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Irate8 Bootcamp prepares UC students for activism LAUREN MORETTO | NEWS EDITOR

Students at the University of Cincinnati equipped themselves with tools to become activists at the Irate8 Bootcamp in Tangeman University Center Tuesday night.

The event, put on by the Irate8, educated those in attendance on skills to become activists both in partnership with the Irate8 or in their own ventures, as well as presented a breakdown of events surrounding the shooting death of Sam Dubose July 2015.

As an activist, knowing your facts can be crucial, according to Ashley Nikadi, a graduate student in business administration and co-founder of the Irate8.

“It is very easy for someone to invalidate

feelings. You can invalidate that I feel unwanted on campus. Somebody could be like, ‘You just don’t have any friends, I’m sorry,’” said Nikadi, who suggested utilizing facts to help lessen an individual’s ability to invalidate your argument.

Nikadi cautioned relying on unconfirmed information, referencing the movement at the University of Missouri.

“They were taking what people said to be true. It was just very quickly pulled a part and dismantled before they could make any real progress at their school because they didn’t fact check and they didn’t use credible sources. And it’s really sad,” said Nikadi.

Since the Irate8’s inception, members have faced their share of scrutiny, according to

Nikadi, who referenced a message posted last year to Yik-Yak, an anonymous, location-based social media platform, that read: “I don’t know if I have enough rope for all of the irate8…”

Instances like these bring up the importance of selfcare for student activists.

“You treat yourself like a queen or a king because that’s who you are, and don’t forget it when things start heating up,” said Nikadi.

At the boot camp, The Irate8 presented an overview and update on the their list of demands, which were released to UC administration Oct. 14, 2015.

Among these demands include a call to restrict on and off campus patrols

by UC Police Department Officers Philip Kidd and David Lindenschmidt,

who responded to former Officer Ray Tensing’s call for assistance after shooting DuBose.

Kroll Associates Inc., which was enlisted to conduct the UCPD administrative review and investigation of the incident, released a report July 19, 2015 clearing both officers of any wrongdoing.

Some students attended to get more information on the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of Sam Dubose and the events that followed.

“A lot of us don’t know exactly what’s going on. We’re getting like wrong information,” said Tyra Vason, a third-year psychology student.

“So I feel like coming here solidifies more things for us and opens our eyes more — more than just African Americans on campus,

but all people on campus, which is why I feel like everyone should be here.”

Staying informed is important when events unfold, according to Veronica Ruiz Petraitis, a first-year psychology student who attended the Bootcamp.

“I think it’s important

to bring awareness to important issues like that and like [Nikadi] was saying like know your facts, like stuff can get spread around real easy.

Especially like a couple Mondays ago with the shooting that happened near Dabney,” said Ruiz.

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Co-founder of the Irate8, Ashley Nikadi, speaks during the Irate8 Bootcamp in TUC, Tuesday, October 25, 2016.

Implicit bias in policing

Tensing trial calls for a look at bias in UCPD PATRICK MURPHY | SENIOR REPORTER

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Senior tight end D.J. Dowdy (81) reels in his one and only catch of the day for a touchdown against East Carolina University at Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats would go on to defeat ECU 31-19 on Homecoming night, Saturday, October 22, 2016.

Bearcat football team looks to make Temple

Owls bow down CLAUDE THOMPSON | STAFF REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati football team travels to Philadelphia this week for another American Athletic Conference showdown against the Temple University Owls.

Temple is 5-3 on the season one game better than Cincinnati and are tied for first place in the AAC East Division, the same position they finished at last season. In their most recent game, the Owls defeated the University of South Florida Bulls 46-30.

The Bulls beat the Bearcats 45-20 on Oct. 1. “[Temple] is a little bit different team, they do run spread but they’re also a physical team, they go two tight ends, two backs, run it at you, looks more like a pro team,” said UC head coach Tommy Tuberville.

The matchup on paper does not favor the Bearcats.

Temple has posted 100 more yards passing and close to 500 more rushing yards than Cincinnati.

However, this may be a different Bearcats team than the first half of the season. With his first start coming on homecoming in a win against East Carolina University, quarterback Gunner Kiel threw four touchdowns and no interceptions, snapping the team’s two-game losing streak.

The start came on the heels of a senior-player meeting, insisting that a change occur at the position. Tuberville insisted on the starting job continue to be an open competition, but Kiel looks set to start his second game in a row for the first time since last season.

“We’ll see in practice,” Tuberville said. “We’ll get him some more reps with the ones and he’s obviously earned that opportunity, just in case he comes out in practice and has a bad

week, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. I want the pressure to stay on all three of them. I want them to compete.”

Cincinnati preached about focusing on the running game in the preseason, and it showed against ECU with their 165-yard team effort on the ground.

Junior running back Mike Boone led the team with 89 yards on 14 carries as well as 54-yard reception and fifth-year senior running back Tion Green chipped in with 75 yards on 15 carries.

Cincinnati will need another strong performance on the ground to keep the ball out of the hands of Temple’s offense and to wear their defense out.

“Our running game was much improved, we were more physical at the point of attack,”Tuberville said. “Our running backs, obviously if they get some room to run then they happen to have a chance to have some success.”

Cincinnati’s defense should continue to play opportunistically, as the squad is tied for first in all of FBS in interceptions with 14 and also have 18 total turnovers for the season.

The return of Kiel may be just what the team needs to have an improved second half of the season and get some attention as bowl season draws ever nearer, but will be playing a Temple team on their home turf where the Owls have only lost once to Army.

Temple will look to keep pace and jump USF for the sole lead in the division, while simultaneously burying the chances that the Bearcats have at a winning season amid the many quarterback changes.

Cincinnati plays the Owls Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network.

Over the last 19 years, the University of Cincinnati Police Department (UCPD) has been involved in the deaths of four black men: Lorenzo Collins in 1997, Kelly Brinson in 2010, Everett Howard in 2011 and Samuel Dubose in 2015.

Dubose was the first case that resulted in a criminal indictment.

Since the officer-involved shooting of Dubose, Exiger has been chosen to lead UCPD in reform recommendations over the next three years starting Nov. 1.

Maris Herold, assistant police chief for UCPD, is currently assisting in the management of the additional 80 hours of officer training.

The first step was constitutional training for UCPD officers, and has already been completed.

“Where officers run afoul across the country is not understanding fourth amendment issues, or search and seizure issues,” Herold said.

“Similar to what [the Cincinnati Police Department] receives, and with case law constantly changing, this will be a priority moving forward with legal updates.”

The second, and current, change in police training is from what Herold decided was the transformation from an outdated San Jose Field Training Officer program to a scenariobased, adult learning-style program.

The difference is the emphasis on the student, and not the instructor.

“It’s a lot of problem solving,” Herold said.

“Instead of you just throwing a police officer or a new officer out and kind of watching them to see what they do and grade them, it’s more adult learning, so they remember it and they know how to do it.”

Herold said the next step for police training will be de-escalation training.

“Its unique, that we shouldn’t even be putting ourselves into situations to de-escalate,” Herold said.

“We should always go at it from a non-escalation point of view.”

The UCPD additionally plans to train officers in issues surrounding mental health, which occurred in the officer-involved deaths of Lorenzo Collins and Kelly Brinson.

UC Director of Public Safety James Whalen has been looking for “the most progressive, updated,

mental health training” to certify UCPD officers in this area, according to Herold.

They are looking at the Cincinnati Police Department’s Mental Health Response Team as an example, but keeping their options open, according to Herald.

Exiger called for an additional recommendation for UCPD to create an Early Warning System to track the 74 officers on performance, use of violence and citizen complaints.

UCPD will continue to hold monthly supervisions of their officers, as implemented by Whalen. “[The interviews] get funneled through supervision until they reach my desk, and then I review the monthly, then the chief reviews them – the chief takes great pride in accountability for frontline supervisors,” Herold said.

“Because, let’s face it, that’s where the rubber meets the road.”

While UCPD continues to near the same level of training as CPD officers, Herold said UCPD does not have a Citizen’s Complaint Authority (CCA) as the CPD does.

The CCA, established

in the Memorandum Agreement and Collaborative Agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the City of Cincinnati in 2003 gives citizens the power to subpoena officers with grounds of misconduct and gives recommendations on discipline before decisions of discipline are made.

Herold, who worked in internal investigations with CPD during the Roger Owensby Jr. and Timothy Thomas cases, believes while the CCA is a good program for the city, the authority hardly differs in case outcomes with internal investigations.

“I know that there are possibilities with our citizen’s complaint process that we have,” Herold said. “But we just haven’t defined that yet, like will we have somebody that is independent review these cases? We’re in the process of exploring those issues.”

As Exiger continues to support the UCPD’s threeyear reformation efforts, students, staff and faculty can expect semi-annual progress reports and onsite community forums, with quarterly updates given at the Community Advisory Council.

N.C. BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

UCPD officers receive additional training following the officer involved death of Samuel DuBose.

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KINSLEY SLIFE | NEWS EDITOR

University of Cincinnati students reconstructed a Student Diversity and Inclusion Council in an effort to better support existing student programing and underrepresented members on campus.

Formed last January in partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion, the council is comprised of three committees and an ever-developing council board of 26 students.

Akshayaa Venkatakrishnan, president, founding council member and fourth-year neuroscience student, believes that there is a pressing need for a studentled diversity and inclusion council that focuses specifically on students and their experiences.

“I think you can so easily turn words like diversity and inclusion into buzz

words but what does that really mean when you think about what students are experiencing,” said Venkatakrishnan.

During the council’s inception, she and other founding members wanted to ensure the inclusion of inadequately represented students groups.

“I think about the needs of students who are parents, students who might be veterans or students who may be coming back after a number of years,” said Venkatakrishnan.

“We all have that represented in or council in some way or another, but we cant experience what every single member of our student body is experiencing so our purpose is to reach out to as many students as possible and see what kind of positive change we can make on the university level.”

In order to sharpen the council’s focus, members split into three committees that will organize and work towards both long and short-term goals. Included projects spotlight student outreach, a newsletter and calendar task and primarily a Student Diversity and Inclusion Summit taking place this spring.

“With the summit, we want to attract students who aren’t the first to go to diversity and inclusion or aren’t naturally drawn to those projects, and give them an opportunity to share their lived experiences,” said Venkatakrishnan. “We want to see how they fit into diversity and inclusion by catering to what their individual interests are.”

Additionally, the newsletter and calendar committee hopes to focus on showcasing and spreading awareness about

the goals and values of different student groups on campus by way of written pieces.

The council will target student outreach by working towards establishing connections between students who share similar experiences through activities and council meetings.

Venkatakrishnan hopes the council will be on the frontlines of figuring out what students want to see in diversity and inclusion on campus.

Moses Gebremeskel, council member and fourth-year marketing and entrepreneurship student, is leading the charge for the newsletter and calendar committee and hopes to lay a sturdy foundation for the council’s sustainability after he and Venkatakrishnan graduate this spring.

“We’ve finally found a small niche of committed

people, which has created a lot of structure for us,” said Gebremeskel. “I feel like we have some leverage to make a change on campus.”

The Student Diversity and Inclusion Council meets at 5 p.m. every other Thursday in the African American Culture Resource Center in the newly designated Harambee Room — named after a Swahili phrase that means “let’s pull together.”

Council meetings are open

to students and all members of the public.

“If we could find a way to increase awareness of all the programming events that are put on by so many groups, I feel like we would have achieved something really big,” said Venkatakrishnan. “We want this group to be a sustainable and positive reflection of change at our university.”

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26 UC students reconfigure new a diversity and inclusion council.

Voting by millennials increased this year JUSTIN REUTTER | SENIOR REPORTER

Millennials have equaled baby boomers in voting numbers in 2016, according to Pew Research Center.

There were twice as many eligible boomers as millennials in 2008, and nearly three times as many voted. But this year, millennials will make up as large a share of eligible voters as boomers, and could cast more votes than any other generation by 2020.

As of April 2016, an estimated 69.2 million millennials —adults ages 18-35 in 2016 — were voting-age U.S. citizens — a number almost equal to the 69.7 million baby boomers —ages 52-70 — in the nation’s electorate, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

Both generations comprise about 31 percent of the voting-eligible population.

Millennial attitudes may have a big impact on the

political climate of the country, as millennials inform public opinion on issues such as gay marriage and marijuana legalization.

Age polling of millennials as a whole has split about 65-35 in favor of Democrats, according to Politico.

About 26 percent of U.S.born Hispanic Americans are millennials, nearly identical to African Americans and Asian Americans at 25 percent each, while millennials make up only 20 percent of U.S.-born Caucasians, according to Pew Research Center.

About a third of all Hispanic Americans are under the age of 18 — 32 percent — a larger share than African Americans at 26 percent, and Caucasians at 19 percent. The percentage of Caucasian baby boomer nearly doubles that of Hispanics at 27 percent to 14 percent.

However, for millennials

to influence the election at their full capability, they would have to turn out to vote. In 2008, only 50 percent of eligible millennials voted, compared to 61 percent of eligible boomers.

“While I think the millennial vote is important, millennials typically vote at lower rates,” said assistant professor of Political Science Kimberly Conger.

Conger also notes that the two candidates this election cycle are both themselves boomers.

Nonetheless, this election may very well see a higher turnout than the previous two. Many UC students think that this election carries a particularly heavy weight.

“This election determines the future of country for years to come,” said biology graduate student Jonathan Bowers. “We need to decide the future of our country, because I don’t want our grandparents to decide our

future.”

Mathew Listerman, a third-year communications student, concurs. “More important might not be the word I’d use, but more relevant, for sure,” said Listerman.

However, Listerman said that he viewed his candidate as voting for the lesser of two evils, a thought shared by many young voters on both sides of the political fence.

Hillary Clinton is currently viewed unfavorably by 56 percent of voters and Donald Trump by 63 percent, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Disapproval of candidates notwithstanding, millennials will soon be a dominant force in the American political landscape.

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UC’s LGBTQ Center launches The Closet ASHLEIGH PIERCE | CHIEF REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Center recently launched a new project designed to provide clothing, garments and accessories to transgender and gender nonconforming students.

The goal of the project known as The Closet is to deliver more direct services to a population that has historically been marginalized and made to feel invisible, according to Amy Schlag, director of the LGBTQ Center.

“We want to do more than say you are welcome here or just add a ‘T’ to the ‘LGB,’” Schlag said.

“Our hope is to demonstrate our commitment to helping transgender and gender non-conforming students affirm their identity and help those students feel great about themselves.”

The initiative will have a positive affect for transgender and gender non-conforming students who don’t have a lot of clothes or the means to get them, according to Eden Dubs, a first-year exploratory student.

The Closet officially launched Oct. 19 during the center’s “Transition to Loving Your (Trans) Body” event as part of LGBTQ History Month and UC’s Love Your Body Week.

As far as the need for clothing for transgender and gender nonconforming students, Schlag said the need is present, but not in a traditional sense.

For transgender individuals, part of transitioning usually involves beginning to wear clothes that feel congruent to and are reflective of that individual’s gender identity, according to Schlag, who said that process could have numerous barriers.

These include the expense of clothing and trying to build a new wardrobe, which can be cumbersome, if not impossible.

“It can be uncomfortable to be shopping for clothes that others perceive not to be correct for your gender,”

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Stores may be dismissive, other shoppers may make hostile remarks, changing rooms can be difficult to negotiate and some shoppers even report being harassed, according to Schlag.

“So yes, there is a need for clothing, but it is more about an ability to find clothes that are reflective of an individual’s gender identity without having to experience harassment, fear and hostility,” Schlag said.

The LGBTQ Center requests that members of the UC community donate any gently used clothing to their office in 565 Steger Student Life Center, where it will be made available for students who are beginning to explore their gender or starting a transition process.

Dubs said they definitely plan on using the new program.

The Closet has already received donations of clothes, including a donation from one of their professors, according to Dubs.

“It’s just kind of nice to know that other people actually care about us as a community,” Dubs said.

“You don’t really see it, just because not many people are super vocal about it, but lots of kids actually do care about the trans community.”

If you are a student who is interested in using the clothes, the LGBTQ welcomes you to stop by and take a look, explore the clothes, and if there is something you like that makes you feel great about yourself, it is yours to keep, according to Schlag.

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Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden hosts “HallZOOween” for families and friends to enjoy a spooktacular weekend from 12 P.M. - 5 P.M.

The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens’ “HallZOOween” is coming to a close this weekend after being opened for every Saturday and Sunday of October.

Families are able to enjoy

an array of events during the spooky weekend. Some events that are at no extra charge include a variety of trick-or-treat stations, animal encounters, illusion theatre shows and a “beauty shop of

Bockfest holds Malice Ball

Bockfest Hall at Christian Moerlien Brewing Co. is unveiling their new and improved dance floor for their fourth annual Malice Ball — a masquerade ball that drew over 850 people last year. Attendees will dance on the new floor with tons of other costumed revelers to the sounds of DJ ETrayn. Pones Inc., a dance crew out of Kentucky, will also be doing choreographed dancing throughout the night.You’re encouraged to dress dark and chic, which is a theme of the night, or dazzle the crowd with a bizarre outfit.

If your costume is lacking,

masks and makeup artists from Kincaid Regional Theatre will be there to spruce up your face.

Complimentary snacks will be provided by Bottle and Basket, Brezel OTR,

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GO: “HallZOOween,” Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine St., noon-5 p.m. Oct. 29-30. FREE with zoo admission.

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Holtman’s Donut Shop, Lucy Blue Pizza and Trader Joe’s.

GO: Malice Ball, Bockfest Hall, 1619 Moore St., 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. $25 advance, $30 door.

Bockefest Hall hosts fourth-annual Malice Ball Saturday, Oct 29 at 8:30 P.M.

horrors.” For an additional unlisted price, guests can enjoy a rare ride on the Hogwarts Express and the zoo’s “Scare-ousel.”

While wearing a costume is not required to enjoy HallZOOween, it is very

Howl at the Moon will provide drink deals at their Halloween party Saturday, Oct. 29 at 9 P.M

The downtown bar Howl At The Moon holds out every year to make this great pun — “Howl O Ween” — out of their name. So, give them some credit for being such clever-minded business owners and stop into their establishment by the Reds’ Stadium for $2 Miller Highlife draft beers, $5 Washington Apple shots, $20 86 ounce Black Widow wing buckets and a costume contest where you can win up to $300 in cash and prizes. The

Howl band will also be taking your requests all night (no specifications on what they can and cannot play, so TNR recommends giving them the strangest suggestions you can think of). This is the place to go for a cheap start to a boozy Saturday night, or a late-night stop to keep your buzz going without hurting your wallet.

GO: Howl O Ween, Howl at the Moon, 145 Second St., 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. FREE.

Energy Nightclub’s Halloween weekend Energy Nightclub is at it again with its artfully themed party nights. For the upcoming Halloween weekend, Energy is hosting their annual “Halloweekend” at which Cincinnati’s largest zombie party is said to take

place. For the first night, monstrous parties will take place for people aged 18+, with a $500 cash prize for the best zombie costume winner and free zombie body and face paints.

During the second night of Energy’s Halloweekend,

local station KISS 107.1 will be giving out $1,071 in prizes and cash to the best costumes of the night.

Guests can choose to dress up for costume contest participation or remain costume-less for the twonight party.

GO: “Energy Nightclub Cincinnati: Halloweekend,” 700 W. Pete Rose Way,10 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Oct. 28-30. $5 over 21, $10 under 21 females, $15 under 21 males, $2 parking fee.

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Gomez Salsa and Boozy Baker will be provided at Rhinegeist’s Halloween party Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 P.M.

Urban Artifact, the quaint music venue in the bottom of a Northside church is getting a little more hardcore for Halloween.

The bar is hosting a Temple of the Gods Halloween Party, where attendees are encouraged to dress as their favorite deity or mythological creature and jam out to the best electronic music from around the area. Bands like the experimental psychelectric Liquid Holograms and Friends, space-bass heads Organtica and trip hop band Danbient will be performing alongside

projections and light shows from Organic Threads of Light, Wizard Eve Visuals, Kosmik Ray and Mike WIley. The underground electronic music scene around Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky is elusive and occasionally hard to find. So, you’ll be missing out by skipping this event with some of the best performers around all under the same roof.

GO: Temple of the Gods Halloween Party, Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31. FREE for all ages.

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Two monster nights takes place at Enery Night Club Friday and Saturday Oct. 28-29.

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Lights on Only event at Dent School House takes place Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016 from 5 P.M. - 7 P.M.

For one night only, Dent Schoolhouse is giving a full lights on tour of the schoolhouse. Two tours will take place on Oct. 30, one for ages 12 and under and one for ages 13 and older. The tour is designed to be family-friendly event where the monsters will be child-appropriate, and there will also be a petting zoo. Attendees will get a full look at the historical schoolhouse and the architectural beauty

the building holds. All ages will be able to enjoy the evening event and trick-or-treat through the halls and classrooms of the schoolhouse. Tickets are available both online and at the door of the attraction.

GO: “Lights On Tour,” Dent Schoolhouse, 5963 Harrison Ave., 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. $5 for 12 and under, $10 for 13 and older.

Esquire Theater’s Halloween Horror Series SHAE COMBS | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Classic horror movie marathon at Esquire Theater located at 320 Ludlow Ave. from 11:30 P.M. -2 A.M. Monday, Oct. 31.

A special showing of the 1978 horror film “Halloween” will take place Monday, finalizing their 2016 Horror Series.

The series began showing classic horror films at the beginning of September, and continued through

October. The “Halloween” showing will have a special talk from UC’s professor of horror film, Gary Weissman, followed by a Q&A at the end of the film. Tickets are available online at EsquireTheatre. com. The Horror Series

on Oct. 29, where no person under 17 can be admitted.

GO: “Horror Series,” Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave., 8 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 31, $7.50 for children and seniors, $10 for adults.

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Urban Artifact’s Northside Witches Be careful where you stray on the night of Oct. 29, for anywhere you go there could be a Northside witch, wandering and haunting the city of Cincinnati. The real witch shebang will take place at Urban Artifact when the sun goes down and the moonlight comes out. Friends and family are welcome to attend the Broom Dance, which serves as a benefit for the Sarah Cole Foundation.

Each hour of the night will have a new dance performance while donations are accepted.

After the fundraising benefit, a late night afterparty and silent auction will take place while craft beers are passed around for of-age attendees. An adult must accompany all children, but the event is for all ages.

GO: “Real Witches of Northside,” Urban Artifact, 1660 Blue Rock St., 8 p.m.2:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.

FREE.

has shown numerous classic horror films during its two-month reign. The Esquire theatre is known locally for its Halloween festivities, including their special crowd-interactive Halloween showings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show

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Cincinnati Art Museum hosts Art After Dark Friday, Oct 28 from 5 P.M. - 9 P.M. with free admission.

Complete with deadly live music, ghost tours, frighteningly good food and an eerie costume contest, the Cincinnati Art Museum is hosting a haunted party for all: “Into the Hallow’s Night.”The “Art After Dark” event also plans to bring their Van Gogh art exhibit to life through a ghostly performance by local actors Mike Hall and Joshua Steele of the Hugo West Theatricals. This one-nightonly performance will cost $10 for non-members and $5 for students. The

museum is known to be the second most haunted Museum in Cincinnati, and is guaranteed to leave you spooked with fear while walking through the galleries. Every gallery available will have full free access during its afterhours opening. Costumes are preferred, but beware; no costumes may contain fake weaponry or masks.

GO: “Art After Dark,” Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, FREE.

Rhinegeist Brewery music Rhinegeist Brewery is hosting their very own nightmare on Elm Street this weekend.

The brewery’s taproom will be overtaken with scary-awesome music from local DJ Matt Joy for this Halloween bash.

You can even dress up and strut your stuff down Rhinegeist’s catwalk for the Halloween costume contest. And, if anybody’s costume is too spooky, you can always fill back up on tasty treats from caterers Gomez Salsa and The Boozy Bakery after you void your bowels

in fear. Admission to the Halloween party at Rhinegeist’s taproom is completely free, and if you’re there by 10 p.m. to compete in the costume contest, you could win tons of Rhinegeist merchandise, tickets to the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration and other prizes. There will also be seasonal Halloween-inspired brews on tap, of course.

GO: Rhinegeist Halloween Party, Rhinegeist Taproom, 1910 Elm St., 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 28. FREE.

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Mockbee celebrates Halloween underground with local music artist.

Halloween at The Mockbee Spend Halloween underground at The Mockbee with tons of local music acts. The party will be fueled by music from Cincy-local Charlie Millikin, rockers Infinitey Spree, Sound of CIncinnati winners The Last Troubadours and new wavers Master TC and The Visitors. The ground will be shaking as music booms up the staircase from this underground venue. If you haven’t been to the Mockbee, this would be a great time to check out one of the areas most interesting hangouts — surrounded by people in all different states of dress and undress.

GO: Halloween at The Mockbee, The Mockbee, 2260 Central Parkway, 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31. FREE.

4 / SPORTS Previewing the AAC basketball landscape THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 2016

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For those of you who have either given up on your team’s football season, or simply do not care about football to begin with, cheer up ― college basketball is only two weeks away.

With that in mind, let us take a look at how the American Athletic Conference figures to shape up this season.

Standings

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File art of UC point guard Troy Caupain (10) and UConn point guard Jalen Adams (2) from UC vs UConn in the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship Quarterfinal at the Amway Center, Friday, March 11, 2016.

I believe the top half of the standings will go as followed: the University of Connecticut, the University of Cincinnati, Southern Methodist University and the University of Houston ― to see my entire standing predictions visit newsrecord.org.

Last year, there was a huge gap between the top six and the bottom five teams in this conference.

As the cutoff drops to five, no other team after Houston has a realistic chance at competing for a top spot in this conference.

Tulsa University will suffer the biggest drop-off from last year, after losing seven of their top-eight players from a year ago.

Connecticut will experience the biggest upward movement after bringing in four ESPN top 100 recruits in this year’s class.

How UC Matches Up Against the Top

Against UConn: Last season the Bearcats won both regular-season matchups, outscoring the Huskies by a total of six points.

However, they fell to Connecticut in the conference tournament in a four-overtime thriller.

This season, the Huskies will pose the biggest threat to a potential conference championship for the Bearcats, as they bring in both experienced veterans and a strong incoming class of freshman.

Returning back-court tandem of sophomore Jalen Adams and senior Rodney Purvis, as well as sevenfoot junior Amida Brimah, will be joined by the aforementioned recruiting class, which ranked ninth in the nation.

Against SMU: The Mustangs lose AAC Player of the Year Nic Moore, but still bring back plenty of weapons from a

team that went 25-5 last season.

Senior Ben Moore and Sterling Brown, as well as sophomore Shake Milton, all averaged over 10 pointsper-game for SMU last year.

They will be joined by Duke transfer Semi Ojeleye, who was the No. 40 recruit in the 2013 class.

The Bearcats split two close games with the Mustangs last season, losing the first by two points and winning the second by seven.

Against Houston: Coached by Kelvin Sampson, it was only a matter of time before the University of Houston basketball program returned to relevance.

Junior Rob Gray Jr. leads all returning players in points per game from a season ago.

He will be joined by seasoned seniors Damyean Dotson and Danrad Knowles, as well as sophomore floor-general Galen Robinson Jr. Neither game between the Bearcats and Cougars was close last year, with UC winning the first by 11 and losing the second by 13.

Player of the Year: Rob Gray Jr. Connecticut and Cincinnati have

several players that might be the best player in the conference, but the teams are too well-rounded for one player to separate themselves as the undisputed best on their own team.

Gray is the undisputed best player on Houston, as he is a high volume scorer and figures to be playing for a successful team.

South Florida sophomore Jahmal McMurray should put up impressive stats as well, but plays for a poor team that will not garner him significant relevance.

Rookie of the Year: Jarron Cumberland Like the Player of the Year conversation, Connecticut has too many good freshman for one of them to separate themselves.

Cumberland is the No. 55 recruit according to ESPN, and is one of only two Bearcats added to the 2016 recruiting class.

Other than the four players from Connecticut, he is the only freshman in the AAC ranked in ESPN’s top 100.

Cleveland keeps on winning Cincy watches DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR

The city known for sports sorrow has become the city known for an abundance of sports success within a fourmonth period.

Cleveland, a city that had not seen a professional sports championship since 1964, saw that streak broken when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals in June. They are now on the cusp of winning another one, as the MLB’s Cleveland Indians are hosting the World Series.

Despite Cincinnati and Cleveland being almost four hours apart, many Clevelanders have flocked to the University of Cincinnati to continue their education, as well as continue athletic careers of their own.

The UC women’s soccer team has multiple players from the Cleveland area, and they are thrilled to see the city thriving after such a long drought.

“The atmosphere, the environment and how everyone feels has built

up the city,” said freshman midfielder Gabrielle LoPresti. “The fan base has really increased to come to the Indians games, the Cavs games. I think that environment has relayed to probably the players in wanting to fight and play for the city.”

LoPresti’s teammate, junior defender Lizzie Ernfelt, also showed excitement on Tuesday as she was wearing her Cavaliers championship T-shirt, supporting the team opening their 2016-17 regular season that night.

“It’s nice because after seeing so many seasons where we haven’t been doing well, it’s nice to finally win and have the Indians now in the World Series.

It’s good for the city … and good for the fans, it’s just very exciting,” Ernfelt said.

While Cleveland was in the midst of their title-winning drought, Cincinnati is a city who has built a drought of their own.

It has been 26 years since a championship has found its way into the Queen City,

with the Cincinnati Reds winning the last one in 1990.

In addition, the Bengals have been in the NFL since 1968 and have yet to win a league championship.

So what are Cincinnati fans’ reactions to Cleveland, their fellow Ohioans, finding so much success of late?

Reactions come in a wide variety.

“I’m happy for Cleveland honestly, I am glad the Cleveland Indians, they got their thing going, because the Reds can’t. It’s just good to see someone representing Ohio,” said third-year sports administration student Jake Parente.

While some are happy, others are jealous, wishing it was their city bringing home the trophies.

“I would say [I have] a little bit of jealousy because we have never won anything here, hopefully we get our time eventually,” said firstyear information systems student Sam Kleemeier.

“You see when Cleveland won, that place was nuts for the parade, and for the ring ceremony [Tuesday], and

people here want that too.”

Moving forward, it is unknown when Cincinnati will get another crack at winning one for southwestern Ohio.

“To be honest I don’t know when that’s going to happen in our lifetime,” said host of the Cincy vs. Everyone podcast Jesse Mapati. “The Reds in 2012 was our shot to witness a championship in this city and they blew it. The Bengals can’t win a playoff game and they have had super bowl caliber teams … it’s going to take a while, unfortunately.”

Despite both cities fan bases longing to see their teams win, junior middle blocker for the UC volleyball team Cortnee Bowser thinks there is nothing like Cleveland fans.

“I’ve been to a Reds game a couple times, but I mean I think it’s just the atmosphere of Cleveland, like just having their fans never give up on them …

‘Believeland’ is a huge thing,” Bowser said.

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Coranetta Christian shows off her sign during a LeBron James celebration at Lock 3 Park in Akron, Ohio, on Thursday, June 23, 2016.