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thursday , april 29, 2010 crosstown rivalry UC takes on Xavier and takes an 8-5 win Wednesday night. page 6

staff ed Who has the most UC spirit? Here’s what that person needs. page 4

kind of cool Miles Davis is a figurehead, but doesn’t deserve the title of king. page 3

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Price of education Faculty pay raises lowest in half a century

University of Cincinnati students and their siblings are invited to the city to take part in the UC Alumni Association’s siblings weekend.

The event is scheduled to last all weekend with opportunities to win tickets that can be redeemed for prizes.

For more information, and a schedule of events, visit the UC Alumni Association website at www.alumni.uc.edu.

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Help Clark Montessori High School bring President Barack Obama to Cincinnati.

The White House is having a video contest on its website for high schools. Viewers will be able to rate videos of schools across the United States and rate them based on what they see and read about the school.

The winner of the contest is set to have Obama visit the school and speak during its graduation ceremony.

To see the videos and vote, visit the White House website.

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cost of knowledge Alan Peters, a fourth-year philosophy student, sits reading outside Lisa Hogeland’s second floor office in McMicken Hall. Hogeland, an associate professor in English and women’s studies, will be one of many faculty affected by the upcoming low raise for teachers.

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“It’s not that we have no money. The question becomes where are we going to spend the money we do have.”

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aculty salary increases are at their lowest point in 50 years, according to an annual survey.

The American Association of University Professors found salaries for the 2009-10 academic year have increased at an average of 1.2 percent.

The increase is the lowest since the survey began 50 years ago.

The report attributes the low increases to “reduction in revenue from virtually all sources,” including state funds.

At one third of the universities and colleges surveyed, the average salary levels decreased, compared to a reported 9 percent increase in the previous two years.

“This is not unexpected, given we’re in the worst recession since the 1930s,” said Deborah Herman, executive director of the AAUP University of Cincinnati chapter.

With decreasing state funding for state public universities, budgets are getting tighter and things have to be cut, Herman said.

“The money given for basic functions 25 to 30 years ago is much higher than today,” Herman said.

The state budget cuts directly affect issues like tuition increases and the low increase in university faculty salary.

“It’s been an ongoing problem for over 25 years,” Herman said. “And that’s part of the reason why tuition keeps going up and yet there is always seemingly less money for education.”

The survey only uses information from faculty members employed full time, which means part time faculty could be facing worse cuts and lower salary increases.

“At a lot of universities across the countries, it might be a lot of part time faculty members are

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losing their jobs,” Herman said. “But the survey doesn’t tell us what is happening to part time faculty members.”

In September 2009, UC faculty received a 3 percent increase on base salary, which was followed by an additional 1.5 percent increase midyear, said Bill Doering, UC treasurer.

And a comparison between the national average and UC is not completely accurate, Doering said.

“It’s comparing apples to oranges,” Doering said. “When you do comparisons, you have to have more than a snapshot in time.”

The UC AAUP is currently in the middle of contract negotiations with the university, Herman said.

The contract will cover full-time faculty members and those that work at least 65 percent of the time.

While the AAUP survey will be taken into consideration, the UC AAUP won’t necessarily look at information based outside the general area.

“When you’re negotiating the contract, you tend to look at budgets and revenues a little closer to home,” Herman said.

The focus of the negotiations will be figuring out the most efficient use of funds.

“It’s not that we have no money,” Herman said.

“The question becomes where are we going to spend the money we do have.”

After a more than hour-long discussion, Student Government decided to get more student insight on the anti-tobacco resolution and tabled it Wednesday, April 28, for a referendum.

Student body President-elect Drew Smith said he wanted to continue on the path current president Tim Lolli is pursuing for the resolution — giving the choice to students.

Vice President-elect Mark Rooney agreed. “[The resolution] is more than just a piece of paper,” Rooney said. “I’m not a big fan [of smoking] at all, but it should be up to the students.”

The decision to table the resolution came after members of SG heard a presentation from the Colleges Against Cancer University of Cincinnati chapter’s administration detailing the advantages of having a tobacco-free campus.

“We don’t expect this to take effect right away,” said Anthony Voveris, vice president of the UC’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer.

“We’re hoping with signage, people will follow the policy.”

The group is looking to use any forms of communication the university has to inform anyone who can potentially be on campus — including people on tours — they are not allowed to use tobacco.

The funding for posting things like flyers, however, has yet to be found.

Some senators were not convinced.

“If we can’t mandate eight people to have five office hours, how can we mandate the entire student body to do something?” said at-large Sen. KD Miller, referencing the diversity outreach bill.

At-large Senator-elect Riley Quinn said he was worried about whether or not SG will be overstepping its boundaries and it was irrelevant to give information about other universities.

“We’re the UC Student Government,” Quinn said. “We shouldn’t be worrying about other campuses.”

The tobacco-free campus serves as more of an ideal as opposed to an overnight change, said Kyle Quinn, the UC Board of Trustees representative.

The SG Blackboard poll, which surveyed more than 6,500 students, was a point of contention.

“This was a voluntary thing and wasn’t necessarily done in a mathematical or scientific way,” said Sen. Julie Marzec. “I’m not a smoker myself, but people do have the right to smoke.”

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The University of Cincinnati is set to gain millions of dollars in discretionary funding after the closure of the Center for Access and Transition in June.

CAT is closing partly due to Ohio’s suspension monetary subsidies for access programs at four-year universities.

The center’s approximately $3.5 million budget will be allocated to a variety of campus sources for fiscal year 2011, with the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences in line to receive the largest amount of funding.

“Because of the way budgets are built CAT Tales at UC, funds will need to be shifted to News editor James the units where faculty and staff migrate Sprague looks into when CAT closes,” said David Shepherd, CAT’s disintegration assistant director of CAT. in a multi-story A&S is set receive $857,000 to pay for series. salaries, adjunct costs and operating expenses for 10 faculty members permanently transferring next year from CAT, said Kathy Qualls, associate senior vice-president for finance.

“Any college receiving faculty will receive salary lines plus operating dollars to support those faculty,” Qualls said.

The College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services will have one faculty member from CAT assigned to the department, and will receive $79,000 to cover those expenses.

The majority of the money for next year will be used to pay 30 CAT faculty members whose contracts expired.

Of the former CAT budget, $1.78 million will be used to cover the cost of that faculty, Qualls said. A&S will gain 22 faculty members, CECH will gain eight.

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The funds will be used to pay faculty and for nothing else, Qualls said.

Valerie Hardcastle, the dean of A&S, said she is unaware of funding from CAT being allocated.

“So far that money has not been allocated anywhere,” Hardcastle said. “So far as I know, the Provost is planning on retaining that money for his priorities.”

A revenue shortfall of $427,000 in fiscal year 2010 is set to be covered by $285,000 worth of CAT money.

The approximately $500,000 remaining after allocation to A&S and CECH will be given to UC’s provost, who will determine what to use the remaining funds for.

The employment contract for the 30 faculty members is set to expire in August 2011, which will open up the funding to also be used at the provost’s discretion.

“By then we will have a new provost who will determine the appropriate use for these dollars,” Qualls said.

CAT’s allotment of university funding might end up in numerous different places.

“A lot of people want CAT gone,” said a source wishing to remain anonymous due to fear of recrimination.

The money being freed up is causing everyone on campus to scramble for it, along with the faculty jobs, the anonymous source said.

The College of Engineering is also jockeying for some of the CAT budget, the anonymous source said.

CoE representatives could not be reached as of press time.

The money will not be distributed to branch campuses Raymond Walters or Clermont to pay for any faculty transferring there, Qualls said.

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Gin ’n JAZZ

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Miles Davis: Cool, but not that cool There’s a guy who goes by the name of Miles Davis. Ever heard of him? Yeah, you and the rest of the entire world have, too.

Davis’ contributions to jazz can’t really be overstated. Some fans wouldn’t even be listening to jazz if it weren’t for him. He’s fierce, man, fierce. He’s also cool.

But how cool is Miles, really?

Davis’ “The Birth of the Cool” came out in 1957, which is quite some time before a lot of us students were born.

Furthermore, the landmark “Kind of Blue” came out two years later, cementing Davis as a kind of ethereal jazz musician in the minds of a lot of people.

I’m not ranting so much about the music. I love Miles Davis, but, man, the automatic connection to Davis being the coolest cat who ever lived has to stop.

I remember in high school, I saw someone wearing an artificially distressed Miles Davis shirt and thought, “Oh, damn.

That’s cool.” Strangely enough, I saw the shirt at the Hot Topic in the mall and then thought “Oh, damn.

Not cool.”

Davis has garnered a reputation for being a pretty rough guy. A story goes like this: Davis was playing a show sometime in the ’80s and trumpet player Wynton Marsalis went on stage while he was playing and attempted to play along with Davis, who replied “Man, get the f--- off the stage.”

Another instance was in the movie “Collateral.” A guy Tom Cruise’s character was sent to kill was explaining how he heard Davis say so and so to a guy complimenting him. So, even in fiction Davis has some fangs.

But, don’t forget: Davis was a huge fan of Charlie Parker, who was a pretty hard-to-impress guy himself. There’s a video somewhere of Bird playing with Coleman Hawkins on YouTube and it’s just kind of painful to watch. Parker gets this smirk on camera when Hawkins is playing and it just looks like he’s saying “Get this guy out of here.”

That’s not saying both Davis and Parker are bad musicians.

Without them, I don’t think I’d be able to feel at least somewhat qualified to be writing this.

Cool jazz, to me, doesn’t make you scoff. It doesn’t make you mad or even agitated. Hell, cool jazz to me probably isn’t even considered in the genre of cool jazz.

It’s hard to explain with concrete terms what my version of cool jazz does, but here are some examples of how it makes me feel and how I think it should make anyone feel.

Girlfriend dump you? Her loss. Car break down? You look better walking down the sidewalk anyway. Caught in the rain? Your hair looks better when you slick it back, son.

Although that probably makes me sound like one of the biggest choches on the planet, it’s the truth. The difference is, when your version of cool jazz hits you like that, you’re not a bad person. You’re a nice guy or girl.

Everything’s cool.

I met a saxophone player named Greg Abate last winter.

Scratch that, not “a saxophone player.” I meant to say, I met globetrotting, sax perfectionist Greg Abate last winter. I was pretty enamored by his style — it was a fluttery, beautiful way to play, reminiscent of Coltrane’s, but I guess his set list wasn’t focused on something like “Giant Steps.”

So, after his gig, I ended up going out to Shanghai Mama’s downtown with Art Gore (yeah, the Art Gore), Ed Felson and some other people. Abate is cool.

He’s what cool jazz is. He had a five-minute conversation with the waiter about wanting ribs and asking how they made their soup.

Abate also drinks Scotch (winner). Hell, he gave me his second one. And that’s what it’s about. It isn’t about the image of Davis telling you to get off the stage, Bird mocking you or Charles Mingus dismissing you; it’s about music. Cool jazz is music that makes you feel unthreatened by anything. All the legends about Davis’ ferocity have almost made it a sin to dislike his music, but at least it attracts people to jazz, which is a good thing.

I just hope they find their way to Sonny Clark’s “Deep Night” or LTD’s “Tanya” in time so as not to be fooled into thinking that I’m being a tool.

Plus, in the ’80s, Davis was wearing neon windbreakers, no shirt underneath and playing with a guy with a keytar. Dex was, you know, getting nominated for an Oscar for his part in “Round Midnight.”

entertainment Randy Quaid faces legal trouble covering campus and beyond

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Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi have had a rough time with the authorities during the past several months.

The couple was held in jail for a short time Monday after they were two weeks late with their court appearance for a defrauding charge filed by the San Ysidro Ranch, an inn located near Santa Barbara, Calif., last September. Inn employees claim that the Quaids used an invalid credit card.

The couple also faces charges of burglary and conspiracy. They have pleaded not guilty.

The couple posted combined bail of $200,000, and were ordered to return to court again Wednesday. Authorities have stated that new warrants will be issued for Quaid and his wife if they fail to appear in court again.

Before this week, the Quaids also failed to appear at court for a preliminary hearing on the case April 12 and April 13. Arrest warrants for the couple were issued the following day.

Randy is known for his appearances in films like “The Last Detail” (1973), “Independence Day” (1996) and “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), but is perhaps best known for playing Chevy Chase’s brother-in-law in the “National Lampoon’s Vacation” film series. He is also the older brother of actor Dennis Quaid.

I have always enjoyed watching Randy on screen (his impressions of Reagan on “Saturday Night Live” were hilarious). It’s

sad that he and his wife are currently dealing with this sort of trouble, especially since they are contributing to it by failing to show up in court on more than one occasion.

There is also the fact that the San Ysidro Ranch isn’t just any courtesy Mct campus hotel. It has hosted such figures as Groucho Marx and Cary Grant. It was even the place where JFK went on his honeymoon. Whether the Quaids’ antics prove true or not, the resort now has another memorable episode to add to its pedigree (although it might not be very attractive).

If the couple is found guilty of the charges they face, they will no doubt face years of prison time.

This might make it difficult for Quaid to find acting work. Over the years, other actors such as Tom Sizemore and Jeffrey Jones had basically flushed the great careers they had as character actors down the toilet once they got prison records.

Sizemore spent 17 months in prison for assault and battery against his girlfriend Heidi Fleiss in 2003. This, along with his long battle with drug use, has since made it hard for him to get roles in great films, like “Saving Private Ryan” (1998), as he was once able to.

Jones, likewise, had great parts in films like “Amadeus” (1984), “Beetle Juice” (1988),

“The Hunt for Red October” (1990), “Ed Wood” (1994) and, most famously, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986). This enviable track record, however, came to a halt when he was arrested in 2003 for possession of child pornography and for hiring a 14-year-old boy to pose for sexually explicit photographs. Most people haven’t looked at Ed Rooney in the same way since.

Journalist Barry Bortnick wrote an article on huffingtonpost.com, “The Curious Case of Randy Quaid.” In it, he basically writes how Randy has always seemed to be more troubled both personally and professionally, while Dennis is still getting nice acting parts and has a stable personal life.

Yes, Dennis, for all intents and purposes, has the better career. I also agree that Randy reprising his “Vacation” role in a made-for-TV movie (2003’s “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure”) that doesn’t even have Chevy Chase in it might not have been the type of film that was on his agenda back in the ’70s.

Bortnick goes too far by calling Randy “the Fredo Corleone of the Quaid clan.” After all, Dennis has had his share of missteps, too: “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004).

Additionally, the brothers reportedly have a good relationship.

If anything, Randy should be called “the Adam Cartwright of the Quaid clan”: someone who’s rebelled against authority too many times and is now getting the proverbial boot for it.

Get your feet wet, Disney’s “Oceans” Local indie-pop rockers elevate audiences’ moods

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bring peanut butter That would not be a tasy sandwich, peanut butter and jelly fish. Who eats that? It would sting your mouth. jayna barker the news record

Nearly 75 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water. Most of that water consists of the five oceans.

The rest is glaciers and icecaps or in lakes and rivers.

Disneynature, the studio that presented the record-breaking film “Earth,” launched “Oceans” to the big screen in honor of Earth Day 2010.

“Oceans” takes a look at the sea in an entertaining and informative film. Directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud venture through the oceans that sustain all of mankind, exploring the lives of many wonderful creatures.

The documentary opens with a young boy on a beach staring out at the water wondering what the ocean really is. The film then shows the curious viewer the beauty and danger of the sea captured by the latest underwater technologies.

Pierce Brosnan, the film’s narrator, takes the viewer on a journey through waters across the globe. The film manages to capture almost every single creature that inhabits the oceans. From whales, dolphins, crabs, sharks, iguanas, sea lions, polar bears, otters, fish, shrimp, turtles, penguins, octopi, jellyfish and many more; it’s easy to forget just how many members of the animal and plant kingdom there really are.

In one of the film’s most breathtaking sequences, a scuba diver and a great white shark swim side-by-side for more than one minute in perfect harmony.

But Perrin and Cluzaud aren’t afraid of showing the cruel side of the ocean. There’s one sequence in “Oceans” which first shows a nest full of green sea turtles hatching.

And then — as the baby turtles race to the water — dozens of them are picked off by the hungry seabirds that wheel overhead.

A school of sardines is massacred, from above and below, by an army of birds, dolphins, sharks and blue whales. The sequence is a feedingfrenzy shot from above. Then a blue whale breaches the surface in the center of all the dolphins, fish and birds, then crashing down back into the water and ending the madness.

Fortunately the film doesn’t forego the danger that humans pose to oceans.

Although “Oceans” was probably never intended to be a hard-hitting piece of environmental journalism, it does strike a good balance between education and advocacy. The film highlights how satellites allow a view of pollution flow from rivers out into the ocean.

In a normal satellite photo, the river appears to be as blue as the ocean, but when the view is seen with new technology, the pollution in the river is shown as a stream out to sea. This further proves the point that oceans have become a dumping

Yeehaw for Underwood Megan Fingerman the news record

Without warning, the houselights turned off. The screaming and cheers began.

Coming up from underneath the stage — dressed in a form-fitting tuxedo, complete with a bowtie and penguin-like jacket — Carrie Underwood brought drama to her set.

Underwood brought her “Play On” tour to the Tri-State with Sons of Sylvia and Craig Morgan as opening acts Sunday, April 25, at US Bank Arena.

Sons of Sylvia, a rock/country band out of Nashville, Tenn., began the evening with a short set. The trio’s lead singer, who attempts to resemble a not-so-hot Robert Pattinson, was projected on two screens next to the stage.

Thankfully, Craig Morgan, a country musician also out of Nashville, Tenn., took the stage from the gothic-looking country trio. Although Morgan’s songs had a southern country twang, I enjoyed his humor and heartfelt lyrics.

Despite two opening acts, the audience was carried away when Underwood took the stage.

The familiar first notes of “Cowboy Casanova” rang through every speaker, failing to over power the thousands of screaming fans.

The most enticing part of the concert was when Underwood, in the bed of a blue pickup truck suspended with stage lights, rode above

the stage. In the bed of the truck was a second stage with lights and the microphone poll she was strapped to. Soaring around the arena she sang “Country Roads” and “This Time.”

After completing the semi-oval, she landed at stage right.

Underwood threw in “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” with it’s Queen City shout out in the first line, “She was driving last Friday on her way to Cincinnati.”

Underwood’s stellar performance lends credits her two-time Academy of Country Music Award for entertainer of the year.

During “Quitter,” the back screen resembled a slot machine, turning with hearts and men as icons instead of 7s and fruit.

Underwood broke out singing “Some Hearts” while playing electric guitar. My jaw fell to the floor. When did Underwood start playing guitar? I was astonished and amazed at her ability to play and sing simultaneously.

Underwood, amazingly, sounds better live than she does on CD — a tough feat to accomplish — with her ability to hit every note.

Her concert was amazing, and I did not leave empty handed. I dished out $45 for a T-shirt and poster to add to my collection.

Although Underwood didn’t outsell fellow country star Taylor Swift, she put on one of the best shows I have ever seen.

Underwood proves that sold-out concerts and a fan base of three year olds might not always show who the top country stars are.

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ground for hundreds of millions of tons of trash each year.

In another sequence, gigantic fishing nets catch and decimate global fish populations and kill other species of animals unlucky enough to get caught in the vast net.

It is also shown in how rising global temperatures in Antarctica have resulted in the melting of the polar ice caps, causing land animals to move to a new home. Although the film doesn’t approach the topic directly, human water consumption is another crisis facing the oceans.

In the end, there is a sense of balance to the film. Brosnan repeatedly reminds the viewer that, while the sea is loaded with staggering beauty, it is also incredibly fragile, especially when the trash and chemical waste that humans have poured into it is considered.

From one end of the ocean to the other, this phenomenal documentary commemorates the beauty and mystery of the sea.

NO NO KNOTS to play Northside Tavern 10 p.m., Friday, April 30

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The crowd pleasers No No Knots, a relatively new band, have already garnered a strong fanbase for a wild liveshow and superb musicianship.

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Immigration law could come to Ohio America has often been referred to as a nation of immigrants and a recent law passed in Arizona would like to reaffirm that it remains a land of “legal” immigrants.

Although the situation in Arizona is too distant for us here in the Midwest to comprehend from experience, this issue might still be coming closer to home than we think. Many state officials in Butler County are asking Ohio lawmakers to adopt a similar law to curb illegal immigration here in the buckeye state.

Last week, Arizona passed an immigration law that essentially makes it a crime to be in the state of Arizona illegally.

Arizona police will now be trained to check the immigration status of those who are believed to be in this country illegally.

Opponents of this new law claim that it creates a kind of “papers please” society comparable to Nazi Germany.

I really don’t think it goes that far yet, but I do see the potential for its abuse. Racial profiling will occur and an escalation of violence between whites, Hispanics and police will assuredly arise to contribute to an already growing mess. The potential for the violation of the rights of individuals in this country legally and citizens alike are also present, so who knows where this type of law could lead.

The only real responses I have seen so far in this debate are either you fully support it or you don’t; not much of a middle road to be taken. However, I’ll admit that I’m not yet comfortable enough to definitively choose a side so quickly, so I’ll take a chance and cruise down the center of that road for the time being.

On one hand, I applaud the willingness of Arizona citizens to take matters into their own hands and not wait for the federal government to tell them what to do. The immigration problem in Arizona affects the citizens of Arizona alone so they know how to best deal with the issue than a federal bureaucrat sitting in Washington. As an advocate for states rights, I believe states need to take a more vested interest in protecting their sovereign choices in the benefit of its people and push back against federal intrusion on a more frequent basis. It provides a great check and balance.

However, another part of me believes that there are better ways to go about dealing with the immigration issue that are friendlier in respecting the rights and liberties of the people.

With states complaining about the economic drag that illegal immigrants already place on a fragile economy, the time and money spent to round up and potentially deport all these immigrants may very well be no better of an alternative economically in the long run.

This measure tackles only the symptoms of the problem, rather than the causes of it. One of the major contributing factors fueling the illegal immigration fire is the fact that the government provides so many damaging welfare incentives, that it becomes unsustainable and costly to our economy.

Removing an illegal immigrant’s ability to be eligible for public schooling, free health care, social security and any other government welfare or assistance would be a better first step in curbing the problem than adopting what some are calling the beginnings of police state policies. Ending the incentives that so many immigrants look to in coming here would almost put an immediate stop to the increase of illegal immigrants.

Another, more viable solution would be to increase border security. Whether it be through private groups, state militias, or the National Guard; all would be considered a more legitimate choice in defending territorial sovereignty and integrity along the border areas. Citizens in areas that seem to be plagued by violence that some believe stem from a large illegal immigrant population should also remain unhindered in the protection of their property.

Overall, I think that this law will only add to an already dreadfully ugly situation that will surely breed further violence and thicken racial tensions in the regions affected.

There is no easy solution to this problem and unfortunately, if certain officials want to see an Arizona type law brought here to Ohio, be prepared to suffer the headaches that will come along with it.

When I climbed down the shoddy wooden stairs, I found myself in an unpleasant cavern. It was much colder than the surface, the air smelled like something was burning. The ground felt too soft, as if its sand could suck me up at any moment, and was littered with rubble and beer bottles. In front of me was an inexplicable pile of rock, dirt and more beer bottles. It was hard to believe that I was just in Over-the-Rhine, in downtown Cincinnati.

Just a hundred years ago this cave was part of a massive chain of businesses in Cincinnati.

It contained dozens, maybe hundreds, of busy workers. This cave would have been where the brewing process started, where Cincinnati’s famous alcoholic beverages would have been fermented and probably stored.

In those days, the stairs I took would not have taken me to an abandoned warehouse; instead, I would have walked into the middle of a busy brewery, where people would have been bustling around to pump out as much beer as possible.

Leaving the warehouse would not have taken me to the decaying neighborhood that neighborhoodscout.com calls the most dangerous

in America. One century ago, Over-the-Rhine would have been a hugely festive neighborhood, with saloons decorating the sides of the streets and multiple breweries acting as the center of Cincinnati’s economy. That’s a sharp contrast to today’s Over-the-Rhine, which is desolate in some areas, and where the unemployment rate hovers above 20 percent.

Fortunately, some people will not lie down and accept the current state of Over-the-Rhine. Some have not forgotten the potential Over-the-Rhine showed in its past. Organizations like the OTR Foundation and Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (CURC) are attempting to bring back businesses and economic programs to the area, and a gentrification movement is being pushed to bring wealthier people, who can fuel the new businesses, back from the suburbs.

Critics of this plan argue that gentrification will cause the displacement of many residents. In a few cases, they are right. An unfortunate side effect of gentrification is that it pushes the poorer folks into cheaper housing with less demand, and sometimes that housing can be far away from the area these people have grown up in.

But that’s not the entire picture. A lot of the buildings being bought and remodeled have been

abandoned for years, especially when it comes to the old breweries that CURC has bought. And even though there will be some displacement in the short term, there will be massive economic growth in the long term.

Such economic stimulus means a lot more job opportunities could open up right here in Cincinnati.

Even better, as employment rates rise and people become wealthier, more entertainment hotspots will open up to tap into a new customer base.

For someone like me, a University of Cincinnati student who will be graduating and seeking out a job in the coming years, that sounds like great news.

It is easy to get tied up in the emotional aspect of this issue. I don’t like the idea of poorer people being pushed out of their homes just so wealthier people can move in to the support the shopping mall that just opened up. The idea of wealthier people being given such priority is not something I can embrace with pride.

But in an area that faces economic stagnation as the rest of Cincinnati grows, the government and companies have to try some harsher tactics to get the job done. It may not be pretty at first, but if Cincinnati and Over-the-Rhine give it a fair shot, there will be a lot to celebrate in the future.

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Have pride for Cincinnati?

People love Cincinnati. There must be something in the water.

But we all know someone who has had a little bit more of that Kool-Aid than the rest of us. You know what I’m talking about: the absolute Cincinnati Freak.

Sure, he’s nuts, but you’ve got to respect that guy. Cincinnati Freaks have one thing everyone else could use a little bit more of: pride.

Freaks, The News Record wants you. Well, actually friends of Freaks, you’re the ones we need to act.

The News Record is looking for the most proudly Cincinnati student. We know they’re out there; we just need your help finding them.

What qualities does the most proudly Cincinnati student possess? Two things, really.

Number one is pride. Duh. It doesn’t matter what you’re proud of; as long as it’s Cincinnati related, it’s valid.

You might be tatted up from head to toe in Cincinnati ink, or maybe you’re the ultimate Bearcats, Bengals and Reds super fan. You might only eat Skyline, LaRosa’s and Graeters, or maybe you’ve seen every College-Conservatory of Music play and musical in the past three years. You might be in love with downtown, head over heels for Over-the-Rhine or crushing on Clifton. If you love Cincinnati, you might be the most proudly Cincinnati student on campus.

Friends of Freaks, this is where you come in. If you know someone you think is the most proudly Cincinnati student on campus, nominate them for our contest. To nominate your favorite Cincinnati Freak, log on to Facebook and become a fan of The News Record. Just search “The News Record” on Facebook if you’re having trouble finding us.

Then all you’ve got to do is give us the name of your Freak and provide us

with some kind of proof that they are proudly Cincinnati and could be the biggest Cincinnati Freak of all. Maybe it’s a photo of your buddy’s tats or a short video that shows the extent of their fandom, but also be sure to provide us with a brief summary of your nominee and why you think they could be the most proudly Cincinnati student on campus.

Nominations can be made through Wednesday, May 12. The News Record’s staffers will then filter out the true Cincinnati Freaks from the wannabes and posers, picking out top-10 and then letting you, the student body, decide our winner.

Voting will run Monday, May 17, through Monday, May 24, and then The News Record will happily announce the winner Thursday, June 3.

I, Sam Elliott, sports editor at The News Record, would like to hereby take this opportunity to nominate Jeff Stephens, one of the geniuses behind the “Welcome to Cincinnati” YouTube phenomenon that has registered nearly 9,000 views to date.

If you haven’t seen it yet, immediately after you’re finished reading the entire issue of The News Record, make a mad dash for a computer and check it out for yourself. While you’re already online, maybe make a stop over to newsrecord.org?

Stephens is a perfect candidate for the most Proudly Cincinnati student on campus. As “Welcome to Cincinnati” shows, Stephens loves the University of Cincinnati and that’s why he’s being nominated.

But we know Stephens isn’t the only one out there. Freaks, we’re looking for you. Friends, nominate the Cincinnati Freaks in your life on Facebook before May 12 so we can find the most proudly Cincinnati student at the University of Cincinnati.

Staff Editorial

UC’s green campus gives students pride stephanie kitchens

The University of Cincinnati has recently been named one of the top-10 most beautiful college campuses. Now, UC can boast that in addition to being aesthetically pleasing, it is also one of the greenest colleges, according to this year’s Princeton Review.

Buildings on campus have been a large part of UC’s conservation effort. Changing lighting, heating systems and many other environmentally friendly renovations have been and are in progress. All new constructions projects at UC must meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver standards and four current buildings on campus do.

For the 40th anniversary of Earth Day Thursday, April 22, UC students volunteered to plant trees on campus. They planted 10 dogwood and red oak trees on McMicken Commons.

Also on Earth Day, UC implemented the Bearcats Bike Share program. This program is particularly innovative; the idea is that students can check out bikes free of charge and use them

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Now, recycling pilot programs are underway in Calhoun and Daniels residence halls, and it is projected that recycling bins will be available in all residence halls by the beginning of the 2010 fall quarter.

UC students have been an active part of making our campus green. UC|Sustainability hosts many events on campus that concern environmental issues and there are many student groups and organizations dedicated to bettering our conservation efforts and promoting awareness of ecological issues.

Students for Ecological Design bring a farmers market to UC that is hosted on McMicken Commons every Monday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., during Spring quarter. Farmers markets will be hosted through June 7. But if you do not have time to purchase and cook your own local produce, the dining halls buy local, too. Plus, the dining halls are entirely tray-less, which cuts down on food and water waste.

UC is actively working on being a green campus, which can make any UC student proud to be a bearcat.

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Fashion police: Butch Jones dress code Bottom of the third, two outs and bases chucked full of ghost men. I was on the hill protecting a one-run lead.

Then, out of nowhere, I see out of the corner of my eye six guys roll up on my Wiffle ball game with fellow News Record staffer Peter Marx at Nippert Stadium.

There was no one on the field except for us, and only a handful of people doing their thing in the upper seats of the stands.

Our game halted. One of the six guys, who were all football players at the University of Cincinnati, politely asked if I would remove my (gasp) Notre Dame sweatshirt.

At first I thought: ghost men can’t steal right?

Then I thought about the seriousness of the inquisition.

Was this guy seriously asking me to take my shirt off because it wasn’t UC gear?

I appreciated how respectful the player was with his request, but am I the only one who finds it ridiculous?

He did, however, mean what he said. He asked if I would take it off or if I had another shirt to put on, and even suggested to just wear whatever I had on under the sweatshirt.

I told the player, the only one of the six who spoke during the conversation, I would rather not take my shirt off because all I had on under it was an undershirt.

I said I received the shirt for free, and if he had any Cincy gear I could have I’d gladly put it on.

Before the sentence came out of my mouth the man began pulling his own T-shirt off his back.

“You don’t have to do that,” I said.

He put the shirt back on.

I told him we were in the last frame and we would leave in five minutes, as soon as the game was over.

He agreed and they left. He could not have seemed like a nicer kid, and I hope he knows I meant no disrespect.

I went on to fan Pete with a high heater for the final out.

Then I thought, “What the hell just happened?”

I arrived at my next class and turned to (where else?) Twitter. “@coachjonesUC just had his boys kick me and my notre dame shirt off the field during a wiffleball game??? WTF Butch? you werent practicing.”

To my amazement, whoever tweets for Jones’ (it’s not Butch, but an associate director of athletics) account responded with this: “@Sabels_Haus Why would you be wearing that in the first place? Why wear a shirt of a place you do not go to school?

Be proud of who U are.”

Oh it’s on, Mr. Jones imposter.

I pick my shirts by what the weather says. It was supposed to be a bit chilly Monday (which it was), so I went to my closet and pulled out the first long-sleeved garment I saw.

And why wear a shirt like that at all?

I happen to have received the shirt for free, and what do guys do with free shirts? They wear them.

It’s not like Brian Kelly gave it to me. Is this not America?

But Butch, why do you, your players or staff care what I or anyone else wears to school? I help pay your salary, should I tell you what to wear? No. I’m the one paying 10 grand a year to go here, I’ll wear whatever I want.

Who cares?

Is my not wearing UC gear going to keep you from winning games?

Last I checked, your job was to win games and run a respectable program. For the most part you’ve seemed to do that in your short time here.

But, don’t try to tell students what to wear; it’s not cool.

Butch, I respect you and your program, and I love the athletic programs at UC more than you know. But I’m not on your team. And frankly, your rules don’t apply to me.

Maybe I’ll wear some Notre Dame digs tomorrow. Maybe I’ll throw on some UC gear.

What’s the weather supposed to be like?

Is Garrett missing something? Should he go all Cincinnati gear all the time or should he be able to wear what he wants? E-mail him at sabelhgt@mail.uc.edu

Golf ends season with loss to rival Xavier jason garrison the news record

The University of Cincinnati men’s golf team lost to rival Xavier University 27-21 in the annual Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout Tuesday, April 27, at Maketehwah Country Club in Cincinnati.

The match came down to the wire as Xavier made two birdies on the final two holes to win.

“It was a great match,” said head coach Doug Martin. “One kid [from Xavier] hit a 20-footer and one kid hit a 40-footer on the last hole, and that was the difference in the match. The golf was fantastic, both teams played really well.

They just happened to come out on top.”

Xavier’s Doug Steiner and

Aaron Siekmann both made long putts on the final hole to clinch the match for The Musketeers. If both players would have missed their putts, the event would have ended in a tie, but the Bearcats also faltered on their own chance to win the event.

“We had one of our kids miss a four footer,” Martin said.

“Had they missed their putt and he made the four footer, we’d win the match. It was a great match.”

The match was not played in the traditional style. Instead, it was played like the PGA’s Ryder Cup, with 12 alternate-shot matches in the morning and eight individual-shot matches and four best-ball matches played in the afternoon.

Each match was worth three

points. One point was earned for winning the front nine, one point for the back nine and one point for each individual match.

“Everybody contributed, which was very nice to see. We’ve gotten better this year and that’s been the important thing,” Martin said.

The tilt with Xavier was Cincinnati’s last match of the season. The Bearcats were led on the year by junior Joe Kastelic, who averaged 74.4 strokes per match, while freshman David Tepe, averaging 75.7. file art | the news record

better luck next year The UC golf team lost to rival Xavier in its last match of the 2010 season Tuesday, April 27, at Maketehwah Country Club.

Cats get revenge, split series

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round the bases The University of Cincinnati baseball team defeated Xavier University 8-5 Wednesday, April 28, at Marge Schott Stadium.

Johnson powers, pitches Bearcats past Musketeers sam elliott the news record

After losing 10-4 to Xavier at Hayden Field Tuesday, the University of Cincinnati baseball team bested its crosstown rival 8-5 back home at Marge Schott Stadium Wednesday, April 28, to split the home-and-home series.

“It’s better than the alternative,” said Bearcats head coach Brian Cleary. “After you lose the first one, obviously the split is the best you can hope for, so we’ll take it.”

Cleary wasn’t pleased with Cincinnati’s lack of offense in the game-one loss, but was happy to see improvement Wednesday.

“I thought we were a little bit more aggressive at the plate today than we were yesterday,” Cleary said.

The Bearcats got the scoring started in the second inning when right fielder Mikel Huston’s single scored Justin Riddell from second base. Huston would score later in the inning thanks to a Musketeer error on a throw to home plate and Chris Peter’s RBI single scored Kevin Johnson to give UC an early 3-0 lead.

“Coming out and getting the runs was big because we stress being aggressive on offense and getting that going early was big,” Johnson said.

Johnson went 1 for 1 at the plate, scored three runs, drove in another with a sacrifice fly and hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, his sixth of the season.

“It was a change up,” Johnson said of the pitch he hit out of the park. “I kind of threw my hands CINCY at it, but I hit it to the right part of the ballpark and it sneaked over the fence. I’ll take it.”

But Johnson’s contributions X A V IER weren’t limited to what he did at the plate. The senior left-hander started his fourth game of the season on the mound and pitched four innings, giving up two runs, both earned, on five hits while striking out and walking two batters each.

“You like to be able to do it all,” Johnson said.

Freshman right-hander Andrew Strenge earned his third win of the season in relief after pitching

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2 2/3 innings and giving up two runs, both earned, on two hits. Strenge entered the game with Xavier runners on first and second base, but retired his first six batters faced.

“I don’t know if we got a better pitching performance, but we were able to get ourselves out of some jams that we weren’t able to get out of yesterday,” Cleary said.

But after building a 7-2 lead through five innings, Cincinnati allowed three-straight Xavier runs through the seventh and eighth innings that cut the Bearcat lead to just two.

But when Kendall Coleman attempted to steal second base in the eighth inning and the Xavier infielders were distracted, Johnson stole home to score UC final run.

Senior closer Andrew Burkett earned his 10th save of the season after coming into the game to begin the ninth inning and quickly retired Xavier’s final three batters.

The Bearcats return to the diamond at 6:30 p.m., Friday, April 30, where they’ll resume Big East play by welcoming conference foe West Virginia to Marge Schott Stadium.

Gettler hosting Big East championships The Cardinals’ top performer is Jere’ Summers. She has won an outdoor event four times and holds two top-five national rankings in the discus and hammer throws.

The women’s competition has some of the quickest runners in

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For the first time in school history, the University of Cincinnati will host the Big East track and field Championships.

Both the men and women’s championships will begin Friday, April 30, at Gettler Stadium and conclude Sunday, May 2.

All 16 Big East teams will be in action at the event.

“We can’t wait for this weekend, we’re really thrilled,” said men’s head coach Bill Schnier. “It’s the third time UC has hosted a Big East championship, the firsts were women’s golf and volleyball.”

The Cincinnati men finished fourth in the conference last season and are looking to improve on that finish. The Bearcats are expecting better results this year thanks to playing on familiar ground and with support from the home crowd.

“I think we’re going to gain a home-field advantage because people are going to be there: our friends, relatives,” Schnier said. “We’ll have more fans than anyone else.”

Schnier expects for electric atmosphere on hand for Cincinnati’s first time hosting the conference track and field championships.

“Rain or shine it’s going to be a good atmosphere,” Schnier said.

“I think the people of Cincinnati are excited about this event. They

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in the lead The University of Cincinnati will host the 2010 Big East track and field Championships at Gettler Stadium April 30 through May 2. want to see the Bearcats win and do well in different events.”

If UC fans are looking for a star-studded athlete to follow this weekend, look no further than the Bearcats’lone All-American, Antione Drakeford. Drakeford is running the 400–meter and 200-meter races as well as both team relays. A senior, this will be Drakeford’s final meet with the Bearcats.

Other Cincinnati performers to keep an eye on are javelin thrower Brian Zimmerman, distance runner Eric Finan and 800-meter runner Michael Rutherford.

Scnier said each has a chance of finishing among the top three in their events.

The leaders of the UC women’s side are pole valuators Michelle Eby and Stefanie Ponte, 400-meter runner Aricka Rhodes, sprinter Natash Burse and middistance performer Kathy Klump, Schnier said.

Notre Dame is the odds-on favorite to win another men’s championship, having hoisted six of the previous 10 titles. The Louisville women’s side has won the event two years running.

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“Rain or shine it’s going to be a good atmosphere. I think the people of Cincinnati are excited about this event.

They want to see the Bearcats win and do well. ” —bill schnier, cincinnati head track and field coach

the nation at all distances. The Big East’s top-two times in the 400-meters, Seton Hall’s Jernail Hayes and Notre Dame’s Joanna Schultz, are top-10 in the nation, the league also has top-10 standouts in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 10,000 meters.