Hornstra’s camera truly maps the nuances as well as the brutalities that form the reality for its subjects.

Family portraits depict desperation and histories of violence. Still lifes focus on the emptiness and vulnerabilities of the terrain. The exhibit also weaves together found photographs and chilling photos gathered from social media of Chechen militants that emphasize Russia’s radical wilderness.

Proponents of what they termed “Slow Journalism,” Hornstra and van Bruggen’s tactics work to gradually unravel the important stories often overshadowed in Russia.

More broadly, the exhibit works to shift photojournalism as a whole, nudging contemporary portraiture into the realm of political and personal storytelling.

The result of “The Sochi Project” is a portrait of the entire region — its dreams and its nightmares, its flaws as well as its endurance.

Hornstra’s photos document the nonfictional landscape of Eastern Europe’s post-Olympic wasteland, but also evoke empathy for its people and its truths.

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The North Caucasus is a region in Russia plagued with poverty.

Q&A: Texas trio Love Inks’ new album reinvents basics Indie up-and-comers return with spare album emphasizing vulnerability in the world of music ZACK HATFIELD | ARTS EDITOR

The first sounds of Love Ink’s latest album, “E.X.I.,” are of a drum machine thumping in a quick tempo like a racing heartbeat amid soft reverberation from a minor guitar chord.

This ghostly ambience is representative of minimalist trio Love Inks’ entire album, to be released Sept. 8. The band, who will play at MOTR pub on September 13, formed in Austin, Texas, and consists of Sherry LeBlanc on vocals, Kevin Dehan on guitar, and Derek Brown on bass. LeBlanc’s velvety voice guides the listener into an ether-like reverie, the style sounding like Brian Eno colliding with mid-1960s-era Nancy Sinatra.

The outcome is a unique and primal follow-up to Love Inks’ first two albums, “E.X.P.” and “Generation Club.”The band has never been afraid to exploit the surprising impact of quietness in its music, and Dehan’s lyrics capture life at its core –– tackling themes of love, heartbreak and youth.

On the album’s opener, “Shoot 100 Panes of Glass,” LeBlanc repeats “Give me a break/give me your lungs

hollowed out” with a focused intensity, every graceful flaw in her voice augmented. Brown’s bass riffs murmur in the background of each track, the only thing holding them together.

LeBlanc makes the lyrics her own, and sings them as if they’re fragile and will break if sung any louder than 30 decibels. This style brings a certain tension and noir-like darkness that makes the album irresistible, its spare instrumentation and haunting vocals working in sync to soundtrack heartbreak and melancholia.

But despite its minimalism—a prolonged pitch in the synth-driven “Text Message” recalls a flat-lined ECG tone—the music is a breath of liveliness in a world too often occupied with noise.

Kevin Dehan of Love Inks spoke with The News Record about the band’s newest album, existentialism and beat poetry: TNR: What does “E.X.I.” stand for?

KD: It’s short for existentialist, and I thought it was sort of funny. It kind of reminds me of John Lennon and The Beatles when they all wore black. It was born out of the movement in ‘50s Germany, where people were called “Exis.” It’s also sort of self-referential to the very first album, E.X.P., and I liked that.

TNR: The songs on “E.X.I.” flow into each other very fluidly. The sound is very cohesive. Would you say that there’s a theme with the lyrics as well that fits the entire album?

KD: Kind of. The first half is a little more self-reflective while the second half is more action. The first half is more like someone thinking about doing something, and the second half is more someone going through and doing it.

Lyrics at any moment should be bigger, so that that more people can relate to the

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Love Inks’ influences include ’80s New Wave bands and poetry.

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The album art for “E.X.I.,” to be released on Sept. 13.

KD: I’d say it’s easier because there’s not as much going on, but it’s the same with any band. Not any easier or any more difficult. The challenge is trying to get people into it.

It’s just about making them listen.

TNR: Would you say your sound reflects Austin, Texas?

How has the city shaped your music?

KD: Yeah, it’s similar to the town, or what it used to be, which was kind of sleepy. I guess five years ago I could have said that the music reflected the town, but it still reflects the mood of the town, which is sort of “I’ll do it later.”Whereas in New York City it’s more like “Let’s go now!” I’d say it’s definitely lazier.

TNR: Besides other musicians, who are your influences?

TNR: What is the songwriting process like? Do you write songs in between tours or on the road? Is it a collaborative effort or does it rely on one person?

KD: Definitely poetry. Yoko Ono is a big influence and Richard Brautigan, a beat poet. His stuff has really influenced us.

KD: I do most of it and then I work on it with Sherry, who sings it. I play all of the instruments at first and record some of it, then we bring her in and work on lyrics and stuff. We bring our ideas on the road and put some on tape, then record afterwards. It’s definitely harder to write while on the road.

TNR: What has your biggest challenge been as a band?

TNR: Your sound is on the quieter side. Is that a difficulty translating onstage or is it easier to play because of the elemental aspect?

TNR: Do you have any advice for bands just starting out?

KD: I mean, maybe at times it’s been hard to keep doing it. We’ve had a guitar player before, but then he had to go because he couldn’t tour anymore. And then he got a good job.

KD: I don’t know. You gotta keep doing it.

Frank Miller’s ‘Sin City 2’ entertains, fails to bring anything new to table Second installment of film not enough to live up to first movie, still manages to astound visually RUSSELL HAUSFELD | CONTRIBUTOR

Fans of the original “Sin City” who are itching for a few more shots in that trademark black and white will be pleased with the second film adaptation of the noir graphic novel, though the film does not live up to many fans’ and critics’ expectations.

Directors Frank Miller (author of the graphic novels on which the film is based) and Robert Rodriguez enlisted an A-list cast. Many are returning actors and actresses from the first movie such as Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke and Bruce Willis. New faces including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, Josh Brolin, and even Lady Gaga also grace the screen.

Like its predecessor, “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” weaves in and out of multiple stories. The tale that is most heavily covered is –– as you may guess –– “A Dame to Kill For,” in which Dwight McCarthy (Brolin) is seduced by an

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Jaime Chung aims a bow in the urban playground of Sin City.

ex-lover (Green) and tricked into murdering an innocent man. He then seeks revenge and turns to the militant strippers of Oldtown to help him do his dirty work. The other two stories, “A Long Bad Night” and “Nancy’s Last Dance,” follow Gordon-Levitt’s character, Johnny, in his attempt to prove himself to his father and Jessica Alba’s character, Nancy, as she seeks revenge for her dead lover.

Any filmmaker trying to recreate the world of a graphic novel should turn to Miller and Rodriguez for inspiration.

The way the pen and ink were brought to the screen is just as good the second time around as it was in the first “Sin City” movie. Freeze the film at any scene and you will find enough line work, interesting angles and dynamic lighting to make it feel like its own piece of art.

It is apparent that the artist and author of the graphic novels had a hand in directing this movie. The film and the artwork on which it is based go hand in hand with one another in a way that most comic book movies lack.

Rodriguez is in his element working within Miller’s hellish world. Whether it is guards being beheaded by a prostitute with a katana or scantily clad women with machine guns, Rodriguez has a way of making violence sexy.

This is to be expected from the director of a movie like “Planet Terror,” in which the leading lady loses a leg and her stump is then equipped with a Gatling gun.

Everything that was liked about the first “Sin City” remains to be liked in the second movie, but therein lies the film’s biggest problem.

Nothing new is really added to make this movie feel different from the first and it begins to feel slightly repetitive.

The same tropes on film noir are used in “A Dame to Die For” and the film relies heavily on its style and sex appeal to keep eyes on the screen.

The stories also lack the dimension of those from the original, which could be attributed to two of them not being from the original graphic novels. “A Long Bad Night” and “Nancy’s Last Dance” were written specifically for the second movie.

While “Sin City: A Dame to Die For” may be more of the same, fans who are eager for more of Miller’s world on screen or for Rodriguez’s risqué violence will absolutely be satisfied with the second edition in this series.

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The new Sin City film is based off of Frank Miller’s graphic novel.

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UC men’s soccer game ends in tie ELLEN HADLEY & JAELYNNE JOHNSON THE NEWS RECORD

Playing against their head coach’s alma mater, the University of Cincinnati’s men’s soccer team tied Wright State University Monday at Gettler Stadium, falling to 0-0-2 in the regular season.

The tie mirrors Fridays 1-1 draw for the Bearcats when University of Cincinnati’s Ashani Walker scored a penalty kick against Northern Kentucky University in the 57th minute to tie the game.

The tie against NKU was the first time the Bearcats opened their regular season with a draw since the 2003 season – the same season the Bearcats last saw backto-back ties to open the season.

During the Labor Day match against Wright State, junior forward John Manga was introduced for the first time as a native of the Republic of the Congo –– a salute to his home nation as it deals with outbreaks of the Ebola virus.

Manga accounted for the Bearcats’ first and only goal of the game when he converted a pass from teammate Alejandro Garcia to the top of the sixyard box at the 52-minute mark of the match. This was Manga’s first goal of the season and Garcia’s first assisting goal for the Bearcats.

Garcia is a junior transfer from Darton State College in Florida where he earned honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association All-America after scoring 18 goals –– including six game winners and seven assists. During his freshman season in 2012, Garcia helped lead Darton to an undefeated season.

The Wright State Raiders answered shortly after Manga’s goal with the equalizer by Jalim Bayo.

Frustration covered Dayes’ face as the Bearcats failed to bring home a victory to the opening home crowd of 1,124 fans.

Fellow UC varsity athletes –– including a number from the women’s volleyball team and women’s soccer team ––were there showing their support of the athletic department’s “One Team” mentality, priding itself on team unity within all of the varsity teams and departments.

“The energy was great and we fed off it,” Dayes said. “This is the kind of crowd we want here at Gettler. It’s too bad we couldn’t send them home with a win. We can’t wait to come back and play at home.”

The Bearcats suffered offensively throughout the game, something that Dayes says will improve as the season progresses.

“We’ll score more, eventually. It’s early in the season. Everyone is trying to find their game,” Dayes said. “We just have to be patient, work hard and take the chances as they come.”

The Bearcats next four matches will be on the road starting with a trip to the University of Nebraska Omaha on Sept. 5 and then to Creighton University on Sept.

7. The team then returns to Cincinnati to play at Xavier before heading to Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Sept. 17.

Bearcats women’s soccer holds for draw UC persevered, forcing extra time during team’s 2-2 draw Sunday afternoon ELLEN HADLEY | SPORTS EDITOR

The University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team (2-1-1) rallied to tie the University of California Santa Barbara Gauchos (2-1-1) with two goals in the final seven minutes, forcing overtime Sunday.

The Gauchos’ second goal with nearly 20 minutes remaining in regular time motivated the Bearcats to kick it into overdrive as UCSB took a 2-0 lead. Luckily for the Bearcats, goals by junior Danielle Rotheram and senior Jae Atkinson forced extra time.

UCSB’s Madison Beckley accounted for both of the team’s goals, one coming 30 minutes into the first half and the second at 69 minutes during the second half.

Atkinson approached the box before dropping off a pass to Rotheram at the top of the 18-yard box. The junior then took a quick touch before launching the ball left of UCSB’s goalkeeper at 84 minutes putting UC on the board, 2-1.

Four minutes later Atkinson put one on the board after Rotheram got past a defender down the right sideline. Rotheram then sprinted to the end line before crossing the ball to the far post where Atkinson was waiting to put it in the back of the net for the equalizing goal.

“It was exciting. We were down one and we were working extremely hard to come back,” Atkinson said.

Atkinson continues to put points up for

the Bearcats, having recorded one point in five of UC’s last six matches dating back to last season.

The 20-minute overtime was a consistent back-and-forth battle, but neither squad was able to score again, ending in a 2-2 tied game at UC’s Gettler Stadium.

“It’s frustrating because we tied, but I’m still happy that we were able to come back and see what we can do,” Atkinson said. “I believe the team is confident and is ready for the games this weekend.”

Dating back to the 2013 season, five of UC’s last six matches have lasted through overtime, only one of which was converted into a victory.

This was UC goalkeeper Kristina Utley’s first start of the season.

The Bearcats stay at home to host Eastern Kentucky University Sept. 5 and Saint Francis University Sept. 7 before heading back on the road to take on Marshall University Sept. 12 in Huntington, West Virginia.

DAN SULLIVAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAHPHER

Tensions grow as the Bearcats wait until late in the second half to even the score at 2-2.

UC men’s basketball ready for tip-off Bearcats show enthusiasm, preparation for upcoming 2014-15 regular season JAELYNNE JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER

University of Cincinnati men’s basketball redshirt freshman Deshaun Morman anticipates his first season on the court, which will include at least 22 nationally televised games and possibly 19 matches against teams that advanced to post-season play in the 2013-14 season.

UC advanced to the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive year, but their journey was cut short by a defeat from Harvard University March 20 in the second round (61-57).

Three months later UC head coach Mick Cronin’s contract was renewed through the 2020-2021 season. This nine-year contract replaces the contract the 2014 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year agreed to last year.

Morman, a shooting guard, is excited to be back at play after suffering a foot injury during the preseason, which caused him to miss the 2013-14 season. He received a medical hardship for the year.

Morman plans to take this season headon.

“I plan to be one of the best defenders

on the team,” Morman said. “I want to make Defensive Player of the Year, win the conference championship, as well as make it to the NCAA tournament.”

After taking a look at the 201415 schedule, Morman said he is looking forward to the contest against the University of Connecticut the most because they won the NCAA Championship.

“We are obviously a completely different basketball team [than last season]. We built last year around our three seniors, and defensively, we are going to be much different.”

- Mick Cronin, head coach

“It puts a lot on our shoulders to go up against the team that everyone thinks is the best,” Morman said.

The energy from the team this year is incredible. The 2014-15 squad will return six lettermen, including starters Shaquille Thomas and Ge’Lawn Guyn and

welcome five newcomers and two redshirt freshmen.

“I feel that we can make a lot of noise with this team. We are set in every position and have the right tools to come out on top,” Morman said. “If we can come together and have each other’s back on the court you will be seeing the Bearcats go further in the tournament this year.”

The UC squad traveled to the Bahamas Aug. 12-17 this summer to face the Bahamian professional basketball team sailing to a 94-64 victory, conduct an intrasquad scrimmage and take advantage of important practice time.

“We are obviously a completely different basketball team [than last season],” said Cronin in a press release.

“We built last year around our three seniors and defensively, we are going to be much different. But we have to find a way to be just as effective defensively. But because of our size we might have to play some more zone depending on the lineups we play. We’re not going to be able to do some of things we were able to do (last year) with our versatility. Justin Jackson could guard your point guard and so could Titus Rubles.”

The Bearcats will begin with an exhibition game against Bellarmine Nov. 3 at Fifth Third Arena.

Women’s volleyball finishes second in Queen City Classic UC and Xavier host inaugural Cincinnati tournament, welcoming two other teams to the home courts HANNAH HICKLEN | CONTRIBUTOR

Starting out the season much stronger than in recent years, the University of Cincinnati volleyball team went 3-1 in the Labor Day weekend’s Queen City Classic.

“Overall, this was a great first tournament for us” said UC head coach Molly Alvey in a press release. “We set very high expectations for ourselves and I feel we fulfilled those this weekend and it was a great way to open the season.”

UC was named runner-up of the inaugural tournament hosted by both UC and Xavier University.

The Bearcats opened up the weekend Friday with a 3-1 win over Duquesne, but the Dukes did not make it an easy win.

Senior Ciara Hill led the team, meeting a career high of 17 kills and 10 digs.

UC vs. Duquesne The Dukes led early in the first set with a score of 4-5, but the Bearcats rallied back and tied the game at 13-13 before quickly pulling ahead.

When the Bearcats were up 20-16, the Dukes called a timeout but the attempt to slow down the momentum of the

Bearcats’ game was to no avail. The Bearcats then won yet another point when the Dukes failed to place a serve over the net.

UC junior Amelia Wegman scored the set point, winning the set 25-22, but the Dukes were able to come back in the second set to win 25-18.

Still, the Bearcats persevered and were able to come back even stronger.

The third set was close, but the Bearcats won the set 2519 before securing the win in the fourth set, 25-19.

The win against the Dukes seemed to have created momentum for UC as the team entered the second game of the weekend against University of California Irvine.

UC vs. UC Irvine The Bearcats killed the Anteaters with a 3-0 sweep (25-23, 25-22, 25-23), making them 2-0 for the beginning of the season. This is the first time they have started out the season 2-0 since 2010, marking a drastic change since they won just three of their 32 games last season.

Though the game against UC Irvine ended in just three sets, the scores were close and the Bearcats did not win by more than three points throughout the match.

In fact, the Anteaters recorded two more kills (39-37) and three more assists (36-33) than the Bearcats.

The long weekend seemed to get to the Bearcats, though,

as they were heading into their third and final game against Xavier University Saturday night.

UC vs. Xavier The Bearcats started out well, leading the Musketeers early in the first set. But Xavier fought back and took the lead at 23-21.

Though the Bearcats were able to tie it up at 23-23 with a kill by Me’Ashah Nicholson, the Musketeers were able to score the last two points of the set coming out of a timeout.

The second set started off close with the game tied at 8-8, but the Musketeers scored four unanswered points and surged ahead. XU won the second set 25-17 off of a UC service error by Aubree Smith pushing them to a 2-0 lead.

By the start of the third set, the Bearcats were losing steam but took advantage of a couple of XU attacking errors to tie the game 8-8. UC eventually lost the third and final set after four straight Musketeer points — eight of the last eleven — 21-16.

“Tonight we played solid volleyball against Xavier early but our systems broke down,” Alvey said. “It does give us a clear idea of what we need to work on this week heading into our tournament next weekend in Louisville.”

Next, UC heads to Louisville for the Active Ankle Challenge, where they take on Appalachian State Sept. 5 and Tennessee State Sept. 6.

PHOTOS BY DAN SULLIVAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

LEFT: Me’ashah Nicholson (front) and Amelia Wegman (back) look on as Jamie Netisingha keeps the ball in play. ABOVE: Me’ashah Nicholson goes up to spike a set ball.