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Alumna selected for UN talks taylor pickerel the news record

The third discussion of global climate changes took place Wednesday, Nov. 18, in MainStreet Cinema at Tangeman University Center to raise awareness of the United Nations Framework Convention.

The University of Cincinnati Sustainability group and the Programs and Activities Council hosted the events, which began Monday, Nov. 16.

The speakers included Gary M. Bramble, director of the Air and Waste Management Association and Elizabeth Trombley, a recent UC graduate and a member of the non-profit youth empowerment organization SustainUS. Trombley secured her seat at the December conference through SustainUS. She and fellow group members will cover specific climate issues that might exist in the future.

“In the upcoming years we will see increases in biomass, solar, wind and nuclear energy,” Bramble said.

Bramble also said many power companies are taking steps to combat the energy problem.

One of the main subjects to be covered at the conference is the need for global change to reduce greenhouse gasses, elizabeth halt the melting of the polar trombley ice caps and the rising of ocean levels.

Ocean levels are expected to rise eight to 24 inches by 2099, based on the 8 percent increase in the last century, Bramble said.

“Some of this rise is due to the expansion of water from the increased temperatures in oceans caused by global climate change,” Bramble said.

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Countries such as Africa are noticing the effects of global climate change.

“Right now droughts are sweeping through Africa killing cattle,” Trombley said. “And people are simply killing themselves because they have nothing left.”

When the air warms, evaporation from both land and sea increases. This can cause drought in areas of the world where the increased evaporation is not compensated for by precipitation, Bramble said.

Trombley points to the low level of international cooperation and the unwillingness of wealthier nations to help developing countries as a contributing factor.

“These talks at the Copenhagen Conference will set the groundwork to work from in the coming years,” Bramble said.

The conference will take place Dec. 7 to Dec. 18 see CLIMATE | page 2

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“He’s a go-getter.

He’s not going to let this bring him down.”

—JANET HUFFORD Thomas’s Wife

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Thomas hufford, joined by wife Janet rests at home in Loveland after surviving a massive heart attack followed by hypothermia therapy.

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homas Hufford, 76, of Loveland, endured a massive heart attack in his urologist’s office Sept. 29. Now, doctors consider him a miracle.

Thomas experienced 25 minutes without blood circulation, and in order to save his life, Dr. Andrew Burger at University Hospital put him into a hypothermic protocol.

The core body temperature was decreased to approximately 75 degrees.

“He was so cold,” said Janet Hufford, his wife. “I’d feel his arm and it was like a rock. Just frozen. But they knew what they were doing.”

Thomas continued the hypothermia therapy to prevent brain damage and alleviate the stress on vital organs.

In the condition of hypothermia, the body reduces its need for oxygen and the chemical reactions associated with injury, according to the American Heart Association.

“We had no idea how he was going to respond,” Janet said. “The doctors said ‘we’re going to thaw him out now,’ and they tested his reactions.”

Thomas spent 10 days undergoing hypothermia therapy. Once he regained full function on Oct. 8, Dr. J. Michael Smith, chief of cardiac surgery at University Hospital, assessed him and decided he was fit for coronary artery bypass surgery. see THOMAS | page 2

Williams has big dreams for UC gin a. ando the news record

President Gregory Williams rallied for moving the university forward at his first All-University Faculty Address Wednesday, Nov. 18, to an audience of more than 100 people.

After taking the stage, Williams took time to thank the University of Cincinnati’s faculty as well as former President Nancy Zimpher and Interim President Monica Rimai for their efforts in “thorny” situations.

“We need to stay the course,” Williams said. “In higher education, you’re either moving backward or you’re moving forward. There is no status quo.”

Williams then thanked the audience, which was mostly made up of faculty and staff from the 14 university colleges represented at the address.

“We do truly have a world-class faculty here,” he said. “Do we have the potential to achieve, on this campus, things we never dreamed of before?”

Marla Hall, UC faculty chair and an associate professor at the College of Engineering and Applied Science, mentioned the static between the Board of Trustees and the faculty regarding the approval of the funding of the Jefferson Sports Complex.

The funding, which was approved by the Board of Trustees Tuesday morning, did not have satisfactory

faculty input, although UC’s faculty is instrumental in the progress of the university, Hall said. “[Faculty] successes may not be evidenced on prime time or the big screen, but they are innumerable,” Hall said. “The success is largely in the hands of the faculty.”

While Hall and Williams might have clashed over the finalization of the funding for the Jefferson Sports Complex, the president said conversation with opposing opinions encourages better ideas.

Williams also outlined his plan for the future of the university, reminding the audience that UC also stands for “up and coming.”

“While the six goals of UC|21 are spectacular, do they need to be refreshed or revised?” Williams said.

“How do we prioritize our priorities?”

The recent progress and semester conversion were also mentioned by the president, who said that his first two weeks at the university have been hectic. Meetings with UC leaders as well as state legislators have taken see address | page 2 justin tepe | the news record

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“My arteries were so blocked the doctors said it was like going through concrete,” Thomas said. “They had to pull veins out of my legs – they couldn’t use a stint.”

Smith was unable to perform an angioplasty because of intense calcification of his arteries and moved to a bypass as the next viable option.

“What I did was no big deal,” Smith said. “What was a big deal was the doctors who put him into the hypothermic protocol and saved his life, saved his brain.”

Smith released Thomas Oct. 13, confident in a full recovery with very little damage to the heart after the massive heart attack.

“Dr. Smith was great and very personable,” Janet said.

“It was scary, but I trusted them.”

The Norwood urology center where Thomas recevies treatment from Dr. Gary Kirsch for his prostate cancer has much gratitude from Janet.

After complaining of dizziness, nurses asked Thomas to take a seat; that’s when his body launched into cardiac arrest.

“The fact they we were in the office was the most fortunate thing in the world,” Janet said. “If he had gotten in my car, he would not be here.

The nurses did CPR all the way to the hospital.”

Burger has performed this type of treatment on at least three other patients and Thomas is the only one to completely recover.

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up a large portion of time, Williams said.

Williams also recounted his youth growing up in Muncie, Ind. and how its effects shape his dream-big attitude toward the UC presidency.

“I have no doubt that UC has the capacity and desire to be the best and to become a truly premier and national university,” he said.

slow, and slowing it down where it would have otherwise been quicker.

There were many other noticeable covers, at least two of which came from Sublime. The best was “Santeria,” and Losanti did a stellar job.

The other Sublime cover was “Badfish.”

That said, the band came with unique material for the audience, although few and far between. The songs “Slow Your Roll”

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“It is important to me to reach out to college students because we are the future and it is better to educate us about this biggest issue of our time early,” Trombley said.

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In March 2001, doctors at University Hospital treated Thomas after a head-on collision on Mitchell Avenue.

With cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and multiple fractures, Thomas knows that his recent visit was more catastrophic.

“They took great care of me both times,” Thomas said.

While resting at home with his wife and cat, Sugar, Thomas looks forward to the day he can renew his pilot license or get his hands dirty working on planes. That day is nearly six months away due to recovery time, but flying has always been his passion.

“He’s a go-getter,” Janet said. “He’s not going to let this bring him down.”

and “Hey Baby” were two of the better originals. “Hey Baby” had a significant reggae feel, there was an obviously great influence from Sublime.

Losanti ended their show with an original, which was a surprise to say the least. I was expecting another cover.

“Real Eyes” was a great way to end the show for those who stayed ... and there weren’t many, but it was worth being there.

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Classic vampire films preceding “Twilight” In preparation of the upcoming and highly anticipated release of the “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” Friday, Nov. 20, a brief overview of some of the best movies of the vampire genre would seem timely.

1. “Nosferatu” (1922): The first official film version of Bram Stoker’s classic novel, “Dracula.” This silent film is still spooky after almost 90 years with the count (here named Count Orlok and played by actor Max Schreck) probably the most grotesque of all movie vampires. Ironically, nobody living today should be aware of this film’s existence, let alone be able to obtain it from Netflix.

This is because, director F.W. Murnau said “Nosferatu” was an adaptation of Stoker’s book and he did not seek permission to use the material. This led to Stoker’s widow sued Murnau and the German court ordered all prints of the film to be destroyed. But somehow, the movie survived and eventually made its way to American cinemas. Despite its illegal status, this was the beginning of the great success of vampires in movie theaters.

2. “Dracula” (1931): Although it doesn’t have the shock value it carried in 1931, this is the first “Dracula” film with sound, remaining the most famous and engaging of all vampire films. This is mainly due to Bela Lugosi’s iconic performance in the title role.

Even the simultaneously filmed Spanish version of “Dracula,” with its superior camera angles and more appealing leading ladies, failed to make the same impression because of Lugosi’s absence. To this day his count is what first comes to mind when many people think of Dracula or vampires.

It’s safe to say, without Lugosi’s Dracula, we would have neither the Count on neither “Sesame Street” nor Count Chocula cereal.

3. “Horror of Dracula” (1958): This was the first Dracula in color and my personal favorite vampire film. Although he memorably played Frankenstein’s monster a year earlier in “The Curse of Frankenstein,” Christopher Lee deservedly became a star with his work as the count in the film. His performance is matched by both Peter Cushing’s performance as Van Helsing and James Bernard’s pulse-pounding musical score.

4. “The Fearless Vampire Killers” (1967): Roman Polanski’s take on vampire movies is a memorable and somewhat low-key affair. He plays one of two vampire hunters (the other is played by Jack MacGowran) who hunt the undead in a small Transylvanian village.

It’s not as laugh-filled as Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” (which will test the patience of some viewers) but it’s filled with wonderful imagery, especially the animated title sequence.

5. “30 Days of Night” (2007): This gory adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name proudly wears its cinematic vampire influences on its sleeve. An estranged couple (Josh Hartnett and Melissa George) must protect an ever-deceasing number of people in their Alaskan town when it’s suddenly overrun by vampires.

We must also mention the worst vampire movie, which is Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” (1992).

Despite a great director (Francis Ford Coppola), terrific production values (the movie won Oscars for Makeup, Sound Effects Editing and Costume Design) and a perfectly cast Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing, this is the worst vampire film for one simple reason: it’s not as faithful to the novel as the title implies. Instead of the threatening monster of Stoker’s novel, Coppola made Gary Oldman’s count a tragic lover and Stoker’s story a tragic tale of reincarnated love. This take may have fared better were it not for its belief in its own superiority as the definitive adaptation of Stoker’s tale.

Last week at the Catskeller, Losanti performed their self-described genre of music, “reggae funk soul rock,” as coined by singer Jack Novak, a former business student at the University of Cincinnati.

The group consists of four members with ties to UC: John Bertke, an industrial management alumnus, on the drums; Justin Segbers, an e-media student, playing bass guitar; Colin Finch, lead guitar and of course Jack Novak.

When asked about the bands’ influences, Novak jokingly said “God, Allah and Tom Cruise.” He said the band had major inclinations toward The Red Hot Chili Peppers. There was a slight debate between members about the exact time the band

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Losanti’s drummer, John Bertke (background) also fills in as a stand-by percussionist for local ska stars, The Pinstripes.

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with little resistance from armed opponents, the notorious airport massacre level in “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” stirred quite a commotion.

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Not only is “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” set to break all video game sales records this year, but it might go down as the most controversial game in 2009 after Russia banned the video game and recalled every single copy from stores last week.

MW2 sold 4.7 million units in its opening day release in America and the UK, decimating the previous record set by “Grand Theft Auto IV” of 3.6 million in May 2008.

But now it is shrouded in controversy over its ban in Russia.

The story of MW2 involves the Russian Mafia, possibly one reason for the ban.

However, it is most likely due to the mafia’s mission. Barely one hour into the game, the player goes undercover with the Russian baddies and massacre an entire airport with light machine guns, leaving the place a bloody, twisted mess. As an undercover agent, the player is even encouraged to join in the disgusting event of hunting civilians.

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The interesting thing about MW2 is that it allows the player to cut out the more grisly missions before starting the campaign by asking the player if they wish to skip those parts. Now, Infinity Ward, the developer of the “Modern Warfare” series, will be re-releasing a version of the game with certain missions and dialogue taken out to be evaluated by the Russian Government.

“Manhunt 2,” developed by Rockstar, is the only game that has been banned in America.

The game was later released with dumbed-down violence. It is tough to ban a game in America because of First Amendment rights.

However, controversial games in America still get much attention from our government and worrisome parents. “Grand Theft Auto” games have been repeatedly hailed as the reason for young adult crimes or killings.

Usually, the ESRB rating system gives “adults only” scores to video games that are too intense for the video game market, which means the game will never see a store shelf.

Retailers and publishers don’t want to waste their time on a game that won’t sell.

The ban of MW2 marks the first ban of a video game in the history of Russia. Australia tops the list as the country with the most bans with a total of 34. The list includes such hits as “Fallout 3,” “God of War III” and even the brand new “Left 4 Dead 2.”

Thankfully, we Yankees needn’t worry about losing such wonderful games to the ether of banned materials.

Ed Bassmaster stuck on YouTube? jeremy Davis the news record

While browsing through the video offerings on YouTube, you may have stumbled upon some videos born from the comical mind of Ed Bassmaster.

Armed with a creative sense of humor, a straight face and a hidden video camera, Bassmaster wanders public places to prank unsuspecting targets who never leave an encounter with him with anything less than sheer confusion.

In many of his videos, he assumes the identity of one of his numerous characters, all with their own unique personality. Perhaps his most well-known character is Mumbles, a favorite among fans, who, as his name suggests, mumbles every sentence while making up words and often asks the target, “bartle doo?” which has become the characters’ catchphrase.

Other characters include Always Teste, forever looking for a job and the sassy Tequila, who always makes certain you know the correct way

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Playing to an almost empty room, Losanti did their best to keep the energy flowing.

They opened the show with an instrumental original. The lead guitar was very funky during the instrumental, utilizing his pedals to distort his guitar in various ways. At the very least the music was upbeat. Watching Losanti on stage gives one the sense of pleasure the musicians share when playing together. From laughing to howling into microphones, they gave a playful impression.

The one pitfall of the band is that they played too many covers, although Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” was enjoyable. The twists came from Novak’s voice. The band gave the song a different feel and mood than the original, speeding it up in places where it was normally

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to pronounce her name as “Ta-kwee-laa” and isn’t afraid to speak her mind.

When he isn’t posing as one of his many characters, he often resorts to more simple pranks in concept, which are unique in content. In one series of pranks, he pulls up to drive-thru windows and repeats the words “habba babba” in a high pitched, child-like voice.

“Ugly Face” is a prank in which Bassmaster converses with an unsuspecting individual, often a store employee, and pretends he is interested in a particular product. However, as he is speaking, he only makes it midway through a sentence as he quickly contorts his face comically for a minute or two, catching the employee off guard and then starts talking again as if nothing happened.

On many occasions, Bassmaster teams up with friend and fellow comedian Jack Vale inventor of the popular prank device “The Pooter,” who is a brilliant comedian on his own.

As a comedian and rising Internet star, Bassmaster’s YouTube channel, which he started in

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2006, has more than 300 videos, more than 110,000 subscribers and more than 3.5 million channel views. His channel is currently ranked 46th as the most subscribed and 44th most viewed of all time in the comedians category on YouTube. Bassmaster has also appeared on G4, VH1 and MADtv. Bassmaster got his start when he became inspired to make videos of his own after watching others on YouTube.

“My motivation came after watching YouTube videos, I thought ‘I would like to try that,’” Bassmaster said.

As he enjoys an increasingly popular following on YouTube, making a career out of his humor is his goal as he continues to attract more fans.

“Right now the videos are my career,” Bassmaster said. “I make a full-time living producing videos for YouTube and other online companies. But I would like to eventually be on TV.” You can check out his videos at his YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/user/edbassmaster.

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Politically active students to change world As college students, we have an increasingly important role in changing the political landscape.

We tend to be more inclined and motivated to get involved in political causes and issues or engage in some form of activism on college campuses and elsewhere.

Focus on the role and impact students have in the political world resulted in attempts to capitalize on this.

We saw it during the last presidential election. Candidates vied to attract the support of college students in what many organizers saw as an untapped area of potential voters. The overwhelming growth in real grassroots support for certain candidates such as Rep. Ron Paul stemmed from the particular efforts of college students across the nation.

Much of the success of President Barack Obama’s campaign was found in its ability to motivate the youth and attract the votes of young college-age Americans, which became a significant base for his campaign.

Fifty-two percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 participated in the 2008 presidential election, an increase of nearly 3.4 million voters from the last presidential election in 2004, according to a report by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.

It’s important that, in a world where issues are becoming more complex, students take a more active part in politics and engage in political activism. Having a more vested interest in politics is key because we are the ones who will inherit a country swamped with a faltering economy, needless wars, expanding government and an entire laundry list of other difficult issues.

Getting college students motivated enough to change the direction Washington is taking us is the work of one political organization known as the Young Americans for Liberty.

As a national organization, YAL connects college students by networking and through the creation of local college chapters.

Since it’s founding in 2008, YAL has established 176 chapters in colleges and high schools throughout the country, with more being added every day.

And if the hopes of some students at UC come true, our university will be the latest school to host a YAL chapter.

Currently awaiting the process of official recognition by the university, the UC chapter of YAL is looking to bring like-minded, liberty-loving students together in an effort to curb political apathy.

“Our goals as Young Americans for Liberty is to promote and defend the great American principles of individual liberty, constitutional government, free markets, sound money and a non-interventionist foreign policy through means of educational and political action,” Vice President of YAL at UC Ryan Printy said.

“We hope to do this here at the University of Cincinnati by curing the apathy of some students and perhaps re-educating some informed students about the principles of liberty.”

In order to correct the mistakes made by those in Washington, we must be willing to take on the task by becoming more aware of the challenges we face.

“It is important for college students to be politically active because we live in turbulent times. The future of our country is looking bleak and we are going to have to be the ones to try and fix it. It is important for students to wake up and realize our country is moving down an unsustainable path,” Printy said. “The problems this country will face will be the problems our generation must fix, so it is important to start now [rather] than to wait before it is too late.”

And while we do have a number of political groups on campus, there is a significant lack in involvement by students.

“In terms of just our university here at UC, I feel student involvement could be much greater than it is,” Printy said.

“We are a huge school but student involvement doesn’t show that at all. Not only should there be more political involvement of students, but just student involvement in general.”

We are in school because we want to make our future the best it can be, but unless we make an effort to get involved politically and change the way things are going, it may not be much of a future to have.

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OTR redesign uproots area Maria bergh

There has been a distinct change in the connotation of Over the Rhine in Cincinnati. Once uttered only in a tone of voice equated with slum, danger and crime it now has an ambiguously optimistic note. Like tourists discovering the neighborhood for the first time, Cincinnatians have woken up and discovered the acres of empty buildings that form the nation’s largest historic district.

Unfortunately, what to do with this place has been a debate for 70 years.

From “slum clearance,” or demolition, just before the Great Depression to Appalachian-African American cohabitation to its current mostly vacant state, the neighborhood has been through a lot.

There were two conflicting philosophies for development, one preserving the neighborhood for those who have nowhere else to go and the other insisting the poor will improve only if the neighborhood does.

Recently, the neighborhood’s rapid physical deterioration (half the historic buildings have been lost since 1930) forced a resolution of differences. Absentee landlords often allow properties to decline until they must be torn down for public safety reasons. In 2006 the National Trust for Historic Preservation spotlighted Over the Rhine on their list of 11

most endangered historic places, successfully creating a sudden sense of urgency that helped unite both factions.

The buzz about Over the Rhine has many faces: new condos, paint schemes and window boxes on Vine Street, as well as a new building for the School of Creative and Performing Arts. Even the sudden push toward sustainability is incidentally favorable, supporting Findlay Market. Unfortunately, the issue is more complicated than the walk between free parking and the market house apple stall.

The redevelopment was planned by the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC).

Officially, the city’s master plans for downtown seems to be a high-class recreational establishment loosely based on local legends. For example, Fountain Square once emphasized the fountain; the new plinth dwarfs the fountain in favor of the adjacent giant television.

Over the Rhine is 3CDC’s current focus, within which they have partnerships to complete the work of developing entertainment and housing while maintaining history and diversity.

This “diversity” is largely the addition of a new monoculture.

Unfortunately, the needs of the two groups are very different. New blueprints mimic suburban lifestyles with space, light and fancy finishes at the cost of extra bedrooms and durable

materials. Section 8 families – whose rent is subsidized by the government to bridge the gap between their income and market value, enabling landlords to offer public housing units in a market rate building – will have to adapt to apartments designed for singles, young couples and empty nesters.

And when these populations meet, living side by side for very different reasons, there will be conflicts. Newcomers looking for urban edginess and culture will have to respect neighbors who are there because they have no choice.

The announcement of the third and fourth phases of the Gateway Quarter plan (a redevelopment district north of Washington Park and Music Hall) seem a little risky. The area has long been torn between the grandeur of Music Hall and the reality of the homeless (and those who serve them) just outside; capping the north and south of the park with new development stresses a system at the breaking point.

The neighborhood is ripe for gentrification, whatever the developers promise.

They have the power and properties while the current residents (to say nothing of the local homeless) have no access to these luxuries. They don’t own the buildings, and only stand to lose a greater percentage of their income to a rise in property value.

Cincinnati residents, particularly suburbanites, are tired of the negativity surrounding Over the Rhine and will likely be eager to support development without thinking twice, particularly as it promises jobs during the recession.

But it would be unfortunate to expend the well-documented potential of Over the Rhine as cheap a trick as hacking historic interiors into empty nester and yuppie condos. Today, the neighborhood is culturally rich, a place where people have roots. The new vision of the neighborhood focuses the space as an investment or convenience for entertainment.

This conflict requires careful cooperation from both sides to keep peace and justice alive. Both sides need buy in and respect from each other. Low-income residents ought to profit from the rising tide.

The community ought to desire integration meetings and bloc parties and discussions between the newcomers and old timers. There ought to be overtures made by the city now, before opportunistic violence and crime break out, to explain the sensitive nature of the continued development to the public as a whole so that intelligent decisions are made that enhance Over the Rhine without reducing it to a cartoon.

Maria Bergh is a fourth-year architecture student.

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CAN needs to expand focus to all wars

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Dear Editor, Around the country and on our very own campus, the Campus Anti-War Network misleads students who wish to become peace activists. These students, I truly believe, join CAN with an honest and sincere belief that they can help end global war through activism. Unfortunately, as beautiful as the group name sounds, CAN seeks to demonize Israel rather than end all wars.

The group was formed in 2003 in response to the planned U.S. occupation of Iraq, but since then, both nationally and on our campus, CAN has focused much of its efforts in presenting the Israel/ Palestine issue as a black-and-white situation.

Once one analyzes CAN’s history and their leaders’ public statements, one can clearly observe the hate toward the Jewish state.

Let us take a look at the evolution of CAN’s Points of Unity, the group’s constitution. At the first CAN conference, delegates agreed on four points: “No war on Iraq, whether backed by the U.S. or the United Nations; end the U.N. sanctions which have killed more than 1 million Iraqis; oppose the attacks on civil liberties and racist scapegoating at home; money for jobs, education, and health care, not war.”

Just nine months later at CAN’s second national convention, a few changes were made to the Points of Unity. All of the alterations involved specifying CAN’s beliefs toward the United States involvement in Iraq, except for two additions: “We stand opposed

to all U.S. wars of aggression,” and “We stand opposed to the oppression of the Palestinian people and the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.”

It is understandable that CAN is concerned about the situation in the Israel/Palestine region as it is frequently a war zone. But if the Campus Anti-War Network is going to broaden their focus to international war zones outside of United States direct involvement, why does CAN exclusively add the Israel/Palestine region? Why did CAN not add a point condemning the activity in Darfur where thousands of innocent civilians are murdered every year or a specific point on any of the other wars that were going on in 2003 around the globe?

At the 2007 national convention, CAN revised the Points of Unity to the following statement: “The Campus Anti-War Network stands for the immediate withdrawal from Iraq of all occupation troops and private contractors. CAN is committed to building a movement based on grassroots, democratic and independent organizing that actively opposes all forms of racism, Islamophobia, sexism and homophobia.”

This is a very unusual statement. Why is Muslim discrimination, Islamophobia, the only religious persecution CAN specifically condemns? Is antiChristian or anti-Semitic behavior not prevalent enough to mention? Or is it just more acceptable?

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The opposition to sexism and homophobia is also fascinating in relation to CAN’s negative view towards Israel. Israel is one of the only nations in the Middle East where homosexuality is permitted – homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and four other nations – and Israel is the only nation in the region to have had a woman run it. So why does CAN’s latest mission statement target Iraq and Islamophobia?

I would love for the Campus Ant-War Network to be an all-inclusive anti-war activist group, but I cannot help but be skeptical. As a Jew and one who feels a strong connection to the Jewish homeland, I greatly fear the power of anti-Israel sentiments.

When the leaders of CAN publicly use language such as the “Zionist breeders,” I cannot help but compare this to the anti-Semitic rhetoric used by the Nazis.

I am not asking for members of CAN to agree with every Israeli policy, but it would be somewhat reassuring if they did not legitimize suicide bombers and missile launches on innocent Israeli civilians.

This issue is not black and white. There are mistakes on both sides. I just hope that the members of CAN start to listen to outside opinions before labeling them as nonsense.

Jonathan Dress UC student Architecture 2011

Refund checks confuse students After 970 students received an e-mail alerting them to an incoming refund check, their excitement was short lived. The e-mail also noted that the amount of the refund check was owed to the university.

Due to the mismanagement of refund checks during the 2008-09 academic year, and possibly years before, 970 students received an excess amount of aid which was carried forward from quarter to quarter.

To correct the problem and create a zero balance, the financial aid department took immediate action.

And there is nothing wrong with how the department reacted.

All higher education institutions

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are required by federal regulations to issue refund checks if a student’s account is in excess. Regulations also prohibit institutions from participating in “carry-forward” practices. Although financial aid is awarded for an entire year, it might only be distributed and applied in current and past academic terms – never in future terms.

The financial aid department came across this issue after hiring an independent compliance officer who eventually made the discovery. The department decided to e-mail all of the students who fell under the category of having aid carried forward before the money was sent.

To the department, it seemed most students understood the message in the e-mail. After all, students are not losing money, simply returning it to create a zero balance with the university. The compliance is a one-time occurrence

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that should put everyone back on track.

“In order for me to comply with federal regulations, I cut a refund check,” said Ken Wolterman, bursar of the cashiers, collections and student accounts office. “That rippled through and gave the student a $1,000 balance.

I’m bound by federal regulations to give them that money. I can’t just take that check and apply it to your bill without you knowing.

“Otherwise it could be construed as coercion,” he continued. “So we give them the $1,000 check and the only thing I can do is prevent you from enrolling again.”

Yet, students who did not fully comprehend the message made a visit to OneStop in University Pavilion or e-mailed the administration.

The department reacted appropriately by letting students know

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what was expected of them before the checks were sent. Yet, the root of the problem still seems unclear.

The university should have never made the decision to carry forward any amount of financial aid, as that decision is purely the students’.

The timing of the compliance act was selected to avoid stress and confusion, which is another point on the tally board for the university. In addition, many students’ questions and concerns were addressed personally.

From a realistic standpoint, the university reacted appropriately and in a timely manner. Although the message confused several recipients, the act of compliance is successful.

Maybe OneStop should have made a YouTube video resembling a simple show like “I’m Just a Bill” from “School House Rock” to better explain it to us.

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Still plenty of work before bowl season

I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news or anything, but the University of Cincinnati football team may not win the Big East Championship and could end up in a lackluster bowl game to say the least.

Now before I start receiving e-mails saying that I’ll never find work in this town again, let me explain.

Believe me, I want UC to do well. Why wouldn’t I? But right now, the undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats have what will be a huge game Nov. 5, against Pittsburgh in the Steel City.

For the fun of it, let’s discuss what will happen should UC beat Pitt and end the season undefeated.

Right now, UC is fifth in the BCS Standings behind Florida, Alabama, Texas and TCU. So, let’s say all of those teams finish undefeated except for either Florida or Alabama; one of them will have one loss because they will play each other for the SEC title.

That will leave the SEC winner to play Texas for the title, which is how it should be, even in the flawed BCS system.

(We all know there should be a playoff.)

Brian Kelly even said on Dan Patrick’s radio show that if UC is undefeated along with Texas and Alabama or Florida, that UC should be left out of the National Championship because those teams have been above UC in the polls all year.

UC would probably jump up to third in the BCS and possibly end up in the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech.

I don’t know about you, but Georgia Tech is not who I would want UC to play after an undefeated season.

UC will eventually leapfrog TCU in the standings because Cincy is a BCS team and TCU is not. They would then move ahead of the loser of the SEC title game.

The Orange Bowl is nothing to scoff at, but against Georgia Tech? I’d rather see them play the loser of the SEC title game or even TCU or Boise St. And who knows where the team could end up if they lose to Pittsburgh? I don’t want to even think that they might go to the PapaJohns.com Bowl or the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Another possible bowl game and probably the best-case scenario for UC is the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, La., or even the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Ariz.

If they land a spot in one of those games then they would probably play Alabama, Florida, TCU or Boise State. Any of those games would be better than Georgia Tech.

And there is still the outside shot at UC making it to the National Championship game.

Texas would have to lose for the Cats to have a shot and even then it’s not set in stone.

The Longhorns have games at home against Kansas and on the road at Texas A&M. Both of those teams are 5-5 but in college football, stranger things have happened. Plus they have the Big 12 championship game against either Nebraska or Kansas State.

So, if Texas loses a game then UC could jump ahead of them. There is no way the BCS would be able to put a one-loss BCS team in the National Championship over an undefeated BCS team. But then again, it is the BCS and stranger things have happened.

Another possible scenario and one that might be even less likely than Texas losing is if Alabama or Florida loses before the SEC title game. Like, if Florida loses to Florida State in the final regular season game and then beats Alabama for the SEC title.

Assuming the BCS won’t put either of the one-loss SEC teams in the National Championship over an undefeated Big East team, UC would play Texas for the championship.

It’s a long shot, but in college football anything can happen.

Right now Florida is not as strong as they’re made out to be.

And remember, the Florida State vs. Florida game was, at one point, one of the biggest rivalries in college football.

Either way, UC needs some help but they can’t let all the scenarios factor in to how they play the rest of the season. They have to worry about a strong Pitt team first.

What bowl game do you think the Cats will play in? E-mail Garrett at sabelhgt@mail.uc.edu

In an effort to stay on pace for a Sept. 1, 2010, completion date, the athletics department at the University of Cincinnati will borrow $9.7 million for the Jefferson Avenue Sports Complex.

Jim Plummer, vice president for finance at UC, hopes work on the site will begin no later than Dec. 1.

The total cost for the facility will be $11.3 million after interest that accrues from the loan. That total will cover the basics for the facility including a 50-yard field, a 100-yard field, the fencing and wall around the facility and the bubble that will cover the larger field.

Currently, the athletics department has received $6.5 million in donations and will receive an additional $5.1 million from three games that the UC football team will play.

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If the next coach that you hire, if Brian Kelly is not here, the better the coach you get with the better facilities that you have.

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UC VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE Most of the donations are received during a five-year span and the money from the game contracts is not received until the games are played.

By the end of the 2010 fiscal year (June 30, 2010), UC will have collected $2.1 million of the $6.5 million in donations.

With the loan of $9.7 million and the $2.1 million in hand, UC will be able to pay for the complex.

The three game contracts

include a matchup against Virginia Tech in 2012 that will pay UC $3.2 million, a game at Tennessee in 2011 for $950,000 and against Ohio State in 2012 that will make $900,000 for UC. UC is owed the money whether they win or lose.

And despite rumors, Plummer and UC Director of Athletics Mike Thomas both say UC needs the practice facility no matter who the football coach is.

“I really and truly believe that if the next coach that you hire, if Brian Kelly is not here, the better the coach you get with the better facilities that you have,” Plummer said.

Still, a new facility won’t hurt in helping to keep Kelly at UC, but if the head coach does leave, the practice facility will be a way for the football program to continue it’s success.

“It’s a good step up from Central Michigan to the University of Cincinnati and then turning it into what he’s turned it into,” Plummer said of Kelly. “Now we have to sustain it and the way you sustain it is you have to have the facilities in place so that next coach that you have to go get comes and looks at you and says ‘wow, this is a good place to come.’”

It is not known when construction will begin, but Thomas expects the area on Jefferson Avenue to be cleared and prepared for construction soon.

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deonta vaughn and Lance Stephenson sit next to each other on the bench during UC’s win Monday, Nov. 16, against Prairie View A&M. Vaughn was 0 for 6 in the first half but finished with a team-high 15 points to lead the Bearcats’ comeback over the Panthers. garrett sabelhaus the news record

Last season, Deonta Vaughn led or co-led the University of Cincinnati basketball team in scoring in 18 out of 32 games, averaging 15 points per game.

Vaughn has showed head coach Mick Cronin that he can lead by example on the court, but this year the senior guard won’t have to shoulder the scoring load and can be more of a vocal leader.

With the addition of shooting guard Lance Stephenson, Vaughn can help mentor the up-and-coming young star while benefiting from more open looks offensively.

“He looks to me as a leader,” Vaughn said.

“He knows I know what I’m doing as a player. He knows that I know what coach Cronin wants.”

But knowing what the coach wants or doesn’t want hasn’t helped Stephenson find a rhythm on the court yet. Stephenson was just 2 of 10 from the field with seven points in the season opener, but freshman point guard Cashmere Wright said it will just take time.

“The team knows that Lance is still a freshman,” Wright said. “It’s not going to be as easy as people think it is for him to adapt to the college game.

He’ll tell you it’s going faster than he thought it would.”

Hopefully for UC that time will come sooner rather than later with a daunting Big East schedule awaiting the squad.

Stephenson has been easy to coach and takes advice well when the scoring leader tries to help him out, which may help his transition to the college game come along quickly.

“He takes it well, he listens,” Vaughn said.

“He sees that when he tries to do it his way and it doesn’t work and then he’ll listen to somebody. When I tell him what to do he takes it and he sees it working out for him.”

Vaughn has worked hard to earn his respect, which is what makes him such an asset to the team.

“One thing about Deonta is he’s going to try to step up for you,” Cronin said. “Everyone wants to win but no one wants to win more than Deonta Vaughn. Lance is smart enough to know that Deonta’s been around.”

“Everyone wants to win but no one wants to win more than Deonta Vaughn. Lance is smart enough to know that Deonta’s been around.”

—MICK CRONIN, UC MEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH

As serious as Vaughn is during the game, he is probably a bigger prankster off the court.

“I joke around with [Lance] and Shad [Rashad Bishop],” Vaughn said. “I’ll tell them, ‘I’ll never screw you on the court because I’m trying to win, but off the court I’ll mess with you.”

UC has a more-than-capable senior at the helm that will be able to guide them through the Big East schedule whether Stephenson has progressed or not.

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The jitters have seemingly subsided as a career-high 20 points from Rashad Bishop led the UC men’s basketball team to a 92-68 win Wednesday, Nov. 18, over the University of Toledo.

While UC head coach Mick Cronin likes Bishop’s offensive production, he is happier with his defensive play. Bishop also led the team with eight rebounds, had five assists, one block and a steal.

“I really think that Rashad is one of the two or three best perimeter defenders in the Big East,” Cronin said. “I told him we cannot be the team we want to be without him.”

In a much more efficient shooting night than its first game of the season, UC shot 52 percent from the field compared to the 39 percent they shot Monday night.

It was a big night for UC senior guard Deonta Vaughn as well.

Vaughn scored his 1,500th point as a Bearcat and dished out a team-high nine assists, had four steals and scored 13 points as one of four UC players with doubledigit points.

“It feels great to be among one of the top scorers in Cincinnati,” Vaughn said. “I look forward to doing some of the great things to help get Cincinnati back to the top.”

UC pulled ahead of Toledo 19-5 early in the first half before the Rockets cut the lead down to nine at the 9:34 mark.

“Early on we didn’t bury the team like we should have,” Vaughn said. “Overall we still have some things to work on as a team.”

Late in the first half, Vaughn

stole a pass and ran the floor against a Toledo defender. Vaughn threw a bounce pass to a trailing Lance Stephenson who dunked it for two of his 16 points. UC went into halftime up 49-33.

Toledo cut the lead to eight points with 13:45 remaining in the game, but UC scored 13 points on its next five possessions, including three 3-pointers, to pull away for good.

The Rockets were able to stay in the game early on with some sharp shooting from behind the three-point line. Stephen Albrecht went 4 for 4 from deep in the first half and finished the game 5 for 9 from behind the arc. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound redshirt freshman was second in scoring for Toledo with 19 points.

Yancy Gates was the other UC player in double figures and was the most efficient of them all, scoring 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and four assists.

“I watched film with the coaches and they talked about how I needed to be more active on offense as far as moving without the ball so that’s what I tried to do today,” Gates said.

Cashmere Wright had seven points, three assists and two steals with only one turnover.

The Bearcats turned the ball over only 10 times, compared to 17 against Prairie View A&M. Larry Davis had six points, five rebounds and two assists on a night where no Bearcat played more than 28 minutes.

Next up, UC heads to Maui, Hawaii, for the Maui Invitational Nov. 23 to Nov. 25. The Cats take on Vanderbilt in the opening round at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN2.

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forward rashad bishop scored a career-high 20 points against the University of Toledo Wednesday, Nov. 18. Bishop also had eight rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block.

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