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Cincinnati mayoral candidates vie for top job

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mark mallory Mark Mallory is a Cincinnati native, and was sworn in as the 68th mayor of Cincinnati on Dec. 1, 2005. His priorities, if elected, are economic development, public safety and neighborhoods. He is in support of the streetcar, and urges Cincinnatians to vote “no” on Issue 9, which is a proposed charter amendment. Mallory was the first mayor in more than 70 years that Cincinnati has elected who was not previously a member of city council. He is also the first directly elected black mayor in Cincinnati’s history. Before being elected, Mallory served in the Ohio General Assembly for nearly 11 years. In 2003, Mallory passed a resolution in the Ohio General Assembly that finally ratified the 14th Amendment, 135 years after it became part of the Constitution. Since entering public service, Mallory received Legislator of the Year award as well as public service awards for serving Ohio.

thomas r. chandler Thomas R. Chandler is a first-time mayoral candidate for the City of Cincinnati.

Chandler is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and a resident of the Madisonville neighborhood.

He is a registered Republican but is running as an Independent write-in candidate.

Chandler is a former member of the Democratic Party. He became a Republican in 2000. During his time as a Democrat, he served on the Ohio Democratic Party’s State Central Committee in the 1990s and was the party’s candidate for Ohio’s Second Congressional District in 1992.

Chandler refers to himself a fiscal conservative and, if elected, would oppose to tax increases and favors tax cuts. He supports the passage of Issue 9 and is currently opposed to the notion of constructing of a streetcar system in Cincinnati.

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brad wenstrup Dr. Brad Wenstrup was born and raised in Cincinnati, attending St. Xavier High School and the University of Cincinnati. Wenstrup went on to William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University in Chicago, where he earned a doctorate in podiatric medicine.

In 1998, Wenstrup accepted a commission with the Army Reserve and was deployed to Iraq in 2005. He served as the podiatrist and the chief of surgery at the Abu Ghraib Prison Hospital. In response to current spending issues, Wenstrup wants to derail the streetcar and consolidate services, among other things. He pledges to encourage community involvement, improve the quality of life and prevent police and fire personnel cuts. In terms of leadership and accountability, Wenstrup says he would be an engaged mayor and increase the transparency of city government.

Notable referendums on ’09 ballot steph fuhr | the news record

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Legislation on finances, livestock, transportation seek conclusion in November

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Issue 1 is a proposed state constitutional amendment to authorize the State of Ohio to issue bonds providing compensation to veterans of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraqi wars. If approved, it would provide a one-time bonus of $1,000 to Ohio veterans who served in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan or Iraqi conflicts. It would also provide a one-time bonus of $500 to Ohio veterans who served in the military during those times of conflict but not actually in those zones of conflict. It would also allow for survivors of those killed in action or held in enemy captivity during those conflicts to receive compensation of $5,000. steph fuhr

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Issue 7 is a proposed tax levy for an additional tax to benefit the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. The levy proposes a tax on residential and commercial property owners in Hamilton County. The levy will provide funding for the libraries’ staff, operating costs and facilities’ maintenance. If passed, the owner of a $100,000 property would pay approximately $30 per year in taxes for the levy. The levy is set to begin in the fiscal year of 2010 and last five years.

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Issue 2 is a proposed constitutional amendment that would create the Ohio Care Standard Board to establish and implement standards of care for livestock and poultry. This proposed amendment would require the state to create a Livestock Care Standard Board that would create a standard for animal care, maintain food safety, encourage locally grown and raised food and protect Ohio farms and farmers’ families.

A “yes” vote means the approval of the amendment, a majority is required for the amendment to be adopted and if passed it will take effect immediately.

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Issue 3 is a vote to allow one casino in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo as well as distributing a tax to all Ohio counties. The largest amounts of the casino tax will be distributed as follows: 51 percent among all counties in proportion to their populations, 34 percent among all public school districts, and 5 percent to host cities. The casino operators must pay a $50 million fee for state job training purposes.

Proponents of the issue believe in-state casinos will keep more money in Ohio, and create more jobs. Opponents say it will create gambling addictions, monopolies within organizations and the majority of taxation on gross revenue would go straight to casino owners.

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Issue 8 is a proposal to prohibit the City of Cincinnati from transferring or selling any assets of the city or Board of Commissions to any regional water or sewer district. If passed, the city must hold an election for permission from voters before the sale or transfer of any assets to a water district. Proponents say the city retaining authority guarantees high-quality water, and that the loss of contributions from employees could cause destabilization. Opponents of the issue say Ohio law already provides for citizen comments, and that a vote by citizens is micromanagement of the government, as well as preventing public discussion on water maintenance. ginny walters

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Issue 9 is to prohibit the city of Cincinnati from spending any money for right-of-way acquisition or construction of improvements for passenger rail transportation (for example, a trolley or streetcar) within the city limits without submitting their request to do so to the electorate for a vote.

Voting “yes” on this Issue means an agreement that city officials should have citizens vote before spending money on these things. Voting “no” on this issue means city officials need to ask the electorate before spending this money. This is not a vote for or against the streetcar.

City council candidates illuminate top priorities

Jeff Berding – No longer running for office

Nicholas Hollan – Cincinnati neighborhoods

Wendell Young – Public safety

Chris Bortz – Growth and Opportunity Cincinnati Plan Chris Monzel – Keep taxes down

George Zamary – Fiscal responsibility

Anitra Brockman – Youth development

Amy Murray – Business development and retention

Bernadette Watson – Health and environment

Laketa Cole – Economic stability

Roxanne Qualls – Cincinnati development

LaMarque Ward – Strategic youth engagement

Tony Fischer – Public safety

Laure Quinlivan – Green issues

Kevin Flynn – Public safety

Cecil Thomas – Citizen-law enforcement relations

leslie ghiz – Public safety

Charlie Winburn – Employment opportunities

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Issue 2 not everything it appears to be On the heels of successful documentaries like “Food, Inc,” which question the food safety, ethical and animal welfare practices of our nation, its farmers and the Food and Drug Administration that are supposed to be watching out for us; food awareness is running at an all-time high.

People are going green, eating local and buying organic, cage free, free range, grass fed, loved, petted and protected. It’s more chic than ever to care about where your food comes from and how it’s raised.

State legislatures are finally starting to reflect the consumer (voter) demand for higher standards and tougher regulations concerning how safe our food is and how we treat the animals we harvest it from.

Both California and Michigan recently passed laws, regulations or measures through ballot initiatives banning the factory farm practiced use of battery cages to contain hens, veal crates to confine calves and gestation crates to house pregnant sows. All of which inflict needless cruelty and prevent the animals from turning around, standing up or laying down.

But if happy cows really do come from California (or one of the other seven states with similar measures in place) where does that leave our Ohio breds?

On Election Day this Tuesday, Ohioans will have the opportunity to vote on Issue 2, a proposed state constitutional amendment that alleges it will: “maintain and promote food safety, ensure the care and well being of livestock and protect Ohio consumers and family farmers.”

And let me tell you up front, it’s backed by just about everyone.

The Ohio Democratic Party, The Ohio Republican Party, Gov. Ted Strickland and the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (mouthpiece for the mega farms) have all thrown their name behind it. The list of supporters is seemingly endless on the safelocalohiofood.org Web site.

But things are never that simple or one-sided. Perhaps the very fact that everyone seems to be in agreement (politicians and “farmers” alike) might suggest there could be some cause for concern.

Not to mention the proponents of the amendment, big agribusinesses really haven’t made a secret about why they scrambled to put it together in the first place.

In February, riding high after helping to organize voters to push through a livestock animal welfare measure in California last November, the Humane Society of the United States sat down with Ohio livestock industry members to discuss passing similar measures here.

The livestock industry, fearing a successful campaign by the Humane Society of the United States, or HSUS, decided to take matters into its own hands to control and circumvent it in one big power grab.

The amendment seeks to appoint (not elect) a 13-member Livestock Care Standards Board that will be the sole governing body that determines and defines how every cow, chicken, sheep or pig in Ohio is be treated and what are and are not humane living conditions and farming practices.

The board is to be composed of people like the director of the department of agriculture, a family farm representative, the State Veterinarian and the dean of an Ohio college or university’s agriculture department, said Peggy Kirk Hall, the director of agricultural law at Ohio State University.

Those who oppose the amendment assert that, given it was lobbied for in the Ohio House and Senate by agribusiness, the appointed Board will be industry dominated. And with the lone Humane Society representative hopelessly outnumbered, will operate only to placate animal welfare concerned voters, scare off the HSUS and ultimately serve the industries bottom line.

The opposition points to the vague and maneuverable language the amendment is written in as providing for it. For instance, the term “family farmer,” which is used throughout the language of the amendment, is never defined, nor is it by Ohio’s statutory laws.

This means those in charge of appointing the “family farmers” to the Board can do so subjectively – say the head of large factory?

Issue 2 and its backers assert that a “yes” vote is one cast in favor of higher animal welfare standards and stricter food-safety regulation in an effort to pull the wool over Ohio voter’s eyes. While in fact it’s a vote cast in favor of providing a buffer to an industry that definitely could use a second look and some reforming.

Voting for Issue 2 is no better than putting the fox in charge of the hen house.

What do you think about Issue 2? E-mail Emily at emmy247@gmail.com.

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Kenneth Ghee Delivers his lecture on Halloween Personality Day, Thursday, Oct. 29.

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University of Cincinnati students in Kenneth Ghee’s Introduction to Psychology 102 class had a screaming good time Thursday, Oct. 29, donning costumes and playing games as part of the “Chiller Thriller Halloween Personality” class.

“This is a new way to engage today’s students interest in pop culture in a large classroom,” said Ghee, associate professor in the African studies department. “[It’s] an event they will probably never forget.”

Students were given the option to dress up in a costume of their choice that represented a dark, irrational personality or a good, rational personality. As this was the first year auditions were not required before the class, Ghee didn’t know what kind of costumes to expect.

“I had confidence students would step up based on feed back from last year and it was a perfect number of contestants,” Ghee said.

The class opened with a rap and dance by Ghee with students clapping to the song. Ghee identified himself as “Dr. Ghoul” and had on a long, black cloak, complete with a skeleton mask.

Students’ costumes included the Flash, Bill Clinton, Dracula, a candy store, an inhaler and a baby.

Michael Jackson’s song “Thriller” was played during the class and contestants had a dance-off to the song as another opportunity to collect personality votes.

“There are always people too shy to come up and dance, then there are others who step up and do it,” Ghee said. “That is part of your personal relationship with reality and that is exhibited in this class.”

The contestants were judged by nonparticipating students in the audience based on their costume, personality match and character. In effect, all students were actively engaged, Ghee said.

“Students in the audience saw how the person’s personality came through in relation to the costume,” Ghee said.

All contestants had a 20-second time period to explain why they had chosen their costume, talk about their character and act out their personality to win more votes.

The student dressed as a baby hugged someone in the audience and did a cartwheel because her personality was carefree and open to all people, even strangers.

Extra credit questions were given out during the event. Prior to the event, students were lectured on personality and read a book on personality theory.

“I love soccer and played a lot when I was a little kid,” said Caitlin Meginn, a contestant who was dressed up as a soccer ball. “Soccer is my stress reliever and I expected this event to be fun and it was.”

The audience laughed throughout the event and appeared enthused by all the effort the professor and students put into making “Chiller Thriller” a success.

“This is a fun experience and even if they didn’t learn anything more than in a regular lecture, adding that fun component is worth it,” Ghee said.

Ghee said this event adds a different element to the class and he wanted to mix it up. This is one way he can find out, based on feedback, if this technique of teaching is successful.

“Incorporating creativity and innovation into the classroom will give students a better learning experience,” Ghee said.

GENDERF*CK LGBT group expresses itself with drag show Ariel Cheung and Gabrielle Walter the news record

A guy dressed like Princess Peach? Check. A mesh-covered demon? Of course. A cluster of gyrating, panting women pushing the boundaries of performance art? Welcome to GenderF*ck.

The GenderF*ck drag show was hosted by GenderBloc, the University of Cincinnati LGBT student organization that focuses on transgender activism, Friday, Oct. 30.

The show took place at Catskeller as a fundraiser for TransOhio, a LGBT support group based in central Ohio.

“They do a lot of great things,” said Jason Bernstein, a fourth-year psychology student who organized the event. “They have conferences and they are very politically active.”

The show featured 11 acts, which included songs from Broadway musicals and popular artists.

Approximately 10 students performed in the show, and many performed in more than one act.

“We’ve got people in three and four numbers,” said Chelsey Walters, a fifth-year fine arts and art history student. “We’re all over the place.”

The show opened with “What it’s Like,” which featured 10 performers, including KD Miller, a fourth-year special education student who went by the stage name “Heywood Jablowme” and Walters, or “Ben Dover.”

“The first act is a little more somber,” Walters said. “But it’s a good message: What would you do in the other person’s shoes?”

Other songs included “Popular” from the musical “Wicked” and “Magic Position,” which featured seven performers bumping and grinding and depicting oral sex.

Eric “Shadow Banks” Hilson performed a “Sweet Dream” remix, while Emily “Oliver Fist” Job changed into a variety of outfits for “Secret Agent Man.” The wide range in acts kept the show interesting, Bernstein said.

“There’s a little bit of risqué-type things, there’s some fun numbers, there’s some more serious, political-type numbers,” Bernstein said. “So we have a whole array of things: Kings and queens and fems and everyone in between.”

The purpose of the GenderF*ck show is to promote GenderBloc and spread awareness about its mission.

“It’s a fun way to introduce people to drag shows,” Walters said.

For Miller, the show was also about gender expression.

“I like to mess with gender a lot and mess people up,” Miller said.

“Make them go, ‘Wait, is that a boy or a girl?’ It’s the greatest thing to get people to question.”

For GenderBloc, the show was just the beginning of what is shaping up to be a busy year.

Plans include working with housing to make transgender housing more Photos by SAM SPENCER | the news record

Eric Hilson (Right) performed a “Sweet Dream” remix under the stage name “Shadow Banks” while Emily “Oliver Fist” Job (left) performed “Secret Agent Man” at GenderF*ck.

Female condoms focus of grant Carly Tamborski the news record

The University of Cincinnati’s Center for Reproductive Health received $608,000 grant to study the efficacy of a newly developed female condom.

The grant was awarded to the UC team, led by fertility specialist Michael Thomas, by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

The grant is to be used for recruitment, lab costs, subject stipend and staff salary, Thomas said.

The study is scheduled to begin early in 2010.

The type of condom that Thomas’s team will study was created by the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, or PATH, a non-profit organization that works to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems and encouraging healthy behavior.

Female condoms are a non-prescription contraceptive method of birth control. They’re made of a thin, lubricated polyurethane pouch that is placed in the vagina, where it then collects semen before, during and after ejaculation. In other words, it keeps sperm from entering the vagina.

There are many advantages to using the contraceptive.

Female condoms don’t require a prescription and can be purchased in drugstores. They don’t affect women’s natural hormones, can be used by people with latex allergies and have been reported to enhance the sexual experience, according to Planned Parenthood.

“The female condom gives women more control to decrease [chances of] an unwanted pregnancy and to prevent sexually transmitted diseases,” Thomas said.

Planned Parenthood estimates that approximately five pregnancies could be expected per 100 women who always use female condoms correctly and they may give some protection against STIs. The organization also estimates that two pregnancies per 100 women could be expected if a male condom is always used correctly.

“I wish students would understand the female condom better and realize that it’s a great opportunity for women to use a barrier method,” said Regan Johnson, program director at the Wellness Center. “I think most students are unsure about female condoms because they are not as readily available as male condoms

and they may not be familiar with how they work.”

Women purchase 54 percent of male condoms bought in the United States, while less than 10 percent of the U.S. population use neither female nor male condoms at all, Thomas said.

“I think the general population is under-educated in contraceptive use in general,” said Greg Weimer, a third-year health promotions student. “This includes, but is not limited, to male-female condoms, dental dams, flavored condoms and spermicide.”

UC has many departments, health centers, educational programs and projects to promote safe sex education on campus.

“I believe our students aren’t as educated as they could be,” Johnson said. “And the Wellness Center and the Women’s Center do offer programming on the topics of female condoms and birth control.”

Students can enter the Wellness Center in the Steger Student Life Center and choose from an expansive array of reading material promoting sexual education in a language that college students can relate to and understand. Students can also get free samples of lube, flavored condoms and Trojan

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brand condoms; the limit is three per day.

The female condom industry continues to compete with male condoms on college campuses.

Lack of access to the contraceptive, ineffective education about them, their cost and unfamiliar application techniques may prevent women from purchasing them or taking the time to scout them out when confronted with the option of purchasing a male condom instead.

Access to female condoms on campus is also restricted, as they are not offered at the Wellness Center alongside the male condoms.

“Occasionally, students do ask for female condoms, but not very often,” Johnson said. “Unfortunately, we cannot offer female condoms because they are much more expensive than male condoms. They cost about twice as much.”

The goal of the two-and-a-half year study by Thomas and his team is to raise awareness of the improved female condom.

“Is one type of condom better than the other?” Weimer said. “In my opinion, no – it’s personal preference.

Either way I feel that more education on all safe sex practices and proper use of contraceptives would greatly benefit all, especially [on] college campuses.”

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Dennis Hopper has new battle: prostate cancer Another Hollywood star has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, two months after actor Patrick Swayze died.

Hopper began his career in the 1950s with roles in television, as well as film classics such as “Rebel Without a Cause,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “Hang ‘em High.” He has cited actors such as James Dean and Vincent Price as his mentors. Crediting Price with piquing his interest in art, he was led to a second career as an accomplished painter and photographer.

Hopper achieved movie stardom in 1969 when he directed, co-wrote and starred in “Easy Rider”: an independent film which became one of the most influential movies ever made. It also brought stardom to co-stars Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda. Fonda co-wrote the film with Hopper and with whom Hopper clashed over the residual profits of the movie.

Where Swayze continued to endear himself to audiences after his star-making work in “Dirty Dancing,” Hopper’s work after “Easy Rider” produced mixed results. This was due, in part, to his notorious drug use, which became as famous as his film work.

His follow-up to “Easy Rider” was 1971’s “The Last Movie,” a film that failed to make an impression with audiences and critics although it has developed a cult following. He wouldn’t direct another movie until 1980’s “Out of the Blue.” It was during this time that his week-long marriage to The Mamas & the Papas singer Michelle Phillips ended when she filed for divorce, citing spousal abuse.

To this day, he remains estranged with Fonda over “Easy Rider,” as well as with actor Rip Torn, who was the original choice for the role that went to Nicholson. In 1999, Torn successfully sued Hopper over a story Hopper told on The Tonight Show in which he claimed Torn pulled a knife on him during the making of “Easy Rider.”

Although Hopper continued to act in various films, he wouldn’t return to prominence until 1979 with his role in “Apocalypse Now.” He played a drug-induced photographer; some critics believed the film was a portrayl of himself. He followed “Apocalypse Now” with memorable work in films such as “Blue Velvet,” “Hoosiers” and “Speed.”

Outside the movie-making realm, Hopper, a registered Republican, voiced his support for Democrat Barack Obama’s election as president in 2008.

Hopper made an appearance on the “The View” on Election Day explaining that he didn’t within his party because Sarah Palin was the Republican vice presidential candidate.

Despite his erratic behavior, Hopper has been the recipient of numerous honors for his film work. He is a talented, versatile actor and filmmaker who has struggled with personal demons for many years with varying degrees of success.

Dan Orlando, jazz piano gem Russell Shouse the news record

Dan Orlando wowed a small audience last Thursday at Catskeller’s Acoustic Brew.

Orlando, a third-year jazz piano student and singer/songwriter originally from Philadelphia, Pa., has an innate ability to control his voice on high and low spectrums.

“It’s all original,” said Orlando. “The challenge is to start in a new place.”

His backup band includes Zach Stehura on drums, Nathaniel Andrew on bass and Benjamin Thomas on guitar. Thomas is from Cincinnati’s gypsy jazz ensemble, The Happy Maladies.

There wasn’t much of a crowd present to enjoy the show; truly a shame. Once again, Catskeller brought in another gem from the university’s talent pool.

There were hints of many different artists

emanating from the group, but the one influence that was most noticable was Ben Folds.

There isn’t much negative than can be said; however, there weren’t any songs that truly stood out. Although technically solid, the musicians didn’t produce any new or unique sounds.

The show took an upturn when they played “Midnight Café,” a very funny song which chronicles the late nights when you just can’t seem to “make it through the night without something to eat.”

The following song, “East London Shuffle,” was extremely funky and well put together. Orlando said the song was borrowed from another band of his (it was written by the saxophone player). In order to perform “East London Shuffle,” they called on a saxophonist from the crowd. The saxophone player exhibited some true talent during the song as he rocked during a stunning solo.

“Mother’s Child,” a song written for Orlando’s

mother, was the most emotional song played.

Orlando’s mother also happened to be in the crowd, so Orlando and his guitarist serenaded her with his loving tune. The duet was a major success.

The last truly great song of the night had to be “Public Reggae.” You could most likely assume from the title that the song had a reggae feel to it, but it was mostly expressed through the guitar.

What really caused the song to stand out was the bass solo. Since Andrew played mostly in the background, hearing a solo was a surprising change of pace.

To spend Thursday night listening to Orlando’s music was more of a reward than anything else.

For the band to move beyond where they are now, they need to spice up the music they play and take risks. They all have skill with their instruments; they just need to punch it up. If they do, they’ll go far.

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Eddie riggs slays beasts of the underworld to save the sacred music we call metal, along with the enslaved humans who play it.

Tim Schafer’s latest game pleases gods of metal meg groves the news record

Tim Schafer is back and this time he’s brought a satire celebrating the universe of heavy metal: a place where guitars have the ability to unleash fire and electricity, instead of sound. A place where spikes are the norm, roadies are exalted and they even get the girl.

The gods of rock are calling. Are you brave enough to listen?

Brütal Legend opens with Eddie Riggs, the world’s most dedicated roadie, trying to keep the teenage emo band that hired him alive and lamenting the death of the golden age of metal. That is, until a drop of blood lands on his belt buckle and the fire beast Ormagöden transports him to a hellish land of demons, where the enslaved human race needs his help.

Brütal Legend plays like a motley crew of genres, which is somewhat appropriate given Tim Schafer’s genius has always lain in the realm of creating cult classics. While mostly a free world action adventure, there are some light strategy and racing components. The gods of rock condescend to give players a roadworthy vehicle, the Deuce, which not only gets you around the war-torn land, but also can be outfitted with specialty weapons and armor.

As Eddie roams the world looking for a way to put a stop to the plans of the evil Doviculus, he begins to free the enslaved

Brütal Legend’s strength, however, lies not in the actual gameplay, but in the heavy doses of metal-driven humor and the voice talents of Jack Black. people of the world, all of who are willing to join his cause. This is where the strategy elements pick up. Each group of people becomes a troop that Eddie can train and call for battle. Players can choose from troops of melee Headbangers, gun-toting Razor Girls, elusive Roadies, giant-fisted Bouncers and healing Thunderhogs. Eddie can command them to follow him, station them at a particular point to fortify his defenses or charge headlong into whatever Doviculus throws at him with a simple press on the D-pad.

Brütal Legend’s strength, however, lies not in the actual gameplay, but in the heavy doses of metal-driven humor and the vocal talents of Jack Black. Eddie names his army Iron Heade, “with an extra E so they know

we’re serious.” Other notable performers also grace the stage: Tim Curry joins the ride as the evil Doviculus, Rob Halford is General Lionwhyte (who belongs on VH1’s list of worst ’80s metal hair-dos), and even the beloved Ozzy Osbourne makes a guest appearance as the Guardian of Metal.

If further persuasion is necessary, the soundtrack is made up of fan favorites from Black Sabbath, Dethklok, Dragon Force, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Motley Crue, Slayer and even Tenacious D — and that’s only naming a few.

While the primary missions only clockin around 20 or so, there’s plenty of other content to keep you busy. Players can wander the world in search of hunting, racing and secondary combat missions; all of which offer more achievements or trophies to feed your gamer scores. There are also more than 100 statues to free from S&M bondage costumes and red ball gags. Doing so pleases the rock gods and will earn the player fire tributes which can be used to upgrade all of the equipment.

Brütal Legend appeals to anyone with a love of metal, metal humor or even just fans of Jack Black. It’s also one of the few original IPs to be released this year. I wouldn’t put in on the list for Game of the Year, but if any of the above criteria apply to you, it’s worth giving a few hours of your time. I know I’ll be singing “Dr. Feelgood” for days.

“Borderlands” explodes through wastelands paul kreiner the news record

Borderlands is a video game for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that is quite literally the offspring of a role-playing game and a firstperson shooter.

It is a lot like any massively multiplayer online role-playing game where players choose a class and then complete quests to level up their skill and progress in the game.

Players choose from four classes: hunter, siren, soldier and brick. Each of them has a unique talent tree to add diversity to the game.

For instance, the soldier gets to deploy a turret to help him defeat enemies while the siren goes invisible and can add more melee damage to her attacks.

The single player mode is relatively simple: Players are guided to “the vault” by an unknown female character. On the planet of Pandora, this is the most sought after location. No one knows where it is or if it even exists.

Players progress through areas completing quests and defeating tougher opponents to earn new guns, shields and class modifiers. While guns can be used by any of the four classes, the modifiers are class specific.

2K Games advertises that the game has a “bazillion guns.” While that is an exaggeration, the range of different weapons to collect is still quite impressive. The loot is color-coordinated with white being the most common and orange being the most rare.

In order to get the best loot, players must

It is a lot like any massively multiplayer online role-playing game where players choose a class and then complete quests to level up their skill and progress in the game.

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players can destroy their enemies with more than a “bazillion guns” in “Borderlands,” Gear Box’s latest game, that looks a lot like “Fallout 3,” the smash hit RPG. team up with each other, but, in doing so, the enemies get stronger. Individuals can team up with their roommates via a local area network or play online with other Game Spy account holders. Teams can have up to four players.

Gear Box Software added a bold outline to every graphic in the game, which added some nice visual effects. The creatures and human

enemies are detailed, down to the enemy head flying off after a point-blank shotgun blast with blood splattering everywhere.

The diverse enemies force players to change their strategy for each encounter. For instance, the common “skag” creature has heavy armor around its head, but is easily defeated by attacking it from the side.

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The questing system is fairly simple as it places a marker on the map to tell payers where the quest objective can be completed.

The downfall is that while the quests can be completed at the same time, they cannot be tracked at the same time by the in-game system, which can lead to a bit of backtracking.

The quests have a level suggestion on them, but by the time I reached level seven I was given level-10 quests, which made progression difficult without the help of other players.

Borderlands is a game for fans of both firstperson shooters and role-playing games that have a few friends who have time to kill and are just plain tired of waiting for events to unfold in other online role-playing games.

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University of Cincinnati football fans need to stop worrying about Bowl Championship Series rankings and worry about the Cats’ final two conference games of the season against West Virginia and Pittsburgh.

Although West Virginia lost to the University of South Florida Saturday, Oct. 31, the Cats will still have their hands full with the Mountaineers.

Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Panthers are 7-1 and will be a big challenge for the Cats’ final game of the season.

WVU ranks second in the Big East in total offense, trailing only UC. The Mountaineers have passed for 1,809 yards and rushed for 1,460 yards while scoring 30 touchdowns on the year.

UC has just 1,190 yards on the ground but 2,442 in the air, giving the Cats a big edge in the passing game.

WVU has an unpredictable, yet dangerous offense.

Mountaineer running back Noel Devine is second in the Big East in rushing with 954 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Quarterback Jared Brown will also pose a threat to the Bearcats.

Brown ranks third in the Big East in passing yards with 1,567, while ranking fifth in completion percentage with 65.8. Brown has also thrown nine touchdowns with seven interceptions on the year.

Tony Pike leads the Big East in passing, averaging 272.2 yards per game with 15 touchdowns and only three picks this season.

UC needs Pike to be healthy for WVU since the Mountaineers rushing defense ranks second in the Big East allowing just 99.1 yards per game.

Although, if Brian Kelly decided to use Zach Collaros and Pike against WVU it could be very useful. Pike could throw on the WVU defense, which ranks seventh in the Big East, while Collaros could use his speed to spread the defense out and run all over them.

Pittsburgh is a different story; the Panthers are going to pose a big threat to the Cats to take their Big East title and lock up the automatic BCS bid.

The Panthers rank second in the Big East in scoring offense with 35 touchdowns, while ranking fourth in scoring defense, surrendering 19 touchdowns on the year.

The Cats will have to focus on stopping the Panthers’ running back Dion Lewis.

Lewis leads the conference in yards, touchdowns and rushing attempts. Lewis has recorded 11 touchdowns with 1,029 yards on 185 carries.

Lewis won’t be the only thing UC will have its hands full with, Pittsburgh quarterback Bill Stull, is also a big part of the Panthers offense with a Big East leading 16 touchdowns and 1,654 yards in the air.

Stull is the only quarterback in the league that has better numbers than Pike; now that’s something to worry about.

What Cincinnati needs to worry about is winning the Big East and locking up an automatic BCS bid because they will not jump any team from the BCS top 10.

The only way UC is going to gain any spots on the BCS top 10 is if teams like Iowa, Boise State and TCU lose in the next few weeks.

UC has no shot of jumping any of those teams, especially when the Cats continue to win and drop in the polls.

The other thing about the BCS rankings is that there are too many teams ahead of UC at this point to get to the top two.

Being in the top 10 and being ranked ahead of Ohio State should be gratifying enough for UC fans.

Winning the Big East is the best thing UC and its fans could wish for this season; anything more would be a reach.

If Cincinnati pulls off wins against WVU and Pittsburgh they will have won the Big East for the second-straight year and will have a chance to redeem themselves in another BCS bowl game.

UC has a good shot at winning the Orange bowl this year with the ACC having a down year.

Will Cincinnati win the Big East Championship and go to the National Championship game?

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After beating Big East foes Syracuse and Marquette Halloween weekend, the University of Cincinnati’s women’s volleyball team set a school record winning its 25th straight home match.

“We’ve come to the point where we have the mental attitude that we’re not going to lose here,” said junior Stephanie Niemer. “We refuse to lose at home, it’s [our] court and we own it.”

UC head coach Reed Sunahara was also pleased with the team’s success.

“It’s always good to win and that’s

what were focusing on,” Sunahara said. “Every time we step on the floor, the girls are so confident.”

First up for the Bearcats was the Marquette Golden Eagles Friday, Oct 30. The Bearcats made quick work of the Eagles sweeping them 3-0.

Juniors Niemer and Annie Fesl played well putting up impressive numbers. Fesl had a double-double and recorded 29 assists with five kills, while Niemer had a career high 14 kills.

The Bearcats had a one-day break and then were back at it hosting the Syracuse Orange Sunday, Nov. 1.

Syracuse proved to be more of a

challenge then Marquette, however the Bearcats still won the match 3-1.

UC started off the first game with an early lead over the Orange, but the Bearcats went into a mid-game slump and ended up losing 25-21.

Despite the first-game loss, the Bearcats quickly rebounded and took the second game 25-13.

“I thought we started off pretty slow, but we got it together in the second game and we didn’t let up,” Niemer said.

The Bearcats played the rest of the game strong, finishing off the Orange and taking the third and fourth sets 25-13 and 25-8 respectively.

“We started off slow but then we

picked up on some momentum and I thought our execution was better,” Sunahara said. “Our passing was better and our setting was better [and if] we can pass we can run a good offense.”

Freshmen Jordanne Scott and Sophomore Missy Harpenau led the team, each recording 11 kills.

The Bearcats are now 19-8 and 9-1 in the Big East putting them in second place behind Notre Dame.

UC finishes out the season playing its four remaining games against Big East teams. Next up, the Bearcats go on the road and are scheduled to play Georgetown University Friday, Nov 6.

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ophomore quarterback Zach Collaros threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns leading No. 8 Cincinnati to a 28-7 win over Syracuse University Saturday, Oct. 31.

With starting quarterback Tony Pike still recovering from an injury sustained on his left non-throwing arm, Collaros stepped in with another productive day. Collaros completed 22 of 28 passes and increased his season touchdown total to nine.

“I thought Zach showed great poise,” said UC head coach Brian Kelly. “He did a very good job finding the right guys and delivering the ball. There is a lot out there going on, and I’m really pleased with the job he did today.”

Junior receiver Armon Binns had a career day, catching five balls for 135 yards and two touchdowns.

Binns’s first touchdown went for 81 yards and the second was a 13-yard circus catch in the corner of the endzone.

“Binns went up and made one of the more spectacular catches I’ve seen since I’ve been here at Cincinnati,” Kelly said.

Senior wide receiver Mardy Gilyard finished the game with six catches for 62 yards.

Cincinnati (8-0, 4-0 Big East) racked up 422 yards of total offense, but the rushing attack was mediocre throughout the game.

“I would have liked to do a better job running the ball today,” Kelly said. “I thought it got a little sloppy inside.”

Sophomore running back Isaiah Pead led the Cats in rushing and finished the game with 77 yards on 16 carries.

Ramsey rushed 27 yards on seven carries and Collaros ran the ball nine times for 22 yards.

The Bearcats struggled at times in the first two quarters, only leading 14-7 at halftime, but came out in the second half and held Syracuse scoreless.

“I wanted to make sure our kids knew that we were going to have to grind one out here today,” Kelly said. “It wasn’t

clicking on all cylinders at times, but when you go on the road you have to keep fighting. I’m proud of the way our guys fought the second half.”

The Bearcat defense limited Syracuse to 283 total yards of offense and forced two touchdown-saving turnovers.

Red-shirted freshman defensive back Drew Frey had an interception in the back of the endzone and sophomore defensive tackle Derek Wolfe forced and recovered a fumble on a first and goal carry.

“Our defense has been playing extremely well,” Kelly said. “Give credit to Syracuse because they played really hard and gave us a good battle.”

Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus threw one interception and completed 12 of 17 passes for 85 yards and one touchdown.

Delone Carter led the Orange in rushing with 50 yards on 19 carries.

Next up, the Bearcats return home to play the Connecticut Huskies at Nippert Stadium Saturday, Nov. 7.

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The University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team failed to make the Big East Tournament this year due to a five-game losing streak late in the year.

“This year was a developmental year, we started a really young group that didn’t have a whole lot of experience,” said UC head coach Michelle Salmon. “Our starting lineup was the youngest in the league.”

The Bearcats (8-10-1, 3-7-1 Big East) finished the season sixth in the league, one spot short of the conference tournament. UC finished 1-6 in conference games, decided by one goal.

“The measure of this season comes down to winning those one-goal games in the Big East,” Salmon said. “We get in big moments, but now we need to finish those big moments.”

UC was predicted to finish sixth in the preseason league poll. The highlight of the season was a 1-0

win against St. John’s (then 12th-ranked), who finished second in the league.

The Bearcats started the season strong with a 6-3 record against mostly non-conference teams, but only managed to win one out of their following nine games in the Big East.

The last game of the season was a 4-0 win that ended the Bearcats losing streak and sent the seniors off with a win on Senior Day. Senior keeper Andrea Kaminski played well in her final season and finished her career with a school record 16 shutouts, 401 saves and five Big East Goalkeeper of the Week awards, two this season.

The Bearcats had to deal with many injuries throughout the season.

“Through the course of the season we continued to get better. I felt like we faced a lot of adversity and we showed character with losing four players to season ending injuries,” Salmon said. “At one point in the season only 12 of our 22 players were practicing.”

Sophomore forward Julie Morrissey led the

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team in scoring last year, but only finished with four goals this season due to medical issues.

Sophomore forward Emily Hebbeler and junior forward Kendall Loggins both led the team in scoring, each with six goals.

Going into their next season, the Bearcats will have eight returning starters from this year’s squad.

“We have a good core of players and leaders coming back next year,” Salmon said. “Junior midfielder Sydney Barker will take more of a leadership role on our team, Kelli Pawelko and Kay Young will be big time players in the back and Rachel Barnette will be a dominant goalkeeper in the Big East.”

Many underclassmen saw significant playing time and when next season kicks off, the Bearcats will be able to match the experience of other teams in the league.

“Even though our record may not indicate it, we did take a lot of good steps forward this season,” Salmon said.