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NightWalk not running to standards Lack of volunteers compromise dependability of program Hannah Hasson the news record
The University of Cincinnati’s doorto-door shuttle system, NightWalk, is struggling to meet student needs and expectations because it lacks volunteers. Last year, NightWalk averaged 35 to 45 pickups per night on the weekends. This year, NightWalk wants to increase these numbers and its effectiveness as a reliable service. NightWalk provides safe means for students to get around, but still has room for improvement, said Douglas Barge, UC police specialist. “When it ran, I think it was very successful,” Barge said of last
year’s NightWalk. As a student-run program, NightWalk is focused on student, faculty and staff safety, providing door-to-door transportation around the university. With one phone call, members of the UC community can be taken to and from destinations surrounding the UC area from 8 p.m. to midnight, Sunday through Wednesday, and 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., Thursday to Saturday. One problem NightWalk experienced last year was a shortage of volunteers, which made it difficult to respond to the incoming calls. With one person serving as a dispatch and two people in a van, NightWalk struggled, Barge said. “Last year was kind of an off year,”
Barge said. “We were lucky to get one van out.” With a lack of volunteers, students taking advantage of the free shuttle service may sometimes experience a much longer wait on busy nights. It was a long wait one night for Laura Bergmann, a third-year early childhood education student, when she called NightWalk for a ride across campus. “By the time they got there, I could have walked to where I was going,” Bergmann said. “But if I was going somewhere far, I would have to use it again.” Of last year’s 350 scheduled NightWalk shifts, 22 were cancelled. Inclement see NIGHTWALK | page 2
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Nightwalk’s services, operated by volunteers, encompass more than just the UC area.
Campus Antiwar Word Would you ever volunteer for NightWalk? STREET on the Network joins G20 protestors Gin a. Ando the news record
Members of the University of Cincinnati’s chapter of the Campus Antiwar Network joined protests in Pittsburgh as the Group of 20 summit began last weekend. The latest meeting marked the third G20 gathering in 2009. Although officially scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 24, local law enforcement and businesses began preparing for the marches earlier in the week. Despite various depictions of anarchy throughout the city’s streets, the protests were mostly peaceful, said Sarah Jaine Szekeresh, a recent alumna of UC and member of CAN, who made the trip. “The [news] coverage is making police presence seem valid,” Szekeresh said. “Full riot gear, riding with shotguns on their laps.” Protesters gathered in the streets and claimed the G20 was suppressing developing countries’ ability to grow economically and siphoning money from producers of raw materials. “These are countries brought together to coordinate economic activity,” Erhardt said. “It included the World Bank and [International Monetary Fund].” Law enforcement stood shoulderto-shoulder, creating a wall along the downtown streets. The march took them to a low-income neighborhood and a rally near public housing and the presence of officers changed drastically, Szekeresh said. “There was nothing [in the neighborhood],” said Drew Goebel, a second-year education student at Cincinnati State and member of CAN. “Nothing at all.” The G20 is responsible for approximately 80 percent of international gross domestic product and approximately 80 percent of world trade. At the most recent summit, though, the group verbally agreed to support changes in the makeup of the World Bank and IMF, Erhardt said. In an attempt to stunt any further decline in the world economy, the G20 also agreed to keep bank interest rates low and continue with the usage of stimulus packages. “I remember when I was doing my see G20 | page 2
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The University of Cincinnati and Metro agreed to a contract extension for the UC*Metro partnership. The contract is set to run through September 2010 and comes with visible changes in prices and services for riders. In negotiating the contract, UC and Metro agreed to increase the amount students pay this year to maintain the service. “UC added $100,000 to the [total] amount UC is contributing; the shared cost means an increase to the user and increase in the subsidy for services,” said Greg Hand, UC spokesman. Beginning this quarter, UC*Metro fare cards are $40 per quarter for students and $120 per quarter for faculty and staff. Replacement cards for students will be $50 and $120 for faculty. Rides are restricted to Zone 1, which is within the city limits. Students and faculty must swipe their UC*Metro fare card
“The economy is at the heart of this change. Metro is having serious financial problems.” Greg Hand, University of Cincinnati official spokesman
and display proof of ridership eligibility, meaning a valid UC ID to bus drivers. “The economy is at the heart of this change,” Hand said. “Metro is having serious financial problems.” Students who used the UC*Metro system in the past are noticing the increased cost. “I utilized the UC*Metro fare card all summer during my internship,” said Erin Davis, a third-year political science student. “Raising the fare card price to $40 seems like a massive increase in light of the money we
are already paying for college and books.” UC and Metro’s relationship began in May 2007 with the university and student government sharing the cost. As a subsidy, it gave Metro $150,000. In return, those carrying a UC ID were given free bus rides without stipulations. In the beginning, UC alerted Metro that alumni and other individuals who were not current students or employees have ID cards. Abuse of the UC*Metro program was a possibility. “Metro wanted more people to ride their buses and that was their goal at the beginning,” Hand said. The first year was a success and increased ridership, said Sallie Hilvers, Metro’s chief administrative officer. In Fall 2008, UC created specialized passes at no charge that would be required in order to take advantage of see METRO | page 2
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weather, problems with the vans or lack of coverage for sick volunteers could account for the cancellations, said Darryl Marsh, vice president of the NightWalk committee. Either way, Marsh doesn’t like the numbers. “I would like to hold the organization to a higher standard,” Marsh said. “Last year wasn’t our best year.” The committee has gotten an early start on preparing for the new school year and recruiting more volunteers, said NightWalk Safety Board President Josh Kramer. “We’re honing in on the basics trying to fill slots for shifts,” Kramer said. NightWalk hopes to implement a cell phone plan by Winter quarter to improve communication.
Metro’s services. Along with the pass, showing a valid student ID to Metro bus drivers is required to prevent abuse. The tactic enabled Metro to get a better understanding of who was riding their buses. A study conducted by Metro found the busing service needed more money to maintain its services and to operate efficiently. “We needed to recover a little more money from UC riders,” Hilvers said. In Spring 2009, a $10 charge was initiated for a student pass. Since UC*Metro’s inception, ridership, revenues and funding have decreased. Metro will have an estimated $16 million operating and capital budget shortfall next year. “Metro can’t continue to
NightWalk also wants to use its golf cart more frequently, Kramer said. The golf cart provides transportation on campus, unlike the vans, which provide service around UC’s East, West and College of Applied Science campuses. The biggest obstacle NightWalk may face is the lack of volunteers, but the group is optimistic that there won’t be a repeat of last year. NightWalk has already had hundreds of people volunteer to cover shifts, Kramer said. “We’re making sure we’re doing the basics,” Kramer said. “We want to night walk before we can run.” NightWalk did not operate Saturday, Sept. 26 or Sunday, Sept. 27 due to the lack of volunteer participation, Kramer said.
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operate the same level of service with a $16 million gap in our budget,” said Marilyn Shazor, Metro’s CEO. “We’re reducing our 2010 overhead costs, but most of our expenses are related to service on the street. We don’t want to reduce service or raise fares, but the impact of the economic downturn is unprecedented.” There are many students who depend on the transportation and cooperate with the increased costs. “There are no other forms of transportation in the city if you don’t have a car, you are forced to pay whatever they ask since and the bus is many people’s only transportation option,” Davis said. “Any modifications to the current Metro system, regarding price or decreased
from G20 | page 1 [Federal Application for Student Aid], my mom said she got the same amount as I did,” Szekeresh said. “It’s been the same since my mom was in college – it’s not as if it’s getting better.” Some protesters are not sure why they had joined the march. Others are concerned about the welfare of the ThirdWorld and other developing nations, said Paul Erb, president of the UC chapter of CAN. “They’re not going to turn the tables,” Earhardt said. “What they want to do is give 52 percent to 48 percent for industrial and developing nations [respectively] in the IMF and World
Bank to narrow the gap.” In an attempt to spread the reasons for protest and educate others on the G20, Erb, Szekeresh and Goebel wrote and printed flyers to hand out during the protests. “They committed to some decent changes in this [meeting],” Earhardt said. The marches took a turn when property destruction became an element. Most of the group the CAN members were marching with dispersed when a bank window was shattered and dumpsters were set on fire. Of the initial group that set out, approximately 50 or so remained – and subsequently confronted police. A large majority of the protestors
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service, will affect many in the populace.” Metro is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio. Fifty percent of its budget comes from Cincinnati’s earnings tax; the rest comes from tax levies. Metro needs a 20 percent service reduction in order to balance its 2010 budget. This could be accomplished in several ways: reduce service, eliminate weekend service, raise base and zone fares, increase transfer charges or monthly passes. “We are eager to continue discussions to better the program in the future, but we have these changes for now to help continue the program,” Hilvers said. “We recognize the financial pressure that not only [Metro],
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but UC may be feeling.” If Metro introduces a rate increase between now and next September, it will not take effect until the following quarter. There are benefits for UC students, too. Fewer cars would lead to better air quality, Hand said. “[More than] two million rides have been provided by the program and it has been a wonderful success for UC and Metro,” Hilvers said. Metro bus passes for other scurrently range from $55 to $170 per month depending upon the zone. “We know this will be painful for the community and those dependent on our service,” Shazor said. “But by state law, we must balance the budget and our options are limited.”
reprimanded them, claiming it was not their reason for gathering, Erb said. “It was like a game of cat and mouse in the streets,” Szekeresh said. “Then police issued a dispersal order.” In Cincinnati, the G20’s impact is mostly measured in the trickle-down effects, although it is still measurable. “Once events of Fall 2008 started, everyone suffered,” Earhardt said. Despite cultivating a reputation for being a conservative city, Cincinnati is not without dissenters. “There are a bunch of public groups that have meetings,” Goebel said. “There is actually activism in Cincinnati.”
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college living uc life and those living it michael McKeown | the news record
the dance team and Dance Fanatics modeled new fashions from Victoria’s Secret’s PINK collegiate collection, Adidas, Champion and other brands Friday, Sept. 25.
Dance team takes to catwalk Katie Griffith the news record
The University of Cincinnati Bookstore and dance team paired up to promote new UC spirit wear from brands like Victoria’s Secret and Adidas in an on-campus fashion show. The show took place Friday, Sept. 25, on the third floor of Tangeman University Center. Victoria’s Secret PINK collection teamed up with UC to create designs accessible only through the UC Bookstores. UC was one of 59 schools in the nation to work with Victoria’s Secret to create collegiate spirit wear. michael McKeown | the news record
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The UC dance team and the Dance Team Fanatics modeled the spirit wear, which included T-shirts, ear muffs and other accessories. “It’s fun to wear and model things that we don’t own,” said Kayla Greenstone, a thirdyear marketing student and three-year veteran of the dance team. The show also featured spirit wear from Adidas, Champion, Cutter & Buck, Columbia and Jansport. Also included in the show was a silent auction, selling gift cards for Adidas and PINK apparel, a signed poster of Venus and Serena Williams and video games from EA Sports. All benefits of the auction went to the “Make-A-Wish” foundation. The show has been in the works for about two years, said Marty Ludwig, director of trademark and licensing of UC Bookstores.
“[The new spirit wear] is a great way to show spirit, as well as advertise,” Ludwig said. “It represents us well.” This was the first time the UC Bookstore has featured its spirit wear in a fashion show, Ludwig said. Friends and relatives of those directly involved in the show were in the audience, said Erin McCann-Bosse, coordinator of UC Campus Services. The show also attracted a crowd because the variety of spirit wear was able to “peak people’s different interests and energies,” McCann-Bosse said. Other products featured in the show include coolers and seat cushions. The UC Bookstore promoted other sporting event gear like foam fingers, as well. The UC Bearcat made an appearance at the show, in an effort to spread the word about the Capital One Mascot of the Year challenge.
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The UC Bookstore offers new and used textbooks, but buying or renting books online could be a cheaper and more satisfying option for students looking to save a few dollars.
Renting textbooks online an option Eric Johnson and Ariel Cheung the news record
In the everlasting search to save a buck or two, more students are turning to the Internet to order textbooks. Now, not only can books be purchased on Web sites like Amazon.com or the University of Cincinnati Bookstore’s site, but they can also be rented or exchanged. Rental sites like Swaptree.com and BorrowMe.com let users borrow everything from textbooks to DVDs. BorrowMe.com also offers swaps for furniture and game consoles. Other sites are created specifically with students in mind. Web sites like Chegg.com and Campusbookrentals.com both offer rentable textbooks at a discounted price. Most rental sites offer textbooks for nearly half the price of a retail store and give students the option to rent their books for varying periods of time. “I guess if there are no hidden fees, it would be worth it,” said
Emily Schwieterman, a third-year education student. “It seems pretty cheap and efficient.” One negative aspect of rental sites is being able to find the textbooks required for classes in a somewhat shallow pool. Long delivery time can also be a problem. “Depending upon the reliability of the seller, you might not see the book until two or three weeks after you’ve purchased it,” said Ryan McIntire, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student. Other Web sites like Amazon.com offer new and used textbooks and can have the books delivered in a day. “[Buying books online] worked pretty well,” said Haleigh Jones, a second-year Spanish student. “I paid $20 for two-day shipping, and it was still cheaper than the UC Bookstore.” Used books are easier to find online than at the UC Bookstore and cost less, said Kathy Hoying, a thirdyear anthropology student. Sites like Chegg.com offer shipping within two to three days and is often free. The books arrive with a prepaid stamp to avoid any see books | page 6
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adam weisgerber, a first-year architecture student supports Tony Steinbach, a non-student, as the two juggle pins near Subway on campus, Friday, Sept. 25. The duo sometimes juggles with knives.
Hall residents lend helping hand ariel cheung the news record
As University of Cincinnati students moved into the residence halls this fall, members of the Hall Opening Team worked to make the transition a little less stressful. The first weekend residence halls opened, the group of student volunteers guided the new residents, helped move belongings into the halls and made sure students and parents had all the information they needed. In exchange, those on the Hall Opening Team, or HOT, could move into their halls several days earlier than the rest of the residents. “I wanted to move in early because I’m on the 10th floor of Daniels,” said Kelsey Arnett, a first-year mechanical engineering student. “My roommates were doing it too so I could meet them earlier.” Beginning Friday, Sept. 18, students could move into Stratford Heights, Dabney, Schneider, Siddall and Turner Halls. Campus Recreation Center, Calhoun Hall and Daniels Hall residents could move in Saturday, Sept. 19. In order to participate in HOT, students had to go through more than four hours of training, said Amy Reed, resident
coordinator of Daniels Hall. “They’re a really fun group to work with because they’re excited to be here,” Reed said. Over the weekend, the 309 students in HOT each worked two shifts lasting three hours. They also received a T-shirt and free meals for three days. “Three hours is a good amount,” Arnett said. “It’s not too long and a lot of people helped.” Students moving into Daniels on Saturday cited slow moving lines and confusing directions as problems while moving in. “I didn’t expect there to be so many people,” said Alex Kissling, a first-year sociology student. “I’m really glad I don’t have to use the elevators because I’m on the first floor.” While there were lots of lines and few parking spaces, the HOT members were hard at work, said Robin Smith, mother of Lauren Smith, a first-year neuroscience student. “The worst part is there are no bins to load our stuff in to get into line,” said Smith. “It would have been nice if they would have had people move in by floors.” While the lines were long, they did continue moving at a decent pace, said Brittany Lewis, a second-year finance student who was on HOT. “It’s actually going a lot smoother than I expected,” Lewis living.newsrecord@gmail.com | 513.556.5913
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Housing Opening Team member Matt Welker, an Aerospace Engineering freshman, helps incoming students at Calhoun Hall. said. “They’re pretty organized.” Lewis was a HOT member last year when living in Daniels, and decided to do it a second year in order to move into Schneider Hall early. “I got to move in without the traffic,” Lewis said. Although the situation was a little chaotic, it was a very organized chaos, said Kissling’s mother, Alison. “It went right up to one of the students on the Hall Opening Team and she told us to get the key and then we get to use the steps,” said Alison Kissling. “It was nice.”
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game.’ ” “I thought we made a lot of mental mistakes today, but we played hard, we kept in the game all the time, nobody had their head down. And for a defense to only give up three points in the second half to a really good offensive football team, I think we can take a lot away from that moving forward.” Pike continued to build his Heisman resume with another efficient game throwing for 300 yards and three touchdowns on 18-of-26 passing. Pike also had four
rushes for 22 yards. Gilyard caught nine passes for a career-high 177 yards receiving with two touchdowns. Gilyard has 32 receptions for 442 yards and six touchdowns on the season. Cincinnati had 357 yards of total offense, 300 passing and 57 rushing. Next up, the No. 14 Bearcats (4-0, 1-0 Big East) play Miami (OH) on the road,1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3.
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The 2009 MidPoint Music Festival, although a bit soggy from the rain, was a great time for music lovers all around Cincinnati.
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Midpoint Music Fest is Cincinnati’s largest music festival. In actuality, it’s our only real music festival. Spanning three days, the festival is host to a great number of local acts and national up and comers. It’s a great event for our city, bringing tourism business and spotlighting our local music scene. It gets residents out and about, letting bands earn new fans and practice their craft. It definitely helps Cincinnati’s image and music scene grow. But do we really need it? Let me be the first to say Midpoint is a great event, but many argue it is a lone beacon of light in a dark musical environment. I simply don’t believe that’s true. Sure, Cincinnati’s music scene was on its last legs for many years. I remember when I started first going to shows, seeing empty venues, national acts that couldn’t get off stage fast enough and local acts floundering. It was sad and disappointing for someone just beginning to enjoy live music. But as of late, I’ve seen a change. Crowds are growing larger and more active. Perhaps more important than that, they are coming to shows earlier, catching up with old friends and listening to the local openers. This is perhaps the greatest change I’ve seen because it means the quality of Cincinnati’s live music is increasing. And that, my friends, is about as good a sign of growth as any. Jeremy Constantinople, lead singer of Banderas, explains this is perhaps because of an increased talent in Cincinnati bands. “There are a lot better bands around here,” Constantinople said. “There is more healthy competition. A healthy amount of bar raising.” One thing Midpoint does is bring downtown to life. “Downtown was really busy,” Constantinople said. “It was how it should look. There was a lot of action downtown. People were very excited to talk about music.” Constantinople noticed concert goers were more approachable, making selfpromotion for bands easier. But this ideal of making the artists’ job easier carries beyond Midpoint. Bars are paying bands differently, not relying on door sales, but on bar tabs, Constantinople said. This generally earns the bands more money and gets more people in the door because the shows are cheap or free. It’s an interesting model, paying bands more and getting more people in the door at the same time. Happy bands and happy fans, sounds like a recipe for success. But surely we’re a little behind the curve on the whole local music scene, right? Mr. Twain was eerily correct when he said that Cincinnati was 10 years behind the times. Why would this be any different? Sure, it’s great we’re seeing a turn around, but the rest of the country must have thriving music scenes that put ours to shame. Not so, Constaninople said. “That’s not necessarily true,” he said. “We have it more together [than other cities]. We have it a lot better than we think we do.” Coming from the lead singer of a band who tours heavily, those are some pretty comforting words. And now to end on an entirely unrelated, but still important note. As you may have heard, Cadillac Ranch kicked out several Midpoint bands, citing low sales. The displaced bands had to be placed, last minute, in other venues for their sets. News flash to Cadillac Ranch owners: Rain and a music festival with a lot of stages will likely cut your profits a bit. And I doubt you’re exactly strapped for cash. So, congratulations on ruining any semblance of city integration you had. We knew you were money grubbers, and now you’ve proved it. Enjoy your mechanical bull.
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Sequels – movies, books or games – are always a mixed bag. Will it be bigger and better than before? Or will it lead to a depressing experience that ultimately detracts from our enjoyment of the original? Last week’s release of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 proves sequels can ride the line between the two extremes. While certainly not the most exciting game to hit store shelves this year, it offers up an enjoyable experience to any and all who enjoy the comic universe, or just a solid action game. Like its predecessor, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is primarily an action-adventure game, with a few role-playing elements
thrown in for good measure. Gamers are offered up to 24 unlockable characters, each with their own unlockable extra costume alternative. Players progress through levels gaining experience, which is then applied to power up certain moves, like Storm’s lightning strike. Each player can control a team of up to four members. Different combinations result in different status boosts, such as choosing all four X-Men, which grants a stamina boost, or all the Fantastic Four characters, which results in a fusion boost. And fusion attacks are where the fun really begins. Combining any two characters’ special photo courtesy of activision powers results in a fusion attack that is one of three types: targeted, guided and captain america’s shield won’t protect him from the clearing. Targeted attacks are your best ally dwindling value of US currency. Iron Man and Wolverine join Captain America in an ever expanding quest for truth and justice see Marvel | page 6 in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.
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cost when sending it back. These sites do charge rental extension fees if the rented books are returned late, and the fees vary from site to site. When comparing book prices, it seemed Chegg.com and CampusBookRentals.com offered the most variety at the best prices. Psychology by Robin M. Kowalski, 5th edition, is the textbook required for the three “Introduction to Psychology� courses at UC. On the UC Bookstore’s Web site, Psychology can be purchased for $110.25 used. On Amazon.com, it costs between $74 and $101.53. The book was not found on general rental
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These warriors face one another for a super battle in Activision’s newest title, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. The game is available on Playstation 2 and 3, PSP, Nintendo DS, Wii and XBox 360. from MARVEL | page 5 during boss battles, while guided attacks let you deal damage to anyone in the vicinity as you move and shift course. Seeking out different fusions by combining all 24 characters and watching the results is one of the more exciting experiences this game has to offer. The story begins with Nick Fury and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team launching an attack on Lucia von Bardas in Latveria (of Dr. Doom fame). Unsurprisingly, she launches a retaliatory attack on New York City. From there the political cries for reform ring out as the public turns on its own heroes. Players must make the choice to support or deny
Congress’s latest Superhero Registration Act by joining the ranks of Iron Man on the Pro-Registration side, or Captain America leading the anti-registration movement. What choice you make is largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of the game, but it does affect certain story elements, like unlockable characters. Weep not; you can always choose a different side on your next play-through to get the full lineup. Graphically, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is a large improvement compared to the first. Or, at leas the movie sequences are. Cut scenes offer up heroes in all their 3-D glory, with a
more realistic feel than ever before. The same can’t be said of the in-game graphics, but that has more to do with the type of game than any deficiency on the developers’ part. You simply can’t produce a better effect with an overhead camera, and this type of game isn’t suited for anything else. Players are offered a wide variety of dialogue choices depending on their current playable character and how they want to interact; you can be aggressive, diplomatic or defensive. While some will undoubtedly get a laugh, others can be downright repulsive. In particular, Gambit’s poorly written Cajun dialect is enough
to bring anyone with an English background to the point of a massive aneurysm. But the dialogue is certainly in tune with the characters’ personalities, and you can always count on an appropriately acerbic comment from Spiderman or Wolverine. My favorite feature, and this game’s largest selling factor (apart from its fan base), is still the four-player cooperative option. Whether online or off, players can team up with their friends to engage in the smorgasbord of characters this game has to offer. And in a market so super-saturated with shooter deathmatches, it’s always nice to have some variety.
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Big East not so down in ’09 Prior to the start of the 2009 college football season, the Big East Conference and Rodney Dangerfield could have shared a catchphrase. “I don’t get no respect,” the league could have complained. Cincinnati finished at No. 17 and West Virginia at No. 23 in the final Associated Press rankings last season, but the loss of 10 seniors on the Bearcats’ defense and the Mountaineers losing quarterback Pat White was enough for voters to leave out every Big East team from this season’s preseason polls. The “experts” who didn’t include Cincinnati in their top-25 now have to swallow their pride as the Bearcats are now ranked No. 10 in the latest AP poll. But, Cincinnati isn’t the only Big East team doing its part to earn the league some national respect. The biggest help came from South Florida on Saturday. The Bulls knocked off No. 18 Florida State 17-7 on the road without quarterback Matt Grothe. The loss dropped the Seminoles out of the top-25, but wasn’t enough to get the Bulls into the picture. USF is receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today coach’s poll. The Big East and the Atlantic Coastal Conference match up well this season. Rutgers bested Maryland on the road Saturday, but Pittsburgh couldn’t hold on to a 31-17 third quarter lead on the road against North Carolina State and lost 38-31. Then-No. 19 North Carolina added a 12-10 victory over Connecticut earlier in the season. The Big East handled its early season non-BCS competition, but if you’re looking for embarrassing losses, you’ll find plenty in the ACC. Maryland lost to Sun Belt Conference member Middle Tennessee State this season and needed overtime to beat James Madison of the Colonial Athletic Association. Duke lost to CAA foe Richmond in its season opener, as did Virginia to William & Mary. The Cavaliers also lost to Conference USA member Southern Mississippi in their last outing. So, while the ACC is 2-2 in head-to-head match-ups with the Big East, they also hold the same record against opponents from the CAA, which isn’t exactly loaded with BCS-caliber schools. The Big Ten is 2-1 against Big East teams this season. Well, actually, the Big Ten is 2-1 against just one team from the Big East: Syracuse. The Orange lost to Minnesota in overtime and to Penn State before collecting their first win of the season against Northwestern. But, the 11 teams in the Big Ten have had some lessthan-stellar outings this season. Purdue fell to Northern Illinois and Michigan State couldn’t handle Central Michigan, both Mid-American Conference members. But, the Big Ten isn’t shining in out-of-conference wins this season, either. Indiana topped Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley Conference) by only six points and Western Michigan (MAC) by just four. Northwestern could only best Eastern Michigan (MAC) by three points, and Iowa had to block two field goals in the final seconds to escape with a one-point win against Northern Iowa, a Missouri Valley Conference member. ACC and Big Ten teams should not be losing or barely winning games against teams from non BCS schools. The Big East is 21-7 against its non-conference opponents this season with just one loss coming at the hands of a non-BCS school, that being Louisville’s on-the-road loss to Utah. The Utes are currently receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today polls. The Big East will have more chances to earn national respect before the bowl season rolls around. November in particular will be a big one for the league. Pittsburgh hosts Notre Dame on Nov. 14, and UConn travels to South Bend to face the Irish one week later. Cincinnati welcomes Big Ten opponent Illinois on Nov. 27, and South Florida will have another chance to knock off one of the big three Florida schools when they host the Miami Hurricanes on Nov. 28. The Big East absolutely deserves more credit and respect than it’s given. But with the season still young, the league still has time to show it belongs with the nation’s elite.
gARRETT SABELHAUS the news record
The most highly touted basketball recruit in recent history will have a lot of pressure for the upcoming season, if he’s able to play. Lance Stephenson was ranked No. 12 on ESPN’s Top 100, a list ranking the best college basketball prospects. After many schools stopped pursuing the 6-foot-5, 220-pound shooting guard, the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin pounced. “I’m excited to coach him, imagining how good he can be when you teach him some things,” Cronin said. “He brings things to the table with his creativity and play-making ability that you can’t teach.” Unfortunately for the Brooklyn native, an off-the-court issue could keep him from playing this season. The NCAA is investigating Stephenson’s amateur status because of his role in the online TV reality
show “Born Ready.” “Hopefully he can be a play-maker type Cronin couldn’t comment on the issue but did say it was guy like Dwyane Wade because he’s at his progressing and he best when he’s attacking the basket.” hopes it is over as soon as possible. mick cronin, uc basketball head coach Stephenson was also accused of groping a girl in October 2008 outside of his high school, Cronin said. “A little New York City swagger.” That confidence helped Stephenson become but took a plea deal and will serve no jail time for a 2009 McDonald’s High School All-American the incident. “The one thing that Lance understands is that he and average 31.9 points per game as a senior at was involved in something that made him look bad Lincoln High School. He is also the all-time leading scorer in the state and he’s well aware of that,” Cronin said. “We’re all guilty until proven innocent, if were proven of New York with 2,946 career points; Cronin thinks his scoring ability is comparable to one of the best innocent, it’ll be on the back page.” If Stephenson is able to play this season, Cronin scorers in the NBA. “Hopefully he can be a play-maker type guy like hopes he will be able to bring more confidence to Dwyane Wade because he’s at his best when he’s his team. “He gives our guys a level of confidence that we attacking the basket,” Cronin said. “With him being can and should beat anybody in this conference,” such a big, strong guard, it scares me to think who see stephenson | page 4
whiteout win CINCINNATI 28 – fRESNO STATE 20
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the UC football team runs out of the tunnel before the start of the Fresno State football game Saturday, Sept. 26.
Cincinnati holds off Fresno State peter marx the news record
Teams that win big games usually make big plays in the fourth quarter. That’s exactly what senior outside linebacker Craig Carey did when he intercepted a fourth-down pass in the Bearcats’ 28-20 home win over Fresno State Saturday, Sept. 26. Fresno State was on a 14-play, 59-yard drive, on fourth down and two from the UC 6-yard line; the Bulldogs elected to take a chance. “Before the play, I noticed the running back starring at me and for some reason, I got a weird feeling the play was obviously going to come my way,” Carey said. “And, I was actually blitzing. I kind of came off my assignment a little bit and saw the quarterback throw it, and the ball just ended up in my hands.” Carey picked off the pass and ran it back to the UC 28-yard line. “I feel like [the quarterback] looked me right in the eyes and just threw it to me,” Carey said. Carey’s interception led to a Cincinnati six-play, 71-yard drive that ended with a 24-yard touchdown pass to senior wide
“I thought we made a lot of mental mistakes today, but we played hard.” brian kelly, uc head coach
receiver Mardy Gilyard. The score gave the Bearcats a 28-17 lead with 13:09 left in the game. Fresno State narrowed UC’s lead to eight points after a 49-yard field goal and had a chance to tie the game in the last minute of the fourth quarter, but senior safety Aaron Webster broke up a fourth down pass sealing the win for Cincinnati with 39 seconds left. Spanning Kelly’s tenure at UC, the Bearcats are 25-0 when they have the lead going into the fourth quarter. Fresno State (1-3, 0-1 WAC) dominated Cincinnati in almost all aspects of the game and held the ball for more than 43 minutes compared to UC, who only possessed the ball for less than 17 minutes. Fresno State also ran twice as many plays as Cincinnati
did (84-to-42). The Bulldogs racked up 443 yards of total offense, 290 on the ground. Ryan Mathews led Fresno State’s ground attack with 38 carries for 148 yards and one touchdown. “[Mathews] ranks up there with the guys that are playing in the NFL right now,” Kelly said. “He’s got the toughness of a [Donald] Brown, he’s got the explosiveness of a LeSean McCoy.” Lonyae Miller was the Bulldogs second-leading rusher with 10 carries for 77 yards. Most coaches wouldn’t be very satisfied if their defense gave up more than 400 yards of total offense, but Kelly said they gave up a lot of short yardage plays because they were guarding against the big play. “I have no problems with the way we decided to play this game,” Kelly said. “We said, ‘absolutely we must not give up see whiteout | page 4
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Is Pike worthy of Heisman? peter marx the news record
Last year I would have said there is no way Tony Pike had a realistic chance of becoming a Heisman candidate, but this year he has not only proven he belongs, he has also proven he has a chance to win. Statistically, Pike ranks in the topfive in the nation in almost every major quarterback statistic. Pike ranks fifth in the nation in quarterback rating (172.8), fourth in completion percentage (70.5 percent), fourth in yards (1,223), third in touchdowns (11) and has only thrown two interceptions through four games this season. Pike recently moved into the top-10 of ESPN’s Heisman Watch poll, where he received three fifth-place votes Sept. 26. Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy, Jacory Harris, Case Keenum and Jimmy Clausen are other top quarterbacks mentioned on the list. At 6-foot-6 and 225 pounds, Pike is beginning to receive attention from pro scouts and many NFL Draft experts. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. ranked Pike as the fourth-best quarterback prospect in the nation and nfldraftscout.com ranked him third best. Everyone knows to have a realistic chance at winning the Heisman trophy a player must play for a top-10 team. Now that the University of Cincinnati football program is ranked No. 10 in the latest AP Poll, Pike should become one of the Heisman frontrunners if the Bearcats continue to win. Pike is showing he has a lot of upside and, if he continues to improve throughout the season, he could be the first Cincinnati player to win the prestigious award.
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Tony Pike lacks one essential thing necessary to win the Heisman trophy: exposure. Exposure that Texas’ Colt McCoy and Florida’s Tim Tebow both enjoy. Sure McCoy isn’t having as great of a year as he had last year, and who knows if Tebow will miss any games after the hit he took Saturday against Kentucky, but both these players had a lot of attention before the season began. It would be an honor and one of the best individual accomplishments the University of Cincinnati has ever had if Pike is even just invited to the Heisman ceremony in New York at the end of the season. His chance of winning it though, is very slim. McCoy and Pike have similar numbers, but McCoy was a Heisman candidate before the season started and Pike was not. Pike is now just starting to get noticed, whereas McCoy and Tebow are both preseason Heisman hopefuls. Tebow has another advantage over Pike. He is god. Tebow’s numbers are far inferior to Pike’s, but look at what happened when South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier didn’t vote for Tebow as the best SEC quarterback before the season. The media jumped his case as Tebow received every vote except Spurrier’s. And who has a major hand in picking the Heisman? The writers. It’s already a major accomplishment for Pike to be talked about in the same breath as the Heisman Trophy. To be invited to the ceremony as one of the finalists to win it would be unreal. Pike is too under the radar to win it.
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