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monday , feb . 15, 2010 lil’ wayne New album “Rebirth” doesn’t live up to hype, tracks lack depth. page 3
swing, swing Friday Night Live brings swing dancing lessons to TUC.
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UC men’s basketball wins at UConn while women defeat Syracuse in overtime thriller. page 6
Chipotle restaurant robbed at gunpoint page 4
Similar robbery confirmed in Maryland last month, no official ties made between cases amanda woodruff the news record
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An aggravated robbery was reported at the Chipotle Restaurant on West Clifton Avenue early morning, Thursday, Feb. 11. The suspects entered the restaurant behind one of the employees between 8:04 a.m. and 8:06 a.m., according to the police report. The employee was entering the building for a shift. The witnesses described the suspects as wearing black ski masks with their guns drawn. The suspects ordered the victims to open the safe, and threatened to kill them if they did not comply. The suspects locked the victims inside the cooler after they took an undetermined amount of money, according to the police report. One of the victims was able to call 9-1-1 from inside the cooler. Later, a surveillance video showed a man unloading a truck outside of the restaurant
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shortly before the robbery. He was wearing a sweatshirt and ski mask. Police say the suspects waited for the employees to arrive at the restaurant and then forced their way into the building. The suspects were seen heading toward Lyons Street Thursday morning. A similar robbery took place Saturday, Jan. 23, in Prince George’s County, Md. The suspects were described as two black men wearing black sweatshirts and ski masks, one wearing a Chipotle T-shirt. The suspects brandished a hand gun and took an undetermined amount of money from the safe after entering the building at 7:45 a.m., according to the police report. The suspects in both cases remain at large as of Sunday, Feb. 14. No injuries were reported. Chipotle employees are prohibited from commenting on the event due to contractual obligations.
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black history roundtable when
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16
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Interested in debating the state of race relations with UC faculty? The Department of Africana studies will be sponsoring “Obama and Race in America: Have race relations really changed?” For more information contact Hope Earls at 556-2144.
goose island beers, cheers when
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17
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Tangeman University Center
The Goose Island Brewery will be offering five beers from their line for taste testing. Chocolate and fine cheeses will also be offered. Cost is $10, and participants must be 21 with a valid state ID Register at the Catskellar front bar to reserve a spot.
faculty artist series when
8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18
where
Werner Recital Hall
UC faculty will be performing intimate chamber jazz music with a variety of instruments from saxophones to trumpets, violins and guitars. Admission is free. For more information contact the CCM performance information line at 556-4183. index
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applying finishing touches Farron Allen pours bronze in the foundry at the College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning for the sculpture foundry class Tuesday, Feb. 2. The students are required to wear protective clothing to shield them from the heat.
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Recent changes by the U.S. Department of Education to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid simplified the process of applying for financial aid. The FAFSA form is known for its time-consuming format, which was largely based on questions. Married students and those older than the age of 23 will now be able to skip 11 questions on the form pertaining to parent finances that no longer applicable to them. Two questions regarding veterans’ benefits were also eliminated. “President Obama has challenged the nation to once again have the highest percentage of college graduates in the world,” said Arne Duncan, U.S. secretary of education. “To do that, we need to make the college-going process easier and more convenient, and to send a clear message to young people as well as adults that college is within their reach.” “Simplifying the financial aid process is an important step toward reaching that goal,” Duncan said. One change to the form now allows applicants to receive an instant online federal
“We need to make the college-going process easier and more convenient.” —arne duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
Pell grant estimate. Grants are usually awarded to undergraduate students that have yet to complete a degree and do not require repayment. The availability of an immediate estimate for student loan eligibility is another major change to the online form. In years past, applicants have had to wait weeks before receiving word about both forms of financial aid. In another effort to make filling out the form less complicated, the Department of Education and the Internal Revenue Service will test a new feature. It will allow for the applicants tax information to be uploaded to the FAFSA form from existing IRS tax documents.
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DID YOU KNOW? Forget the Kroger Plus card – Kroger and Shell gas stations are now offering consumers a discount on gas. After a consumer buys $100 in groceries, he can fill up for at least 10 cents off each gallon. The deal is a response to the tight household budgets as families look for ways to save money. The grocery-to-gas concept is supposed to strengthen the loyalty consumers have to certain chain stores. The deal goes into effect Monday, Feb. 15, in
five markets throughout Ohio, Tennessee and California. Although Kroger sells gas at approximately one-third of its store locations, making a deal with Shell eases the pressures of real estate costs, among other reasons. Shell and Kroger are not the only companies taking the opportunity. BP plans to pair up with any retailer that has a rewards program and provide consumers with discounts.
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scholarship | from page 4 “All students invited to a day of competition were also invited to become part of the incoming class for University Honors,” King said. “This synergy, we hope, creates a stronger incentive for our top applicants to enroll at the University of Cincinnati.” The University Honors Program consists of the University’s top 5 percent of students in terms of academics. While in the Honors Program, students focus on leadership, community and the arts. Honors housing is also available for honors students, as well as seminars and other various activities, according to the Honor Program’s Web site. The Cincinnatus Scholarship Program requires senior high school applicants to
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have an unweighted 3.2 GPA. Students must also have their high school transcripts, test scores and applications to the University no later than Dec. 1. There are several different scholarships the students might be awarded after competing, such as the Cincinnatus Award of $80,000, which covers school fees, room and board, tuition and book fees. Other scholarships are available, such as the Founders Awards, University awards, and Century awards, which range from $2,000 to $6,000 for students per year. The students must also complete a 30-hour community service project as well as maintain a 3.2 GPA while at the University.
UC’s inaction irresponsible To The Editor:
As a 25-year faculty member at the University of Cincinnati I was shocked and dismayed by the university’s lack of concern for commuter students Tuesday, Feb. 9, during the heavy snowfall that blanketed the greater Cincinnati area. Even though the National Weather Service had issued a severe snow warning, and despite the fact that all local news media were reporting dangerous and hazardous driving conditions, the university failed to cancel classes for the entire day; thus, ignoring warnings of potential danger and establishing a precedent that the university knows better than weather experts. This arrogance on the university’s part, demonstrates a complete lack of concern for commuter students which boarders on unconscionable. Then, to decide to
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cancel classes at noon, after encouraging commuting students to risk bodily harm and damage to their and other’s automobiles, further indicates the total lack of understanding for students, faculty and staff at the university. Who is in charge of making such decisions? Did that individual (or those people) even venture outside to witness the dangerous conditions? Did they listen to the radio, watch televised reports or check on the Internet? Thank goodness a number of well-meaning and caring professors decided to cancel morning classes, anyway. I, for one, will not have my students risking personal injury or damage to their vehicle simply to attend one class session; that one class is not important enough to warrant permanent harm. Sincerely, John A. Maddux, Associate Professor FS English Composition
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nationally televised game on ESPN2 against the University of South Florida. Syracuse comes to town the following week before the Cats take their second and final bye week of the season. In the final four games of the season, UC faces West Virginia and Connecticut on the road and welcomes Rutgers and Pittsburgh to Nippert Stadium. For the third time in as many seasons, Pittsburgh will be Cincinnati’s final game of the regular season Saturday, Dec. 4. Jones and the Bearcats begin preparations for next season Wednesday, March 17, with two weeks of spring practice. “We are looking forward to taking the next step in developing our football identity for the 2010 season on March 17 when spring football starts,” Jones said.
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What: The Vagina Monologues Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Education and Research Center, Room 427 What: “Powaggatsi” moving viewing Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: MainStreet Cinema
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take my hand Swing dancing lessons were a hit Friday, Feb. 12. The lessons, which were a part of Friday Night Live’s Winter quarter events, attracted more than 40 people to Tangeman University Center where they learned jump, jive and get down. The event was free to attend. Friday Night Live hosts free events for University of Cincinnati students every Friday night. Next Friday, the group will host Cincinnati-opoly 7 p.m., on MainStreet.
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Lil Wayne, like any great artist, doesn’t stay in one place too long creatively. He is always moving forward. The perpetually stoned rapper pumps out mostly stellar work at a prolific rate. He is one of music’s most eccentric characters and he is totally immersed in his music. Lil Wayne basically does whatever the hell he wants to do. That independence, along with his drive, determination and out-there creativity, have produced astounding results. Lil’ Wayne has been unstoppable for the last two years. “Tha Carter III” is a hip-hop classic and was the best selling album of 2008. His plethora of free mix tapes saturated the hip-hop market, but his fame didn’t wane. Even with all the mainstream success, he didn’t sacrifice anything artistically. Musically, he wasn’t making any missteps, at least until now. “Rebirth,” Lil Wayne’s long-anticipated rock album, is one giant misstep. “Rebirth” is totally out of left field, which isn’t a bad thing, but it’s just not very good. It’s boring, unimaginative and difficult to listen to all the way through. Wayne took a leap of faith with this album and he ended up landing flat on his face. Ultimately, what brings “Rebirth” down is Wayne’s questionable taste in rock music. The album sounds like he holed himself in a room with a stack of Incubus, Linkin Park and Evanescence
records. He didn’t dig very deep into the genre and find the soul in rock music. Therefore, the music comes out sounding generic. It’s easy to tell that Wayne is attracted to the rock identity and persona, but he’s not attracted to rock as an art form. The songs on “Rebirth” are full of cheesy, new wave synths, like “On Fire.” The song sounds like music from a corny ’80s movie montage with a hip-hop beat. The distorted guitars sound clunky and awkward. Even worse, those clunky and awkward guitars sound the same throughout the record. Lil Wayne’s signature raspy delivery is also drowned out by a distasteful use of Auto-tune on most of the tracks. Lyrically, the album isn’t on par with Wayne’s earlier efforts. His whacky humor is almost non-existent and his impeccable ability to turn a phrase is also missing. But this is Lil Wayne we’re talking about, so there are a few gems. Most are found on “One Way Trip.” He drops lines like, “And when I play sick/ I’m Jordan with the flu.” The one highlight of “Rebirth” is the dark “Drop the World,” which is the most hip-hop sounding song on the album. Like many of the songs on “Rebirth” it deals with the trappings of fame. Bleeping synths and slow drums add to the dark vibe. When the weight of fame gets too heavy, Wayne’s solution is to “drop the world on its f----- head.” “Rebirth” is a misguided and mediocre effort. Wayne stepping out of his comfort zone and pushing
his music in a new direction is commendable, but the results aren’t very good. Lil Wayne just needs to stick to what he’s good at and that’s being the best rapper alive.
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Auto-tune Messiah Nothing is better than a robot-sounding vocal track mixed with rock.
Cinderella, ballerina beauty Stephanie kitchens the news record
Young girls dressed in poufy princess dresses and waving fairy wands made up a large portion of the audience for Cincinnati Ballet’s opening night of “Cinderella” at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. They squealed with excitement as they waited for the fairy tale to unfold. Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra tuned and practiced their instruments in the orchestra pit as they prepared to play Sergei Prokofiev’s score for the ballet. The curtains parted for Victoria Morgan, the artistic director of Cincinnati Ballet, to step on stage and welcome the audience. Morgan said the first ballet she choreographed was “Cinderella” in 2000. Ten years later, Cincinnati Ballet put on the production again, using her original choreography. Morgan’s choreography manages to keep the young members of the audience engaged but for devoted ballet fans, there is not enough dancing and too much pantomime. The lights dimmed and Carmon DeLeone began conducting the orchestra. The curtains parted to reveal the stage designed as the interior of Cinderella’s residence that she shares with her two ugly stepsisters, stepmother and father. Cinderella, played by principle dancer Janessa Touchet, cleans in the corner as her stepsisters squabble over a scarf. Touchet instilled her character with compassion and makes her an underdog worth rooting for. The stepsisters are played by men so they are masculine and unattractive. Selahattin Erkan and Stephen Jacobsen immersed themselves in their roles and provided comedic relief for the show. Throughout the entire ballet, the stepsisters are idiotic and childish; they constantly fight and are ungraceful, falling all over the stage. A child sitting rows back in the balcony laughed
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Stepping on glass Cinderella (Janessa Touchet) steps it up a few notches. maniacally as the stepsisters exaggeratedly fell over themselves. Initially, the stepsisters were comical, but by the end of the show the endless slapstick was overblown and redundant, causing the comedic effect to wear thin. Kelly Yankle, a College-Conservatory of Music alumna, was unrecognizable as the cruel stepmother and made a convincing performance. After the stepsisters’ first fight is resolved, Cinderella’s fairy godmother appears in their house, disguised as a beggar woman. Cinderella takes pity on her, giving her bread. Later, when
Cinderella is alone, the beggar woman reappears and reveals herself as a beautiful fairy godmother. Cinderella is swept away to a magical place where fairies dance and present her with gifts. Each fairy has a solo that they each perform with artistry. Then, Cinderella boards a carriage wearing a hideous overcoat which conceals a pretty dress. Thankfully, she took off the awful coat when she arrived at the ball. The grand ball’s high note was the jester, performed by principle dancer Cervilio Miguel Amador. His turns were impressive and his magnificent leaps seemed to defy gravity. Almost immediately Cinderella and the prince, performed by principle dancer Ogulcan Borova, fall in love. Unfortunately, Cinderella loses track of time and stays past midnight, which her fairy godmother warned her not to do. Her original rags replace her beautiful dress and she runs away, losing her glass slipper. At this point, the curtain falls for the second time. For “Cinderella,” three acts with two 15-minute intermissions seem like an excessive amount. The last act is only 20 minutes long; the entire ballet could have easily been compressed into two acts. However, it is understandable that Cincinnati Ballet created two intermissions for the audience members with shorter attention spans. The last act showcased the stepsisters fighting while Cinderella longs for her prince. He arrives at their house looking for the mysterious girl from the night before who would be able to fit her foot into the glass slipper. All her female family members desperately try to fit into the slipper, but they all have too large feet. Cinderella accidently drops her glass slipper out of her pocket and the prince realizes that she is the girl of his dreams. They reunite, the fairies dance and Cinderella lives happily ever after with her prince. Overall, “Cinderella” is the perfect date for Valentine’s Day weekend.
Matt Hires: Success story shares tips With so many musicians coming from Cincinnati, it is no secret that the Queen City has talent. But how does such talent make its way out of the city? Singer/song writer Matt Hires shares his musical background and advice on making it big. At a concert Monday, Feb. 1, Matt Hires performed at The Basement in Columbus with opening acts Jason Castro and Caitlin Crosby. This location marked his 11th show in his 31-stop nationwide tour. Although each artist has different vocal styles and backgrounds, they all have something in common: Success from social networking and media, many adoring fans and their own stories. Jason Castro’s name became known by 2008 during the seventh season of “American Idol.” Landing fourth in a nationally televised singing
2.19 • Shutter Island • The Good Guy 2.26 Cop Out • The Crazies •
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competition guaranteed fame for Castro. For those who never got the chance to make it to the auditions, it might seem hard finding that kind of attention from the media. Without the opportunity to audition for “American Idol,” Hires figured out his own way to use media and social networking to get to where he wants to be in the musical world. Growing up in Tampa, Fla., he spent his time discovering his “natural talents.” His curiosity didn’t come until age 12 when he decided to learn to play the bass guitar. He knew he liked to write and enjoyed playing music so when he reached 16 years old, he taught himself to play a six-string guitar and started writing music, Hires said. Shortly after picking up the acoustic, Hires and some friends started their own band: Brer. After a while, Hires decided to go solo and released some of his own songs on MySpace. A&R Atlantic Records
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For Valentine’s Day weekend, Universal Studios decided to go the same route they did with “Dracula” (1931) by releasing their new version of “The Wolfman” on the holiday. Curiously, the now-defunct Orion pictures released “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) on Valentine’s Day, too. Unlike those two classics, though, “The Wolfman” is like getting a box of chocolates with only one or two that are palatable. As this is a Universal production, the filmmakers were allowed to have the same setting and characters in this film as in the 1941 classic of the same name. Unlike that film, which was set in contemporary times, the new version is set in 1891. Lawrence Talbot is played by Benicio Del Toro who, like Lon Chaney Jr.’s Talbot, is British by birth but acts and sounds American due to his years spent in America. In both cases, Talbot returns to his old haunts upon hearing word of his brother’s death (which, in this new film, is linked with Talbot’s werewolf problems). Likewise, Talbot’s father, Sir John, is played by Anthony Hopkins; in the original, he was played by Claude Rains. Hopkins, as it turns out, has a more eyebrow-raising involvement in the proceedings than Rains. Although the character ends up as bastardized as Sam Loomis was in Rob Zombie’s Halloween films, Hopkins keeps things lively enough so we’re never bored (like many British actors, the man is simply a pleasure to listen to). The classic gypsy character Maleva (played in the original by Maria Ouspenskaya) who basically informs Talbot of his fate once he’s bitten is, in the best bit of casting, played by Geraldine Chaplin. There are some interesting deviations from the original, though. One of these is that Talbot’s love interest, Gwen Conliffe (played by Evelyn Ankers in the original), is his late brother’s fiancée here and played by Emily Brunt. Sadly, this plot point ensures that she and Talbot fall in love as all movie characters do when they share the tragic loss of a loved one. The most interesting moment of the film, though, is neither the transformation scenes nor the grotesque body dismemberments (of which there are many) but the contribution of the Scotland Yard inspector (played by Hugo Weaving) who, unlike other movie inspectors who remain oblivious to such supernatural matters, actually witnesses Talbot’s transformation and becomes determined to hunt him down as a result. His final scene in the film is also one of the film’s more interesting moments. Unfortunately the bad outweighs the good and the most prominent example is attack scenes, which, like many other shock scenes in recent horror films, are done in such a fast edit pace that the viewer leaves the theater with whiplash. The transformation scenes are another disappointment, as they are as unconvincing as they were in “Van Helsing” (2004). This is quite surprising as they were done by Rick Baker, who previous work included the now-legendary transformation scenes in “An American Werewolf in London” (1981). As to the star of the film, Del Toro does his best, but his Talbot won’t be as fondly regarded as Chaney’s. The unnecessary exposition scenes involving Talbot being tortured in a sanitarium (which was par for the course for inmates in such places at the time) after his first night as a werewolf become more headache-inducing than actually frightening. The lighting of the film is also a problem. I know it adds to the mood of a scary film to have darkness in some scenes, and I realize that the electric light wasn’t around in 1891, but I would think someone living in that time period would at least light a few more candles rather than walking around in neartotal darkness for the almost 2 hours running time of this film. I guess too much of the budget had gone toward the not-quite cutting edge SFX. I’d rank this alongside “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992) and “The Mummy” (1999): ambitious but unnecessary.
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WHERE: Knoxville, Tenn. WHEN: April 15 WHY: Hires wants to play Cincinnati but isn’t scheduled to ... yet. Knoxville is the closest he’ll get. Want to see him that badly? It’s about 254 miles. Ready ... Go. discovered him and worked to launch his first solo full-length record, “Take Us to the Start.” He is now on tour traveling the United States and hopes to make it to Cincinnati. The success of these artists was made clear by the loud screams of girls and women that filled The Basement. The bonds between the artists and the fans grew as the artists agreed to meet the fans, answer questions and sign CDs, EPs, posters and tickets.
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Food fight: US wages new war on junk food While the United States juggles two wars abroad, politicians, policy makers and the First Lady alike are declaring a few more of their own at home. But just exactly who are these formidable foes? Salt and junk food and soda companies, oh my! The unhealthy ilk has been vilified for their links to heart disease, high blood pressure and childhood obesity among Americans. It would appear the stage is set for 2010 to be a year of food revolution with government initiatives springing up left and right. Politicians such as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and First Lady Michelle Obama are leading the charge as they turn up the heat on food industry heavyweights to both lean and desalinate their products. We’ve got a food fight of national proportions on our hands, and it’s enough to make any health- conscious foodie cry out, “Viva le broccoli!” But if we’ve learned anything about the power of industry lobbyists’ ability to squelch reform — with the overturning of the corporate campaign finance ban mere weeks ago — we know that Little Debbie isn’t going down without a struggle. Michelle Obama’s announcement last Tuesday of her campaign — dubbed Let’s Move — in hopes to end childhood obesity within a generation, came just weeks after Bloomberg announced an initiative urging restaurants and food manufacturers to voluntarily reduce the salt in their products by 25 percent in the next 5 years. Obama’s campaign is also, for the most part, a voluntary one; simply urging food providers to increase the amount of produce served in schools, reduce the salt, sugar and fat content of their products and implement a uniform caloric labeling system for soda. While several major companies such as Aramark and Sodexho, school lunch providers, have pledged their cooperation and integration of healthier menus over timelines spanning tens of years, many are already questioning whether or not either initiative — while well meaning — goes far enough. While both initiatives are speculated to have some far-reaching impact on how the food industry operates, the Center for Science in the Public Interest implored Obama to take it a step further and capitalize on her strong bully pulpit to remove junk food from schools altogether in a statement released last week: “For far too long, the nation’s response to childhood obesity has been underwhelming, considering obesity’s massive impact on the nation’s physical and fiscal health.” PepsiCo. and Coca-Cola Co. have pledged their support of Obama’s new initiative and promised a new front-of-container nutritional labeling system for their soft drinks by 2012. “We are honored to play a role in this important action. We are going to be seen as part of the solution,’’ said Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent. Coca-Cola’s promise of cooperation, however, seems an abrupt change of heart that comes on the heels of Kent more or less calling President Barack Obama a commie last September in response to a proposed soda tax that would’ve likely reduced consumption, helped fund health care reform initiatives and essentially gone toward correcting the health woes. “I have never seen it work where a government tells people what to eat and what to drink,” Kent said at the Rotary Club of Atlanta in response to an audience question. “If it worked, the Soviet Union would still be around.” With companies — whose bottom line depends on the rampant unchecked consumption of their irrefutably unhealthy product — throwing their “support” behind a campaign that seemingly threatens its lifeblood has been cause for skepticism. And the reason these companies feel comfortable at all making small concessions to placate politicians is that they’re confident they’re paid up where it counts. When faced with the possibility of a soda tax last year, the American Beverage Association, according to OpenSecrets.org, didn’t bat an eye at pouring $18.85 million toward lobbying the government (successfully) against it last year. Compare that to spending a relatively trifling $667,590 on government lobby in 2008. While it’s great to see attention being paid to the health of Americans and children, it’s important to remember that these “voluntary” initiatives aren’t actually cutting to the core of United States health and food issues. And if we really hope to make any sort of dent in reducing Americas growing waistline, it would be wise for politicians (especially when they have such a potentially strong influence) to take note that they need to stop asking and start telling.
Cincinnatus faces financial woes Carly beHRINGER the news record
The Cincinnatus scholarship program is suffering from some budget challenges, said Cindy Cohen, assistant director of student financial aid at the University of Cincinnati. “We did run into some budget challenges this year, but we decided not to cut any scholarships,” Cohen said. “Instead we increased the number of scholarships this year.” Although the number of scholarships increased, changes to the program were made in order to save money. “We decided to cut the large competition [for the scholarship] usually held in Fifth Third Arena,” Cohen said. Two smaller competitions took place in Tangeman University Center
Friday, Feb. 5 and Friday, Feb. 12. In the competitions, eligible high school seniors compete to win academic excellence scholarships . Fewer students were invited to the competition this year than previous years due to the budget cut, and those invited had to meet the highest of academic standards. “We know that tough economic times for university budgets also come with tough economic times for our applicants and their families, so ensuring the preservation of those awards is vital,” said Jessica King, the senior admissions officer of the student admissions department. One major difference this year was the program’s partnering with the University Honors Program. see SCHOLARSHIP | page 2
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budget cut challenges The Cincinnatus scholarship program invited fewer students to competition this year to save money.
Danced all night
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SWING, SWING, swing Students gathered in Tangeman University Center for some fun and lessons in the steps of swing dancing.
Swing dancing lesson draws large crowd in TUC
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or Valentine’s Day, some couples decided to get out of the house and get onto the dance floor. From pairs with four left feet to those who could dance the night away, University of Cincinnati students participated in a swing dancing lessons sponsored by Friday Night Live.
Friday Night Live and St. Monica-St. George Church hosted a swing dancing night in Tangeman University Center for beginners and advanced students alike, Friday, Feb. 12. “We’re partnering to do an event that’s fun and social and good exercise,” said Sister Leslie Keener, a campus minister at St. Monica-St. George. More than 40 students participated in the event, which was the first swing dancing program for Friday Night Live, an event sponsored by the University Health Service Wellness Center. “Friday Night Live is basically an alternative thing to do on a Friday night besides go to a party and drink,” said Jess Lonzo, a first-year social work student who helped organize the event. The lessons took two hours and the participants learned basic swing dancing steps, then were given 30 minutes to practice with their partner. “A lot of people [came] with their Valentine’s Day date,” Lonzo said. “It’s something fun for people to do for the weekend.” Steve Schlautman, a dancing instructor from Always Ballroom in Kettering, Ohio, taught two different styles of swing: a slow swing and East Coast swing. “The fun part is, once you learn, just to try it on your own,” Schlautman said. Schlautman taught at similar events for the past two years at St. Monica-St. George, but this was the first time the event had been hosted at UC. “It’s fun, it’s just a lot harder than you’d think,” said Jenny Looby, a second-year early childhood education student. Friday Night Live will host Open Mic Night, Friday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m. in Catskeller.
Credit card act affects young adults Eli Johnson the news record
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credit card limitations Customers younger than 21 years old will not be able to obtain a credit card without a co-signer or proof of income. The CARD act also puts additional restrictions on credit card issuing companies. The legislation, singed into law by President Barack Obama May 22, 2009, will take effect Monday, Feb. 22.
Many students might have to carry cash after new credit legislation takes effect. President Barack Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD) May 22, 2009, which aims to rid rate hikes and hidden fees from major credit card companies. The outlined principles of the act are to protect customers, provide statements and forms in plain language and improve accountability in the economic system. The act also provides updated protections for young adults. Last August, new credit card rules were implemented so companies must mail bills 21 days before payment due dates as opposed to 14 days. More changes will take place during summer 2010. Starting Monday, Feb. 22, banks located on university campuses across the country will face sturdy tribulations when a rule designed to curb irresponsible spending takes effect. Those who are younger than 21 must have an adult co-signer or prove they have sufficient income to pay the credit card debt. “Will this challenge our [industry’s] ability to make a return on investment?” asked Kenneth Clayton, senior vice president and general counsel of the American Bankers Association.
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“Yes, but the industry can still be profitable and serve consumers.” Banks around the University of Cincinnati’s campus have already implemented some of the rules in the card act to avoid any dilemmas. Although the CARD act limits card usage, it does not affect debit cards or checking accounts.
“Will this challenge our [industry’s] ability to make a return on our investment? Yes, but the industry can still be profitable and serve customers.” —Kenneth Clayton, American Bankers Association
Students on UC’s campus have mixed sentiments about the act. Some students don’t see having a credit card as a necessity, as borrowing money means having to pay it back.
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Luger’s death puts dark cloud over Olympics
As the Winter Olympics got underway Friday, I couldn’t help but think about Nodar Kumaritashvili. The 21-year-old luger from the republic of Georgia died from injuries sustained during a practice run Friday, Feb. 12, after he crashed, flew over the track and smashed into a steel pole at nearly 90 mph. Less than 24 hours after the accident, the International Luge Federation (FIL) and the Vancouver 2010 organizing committee (VANOC) released a statement basically placing blame on Kumaritashvili for the accident. Not only do they lay blame on him, but their statement also said, “there is no indication that [Kumaritashvili’s] accident was caused by deficiencies in the track.” That is where I have an issue. The Whistler Sliding Track is known as the fastest track in the world, with top speeds reaching more than 95 mph. Kumaritashvili crashed in curve 16, the final curve before the finish line, but accidents have occurred throughout the entire track, including one by gold-medal favorite Armin Zoeggeler of Italy the same day as Kumaritashvili’s fatal crash. Many fellow competitors raised questions concerning the track. American bobsled pilot Steven Holcomb nicknamed curve 16 the “50-50” curve because of the odds of a crash. Other concerns are being voiced about the amount of practice time that was allotted to other nations prior to the Olympic Games. Rumors are flying the Canadian national team restricted practice time to other nations to gain a competitive advantage. Was Kumaritashvili even prepared to take on this daunting track? If you put all these factors together — plus the fact that the walls of the track are no more than five feet tall and surrounded by steel poles — it sounds to me like this was a disaster waiting to happen. If there were no deficiencies in the track, then why did it take the first death in the sport since 1975 to trigger the changes made? On Saturday, Feb. 13, the FIL and VANOC decided, with the “emotional component” of the athletes in mind, to make multiple changes to curve 16 and to lower the starting line for the competition. They raised the height of the wall Kumaritashvili flew over, built a padded wooden wall around the steel poles Kumaritashvili smashed into, thickened the ice in the curve to slow the riders’ speed and the men will now start from the original women’s starting line, nearly 200 meters lower on the mountain. Now, I understand if Kumaritashvili would have kept perfect form and not have been off his line (the path lugers are supposed to take), he might not have crashed and most likely would still be alive. But if the changes that were made to the track after his death would have been made just 24 hours earlier, Kumaritashvili’s death could have been avoided and we wouldn’t be enjoying the Olympic Games with a black cloud over them. Many viewers watch these events to see the high speeds, drama and crashes, but when an athlete does crash, he isn’t supposed to die. After the death of Dale Earnhardt at the Daytona 500 in 2001, NASCAR made multiple changes to their tracks to protect their drivers and fans. They added padded walls that absorb impact, the HANS device (Head and Neck Support) to help diminish whiplash and erected fences surrounding the tracks to protect fans. Since these improvements in safety, there have been zero deaths in NASCAR. Let’s hope the FIL and future Olympic hosts learn from this latest tragedy and realize that safety — not the speed of the lugers — is the number one priority. The changes to Whistler Sliding Track seem to be satisfactory thus far. The first two runs of the men’s competition went without major incident and the speeds were, on average, 5 to 6 mph slower than before changes were made. Olympic officials need to get with it and start worrying about protecting their athletes before anything else, much like NASCAR did. R.I.P. Nodar. Your death will lead to positive changes that will make your sport much safer in the future, but it’s a shame that these changes couldn’t have been made just hours earlier so you would still be here with us.
Cats sweep season series with UConn Sam Elliott the news record
Jim Calhoun might just go back home for a while. In his first game back on the sidelines with the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team after a seven-game medical leave, Calhoun’s Huskies were run out of the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Feb. 13, by the UC Bearcats in a 60-48 Cincinnati win. Freshman Lance Stephenson led the Bearcats with 14 points UC on 50 percent shooting, Deonta Vaughn struggled again from the field but totaled 10 points and four assists and forward UCONN Ibrahima Thomas recorded his first double-double as a Bearcat with 10 points and 11 rebounds. “The more [Thomas] takes his time, the better he plays, then his confidence continues to go up,” said UC head coach Mick Cronin. “The only problem is he’s shooting free throws like he’s blindfolded right now.” Thomas and the Bearcats continued their struggles from the charity stripe Saturday, missing from the foul line 10 times in 25 attempts. Thomas converted only one of his six tries from the free-throw line. “The psychology of standing at that line is the biggest problem for certain kids,” Cronin said. Cincinnati (15-9, 6-6 Big East) led by five early in the game before Connecticut went on a 12-2 run through more than seven minutes of play.
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The teams entered the locker rooms at halftime tied at 22. But the Bearcats began the second half on a 14-3 run, preventing the Huskies from making a field goal for the first eight and a half minutes of the half. “When you can play good offense it settles your team down, one,” Cronin said. “Two, it allows you to set your defense, and when you can set your defense you’re going to rebound better.” The Bearcats outrebounded the Huskies 46-32, and their defense forced 15 UConn turnovers. Connecticut’s 48 points was its lowest point total since February 2002. “The guys did a great job for the most part of getting back on defense and keeping UConn out of transition,” Cronin said. “Our pick-and-roll defense was the best it’s been all year by far.” Cincinnati led by as many as 14 points with four minutes to play, but allowed UConn to cut the lead to only six points with just more than one minute to play. The Bearcats managed to sink six of their final eight free throws to hold on for the 12-point victory. Kemba Walker led the Huskies (14-11, 4-8 Big East) with 14 points and Jerome Dyson added 13, but the pair went a combined 11-of-27 shooting. Stanley Robinson scored 10 points but was kept scoreless in the second half. The win broke Cincinnati’s two-game losing streak and was only the second win of the season for the Bearcats in a true road game. Cincinnati has six games remaining in the regular season, the next of which is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Tampa, Fla., against the University of South Florida.
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Nice and easy Junior transfer Ibrahima Thomas recorded his first double-double in a Cincinnati uniform Saturday, Feb. 13, against UConn with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Oklahoma, NC State, finale with Pitt highlight season’s slate Michael Vest the news record
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With more than 200 days to pass until the football season kickoff, the University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics announced the 2010 football schedule for head coach Butch Jones’ team Wednesday, Feb. 10. “Our schedule presents many great challenges and opportunities for our football program,” Jones said. The 12-game schedule features seven home games, seven games against opponents who played in 2009-10 bowl games and five non-conference games. The Bearcats will open the season with an out-of-conference road game at Fresno State Saturday, Sept. 4, before their home opener against Indiana State Saturday, Sept. 11. The following week, Cincinnati travels to Raleigh, N.C., to play North Carolina State in an ESPN nationally televised Thursday night game. The game will be the first meeting between the Bearcats and the Wolfpack. Highlighting the non-conference schedule is the match up against Big 12 powerhouse Oklahoma at Paul Brown Stadium Saturday, Sept. 25. The Sooners beat Cincinnati in a 2008 game 52-26 in Norman, Okla. “Having the ability to play a tradition-rich program like Oklahoma in front of our fans at Paul Brown Stadium is a great opportunity as well as playing in some very challenging venues not only in Big East play, but also at Fresno State and NC State,” Jones said. After a bye week following the Oklahoma game, UC closes out its non-conference schedule at home Saturday, Oct. 9, against the Miami (OH) Redhawks in the 115th edition of the Battle For The Victory Bell. The back-to-back Big East champions begin conference play with a rivalry game at Louisville Friday, Oct. 15, in another ESPN broadcast. The Cats return home Friday, Oct. 22, for a see SCHEDULE | page 2
Ulis leads UC in overtime thriller Sam Weinberg the news record
Kareem Elgazzar | the news record
In your face Junior guard Shareese Ulis scored 25 points in Cincinnati’s 66-62 overtime win against Syracuse Saturday, Feb. 13.
In an overtime thriller, the University of Cincinnati’s women’s basketball team defeated the Syracuse Orange 66-62 for their second road win of the season Saturday, Feb. 13. Down by three points with only four seconds left in regulation, Bearcat junior Shareese Ulis stepped up and drained a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime where the Bearcats rode their momentum to victory. “It’s a play that broke down, and luckily the ball was in her hand,” said UC head coach Jamelle Elliott. “We knew it was a new ball game and we settled down and played five good minutes of basketball.” Ulis was on fire the entire game, leading the Bearcats offensively with 25 points, two steals and three assists. Cincinnati narrowly avoided a repeat of last year’s game against Syracuse, where the Orange rallied from a 16-point deficit at halftime to beat the Bearcats 71-70 in overtime. “I’m really excited we came out of the game with a win on the road in overtime,” Elliott said. The Bearcats started off the game strong, quickly going on a 15-4 run early in the first half. Cincinnati’s defense was a key factor in the Bearcats jumping to an early lead, forcing the Orange to shoot just 21 percent from the field in the first 10 minutes of the game. Syracuse’s offense started to heat up toward the end of the half, however, trimming the
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Bearcats lead to seven. Cincinnati finished the half up 28-21. At the start of the second half, the Bearcats and the Orange traded baskets with neither team pulling away. However, with 11 minutes left in the game, the Orange went on a 15-4 run of their own and tied the game at 49 with a little more than three minutes to play. With only 37 seconds left and the Orange up five, a Syracuse victory seemed assured. However, with a quick two-point bucket by senior Michelle Jones and Ulis’s three-point buzzer-beater, the game was sent into overtime with the score tied at 57. Besides Ulis, Jones also had a strong game, recording a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. The win over the Orange UC improves the Bearcats to 11-12 overall and 4-7 in the Big East. Their 4-7 Big East record S YR is already one game better than last year’s 3-13 mark in conference play. Next the lady Bearcats travel to Providence, R. I., to take on the Providence College Friars Tuesday, Feb. 16. “We’re on a high right now and we’re going up against a Providence team that can shoot the ball really well from the outside,” Elliott said. “We have to be solid because we don’t have a [strong] defense so we have to stay out of foul trouble and try to keep the game as close as we can for as long as we can.”
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