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GROWS. SEXUAL ASSAULT ON CAMPUS A SPECIAL TWO-PART SERIES FROM THE NEWS RECORD

Women’s Center, UC officials revise plans to prevent rape, support survivors KARA DRISCOLL | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The loss of the Women’s Center 24hour sexual assault reporting hotline merely marked the beginning of a whirlwind of changes that university officials pushed to the forefront in the first months of the semester.

The decisions and conversations that transpired between university officials in a matter of weeks will transform the way the University of Cincinnati complies with federal regulations, handles sexual assaults and supports survivors who are raped during their academic career.

In order for the university to be compliant with federal regulations while “providing the best services to survivors,” UC officials started a complete overhaul to revamp its sexual assault program and Title IX reporting process — a “proactive step,” some officials say.

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2 / COLLEGE LIFE

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ALEXIS O’BRIEN NEWS EDITOR

Taste of Belgium founder and owner Jean-François Flechet discusses the restaurant’s new location on Short Vine, bringing the eatery’s diverse menu items and brews close to campus.

Short Vine location joins family of savory eateries Taste of Belgium founder reflects on new restaurant, discusses secrets behind menu’s sweet concoctions ALEXIS O’BRIEN NEWS EDITOR

Though Taste of Belgium has been serving Cincinnati authentic Belgian food for seven years, the University of Cincinnati community has never had such convenient access to delectable waffles, crepes and espresso concoctions.

“We’re here, we exist and we’re affordable,” said Jean-François Flechet, founder and owner of Taste of Belgium, on the restaurant’s new location on Short Vine.

After opening shop at Findlay Market, in Columbus and on the corner of 12th and Vine streets in Over-theRhine, the Taste of Belgium team was ready to meet a new crowd close to the university and hospitals.

Since the new location’s opening in October 2013, UC students, faculty and staff have made up most of the restaurant’s customers.

“It’s picking up,” Flechet said. “I think more and more people are starting to realize that we’re here. Not many people go east of Jefferson into Corryville but it’s picking up.”

While Taste of Belgium on Short Vine is open everyday for lunch, it’s also open for brunch on weekends and dinner Tuesday through Saturday.

With 24 beers on tap and more than 100 bottles to sell, it’s quickly become popular for its bar-centric atmosphere.

“Our focus is on Belgium style and local [beers],” Flechet said. “All our beers either come from Belgium or are brewed according to the Belgium tradition here in the US and if it’s a local brewery, we usually try to carry the beer. If it’s Belgium-style and local, it’s even better.”

But perhaps nothing is better than Taste of Belgium’s chicken and waffle dish, which Flechet said has always been the most popular in every location, every time of day.

“Even at breakfast, which blows my mind, that people would get that for breakfast,” Flechet said.

The undoubtedly delicious savory-sweet combination that comes with mixing two foods already good on their own isn’t the best part of the dish; the best part is the waffles.

They’re made with imported sugar on a specialized cast iron waffle maker, and they’ll practically melt in your mouth.

“We start with a very thick dough that we press into waffle shape, and then the waffles are irregular because it’s not a batter that we pour,” Flechet said. “It’s really a combination of the special sugar that we import from Belgium and the cast iron in which sugar caramelizes that creates the way the waffle looks with the nice coating.”

But not to worry, if customers go for a burger, sandwich or frites (aka French fries), they can always order a dessert waffle to go.

ALEXIS O’BRIEN NEWS EDITOR Taste of Belgium serves up waffles created from thick dough and special sugar imported from Belgium.

Unique book Professor analyzes current state of Greece contains story within story Historian Mark Mazower delivers lecture regarding Greek war of independence ALLISON REUTHER CONTRIBUTOR

EMILY BEGLEY COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

Plunging into the pages of “S.” is far from simple. The book offers an experience that reaches beyond the realm of reading, inviting those that pick it up into two entirely separate experiences.

“S.” arrived on my doorstep contained in a box, a glossed letter S scrawled on its front and a tag marked with creators J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst keeping the container closed.

The book itself is far from expectations. The brand-new novel expels the scent of a well-loved library book. It’s tanned, aged cover, blaring “Ship of Theseus,” is covered in blots, and the inside cover contains check-out dates stamped in red ink.

Abrams and Dorst have created the image to portray a story within a story – the unique, compelling factor incorporated throughout “S.” that makes the novel a particular standout.

Handwritten notes are scrawled in the margins of nearly every page, documenting the relationship between college student Jennifer and graduate student Eric.

Both are drawn together by their interest in “Ship of Theseus,” which tells the tale of a tumultuous journey by sea.

They are also intrigued by the book’s mysterious writer: V. M. Straka, who is surrounded by rumors but about whom little facts are known.

Stuck within the pages of “S.” are documents, news clippings and other memorabilia, portraying the relationship between Jennifer and Eric in a tangible, engaging manner. Readers even discover notes written on a napkin placed in the book.

Over the course of the novel, readers watch their relationship grow as they expose secrets and come to trust each other within the margins of “Ship of Theseus.”

The concept for “S.” was dreamt up by filmmaker Abrams and written by Dorst, creating a finished product unlike any other book I’ve read. “S.” is as satisfying to look at as it is to read; analyzing the memorabilia and notes contained within its pages is a story in and of itself.

A renowned historian analyzed the tumultuous state of Greece by opening a window into the past and explaining the far-reaching effects of the Greek war of independence on society Thursday.

Columbia University professor and author Mark Mazower addressed a large audience in the Taft Research Center with his lecture “The Greek War of Independence in Global Perspective.”

Extra seats were brought in to accommodate the crowd as excitement bounced around the room.

“I wrote a paper about [the Greek Revolution] last year, and I’m eager to hear about it more in depth,” said Kira Bushman, a senior at Highland High School in Kentucky who sits in on history classes at the University of Cincinnati.

After a slight delay due to malfunctioning microphone equipment, the lecture went off without a hitch.

Mazower possesses a rare quality of being able to give an academic lecture while keeping the audience on the edge of their seats, quite literally, with his extensive knowledge and well-timed comedic interruptions.

To fully understand the problem

“Professor Mazower is one of the most prominent historians in the world today.”

- Elizabeth Frierson, UC history professor

of Greece and everything around it, Mazower went back in time to the 1820s and delved into the Greek war of independence. He explained why that war is still affecting the people of Greece today.

“Right now, there is an enormous soul searching in Greece about what sovereignty really is,” Mazower said. “The questions of what sovereignty means and what national identity means is very much on everyone’s mind.”

Greece is enduring a major financial crisis and a social and institutional

breakdown. It doesn’t help that Greek youth unemployment is approximately 65 percent, which means that there is one generation with no future in professional terms, Mazower said.

It is this state of confusion and restlessness that Mazower is particularly interested with.

The event was attended by many professors in the history department, in addition to students and members of the community. Some professors brought their classes to hear Mazower speak in lieu of an in-class lecture.

“Professor Mazower is one of the most prominent historians in the world today,” said Elizabeth Frierson, UC history professor. “[The lecture’s] absolutely going to give more depth to the ideas we’ve been studying in class, and it’s going to give more context. So it’s another interpretive angle, and I really like to train my students to be sophisticated in analyzing things from many angles. Then they can choose the angle that they believe in.”

Exhibit celebrates successes of DAAP program Artwork created during Saturday Art exudes excitement, achievements EMILY BEGLEY COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

Vibrant artwork draped the walls of the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning Saturday morning, admired by artists both young and old as they excitedly scoured the collection for their pieces.

Saturday marked the final installation of the season’s DAAP Saturday Art Program, a series of classes for children and adolescents grades K-12.

Undergraduate and graduate students in the process of earning their visual arts education licensure certificate teach the program, said Nandita Sheth, Saturday Art Program graduate assistant.

During class periods, children, teachers and supervising professors work alongside one another to create a broad range of artwork, including paintings, drawings and photographs.

This semester’s program consisted of 60 students and seven teachers, Sheth said.

The exhibit was a celebration of work

completed over the semester.

The artwork filled an entire hallway, which was occupied wall to wall by spectators.

“I really like [the program] because it’s something that I love,” said Jayla Woody, a senior at Mount Notre Dame High School and Saturday Art student with work on display. “It’s kind of like an outlet; it’s good to get out there and express myself through artwork.”

Students like Woody were interspersed with younger students, who busied themselves with activities set up at the exhibit.

More than a dozen children stood around a table covered with a large piece of paper; using colorful paintbrushes, artists brought the paper to life with vivid renditions of swirls, spots and suns.

The celebration exuded the spirit of the program, which encourages exploration and investigation of art across themes, materials and practices. Artwork displayed was strikingly diverse, featuring samples of sculpture, drawing, painting, etching and more.

Diversity was key in classes instructed

by Kayla Wandsnider, fourth-year fine arts student.

“For my age group, we did a different medium each week,” Wandsnider said.

Fourth and fifth grade students in Wandsnider’s class tested techniques in sculpture and photography and learned about historical artists.

“It’s kind of like an outlet; it’s good to get out there and express myself through artwork.”

- Jayla Woody, Mount Notre Dame senior

Saturday Art is also offered in the spring; while required of students pursuing licensure in the fall, the program is optional in the spring, Sheth said. This session allows more room for specification, such as choosing which age groups to work with.

Although the conclusion of this semester’s program was bitter-sweet, the exhibit emanated excitement, representing the accomplishments of young artists and the students who teach them.

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The News Record series continues with a look at the first 96 hours after a sexual assault on Thursday.

3.7.2014

FROM PAGE ONE: UC student advocates who provided support to sexual assault survivors through a 24-hour crisis hotline, we’re told hang up the phone permanently in late January after the peer advocacy support program was shut down due to confidentiality and compliance issues relating to federal legislation.

The UC Women’s Center deploys a group of students to work on education, prevention and support through Reclaim, its sexual assault response program. Unexpectedly, peer advocates were instructed to turn off their crisis phones as support services ceased effective immediately.

The UC Women’s Center, which has served the university community for more than 35 years, utilizes students as Reclaim advocates in two ways: support and educational prevention.

The support peer advocates have, until recent changes, manned the crisis hotline.

Concerns were raised about what confidentiality meant for the Women’s Center; the issue of having someone who is not licensed professionally serve as the first point of contact for a survivor came to the forefront of conversations between top officials and Barbara Rinto, the Women’s Center director.

“It’s the survivors who are being affected,” said Maria Kothman, Reclaim peer advocate.

“This isn’t just a change to Reclaim, but this is a decision that dictates how we can and cannot support survivors. That’s who’s being affected; it’s survivors who have had these experiences and [Reclaim] is no longer there for them in the same way.”

In order to have legitimate confidentiality, survivors of sexual assault and gender-based violence would have to first talk to a person with a license from the state — a psychologist, social worker or counselor.

After seeking legal advice from the General Counsel, the Women’s Center staff and other administrators looked to revise how the university responds to sexual assault and complies with federal legislation. But some students are worried the hasty transition has resulted in a lull of services for sexual assault survivors.

“I’m concerned because this is perhaps a decision that wanted to encourage reporting, but when we take away confidential spaces, what happens is the silence grows,” Kothman said.

“There’s a silence growing on this campus now and I’m worried for students, and I’m worried for survivors.”

Reclaim services move to couseling offices In the past month, leaders from the General Counsel, Student Affairs, the Provost’s Office, Public Safety and the Women’s Center met to discuss, analyze and strategize about the revisions needed for an adequate sexual assault response on campus.

“We’re scrutinizing every step,” Rinto said.

Universities across the U.S. are reexamining Title IX, but Provost Beverly Davenport said it was time to bring clarity to UC’s current process of dealing with gender-based issues and violence, including the steps of reporting sexual assault at the university.

Davenport said there was no specific reason this decision was made in the middle of the academic year. It was a convergence of the right people at the table and a sense of urgency to be proactive rather than retrospective.

“We’re going to be compliant on this campus, and we’re going to do everything we can to support and help survivors,” she said.

The meeting confirmed the Women’s Center

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Sexual assault is extremely under reported. “ Only about 12 percent of survivors report, so we want to be careful when we think about it in numbers and in terms of investigations because we know the number is not representative of the true number of survivors we have on our campus,” said Ashley Rouster, sexual assault survivor advocate, in a previous interview.

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wouldn’t be able to operate in the exact same capacity as it had been, starting with the dissolution of a peer-to-peer crisis hotline. The decision wasn’t a surprise to Women’s Center staff members, Rinto said.

“It’s hard whenever you go through a change like this, but I think in some ways we were relieved because the question of who was confidential has been out there for quite a while,” she said. “Are we really confidential or aren’t we? Because these laws aren’t always clear.”

With clarity regarding confidentiality, Rinto and staff members put transitional steps in place to cover support for survivors. Amy Howton, the Women’s Center associate director and licensed mental health counselor, shifted her focus to survivor support because she is confidential, while Ashley Rouster, the sexual assault survivor advocate who is not licensed, started new educational and preventive projects.

Without a 24-hour hotline for survivors to call in the university community, the Women’s Center enlisted Women Helping Women, a Cincinnatibased nonprofit, to field calls from UC students who might be in distress.

Davenport said there’s never been a minute where students didn’t have a hotline to call during this transition.

The Women’s Center will refer hotline calls to the nonprofit until the 2014 Fall semester, when the hotline will be in a different entity of the university.

As of March 3, confidential support services and crisis intervention for sexual assault survivors will be housed in Counseling and Psychological Services, where two counselors will be hired specifically to handle sexual assault, Davenport said.

CAPS Director Tow Yee Yau declined to comment on the Counseling Services’ role in sexual assault advocacy on campus. Yau said CAPS is still in a transitional process and they don’t have finalized plans for the sexual assault component yet.

Rinto said there’s probably a shift in identity for female sexual assault victims who seek help at CAPS versus entering the Women’s Center, but the center is still around to support victims in many aspects.

While two additional counselors we’re initially offered to the Women’s Center, Rinto said hiring licensed professionals shifts the identity of the center away from prevention and education, which is what the staff wants to focus on.

“It was the Women’s Center’s decision,” Davenport said. “We wanted it to be absolutely clear about the confidentiality issue. We had to have licensed people and we had to ask ourselves where we wanted to invest. It was a joint decision.

The Women’s Center staff, which is limited, chose the education and prevention route.”

Rinto said a decision like this is difficult, but that the current administration understands the needs of women. “We’re not always going to agree, but they get that this is important.”

University complies with Title IX, makes changes to deputy coordinators Kenya Faulkner, vice president for legal affairs and general counsel, declined to comment on the legalities of the university’s Title IX compliance and the Women’s Center’s role with confidentiality, but according to the Office of Civil Rights, its office doesn’t have any open cases against the university involving Title IX. The university evaluates its process and policies

to ensure its compliance with Title IX and the Office for Civil Rights, said Erin Ascher, chief human resources officer and interim Title IX coordinator.

In the 2013-14 academic year, 25 Title IX cases have been reported at the University so far. Ascher said the university investigates Title IX incidents, tries to stop and prevent similar behavior from occurring, and resolve the situation.

Title IX investigations occur separately from police investigations for sexual assaults and violence, and the case could be referred to Judicial Affairs for a disciplinary hearing.

But Davenport and Debra Merchant, vice president of Student Affairs, said this process will change soon, and they are reconfiguring the way Title IX is handled at the university.

“We are uncoupling the deputy Title IX role from Judicial Affairs,” Merchant said. “The process will have multiple touch points. The police can be a touch point, we’ll have a deputy coordinator in Student Affairs.”

Davenport added they will have coordinators for staff, athletics and regional campuses. The university is spending at least $200,000 on counselors and coordinators, along with new educational programming for incoming students, she said.

While the funding has been secured for the positions, the job listings haven’t been posted yet.

Merchant said applications should be out within six weeks and a search committee will be formed after.

The university is working on an online portal for anonymous reporting for issues of discrimination, sexual assault, violence and ethical issues.

“We really are trying to get a system in place that meets the needs of wherever the student is,” Davenport said.

Sexual assault is underreported on campuses across U.S. While university administrators may be working to smooth out the process of reporting sexual violence, one in four women will be sexually assaulted during their academic career at UC, and only 12 percent will report.

Jeff Corcoran, interim UC police chief, said anonymous reporting and hotlines are certainly important due to the nature of sex crimes.

“It’s such an underreported crime,” Corcoran said. “There’s such a huge stigma on victims of sexual offenses. It’s different than victims of a robbery, or any crime really.”

At least 11 rapes have been reported near the University of Cincinnati since September 2013, including a forcible rape in the 2800 block of Bearcat Way, near Nippert Stadium, just a month ago at 10:30 p.m.

Survivors should know what resources are available, he said, such as the Women’s Center, advocates for court dates and counseling.

“The criminal justice system is designed to protect the rights of the accused, but does little to protect victims or help them through the process.”

For free, confidential support services, students who have experienced sexual assault, stalking, or domestic violence can call or visit the UC Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS ) at 513-556-0648.

If you are ready to make a report, you can get assistance by calling Ashley Rouster at the UC Women’s Center at (513)556-4328.

For help after business hours or on weekends, survivors should call the Women Helping Women hotline at 513-381-5610 for confidential support

WHAT IS TITLE IX? This comprehensive legislation is intended to prevent federal assistance from supporting discriminatory practices in education on the basis of gender.

It was originally signed into law by president Richard Nixon in 1972.

Contrary to popular belief, Title IX applies to more than athletics.

It includes housing, facilities, course offerings, counseling, financial assistance, employment assistance and health and insurance benefits.

In order to be in compliance with Title IX the institution must: publish a notice stating that the institution does not discriminate on the basis of sex; designate at least one employee who handles Title IX related issues and ensures the institution is in compliance with Title IX; and the institution must adopt a grievance procedure to resolve — quickly and fairly — any discrimination complaints.

Upon learning about an instance of harassment, the institution is required to immediately remove the threat of possible harassment, prevent its reoccurrence and address its effects, regardless of whether or not a complainant files a grievance.

Criminal investigations should not impede or determine the school or university’s investigation. A school or university should inform a complainant of his or her right to file a criminal complaint.

Under Title IX the school or university should not try to dissuade or hinder a complainant from filing a criminal complaint.

Education institutions that are not in compliance with Title IX could risk a freezing of federal funding, or in some cases federal funding can be terminated and the institution could be ineligible for future funding if it refuses to try and comply with Title IX regulations.

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4 / SPORTS

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 / NEWSRECORD.ORG

Cronin, Kilpatrick named to USBWA, Naismith award finalist lists JOSHUA MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

University of Cincinnati head basketball coach Mick Cronin and senior guard Sean Kilpatrick were both named finalists for the United States Basketball Writers Association’s highest individual awards Thursday morning.

Cronin was selected as one of the 10 finalists for the Henry Iba Award, which honors the college basketball coach of the year.

If he wins, Cronin would join Ed Jucker (1963) as the only two coaches in UC history to win the Iba Award. Cronin was quick to defer any praise; instead he congratulated his players and assistants.

“First of all, when you’re talking about coaching awards, it means you’re winning,” Cronin said. “Second, I look at coaching awards and think they should be coaching staff awards. I’ll never forget my years as an assistant; you never do anything alone.”

Cronin was, however, quick to praise his senior guard, for whom he has led an All-American campaign for the better part of the last half of the season.

Kilpatrick, who leads the American Athletic Conference in scoring with 20.3 points per game, is one of 15 finalists for the Oscar Robertson Award, named in honor of the UC great, who won the first-ever USBWA player of the year award in 1959.

“It would mean a lot for SK to be a finalist for the Oscar Robertson trophy, being that Oscar Robertson has watched him play for four years,” Cronin said. “I would think, of all the player of the year awards, the Oscar Robertson Award would mean the most to a Cincinnati player.”

Kilpatrick is joined by fellow AAC guards Russ Smith (Louisville) and Shabazz Napier (UConn), along with Kyle Anderson (UCLA), Cameron Bairstow (New Mexico), Cleanthony Early (Wichita State), Melvin Ejim (Iowa State), Tyler Ennis (Syracuse), Nick Johnson (Arizona), Doug McDermott (Creighton), Jabari Parker (Duke), Casey Prather (Florida), Julius Randle (Kentucky), Russ Smith (Louisville) and Andrew Wiggins (Kansas).

Although McDermott is considered the runaway favorite, Cronin believes Kilpatrick is very high in the running.

“He’s more than deserving and I think he’s in the top five,” Cronin said.

Robertson, who won the award twice in 1959 and 1960, before it donned his namesake, and Kenyon Martin are the only UC players to win the award.

The following day, it was announced that Kilpatrick is also one of 10 semifinalists for the James A. Naismith Award; the highest individual honor a college basketball player can receive.

He is joined by Ennis, Johnson, McDermott, Napier, Parker, Randle, Smith, Fred VanVleet (Wichita State) and Wiggins. Four finalists will be announced March 23.

UC head coach Mick Cronin yells at an official during the Bearcats’ 58-57 loss to Louisville Saturday, Feb. 22 at Fifth Third Arena.

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Turnovers condemn Bearcats at UConn Huskies outscore Bearcats 20-4 in points off turnovers, hold on for win JOSHUA MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team has now lost back-to-back games, both of which were turnover ridden, for the first time since falling to New Mexico and Xavier in December.

When your success as a team is built around sound defense and taking care of the ball — like the Bearcat’s is — you can’t afford to waste possessions. To be more specific, when you rank 249th in the nation in points per game (68.4), you can’t afford to turn the ball over 21 times.

But that’s what he Bearcats (24-5 overall, 13-3 in the American Athletic Conference) did in their 51-45 loss to UConn (23-6, 11-5 AAC) Saturday at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., which frankly could’ve been far worse “There is no need to sugar coat it,” said UC head coach Mick Cronin. “We played terrible. Kevin is a good coach and Kevin has a great team, but Cincinnati played terrible. There is zero excuse to turn the ball over 20 times against a team that doesn’t press when you have three senior starters.”

UC out-rebounded UConn 44-30 and held the Huskies to 31 percent from the field (15-for-48), but the Bearcats couldn’t overcome the 20 points they handed away on turnovers.

“This is the most disappointed I’ve been in them since the Xavier game,” Cronin said. “The guys have ability but we’ve got no accountability. Our leadership failed us immensely this week. To walk into here and think we were going to just show up

and win is a joke.”

Even though the Bearcats led for much of the first half, it never felt like a game they were going to, or deserved to win.

After jumping out to an early 5-2 lead, UC leading scorer Sean Kilpatrick, who averages only 2.1 turnovers per game, turned the ball over on four consecutive possessions for UC. He would finish the game with a team-high 16 points, but with a season-high seven turnovers.

“That loss was on us, it’s not on anyone else or what affected us in any type of way,” Kilpatrick said. “We just weren’t taking care of the ball at all.”

Kilpatrick scored 12 points in the first half, including the Bearcats final basket of the half, a 3-pointer that put UC up 2520 with nearly three minutes remaining.

UConn’s Shabazz Napier, who led all scorers in the game with 18 points and also grabbed 11 rebounds, finished the half on an individual 5-0 run, and the Huskies headed into the break with a 26-25 lead.

The final three minutes of the half, marred with turnovers and poor shot selection, summed up the majority of the day for the Bearcats.

UC senior Titus Rubles put the Bearcats ahead for the first and only time in the second half, 27-26, with a layup on the opening possession of the half.

It would be more than seven minutes before the Bearcats scored again on a dunk from Kilpatrick with 12 minutes and 33 seconds left to play. UConn went on a 9-0 run during UC’s scoring drought to.

The Huskies led by as many as 10 points, 39-29, and it was not until after Cronin lost his cool with official Ted Valentine that the Bearcats made a late game push.

With less than 11 minutes remaining and

UC trailing by eight, Valentine jumped in Cronin’s face after making a controversial call that gave UConn possession. Despite the best efforts of Justin Jackson and UC assistant coach Larry Davis, a rather heated argument ensued.

“I don’t appreciate someone getting in my face,” Cronin said. “Where I come from, you don’t jump in somebody’s face. He apologized, he thought I was coming at him and I wasn’t. I have nothing but respect for Ted, he’s a great official and I’m glad he’s in our league because he wasn’t in the Big East.

I don’t see people doing that to Rick Pitino.”

Despite how poorly they played, the Bearcats were in a position to tie the game late, with Ge’Lawn Guyn’s second 3-pointer of the night sparking what would turn out to be a futile comeback effort for UC. After a 6-2 run, with all six points coming at the free-throw line, UC trailed by only three points, 45-42 with 3 minutes and 14 seconds remaining. But the Bearcats never got any closer and the game effectively ended when Kilpatrick, who could’ve brought UC within two if awarded a block call, was whistled for a charge with 32 seconds remaining.

The only positive for UC is that Louisville also lost Saturday, which means the two teams remain tied for first place in the AAC with two games remaining.

But Cronin said UC needs an attitude adjustment before even thinking about winning a conference championship.

“It’s not talent, it’s toughness,” Cronin said. “Intangibles will decide who wins leagues and who wins the NCAA tournament. Right now we’re arrogant without cause. I don’t know why that is.

Probably too many people telling us we’re having a great year back home.”

Four Bearcat tracksters claim individual AAC titles Men’s and women’s track teams both finish seventh at AAC championships THE NEWS RECORD

It was a disappointing weekend for the University of Cincinnati men’s and women’s track teams, as both fell short of their team goals for third place finishes.

Both squads made it their goal to finish in the top three in their inaugural seasons in the American Athletic Conference, but injuries and disappointing performances plagued both teams, as each settled for seventh place.

It was a particularly disappointing meet for the men’s team, which was predicted to place in 13-of-17 events and finish fourth overall. They placed in only eight events.

“We had a rough go at it today,” said UC men’s track head coach Chris Mack. “Three of our key guys kind of

went down. Dailyn Moore went down in the hurdles, Marquise Brookins injured himself in the long jump and Josh Dangel came up with a fifth place. We just had some rough patches today.”

With their usual performances, both Moore and Brookins would’ve competed for four individual victories, but both were too injured to compete in the finals of their events. Dangel, an All-American polevaulter, simply had an off day. Dangel finished fifth with a vault of 6 feet and 8.75 inches, which is a foot short of his career best.

UC suffered another huge blow when Kyle Kubera, who entered the meet slotted first in the heptathlon, failed to place. Just between Moore, Brookins, Dangel and Kubera, UC left somewhere in the range of 20-30 points on the board.

The lone individual champion on the men’s side for UC was Darnell Gilbert, who took first place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.04 seconds.

The women’s team came into the meet battered, missing several of its top competitors, but did manage to set a number of personal records and claim two individual titles.

“We had a number of [personal records] today, most notably Alyssa McBride winning the conference championship in the pole vault, so were very excited about that,” said UC women’s track head coach Susan Seton.

With a vault of 13 feet and 8.5 inches, a personal best, McBride claimed the indoor conference championship in the pole vault for the third straight year for UC. Sarah Rasnick, who finished eighth for UC, took the crown last year and Mackenzie Fields won in 2012.

Erika Hurd also produced a personal-best finish in the high jump for UC, taking first place with a leap of 5 feet and 10.75 inches. It took Hurd four attempts to clear the eight, as she edged the University of South Florida’s Courtney Anderson in a jump off.

UC women can’t overcome No. 3 Louisville on senior night Bearcats hang tough early but can’t maintain pace against superior Cardinals squad PATRICK LAAKE STAFF REPORTER

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UC senior Jeanise Randolph lead UC with 22 points and 11 rebounds in her final home game at Fifth Third Arena Saturday.

Three University of Cincinnati women’s basketball seniors took the floor at Fifth Third Arena for the last time Saturday. Unfortunately, their final task was to take on the No. 3 ranked Louisville Cardinals.

Seniors Kayla Cook, Dayeesha Hollins and Jeanise Randolph were honored before the game. The Cardinals (27-2, 15-1) were looking to play spoiler and to gain some momentum before their regular season finale against UConn.

Louisville jumped out to an early lead with an 8-1 run to start the game. It looked as though UC was going to be put away early until Jeanise Randolph started to take over.

Randolph took the Bearcats on a run of their own and took the lead for the first time at the nine-minute mark.

It was one of the best stretches the Bearcats have played this year.

“I really like the attitude they started with, the grit they played with,” said UC head coach Jamelle Elliott.

“The effort and the fact that they looked the No. 3 team in the eye right from the opening tip and really believed they could play with them.”

Randolph had one of the best halves of her career, she was just one rebound away from a double-double at halftime (14 points and nine rebounds). Alyesha Lovett and Chelsea Jamison were the only other Bearcats to score in the first half.

After the run, Louisville began to control the tempo

and rush the Bearcats. The offense could not get back on track and Louisville extended its lead to eight minutes before half time.

In the second half Louisville showed its talent and blew the game open. Four Cardinals finished in double figures, and senior Tia Gibbs came off the bench to score 17 points.

“In the half court they were too much for us,” Elliott said. “They had some really good ball movement, making that extra pass and when guys were wide open they knocked down their open shots.”

Randolph ended her career at Fifth Third Arena with an exclamation mark, as she finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Cook finished with three points, two assists and two rebounds. Hollins watched it from the bench, still recovering from an injury.

“A lot of seniors cry on their senior night, but I am still smiling for some reason. I guess it has not hit me yet. I am just happy to be here and play with my teammates,” Randolph said. “I know this is our last home game and this is my last time playing at this home court, but I am just happy to be here.”

Louisville will take the momentum into their final regular season game, where they will face UConn. If Louisville wins, they will earn a share of the American Athletic Conference regular season championship. If UConn wins, they win the championship outright and will be the No. 1 seed in the American tournament.

The Bearcats still have work to do as they travel to play Memphis Monday. If Cincinnati wins, they will have control of the seventh seed in the American Conference tournament.

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MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 / NEWSRECORD.ORG

‘The Wind Rises’ then it falls short

Simple staging yields rich story

MONROE TROMBLY STAFF REPORTER

Nostalgic, wistful music raises from the plains of grass as “The Wind Rises,” begins.

The film is a fictionalized biography of Jiro Horikoshi, an airplane designer whose planes were used by the Empire of Japan in World War II. “The Wind Rises” traces Jiro’s life as he first dreams of designing planes, going to school for aeronautic engineering, and later working for Mitsubishi and the Navy.

Composed, kind and completely sure of himself and his purpose in life, he admires naturalistic beauty everywhere he goes, and helps those in need without hesitation or indecision.

A familiar Hayao Miyazaki protagonist, Jiro is a humble, simple and trusting man, who never takes advantage of anything.

“The Wind Rises” is the tale of Jiro and his quest to realize his dreams and aspirations.

While this is an exceptional foray into the genre of historicism, Miyazaki is more talented and suited for his fantasyfilled works such as “Howl’s Moving Castle” or the magnificent “Spirited Away.”

Miyazaki falls short in tackling the controversial and divisive subject matter that the film deals with; glossing over the ethical dilemmas that Jiro faces.

The film instead simply is a romantic love tale between Jiro and his designs, a testament and ode to the beauty of flying.

Jiro knows exactly what he’s designing these planes to do, but Miyazaki leaves Jiro oblivious to the deeper implications that his talent holds.

In his elaborate dream sequences, Jiro speaks with a mentor, an Italian airplane designer named Caproni, who is surprised that the boy has intruded on what he thinks is his own dream.

Caproni instead decides that airplanes are a shared dream that they both have.

Jiro repeatedly tells Caproni, “I want to make beautiful airplanes,” but that seems to be the extent of Jiro’s moral questioning.

While the story may have fallen short, Miyazaki has created another stunning animated world full of his own characteristics and distinctive idiosyncrasies.

His ability to create both a realistic and poetic world is a testament to his talent as a filmmaker and a storyteller.

The spectrum of color and the level of detail are stunning, and the wind-filled world full of lush, green landscapes almost seems like a series of abstract paintings.

The sounds of machines and motors are clearly made with human sounds and expressions, making Jiro’s world humorous and witty.

The characters are ridiculous yet humorous caricatures of their real-life counterparts, a whimsical and insightful touch into human nature achieved through spectacular animation.

“The Wind Rises” looks to be Miyazaki’s last film, based on his recent retirement and slowing of releases in the last years.

If not his strongest, “The Wind Rises” is an incredibly poetic film that is elegiac, graceful and exceptionally romantic.

Aptly named, the wind of Miyazaki’s world seems to dictate destiny and fate.

Jiro’s lover, Naoko, is brought to him through nature’s ebb and flow, as Jiro’s designs and dreams take flight.

Expertly crafted, “The Wind Rises” is through and through a sublime Miyazaki creation, yet it feels incomplete by the time the wind dies down.

NEWPORT

PROVIDED Talented cast members put on an unforgettable opening-night performance of the College-Conservatory of Music’s production of “Les Misérables.” The show was double casted so there might be new faces next week.

‘Les Misérables’ opens Thursday night with outstanding performance EMILY BEGLEY COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

The year is 1832. The country is on the brink of revolution and violence soon erupts in the form of the June Rebellion.

As guns fire and death ensues, another battle rages at the forefront, one of the heart and mind that swims through the veins of “Les Misérables.”

The College-Conservatory of Music premiered its production of Victor Hugo’s classic tale Thursday evening, breathing life into the show’s timeless characters with the skill and captivation of a Broadway show.

CCM’s production stayed true to what seasoned viewers expect of “Les Mis,” engaging characters, heart-wrenching laments and passionate rivalry. The show quickly dispelled any concerns that it would stray from the classic plot, sticking to the original in storyline, character and song.

Major differences in CCM’s performances were in stage production. Instead of moving stages and special effects that have become commonplace in performances of “Les Mis,” CCM reverted to simple props and ingenious stage design, resulting in beautiful effects.

The play opened with more than a dozen wooden chairs overturned onstage; the props believably transformed into heavy loads lifted by inmates in Bagne Prison

during the opening scene.

A stained glass window was perched at the top of the set, and staircases and decorations like a sculpture of the head of a horse created a minimalist, intriguing setup.

A chill-worthy rendition of “Look Down” set the bar high for the evening, and expectations raised even higher when main character Jean Valjean, portrayed on opening night by Blaine Krauss, took the stage.

Krauss depicted Valjean with ease, vividly portraying emotion and making connections with audience members throughout his character’s transformation from angry inmate to Cosette’s father figure.

While his performance was particularly strong from the beginning of the play, his presentation grew in strength throughout the evening. His rendition of “Take Him Home” elevated him above multiple performances including an installment at the Aronoff Center in 2012.

Valjean’s emotional performances and those of other characters, however, raise the need for comic relief, given in the form of Thénardier and Madame Thénardier.

The innkeepers, depicted by Matthew Hill and Emily Schexnaydre, are an eccentric pair that blames their sufferings on society.

Humorous and cunning, Hill and Schexnaydre had audiences rooting for the bad guys; their portrayal was smart and likable, and their performance of “Master

of the House” was one of the best of the evening.

Eric Geil also gave a particularly notable performance as Marius Pontmercy; his ringing voice and believable optimism perfectly captured the personality of Cosette’s love interest.

The overall standout of Thursday’s performance, however, was Collin Kessler, who played the revenge-driven inspector Javert on opening night.

With a booming voice and powerful stage presence, Kessler demanded attention and consistently captured perfect pitch and emotion.

One of the most iconic scenes of “Les Mis” is Javert’s suicide, which occurs shortly after Valjean lets the inspector escape with his life. At this point in the play, special effects or a moving stage are frequently utilized to create the illusion of water underneath the bridge Javert jumps from.

In CCM’s performance, a much more impactful effect was created by nothing but a ladder, a window and the screened image of a black sky and stars.

As a whole, Thursday’s performance had very few hiccups; ignoring a few minor microphone mishaps and timing issues, the cast experienced a nearly flawless opening night. The play achieved grandeur by capturing the story’s smallest details.

An exemplary cast, a familiar plot and simple props created an unforgettable work of art.

‘Oxymoron’ relies on collaborations Album not worth time if not already fan; vulgar lyrics too much for some listeners AILISH MASTERSON STAFF REPORTER

In 2011, West Coast rapper and friend of Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q burst onto the scene and immediately gained a following.

While he comes from California, most of his influence comes from the East Coast like 50 Cent, Nas and Biggie, making him different from the rest. But the release of his latest album “Oxymoron” makes Schoolboy Q — real name Quincy Hanley — different from, well, himself.

Hanley’s first two albums,“Setbacks” and “Habits & Contradictions” both had a clear angry feeling to them that originated from Hanley’s drug use and run-ins with the law.

Regardless of that, his albums sold with the help of his collaborations with established

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rappers. A$AP Rocky and Kendrick Lamar frequently appear on his albums and support him by working with him on their albums.

“Oxymoron,” which dropped in February, features A$AP and Lamar as well as Tyler, The Creator and 2 Chainz.

But while this release has gotten much acclaim, the sound is different than his past two albums, leaving some fans disappointed.

The album doesn’t get off to a great start with its lead track “Gangsta” that features Hanley’s young daughter. Really the only word that you hear is gangsta and the song has very little substance.

Things do pick up a little with “Collard Greens” featuring Kendrick Lamar. The beat is good and keeps you interested and the hook is catchy. Lamar also adds a new element, which is refreshing.

A couple tracks later “Hoover Street” takes a completely different direction. This

song doesn’t seem to fit in with the others and sounds like listeners are in either a spaceship or on a hallucinogenic journey.

Hanley raps about a dysfunctional and violent upbringing, a theme that continues in “The Purge” featuring Tyler, The Creator.

His unique voice mixed with police sirens is such a pleasing experience. Listeners really feel like they are a part of this altercation with lyrics like “sirens gettin’ louder when the bodies hit the floor” and “five shots get rung out, five bodies falling.”

All the songs have such different sounds, which is the kind of rap style that Schoolboy Q prides himself in. Overall “Oxymoron” isn’t really worth the time unless the listener is an already a big Schoolboy Q fan.

The vulgar lyrics and in-your-face, angry feeling definitely won’t be for everyone. On a positive note, the backbeats sound good and keep things interesting even when the rest of the songs don’t.

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MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 / NEWSRECORD.ORG

Search for new vice provost, graduate dean underway RYAN HOFFMAN NEWS EDITOR

A nationwide search is underway to find a new vice provost and graduate school dean to replace outgoing dean Robert Zierolf, who recently announced his retirement after more than 30 years at the University of Cincinnati.

“I’ll miss it because there’s always good work to be done,” Zierolf said.“But there’s always a decision to leave when you think the time is right, and the time is right. This is a very demanding job. It’s not only dean of the graduate school but it’s vice provost as well.”

Although Zierolf’s official retirement date is Aug. 31, he said he is willing to stay in the position until the university selects his replacement. The committee, which was announced this past week, hopes to make a recommendation to Provost Beverly Davenport before the end of Spring semester, said Xuemao Wang, dean of university libraries and chair of the search committee.

According to search committee documents, requirements for the position include: an established record in teaching, research; experience in leadership, management and fundraising; an ability to communicate with industry leaders and others in the field of academia and a proven commitment to diversity. Along with fulfilling academic responsibilities in the provost office, the dean of the graduate school oversees 125 master’s programs and 52 doctoral programs.

“It has to be someone who can foster collaboration,” Zierolf said.“Collaboration between graduate program directors and faculty but also between UC’s graduate school and other universities.”

The position also requires financial literacy, Zierolf said. Around $11 million in stipends was allocated to help students pay for tuition in 2013.

The search committee plans to advertise the position heavily to help draw the most qualified pull of applicants, Wang said.

Unlike some similar-sized searches, the university is conducting the entire search itself without aid from an outside firm.

Zierolf, who became dean in early September 2011 after former dean Neville Pinto left for the University of Louisville, spent seven years working as an associate dean in the graduate school prior to his appointment as dean.

In his nearly three years as dean, enrollment steadily increased — albeit in small increments — from 9,367 students in 2011 to 9,646 in 2013, according to data published by the UC Office of Institutional Research. Enrollment in the graduate school for the 2002-03 academic year was 6,372.

Along with enrollment growth and an increased international-student population, Zierolf said he’s proud of the expanded amount of programs and degrees.

Specifically, Zierolf is proud of a Ph.D. in sustainability that is currently being built.

What makes that particular degree unique, Zierolf said, is that it’s housed in the graduate school and utilizes programs from many different colleges, giving students a truly interdisciplinary experience. Improving that form of cross college education is going to be key to the graduate schools success in the future.

“We’re one of the largest graduate schools,” Zierolf said.“Just the scale of being dean of such a large number of students and such a large number of programs and where those programs can be connected in interdisciplinary ways for creative and research reasons is something my successor won’t be able to avoid.”

CRIME BLOTTER 3/2 Arrest made on Stratford Avenue robbery UC Police arrested a suspect who allegedly stole a student’s cell phone in the 2300 block of Stratford Avenue around 2 a.m.

Sunday morning.

3/2 Student escapes attempted robbery on McMillan Street A UC student escaped an attempted robbery on Wheeler Street near McMillan Street around 2:50 a.m. Sunday morning.

Three suspects tried to take the student’s cell phone.

MADISON SCHMIDT CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

Christina Beer (right) and Shivam Shah (left) celebrate a narrow victory in the student government elections Friday night in the Lindner Center. Beer — the first female student body president since 1994 — and Shah won 50.9 percent of the vote, defeating challengers Vincent Coleman and Andrew Pfriem for the presidency and vice presidency.

Beer tapped as student body president Slate 43 narrowly wins hotly contested election; five new senators win seats

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For the first time in more than 20 years, the University of Cincinnati undergraduate student body elected a female as its president Friday.

In the largest and one of the narrowest elections in recent years, Christina Beer and Shivam Shah defeated Vincent Coleman and Andrew Pfriem with 50.9 percent of the vote.

“This has been the hardest fought race that I’ve seen here at UC,” Beer said. “The amount of effort and work that both teams put in was absolutely incredible. It was a 50.9 margin with a 200 vote win. I think that speaks a lot, not just to the effort, but also to student government in general.”

When the polls closed at 5 p.m. Friday, 11,308 undergraduates had voted — almost 3,000 more than in 2013 and the largest in student government history, said outgoing student body president Joe Blizzard.

“The number of students that participated in elections this year was absolutely fantastic,” Blizzard said. “To have over 33 percent of the undergraduate body participate just says a lot about where the university is headed.”

For Coleman and Pfriem the loss was a disappointing end to two hard weeks of campaigning.

“They ran one heck of a campaign,” Coleman said. “We put everything we had into this from day one to 5 p.m. today.”

Although both are disappointed, Coleman and Pfriem said they hope to stay involved with student government in the future.

“We got 49.1 percent of the vote. That’s 49.1 percent that believed in us,” Pfriem said. “I’m not going to give up on those students. When [Coleman] and I said we’re passionate, we weren’t kidding.”

Current student body vice president Jaclyn Hyde said she hopes Coleman and Pfriem stay involved with SG in the future.

In the senate race, first-year student Emily Heine garnered the most votes with 5,618. She credited her campaign team and social media presence with the large victory.

“A couple of days ago I was freaking out and I was saying ‘this was a mistake, I’m going to lose’ and they did a great job of calming me down and spreading our message.”

Heine said her top priorities are green initiatives, including a recycling competition between Greek organizations and other student groups, as well as working to promote under-recognized athletic teams like the track team.

She said any concerns about her age are unwarranted.

“I’m confident and I know a lot about this university. I’m very involved,” Heine said.

She plans on working with her fellow first-year senators, primarily Alex Shelton and Mitchell Phelps.

The election yielded one of the most diverse fields in the past decade, with four

black students elected to senate and the first female student body president since the 1993-94 academic year.

“It’s just one more testament to the diversity that we have on this campus and I’m so proud of these students for turning out this vote,” said Beverly Davenport, provost. “There’s a lot of spirit and a lot commitment and it just shows that we’re going to have a great year next year.”

Most candidates ran on platforms promoting diversity and inclusion — hot button issues during the 2013-14 academic year.

Beer said her administration immediately plans on focusing on diversity and inclusion issues, which was a high priority on their campaign platform.

“Over the past year, we’ve seen a lot of different diversity initiatives and issues come up and I think that’s something we want to tackle first and foremost,” Beer said. “Anything related to diversity is something we want to address.”

Bleuzette Marshall, chief diversity officer, said she wants to start working with the new administration on diversity issues sooner rather than later.

“They need to share their plan in its entirety with me and go through it,” Marshall said. “From there we can start acting and really move forward for implementation next year.”

The next several months will be critical to ensure a smooth transition for the incoming administration and senate, where only two incumbent candidates won re-election.

“The transition is typically seamless but it requires a lot of work,” said Andrew Naab, incumbent senator. “It takes a lot of dedication of your personal life to the student body, but I think everyone is ready to accept the challenge.”

Blizzard and Hyde said they would start working with Beer and Shah immediately,

ELECTION RESULTS President slates

(candidates)

(votes)

Beer, Shah Coleman, Pfriem

5,754 5,554

Senate

(candidates)

(votes)

Emily Heine *Jessica Gearhart Mitchell Phelps *Andrew Nabb Alex Shelton Matt Goldenberg Johnathan Avant Kelechi Agomou

5,618 5,390 4,433 4,116 3,933 3,782 3,489 3,447

* notes incumbent senators not only to prepare them for the job but also to help ensure current initiatives don’t die at the end of their tenure.

Beer and Shah’s leadership skills and persistence leave them well poised to tackle the issues facing students, Hyde said.

“I’ve seem them both start initiatives on their own and develop those initiatives by working with people, which are some of the skills necessary to do this job,” Hyde said.

The swearing in for the new administration is scheduled for March 12.

DAN SULLIVAN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Despite a disappointing end, both Vincent Coleman (left) and Andrew Pfriem (right) said they hope to stay involved with student government in the future. The duo lost in one of the closest elections in recent years.

UC pays for additional personnel on streets around campus Program puts more eyes on streets to ensure students stay safe ALEXIS O’BRIEN NEWS EDITOR

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Robin Engel, presents a report on safety improvements to Santa Ono and other campus leaders Thursday.

The University of Cincinnati recently hired “community ambassadors” who will start patrolling areas surrounding campus this week to supplement police watches. “[The ambassadors] makes the good people feel good and the bad people think about going someplace else,” said Bob Ambach, president of administration and finance.

UC hired four ambassadors through Block by Block, a company that works to improve local areas through its supply of community ambassadors who deliver “first class safety, hospitality and cleaning services,” according to the company’s website.

The service is costing the university $280,000 per year, but President Santa Ono said he’d extend the service to include more ambassadors if, after further analysis, he finds it necessary.

This is the first partnership with a university for the company, which currently is used in downtown Cincinnati.

“We are not pulling uniform patrols and I want everyone to be clear on this,” said Robin Engel, director of the Institute of Crime Science. “This is an addition, not a subtraction for UCPD officers.”

Four Block by Block ambassadors will patrol the south and east-side streets around campus where, statistically, crime rates are higher.

Either on foot, bicycle or Segway, the ambassadors will serve as “extra sets of eyes and ears for the police” from 6 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. everyday, said Wayne Weese, Block by Block project manager.

“We actually started our ambassadors last week with training,”Weese said.

“They’ve all been certified in first aid, CPR and AEDs. They’ve been patrolling all week long out of uniform, to be familiar with the area they’ll be servicing, get to know some of the business owners and properties in their area and to become familiar with the routes.”

They’ll use detect pipe readers to scan

electronic buttons that have been placed in strategic locations in areas surrounding campus. The buttons will track where the ambassadors have been during their shift and how often.

“They’ll all [also] carry buttons, so as they encounter things in the field between the points that they’re patrolling, they will place the button, scan it, and it will be added to the report on all the area’s goings-on for that day,”Weese said. “If they see things that need to be brought the attention of the university, like excessive house parties are happening in the same place over and over, we’re going to be sure we let them know about that.”

While the service is costly, the potential benefits could outweigh any costs, Ambach said.

“It’s been my experience, and I think the data backs me up, that any sign of civility or order is almost as good as any other sign of civility or order,” Ambach said. “So the hundred-thousand dollar police officer we’re paying a whole lot for, once you to get the area under control, you can get the about the same effect at a reduced cost.”