THE INdependent student newspaper at the university of cincinnati
Vol. CXXX Issue 69
wednesday , april 21, 2010 nfl draft Peter Marx gives some hints on what to look out for in the 2010 draft. page 6
know your roots Saving historical buildings from destruction should be a priority for UC. page 4
gordon salchow DAAP’s father of graphic design takes his leave after 32 years. page 3
Ludacris tickets being sold illegally Sale of free-to-student tickets could result in punishment from university judicial affairs gin a. ando the news record
Students looking to make a profit selling tickets for the Ludacris concert are not only breaching university rules — they’re breaking the law. Tickets for the show, which were free to all University of Cincinnati students, are being resold — scalped — which is not only breaking the university’s student Code of Conduct, but also illegal. If anyone is caught selling tickets, they could face punishment by the university’s legal counsel because the violations involve university property: the tickets. “I would assume most, if it’s happening, [is] through word of mouth,” said Nicole Lepone, assistant
director of UC’s Student Activities and Leadership Development. Despite knowing “transactions” have taken place, the university has not caught any scalpers, Lepone said. Members of UC’s Judicial Affairs office could not be reached. The total cost of the concert — which mostly was made up of artist fees — came up as approximately $70,000, Lepone said. To fund the show, PAC contacted various student groups, local businesses and companies. “We worked for almost three months constantly,” said Bao Nguyen, who co-chaired PAC’s concert planning. “We talked to everybody — and more.” PAC raised approximately $20,000 for the concert.
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4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 23
where:
Corbett Auditorium CCM
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making some profit Free for students, tickets for the Ludacris show have “sold out,” but are also being illegally sold online and through word of mouth.
CAT Tales
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The remainder of the funding came from the university. The public listing Website Craigslist. com also has multiple listings for the concert — which doesn’t require a UC ID to get into — some listings selling tickets for up to $80. Others list the tickets for $1. As of press time, the Website had 22 listings for the tickets. Nguyen puts the final figure of tickets sold at approximately 10,500. “We worked really hard for a couple of months to keep it free,” Nguyen said. “So I’d be disappointed if people were scalping them.” Lepone shares the feeling. “It’s pretty rare for a university to do this kind of thing,” she said. “We just didn’t think students would take advantage of it.”
News editor James Sprague looks into CAT’s disintegration in a multistory series.
CAT staff stuck in job limbo
Ever wanted to hear the inner musings of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s music director Paavo Järvi? The University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music is hosting Järvi as a guest speaker for students in a “conducting master class.” Järvi will be giving personal lectures to CCM students. The event is free to the public. For more information, call Curt Whitacre at 513-556-2683 or e-mail curt.whitacre@uc.edu.
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the coochie chronicles when:
4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 23
where:
MainStreet Cinema
“The Coochie Chronicles: The Spoken Word Stage Play” documents various facets of the women of color image. The play will use a mixture of spoken word, popular and original music, statistics and imagery to chronicle the realities of womanhood and the experiences of women of color. The play is the UC contribution to the Greater Cincinnati Take Back the Night event. Call Kimberly Fulbright at 513-556-4401 for information. bearcat bowl iv when:
7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 24
where:
Nippert Stadium
Come out and support the 2010-11 Bearcat football team during its final spring practice. The first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative Sugar Bowl poster. Admission is free and open to the public. index eamon queeney | the news record
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watch your step Workers perch atop one of the light poles surrounding Nippert Stadium. Working in the bright sunlight, saftey harnesses protect the men from a long drop outside of Tangeman University Center Thursday, April 15.
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Faculty from the Center for Access and Transition at the University of Cincinnati are in suspense. Their job futures are up in the air, despite assurances from administration that efforts are being made to retain them. Eric Abercrumbie, director of the African American Culture and Research Center at UC, previously raised the question of what would happen to the faculty of the center when it closes in June. As it stands, it seems the majority of them will be without jobs after 2011. A meeting hosted Tuesday, April 6, involving members of the CAT executive team discussed the likelihood of field service faculty from the center not being retained after their contracts expire in August 2011, said a source requesting anonymity for fear of recrimination. Information was also provided to faculty members about a buyout incentive plan, offering tenured faculty a year’s salary with an additional $15,000, while field service faculty were offered twothirds of their yearly salary. Faculty members in the English department and faculty transferring to the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences after CAT’s closure are being specifically affected. The information was also presented to faculty in attendance at a CAT-wide meeting April 20, the anonymous source said. “Normally [tenured faculty] will receive a formal letter from the dean of the college they will be transferring to,” the anonymous source said. “They haven’t yet.”
The University of Cincinnati’s efforts to go green are being noticed — namely by a company expressly looking at education and its effects: The Princeton Review. The Review recognized more than 280 schools for their work in becoming more environmentally friendly establishments. UC was the only public university in Ohio on the list. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified buildings as well as the university’s academic concentration on environmental health played a role in the decision. “The university takes its role as an environmental steward seriously, incorporating the idea of sustainability throught the university operations and classrooms,” according to the report. “The
campus boasts one LEED Gold and four LEED-Certified buildings with all new construction on campus going forward is required to meet LEED Silver standards.” Currently, the Joseph A. Steger Student Life Center, the Campus Recreation Center, the Richard E. Lindner Varsity Village and East Campus’s CARE/Crawley building Van Wormer Hall are LEED-certified. Teachers College is being inspected to determine if it fulfills LEED requirements, according to UC|Sustainability’s Website. Although UC earned some praise, the report also details statistics on the school’s sustainability efforts, going into detail about things like produce coming from local farms in the dining halls and how seafood “is considered sustainable by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program.” The result comes as UC|Sustainability prepares to launch its bike share program with a parade down MainStreet April 22.
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making campus green On top of being named one of the most beautiful campuses in the world by Forbes, the university has been recognized by the Princeton Review for its efforts in sustainability.
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