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I’M THE DEMOCRAT Driehaus supported TARP, the stimulus package and health care reform.

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The Republican and Democratic candidates of Ohio’s First Congressional District visited the University of Cincinnati Thursday to discuss political issues and campaign strategy.

Incumbent Democrat Rep. Steve Driehaus and Republican Steve Chabot appeared as part of professor Terry Grundy’s urban lobbying class out of the UC School of Planning.

Due to scheduling conflicts, both candidates spoke to the open forum on the same day, appearing one at a time for an hour each. Former Rep. Chabot took the floor first at 3:30 p.m. and discussed the difficulties of former campaigns and the progress of this year’s campaign.

“The Democratic base is divided, kind of dispirited,” Chabot said. “Yes, they got health care

reform, but there’s no public option.Yes, [President Barack Obama] said he was going to get us out of Iraq and Afghanistan, but not only are we still there, but he added more troops. He tripled the troops. So the liberal base isn’t all that excited.”

Chabot credited the momentum behind his candidacy to a surge of Independents supporting the Republican Party. He also commented on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) terminating funding to the Driehaus campaign. “[The DCCC] did somewhat of a triage,” Chabot said. “They determined that they are probably not going to win this district, so they’re turning their efforts to other candidates. I’m cautiously optimistic that we’re going to win.” see steves | 2

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This may not be the golden age for the economy, but it is a golden age for economics.

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In a speech at the James C. Kautz Lecture in Political Economy at University of Cincinnati’s Zimmer Auditorium Thursday, Edward C. Prescott promised the economy would improve.

“The question is not whether the economy will recover, it’s when,” said Prescott, winner of the 2004 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics for his work on macroeconomic cycles.

Prescott, who is also the senior monetary policy adviser and researcher for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said that in order to fix the United States’ current economic crisis, the government must decrease taxation and cut government spending.

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A GOLDEN AGE A large audience attended Prescott’s speech. Prescott said that economists have a lot to learn from the Great Recession.

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With a twist in the recent rise of robberies around campus, a University of Cincinnati student evaded a robbery Friday with the use of a chemical repellent.

The attempted robbery occurred on the corner of Calhoun Street and Ohio Avenue in front of Buffalo Wild Wings late Friday night.

Three black males and one white male approached a UC student and demanded her purse.

The girl proceeded to spray the alleged robbers in the face with chemical repellent and was able to get away unharmed.

The suspects were all 18 to 20 years of age and were all wearing black hooded sweatshirts.

Since late September, there have been four robbery-related incidents on and around campus.

A male victim who was not a UC student was abducted by a black male and then robbed.

The victim was forced to drive to an ATM on Calhoun Street and remove currency, which was then taken by the alleged robber. The suspect has not been located.

In another incident, a female student awoke to find a person in her room. The suspect was arrested the same day.

Two UC students were also robbed by two suspects outside of the Campus Recreation Center. The suspects were later arrested near University and Euclid streets.

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spending has led to an increase in taxes,” Prescott said. “We need economic and financial reform, not stimulus plans, to fix the current American financial situation.”

One upside to the economic downturn is the information being provided for future crises, Prescott said.

“This may not be the golden age for the economy, but it is a golden age for economics,” Prescott said. “Economists are learning so much right now and there is still so much left to learn.”

Prescott explained that in order for the United States’ economy to recover, the federal government must pass more economic reform.

“Structural issues need to be addressed in the United States,” he said. “We have a lot to learn from other countries.”

Prescott went on to explain that more competition is also needed, which, according to him, leads to stability and growth.

“An open model benefits all,” he said, explaining that trading, investing and employing overseas makes the economy run more smoothly and makes workers perform better.

While the crisis will end, different problems can arise after financial crises, Prescott said.

“Sometimes good things happen, sometimes bad,” Prescott said. “The United States is growing at trend currently. Eventually, all countries experiencing financial and economic crises will experience ‘catch up.’ The United States will too.

Some countries just take longer to recover than others.”

Prescott attributed the economic downturn to an increase in government intervention.

The University of Cincinnati Police Division is searching for suspects involved in the recent bike thefts on and around campus.

While there has been an increase in bike thefts in October, the location of the thefts has been sporadic.

“There isn’t just one particular place the bike thieves go to,” UCPD Lt. Jan Deemer said.

The thefts are part of a recent rise in crime around campus.

“There has been quite an exceptional amount of bike thefts occurring recently,” Deemer said.

From January to August, there were 280 thefts and 73 burglaries on the west campus alone, according to the UCPD. “The thefts are the result of students using cheap locks,” Deemer said. “The chain locks are easier to break.”

Theft in Clifton occurs 35 times more than robberies.

The report comes at a time when crime is rising around campus. In October, four robberies were reported in the Short Vine Street area alone.

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I’M THE REPUBLICAN Chabot supports cutting back government spending and lowering taxes.

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WE WILL RECOVER Prescott made the case that while the economy will recover, more reform will be needed to stabilize financial institutions.

Andrew Howell, 20, a student at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, died unexpectedly in the early morning Saturday.

Howell was a third-year French horn performance student from Charlotte, N.C., with great talent and motivation.

Outside his musical studies, Howell’s touched many of those in CCM. He will be missed for his charismatic personality On Howell’s Facebook page, friends and peers in CCM have been posting reflections of memories involving Andrew.

Many commented on Andrew’s “bright personality.”

He will be missed dearly on and off the concert stage.

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Chabot then took questions from the audience. Questions touched on his opposition to the proposed Ohio train, his opposition to Troubled Asset Relief Program and his belief that Congress should prove all legislation has constitutional authorization.

Driehaus addressed the class afterwards.

Driehaus’ opening remarks centered on the state of the financial system in 2008.

“It was a broken system,” Driehaus said. “Was it too big? Maybe. Was it too complicated? Maybe. But was it necessary to change the status quo fundamentally? Yes.” Taking questions from the audience, Driehaus explained he supported the the health care bill only after there was an executive order to prevent federal funding for abortions.

He also commented on a $2.5 million earmark for the defense company Tech Solve after a $1,300 contribution to his campaign.

“The earmark was requested way before

that,” Driehaus said. “Again, it was justifying the manufacturing growth of what Tech Solve does for this community. I don’t have a problem with it.”

Driehaus clarified why the Bush presidency took up a lot of his campaign’s advertisements and speeches.

“There is no way for [people] to understand the deficit and how deep the deficit is unless [they] understand what happened during the Bush administration,” Driehaus said.

“The biggest cause of the deficit right now is revenue loss because of the recession, revenue lost due to the tax cut, two wars not paid for and Medicare part D.” Some students were glad they could participate in the conversation.

“I think it was important for people to be able to ask them questions and more or less have a conversation with them and not just being talked at,” said Willy Sharapoe, a third-year student in political science and criminal justice.

from Football | 6 hopes of a third-straight Big East title.

“There’s no quit. We still control our own destiny,” Jones said. “The way you fix it is you go back into work tomorrow and try to correct your mistakes and you get better as a football team. I believe in our kids and I know they’ll do that.”

Despite totaling 590 yards of offense, the Bearcats were plagued by dropped passes, turnovers and penalties.

“We can’t have self-inflicted mistakes.

We had too many penalties, too many times with first and 20, first and 25,” Jones said.

“The other thing is we had too many dropped passes. It was the most drops we’ve had in three weeks — including practice.”

Mistakes frequented both sides of the ball for Cincinnati. The Bulls entered Friday

without scoring a touchdown in their past two games, but the Bearcats allowed a season-high 38 points.

Quarterback B.J. Daniels completed 13 of 16 passes for 286 yards and scored four touchdowns, beating the Bearcats with his arm and legs.

“That pretty much was the story of us on defense: making little mistakes that led to big problems,” said UC linebacker J.K. Schaffer.

“We were a little frustrated because of all the big plays.”

The Bearcats trailed 17-13 at halftime and cut the USF lead to one with Jacob Rogers’ third field goal of the game. The UC senior scored 12 points in the loss, passing Jonathan Ruffin on the school’s all-time scoring list with 316 points.

from QUIDDITCH | 4 official, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen any time soon,” Walsh said. Despite the fact that the club does not require funding from the university, Walsh said UC is hesitant to approve an organization it could not fund in future years.

For now, the club received a $500 donation from a private donor and is talking to potential sponsors; however, some are only

interested in backing the club if it is officially an official UC student organization. The members are also asked to pay a $20 due for T-shirts, headbands and equipment.

The league has also had difficulty booking a UC field for their games; instead, they’ll be playing at Mt. Storm Park Nov. 6. The group also hopes to host Harry Potter-related events like a Yule Ball.

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Bearcat senior outside hitter Stephanie Niemer led the team with 11 kills.

Cincinnati hit the court again Sunday to take on the Georgetown Hoyas, winning the match in three sets with scores of 25-10, 25-17 and 25-16.

The Bearcats started the first set in a 0-2 hole, but quickly rebounded going on a 7-1 run to distance themselves from the Hoyas.

Cincinnati marched on to a victory in the first set and easily took the second, holding a lead the entire set.

Coming out of the intermission, the Hoyas caught a second wind, trading points with the Bearcats early on.

from nobel | 1 “Governments should get out of the business of subsidizing inefficiencies,” Prescott said. “Governments need to permit the economy to change naturally and stay out of the way.”

Calling for reform within the United States federal government, Prescott said new ideas must be tried.

“What worked in the past doesn’t work any longer,” Prescott said. “In order to recover, we need reform.” from Bball | 6 merit in the 12th-place projection.

“We don’t pay attention to [the polls],” said senior forward Ibrahima Thomas.“My first year here we were projected 13th and ended up finishing eighth.

That’s just people. What we worry about is what happens between the lines. We know we have a team that can do better than [12th] and we are going to show it to everybody.”

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Tied at nine, the Bearcats broke away from Georgetown, going on a 8-2 run to runaway with the set and claim the match.

“We just got to make sure we’re peaking at the right time,” Sunahara said. “We need to continue to do what we’re doing and we need to continue to work hard.”

Niemer played another strong game with a team-high 13 kills.

Next, the Bearcats go on the road Tuesday to take on Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis with an opening serve set for 2 p.m.

from HOOT | 3 member (except drummer Jason Hell) came onstage adorned in corpse paint,massive gauntlets with nails driven through them and long black hair.

Only vocalist James Bondage’s was natural.

Temporarily renamed Reanimmortal, the band’s look was appropriately Satanic: perfect for the venue of the night.

As the night progressed, more and more people walked through Leaping Lizard’s doors and both floors began to fill.

What started as a crowd full of horror punk fans was quickly melded with MainStrasse bar flies and weekend party goers. The result was a crowd that you’d only see during the Halloween season.

Ghouls, ghosts and necrotic zombies mixed with cops and racecar drivers in heels that would make driving

or catching bad guys very difficult.

The night was filled with intriguing contradictions.

The venue itself was one: a church reborn as a bar is not something you see every day. Neither is a night of punk rock (especially punk rockers dressed like black metal musicians) held within a church.

The crowd was another contrast; if it wasn’t almost Halloween, the group of people that assembled that night never would have come together.

But perhaps that’s what makes this season so magical — throw on a costume, slap some fake blood on you and you’ll be a part of a scene you never would normally. The punk rockers got a taste of class; the MainStrasse regulars saw Cincy horror at its finest. And both groups had one hell of a night.

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Time travel turns 25 This year marks the 25th anniversary of the classic film “Back to the Future.”To commemorate this, the film and its two sequels will be released on Blu-ray Tuesday.

New footage included in the anniversary edition reveals that Michael J. Fox was not the original actor cast as the charismatic Marty McFly. This brings into question whether the popular family film would be celebrating its success had another actor taken on the role.

For those unfamiliar with the 1985 classic, the film involves a fun-loving teenager named Marty McFly who agrees to document the unveiling of the latest invention of his friend, Dr. Emmet Brown (Christopher Lloyd): a DeLorean which has been converted into a time machine. A mishap sends Marty into the machine and back to the year 1955, where he then must guarantee that his parents (Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover) hook up.

This will ensure he comes into the world and enlists the younger Brown’s help in getting back to his own time.

What makes this better than many other stories involving time travel is that all potential plot holes are acknowledged.

Also, Lloyd is amusing in what would be his career-defining role — I still can’t believe that Lloyd played a Klingon just one year prior in“Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.”

Naturally, this film’s success led to sequels in 1989 and 1990. For the most part, they were pleasant adventures, although the first film understandably remains the most famous of the trilogy.

Among the extras to be found in this box set will be footage of the original actor cast as Marty, Eric Stoltz. He was, however, replaced by Fox after four weeks of filming because the director, Robert Zemeckis, felt that Stoltz was a bit too serious. After watching this footage on Youtube, I agree with the assessment. Stoltz was good in films like “Mask” and “Pulp Fiction,” but he’s never been able to project light comedy, like Fox. Other movie castings that thankfully didn’t stick includes Tom Selleck, who was the first choice for Indiana Jones in “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” However, his then-prospective TV series “Magnum P.I.” was picked up by CBS, and he was unable to do the film. Harrison Ford stepped in to be cast as Indy, and the rest is history.

Selleck actually has the opposite problem of Stoltz; he would probably not have been serious enough to play Jones.

Another such instance involves Sylvester Stallone, who was originally the lead in“Beverly Hills Cop.”However, Stallone dropped out two weeks before filming and he was replaced with Eddie Murphy. Like Fox, Murphy projects a natural lightheartedness on screen that his predecessor is unable to supply.

Like “Future,” both “Raiders” and “Cop” were huge hits that led to sequels, making their lucky leads historic Hollywood stars.

ENTERTAINMENT Hootenanny rings in Halloween nick grever | senior reporter Halloween might still be a week away, but try telling that to the attendees of the Halloween Hootenanny, hosted in Covington, Ky.’s Leaping Lizard Lounge last Saturday.

Complete with one DJ, two bars, three bands and a slew of party-goers, the owners of the church-turned-club didn’t know what they were in for.

The night started slowly, with the majority of the attendees showing up a few hours after the doors officially opened. This gave the early arrivals a chance to see the Leaping Lizard Lounge’s unique charms. The former Methodist church has been converted into a fancy, modern gallery and bar.

Despite all its renovations and additions, the lounge still has pieces that point to its past.

Stained glass windows are on all floors, scattering the lounge’s lights. On the second floor, the church’s pipe organ is still present and functioning. To top off the debaucherous possibilities, the church’s confessionals have been

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TRICK OR TREAT James Bondage of The Reanimated shows black metal pride as he gets costumed guests at the Leaping Lizard Lounge stoked for Halloween. transformed into bathrooms.

In other words, this was the perfect setting for a night of horror and punk rock.

While DJ Roundboy spun Halloween classics on the first floor, The B Movie Monsters, The Reanimated and Shriek ran through their brands of horror

punk on the second. Considering the week of Halloween is like the Super Bowl for such bands, all three groups put on a great show.

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Cincinnati Ballet returns to Music Hall for fairy tale ending Steph kitchens | staff reporter Friday’s “The Sleeping Beauty” marked Cincinnati Ballet’s first performance at Cincinnati Music Hall since December 2006.

A portion of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund was allocated to the company so that they could perform live with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Due to economic difficulty, Cincinnati Ballet began dancing at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, a beautiful, contemporary glass building — but it does not rival Music Hall in its majestic, historic quality.

Victoria Morgan, artistic director and chief executive officer of Cincinnati Ballet, stepped out on stage prior to the red velvet curtain rising. She spoke about how it is fitting that the first time Cincinnati Ballet performed at Music Hall that they would perform “The Sleeping Beauty” since both masterpieces are from the same era; Music Hall opened in 1878 while “The Sleeping Beauty” debuted in 1890.

Morgan vacated the stage as Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra launched into Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s score for “The Sleeping Beauty,” arguably one of the composer’s most famous and beloved works of music.

“The Sleeping Beauty” was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa, but Cincinnati Ballet premiered a new version of the classic by sssociate artistic director and choreographer Devon Carney.

Janessa Touchet is spectacular as Princess Aurora — from her breathtaking balances to her dizzying pirouettes, Touchet is always spot on. Her prince, performed by Oulcan Borova, is a wellmatched partner for Touchet and a powerful presence.

The curtain lifted to reveal modest scenery and props that contrasted with the dancers’ lavish costumes. The ballet begins with the christening of Princess Aurora as six fairies dance and grant their blessings. They are interrupted, however, by the wicked fairy Carabosse (Dawn Kelly), who gave a sinfully captivating performance. The fairies charmed the audience as well, particularly Courtney Hellebuyk as the Song Fairy with her spritelike animation.

Carabosse curses Princess Aurora as a baby to die on her 16th birthday by pricking her finger. But the Lilac Fairy, who has yet to charm the baby alters the curse so Aurora will not die, but sleep for 100 years.

Sixteen years later, Carabosse disguises herself to trick Princess Aurora into pricking her finger and begin the slumber. The Lilac Fairy casts a spell so that the rest of the kingdom will wake when Princess Aurora does.

One hundred years later, Prince Désiré finally defeats the evil Carabosse and kisses Princess Aurora; they marry and live happily ever after.

Act II dragged a little while the prince was searching for the princess, but Act IV more than made up for it.

The wedding is an extravagant affair with majestic sets and fairytale characters in attendance along with a traditional pas de trois.

Touchet and Borova performed a spectacular pas de deux and then fastened on glittery capes for their wedding. It was a beautiful ending that received a standing ovation.

Janessa Touchet is spectacular as Princess Aurora — from her breathtaking balances to her dizzying pirouettes, Touchet is always spot on.

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Not all new series prove watch-worthy megan fingerman | staff reporter

While sitting in front of your 32-inch plasma television with your remote in hand, you flip between channels, searching for a new Monday night show to follow. “Chase” or “Hawaii Five-O?”“The Event” or “Mike & Molly?” So many choices and your DVR will only record two shows at once.

What do you do? Have no fear, here are the new fall TV shows worthy of your time between history papers and chemistry calculations.

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OOH LA LA Billy Gardell and Melissa McCarthy play the lovestruck overeaters in recovery in CBS’s “Mike & Molly”.

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“Mike & Molly” CBS 9:30 p.m., Mondays

“Undercovers” NBC 9:00 p.m., Wednesdays

It’s love at first sight when Molly (Melissa McCarthy, “Gilmore Girls”) meets Mike (Billy Gardell, “Yes Dear”) at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting. The shy lovebirds have to overcome the hurdles of Molly’s promiscuous sister and overbearing mother as well as Mike’ s judgmental friend. This televised romantic comedy has earned its spot at the top of this fall’s must-see list.

“Lost” creator J.J. Abrams’ latest primetime project focuses on a married couple with a big secret. Steven Bloom (Boris Kodjoe) and his wife Samantha (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) are both top-notch spies for the CIA. The show is attention-grabbing at first, but falls flat in the middle.“Undercovers” is best enjoyed recorded and viewed on a Sunday afternoon while still snuggled under the covers.

“Outsourced” NBC 9:30 p.m., Thursdays

“The Event” NBC 9 p.m., Mondays

When Todd Dempsy (Ben Rappaport) gets outsourced to India to oversee his company’s customer service center, a series of odd, yet hilarious predicaments arise.

Dempsey soon realizes he must adapt to a completely different lifestyle in India. His attempts to supervise and communicate with the call center employees are basis enough for comedy, but “Outsourced” is also a must see because it paints a humorous picture of a very real global hot topic.

Sean Walker (Jason Ritter) is determined to find the truth behind the disappearance of his fiancée. As he delves into the United States’ biggest cover-up, he slowly unveils conspirers and allies. With an all-star cast including Ritter, Laura Innes and Blair Underwood, this show seemed like it would be a hit, but the story’s murky, confusing plot makes you wonder what the “event” actually is. While not a total flop, “The Event” is destined to be recorded and watched during downtime.

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FORGET IT “$#* ! My Dad Says” NBC 8:30 p.m., Thursdays

This is probably one of the worst shows on TV. This is supposed to be based off the Twitter account of Justin Halpern, not his dad’s life. William Shatner plays the dad and seriously kills the show.The things he says are far from funny and even “Mad TV” alumnae Nicole Sullivan can’t save this dreadful show. So, after “The Big Bang Theory,” flip the channel to anything else until it’ s time to watch “Grey’s Anatomy.”

“The Defenders” CBS 10 p.m., Wednesdays

Whoever decided to combine the presences of Jerry O’ Connell and Jim Belushi on television must have been seriously disturbed. Based on two attorneys in Las Vegas who deal with crime and select the most financially generous clients, this show falls short on originality and plot.

Unless you are on a deserted island and you have to watch this show or eat your arm, avoid flipping to this horrendous show.

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Editor content without being sorority girl I was driving home from work at approximately 6 p.m. last Monday when a swarm of yellow-shirted, screaming girls ran across Clifton Avenue in front of my car — one of many on the road at that time.

I slammed on the brakes for fear of destroying the pure beauty ... of my 1995 Ford Escort, Wilma.

After cursing to myself and straightening my seatbelt, I noticed every member of just about every fraternity and sorority on campus lined the street.

I then realized my worst nightmare had come true: It was rush week.

I went to college with a great many judgments, but sorority and fraternity life had never been portrayed to me as anything but a big party that only those higher up on the social ladder were a part of.

Before the flood of hate letters and e-mails begins, let me set the record straight: During my freshman year of college, I admit I wanted to join a sorority. I wanted to join for love of the idea of raising money for a good cause and hoped the stigma that came with Greek Life wasn’t accurate.

I remember my mom asking me if I really wanted to join a sorority, and I quickly told her yes. I wanted to be a part of something great, but I quickly realized Greek Life was not my scene.

One particular sorority, whose name shall not be mentioned, ruined it for me.

Every judgment I heard about sororities, from hazing horror stories to the high cost, were true.

I couldn’t stand to be a part of something so catty and exclusive, and I became the biggest Greek Life-hater possible.

My roommate, who joined her older sister’s sorority, completely changed the way she talked, walked and interacted with me after she rushed and received a bid.

She became a clone — an exact replica of the “sisters” in her sorority. She wasn’t herself anymore after that, and I refused to believe joining a sorority would be the best option for me.

I became sick of looking at those stupid Greek letter bags, hats and sweatshirts and hearing my friends who were members of sororities complain about their chapter and how hard it was to fit in with the older girls.

Almost four years later, my dislike for that particular sorority still exists.

During a recent conversation I had with Kelly Tucker, my good friend and entertainment editor, she asked,“You were a cheerleader in high school, right?” Kelly asked me. I laughed in response and quietly admitted I was. Her response? “I kind of assumed all cheerleaders joined sororities. You’re the only one I know who hasn’t.”

Kelly’s statement made me laugh so hard, I immediately knew it would be my idea for this week’s column, as I am the exact opposite of a cheerleader or sorority girl.

I sometimes ask myself why I was even a cheerleader in the first place, but that’s a whole different can of worms.

I do understand Greek Life has its benefits: making friends, learning responsibility, networking, higher self-esteem, points on a resume, etc.

I do encourage anyone who wants to be a part of Greek Life to do so. I have many wonderful friends who are parts of fraternities and sororities and are much better for it.

I know joining a fraternity or sorority is not for everyone, and maybe I just had a bad experience that set a precedent for my thoughts on sororities, but I’ve ultimately decided I’m not Greek Life material — I would not be able to live in a house full of girls or be surrounded by girls all the time. I honestly think I’m better off by not being a part of a sorority.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for philanthropy. I just don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars per quarter to do some good.

I hope to be involved with a nonprofit organization without going through the hazing process or purchasing many articles of clothing or accessories imprinted with Greek letters.

Besides, I have three brothers. Why would I need a bunch of sisters?

UC forms Quidditch league ariel cheung | managing editor As “Harry Potter” fans eagerly await the Nov. 19 release of the next movie, one group of University of Cincinnati students has found a way to keep the magical spirit alive.

The UC Quidditch League hosted its first meeting Oct. 18, where approximately 45 students met to discuss the game made famous by J.K. Rowling in the “Harry Potter” series.

“My friend Kelly and I were just goofing around and said it was something we wanted to do,” said Jason Walsh, a secondyear secondary education student. “But then we found out other schools actually had teams, and we got really excited.”

In the books, the wizarding sport is played on broomsticks as players attempt to score points by throwing the Quaffle ball into the three golden hoops at each end of the field.

At other universities, students play the game holding broomsticks. The snitch (a small golden ball that, in the books, flies around the field until the Seeker catches it), is, in some cases, a cross-country runner dressed in gold.

Walsh, Kelly Maurer, a second-year international affairs student, and Elyse Rudemiller, a third-year psychology and creative writing student decided it was time for UC to join the ranks of Quidditch-friendly schools like The Ohio State, Purdue and Harvard universities.

The trio started a Facebook group and posted signs around campus in order to advertise their first meeting, which took place after two weeks of planning.

Walsh hoped to scrounge up enough UC Potter fans for two seven-player Quidditch teams. But with the large turnout at the first meeting, there are enough people for six teams: Gryffindor Scarlet, Gryffindor Gold, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Slytherin and an unnamed team referred to as the Unspeakables.

“People were getting really excited and joining the Facebook group,” Walsh said.

“It was great, because we’re huge Harry Potter buffs.”

The group will be hosting another meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Stratford Pavilion for anyone who missed the first meeting. The first game will be Nov. 6 from noon to 3 p.m.

For now, the group plans to host games only between the various UC teams, but want to explore the possibility of challenging other nearby Quidditch leagues at universities like OSU, Miami University and Bowling Green State University.

More than 80 colleges in the Midwest currently have a team recognized by the International Quidditch Association.

The UC Quidditch League is not recognized as a student organization by the university itself.

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UC QUIDDITCH LEAGUE The first meeting on Oct.18 discussed the future of the sport at UC.

[purple remembrance day] eamon queeney | photo editor

WALL OF HOPE Members of UC Alliance asked students and faculty to gather together on McMIcken Commons Oct. 20 for Purple Remembrance Day as part of the “It Gets Better” project in response to recent suicides caused by homophobic or transphobic bullying.

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HOLD MY HAND Students gathered on McMicken Commons to hold hands as part of the “It Gets Better” project.

tudents at the University of Cincinnati participated in an “It Gets Better” flash mob as part of Purple Remembrance Day hosted Oct. 20 on McMicken Commons.

The “It Gets Better” project was started by Dan Savage, a gay-rights activist who launched a YouTube channel in which he posted a video discussing how he and his husband were badly bullied as teens for being gay.

The video has spurred many demonstrations in high schools and universities across the nation.

UC Alliance teamed up with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer office in organizing the event to respond to recent suicides caused by homophobic and transphobic bullying.

“We wanted to give the campus a visual representation of this epidemic by laying 12 bookbags across the lawn on McMicken Commons — one for each of the lives lost in recent weeks due to anti-queer bullying,” said Erin Kelly, UC Alliance president and a fourth-year political science and women’s, gender and sexuality studies student.

“Passers-by could write thoughts, prayers, etc. on white flags, which were then placed on the lawn near the bookbags.”

UC Alliance set up a table on McMicken Commons to give students resources and information about bullying and to encourage others to spread awareness.

“We recognize bullying doesn’t end after high school,” Kelly said. “Hate crimes still occur, even within the UC community. Many

students are unable to come out due to fear of ridicule, harassment, mistreatment, rejection or even violence.”

Blake Jelley, fellow UC Alliance member and a third-year organizational leadership student, agrees.

“It’s tough without resources, so it gives hope to those who fear they have no other way out except suicide,” Jelley said.

The hate crimes occur on a daily basis across the nation and have had fatal consequences for many suffering from bullying and abuse.

“How many times a week do we hear students calling others anti-LGBTQ slurs or saying, ‘That’s gay.’ when referring to something negative?” Kelly said. “We wanted to show both bullies — as well as those who witness bullying but take no initiative to speak out against it — that such actions destroy lives and, in some cases, end lives.”

A candlelight vigil was hosted the same evening on McMicken Commons to honor and respect the lives lost to the suicides.

“We wanted to make ourselves visible to anyone who might be struggling with negative or potentially negative reactions by their peers and families regarding their sexual orientation or gender identity,” Kelly said. “To those individuals, we wanted to provide resources as well as show them that they are not alone, and that it does get better.”

Jelley agrees and is sending a message to those beyond UC who have suffered or are suffering from any kind of bullying or abuse.

“We love and accept you no matter who you are.”

Students help establish UC garden bryan mullins | staff reporter University of Cincinnati students got their hands dirty at an off-site campus garden Saturday as part of Make A Difference Day and UC’s sustainability month.

Make A Difference Day is in its third year and is a part of the Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful campaigns. Both projects aim to beautify communities and reduce waste. More than 500 counties across the U.S. get involved with these events.

Helping establish a UC garden was just one of more than 25 Make a Difference Day events going on around the Greater Cincinnati Area.

Clifton and University Heights volunteers cleared out litter and cleared graffiti, Northside volunteers spread much and helped clear litter and Corryville volunteers did a cleanup and planted seeds.

At the off-campus garden, located next to the Cincinnati Zoo’s parking lot, volunteers helped put down mulch for flower and plant beds. Compost and soil were laid down for raised garden beds.

“Doing this now will make the beds ready for people to plant in March and not go

through any trouble,” said Shawn Tubb, UC’s sustainability coordinator. “The plan for the garden is to start up, be successful and get more gardens on the rise or get a new location for a larger garden.”

Volunteers put dirt and mulch into wheelbarrows, dug out old plants and trees, raked a way for the new walkway and did some construction. All of the supplies were donated from the Cincinnati Park boards.

Lindsey Melling, a second-year digital design student, said she hopes it is successful and is around for a long time.

“It’s something for the children to have because most young children will not have the opportunity to be around something like a garden that is for them,” Melling said.

The student-volunteers received some professional help as well.

“It’s for the children to connect and have something to reflect on,” said Len Thomas, a UC landscaping project manager. “I’m here to make out the pathway for the garden and save space and make sure everything is in the right place.”

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UC sweeps weekend slate Sam weinberg | Sports EDITOR

After a loss in Louisville Oct. 17, the No. 23 University of Cincinnati volleyball team went into the weekend looking for redemption — redemption it found by giving out two conference thrashings.

In their weekend slate, the Lady Bearcats swept the South Florida Bulls and the Georgetown Hoyas at Fifth Third Arena.

The wins helped Cincinnati keep pace with Louisville, with both squads sharing a portion of the Big East’s No. 1 spot.

“We’re just taking one game at a time,” said Cincinnati head coach Reed Sunahara. “We’re not looking

past any game. On Saturday, we focused on South Florida, today we focused on Georgetown, Tuesday we’ll focus on IUPUI, and then we have some time from Tuesday to Sunday to focus on Villanova.”

After a disappointing showing against the Cardinals, the Bearcats entered the weekend fired up and rolling on all cylinders.

UC finished the weekend averaging a .378 hitting percentage while recording 17 blocks and holding opponents to a .046 hitting percentage.

“I thought we executed at a high level,” Sunahara said. “I thought the team responded well after what we did against Louisville and I thought we did a

nice job preparing and giving it our best effort.”

Starting out the weekend, Cincinnati beat the South Florida Bulls Friday in three sets 25-10, 25-9 and 25-21 at Fifth Third Arena.

The Bearcats easily took the first two sets with strong offensive and defensive performances.

Going into the third set, the Lady Cats had a chance to break the school’s 33-point all-time record for fewest points allowed in a three-set match.

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HOME STREAK CONTINUES With wins against South Florida and Georgetown, the University of Cincinnati volleyball team extended its winning streak at Fifth Third Arena to 38 matches.

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PRODUCTIVE WIDE RECIEVERS Marcus Barnett caught nine passes for 174 yards and one touchdown, while Armon Binns had 12 receptions for 158 yards and two scores. D.J. Woods added nine catches for 137 yards in UC’s best passing game of the season.

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railing by eight with 3:25 to play, Cincinnati’s destiny was in its own hands — unfamiliar hands.

Junior quarterback Chazz Anderson entered the game to lead the Bearcats on their final drive, replacing an injured Zach Collaros, who left the game to be evaluated for a stiff leg.

“There was no doubt that [Anderson] was going to lead us down for a score and the two-point conversion,” said Cincinnati head coach Butch Jones.

“Our team has great faith and great confidence in him, we just came up a little bit short.”

Anderson led Cincinnati to South Florida’s 16-yard line, but his incompletion on fourth down gave the Bulls the ball and

BULLS RUN WILD Faron Hornes caught two passes Friday, including a 70-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

HIGH-FLYING OFFENSE Before leaving the game with an injured leg, Zach Collaros threw for 463 yards and three touchdowns.

UC clinches Big East tournament berth

The University of Cincinnati men’s soccer team clinched a spot in this season’s Big East Championship with a 0-0 draw at Villanova Saturday.

The Bearcats (6-4-5, 4-1-2 Big East) can finish the season no worse than fourth in the Big East’s Red Division and will host a first-round game in the league’s postseason tournament.

Cincinnati freshman Alex Hadley appeared to give the Cats a 1-0 lead late in the first half, but the goal was waved off due to a UC penalty away from the ball.

The Bearcats outshot the Wildcats 11-4 in the second period, but remain in a second-place tie in league standings.

UC senior goalie Matt Williams made five saves for his eighth shutout of the season.

The Bearcats play their second-to-last match of the regular season on the road Wednesday against DePaul.

Cats ignore lowly projection Pitt picked to win Big East Tom Skeen | Senior Reporter

Open water: swim season begins

The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving team split its season-opening meet with rival Xavier Friday at the Keating Aquatics Center.

The UC women claimed a 182-87 win in the Crosstown Splashdown, while the men’s team lost to the Musketeers 137.5-127.5.

Junior Liz Hansson won in the women’s 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley. The Bearcats swept the top-three spots in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke and the top-two spots in the 200-yard butterfly.

Senior Nathan Williams led the UC men in a top-three sweep in the 200-yard freestyle, while junior Haywood Miller won both the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke.

UC returns to the water in Keating Aquatic Center Nov. 5, to face Pittsburgh.

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a 38-30 win in Cincinnati’s Big East home opener Friday at Nippert Stadium.

“I’m proud of our kids,” Jones said. “They could have stopped and quit playing, and I thought obviously we played to the bitter end.”

Before his exit, Collaros completed 30 of 53 passes for 463 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

For the first time in school history, the Bearcats had three wide receivers — Armon Binns, D.J. Woods and Marcus Barnett — each gain more than 100 yards.

It is not yet known if Collaros will return for Cincinnati’s next game, a homecoming showdown with Syracuse Saturday at Nippert.

The loss to the Bulls snapped Cincinnati’s 13-game conference winning streak and dropped the Bearcats to 3-4 this season, but the team still has

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LITTLE PRESEASON LOVE The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team recieved 91 points in the Big East’s preseason coaches’ poll. Pittsburgh is the early league favorite, earning 222 points and 12 first-place votes.

In the Big East’s preseason coaches’ poll, the Cincinnati Bearcats were projected for a 12th-place finish this season in the 16-team league.

“We don’t pay attention to the polls. We’re just going to go out and play,” said sophomore guard Cashmere Wright. “We feel we are the best team in the Big East and that’s what we are going to go out there and play like.”

Cincinnati junior forward Yancy Gates earned preseason all-conference honorable mention accolades after averaging 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game last season. The Bearcats finished 7-11 in regular season Big East play before a quarterfinal exit in the league tournament.

The lowly prediction for this season’s team doesn’t have head coach Mick Cronin worried.

“We don’t have a whole lot of reaction to preseason predictions,” Cronin said. “It doesn’t matter if you are picked high or low, they don’t hand out any free wins for that. We know what we have to prove between the lines and everything else is irrelevant.”

Pittsburgh was projected to finish first in the Big East by the league’s coaches. The Panthers, coming off a second-place finish in the conference last season,

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return their two leading scorers from last year in Ashton Gibbs and Brad Wanamaker.

Following Pitt are the Villanova Wildcats, picked to finished second. The departure of leading scorer Scottie Reynolds might hurt the Wildcats, but with guards Corey Stokes and Corey Fisher returning, Villanova is primed for another Big East run.

The reigning Big East champion Syracuse Orange were picked to finished third despite the loss of Arinze Onuaku and Wesley Johnson.

The Georgetown Hoyas were selected fourth, despite losing big man Greg Monroe to the NBA draft.

The Hoyas return two of their top scorers from last season in Austin Freeman and Chris Wright.

Bob Huggins and the West Virginia Mountaineers — picked to finish fifth — are coming off a trip to the Final Four. West Virginia must absorb the loss of Devin Ebanks and Da’Sean Butler, but junior forward Kevin Jones returns.

The Bearcats have goals of competing for a Big East title this season despite the departure of Lance Stephenson and the graduation of Deonta Vaughn.

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