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TUC welcomes two new restaurants coulter loeb | Chief Photographer
GET THE BOOT A Taco Bell and Papa John’s will be replacing the Pizza Hut Express and Gold Star Chilli in TUC.
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University of Cincinnati students can expect some changes to their on-campus dining options starting Fall quarter. Tangeman University Center will be adding a Taco Bell and Papa John’s to the food court, according to UC’s University Dining Services. Taco Bell will offer a full menu, while Papa John’s will have both full pizzas and personal sizes. “After receiving feedback from students and [Undergraduate] Student Government representatives, we are pleased to bring two national brands to campus that students are enthusiastic about,” said John Hautz, director of auxiliary services
for UC’s Housing and Food Services. “By meeting these demands, we hope to enhance the overall UC student experience in Tangeman University Center.” The new restaurants will be replacing Pizza Hut Express and Gold Star Chili, which will close on June 9 and 10, respectively. Burger King, Chick-fil-A and KumaNeko Sushi will remain open during construction of the new restaurants. Meanwhile, Mick & Mack’s Contemporary Café, also located in TUC, will be undergoing renovations during Summer quarter. University Dining Services plans to update the café’s interior to include a fireplace, AV services and acoustic enhancements. The News Record will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
Children cartoon culprits? lera Khubunaia | Senior Reporter
Did Mickey Mouse birth an American culture of consumerism? That’s question a University of Cincinnati professor is addressing in a recent communication research project. The Walt Disney Classics might have something to do with societies’ consumerist desires, according to Eric Jenkins, a first-year assistant professor of communication in UC’s McMicken College of Arts & Sciences. Jenkins presented part of his book based on the research May 18 at the International Educational Research Conference in Athens, Greece. “The biggest claim of the book is how animation has a distinct impact on consumerism on a way it promotes certain habits of consumption,” Jenkins said. “I kind of do a comparison between the liveaction cinema and animation and talk about the ways that we perceive them differently.” There is a connection between the people’s attraction toward Disney cartoons and their connection with goods, according to Jenkins. When society looks at animation, there is always the knowledge that those are not the real bodies — and that knowledge makes the reaction to animation different, Jenkins said. “Disney, obviously, has had a large impact on consumer culture,” Jenkins said. “I am more interested in cartoons rather than movies because animations are more of a perceptual experience. I thought that there was something to watching the animation itself that enticed us into being consumers.” Disney cartoons have something subtler and deep that gives us the habits that are conducive toward consumption and may be used as an introduction to the consumer culture for children, Jenkins said. “We teach kids to the products and commodities,” Jenkins said. “As we get older, maybe our taste will change, but that basic experience is still there. We’ve been trained into that base consumerism experience.” His future plan is to continue his studies in a similar area, talking about the connection between the media and consumerism, and the way media trains certain habits of consumptions.
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SG HAGGLES FEE Student Government compromised on and approved a $50 co-op fee increase.
SG: $50 co-op fee hike Scott Winfield | Senior Reporter
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TAKE ME HOME Keeper Jim Imholte tends to a puppy known by its number, #952 as the Society to Prevent Cruelty to Animals visit the University of Cincinnati to spread awareess and prevention information with four legged friends looked for new owners. Thursday, May 25.
SB5 email causes ruckus James Sprague | NEWS EDITOR
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MAGIC MONEY MOUNTAIN Eric Jenkins analyzes possible capitalist communication in Disney cartoons. IN BRIEF What: Where: When:
Learn to open your mind TUC MainStreet Cinema 6 p.m. Thursday, June 2
If you’re feeling down lately, join Professor Kanniks Kannikswaren’s honors seminar to learn how to get back to feeling good. “Growth” will feature numerous live presentations of speakers explaining how they achieved their dreams. Expect interaction, multimedia and thinking “outside of your own bubble.” INSIDE
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One lone email from a University of Cincinnati assistant dean drew the ire of conservative students on campus Tuesday. Andrea Wall, the assistant dean of UC’s College of Pharmacy, sent out on an email on the UC listserv to pharmacy students asking if they were registered voters interested in signing a petition to place Ohio Senate Bill 5 on the November 2011 ballot. “Are you a registered Ohio voter in Hamilton or Butler Counties?” the email from Wall said. “Would you be interested in signing a petition to place Ohio Senate Bill 5 (SB5) on the November ballot? If so, this message is for you!” Senate Bill 5, the proposed legislation that advocates say would balance the state’s budget, while opponents say it would strip collectivebargaining rights from public workers. Wall’s email proceeded to detail how two UC pharmacy professors, Drs. Robert Cluxton and Teresa Cavanaugh, would be collecting signatures for the petition outside room 311 in the College of Pharmacy from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday. The email received backlash from the website CampusReform.org, a conservative student website that has voiced its support of Ohio Senate Bill Five. “Professors at the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy are using their school-issued email addresses to lobby students to sign a petition in favor of repealing Senate Bill 5,” wrote Matthew Hurtt — who is not a UC student — on the website’s blog. The email described the purpose of the petition that Drs. Cluxton and Cavanaugh were collecting signatures for. “By signing the petition, you are exercising
your right to vote on Senate Bill 5. Signing the petition is not a vote for or against SB5 it merely places the bill on the ballot in November for a vote,” the email explained further. “If SB5 is on the ballot you can be sure that both sides on the issue will provide considerable information for you the voter to decide what is best for Ohio.” If the statewide petition drive collects enough signatures — 231,000 — the bill will be placed on November’s ballot in the form of a referendum, which will allow voters to either approve it or repeal it. The tone of the email, despite appearing neutral, was labeled by the CampusReform blog as a subtle push by professors — who would also be affected by SB5 — to repeal the bill. “It appears as though the professors in question understand they are using their school-issued (and by extension, taxpayerfunded) email addresses to lobby against SB5,” Hurtt wrote in the blog. “They carefully suggest their message is not for or against the collective bargaining bill, but only those who want to repeal it are pushing this effort.” One UC student agreed with the view of CampusReform. “I feel that this is a gross misuse of school resources,” said Ryan Printy, a graduate student in the College of Pharmacy who also ran as a Libertarian candidate for Ohio’s 32nd House District last November. “The professors used the College of Pharmacy email listserv to promote their own personal political agenda.” Whether or not university policy allowed the email, it is highly unethical for the professors to use school resources in such a manner, Printy said. “We are a pharmacy college, not a political science program,” Printy said. “Our professors see sb5 | 4
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A $50, 19 percent increase to the quarterly $260 co-op fee was approved 13-9 by University of Cincinnati’s Undergraduate Student Government Wednesday. Initially, the Division of Professional Practice (DPP), also known as the Cooperative Education or co-op Program, proposed a $100 increase to compensate for their $192,000 deficit, but SG decided to make a compromise to satisfy both the student body and OPP. “We’re cutting [the fee] in half and it’s a very fair compromise,” said Student Body Vice President Michael Linger. “What we tried to do by splitting it in half was because there were such extremes — it was either $0 or $100 — if you’re dealing with extremes you’ve got to get somewhere in the middle.” Associate provost and Director of Professional Practice Kettil Cedercreutz argued that DPP could not overcome it’s deficit with less than a $100 increase. “If we’re going in with a $50 fee I can’t do my job,” Cedercreutz said. SG senators were appointed the task of collecting student feedback on the proposed 38 percent increase after their last meeting and some found that student approval was extremely low. “Students from some polls were 90 percent against [the fee],” said SG President Alan Hagerty. “We wanted to make sure we met student needs and priorities first. We also recognized that the university has needs that it needs to meet too. The feeling was that if we decided to vote for $100 that it would not pass.” Along with the approval of the reduced fee, SG approved an Aug.31 deadline for the $50 fee payment. As the fiscal year begins with the rapidly approaching Summer quarter, students will be billed the $50 in addition to the previous $260 co-op fee, but won’t have to pay the additional $50 until Aug. 31. SG received a letter from UC bursar Ken Wolterman that stated his office recognized the fee was being assessed late, thus they will hold late fee penalties of $100 or less until Aug.31 so students have time to allocate the fee into their budgets. The Office of the Bursar collects student fees through Financial Aid, student sponsors and cash payments. SG later approved, through unanimous decision, the formation of a student advisory committee with DPP to create a stronger window of communication between students and administrators. “[The committee] will be the vehicle to drive the concerns of students and the faculty this upcoming year and [help SG] reevaluate all of the comments and criticisms we’ve had see sg | 4
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ENTERTAINMENT ‘Giselle’ tells ballet ghost story stephanie kitchens | senior reporter
Summer ushers in music, art It’s finals week. Finals week. Got to get down on finals week. Seriously, though — whether you’re alleviating exam-cramming stress or celebrating summer vacation, there are plenty of entertaining events to suit anyone’s taste this June. We at TNR have sifted through the slew of summer happenings springing up this month and handpicked what we’re most looking forward to. 1. Cincinnati Fringe Festival – June 1-11: The annual event for edgy entertainers is back, kicking off June with 12 days of risk-taking. Get ready for a serious dose of Cincinnati’s wackiest theater, dance, music, poetry, visual art and film presentations. The grand event is produced by The Know Theatre of Cincinnati. Tickets for individual acts are available at www.cincyfringe. com. 2. Borgore – June 2: Things are about to get really grimy. DrumBass extraordinaire Borgore is taking his U.S. tour to Covington, Ky., at Madison Theater. Dubstep junkies can rejoice at yet another live show from a major artist in the burgeoning electronic dance genre. The all-ages show kicks off at 8 p.m. with tickets for $18. 3. CCM Wind Series: Wind Symphony – June 3 and 4: Catch the CollegeConservatory of Music’s Wind Symphony topping off the CCM Wind and Percussion Alumni Weekend with a promising performance. The concert will be professor Rodney Winther’s final appearance as conductor. Wither is retiring after 14 years as the director of wind studies. University of Cincinnati students receive free entry. The show starts at 8 p.m. 4.“X-Men First Class” – June 3: Theaters will be packed with action and comic book fans alike for this highly anticipated prequel. Watch the back-story unfold as best friends-turned-archenemies Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) work to help their fellow mutants. If you’ve seen the movies or read the comics, you know how the story ends — but watching the masterminds battle on the big screen is too tempting to resist. 5. MidPoint Indie Summer Series – June 3 - Sept. 2: Cincinnati’s MidPoint Music Festival is still months away, but the MidPoint Indie Summer Series always serves as a satisfying treat to bide your time. Catch headlining acts for free at Fountain Square this month: You, You’re Awesome; Neon Indian; Maps & Atlases; and Viva Voice. Full set lists through Sept. 2 are available at www.mpmf.com. 6. DAAPWorks 2011 – June 7 10: The 2011 graduating class from the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning has made it through five years of slaving over canvases and Macbooks Pro. It’s time to give them a pat on the back and recognize how awesomely talented and infinitely more creative they are than we will probably ever be. Senior works from the various programs will be featured at the Aronoff Center for Design and Arts. The event is free to the public. Visit calendar.uc.edu for individual dates and times. 7. UC Symphony Orchestra – June 7: The campus orchestra composed of non-music majors will be performing “A Treat of Suites.” Look forward to some sweet performances of music by Danny Clay,Yi Chen, Edvard Grieg and Georges Bizet. Admission is free for the 8 p.m. concert at Corbett Auditorium. 8. DAAP Fashion Show – June 10: Cincinnati Fashion Week might be long gone, but DAAP has plenty of energy left for its own opportunity to take a little turn on the catwalk. Tickets to the show at the Campus Recreation Center are $40 for general admission, but rehearsal tickets for the night before only cost $10. There will also be a free afterparty June 10 with a cash bar to meet the students behind the style. 9. Iron & Wine – June 11: Madison Theater is bringing another big-name artist to the see TEN | 4
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REHEARSING FOR “GISELLE” Emma McGirr, who played Giselle May 29, and Kyle J. Coleman, who played Albrecht in the same performance date, rehearse the ballet’s choreography.
The Patricia Corbett Theater was full May 27 to see the College-Conservatory of Music Dance Series’s opening night of “Giselle,” a traditional ballet. The lights in the audience dimmed as the theater’s sound system began to play an overture by Adolphe Adam. The curtain rose, revealing two small cottages on either side of the stage with a few small benches in front of a backdrop portraying a picturesque country town. Peasants mingle as Prince Albrecht, danced by Anthony Krutzkamp, wanders into the village. His visit takes on a new light after he immediately becomes captivated by a beautiful woman. Giselle, played by Courtney Connor, is a naïve young girl who falls in love with Albrecht despite her initial attempts to thwart
his advances. A corps de ballet member of Cincinnati Ballet, Connor possesses a skill that makes the difficult footwork and quick jumps seem effortless. In the supporting cast, Clayton Mandly performs exceptionally well as an actor throughout the ballet. His character, Hilarion, catches Albrecht kissing Giselle’s hand and becomes instantly jealous — he also loves Giselle, although it is unrequited. After Hilarion realizes that Albrecht has been disguising himself as a commoner, he connives to expose Albrecht as a prince. The peasants — the corps de ballet of Act 1 — joyfully dance with Giselle and Albrecht. Clad in colorful peasant dresses, the group looked beautiful onstage. When Giselle’s mother, played by Galina Ponomareva, finds out her daughter has been see giselle | 4
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CARNIVAL RIDE CAPERS Excessive motion might not be the greatest follow-up to filling your belly with greasy goodness. Nevertheless, the younger members of the crowd enjoyed the carnival rides and games that lined the streets alongside mouthwatering food in booths from some of Cincinnati’s finest restaurants Saturday, May 28. Luckily, temperatures were more forgiving than the following two days of the street festival.
Taste of CincinNati Hungry urbanites swarm the streets for the city’s finest eats sam greene | online EDITOR
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s if highs in the 90s weren’t enough to remind you summer break is just a few days away, the 32nd annual Taste of Cincinnati ushered in the summer months with carnival rides and food for the city’s hungry Memorial Day weekend. The pavement was packed up and down Fifth Street as a recorded half million people flooded downtown to sample food, drinks and desserts from the farthest reaches of the Queen City and cuisine styles from around the world. University-area favorites like Mecklenburg Gardens, Mac’s Pizza Pub and Chicago Gyros made appearances along with fare from both the east and west sides of town. Downtown buzzed for the for the fifth year in a row since the Taste moved to the Fountain Square-centric location in 2007, and featured live music, rides for the children and candid appearances from Cincinnati celebrities like Bengals defensive tackle Domato Peko. Those who took to the streets Saturday were fortunate enough to get a 10-degree break in the heat compared to Sunday and Monday’s highs in the 90s, not to mention the street-level heat index. The Taste is a beer lover’s dream, too. Cincinnati has quite a brewing scene, for those who don’t know, and the Taste is a great opportunity to try some of the ones not always found on draft at the local watering hole. This was my second time visiting the event and, since my parents decided to stand me up this year, I kept things on a tight, $20 budget, which was more than enough to have fun. Out of the handful of booths I stopped by, there were a few highlights. My first $7 was invested in a tall sample of Rivertown Brewing Company’s Hefeweizen. This unfiltered, canary yellow wheat beer see taste | 4
BEAT THE HEAT Paris T., age 4, of Springdale, Ohio, takes a break from chowing down to play one of the carnival games set up on the street at the Taste of Cincinnati Saturday, May 28.
Flogging Molly transcends expectations james sprague | NEWS EDITOR If you’re looking for blistering Irish punk, Flogging Molly’s latest release, “The Speed of Darkness,” might not be the one for you. It is the perfect soundtrack to down a pint of Guinness to on a warm summer evening while lamenting the poor state of the nation’s economy and labor troubles. The septet’s first release on their record label Borstal Beat — borstal being the term for a youth prison in the United Kingdom — is more mellow and thoughtful than previous offerings like “Drunken Lullabies” and “Swagger.” Despite being toned down, Flogging Molly is able to weave a tight tapestry of hardship, love, war and strife within its eclectic mix of electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, tin whistle, and spoons et al. The album’s opener, “The Speed of Darkness,” opens with a thrumming guitar intro reminiscent of something possibly heard on a Van Halen album — maybe a nod to vocalist Dave King’s time in the heavy metal band Fastway — before kicking into
the rousing tempo Molly fans are normally accustomed to. The tune is one of the few that picks up the pace, though, as FM chooses to keep it light and in the vein of Bruce Springsteen and the Pogues for the majority of the album. On “The Power’s Out,” the song smolders from the start as King sarcastically sings, “From the town of Detroit where my job is secure, yeah/Secure in the fact that’s it’s gone for good, yeah.” As the tune continues on, the tension builds to a crescendo as King voices the disappointment and bitterness a nation of blue-collar citizens has toward its economy. The album’s first single, “Don’t Shut ’Em Down,” is what you would have if the Pogue’s melded with the Clash and felt like doing a new wave song, as it details the daily struggles of a downtrodden town. “So Sail On,” the next track, evokes shades of Springsteen set in a Irish field of emerald green and is similar to a previous FM hit, “If I Ever Leave This World Alive.” King’s weathered vocals lend tender support to the somber tune. Harkening back to older FM work, “Saints
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BLUE COLLAR BLUES The Irish punk band delivers a multitude of sounds on their latest release, “The Speed of Darkness,” speaking out about lower-class angst and anxieties. and Sinners”offers a harder edge while tackling the never-dull concept of good and evil. Having already dropped some Van Halenesque influence into the title track, FM decides see molly | 4
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SPOTLIGHT PHOTOs BY EAMON QUEENEY | PHOTO EDITOR
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Talking about suicide is more helpful than pursed lips
One of the best things to say to a suicidal person to encourage prevention is that ‘You are not alone in this. I am here for you.’
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BRINGING IT HOME James Sprague survived his suicidal bout by accepting help he wasn’t sure he wanted. He’s alive and here to share his story for those in need.
Approximately 30,000 Americans are lost to it every year. It happens mostly in the spring, involving men between the ages of 25 to 65. It is the 11th highest cause of death in the United States and takes almost double the amount of lives per year as HIV/AIDS. Ninety lives are lost to it in the U.S. every day. There are eight to 25 attempts for every successful one. But suicide is preventable, once stigmas and misconceptions are cast to the side and professional help is found. Trust me, I know. I was almost one of those 30,000 last September. Ninety percent of people who lose their lives to suicide have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder at the time of their death, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Out of that 90 percent, 60 percent were diagnosed with major depression – which is what I had. I was initially diagnosed with depression in summer 2008, when I began having trouble controlling my anger upon returning stateside from an overseas military tour in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I went to the U.S. Army mental health clinic at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. and saw a psychiatrist. I had been feeling extremely angry for months and had increasingly withdrawn from interaction with my then-wife and children. My moods would spike from elation to “woe is me” in a matter of minutes, and I saw the psychiatrist at
the urging of my spouse. The problem was, I only saw the psychiatrist once and then stopped going. I, like many others, was afraid of the stigma that stereotypically accompanies those who seek mental help — especially in such a macho, tough guy world of the U.S. Army. I didn’t want family, friends or coworkers to think that I had gone crazy. “Untreated depression is the number one cause for suicide,” writes Kevin Caruso on the website Suicide.org. “Unfortunately, many people do not receive treatment for depression and thus are at risk for suicide.” Depression is not just feeling blue. It is caused by a chemical imbalance in the human brain and is an illness. It was an illness that I had; an illness that the World Health Organization projects to be the second leading cause of disability by the year 2020. It is an illness that can be treatable through medication and therapy — when it’s given a chance to be treated. Among the warning signs of suicide is an individual having ideations, imagining their death and the lives of others without them in it. These thoughts can be caused by a number of things, according to the website for Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, such as job loss, financial issues, ending of a relationship, struggles with identity, bullying and harassment. It can happen to any number of people. It was now 2010, and I was having such ideas on an ever-increasing see Dark | 4
...AND INTO THE LIGHT Help is available for those who are going through hard times two semi-automatic handguns upon a residence hall and five classrooms. Cho killed 32 people and wounded 17 others Members of the University of Cincinnati Sigma Alpha Epsilon before turning the gun on himself. Months later, members of the University chapter raised nearly $6,000 for of Cincinnati community joined together the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. All but 10 of the to find a way to prevent a tragedy of such magnitude from ever striking the 80 members participated in the university. The committee realized while 7th annual Out of the Darkness walk in there were many resources available, October 2010. They did it all “for John.” During Homecoming Week 2009, what was needed was a common network John Carney, a second-year construction for these programs, says Gene Ferrara, director of public safety and chief of the management student, died, leaving members of the fraternity bereft. Carney UC Police Division. Research from the Secret Service struggled with feelings of isolation and self-consciousness, says Jay Lame, and the Department of Education found that violent incidents at schools were current president of SAE and third-year mainly caused when a relationship finance student. between an individual and the institution “One of the things that John felt like went sour. was that he was “In the mind of always alone, and no that person, it was one ever understood either someone in what was going the institution or through his mind,” the policies of the Lame says. institution that caused Since then, the it to go bad,” Ferrara fraternity has united says. “They would try in Carney’s memory, to resolve the issues, including visits to —jay lame and failing to do that Carney’s grave, current president of UC SAE would culminate in acts celebrating his 22nd of violence.” birthday and naming The committee decided that, as there’s his honorary sweetheart — a close friend no profile to determine who will act of Carney’s and the fraternity. violently, it would be better to widen the There’s one change, however, that focus to anyone dealing with emotional or stands out from the rest. “We’re definitely a lot more alert psychological distress. “Somewhere in that group might be and motivated to help a brother when that person who might commit acts of they’re struggling with something,” Lame violence,” Ferrara says. “We looked at says. “If they have a problem, no matter what magnitude, you take the time now that and said ‘OK, if that’s the case … if when that could be your only time to we could intervene earlier in the process, we might prevent the violence at the help that person.” other end.’” Lame urges anyone with friends The result was Prevention Through dealing with distress or potential thoughts Intervention, a collaboration between of suicide to intervene. “Don’t be afraid to take the step [to several UC departments to provide help to help],” Lame says. “Because it can make all individuals in a crisis situation. “While it was originally thought of the difference in the world.” as a response to a violent shooting, [it And finding a way to help students became a way to help] people who reach in need is something that the UC the end of their string; they’ve just had community has striven to do. it, and sometimes the violence is directed *** inward,” Ferrara says. “So it could be for Four years ago, the deadliest shooting suicides as well as homicides.” by a single gunman in U.S. history took place at Virginia Tech April 16, 2007, as see LIGHT | 4 Seung-Hui Cho showered bullets from Ariel cheung | managing EDITOR
REMEMBERING THE DEAD Friends and family leave messages on UC’s campus to those close to them who have committed suicide.
Don’t be afraid to take the step [to help], because it can make all the difference in the world.
MEMORIES STILL LINGER Many people are affected by suicide. Memorials like this are a healthy outlet for expressing the emotions brought on by suicide.
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other than folk rock singer/ songwriter Iron &Wine. His mellow, yet complex sound has gained the attention of mainstream media, and his heartfelt lyrical storytelling is difficult to cast aside. Folk fans can catch the performance at 8 p.m. for $25 to get in. 10. “Bad Teacher” – June 24: Cameron Diaz starring in raunchy comedy? It doesn’t sound like a great idea, but, if you’ve watched the trailers, you know this flick’s got potential. Diaz plays a blatantly apathetic junior high school teacher seeking a rich man to leech off. Her next victim is the new substitute teacher, played by Justin Timberlake. This could be interesting.
Halen-esque influence into the title track, FM decides to inject a small dose of Billy Joel into the piano-heavy selection “The Cradle of Humankind.” The song not only shows the variety of musical styling that birthed FM, but also their apt talent at covering that broad range. The group even delves into the country realm with “A Prayer for Me in Silence,” as the steady folk-tinged tune expertly showcases the vocal interplay between King and his vocalist/ wife Bridget Regan, which conjures memories of the Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash’s tune “Jackson.” It’s obvious that the latest offering from Flogging Molly easily traverses the realms of punk, country and traditional folk. It also defines them as simply indefinable. We can, however, define them as bloody good.
is a completely different experience when you can catch it on draft, so I made sure to get the big one. Rivertown’s Hefeweizen is wheat beer done right and single-bottledly changed my mind on wheat beers in general since the first time I had it about one year ago. You can find Rivertown at just about any grocery store in the area, but The Party Source in Newport is your best bet for finding all of their varieties on the shelf. As for food, there are more than 100 dishes to choose from at the Taste, so it’s important to budget your money and even your stomach space accordingly. When it came time for me to decide what food I was in the mood for, I guess the hot and muggy atmosphere might have played an influence on my choice. A humid fog of spices led me to the booth of J. Gumbo’s,
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From DARK | 3 basis. I was one of those number of people. I had returned home with my family to Cincinnati in 2009 after being honorably discharged from the Army. I thought that leaving the military and the workload and stresses that accompanied it would brighten my spirits. I, until that point, blamed my “blues” on the military. I was to find out, however, that it wasn’t that. My mood swings still dictated the atmosphere in our home. My family was walking on eggshells on a daily basis, not knowing what would make me happy, sad or angry. My marriage deteriorated — my wife and I separated, with her wanting a divorce. I felt rejected, unwanted and useless. Soon, I began to plan exactly how I was going to kill myself. How it would affect my children, my parents, my siblings or my friends was of no matter. Nobody wanted me. So, I was going to remove myself from their lives so they wouldn’t have to worry anymore. A misconception is that suicidal people are psychotic or insane, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It was this stigma, along with what the Ohio Department of Mental Health says is a fear of shame and disgrace, which kept me from seeking treatment for my diagnosed depression of two years before. So, it continued to build and build, smothering me. I would find myself alone at the kitchen counter with a knife to my forearm or envisioning my father’s firearm in my hand, with the barrel at my temple. It all came to a head the weekend of Labor Day 2010. My then-wife and I joined some friends for dinner and some fun at Hollywood Casino. The fun included alcohol —
a downtown Cajun/Creole restaurant specializing in all the flavors of the bayou. For $4, I got a bowl of their gumbo and had a seat in the shade near the intersection of Vine and Fifth streets. Their hearty gumbo is full of meat, rice and vegetables — it’s hot and spicy and, despite the heat outside, it was exactly what I was in the mood for. J.Gumbo’s was eventually crowned one of three People’s Choice winners for the weekend. TheTaste of Cincinnati is a great tradition and nice way to spend an afternoon on the long Memorial Day weekend. Giant street festivals aren’t all that common in cities as large as Cincinnati, so it’s great to see so many people come out and support the event and local businesses — just remember to dress lightly, pray for a breeze and find parking early.
another factor that increased my chances of suicide. Much less to say, I ended the evening a raging mess, screaming at the top of my lungs at my spouse and guaranteeing that I would kill myself. It was not a plea for attention, in fact, it wasn’t’ even a plea for my spouse to stay with me. I was hurting badly and was in serious need of help. My life depended on it. The next morning, I woke up and realized that the path I was going down was not me. The once jovial, outgoing me no longer existed. What was left was a husk of a man who had withered away mentally for more than two years because of fear, misconceptions, stigmas, pride... whatever. I asked to be taken to the Cincinnati Veterans Administration Hospital, where I told an emergency room doctor everything I was feeling – desolation, anger and most importantly, the urge to kill myself. Ninety percent of all suicides occur during or following a depressive episode, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. I was walking that tightrope. But the keys to suicide prevention are awareness, education and treatment, according to the AFSP. I was now aware, and the VA would be giving me that long overdue treatment. I found through my fourday stay on suicide watch in the VA mental health unit that my thoughts of being alone and cast aside were unwarranted. My parents, whose reaction to my situation I feared most, were the most supportive. The rest of my family, in-laws included, expressed their love and support. A friend of mine who had been in a similar situation became a sounding board and my pillar of strength, while the staff at the VA opened my eyes and helped
spur my healing process from the illness of depression. My church pastor visited, dropping the veneer of religious authority and talking to me man to man, profanity included. I learned to express my emotions, to not bottle them and to not fear what others might think. “You don’t give a suicidal person morbid ideas by talking about suicide,” the AFSP says. “The opposite is true – bringing up the subject of suicide and discussing it openly is one of the most helpful things you can do.” Talking about it and realizing that I wasn’t crazy for being depressed, realizing that I wasn’t insane for contemplating suicide, was the best thing that I ever could have done. My wife and I still divorced, but my epiphany was that life wasn’t ending. I could rebuild; I could start over, and I wasn’t alone in the process. Nothing was worth taking my life for. Instead, I could still be a son, brother and uncle to my family. I could still be a father to my children. One of the best things to say to a suicidal person to encourage prevention, according to the website Helpguide.org, is that “You are not alone in this. I am here for you.” I realized I wasn’t alone, and many people made sure of that. For those feeling and thinking the same things that I once did, please remember this: You have family, friends and those in the medical community that can help you and that want to help you. It’S not weak, wrong or crazy to admit you have an illness or that you are having suicidal thoughts. It is not a disgrace to seek help for your problems, and damn what those think of you for doing it. You are not alone in this struggle, and your life is worth fighting for.
From light | 3 PTI has dealt with countless students since their 2007 inception. “It starts with the front line,” Ferrara says. “We wanted the first tier to be the people closest to the individual; it could be a faculty member, it could be a fellow student, it could be a supervisor — anyone who recognizes that, ‘Whoa, there’s a change in behavior.’” Once someone notices the change, they can talk to a number of people within the PTI network — whomever they’re most comfortable with, Ferrara says. Faculty members, the Counseling and Women’s centers staff, resident advisers, Judicial Affairs members or UCPD officers are all prepared to handle such an issue. If the individual wants to talk to the person of concern, the Counseling Center can coach them on how to handle the conversation. The second and third levels of intervention involve PTI committees — for concerned students, for concerned employees and, at the highest level, the threat assessment team. “In the couple of years we’ve been in existence, we’ve run the whole gambit,”
Though, perhaps my favorite moment from my time in college came while at work on the night of Sept. 28, 2010. My favorite sports team, the Cincinnati Reds, had the chance to clinch the National League Central, and I worked the game on WLW. Prior to the broadcast Hall of Famer Marty Brennaman, shouted to me: “Garrett, you’re here for a historic night, my boy.” Nine innings and a Jay Bruce bomb later, those words rang true.
Pretty cool for a 22-year-old kid. Wow. I think it has sunk in. College is over. I’m excited for what’s next. Maybe a radio show of my own in Cincinnati, maybe a column somewhere. Whatever it is and wherever it is, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for The News Record and the University of Cincinnati. For all of those who supported me, thank you. For anyone who doubted me, thank you.
From GISELLE | 6 dancing, she warns Giselle to stop for the sake of her health. She has a vision that Giselle becomes a Wili — a female spirit who has died of a broken heart and seeks revenge upon men by forcing them to dance to their deaths. Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, is danced by Deanna Karlheim, who executes each movement with a sense of ferocity. She has a long solo at the beginning of Act 2 that requires a lot of strength and endurance, and Karlheim meets the challenge. Giselle has changed in death — Connor’s facial expressions are somber and her movements less enthusiastic. When Giselle first joins the Wilis, Myrtha removes her veil and Connor spins like a top with one leg raised in a bent position behind her. She looks as though she might spin out of control, but it never happens. She is completely in command. Myrtha orders Albrecht to die, but Giselle defends him by dancing in his place. The duo dances together solemnly and, as the night wears on, the dancing becomes more feverish. When daybreak arrives, the Wilis are forced to retreat to their graves. Giselle does the same, leaving Albrecht alone on stage, filled with sorrow and regret. “Giselle” ends as he slowly walks toward the audience, dropping lilies around him and collapsing to the floor.
From sb5 | 1 should be using school resources to promote pharmacotherapy and patient care, not their own personal political agendas.” John McNay, chapter head of the AAUP at UC, disagrees with Printy’s and CampusReforms’s assessment. “It is important to recognize this announcement didn’t do that,” McNay said. “It made graduate students aware of a ballot petition and the opportunity to vote and encouraged students to educate themselves on the issue to make up their own mind.”
The university listservs, McNay said, are basically announcement boards that professors can notify students of information on — including the signature collection. “Professors can exercise their free speech rights just like any other citizen,” McNay said. “They can also identify themselves as professors. They’re just not supposed to say something that makes people believe they’re conveying a formal UC position or policy.” The email, McNay said, does not come close to doing that.
From sg | 1 Ferrara says. Some individuals of concern merely need to have a conversation with someone, while others end up being evaluated psychologically. The reason for the program, however, is to get people the help the need, regardless of the situation. “It’s an attempt to help people deal with issues they’re struggling with, so that they don’t become so frustrated that they feel the only answer is violence,” Ferrara says. One of the most involved programs in PTI is the Counseling Center, located in 316 Dyer Hall on Main Campus. Since 2007, the center has dealt with almost 700 emergency situations — an increase of 130 percent over five years. Last year, the counselors spent more than 170 hours providing urgent care to students in distress. “If you look at the field of behavioral sciences, many of the mental illnesses manifest themselves in late adolescence or early adulthood; that’s our population [at UC],” Ferrara says. “So, if we can get to people early in that process, then we can help them.”
these past few weeks dealing with this major issue.” Linger and Hagerty said they are eager to begin discussion with DPP and are already looking forward to the first meeting between the two parties. “The things that are going to be influenced in the first meeting are going to be transparency of the disbursement of the co-op fee: where it’s going, how much is going to your full-time status, how much goes to your advisors that are teaching a class or helping you get jobs,” Linger said.“The second thing is interaction between the co-op advisor and the student; Students feel that the interaction
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The Haus closes up for good So that was college, huh? Let me give you the most generic line of any line ever: I never dreamed in a million years this day would come. I’m graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and it hasn’t yet sunk in. Maybe it will by the time I’m finished reminiscing, thanking those who nudged me along. Maybe I’ll add in my thoughts, for what they’re worth, on life. I recall walking onto campus in fall 2006 a little scared but ready for the next chapter of life to begin. My passion at the time was sports. To an extent, it still is, but I can tell you personally that working in the biz has tested my loyalty as a fan, while journalism has allowed me the opportunity to write about what I loved, and The News Record was a tremendous medium to do so. Our staff has always been purely devoted to the paper and, for lack of a better term, busted ass constantly to put out a quality newspaper to students, alumni, faculty, parents and anyone else who wanted to know about the latest campus happenings. Those staffers I owe a lot of thanks to, and I’m happy to call them all friends. From my co-sports editors Pete Marx and Sam Elliott to other editors Gin Ando, Ariel Cheung, Kareem Elgazzar and Taylor Dungjen, and maybe the one person who helped me the most when I started writing: former sports editor Bo Jessee. Bo taught me a lot of the ins and outs about sports writing and took me under his wing when I got to The News Record. I’m proud to have been able to work with him and happy to call him a friend. I’ve never told Bo how much he meant to me in my early years, but I looked up to him when I was up and coming. The best compliment anyone has ever given me was when a co-worker recently told me “I get it”. Bo is the same way. He “gets it” and I wish him the best of luck and look forward to great times ahead. I also have to thank the two people who made this whole thing possible: my mom and dad. They’ve been supportive of everything I’ve done — as they always have. I’m most happy they were able to see me accomplish some pretty cool things during my stay at UC, from the awards and recognition by the university to the job I landed at 700WLW. My dad was almost never able to see any of his three sons graduate college after a heart attack nearly ended his life in 2006. June 11 will mark the third and final of his boys to receive a college degree. Every day I think about him and cherish every second I have with him. Finally I want to thank my three best friends David, Danny and Brad. We’ve been pals since elementary school and we will be until the day we die. There are very few people I trust outside my immediate family and those three make the short list. When I’m wrong about something, those guys will call me on it and I believe them. Guys, I couldn’t have done it without your support. Finally I want to leave you with a few of my favorite memories. Nobody gets through five years of college without some good tales. Like the time I yelled out something about “hippie liberals” in a crowded newsroom. You’d have thought I shot somebody’s dog after how quiet and awkward the room became. Or the time Pete and I ran the headline “Morehead blows late lead” after the UC baseball team picked up a come-frombehind win over Morehead State. (Ed.’s note: We still laugh about that one.) I also recall the time I asked UC wide receiver DJ Woods about Tony Pike’s arm injury, and a UC sports information director scoffed at the question. Then-Channel 5 sports anchor George Vogel overruled and said he thought it was a great question. Thanks, George. see Sabelhaus | 4
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