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UC Health invests $221M in campus renovations MITCHELL PARTON | MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR UC Health will invest $221 million in expansion, renovation and demolition projects across the entirety of its Uptown campus over the next five years, the health system revealed Tuesday. Changes to the medical center will include significant additions to the 30-year-old emergency department, construction of a three-story infill building and two parking garages — the largest construction project in the health system’s history. Physical changes to the campus will begin in 2020. “This monumental announcement represents a new day for healthcare in Cincinnati,” said Richard Lofgren, president
and CEO of UC Health, in a news release. “We believe that Greater Cincinnati deserves a modern academic health system to meet the needs of the community and to reflect the world-class care that our clinicians and employees already provide. We are proud to make this investment in our patients, our people and our community.” UC Health will expand the emergency department (ED) facility onto an adjacent vacant lot, demolishing the B Pavilion in the process. The 41,000-square-foot addition to the ED will improve capacity and patient flow, UC Health said in the news release. Above the new ED will This Story Continued on Page 2
Over the past two months, petitioners have been s in search of signatures either in support of or in opposition to a referendum on House Bill 6 (HB6). JOHN KUNTZ, THE PLAIN DEALER
Energy protesters harass students QUINLAN BENTLEY | STAFF REPORTER A fistfight over a spilled milkshake outside Tangeman University Center (TUC) plays into a much larger statewide debate surrounding Ohio’s billion-dollar nuclear energy bailout. Over the past two months, petitioners from across the United States have been scouring Ohio in search of signatures either in support of or in opposition to a referendum on House Bill 6 (HB6). As these petitioners approached college campuses with unusual intensity, tensions between them and students heated to a boil. On Oct. 9, UCPD responded to an incident outside TUC
in which a fistfight ensued after an unknown individual launched a milkshake at a petitioner. Alex Bireley, a first-year fashion design student, witnessed the fight and posted a video of it on Reddit. He said he was passing TUC on the way to his girlfriend’s residence hall when the fight broke out. Bireley said he had been harassed by one of the petitioners before, so he found himself rooting for the assailant. “Finally, somebody did something about it,” he said. UCPD has responded to three altercations involving petitioners and students this semester, according to police reports acquired by The News Record. This Story Continued on Page 3
Changes to the medical center will include significant additions to the 30-year-old emergency department, construction of a three-story infill building and two parking garages. PROVIDED | UC HEALTH
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Major improvements planned for medical campus
The renovation includes upgrades to the UC Medical Center lobby. PROVIDED | UC HEALTH
This Story Continued from Page 1 be three additional floors including an observation unit, an ICU, a shelled floor for future inpatient care use and a mechanical floor to enable a future vertical build-out. The existing ED will be renovated to provide additional emergency response ability and capacity. “I applaud UC Health for continuing to invest in the development and growth of the Uptown area,” said John Cranley, mayor of Cincinnati, in the news release. “Our community is fortunate to have the resources of a level one trauma center such as UC Medical Center available when we need them. This expansion of advanced emergency and trauma care will be a tremendous benefit to all residents of Southwest Ohio.”
A three-story infill building will be constructed near Mont Reid Pavilion with eight operating rooms and space for clinical support. The radiology administration building as well as the old operating pavilion will be demolished to make way for the new structure. The historic surgical amphitheater will not be affected by these changes. Greenwood Hall, a vacant building at 3200 Burnet Ave., will be demolished for the construction of the two parking structures that will add 1,300 parking spaces. The projects were approved as part of a long-term campus master plan by the UC Health board of directors in August. Operational dollars, financing and donations will fund the initiative, according to UC Health.
Also underway on the medical campus is $30 million in renovations to the medical center lobby and improved wayfinding, announced in February. The revitalization of the medical campus began in 2017 with the groundbreaking of the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute, which opened in April. “This investment is about more than simply new facilities,” said Evaline Alessandrini, senior vice president and chief medical officer for UC Health, in the news release. “These projects will significantly improve the way we serve our patients, from how patients access our campus to how our clinicians deliver care every day.”
Nearly Naked Mile returns to campus QUINLAN BENTLEY | STAFF REPORTER At a time of year when most people are trading tank tops for turtlenecks, students at the University of Cincinnati are preparing to dress down for the 13thannual Nearly Naked Mile to raise money for local charity. On Nov. 6, students dressed in not much beyond their underwear and gym shoes will set out for a mile-long race around campus, beginning and ending at Nippert Stadium. Proceeds will benefit the Cincinnati chapter of the St. Vincent De Paul Foundation. The event is organized every year by the Cincinnatus Honorary Service Society (CHSS), which was founded in 1917 to foster relationships between graduating students and UC alumni. The organization is the second oldest honorary society at UC behind Sigma Sigma and has since shifted its focus to promote student recruitment and retention. Chandler Meador, a fifth-year marketing and economics student, serves as Nearly Naked Mile chair for CHSS. She was tapped to oversee the event earlier this year by the organization’s executive board. Before being recruited by CHSS, she previously served as president of ROAR Tour Guides, which hosts campus tours for
prospective UC students. This year’s event is being funded and sponsored by Student Government, the Interfraternity Council, the Programs and Activities Council, RallyCats, the Women’s Center and the Panhellenic Council, according to Meador. The Deacon, an off-campus apartment complex that opened this semester, is also providing cookies for the event. These contributions will cover the event’s overhead, freeing up more money to go toward donations, Meador said. “Every dollar that students spend on signing up for the event goes directly toward St. Vincent De Paul,” she said, adding the event usually raises anywhere from $1,000 to $2,000. “It’s one part giving back to the city and another part just creating a sense of spirit for students on The 2018 University of Cincinnati Nearly Naked Mile. PATRICK MURPHY | TNR FILE ART campus during homecoming week.” Meador. event will receive a Nearly Naked Mile While in the past this event has seen While the event initially started out winter hat and nearly everyone registered up to 400 students in attendance, for — ironically enough — as a coat drive, will receive a shirt. This year, CHSS is this year’s event Meador is expecting Meador said CHSS realized getting allowing for donations outside of the anywhere from 250 to 350 students. students to donate money directly is more usual admission charge as a way to get “It’s a really fun concentration of just effective. more parents and alumni involved in the craziness on campus toward the end of the “So, you’re really helping St. Vincent De event, said Meador. semester,” she said, citing one student last Paul prepare for the winter season and to The race is scheduled to kick off at 7 year who stole the show wearing nothing serve people experiencing homelessness p.m., with check-in beginning at 6:30 p.m. except for a hollowed-out pumpkin. “We in Cincinnati,” she said. get a lot of goofy getups.” Individual tickets are priced at $5, groups This is a quick and easy event for students to participate in while celebrating of five at $20 and groups of 10 at $30. The first 100 people to register for the UC’s bicentennial homecoming, said
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Why were there so many petitioners on campus?
This Story Continued from Page 1 UC is not the only college in the region to see an influx of petitioners. Three petitioners were arrested early this month at Cincinnati State Community and Technical College for criminal trespassing, obstructing official business and disorderly conduct, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The trio refused to name who contracted them. The Miami Student reported similarly that petitioners contracted by Ohioans for Energy Security were spotted asking for student signatures at Miami University. The controversial HB6 was signed into law last July and will conjure up a $150 million annual bailout to Ohio’s nuclear energy sector. Beginning in January 2021, the law will raise approximately $1 billion over the next seven years. Funding for this subsidy will take the form of an 85-cent tax increase for consumers. FirstEnergy Solutions, which operates two nuclear power plants in Northern Ohio, filed for bankruptcy early this year and has announced plans to shutter both plants by May 2021, barring any support from the Ohio legislature. According to data from the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, approximately 15% of Ohio’s electricity is powered by nuclear energy. Two companies arose as key players in the debate over this new subsidy, Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts and Ohioans for Energy Security. Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts was the first to circulate petitions in a statewide effort to put a referendum on next year’s ballot opposing the law. The group failed to meet its signature deadline of at least 265,774 valid signatures before Oct. 21, collecting only 221,092 signatures thus far, according to a report by WOSU. The second group, Ohioans for Energy Security, has been aggressively pursuing its own petitioning campaign in opposition to the referendum. The group has run ads claiming “the Chinese Government is quietly invading our American electric grid” and warning people not to sign petitions “allowing China to control Ohio’s Power.” These claims have largely been debunked, according to a report by the Enquirer. But this group has had much more success collecting signatures for their own petition. According to a press release, Ohioans for Energy Security turned in over 846,000 signatures in just under a month. “These signatures represent a groundswell of public support for immediate action on legislation that ensures the reliability and security of energy generation in Ohio,” said Carlo LoParo, Ohioans for Energy security spokesperson, in a news release. Gene Pierce, spokesperson for Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts, called the opposition “a continual campaign of misleading statements and allegations combined with physical intimidation and harassment.” Pierce said the main goal of this second petition was to spread public confusion, and that it has no actual legal standing.
During a ceremony Oct. 21 outside the Ohio Statehouse, Ohioans For Energy Security spokesman Carlo LoParo (right) presents to state Rep. Jamie Callender. JEREMY PELZER | CLEVELAND.COM
State Sen. Steve WIlson, the chair of the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee, explains to reporters changes the committee made to House Bill 6 in a photo from earlier this year. JEREMY PELZER | CLEVELAND.COM
Pierce said at the beginning of the campaign, Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts employed roughly 1,200 petitioners. Buyouts from the opposition dwindled their numbers to only 200. The News Record spoke with one petitioner outside TUC, who refused to give their name for fear of reprisals. They attributed the aggressiveness of this campaign to the high pay being offered by Ohioans for Energy Security, which the petitioner claimed had been paying $8 per signature. The petitioner also claimed to have made about $40,000 in just three weeks from this campaign alone. “I’ve never made so much money in my life,” they said. Ohioans for Energy Security declined to comment on how much the group has paid its petitioners. This petitioner said many of those collecting signatures on college campuses are independently contracted from out of state, themselves included. These contractors — dubbed ‘pros’— are known for being able to collect a high volume of signatures, they said. While hiring outside contractors to petition on behalf of an issue is relatively standard for getting something put on the ballot, Ohio laws are simply not equipped to deal with this level of pre-ballot campaigning, said David Niven, associate professor of political science at UC. “This is probably the most aggressive, no-holds barred issue fight Ohio has ever had,” he said, calling the situation “the wild west of campaign laws.” Although it may not be the ideal vision of democracy, the only way these issues get put on a ballot is by throwing a bunch of money at it, Niven said, adding that petitioners are the political equivalent of migrant farmhands and they go where the ballot questions are. With so much money on the line for companies opposing the referendum it’s no surprise the resistance has been so voracious, he said. “The companies that will benefit from [House Bill 6] have a billion reasons to fight the repeal effort,” Niven said. “Truth, decency and obeying the law were not their chief concerns.” As the deadline already passed, petitions have stopped circulating — at least for the moment. While HB6 is slated to go into effect, Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts took to federal court requesting an extension for the referendum effort. Under the Ohio Constitution, once approved for referendum, a petition has 90 days until a law is enacted to submit a specified number of signatures. The group argues that an existing state law deprived HB6 of its full 90 days guaranteed in the Constitution. A U.S. District Court was unable to reach a verdict in the case Wednesday and instead referred it to the Ohio Supreme Court for further consideration, according to court documents obtained by The News Record.
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Student organization started for women conservatives KYLEE HOWARD | CONTRIBUTOR
President of the UC Chapter of the Network of Enlightened Women, Paighton Baker. PROVIDED | PAIGHTON BAKER
Entering her second year at the University of Cincinnati, political science student Paighton Baker was looking for scholarships over the summer when she came across the website for the Network of Enlightened Women (NeW). NeW educates young women on conservative ideas and works to cultivate a community to discuss and strengthen ideas and embolden young women to speak out on campus and in their communities. The organization was founded in 2004 at the University of Virginia and since then has expanded to 40 universities across the United States. Baker knew this was something she wanted to be a part of and something she wanted the women of UC to have the chance to be a part of. This fall, Baker established a UC chapter. “To be a member of something so new and different means a lot to me,” Baker said. “I have always felt silenced since attending UC due to my beliefs. I finally decided that I deserve to speak my mind, despite
those who encouraged me not to. I have been mocked by professors and shunned by fellow classmates. This only fueled my desire to speak up even more.” NeW aims to expand intellectual diversity at universities by empowering conservative women to stand up for their beliefs through educating and training the next generation of conservative women leaders. “We carry out this mission by always welcoming new ideas,” Baker said. “We keep our minds open and are always willing to partake in discussions. On a college campus, it is hard for conservative women to be heard. Because we are often silenced, we empower and encourage each other to share our ideas unapologetically.” Erica Roeder, vice president of NeW, has her own perspective on what it means to live with the conservative ideas the organization promotes. “We are big on opportunity feminism, which is focusing on the great things women have been accomplishing rather than on what
‘oppresses’ or ‘restrains’ them,” Roeder said. “Something you’ll find with us that many groups lack is objectivity. We can discuss issues from diverse perspectives, conservative or not, and find common ground on what is real and best for our country.” NeW at UC hopes to break through the stigma of politics on college campuses by informing people on current events and policies, said Roeder. NeW holds biweekly meetings in McMicken Hall, room 26. At meetings, members discuss professional development, policies, opportunity feminism, what it means to be a conservative and speaking out against the political atmosphere. Baker, along with the many other women in the organization, encourage students to be bold and bring an open mind to the meetings. “We’re here to empower our members politically, professionally, and socially,” Roeder said. “We want to provide them with as many opportunities as we can to make them the best version of themselves.”
Living Openly: Unmasking queer identity through research DAVID REES | FEATURES EDITOR Growing up in a small town in Northern Ohio, University of Cincinnati doctoral student Kyle Shupe did not have any models for being gay in his community. Realizing he was gay around the age of 14, Shupe graduated with only two out gay men in his class of 99 students. Shupe went on to graduate from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology. During his undergrad, Shup minored in women’s, gender and sexuality studies as well as political science. To expand his knowledge on the theory of gender and sexuality, Shupe came to the University of Cincinnati and earned his master’s degree in women’s, gender and sexuality studies. His thesis was titled “An App to Grind: Analyzing the Discourse of Desire and Navigating Sexual Preferences on Grindr.” “A lot of my work is looking at sexual identity, sexual practices and sexual communities,” Shupe said. “I want to do something, like if I’m bored with what I’m studying, I want to do something that’s out there that I have not yet looked at that I want to know more about and make some sort of argument for.” Throughout his academic career, Shupe has presented research on a variety of queer topics, with a focus on queer men. Shupe has been presenting his research at conferences since 2013 with varying topics: “Jocks, and Twinks, and Bears! Oh, My!: Homopatriarchy and the Shaping of Gay Men,”“Queering the Species Binary: Cross-species Identification in Subcultural Groups” and “Masc4Masc: Masculinity and Desire on Grindr.” “[Queer men] is a community that I engage with,” Shupe said. “I specifically know actual people and I have a feel of what these sorts of spaces are like. I have the ability to get into them in ways that I couldn’t if I were
studying lesbian women.” Now as a sociology doctoral student at UC, Shupe is working on two research projects. He is using research data from Grindr to see how men who identify as “twinks” are different from those that do not. In addition, he is looking at what that means for the different types of masculinity in the gay community. Shupe aims to release his research by the end of the month. For his dissertation, Shupe is analyzing the surveillance and management of public sex in Cincinnati. With not too much research to begin with, Shupe is doing a historical comparative of how public sex has changed over time in the area, and the strategies police use to respond. Throughout his career, while not facing direct discrimination, Shupe has felt microaggressions in professional environments. “A professor will comment on my presentation style as if I’m moving my hands around too much — and like, that’s not a far lead from calling me limp-wristed, in a sort of way,” he said. Since coming to UC, Shupe has noticed a fairly visible LGBTQ community at UC, but structural problems remain — especially in lower level positions by the lack of institutional buy-in that needs to exist to support the community beyond surface level. “It’s another thing to financially support [the community] and provide events and spaces for people but just a tiny little space and nothing else here is really for you,” Shupe said. Scheduled to graduate in 2020, Shupe hopes to continue teaching in higher education. “I want to see queer people who are like me and different from me be supported and succeed in ways that I was not able to,” he said.
Kyle Shupe, a sociology ph.D student at the University of Cincinnati, is scheduled to graduate in 2020. PROVIDED | KYLE SHUPE
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E-media professor shares father’s Holocaust story
DAVID REES | FEATURES EDITOR A University of Cincinnati associate professor of electronic media, Hagit Limor, is sharing her father’s story of surviving the holocaust through a course offered by the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Through several media platforms, Limor’s students will tell the story of young Moniek, Limor’s father, who overcame hatred and lived to spread a message of hope. After writing a book on her father’s experience, Limor knew she wanted to preserve his story in ways that would resonate with the constant change of technology. She decided the best way to continue to share and evolve his story would be through students. Over 100 students applied to participate in the course. After many interviews, Limor picked 15 students to participate. From Oct. 4-13, Limor and her students traveled to key locations in Moniek’s story across Poland and Germany, like Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Titled “Hope After Hate” and based on Limor’s book and their experience abroad, the students will reimagine how Muniek’s story is told through an audience immersive play, a virtual reality tour, a podcast and a documentary. Assistant professor of acting and movement at CCM, Susan Felder, is producing a script based on Limor’s book. During their trip, the students took a 360-degree camera with them to film surrounding environments that will appear in the play, like a concentration camp. Projectors will surround the audience showing the environments recorded, with two actors playing Limor’s father and the narrator.
Hagit Limor’s class traveled across Germany and Poland. PROVIDED | HAGIT LIMUR
“It’s trying to be a new kind of theater, because you could have a one man show where an actor narrates the script,” said third-year acting student, Carlee Coulehan. “This is trying to mix cinematography with theater.” The class is hoping to produce the play in a few different areas within the coming year. The students also used the 360-camera to capture scenes for a 15-minute virtual reality tour. The tour will be an educational guide, showing the environment Limor’s father was in. Among the scenes is an attic Moniek and his mother hid in, a concentration camp and the ghetto. Users will get to make choices throughout their tour, which will in turn affect the story. Since learning that only 16 states in the U.S. require teaching
about the holocaust, the class is hoping to send the equipment to high schools to make the story accessible to students in an interactive way. The students will also be telling their experiences abroad and Muniek’s story through a podcast. “We recorded ambient sounds of all the places we went, like of footsteps, water, a street performer,” Coulehan said. “We also got audio of our class reacting to what they’re seeing and we’re going to be interviewing professionals on the [holocaust]. We’re going to be combining all of that together to tell Moniek’s story.” The students also recorded pictures and videos of the tour to be used as b-roll footage. In addition, every night the students would have a “nightly confessional” where they reflected on that day. This collection of footage will be used to create a documentary on the trip. Since coming back from the trip, Coulehan said she felt like she was in an “upside down world.” “It was weird because I had just seen one of the worst atrocities in humanity’s history and I come back and life is completely normal,” she said. “I’m still adjusting to that. I have made an effort to talk to my friends, but it’s frustrating because there’s some who almost don’t want to talk about it.” Many of the students have decided to repeat the course next semester to continue developing the project, one student evening extending her graduation to continue working. “People don’t want to talk about the Holocaust because it was 80 years ago,” said fourth year geography student, Madison White. “Eight decades, that wasn’t that long ago. People who lived through it are still alive. It’s still in our backyard.”
Organization fosters relationships between college students and local children SHANNON SMITH | CHIEF REPORTER
College Mentors for Kids partners with local elementary schools to match grade school students with college students to inspire growth, confidence and the power of higher education. PROVIDED
A University of Cincinnati club is partnering with local elementary and middle schools to help foster relationships between college students and local children while encouraging community service. College Mentors for Kids is a national organization with 34 chapters at universities across eastern and central United States. College students are paired one-on-one with their “little buddies” who they spend time with ever week for the semester. The club intends to inspire growth and confidence while introducing the children to the values of higher education and encouraging brighter futures. The UC chapter is partnered with Evanston Academy and Rockdale Academy. Each Tuesday and Wednesday the schools bus their third- to eighth-grade students to UC’s campus for various activities they participate in with their mentor, such as fashion shows, yard game tournaments and presentations highlighting various college majors. This year the club doubled in size, with 80 mentors from a variety of majors. The twice-weekly meetings fulfil the entire 30 volunteer hours requirement for students with the Cincinnatus scholarship. Many education majors also join to gain experience working with children.
Emma Rednour, a third-year pre-pharmacy student, has been a mentor since she her freshman year at UC. Now chapter vice president, she said she found a new appreciation for working with children and getting involved in the community. “Being a college mentor has changed the way I look at volunteering,” she said. “You can see first-hand the impact you are having in the way kids look up to you.” The club is primarily funded through donations and fundraising efforts, only receiving a small stipend from the national office and no money from UC. Each member is required to raise $200 in solo funding to help the club provide bussing and snacks for the children. Rednour said mentors in the Cincinnati region not only help the children but can also assist families by providing somewhere for them to go after school if the parents need to stay longer at work and are unable to pick them up. The club then makes sure every involved child has a way to make it home safely. Ninety-five percent of former participants in the program have avoided the justice system and are more likely to seek higher education, according to the College Mentors national website. More than 80% of participants have been encouraged to work harder in school and went on to graduate from high school.
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Rocky Horror Picture Show: Stage or screen?
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Left: The cast of Rocky Horror Show rehearse for the CCM musical production running from Oct. 31 to Nov. 10. PROVIDED | CCM Right: Local acting group, The Denton Affair, performs the show in conjunction with a screening of the movie at the Esquire Theater. THE DENTON AFFAIR VIA FACEBOOK
ANNE SIMENDINGER | LIFE AND ARTS EDITOR It’s almost Halloween, and for many that means revisiting the cult classic musical film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The movie tells the hilariously weird tale of cookiecutter lovebirds Brad and Janet, whose worlds are turned upside down when a flat tire leads them to a castle full of murder, dancing and sexual experimentation, all led by queer, mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter. For those wanting to take their love for “Rocky Horror” one step further this year, two amazing live shows are in store in UC’s backyard. The Denton Affair, a local acting group, will present a live performance in conjunction with a screening of the movie at The Esquire Theater on Ludlow Avenue Oct. 26, and CCM’s musical theater department will present “The Rocky Horror Show” as a stage musical on campus. We sat down with Andy Crapp, coordinator and actor for The Denton Affair, and Elle Zambarano, assistant director of CCM’s “Rocky Horror Show,” to learn their different approaches to adapting the movie into a live event. Here are a few important takeaways: On how audience participation, which has become synonymous with “Rocky Horror Live,” fits into their production: Crapp: “We try to explain the audience participation and that people are going to be yelling the callbacks and all kinds of things. We sell prop bags that give you an opportunity to toilet paper a theater, and there are other secondary things like putting a newspaper on your head. The initiation is really the big, fun part. If you’ve never
come, you’re going to be initiated in some embarrassing way that’s the purview of the MC of the evening. It makes coming to a show for the first time something that you remember, and/or can’t forget.” Zambarano: “Participation is a question that’s yet to be answered, so we invited people to sit in and do the callbacks [at rehearsal]. It’s kind of hard because they’re based around specific pauses that were in the movie and specific looks that we don’t have, so it would take a lot of practice to get it exactly right. I don’t think we’ll say, ‘Don’t do it.’” On the legacy of “Rocky Horror”: Crapp: “Anymore, I warn people that we’re going to say and do really offensive things. One of the things I think people don’t realize about ‘Rocky Horror’ is that this in-your-face, shock humor has become such a normal day-to-day thing, but ‘Rocky’ was doing those kinds of horrendously offensive jokes before it was chic. They were really at the vanguard of ‘nothing is sacred, we’ll make a joke about anything and we don’t care.’” Zambarano: “It’s cool to do this because it has such a name, but it’s also so different from any other musical. What’s been great about this process has been really talking about sexuality and gender and gender expression and all of those things. We actually had an expert come in to talk to us, and also, we’ve been exploring some of the themes in the show that are a little dated. In one of the sex scenes there’s the question of consent, so we’ve been navigating that and having these conversations in a professional setting.”
On what they would tell someone who has never seen a live “Rocky Horror” show: Crapp: “If they haven’t done it before just do it. If you’re going to bring somebody that hasn’t done it before just don’t tell them anything. I usually swear people off by saying, ‘Don’t go home and watch the movie. Don’t watch the movie by itself. That’s just silly.’ You come to the theater and watch it — that’s the whole thing. Let it seep into your being and then join the cast and it will become your life. Your old life will be over.” Zambarano: “Come in with an open mind. It’s a musical that has a lot of things it’s trying to say, but in the same way it’s making the statement, ‘We want you to think what you think about this.’ In the end, you just come away thinking what you will, and that’s how it ends for Brad and Janet too – this crazy thing happens to them and they’re like ‘What do we do?’ Overall just come in ready to have fun and listen to some great songs.” The Denton Affair will host two “Rocky Horror Halloween Spooktacular” shows Saturday, Oct. 26 at 9:30 p.m. and 11:55 p.m. at the Esquire Theater (tickets are not sold past midnight). Additional festivities will include a costume contest and extended pre-show/ initiation. If you can’t make it to one of these shows, you can catch the Denton Affair every other Saturday night at the Esquire. CCM’s production of “The Rocky Horror Show” will run for two weekends, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 10 at the Cohen Family Studio Theater. Tickets are sold out for the first weekend of shows. Expect a one hour and twentyminute program with a surprise twist at the beginning and end, as well as few musical numbers not featured in the movie.
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Students share spookiest haunted house horror stories
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SALLY BISHOP | STAFF REPORTER Spooky season is upon us. While for some of us, it may include pumpkin picking, apple cider and sweater weather, others may spend their time trying to get that classic adrenaline rush by walking through haunted houses. Here are some out of the ordinary haunted house experiences told by UC students: I was hustling down a ramp when I turned the corner and grabbed onto the railing. There was something sharp that cut my hand. A man in zombie character handed me a tissue and said that I needed to ‘cover up the scent of my blood’ so that I wouldn’t attract
his ‘scarier friends.’ I still have the scar from the cut on my hand. — Leah Engler, secondyear medical sciences student I was at a haunted house with my friends and a couple of our moms. First of all, one of my friends’ mom is so extra and got us a limo to get there and pick us up. The moms had been drinking wine beforehand and they had a little too much. As we were going through the house, a clown jumped out and scared us. One of my friends’ mom ended making out with him! — Natalie Parks, third-year communications student I went with my friends to a haunted house in Columbus and we both had our hair in buns. The people the entire time just started squeezing our buns. They didn’t even scare us in any other way. They just played with our hair the whole time. It was so weird. — Fiona Lowe, second-year Digital Media Collaborative (DMC) student In fourth grade, I was going through a haunted maze with my best friend and my stepdad. Three feet into the maze, a clown with a chainsaw started scaring my friend. She started crying and we ended up turning around, but the clown still chased her. My step dad asked the clown to stop, to which the clown replied with, `I’m just doing my job, man.’ He kept scaring my friend and
my stepdad had enough. He punched the clown in the face and we got kicked out of the place. — Carmen Seybert, second-year Digital Media Collaborative (DMC) student My sister and her soccer team went to a haunted house a few years ago. The workers knew she was the one that was scared the most out of all of her teammates. When they were in line to get into the haunted house, they came up behind her and scared her so much. She sprinted to the portalets and locked herself inside of one until they finished the haunted house. — Lauren Rice, fourth-year electronic media student I went to a haunted house with people in my research lab, including my boss. While going through it, a lady dressed in all white popped out of nowhere. I slapped her on the cheek because it was my body’s natural reaction! I felt so bad and apologized, but she was very mad and told me that I was extremely rude. I ran away from her after that. — Sohaib Ahmed, third-year neuroscience student I was going through a haunted trail with my friends and out of nowhere, this guy in his costume scared the heck out of me. I accidentally tripped him and he face planted into the mud! I felt so bad! — Morgan Batcheolor, second-year political science student
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Taft Theatre will be hosting Fleetwood Mac cover band Rumours of Fleetwood Mac on Friday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. TNR FILE ART
EMMA BALCOM | STAFF REPORTER FRIDAY, NOV.1 Rumours of Fleetwood Mac: You’ve heard of Fleetwood Mac, but have you heard of Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, the iconic tribute band personally endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself? They group is coming to Cincinnati this week to showcase its outstanding tribute performances to the greatest rock n’ roll songs to grace the music industry and celebrating 50 years of iconic tunes to sing
to. 8p.m. Taft Theatre, 317 E. 5th St. Public Art Tour: Gather at the lobby of the 21c Museum to explore the meaning behind countless works of gorgeous art. Experts are excited to lead a group of visitors through the museum’s galleries, delving into the significance behind the works and letting viewers in on secrets otherwise not known. Come out for free to get in on the fun and up your knowledge of today’s most beautiful and current art. 5p.m. 21c Museum
Mac n’ Cheese Throwdown: The second annual Mac n’ Cheese Throwdown is hitting off this Saturday, and you’re invited to join. Some of the most epic chefs around the Cincinnati area are competing to prepare their most delicious and cheesy creations, sure to make your mouth water. You’ll decide for yourself who best succeeded and will be named the Mac n’ Cheese Champion of Cincinnati, so get your tastebuds ready and show up with an empty stomach. 11:30a.m.-2:30p.m. The Phoenix, 812 Race St. Day of the Dead: Fun and education collide at the Day of the Dead event this weekend, presenting plenty of DIY crafts and storytelling activities and complete with food and refreshments. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about Hispanic culture and traditions that take place on the actual Day of the Dead each year. 2-3:45p.m. St. Clement Church, 4536 Vine St.
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SUNDAY, NOV. 3 The Lackman Chili Cook-Off: If you’re particularly proud of a home-crafted chili recipe, show it off at the Chili Cook-Off. After presenting your finest bowl, sample the creations of other fellow chefs to determine who will be deemed the winning chili team. If you’d prefer not to cook and to simply dip your spoon in every pot, feel free to join in on the judging anyway, and become a member of the voting panel to fill your stomach and bestow bragging rights on one worthy winner. 2-5p.m. The Lackman, 1237 Vine St. Empty Bowls: Pottery, food and charity are the themes of Empty Bowls, an international movement dedicated to feeding the hungry and helping children. Purchase a ticket and show up to Arnold’s and receive a delicious meal served in handcrafted bowls. Get a taste of scrumptious soups and delectable desserts, all the while taking part in a mission to help hungry children. 11a.m.-1p.m. Arnold’s Bar and Grill, 210 E. 8th St.
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Clark-Heard begins second season with set culture
Michelle Clark-Heard heads into her second season as the head coach of the University of Cincinnati’s women’s basketball team. ALEX MARTIN | PHOTO EDITOR
SPENCER SCHULTZ | SPORTS EDITOR It’s been 19 months since Michelle Clark-Heard took over a University of Cincinnati women’s basketball program that hadn’t won at least 20 games in a season since 2002-03. She’s showed her system and playing style can be successful after winning 23 games last year, but behind it all has been a culture change to establish and emphasize “trust” that has allowed the program to reach new heights. “It’s a daily basis,” Clark-Heard said. “Every day just coming in and establishing what we want to do. Our commitment to working hard and our teammates, being on time and making sure we bring our energy and effort to practice. It’s just a lot of different things that we as a staff and team needed to commit to so our culture can keep growing.” One of the first moves Clark-Heard and her staff made was implementing an ‘open door policy’ that enables players to come talk with her and other coaches in their offices about basketball, school, life or just to see how everyone’s day is going. While the program is making its way toward national prominence, Clark-Heard and players know it’s a process and success doesn’t happen overnight. The program has been through its ups and downs, especially last year, as ClarkHeard said the returning players may
have thought she was crazy. But four of five starters are back this season and preparing for another campaign with nine newcomers. “I think last year being [Clark-Heard’s] first year, people didn’t really expect much, and she’s proved a lot of people wrong,” said senior Sam Rodgers, who started 32 of 35 games last season. “She’s so passionate about everything that she does and getting us where we need to go … The success from last year is a contagious energy that has everyone excited to be here.” Three of the four starters from a year ago are now seniors and have taken on the role of mentoring younger players. The team all lives together in the same housing complex, which has made it easier to have movie nights, cookouts dinners together. Despite a three-to-four year age difference between some, the team spends a lot of time together outside of the gym that has turned into a family experience that is similar to spending time with siblings. “All the returners have been phenomenal in their own way.” Clark-Heard said. “They’ve found different ways that helps each individual. They’ve done a good job fitting with their personalities and who they are. They had to learn me last year and all the different things that we do and how we do them.” The newcomers have learned the “ClarkHeard rule” that requires players to show
up at least 10 minutes before practice if their class schedule allows it. They may even be grateful for the rule, as they were running drills 30 minutes before a practice started last week to become more familiar with the play style. The prepractice helps the newcomers learn the offense and defense so practices as a full team runs smoother. “[Clark-Heard] wants us to contribute and help be there for the seniors, so when the season comes we’re all ready to play,” freshman Jordan Tuff said. “I feel our biggest goal is helping the seniors finish out the way they want to finish … The relationships with them have been great. We know we can take it very far.” Relationships with coaches and teammates may take longer than others, especially with a relatively new head coach and players growing into their roles. Clark-Heard is big on relationships and has developed them in an individual manner on-and-off the court. It’s seemed to go more smoothly this year, as Clark-Heard said her and senior guard Antoinette Miller had their struggles last year at media day earlier this month. Miller has stepped into a leadership role with being the only player from last year’s team to start every game. It’s been a process for her individually too by becoming more vocal on the court — something she’s had to do more since
Clark-Heard became head coach. “It’s a very big fine line,” Clark-Heard said. “I’m very passionate, so I have to really make sure I take that time individually because sometimes in my approach it might seem like I’m in a frustrated mood with them and it’s really not that. They understood [in recruiting] my level of intensity and how I am, but they also really realized who I was off the floor.” Clark-Heard has done just that, as Tuff and the other freshman have realized where she’s trying to get them in all phases of their lives on-and-off the court. “We know that we have to keep believing in her and this program,”Tuff said. “Just trusting in her and the vision we have and everything that she’s laid down. She’s been the same person from day one.” As for this season, the team will have its opportunities or grow and build trust. The team will be spending Thanksgiving together in Puerto Rico, as they are participating in the Puerto Rico Clasico with games against Iowa and Bucknell. “It starts with us [coaches],” ClarkHeard said. “If we don’t have that family atmosphere and we’re not doing that, then how can we expect our players to do that? We make sure we don’t just talk it, but we walk it.”
The University of Cincinnati brought back “Bearcat Madness” for first time after a 15-year hiatus Oct. 5, 2019. ALEX MARTIN | PHOTO EDITOR
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Five upcoming basketball games not to miss this year SPENCER SCHULTZ | SPORTS EDITOR The University of Cincinnati men’s and women’s basketball teams have tough schedules this winter, as both programs begin their quest for March Madness next week. Both teams have matchups with notable opponents and these five events may attract the most attention:
The University of Cincinnati’s women’s soccer team fell to Northwestern University 2-0 at Gettler Stadium Sept 5, 2019. TNR FILE ART
Women’s soccer team preps for senior night against ECU LOGAN LUSK | STAFF REPORTER In one of its most important matches this season, the University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team was triumphant over the University of Central Florida (UCF), earning a 1-0 win at Gettler Stadium Sunday. The victory lifted the Bearcats’ conference record to 5-3. They reclaimed third place in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and are on pace to make the 2019 AAC Tournament, as only six teams make it. The Bearcats lost their second straight conference game to University of South Florida (USF) Oct. 24, dropping to fourth in the conference at 4-3. These recent results are testaments of what has been an up-and-down season for the Bearcats, but they also reveal the improvement that’s been made since last season — when they didn’t make the AAC Tournament for the first time in program history. “Our leadership lacked last season,” head coach Neil Stafford said. “We had anywhere from six-to-eight freshmen and it seemed like we were never able to recover from one week to the next. I think my voice got old, especially since we didn’t have much in the form of players on the field supporting what we were saying on the sideline.” Stafford explained how he consistently reinforces the idea of learning from losses, and it’s clear the team has improved by sticking to that mentality. Unfortunately, the sprit and determination didn’t translate to a good start to the season. Through its first six games, UC held a
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1-5 record, with all five defeats coming after an opening day win. It was then the leadership and chemistry missing from last season began to shine. The Bearcats realized the most important matches of the season were still ahead of them, and since their comeback win against Lipscomb University Sept. 12, the women have a record of 7-3-2. “Our team chemistry is definitely more prevalent this year,” junior midfielder Sophie Gorman said. “We hold each other to high standards and it’s starting to show in the results of our games. We all give whatever we got, but it’s exciting to see standouts.” Speaking of standouts, UC freshman defender Ashley Barron has been dominant. In her first collegiate year, Barron leads all field position players in minutes played (1,371) and tied for second in games started (16) with senior forward Sydney Kilgore.“We’re really proud of what she’s doing,” Stafford said, reflecting on Barron’s season. “She’s a diamond in the rough. Our coaches did a great job recruiting her. There’s been times where she’s been a bit overwhelmed, but she fights through that. The way she reacts to adversity is part of why she’s been so successful as a freshman.” Even though she’s led the position players in minutes, it wasn’t until Sunday that Barron scored her first collegiate goal — the deciding goal in the win. UC plays East Carolina University Thursday with kickoff set for 8 p.m. at Gettler Stadium. To read the rest of the story, please visit newsrecord.org.
Dec. 18: Men’s basketball vs. Tennessee The Bearcats begin a home-andhome with the Volunteers this year and will be the only team UC faces from the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Tennessee lost key contributors Grant Williams, Admiral Scholfield and Jordan Bone to the NBA, but head coach Rick Barnes is back with a new contract and a No. 31 overall recruiting class in 2019. The two schools haven’t met since 1993, when the Volunteers defeated UC 79-58. Tennessee is projected to finish fifth in the SEC after making the Sweet Sixteen in March. Jan. 12: Women’s basketball vs. Central Florida Despite losing both matchups to the Knights in 2018, UC was able to make them close, losing by one point at home. UCF tied with the Bearcats in the preseason poll, as both were picked to finish third in the AAC. Junior I’imari Thomas and seniors Sam Rodgers and Antionette Miller combined to average 41 points and are all back for another year. UC hasn’t beaten the Knights since January 2017, but the program is going in the right direction after winning 23 games last year. Feb 1: Men’s basketball vs. Houston UC saw the Cougars three times last
season — twice on the road in Houston and once in Memphis during the AAC Tournament. Houston compares to Tennessee, as they lost their two best players to the NBA. However, Houston will have Kansas transfer Quentin Grimes playing this season after he received an approval on a waiver. Houston was tied in votes with Memphis to win the AAC, and UC hopes to change the narrative. Feb. 13: Men’s basketball vs. Memphis Penny Hardaway is in his second year at Memphis and pulled off the top recruiting class in the country this season. James Wiseman (No. 1 overall recruit in 2019 class) was named Preseason Freshman of the Year in the AAC and could be one of five freshmen in the starting lineup. Wiseman, Precious Achiuwa (No. 15 recruit), Boogie Ellis (No. 38), DJ Jefferies (No. 52) and Lester Quinones (No. 58) could round out the top five. Hardaway is already confident, saying Memphis will win the national championship this year, so this is a must see matchup. Feb. 26: Women’s basketball vs. UConn It’ll be the last season women’s basketball will see the Huskies consistently, as they will be moving to the Big East in 2020-21. One could make the argument UC had a good loss against last year, losing by just 10 points at home in February, which tied for UConn’s closest loss in the conference. UConn averaged a 31-point margin of victory in 20 AAC games. The Huskies are ranked third in the Preseason AP Top 25 poll and are arguably the toughest home game for UC this year.
The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team improved its record to 21-4 after defeating the Wichita State Shockers 72-62 at Fifth Third Arena Feb. 17, 2019. ALEX MARTIN | PHOTO EDITOR
OPINION
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Opinion: Kentucky could soon get a Democratic governor SAMUEL SCHELL-OLSEN | OPINION EDITOR The 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election will take place next Tuesday, and as of now, I’m going to put my money on Democratic Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear to win the race. I’m not rooting for anyone. I’m honestly only interested in Ohio and federal state affairs. However, since a lot of Bearcats are from Kentucky, I thought it would be interesting to spotlight this election. To begin, people assume since Kentucky is heavily Republican that current incumbent Republican Matt Bevin would have an advantage. Not necessarily. Before Bevin took office, a Democrat was the governor 16 of 20 years. This is despite Kentucky voting for a Republican in every Presidential election in that same span. Usually party politicians differ in the governor space than in the federal level. For example, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, who is a Republican is much closer in beliefs with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly who is a Democrat, than Bevin. It really depends on the state. Bevin is an unfavorable incumbent. According to the most recent Morning Consult polls, Bevin is the second most unpopular governor in the country, with a -19 rating. Bevin’s unpopularity is most recently stemming from the teacher strikes. Last April, Bevin blamed teacher strikes for the shooting of a 7-year-old girl. Bevin last year, also said, “Children were harmed — some physically, some sexually, some were introduced to drugs for the first time — because they were vulnerable and left alone.” Bevin, in general, has some pretty radical political
views. For example, Bevin equated video games with pornography after school shootings took place. “These are quote-unquote video games ... It’s the same as pornography. They have desensitized people to the value of human life, to the dignity of women, to the dignity of human decency.” He also signed a bill into Kentucky law that mandates the Kentucky Board of Education to create rules for Bible literacy classes and later authorized public schools to teach Bible classes. This would violate the separation between church and state, and the government shouldn’t endorse a religion. I don’t have any beef with Bevin. And as I said, I’m not really concerned with Kentucky’s affairs. However, it would be wise to look at why Bevin is unpopular. Going on poll numbers, Bevin might be in trouble. While I’m not a fan of polls, they can serve as an indicator of where the race is going. The polls are definitely not in Bevin’s favor. Since August, not one poll has Bevin above Beshear. The best has Bevin and Beshear tied. However, don’t take polls as scripture. Remember polls at best survey a thousand people. The last Kentucky gubernatorial election involved over 930,000 people. If you are a Kentuckian Bearcat, remember to go vote Nov. 5. As Kentucky native Abraham Lincoln once said, “Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” Andy Beshear, attorney general of Kentucky. ANDY BESHEAR | TNS
Desk Editor Duel: Is Halloween one of the best holidays? SAMUEL SCHELL-OLSEN | OPINION EDITOR SHANNON SMITH | CHIEF REPORTER Two The News Record staff members debate where Halloween ranks on the list of holidays: Sam: Symbolically, Halloween is a pretty cool holiday. Halloween is the day of the dead, ghouls, skeletons and monsters. Halloween also gives us some of the best horror movies ever. However, in practice, I don’t like Halloween. While most people think children in costumes is cute, I find it annoying. I mean, here comes a bunch of children, knocking on your door and expecting you to give them candy. Heck, they don’t even ask, they just say “Trick or treat!” Like what does that even mean? I don’t mean to be a crab, but I was just never into Halloween. After 5th grade, I never trick-or-treated again, so I never got into Halloween spirit. I also believe there it is too much work for one day. Some people take Halloween way too far. Some of the front lawns of folks look like actual movie sets. Like, you realize this isn’t a permanent thing? Also, personally, while college kids in fraternities or sororities might find dressing up for parties fun, I find it silly to see an army of young adults in costumes their grandmother wouldn’t approve of or costumes I outgrew when I
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pass out treats to the children of military families at the South Portico of the White House on, Oct. 31, 2013. OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTO | PETE SOUZA
was 11. If you like Halloween, or still celebrate Halloween, that’s cool. I don’t want to be a drag on your holiday experience. However, I’m a little annoyed to see people keep badgering me, “How can you not like Halloween?” Well, now you know why.
Shannon: The basic white girl in me has always been a huge fan of autumn; the leaves changing colors, the sweatshirt weather, the apple cider, the pumpkin patches. But even in adulthood, Halloween remains my
favorite fall tradition. It’s one of the only times out of the year that everyone can let their creative side show and have fun dressing up and celebrate spooky season. All the classic spooky films like “Hocus Pocus,”“Beetlejuice,”“Coraline” and the Tim Burton favorites are always on TV. Carving pumpkins, apple picking and haunted houses are family traditions that can be continued into college with your friends. Growing up, my family went all-out for Halloween. While most suburban homes decorate more for Christmas, my dad had our entire basement storage section filled with scary decorations. This year he hosted his highly anticipated Halloween party for the 34th year in a row. Halloween is a time for people to dress up and be whoever they want. As creativity and technology advances, costumes have become more elaborate and decorations are more realistic. The adrenaline rush we feel when we are scared is another reason why people love Halloween. Halloween is a holiday that can be enjoyed by all ages. Trick-or-treating is every kid’s dream. I mean, free candy. What could be better? As we get older the festivities become a time to get all your friends together and celebrate.
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Sudoku By The Mepham Group
Sudoku is played on a grid of 9 x 9 spaces. Within the rows and columns are 9 “squares” (made up of 3 x 3 spaces). Each row, column and square (9 spaces each) needs to be filled out with the numbers 1-9, without repeating any numbers within the row, column or square. Does it sound complicated? Each Sudoku grid comes with a few spaces already filled in; the more spaces filled in, the easier the game – the more difficult Sudoku puzzles have very few spaces that are already filled in.
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