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UCPD chooses not to notify MITCHELL PARTON | MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR Despite happening just steps away from campus, UC Public Safety chose not to notify the public after an individual shot and injured two people on Calhoun Street last month.

UC Police responded to a report of the shooting outside Corryville Catholic Elementary Aug. 18 at about 4:10 a.m., according to UCPD. No UC students were involved. Both UCPD and Cincinnati Police officers responded to the scene and Cincinnati Police are still investigating the incident.

While classes were not yet in session, the adjacent University Park Apartments (UPA), a property managed

by UC, was open to students that moved to campus early.

Officers have shut down this area of Calhoun Street

due to disorderly crowds and gun-related issues multiple times, Local12/ WKRC reported. It was shut down for an hour and a half and reopened just minutes before the shooting, the report said.

No emails or text messages were sent out to alert students, faculty or staff of the incident.

Instead, the department sent out a generic message at 9:30 a.m., more than five hours after the shooting, via Twitter: “A new announcement has been posted to the Bearcat Notifications page. Go to https://uc.edu/about/ publicsafety/bearcatnotifications.html… to view the announcement.”

“If there is a shooting right next to campus, I would like a text instead of having This Story Continued on Page 3

Mariah Collins, Hannah McJessy will be honored by President Donald Trump in October. MARIAH COLLINS AND HANNAH MCJESSY | PROVIDED VIA FACEBOOK

Trump honors UC nursing students SHANNON SMITH | CHIEF REPORTER Two University of Cincinnati College of Nursing students will receive national honors from President Donald Trump and the American Red Cross for their life-saving efforts in assisting a victim of the drive-by shooting on Short Vine Street in April.

The Red Cross will present Mariah Collins and Hannah McJessy with certificates of merit – the highest level of lifesaving award from the Red Cross – in early October at the American Red Cross in Cincinnati. The award will be signed

by President Trump.

McJessy was on Short Vine Street, walking home after

finishing her last exam of the spring semester at UC’s medical campus April 29. She was waiting outside the Views on Vine apartments for a friend when she spotted Collins.

They began to chat before going their separate ways for the summer.

Suddenly, they heard a loud bang. They looked across the street and saw that someone had been shot from a vehicle driving by.

“We looked at each other and knew we had to help with the situation,” McJessy said.

They rushed toward the 36-year-old victim and This Story Continued on Page 2

UC Police responded to a report of the shooting outside Corryville Catholic Elementary Aug. 18 at about 4:10 a.m. ALEX MARTIN | PHOTO EDITOR

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CAHS opens new building QUINLAN BENTLEY | CONTRIBUTOR

The University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) started the semester with a fresh, modern look thanks to the newly constructed Health Sciences Building.

Located at the corner of Eden Avenue and Penzeca Way, the building is a $61 million project designed by the architectural firm Perkins & Will, part of a larger $480 million initiative by the university to renovate its medical campus.

Admission numbers have skyrocketed since CAHS launched in 1999. This paired with the nationwide demand for health-care providers prompted the need for the new building, CAHS Dean Tina Whalen said.

While the college continues to retain 30,000 of its original 76,000 square feet of lab space in French East, which used to house most of CAHS’ departments, this fourstory building offers 117,000 square feet of classroom, office and lab space, Whalen said.

“I’m pretty much in awe,” said Gary Dick, professor of social work. “The building is fabulous, it’s beautiful, it’s modern … I am just dazzled by this building.”

The facility brings another welcome addition to the university’s medical campus — a 1.5-acre green space located just in front of the building’s entrance.

“The structure itself is very open and welcoming,” said Nancy Colletti, program director of respiratory therapy.

She also said the old French East building

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was closed in, and that walking through felt like being “trapped in a maze.”

The School of Social Work joined CAHS in 2010, but a lack of space forced the department to remain outside of the medical campus in French West on the Uptown West campus.

“Ever since we’ve become a part of the College of Allied Health Sciences we’ve been separated,” Dick said. “This just gives us an opportunity for, definitely, much more interprofessional work and much more collaboration.”

Dick also said his senior research class is already collaborating on a study with the Department of Rehab, Exercise and Nutrition.

“It’s a very student-centered space and that’s really what we wanted,”Whalen said, touting the openness and utility of the Health Sciences Building. “I think the idea that it’s creating space for people to run into each other and meet each other and work together is really being achieved.”

While the remaining space in French East previously occupied by CAHS has yet to be filled, Whalen said the university has plans to use a portion of that space to open a new Patient Simulation Center.

“It’s been really great to help us reach a larger area of campus and use their huge platform to stand up for things that are important for you to see and experience,” Smith said. “They’ve been really wonderful to work with, and we’re looking forward to watching what the impacts of those awareness campaigns will be.”

Top right: Exterior of the new Health Sciences building. MARY LEBUS | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Bottom: The College of Allied Health Sciences building is four stories. MARY LEBUS | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Top left: Interior of the new Health Sciences building. MARY LEBUS | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Top right: Exterior of the new Health Sciences building. MARY LEBUS | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Bottom: The College of Allied Health Sciences building is four stories. MARY LEBUS | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

assessed the incident with the best of their abilities, putting their nursing education to work.

The students instructed one bystander to call police while others ran across the street to the fire station to ask for help. They found the victim was shot in the leg and asked another bystander for their belt to tie around the victim’s wound to slow the bleeding.

McJessy held the victim’s belt as tight around his leg as she could. Collins took off her own belt and tied it around the wound to apply extra pressure. Both women

remained calm during the situation and reassured the victim that help was on the way.

The two stayed with him until the emergency medical team arrived, and he was then transported to the UC Medical Center.

McJessy says UC’s nursing program gave her the confidence to use critical thinking and apply what she learned in this very real-world situation.

“I would say my adrenaline kicked in as well,” McJessy said. “I maintained my focus on helping the situation, which masked any feelings of fear.”

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Calhoun Street shooting: Why UCPD didn’t notify

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This Story Continued from Page 1 to click through a link to find out,” wrote Brianna Jones, a third-year psychology student, in a reply to UCPD’s tweet.

The attached page contained a post titled “Local Information: Aug. 18, 2019” with a statement of where and when the shooting occurred, that the subject shot two victims, that there was no immediate threat to campus, and that Cincinnati Police were investigating.

UCPD declined The News Record’s request for an in-person interview with the

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police chief or the director of public safety.

Instead, associate public information officer Kelly Cantwell responded to questions via email. Cantwell said the “Local Information” posts are used when an incident occurs that does not meet the necessary qualifications for an email or text message notification but that UCPD feels it is of concern to the campus community.

Under the department’s policy and the Clery Act, UC is required to notify the campus community of certain crimes and other emergencies. Protocols are in

place to notify the campus of significant emergencies or dangerous situations affecting the health and/or safety of the university community.

“UC will consider an event to be a significant emergency or dangerous situation if there is imminent threat to life or safety of persons on the campus or UC property,” according to UC’s emergency notification policy obtained by The News Record. “This would include such things as a report of a shooting in progress, a warning of a tornado, a bomb threat, or a chemical spill.”

Cantwell said the university found no threat to campus in last month’s incident, because the suspect fled in the opposite direction of campus upon the police’s arrival immediately after shots were fired and that the weapon was recovered soon after. The university must also confirm an incident before sending out a notification, she said.

The Clery Act does not prevent university police departments from issuing timely warnings or emergency notifications in events that don’t meet its minimum requirements, as long as those circumstances are “captured in policy and adhered to consistently in similar situations,” according to Laura Egan, senior director of programs for the Clery Center in Stratfford, Pennsylvania. The center provides colleges and universities nationwide with education and training related to the Clery Act. UC’s policy does

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not appear to address such circumstances.

UCPD was previously criticized for its notification system after its response to the Nov. 29 incident where a fight broke out between two men outside the Campus Recreation Center’s aquatic center and escalated when one man forced the other onto his back, took his gun and fired three shots. On that night, the UC community did not receive a notification until 22 minutes after the fight.

At an Undergraduate Student Government (SG) meeting the week following the event, Maris Herold, chief of police, said the university had purchased Alertus, a system that gives dispatchers additional options for notifying the community. It is currently in a testing phase and is expected to be fully implemented next year, according to UCPD. Cantwell wrote that since last fall, UCPD split its Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications policy into two separate policies. She said the department expanded what qualifies as a confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation. Pre-scripted alert emails and text messages were also added, which includes a general message that states an emergency has been reported and that encourages the campus community to stay alert. This general message would be sent when the department has confirmation of an incident but not enough details to be specific, according to UCPD.

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Student-founded bakery thrives opening from March 2018 to the summer.

“My dad was really great, and he was able to come in and fix the electrical,” said Matalka. “But then, the health inspector kept having to reschedule. After four times of rescheduling, he finally came in on July 5 and we opened that evening.”

Juggling her many responsibilities as both a student and a smallbusiness owner, Matalka said she has struggled with Sweet Place Bakery offers plenty of baked goods for purchase, her mental health since including cookies, cakes, funnel cakes and brownies. THE SWEET PLACE VIA opening the store.

INSTAGRAM. “I have had a lot of anxiety, planning in fall of 2017.

DAVID REES | FEATURES EDITOR especially with working Having to compete with bakeries already established under time constraints for Opening a small business the bakery and school,” in Over-The-Rhine, the two while being a full-time Matalka said. “I often can knew they wanted to open student is no easy task. One feel so burnt out, and I’m The Sweet Place in Clifton UC student managed to to offer something unique to also a people pleaser. overcome the obstacles and Customer service has been the area. not only started a bakery tough, trying to make “We really wanted to tap but kept it in operation for everyone happy.” into the UC population over a year.

Matalka plans to take a and we knew that a lot of Fifth-year psychology, gap year after graduating students didn’t have cars substance abuse counseling this spring to get more so we wanted to be close,” and Spanish student field experience before Matalka said. “We chose Brandie Matalka and her applying to graduate school our current spot because boyfriend of almost four the rent was a little cheaper in California. Even after years, Robert Craig III, a the move, she expects to than on Calhoun but it was 2017 UC e-media graduate, keep the bakery open with a still a relatively busy area.” opened The Sweet Place at larger team.

Matalka and Craig met 2910 Vine St. in the summer The Sweet Place is open with graphic and interior of 2018. Matalka described Tuesday through Sunday, designers to create a brand The Sweet Place as a 4:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. that reflected their vision. late-night contemporary It took one year for the bakery, as it serves a variety them to get of treats such as cookies, the business funnel cakes, cupcakes and operational, many others. but that “We like to experiment and year was play around,” Matalka said. not without “Certain items we offer all challenge. the time and some are more “Halfway limited, all depending on through demand. I really like some the project of the weirder, less common [the interior things like our cookies and designer] cream cupcakes.” quit on us,” Craig’s father, Robert Matalka said.

Craig II, a Cleveland native, “From there, has been a baker for nearly we basically 20 years. He opened a winged it bakery in Cleveland Heights and began called The Sweet Fix in building out 2016. the space that While attending school winter.” at UC, Matalka and Craig They ran noticed that there were not into various too many bakeries in the technical area surrounding campus. problems Seeing this need, Craig like permits opened a second location and electrical Not only does the Sweet Place Bakery offer baked for his parent’s business issues, which goods, but they also have 50 flavors of rolled ice in Cincinnati and began pushed the cream. THE SWEET PLACE VIA INSTAGRAM.

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How SG and UC Athletics plan to end sexual assault KEELY BROWN | NEWS EDITOR SPENCER SCHULTZ | SPORTS EDITOR The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics has partnered with Undergraduate Student Government (SG) to launch an awareness campaign and a pledge to end sexual assault on campus.

SG had been in contact with UC Athletics on a monthly basis after releasing a video for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, a public service announcement (PSA) where athletes and other students encourage students to join them in their pledge to stop sexual assault on campus.

“One of the things we are excited to carry with us into the fall is our partnership with UC Athletics,” said Abbie Smith, undergraduate student body vice president.

“We’re working with them right now to plan a few different things for sexual assault awareness and prevention.”

The video is set to play during a timeout of the Miami (OH) football game Sept. 14 as well as one more game in the future. At the games, screens will show an announcement to the crowd, which will invite more people to share the video on social media and take the pledge.

Mike Bohn, director of athletics, emphasized the importance of the overall health of its athletes and students as well as the role the department plays in the personal lives of students.

“When a senate and its leaders ask for help, we help and stay in alignment and associated with what they’re focused on,” Bohn said. “We want to bring awareness to [mental health]. We are committed to all Bearcats being safe, happy and stress-free.”

SG has plans to switch gears after the fall

Top: Mike Bohn, director of atheltics at UC. TNR FILE ART. Bottom: Cincinnati Bearcats via YouTube.

semester and continue to raise awareness for mental health into the basketball season.

UC’s Student Athlete Advisory Council has approached SG particularly interested in working together on the American Athletic Conference’s “Powerful Minds” campaign for mental health, according to Chandler Rankin, undergraduate student body president.

Smith acknowledged how helpful the entire athletic department has been in the movement, allowing SG to reach a different audience.

“It’s been really great to help us reach a larger area of campus and use their huge platform to stand up for things that are important for you to see and experience,” Smith said. “They’ve been really wonderful to work with, and we’re looking forward to watching what the impacts of those awareness campaigns will be.”

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UC student invents vegan, powdered food alternative KEELY BROWN | NEWS EDITOR A University of Cincinnati student has started his own business creating and selling organic, vegan and gluten-free powdered meals.

Cody Blatt, a second-year student at UC College of Law, struggled with obesity as a child. His father inspired him to begin a lifelong journey into nutrition — reading nutrition labels, practicing healthy eating habits and focusing on fitness.

After years of counting macronutrients and grams of protein, fat and carbs, he decided he wanted to simplify the process of practicing a healthy lifestyle for others.

“That’s when my idea came together,” Blatt said. “I wanted to create the most convenient way for somebody to eat healthy.”

He founded Ilixer this summer as part of gBETA, a pre-accelerator program for early-stage startups co-hosted by the Brandery and gener8tor, two top-ranked accelerators.

Ilixer is a chocolate and cinnamonflavored powdered meal that provides an optimal ratio of macronutrients and micronutrients.

It is made with only organic ingredient, such as fruits, vegetables and superfoods. Each pouch of Ilixer contains 2,000 calories and comes with a measuring scoop and enough powder for roughly five 400 calorie meals.

To use Ilixer, simply add the powder to water and shake, stir or blend for a filling and healthy meal in less than 30 seconds.

The product stands out in the market because competitor products typically include added sugars and synthetic vitamin powders, while Ilixer does not. Big brands are interested — Blatt recently pitched the product to Whole Foods’ midAtlantic sales team. Kroger also requested samples of his product.

“I want [Ilixer] to be all over the U.S. There’s no product like it on the market right now — there really isn’t,” said Blatt. “I want Ilixer to be in the cabinet, desk or car of every busy professional that wants to eat

healthy.”

Ilixer is produced in Findlay Kitchen, a nonprofit food business incubator located in the heart of Findlay Market. Findlay Kitchen supports food entrepreneurs looking to start, grow and scale their business by providing access to 11 licensed commercial kitchens, commercial-grade kitchen equipment and plenty of storage space.

Blatt completed the final interview round for The Brandery Accelerator program and plans to take a break from law school to pursue his business full time, if accepted.

The Brandery pairs startups with world-class creative agencies and runs a full-time, 12-week accelerator program once a year for five companies.

If accepted into the accelerator, Ilixer will receive $100K for an equity stake, a year of free office space and over $200K in additional benefits.

Ilixer has reached 20 subscribers and more than $8,000 in total Cody Blatt, a second-year student at the UC College of Law, started the revenue so far. business Ilixer, a vegan powdered meal supplement. PROVIDED BY ILIXER.

Why UC sold this historic OTR theater DAVID REES | FEATURES EDITOR The University of Cincinnati has sold the historic Emery Center in Over-the-Rhine, which it has owned since 1969, for $8.55 million to a development group led by local developers Dave Neyer and Chris Frutkin.

The purchase includes a letter of intent with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati to explore renovation of the center’s performance space for new use, according to a news release.

Proceeds will go to final repayment of loans and grants from the 2001 renovation of the structure and maintenance since then. The remaining $2 million will be used for “key teaching, research and engagement priorities outlined in its Next Lives Here strategic direction,” according to the news release.

“We are very excited to begin exploring the development possibilities of the Emery Center and Theatre,” Neyer said. “While we have lots of due diligence ahead, the opportunity to serve as custodians of a gift from Mary Emery to the citizens of Cincinnati is an honor. We look forward to determining the possibilities for one of Cincinnati’s crown jewels.”

The university put the Emery Center at 1112 Walnut St. on the market earlier this year after board of trustees voted in its April meeting to authorize the sale of the building, which includes Emery Theater, apartments, retail and office space. The

ground floor is home to Coffee Emporium, a local coffee shop, and sits between Jack Casino and Kroger’s headquarters.

“Our role and our goal in UC’s shared history with the Emery Center has always been as a steward,” Robert Ambach, senior vice president for administration and finance, said. “In the decades that UC has owned the Emery Center, we first fulfilled our role as a public institution with a public trust by employing the building for educational purposes. When that was no longer possible, we fulfilled our role as a good citizen by helping to make it possible to preserve the building.”

The theater, originally built in 1912 as part of the Ohio Mechanics Institute trade school, was designed by Harvery Hannaford, who also designed Music Hall, Memorial Hall, Cincinnati City Hall and other buildings in Cincinnati. UC gained ownership of the building in 1969 when the Ohio Mechanics Institute and the College of Applied Science merged with the university.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performed in Emery Theater from 1912 to 1936. In its early years, the auditorium held appearances of various famous dancers, such as Russian ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky and composer George Gershwin.

The auditorium held the Wurlitzer Organ beginning in 1969 until its removal in 1999.

In the late 1980s, the Institute and the College of Applied Science moved to UC’s Victory Parkway Campus and the theater

UC is selling the Emery Center in Over-the-Rhine, which it has owned since 1969. WHOLTONE (PUBLIC DOMAIN)

was not used except for showings of various films on the weekends.

Beginning in 2001, in order to keep the building preserved, UC began leasing the building and its management to Emery Center Apartments Limited Partnerships (ECALP) to conduct renovations of the space. Apartments became the only realistic option to preserve the overall structure.

“UC’s commitment to preservation and use of the overall building was such that the university’s lease to ECALP was for $1 a year,” M.B. Reilly, university spokesperson, said. “ECALP subsequently subleased the theater to the nonprofit Emery Center Corporation (ECC), which was tasked with managing it and renovating it. That lease was also $1 per

year, and ECC assumed all maintenance and repair obligations.”

In December, the university received permission from the State of Ohio to sell the building, as its function as an apartment building did not fit with UC’s core mission of teaching, research and service. This is one of many instances where UC has sold property because it no longer aligned with the university’s mission, Reilly said.

“The bequest that led to the founding of the institution we today call UC was actually a bequest of numerous properties downtown, not a monetary bequest,” she said. “The university eventually sold these properties because continued ownership did not align with the university’s role in the areas of teaching, research and service.”

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Shuffle off to CCM: Musicals not to miss this season ANNE SIMENDINGER | LIFE AND ARTS EDITOR Let’s do the time-warp as the College-Conservatory of Music presents its “CCM on Stage” 2019/20 season.

We’re traveling from the early 20th century to a time unidentified with golden age and contemporary classics: “42nd Street,” “The Rocky Horror Show,” “Secret Garden” and “Bright Star.” Learn more about CCM’s upcoming musicals and know when to save the date below.

“42nd Street” Music by Harry Warren, Lyrics by Al Dubin, Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble Oct. 24-27 A true play within a play and musical celebrating musicals. Peggy Sawyer has just moved from Allentown, Pennsylvania, to the Big Apple to pursue her dreams of being a chorus girl on Broadway. Peggy books a

job in the ensemble of a new Broadway hit, but is thrown into the spotlight when the leading lady breaks her ankle right before opening night. Is Peggy truly star quality?

Will she be able to learn the role and perform?

“The Rocky Horror Show” Book, Music and Lyrics by Richard O’Brien Oct. 31- Nov. 10 High-school sweethearts, and new fiancés, Brad Majors and Janet Weiss are on their way to visit their former science teacher, Dr. Everett Scott, when they get a flat tire. They find an old castle, and approach it to get help, only to find that it’s the mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a “Sweet Transvestite” scientist. As Brad and Janet meet the other residents, including Frank-N-Furter’s latest creation — a man named Rocky— they lose their innocence and get caught up in loads of hijinks. The

cult classic includes hits like, “Time Warp,”“Damn-It Janet” and many others.

“Secret Garden” Book and Lyrics by Marsha Norman, Music by Lucy Simon March 5-8 Mary Lennox, a newlyorphaned 10-year-old, is forced to move from her home in India to her relative’s house in England after finding out her parents have both died of cholera.

Upon arrival, she finds her Aunt Lily’s widower, Archibald Craven and his brother in immense grief.

The chambermaid and her brother encourage Mary to go explore a secret garden that has been locked since her aunt’s death. She is led to the key to the garden but cannot find the door.

Over Mary’s time in the house, Archibald and his brother begin to notice the similarities between the young girl and the late Lily. Will she bring the joy

back into the home and the family’s life?

“Bright Star” Music, Book and Story by Steve Martin and Music, Lyrics and Story by Edie Brickell April 2-5 The year is 1945. Alice Murphy, an editor for the Asheville Southern Journal,

takes a sudden interest in writing. She falls for returning WWII veteran, Billy Crane, as he pitches his stories to her paper.

Alice reminisces on her days gone by where she fell in love with a young man, Jimmy Ray. The two had a baby, but because of the world they lived in, the pregnancy and birth

was all in secret. The town mayor told the couple that he had put the baby up for adoption, however that wasn’t the whole truth.

While helping Billy with his stories, Alice uncovers more about her past. The findings change Billy and Alice’s life as they know it.

“Bright Star” PROVIDED BY CCM

Recipes to celebrate National Coffee Ice Cream Day

CHLOE ROSENBERGER | STAFF REPORTER

Whether you have a caffeine addiction or a sweet tooth, coffee ice cream can be the perfect pick-me-up after an exhausting day of work and studying.

To help you make the most of this hyper and sugary holiday this year, here are four simple recipes to take your treats to the next level: Crunchy Coffee Ice Cream Sometimes the best version of a dessert is the one that’s homemade. Try making your own coffee ice cream by combining some hot water, instant coffee granules, sweetened condensed milk and heavy whipping cream. Then, as food blogger Jen Sobjack does in her recipe for “Baked by an Introvert,” add chocolate chips for a more texturized treat. Simply freeze your mixture for six hours and enjoy this crunchy confection without needing any expensive churning equipment.

Mocha Milkshakes If you want to turn coffee ice cream into something portable, a milkshake is the way to go. This quick and easy dessert

requires just a few ingredients: coffee ice cream, cocoa powder and milk. Blend the components until silky smooth and then add whipped cream for topping. As the “Unicorns in the Kitchen” blog suggests, experiment with different elements to get the perfect bitter-to-sweet ratio by substituting coffee ice cream for traditional vanilla and swapping out the milk for cold brew coffee.

molds (or ice trays for bite-sized versions).

Place popsicle sticks into each section and let them freeze overnight. Cook some bacon, dab away the grease and break into sprinkle-sized bits for garnishing.

You can even mix some bacon into the ice

cream before freezing for additional flavor and texture. Made to enjoy at any time of day, these popsicles are the most creative dessert that ever tasted like a homemade breakfast.

Affogato Translating to “drowned,” affogato is a classic Italian café staple that is all about deconstructing the elements that make coffee ice cream so delicious. The only two ingredients you need are a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a shot of hot espresso.

Slowly pour the coffee over your ice cream to create a decadent, drowning dessert that lives up to its name.

Bacon Coffee Popsicles This unconventional take on coffee ice cream from “Paper & Stitch” is for people with bacon obsessions and adventurous taste buds. To make the popsicles, allow coffee ice cream to melt at room temperature and then pour into silicone

WPSU Coffee Break ice cream at The Penn State Creamery on Aug. 15, 2019. JOE HERMITT | JHERMITT@PENNLIVE.COM

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Get out and do something: Sept. 6 to Sept. 8 a more local focus. The festival will still include all the beer, food, music and revelry your German loving heart desires.

5-11 p.m., Friday; noon - 11 p.m., Saturday; noon - 8 p.m., Sunday; Goebel Park, Philadelphia Street The Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati: Take in a night of Indian culture, enjoy cocktails and watch The Sweet Requiem at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The film is a new work from directors Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam that brings awareness to the refugee crisis in an area that is rarely covered, which is the purpose of the Indian Film Festival. This festival, held by The India Sister Cities in cooperation with the Cincinnati Art Museum.

6-9:30 p.m., Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive Saturday, Sept. 7

The Cincinnati pops will be playing alongside Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back at Music Hall all weekend, from Sept. 6-8, 2019. STEPHEN VONDERWISH | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

ANNE SIMENDINGER | LIFE AND ARTS EDITOR Friday, Sept. 6 Covington Oktoberfest: What better place to celebrate all things German than Mainstrasse Village in Covington?

After severe weather and a handful of other issues caused last year’s Oktoberfest to be cancelled, they are back with

Bellevue Art in the Park: The Summer to Fall transition is always well spent at art fairs and farmers’ markets. Head to Bellevue Beach Park for a celebration of art, music and food as 90 artists and craftspeople sell their goods. It can be an event for the family with plenty of activities for kids and craft beer and wine for adults.

10-5 p.m., Bellevue Beach Park, 665 Frank Benke Way Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: In a galaxy far, far away, the Cincinnati Pops play along to John Williams’ score in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Episode V. This is the second installment in its Star Wars screen to

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stage series, and it is not to be missed. You can even get your picture taken with Fluke Skywalker, and pick up a galaxy cocktail.

7 p.m. Sept. 6-7, 2 p.m. Sept. 8, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St. Sunday, Sept. 8 Festival of Faiths: Looking for a place for people of all faiths to come together under one roof and celebrate? This will be the second festival organized by the Bridges of Faith Trialogue. There will be more than 100 exhibits, activities, interfaith dialogues, workshops, etc. Activities will include rosary making, alongside Israeli dodgeball and Islamic bead bracelet creation.

12:30-5 p.m., Cintas Center, 1624 Herald Ave. Cuba: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean: Already missing the beach and wanting to escape Cincinnati for an hour or two? Travel to a tropical getaway by seeing Cuba: Journey to the Heart of the Caribbean at the Cincinnati Museum Center’s Omnimax theater. Be surrounded by the breathtaking sights both above and below the ocean floor and stroll through the streets of Havana, teeming with music, dance and history. The film is shot through the eyes of native historians, artists and scientists, giving a more intimate and realistic portrayal of their island.

Showing daily from 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave.

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UC volleyball star spent summer representing USA SPENCER SCHULTZ | SPORTS EDITOR After a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) held her out of volleyball activities for eight months in 2017, redshirt senior Jordan Thompson has had a comeback story like no other.

The Edina, Minnesota, native had an outstanding season for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats in 2018, unanimously winning American Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the second time.

Thompson led NCAA Division-I in kills, points, kills per set and points per set, averaging 6.27 kills and totaling 827 points — breaking the single-season kills and points record at UC. The previous records were held by Julie DuPont with 5.43 kills per game in 2003 and Stephanie Niemer with 627 total points in 2010.

“I think last season was

really good for me just to kind of develop more as a player after being injured the year before,”Thompson said. “I didn’t really know what to expect from myself coming back. I ended up having a pretty good season and I think that just helped prepare me for the level that I’ve been playing at this summer.”

The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team head coach Karch Kiraly took notice, inviting Thompson to train with the national team during the winter of 2018.

“I wasn’t really expecting to make a roster because I’m so young and I never played with a senior national team before, so I just went in with a really open mind and was just wanting to learn,” Thompson said. “Nobody really had any expectations for me because I was brand new and so I was like ‘I have nothing to lose and

everything to gain.’”

Thompson held her own, qualifying for the 14-player summer roster all five weeks of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Preliminary Round and was one of only three collegiate players on Team USA to do so.

“It was huge to be recognized as a player and a teammate that could help the team and the program do great things, and to know that I’m still in college and I got that opportunity really meant a lot to me because not many people get the chance,” Thompson said. “Me and the other two girls in college, we would always be like ‘Wow we can’t believe we’re here right now. This is so cool.’, so there’s a special bond with them because we’re all three in that same position.”

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University of Cincinnati volleyball player Jordan Thompson (12) spent the summer months competing for Team USA. PROVIDED BY UC ATHLETICS

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How Luke Fickell will treat his return to Ohio State SPENCER SCHULTZ | SPORTS EDITOR

Luke Fickell will return to Ohio State University when the University of Cincinnati travels there on Sept. 7, 2019. TNR FILE ART

The University of Cincinnati football program will play one of its biggest games of the season Saturday, as they make the 110-mile trip to Columbus to face the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes.

The Bearcats have never won at Ohio Stadium (0-13) and have not seen the Buckeyes since 2014, when they lost 50-28.

This year’s matchup will be much different, as UC head coach Luke Fickell will make his first return to “The Horseshoe” after spending time as a player (1993-96) and coach (1999, 2002-16). Despite a lengthy history with the school, Fickell said he wouldn’t categorize it as a rivalry game.

“We have a rivalry

game, but its next week [against Miami (OH)],” Fickell said Tuesday in his weekly news conference.

“We talked about rivalry weeks in camp and we’re going to study the history of those things. … It’s an opportunity, not just that we’re playing Ohio State, but it’s an opportunity for us to play a top five team to measure our program. We’ll measure us as individuals and measure us as an offense [and] defense as units against some of the best. I think that’s the way we’ve looked at it.”

Fickell’s personal life also began at Ohio State, as he met his wife Amy while she was a cheerleader for the Buckeyes during his days as a player. Still, Fickell said he’ll keep

his emotions out of the matchup.

“When you’re a competitor, it doesn’t really matter,” Fickell said.

“They’ll be no feelings.

I’ve said it before, all of a sudden you have the opportunity to play your brother — yeah you love them to death and you want nothing but the best for him — but at that moment you’ve got no love lost for him … We’ve been there, known a lot of things and know what the atmosphere is going to be like. There’s lot of history, whether it’s me, Coach [Jon] Tenuta or Coach [Marcus] Freeman. But all in all, it’s about a game.”

While Ohio State is known as a “dream destination” for many high school football players in the Midwest, Fickell

said he and his staff are trying to develop a similar reputation at UC. “That’s what we’re trying to do and that’s what we want to continue to do,” Fickell said. “It takes a while to do that. It takes consistency over time and I think that’s where the ups and the downs, meaning from the very highest of [former head coaches] [Mark] Dantonio, [Rick] Mintor, Brian Kelly or Butch Jones. It’s very high and then you lose a coach. I think that’s what makes it difficult to make it a destination and that’s my objective to create that over time.”

The Buckeyes open as 16.5-point favorites over the Bearcats.

Kickoff is set for noon Saturday.

UC vs. OSU: Why OSU is paying Miami three times more than UC

The payouts of four notable college football games this year. Auburn will pay Tulane $1.9 million when they play this weekend, while Cincinnati will receive $375,000 from Ohio State. DATA COURTESY OF USA TODAY

MATT HUFFMON | MANAGING EDITOR When the University of Cincinnati football team travels to Columbus to face No. 5 Ohio State Saturday afternoon,

they’ll receive $375,000 in return.

On Sept. 21, the Buckeyes will pay Miami (Ohio) $1.3 million to travel to Ohio Stadium.

There is a reason behind the rather large monetary difference, as the recent

men’s basketball deal with Ohio State plays a major role.

“It’s important to remember how that came together rather than just look at the team guarantee from Ohio State this year, which will give Cincinnati only the original $375,000 it always had been set to receive for playing in Columbus,” UC Director of Athletics Mike Bohn told USA Today. “People might say, ‘What’s going on?’ But there is a lot of history there, and the basketball piece was a big deal, a huge deal.”

The original two-game football series between UC and OSU — which came into existence in 2003 — will finally come to a close after Saturday’s game.

The initial deal consisted of a 2012 matchup at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, followed by a 2014 meeting at Ohio Stadium. In 2003, they agreed to pay $375,000 to the traveling team.

The deal was reconfigured in 2007, as the Paul Brown Stadium matchup was moved to Columbus. In return, Ohio State agreed to pay an additional $888,246 to Cincinnati, according to USA Today.

In early 2012, the games were moved to 2014 and 2018 as Ohio State fit a nonconference game against Central Florida into its 2012 schedule. In 2013, the 2018 meeting was moved to 2019 as Ohio State used the opening to schedule a Big Ten conference game.

Although Bohn didn’t oversee the

football deal (Bob Goin was UC’s Director of Athletics at the time), he was able to intertwine the men’s basketball series between the two schools.

“The fact that we were able to tie in an Ohio State-Cincinnati basketball game on our campus for the first time in 99 years … all of those things begin to really reveal the importance of scheduling games like that and working with marquee institutions like Ohio State,” Bohn said.

UC opened the renovated Fifth Third Arena Nov. 7, 2018, with a 69-56 loss to OSU. The two-game deal will conclude when the schools open the 2019-20 season in Columbus Nov. 6.

During the 2019 college football season, 41 games currently include one school paying another school at least $1 million, with 16 of those amounting to over $1.5 million.

“It’s not an ideal situation, but I do think it’s important to understand that Ohio State and Cincinnati have a wonderful relationship,” Bohn said.

The teams have met 16 times in football, and the Bearcats haven’t beat the Buckeyes since 1897.

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Sports you missed this summer ZACH FRIES | STAFF REPORTER As the fall sports season begins, below are a few of the top headlines from University of Cincinnati athletics over the summer months.

Baseball won AAC tournament, beat Oregon State in NCAA tournament After a rocky 1-9 start to the season, the Bearcats ended the year with a 3131 record, and an American Athletic Conference (AAC) tournament championship. UC, the No. 2 seed, defeated Memphis, Tulane and UCF before trouncing the University of Connecticut, 22-5, for the first conference title in school history.

With the win, the Bearcats punched their first ticket to the NCAA Tournament since 1974. The Bearcats drew the No. 1 seeded Oregon State Beavers in their first NCAA regional game. Right-hander Clayton Colvin pitched six innings, allowing just two runs on six hits. A.J. Bumpass, who went 5-for-5 with three RBIs, delivered the game-winning triple in the ninth as the Bearcats won a nail-biter, 7-6.

UC would lose their next two regional games to Michigan and Creighton to end the season.

University of Cincinnati men’s basketball player Jarron Cumberland decided to return for his senior year this summer PROVIDED BY UC ATHLETICS

Jordan Thompson helped USA Volleyball qualify for Olympics The two-time AAC Player of the

Year scored 16 points in a win over Argentina to help secure the U.S.A. National Women’s Volleyball team a ticket to the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

Thompson was also a member of the United States team that won gold in China at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League.

As a redshirt junior last season, Thompson led the NCAA in kills, points, kills per set and points per set and became the first player in 15 years to have over 800 kills in a season. She was named the AAC Preseason Player of the Year Aug. 29 for the fourth time in her career.

Jarron Cumberland returned for senior season After announcing he would test the NBA Draft waters, Jarron Cumberland is coming back for his senior season.

The 2019 AAC Player of the Year averaged a team-high of 18.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game last season.

The Wilmington, Ohio, native carried his success into the postseason with averages of 23.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in the AAC Tournament, including a 33-point performance in the championship game.

Cumberland was an AP All-American Honorable Mention in 2019 and ranks No. 20 on Cincinnati’s all-time scoring

list with 1,363 points.

Basketball program added seven newcomers With a new coach, roster turnover is often a given. John Brannen hit the ground running on recruiting in his first few months as the UC head men’s basketball coach.

The 2019-20 Bearcats will feature seven new faces: Mika AdamsWoods, Jaevin Cumberland, Jeremiah Davenport, Zach Harvey, Chris McNeal, Jaume Sorolla and Chris Vogt.

Jaevin, Jarron Cumberland’s cousin, played the previous four seasons at Oakland University and will have one season of eligibility remaining.

“Having scouted Jaevin the last four years, the thing I am most impressed with is not only his shot making ability but his consistency at which he approaches playing the game,” Brannen said in June. “He will bring an experience and understanding of how to prepare to compete each and every day at this level.”

Harvey is a top-50 recruit in the nation, according to 247sports. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard started his high school career at Hayden High School in Topeka, Kansas, before transferring to Prolific Prep in California for his senior season.

How Jordan Thompson took the Bearcat name to the international stage

because of her ability to compete at such a high level,” UC head volleyball coach Molly Alvey said.

“She’s really grown into that …

She’s such an elite level athlete, but she is one of the greatest people and teammates that I’ve coached. I think when you have that type of person representing your program, and what your program is about, it’s invaluable and definitely very special.”

The team advanced to the FIVB Nations League Finals in Nanjing, China, where they finished undefeated (3-0) and won gold.

Thompson put up a game-high 33 points in USA’s second match victory against Brazil in route to making it back-to-back FIVB Nations League Championships.

“I ended the game and one of my teammates came up to me UC’s Jordan Thompson looks for a kill during the 2018-19 season. TNR FILE ART and said, ‘33 points, are you kidding me?’ I had no idea,” This Story Continued from Page 7 Thompson said. “All I knew was that my shoulder was tired.

12-3 record that included a stop in Nebraska before heading I think that was a game that helped me build confidence as to Bulgaria, Italy, China and Russia. Thompson’s teammates a player and knowing that even though I’m still young I can and coaches at UC got to look on as she represented the find ways to be successful. It was a big confidence boost for United States and the Bearcats on an international level. me.”

“It’s difficult to explain everything that Jordan The team then trained in Anaheim, California during the encompasses as far as the program and for the university 25 days leading up to the FIVB Intercontinental Olympic

Qualification Tournament being held in Bossier, Louisiana, Aug. 2. Thompson led Team USA in total points and an undefeated (3-0) record, winning the gold medal and a berth into the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo.

“For something as big as an Olympic berth is, once again, an experience not a lot of people get to say that they were a part of,”Thompson said. “It was really just special to me to be able to say that I was there and that I played a role in it.”

Thompson didn’t celebrate alone, as Alvey witnessed the three-day tournament and got to share a special moment with her soon-to-be senior captain.

“I think the biggest thing that I took away from that weekend would be just a glimpse of what’s to come for her,” Alvey said. “I think she’s put herself in a position and she will continue to put herself in position to be an option for the [2020] Olympic team. I mean, that’s really incredible…

She was that amazing to watch. And I tell you, when she and the team won that match on Sunday to secure the spot in Tokyo, it was very emotional. I mean it was instantly, as soon as game point hit.”

As for the future, Thompson will be entering her final year of eligibility at Cincinnati but is unsure about what will follow.

“I want to just keep playing volleyball for as long as possible,”Thompson said. “After I’m done in December, I’m planning on trying to find a contract overseas for a half season because they get done in May. The teams in Europe usually end around then, so I’m just planning on playing volleyball and trying to do this as long as my body will let me. After that, we’ll see what comes next. I have no idea.”

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Opinion: Trump administration’s ‘gag rule’ restricts women’s rights HANNAH NABERHAUS | CONTRIBUTOR Planned Parenthood recently made the announcement that they are withdrawing from the Title X program that the Trump Administration has effectively forced them out of with its gag rule.

This gag rule blocks reproductive health care providers like Planned Parenthood to participate in the Title X program while continuing to provide or refer abortion care.

Since 1970, federal funding from Title X has helped offset the cost of vital preventive health care services like birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and more.

It has never been used to cover the cost of abortions.

The Title X program has played a critical role in the health of thousands of people.

Seventy-eight percent of Title X patients have incomes below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level, and about half of all Title X patients are people of color. In Ohio, Planned Parenthood is the only Title X provider in nine counties, serving about two-thirds of the 94,000 patients annually in the states that rely on the federal program. Simply put, this gag rule is going to hurt lower-income, non-white and young Americans. They may not be able to pay for the costs of these vital services without federal funding.

At its core, the gag rule is unethical and absurd. It’s wrong to force abortion providers to choose between abortion or other health care services. You wouldn’t tell a hospital to choose between providing chemotherapy or providing kidney dialysis.

You wouldn’t tell a school to choose between teaching math classes or teaching

English classes. You wouldn’t tell a car shop to choose between doing oil changes or tire rotations. As these services are integral for these institutions to do their jobs, abortion services are integral for Planned Parenthood’s mission to provide safe and affordable health care no matter what.

I know they will not be deterred in this mission.

Aside from abortion being an integral part of preventive health care, if the Trump administration’s goal was to decrease the number of abortions, the gag rule certainly won’t achieve that. If anything, it will do the opposite. It will prevent many people from accessing birth control, leading to an increased number of unplanned pregnancies. If this president wants to decrease the number of abortions, he should invest in preventive care and require comprehensive sex education in schools.

Instead, they are punishing populations that historically have trouble accessing health care from receiving the most basic and important health services.

Today’s news cycle often doesn’t let the American people stop to breathe, and violation of rights such as these often are forgotten after a few days when a new tragedy arises. The gag rule certainly is not the first attempt to strip Americans of reproductive rights this country has seen this year, and I’m sure it won’t be the last.

But we can’t forget about this and the many other attacks happening under this president and regressive state legislatures when it affects hundreds of thousands of people. There is too much at stake to turn a blind eye.

A Planned Parenthood clinic in Chicago is seen May 18, 2018. Illinois said July 18, 2019, that it is rejecting millions of dollars in federal grant money so family planning clinics in Illinois don’t have to follow new restrictions on abortion referrals. SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES/TNS

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Opinion: Student loan forgiveness is nefarious to say the least SAM MANGOLD-LENETT | CONTRIBUTOR The average college graduate owes close to $30,000 in student loan debt. At the time of writing this article, nationally, college graduates owe $1.6 trillion in federal student loans. Every second, this number increases alongside our country’s national debt ($22.5 trillion.)

In their campaigns for the 2020 Democratic party’s nomination, many of the candidates have proposed massive student loan forgiveness plans. Primarily, these plans are aimed at simply negating the debts collected by individuals. Specific demographics of people that are targeted by these policies would qualify to have specific amounts of their student loans negated by the federal government. This is not the “get out of debt free card” that many people in the media like to portray it as. In fact, these policies are incredibly reckless and encourage a culture of poor decision making.

First and foremost, these policies would involve the federal government spending considerable amounts of additional money ¬— that it does not have — to combat the symptoms of a problem and not the problem itself. There is a direct correlation between the amount of money the federal government spends on higher education and the amount that the cost by which a college education increases. Government spending on higher education has never been higher, with $2,000 being spent per student annually (adjusted for inflation) since the

early 2000’s, the amount it costs to attend institutions of higher learning continues to increase. The more the government tries to undercut tuition costs, the more universities can artificially raise them.

These policies will breed dependence on the state as people will come to rely upon the government to bail them out of any poor decision they make. Furthermore, no one told them to attend a four-year university.

For instance, why not attend trade school and learn a technical vocation? Individuals that choose to pursue vocational training have skills that are always going to be in demand, careers that reliably make a good living, and don’t experience the accompanying existential dread of student debt that too often comes with a college degree.

If our goal is to make college more affordable and more accessible for all Americans, we should acknowledge the fact that higher education is an industry, and just like any other industry when the federal government meddles in it, it tends to lessen the quality of the product. As participants in higher education, we must hold our institutions more accountable for how tuition money is spent and encourage legislators to look at combatting the causes of soaring costs instead of just wiping the slate clean every time it gets dirty.

We need to find effective solutions to this problem that addresses why education costs continue to rapidly rise. It’s a fool’s errand to put our faith in politicians that promise us goodies in exchange for power.

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Sudoku

By The Mepham Group

Sudoku is played on a grid of 9 x 9 spaces.

Within the rows and columns are 9 “squares” (made up of 3 x 3 spaces). Each row, column and square (9 spaces each) needs to be filled out with the numbers 1-9, without repeating any numbers within the row, column or square.

Does it sound complicated? Each Sudoku grid comes with a few spaces already filled in; the more spaces filled in, the easier the game – the more difficult Sudoku puzzles have very few spaces that are already filled in.

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