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thursday , march 4, 2010 staff ed Health Alliance agreement illustrates lawyers for UC worth the cost. page 4

josh schneider Meet Cincinnati’s most decorated swimmer. page 8

femme confessions “Vagina Monologues” brought in quite the crowd. page 3

Campus offers assault victims progressive aid amanda woodruff the news record

The University of Cincinnati is more equipped to handle reports of sexual assault or harassment than surrounding institutions of higher education.

As smooth as the process appears on paper, it’s not perfect.

“One common complaint is that campus disciplinary processes take too long,” said Amy Howton, assistant director of the Women’s Center.

“Many campuses do not offer disciplinary board members adequate training, but UC does.”

If a student is compelled to report a sexual offense by another student, he or she can report it to UC police, Judicial Affairs or the Women’s Center, said Daniel Cummins, director of Judical Affairs.

UC utilizes student volunteers who serve as peer advocates to make the emotional aspect of the process more bearable.

“The [attacked ]student only reports to the police or to Judicial Affairs if they so chose and if they request, an advocate can accompany them,” Howton said. “We make sure they understand their rights through each adjudication process.”

Students often choose the route of the campus disciplinary process because it allows the university to hold the perpetrator accountable, Howton said.

“We make sure they understand their rights through each adjudication process.”

—amy howton, assistant director, women’s center

The student submits a written statement to Cummins who then confronts the accused student. The disciplinary board reviews the situation and decides if the claim is in violation of the student code of conduct. Both students meet with university authorities and the conclusion is sent in a letter to the students, Howton said.

Students cannot disclose any information to anyone outside of the legal process until a conclusion is reached.

“This is actually federal law, not university policy,” Howton said.

Although most university or college campuses have a counseling center or community agency available to students, there are still many students who do not feel comfortable reporting the crime.

Compared to at least one instance at the University of Virginia, which was included in a 12-month investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, UC see report | page 2

SG questions tuition increase

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Let’s discuss this Student government president Tim Lolli asks UC officials about the potential tuition hike.

carly tamborski and Amanda Woodruff the news record

Student Government invited university officials to it’s meeting for a discussion on the possible tuition increase.

Before the Board of Trustees meet for a decision Tuesday, March 16, Student Government requested a mass communication between the university

Here’s the Reason Interim VP for administration and finance Bob Ambach explains UC’s position.

and students to explain the logistics of the increase.

Students should be informed of what’s going on before the tuition increase is implemented, said Tim Lolli, student body president.

Senators used Twitter to inform followers of the evening’s discussion. They suggest continuing to utilize Twitter as a resource for students as well as figuring out another method such as mass e-mails or a town-hall style meeting.

Bob Ambach, interim vice president of Administration and Finance, and Jim Plummer, vice president of Finance, attended the Wednesday, March 3, meeting.

Communication through Blackboard is one consideration, Ambach said.

“We’re asking people to do a lot more with a lot less,” Ambach said.

Plummer and Ambach said they want to increase transparency among faculty and students. The blueprint for the possible tuition increase is laid out for the next two years.

The first year, next academic year, there would be a 3.5 percent increase only in tuition, followed a 3.6 percent increase the following year, totaling 7.1 percent, Ambach said.

The proposed increase is less than the maximum of 15 percent, which reflects the deficit drop from $48.8 million to $38.3 million. The 15-percent increase of tuition is a last resort that the university wants to avoid, Ambach said.

Although regional campuses operate on a different budget, they are still proposing the same plan for Main Campus, Ambach said.

Yet, most of the funds at Main Campus are wrapped up in Uptown Campus, and 80 percent of the operating budget is salary and benefits, Ambach said.

As faculty unions face renegotiations, the university would rather support faculty members through increased compensation and benefits and cut student workers, Ambach said. Furthermore, the tuition increase would allow for $5.9 million more toward employee compensation.

Although another budget cut looms at the university level, state will not cut additional funding. One example includes the loss of financial support for the custodial department. Universiy officials look at what else can be cut “We’re down to emptying trash three times a week, what do we do?” Ambach said. “We could bring it down to one time see sga | page 2

WORD ON THE STREET What did Student Senate think of the explanation for the tuition increase?

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“I think it’s really important to relay [budget] information to the university as a whole.”

“I think it should’ve come a bit earlier so students can better prepare for the upcoming year.”

—sen. alyssa penick, fourth-year biology and neuroscience student

—sen k.d. miller, fourth-year special education student

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A March 1 agreement on the Health Alliance’s fate is leaving the University of Cincinnati as the lone member in the group after final negotiations finish by the month’s end.

Under the agreed “memorandum of understanding,” the Health Alliance is seeing two hospitals leave the group. Final agreements are expected to conclude

by March 31.

“It lays out our answers on some of the issues regarding Jewish Hospital and Fort Hamilton [Hospital]’s departures from the Health Alliance,” said Richard Puff, the assistant vice president of public relations at UC’s Academic Health Center. “It’s a very complex situation.”

UC Health, an organization formed in 2009, officiall brought UC, University Hospital and UC Physicans together under one name. This group is set to operate as the Health Alliance’s premier group, consolidating UC’s role as the single benefactor after the deal is signed.

“Like so many things in life, it is not very simple,” Puff said. “But, you know, it works.”

The deal reached in the memorandum is not, however, an agreement to dissolve or dismantle the Health Alliance. The West Chester Medical Center and Alliance Primary Care, a physicians group owned by the Health Alliance, will remain in the group.

“The whole philosophy of going into

an alliance is you’ll be stronger together,” Puff said. “There are efficiencies that are created.”

Although Jewish and Fort Hamilton hospitals will depart from the alliance, they will continue operations with their new parent corporations of Mercy Health Partners and Kettering Health Network, a Dayton-based health care group, respectively.

Fort Hamilton’s negotiations are still in the works.

Cleveland-based lawyer Niki Schwartz mediated the discussion, while Hogan and Hartson, the Washington, D.C., law firm represented the university’s interests.

“This is the beginning of a very exciting transformation of health care in Greater Cincinnati,” said UC president Greg Williams in a statement. “Through this agreement, UC Health, the region’s only academic medical center, will strengthen its teaching and research programs that translate discoveries in research into cures for patients.”

Both Mercy and the Kettering Health Network currently preside over five hospitals each.

University Hospital, which is closely tied with UC’s Academic Health Center, is expected to continue its indigent and uncompensated care aided by a “balance” that is kept by the West Chester Medical Center.

“The city looks to University Hospital for this care,” Puff said.

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uc stands alone The loss of two hospitals in negotiations resulted in UC becoming the Health Alliance’s only member.

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AnYTHING | from page 3 (Dorsett) and Hope are both sweet and sassy in moderation.

As Hope falls for Billy, Reno begins to see more Lord “Evie,” until Hope’s mother (Carlyn Connoley) insists the engaged couple weds before they leave the ship.

Of course, the cast is but one element of a great musical. And of course, the CCM production took care of those, too. The choreography was masterly: the tap numbers were syncopated with skill, the ensemble numbers were a treat to watch.

And, oh, the singing.

Sprague’s soprano was delightful, while Dorsett’s “Blow, Gabriel Blow” and “I Get a Kick Out of You” were peppy and fun. But Moony’s attempts to cheer Billy while

in the brig with “Be Like the Bluebird” was the absolute best part of the show.

If old-school Broadway isn’t your thing (our editorin-chief can testify), don’t go see this show. The cheesy humor, melodic crooning and somewhat predictable plot aren’t for everyone.

But if you love a good, old-fashioned quality musical, “Anything Goes” is without a doubt, “DeLovely.”

“Anything goes” will be playing in Patricia Corbett Theater at CCM Thursday, March 4, through Sunday, March 7. Tickets are $17 for students and matinee performances are $15. For information, call the CCM box office at 513-556-4183.

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WONDERLAND | from page 3 Burton/Depp dynamic removing go see “Avatar” again. And if the child-like curiosity of a story you want to relive a little bit and replacing it with boring, of your childhood you’ll be creepy awkwardness. much more satisfied dusting If you want to see a quality off your old Disney VHS tape director/actor dynamic, go and watching the 1951 classic see “Shutter Island.” If you “Alice in Wonderland” just want to see a 3D movie, at home.

VAGINA | from page 3

GE is looking for more

top talent

ANNA BENTLEY | the news record

the shows climax performing “The Woman who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy.” Who knew there were 20 different moans? (The diva moan, the vaginal moan, the elegant moan, the almost moan, the Grace Slick moan, the semireligious moan, the mountain top moan and, well, you get the point.)

The most intimidating of all the moaning? The show-ending surprise triple orgasm moan.

I wish I could forget it … And yet, I wish I could achieve it.

For those fortunate enough to make it inside the show, it was a performance not to be forgotten. Before 7 p.m., the show’s scheduled start time, the seats were all filled. Extras had already been brought in.

They announced standing room only.

The first variation of “The Vagina Monologues” was written by Even Ensler in 1996. She conducted more than 200 interviews with women of all ages, races, ethnicities and religions. She asked “If your vagina could get dressed, what would it wear?” Oh yes, oh yes. Right there. Don’t stop. What’s that?

Are we there yet?

Ensler asked the interviewees about sex, relationships and violence against women.

Although the play was developed to celebrate vaginas and femininity, there is another message to be heard.

GE is a proud member of the Invest in America Alliance, a coalition of American businesses dedicated to investing in the future of our country. In support of this initiative, GE is committed to doubling its U.S. university hires in 2010.

If you’re just starting your career, now is a great time to join GE. Whether your interests lie in engineering, finance, manufacturing, marketing and sales, human ABBA BENTLEY | the news record

resources or information technology, we have an

Top: News Record opinion editor and UC grad Jamie Royce. BELOW: Campus activist and fifth-year English Lit. student Nancy Paraskevopoulos.

opportunity for you in leadership programs and

In 1998, Ensler wanted to emphasize ending violence against women and girls.

V-Day was founded.

“V-Day is a demand: Rape, incest, battery, genital mutilation and sexual slavery must end now,” according to the V-Day Web site, vday.org.

The hilarious, yet powerful and moving performance by University of Cincinnati women was a donate-if-you-will event.

The event raised almost $430 to benefit the Hamilton County YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter.

before Wednesday, March 17.

entry-level positions. If you are graduating in May 2010 and have unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S., submit your résumé to the Career Center

The American Renewal is happening.

Right now.

Innovation Today for America’s Tomorrow

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The U.S. Census Bureau is NOW HIRING in Greater Cincinnati!

We need applicants from the following neighborhoods: Avondale - North Avondale - Bond Hill Evanston - Clifton Obryonville - Walnut Hills - Corryville Millvale - Mt. Airy Over The Rhine Carthage - St. Bernard - The West End Paddock Hills - Winton Terrace - Westwood - Winton Hills Roselawn - Cumminsville - Northside - College Hill Winton Place - Mt. Adams - Mt. Auburn - Fairmount Downtown Cincinnati - East/West Price Hill Camp Washington - Sedamsville - Riverside Call 1-866-861-2010 Office Staffa Office Clerk – $8.25-12.50 / hour Office Operations Supervisor – $11.25-17.00/ hour Field Staff Enumerator – $10.75-16.50 / hour Crew Leader – $12.25-18.00 / hour Crew Leader Assistant – $10.75-16.50 / hour Field Operations Supervisor – $13.75-19.50 / hour

A NEW ACADEMIC CLUB

DEVELOPING AND EMERGING NATIONS OUR FIRST MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY MARCH 9, 2010

at 3:00 PM in 800 SWIFT HALL This is an interdisciplinary club—and all majors from all colleges are welcome.

This club will discuss issues surrounding developing and emerging nations, feature guest speakers, and show several films (feature and documentary) during the course of the quarter. Please come to learn more about this new and exciting organization.

For further information, please contact: Professor Erhardt 513-556-2624

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SABEL’S SOLUTIONS

GARRETT SABELHAUS

Seinfeld’s new show needs counseling bad Garrett was so compelled to review “The Marriage Ref..” that he wrote it and sent it to me at the drop of a green dime.

I don’t mind. In fact, I’m super pumped to have Garrett guest write for “Slacker Solutions.”

In fact, he made it so I didn’t have to write a column today, making Garrett my own slacker solution.

-Sean Peters While stumbling through channels after the closing ceremonies of the Olympics Sunday night I came across Jerry Seinfeld’s new show, “The Marriage Ref.” Seinfeld’s comedy is generally right up my alley but something was amiss with his latest project.

As comedian and host Tom Papa put it in a preview, “the show is a show that shows real people in their real lives having real fights and then we decide who is the winner.”

As executive producer, Seinfeld uses a guest panel of three comedians, judges and a quirky host who ultimately decide the outcome of the marital debates.

On this particular episode, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Ripa and Seinfeld made up the panel of judges, with Papa as the host.

T he show b eg i ns wit h a vide o to t he aud ienc e a nd t he pa nel of t he hu morous problem ha ng i ng over t he ma r r iage. I n 3 0 m i nut es, t he pa nel a nd host “brea k dow n” t he problem of t wo couples. E ach couple i n t h is episo de re c eive d a Roya l Ca r ibb ea n Cr u ise for havi ng t hei r problem solve d on t he show.

One such problem on this “sneak peek” episode was a man whose dog had recently died. The guy adored the dog for all 16-ish years of its life.

His wife hated it.

The newlywed wife despised the dog, claiming it peed on guests and was a complete nuisance. She even said the day the dog died was one of the best days of her life.

The problem: He wanted to have the dog stuffed and enshrined inside the house for all to see.

She was vehemently opposed to the idea, claiming it was disgusting.

On this particular night, all three judges concluded the man needs to cut ties with the dog and agreed with the wife, leaving little room for debate. There were some funny remarks but I think more debate would have helped it out.

After all, the show “Seinfeld” was almost entirely premised around debate and, frankly, nothing.

But the panel wasn’t funny enough to keep me interested very long and there were even some tacky segments.

The host would sometimes throw it to a news girl who would offer up some statistical fact about the case or plays devil’s advocate.

Plus, the host, Papa, isn’t very funny and is too involved with the show. Of course, he is the “ref” in which the title is named but Seinfeld should make the show more about the celebrity panel.

All hope is not lost though; Seinfeld can salvage this one.

There was even a little more debate in the second problem of the night. In that case, a couple is fighting over whether or not they should have a stripper pole in their pad.

But then the annoying news lady appeared again, this time defending a stripper pole for exercise purposes.

Seinfeld did land a few interesting panel guests with the likes of Ricky Gervais, Madonna, Tina Fey and Larry David among others.

But if nothing else, at least commend Seinfeld for taking a stab at this one. It’s nice to see a comedic legend still in the mix. Hopefully for him the show picks up and succeeds.

Check it out for yourself: the show airs Thursday nights while supplies last at 10 p.m. on NBC. Would you trust a bunch of comedians to save your relationship?

How did Garrett do on his first (hopefully not last) entertainment article?

E-mail Sean Peters at newsrecordent@gmail.com to let him know what you think.

entertainment covering campus and beyond

Old favorite “Anything Goes” at CCM Ariel Cheung the news record

Think “Singing in the Rain.”

Or maybe “Kiss Me, Kate” or “Oklahoma!” In other words, think classic, boy-meets-girl, corny, pun-filled 1930s musical, and you’ve got “Anything Goes.”

There is nothing else like classic Broadway: It’s got a sense of humor all its own and an upbeat, energetic vibe that can rarely be copied. Of course, such a musical must be performed very carefully — otherwise, you end up watching something so obnoxiously gleeful that you want to vomit rainbows after five minutes.

Thankfully, the students at the College-Conservatory of Music’s performance of “Anything Goes” was anything but obnoxious. The cast was delightful and pulled of the entire show with a grace and air rarely seen in local productions.

Bo Landry Jr. as the young and devilishly charming Billy Crocker was likeable from the first moment he walked onstage. He decides to eschew his boss’s orders and stow away on the S.S. American in order to be onboard with the girl he has fallen in love with.

The girl in question, Hope Harcourt, is traveling with her mother and fiancé, the show-stealing Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, played by Christopher

Timson. Timson took what could have easily been a stuffy, dull character and transformed him into the highlight of the show. His meager efforts to woo Hope (Lauren Sprague) are dashed when he is overcome with seasickness.

But the ship is more than just a love boat: It’s a vehicle for Public Enemy No. 13 “Moonface” Martin (Matt Demsky) and his friend Bonnie (Julie Kavanagh). Both Demsky and Kavanagh did an exceptional job, using slapstick comedy and perfected dialects to capture the audiences’ hearts.

The leading ladies, evangelist turned nightclub singer Reno Sweeney

WHAT: “Anything Goes” WHERE: Patricia Corbett Theater at CCM WHEN: Thursday, March 4 through Sunday, March 7 HOW (MUCH): Tickets are $17 for students and matinee performances are $15

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VAGINA monologues Taylor Dungjen the news record

It was dark. Kind of warm. A tight fit. But still, it was satisfying.

And, when it was over, women felt proud to have a vagina.

“The Vagina Monologues” inspired a room full of women to respect and feel good about their womanhood. The men in the audience gave full support.

They are vagina allies.

The Monday, March 1, performance, hosted by the University of Cincinnati’s Women’s Center, inspired, made people laugh and even cry.

The audience was stunned into silence when Nancy Paraskevopoulos, a fifth-year English literature student, read “My Vagina was my Village,” a compiled account of Bosnian women’s experiences at a rape camp: “My vagina singing all girl songs, all goat bell ringing songs, all wild autumn field songs, vagina songs, vagina home songs.

Not since the soldiers put a long thick rifle inside me. So cold, the steel rod canceling my heart. Don’t know whether they’re going to fire it or shove it through my spinning brain. Six of them, monstrous doctors with black masks shoving bottles up me too. There were sticks and the end of a broom.”

Paraskevopoulos did more than stand in front of the room to read. She delivered. She became the women in the Bosnian camps where women were brutally raped. The impact of her performance still resonates.

The audience was in an uncontrollable laughter as Jamie Royce, a Fall 2009 graduate of the journalism program, was see vagina | page 2

No “wonder,” Burton flops Alice should have just stayed home instead of rabbit hunting Sam Greene the news record

Take a classic story by famous English novelist Lewis Carroll, throw in a couple Hollywood heavyweights like Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, add some fancy 3D graphics, stir it all up in that giant money-filled trash truck known as Disney and you, my friend, have the formula for Tim Burton’s, “Alice in Wonderland.”

Carroll’s children’s novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was originally published in 1865 but it wasn’t until almost 100 years later, in 1951, that Disney took their first animated stab at brining Carroll’s novel and it’s follow up, “Through the Looking-Glass” to the silver screen.

Alice’s return to Wonderland takes place 13 years after her first trip through the looking-glass. Just like last time, Alice chases a white rabbit and eventually follows him down into his hole. Alice is met by many of her old friends from her first trip to Wonderland who seem anxious for her return. After a series of events similar to the original that might confuse an audience into thinking the movie is a remake, Alice arrives at

the White Queen’s (Anne Hathaway) castle and learns of her destiny to lead an army of chess pieces into glorious 3D battle in a kind of civil-war type revolution against the tyrannous Red Queen (Carter) and her legion of playing cards.

The plot of “Alice in Wonderland,” like most Disney films, is certainly not its strong point. The climax is obvious, complete with an illustration on a magical scroll as soon as Alice returns to Wonderland.

While Burton’s 2010 version of the movie shares the same name and its more memorable characters like The Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter and that stoner, hookah-smoking caterpillar, it would be wrong to call it a remake, stretching to call it a reimagining and disappointing to call it a sequel.

The Mad Hatter seems like a role Depp could really bring to life on the big screen. A little bit creepy, a little bit lovably awkward and completely out of his mind, Depp created a unique, one-of-a-kind and original character with The Hatter – Just like he did with Willy Wonka, and Capt.

Jack Sparrow and well, even Edward Scissorhands. In other words, since

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Queen of hearts The News Record made a point to refrain from printing a picture of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter. He terrifies Sean Peters. it’s difficult to convey sarcasm through print, Depp’s performance as The Mad Hatter was little more than a top hat away from a repeat of his 2005 role in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”- except, oh, wait, he had a top hat in that movie too.

Despite 3D graphics, an all-star cast, a classic story and the Disney stamp of box-office gold, “Alice in Wonderland” came as more of a disappointment than anything else.

A confusing, uneventful plot full of unoriginal events had me unsure if the movie was a sequel or revisiting throughout most of the film. The

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3D wasn’t used in a very creative or ground-breaking manner and really didn’t add much to the experience.

The best feature of the 3D was that it provided a great simulation of actually getting to be in the same room as Hathaway.

For any fan of the original Disney movie, or Carroll’s original novels, Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” will seem like a weak attempt to update a beloved story. However, I don’t doubt that anyone who describe their self as a Burton or Depp fan will feel right at home, and quite pleased by another trite repeat of the

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Big Brother vs. small town

Local and federal government policies clash amid disaster relief efforts Government This is not far different from Perhaps Orange is moving toward — there is more to this world than donut atmosphere I remember from this; its nearby neighbor Bridge City shops and fish fries. biggest threat Living in small-town Texas has the my first year of college. I had very is already there. Bridge City had only But the stereotypical ignorance some strange side effects; for example, little idea of whether the world 14 homes (out of some thousand) not keeping the world a little simple is a to liberties beauty much at risk of being lost. There the federal government and the rest of as I once knew it had ended or flooded from Hurricane Ike. maria bergh

George Washington once said, “Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”

As the size of government grows, its ability to threaten our liberties grows with it. And as some recent poll numbers would suggest, the federal government is forming into the mold of the “fearful master” Washington warned us about.

A recent poll conducted

by CNN found 56 percent of Americans think the federal government now poses as a serious and immediate threat to our rights and liberties.

“What’s really shocking, however, is that, according to this CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll, released on [Feb. 26], most of the people who believe this are overwhelmingly …

Republicans,” Justin Raimondo wrote in an antiwar.com article. “That is, they are selfdescribed supporters of the very same party which impaled the Constitution on the sword of the ‘war on terror.’ ” While these numbers might startle some, it will only reaffirm others of the type of political climate brewing in every corner of the nation. It’s not hard to see why a majority of Americans feel their rights are threatened by our federal government; everywhere they turn they see the hands of the government tightening its grasp on our rights.

The savagely controversial Patriot Act once again reared its ugly head as it saw new life when many of its authoritarian provisions were quietly passed through Congress with zero debate and signed by the president without much or any notice by the mainstream media.

Extended for an additional year, the renewed provisions granted the government the authority to continue secretly monitoring average Americans while simultaneously throwing respect for the Constitution to the wayside.

Uncle Sam must have been tickled to death knowing he can go on reading our e-mails, seizing our property, labeling us as enemy combatants and holding us indefinitely without worrying about that pesky Constitution getting in the way.

And it’s not just our political rights that are threatened; our economic rights are threatened as well, thanks in part to the Federal Reserves’ fun with a printing press — inflating the economy and Congress’ love affair with massive deficit spending.

Both contribute excessively to economic hard times such as the recent recession.

Undercutting our rights didn’t start with the current administration or the one before it. Unfortunately, this trend has been rising in our country for quite a while and finally people are becoming fed up with the status quo.

It’s really a shame only 56 percent of Americans consider the federal government an immediate threat to their rights because every American should be concerned when governments expand — it becomes much easier for those governments to disregard those rights in favor of some ‘“greater good.”

“While there are many indications that Americans are waking up to the main danger to their liberty and livelihoods — a danger that doesn’t reside in a cave somewhere overseas, but right here in the good ol’ US of A — the political class in this country is deeply ensconced and won’t be pried out of power with a crowbar,” Raimondo wrote.

People should get involved to change the political landscape so we can better secure our liberties and no longer live in fear for our liberties. Removing those from office who continue to ignore the Constitution and filling their void with individuals who are dedicated to restoring the importance of personal liberty and individual rights is the only meaningful remedy.

While it’s unfortunate most Americans feel their rights are threatened by the government, it’s the end result in a long line of abuses by a government gone wild.

Are your liberties intact? Tell Jeremy at daj8@mail.uc.edu.

“the real world” seems almost unreal.

But the streets I run and drive on, the neighbor’s cows, the rodeo — these are all very real and immediate.

Helping a neighbor with storm damage and cooking up a good meal comes naturally. Despite the global influences on cuisine, if you asked me to find the impact of global events in Orange, I would have to shrug or laugh.

Living here is like living in a country song. The police really do show up at parties to drink with friends and they really do let you know they are there to have fun. There are bonfires out in the sticks that go on all night. Attention is paid to the little things, so the chaos beyond the county line is largely ignored — from what the president is doing all the way to our stance against Iran.

kept going, carried on by its own momentum beyond UC. (A lot of University of Cincinnati students came from small-town, U.S.A. This is Ohio, after all; most of us grew up in our own little bubble.)

Somehow that changed in the last three years.

I don’t know if it has to do with our generation taking its place on the national stage, or the election or my own personal maturity, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

There is much comfort in dwelling in a cocoon and enjoying, without distraction, only what one is tangibly in contact with.

But there is much more satisfaction in understanding the currents moving in and out of one’s sight, feeling there is some effect one can have against this force of change.

Hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers remain, as the March deadline for their removal approaches. The federal government agreed to an extension until July if rent is paid on the units.

Yet Bridge City, as a municipality, outlaws trailers as a form of permanent housing and decided to stick tight to the March deadline. For once, the residents are receiving outside input, which will directly mislead them. Families have less than three weeks to get out of their trailers or start paying rent to the federal government while still trying to raise funds to rebuild. If they don’t, they will be evicted.

Does this seem surreal? Does it seem strange? It is just another example of how federal and local governments interplay. There is a lot of hurt here but also the potential for a new awareness

is enough on the daily to-do list in Orange to keep its residents busy caring for those nearby, content to let the rest of the world alone with its own concerns.

Because small-town people have an intense understanding of their own loss, a homeowner can come flying out of her trailer to tell you there was an earthquake in Haiti; a neighbor will shake her head and tell you Ike’s damage is nothing to the suffering in Port-au-Prince.

The simplicity of local focus is the real world, too. By keeping hearts close to home, these people learn to embrace the similar struggles of the whole world.

Maria Bergh is a fourth-year architecture student and intern for Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders, building houses in Texas after Hurricane Ike.

almost got it! almost got it!

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Chile, Haiti both warrant relief efforts stephanie kitchens

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the coastal area of Chile Saturday, Feb. 27, more than a month after the Haiti earthquake.

Chile has a long history of earthquakes: The U.S. Geological survey indicates 13 quakes of 7.0 or higher have occurred there since 1973.

The world’s largest recorded earthquake was in Chile at a 9.5 magnitude in 1960. Because of this, Chile was better prepared for disaster to strike than Haiti.

Chile’s past earthquake experiences “motivated the Chileans to build to a more sophisticated standard in the future, so the housing stock, the building stock, is very, very earthquake-resistant,” said Paul Simmons, U.S. ambassador to Chile, to CBS News.

Buildings in Chile must pass safety regulations for the stability of the structures so they are able to withstand earthquakes, but many buildings crumbled in Chile due to the extreme magnitude of the quake. Roadways were torn in half and telephone lines fell, adding to the destruction in Chile.

The Chilean earthquake, with a 8.8 magnitude, is vastly greater than the 7.0 magnitude Haitian earthquake. Although the number 8.8 is not much larger than 7.0, the magnitude of the Chilean earthquake is about 500 times stronger than the earthquake that devastated Haiti.

Following Chile’s earthquake, tsunami warnings spread across the Pacific. Tsunamis can be created by earthquakes when the colliding plates result in an upward shift, raising sea levels.

The United States anxiously awaited news of the fate of Hawaii, which was warned it would be hit by the tsunami. Hawaiians were evacuated, yet the tsunami reached only 4 feet, while tsunamis can often reach 100 feet. Tsunami waves were smaller than predicted for Japan and Australia as well. The coastal region of Chile saw the most damage by the tsunami.

The effects of the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti are very different. Five days later, more than 700 people were reported dead after the earthquake in Chile; an estimated 220,000 people were reported dead in Haiti in that same time span.

Both earthquakes caused a large number of people to lose their homes. Because of these people’s desperate state, looting for food and money became a problem after each earthquake.

The difference in preparation and wealth of the two countries and the geographical location of the earthquakes is accountable for the difference in the scope of the disasters.

Chile is a more industrialized nation and has the resources to build sturdier structures than Haiti. Haiti had not been hit by an earthquake of this size since 1860, so the country was not as familiar with massive earthquakes.

The January earthquake hit 10 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, and was about eight miles underground. That earthquake occurred close to a concentrated area of people, whereas the Chilean earthquake hit a less populated area. The Chilean earthquake’s epicenter was deeper in the ground — approximately 13 miles deeper — and was about 200 miles from the nation’s largest city and capital, Santiago.

President Barack Obama offered assistance to Chile on the day of the disaster, but Chile announced it would not need any outside help. After the reality of the devastation became clearer, Chile’s government issued a new statement Monday, March 1, requesting assistance in the form of generators, water filtration equipment, field hospitals and experts to assess the damage.

Chile needs help to rebuild their collapsed cities and to assist people affected by the earthquake. Although the earthquake in Chile was larger, the devastation is less significant than in Haiti.

Haiti must not be forgotten now there is another country in need of disaster relief; rather the efforts should be organized alongside one another.

Stephanie Kitchens is a second-year journalism student.

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Movement stagnated on Health Alliance dismantling until D.C. lawyer intervened To settle a long-running case regarding the dismantling of the Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, the University of Cincinnati hired top legal firm Hogan and Hartson out of Washington, D.C., to handle the case, even though the university already retains counsel.

Each fiscal year, Mitchell McCrate, chief legal officer for UC’s general counsel, submits a budget to a controlling board to pay for special counsel, such as Hogan and Hartson, to handle suits like the Health Alliance case.

McCrate originally requested $800,000 to pay for the legal services of Hogan and Hartson, but the case was held up because of discrepancies between the parties involved and an additional $700,000 was needed.

“If we want to increase that budget we have to get the permission

of the controlling board and the “Certainly there were differences controlling board did approve it,” of opinion on how this matter McCrate said. needed to be resolved,” McCrate But should said. “By agreeing to, and working the state be with, a mediator we overcame giving the those differences.” university Cordray allowed the university $1.5 million to hire a firm to handle the to pay for a intricate case and, to UC’s legal team? credit, they hired one of the best We think so. firms available.

The case wasn’t making much UC knew it couldn’t afford to progress when Ohio Attorney be shafted if they lost this case General Richard Cordray assigned or couldn’t come to an agreement a mediator in December 2009. with the other hospitals involved Since then, major progress has been including Jewish Hospital made, including the announcement in Kenwood.

Monday, March 1, that University University Hospital’s main Hospital will be the lone remaining concern, among many others, member of the Health Alliance. was its ability to continue McCrate didn’t say negotiations providing safety net services. were at a standstill in December, but These services include the did agree with the attorney general hospital’s ability to cover medical when he chose to hire a mediator. expenses for underinsured and opinion.newsrecord@gmail.com | 513.556.5913

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uninsured patients.

Because hospitals cannot turn these patients away, they are forced to treat them without being paid in full, said Richard Puff, director of public relations at UC’s Academic Health Center.

State money and tax levies help hospitals recover some of the funds lost from treating uninsured patients, but a significant amount of the money is never recovered, which is where other hospitals in the alliance have come into the picture for years.

Thanks to help from Hogan and Hartson, University Hospital will be able to continue its safety net services.

Of course, not everyone involved was thrilled at the idea of spending $1.5 million on a law firm during see LAWYER | page 6

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finale | from page 8 to make a run,” said senior guard Deonta Vaughn.

“When we get to New York, we’ve got to do what we’ve got to do like when we were in Maui, and show people what we’re capable of.”

While the season is now more than three months removed from the Maui Invitational, the Bearcats continue to use their successful play and performance in Maui as motivation and assurance that the team can compete at a level worthy of March Madness inclusion.

“We can still use that,” Vaughn said. “We know what we did there. We watched film even when we were in Maui as a team without coach Cronin in the locker room, and we saw how we were playing, and we were all one.”

But before Cincinnati can focus on the Big East Tournament, it will try to avoid another late-season loss.

Tip off in Georgetown’s Verizon Center is set for noon Saturday, March 6, and the game can be seen on ESPN360.com.

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Dive right in Josh Schneider has been named the Big East Swimmer of the Year two-straight seasons and has goals of Olympic medals. olympic | from page 8 100-meter freestyle events at the NCAAs. “I believe [I can beat him],” Schneider said. “If I don’t believe in myself how can my family, coaches, friends and teammates believe in me?”

The great overall performance at the Big East Championships

by Schneider helped the Bearcats team to a fifth-place finish; tying their best finish in school history.

“I just give it my all every time, no matter the conditions,” Schneider said. “Whether I am racing against my competitors or just the clock, I’m giving it everything.”

Before the season started, Schneider made some drastic changes to his technique.

Changes to his stroke and his

training are the reason he was able to cut time from his results last season, Schneider said.

In the past year Schneider cut his 50-meter freestyle time by .35 seconds. He cut more than one second off his time in the 100-meter fly over the same period.

“This year it was like I turned on a commitment switch,” Schneider said. “I just woke up and told myself I was ready to commit to this level.”

Schneider’s will to compete was obvious in high school.

He graduated from Taylor High School on the west side of Cincinnati, where he earned 11 letters as a member of the swim, golf, football and track teams.

He won a state title swimming in the 50-meter freestyle, owns

baseball | from page 8 team with 18 upperclassmen on its 33-man roster. Junior Joe Iacobucci is hitting .571 this season, and senior Eric Marzac has five RBIs with 13 total bases. As a team, Youngstown has scored 19 runs through three games.

The Penguins’ team ERA is 6.12. Aaron Swenson has a 5.40 ERA with an opponent batting average of .200. In five innings of work, Phil Klein has a 5.40 ERA. “They’re just a real scrappy bunch. I think it’ll be a good series because they know they’ve got to play hard and we know that in order for us to play well we’ve got to

the track record for the 110-meter hurdles and the 300-meter and owns the Taylor record for pass receptions in a season with 46.

He had offers from Wright State, Duquesne and Eastern Michigan for football and track, but chose UC and swimming because he believes he can make it to the Olympics.

Schneider is up for the Big East 2010 Outstanding Sportsmanship of the Year award this season.

The award recognizes those who have recently excelled off the field (or pool) with demonstrations of sportsmanship.

They have nominated three outstanding instances of sportsmanship from around the Big East.

Schneider was part a special scene where he was greeted with a

play hard,” Cleary said. “They’re really well coached; when we’ve played them in the past you know you’re always going up against a great team and you’re going to get a great effort out of them.”

Games one and two of the series begin at 4 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and the series concludes at 1 p.m., Sunday, March 7.

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Turning the deuce The University of Cincinnati baseball team is 3-3 after a win against No. 13 Ohio State Sunday, Feb. 28.

warm and respectful welcome by fellow competitors on his way to collecting his 2010 Big East Most Outstanding Swimmer award.

It is part of National Sportsmanship Day and fans can vote for Schneider by visiting BigEast.org. The winner will be announced Sunday, March 7.

Following the NCAA Championships and graduation, Schneider will stay in Cincinnati to train and hopefully land an endorsement deal.

During the summer he hopes to work toward earning a spot on the U.S. national team and then travel to North Carolina where he will train for the 2012 Olympics in London.

The NCAA Championships begin Thursday, March 25, in Columbus, Ohio.

Up and over Yancy Gates scored 13 points while sinking all seven of his free-throw attempts Tuesday, March 2, in a 77-73 loss against Villanova.

UC dropped to 7-10 in the Big East.

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Lawyer | from page 4 such tough economic times.

“We started with this firm and at this critical juncture we couldn’t really change horses. We’ve been very happy with the service we’ve gotten but we understand in these times that everyone is concerned about how much we’re spending for all sorts of things, so I can understand his concern,” McCrate said. “Not knowing anything about this case or the history of this case I can understand why he would react that way.”

Ohio Sen. John Carey has gone on record saying he disagreed. A message left with Carey’s office Monday, March 1, was not returned.

The case is not quite finished yet, but McCrate did say he expects the bulk of the work to be hashed out by the end of March. sga | from page 1 “We’re down to emptying trash three times a week, what do we do?”

Ambach said. “We could bring it down to one time a week, but then potential students could view the campus as dirty. Then we lose our yield.”

Both Ambach and Plummer will suggest during the March 16 meeting that the Trustees rescind the waiver placed on the 3.5 percent tuition increase during the fall of 2009.

It is also suggested that parking rates and boarding rates remain unchanged for next year. The student life fee would also remain unharmed and other changes such as closing the library several hours earlier could soften the blow, Ambach said.

The possible tuition increase will be voted on by the Board of Trustees during the Tuesday, March 16, meeting.

“The fact that tuition experienced a zero percent change in the last four years is unheard of,” Ambach said. “If you take the last four years of no change with this fifth year of a large increase, it evens out to about 1.8 percent increase each year.”

Both Ambach and Plummer agree that the university would be better off had it increased tuition in such a manner.

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Peace Week fails to address heart of conflict Dear Editor,

Israel Peace Week is deceptive.

It is the latest attempt in a well-funded propaganda campaign desperately seeking to restore Israel’s favorable view in public opinion.

This comes on the heels of the international community roundly condemning the 21-day invasion of the Gaza Strip that killed more than 1,400 Gazans and left much of the impoverished community in desolation. The goal is to distort the dialogue surrounding the

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observed, all of which are derived from international law: 1. Both Israelis and Palestinians have the right to live in peace and security.

2. In 1948, a war between Israel and Palestine ended with 700,000 Palestinians outside of their land. Legally, every refugee has the right to return or be monetarily compensated should they decide not to return.

3. Full Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and end to the siege of Gaza.

Few lament Israeli culture and its truly wonderful contributions to the international community.

Israeli culture and its people are not under international scrutiny for failing to create efficient light bulbs or planting too few trees — they lead the world in these areas.

But this has nothing to do with the deplorable Israeli policies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that continue to prevent peace.

Sincerely, Paul Erb and Kyle Galindez UC Campus Anti-War Network

Findlay Market jewel in Queen City’s crown

Dear Editor,

Jamie Royce and Blake Hawk did a fine job countering the condescending and arrogant article about Cincinnati in Vanity Fair. We have to self-promote our home and so, good work. But I might also add to your list: One of the gems of Cincinnati is Ohio’s oldest public market, Findlay Market.

Findlay Market, located in Over the Rhine, boasted more than 758,000 shoppers in 2009. report | from page 1 adheres to the policies regarding student safety.

At UV, a student reported a rape and later stated the university failed her after the legal processes ended in favor of her alleged attacker, according to the report.

“I am not sure why they did this,” Cummin said. “At UC, all complaints when filed by a student go through the process for a decision.”

The university is just as much a part in the process as the student.

“The hardest part for victims is to be in the same room with the person that hurt them,” Howton said. “Having to hear his story is difficult, too. The difficult part for university authorities is making sure that both parties have due process and that each students’ rights are fully recognized.”

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The stainless steel roof of the renovated market house holds a 114 solar panels, helping us offset our consumption of fossilfuel based electricity.

Our locally owned businesses, sustainability projects (such as recycling programs), composting program, urban farm garden projects and more make us a leader in OTR and Cincinnati itself.

And we have been in existence longer than the

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Cincinnati Reds, Roebling Bridge and Music Hall.

So, I encourange everyone to visit your public market — Findlay Market.

Sincerely, Cheryl Eagleson Marketing Director Corporation for Findlay Market

“The hardest part for victims is to be in the same room with the person that hurt them.”

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Success for Elliott at UC will come soon The University of Cincinnati women’s basketball team got worse between last season and this season.

At least according to their record.

But in her first year as head coach, Jamelle Elliott had the deck completely stacked against her; probably as bad as, or worse than, Mick Cronin in his first season with the men’s team.

Elliott came into the season with 12 players on her roster.

For one reason or another, only six played substantial minutes.

Mind you, the Big East conference is just as competitive in women’s basketball as it is men’s. Recent women’s college basketball brackets have seven Big East teams in the field for the NCAA tournament.

Cincinnati beat one of those teams in St. John’s 70-60 in January.

The Cats finished the regular season with an 11-17 record and 4-12 in the Big East with at least one game in the conference tournament still to be played.

Sure the record wasn’t great, but I like Elliott because she would be the first one to tell you that they aren’t content. Having six national championship rings as a player and assistant coach will make a person say that.

Following this team throughout the year and watching Elliott coach, I could tell she absolutely despises losing.

She also has the respect of her players.

I can recall a practice prior to the Louisville game where Elliott was really hammering into junior guard Shareese Ulis.

Ulis went out and dropped 23 in an overtime win against the Cardinals.

Ulis has been the biggest scoring threat among nonseniors for the Bearcats this season. She will have to come up huge for the Bearcats next season, and Elliott is readying her to lead the team.

“She’s the one I’m constantly getting on, she’s the one I’m relying on to run our team, make shots and be on defense,” Elliott said after a loss to Notre Dame this season. “Whenever something goes wrong, it’s her fault. Whether it’s her fault or not, that’s just the way it’s going to be.”

I don’t see that as making an example out of Ulis, because she understands everything her coach is telling her. I don’t think she’d have it any other way.

But when the team lost is when you really find out how good a coach is, and probably why I like her so much.

She was pissed.

She didn’t whine or complain or — thank god — take it out on me, but I could tell she was genuinely mad because her team lost.

She knew her team was at a huge disadvantage, but she never used it as a crutch.

In the February game against No. 3 Notre Dame, UC was beat up pretty bad in the paint, giving up 42 points down low to the Irish.

The next week, Cincinnati came from behind to knock off the Syracuse Orange on the road in overtime.

After leading for most of the game, the Bearcats gave up the lead and found themselves down five points with 37 seconds left.

A quick jumper and a stop on the other end left UC down three with 18 seconds left.

Then, as the clock ran down to four seconds, Ulis drained a three to send the game to overtime.

Five minutes later, the Cats got their signature win of the year and some confidence going forward.

So consider this my endorsement of Elliott.

Take that for what it’s worth, because I also said Cronin should be fired, but Elliott has the ability to pull the best effort out of her players and they respect her for that.

Did she have the season she would have liked? No. Is she happy about losing the final five games of the season? No. But she knows how much work goes into building a championship team, and with a full squad next year and the first batch of her recruits coming up, she’ll have success sooner rather than later at Cincinnati.

Despite its record, how do you think the UC women’s basketball team fared in its first season with Elliott at the helm? E-mail Garrett at sabelhgt@mail.uc.edu.

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When his team’s conference schedule was released in September, Cincinnati men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin knew the Bearcats would have a difficult road ahead of them.

After playing 17 Big East games, the team has just one remaining in the regular season: a Saturday, March 6, matchup with No. 19 Georgetown in Washington D.C. The game will be Cincinnati’s third straight against a ranked opponent, after facing No. 7 West Virginia last weekend and No. 9 Villanova Tuesday.

“The margin for error in our league is so slim. The schedule’s not fair,” Cronin said. “I didn’t like the schedule when I saw it originally. It puts a lot of pressure on you.”

Cincinnati (16-13, 7-10 Big East) has lost two games in a row and six of its last eight overall heading into the Bearcats’ regular season finale.

Georgetown (19-9, 9-8 Big East) has also lost two straight as well as four of its last five games. The Hoyas currently sit

“The margin of error in our league is so slim. I didn’t like the schedule when I saw it origionally.”

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in seventh place in the Big East standings, and are looking to finish in the top eight in order to secure a first-round bye in the Big East Tournament next week in New York City.

“Georgetown obviously is probably battling for a bye,” Cronin said. “They’re going to have a lot on the line.”

The Hoyas have four players averaging more than 10 points per game, led by Austin Freeman with 17 points per game. Freeman didn’t play in Georgetown’s 81-68 loss against West Virginia Monday, March 1, due to illness.

The junior guard was recovering from stomach flu, and his status for Saturday’s contest with the Bearcats is still uncertain.

If the Hoyas are without Freeman, they will rely heavily on sophomore center Greg Monroe. Monroe is averaging

just fewer than 16 points and 10 rebounds per game for head coach John Thompson III. After their Saturday showdown in the nation’s capital, the Bearcats will head to New York City for the Big East Tournament, where first-round play begins Tuesday, March 9. Cincinnati is hoping a strong performance in New York will be enough to give the Bearcats serious NCAA tournament consideration.

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Finish off strong Cincinnati is 0-11 under Mick Cronin during the month of March though his four seasons.

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tom Skeen the news record

fter what could only be called a dominating p e r f o r m a n c e at the Big East Championships, senior Josh Schneider is now preparing for the NCAA swimming and diving championships.

At the Big East Championships, Schneider won and set UC meet and pool records in three events: the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle and the 100-meter butterfly.

It was the second year in a row he was the top-male performer at the championships.

Schneider just completed an

undefeated season in the pool and was named Big East Swimmer of the Year for the second year in a row.

“Coming in to the year I set my goals high and didn’t want to lose,” Schneider said. “I felt like I could achieve that goal and not lose a race all year.”

He is a seven-time Big East Conference champion, a two-time All-Big East Conference honoree, College Swimming Coaches Association of America first-team Academic All-American and a two-time NCAA All-American honorable mention selection. It wouldn’t surprise anyone if he

was an All-American selection this year.

Schneider will race in the 50-meter free, 100m free and 100m fly at this year’s NCAAs. His time of 43 seconds in the 100-meter freestyle broke his own record and was the fourth-fastest time in the country this year.

His 19.08 in the 50-meter freestyle at the Big East Championships tied the best time recorded this year with California University Olympic gold-medalist, Nathan Adrian.

Most believe Adrian is Schneider’s biggest competition in the 50 and see olympic | page 5

Cats baseball set for home opener Michael Vest the news record

After playing six games on the road, the University of Cincinnati baseball team will open their first home series Friday, March 5, against Youngstown State at Marge Schott Stadium.

The three-game series will be the first meeting between the two teams since a 2-1 Penguins win during the 2008 season.

Cincinnati (3-3) is coming off the Big Ten/Big East Challenge last weekend. The Bearcats won two of their three games in the challenge, including a seven-run ninth-inning rally in a win against Purdue and a 12-4 win against No. 13 Ohio State.

The Bearcats have a team batting average of .232 through their first six games. T.J. Jones has been the hottest hitter for Cincinnati, batting .320 and his six RBI’s lead the team. His .462 batting average in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge earned him a spot on the all-tournament team.

The Bearcats’ pitching and

defense are their strengths early on this season. Their fielding percentage is .971, but they have had seven errors. Pitcher Dan Jensen, Friday’s starter, is 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and nine strikeouts. Brian Sand, in two appearances, has an opponent batting average of .190 with a 2.70 ERA. “I like the way that way we’ve pitched from the start, I like the way we’ve played defense for the most part. I feel good about what we’ve done in those two areas,” said head coach Brian Cleary.

Last year’s third baseman Mike Spina led UC in home runs and RBI’s. Either Kiley Jones or Logan Jackson will take over at third, but who will take over at third between the two is still up in the air.

“They’ve both done some very good things … but they’ve both been inconsistent. We’re going to need some consistency out of those guys,” Cleary said.

Youngstown State (1-2), coming off a season-opening series against New Orleans University, is a veteran see baseball | page 5

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take me out The University of Cincinnati baseball team (3-3) will make its first appearance of the season at Cincinnati’s Marge Schott Stadium Friday, March 5, when they open a three-game series with the Youngstown State Penguins.

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