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Former A&S dean in consideration for NKU provost Former dean, current professor one of four candidates for NKU position RYAN HOFFMAN NEWS EDITOR

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Valerie Hardcastle could be the next provost at NKU.

UC sells University House, establishes new scholarship for any student

A former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati is one of four finalists for the provost position at Northern Kentucky University.

Valerie Hardcastle — who served as A&S dean from 2007 to 2012 and currently works as a professor in the philosophy department — is in the running for the chief academic position at NKU. “It’s a very young institution and so the opportunity to get involved with an organization when it’s still in growth mode and determining its mission and

vision, I think is quite exciting and unique,” Hardcastle said. “It gives you an opportunity to have a much greater impact.”

Hardcastle and the other three candidates will spend the next several weeks on NKU’s campus interviewing with university officials, said Christopher Cole, NKU director of marketing and communications. The university hopes to name a candidate by the end of the calendar year to replace current provost Gail Wells, who will return to teaching in the NKU department of mathematics and computer sciences.

Hardcastle said leaving UC would be hard, but the opportunity at NKU is too attractive to not pursue.

“I love my college, I love Arts and

Sciences. I think UC is an absolutely fantastic university,” Hardcastle said. “I’ve got great friends here, it’s been my home, it’s been my family for a long time. It would be very hard to leave.”

This is not the first time Hardcastle has thrown her hat in the ring for a highranking position at another university.

While serving as A&S dean, Hardcastle was in the running for dean of A&S at Ohio State University in 2009 and provost at Miami University in 2010.

Hardcastle came to UC from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2007. She decided not to renew her contract as dean in April 2012 and returned to teaching when her term as SEE NKU PG 2

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Heeding the advice of University of Cincinnati President Santa Ono, UC sold the presidential residence of Edgecliff Point Condominiums to create a scholarship aimed at increasing college affordability.

The university will use the money from selling the University House to create the Niehoff Presidential Scholarship Endowment and to provide about $3 million in grants for student assistance.

“College affordability is a top priority for families and students,” Ono said in a statement. “I want us to think in new ways to do whatever we can to help students achieve their dream of a college education.”

Former chairman of the UC Board of Trustees, Buck Niehoff, donated the luxury condo to the university for fundraising purposes in 2004.

During a board of trustees meeting April 23, Ono suggested selling the estate and also told the board that he would decline any salary increase or bonus payment for two years.

He also asked the board not to increase UC’s undergraduate tuition for the 2013-14 academic year.

“I think it recognizes our current leadership’s concern and willingness to make a statement that supports our students in a very visible way,” said Caroline Miller, senior associate vice president in the Enrollment Management Office.

The Niehoff Presidential Scholarship Endowment does not accept applicants, but students are urged to have their FAFSA completed by March 1, 2014, in order to be considered for selection.

The scholarship gives a lot of flexibility to potential recipients.

For example, a medical student may receive the endowment one year, and a law student may receive it the next, depending on where financial aid is needed throughout UC’s colleges.

“Unlike many endowments, the university will have the flexibility to use it based on needs at the time.” Miller said. “So if we determine this year’s recipients will be based on need that doesn’t lock it in to need forever, so it’s a really good thing to have that flexibility.”

Niehoff commended Ono for his generosity in his decision to not stay at the presidential estate and instead, create a scholarship fund in his name. He could not be reached for comment.

“We appreciate that it is the will and wisdom of the Niehoff family to recommend that the direction of the awards will vary based on the needs of our students and UC’s strategic enrollment plan over time,” Ono said.

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City council candidate Mike Moroski came to campus about two weeks ago with council candidate Kevin Johnson in hopes of engaging students and registering them to vote.

Cincinnati City Council candidates visit campus, engage ‘disenchanted’ voters BEN GOLDSCHMIDT NEWS EDITOR

A historically poor turnout among college voters isn’t stopping some Cincinnati City Council candidates from extending their reach to University of Cincinnati students.

The numbers aren’t deterring council candidates Mike Moroski and Kevin Johnson.

Both candidates were on campus in midSeptember sponsored by The OrangeBand Initiative, a program of the Community Mediation Center meant to encourage open conversation about any topic.

In 2012, 45 percent of 18 to 29 year olds voted, whereas 51 percent of the same age range voted in the 2008 election, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.

“It’s a vicious cycle. Politicians don’t

cater their messages to young people because they don’t vote, and young people don’t vote because they feel ignored by politicians,” said Terry Grundy, a planning professor at UC who teaches a political course geared towards achieving agendas in politics.

Ohio’s numbers for young voter turnout are slightly better than the national average. In 2008, about 55.2 percent of 18 to 29 year olds voted, and dipped to 50.2 percent in 2012.

While there isn’t much data available about voting habits in local elections, patterns show that voting habits in national elections are amplified as elections get smaller and more local, said Dave Niven, a political science professor at UC. “What you do see is if you’re getting outvoted in a presidential race, which students are, it just gets more dramatic the further down the food chain you go,” Niven said. “The turnout mayoral primary was about five or six percent, so that

means senior citizen turnout was probably about 15 percent and student turnout was probably under one percent.”

The grand irony, Niven said, is that students turn out in much higher numbers in presidential elections, but could make a much bigger impact voting in local elections where one vote really could make a difference. In 2007, John Cranley and Roxanne Qualls — who are both running for mayor currently — were separated by three votes, though both won seats.

While presidential issues energize students, local issues shouldn’t be ignored.

“There are vital issues that affect every student every single day,” Niven said.

“What happens to parking in Cincinnati?

Students almost more than anybody will care where they can put a car. It doesn’t have a lot of excitement factor. There’s nobody on campus who’s going to scream at you like with marriage equality or abortion.”

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Faculty, students weigh in on $86 million Nippert Stadium renovations Expansion creates 100,000 square feet, will seat 400,000; architects have final plan underway BRYAN SHUPE STAFF REPORTER

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UC’s architect explains plans to upgrade Nippert Stadium in TUC Cinema.

Concrete ideas for the $86 million renovation of Nippert Stadium are surfacing, but final plans have yet to be drawn up.

Faculty and students met in Tangeman University Center to discuss the future of the Bearcat’s football venue.

University architect, Mary Beth McGrew, is leading the project that is slated to begin after the Bearcat’s final football game of the season. The expansion will add about 100,000 square feet to Nippert, increasing its capacity to 40,000.

By increasing the number of restrooms and concession stands, McGrew hopes to add to the game day experience and provide attendees with more accessible facilities to increase the flow of foot traffic in the stadium. Due to the compactness of UC’s campus, stadium renovations will primarily be built upward rather than outward.

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“The charm of our stadium is also the difficulty of our stadium,” McGrew said. “It’s a charming place to be and can be so much fun, but the downside — if you see it as such — is that there really isn’t anywhere to go but up.”

Bearcat Plaza, the common area between TUC and the stadium, will also receive a facelift. It will extend toward the stadium and might house restrooms underneath it.

Many of the large stairs would be removed, but it would expand the current seating area. It is still undecided whether or not this portion of the western concourse will be considered part of the stadium, meaning it might not be gated off during games.

Nippert Stadium is the second oldest collegiate stadium that is still in use. The lower sections of the stadium, or “the bowl,” will not be affected due to its historical significance. The west pavilion of the stadium will be expanded to approximately three times its current size and will even include a skywalk stretching from TUC and connecting to the upper levels of Nippert.

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Representative from PAC might join SG

Campus safety report released, trends steady

Initiative increasing programs, events promotions tabled until next meeting

BEN GOLDSCHMIDT NEWS EDITOR

ALEXIS O’BRIEN CHIEF REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati released its annual Campus Safety Report Tuesday, and the numbers haven’t changed much from 2011 to 2012.

However, fire and crime reports in almost all major accounts dropped significantly from 2010 to 2011.

The report is made public by law and can be accessed online.

Here are some of the main highlights from the report: Fire: There were four fires on campus in 2012, and two were the result of arson. In Daniels Hall, paper on a bulletin board was set on fire, and in Calhoun Hall a paper towel dispenser was set on fire. Both fires resulted in damages of about $270. A microwave and an oven caused the other fires.

Burglaries: There were 92 reported burglaries on campus in 2010. That number dropped to 14 in 2011, and rose slightly to 23 in 2012.

Drug offenses: Arrests made in connection to drug violations on campus dropped from 44 to 20 from 2010 to 2011, and fell slightly to 18 in 2012.

For more information on crime and safety visit newsrecord.org and follow us on Twitter @NewsRecord_UC.

The University of Cincinnati student government might be welcoming a new member to its table.

SG tabled a bill that would appoint a Programs and Activities Council representative to the student senate, which could increase UC programs and events promotion.

“This is a way to really capitalize on the things that are going on campus,” said student body president Joe Blizzard.

“PAC does a really good job of bringing in speakers and promoting things. This is an opportunity for us to reach out to students [through events] we can’t afford right now.”

PAC is a student organization that develops community growth through the implementation of various entertainment events including films, comedic acts, concerts and speakers, according to the group’s website.

As one of the largest student organizations at UC, PAC also helps other student organizations and university departments bring programs of special interest to campus.

“They put on so many events, and we have so many things as well, so we were hoping this would be a completely mutually beneficial partnership,” said

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Student government tabled a bill that would have added a non-voting member of PAC to SG Wednesday in TUC.

student body vice-president Jaclyn Hyde.

Because both organizations want to increase communication and transparency to the student body as well as promote campus events and increase student and organization involvement, the bill proposes a non-voting PAC representative join SG. “PAC voted last week on this,” Hyde said.

“They voted yes, they want to be a part of student government within the senate.”

PAC has selected a member who could serve as an interim senate representative until Oct. 14, which is when PAC could

vote for its permanent student senator.

“We’re a representative body, and for me, PAC isn’t a representative group,” said Trevor Smith, board senator. “If PAC gets a senator, I think other bigger organizations should too, until we’d all be eventually standing in this room.”

The enactment bill will be voted on for appropriation during the next SG meeting.

“The programming piece of this is the biggest piece, and that’s why we’re bringing this up right now,” Blizzard said.

Government shutdown’s effect on UC unclear, time could tell Prolonged shutdown could present problems, no short-term issues BEN GOLDSCHMIDT NEWS EDITOR

It’s hard to tell exactly how or if the federal government shutdown will affect the University of Cincinnati.

“The two largest sources of federal funding for UC are research grants and student financial aid,” said UC spokesperson Greg Hand in an email.

Since grants and financial aid have already been awarded, the shutdown shouldn’t have a significant impact unless it extends for a prolonged period of time, Hand said.

Richard Harknett, political science

department head, agrees that the impact of the shutdown on UC depends entirely on its length.

“The bottom line is we have a significant research grant base that comes from the federal government. So depending on the length of this government shutdown, it could start to impact on agencies abilities to fund research depending on the deadlines, and then have an impact on people renewing grants,” Harknett said.

He said the effect on UC would be hard to measure exactly because research grants could be structured and funded differently.

The problem is that there is no “obvious climb down” from the gridlock between the Republican-controlled House and Democrat-controlled Senate, Harknett

said, so its hard to tell when or even how the shutdown will end.

The House Republicans’ strategy on

“The bottom line is we have a significant research grant base that comes from the federal government.”

Richard Harknett, political science department head

creating a new budget changed. Originally, they were “holding Obamacare hostage” to make leeway on other fiscal policies, but then changed their strategy recently to try to make fundamental changes to Obamacare itself, Harknett said.

“If you want the government, you have

to give on Obamacare,” he said. “From a leverage standpoint, that might have been the tactical error Republicans made here. You took the most valuable leg act Democrats have, and you tried to change that through this sort of blunt tool of a government shutdown.”

It’s not obvious if the Republican Party will benefit or be hurt from the shutdown.

Harknett believes it might strengthen the party’s base voters, but may also turn people away to a third party or disengage completely.

“Even people who disagree with the act basically say, ‘well this is why you have elections,’” Harknett said. “Republicans lost the election, and therefore lost the ability to change the law.”

Education finance expert: rising tuition, student debt a crisis AAUP president presents taxing rich as solution CASSIE MERINO STAFF REPORTER

Rising tuition and declining quality of education is becoming a detrimental crisis. That was the message delivered by Rudy Fichtenbaum, the president of the American Association of University Professors, to members of the University of Cincinnati community Monday.

Fichtenbaum, an economist at Wright State University who has written more than 45 articles and textbook chapters, spoke on McMicken Commons about the affordability of higher education and the impact it has on students.

“Between 2000 and 2012, the consumer price index went up about 33 percent and at the same time college tuition at private, nonprofit institutions went up 36 percent,” Fichtenbaum said. “However, at four-year public intuitions during that same time period, college and university tuitions have gone up 71 percent.”

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of people working on this.” McGrew said.

“We are worried about the size. We want to make sure that even though we want to bring in donors to support us, we don’t want to lose the culture of our campus.”

One feature that makes Nippert a standout facility is its year-round accessibility to students. Few universities allow students to enter and relax in their stadiums on days when a game is not in session.

Patrice Barnes, program coordinator in

Student debt from federal aid is currently at about $1 trillion and 20 percent of households have student debt.

Increased debt is leading more and more students to pursue careers and take jobs they are not interested in, Fichtenbaum said.

They also are less likely to work for nonprofit organizations, become teachers or get married.

“For every $10,000 dollar increase in student debt, the probability of getting married declines by seven percent,” Fichtenbaum said.

The numbers aren’t as discouraging to some students.

“For me, it feels very manageable,” said Kyle Linnemann, an education student at UC. Fichtenbaum said student debt could be solved at the state level and by taxing the rich more, particularly the very wealthy. He also proposed a small tax on various financial transactions, known as a financial transaction tax.

Fichtenbaum believes that higher education should be more than just taking tests; higher education should help students become better citizens.

young voters isn’t wasted.

Johnson said they would have talked about anything students wanted to chat about — as is encouraged by

the Office of Ethnic Programs and Services who has been a student since 2005, looks forward to Nippert’s renovations. She said she hopes it doesn’t take away from UC’s cozy feeling.

“While moving things up and making things new is great and making availability for new financing from donors is even better,” Barnes said. “As a long-time member of the UC community, it is always great to preserve what we’ve grown to love about this campus, which is the hominess and openness. And as long as we don’t lose that I think that that’ll be a great thing.”

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AAUP President and Wright State University economist Rudy Fichtenbaum.

“Not everything that can be counted counts,” Fichtenbaum said. “And not everything that counts can be counted.”

The OrangeBand Initiative — but as politicians the conversations naturally revolved around their campaigns and platforms.

“Mike Moroski and I, we’ve teamed up along the way before on some campaigning things, and so it was good with him being a teacher and with us being young to impact young people here on campus,” Johnson said.

Both candidates believe they have a lot to offer UC students. Johnson said it’s important for students to understand how public policy affects their lives directly, specifically with all of the development happening around campus.

“City policy is driven to really create a community, a college community kind of like an Ohio State,” Johnson said. “It’s no longer the case where UC students are an island. Now they are a part of the larger plan of the city. Being knowledgeable about local policy and how that will affect, ultimately, campus life, I think is huge.”

Moroski, who worked with teenagers and young adults at Purcell Marian and Moeller High schools, believes young people are the “way out of this mess,” and will be back Oct. 9 and 22 on McMicken Commons.

Both said their top two objectives were to get students registered to vote and to introduce themselves as candidates — they got about 20 students to register — but a major hurdle is getting young people to get excited about a local election.

Moroski said he sees students becoming more and more “disenchanted with politics” as more problems mount, and the government shutdown isn’t helping that attitude.

“I saw students get excited about Barack Obama in ’08. Locally, you just don’t see the same excitement.” Moroski said. “All politics are local, and this government shutdown is evidence of that.

I got gas, I went to the bank … today, so we don’t really notice it, but if the city government shut down you’d notice in half an hour.”

The grand irony, Niven said, is that students turn out in much higher numbers in presidential elections, but could make a much bigger impact voting in local elections where one vote really could make a difference.

In 2007, John Cranley and Roxanne Qualls — who are both running for mayor currently — were separated by three votes, though both won seats.

While presidential issues energize students, local issues shouldn’t be ignored, Niven said.

“There are vital issues that affect every student every single day,” Niven said.

“What happens to parking in Cincinnati?

Students almost more than anybody will care where they can put a car. It doesn’t have a lot of excitement factor. There’s nobody on campus who’s going to scream at you like with marriage equality or abortion.”

The 2014-15 football season is projected to be held at Paul Brown Stadium. More concrete architectural drawings will be available in about a month.

imagination. It’s great,” Hardcastle said.

A&S is UC’s largest college with 6,912 students enrolled in the 2012 Fall semester, according to UC’s student fact book.

The other three candidates in the running for NKU’s provost are Austin Agho, dean of the College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Melissa Lavitt, dean of the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at Boise State University; and Sue Ott Rowlands, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech.

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dean expired before the start of the Fall 2012 semester. Her current base salary is $219,596.

“I love being a faculty member and interacting with students here too so it’s not like my job here is bad by any stretch of the

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ESPN television personality talks leadership

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Former sports journalist, talk show host and television personality Stephen A. Smith spoke at the University of Cincinnati Monday about leadership in an event hosted by the UC Programs & Activities Council. Smith, who is widely known for his work with ESPN, has also worked with Fox Sports and written for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2003, he became one of only 21 African Americans at the time to hold the title General Sports Columnist.

Piada serves up customizable Italian cuisines

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Ingredients sizzle as Piada employees take orders at the restaurant’s newest location in Hyde Park.

Delicious dishes make breakthroughs in casual dining scene SARAH MULLINS STAFF REPORTER

Piada’s recently opened Hyde Park location brings new light to the fast, casual food scene, serving up delectable dishes Chipotle–style and offering customizable

cuisines.

Piada is a made-to-order restaurant that serves Italian street food similar to Chipotle’s convenient ordering setup.

The restaurant offers three general items to choose from: a piada, a pasta bowl and a chopped salad customizable with Italian toppings.

Piada, the restaurant’s signature dish, is

made with thin crust heated on a flat-top grill, stuffed with meats, cheeses and vegetables and rolled up similar to a burrito. Unique to Piada are hot and cold sauces that can be added to any of the three choices.

Piada’s mission is not only evident in the food, but in the atmosphere. Their attention to detail is apparent with employees garbed in crisp white uniforms adoring their modern orange scooter logo. The contemporary look shines through with Restoration Hardware-like décor, wood tables and simple pendant lighting.

An employee introduced Piada sticks, made with Piada crust and filled with artichokes, pepperoni or cheese, to the long line of customers. Creamy Parmesan dipping sauce accompanies the sticks, which were a hit with the crowd, who nodded in enjoyment as they reviewed Piada’s menu and lengthy list of options.

The pasta bowl ($6.98) and chopped salad ($6.98) were a must after many recommendations from employees stationed in line discussing the menu to

newcomers.

The pasta bowl was stuffed full with angel hair pasta and topped with warm vegetable choices — zucchini and mushrooms. Later down the assembly line, the employee piled on Pomodoro red sauce and garnished the bowl with Parmesan cheese, spinach and tomatoes.

The salad was tossed with mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese, peppers and Italian dressing. The Italian sodas, poured out of do-it-yourself soda dispensers, were too tempting to pass up.

The pasta was cooked perfectly — al dente — and the vegetables were noticeably fresh. The sauce was deliciously seasoned with tangy tomatoes and basil and the veggies were sautéed to perfection with just a little crunch. The mixture of the fresh spinach and tomatoes along with the cooked items was a blend of quality expected at a fine restaurant.

Piada is a quick on-the-go stop for short lunch breaks, but the restaurant can serve as a perfect go-to place for a casual lunch with friends and family.

Students recognized nationwide for responsibility, volunteerism National Student Day celebrates efforts with discounts, giveaways, more throughout campus EMILY BEGLEY COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

Students and their stories are the pulse that keeps a university alive.

The diversity that exists at the University of Cincinnati — whether cultural, religious or circumstantial — is the core of campus life, driving academics, events and social aspects.

Thursday, UC steps back to recognize its students during the third annual National Student Day, an event that has been commemorating students for their social responsibility and volunteerism since 2011.

Freebies, discounts and festivities are taking over campus, including everything from free T-shirts and coffee to a Community Service Fair on McMicken Commons.

UC is one of more than 1,500 universities throughout the nation to recognize National Student Day with promotions, games and giveaways.

Sponsored by the National Association of College Stores, National Student Day also incorporates a nationwide contest allowing students to enter their personal stories about volunteering for a chance to win scholarships. Winners are determined by online voting.

The goal of the contest, according to National Student Day’s website, is to raise awareness about the charities mentioned in submitted stories. It also aims to give students ideas regarding how to get involved in their communities.

The three students whose stories receive the greatest number of votes will be awarded $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000 scholarships respectively. The writers of 12 randomly selected stories will receive iPad Minis.

Prepare for the day’s packed schedule 7 to 10:30 a.m. with free drip coffee from any campus location, including Starbucks, Quick Mick’s and Market on Main, and celebrate the strides students are making at UC and across the country.

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National Student Day, which garners participation from more than 1,500 universities across the country, celebrates students’ responsibility and volunteer work. Events, discounts and freebies will be located throughout campus all day Thursday, and students will have chances to win a variety of prizes.

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8 a.m. – 8 p.m. UC Bookstores offer a 20-percent discount on one clothing or gift item and a $20 UC Bookstores gift card with the purchase of an iPad to students with UC ID.

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9 a.m.-11 a.m.; 4-6 p.m. Free USB car adapters, dashboard sticky pads and candy for students in Campus Green, Calhoun, University Avenue, Woodside and Eden garages.

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9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Students can play darts, corn hole and basketball at PNC and can enter to win a Spring semester parking pass.

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10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. MarketPointe and CenterCourt hold an Oktoberfest-themed farm to fork lunch.

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11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Community Service Fair on McMicken Commons, featuring more than 40 organizations and the chance to win prizes like a $250 UC Bookstores giftcard.

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1-3 p.m. Reduce some stress with a five-minute free massage in the MainStreet passage way (CRC).

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5 p.m. The first 500 students at the Campus Recreation Center receive a free UC Sustainability water bottle.

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3 p.m. The first 1,000 students who go into UC Bookstores (TUC Level 3) receive a free National Student Day T-shirt.

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7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Free ‘Skeller sticks and soda with the Catskeller Unplugged music series on Level 1 of TUC.

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7:30 p.m. Catch a free screening of “The Lone Ranger” with free popcorn and soda at TUC’s MainStreet Cinema.

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Moby old, still not over hill ‘Innocents’ adds to formidable repetoir from electronic icon, changes style while still keeping classic tropes ROBERT BREEN CONTRIBUTOR

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Walter Hartwell White Sr.: father, husband, friend, meth kingpin JAKE GRIECO ARTS EDITOR

Walter Hartwell White Sr., 52, of Albuquerque, New Mexico died from an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound.

White was born Sept. 7, 1959.

White graduated from the California Institute of Technology with a Master’s degree in Chemistry. After graduating, he co-found Gray Matter with friend and colleague Elliot Schwartz. After personal issues with his lab assistant, White accepted a buyout of $5,000 for his share of the company.

Gray Matter went on to become a multibillion dollar company and to earned Nobel Prize in Chemistry, largely in part of White’s research on photon radiography.

Most knew White as a passionate chemistry teacher at JP Wynne High School. During his time there, White was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer.

It was then that White traded in his pleasantly normal life for a life of crime.

DEA officials know Walter Hartwell White Sr. as Heisenberg — the biggest methamphetamine kingpin of the Midwest.

White’s signature product was blue methamphetamine — Blue Sky. It was the most potent methamphetamine drug officials had ever come across.

Reports of the drug reached as far as Europe during White’s career.

White is associated with groups such as the Mexican Cartel and a White Supremacist gang.

Albuquerque police located his body at a methamphetamine compound inside the laboratory. Officers also found bodies of Todd Alquist, Jack Welker and others still to be identified.

White is survived by two children, Walter Hartwell White Jr. and Holly White and beloved wife, Skylar White.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to methamphetamine rehabilitation clinics in the American Southwest.

The location of the visitation and funeral are undisclosed.

Coming off his first album since his big move, electronica icon Moby released a new album,“Innocents.”This is his 11th studio album, denoting 21 years since he made his debut.

This time, Moby brings a fresh approach to his music, trying new arrangements, but still maintaining some of his usual style. For the first time, he has included male vocals other than his own, an arrangement that works noticeably well.

This latest project also features more collaboration than any of his previous albums. Working with artists such Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, grunge artist Mark Lanegan and Skylar Grey, Moby is able to create unique compositions that keep listeners entertained.

Two years ago, Moby moved from his native New York to Los Angeles, providing him new inspiration to draw from.

“Innocents” bears semblance to the classic Moby sound, reverting to tried and true melodies that have proven successful in the past.

The opening track “Everything that Rises” features a steady background cadence of

relaxing synths coupled with an Easternsounding instrumentation in the forefront.

It sets a good pace for what is to come, preparing the listener’s for a smooth ride along a roller coaster of emotion; from feeling mellow to feeling uplifted and inspired, and back to feeling mellow.

The album’s first single “A Case for Shame” incorporates vocals by Canadian singer/ songwriter Cold Specks set against a compelling piano rhythm and serene synth patterns. Despite the darkness of the lyrics, the song is pleasing to the ear. The ominous lyrics mixed with the cool beats create a somber atmosphere.

The song “A Perfect Life” stands out from the rest. Instead of the standard down-tempo sound that fills the rest of the record, this song commands attention.

Sounding more like an Arcade Fire tune than an electronic dance song, it awakens listeners from the dream-like state induced by the previous tracks. The change in form is needed in order to avoid zoning out for the remainder of the album.

Overall, the work has a bluesy, soulful sound that sparks a wave of pensive emotion in listeners. Similar to his other work, this collection displays a certain cinematic quality that enables listener’s minds to envision dramatic scenes from Hollywood blockbusters. The cinematic elements are no surprise, since Moby’s work has been featured in movies before, including

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“Extreme Ways” in the “Bourne” movies and the title track of the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies”.

In 2006, Moby released a greatest hits compilation, including hits such as “Go”, “Porcelain” and “We Are All Made of Stars.”

A sure sign he has been around the music scene long enough to be considered over the hill.

But Moby is far from over the hill. If anything, he has reached new heights with this latest collection of songs.

“Innocents” shows that even while being middle-aged, he is still as ambitious as ever and interested in creating music that is akin to his well-known style.

Fall film season starts with ‘Rush’

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‘Rush’ uses classic plot line to deliver powerful tale, compliments already true story with honest characters MONROE TROMBLY STAFF REPORTER

The fall movie season is here. With summer gone, the weather is getting cold.

Come winter we will soon enough be left with no choice but to succumb to cabin fever, or watch the best movies that are offered all year.

By now, films are starting to repeat themselves around the festival circuits, and it’s time once again for distributors and studios to release the gems that are garnered with high hopes for Oscar nods and awards. “Rush,” has certainly started that flow and by next week movies such as “Gravity,” and “Captain Philips” will open the floodgates completely.

“Rush” is a film that recounts the Formula One season of 1976, where two racing titans of equal measure and skill were head to head, racing for the grand championship. Chris Hemsworth plays the British playboy of a racer, James Hunt, most recognizably as the man of “Thor.”

Daniel Bruhl stars as Niki Lauda, the Austrian whose meticulousness and cunningness are completely contrary to Hunt and his style. The two men were near perfect matches for each other in Formula One. The film even recalls their days in Formula Three before showing how each turned out.

But “Rush” succeeds in not making the two men’s backstories too boorish and intricate; the majority of the narrative storyline sticks to the years of ’75 and ’76. The film opens with a pivotal scene in the season of ’76, where Hunt is on track to beating Lauda, who had won the championship of ’75.

The men take a disliking to one another from the start, each going out of their way to taunt, drop snarky comments and try to elicit some emotion. Lauda mocks Hunt’s rash, almost cavalier approach to racing while Hunt is all the more happy to retort by calling Lauda a painstaking rat.

These scenes tend to drag, so it’s relieving to switch hands and receive relief from insight into both of the men’s private and marital affairs.

The film does well in not overcomplicating these certain passages, crafting them short and sweet. The only

unnecessary deviation from the main plot is the all too familiar side plot in which the audience sees the main character down on his luck and becoming a drunk.

Nonetheless, “Rush” is both bold and beautiful. The film is a triumph in biographical drama as it is also a thriller with its crisp pace and endless, raw-power action. The filming and shots of pistons furiously pumping, the extreme close-ups of the cars interior processes, and the close-ups of eyeballs frantically scanning each and every detail of track require full-engrossment and even immersion into what the driver is experiencing.

Shots from within the cars themselves coexist with aerial shots from above, capturing the madness and terrifying proximity in which racers try to weave in and out of each other, all the while trying not to fatally touch their exposed wheels.

It’s difficult to not think of the 2006 comedy “Talladega Nights” going into “Rush.”The films share the all too familiar scenario of two egos pitted against one another in an existential struggle that either has death or fame as the resulting outcome.

It’s all too easy to draw comparisons between the characters of Hunt and Ricky Bobby and Lauda with Jean Girard.

The difference is the characters of “Rush” are real-life people who are drawn with considerable historical accuracy.

The characters of “Talladega Nights” are parodies, stereotypes and caricatures meant to mock the absurdity of Nascar, and even more the advertising and branding that pervades every single aspect of the sport.

What’s great about “Rush” is that it’s a simple movie that doesn’t try to force a big message down the viewer’s throat.

Of course, the movie is abounding with themes, motifs and takeaways each commenting on society, human will and mortality. “Rush” succeeds in being both satisfying and straightforward. Ron Howard has finally recovered from the mainstream refuse that characterized too many of his last films. (Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code and The Dilemma.)

MidPoint Music Festival brings Cincinnati together Many bars and venues combine efforts to host summer festival, all different genres showcased MONROE TROMBLY STAFF REPORTER

Summer has officially come to a close now that another year has come and gone for Cincinnati’s annual MidPoint Music Festival. As Cincinnati’s premiere event and destination for three days of live, independent music, the MidPoint Music Festival wrapped up its 12th year on Saturday, running from September 26 to 28.

More than 150 musical acts were represented at the MidPoint Festival, each making their mark on Over-the-Rhine’s venues and bars of both new and old. At one end of the spectrum stood Arnold’s, Cincinnati’s oldest continually-running bar, while Washington Park stood at the other end, successfully hosting only it’s second MidPoint ever.

Thursday started off with the funky pleasantness of Sidewalk Chalk, playing around 5:30 p.m. at Midpoint’s Midway stage. The Midway strip of 12th street was the only officially free stage of the festival. It served centrally as the festival’s headquarters, and entertainment highway that was chock-full with festival sponsors, activities for the public, local food vendors, merchandise and Artworks’ signature “Box Truck Carnival.”

Sidewalk Chalk brought both hip-hop and soulful jazz to the early birds who came down on the first night. The band combined elements of rap, funk and improvisational tap-dancing that had everyone picturing Gene Kelly in a groovy hip-hop band.

Washington Park continued the night’s motif of soul with Cody ChestnuTT, whose music and unbelievable stage presence has been compared to the likes of Marvin

Gaye, Sly & the Family Stone and James Brown.

By 7:15 p.m., the park was rocking with a blended pastiche of soul, blues and indie rock. By 8:45 p.m. MidPoint had officially lifted off with the legendary guitarist Shuggie Otis, with his newly formed band.

His cult-status and dedicated fan-base throughout the years appeared to be as resilient and strong as ever.

His appearance at MidPoint left feelings of profoundness, awe and wonder at what he’s going to do next in the coming years.

“A tour-de-force of pure, raw energy accompanied by a frenzy of emotions.”

Scurrying over to Grammer’s, Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile & the Violators were finishing up a set filled with songs from the ever-popular and their most recent record, “Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze.”

Vile’s signature style of laid-back, long, drawn-out bluesy chord rock had the crowd swaying with feelings of content and delight. The first night drew to a close with an idiosyncratic, quirky, yet charming set by L.A.’s electronic guru of a producer, Baths.

For the second night of MidPoint, Washington Park featured Youth Lagoon, hailing from Boise, Idaho. Promoting his newest album, “Wondrous Bughouse,” Trevor Powers gave the crowd of festivalgoers a healthy dose of ambient, moody and contemplative indie-pop. He touched on themes dealing with anxiety, depression and isolation.

At 8:45 p.m. Seattle’s The Head and The Heart came on to enormous and thunderous applause. Although having

released only one album, the band’s poppy, sing-along ballad-like songs have rapidly taken off rising into the collective mainstream of teenagers everywhere, and there is no doubt of the devotion Cincinnati holds for the group.

At Midway, Twin Peaks closed out the second night’s festivities with a reeling punch of lo-fi punk and psychedelic rock.

Barely in their 20s, the guys of Twin Peaks all met in Chicago while in high school and have been blowing up in popularity due to successful DIY concert runs and an exceptional following online.

For the last night of MidPoint, Grammer’s Stage was successfully breached and entered to witness the carnage that bands such as Metz and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club left behind. The lineup chosen to close out the weekend for Grammer’s was a tour-de-force of pure, raw energy accompanied by a frenzy of emotions.

Post-punk is more than alive and kicking in Toronto, where bands such as Metz are producing wailing, dissonant and intense songs full of agitation and unbridled ferocity. But the intensity and savagery of Metz shouldn’t be mistaken for jarring, careless noise-punk; on the second night Metz clearly articulated and demonstrated that their songs contain a large of degree of meticulousness and planning that is essential in crafting the punk sound that no one can emulate except Metz themselves.

When Black Rebel Motorcycle Club took the stage at 9:30 p.m., the din and excitement of the tent was deafening. The lights went down, and with a few words of appreciation and thanks, BRMC played through a set that reached all the far reaches and points of the band’s history.

Described as neo-psychedelic with a combination of blues and garage rock, the band has not one defining sound or word to describe their style. Carving a niche

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in the musical world that is deservedly only theirs, BRMC’s power reverberated throughout the mass of people who stood in awe at what they were experiencing.

The MidPoint Music Festival is consistently growing stronger every year thanks to a myriad of reasons including the revitalization of Over-the-Rhine, social media and big turnouts from all age groups around Cincinnati. The MidPoint Festival is a defining part of Cincinnati’s culture, and this year’s festival made a distinctive impression on what Cincinnati can offer in the form of live, largely independent music.

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GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders struggled Wednesday to find a path to ending the shutdown that closed much of the federal government for a second day and threatened to last far longer. For the first time since the shutdown began Tuesday, top Republicans and Democrats were at least talking to each other. But they still weren’t agreeing.

And the rhetoric, at least publicly, was often pointed and bitter. Obama summoned the four leaders of the House and Senate to the White House Wednesday. Even before they arrived, Obama’s aides made clear that the president planned to tell them that he would not negotiate until after Republicans agreed to reopen the government at current spending levels.

“He’s not going to engage in that kind of negotiation because he does not want to hold _ or have held the openness of the government, the functioning of the government, or the world and American economy hostage to a series of demands,” said White House press secretary Jay Carney.

Wednesday was the second day of the new fiscal year, and no funding has yet been approved. Democrats want the funding free of any conditions; Republicans first insisted the Affordable Care Act be delayed or diluted.

The impasse has caused the first government shutdown in 17 years, with no end in sight. And coming in two weeks is the day the nation is expected to exhaust its borrowing authority.

Capitol lawmakers have suggested the budget and debt limit talks be merged. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., offered one way forward, saying he was willing to engage in negotiations over a long-term budget plan if Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, allowed the House of Representatives to vote on a government funding plan with no strings. Reid and Boehner spoke Wednesday, and Reid described the conversation as “cordial.”

Boehner, though, was unenthusiastic about Reid’s idea, and hours later, House Republicans gathered on the Capitol steps to protest the closing of the World War II Memorial on the National Mall. House Republicans, who control that chamber, also continued their futile effort to open parts of the government.

They spent the day debating bills to fund the National Park Service, the National Guard, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the District of Columbia, knowing they would go nowhere in the Democratic-led Senate.

At the White House, Obama remained opposed to the House’s piecemeal approach to funding the government, even though the president signed a bill into law earlier this week that would pay U.S. troops around the globe

during the shutdown. While the rhetoric sizzled, leaders were making behind-the-scenes bids to find common ground. Reid sent Boehner a one-page letter recalling how he backed President George W. Bush 11 years ago when Bush sought authority to invade Iraq.

“I could have taken the steps that you are taking now to block government funding in order to gain leverage to end the war,” Reid told Boehner. “But I did not do that.

I felt it would have been devastating to America.”

Put the “clean” budget, funding the federal government temporarily, to a House vote, Reid said, and “I commit to name conferees to a budget conference as soon as the government reopens.”

Such a conference, or negotiation, would include top congressional budget-writers, who would try to work out a longer-term spending and tax plan. Boehner’s camp had an icy response.

“Offering to negotiate only after Democrats get everything they want is not much of an offer,” said spokesman Michael Steel. Carney said Obama remains willing to negotiate on the budget and the health care law but not until Republicans agree to reopen the government and pay its bills with the higher debt ceiling.

“Today’s meeting is about the need to open the government, and the need to ensure that we do not default,” he said. “And the president’s made clear that he will _ that he is happy and willing, as he has been all year round, all year long, to engage in serious conversations and negotiations with Republican lawmakers who want to find common ground on our budget challenges _ absolutely willing to,” Carney said.

“What he is not willing to do is negotiate under the threat of default or under the threat of continuing to shut down the government.”

Obama met with more than a dozen Wall Street bankers, who warned of the consequences of the shutdown and the potential failure to raise the debt ceiling next month.

“There’s a consensus that we shouldn’t do anything that hurts this recovery that’s a little bit shallow, not very well established and is quite vulnerable,” Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, said after the meeting. “The shutdown of the government and particularly a failure to raise the debt ceiling would accomplish that.”

Earlier in the day, Obama canceled two of four stops on an upcoming trip to Asia to return to Washington because of the government shutdown. The White House announced that Obama called Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Philippines President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday night to deliver the news.

The White House hasn’t yet canceled the rest of the trip, with Obama scheduled to leave Washington Saturday night for Asia summits in Indonesia and Brunei.

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UC set for first game since tragic crash

Bearcats look to open American Athletic Conference play with victory, move on from teammate’s death CHARLES GROVE STAFF REPORTER

After a bye week marred by the tragic loss of freshman lineman Ben Flick, the Bearcat football team is focusing its attention on the first conference opponent — the University of South Florida.

The Bearcats resumed a normal week of practices following the bye week and are preparing for a USF team still searching for their identity. The Bulls are a team with a new coaching staff and an 0-4 record.

“It was a tough week last week, we were hoping to get a lot more done, but obviously the situation that happened, I had the understanding of players and their thoughts in other places and rightly so,” said UC head coach Tommy Tuberville.

“I know South Florida has gotten off to a slow start, they have a new coaching staff

“It’s a different situation than I’ve ever been in. We’ll just have to keep working at it and try to keep them as focused as possible.”

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but they play hard, they have one of the best running backs in the country.”

That running back is Marcus Shaw, who is currently averaging 131 yards per game, as well as 6.8 yards per carry with a pair of touchdowns. With the Bulls passing game struggling so far— only 148 yards per game — Shaw will be the main focus of a Bearcat defense coming off of a shutout of the Miami Redhawks.

While USF’s offense may have question marks, Tuberville characterized the Bulls defense as the best his team has seen up to this point in the year, which could pose problems for UC if their offense struggles to perform like it did in Oxford two weeks ago — only managing 14 points against a lowly Miami team.

“Their defense is probably the best we have seen all year with the schedule we have played, they have a lot of guys that

can run, they recruit a lot of guys with speed from Florida and they have a great scheme and it is similar to what we do,” Tuberville said. “We think that we have gotten a lot done. We think that we made some progress going back to our last game that we played, it was obvious that we played very good defensively and very poor on the offensive side so there is a lot of urgency on the offensive side of the ball figuring out what we need to do.”

Tuberville stressed that his staff is still making both personnel and schematic changes to find out how to best tweak this team and get the most performance possible. With UC already seeing nine of its players go under the surgical knife, those tweaks may be what decides how successful this season is.

“We’ve changed some things on both sides, on offense and defense,”Tuberville said. “We’ve dropped some things that we ran in the first four games and we’ve added some things that we might have worked on a little bit that looked good in the first four games. There will be some definite changes that you’ll be able to tell once we start the game and then some subtle changes that we’ll probably talk about after the game that you didn’t even notice. That’s what coaching is about.

Tweaking your team as the year goes on.”

One of the changes Tuberville said would happen during the Miami game was inserting backup freshman quarterback Bennie Coney into the game.

However, Coney never saw the field.

Tuberville made no promises that Coney would be utilized Saturday.

“Well, we are down now to conference play, and we are going to play the best players in order to win the game,” Tuberville said. “The ball is in Brendan Kay’s hand. If we have to go with him for the rest of the year that’s what we’ll do, I would obviously love to get Benny some game time, but it just didn’t work out (against Miami).”

After the loss of Flick and with wide receiver Mark Barr still in serious condition at the UC Medical Center, Tuberville said just getting his team back on the field in a real game will help.

“It’s a different situation than I’ve ever been in,”Tuberville said. “I have not known how to handle it. We’ll just have to keep working at it and try to keep them as focused as we can, and remind them that this is a more serious situation than just a football game, what’s going on over at that hospital.”

Kickoff against South Florida is set for 7 p.m. Saturday and can be seen live on ESPN3 and heard on 700 WLW.

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UC volleyball, head coach Molly Alvey search for first win of the season JOSHUA MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

Still in search of the first victory of the season, the University of Cincinnati volleyball team takes to the road Friday to face head coach Molly Alvey’s former team, the University of Houston.

In two seasons at the helm of the Houston program, Alvey amassed a record of 38-24 and helped the Cougars earn the American Volleyball Coaches Association Academic award.

Despite returning to the first NAA Division I school, where she held a head coaching position, Alvey has given little thought to her return.

“I think there’s always mixed feelings, more of it for the people you knew and got close to at a school. But where we are right now, there’s a lot more to focus on than that so it kind of washes out any of those thoughts. And to be honest I haven’t thought about that aspect at all.”

After narrowly failing to rally against Memphis, UC sits at 0-15, including an 0-2 start in the inaugural American Athletic Conference Campaign.

The Bearcats have won seven sets so far, conceding 45.

UC, one of the youngest teams in the country, must focus on moving past it’s non-conference play and concentrate on the remainder of its AAC schedule, Alvey said.

“We had a great non-conference schedule, one of the most aggressive [in the nation],” she said. “I think a big aspect is just finding the feeling of what it is to win. We’re young. I don’t use that as an excuse, but it is a part of our dynamic.”

UC freshmen Breanna Barksdale, Mallory Blauser, Kristin Conor, Shelby Green and Ciara Hill have all played a significant amount of minutes for the Bearcats, and have shown continued improvement over the past few games — Barksdale (15 kills), Conor 47 assists, 2 aces) and Green (16 digs) each led UC in a statistical category against Memphis.

UC’s biggest problem, however, is the lack of a senior presence. The Bearcats only senior, and undoubtedly their best player, Emmi MacIntyre has missed the entire season because of injuries.

MacIntyre ranks second in program history with 42.4 digs per set and third in total career digs with 1,607. Her ability to set up UC’s offensive attack and prevent opposing kills has been greatly missed in the heart of the Bearcat defense.

UC has failed to overcome it’s youth and lack of leadership to this point, but the 3-2 loss to Memphis was arguably the Bearcats best showing of the season and should help to build confidence for the young squad heading into Friday’s match with Houston.

“More than anything, it’s more of a mental game,” Alvey said. “[Houston] had some early success in their non-conference schedule which has given them a little bit

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Head Coach Molly Alvey issues commands as UC serves at the UC vs. WKU game in the Fifth Third Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012.

of a mental edge. For us, it’s more about preparing to come in and compete. We’ve talked a lot as a team about finding what we do well and making that our focus.”

Alvey hopes that UC will be able to utilize service play to enhance its attacking and defensive prowess.

“Our serving has gotten really good,” Alvey said. “To be able to slow them down with our serving will be a pretty big piece of our scouting report so to speak.

Blocking has been a very big focus, and we’ve got to learn how to create offense for ourselves.”

While there are certainly not many positives to be found with a 0-15 record, the amount of early exposure UC’s freshmen are receiving bodes well for the future of the program.

“For a team with the record that we have, we still have our players playing for us,” Alvey said.

Men’s golf takes first at Cleveland State Junior Jared Howard leads Bearcats to first tournament victory since 2008, notches career-best second-place finish JOSHUA MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

The University of Cincinnati men’s golf team notched its first tournament victory since 2008 Tuesday, taking home first place at the Cleveland State Invitational at the Barrington Country Club in Aurora, Ohio.

The Bearcats completely dominated the 13-team field with a three-day total of 863 (281-275-279), besting second place Cleveland State (290-285-288—863) by 28 strokes.

UC had not won a team match since the UC Spring Invitational in April 2008.

“I’m really proud of our golf team,” UC head coach Doug Martin said. “Looking at where we’ve been and

where we are now is great. Seeing the high fives and the players embracing each other after our round today is what team golf is all about. I’m excited for this group.”

UC headed into the final round of already 20 strokes clear of any competition, but a nine-under-par round of 279 pushed the Bearcats even further on the final day of the tournament.

Junior Jared Howard paced the Bearcats throughout the tournament, registering a career best second place finish.

“Jared has improved so much and is such a great leader for our team,” Martin said. “His contributions are invaluable.”

Howe fell just one stroke short of Loyola-Chicago’s Nick Dennis, who won medalist honors at 10-under 7166-69—206.

UC Junior Baxter Reeves and sophomore Emerson Newsome joined Howard among the Top 10 finishers.

Reeves posted the best final-round score by a Bearcat on Tuesday with a three-under 69 to take fourth place

following a career-best seven-under 69-71-69=209.

Newsome was two-under 70 Tuesday to tie for seventh place with a season-best 3-under 74-69-70—213.

“Baxter is a very explosive player for us,” Martin said.

“He has a chance to win every single tournament as well.”

UC’s Jared O’Kelly (74-67-74—215) finished 14th and John Michael O’Toole (69-81-70=220) tied for 25th place. Junior Michael Wolf played the tournament as an individual and tied for 76th place.

UC has finished in the top five at all three of its fall tournaments and will look for its second victory in as the hosts of the Bearcat Invitational Oct. 7 and 8 at Traditions Golf Club in Hebron, Ky. “Everyone is chipping in,” Martin said. “It’s a great group of kids who refuse to quit. I’ve never had a team like this. They fight to the end.”