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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWS ORGANIZATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI | WWW.NEWSRECORD.ORG

THE NEWS RECORD

131 years in print Vol. CXXXI Issue XXiII

MONDAY | JAN. 31 | 2011

LAST RITE

Anthony Hopkins returns to the big screen with a chilling performance

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MOUNTAINEERS TOP CATS Cincy loses 66-55 against former coach.

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Ohio joins charge against health care bill ANTHONY OROZCO | NEWS EDITOR Ohio has joined a coalition of states challenging the constitutionality of healthcare reform in Florida federal court. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a motion to add Ohio to the 25 other states already involved in the case. The lawsuit was filed in March 2010 by outgoing Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. Newly elected Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine, a Republican, made it one of his first orders of official business to request

University Plaza to get makeover

inclusion in the lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Jan. 10, his first day in office. The federal lawsuit specifically challenges the ACA’s ‘individual mandate’ requiring citizens to buy health insurance. “Simply put, the federal government does not have the power to force individuals to buy a product – whether they wan it or not – or face the penalties,” Dewine said. Dewine is meeting opposition from political community groups. “The Affordable Care Act will help make quality health care more affordable

for American families, including more than 32 million people who will be newly eligible for insurance, seniors who will get discounts on prescription drugs and small business owners who will get help to provide coverage for their employees,” said Col Owen and Cathy Levine, co-chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage in response to Dewine’s request. The Florida case is one of two lawsuits filed declaring the ACA unconstitutional. A federal judge in Virginia ruled the mandate as beyond the powers of Congress in December

ANNA BENTLEY | SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

CINCINNATI

SHOWS EGYPT

Protest cries for change in north Africa GIN A. ANDO AND SEAN PETERS The NEWS RECORD As thousands of Egyptians confronted rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas Friday, more than two dozen people gathered on the University of Cincinnati’s campus waving flags and holding signs in support of the protestors. In what is largely becoming a populist revolution, Egyptians are calling for the abdication of President Hosni Mubarak — a leader with close ties to the United States. More than 6,000 miles west, members of the UC community stood on the corner of Martin Luther King Drive and Clifton Avenue to do the same. “People in Egypt deserve dignity,” said Nader Allan, who is pursuing a Master’s degree in quantitative analysis at UC.

“Resources [in Egypt] are being swallowed by a dictator.” Allan, who has seen the living conditions in Egypt first hand, said the American ethos of democracy should play a key part in returning Egypt to the people, regardless of Mubarak’s relationship with the U.S. “There are people living in the streets,” Allan said. “We should not have a double standard.” While Khalil Almotah, a second-year pharmacy student, agrees, he said the demonstration was not only for Egypt. “It’s for Yemen and for [Tunisia],” he said, regarding uprisings happening simultaneously in other the countries. “We ask for freedom for all. We ask for freedom in see EGYPT | 2

The Big O is hitting the court again — the United States District Court. Oscar Robertson, former University of Cincinnati and National Basketball Association

Eamon Queeney | Photo editor

FREEDOM FOR EGYPT Members of the UC community gathered Friday to call for Egypt’s freedom from President Hosni Mubarak

Hall of Fame inductee, has joined a classaction lawsuit against the NCAA for using his name and image without his consent. The class-action lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California Jan. 26 against the NCAA, the College Licensing Co. and Electronic Arts, Inc. — makers of the NCAA Football and NCAA Basketball video games. Robertson joined former UCLA basketball player Ed O’Bannon, former University of Connecticut basketball player Tate George and Ray Ellis, a former football player at The Ohio State University, in the lawsuit. Robertson became aware of the issue of his image being used by without permission when he received trading cards in the mail from fans requesting his autograph. The cards featured the logo of the College Licensing Co. — the NCAA’s licensing partner — and showed images of Robertson from his UC playing days — images that Robertson had not given the NCAA permission to use. “Our coaches taught us that there is a right way and a wrong way to do things,” Robertson said. “What the NCAA and these for-profit companies have done to college athletes is flat wrong.” Photo courtesy of mct campus

THE BIG ‘O’ Robertson is joining a lawsuit by former student-athletes accusing the NCAA of using their images without permission.

The lawsuit — originally initiated by O’Bannon in July 2009 — alleges that the NCAA has illegally deprived former studentathletes from receiving compensation for their images and likenesses being used in video game, DVD and photography sales. “College sports have become a multi-billion dollar business due to thousands of former student-athletes like myself,” O’Bannon said. “It is not about personal gain for me, but a matter of basic fairness.” Among the images allegedly being used without permission are George’s buzzerbeating shot for UConn against Clemson in the 1990 NCAA basketball tournament and an interception by Ellis against the University of Southern California in the 1980 Rose Bowl. McDonald’s has used footage of George’s shot for a new advertisement this year and footage of Ellis’ interception has been used by the NCAA in DVDs sold on its website. “Mr. George has not given his consent for the NCAA to earn licensing revenues by using Mr. George’s image and name to promote McDonalds Corporation’s breakfast foods or anything else,” lawsuit documents stated. Stan Chesley, a prominent Cincinnati attorney who graduated in 1960 from UC’s College of Law and current member of the UC Board of Trustees, represents Robertson in

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Former UC mascot to appear in court JAMES SPRAGUE | NEWS EDITOR

UC legend sues NCAA over trading cards JAMES SPRAGUE | NEWS EDITOR

FILE ART | THE NEWS RECORD

NO MORE CHEERS M. Robert Garfield will no longer represent the UC Bearcat at games.

SOLIDARITY

JASON HOFFMAN | SENIOR REPORTER

The University Plaza in Corryville is finally ready for its facelift, tentatively scheduled to begin in the spring. The plaza, which houses Kroger, Walgreens and Blockbuster, was bought in 2008 by Anchor Properties; a firm based in Northern Kentucky, that specializes in “build-to-suit retail development”according to their website. Anchor Properties’ vice president is Mike Ricke, who graduated from UC in 1979 with a degree in urban planning and design. “Eventually we are going to tear down everything and put in a new Kroger and Walgreens,” Ricke said. The construction should take a little more than one year to complete and result in stores almost twice as large as their predecessors, Ricke said. “Just about everyone I know goes to Kroger for groceries,” said Mike Dimuzio, a fourth-year finance student. “So a larger store with bigger aisles and more products would definitely be an improvement.” he explained. Dimuzio also said he hopes the revamped plaza has a better lighting system in the parking lot to increase safety for nighttime shoppers. As for the other stores in the plaza such as PizzaHut, Blockbuster and Footlocker, they are still working on relocating, Ricke said. “I don’t see it happening anytime in the future,” said an employee at a University Plaza business who wishes their identity and place of employment to remain unnamed.“There is no set date at all. We are going to be here another year, at least.” Construction was set to begin March 10 and the store will be shut down shortly before that date, said an anonymous source within Kroger. A blueprint of the renovation was hung in the store for customers to see was recently taken down and the March date is considered to be up in the air. All stores in the plaza will be closed during the demolition and construction process.

2010. Other decisions have upheld the law, leaving many to speculate the resolution will ultimately be left to the U.S. Supreme Court. With Ohio joining the lawsuit, more than half of the United States is opposing the ACA. Other states involved are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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A pretrial hearing has been set for a University of Cincinnati student who made national headlines for his actions as the Bearcat mascot during a December football game. M. Robert Garfield III, a fifth-year industrial design student, will appear in Hamilton County court at 9 p.m. Feb. 10, on a disorderly conduct charge he incurred during UC’s football game against the University of Pittsburgh Dec. 4, 2010. Garfield was charged after he allegedly refused orders from UC Police Division officers to stop throwing snowballs into the crowd at Nippert Stadium. Garfield also allegedly resisted officers when they attempted to physically stop him from throwing the snowballs and detain him. The arrest was videotaped with a camera phone and went viral nationwide via YouTube. The video of the arrest was featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter and Fox News among other news outlets. While Garfield has yet to be sentenced on the charge, he has been removed from the UC cheerleading squad as a mascot. “Mr. Garfield is no longer in the mascot program at UC,” said Tabatha Fagan, a sports program associate with UC’s athletic department and head cheerleading coach. “We consider the matter closed.” Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Cheryl Grant has been assigned to the case. Kevin Brewer of the Cincinnati law firm Katz, Greenberger and Norton, LLP, is representing Garfield. Brewer was unavailable as of press time regarding comment on the case.

IN BRIEF

“I Know Why The Cage bird Sings: An Evening of Classical Music” Thursday, Feb. 24, African American composers celebrate their heritage through classical music. Collectively known as “Connected Thru Music,” the event is to present a rare and special musical tribute in honor of Black History Month at the Greenwich.

Virtual Career Fair 2011

Fe bru ar y 7 – 14 , 2 01 1 ht tp :/ / www. v i rt u a l -c ar e erf a ir. n et /uc / vc f 2 01 1 Presented by: Career Development Center ● 140 University Pavilion ● www.uc.edu/career ● 513-556-3471 NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM | 513.556.5908

The group will be performing classical, musical theater and spiritual pieces written entirely by Black composers. Proceeds from the events will benefit the Peaslee Neighborhood Center in Over-the Rhine. Showtime 8 PM. Special $5 admission. Complimentary appetizers included.

See You at the Fair!


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