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1819 Innovation Hub celebrates grand opening MITCHELL PARTON | NEWS EDITOR The 1819 Innovation Hub officially opened its doors Friday with a grand opening celebration and ribboncutting ceremony.

The new building, located on Reading Road near the 71 Interchange onto Martin Luther King Drive, houses space for students to connect and collaborate with businesses.

Current partners with spaces in the building include Kroger, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati Bell and CincyTech, as well as other local corporations and nonprofits.

University of Cincinnati President Neville Pinto was the opening speaker at the event. He discussed how the hub will create collaborative spaces for dreamers and disruptors to meet and share ideas.

“This is a building, in my view, with infinite possibilities,” Pinto said. “It will serve as the region’s destination for thinking, making, doing, discovery and delivery.”

Pinto highlighted the importance of the space in creating a stronger modern workforce for Greater Cincinnati.

“In our 21st century economy, talent is king, and we must always remember that talent has many choices,” Pinto said. “The 1819 Innovation Hub and the innovation district will attract and retain talent to lead us into the bold tomorrow on a pathway chartered by our Next Lives Here strategic direction.”

Chief Innovation Officer David J. Adams said Pinto challenged him approximately one year ago to create a new front door to the university. Thus, the 1819 Innovation Hub was born.

“We live in an era today where talent has choices, proximity matters and innovation is the new currency — the currency to attract, retain and grow

talent,” Adams said. “That’s happening here. We’ve got a place that’s within a mile of campus where companies are collaborating with our students and our faculty around innovative solutions to the problems that they have.”

Adams said the freshman class of nursing students was at the hub one month ago to learn how to use the makerspace on the first floor. That space includes 3D printers, a wide-format printer, laser cutters and other tools for product creation, according to UC’s website.

Adams used the nursing students as an example of how the space can transform product ideas into reality.

“We have nursing students with all kinds of ideas for new products,” Adams said.

“Now, they can come to the ground floor and bring those ideas to life.”

Those ideas may birth blueprints for new startup business models, Adams said, and the 1819 Hub can help students to start those as well.

“Right down the hall here, [students] can go to our venture lab and actually work with other students, as well as the University of Cincinnati, other partners we have here and the community, to bring those startups to life,” Adams said.

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said the new building and the Innovation Corridor surrounding it will be a driving force in making Cincinnati a destination for new talent.

“When I think about how we are going to grow this city way after I’m gone, it will be tied — more than probably anything else — to the R&D capacity of our community, and the driver of that is UC,” said Cranley.

The 1819 Innovation Hub opened its doors Friday and welcomed students and businesses to the creative makerspace. PROVIDED BY DAVID ADAMS

The sukkah outside of McMicken was meant as a symbol of the Jewish holiday Sukkot. MITCHELL PARTON | NEWS EDITOR

What was that giant wooden hut in front of McMicken?

DAVID REES | STAFF REPORTER Students, faculty and staff at the University of Cincinnati may have noticed a large wooden structure standing in front of McMicken Hall last week.

The hut, called a sukkah, was built as part of a graduate architecture class in collaboration with Judiac studies professors and local Jewish leadership.

DAAP students Hanan Al-Timimi, Micaela Becker, Kelsey DePolo, JaNae Edwards, Chandler Philpott and Chris Robie created the structure with the help of Judiac studies professor Craig Perry.

The sukkah, a temporary shelter covered in natural materials, is a symbol of the Jewish holiday Sukkot — a harvest festival that commemorates when Jewish people traveled through the desert to reach the promised land in the Old Testament.

Today, Jewish communities around the world build sukkahs outdoors to remember how God protected their ancestors in the harsh desert. The sukkah is a central component to many Jewish rituals and prayers honoring elements of nature.

Perry taught his students about the holiday of Sukkot and what makes a sukkah kosher. Professor Vincent Sansalone gave the students two weeks to design their own sukkah.

The students had to follow a given set of rules. The sky had to be visible through the roof of each structure, and students could only use three walls for each sukkah.

“As none of the [DAAP] students were Jewish, this was a great opportunity for them to learn about the Jewish culture,”

said Ann Weinstein, assistant director of the Cincinnati Hillel. “There are Hillels, or Jewish student centers, all over campuses around the country.”

Weinstein also stressed the educational merit of the project for involved DAAP students.

“The project was a great experience for [the students] to learn to work, design and build for a client and for something that they knew nothing about,” said Weinstein.

Students submitted their designs to a panel of judges that selected which design to construct. The panel consisted of Allison Schottenstein and Craig Perry, professors of Judiac studies; Mike Jacobsohn, local architect; Ben Chaidell, rabbi of the Adath Israel congregation; and Tom Bible, associate professor of architecture.

Judges ultimately selected Hanan AlTimimi’s design. Students were given two weeks to build the sukkah and construct it on McMicken Commons before the holiday of Sukkot, which was celebrated from Sept.

24-30, the seven days of Sukkot, as well as two additional holy days.

Weinstein noted the significance and benefit of putting up such a structure on UC’s campus. It was unique, she said, that anyone on campus could walk by the sukkah, go inside and read about the holiday of Sukkot.

“For Jewish students at UC, we hope it created a sense of belonging for them,” Weinstein said. “The sukkah was a great opportunity to teach the greater campus of the holiday. It was amazing that this was put up in a campus that is not overwhelmingly Jewish.”

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Community encouraged to ‘Mind What Matters’ after series of car break-ins MITCHELL PARTON | NEWS EDITOR

Despite the car break-ins in University Avenue garage last week, university garages received high marks in terms of safety in an annual survey by garage passholders. ABBY SHOYAT | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

University of Cincinnati Parking Services and Public Safety offices are encouraging students, faculty and staff to safeguard their belongings after a thief broke into 25 cars on campus last week.

The University of Cincinnati Police Department (UCPD) responded to a call at approximately 3 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 3, after a passerby spotted a suspect breaking into cars in the University Avenue parking garage. Officers discovered 25 vehicles with broken windows and reported that one vehicle was stolen from the garage.

Because the incident was early in the morning, UCPD was unable to alert the garage’s passholders, as Parking Services was unavailable when the crime took place. Later in the day, UCPD identified the affected vehicles and notified passholders

associated with them.

Parking Services sent a notification to all passholders that evening, reminding them to safeguard their belongings and leave valuables out of sight.

Although the university works to make its garages safe, UC is not liable for any property damage or theft to vehicles in on-campus parking garages, said Kendra J. Violet, director of parking services.

“Ultimately, it’s the individual’s responsibility to ensure the safety of their own property,” Violet said.

“The university, whether it be public safety or parking, works to elevate safety with things like help phones in the garages, security being there on a regular basis and lighting.”

The university recently installed new lighting in all seven garages on campus apart from Corry, which will be upgraded later this year.

“For the past few years, we’ve been implementing

new lighting and we’ve touched almost every facility,”Violet said. “We can work to try to increase that safety and security, but unfortunately, you can’t get rid of all risk — especially with crimes of opportunity like this.”

Incidents like the one last week may be covered under a student’s personal renters’ insurance or their parents’ homeowner’s insurance, if applicable.

Public Safety launched a new awareness campaign, “Mind What Matters,” this semester. It aims to curb the typical increase in theft and burglary at the beginning of every school year.

“One of the components of that is making sure you’re locking your car, making sure you’re not leaving your windows rolled down and making sure you’re not leaving anything visible in your car,” said Kelly Cantwell, associate public information officer for Public Safety. “We stress to people that [includes] even

phone chargers and loose change. Sometimes, people will break in for things as simple as that.”

Parking garages are regularly monitored by both Parking Services and Public Safety. Maintenance, field services and enforcement staff from Parking Services are in garages from 5:30 a.m. until 10 p.m., and UCPD monitors the spaces around the clock.

All garages are checked randomly by officers as part of their regular patrols.

Despite last week’s incident, Violet feels confident about the safety of UC’s parking garages.

In an annual survey, permanent passholders gave the university’s garages high marks in terms of safety, she said.

“We ask about our performance on 11 different factors, one of them being safety,” Violet said. “Safety is actually ranked the thirdhighest for us in terms of performance. People feel safe in our facilities.”

Nearly Naked Mile celebrates 12th year PATRICK MURPHY | MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR The Nearly Naked Mile was moved to Sigma Sigma Commons this year, following concerns that rain might disrupt the scheduled painting of Nippert Stadium’s turf in preparation for the Bearcats’ homecoming football game.

Despite the modified track, the one-mile loop around the University of

Cincinnati’s campus to raised just over $1,400 for St. Vincent de Paul and attracted 397 participants.

Fifth-year chemical engineering student Emma Lowe is co-chair of the Cincinnatus Honorary Society, the organization responsible for facilitating the run every year. The society donates all proceeds from the run to St. Vincent de Paul, a nonprofit group

The Nearly Naked Mile donated $1,400 to St. Vincent de Paul.

PATRICK MURPHY | MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR

that provides 87 percent of its funds to clothe, furnish and provide emergency aid to 120,000 people each year in Cincinnati.

Lowe says being nearly naked during the one-mile run cultivates a unique atmosphere for the event.

“Its really weird, but [with] everyone being so close together, its like this uniformity,” Lowe said. “It has this whole atmosphere were you feel so motivated.”

Runners in the three years preceding Wednesday’s event endured rain and 50-degree weather, Lowe said. This year, runners enjoyed a comfortable 73-degree temperature and clear skies.

Mackenzie Mayernik, a fifth-year finance and marketing student and president of the Cincinnatus Honorary Society, said runners are encouraged to wear whatever they feel is appropriate, provided they aren’t fully nude.

For some students, the

lax dress code presents an opportunity for creativity.

Sam Payne, a fourth-year finance student, and Zach McConaghy, a fourth-year mechanical engineer, wore carved-out pumpkins for the event.

“It took a while — you have to carve a lot more than you think you have to carve to get in there,” Payne said. “We bought the two biggest pumpkins in the patch.”

Both Payne and McConaghy have participated in the run for the past four years. Last year, the duo changed up the stereotypical boxer brief apparel and wore boxes.

The two confirmed that the design wasn’t conducive to running the mile in a competitive time.

“It [was] even worse with the pumpkins,” McConaghy said.

Ryan Callahan, a secondyear civil engineering student, has participated in the Nearly Naked Mile

The Nearly Naked Mile held its 12th annual race at Sigma Sigma Commons on Wednesday, Oct. 4. PATRICK MURPHY | MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR

for two years. This year, Callahan designed his costume around the idea of going “commando” — complete with a helmet, ski mask and bandana in the style of a desert soldier.

“I have all this stuff because I usually play airsoft, and [thought] I could go commando at the Nearly Naked Mile,” Callahan said.

“Awful pun, but pretty great idea in its execution.”

Coming out ahead of this year’s Nearly Naked Mile was Ben Ebert, a first-year industrial design student who has been running track since he was 6 years old.

Ebert, who plans to

train for UC’s track team, completed the mile in just five minutes and 25 seconds.

“We have to come out here, do the thing, eat the stuff, get the gains, do the homework sometimes — [but] don’t do it right now,” said Devon Saccocio, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student. “If you’re not first, you’re last.”

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New café near UC to offer diverse volunteer, employment opportunities ELIZABETH SCHMITT | NEWS EDITOR

Bird (left) and Lime (right) scooters.

Bird versus Lime: Comparing the new scooters on UC’s campus MITCHELL PARTON | NEWS EDITOR

Bird Rides, Inc., the company that started dropping pay-as-you-go electric scooters on the University of Cincinnati’s campus this summer, now has competition.

Lime, formerly known as LimeBike, started dropping off electric scooters at Xavier University Sept. 1. Since then, these scooters have begun to appear at UC. While Bird and Lime scooters offer the same prices and functionality, there are some slight differences that may sway customers one way or another.

How to ride

To get started with either scooter-sharing service, the first step is to download the app for Bird or Lime. Both apps display the locations of nearby scooters on a map. The only difference is that the Lime app also shows nearby bikes.

Next, users tap a scooter on the map. Both apps display basic information, including the battery levels of nearby scooters and how far they can travel on the current charge. Users can also sound an alarm on scooters or report them as missing.

Once users find a scooter they wish to ride, they must scan the QR code to activate it. To start riding, users must put the kickstand up and push the scooter forward with their foot three times. They can then push the throttle on the handlebar to start the motor.

Speed

Both companies’ scooters ride at a maximum speed of 15 mph.

Undergraduate Student Government (SG) passed a bill in September to establish a partnership between UC and Bird Rides, Inc. The bill suggests establishing a speed

limit on campus for Bird scooters, which will cause them to slow down automatically in certain zones.

Price

Once the scooter is scanned, users are charged $1 upfront and 15 cents each minute to ride.

Both services offer perks for users when they invite their friends. Bird users get a free ride (valued up to $5 each) when referred friends take their first ride. Lime offers the same perk but offers $3 in ride credits for every referral.

Safety and Legality

Bird users can order a helmet for free, provided they have operated a Bird scooter at least once and agree to pay for shipping and handling. Lime does not offer a similar service in Cincinnati.

As part of the proposed partnership between UC and Bird, designated areas called “nests,” where Bird employees will place scooters each morning after charging them overnight, will be established on campus.

An ordinance was passed by the Cincinnati City Council last month, clarifying that riding the scooters on city sidewalks is punishable by a $100 fine, the Cincinnati Business Courier reported. This means that anywhere off campus, riders must stay in designated lanes.

The soon-to-open Peace Café near the University of Cincinnati’s uptown campus aims to combine affordable, nutritious food with employment opportunities for poor and homeless Cincinnati residents.

The café, which will reside at 2518 Clifton Avenue adjacent to Hughes High School, will open in late October.

It plans to hire impoverished members of the Cincinnati community, particularly those who reside in the Over-the-Rhine (OTR) and Clifton neighborhoods.

Management also hopes to recruit UC students as volunteers to help run day-to-day operations.

Students will be able to work as servers and meal preppers, and the café promises flexible hours to accommodate students’ schedules.

Peace Café is collaborating with UC’s Center for Community Engagement to enhance its student outreach efforts.

Volunteering at the café will help fulfill service hour requirements for some financial aid packages, such as the Cincinnatus scholarship.

The Peace Café will operate an extension of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, an inner-city place of worship in OTR. The church plans to use the café as a plant location, which will host bible study and worship during evening hours and on Sundays.

The café has been in the works for the past two years and will operate as a breakfast and lunch restaurant. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The café will be closed Sunday.

It will operate under an educational model rather than a typical business model, aiming to train participants in job and life skills that will be transferable to seeking other employment opportunities within the food industry.

Employees will earn a

Availability

Bird scooters are currently more available on campus than Lime scooters. At the time of writing, Bird has roughly 20 scooters available within a few blocks of campus, while Lime has two.

Students who volunteer at the café will be able to fulfill service hours.

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stipend in lieu of an hourly wage. Each worker will also receive a monthly bus pass for the Cincinnati Metro system.

Before working, new hires must attend 10 classroom sessions at JobsPlus — a career development and networking initiative operated by the City Gospel Mission.

“We want people who are dedicated,” said pastor John Suguitan. “They will be working 15 hours a week, three days a week, for five hours.”

The café will feature a menu with nutritious options at affordable prices, Suguitan said. It supports Bearcat Card as a payment option.

Berenice Torres, a culinary arts graduate student from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, will be the café’s fulltime chef. In addition to cooking up inventive dishes, Torres will work directly with employees and volunteers to help them develop quality service skills.

The menu will offer typical items, such as omelets, pastries, sandwiches and wraps, Suguitan said.

However, Torres will also have the freedom to add unconventional menu items, like plantains and lumpias.

One of the largest challenges in developing the menu was selecting food that was both nutritious and affordable, Suguitan said.

In its business plan, the Peace Café estimates average meal costs at approximately $7.75.

However, individual menu items are expected to cost less.

Peace café will offer free Wi-Fi, open seating and a TV. Management hopes to cultivate a calm environment for students to relax and study, Suguitan said.

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Roommate horror stories from UC students BRIANA RICE | LIFE & ARTS EDITOR

The adventures of moving from your parents’ home into your own place is often a struggle. Whether it’s paying bills, decorating and acquiring furniture or learning to live with roommates, the adjustment period is a huge culture shock — from mice to lost pets, to huge fights and more. Some roommates are gross, others are weird and a few are downright creepy.

For those who think they’ve had it bad, check out some of these roommate horror stories from fellow UC students.

Jenna My freshman year, my dorm smelled like pee for two days until I found out my roommate’s friend peed in her trash can in the middle of the night and it was still sitting in there.

I later found out that my

roommate and her friend frequently peed in her trash can in the middle of the night. This time, they just forgot to empty it.

Briana Freshman year, I found out my dorm had mice, so I called all our roommates together. It turns out one of my roommates was aware of them, had named them, fed them and did not believe in killing them. That dorm was $20,000 a year.

Anna My roommate threw a party while I was in New Orleans and lied about it.

When I came back, my couch was broken and my cat was lost.

Anonymous My roommate would clean and prepare fish, and the scales would be left all over the kitchen for weeks.

They put their dildo in the

dishwasher, and they posted a video on Instagram with their feet splashing around in the toilet. It was horror.

Liza One Saturday night, I was at home planning a chill night because I had to get up at 4 a.m. to volunteer the next day. My friend sent me a screenshot of a Snapchat from a girl inviting her to a party at my house. It turns out one of my roommates decided to throw a party at my house without notice, and Bearcat Snaps was advertising the party. I contacted Bearcat Snaps to get my house taken off, but instead of removing it, the guy shared a screenshot of our conversation. I had a very long fight with Bearcat Snaps to get the pictures removed and had to deal with an insane party until 3 a.m. One of the worst nights of my life.

Carrie She apparently had some issues with the living arrangement that she didn’t specify. She moved out in the middle of the day, in the middle of the semester, without telling me, like I wouldn’t notice.

Sami I once had a roommate who used our common closet space to store multiple 50-pound bags of oats for her Craigslist horse. She also frequently sustained herself on a couple of old potatoes — no butter, no salt. She was a serial door-open sleeper, notoriously terrible at communication, and wouldn’t go halfsies on Wi-Fi for our apartment because she “doesn’t use the internet.” She married a cowboy and moved out before the lease was up.

Good riddance.

Halloween celebrations from around the world ASEEL HASAN | CONTRIBUTOR Though the fall equinox happened more than two weeks ago, many consider October to mark the true beginning of autumn.

Houses are decorated with fun, frightening décor, and people begin shopping for oversized sweaters,

lighting pumpkin-scented candles, drinking pumpkin spice lattes, watching horror movies on Netflix and attending haunted attractions with friends.

Most importantly, Halloween is right around the corner. That means more candy for the kids, teens, and — let’s face it — the

adults too.

On Halloween, a couple different food chains offer different special deals. For example, Chipotle offers a $3 burrito for anyone in costume, IHOP makes free scary face pancakes for kids and candy companies benefit from high consumer demand.

But around the world, some cultures celebrate Halloween differently.

“We don’t especially do preparations around the city for the occasion … but many children do buy costumes and enjoy this part of the tradition,” said Sarah Nour, an international student from Algiers, Algeria.

In some countries, Halloween is not a popular or commonly recognized holiday.

“In our country, we have no specific date for Halloween,” said Fayrouz Sarg, an international student from Egypt. “We don’t celebrate it. But in new schools, they started celebrating it …

Last year, my little cousin — she’s in primary school — went to school with [a]

costume and said they have a Halloween party.”

And in some countries, Halloween is simply seen as a strategic business move.

“In England, Halloween is not a big deal at all, and we celebrate it poorly,” said Diana Wild, an international student from London.

“Most ‘traditions’ are based on marketing business industry.”

For others, Halloween

is mainly popular among young adults who try to duplicate traditions that are practiced in the U.S. “In my school, we used to make haunted houses, but that only happened because I went to an American school,” said Erza Krasniqi, an international student from Kosovo. “It’s the young people who try to make something out of it. The country itself doesn’t.”

“Some people — mostly teenagers — go to clubs or just go out and celebrate Halloween with friends,”

said Anduena Bektesi from Germany. [But] where I live, Halloween is definitely not as much celebrated as in the U.S.A.” The essence of Halloween is uniquely captured in every part of the world. It’s mostly known to younger generations that want to experience the fun of Halloween and see what all the fuss is about. Some individuals and schools celebrate the holiday, but dressing in costumes and trick-or-treating are not universally recognized.

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Here’s where to get your pumpkin fix DAVID REES | STAFF REPORTER The leaves are changing, the Halloween costume search has begun, and sweater weather is fast approaching. Most importantly, it’s time to embrace the pumpkin craze.

Pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin candles, pumpkin bread — the list goes on and on.

Cincinnati is not short of the pumpkin phenomenon, and there are plenty of ways to get that annual fall fix.

Festivals

Operation Pumpkin Held in downtown Hamilton, Operation Pumpkin is a pumpkin and art festival held each year in the fall. From Friday, Oct. 12, until Sunday, Oct. 14, this festival will focus on all things pumpkin, including a pumpkin sculpting competition and a giant pumpkin weighoff. Attracting between 35,000 and 40,000 guests, Operation Pumpkin is packed with live music and pumpkin vendors of all sorts. Pumpkins are sculpted, carved, decorated, and eaten all weekend long. Check it out on High

Street to celebrate the joys of pumpkins with fellow Cincinnatians.

Weber Family Pumpkin Festival Continuing with the festival theme, the Weber Family Pumpkin Festival runs Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Held annually during the third weekend of October, this festival features live music, food, live demonstrations and more than 150 arts and crafts exhibitors. The Weber Family Pumpkin Festival showcases several elements of the farm and encourages visitors to develop a connection with agriculture while bringing everyone together to celebrate the fall season. Admission is $5.

Head to 6007 Kirby Road in Harrison, Ohio, to see it for yourself.

Food

BonBonerie There are many mouthwatering pumpkin goodies in the Cincinnati area. The BonBonerie, a coffee shop and bakery at 2030 Madison Road in Evanston, makes a mean pumpkin cheesecake with

a creamy, cool twist. The gingersnap crust makes it a must for the fellow foodie.

Happy Chicks Bakery Happy Chicks Bakery, a woman-owned vegan bakeshop at 4035 Hamilton Ave. in Northside, has three delectable “fall super fancy flavors” for its cakes and cupcakes. Flavors include “Harvest,”“Fall Dream” and “Caramel Apple Cider.”With plenty of sandwiches and salads to choose from as well, this place deserves a spot on your bucket list.

Bluebird Bakery It’s crucial to have some of that traditional pumpkin pie. The Crunch Top Pumpkin Pie at Bluebird Bakery is a main feature of its Thanksgiving menu.

Located at 29 Village Square in Glendale, Bluebird enhances the time-honored pumpkin pie recipe by adding a buttery walnut and coconut topping.

Pumpkin Picking

Burger Farm & Garden Center One of the most nostalgic fall traditions is picking pumpkins, and Cincinnati is home to many great pumpkin patches. Burger Farm & Garden Center has a large selection of pumpkins, mums and gourds with lots of apple cider and hay rides.

Located at 7849 Main St. in Newtown, weekends at Burger Farm & Garden Center are filled with food, music, farm animals and more.

Blooms & Berries Farm Market Finally, Blooms & Berries Farm Market is a Greater Cincinnati staple. This farm is another fantastic option for fall enthusiasts to pick some pumpkins. Located on Route 48 in Loveland, Blooms & Berries offers attractions for everyone, including a 7-acre corn maze, a pumpkin patch, hayrides, cow train rides, a straw maze, caramel apples, fresh apple cider and tons of delicious fall foods.

Comment below and tell us which fall festivities you are most excited for!

CCM acting will be performing “Eurydice” this weekend in the Corbett Theater. PROVIDED FROM CCM TWITTER

Things to do: Oct. 12 to Oct. 14 ERIN COUCH | SENIOR REPORTER

Friday, Oct. 12 Haunted Hall: Little known to most, our beloved Music Hall is actually pretty haunted. The lot on which Music Hall was built was once a pauper’s cemetery, a hospital for highly contagious patients and an orphan asylum. Naturally, people have seen many a ghost over the years. Check them out for yourself at the Cincinnati Pops’ fall show, featuring Dukas’“Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” and Saint-Saën’s “Danse Macabre.” After the concert, head on over to Corbett Tower for “spirits and spirits,” where experts will tell you about Music Hall’s haunted history while you sip on a bourbon cider crafted by Molly Wellman. — 8 p.m.

Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. $25. Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Downtown.

Cincinnati Black Restaurant Week: Celebrate Cincinnati’s own black restauranteurs at this weeklong event hosted by Urban League Young Professionals of Greater Southwestern Ohio. Choose from several eateries Oct. 8-14 and indulge in some scrumptious discounted eats that the owner provides.

From barbecue to hibachi to dessert, there’s plenty to choose from at a reasonable price.

A full list of participating restaurants can be found here. — Monday, Oct. 8-Sunday, Oct. 14. Restaurant hours vary.

Saturday, Oct. 13 Wizard Pub Crawl: OK, so maybe Hermione Granger isn’t the type of witch you associate with the Halloween season.

But you should come to this Over-the-Rhine bar crawl anyway, because it’s going to be

a spellbindingly sensational time. Among other perks, a ticket will get you a signature wand, entry to Harry Potter trivia, various themed drink access and more. Apparate your way through OTR to bars like MOTR, The Drinkery and 16 Bit, where you can get inebriated off spiked butterbeer and other beverages from the Potterverse. — 2-10 p.m.

Saturday. $25. The Hub, 1209 Main St., OTR. CCM Acting: Eurydice: The classic Greek myth Orpheus is told through a new lens: through Eurydice, the heroine of the story.

“Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love,” reads the description on CCM’s website. “With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists and breathtaking poetry, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story.” Student discounts available. — 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. (will call over for student ticket price.) Corbett Theater, CCM.

Sunday, Oct. 14 Bengals versus Steelers: It’s a rivalry for the ages. The Bengals and the Steelers are back at it again this Sunday at 1 p.m. Grab your finest orange and black spirit wear and head out to Paul Brown Stadium for some serious drama on the field. — 1 p.m. Sunday. $84. Paul Brown Stadium, Downtown.

Second Sunday on Main: The monthly arts and music festival is back for its last event of the “summer” season. After you jam to some local music, check out the traveling pick-up truck pumpkin patch, then drop off a lightly used Halloween costume to Findlay Market’s charity costume drive booth. — Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Main Street between 12th and Liberty Streets.

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Bengals set for revenge against Steelers ALEX FRANK | STAFF REPORTER On the night of Jan. 9, 2016, Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict intercepted Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Landry Jones, who was in for then-injured Ben Roethlisberger. The play seemed poised to give the Bengals their first playoff win since 1991.

While celebrating with my sister, mom and family

friends, the Bengals pulled ahead toward the end of the fourth quarter. “It’s finally over,” I blurted out, anticipating the end of the Bengals’ playoff win drought.

With just __ seconds on the clock, the Steelers came back to win the game. I was so shocked by what I had witnessed that I couldn’t even thank our family friends for inviting us over.

I had to text them from the car before leaving their house.

Since that meltdown, the Steelers have won four straight games against the Bengals.

Their latest victory came last year on Monday Night Football in Cincinnati, as the Steelers came back from a 17-3 deficit at halftime to win 23-20 on a gamewinning field goal.

Miami Dolphins’ Kiko Alonso watches as Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Mixon celebrates after scoring in the fourth quarter at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2018. The Dolphins fell to the Bengals 27-17. Charles Trainor Jr. | Miami Herald | TNS

UC football’s return to the limelight MATT HUFFMON | SPORTS EDITOR

The University of Cincinnati Bearcats marked the midpoint of the regular season Saturday with a 37-21 homecoming win over the Tulane University Green Wave at Nippert Stadium.

With an upcoming bye week, it’s a good time to reflect on how the program has transformed from 2-4 through week six of 2017 to 6-0 in 2018.

National recognition

With back-to-back 4-8 seasons in 2016 and 2017, UC football hasn’t seen much praise from the national media in recent years. But second-year head coach Luke Fickell has reclaimed national recognition for the team this year.

On Sunday, the Bearcats received a No. 25 ranking in both major college football polls: The Associated Press (AP) and the Amway Coaches Poll. The team hasn’t been in the AP since week seven of the 2012 season (No. 21) or the Coaches since week 14 of 2013 (No. 23).

“I wouldn’t say [the rankings matter] right now,” sophomore running back Michael Warren II said after the win over Tulane.

“That’s a media thing. Those guys pick that.

We’re just going to do what we do — play tough and nasty. Play clean and do that every game. Whatever happens, happens.

We just want to play ball.”

Culture change

There’s an old saying: “winning cures everything.”The Bearcats’ spotless record thus far has given the team a swagger that hasn’t been visible the past few seasons.

“It’s fun winning,”Warren said. “The locker room is like a party. Everyone’s in there smiling and laughing. Coaches are smiling and laughing. Trainers are smiling and laughing. It’s really a great vibe.”

Redshirt freshman quarterback Desmond Ridder believes Fickell’s attitude toward the game is contagious for the entire team.

“The [confidence] is at the highest there is,” Ridder said in the Tulane postgame. “I think it’s within ourselves, too. You know, we go onto that field, and we have to go out there thinking we’re the best. [Fickell] always says ‘take it.’ No matter if we’re at their place or our place, [opponents are] coming in to take what we have going — what we call momentum. We have to take that from them.”

Fickell said the players’ openness to be mentored marks a major shift over the past year.

“As you really step back and look what the difference is from this year and last year, it’s relationships,” Fickell said in the Tulane postgame. “It’s the ability for guys to take good, hard coaching and make adjustments — especially in the games.”

Walking out of Paul Brown Stadium that night, I wondered whether the Bengals would ever win a game like that and get revenge on their longtime nemesis.

Another opportunity comes calling this Sunday as the Bengals face off against the Steelers, giving the team a chance to cushion its lead in the American Football Conference (AFC) North.

This is a game for the Bengals to redeem themselves and rid all memories of their 2016 playoff loss.

Cincinnati currently sits alone atop the division at 4-1, a game ahead of the 3-2 Baltimore Ravens and a game-and-a-half up on both the 2-2-1 Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns.

A win would give the Bengals breathing room going into the Sunday Night Football showdown next week against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Keys to victory: When the two teams get

October 10, 2018 | newsrecord.org together, the Steelers are usually the aggressors in throwing the first punch.

Even when they don’t, as soon as the Steelers assert themselves, the Bengals become passive.

In the last two meetings as the home team, the Bengals came out strong in the first half. But when the Steelers came back, the Bengals had no answer.

If the Bengals are going to win this game, they must attack Pittsburgh early and maintain their endurance.

Burfict has a history against the Steelers, and he is the key defensive player for the Bengals.

I have no doubt Burfict will be ready to go against the Steelers. His ability to stop running back James Conner and cover tight ends Jesse James and Vance McDonald will be important to the defense’s success.

For the Bengals’ offensive, the key is coordinator Bill Lazor.

Lazor was great against Miami in handing the ball to Joe Mixon in the game, even though the second-year running back was playing in his first game following a knee injury that lasted two

weeks.

Lazor needs to continually call on Mixon this week.

He is a game-changer as a runner and catcher.

I truly believe this season is different, and that’s why the Bengals will win this game.

Score Prediction: Bengals 31 Steelers 28

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Defeating the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins on the road in week one was important for the team’s shared confidence. However, two upcoming conference games will be key in finishing the regular season on a high note.

UC will face back-to-back matchups with other nationally ranked and undefeated teams in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) — the University of South Florida and University of Central Florida.

The Bearcats will face the Bulls (No. 23) at Nippert Stadium Saturday, Nov. 10, before traveling to Orlando, Florida, for a matchup with the Knights (No. 10) that could have AAC Football Championship Game implications.

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Bearcats bowl-eligible after riding out Green Wave SPENCER SCHULTZ | STAFF REPORTER The University of Cincinnati football team retained its unbeaten streak at Saturday’s homecoming game, defeating Tulane University 37-21.

The Bearcats (6-0, 2-0 American Athletic Conference) finished with 446 total yards, while the Green Wave (2-4, 1-1 AAC) were held to 266. “[The game] was a battle, and it was a fight,” UC head coach Luke Fickell said postgame. “We had a bunch of ups and downs, you know, that second quarter, and even later in the third quarter, the defense was on the field a long time. You start to feel the energy of complimentary football we really talk about.”

Tulane scored the opening touchdown, capping off an 83-yard drive with a 17-yard pass from quarterback James McMillan to wide receiver Darnell Mooney late in the first quarter.

The Bearcats did most of their damage in the second quarter, scoring three touchdowns with three different players.

Sophomore running back Michael Warren II scored the third-longest touchdown in UC history, taking his sixth rushing attempt 81 yards to the end zone at the start of the second quarter.

Warren finished with 123 rushing yards and a score before leaving the game due to injury in the second half.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Desmond Ridder finished the Bearcats’ final two drives of the first half with back-toback touchdowns. Ridder found senior wide receiver Khalil Lewis for a 25-yard touchdown with 4:25 left before rushing for a 28-yard touchdown with under a minute left in the quarter.

After securing a 24-14 halftime lead,

Cincinnati put together two more scoring drives to increase the margin.

The Green Wave couldn’t find an answer to Lewis, who hauled in his second touchdown of the game on a 15-yard pass from Ridder in the third quarter. “[Lewis] had a little bit of a tough week because of last week, and he had two drops,” Fickell said. “Kahlil is really, really hard on himself. We tried to get him out of a funk on Tuesday and on Wednesday. He wants to be so good… He came out today, and we kind of got him back. Coach Joker [Phillips] did a great job just mentally with him, making sure we continue to push him.”

Freshman running back Tavion Thomas added a 25-yard touchdown run to seal the victory.

Here are a few key takeaways from the win: Let’s go bowling UC football is bowl-eligible for the first time since 2015, when the team was dominated in the Hawaii Bowl by San Diego State University 42-7. Despite bowl eligibility and an incoming bye week, Fickell said he will continue to push his team to the same extent.

Warren continues to shine Warren added another memorable moment to his breakout season Saturday with the 81-yard run. He has tallied 664 rushing yards on 124 attempts this season and is tied for the fourth-most rushing touchdowns in college football with 11. Warren has scored in every game thus far, so look for Fickell to continue to give him a heavy workload — especially in the red zone.

After the week off, the Bearcats travel to Philadelphia to face the Temple University Owls Saturday, Oct. 20. Kick-off is set for 12 p.m. and ESPNU will televise.

Desmond Ridder (9) is embraced following a rushing touchdown right before the second half of the homecoming game against Tulane on Saturday, Oct. 6. JUSTIN HILES | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Ongoing renovation of the Fifth Third Arena as of Oct. 9. AARON DORSTEN | PHOTO EDITOR

Arena renovation nears completion MATT HUFFMON | SPORTS EDITOR No more driving to Northern Kentucky University’s BB&T Arena to sit in backed up traffic for men’s basketball or watch women’s basketball and volleyball compete in a high school gym at the nearby St. Ursula Academy.

With just over three weeks until the official reopening of the $87 million Fifth Third Arena renovation — home to Bearcats volleyball, women’s basketball and men’s basketball — final touches are in the works, and season tickets are selling fast.

Men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin says the team is extremely eager to settle into its new home. “[The team] just wants to get in the locker room,” men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin said.

“They’re not going to the concessions and the bars and all the great stuff in the arena. They want in their locker room. They want in their lounge … Personally, for me, it’ll be nice to play a home game … I’m sure it’ll be a lot more convenient.”

The University of Cincinnati Athletics Department teamed with IMG College, its exclusive multimedia rights holder, to create a fan-focused

experience to bring the traditional tastes of the Queen City to campus.

“We strategically work to partner with local leaders who fuel the intensity of interest around our athletics programs, Fifth Third Arena and our awardwinning campus,” said Mike Bohn, athletics director.

“Improving the gameday experience for our phenomenal fans is always paramount on our list of improvements for coming home to what we believe will be the finest on-campus arena in the country. We will continue to look for additional Cincinnati favorites to join our roster of options available in the new arena.”

The main concourse will feature the following Cincinnati-based restaurant chains: Frisch’s Big Boy – serving burgers, fries and chicken tenders near sections 118 and 119.

Skyline Chili – Coneys or kids’ meals available at any of its three locations, including near section 117.

Taste of Belgium – will serve chicken and waffles, as well as pretzels with beer cheese near section 113.

Graeter’s, Montgomery Inn, Servatti and another Skyline Chili will be available to fans with access

to the Champions Club area on the main concourse (sections 103-105, as well as the sideline and baseline loge boxes).

The upper concourse will feature: Buffalo Wing’s & Rings – chicken wings, fries and onion rings near section 203.

Skyline Chili – two more kiosks near sections 203 and 213.

Walking tacos, popcorn, funnel cakes, cotton candy, German roasted nuts and more will also be available throughout the arena.

It will also feature three bars, dubbed The Armory Bar, The Overlook Bar and The Queen City Bar, on both the main and upper concourses.

The Armory, located on the main concourse, will highlight the history of Armory Fieldhouse — the former home of UC basketball.

The Overlook Bar comes complete with a view of Marge Schott Stadium — the current home of UC baseball.

The Queen City Bar on the upper concourse will feature a map of Cincinnati, highlighting UC’s partnership with local breweries Rhinegeist, Madtree and Braxton.

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Desk editor duel: Tattoos and jobs

SAMI STEWART | OPINION EDITOR BRIANA RICE | LIFE & ARTS EDITOR

Sami: As I write this, I’m patiently awaiting a 4 p.m. appointment to add yet another tattoo my workin-progress half-sleeve.

So, you might assume that my stance on tattoos is explicitly positive — and you’re right!

I find the negative stigma against tattoos to be asinine, and I certainly don’t believe that decorating your body with designs should keep you from obtaining or holding a job. Since when do outward appearances discredit work ethic, an intelligent mind or a beautiful personality?

Since forever, actually.

Most employers aren’t keen on visible tattoos, and the pre-hire agreement includes covering up these works of art. Some people are happy to abide by the standard and wear long sleeves in the middle of July to keep the dough rolling. I’ve even agreed to cover up mine so the ladies shopping for fragrances at Bath and Body Works won’t be offended by the inked coordinates of my favorite

Let’s talk about the Juul craze LINDSEY CARR | CONTRIBUTOR It has been seven minutes since I last Juuled.

I bought a JUUL two weeks ago to offset my pack-a-day smoking habit.

I tried to resist the USBsucking trend for a long time. It seemed expensive and pointless, but I knew that smoking cigarettes was terrible for my lungs and bank account. It helped me manage the daily stressors that accompany college life.

It was a way to expand my social circle and puff cigs with people I wouldn’t have met in the nonsmoking demographic. In fact, I met one of my best friends while smoking.

I began to crack when I tried my friend’s JUUL in place of a smoke break. The cold, mango-flavored air jabbed me in the back of my throat, similar to a hit

of a cigarette. After a few more puffs, I decided to stay inside.

In the past two years, I have spent $2,912 on cigarettes. I could have been paying off my suffocating student loans.

I could have gotten myself a (used) car. I could have taken a trip to Montana.

I could have supported a children’s charity. I could have invested it and been incredibly rich by now. But there I was with almost $3,000 of tar in my lungs.

That disappointing mathematical journey was the final push I needed to go to the nearest gas station and get myself a JUUL. It has been two weeks and one day, and I no longer smell like a stale ashtray. I smell like hibiscus flowers and accumulation of sweat from my walk across campus. I can fit more air

into my lungs. Juuling has seemingly rescued my tar-filled lungs and nearlynegative bank account.

And the company is pulling down profit at the same time. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, JUUL’s 2017 sales have grown almost seven times over that of 2016.

JUUL was originally created to help people like me intake nicotine without the tar, paint thinners and formaldehyde. And it worked. But now, an entirely new generation of nonsmokers is in the market. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) attacked the vaping industry for marketing devices and flavors toward teenagers and, in September, FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb referred to the increase in teens using

e-cigarettes as an epidemic.

It’s a little dramatic, but I see where he’s coming from.

They’re everywhere. Even I inched away from cigarettes and sprinted toward the JUUL. When you decide to buy a JUUL, you decide to join

place on the back of my arm.

Call me extreme, but I don’t believe that any tattoos — yes, even face and finger tats — should prevent someone from being hired.

Questionable content, however, will and should always come into play. Do I think a person with a swastika on their forehead should score a job at the library? I wouldn’t say so.

But a tattoo in place of a wedding ring makes those hands just as able to file, sift, sort and organize as the untouched hands.

Just as a book should not be judged by its cover, neither should a human.

Briana: There are three places you should be extremely hesitant about getting tattoos: your hands, face and neck. All three spots are nearly impossible to cover.

In an ideal world, you might know exactly where you’re going to work, what you’re going to do and who you’re going to be. But the truth is, there’s no way to be sure.

What if you get the job of a cultural shift. In the 60s, people smoked cigarettes to be productive. To calm down. To be cool. To pass the time. To be a part of something.

People don’t smoke cigarettes in restaurants, malls and movie theaters

your dreams, and the one caveat is that you can’t have visible tattoos?

Are you going to spend the rest of your life using makeup to cover the art you spent time and money on?

Are you going to pay for laser removal that often costs more than the tattoo itself?

What if you visit a country that regulates where tattoos can be shown? There are plenty of areas around the globe with tattoo regulations, including Japan, North and South Korea, Iran, Denmark, Turkey, Vietnam and more.

Why even deal with that problem when you have the entire rest of your body to cover in any way you please?

The idea of the amount of work I would have to put into covering a tattoo doesn’t make any sense when a tattoo on my arm could easily be covered.

I have tattoos, and I plan to get more. If I was rich, I could see a world where I covered my entire body.

But even still, I would never, ever get a tattoo on my face, hands or neck.

anymore. We have gone from Ponyboy to Post Malone. From Hepburn to Halsey. From Camel Crush to Cool Cucumber. If we’re being honest, has anything changed?

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SAMI STEWART | OPINION EDITOR FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, I SAID NO STRAW. Woah — slow your roll, buddy. I know you watched that video on Facebook of a turtle with a straw jammed up its nose, but plastic straws are the absolute least of our environmental problems as they stand.

Don’t get me wrong — straws are bad for the environment. But don’t let that be your feel-good drop in the sustainability bucket.

It will take a huge effort to minimize the deep carbon footprint humanity has stomped onto the Earth.

Starbucks offering a new plastic lid to combat the plastic straw isn’t going to cut it. And refusing to use the straw your server just

dropped on your table isn’t doing anything, either. Once that straw hits your table, it’s getting trashed whether you open it or not. Thanks, sanitation codes.

As patrons of this dying planet, it would behoove us to completely reject single-use plastic, but that’s far too difficult. What are we supposed to do? Drink solely out of coffee mugs?

Dare we touch our lips to the edge of a plastic cup?

Refusing to use straws is a blip on the big screen of climate change and global pollution. The only thing your moral licensing is good for is making you

SG needs a reality check

SAMUEL SCHELL-OLSEN | STAFF REPORTER

The recent confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court was bound to incite controversy at the University of Cincinnati. Predictably, most UC students opposed the confirmation. But for those that didn’t, undergraduate student government (SG) took no issue silencing their voices.

Gianna Vitali, executive director for SG, posted a video Thursday in which she tore a down pro-Kavanaugh flyer from the MainStreet bulletin board near Swift Hall. “Not on my campus. #MeToo,” she captioned the tweet, which had nearly 300 likes and 50 retweets by Tuesday evening.

Is it safe to assume that only those who oppose Kavanaugh’s confirmation can have their papers displayed?

Isn’t that called censorship?

In Vitali’s defense, her Twitter profile says that her tweets

forget that you’re part of the problem.

No plastic straw? Great. I can check that off my goodcitizen list for the day. But if you still use floss picks and throw your cigarette butts on the ground, you might as well start doubling up your straw usage. Your stainless-steel trend tube is essentially worthless, and you’ve wasted your money.

I’m not condoning the excessive use of straws.

I just wish that the straw issue wasn’t eclipsing the swathe of other positive environmental endeavors that most of us choose to ignore for sake of

convenience.

Even a small step toward environmental responsibility matters, but it’s a matter of being a good steward of the earth, not just saving sea turtles. If you exchanged your straw for an adult sippy cup lid, but drove yourself to the café, you took one step forward and two steps backward.

Straws are an easy transition into a more environmentally-conscious life. Don’t be afraid to dip your toes into the world of inconvenience for the sake of the planet. Honestly, it’s the least you could do.

But let’s not feel too good about ourselves for finally remembering to say no to the straw when we still forget to put out a recycling bin every time we throw a

do not represent the opinions or ideologies of SG. But as a member of SG, her conduct on social media does, in fact, reflect upon the organization. Being a SG member does not give you the right to censor opposition. Isn’t that authoritarianism, the opposite of democracy?

When reached for a response, Vitali said she was “advised not to comment at this time.” But failure to respond is not new to SG. Days earlier, UC’s Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter tweeted a screenshot from a GroupMe message in which Student Body President Sinna Habteselassie encouraged members not to engage with frustrated students on social media.

“I want to take a minute to encourage you all not to entertain or react to their attempts to engage in petty discourse with us,” Habteselassie wrote. “Please don’t respond to any of the trolling against SG … if it truly becomes worse, I’ll reach out to administration.”

There are so many issues with this response. How does anyone in SG get to determine what does or doesn’t qualify as petty discourse? YAF members simply asked why they were being censored. How is that petty?

Second, Vitali sparked the backlash when she chose to tear down the paper. Any “petty discourse” that might have followed was spearheaded by her actions. Finally, where on the flyer does it say, “We don’t believe survivors”? Perhaps YAF supports the confirmation because they don’t think a single accusation should ruin a man’s life.

The Twitter mob hides behind the “we support all survivors” line, and the social media hivemind has taken to personally attacking YAF members.

“This is Mickael,” reads one tweet from the @TowerCrosley account. “He wears cargo shorts so he can carry around flashcards that

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rager.

I’m happy that the trend is catching on, but I’d be happier if the trend was seen as a stepping stone rather than a checkbox — one that’s part of the larger plan of action, and not just an Instagram trend.

Recycling isn’t something you do to make yourself feel like a good person. It’s what you do so your trash doesn’t end up down the throat of a dolphin.

More conscious effort. Less succumbing to convenience.

have evidence he uses to deny the Holocaust.” “[If] i see any one of these mfs on campus i’m tripping them on the steps,” reads one comment. One of these threads received more than 1,300 likes. How are YAF members the bullies in this case? Are you serious?

It is imperative that SG responds to the actions of Vitali and Habteselassie. It is their job to represent all UC students and to denounce the bullying that has been unleashed upon those whose opinions differ. I demand that SG members refrain from letting their political biases impact their performance as campus leaders.

If SG members truly represent all Bearcats, they should act like it.

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