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Clifton Fest

Thousands explore Clifton art and food at street festival

Pete Rose

Students discuss possible reinstatement

THE NEWS RECORD / UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MONDAY, SEPT. 28, 2015

Faculty showcases technology applications JEFF O’REAR | STAFF REPORTER

Faculty members took the University of Cincinnati one step closer to achieving its Third Century goal to excel in eLearning during the IT@UC Faculty Showcase Thursday in Tangeman University Center. “Excelling in eLearning” is one of UC’s five goals in Creating Our Third Century initiative. Introduced in 2013, the initiative recognizes UC’s priorities for its upcoming third century in 2019. The showcase demonstrated how faculty are applying various technologies into their pedagogy, said Megan Pfaltzgraff, an IT director for the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The presentations covered a variety of technology-related subjects, including eLearning analytics, 3D printing, ondemand video and other technologies. Faculty members were also able to visit booths featuring different companies and their technology offerings for the classroom. “You could have a table set up like one of these tables here and they could show you the technologies, but they may not be thinking about how can I apply that in my environment,” Pfaltzgraff said. Instead, the showcase focused on faculty already applying

Bearcats give Temple first loss

technology to their teaching methods and brought them to shows others how they can use it to improve their own teaching, Pfaltzgraff said. “This event and all the things around e-learning are making that [initiative] real,” said Emily Baute, a public information officer for UCIT. “This is a very real way of supporting that goal and making it a real thing by bringing the words that are on paper to life.” One of the presentations featured a technology called Swivl, which allows an instructor to use a tablet on a swivel to record their lectures. The software automatically detects the instructor’s movements and moves the tablet with them it records. Other technologies currently being used by instructors at UC faculty include those under the Canopy system such as Blackboard, Kaltura video recording and streaming tools and Echo360 lecture capture tools. “The technology is geared toward providing the students more resources as a follow-up or as a preparation to attending the courses,” Pfaltzgraff said. “Lectures could be provided ahead of time, if the instructor is doing a flipped classroom type of methodology.” SEE UCIT PG 2

CAROLINE CORY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Faculty meet in TUC’s Great Hall Thursday to share teaching techniques and integration of technology in lessons.

GLOBAL MIGRATION

FACULTY DISCUSSES REFUGEE CRISIS

CLAUDE THOMPSON | STAFF REPORTER

Passing the Temple University Owls its first season loss Saturday after the team’s six-game winning streak, the University of Cincinnati men’s soccer team rallied late in the second half for a 3-2 victory. The game led off with two shots on goal from Temple’s midfielder and leading scorer Jorge Sanchez, making it instantly look like the game would get out of hand for the Bearcats. However, the first team on the board was Cincinnati when the Bearcats took its first corner kick of the match and converted it into a leadoff goal by senior forward Terence Carter. The Owls answered exactly two minutes later when a Cincinnati foul set up a Temple free kick, just outside of the box. Sanchez would take the kick and bend it right into the net past sophomore Bearcat goalie Pedro Diaz. The Owls took their first lead of the game in the 20th minute on a goal from junior defender Matt Mahoney, who was assisted by Sanchez. The goal was proceeded by a big push through the UC defensive line, which caused the Bearcats players to collapse in front of the goal. Mahoney was then able to squeeze the ball between defenders and past Diaz. Owls dominated the time of possession in the first half, constantly keeping the pressure on the Bearcats defense and finishing the first half with nine shots, compared to UC’s three. In the second half, however, the narrative changed drastically. “I think we saw fight [from the team],” said UC head coach Hylton Dayes. “We saw our guys battle, we saw our guys not give up, even when we went down 2-1.” The Bearcats came out and made a point to push the line forward, sending softer passes and kicking the ball deep to keep Temple’s defense on their heels. UC seemingly missed multiple opportunities to tie the game, including a cross into the box from Carter that senior forward John Manga and senior SEE SOCCER PG 4

CAROLINE CORY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

In light of the recent Eastern European refugee crisis, University of Cincinnati professors gather for a panel to discuss the events that led up to the migrant waves, Europe’s reaction to migrants and its relation to the United States’ own migrantion issues. JUSTIN REUTTER | CONTRIBUTOR

A panel gathered Thursday to discuss surrounding problems of the global migrant crisis. In hopes to escape the war-torn countries they left behind, like Syria and Eritrea, migrants continue flooding into Eastern Europe. The panel comprised of Elizabeth Frierson, a history professor, Ivan Ivanov, a political science assistant professor, Evan Torner, a Germanic studies assistant professor, Sunnie Rucker-Chang, a Germanic studies assistant professor and Yolanda Vazquez, an associate professor of Law. Frierson began the panel by examining Syria’s history and eliminating prejudice, which she said media outlets perpetuate. Syria has some of the oldest cities in the world, some of which are apart of the

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage – cities the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) is currently destroying. The first major wave of Syrian refugees began fleeing to Turkey in June 2011, when Middle Eastern governments began using what Frierson said to be “unethical tactics against protestors.” These tactics include tear gas, water cannons and military bombarding of neighborhoods, Over half of the 23 million Syrian population is displaced and 250,000 people have died due to war crimes, use of chemical weapons and barrel bombs. According to Ivanov, the European Union is unable to handle the refugee crowds due to political and economical tensions. Ivanov referenced to the Dublin Regulation, a EU law implemented for countries to take responsibility over

refugees that enter its borders, but few countries actually adhere to it. Germany has lead the way in the migrant crisis, embracing migrants for the sake of increasing its own workforce, Torner said. “This is not just a global migrant crisis,” Torner said. “It is a complex situation of many sovereign states doing their part to help the situation. There was a lot more the EU and all of these nations could have done to have been better prepared.” Migrants used to pass easily through the Balkan migrant route, but the climate has dramatically changed due to the increased migrants, said Rucker-Chang. Many countries, like Bulgaria and Croatia, have closed its borders. Some have added wired fences and are not accepting migrants. Macedonia has used tear gas in an attempt to slow the flow of SEE MIGRATION PG 2

Clifton Fest unites neighborhood, highlights local entertainment neighborhood — that’s what it’s become,” Goose said. What may have started as a small block While the cold weather conditions were party on the outskirts of University of not ideal for outdoor festivities, many Cincinnati’s Burnett Woods, evolved into found comfort within the broad range of a roaring music, arts and beer festival activities promoted. Friday through Sunday at the fourth annual “I really liked watching all the little kids Clifton Fest. trying to hula-hoop,” said Emma Stumpf, Over 3,000 guests shows up to Ludlow a fourth-year biomedical engineering Avenue to celebrate Clifton’s rich student. “They were so adorable. I would environment and lively atmosphere. come back just for that.” The weekend-long Stumpf said she festival featured live was passing through The thing that we are performances from local the event when she artists, art vendors and trying to do is bring became interested family-oriented games. in the 5K race and people to our street here Buddy Goose, a trustee The Clifton Chase and show what our street for Clifton Fest LLC, activities. said he started working Much like the really is. with the festival before popular Amazing BUDDY GOOSE it became Clifton Fest. Race, The Clifton “In the far history, Clifton Fest was Chase challenged teams of four to a just a little thing that happened with the scavenger hunt around six different Clifton neighborhood, but that kind of went away,” locations, where they had to find clues, Goose said. “Then another thing called answer trivia questions and compete for streetscape started up, where they just the fastest team. had one of the side streets closed and they “[The Clifton Chase] looks like a lot of presented artwork.” fun, I wish I would have made a team to The art scene drew much attention, event compete in that,” Stumpf said. officials decided to expand the festival by Beyond the festivities, many local artists closing down the entire street and bringing used the weekend as an opportunity to more vendors, Goose said. This led to showcase their work. Ludlow Avenue becoming Clifton Fest’s Elizabeth Kindle, owner of Recyclabowls, new home. SEE CLIFTON FEST PG 3 “Make it more of a big party for our MATT NICHOLS | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR

COURTNEY HYZY | CONTRIBUTOR

Clifton Fest brought family-oriented activities and food options to Clifton Heights Friday through Sunday.

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