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No Republican has ever lost Ohio and won the presidency. With that in mind, and with 18 crucial electoral votes hanging in the balance, both presidential candidates made plenty of trips to the Buckeye State ahead of Tuesday’s election.

Obama visits Fifth Third Arena to make final case to Cincinnati supporters President Barack Obama made a campaign stop at Fifth Third Arena at the University of Cincinnati for one final push in one of the battleground state’s most important counties two days before the election.

The president made the case to UC students that his continued presidency would benefit them because of his work in the last four years with education reform.

“Here’s what change is — change is a country where every American has a shot at a great education,” Obama said. “Don’t tell me that students who can’t afford college should just borrow money from their parents — that wasn’t an option for me, was that an option for a lot of you?”

He promised to cut the growth of tuition rates in half over the next 10 years. UC Student Body President Lane Hart said the President spoke with fantastic energy, but is concerned with how Obama — or any candidate — will actually cut the cost of higher education.

“Everybody wants to cut the cost of higher education, but how are you actually planning on doing that?” Hart said. “It’s

certainly something that a lot of students here are thinking about, talking about, but what we really want to know is how it’s going to get done — and that’s from all sides of the aisle.”

Obama spent much of his speech criticizing Mitt Romney’s proposals, and said similar plans have been ineffective in the past — specifically giving tax breaks to the wealthy. Romney has previously denied tax cuts for the wealthy are a part of his plan.

“We tried giving big tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans,” Obama said. “We tried giving insurance companies, oil companies and Wall Street a free license to do whatever they please. What we got were record deficits.”

Approximately 15,500 people attended the rally, according to Anson Turley, district chief of the Cincinnati Fire Department, and Obama urged every one of them to keep supporting his campaign.

“We’ve got to keep pushing forward to educate all our kids, to train all our workers, to create new jobs, to bring our troops home, to care for our veterans, to

provide an opportunity, to make sure no matter who you are … you can make it in America,” Obama said. “I need your help, Ohio.”

The event began with a performance

by Stevie Wonder, who also spoke about his support for Obama because there is compassion in his message, Wonder said.

“I have never seen either candidate, so you know it is not about the color of their skin,” Wonder said. “It’s about the spirit of what they’re talking about.”

As soon as Obama took the stage, two protestors — sitting in separate sections of the arena — interrupted the President, shouting inaudibly. One man held an antiabortion sign. Officials escorted out both men.

“It’s okay, these might be some Tennessee Titans fans mad about the Bears beating them,” Obama said.

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory followed the musical performance by stressing the importance of everyone — Cincinnatians in particular — to go vote, and he urged attendees to vote Democrat all the way down the ballot.

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Obama won Hamilton County by approximately 30,000 votes in 2008, and in 2000, George W. Bush won by approximately 20,000 votes, according to the Hamilton County Board of Elections.

Julie Walulik, a former nurse from Cincinnati, introduced the President and expressed her endorsement of Obama because of his work in the Affordable Care Act. Walukik claimed her family could have gone bankrupt when her three-year-old son was born with health complications, but did not because of health care reform.

Several of the speakers focused on the importance of staying active — especially in Cincinnati — until Election Day. “You all know that this is going to be a very, very close election, but you also know that this election comes down to Ohio,” Mallory said. “In Ohio, this election comes down to Hamilton County. In Hamilton County, it comes down to Cincinnati, and in Cincinnati this election comes down to this room.”

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ational Republican leaders descended West Chester Friday to rally supporters one last time before the Nov. 6 election.

The event started at 7 p.m., as approximately 30,000 attendees gathered to listen to Kid Rock before politicians took the stage to stump for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan .

Before Romney and Ryan took the stage, Republican speakers offered their criticism of President Obama’s economic and foreign policies — calling his inaction in reference to the attacks in Benghazi a failure.

“You know that what happened in Libya was at least a result of incompetence,” said Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. “McCain wouldn’t have allowed that to happen.”

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who ran against Obama in 2008, also heavily criticized Obama’s inaction militarily, and said that ambassador Christopher Stevens asked for more troops and Obama denied the request.

“My friends, beginning, during and ending that terrible period in Benghazi, the United States President was AWOL,” McCain said. “My friends, I’m hearing from veterans and military men and women around the world that they want a commander-in-chief that they can trust, and that is Mitt Romney.”

The party stayed on message, touting job creation and deficit reduction as the two most important issues that Romney will deliver on.

Ohio Republicans said the state would be better off under a Romney Presidency, citing that he will ease regulations on coal mining and small businesses.

“I’m not for Mitt Romney simply because he’s a Republican,” said Ohio Gov. John Kasich. “I’m for Mitt Romney because he will lead to a better and stronger Ohio — he’s going to put the wind to our backs, not in our faces.”

Ohio Senatorial candidate Josh Mandel, who said he is up two points in the senate race against incumbent Sherrod Brown, reminded the crowd of the importance of staying active in the days leading to the election.

“The presidential race is so tight, but that doesn’t mean we put our feet up on the desk,” Mandel said. “It means tomorrow, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, we’ve got to leave it all on the field.”

Paul Ryan also asked the crowd to stay active — particularly in this region — in the campaigning process.

He urged his supporters to keep on having conversations and trying to get undecided voters to support Romney.

“We’re not just picking a president for four more years, we’re choosing for at least a generation what kind of people we’re going to be,” Ryan said. “And Ohio, you know it. You’re the battleground of the battleground.”

Mitt Romney, accompanied by his wife, Ann, took the stage and reiterated his vision for America.

A large part of Romney’s message focused on his ability as Massachusetts’

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FOUR MORE DAYS As the election draws closer, crowds cheered as Republican nominee Mitt Romney spoke in West Chester Friday for the party’s mega rally. governor to work with Democrats.

“On Nov. 6, we come together for a better future, and on Nov. 7, we’ll get to work,” Romney said. “We’ll reach across the street to that neighbor with the other yard sign, and we’ll reach across the aisle in Washington, to the other party.”

Chants of “four more day” erupted often from the crowd. Many supporters

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said their main concern this election is the economy, and that they believe Romney is the candidate who will improve it.

“I’ll take a guy who ran a business, started a business successfully — I’ll take that any day over somebody who hasn’t had that experience,” said Sue Gates of Eastgate.

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Portman rallies supporters in Cincinnati NATALYA DAUOD | CONTRIBUTOR Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) spent Friday encouraging Ohioans gathered outside the Kenwood Victory Center to vote for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

“Four more days for us to make our case and to be sure that everybody in Ohio understands the importance of this election and the importance that Ohio is going to play,” Portman said.

Portman voted early Friday, along with several other Republicans in order to allow party leaders to play a more active role on Election Day. “I’m going to vote today and then have the opportunity to be wherever I need to be during [Election Day], at the polls encouraging people to vote, encouraging people to vote for Mitt Romney,” Portman said.

Portman normally doesn’t vote early, but due to the importance of this election, he changed his routine, he said.

“I’m actually a guy that usually votes on Election Day,” Portman said. “I have kind

of a family tradition of doing that, but this year I’m going to do it differently.”

Speakers at the event, including Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Hartman, pointed out the differences between the two presidential candidates’ campaigns.

“It looks like our vote total so far in Ohio, the democrats are not getting the turn-out they got four years ago,” Hartman said. “That combined with the fact that independents are breaking our way, that puts us in a great position ahead of them to Election Day.” The speakers at the event warned the crowd about President Obama’s campaign of negativity and lack of a clear plan for how to fix the country’s current economic woes.

“That’s not what people want,” Hartman said. “People want a plan to grow jobs and fix this economy and we’re seeing the results because of that. We’ve got the candidate that’s got the plan and it’s no more simple than that.”

Portman believes a Romney victory would result in a better future for America.

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URGING EARLY VOTING At a rally in West Chester Friday, Republicans from around the nation, including Sen. Rob Portman, encouraged supporters to vote early.

“Mitt Romney’s got a plan, it’s positive, pro-active, pro-growth, pro-jobs,” Portman said. “He’s got a plan to get the economy

moving again, to get people back to work, to address this debt and deficit that’s at record levels.”

UC Health conducts trial study

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Researchers study artery blockage, test out wrist method for catheterization

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Jillian Leedy | contributor Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are conducting new clinical trials to establish the best entry site to use in cardiac catheterization.

The trials study the most innovative ways of removing artery blockages through angioplasties in women, said Imran Arif, associate professor of medicine at UC. “UC has done testing with 16 or 17 patients in the last three months alone,” Arif said.

For the best results, heart catheterization and angioplasty with the wrist method is being tested on low-risk patients, Arif said.

“In these appropriate patients, a radial approach with experienced operators appears to be safer for the patients with less risk of potential complications,” said Tarek Helmy, a professor of medicine. “This is something we are pursuing actively in this institution as part of the national study and we are hoping to come up with some data to further define the benefits of this procedure.”

Using the wrist approach is better for patient health and recovery than the widely used groin access site, Arif said.

The procedure is especially safer for women who experience a higher risk of bleeding in the groin access site compared to men, Arif said.

“In the groin approach patients have to lie down for close to six hours, but with the wrist approach you can sit up right after,” Arif said. “Also, patients can easily bleed from the groin, and it’s difficult to control around the thigh and abdomen, whereas with the wrist you just have to hold a lot of pressure on the artery site and it’s much easier to control,” said Arif.

The wrist procedure has also proven to be more cost effective, Arif said.

“The patient gets the wrist heart catheterization, gets the angioplasty, they stay a few hours and then they go home the same day,” Arif said. “So it saves cost for the healthcare system, and that’s what’s driven the arm approach.”

Using the wrist as an entry site has seen an increase in usage from 1 percent to 10-15 percent usage in the US over the last few years, Arif said. Traditionally, heart catheterization has been done through the groin approach.

“It’s another way to do the same procedure, and at the end of the day it benefits the patient, saves cost to the healthcare system, and saves lives,” Arif said.

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ROMNEY’S MEGA RALLY Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, along with more than 100 of his party’s senators and politicians, made a stop in the Cincinnati suburb West Chester Friday and spoke to a crowd of approximately 30,000.

Both presidential candidates make stop in battleground state as Super Tuesday approaches

ANYTHING GOES (Left photo, from left) Republican heavy-hitters Sen. Rob Portman, Gov. John Kasich and Speaker John Boehner the Romney-Ryan ticket in West Chester, Ohio, where tens of thousands of people gathered in an outdoor square to hear the presidential hopeful and musical guest Kid Rock Friday evening. (Above) An unidentified man holds onto the guard rail at Fifth Third Arena Sunday night after interrupting President Barack Obama’s speech while waving an anti-abortion sign.

A WARM WELCOME (Right) President Barack Obama extends his arms and a smile as he shakes hands making his way out of a knot of admirers and press at Fifth Third Arena on the University of Cincinnati’s Main Campus Sunday night. The president urged Cincinnatians to vote early. (Above) Musical guest Stevie Wonder claps his hands while playing music for the estimated 15,500 people in attendance. Wonder played numerous songs and personally endorsed President Obama.

Five-year accreditation approved DANI KOKOCHAK | senior reporter Students in the University of Cincinnati’s Master Public Health Program (MPH) have expanded opportunities following a five-year accreditation approval from the Department of Education.

The DoE’s Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) announced its decision for the accreditation Oct. 16.

“The council recognizes the efforts of the University of Cincinnati to make ongoing improvements to ensure that students receive a high-quality education that advances them toward their career goals,” said Laura Rasar King, executive director of CEPH. The MPH program provides graduate public health students with an educational experience that combines traditional classroom learning with web-enhanced options and distance learning options, said William Mase, director of the MPH program.

The program is partnering with other

universities in Ohio to provide connection with institutions that have public health programs, Mase said.

“This extends their network of students and gives them access to expert faculty from other institutions that they wouldn’t have had access to here at UC,” Mase said.

Some employment is only open to graduates of accredited public health programs, said Kristen Force, accreditation specialist for CEPH. Accreditation is intended to support the program’s quality assurance and quality improvement efforts.

“This will expand our student’s opportunities for federal options with the Center’s for Disease Control, for fellowships, and for internships,” Mase said.

Engagement with community partners, students, faculty and alumni ensures the MPH program meets the standard criteria across all accreditation domains.

The specific educational quality standards defined by CEPH include organization,

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application and advancement of knowledge, instructional programs and faculty, staff, and students, Force said.

“In 2008, at the creation of the program, we started meeting with planning committees to prepare for accreditation as we initiated the program and began admitting public health students,” Mase said.

Workforce development efforts in the community are being enhanced by the programs placement of students in the local area workforce, Mase said.

Additionally, the program is developing certificate programs and seminars on areas of interest and research from the faculty, he said.

“Typically, students who get the [public health] degree go into a practice-based position either at a local public health institution or a federal public health institution,” Mase said.

Master of Public Health is a degree that prepares students for careers in public health and associated fields such as healthcare management, Mase said.

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Diametrically opposed candidates

State Rep. race redo from 2010

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D–Ohio) faces Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel (R-Ohio) in the race for United States Senate.

Mandel believes in reinstating fiscal stability, supports the

Pillich, Wilson square off once again for seat

exploration of America’s natural resources, believes the current tax code is unfair and would change it with the Josh Mandel plan, if elected.

Brown, the incumbent,

believes in protecting and conserving natural resources, wants to broaden resources for Ohio small businesses to create more jobs, and will reduce wasteful spending and promote

economic development in Ohio.

Rasmussen Reports most recent poll numbers from Nov. 1 show the race as an even split with both candidates at 48 percent.

PILLICH

Connie Pillich (D–Ohio) will face Republican candidate Mike Wilson for Ohio’s House of Representatives 28th district.

Pillich, the incumbent, is a supporter of public schools and fights to restore funding. She also works to represent veterans by helping them obtain employment upon their return home. Pillich ensures that companies cannot deny coverage for basic health care services.

Wilson opposes ObamaCare because he thinks it puts Medicare at risk. He plans to phase out Ohio’s income tax and also wants to prioritize veteran benefits throughout the process of budgeting.

The two faced off in 2010 with Pillich winning by less than 400 votes.

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Second congressional district candidates The candidates for Ohio’s second congressional district Brad Wenstrup (R – Ohio) and William R. Smith (D – Ohio).

Wenstrup — who defeated the current representative, Jean Schmidt (R – Ohio), in a primary

earlier this year — believes the government should refrain from over-regulating small businesses; instead it should leave room for them to grow and create more job opportunities. Wenstrup wants to repeal “ObamaCare” and

recruit and retain doctors in the community.

Smith said he would create jobs by rebuilding and renovating schools and bridges and offer job creation tax credit for small businesses. He

pushes for a simpler and more efficient tax code and supports the continuation of the current Medicare system.

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Coroner race has UC ties

Contentious Ohio ballot initiatives ISSUE 1

One candidate is alumn, other is UC employee Peter Kambelos is running for Hamilton County Coroner against incumbent Lakshmi Sammarco, who was appointed to coroner in March following the sudden death of Anant Bhati.

Sammarco, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and the College of Medicine, is a board-certified neuroradiologist and general radiologist running as a Democrat endorsed candidate for coroner.

Kambelos, the Republican endorsed candidate, works as an internal medicine specialist and volunteer faculty member at the UC College of Medicine.

Kambelos said his priorities as coroner would include returning honor and integrity to the office and maintaining a fiscally conservative budget.

Sammarco aims to protect families through supporting investigations by Cincinnati Police and by developing a “virtual autopsy” program for Hamilton County.

Ohio voters will have the chance Nov. 6 to demand a constitution convention with its vote on ballot Issue 1.

If passed, the statewide issue would require appointed delegates to assemble and consider possible amendments to the constitution.

Delegates could choose to scrap the current constitution and write a new constitution.

Under article 16 section 3 of the state constitution a constitutional convention automatically appears on the ballot every 20 years in what is known as an automatic ballot referral. Any changes drafted during the convention must be put in front of the Ohio electorate before it can be enacted.

Ohio voters have not called for a constitutional convention in the more than 100 years the automatic ballot referral has been required by the state constitution. The last convention was held in 1911, one year before the automatic ballot referral first appeared on the Ohio ballot.

A “Yes” vote supports the holding of a convention, while a “No” vote opposes the holding of a convention.

ISSUE 2 The Ohio electorate will decide whether or not to fundamentally change the process of drawing congressional district lines with its vote on Issue 2.

The amendment would remove elected officials from the process of drawing the states district lines. Instead a committee of 12 appointed citizens would be responsible for drawing districts — a process that could directly effect who represents Ohioans in the House of Representatives.

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Members of the committee would be chosen over a 10-month process the same year the decennial census is conducted. The committee would consists of four members from each of the top two political parties — the top two political parties will be determined by voters from the most recent gubernatorial race — and four non-partisan members.

The amendment would require the Ohio General Assembly to appropriate funds necessary for the function of the committee, including committee members’ compensation.

If passed, the amendment would take effect within 30 days.

Supporters of the issue argue the creation of a bipartisan committee will prevent partisans and special interests from determining district lines, while making the process more transparent overall.

Opponents have argued the committee has virtually no accountability since committee members are not elected and cannot be removed from the committee by members of the General Assembly or the governor.

A “Yes” vote would pass the amendment while a “No” vote would strike it down.

ISSUE 4 Hamilton County voters will have the chance to amend Cincinnati’s Charter allowing city council members’ to serve fouryear terms.

Issue 4 would amend 10 sections of the city charter, effectively changing the length of council members’ terms from two years to four years. Council members would be elected the same year as the mayoral election, starting in 2013.

The current eight-year term limits for council members would be maintained under

these changes by limiting members to two consecutive four-year terms instead of the current four consecutive two-year terms.

Supporters claim the issue would reduce the amount of time council members spend campaigning, allowing them to be more productive and serve the city better.

Supporters also argue that less frequent elections would reduce the cost of elections.

“It will triple our council productivity, it will help long-term decision making, reduce partisanship and save taxpayer money — that is $250,000 every four years when we skip an election,” said Councilmember Laure Quinlivan at an October debate on the issue.

Opponents claim that the changes will benefit council members and inhibit voters’ ability to remove council members.

“At every opportunity when deciding what was in the best interest of the voters verses councilmembers, Issue 4 proponents tilted the scale for councilmembers at the expense of the voters,” said Jeff Berding, spokesman for the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce at the same debate.

The issue, which city council voted to place on the ballot vote Aug. 1, has support and opposition from council members.

Quinlivan has been an open supporter of Issue 4 from the beginning. She personally started working on the issue in 2011 after she took office.

Christopher Smitherman, councilmember and Cincinnati NAACP President, has publicly opposed Issue 4, appearing in local advertisements warning against the consequences of a “yes” vote on the issue.

Councilmembers have served two-year terms since 1926. The current term limits have been intact since 1991.

A “Yes” vote would pass the proposed amendments, while a “No” vote would prevent the changes.

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Bearcats held back

by QB play The University of Cincinnati football team is good, but the Bearcats won’t be great with Munchie Legaux at quarterback.

UC has been solid more times than not in its 2012-13 campaign. It’s posted a 6-2 record, defeated a Virginia Tech team that played in a BCS game last season and can still win another Big East championship.

But one position is obviously holding the team back. The Bearcats continue to win with a power-running game and an attacking defense. But the lackluster play of quarterback Munchie Legaux has led to both UC losses.

Legaux’s starting job could be in jeopardy after head coach Butch Jones replaced him in the third quarter with senior Brendon Kay during Saturday’s 35-24 win over Syracuse. Kay threw the go-ahead touchdown to put UC ahead for good.

It’s no secret the quarterback position has been inconsistent this season. Legaux has only completed 52.4 percent of his passes and he’s thrown nine very ugly interceptions.

In both Bearcat losses, Legaux hurt his team by throwing the football to the wrong team. Against Toledo, he threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, putting the Bearcats in a 10-0 hole, which the Bearcats never recovered from.

Against Louisville, Legaux threw three interceptions, including one in overtime that gave the Cardinals a golden opportunity to knock off the Bearcats — which it did.

Replacing Legaux might not mean he is done as a starter this season. In fact, it might have been a calculated move to get his attention. Jones has supported Legaux through the good and bad, but if he is costing the team wins then something needs to change.

UC has shown it can run the ball successfully. This is important for any football team, but it becomes even more of a priority when you’re getting lackluster play out of your quarterback.

Senior running back George Winn has rushed for 897 yards and 7 touchdowns. The Bearcats rank 16th in the country in rushing yards with an average of 227 yards per game.

This team doesn’t need Peyton Manning . UC just needs a guy to take care of the football and manage the game — not 300 yards and four touchdowns.

The Bearcats are a runfirst and take-care-of-the-ball offense. When it doesn’t take care of the ball, the whole plan goes awry. If Kay doesn’t turn the ball over — or miss wideopen receivers — then I’m fine with him leading the team. If Legaux turns things around, I’m welcome that too.

Either way, one of these guys has to step up and show they can make intermediate passes without hitting the other team’s defensive backs in the chest.

The Bearcats can still achieve great things this year and it would be a shame if one position prevented the team from taking the next step, which is to win a BCS bowl game.

SPORTS Winn carries Cincinnati to victory

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RUNNING FREE UC running back George Winn evades a Syracuse defender Saturday at Nippert Stadium.

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Brendan Kay replaced Munchie Legaux at quarterback midway through the third quarter to lead the University of Cincinnati to victory over Syracuse University, 35-24.

UC snapped its two-week losing streak with the victory, which was riddled with turnovers and special teams errors by both teams. The two squads combined for five total turnovers and 194 penalty yards.

“Our football team has had a very emotional three weeks and through that the character of our football team has really shown through,” Jones said. “Everyone wants to bury us and surround us with negativity and our kids just keep bouncing back.”

Cincinnati freshman Deionte Buckley forced a Syracuse fumble on the game’s opening kickoff, which UC freshman Jeremy Greaves recovered at the Syracuse 28-yard line.

George Winn opened the scoring for UC four plays later, powering his way into the end zone from 5 yards out to give the Bearcats a 7-0 lead less than two minutes into the game.

Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib tied the game 7-7 on a 1-yard dive with 3 minutes and 46 seconds remaining in the

first quarter. SU started its drive at the UC 11-yard line, after a muffed punt by Cincinnati junior receiver Anthony McClung.

Syracuse defensive back Ri’Shard Anderson intercepted Muncie Legaux on the first play of Cincinnati’s next drive, giving the Orange possession at the Bearcats’ 45-yard line.

SU Kicker Ross Krautman converted a 24-yard field goal following the turnover to give SU its first lead of the game, 107.

UC regained the lead on its ensuing drive with one of the most unusual plays in college football this season. Facing a fourth-and-2 on the Syracuse 37-yard line, Winn took the handoff in the backfield but stopped just short of the line of scrimmage and threw a jump pass to senior tight end Travis Kelce, who easily jogged into the endzone. UC lead 14-10, following a successful extra point from sophomore Kicker Tony Miliano.

Following a blocked Syracuse field goal and a red-zone fumble by the Bearcats, Syracuse once again took the lead.

UC engineered a 12-play scoring drive to begin the second half, which ended with Winn’s second touchdown of the game — an easy 1-yard score after an extremely lengthy booth review.

Syracuse answered with a 12-play scoring drive of its own, retaking the lead, 24-21, on a 1-yard run by Jerome Smith.

UC’s ensuing drive ended with a Legaux incompletion that could have been a pick six. Legaux left the field to

boos from the majority of the stadium.

The Bearcats regained possession at the Orange 15yard line, after a vicious hit by senior defensive back Chris Williams forced Naasib to fumble and Dan Giordano game away with the ball.

Senior quarterback Brendan Kay replaced Legaux on the ensuing drive and threw his first career touchdown — a 13-yard screen pass to Kelce, giving the Bearcats a 28-24 lead.

The offense looked very calm with Kay at the helm and George Winn’s third touchdown of the day pushed UC’s lead to 35-24, with 13 minutes and 36 seconds left in the game.

UC’s defense buckled down in the fourth quarter, forcing a Syracuse fumble and a turnoveron-downs to close out the game.

Winn — who Jones said, “completely defines the character of UC’s team” — finished the game with career highs of 160 yards and three touchdowns.

Legaux and Kay will compete in practice this week for the opportunity to start against Temple Oct. 10.

“I felt we needed a spark,” Jones said. “Brendon Kay has been working really hard and I thought he deserved an opportunity. We will go back and evaluate the film, see where we are and then let those two battle it out in practice. Brendon did provide the spark we needed.”

ALEX SCHROFF | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

BACK ON TRACK Cincinnati wildcat quarterback Jordan Luallen celebrates after breaking off a long run against Syracuse.

UC swimming teams fall to WVU, Pitt ANNIE MOORE | SENIOR REPORTER

University of Cincinnati freshman swimmer Jessica Piper pushed her collegiate record to 8-0 by winning four individual events in meets against West Virginia University and the University of Pittsburgh.

The men and women of UC’s swim teams were defeated by WVU Friday and fell to Pitt Saturday afternoon, with both meets taking place in the Keating Aquatics Center at UC. The WVU Mountaineers defeated the Bearcats with scores of 163-137 in the women’s division and 177-114 in the men’s division.

Piper led both teams, winning all three of her individual events against WVU. Piper gave UC its first win of the meet in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.79, and then went on to win the 200-yard backstroke, as well as the 200-yard individual medley with times of 2:01.83 and 2:07.89 respectively.

WVU got out to an early lead after the first 16 events. UC junior Weronika Wasiakowska won the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 53.08 to reduce the deficit.

UC’s junior Victoria Jacumski and sophomore Helena Pikhartova took first and second place in the 200-yard backstroke, with times of 2:21.99 and 2:23.57 respectively.

Freshman Iuliia Fedoreeva added nine more points to the Bearcat’s total when she won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.84 seconds.

The women’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of Pikhartova, Wasiakowska, Fedoreeva and senior Bailey Laban closed out the match with a win for the Bearcats, posting a time of 1:36.52.

UC sophomore Awse Ma’aya led the men’s team, winning the 200 individual medley and placing second in the 100-yard backstroke with times of 1:59.17 and 52.31 respectively.

Cincinnati swam against the Pittsburgh Panthers Saturday, who defeated the Bearcats by scores of scores of 181-119 (women) and 237-63 (men).

Piper’s impressive start to her collegiate career continued when she won all four events she competed in, which included two individual races. She has won all eight of her career races so far, as well as three out of four relays she’s been a part of.

The UC women began the meet with a win in the 200-yard medley relay. Piper, Pikhartova, Fedoreeva and Wasiakowska produced the winning time of 1:45.44.

Piper was also part of the team that won the 400-yard freestyle relay along with Wasiakowska, Laban and sophomore Kendra Bierman.

Individually, Piper recorded wins in the 200yard freestyle and the 200-yard backstroke.

Fedoreeva added wins in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly races.

The men’s team, however, didn’t earn any first place finishes. In the 200-yard medley relay, Ma’aya, sophomore Mike Craig, junior Rob Walsh and senior Roberto Nevarez placed second with a time of 1:35.90.

Individual standout performances came from freshman Joe Bott in the 1,000 freestyle, Ma’aya in the 100-yd backstroke and Craig in the 100-yard breaststroke. All finished second with times of 9:46.75, 51.96 and 59.17 respectively.

UC will travel to West Lafayette, Ind. Nov. 16-18 where it will take part in the Purdue Invitational.

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