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Admissions getting ‘qualitative’ view KYLE STONE | STAFF REPORTER Admissions officers reviewing applications for incoming students next year say they are looking for more than just the grade point average.

A proposition has been made to begin moving toward a more holistic review process, said Thomas Canepa, associate vice president for admissions at UC, “Academics would be a starting point,” Canepa said. “But what other things would a student bring to the university?

What does the student say in their essay? Does the student have some sort of artistic or musical ability?”

The idea is that using guidelines, as opposed to criteria, would help shape the freshman class better, as well as bring a more diverse group of students to the university, Canepa said.

“The goal is to broaden the way we look at our admissions applications,” Canepa said.

Canepa said that this would be achieved by having two staff members review the applications, focusing more on the qualitative aspects of applications, as opposed to focusing primarily on the quantitative aspects.

Minimum admission standards of a 2.7 GPA and 21 overall ACT score went into effect at UC in 2006.

In comparison, the freshman class of 2011 — which consisted of 4,442 students, UC’s largest class ever — averaged a 25 on the ACT and a 3.44 GPA. Although high school graduation rates in Ohio have been in decline in recent years and are predicted to continually decrease, according to a recent study done by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, college application rates have increased significantly in Ohio, particularly at local universities such as UC, Xavier University and Miami University.

“There have been nearly 16,000 applicants for the upcoming freshmen class,” Canepa said. “Nearly 2,000 students have already confirmed.”

The current enrollment on UC’s Main Campus is 33,329 students, nearly 30 percent more than one decade ago.

Students could potentially see the change in admissions reviews go into effect in the 2012-2013 academic year, but it is currently undetermined.

“Our goal is for colleges to make their decisions by midApril,” Canepa said.

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Cancer drug to be tested The first “in-human” trials of various new cancer treatments led by the University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute will begin in the coming days as they prepare to move from the lab to the clinic.

The research led by Dr. Olivier Rixe, a clinical professor for UC’s College of Medicine, will use a new experimental technology, antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), and a new experimental drug called AMG 595 to experiment with new treatments for cancer.

“It [ADC] is an antibody conjugate protein loaded with a toxin; this protein is able to identify targets of a cancer cell, then the toxin is released into the tumor cell and just kills the DR. RIXE cell,” Rixe said.

“By definition, it is very, very toxic; when you use toxin alone it can be toxic to the patient.”

When using the toxin ADC and lowering the concentration it can be much more useful, Rixe said.

AMG 595 is intended to target certain mutated-cell receptors on the surface of tumor cells.

“Phase 1: We move from the lab to the clinic,” Rixe said.

“We will start with a small dose and increase until we see some toxicity and reach ADC concentration in the blood.

We then expand to additional patients if we see primary activity and it is safe. Then we will move to phase 2, then phase 3: Study, and, if successful, we hope to get Food and Drug Administration approval to continue to move forward.”

The trials were approved in January, and in the coming days trials will begin for the 60 patients who enrolled for trials in the United States and Australia.

“We have patents with primary brain tumors — very aggressive tumors called malignant gliomas, and frontline treatment has few options,” Rixe said.

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CAUGHT IN THE OVERTOW Kenwood Towing retracts student’s fees after smallclaims lawsuit RYAN HOFFMAN | SENIOR REPORTER A University of Cincinnati student’s towing fees were waived recently after he filed a small-claims suit against Kenwood Towing for overcharging him by more than $450.

On a citywide level, Cincinnati City Council will be voting in the coming days on legislation that would enact harsh penalties against towing companies illegally charging overpriced fees for their services.

“I’m glad we’ve been able to raise awareness around this issue so that people don’t get taken advantage of,” said P.G. Sittenfeld, the first-time city councilman who brought the issue to the council’s attention.

The motion was passed earlier this week by the city’s Budget & Finance Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support.

The new penalties for overcharging include an increase from the current $150 fine to a $1,000 fine, removal of repeat violators from the city’s towing rotation list and possible jail time for repeat offenders.

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PAYING THE PRICE Cincinnati City Council will be voting on legislation in the coming days to penalize towing companies who overcharge violators.

“We have heard from many towing companies telling us, ‘Thank you for cracking down on the bad apples who have been giving a bad name to those of us doing good, honest business,’” Sittenfeld said.

One towing company that hasn’t extended a thank you to the councilman is Kenwood Towing. The company is currently under investigation by the city prosecutor’s office, according to Sittenfeld.

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Medical researchers might have discovered a new way to stop an epileptic seizure quickly and without the help of paramedics.

The longer an epileptic seizure lasts, the more harmful and deadly it can become, and most caregivers are relatively helpless in the event of a seizure.

Their only current methods are an oral or anal gel suppository, which can prove difficult to administer in the midst of a seizure.

In a new study published last Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that injecting emergency anti-seizure medication into muscle tissue can stop prolonged seizures – those seizures that last for five minutes or longer – faster than if it were administered through an intravenous (IV) line by a paramedic.

Nearly 900 patients with epilepsy, who experienced seizures lasting longer than five minutes, were either given a shot in their muscle tissue with the anticonvulsant midazolam by paramedics, or the standard IV line of the anticonvulsant drug, lorazepam, according to WebMD. Those patients who were administered a shot of midazolam directly into their muscle tissue on average experienced shorter seizures, lasting just one and onehalf minutes after the medication was injected.

In contrast, patients who received anticonvulsant drugs by IV drip suffered longer seizures, which continued on average for as long as five minutes before the treatment took effect.

Nearly 55,000 people die each year from prolonged seizures, according to Dr. Robert Silbergleit, emergency physician at the University of Michigan Health System, and lead author of the study.

Although paramedics administered the shot to patients in the study, the findings could lead to a shot that can be administered by caregivers before paramedics even arrive, said to

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Ohio universities might find themselves with more funds than they had intended — thanks to the state.

A current plan being presented to Ohio Gov. John Kasich would give the University of Cincinnati $31.8 million for projects in 2012.

The proposal totals $350 million for construction projects of Ohio public universities and colleges, accumulated by a seven-member committee commissioned

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Of the construction projects proposed, UC would receive $28 million for the renovation

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of UC’s College of Medicine’s Medical Sciences Building (MSB) — the state’s largest proposed college long-term maintenance capital project in 2012.

Other proposed projects include $3 million for roof repairs of the Health Professions Building, $1.5 million for UC Clermont’s Snyder Building roof repair and $2.1 million for UC Blue Ash Muntz Hall roof repair. “[The goal is to] modernize the student learning atmosphere, particularly laboratories, to ensure that our students receive training in the proper environments that will keep them competitive in the 21st century global economy and reduce the

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ongoing costs of operating our campuses,” according to the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative.

The MSB rehabilitation project, which began in 2004 with the start of phase I, is set to finish phase II and start and phase III by early 2012 and finish phase III

by Nov. 30. “[Phase III] is basically the northwest quadrant of the building, mainly mechanical, electrical and plumbing upgrades,” said Dennis Funke, project manager for the MSB rehabilitation project.

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Santorum alienates too many

With a few wins notched in his belt, Rick Santorum’s presidential future hangs in the air as his opinion on birth control reduces the pool of potential supportive women voters.

President Barack Obama announced last week that he will be revising his contraceptive policy after the Catholic Church was outraged.

Changing course, a compromise to the legislation ensure religious-affiliated institutions will not be mandated to pay or provide birth control for employees.

However, women will still be able to gain access to free contraceptive methods through their insurance providers.

During the trial, women were prevented from testifying before the hearing and the witness table consisted of all men.

A recent CNN poll revealed that 50 percent of the public disapproves with the president’s administration policy. The poll also reveals that the majority of American Catholics do not see birth control as wrong or the Catholic stance as right.

Although Santorum’s religious beliefs have been mostly under wraps from the public, his frankness on birth control in America has mirrored strong Catholic beliefs.

Last year, during an interview with Caffeinated Thoughts, an Evangelical blog, Santorum referred to his beliefs on the dangers of contraception when he shared his desire to talk to the country about something he claims no president has ever talked about.

“It’s not OK,” Santorum said.

“Because it’s a license to do things in the sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.”

While Santorum has already dug himself a deep hole, the situation gets a bit stickier with comments by a wealthy super Political Action Committee (PAC) donor. Foster Friess has given large six-figure donations to the super PAC making him one of Santorum’s most generous backers. Generosity aside, Santorum sunk a little deeper with Friess’ NBC interview with Andrea Mitchell.

“This contraception thing, my gosh, it’s so inexpensive,” Friess said.“You know, back in my days, they’d use Bayer aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn’t that costly.”

Santorum states that he is not responsible for anything his supporters say. Yet, he has never been ashamed to share his own feelings on how he believes birth control is harmful to women and society.

I didn’t see a “doctor” in his title, so I’m not going to take his word for it. Santorum also deems that birth control encourages sex outside of marriage and that prenatal screening encourages abortions. One would think lack of contraception leads to more abortions.

“Rick Santorum is the worst choice for women,” Jess McIntosh, a women’s rights spokesperson, told CBS News.

According to the Guttmacher Institute, of the 62 million women aged 15-44 who has had sexual intercourse, 99 percent of them used at least one form of contraception. Of 43 million fertile and sexually active women who do not want to become pregnant, 89 percent are practicing contraception.

My dermatologist prescribed me birth control when I was a freshman in high school because I had acne. I never for a second viewed it as a free pass to go have sex.

It is difficult to understand the logic behind Santorum’s statements and how he stands so firmly against a clear majority of women in the United States.

Lines have been crossed where the discussions on this matter are uncomfortable and inappropriate.

While I respect religious beliefs, I do not believe it is acceptable for the government to decide or judge how I will prevent myself from unwanted pregnancy. Santorum needs to stay out of it.

If Santorum is looking down on women for using birth control, then what are his thoughts on condoms?

If it weren’t for sexually transmittable diseases, perhaps Santorum would look at those just the same.

OPINION Futuristic movie paints dire picture MARI YOUNG | TNR CONTRIBUTOR A movie depicting a futuristic, yet primal society driven by chaos and blood lust comes out next month, but its far-fetched reality, although interesting, is unlikely.

“The Hunger Games”, written by Suzanne Collins, premieres March 23 and takes place in the futuristic nation of Panem — a post-apocalyptic North America.

The games, an annual staple of entertainment and survival for the people of the nation, pit one boy and one girl from 12 of the 13 districts, or cities, against each other in a do-or-die game with the object being to kill each other until there is a sole survivor.

The victor’s district gets a year’s supply of food as a prize — not bad for post-doomsday America.

I believe this story was not only written

to entertain the masses, but also to warn us all against the danger of ourselves.

It’s no secret that our nation has its fair share of problems, but could our problems warrant a revolution like the one that created Panem?

The background of the story seems familiar as it almost mimics a war from our past — the Revolutionary War. At the time, America originally consisted of 13 colonies — Panem consists of 13 districts.

The Capitol controls the districts, just as Britain controlled the colonies. There was a revolution in both cases and (spoiler alert) both cases ended with the districts, or colonies, toppling their former rulers.

Although it’s possible that our nation could deteriorate to its original state, or something similar, could something as sinister and cruel ever come to exist as the Hunger Games?

If there ever was a struggle between a city that has risen to power over those

left behind, that struggle would not end up like this book and film depict.

I don’t believe that a blood-lust game centered on your neighbors and friends would ever be considered a form of entertainment.

However, that’s not to say that the city in power wouldn’t still bring its own dictatorlike way of running the show.

Another reason this scenario would not happen is that America has allies — one of the reasons we won the Revolutionary War. Panem is the last nation left on Earth; therefore, there are no allies to give help to the districts.

It’s true that this story has popped up all over the history of our world — think Rome.

Only time will tell if “Hunger Games “ is more prophecy than fairy tale, but one thing is certain.

As poet George Santayana said: “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

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Support troops by supporting Ron Paul

Troops donate most most money to ‘outsider’ Paul ADAM CROXTON | STAFF REPORTER “Support the Troops” has been a slogan among many public and private citizens, especially since 9/11. But what, exactly, do they mean?

Some people believe they “Support the Troops” by buying ribbon-shaped magnets to put on their cars. The federal government “supports” through the Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides health care, educational benefits, burials and memorials.

Others believe they “Support the Troops” with handshakes, waves, thanking folks for their service and sending care packages supports troops at home and overseas. Is this really what “support” is to these very troops?

Our troops swear an oath of fealty to the Constitution of the United States of America, on their honor, which states: “I, [their name], do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same […]”.

If our troops swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution, then the best way to support our troops, as I see it, is to support what it is they support. That means the best way to support our troops is to support and defend the Constitution.

The simplest way to support and defend the Constitution that has a direct impact on the

troops is to demand that Congress declares any and all wars. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution states: “The Congress shall have the power […] To declare war […]”. The United States Congress has not issued a declaration of war since World War II, making all wars since then, by definition, illegal.

How can one support the troops without supporting the law of the land — the U.S. Constitution?

The troops live and die by their oath of allegiance to the greatest constitution ever written by man, and the oldest existing constitution in the modern world.

The fact is that without a modicum of respect for the law of the land, you can’t possibly have a modicum of respect for those who live and die defending it.

Real “Support of the Troops” can’t be explained by political pundits, politicians, or even the president himself. It can only be explained by the troops. So, you might ask, how does one determine what the troops want?

You can ascertain the sentiments of the troops by the recent march that took place on President’s Day, Feb. 20. Between 500 to 1,000 — depending on who you listen to — veterans, active duty military, supporters and families marched through Washington, D.C., in formation, promoting their cause.

These troops marched on Washington,

Rich folks throwing around money is nothing new.

Rich folks flaunting their wealth for “unselfish” philanthropy is nothing revolutionary either.

We all can point to some of the world’s affluent at any given time and see an entire organization or two carrying out their “altruistic” agenda (cut to Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet, former president Bill Clinton).

Billionaires have been giving to charities the same way dictators “nationalize” industry, passing out the occasional scrap to show that the benevolence is at least somewhat a reality.

They can spend a decimal of their treasure to throw their names on a foundation or join/aid the UN and their sins are forgiven. Their plush souls can sleep even more comfortably at night.

But this is not a rant against the wealthy.

What the rich do with their money — buy yachts, mansions, do insider trading, run for president — is up to them. No, this is rant about a guy in Hyde Park with the science-fiction dream of building the cities of the future — Victory Cities.

Last week, we ran an article about local 89-year-old millionaire, Orville Simpson, who has willed over $10 million — nearly the entirety of his wealth — to the University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning.

He did this in hopes that after his death, his STAFF dream of ultra-efficient, EDITORIAL utopian urban design model could be realized.

Though he is by no means making a direct charitable contribution to the poor and sickly of the world, his almost absurd and unquestionably charming obsession to create the city of the future wins this man some serious points.

However hokey and unrealistic his goal may be, his Howard Hughesian devotion and determination is as formidable as it is honest.

Simpson is a fairly normal man. He never graduated high school and worked many years in blue-collar positions (a storm window salesman, a drill press operator, a cloth cutter, a foundry timekeeper), making savvy investments with his money.

Spending much of his time alone,

D.C., to support presidential candidate, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas). Though mainstream news outlets didn’t cover it, this outpouring of active duty troops and veterans illuminates what the troops actually want: the return of constitutional government.

It is also important for me to note that Ron Paul has raised more campaign contributions from active duty military than all the other Republican candidates, and President Barack Obama, put together.

The top-three contributors to Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are all private businesses — mostly banks that also support Obama.

The top three contributors to Paul are the Army, Navy and Air Force, according to opensecrets.org.

Though some members of the media and political establishment tout Paul’s views as being “radical”, they don’t seem to be radical to the troops that support him.

In order to really “Support the Troops”, support and defend the Constitution of the United States — as Paul has done in Congress.

Members of the military recognize this and that’s why they, in turn, overwhelmingly support Paul.

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designing and planning the future.

To give an idea of how dedicated Simpson is to his vision, instead of the traditional salutations, Simpson was liable to say “My name’s Orville, and I’m planning the city of the future,” according to a 1989 Life Magazine article.

He is also known to carry a set of small drawings, detailing layouts and designs, in his front pocket to be shown at a moments notice.

By all accounts, it is obvious that Simpson is utterly consumed with his vision, and it is that sort of earnest devotion to a vision that sets him apart from other donors.

Victory Cities are his life, and he hopes that the dream will live on after him, entrusting it to the students and faculty of DAAP. In the winter of his life, he is devoting nearly his entire estate to build a library to preserve and build on to his life’s work.

However selfish it maybe to build an edifice in your name, Simpson’s oversized and, dare we say, childish wonderment to bring prosperity and happiness to the human race is noble an inspiration for everyone with a wild dream.

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RESTORING HOPE IN HAITI

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BEARCATS HELP HAITI University of Cincinnati students will spend their Spring break in Haiti to participate in the second “Restoring Hope in Haiti Project.” The trip is part of an Africana Studies course offered at UC. The students will focus on working with women, children and community outreach projects. Donations may be dropped off to 700 Swift Hall.

KARA DRISCOLL | SENIOR REPORTER In a village in Northwest Haiti, a group of University of Cincinnati students walked the streets a village in Northwest Haiti, a group of with the intent of surveying locals about what resources were most needed to revitalize the impoverished area.

While the pack began with just 25 people, a string of Haitian children grabbed the hands of the students and walked with them. The children were just happy to walk with the Americans, Director of the McNair Scholars, Dr. Cheri Westmoreland said.

“The environment of Haiti is not one where you would think of children having time to play, but they’re just kids,” Westmoreland said. “It’s so amazing to know that when they see Americans, they just immediately embrace us.”

The warmth of the Haitian children is what Westmoreland describes as the most extraordinary aspect of last year’s “Restoring Hope in Haiti” Spring break trip taken by a UC Africana Studies class. She has experienced the resilience of the Haitian people during her five trips to the devastated country- and now, as the professor of the class, she’s sharing the experience with approximately 30 UC students this Spring break.

The Africana Studies class, which explores the Haitian society and culture, gives students the opportunity to be involved in a service-learning travel experience.

“The country still needs so much help,” said Mark McIntyre II, a fourth-year psychology student. “That’s where our class comes in.”

The class will aid the people of the devastated country in any way they can, along with their partners at Northwest Haiti Christian Mission — a nonprofit church organization dedicated to bringing people in northwest Haiti out of poverty. They will help the country in whatever way they can, McIntyre said.

More than 70 percent of the Haitian population was living on less than $2 per day, prior to the earthquake in 2010. The 7.0 magnitude quake left Port au Prince in ruins — with over 220,000 dead and 19 million cubic meters of rubble and debris. The debris alone was enough to fill a line of shipping containers stretching from London to Beirut, According to the Disasters Emergency Committee.

“Imagine a country with no electricity, no water, no food-

nothing,” McIntyre said. “We’re basically doing anything possible to help that we can do.”

In preparation for their journey, the students have learned the lingual basics of Creole, as well as the cultural norms and history of Haitian society. After several in-class discussions, the class was divided into work groups that will target specific demographics once they reach their village destination.

“The different teams will be dedicated to working with children, women, community outreach and a group will work with the medical clinic,” McIntyre said. “Once we get there though, we’ll probably float around.”

The team that will be working with children look forward to creating a fun-filled, light-hearted atmosphere. The team plans on implementing a schedule full of crafts and games for the kids, Westmoreland said.

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“Generally, the children don’t see themselves so we’re going to take their pictures,” she said. “The students are purchasing Polaroid cameras and film to take the shots.”

The children will have the opportunity to make pop sicle stick frames, a small gesture that emphasizes the need for carefree enjoyment in a place overflowing with strife and sorrow.

The students will also focus on helping the women of Haiti. Along with a medical clinic, orphanage, and housing for special needs citizens and the elderly, the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission provides child-birthing services through their birthing center.

“When a woman goes into labor, she has to take care of everything,”Westmoreland said. “They don’t give her food so her family has to provide food for her throughout the childbirthing process.”

The class will contribute 50 bags filled with granola bars, baby clothing and beaded bracelets for the pregnant women. Conditions are incredibly hard for Haitian women, Westmoreland said.

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“We’ll show them personal hygiene care like brushing their teeth, but we’ll also encourage empowerment,”Westmoreland said. “Women there need the chance to embrace and be encouraged to live another day.”

With the help of the UC Women’s Center, the group will deliver a large amount of feminine products to the Haitian women. UC Women’s Center administrative coordinator Ann Brown purchased a great amount of medial and hygiene products including feminine hygiene products, gauze rolls, shampoo and diaper rash cream.

“These students are going there, and they will be personally interacting and getting it directly to the Haitian people,” Brown said.“What better way to make sure extra help gets to Haiti than through our people at UC?” Before the class’ departure, the students are sending a call to action to the entirety of the university community.

“As a UC community, we can show the Haitians that we’re still supporting them and that they haven’t been forgotten,” McIntyre said.“There are still people out there who care.”

Another initiative is the distribution of supplies to the people of Haiti. The class is asking for donations of medical and hygiene supplies such as alcohol swabs, pain medicine, vitamins, toothpaste, peroxide and soap. While medical supplies are preferred, the people of Haiti have nothing, so everything helps, McIntyre said.

“Together we can do so much good and help so many people,” he said.“If everyone at UC just bought one extra item, that could go so far.”

Donation drives will be held every Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. in the Campus Recreation Center breezeway until Spring break. Whether students contribute to the donation drive or physically serve in a destitute community, Westmoreland encourages all UC students to see the bigger picture.

“There might be a language barrier, but a smile is universal,” Westermoreland said. “We are so blessed here and to go and serve another country will change a person.”

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WORKING TOWARD CHANGE The University of Cincinnati is partnering with the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission — a nonprofit church organization dedicated to bringing Northwest Haitians out of poverty — for their Spring break trip to Haiti this March.

The trip is part of an Africana Studies course at UC.

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SCRIBBLES JAMES SPRAGUE

Cut Astros little bit of slack First, let me politely request the University of Cincinnati change its C-paw logo.

There is a legitimate reason for this. As I see it, this logo might encourage my fellow students and I to claw the face of a random stranger in a random act of senseless violence.

Such violence cannot be encouraged. The C-paw must go.

Now, see how absurd such a request sounds?

Sadly, such actions aren’t as ridiculous in the sport known as Major League Baseball.

The Houston Astros are celebrating their 50th anniversary this coming season, and as part of that celebration, the team decided to wear throwback uniforms from throughout the franchise’s history for its “Flashback Fridays” promotion.

One of those uniforms just happens to be a replica of the team’s first incarnation, the 1962 Houston Colt .45s, which features a smoking pistol leading into the “C” of the Colts’ name.

It seemed like a wonderful nod to the team’s history, until Major League Baseball decided to intervene and tell the Astros that the pistol should be removed from the uniform.

“It was expressed to us that we could wear the uniform, as long as the pistol was removed,” Mike Acosta, an Astros spokesman, told the Astros Daily.“We realize this changes the original design, but we still want to honor the Colt .45s. We are also under an obligation to follow Major League Baseball’s requests. Personally, I can see how in this time period any sports league … would not want a team logo associated with a weapon on their uniform that is broadcast to many people.”

As a child, I grew up watching the hometown Cincinnati Reds — mind you, communists used to be called “Reds” during the Cold War, and not once did it cross my mind to become Marxist and pledge my allegiance to Russian WWF wrestler Nikolai Volkoff.

To be honest, I didn’t care one bit about either the Reds or the opposing teams’ uniforms. I just wanted a hot dog, a frozen lemonade and a home run so I could see fireworks.

In other words, a good time at the ballpark is what I wanted.

I imagine that’s all most fans, both young and old, want at games.

Such stupid actions by the MLB continue to suck away at that good time; but then again, I may be wrong.

We, as fans, might be as impressionable as the powers that be think we are; and if that’s the case, I stand by my request for UC to change its C-paw logo … before I claw my own eyes out to prevent my reading about such ludicrous things anymore.

Despite my personal opinion of baseball commissioner Bud Selig — who should be wrapped up in a tight, white jacket package and shipped off to the nearest psychiatric ward for what he’s done to baseball — this move stinks of pure idiocy.

Coming from a league that promotes the Cleveland Indians and their ridiculous caricature of the red-faced Chief Wahoo, the Atlanta Braves and their tomahawk — a weapon, mind you — and the Milwaukee Brewers who obviously promote — gasp! the horror, the horror! — drinking beer — this effort at being uber-PC just shows, once again, why Major League Baseball is continuing to fall behind other sports in popularity nationwide.

Sadly, it’s not the first time this has happened in the MLB. Last year, the Tampa Bay Rays excluded a cigar from its throwback uniform paying homage to the 1951 minor league Tampa Smokers, due to what it might convey to fans.

“Yep, I’m running right out to grab a box of Cubans and a carton of Marlboros, dear.

Watching the Rays play in those Smokers uniforms got me jonesing for some nicotine!”

Is this what our PC-smothered society has stooped to — altering uniforms of sports teams because folks are going to pick up shooting guns and smoking cigars because of them?

Are we that impressionable and feeble-minded?

Major League Baseball seems to think so.

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Count it: The University of Cincinnati women’s basketball team has now won four-straight Big East games.

The Bearcats kept their winning streak alive Tuesday night, defeating Marquette University 60-46 at Fifth Third Arena to marking the team’s longest-ever conference winning steak.

“As a coach, you couldn’t be happier with the momentum we have and with the confidence we are playing with and my guys in the locker room,” said UC head coach Jamelle Elliott.

Coming off a close win against Seton Hall last Saturday, Cincinnati coasted past Marquette with a barrage of scoring and a relentless defense.

Bearcats’ senior point guard Bjonee Reaves found her shot early on in the game, knocking down four 3-pointers in the first half. Reaves led UC with 15 points.

“I was shooting the ball with confidence,” Reaves said. “A couple of them just happened to be bank shots, but I think everyone today was shooting with confidence and it showed; and I think that is why the outcome was the way it was.”

Reaves’ effort wasn’t the only component in UC’s win, as three other Bearcats also scored double-digit points. Dayeesha Hollins netted 14 points, while Jeanise Randolph and Chanel Chisholm added 12 and 10, respectively.

Cincinnati’s guards have consistently put up strong numbers in the team’s late-season run, and their energy on the court seemed only to have been amplified Tuesday as the team finished the game shooting 50 percent from the floor.

The Bearcats’ vigorous defense and press were also instrumental in their win, as the Cats forced 20 turnovers.

Cincinnati’s 39-22 lead entering the second half was its largest in conference play since Jan. 23, 2007 at Georgetown when the Bearcats led 44-20. While UC slowed down in the second half Tuesday against Marquette, they still displayed a command of the game and coasted to an easy win.

After losing their first seven games in the Big East, the Bearcats have won seven of their past eight, and with the Big East Tournament roughly two weeks away, the hot streak couldn’t have been more timely.

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FOUR-STRAIGHT WINS University of Cincinnati forward Jeanise Randolph netted 12 points to help the Cats to their 60-46 win Tuesday night.

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LONG TIME RIVALRY The University of Cincinnati and University of Louisville men’s basketball teams will meet for the 95th time in a rivalry game that dates back to the Missouri Valley Conference. Mick Cronin will meet his old mentor Rick Pitino when the two teams clash Thursday evening.

CARDINALS FLOCK TO CINCINNATI JOSH MILLER | STAFF REPORTER With March Madness aspirations on the line, the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team will play host to the No. 17 University of Louisville Cardinals Thursday night at Fifth Third Arena.

In the 95th meeting between the two rivals, head coach Mick Cronin will square off against his former mentor Rick Pitino in what very well could be the biggest game of the Bearcats’ season.

Cincinnati (19-8, 9-5 Big East) is coming off of its fourth win in the team’s last five outings, while the Cardinals (21-6, 9-5 Big East) are firing on all cylinders after overcoming a 17-point halftime deficit to earn a 90-82 overtime win against DePaul in UofL’s last outing.

A heated rivalry already, this particular game has the makings of an all-time classic in the series.

The game represents a must-win for UC, as a victory against the ranked Cardinals would most likely be the final missing piece of the Bearcats’ tournament resume.

For the Cards, the contest provides a chance to exact revenge on the same UC team that dominated them physically in a 63-54 defeat last year in Cincinnati.

Cronin said he knows all too well how badly his former boss and his Louisville squad want to win this game.

“You can tell by my facial hair, I’ve been locked in my house watching film. I’ve closed the blinds — I know they’re coming for us,” Cronin said.

The Cardinals are paced by senior guard Kyle Kuric’s 13.3 points per game average, to go along with sophomore forward Gorgui Dieng, who’s averaging nine rebounds per game. Louisville’s offense is also triggered by fleet-footed guard Peyton Siva, who’s averaging nearly six assists per game.

Like most Pitino-coached teams, the Cardinals look to create turnovers through a relentless full-court press while pushing the pace on offense through their guard oriented lineup.

Cronin pointed out that Louisville’s only real weakness is that the team sometimes pushes too fast.

“Their Achilles heal — if anything — is that their strength can be their weakness at times, in that Siva and [Russ] Smith play with tremendous speed and quickness; but sometimes they go too fast, and they turn the ball over,” Cronin said.

Cincinnati’s four-guard attack — featuring Dion Dixon, Cashmere Wright, Sean Kilpatrick and Jaquon Parker — will need to be locked in to handle the frustrating Louisville press and keep up with the tiring pace at which the Cardinals operate.

Dixon — who was named to last week’s Big East Honor Roll for his 20-point performance against Seton Hall — played down the rivalry and is focusing on nothing more than winning.

“We’re in a situation where we must win games to make the tournament; all that rivalry stuff is for early in the season.” Dixon said, “It’s time to win games now.”

Tipoff is set for 9 p.m.

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TEAM’S LEADING SCORER University of Cincinnati sophomore guard Sean Kilpatrick is averaging 15 points — a team high — and five rebounds per game this season.

Dixon named to Big East honor roll Senior guard leading on and off court BRITTANY YORK | SPORTS EDITOR

him to move up to 28th place on UC’s all-time scoring list with 1,167 total career points.

Senior guard Dion Dixon, who scored 20 points Dixon also recorded a career-high three blocks to lead the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball during the Cats’ showdown with Providence this team to a much-needed past Wednesday. win this past Saturday, For the week, Dixon averaged was named to the Big East 13.5 points, six rebounds, three Conference Weekly Honor assists and 2.5 blocks.

Roll Monday.

“It is my last go-around,” Dixon’s 20-point Dixon said. “I am just trying to performance was give it all on both ends of the accompanied by floor for my team.”

8-of-10 shooting from the —DION DIXON foul line, five boards, five Dixon is averaging SENIOR GUARD UC BAS KETBALL assists and two blocks 13.6 points per game so far — all factors that enabled — a career-best — and is Cincinnati to come away currently the team’s second with a 62-57 victory over Seton Hall. leading scorer.

Saturday’s game marked Dixon’s fourth He’ll look to continue his efforts Thursday at 20-point effort of the season and the seventh 9 p.m. when the Cats face off against the Louisville of his career, and it was enough to allow Cardinals at Fifth Third Arena.

It is my last go around. I am just trying to give it all on both ends of the floor for my team.

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SENIOR LEADERSHIP SHOWS UC senior Dion Dixon is the Cats’ second leading scorer, averaging 13.6 ppg.

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From cancer | 1 unsuccessful treatments were able to qualify for the trial.

“For the past 20 years, cancer has had treatments of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation,” Rixe said.

“Now we open the door for new avenues because we characterize specific abnormalities [and] new designed drugs to target cancer cells. It is a new process and we have high expectations.”

The goal is to demonstrate that the drug is safe, Rixe said.

Funding for the research comes from the UC Cancer Institute as well as other grants.

down a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon, and the Braves don’t make me want to use a tomahawk as a murder weapon, a cigar on a uniform is not going to make me smoke, nor is a revolver going to make me shoot someone.

If we want Bud Selig to be our protector and to tell us what’s right and wrong in life, we’ll let him know. Until then, he should stick to what he knows best — mutating professional baseball as we know it.

From seizure | 1 Dr. Jason McMullan, an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati and co-investigator of the study.

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From STREAK | 5 be used to stop seizures. The syringe form has yet to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use by caregivers, but McMullan said paramedics can use the technique now.

“I am very excited that this is another tool in the arsenal for present life-saving treatments for prolonged seizures,” McMullan said.

“We have a head of steam going at the perfect time of the year,” Elliott said.

Cincinnati is currently ranked 10th in the Big East and will not likely earn a trip to the NCAA tournament, but they must continue their recent surge if they are to challenge tough Big East opponents come tourney time.

The Bearcats return to action at 2 p.m. Saturday, when they take on the West Virgina Mountaineers at Fifth Third Arena.

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From towing | 1 declined to be identified. Joan declined to give her last name and position with the company. “As far as the money goes, that was an error and honest. It was not intentional; it was a misrepresentative of an ordinance code, and it’s been taken care of.”

Although Kenwood Towing wouldn’t specify what error had “been taken care of,” one recent complaint involved Brandon Wright, a recent UC law school graduate.

Wright’s vehicle was towed from a private Clifton parking lot by Kenwood Towing on Jan. 19. The tow resulted in a $570 fee, an amount that was in extreme violation of the $90 tow fee and $12 daily storage fee that are the maximum rates for vehicles towed from a private parking lot under Ohio law.

Wright filed a small-claims suit against Kenwood Towing. The issue was resolved after negations mediated by the Cincinnati

Police Department and the prosecutor’s office led Kenwood Towing to refund the excess charges that Wright paid in exchange for his withdrawal of the lawsuit.

Kenwood Towing is a popular choice for many Clifton businesses that have private parking lots, including Christy’s & Lenhardt’s and DuBois Book Store.

Neither business responded to calls as of press time.

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From Money | 1 because most of the work will be in the ceiling, except for some new visible sprinkler heads, Funke said.

Phase IV, set to start in December, will be the entire south end of the MSB, with basically the same renovations as phase III, Funke said.

The $28 million will not account for the entire cost of the MSB rehabilitation project, Funke said.

Officials at the other UC branch campus, UC Clermont College (UCCC), said they are excited to see some long-term maintenance funding.

“We need to replace the roof slated for the summer,” said Gregory Sojka dean of UCCC. “These funds would make us not use all of our own funds.”

UC’s proposed $31.8 million is the second-highest recommended funds in the state. Only The Ohio State University, with $82 million, was proposed for more funding.

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