THE INdependent student newspaper at the university of cincinnati
Vol. CXXX Issue 82
thursday , may 20, 2010 andrew burkett
shantytown shame The students’ statement against homelessness was admirable but rang hollow. page 6
Cincinnati senior breaks record for saves in a season. page 5
the black keys Akron-based blues duo’s new album spans multiple genres, appeals to all page 3
Mayor backs UC on civility issue james sprague the news record
An initiative led by a University of Cincinnati professor has received praise from the leader of city government. Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory proclaimed May as International Civility Month at city council’s weekly meeting Wednesday, May 19. Mallory presented LisaMarie Luccioni, a communications professor who spearheaded the civility campaign, with the proclamation. “How we interact with each other is extremely important,” Mallory said. “I have made decorum and justin tepe | the news record
let’s get along Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory presents the civility proclamation to UC’s LisaMarie Luccioni.
professionalism hallmarks of how business is conducted much more accomplished if we treat each other with civility and respect.” The civility campaign also leads to a greater quality of life, Mallory said. The purpose of Luccioni’s mission, which works in conjunction with the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI), is to spread a positive message across the globe heightening public awareness of civility. Luccioni collaborated with UC Provost Anthony Perzigian and Mitchel Livingston, vice president for student affairs and services, on the project. The initiative was previously presented to UC President Greg Williams, who issued a certificate of support for Luccioni’s plan. Williams became the first UC president see mayor | page 4
Candidates named in hunt for provost
political activism in action
briefs barbie girl when:
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 20
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Recreation Center, Rm. 3200
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The mystery surrounding possible replacement for retiring University of Cincinnati Provost Anthony Perzigian is over, as the university has selected four final candidates. One of the candidates is Gail Burd, vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Arizona. Burd was appointed to her position at UA in August 2008, and also served in previous roles such as associate dean for academic affairs, interim head of molecular and cellular biology and the associate department head of molecular and cellular biology at UA. Another candidate for the provost position is Steve Dorman, dean of the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida. Dorman was assigned to his position at UF in August 2006, and previously served as the head of the department of health and kinesiology at Texas A&M University. The third candidate is Santa Ono, senior vice provost for undergraduate education and academic affairs at Emory University. Ono is the highest-ranking AsianAmerican administrator in Emory’s history and has served in previous administrative positions at University College London, Johns Hopkins and Harvard Medical School. The final candidate to replace Perzigian is Chuck Staben, provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of South Dakota. Staben previously served as chair of the biology department and associate vice president for research at the University of Kentucky. Staben became provost at USD in August 2008. The UC provost search committee is in the process of developing a schedule for the candidate’s on-campuas interviews, which are slated to begin before the start of Summer quarter.
Barbie Girl: Are you or aren’t you? examines the many portrayals of African-American women in society. For more information email Travis Holoway at holowatr@mail.uc.edu. texas hold ‘em when:
7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, May 21
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Catskeller
Come try your hand against some of UC’s best poker players in a Texas Hold ‘em tournament. Entry to the tournament is free. All skill levels are encouraged to play and prizes are awarded to the top finishers. For more information email Ebahi Ejerekhile at ejerekem@mail.uc.edu. steel drum band when:
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we won’t go University of Cincinnati students gather at the old Union Bridge May 5, 1970, to listen to speakers in observance of the “Day of Commitment,” one of many protests on campus that spring.
Class of ’70 to walk again
8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 22 Patricia Corbett Theater CCM
Interested in hearing a unique style of music? The CollegeConservatory of Music is hosting director Rusty Burge and a steel drum band this weekend. The warm sounds of steel drums coming out of Trinidad and other far off places will give students and the UC community a chance to sample some exotic genres. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for non-UC student admissions and free for all UC students. For more information, contact CCM’s performance information office at 513-556-4183. uc day at the reds
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n June 11, the University of Cincinnati Alumni Association will give the Class of 1970 the commencement ceremony it never had. Forty years ago, fears of protests and violence after the Kent State University shootings forced schools across Ohio to shut down. UC faculty and students resisted at first, but the administration eventually gave into pressures and closed down the entire campus indefinitely, according to archived issues of The News Record. Herbert Shapiro, a history professor at UC, was part of the faculty at the time and saw how protest against the Vietnam War evolved. “In 1966, faculty and students began to oppose the Vietnam War,” Shapiro said. “Substantial opposition to the war existed.” Lew Moores was executive editor at The News Record at the time and said opposition
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1:10 p.m. Sunday, July 18
where:
Great American Ballpark
Curious at how well UC President Gregory Williams can throw a baseball? Come on out to watch him throw the first pitch at University of Cincinnati Day, sponsored by the Cincinnati Reds. For more information and tickets call 513-765-7600 or visit reds.com/ucalumni.
SG feeling heat from bill
Failed diversity outreach measure still proving to be a sticking point for senate gin a. ando the news record
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to the war became more vocal after the United States invaded Cambodia. “Students saw the invasion as a betrayal since Nixon had promised to wind down the war,” Moores said. On May 1, hundreds of students marched downtown to Government Square and staged a sit-in. Moores estimates approximately 140 were arrested. “But after Kent State, all hell broke loose,” Moores said. During the following week, students staged sit-ins and seized administrative buildings on campus. Following the events, the UC administration decided to shut down campus on May 11. The school reopened on May 18, but shut down again after one day. “The administration was afraid students from other [closed-down] schools would converge on UC,” Moores said. If more radical students from other schools protested on campus, the administration was
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questioning real motives Sen. Keenen Maull was suspicious of student body Vice President Mark Rooney’s reasons for voting down the diversity outreach bill.
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The Undergraduate Student Government was confronted with diversity once again Wednesday, May 19. Senators discussed the Student Diversity Committee — a 20-student body that was formed to add a direct voice for under represented members of the university’s community — but gallery comments brought up the failed diversity outreach the senate voted down March 31. Taylor Birch, a third-year communications and sign language student, and Anthony Bolton, a first-year health education student, with the United Black Students Association of the University of Cincinnati, asked student body President Smith about what Student Government is doing to address diversity despite the failure of the bill to pass. “I don’t want senators’ bitterness toward the diversity outreach bill to come up in this conversation,” said Shy Ruparel, an at-large senator emeritus. Ruparel, an original author of the bill along with Sen. K.D. Miller, said he did not want people to misinterpret SG voting down the bill. Student Government still is working to address diversity problems across campus, he said. “We’re still trying,” said Ruparel, who himself is an international student. “We’re still working.” Although Smith did not vote on the bill when
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the pretty colors Multi-colored pinwheels decorate McMicken Commons May 19, promoting the Hoxworth Blood Centers iDonate campus blood drive which is giving away an iPad a day to lucky donors.
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Heavy metal god Dio sings final song This is the second time this academic year I am writing about the passing of a famous and important member of the heavy metal community. The first was Avenged Sevenfold’s immensely talented drummer, The Reverend (James Sullivan). Now, only a few days ago, legendary vocalist Ronnie James Dio died. Dio’s passing is assuredly a blow to the heavy metal community, but his influence and skill is a loss to the music community as a whole. Dio had been making music since the 1950s, but he gained notoriety for his powerful singing voice in the 1970s, as a member of Rainbow. His previous band, Elf, was popular in its own right and brought Dio to Ritchie Blackmore’s (guitarist for Deep Purple) attention. The two formed Rainbow and released four albums before eventually splitting for creative differences. After Rainbow, Dio joined Black Sabbath in 1979, replacing Ozzy Osbourne. The album they recorded, “Heaven and Hell,” was a hit and helped reinvigorate Black Sabbath’s career. In this time, Dio did more than just sing for one of metal’s founding fathers. He helped popularize metal’s most persistent symbols: the devil horns. While he didn’t invent it, he helped bring it to the heavy metal scene. Osbourne often used the peace sign on stage and Dio felt he should do something similar. Rather than ape Osbourne’s sign, Dio decided to use a sign his grandmother had brought from Italy. Nowadays, you can’t go to a metal show — or very many live music shows in general — without seeing at least one person throwing up the horns. It’s an enduring symbol for rebellion and Dio helped popularize it. Dio continued to make music throughout the years, culminating in the reunion with Black Sabbath alums Geezer Butler and Tommy Iommi. Vinny Appice created the band Heaven and Hell, named after the popular Black Sabbath disc that Dio performed on. They released one album, “The Devil You Know,” which was wellreceived by fans and critics alike. On Nov. 25, 2009, Dio’s wife, Wendy announced that the singer had been diagnosed with stomach cancer. The treatment was intense, but Dio remained in high spirits. For a while, the prognosis seemed good — Dio was making strides: The treatment seemed to be working. On May 16, however, Wendy Dio announced that Ronnie James Dio passed away, succumbing to the cancer that he had been fighting so valiantly. Dio’s contributions to metal and music in general are undeniable, and his attitude will carry on. In the days after his death, countless artists issued statements in regard to Dio’s death. Dio’s talents were all wellproclaimed, but the man’s kindness and warmth were stated as well. Dio was known for being one of the nicest men in his genre. He often went against the norms of metal. In a world of young, tall, hyper-masculine men, Dio was 67 and 5-foot-4-inches tall. What he lacked in stature, he more than made up for in sheer stage presence and virtuosic vocalizations. When you heard a song Dio sang, it was instantly recognizable. No one had a voice like Dio’s. But when he did interviews, we saw a man who was always happy to be where he was. He was living his dream, and he wanted to share that excitement with others. It is for that reason Dio will never be forgotten. Beneath his immense vocal power, there was a man who so loved his music and fans. His excitement was infectious. Horns up Dio, riposa in pace.
entertainment covering campus and beyond
NBC deservingly cans “Heroes” robert kirchgassner the news record
Fans of “Heroes” have already expressed their dissatisfaction with NBC’s decision to cancel the series after four seasons. Some fans and critics believe that the show has been on a steady decline in quality after the acclaimed first season, which began in 2006. A number of other television shows have not been renewed for the upcoming fall season. Among them are the CBS series “Cold Case” and “Ghost Whisperer.” NBC, likewise, has canceled “Law and Order” after 20 seasons. The following three seasons of “Heroes” basically became repetitive stories of amnesia, loss of powers, premonitions, and constant time travel. Entertainment Weekly even wrote, “The space-time continuum should sue for damages.” This is reminiscent of how “Friends” basically became about Ross and Rachel’s constant on-again/ off-again relationship after the show’s first season. How that overrated sitcom managed to last an entire decade in spite of the seemingly endless headache (as well as others
Despite the drop in quality on “Heroes,” the show still maintains a loyal following. This is why rumors emerged about the possibility of a TV movie or miniseries.
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The mighty have fallen It seems there’s no more room for “Heroes” in NBC’s fall lineup. Fans are disappointed. characters’ constant uses of sarcasm and pop culture references in order to get a laugh), I’ll never know. Despite the drop in quality on “Heroes,” the show still maintains a loyal following. This is why rumors emerged about the possibility of a TV movie or miniseries to follow-up the upcoming series finale.
At the same time, the show’s talented cast is free to do other things. For example, Zachary Quinto, who plays Sylar, gained acclaim for his portrayal of Spock in “Star Trek” (2009). Hopefully, he can keep the positive momentum going. Perhaps “Heroes” might have kept viewers (and, hence, had a
few more seasons) if it didn’t begin settling on clichés from its second season on. The key to success for any show (especially a drama) is to keep doing new things, even if it means directly courting with controversy. Sitcoms can (more or less) get away with not doing anything drastic with their format because their purpose is to provide lighthearted entertainment for half an hour (offhand, I can’t think of a sitcom that is an hour). “Heroes” was a sensation when it premiered. The show took what we know and love about the concept of superheroes and put a new spin on it. It’s sad that what the show began with became less of a priority in the following three seasons.
The Black Keys This is an article about The Black Keys. sean peters the news record
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys have come a long way from the Akron, Ohio, lawn care jobs they had one decade ago. For fans, “Brothers,” the Keys’ new album, is a departure from the dirty basement blues they concocted. That’s not to say they didn’t succeed in creating something truly amazing — Auerbach still sings the blues with painfully evident integrity — only now, he and his music have taken a shower and hit the night club scene. It’s the same blues, only wearing a classier suit. After the duo’s second album, “Thickfreakness,” critics were ecstatic to recognize The Black Keys as blues messiahs (a big responsibility to uphold here in America). Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin even expressed his desire to play bass for the band. Imagine a day in The Black Keys’ life: After selling millions of records and playing international sold-out dates, the band finally gets some time to relax. I suspect Robert Plant had his personal assistant send an official notification that Sir Robert Plant would be keen on playing bass with them. It never happened. I think Auerbach tossed Plant’s notification (likely printed on Led Zeppelin letterhead) on a pile of other fan mail. You know a band’s made it when it can ignore fan mail from Led Zeppelin. “Brothers” will freak you out. Don’t be scared if you feel like crying with joy during the album’s first track, “Everlasting Light.” Auerbach’s falsetto vocals are soulful, steeped in gospel and R&B, while retaining that blues-driven fix fans need oh-so-dearly. Producer Danger Mouse made a cameo on “Brothers” for the song “Tighten Up.” This is not the first time he and the duo have collaborated, as Danger Mouse also produced “Attack and Release,” The Black Keys’ seventh album.
To describe “Tighten Up” as a single, it’s best to imagine the perfect music for a new-age James Bond film (if that’ll ever happen again). It’s a stunningly fluid mix of blues, rock and roll, hip-hop, R&B and traces of DJ house music. Yes, apparently that is possible to musically achieve. I was going to try to compile a list of songs from this album to play the next time you need to seduce somebody, but I decided to suggest you play the album in its entirety. If your sweetie is still sitting close after all 15 tracks, the getting is likely to be good. Trojan condoms and The Black Keys could make millions if they worked together.
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The blues brothers Dan Auerbach (top) shreds on his SG style guitar while Patrick Carney (bottom) fiercely pounds his drums.
UC student to begin touring with As Blood Runs Black kelly tucker the news record
The name As Blood Runs Black might not ring any bells for mainstream rock fans, but for metal lovers, the Los Angeles-based band is a pretty big deal. University of Cincinnati student Ken Maxwell, a longtime fan of the shrieking head bangers, took the chance of a lifetime this year, flying out to California to take his place as the band’s new vocalist. After performing with his new band ,members at four shows thus far, Maxwell is still adjusting. The former front man for Cincinnati’s Behead the Tyrant, Maxwell has jumped from writing and performing music with his best friends to learning and recording songs with a group he’s admired for years. Although he admits to loving the California weather, Maxwell has faced inevitable
challenges that come with the territory of being a professional musician. “My job’s to be a musician. It was a hard adjustment to make that realization in my head,” Maxwell says. “It hasn’t really hit me yet. Once we go on tour I’m sure that it will.” As Blood Runs Black has been working constantly on recording its new album, complete with Maxwell’s vocals. After recording, the band will embark on a two-month United States tour in July. Since Maxwell joined the band in the midst of recording, he had to write lyrics to pre-written songs, a difficult task for someone accustomed to a larger role in the songwriting process. “They have been working on this for awhile, and I think I would be out of line to come in and say ‘This is how it’s going to be done,’ ” Maxwell said. He hopes to have more input with the band’s work on future albums. Typically, music fans are flustered, if not enraged, when their favorite lead singer
“My job’s to be a musician. It was a hard adjustment to make that realization in my head. It hasn’t really hit me yet. Once we go on tour I’m sure that it will.” —KEN MAXWELL fourth-year fine arts student
gets replaced. However, Maxwell has been pleasantly received as ABRB’s new front man, possibly due to his striking similarity to the band’s previous vocalist, Chris Blair. This has undoubtedly helped to calm jitters before playing to sold-out crowds. “My [first] show was to about 750 people,” Maxwell said. He deemed this a “practice show,”
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considering he performed the following day in Anaheim, California, to a few thousand fans. While playing to such a large crowd sounds intensely nerve-wracking, the newcomer has put in enough practice to be confident in his performance. Despite relocating to pursue a career in music, Maxwell continues to take UC courses online. While living in the band’s practice space and balancing songwriting, recording and performing isn’t the most carefree lifestyle imaginable, Maxwell is a beacon of hope for every kid in a band who ever dreamed of making it in the music industry. The young musician hopes to find time to visit Cincinnati between recording the new album and beginning the summer tour. He’ll most likely be meeting up with his former band members, who still make up Behead the Tyrant. Until then, Maxwell will be hard at work, living the like a true rock star.
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you can hope can put the bat on the ball and make something happen offensively.” In the Bearcats’ past two Big East series against the University of Connecticut Huskies and the Pittsburgh Panthers, UC has gone 1-6 and was outscored 54-12. In those six games, Huston only started three games and went 0 for 7. Cleary said Huston hasn’t played in all of the games recently because he’s struggled at the plate and any team with the worst batting average in the conference has to do whatever it can to score runs. “Even though he’s a junior, it’s his first year at the division-one level and there’s quite a period of adjustment there,” Cleary said. Huston is proud of his role at UC and is excited for next season and what will come after that.
“I’d say my work ethic is my best asset. I work pretty hard out there and I try to give the team a chance to win every time I go out,” Huston said. “I just need to get in the weight room in the off season and just work on my swing, so hopefully next year I can come back and be an everyday player.” The Bearcats will lose some key players between this season and next, including senior catcher Jimmy Jacquot. It’s clear that Huston, while he might be struggling somewhat in a period of transition, is excited about the future and what he can do to help the Bearcats for the remainder of this and next season. ”I’m not sure where I’m going to play summer ball and when it comes to after next season, I don’t know. Whatever happens, happens,” Huston said.
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you understand the experience of the homeless, and expect to contribute a positive impact to the issue, if you can’t hang for one rainy night in a box? Crusades against injustices are not meant to be easy nor comfortable. Eliminating such a problem as homelessness requires a deep dedication. It involves following up rhetoric with action. Attention needs to be paid to the crises of homelessness and poverty, certainly. The student efforts and words illustrated that
their hearts were in the right place. Yet their actions in abandoning “Shantytown,” due to weather that the homeless regularly endure, rendered those words to simple lip-service. A growing majority of citizens are only a couple of missed paychecks away from the street, according to the Website HomelessAmerican. Should one of those students become that unfortunate, it might not be so easy then to walk away.
n e w s r e c o r d . o r g the best decision you’ll make all day. from sg | page 1
was first brought up in senate, he defended Vice President Mark Rooney’s opposition to the “incomplete” bill. Rooney voted the bill down due to it not being inclusive enough, Smith said, and hoped the bill would be amended to include all senators, not just those with the at-large title. Rooney is currently in Europe. “If diversity is this huge buzz on campus, why are we only putting eight senators in charge of diversity?” Smith said. The induction of cabinet members at
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know how to react. You just try to go through the day.” Burkett missed four games to be home with his family before returning to the team against the Miami (OH) RedHawks May 11. Then, Sunday against Pittsburgh, Burkett’s save opportunity came against the best hitting team in the country. The Panthers lead the nation with a .366 cumulative batting average. Pittsburgh’s David Chester came to the plate with a .349 batting average and, on three-straight pitches, Burkett struck out the opposing first baseman. The next batter popped up to the second baseman and quickly there were two outs and still a two-run lead. After a single, the tying run came to the plate and worked a full count. On the sixth pitch of the at bat, Burkett struck out the Panthers’ Cory Brownsten for the record-breaking save with his brother’s memory in mind. “He sent a message really loud and clear with the first hitter he faced and it was dominant stuff,” said UC head coach Brian Cleary. “I don’t know if it was any more than he’s ever had, but certainly it was as good as I’ve ever seen him. For him to hold it together with all those things going on, I thought was a pretty mature, pretty courageous effort. After I watched the first hitter, I go, ‘OK, this is pretty special.’ ” Making the afternoon more special for Burkett were his parents and his late brother’s wife, Stephanie, looking on from the stands. Josh and Stephanie would have celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary May 26. “Every time I was at the baseball field he was in the back of my mind and I knew he was there with me. When I took the mound just thinking about it, it was a little bit hard to concentrate,” Burkett said. “He was in the back of my mind for sure. Once I was able to get [the save] I just had a wave of emotions come over me.” Burkett, one of seven seniors on the team, knew his brother would have been there as he was always good for a call or at least a text after each one of his brother’s saves. “This whole year my brother had really taken a vested interest in my baseball career, more so than he had in the past. He was counting the saves,” Burkett said. “He was always being like, ‘You’re three away from the record’ or, ‘You’re two away.’ Being able to come back and first time out in a save opportunity and get that, it was really special for me.” Burkett now sits atop the saves list, which includes numerous other UC closers who have gone on to play minor league baseball and are pursuing the major leagues. Cleary thinks the 22-year-old Burkett can follow the same path. “He’s cashed in all but just a couple of them. He embraces the [save] type of situation. He doesn’t back down, he attacks the hitter. A lot of guys don’t like that situation; he seems to love it,” Cleary said.
Luccioni’s plan. Williams became the first UC president to issue such a certificate concerning civility. Williams and UC as a whole are supportive of Luccioni and her efforts to spread civility, said Gregory Vehr, vice president for governmental relations and university communications at UC. “[Civility] was an idea that is hard to believe the university had not already implemented,” said Vehr, who was present at the meeting. The proclamation comes at a timely opportunity due to the current lack of civility in many places, Vehr said. Most proclamations are actually not announced in public meetings of city council, but rather are sent through the mail to the respective authority privately, Luccioni said. “I give a definite nod to the mayor for publicly proclaiming May as International Civility Month,” Luccioni said. The fact Mallory stated his support of the project in the city council meeting was also thrilling, Luccioni said. “You read about city council in the news and you watch city council on television, but to actually be in the chambers for a proclamation from the mayor is a very exciting moment,” Luccioni said. Luccioni also praised the students in UC’s University Honors program who are working on the four-week public relations portion of the civility campaign. “[The proclamation] energizes and reinvigorates the students,” Luccioni said.
the meeting also proved SG’s dedication to diversity, Smith said. “I would argue that every single one of those [positions] is diversity outreach,” Smith said. “We don’t want people just going to the women’s center and doing homework for an hour.” Smith stressed accountability among senators for office hours and claimed anyone not fulfilling obligations would receive a harsh punishment. “I want to warn all you senators,” Smith
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afraid it could lead to violence, Moores said. The last closing canceled the rest of the academic school year, sending both students and faculty home. “Students who had satisfactory work got ‘S’ grades, which counted as passing,” Shapiro said. A lot of the students who passed couldn’t make the trip back to UC for the graduation ceremony, however, according to The News Record and Cincinnati Enquirer archives.
said. “If you don’t complete your office hours, see you. You might want to find another student group.” Student Government officials who do not complete office hours might be impeached, although there have been no cases in the past two years, said Lane Hart, internal holdover senator. At-large Sen. Keenen Maull, however, was not convinced of Rooney’s reasons and claimed Rooney was on the record in meeting minutes saying he did not
The UC Alumni Association is hoping to reconcile the missed opportunity with the anniversary event, which will give more than 3,200 alumni the ceremony that they missed in 1970. The events will begin the night of June 10 with a UC Day celebration at the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Hotel. A commencement ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. the following day and will be accompanied by a campus tour.
want to force any senator to commit to office hours that would make them feel “uncomfortable.” The conversation ended, however, after senators felt many arguments were being repeated and voted to close it. Ruprael, who said he wants to move on from the bill and instead discuss the student diversity council, is keeping optimistic. “[Change] is slow,” he said. “I’ll admit it’s slow, but it’s starting.”
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Anybody making a transition to a higher level will tell you it’s tough. Whether it’s going from high school baseball to college baseball or to the major leagues, the transition is the hardest part. This is the case for University of Cincinnati baseball outfielder Mikel Huston. This season is Huston’s first playing division-one baseball. Last year, he played at Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas, where he was named to the Jayhawk West Conference first team. Huston hit .417 with 86 hits and 40 runs batted in during his sophomore season at SCCC. “It wasn’t that it was such a huge transition, more just how the pace of the game is,” Huston said. “The pitching is a little more fast-paced. All these guys throw hard. In [junior college] you would find a guy every now and again that would throw hard, but up here mostly everybody throws hard.” This season, Huston is batting .273 with 41 hits and 15 RBIs. His batting average falls in line with the rest of the Bearcat’s baseball team, which has struggled when it comes to scoring runs this year. The Bearcats have collectively batted .246 this season.
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get pumped up Mikel Huston gets fired up before Cincinnati’s 7-4 loss to Miami (OH) May 11.
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going, going, gone Mikel Huston is batting .273 with 41 hits and 15 RBIs for the Bearcats this season. “Well, [Huston] has typically been someone who can make contact and give us a chance there,” said Cincinnati head coach Brian Cleary. “He’s kind of a slap hitter, a guy who puts the bat on the ball and he’s been able to play right field for us. He’s a guy that see HUSTON | page 4
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SAVES RECORD Senior pitcher powers through emotional times
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back on the mound Andrew Burkett earned his 14th save of the season, breaking the UC single-season saves record May 16. garrett sabelhaus the news record
“For [Burkett] to hold it together with all those things going on, I thought it was a pretty mature, pretty courageous effort.” —BRIAN CLEARY UC HEAD COACH
For 15 days, Andrew Burkett sat on 12 saves as the closer for the University of Cincinnati baseball team. In the final game of a three-game series on May 1, Burkett sealed a 5-4 win against the University of West Virginia to help complete a sweep of the Mountaineers. The save tied Burkett, a senior from Crystal Lake, Illinois, for first place on UC’s single-season saves list with 13 games to go. Then, Sunday, May 16, the Bearcats took a two-run lead in the eighth inning against the University of Pittsburgh and Burkett got the call in the bullpen. This save would be different though. Not because it would secure a crucial conference game against one of
the Big East’s best teams or even because the save would give the right-hander the saves record outright. It was different because it was Burkett’s first save opportunity since his 27-year-old brother Josh was killed in a single-car crash in Woodstock, Illinois. Around 10 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, Josh lost control of his Toyota Camry and hit a tree, according to a report in the Northwest Herald. The impact ejected Josh from the car and he was killed instantly. “He was at my parents’ house borrowing some tools from my dad. He was on his way home back to meet his wife,” Burkett said. “It was one of the toughest things to hear the next morning, getting a phone call I didn’t know see saves | page 2
UC’s tourney hopes hang in balance Scott winfield the news record
If the University of Cincinnati baseball team can beat Georgetown University in a three-game series beginning Thursday, May 20, at Marge Schott Stadium, the Bearcats will make the trip to Clearwater, Florida, for the 2010 Big East Tournament. The Bearcats will wrap up their regular season this week in a series that could mean a tournament berth for the Bearcats, but could also mean the end of their season if they are unable to win the series. Georgetown is currently last in the Big East with a 5-19 conference record and isn’t competing for a tournament spot,
but will still be looking to knock off their Big East rivals. Head coach Brian Cleary doesn’t want his players to underestimate the Hoyas, despite their poor record in conference play. “We know we can win, but we have to go out and play well,” Cleary said. “There’s no such thing as a sure thing in conference play; they’ve beaten Notre Dame, Louisville and have 25 wins under their belt.” If the Bearcats hope to win the series, they’ll need to come up with an answer for Georgetown’s Rand Ravnaas, who has 11 home runs this season, and Tommy Lee, who leads the team with 51 runs. Although freshman pitcher Andrew Strenge is the reigning Big East Pitcher of the Week,
Cleary is unsure who will be the starter for Thursday’s series opener. “We haven’t decided yet, we may bring [Strenge] in as a reliever,” Cleary said. The Bearcats not only need to win this series, but also need Big East foes Notre Dame, Villanova, and West Virginia to lose games in order to cement their spot as a No. 7 or No. 8 seed in the tournament. Both Cincinnati and Notre Dame are tied with a conference record of 10-14, while Villanova and West Virginia aren’t far behind with 8-16 records. Notre Dame will finish its season with a three-game series against No. 2-seeded Louisville. Villanova and West Virginia each have four
games remaining and will face each other in their final series of the season. Cleary sees the team’s first priority as winning the Georgetown series, rather than looking ahead to the conference tournament. “We have to show up and play the game to the best of our ability,” Cleary said. “It all comes down to how well, how hard and how aggressively we play.” The Big East tournament begins Tuesday, May 25, at Bright House Field in Clearwater. If the Bearcats secure the No. 7 spot in the conference, they will play the No. 2-seeded Louisville Cardinals. If they end up as the No. 8 seed, they will play the No. 1-seeded Connecticut Huskies.
Commandos host FireHawks Sam elliott the news record
The Cincinnati Commandos are entering the final stretch of the Continental Indoor Football League’s regular season. But before the season finale and playoffs, the Commandos will play one final regular-season home game Saturday, May 22. “We’ve got Fort Wayne coming in, so it should be exciting,” said Commandos head coach Billy Back. “I’m not hoping for a close one, but with their abilities and talent, it should be pretty exciting.” The game wasn’t close when the Commandos and FireHawks met Friday, April 2, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Cincinnati quarterback Ben Mauk threw five touchdowns Pat Strang | the news record
throw it deep Commandos quarterback Ben Mauk has thrown 41 touchdowns with only nine interceptions this season.
en route to a 55-27 Commandos victory, but Back knows anything can happen in Saturday’s rematch. “It’s a 12-game season, one game at a time,” Back said. “Just because we beat a team earlier in the year fairly easily doesn’t mean they can’t adjust, make plays and have a better game against us the second time around.” Fort Wayne starting quarterback Adam Gibson was injured and forced to leave the game early in what was the FireHawks’ season-opener. “They put one of their receivers in — Justin Wynn — who is one heck of a player,” Back said. “They put him at quarterback and he had some trouble throwing the ball and we had a couple of picks.” But in the game’s second half, Wynn sparked the Fort Wayne offense with his feet. “He just had his way, making moves down the field and we couldn’t really tackle him,” Back said. “He just gassed us for 27 points. It was more or less him just making plays with his feet and getting them down the field.”
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Saturday, Wynn will line up again at wide receiver for the FireHawks, who improved to 3-3 this season after a 26-8 win against Miami Valley Sunday, May 9. Containing Wynn and keeping the Fort Wayne offense out of the end zone are among Back’s goals for his defense, a unit that is allowing less than 26 points per game. “Our goal every night is a shutout defensively, no first downs and negative yardage,” Back said. “They’ll make a play here and there, but I know we’ll get sacks to move their total offense back. We have the defensive line to do that. And I challenge our defensive backs to score at least three defensive touchdowns per game. The Commandos and FireHawks will kick off at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 22, at the Cincinnati Gardens. Back is hopeful attendance will rise compared to last week’s 2,825. “We’re looking forward to having a bigger crowd this week than we did last week,” Back said. “The beer’s cold and it’s only a dollar.”
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Groups provide students with political tips Picture this: You spend at least four years sitting through lecture after lecture, paying thousands of dollars, taking out huge loans and piling on debt, banking it all on the hopes that it will all pay off with a worthy degree and a rewarding career to follow. But following graduation, you come to realize most of your hard work is not going to pay off. It’s an unfortunate reality some college graduates might have to face. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 7 percent fewer graduates of the class of 2010 are expected to be hired by employers than the class of 2009. So what’s with the lack of enthusiasm on the part of some employers to hire recent diplomawielding graduates? The obvious and most glaring giveaway answer is the still yet-to-be-stabled state of the economy. Many employers are being forced to make a number of cutbacks, including cutbacks in the number of newly collegeeducated potential employees they can hire. Although it would be too easy and simplistic to lay complete blame on the state of the economy in general, as there are many other causes contributing to the constrained job market, for some that might not be so easy to identify. Odd as it might sound, an additional contributor to this bleak outlook on some of our economic futures might be attributed to the fact that there are too many of us. And by too many of us, I mean students, specifically college graduates. The University of Cincinnati has experienced record enrollment numbers, which means more students are being handed diplomas at the end of their college careers. With more students being awarded degrees — not just here but around the country — the problem of degree inflation becomes a more serious issue in many fields of study. Among those, many students who will graduate with a degree in some of the most popular majors such as business, communications or nursing might find themselves competing for fewer jobs in a crowded field. Not only will graduates have to continue to work harder in order to stand out among a countless sea of other graduates with similar degrees, but employers might actually lower the amount of pay simply because the number of students entering the job market is too great. The supply and demand between degree-carrying graduates and the amount of jobs in the current economy is being distorted. The Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University found that during the initial months of 2009 alone, only 49 percent of graduates younger than 25 years old who have a bachelor’s degree were actually working at a job that required a college degree. Many graduates might not even be hired for quite some time because certain employers and businesses will already have many positions filled. This overpopulation of degree holders is where college government loans come into the mix. Government loans have become an unfortunate and potentially damaging doubleedged sword for students. On one hand, they allow the opportunity for many who cannot afford the high tuition rates to pursue a college education. However, the other hand presents a side where there are more and more students, thus an unfortunate diluting of the market for particular degrees that employers have traditionally looked for. Government loans also remove certain incentives for colleges to reduce tuition costs since they know students will just take out the loans to meet those new prices. They also saddle graduates with heaps of heavy debt — debt that might require some graduates to find entry-level jobs to help pay off that debt since their degreerelated job prospects remain dim. Although having a degree in a particular field will give you an obvious advantage over anyone else competing for a job without one, the power of that edge might be diminishing. Despite all this, I guess all we can do is just make the best of what’s quickly becoming one of the world’s most expensive pieces of paper.
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In the recent cycle of storms, one would not usually think about watering the plants. They’re taken care of, right? Although it hardly seems necessary to tell, because it’s so evident to everyone on campus, we take care of our plants every day without regard to precipitation. Exaggeration would be superfluous. A wander around campus on a rainy evening, night or early morning (the University of Cincinnati does water at the best time of day to prevent loss from evaporation, ironically) will turn up at least one area that is watering the puddles. If this is a little too damp for your taste, take a trip to Turner Circle and Sigma Sigma Commons around 3 a.m. for a slip ‘n slide. There’s usually a veritable river of runoff from the lawn, across the sidewalk and into the sewer. It’s impressive to me that with all this water, runoff and the accompanying heavy-mowing equipment that the lawns (particularly the fun angled ones) have yet to wash away. There is a schedule. At 2 a.m., one area’s sprinklers pop up and, at 3 a.m., they go down and another region commences. I am only slightly too lazy to document this as I walk home from DAAP at various hours of the night. As I walk, I consider legitimizing the water we waste with excessive watering with an all-night “runoff awareness party” (a.k.a. running through the sprinklers progressively around campus — like a pub crawl — sans cover charge and alcohol). The effect of all this mechanized, methodical lawn maintenance is that even in the dead of summer — even when every other lawn in the Cincinnati area is crusty beige — UC’s lawn is a lush green. The effect is downright eerie, unreal like the oasis mirages that dissolve in front of Saturday morning cartoon characters. Unfortunately, this isn’t a mirage. Water is a precious resource. If you don’t believe me, watch “Nigeria Update 2010” on YouTube. The first few minutes show an art installation that says, “I kill more than …” (filled in with many things you would never guess). Unsafe drinking water, it says, is the leading cause of death in the world. We take water for granted. We’re purifying it and pumping it out of rapidly emptying aquifers.
Out west, the ground is getting hollow as we use extractive mining practices to draw water from deeper and deeper below, which means any plant that isn’t irrigated can never reach the water table and dies. Someday it will have to end. Life in parts of the plains, California and elsewhere, will change or disappear entirely. Like food that comes to your table at a restaurant, as soon as water pours out of the faucet it is considered contaminated and must be fully reprocessed to be reused. This means filtering out all the chemicals we just added and adding them back in, a “chlorine cocktail” if you will. This is bad enough. What’s worse is that in Cincinnati — as in most of the country — there is a lot of paving. That means water from sprinklers and rain can’t soak into the soil to recharge aquifers and help things grow, rot and thrive. Instead, water is carried in storm sewers and local creeks where the chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers mess with local ecosystems. The sheer volume contributes to eroding banks with flows elevated far above the normal natural level. And that’s when it rains normally. In Over-the-Rhine, it is illegal to increase the amount of runoff from a property; any changes must maintain or lessen the impermeable surfaces. Why? Because Cincinnati also has a nifty thing called combined sewers. That means when it really pours and the sewers fill up and back up, the rain water has been flowing along with gray water (from the sink), black water (from kitchen disposals and toilets) and occasionally rises in basements or out onto the street. UC is uphill of Over-the-Rhine. We aren’t helping Earth. We aren’t helping our neighbors. We certainly aren’t helping ourselves. Even water costs something. Education — not winning the city’s Most Beautiful Lawn Award — is the mission of our institution. At a university, it is relatively obvious to invest in a little research. There are simple detectors that shut off sprinkler routines when it rains. There are drought-tolerant turfs and indigenous ground covers other than grass requiring reduced water, mowing and maintenance in general. In experimenting with different methods, we could be an example for the community.
Automatic toilets plague potty breaks
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The public restroom has become a scary place. I dread long production nights at The News Record because I always have to pee at least once. I usually wait until I get home to use the potty, but sometimes you just have to go. As soon as I pull my pants down — before I even get the chance to sit and get comfortable — the toilet flushes, spraying water up and onto the toilet seat, much like a bidet would. The seat is already wet, cold and covered in leftover water from the previous user before I even touch it. I’m not a fan of public toilet spray. Gross. As soon as I clean the seat and sit down, there’s another premature flush. I have yet to actually use the restroom, and it has already flushed twice. You can’t escape the red-eye indicator on the back of the toilet. So, I’m sitting there, in the middle of peeing, and it flushes again. I’m not done yet. You are supposed to wait until I’m finished. You splashed tainted water onto my butt and down-there region. Not cool. And don’t get me started on the furious
whooshing noise that nearly sends me cowering in the corner of the stall with pants around my ankles. When I’m finally done, I wipe and pull my pants up only to hear silence. No spraying water. No whoosh. I frantically wave my hands in front of the glowing red light. Still nothing. As soon as I turn around and open the stall door, the toilet flushes. What a tease. And when I walk to the sink to wash my hands, there is an automatic sink. I can’t win. In an attempt to reach Jamie Toran, director of facilities management, about this catastrophe, I had no luck. (We kept playing phone tag.) He must be afraid of the bad memories involving automatic toilet seats plaguing his mind. I understand the hands-free toilet promises better hygiene and easier maintenance, but they end up being a huge waste of water. They have the tendency to flush more than necessary because of their sensitivity to motion, which can activate the sensor and cause multiple flushes. I agree that automatic flushing keeps the bowl cleaner than if a manually flushed toilet sat around for a long time without being flushed.
But, they’re too convenient and train people not to flush on their own. Come on, people, it’s called a courtesy flush. Do we really need the toilet to do it for us? I have been told to carry around sticky notes or something to cover the sensor. I’ll be honest — that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I already dread being in a public restroom to begin with. Why must it be a chore to pee in peace? I do not like these automatic flushing toilets. There you are, minding your own business, when the toilet flushes several times before you’re done. I am not the only victim of this nonsense. Many girlfriends have told me of similar things happening to them while sitting on the toilet. Lucky for men, they can stand. Unless they have to poop, but that is a different story. The sensor mechanism needs to be smart enough to figure out when to flush, but not so smart that I feel like Big Brother is watching me in the privacy of the bathroom stall. Or it no longer needs to exist, and people need to learn how to flush. The automatic flushing toilet is the crappiest thing invented, pun intended.
to inclement weather that evening. If only it were so easy for the homeless to leave their shelter, if they even have any at all. Every night in America, 700,000 to 2 million people experience homeless, according to estimates from the National Law Center on Poverty and Homelessness. It’s a growing problem in our country, due in part to an increase in poverty, lack of affordable housing, mental illness and decreasing work opportunities. “Only a concerted effort to ensure jobs that pay a living wage, adequate support for those who cannot work, affordable housing and access to health care will bring an end to homelessness,” according to a July 2009 report from the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Where was the true effort with Shantytown? Dining on rice and beans might seem meager000000. to the average person, but would often be a feast to many homeless individuals who find themselves dining on scraps from restaurants, garbage dumpsters and even canned dog food. What is poverty to the average person is often a blessing to the homeless person. We, as a public, need to understand that. We need to understand that the homeless often cannot walk away from the hand they’ve been dealt. Students calling it quits because it got too wet, or was too cold only adds to the misunderstanding of the general populace toward the homeless. How can
Shantytown an admirable idea, still lacking james sprague
University of Cincinnati students collaborated May 15 with local agencies like the Freestore Foodbank, The Drop In Center and the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition to address the everpresent issues of hunger and homelessness. Among the events for the fifth-annual Peace or Hunger Conference was the construction of a shantytown of cardboard boxes on McMicken Commons. Students were to sleep overnight in the boxes and dine only on rice, beans and water to identify with the plight of the homeless. It was a very noble and admirable idea. The effort of shantytown, however, became null and void when students abandoned the boxes due 509 and 510 Swift Hall University of Cincinnati 45221-0135 Office phone 556-5900 Office fax 556-5922
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