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monday , april 19, 2010 state champs Bearcat men win All-Ohio championships, women finish third. page 3

greek week UC’s Greek Life takes time to belly flop, lip synch and more. page 3

Watkins stirs tax crowd

the redcoats are coming, the redcoats are coming!

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The vice chairman of the University of Cincinnati College Republicans wants to ask UC a question: “Are you ready for the conservative comeback of 2010?”

David Watkins, a third-year international affairs and political science student, gave his speech titled “The New Face of Conservatism,” which centered on the public becoming involved in the political process at the Cincinnati Tea Party rally hosted at Fifth Third Arena Thursday, April 15.

“I wanted to give the people who came something to take away from it,” Watkins said.

In preparing his speech, Watkins said he wanted to avoid repeating what past Tea Party speakers had already addressed. Spectators at the rally had voiced opinions that speakers had been talking about the same things for the past year.

The crowd was probably right, Watkins said.

Watkins touched on criticism of young Republicans and the Tea Party in his speech.

“You name it and we’ve been called it,” Watkins said. “We are intelligent young Americans informed about the problems that face this country.”

Watkins wanted to bring a unique feel to his speech, being a 21-year-old college student.

“What I tried to do was direct people on what they can do to get involved,” Watkins said. “To get out there, send letters to the editor, read the news about politics, volunteer and donate to the campaigns of candidates they support.”

Watkins said the main inspiration for his speech was his experiences in volunteering in political campaigns, such as managing the campaign of former Cincinnati city council candidate George Zamary.

“I’ve always felt that people wanted common sense and problem solving,” Watkins said.

Criticism of President Barack Obama and the 2008 elections is no longer needed, Watkins said.

“I was ready to give people some motivation and reason to get involved,” he said.

Watkins finished his speech with an exhortation to the crowd to “take back Congress, take back the White House and take back America” to which he received a standing ovation.

Watkins also addressed the controversy surrounding FOX News talk show host Sean Hannity’s absence at the rally.

Previous Tea Party rallies attracted people without celebrity appearances, Watkins said.

“A lot of people would have shown up regardless of Hannity,” Watkins said. “To the people truly committed to the cause it didn’t damage the rally.”

Watkins said the rally was impressive, and was disappointed that the majority of news coverage surrounded Hannity’s nonattendance.

The Cincinnati Tea Party is around to stay, Watkins said.

“I think they’ll continue to grow and be active in the local political scene,” Watkins said. “I know they’re looking forward to the fall general election, especially the race between Steve Chabot and Steve Driehaus.”

Watkins said he will continue his efforts to get the UC College Republicans involved in the local political scene.

“That’s where the rubber meets the road,” Watkins said.

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tea party merchandise A costumed attendee views one of the many vendor tables selling T-shirts set up around Fifth Third Arena during the 2010 Tea Party rally.

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Tax day rally raises controversy, emotions james sprague the news record

The tax day rally hosted at Fifth Third Arena Thursday, April 15, might become more notable for who didn’t appear than the political policies it was rallying against.

The event, hosted by the Cincinnati Tea Party, Cincinnati 9/12 Project and the Ohio Liberty Council, was enveloped in drama from the start concerning the nonappearance of Fox News talk show host Sean Hannity.

Hannity was scheduled to sign copies of his new book “Conservative Victory” and record his show from the arena. He never appeared, however, which stoked rumors of emergency.

“Fox News producers onsite informed the Cincinnati Tea Party senior leadership that Mr. Hannity had to rush home for a personal emergency,” said Justin Binik-Thomas, vice-president for national affairs and strategy for the Tea Party.

The network later reported that it had called Hannity back to New York studios to tape his show, due to executives not being aware Hannity was the main attraction of the event, and that the Tea Party was charging admission to his show as part of the event.

The conflict was partly due to a story from the Website Media Matters that raised the issues of ethics and conflict of interest concerning Hannity’s appearance at the event — which could have profited the Tea Party.

“Fox News never agreed to allow the Cincinnati Tea Party organizers to use Sean Hannity’s television program to profit from broadcasting his show from the event,” said Bill Shine, FOX News executive vice president of programming. “When senior executives in New York were made aware of this, we changed our plans for [Thursday’s] show.”

“It’s a huge disappointment,” said Lorn see rally | page 3

Psych program to test e-books during trial run jeremy davis the news record

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Wheels of Fortune UC Sustainability Coalition examine and tweak bicycles to get ready for the launch of the upcoming bikeshare. Student Government Sen. Alyssa Penick (left) drafted the bill, which gave $7,000 to the program. The bikeshare is set to debut Thursday, April 22, with a parade down MainStreet.

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red, white and blue Participants listen to a Cincinnati Tea Party founder and UC graduate Mike Wilson during the 2010 Tea Party rally in Fifth Third Arena.

In an effort to provide students with a cheaper alternative to purchasing textbooks, the University of Cincinnati and OhioLINK are collaborating to make e-textbooks more widely available.

The Ohio Digital Bookshelf will initially be launched within UC’s psychology department, although, if it proves successful, could eventually spread to other programs as well.

“Since introduction to psychology is one of the common general education requirement courses across the state, we felt that we could make headway improving student outcomes and reducing costs by starting in this area,” said Peter Murray, assistant director for New Service Development at OhioLINK. UC and The Ohio State University are taking the lead in this effort due to the large number of introductory psychology students at both universities — the most within the University System of Ohio.

“Based on what we learn from this phase of the Ohio Digital Bookshelf project, we will apply these models to other areas,” Murray said.

The Ohio Library and Information Network (OhioLINK) is an alliance of 88 college and university libraries throughout Ohio that provides students and faculty with access to information for research.

Faculty members from all across the University System of Ohio are working in a voluntary partnership to implement the e-text plan.

The project aims to make digital versions of textbooks available, which will be “buyable” on the publisher’s Website for up to one year.

The cost of textbooks for students who take five courses per quarter can typically add up to nearly $600 to $800, said Charles Ginn, field service assistant professor in UC’s psychology department. “[Textbook prices] will exceed $1,000 per term by the time we go to semesters in 2012-13,” said Ginn, who is also in charge of coordinating the e-textbook see books | page 3

TNR slideshow Check out TNR’s slideshow of the Cincinnati Tea Party tax day rally at Fifth Third Arena.

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CAREER

CHAMELEON JAYNA BARKER

Editor aspires to be ... an editor

I always knew what I wanted to be when I grew up: a writer, teacher, actress, ballerina, firefighter and princess. But, I could never make up my mind. I am one year away from graduation, and I still have the same problem.

Most days I wake up and know journalism is exactly where I want to be. Other days I’m not so sure.

Ask me in a week and I still won’t know. I hate making decisions.

Lucky for me, a creative option exists.

I have decided to embark on the journey of playing a career chameleon, largely due to advice given to me by Taylor Dungjen, editor-in-chief of The News Record. Each week, I will shadow a different occupation and learn the ropes for an entire work shift, putting on a uniform and pretending I know what I’m doing (I always liked acting). The best part is I still get to be me at the end of the day.

This week, I wanted to be an editor. Ah, yes. An editor of a college newspaper.

Wait a minute.

Although I have been the college living and spotlight editor for a few months, I still feel like I have to shadow everyone in the office to do my own job. I still sheepishly ask for help by yelling the name of the closest person, which happens about every 20 minutes.

Being an editor is an extensive learning process. I find myself making mental notes in my head and tangible, but almost always indecipherable, notes on my hands and random sheets of paper.

The biggest part of my job is planning my budget. I make sure to have enough stories and writers so I don’t end up writing everything myself. This is where my obsessive-compulsive disorder goes crazy. I find myself stopping in the middle of conversations and writing notes on napkins as a reminder for later when I am scrambling for ideas.

The world of journalism is constantly changing, and I am not good at adapting to change … especially when what I just learned is already being modified.

The Associated Press bundles together all the rules of copy editing and journalism jargon into the ultimate journalist’s manual: the AP Style Guide. In the past week, two significant changes have been made.

Currently, all but seven states are supposed to be abbreviated when used in conjunction with cities. Beginning May 15, that will change, all states will instead be spelled out. For example, Indianapolis, Ind., will become Indianapolis, Indiana, and so on.

Effective immediately, Web site has now been changed to Website.

I just now conditioned myself to place a space between the two words, and now I have to recondition myself to be cognizant of the change.

Being an editor doesn’t entail just being a good writer; it requires a keen eye and a love of reading.

I’ve always been a reader.

All I’ve done for as long as I can remember is read as many books, magazines and newspapers, taking in as much content as possible.

Now, I pay close attention to language, punctuation and words.

I read voraciously and critically, looking for shifts in language and wincing when I see punctuation or grammar mistakes.

And then there’s the actual page.

Once the designers are finished putting together what will go into print the next day, it is my job to tweak every inch to perfection.

So much goes into learning the craft of creating a beautiful page: photos, captions, cutlines, headlines, bylines, kerning, stroke, orphans, widows, etc.

And then there’s the Website.

We post all of our stories on our individual pages to be perused by our Internet-savvy readers. This involves html coding, which for me, means a lot of copy and paste, since I have yet to memorize any of it.

Most might think being an editor is an individual effort because the majority of my work involves my own sections, but the most important part of my job is being part of a team.

Everyone at TNR works together each week to create a newspaper.

It’s how we do our jobs as journalists: collect and distribute information about current events, people, trends and issues. We are slaves to our craft.

When I’m not working at TNR, I’m talking about TNR. And when I’m not talking about TNR, I’m thinking about TNR. It’s a vicious cycle, yet I hope it never ends.

Where do you want to see Jayna work? Send her a message at living.newsrecord@gmail.com.

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recycled art bundles

Materials set up on McMicken Commons represent what has been wasted and what could be recycled.

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Sustainability sets out to inspire, remind students ALLISON CLARRIDGE the news record

Four compact car-sized bales of recycled materials arrived on MainStreet in front of Tangeman University Center Friday, April 16.

The raw installation serves as an artistic statement by using wasted materials to create something new while also being a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

The Student Sustainability Commission wanted to use an installation for Earth Week this year, both to inspire and to remind the University of Cincinnati community of the importance of recycling.

The installation will be on campus until Friday, April 23.

After a field trip to the Rumpke recycling facility in St. Bernard, the coalition decided on the bales, which are composed

of corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, plastic jugs and plastic bottles.

Each bale stands about waist-high and is shaped like a bale of hay. They are separated into categories of how the materials should be recycled.

The purpose of the installation is to better educate university students about specific reusable items and to show how they appear after being sorted — before they are recycled and given a new life.

“Some might say the bales look like giant building blocks, some might love the multiple colors and textures, some might think they are ugly,” said Shawn Tubb, UC sustainability coordinator. “It will also serve as an artistic expression, using waste as a political statement about what we throw away, particularly things that should be recycled.” see earth | page 3

annual week in celebration of philanthropy

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in your face Adam Thurn, a fifth-year aerospace engineering student, grimaces just before being hit in the face (again) with a pie.

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reek Week: a tradition since the 1920s. Seven straight days of pies in the face, dodge ball and a step show. More importantly, a week of service through philanthropic fund raising.

Each year, sororities and fraternities at the University of Cincinnati aim to raise money to support the wishes of children sponsored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

This year, the goal was $40,000.

“Philanthropy is one of the strongest points of the Greek community,” said Kyle Franz, president of Greek Week’s executive board and middle childhood education and history student. “I can’t even tell you how much money combined fraternities and sororities raise each year that go to different charities.” see greek | page 3

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superhero lip sync (Right) A member of Alpha Tau Omega dressed as Aquaman for the lip sync competition. eamon queeney | the news record

unique belly flop (Below) A member of Kappa Kappa Gamma flew through the air before diving into the recreation center’s swimming pool.

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pyramid of champions (Left) Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma practiced for the human pyramid contest during the Greek Week games Saturday, April 17.

Active Minds reaches out to college campuses trishia mudd the news record

In 2000, suicide was the third-leading cause of death in the United States among young adults ages 20-24. The recent increase in suicide among young teens since the start of the 2000s is the biggest increase in 15 years, according to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center’s Website. Whether this increase can be attributed to silence among young adults to address mental health issues or unsuccessful outreach programs, something needs change.

Active Minds, an organization started in 2001 by University of Pennsylvania graduate Alison Malmon, works to end the “silence” surrounding the topic of student suicide.

Malmon, whose older brother committed

suicide in 2000, began Active Minds in the hope that college students would be able to engage in open conversation concerning mental health issues.

“My hope in starting Active Minds was to create an environment on all college campuses where students were educated about mental health,” Malmon said. “I wanted them to know they were not alone.”

Once Malmon realized how strongly she felt about this, she searched Penn State for organizations similar to her idea. After an unsuccessful search, she formed her own organization, then known as Open Minds.

Open Minds gained enough support at Penn State to spread to other college campuses. The non-profit organization’s national headquarters

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was established in Washington, D.C., in 2003, where it was renamed Active Minds, Inc. “I did and still do want to see an Active Minds chapter on every college campus,” Malmon said. “I want a society that treats mental health the same way they treat more traditional physical health issues.”

Since the start of Active Minds, more chapters have opened on other college campuses on the east coast, from Connecticut to Maryland. To Malmon, an idea originally developed to address mental health issues on the college level has turned into the “voice” of student mental health advocacy.

Active Minds continues to allow students from different campuses to engage in conversation without fear.

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From kick-ass | page 4

Cage takes a backseat with a supporting role as Mortez captivates the audiences with her energetic action scenes dripping with attitude. It is initially shocking to hear the young actress dropping frequent profanity, but the ease with which she portrays the independent, vengeful young crime fighter is one of the most thrilling aspects of the film.

After Mortez’s previous performances in the films “(500) Days of Summer” and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” fans should be on the lookout to see the audacious young actress taking on more serious roles in the near future.

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From rally | page 1

Wheeler, an entrepreneur, in regards to Hannity’s absence.

Wheeler, who traveled from Greene County, Ohio for the event, also felt that it could harm the Tea Party.

“It’s damaging to the movement,” Wheeler said. “It’s makes you wonder if anything can ever be done to change things.”

Chris Littleton, president of the Cincinnati Tea Party, informed the crowd during the event’s intermission of why Hannity did not appear. Littleton’s announcement prompted shouts for refunds from spectators.

The event proceeded as planned, minus Hannity, and featured a host of speakers, including Cincinnati Tea Party founder and UC alumnus Mike Wilson and David Watkins, vice-chairman for the UC College Republicans.

“We’re here because of professional politicians who dropped the ball,” Wilson said.

Wilson also expressed his displeasure with Ohio’s estate tax.

“Can I tell you how morally wrong it is to tax someone who dies?” Wilson said.

Watkins presented his speech, titled “The New Face of Conservatism.”

“Are you ready for the conservative comeback of 2010?” Watkins asked the crowd.

He also disputed a stereotype of conservatives in his presentation.

“We are not bigots,” Watkins said. “We are not stupid.”

Attendance for the event was estimated at approximately 10,000 people, some of which carried “Don’t tread on me” flags and signs saying “Will work for liberty.”

Approximately half of the crowd left during the rally’s scheduled intermission.

One celebrity in attendance was Joe Wurzelbacher, better known as “Joe the Plumber.” Wurzelbacher was slated to be a guest on Hannity’s show, but due to the cancellation he became an impromptu speaker for the rally.

Wurzelbacher stressed the importance of personal responsibility to the crowd, and to not depend on Hannity and other talk show hosts for their political views.

“You need to stand up on your own two legs,” Wurzelbacher said.

He also shared his opinions on illegal immigration.

“Illegal immigration?” Wurzelbacher said. “Put up a fence and start shooting.”

A smattering of UC students protested the rally outside the venue, carrying signs with slogans such as “If you’re not prochoice, go fuck yourselves.”

There were no major incidents between protestors and spectators from the rally, according to deputies from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office working the event.

Some supporters leaving the rally also expressed mixed feelings concerning the event.

Spectators were overhead comparing the event speakers to “cheerleaders” and saying, “We’ve been hearing the same thing for a year now.”

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Other highlights of the film include scenes that use three-dimensional comic book art to illustrate flashbacks that explain Big Daddy and Hit Girl’s tragic past. Lizewski’s equally nerdy best friends, played by Clark Duke (“Sex Drive” and “Hot Tub Time Machine”) and Evan Peters provide the perfect dose of comic relief in between the film’s more intense scenes.

Unfortunately, viewers have to suffer through a number of cheesy one-liners from Hit Girl, which, while adding the authentic vibe of a real comic book, only make several of her fight scenes

Eric Finan continued his strong 2010 campaign, as he won two events during the weekend.

The sophomore conquered the 5,000-meter and 1,500-meter races, gaining 20 points for the Bearcats.

Sophomore javelin thrower Brian Zimmerman was head and shoulders above the rest of the field with a 218’1-1/4” distance toss, 10 feet clear of the runner up.

While another sophomore Zach Schmidt had a top five finish in the long jump and a personal record of 21 feet, five inches.

Cincinnati’s Troy Cooper made school history with his personal-best toss of 171 inches.

The throw moved the junior into

world of music, like ‘Auld Lang Syne,’ ‘So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You’ by Woody Guthrie, or ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.’ It was hard for musicians to get a handle on music that’s more truly personal, universal and timeless.”

SP: Where do you fit in American country music?

WK: “I’ve never thought of myself as a country musician, but if I was going to be compared to Hank Williams, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, or Emmylou Harris, that’s fine with me. When you hear George Jones sing “Why Baby, Why” you can put it right up next to “Come On In My Kitchen,”

by Robert Johnson — or even with Frank Sinatra. My hero in high school was The Clash and bands like that. I grew up on rock and roll, but honestly a lot of the rock and roll I grew up on would be called country today.

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The week consisted of activities during the day and continuing into the night, complete with superhero theme.

“Basically, it’s a competition between the fraternities and sororities,” Franz said. “There is a philanthropy side, but there’s a talent side.”

CPR training and the Omega Blood Drive were hosted in Tangeman University Center during the day Monday, April 12. Trivia night was hosted later that night in TUC Great Hall.

A dodgeball game was hosted at Stratford Heights courts Tuesday, April 13, and a step show was hosted in Zimmer Auditorium later that night.

Volleyball was played in Stratford Heights Volleyball Court the afternoon of Wednesday, April 14, and a God and Goddess musical competition was hosted that evening in TUC Great Hall.

Members from each chapter were pied in the face on McMicken Commons Thursday, April 15, and From playoffs | page 6

These two teams dominated as the season came to a close. The Spurs won 18 of their last 26 games, while the Mavs won 23 of their final 29.

This is a series that could equal the intensity of a conference finals series.

Instead, we get it in the first round.

If you enjoy watching these early games, well, stay tuned.

sole position of third place in the school record books.

Fourth-year performer and holder of the school-best time in the 400-meter race, Antione Drakeford continued his progression to full health from a foot injury sustained in the winter.

Drakeford won the 400-meters, crossing the finish line with at 46.94 seconds, a season-best.

The women’s team had five first-place finishers. Junior sprinter Natasha Burse contributed to three of the top-five marks. The standout performer won the 100-meters and 200-meters with times of 11.86 seconds and 24.34 seconds, respectively.

probably had to be country to be on the radio. When ZZ Top came out, they probably had to be country, when the Allman Brothers came out, well, they were too southern to be a jam band. They certainly influenced me. If some of my parts makes me a country singer, then that’s okay with me. I think of Americana as gospel and soul. Anyway, I’m at ease just playing music, so whatever I am is what I am. I’m a songwriter and a musician.”

Kimbrough’s Southgate House performance was phenomenal, a perfect complement to his opener, The Tillers, a local three-piece roots folk/country band. Be sure to check out The Tillers at www. myspace.com/thetillersthree.

While you’re on the web, pick up a copy of Kimbrough’s new album, “Wings,” now available at www.willkimbrough.com. wach chapter lip-synced later that night in TUC Great Hall.

A belly flop competition was hosted in the Campus Recreation Center’s swimming pool Friday, April 16, which involved each chapter performing a funny dive into the water. A baseball game was hosted later that night, featuring a coney and pie-eating contest for each chapter.

The biggest event of the week was hosted Saturday, April 17: the Greek Games. Chapter members involved themselves in activities ranging from an egg toss to the familiar favorite: tug-of-war.

There will be a Greek award banquet hosted Tuesday, April 20, to recognize winners for Chapter Excellence Awards as well as reveal the amount of money raised throughout the entire week.

“It definitely brings the Greek community together for at least one week,” Franz said. “Even though we’re competing against each other in smaller events, the bigger goal is to raise money.”

The match ups will only get better as we get deeper into the playoffs.

If we get what we want we could see one of the greatest one-on-one battles in the history of the NBA Finals: Kobe vs. LeBron.

But there are 14 other teams out there trying to ruin that dream for everybody, so keep watching.

The other lone individual winner was Michelle Eby with a pole vault height of 12’ 7-1/2”.

The Bearcats’ next competition is the RedHawk Invitational in Oxford, Ohio, Saturday, April 24. Looming after that is the 2010 Big East Outdoor Track and Field championships, hosted by the Bearcats at Gettler Stadium, beginning Friday, April 30.

“I expect an effort and an attitude like we had this weekend,” Schnier said. “This was in many ways a trial run for the Big East (championships). It is going to showcase track and field in the Cincinnati community and at UC.”

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somewhat awkward.

Overall, “Kick-Ass” is an exciting, funny film about individuals doing their part to make the world a better place. One might catch a sort of “Boondock Saints” theme here, particularly after witnessing similarly violent murders. (Is it considered murder if a superhero commits it?)

Regardless, “Kick-Ass” is not just a film for avid comic book readers — it’s an original movie about taking initiative and making a difference in the world, with just enough action, violence and spandex to keep everybody happy.

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Ellen Moore, a first-year dietetics student, nearly tripped over one of the bales as she headed down MainStreet Saturday morning.

She stopped and noticed the shimmering block of tightly compact, crushed aluminum cans. A few of them had wiggled loose from the bale and rested nearby on the pavement.

“I really like the can one — it’s shiny,” Moore said. “I was trying to picture how many cans were actually in there.”

Moore thought the installation makes a good statement, was usually powerful and a great way to celebrate Earth Week.

The materials were collected from greater Cincinnati residents that have recycled within the past two weeks. The bales were borrowed from Rumpke Recycling and will be returned at the end of the week, Tubb said.

They will then be sent to recycling facilities around town.

Due to tax shortfalls, Cincinnati representatives are talking about cutting recycling from the 2010 budget.

There is a map showing the 64 locations on campus to recycle specific materials on the university Website.

From books | page 1

program. “On some campuses. textbook costs can exceed tuition. If we don’t address the costs of textbooks more and more, students will be priced out of going to college or forced to try to succeed without assigned textbooks.”

E-textbook availability to students for specific courses will remain almost entirely up to the instructor when deciding the curriculum of a course.

“Digital materials will also provide better value taking into account the full cost of course materials — the initial purchase minus the buyback return versus the cost of subscribing to the content for the length of the course,” Murray said.

The cost of an e-text version of an introductory psychology course textbook is approximately $50. Print versions cost more than $150.

Providing e-books proves less costly than producing and shipping textsbooks and also have a positive environmental impact, Ginn said.

“Currently, approximately 25 to 30 percent of our students don’t secure a textbook, depending instead on Google, Wikipedia and lecture notes,” Ginn said.

CORRECTION

In the Wednesday, April 14, edition of The News Record, senior offensive lineman Jason Kelce’s name was regrettably omitted from the story, “Unsung heroes.”

It was incorrectly reported that junior T.J. Franklin, not Kelce, is a returning starter on the Cincinnati offensive line and quotations attributed to Franklin were originally said

by Kelce.

The News Record regrets the error.

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to rock out to in the car, The Used has become a culturally significant force with an unavoidable presence across the country. As long as The Used continue to reach out and sing along with their growing number of fans, people will continue to walk out of their performances with grateful satisfaction.

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out 12 to that point. Cincinnati had one run on four hits with one error to St. John’s seven runs on twelve hits and no errors.

“We’re not going to all of the sudden turn into great hitters, so we have to pitch and play defense so we don’t put ourselves in a position where we have to score eight,” Cleary said. “We’re not built to do that.”

The Bearcats will take on Ohio University at 6 p.m. in Chillicothe, Ohio, Tuesday, April 20, before traveling to South Bend, Ind., to face Notre Dame in a three-game series beginning Friday, April 23.

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Danny Glover arrested in food protest There have been numerous actors who have been arrested as a result of participating in protests. The latest actor to do so is Danny Glover, known for his roles in such classic films as “Witness” (1985), “Lethal Weapon” (1987), “Saw” (2004) and “Dreamgirls” (2006). He was arrested this past Friday for trespassing during a protest he led against a food company in Maryland.

Glover was leading a protest against Sodexo Headquarters in the city of Gaithersburg, where the U.S. headquarters for the French company is located.

The company has been accused of unfair business practices, including paying low wages to its employees and violating their civil rights. The rally was staged by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), of which Glover is an advocate, after 16 Sodexo employees were laid off for attempting to unionize.

The actor and 12 of his fellow protesters reportedly stepped past the yellow police tape and were arrested when they did not step back, after being asked several times to do so. Among the others arrested were SEIU President Andy Stern and SEIU Executive Vice Presidents Bruce Raynor and Mitch Ackerman.

“We’re here today to say no more to deplorable pay and working conditions,” Glover yelled before he was led away in handcuffs, according to a report from Google news.

“No justice, no pizza!” was the rallying cry of the crowd of 300. This was in reference to cafeteria workers who claim to be underpaid and receive few benefits from Sodexo.

The rally was the latest in a series of protests and civil disobedience actions across the United States against Sodexo, which both workers and trade unions accuse of paying unlivable wages and offering poor benefits.

Sodexo representatives have noted on their company’s Website that they are responsible for 10 million customers and 9.3 million meals served daily.

The company also touts itself as one of the world’s top companies in terms of diversity.

Glover and his fellow protesters were released soon after they were given citations for their protest. They face a $1,000 fine and possibly 90 days in jail.

Despite this, Glover is optimistic that they will be able to make positive changes regarding the company. He has assured his fans on Twitter that he’s fine and encouraged them to get informed and involved with the situation by going to seiu.org.

Glover has been known for his activism throughout the years. In March, he asked fellow celebrities like Quentin Tarantino not to wear tuxedos from the company Hugo Boss for the Academy Awards to protest the clothing company’s plans to lay off hundreds of workers. He was arrested in 2004 for his part in a protest in front of the Sudan Embassy in Washington relating to the country’s humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region. Glover has also voiced opposition against the war in Iraq.

When President Obama succeeded in pushing his historic and controversial health care reform into law on March 23 of this year, people all over Europe proclaimed the achievement as long overdue, since Europeans have had the privilege of universal health care for decades and that the US had been the only industrialized nation to not have it. The French news Website Rue89.com in particular congratulated the US for finally entering the 20th Century. That’s right, not the 21st Century, but the 20th.

While that stance is understandable, it seems ironic that a French company seems to be lagging in regard to the basic benefits and civil rights it should afford its employees.

Sadly, companies from other countries have been accused of the same misdeeds in the past.

Hopefully, Glover’s optimism about change for Sodexo proves justified.

Does Danny Glover deserve to be imprisoned, or is this just being blown out of proportion?

Let us know what you think by E-mailing your comments to newsrecordent@gmail.com, with the subject line “Glover.”

Q&A with Will Kimbrough Sean Peters the news record

To prepare for Will Kimbrough’s April 17 show at the Southgate House, I was happy to sit down and have a chat with the winner of the 2004 American Music Association’s “Best Instrumentalist” about his music.

Sean Peters: When did you start playing music?

Will Kimbrough: “I got my first guitar when I was 12. It was an Alamo Fiesta. We formed a band in my neighborhood. I had a suitably, matchingly crappy amp … It was terrible. The guitar was actually pretty cool, I wish I held on to it.”

SP: What was the first cover song you learned?

WK: “We formed a band and we couldn’t figure out anybody’s songs, none of us were taking lessons or anything, so we wrote our own songs. Then we met an older guy. I mean, I was 12 and he was probably 17, but he used to mow the grass next door and one day he heard us playing and came over. He joined our band and knew a lot of songs, so I’d say that the first cover song I learned was ‘Johnny B. Goode.’ Then we learned

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Mr. kimbrough Serenades The audience was wowed by Kimbrough’s bluesy guitar licks. a ton of songs, everything from KISS and all that kind of ’70s rock, to tons of southern rock like Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. It’s kind of a strange way, but I learned to play guitar in a band. I didn’t learn to play guitar at home, by

myself. I was in bands of my own nonstop from age 12 through the next 18 years.”

SP: One of my favorite songs of yours is “Goodnight Moon.” Would you tell me about how that song came to be?

WK: “When I first played “Goodnight Moon” for people in Nashville, like music publishers and people like that, I got some really interesting responses. They tend to be really afraid of stuff that is melancholy. The first time I ever played it for somebody in music business they said, ‘Wow, a suicide song.’ Now, bear in mind this was in Nashville, a place I dearly love, but I will say that music business takes so little chances it’s no wonder they’re going out of business. I wrote this song that, in a sense, sounds like Hank Williams could have sung it. I’m not patting myself on the back, but that’s the place I wrote it from. Nowadays people tell me, ‘My son won’t go to bed without hearing “Goodnight Moon.” ’ It’s not meant to be a children’s lullaby, it’s written to be a farewell.

There’s a big tradition of those songs in the whole see Kimbrough | page 3

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ert McCracken looked across the massive crowd at Bogarts Friday night with messianic satisfaction. With arms raised and long black hair shining with grease and sweat, it might have been difficult for a clueless bystander to understand why hundreds of kids packed into the warehouse-like venue to witness the performance.

It might have been because of McCracken’s rumored phenomenal stage presence. Most fans of The Used have either seen or heard of the singer screaming and running around until he vomits onstage. The gritty front man, with a reputation for spitting and telling profane stories between songs, has an attention-commanding personality that can clearly draw a crowd.

At the show, it was obvious McCracken was aware of the power he had over his audience, thrilled at the sound of a packed house cheering his name.

The night opened with the Street Drum Corps, followed by powerful performances from New Medicine and Chiodos. After a tension-building wait, the Street Drum Corps reappeared to introduce The Used with a raw, almost tribal sound.

The anxious crowd abandoned all inhibitions as McCracken walked on stage, and the band launched a passionate performance of their riotous new single, “Blood on My Hands.” Although the album “Artwork” was only released in late 2009, the majority of fans present knew every word to the song.

McCracken let the crowd sing a good portion of the lyrics, which was a seemingly welcome gesture toward his adoring supporters. However, it became evident as the show progressed, the audience was providing a generous amount of vocals. The singer seemed to hold the microphone out to the crowd whenever he ran out of breath, which happened two to three times per song.

McCracken’s refusal to scream was a disappointment, since his highpitched, chilling cries complete many heavier songs, such as “Box of Sharp Objects” and “Take It Away,” both of which the band performed.

The remaining three band members, guitarist Quinn Allman, bassist Jeph Howard and drummer Dan Whitesides, seemed happy with stepping back and allowing their vocalist to steal the spotlight.

While the instrumental backing was spot-on and rousing, the three men stood behind McCracken with a reserved seriousness that did not match their band mate’s reckless energy.

Despite the general lack of cohesiveness among members and McCracken’s apparent lack of lung capacity, the singer established a strong connection with his audience. He recalled past performances at Bogarts with fondness, praising Cincinnati.

He also convinced the audience to create a giant mosh pit in the center of the floor during the new song “Best of Me,” which he dedicated to every boy who’d ever had his heart broken by a girl, as well as every girl who had ever intentionally broken a boy’s heart. Young guys and girls alike jumped into the pit, hanging on the singer’s every word, while struggling to remain in an upright position for the entirety of the song.

As the audience members filed out, lesbian couples, fraternity brothers, middle-aged men and blond high school girls meshed as a sea of satisfied fans. Although pretentious alternative music fans may never admit to appreciating the mainstream punk rock band, it’s evident that people from all walks of life have been touched by the group’s music.

Whether “Blue and Yellow” got them through their freshman year of high school, “All That I’ve Got” played on repeat after their first breakup, or “Blood on My Hands” became their favorite tune see Used | page 3

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can you hear me? Bert McCracken belts out some lyrics.

“Kick-Ass” kicks ass, surprisingly Kelly Tucker the news record

Photo courtesy of MCT Campus

Boot the butt Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl fight crime when they should be studying for their next exams. For shame.

“Kick-Ass” brought the ultimate battle of the geeks to the big screen in its opening weekend. If viewers expect a strictly laughout-loud comedy, however, they are in for quite a surprise.

The film, based on the 2008 Marvel comic series of the same name, uses a healthy combination of action, comedy and drama to pull together a film truly representative of a superhero comic book.

The story follows high school comic fan Dave Lizewski on his quest to become a superhero. After reading about the larger-thanlife Marvel icons, Lizewski begins to wonder why no average citizen has ever attempted to put on a mask and change the world.

After his friends laugh at the idea, he secretly decides to become Kick-Ass, the crime fighting masked hero with the conscience and courage to help people in need.

The youth finds himself overwhelmed as he meets other superheroes, becomes targeted by criminal mastermind Frank D’Amico, and of course, tries to win the girl of his dreams.

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British actor Aaron Johnson comfortably fills the role of Dave Lizewski (Kick-Ass), with an endearing Harry Potter look and idealistic disposition. His narration throughout the film gives the story a personal touch. His clever, endearing quotes make him an unforgettably quirky main character easy to root for. Being a superhero takes “the perfect combination of optimism and naivety,” his character explains in the beginning of the film.

Christopher Mintz-Plasse unveils a new side of himself as the Frank D’Amico’s whiny young son and aspiring villain, Chris (Red Mist). It is difficult for someone who has seen Mintz-Plasse in films like “Superbad” and “Role Models” to see his performance as credible in “Kick-Ass.” He does a great job, however, of portraying a complex character struggling with his conscience and wanting to please his drug lord father.

One scene-stealing new face, Chloë Mortez, delivers a phenomenal performance as “Hit-Girl,” the 11-year-old superhero trained by her father, “Big Daddy,” played by Nicolas Cage. see Kick-ass | page 3

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NBA playoffs: Best basketball you’ll ever see If you don’t watch the National Basketball Association, it’s time to start.

The 2010 NBA Playoffs are underway and, for many of us, it’s the best basketball of the year. It’s the best players and the best teams competing for what everybody wants: a championship ring.

Many who criticize the league believe its players don’t play hard, are overpaid or believe the league has a “thuggish” reputation.

I can’t disagree with much of that, but you can say the same about lots of athletes. I’m not watching the NBA so I can find a role model for my child — I’m watching it to be entertained.

For those who say the players don’t play hard, much of that is said about the NBA regular season. I’m not going to be a hypocrite; I do see players take time off on the court during the regular season.

The playoffs are different, though. Players compete at the highest level, the energy levels are off the charts and emotions are high.

It’s the perfect combination for pure entertainment.

Among this season’s first-round match ups, there are some blockbusters.

In the East, the No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Chicago Bulls in a rivalry that goes back to the days of Michael Jordan ripping the heart out of Cleveland fans when he hit The Shot (1989) and The Shot: Part 2 (1993) to eliminate the Cavs from the playoffs.

Before Cleveland’s game one victory, Chicago was 5-0 against Cleveland in the playoffs. But it’s time to say goodbye to M. J. and hello to King James.

A matchup of young teams is what attracts me to the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks series. The Bucks have what should be the NBA Rookie of the Year in Brandon Jennings.

He is one of the best young players in the league and scored 55 points in a game earlier this season. But already down 1-0, the Bucks have a titanic struggle in front of them.

The Hawks are a team with lots of young talent and a mix of wily veterans. Point guard Mike Bibby is in his 14th NBA season and averages 9.1 points per game. Not a big scorer, but his leadership and experience are invaluable.

Forward Joe Johnson leads the team with 21.3 points per game, but the guy who provides the team with fuel is Jamal Crawford. Crawford is on his way to winning the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award by averaging 18 points per game off the bench.

But the most entertaining match up could be the Boston Celtics against the Miami Heat.

In game one, the Celtics got the best of Miami, but not without some drama. Late in the game, a shoving match took place along with a cheap-shot elbow by Kevin Garnett. He was ejected and some say a suspension is to follow, which would give a big advantage to the Heat.

The Celtics won the NBA championship in 2008 with the trio of stars in Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, but age has slowed them slightly. All three are established NBA stars who know how to win and Garnett’s emotion on the court is unrivaled.

With the Miami Heat, you get one of the top-three players in the NBA in Dwyane Wade.

This could be his last season in Miami and he has said he is looking forward to being “wooed” by other teams. Will D-Wade’s mind be in the right place? Watch and see.

In the Western Conference, the No. 1-seeded Lakers face the young Oklahoma City Thunder led by Kevin Durant. Durant won the regular season scoring title, averaging 30.1 points per game.

The Thunder has a real chance of putting a scare into the Lakers despite losing three of their four regular season meetings.

Everybody knows about Kobe Bryant and Co., but is the fire there that drove them to the title last season? Many say no, but with a superstar like Bryant you never know what the team is capable of.

Maybe the best series of the first round is that between the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks.

Cats can’t weather St. John’s Jason Garrison the news record

Cincinnati has yet to win a Big East series this season, as they fell two games to one against the St. John’s Red Storm. The Bearcats started off strong in the series, winning Friday, April 16, 4-2 before losing both the second and third games at Marge Schott Stadium.

Friday’s game was scoreless until the Bearcats put two runs on the board in the bottom of the fourth inning. St. John’s (21-12, 7-5 Big East) caught up quickly though, scoring two runs in the top of the fifth.

Cincinnati (18-14, 4-8 Big East) came right back, scoring two runs in the bottom half of the fifth. Senior reliever Brian Garman came into the game in the sixth inning to replace starter Dan Jenson and held the Red Storm at bay, allowing only four

hits with no runs and winning the Bearcats’ third-straight game.

Cincinnati’s winning streak was spoiled Saturday, April 17. In the second game of the series, St. John’s beat the Bearcats 6-4. Once again, UC struck first, but St. John’s scored the final three runs of the game in the last two innings to rally past the Cats.

Sunday’s rubber match began the same way the first two games did, with Cincinnati scoring first. But also like game two, the Bearcats fell to St. John’s in the end, this time by a score of 7-1.

Chris Peters singled to center field and was advanced to second

by Kendal Coleman. Jimmy Jacquot knocked in Peters for the Bearcats’ lone run of the game with an RBI single to left before the Red Storm scored seven runs through the third and forth innings to grab the lead and the series.

“We had a couple defensive

Eamon Queeney | the news record

elusive series wins The University of Cincinnati baseball team has failed to win a series against a Big East team this season. The Bearcats’ next chance will come against Notre Dame beginning Friday, April 23. miscues that put them in a position The Bearcats didn’t record a hit where one hit could score some after the first inning until the bottom runs,” said UC head coach Brian of the eighth, when designated hitter Cleary. “The big struggle we’ve Braden Kline singled to right. Red had all year is we don’t score Storm starter Kyle Hansen retired runs enough. Being down 7-1 is 14 consecutive batters and struck tough. We just don’t score that many runs.” see Storm | page 3

STATE CHAMPS

Men best in Buckeye state, women 3rd at 2010 All-Ohio Championships Hunter Tickel the news record

After a six-year hiatus, the University of Cincinnati men’s track and field team is back in the winner’s circle and atop the standings in the state of Ohio.

“It hasn’t been since 2004 when we won [the All-Ohio Championship],” said men’s head coach Bill Schnier. “We had a fabulous meet; it’s one of the best we have ever had.”

The women’s squad recovered from a slow start on day one to earn third place at the meet held in Athens, Ohio. The Bearcats totaled only six points on the opening day of competition before reaching 97 after day two.

The Cincinnati men finished with 156 points, only four more than second-place Kent State.

The men led from the first day of the event and maintained the lead for the length of the championship. In 21 total events, Cincinnati scored points in 17 while winning five.

“Everyone rose to the occasion. Our goal was to win and each individual took responsibility, and we sustained that for two days,” Schnier said. see Champs | page 3

Photos by Coulter loeb | the news record

got school spirit? Antione Drakeford hasn’t let a foot injury from the winter slow him down. At the 2010 All-Ohio Championships, Drakeford won the 400-meter race with a season-best performance.

Bearcats snap five-game losing streak Sam Weinberg the news record

Needing a win more than ever, the University of Cincinnati lacrosse team ended its five-game losing streak with a 15-9 victory against the University of Jacksonville Sunday, April 18.

With the win against the Dolphins, the Bearcats finished their weekend 1-1 after a 15-5 loss to the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Saturday, April 17.

“Well, we had a tough game [against Notre Dame] so I was really pleased with us being able to come out and still play hard and have good energy,” said Cincinnati head coach Lellie Swords. “I think we made some mental mistakes, but I think that comes with playing back-to-back games.”

The Bearcats had a hard time getting things rolling offensively against Notre Dame, recording only 10 shots.

But against the Dolphins, Cincinnati’s shooters were lights out.

Despite being out-shot 38 to 24, the Bearcat snipers made the most of their opportunities, pegging in 62 percent of their shots with seven players finding the back of the net.

“There are so many people contributing this year, which is really nice for us because we never had that in the past,” Swords said.

The Bearcats came out firing in the first half, scoring five goals on their first five shots and jumping to a quick 6-0 lead in the game’s first 10 minutes.

Despite a strong start by Cincinnati, the Dolphins controlled the last 15 minutes of the first half, out-scoring the Bearcats 6-3 and finishing the half down just 9-6.

But Jacksonville’s dream of a comeback was quickly put to rest at the start of the second half. The Bearcats scored three U C consecutive goals in the first seven minutes to give them a six-point lead.

With two late-half goals U J and five minutes remaining, the Dolphins managed to come within four of the Bearcats, but another two goals and strong defensive play

by UC put the game out of reach.

Freshman attacker Katie Kiriazoglou led the Bearcats offensively with three goals and five assists.

“Katie Kiriazoglou had eight points today and it was nice to see her get back to her assists,” Swords said.

Sophomore goalie Katherine Russo had a strong game in goal for UC with 21 saves.

“Goalie play has been huge for us,” Swords said. “Katherine has been doing a phenomenal job and she had a great day today.”

Sophomore goal and points leader Laura Simanski recorded three goals and increased her point streak to 16 consecutive games.

Next, the Bearcats will attempt to win their first Big East game in program history when they host the Syracuse Orange at 5 p.m., Friday, April 23.

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Nice Rec Specs Laura Simanski eludes a Dolphins defender Sunday, April 18. Simanski leads all Bearcats with 33 goals.

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