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THE NEWS RECORD THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI’S INDEPENDENT, STUDENT-RUN NEWS ORGANIZATION / THURSDAY, OCT. 31, 2013
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Number of part-time faculty at UC growing, national trend UC using more part-time faculty to combat rising cost, student needs BRYAN SHUPE CHIEF REPORTER
The University of Cincinnati is following a national trend of increased reliance on adjunct faculty members. Though the university is hiring more adjuncts than ever before, UC is below the national average for this type of employment. While total student enrollment is increasing, the employment of tenured, full-time, professors at UC is decreasing, and creating controversy among some members of the university community. The controversy comes as the university is in the middle of labor negotiations with
CRIME BLOTTER 10/29 Robbery and Shooting A UC female student was robbed and a male was shot on Warner Street near Stratford around 12:03 a.m. Tuesday. The female’s purse and wallet were stolen and the male was shot in the abdomen. The shooting victim was transported to UC Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. An extensive search by Cincinnati and UC police units was unable to locate the suspects. 10/28 Attempted Robbery on Eden Avenue Several teenage male suspects approached a female graduate student at 7 p.m. on Eden Avenue near Taft Road. The suspects attempted to take her bag. The female student was able to pull away and return to MSB to report the offense. The only description given was several males of high school age wearing black jackets and dark pants. 10/25 Attempted robbery on Jefferson Avenue Three juvenile suspects attacked a UC student in an attempted robbery on Jefferson Avenue near Daniels Street around 3:15 p.m. Friday. The suspects approached the male victim from behind, punched him and started rifling through his pockets. A bystander screamed for help and all three suspects ran from the scene without taking any property from the victim.
Research finds white collar criminals adapt to prison life better
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PHIL DIDION PHOTO EDITOR Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory highlights downtown development and sustainability during his final state of the city speech at the Ensemble theater in Over-the-Rhine Tuesday.
Mayor Mallory reflects on tenure, praises development, sustainability BRYAN SHUPE CHIEF REPORTER
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory spoke of his term’s successes and the future of the city during his final State of the City address Tuesday at the Ensemble Theatre in Over-the-Rhine. About 200 community members listened to Mallory praise downtown developments,
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Research conducted at the University of Cincinnati suggests white-collar criminals have no more trouble adjusting to prison life than the general prison population. “The results were really clear. They did better, or they didn’t suffer any more than the other prisoners did,” said Michael Benson, a criminal justice professor at UC. To test the assumption that white-collar criminals are especially sensitive to the hardships of imprisonment, Benson, along with UC criminal justice doctoral student William Stadler and UC criminal justice professor Frank Cullen analyzed data of 366 prisoners; 78 of who were white-collar criminals, in two federal prisons in Terre Haute, Ind. The general opinion is that white-collar criminals would be extra sensitive to the pains of prison life because of their middle-class lifestyle. Stadler, Benson and Cullen’s research shows that compared to the rest of the prison population, white-collar inmates
the UC Chapter of American Association of University Professors — a union that represents full-time professors across the country. “One of the arguments that the administration makes, and it’s valid to a point, is that we just can’t hire full-time people all the time because then we have to have some flexibility for enrollment changes and changes in the discipline,” said Greg Loving, philosophy professor at UC Clermont College and president of the UC-AAUP chapter. Part-time faculty employment at UC has increased 89.5 percent overall since 2003, and the university currently employs 593 adjuncts. Loving sees this rising dependence as
PHIL DIDION PHOTO EDITOR Mayor Mark Mallory will leave office having served eight years in the top leadership position at city hall.
sustainability improvements and local crime reduction that occurred during his tenure. Though the object of much criticism during his eight-year stint in office, he’s now credited with perpetuating citywide development. Mallory described the Banks Project on the city’s riverfront as a product of his persistent efficiency. Two days after Mallory — who will leave office after the Nov. 5 election due to term limits — was sworn in as mayor, the project developer backed out and word spread that the project was dead. Mallory was urged to pull the plug on the Banks Project. “So, I went to the press conference. And the media asked me, ‘Is the Banks Project dead?’” Mallory said. “And I said, ‘No, it’s not dead. This is a new beginning.’ And it was.” Now, nestled between the Great American Ballpark and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, the Banks Project is fitted with 300 apartments, 80,000 square feet of retail, 12 restaurants and a police station. Phase two will add more retail and housing, and is slated to begin by the end of the year. Washington Park and the Over-theRhine business district also underwent major renovations during Mallory’s two terms in office. Along with growing businesses in the city, Mallory said he made it his goal to become the greenest city in Ohio, which it now is. “You talk about the future; you talk about where the new jobs are being
created. It is the area of sustainability,” Mallory said. “I thought it was important to recreate the old Office of Environmental Management. It is now called the Office of Environment and Sustainability.” Cincinnati reduced its carbon footprint by 8.2 percent. Only five cities in the country use more renewable energy than Cincinnati does, Mallory said. Frank Bowen, dean of students at the University of Cincinnati, said he was pleased with Mallory’s impact as mayor overall. “He did a very good job of creating somewhat of a collage of successes that the city has had under his leadership. I haven’t always agreed with him, by the way, because I didn’t always see his vision. But I will tell you, that I did acknowledge it when I saw it,” Bowen said. Mallory and some members of city council have been scrutinized for proceeding with several development projects, mainly the streetcar — a project plagued with delays and cost overruns. The topic is a main subject in this year’s race for mayor. Mayoral candidate Roxanne Qualls has been a long-time supporter of the streetcar system, which has become a defining element of her campaign. “It is an economic development investment that will generate jobs, attract businesses and also attract new residents. And in doing so we will increase the tax returns to the city as well as increase property values and stimulate new development,” Qualls said to The News Record. “That has been proven to be the case in every city that’s developed a SEE MALLORY PG 2
Student government considers adding voting representative to board of trustees Idea still in beginning stages, would require approval from Ohio governor BRYAN SHUPE CHIEF REPORTER
University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Student Government members discussed the possibility of adding a voting student member to the UC Board of Trustees during a senate meeting Wednesday. UC student body president Joe Blizzard and undergraduate student trustee Benjamin Keefe proposed the bill that could make the UC Board of Trustees more representative. The board is currently comprised of 11 members — nine voting members and two nonvoting student representatives. UC student Joshua Smith is the graduate student representative for the 2013-14 academic year. “What Joe and I want to do today is
open up discussion,” Keefe said. “It will be on the assembly floor at a later date. It could be two months from now, it could be two years, but we want to prepare the student body to make an opinion on this bill.” Keefe is supportive of a student trustee with the ability to vote, but is unsure about whether or not students should have the ability to vote on multi-million dollar initiatives. Blizzard said it would be beneficial to have direct student opinion on the board. “It’s really important that we have as much perspective on this as possible,” Blizzard said. “I think granting student members voting rights would be in the best interest for students and the university.” The number of student members allowed on public institution boards, the length of their terms and how they are SEE SG PG 2
PHIL DIDION PHOTO EDITOR Student body president Joe Blizzard and vice president Jacklyn Hyde dressed in Halloween costumes Wednesday.
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