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East Cincinnati may get train Proposed Oasis Commuter Rail from downtown to Milford Scott Winfield | Senior Reporter
In the face of Cincinnati rail projects that have been halted for indefinite time periods, one may still chug its way into existence. The Hamilton County Transportation Improvement District is proposing the Oasis Commuter Rail as an alternative to the streetcar and high-speed rail projects to alleviate dense traffic from Cincinnati’s second Anna Bentley | Senior Photographer
WHO’S ON BOARD Stops would include downtown Cincinnati, Lunken Airport Wooster Pike, Newton Road and Red Bank Road .
Student arrested in Oxford james sprague | News Editor
An inebriated University of Cincinnati student thought he was still on spring break in Florida when he was arrested for breaking into a residence. Lucas De Caroli, 20, a secondyear student in UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science, was arrested and charged Saturday with felony burglary for breaking into a residence in Oxford, Ohio. De Caroli entered the home by removing the front window and was found asleep on the couch by the residents, who did not know De Caroli. De Caroli was taken into custody by Oxford police, who noted in their police report that he had “the strong smell of an alcoholic beverage on his breath, heavily slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and poor motor skills.” De Caroli also urinated on the bed of the jail cell, according to the police report. While in custody, De Caroli asked police if their patrols went all the way to Tampa, Fla., because he said he believed he was visiting his brother in Saratoga, Fla. during spring break, according to the police report In addition to the felony burglary charge, De Caroli was charged with offenses involving underage persons, a misdemeanor. IN BRIEF
Rowing team capsizes in little Miami river Members of the University of Cincinnati rowing team found themselves in cold water Tuesday morning when their rowboat capsized on the Little Miami River near California, Ohio. The boat held nine members of the rowing team. Two coaches who rode in motorized boats along side of the rowboat also fell into the water. Some were able to swim to shore, and the Cincinnati Fire Department rescued four who floated on a log. No one involved was seriously injured, but all nine students and both coaches were taken to hospital for a procedural exam for hypothermia.
Dean Named as finalist for VP of University of Florida Carlo Montemagno, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati, was named as a finalist for the position of provost and executive vice president for the Florida State University Monday. Montemagno was one of nine interviewed by an FSU search committee last Thursday and Friday. The Tallahassee Democrat reported finalists Tuesday. Montemagno has been dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences since 2006. He currently makes $290,000, according to UC spokesperson Greg Hand.
leading contributor of commuters. The Oasis Commuter Rail is a planned $411 million commuter rail system comprised of 10 separate rail stations running through the eastern Greater Cincinnati area. Locations for the rail stations would include downtown Cincinnati, Columbia Tusculum, Lunken Airport, Newtown Road, Adams Crossing, the East End, Beechmont Avenue at Wooster Pike, the Ancor/Broadwell Road area, Red Bank Road south of Fairfax and Milford. The project is part of a larger $1.4 billion plan approved by the federal government five years ago to improve transportation. The development also calls for further highway expansion, improved bus transportation and
an extended 17-mile bicycle trail. While it has yet to receive federal funding, Oasis promoters are seeking state and local funding while the private sector will rely on developer investments in the area around freight railroads that already operate on the rail lines, which the project will arrange to adopt. While federal funding remains to be seen The Oasis Commuter Rail, unlike competitor projects, is seeing bipartisan support. U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Miami Township, a member of the House Transportation Committee is fighting alongside local officials to acquire federal funds for railway construction.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Students pledge to stop campus violence JAMES SPRAGUE | NEWS EDITOR
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WHO”S ON BOARD Stops would include downtown Cincinnati, Lunken Airport Wooster Pike, Newton Road and Red Bank Road clude downtown Cincinnati, Lunken Airport Wooster Pike, Newton not only to students but faculty, advisers and parents. “[The campaign] is aimed at creating a culture of understanding on this campus for at-risk students,” Ono said. “I encourage all of you in the audience to rise to the call and encourage others to join you.” Those signing the pledge — in addition to an “Enough is Enough” wristband — received information concerning national and statewide campus crime statistics. The statistics, provided by the United States Department
of Education, illustrated the national and state numbers for serious crimes reported on campuses from 2007-2009. The United States had 22,416 serious crimes reported during that timeframe, while the state of Ohio’s total was fourth highest in the country with 1,036. Cummins closed the ceremony by encouraging those signing the pledge to wear the wristband“as a sign of solidarity that we, as Bearcats, will not take violence anymore.”
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he University of Cincinnati pledged to accept the charge of eliminating campus violence during a ceremony Monday at the Tangeman University Center. The event marks the beginning of a week of events at UC — such as a self-defense seminar and a question-andanswer session with UC Police Division Chief Gene Ferrara — supporting the nationwide “Enough is Enough” antiviolence campaign. The campaign was spurred by a call to action from Zenobia Lawrence Hikes, vice president of student affairs at Virginia Tech, during a 2008 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators conference. Hikes was addressing the issue of campus violence in light of school shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University. Despite no such incidents having happened at UC, it is still a subject that needs to be broached, said Daniel Cummins, director of UC’s Office of University Judicial Affairs and chair of the UC effort. “The kind of violence that results in campus tragedies begins — and therefore must be addressed — long before it reaches our schools,”Cummins said. The ceremony featured speeches from UC Provost Santa Ono and Undergraduate Student Government President Drew Smith and a pledge for individuals to commit to fighting campus violence. “It’s a long overdue campaign,” Smith said. “It’s the right thing to do.” Ono paid homage to the victims of the Columbine High School, Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech shootings at the beginning of his speech. “We are here to remember those victims,” Ono said. One of the goals of the campaign, Ono said, was to create a web of support and collaborative strategies on campus for students to make UC a safer campus and the charge to end violence extends
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In an effort to stem sexual violence in the nation’s schools, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released explicit guidance Monday to establishments across the country on how to combat it. The information clarifies the obligations of Title IX — a federal civil rights law prohibiting sexual discrimination in education — and the responsibility of schools to protect students from sexual violence as well. Sexual violence is included under sexual discrimination in the Title IX law, which applies to schools that receive funding from the federal government. The guidance is the first of its kind for schools in the U.S. The new procedures will be helpful, said Amy Howton, sexual assault response coordinator for UC. “I’m hopeful it will provide guidance on questions we’ve been working to get clarified for some time,” Howton said. “Such as the need to train staff and faculty on reporting obligations and the responsibility to take action on any report of sexual harassment.” The direction comes in the wake of a U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights investigation at Yale University for violating Title IX by failing to eliminate a hostile sexual environment on campus. Sixteen Yale students and alumni filed the complaint alleging the university provided inadequate responses to incidents such as one involving Yale’s Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity in fall 2010. The incident involved initiates of the fraternity walking through an area of Yale’s campus where females were housed, shouting derogatory and sexually explicit slogans. “Today we are strengthening our response to sexual assault in schools and on college campuses,” Biden said. “Students across the country deserve the safest possible environment in which to learn.That’s why we’re taking new steps to help our nation’s schools, universities, and colleges end the cycle of sexual violence on campus.” Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that approximately 20 percent of women will be victims of attempted or actual sexual assault upon entering college. Six percent of men are also included in the statistics. In 2009 alone, approximately 3,300 forcible sexual offenses were reported on the nation’s campuses, according to statistics collected from the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security and Campus Crimes Statistics Act — also known as the Clery Act. Yet those statistics don’t reveal the severity of the situation due to sexual offenses being severely underreported, Duncan said. Educational institutions share in the responsibility of eliminating sexual violence with law enforcement authorities, Duncan said, and the new guidelines — which require schools to take immediate action to investigate possible sexual violence once it becomes known — allows schools to investigate such incidents without the conclusion of a criminal investigation. “Every school would like to believe it is immune from sexual violence but the facts suggest otherwise,” Duncan said. “Our first goal is prevention through education.”
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ENTERTAINMENT Parisian concerts compelling JESSICA McCAFFERTY | SENIOR REPORTER
Music, art in full bloom
Just because classes are back in session doesn’t mean your social life has to suffer. Broaden your leisurely horizons by checking out the variety of entertaining events the university and city have to offer. 1. Pop-Praxis: Social Justice & the Media conference (April 8): Students can attend a keynote speech from Andi Zeisler of Bitch Magazine and sit in on presentations led by various speakers covering a spectrum of pop culture topics. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. until 4:20 p.m. followed by happy hour at Catskellar. 2. CincyPunk Fest X at Southgate House (April 8-9): Southgate House will be packed this weekend with 20 local punk bands for this benefit show. All proceeds benefit Save Our Shelter Dogs and Necco. The show starts at 8 p.m. both nights, with $10 advanced tickets and $13 the day of the show. 3. CCM Jazz & Orchestra Series (April 10): The University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music’s Jazz Ensemble and Philharmonia present “Fantasia Brasileira: An Evening of Enchanting Brazilian Music for Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble.” UC students enjoy free admission. The show starts at 7 p.m. 4. Shrek the Musical opens at the Aronoff Center (April 12-24): The loveable CG giant that stole our hearts on the big screen is taking the stage in Cincinnati this month. Ticket prices range from $22.50-$71.50, and they tend to fly fast, so reserve your seat soon. 5. Bearcat Piano Festival (April 14-17): CCM will present a number of pianists ranging from students to local musicians to internationally known performers. The master classes and recitals will take place at the Robert J. Werner Recital Hall. Admission is free to the public. 6. DAAP “Nam June Paik Conservation of Video Sculpture” Symposium and Exhibition (April 15-16): Visiting artists and experts will come together to support research to help restore the artist’s video wall, “Cinci-Mix.” Register today and prepare to learn about the art of video sculpture. The symposium will take place from 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. April 15 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 16. 7. CCM Choral and Orchestra series (April 16): CCM Chorale and Xavier University Concert Choir will perform works from Mahler and Beethoven alongside the CCM Concert Orchestra. UC students enjoy free admission at 8 p.m. in Corbett Auditorium. 8. Lupe Fiasco at Miami University (April 19): If you haven’t heard of this revolutionary rapper, check out TNR’s review of his new album, “Lasers” at newsrecord.org. Intrigued? Snatch your tickets for his 7:30 p.m. performance this month for $30 before they sell out. 9.CCM Mainstage Drama Series presents “Our Town” (April 21-24): This theatrical American classic opens at Patricia Corbett Theater with student tickets at $19 and preview tickets for April 20 at $11. 10. Good Deeds for Bullied Breeds presents “Beyond the Myth” at Newport on the Levee’s AMC Theatre (April 29): This documentary about breedspecific legislation’s affect on dogs and their owners was partly filmed in Cincinnati. Tickets to the screening cost $12. ADVERTISEMENT
Paris offers a number of different sites for the wandering tourist, but, to the traveling musician, it also offers a plethora of concerts to experience. While vacationing in the city of love for spring break, I was afforded the opportunity to attend three Parisian concerts. Notre Dame offered a number of different masses March 20, one of which was labeled a Gregorian chant mass. While it used the chant repertory, it did prove to be anachronistic — a choir of school-age children performed the chant
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS In addition to France’s mixed musical culture, landmarks like the Eiffel Tower also prove enticing.
and organ interludes firmly planted in a postromantic idiom were interspaced through the service. Though not concurrent with chant practices, the children sang exceedingly well, especially the soloists, whose training was impeccable. The organ interludes clashed somewhat with the chant, but were magnificent in themselves; the heavy texture and stringent chromaticism was one of the most satisfying musical moments in my life. Later in the week, which was the first of a planned annual international Francis Poulenc week, Notre Dame hosted a concert. Francis Poulenc was a French composer of the early 1900s, whose music could be considered irreverent, even flippant. However, his life and works took a religious turn following some personal tragedies. The concert featured those sacred works: two sets of the sacred motets as well as his “Salve Regina.” They were performed along with a mass by Chantilly. Lionel Sow and Sofi Jeanin directed a chorus of Radio France in the works. The choir began and ended the concert with a hummed chord progression while walking in various aspects of the cathedral — not an easy feat considering the space. The Orchestre de Paris, led by Christoph Eschenbach in the Salle Pleyel, was the best concert I attended.They began with Prokofiev’s First “Classical” Symphony, a work written in the 20th century but harkening back to the musical language and idioms of classical era composer Haydn. Two works featuring guest pianist Emanuel Ax followed this: Stravinsky’s “Cappriccio” for piano and orchestra and Haydn Piano concerto in D Major. While Ax performed beautifully on both works, “Cappriccio” was especially stunning. The concert continued with their rendition of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5. This
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PARIS MEETS CINCINNATI Conductor Paavo Järvi serves as musical director for both the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre de Paris. symphony brings a history lesson with the program notes; facing harsh criticism from the Soviet government, Shostakovich wrote his fifth symphony, “A Soviet Artist’s Response to Just Criticism,” in an overtly approved style, to the point of mockery. The orchestra was able to convey this sarcasm, particularly in their extremely slow tempo at the finale, where the percussion section stole the show. After the performance, I was lucky enough to go out for a late drink with one of the orchestra’s bassoon players, Lola Descours. The orchestras of Cincinnati and Paris are linked, particularly this year, as Paavo Järvi is serving as musical director for both. Descours said that while Järvi was a bit timid when he first began rehearsals with the orchestra, his personality quickly shone through as extremely dynamic, with a fresh look at the repertory. I was sad to depart, not only as my vacation was drawing to a close, but to leave a city where classical music seemed so vital to the cultural landscape — reminding me that the sounds are equally as important as the sights on any venture.
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Friday, April 8, offers a particularly delectable cinematic selection for virtually every type of film fan. From medieval stoner comedies to nature documentaries, this weekend’s selection of new releases holds promise for any occasion.
“Your Highness”
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Brought to you from the director of “Pineapple Express,” “Your Highness” exemplifies the medieval, pothead comedy. When a prince’s beloved wife gets kidnapped, he must take chase with the help of his slacker brother. Featuring a strong cast starring James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel and cowriter Danny McBride, “Your Highness” should be a hilarious adventure.
“Of Gods and Men”
A limited release only available locally at the Esquire Theater on Ludlow Avenue, “Of Gods and Men” premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival last May and was the official selection from France for the foreign language category at the Academy Awards. The film follows a group of monks at a monastery in tumultuous Algeria. It looks to be a deeply moving and thought-provoking historical drama.
“Hanna”
When a teenage girl’s assassin father trains her in the wilderness, exciting action is bound to occur — especially when a government agent is on her trail. That is exactly what the trailer of Hanna promises. Featuring another great cast (Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana) and an original score provided by The Chemical Brothers, Joe Wright’s new film should be a slick, exciting visual spectacle.
QUITE THE CAST “Your Highness,” promises a strong lineup of actors starring (left to right) Natalie Portman, Danny McBride, James Franco and Zooey Deschanel.
“Soul Surfer”
This film is based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, a teenager who lost her arm in a surfing accident only to garner the courage to enter the ocean again to pursue her great passion for surfing. AnnaSophia Robb plays Hamilton with veteran actors Dennis Quaid and Helen Hunt as her parents.
“Born to Be Wild”
The nature documentary has become more prevalent in film, starting with the BBC series “Planet Earth” and expanding with Disney’s theatrical releases of “Earth” and “Oceans.” The family-friendly documentary “Born to Be Wild” appears to follow the trend and provide a positive, inspiring story about orphaned orangutans and elephants and the humans responsible for their care.
“Jane Eyre”
An adaptation of the classic Charlotte Brontë novel, “Jane Eyre” features Mia Wasikowska (“Alice in Wonderland”) opposite Michael Fassbender (“Inglourious Basterds”). Veterans Judi Dench and Sally Hawkins join the proceedings of Cary Fukunaga’s follow-up to his brilliant debut film “Sin Nombre.” “Jane Eyre,” has received positive reviews thus far and gives the classic tale an intense adaptation.
“Win Win”
Starring Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan, “Win Win” is in limited release at the Kenwood Theater. From the director of “The Station Agent” and “The Visitor,” “Win Win” tells the story of a high school wrestling coach (Giamatti) who discovers a star athlete with baggage. Things are going great for both, however, until the boy’s mother pops into the picture, fresh from a stint in rehab.
“Arthur”
A remake of the classic 1981 comedy starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli, Russell Brand plays an irresponsible playboy who falls in love with the wrong woman. His lifelong nanny, played by Helen Mirren, who controls his endless funds prefers Arthur enter into an arranged marriage with Susan, played by Jennifer Garner. Will Arthur choose the money or the love of his life?
Feisty new females feign feminism uchenna ononye | tnr contributor Movie-goers might find themselves perplexed by a new type of action hero emerging in Hollywood films these days: a female character of the semisuper hero variety. She walks a lonely road and lives on the fringe of society because her violent methods of survival isolate her. The most popular Hollywood incarnations of this character can be found in the films “KickAss,” “Let Me In,” “Sucker Punch,” the upcoming “Hanna” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” Each film features a variation of the enigmatic heroine and each film has been met with clusters of confusion by the ambiguity of what these characters are intended to represent. It could be argued that they serve as symbols of female empowerment. Lisbeth Salander from “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” presents the clearest evidence for such an idea. As a former victim of torture and sexism, she takes it upon herself to retaliate against the men in her world who perpetuate the subjugation of women. She becomes a wounded angel of vengeance, fighting hatred
with hatred. Each character in the previously mentioned films has traces of Salander’s dark nobility. Many of their sexual plights are more implicit, but, by nature of their gender, they are believed to be symbols of female defiance in their repressive worlds. The greater criticism against these heroines, though, is the fact that they are not psychologically independent. They all suffer from various forms of deep psychological trauma and they are all inescapably governed by the violence that resides within them. It overshadows their personality and defines who they are. Abby in “Let Me In,” for example, is a reclusive vampire who relies on blood to survive. Baby Doll in “Sucker Punch” is a mental patient in an insane asylum who constructs violent fantasies in order to free her imprisoned mind. The uniformity of these inhibiting qualities presents a convincing case for why these characters are really just shells — not burning beacons of female power, but fumes devoid of a truly feminine spark. In this case, it might be beneficial to discard that idea of female empowerment and, instead, examine these heroines on a different scale altogether.
Perhaps the spectrum of male heroes may be more fitting. After all, the superhero fantasy is one that has appealed more to males than females. Gender here could be a decoy that distracts from the essence of what the characters actually represent. These stories bear similarities to the conventional superhero plot, but they separate the realistic and the fantasy traits into two different entities. It’s like Peter Parker soliciting the services of a radioactive spider rather than being bitten by one and becoming Spider-Man. In these cases, male characters are protected by a female guardian angel that descends from above not only to fight for them, but courtesy of mct campus
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also to absorb the pain of their loneliness, angst and insecurities. Ultimately, in the place of what was originally perceived to be a female versus male conflict, the female action heroes still explore a very male versus male struggle. The misogyny and repressiveness represent machismo dominance while the sparse feminine attributes of the heroic warrior-esses are simply projections of emasculation. The protector assumes the form of a doe-eyed girl but she is really only a jumbled mixture of desires and burdens who dons a weary gaze. She is alluring, but possibly nothing more than a jazzed-up attempt to make the plight of the geek appear more beautiful.
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K.D. MILLER: Face of LGBT Eamon queeney | photo editor
TAKING THE LEAD K.D. Miller, a fifth-year special education student, has spent the past five years at UC representing several student organizations, from Student Government to UC Choruses to GenderBloc.
Miller also took on more leadership roles in GenderBloc. As upperclassmen graduated, Miller saw a need for a leadership role, and they K.D. Miller is a figure of action. After realizing the College of Education, were more than willing to take on the position. Criminal Justice and Human Services wasn’t represented by a tribunal, “I’ve always been a person who can mediate between the grassroots Miller quickly took action to re-establish one. and the in-the-system work,” Miller says. “A lot of the people at the time in When the notion struck to run for homecoming court in fall 2010, Miller’s GenderBloc were very, ‘Let’s get our signs and go picket things,’ which is name was promptly added to the ballot. good — you need that. But you also have to have the people in the system And when Miller, a fifth-year special education student, along with fellow saying, ‘I can make the people yelling in the street go away, but you have members of GenderBloc, the University of Cincinnati’s queer alliance, to do this.’ ” wanted to host a drag show in 2007, they introduced a new tradition at UC: That was when Miller decided to take further action from within the GenderF*ck. system; this time, they targeted Student Since the show’s premiere, Miller, now 22, Government. Originally, Miller served as has performed in a dozen different numbers: the LGBT director for the cabinet, but “Bitch of Living,” “What It’s Like” and “Love, when several positions opened in January Sex and Magic.” 2010, Miller stepped up and was elected Genderfucking has two definitions, Miller as an at-large senator. says: To mess with the rules of binary gender “I decided that … there needed to be (male and female) and to make love to your education happening, and the only way gender, no matter how you define it. to do that was to kind of be the face and “We have to deal with our gender so much make our voices heard on the platforms that we get to the point where we have to that exist,” Miller says. For the remainder begin to love it, because, if we don’t, we’re of the 2010-11 academic year, Miller going to hate it,” Miller says. “And that’s not strove to improve LGBT functions at UC. good for anyone.” “In my first year, I was all about the Loving gender is something it took Miller a LGBT legislation — everything that’s long time to learn. As a child, Miller already knew LGBT, let me sign onto that,” Miller there was more to gender than meets the eye. says. The biggest accomplishment “I was never the little pink, pretty princess was establishing an LGBT office and girl,” Miller says. “If you look at my senior representative in January 2010. year pictures, I’m always in skirts and … I’m “I worked so many hours ridiculous and super girly because, basically, on that, running a letter-writing I was trying to make up for what I was lacking campaign, meeting after meeting on the inside.” with administrators,” Miller says. “It Once Miller came to UC in 2006, the was totally worth it when I was sitting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender there at the hiring meeting [for the community, or LGBT, became a subject representative]. It was like, ‘Yes. This is of interest; Miller worked with GenderBloc finally what I’ve done.’ ” founder Jac Stringer to expand UC’s nonAnother of Miller’s projects was discrimination policy to include gender identity an enactment bill that would have and expression. Miller’s work grew to include required at-large senators to complete working with the registrar to ease the process five diversity outreach office hours per File art | The news record of officially changing one’s gender at UC and quarter. The measure failed with 10 HARD TO HANDLE In May 2010, Miller took to the stage allowing for a “preferred name” category. votes in favor and 12 opposed. for GenderBloc’s GenderF*ck show, lip synching to “Hard But it wasn’t until Miller’s sophomore “It didn’t quite go over as well as to Handle,” a song by the Black Crowes. year that gender really started to take on we’d hoped,” Miller says. But the new meaning. During an LGBT conference, student senate did finish the year a person discussed how, while transitioning funding several diversity events, from female to male, that neither gender fit perfectly. leaving Miller with a sense of accomplishment. “So what worked for them was this in between spot, and they said they But Miller noticed a lack of representative for another group they called it genderqueer,” Miller says. “And it just kind of clicked and I went, belonged to: their home college. A Student Government tribunal senator ‘Huh. That makes sense. Yes.’ ” represents each college at UC, but CECH’s senator was absent from From there, Miller began reconstructing the idea of personal gender, no meetings, leaving the tribunal in shambles. longer identifying as either male or female. Instead, the term “genderqueer” Miller took it upon themself is preferred — one who identifies as both. As such, pronouns like “he” to rebuild, revising the tribunal and “she” don’t really apply to Miller, who would rather be referred to as a constitution and bylaws and There needed to be “they.” It may be an unusual concept for newcomers, but, for Miller, unusual gathering fellow CECH students education happening, and is just the norm. to represent in the tribunal. Now, the only way to do that was Miller shifted toward a more masculine expression — dressing in plaid Miller believes the structure is button-ups and loose-fitting green khakis. Gone were the frills and long established enough to stand long ... to be the face and make hair of high school. Miller got a buzz cut and asked to be called by their first after they’re gone. our voices heard. initials — K.D. And it won’t be long until Miller —K.D. MILLER is gone — graduation looms at the fifth-year special education student end of Spring quarter. In 66 days — not that Miller is counting — it will be time to leave behind the legacy Miller spent five years creating and turn to a new project. With a degree in special education and a deaf studies certificate in tow, Miller will head to Baltimore for a position with Teach for America. But Miller is leaving behind one hell of a legacy — from a tenor in Men’s Chorus to the CECH tribunal senator in Student Government to a leader in GenderBloc, Miller has been the face of LGBT on campus in many ways. “I’ve spanned a lot of different areas at UC,” Miller says. “I’m leaving the different organizations in a good position to carry on and keep doing what we’re doing.” But it’s not hard to pick which organization Miller will miss the most: GenderBloc. “GenderBloc is like family and friends altogether and an organization at the same time,” Miller says. And it’s through their work that began with GenderBloc that Miller says she made a difference. “Education is the foundation of everything,” Miller says. “I think I’ve left people more educated on issues that I’m passionate about.” Eamon queeney | Photo Editor ariel cheung | managing editor
HAIL THE SENATOR As an at-large senator of Undergraduate Student Government, Miller strove to increase diversity awareness and push important LGBT issues on campus forward.
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Madness ends on ugly note When Shelvin Mack missed his first two layups and had his 3-pointer swatted, I knew Butler was in for an ominous night. The lack of execution and shot-making from Connecticut and Butler made for one of the most unbearable championship games in the history of college basketball. The Bulldogs shot worse than 19 percent in a game that was an indecent climax to the five-month season and elimination of 343 other teams. Only Harvard in 1946 had a worse performance from the floor in a tournament contest. Butler became the first team to hit just three 2-point baskets in a postseason game. Even CBS analyst Charles Barkley, who had been ill-informed for the entirety of the Big Dance, was spot on when he compared Butler’s six first-half buckets to being as ugly as the girls he dated in high school. Butler’s malaise spread quickly to UConn, which managed 19 opening-half points and actually trailed at the break. The 41 combined first-half points had the look of a scene cut from “Hoosiers” and Milan High School’s championship in the ’50s. Kemba Walker, the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament, missed his first five shots before finishing 5 for 19 overall. The South Bronx native showed on the biggest stage that he is a dubious shooter. Are the Huskies really the best team the nation has to offer? A squad that went .500 in the Big East only has one future NBA player and four underclassmen starters? Monday night was evidence of one of the most talent-starved college seasons in recent memory. Only two players from the tournament finale — Walker, a lottery to mid-round pick, and Matt Howard, a late second rounder — will be drafted. Mack would be wise to stay in school for another year after leaving much to be desired with his shot selection and ability to run an offense. In a watered-down year for college hoops, the two teams left standing set a record for highest combined seed total (11) in a title game. The pair had 18 losses between them, another record high. The tournament experienced its first Final Four without a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, which portrayed the mediocrity and lack of quality players in power conference programs. There was not one single dominant team. Ohio State was the closest to it and they folded in the Sweet 16. The Big East may have been deep, placing a record 11 teams in March Madness, but, besides Walker, it has zero players capable of playing at the next level. The league rose to the occasion when many power conferences were in shambles. Take Southern California, which lost in the First Four, out of the equation and the PAC 10 matched the Colonial Athletic Association with three berths. The Bulldogs garner elite status for posting backto-back national title game appearances. The past two years, they have more NCAA tournament wins than any other program with 10, but have failed to deliver the fatal blow. Monday, the Bulldogs appeared unaccustomed to the national spotlight as UConn flexed its muscles with 10 blocked shots and made it look like boys against men. Coaches can’t win championships, and the Bulldogs appeared to have had no business competing for the hardware. In a fitting display of the thin line between the haves and have-nots, Pittsburgh guard Gilbert Brown missed his second free throw with 1.4 seconds remaining that would have squashed Butler’s run in the second round. The college game needs a restructuring if it’s to keep up with the ranks of the pros. One-and-done players are depleting top-level programs and veteran minnows raiding the Final Four are becoming less infrequent with the decline in quality college basketball.
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Committed to Cronin Cincy locks up head coach through 2017 Hunter Tickel | senior reporter
University of Cincinnati basketball head coach Mick Cronin will remain at the helm through the 2016-17 season earning $1.25 million per year. “I’m very happy to announce the news of this extension,” said UC Director of Athletics Mike Thomas. “Mick Cronin has done an outstanding job over the past five years to rebuild the Bearcats program and return it to the NCAA tournament this year. I am excited about where he can take this program from here.” Cronin posted an 88-77 record in his inaugural five years at the Bearcat post. This past season, UC made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2005. “It has been an honor to be the men’s basketball head coach
at the University of Cincinnati,” Cronin said. “I want to thank Mike Thomas and (UC) President (Gregory H.) Williams for their support and commitment to me and my family. I’m excited about our future and can’t wait to get started with spring workouts and building our team for next season. I also want to thank the fans and everyone who have been so supportive of our program.” Cronin, a 1997 UC graduate, began his college career working for former UC head coach Bob Huggins. The LaSalle High School graduate also served as an assistant to Rick Pitino in Louisville in 2000. The Bearcats put up a 26-9 record this year and enjoyed their first winning season in the Big East (11-7). UC earned their most wins since 2004-05 — Huggins’
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last season with the Bearcats. UC went undefeated against non-conference opponents for the first time since 1998-99 and matched its second best start in program history. Currently, UC is the only men’s basketball program in the nation to improve its win total in each season since 2006, Cronin’s first season. The Bearcats made an appearance in the College Basketball Invitational in 2008 and were invited to the NIT in 2010 before the accumulation with a return to the Big Dance this past season. Cronin was named a potential candidate for the coaching vacancies at Arkansas, Missouri and North Carolina State. Cronin led Murray State to two NCAA tournament appearances before joining UC.
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MICK STAYING PUT UC head coach Mick Cronin signed a contract extension keeping him in Cincinnati until the 2016-17 season.
Sidelined receiver eyes light at tunnel’s end sam elliott | sports EDITOR One week in and one-third of the way through spring practices, head coach Butch Jones is seeing productive sessions, but the University of Cincinnati football team still has room for improvement. “We continue to be a work in progress as we build our identity, but I really like our mentality right now,” Jones said. “We have a long way to go, but I like our leadership — not just from our senior class, but our entire team.” That leadership includes junior KenbrellThompkins.The wide receiver, in his second spring with the Bearcats after transferring from El Camino Community College, will be a new addition to the Cincinnati offense. “He brings a workmanlike mentality, a play-making ability, an attitude and he’s a good leader,” Jones said. “ Not only does he lead vocally, but he leads by example as well.” Thompkins originally committed to Tennessee and was forced to sit out UC’s 2010 campaign after the Volunteers refused to release him from his letter of intent after coach Lane Kiffin left UT for Southern California. Cincinnati’s appeal for immediate eligibility came back negative just before preseason camp. “It did set us back just from the overall competition and depth aspects. He’s a very good, very talented
player,” Jones said. “It was obviously a very big disappointment.” The decision relegated Thompkins to the practice squad and his playbook. “When it first happened, I was a little down about it. But I understood that God hadn’t brought me this far to leave me,”Thompkins said. “I kind of just soaked everything up last year and just played my role. My role was to go out there, learn the offense, help my teammates and this year it’s for real. I’m ready.” After already withstanding a full calendar year without game-day competition, Thompkins has just five months remaining until Cincinnati’s 2011 season opener against Austin Peay. “Here’s a young man who’s paid his dues — he’s done well in the classroom and he’s worked extremely hard. Now there’s light at the end of the tunnel,” Jones said. “Now it’s for real. Now he knows he’s playing.” And he’s looking forward to it. The 6-foot-1 receiver joins an offense that ranked first in the Big East last season with 260 passing yards per game and 27 touchdowns through he air. “A couple great receivers have been through here. Basically I just want to come out here and just compete,”Thompkins said.“It’s a good feeling just knowing that I’m able to go to war with my teammates.”
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READY TO WORK At El Camino Community College in 2009, Kenbrell Thompkins caught 69 passes for more than 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns.
Cats battle through taxing season Sam Weinberg | Sports EDITOR Cincinnati lacrosse senior defender Paige Stratton walks around on crutches and wears a medical boot every week to protect her still-healing injured foot. But on each and every game day, Stratton ditches the medical equipment to don her cleats and help the Bearcats on the field. At the end of the game, she throws down the cleats and hobbles off the field, back on crutches. As unusual as Stratton’s routine would be on most athletic squads, it’s nothing new or out of the ordinary for the UC women’s lacrosse team. Now in their fourth season since its establishment, the lady Bearcats are in the midst of a 2011 season plagued by injuries. Currently, up to five players could miss the rest of the season — including star captain Natalie Starvaggi — and another five, like Stratton, are just playing within their tolerance. “These are the most injuries I’ve ever seen, and on any team I’ve ever been on,”said head coach Lellie Swords. “It’s obviously very tough. We’ve had a lot of key players be out for the chunk of the season, and we’ve had to make use of players who are willing to step up and play very different roles then they have every played before.” Not only have the Bearcats needed
young players to step up into leadership roles, but the coaching staff has also asked players to switch positions. Defensive players are playing offense and some offensive players are playing defense. But despite all the adversity the Bearcats have been met with this season, Swords believes the experience serves as an opportunity for her young team. “It has been tough, but at the end of the day, I think it has been a positive experience for our team because they’ve had to step up,” Swords said. “They’ve had to stay together and they’ve had to stay positive.” Not only have the Bearcats (2-8, 0-2 Big East) stayed positive through injuries, they’ve remained upbeat through a rigorous schedule.
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CROWDED INJURED RESERVE One of five Bearcats expected to miss the rest of the season, Natalie Starvaggi scored five goals in UC’s first six games this season.
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In the team’s first 10 games, Cincinnati has played four ranked teams — including three in a 10-day stretch — and will end the season playing three more. But just like the injuries, Swords believes a hard schedule is a good learning experience to help assess the young Cincinnati program. “Inside the Big East, clearly we don’t have a choice,” Swords said. “But I think it is a gauge for the team — they want to play the best teams they can possibly play. Maybe as we improve each year, it’s definitely something we can measure against.” The Bearcats return to action at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday against the Georgetown Hoyas in Washington, DC.
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