THE INdependent student newspaper at the university of cincinnati
Vol. CXXVV Issue 66
wednesday , april 14, 2010 unsung heroes They aren’t the most familiar faces, but the UC offensive line will be key in 2010. page 6
net neutrality Making a choice between the lesser of two evils for the Internet’s sake. page 4
the fashion dungjen Spring campus styles are put up to scrutiny in a special edition of TFD. page 3
Design majors set to merge in 2012 jason garrison the news record
The University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning will be fusing two of its largest majors as UC prepares the switch to semesters. DAAP has been planning the merger of graphic and digital design for two years. There have been weekly meetings with all DAAP faculty members to work on plans regarding the change to semesters and the new major, which is being billed as graphic communication design. “Everything in the communication industry these days is really done digitally as well as dimensionally,” said Robert Probst, professor and dean of DAAP. “Print or packaging is usually accompanied by a Web site and the virtual environment as well, so the evolution of the technology has almost brought the two together in a way that we cannot really separate them anymore.” Tentative plans for the new major are to make the biggest changes in the sixth through eighth semesters, which would be in the junior and senior years.
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Art is life Fifth-year graphic design students Laura Fahey, Kelly Piller and Jessica Wall work on upcoming projects in the graphic design Studio in DAAP.
“You can’t replace somebody who has been teaching for 30 or 40 years — it’s just impossible.” —MIKE ZENDER,
INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE DESIGN SCHOOL AND COORDINATOR OF THE MERGER
When graphic communication design students enter their sixth semester, they would have a choice of concentrating on one of three specialties: print-based design, time-based design or interaction design, according to the tentative course layout. “The switch to semesters was a fabulous opportunity to evaluate very carefully, and in a very calculated positive way, the advantages and the shortcomings in each of the programs and then make appropriate corrections, and that’s exactly what we are doing,” Probst said. No jobs should be affected by the merge, but three senior faculty members are planning to retire when the university switches to semesters see design | page 2
big wheel keep on turnin’
CAT Tales Editor James Sprague looks into CAT’s disintegration in a multi-story series.
Minority numbers could fall james sprague the news record
Losing the Center for Access and Transition could mean losing some more minority students. The Center for Access and Transition will close in June, which brings up the concern of how the center’s closing will affect not only the diversity mission of UC, but the minority student population as well. The center aims to provide academic and life-building courses for students needing assistance in areas such as math, reading, communication and studying. Elimination of state-granted operating subsidies to four-year universities for access students is a factor in closing of the center. The subsidies will still be given to two-year colleges, such as UC’s Raymond Walters and Clermont colleges, said Caroline Miller, senior associate vice-president in UC’s Office of Enrollment Management. Starting next academic year, incoming students that would normally enter into the CAT program will be funneled into those branches instead of main campus. Concern has been raised on how eliminating the CAT program
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Smoking ban expected to pass first vote gin a. ando the news record
Smokers beware. The year’s end might bring a smoke-free university. The smoking ban, which is to be voted on by the Undergraduate Student Government Wednesday, April 14, will need approval of the Graduate Student Governance Association as well as UC’s Board of Trustees, but is expected to pass. A poll on Blackboard suggests approximately 65 percent of respondents vote in favor of the ban. If all three bodies pass the resolution bill, all forms of tobacco will be banned, including electronic cigarettes, pipes, cigars, snuff and snus. “Waterpipe” smoking would be banned from all UC property as well.
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field of wheels Students walk through rows of blue pinwheels shining in the sun on Martin Luther King Boulevard in front of the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning Tuesday, April 13.
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If all three bodies the resolution bill, all forms of tobacco will be banned [on campus].
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Currently, there are more than 350 American college campuses that have enacted anti-tobacco rules, though some might not be in effect, according to American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation statistics. Although there are more than 100 higher education institutions in Ohio, UC would become the eighth establishment to completely ban smoking if the bill passes — though the university’s medical campus is already smoke-free. Wednesday’s meeting is also scheduled to allow SG to address its involvement in campus diversity. Despite scrapping a bill that would have required at-large senators commit to five hours of diversity outreach hours, a new outreach bill is also scheduled to be voted on.
Under the bill, the external holdover senator — currently Jason Ridder — would help create a schedule of events involving underrepresented people at UC so senators can “use their office hours to reach as much of their constituency as possible.” The schedule can then be looked over weekly so senators can plan involvement in advance. SG is also rallying to support Collegiate 100, a fraternity dedicated to the advancement of UC’s black community, in its Brother-to-Brother sessions. The events, which will take place in April, May and June, aim to bolster “growth and development of see sga | page 2
Casino money to be used to fund internships james sprague the news record
If Gov. Ted Strickland has his way, the recently approved casinos in Ohio will be helping foot the bill for college internships. In a conference call with reporters from universities across Ohio Monday, April 12, Strickland said that he is going to urge the passing of legislation that will allow for a portion of the $200 million the state will receive for casino licensing to be used for the Third Frontier internship program.
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Raymond Walters, Clermont College and the College of Applied Science are included. “All university owned, leased or maintained property” will be affected, according to the bill. The ban will allegedly lower insurance and UC’s maintenance costs as well as boost the image of campus, according to the bill.
The owners of the four approved casinos in Ohio — Rock Ventures, LLC, and Penn National Gaming Inc., will be required to pay a $50 million licensing fee per casino to the state. These funds are the ones Strickland aims to tap into for internships. The Third Frontier internship program is part of the Third Frontier program, which is seeking a $700 million bond renewal for funding at the polls in May. The hope is to connect students to internship opportunities throughout Ohio with private sector businesses involved with the Third Frontier program.
It will be much more likely for individuals to remain in Ohio after graduation if they are involved in Ohio’s economy while still students, Strickland said. Third Frontier reimburses up to 50 percent of an intern’s wages — but no more than $3,000 per year — while the remainder is to be paid by the company. Strickland is aiming to keep the ratio with the help of funds furnished from the casinos. Some of the areas that Third Frontier is concentrating on for future placements of interns include: information technology, bioscience and advanced manufacturing.
Be sure to pick up Thursday’s issue of The News Record where we’ll give complete coverage of the Undergraduate Student Government elections, including photos, Q&A’s and video on the Web site.
battle of the beverages Go online and check out in-depth coverage of the meeting between Cincinnati’s Tea and Coffee parties on campus.
spring fashion Go online and check out photos of what fellow UC students are wearing around campus.
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Do you feel the smoking ban would benefit the students on campus?