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

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131 YEARS IN PRINT VOL. CXXXI ISSUE VI

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CHMF5 BAT Shots fired at Calhoun Garage, no injury BATTLE FOR THE college living | 2

SCOTT WINFIELD | NEWS EDITOR

Shots were fired in Calhoun Garage early Sunday in an alleged targeted shooting involving four students on the University of Cincinnati’s main campus. At approximately 3:20 a.m., a suspect allegedly drove a white Lexus down the garage ramp near Potbelly on Calhoun Street, stopped at the gate arm, exited the vehicle and fired four shots in the direction of the students, who were on the garage’s fourth level, police said.

None of the students were injured, and the suspect fled the scene in the Lexus, heading down Calhoun Street, according to the UC Police Division, which is currently investigating the incident. The students described the suspect as a college-aged black male, dressed in a white T-shirt and sporting two teardrop tattoos under one of his eyes, police said. Bags containing marijuana and cocaine were found at the scene of the incident, along with shell casings, police said.

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UCPD Officer Tim Barge, who was patrolling Corry Street when he heard the gunfire coming from the west end of the garage, was the first officer to arrive on scene, said UCPD Capt. Jeff Corcoran. The students told police they do not know the shooter or why he opened fire on them, but UCPD will continue its investigation with follow-up interviews with the students, Corcoran said. UCPD will also canvas for video evidence from nearby businesses, such as the Shell gas station at 205

Calhoun St., which has a camera facing Calhoun Street, Corcoran said. “We’re hoping we’ll get lucky,” he said. No official police report has been released, but Corcoran said a report should become available sometime Monday. The News Record will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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RYAN HOFFMAN | STAFF WRITER

A new police chief and director of public safety for the University of Cincinnati will replace Gene Ferrara as soon as a search committee chaired by Chief Diversity Officer Mitchel D. Livingston submits its final recommendation to Senior Vice President for Administrative & Finance Robert Ambach. The search committee is expected to make its recommendation sometime this week after an extensive selection process. The four remaining candidates — Jeff Corcoran, Michael Cureton, Vincent Demasi and Lee Russo — were on campus Thursday and Friday to meet with different groups and administrators while giving the UC community a chance to meet them through open interview sessions hosted at Tangeman University Center. The candidates were each given two hypothetical scenarios prior to the sessions and asked to prepare responses. Answers didn’t vary much when it came to key issues and solutions. Scenario 1: The police chief receives a complaint from a women’s sexual assault support group about the conduct of a responding officer to a SEE CHIEF | 5 IN BRIEF

UC sees record enrollment for eighth consecutive year The University of Cincinnati released an official enrollment figure Friday, establishing record enrollment for the eighth consecutive year with a head count of 42,421 — up 2.9 percent from last year. Freshman enrollment increased 4.5 percent with an enrollment of 6,237, and the number of freshmen seeking baccalaureate degrees on UC’s main campus increased 9.6 percent with an enrollment of 4,268. The 2011-12 freshman class is comprised of students from 29 countries and 39 states and the District of Columbia. Undergraduate international student enrollment increased 21.5 percent to 673 students, minority students saw an increase of 15.5 percent, and graduate enrollment increased 6 percent to 10,436. INSIDE

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Occupy Cincinnati takes to Fountain Square ANTHONY OROZCO | NEWS EDITOR

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s the Occupy Cincinnati movement traveled from Lytle Park to Fountain Square, a march of almost 1,000 protestors that stretched across four city blocks flooded downtown Saturday, voicing dissent and demonstrating solidarity. Occupy Cincinnati — a looseknit, grass-roots organization that sprouted weeks after the initial Sept. 17 New York City Wall Street Protest — welcomed demonstrators from across the political spectrum to show their discontent with corporate influence in governmental affairs. “We are completely nonpartisan, nonreligious and apolitical,” said Kristen Brand, 39, of Cincinnati, who facilitated IT assistance to the group. “It doesn’t matter what political belief system you have — if you’ve had your home foreclosed or lost your job, it doesn’t matter if you are Republican, Democrat, Tea Party or Libertarian. You still are reaping the effects of how the administration of this country is choosing to run business.” The brief literature on the organization’s stances states that all are welcome, and explains that cooperation is necessary for any real change. The members of Occupy Cincinnati call for corporations

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TAKING THE STREETS Several hundred to 1,000 protesters march through downtown Cincinnati and Over-the-Rhine during ‘Occupy Cincinnati’ Saturday, protesting 3CDC among others. and the government to stop placing “profits over people.” Marching from Lytle Park, though downtown, Over-theRhine, the almost 1,000 Occupy Cincinnati protesters could not go unnoticed. Growing many times over the number of initial participants, the demonstrators elicited honks and encouragement from passing cars and pedestrians. “I’m out here to protest the deregulation and the amount of influence corporations have thus far in politics,” said Nick Pater, 20, an English literature student at Miami University.“I probably disagree with a lot of people here politically, but I think that we can all agree on

that point.” Wall Street wasn’t the only financial institution under scrutiny. The protesters also targeted the United States Federal Reserve — the country’s private central bank. Signs and chants to “End the Fed” were prominent in the demonstration. “Since the Federal Reserve was established in 1913, the dollar was no longer backed by gold and has steadily depreciated in value,” Pater said. After the housing bubble collapse of 2008, the Federal Reserve gave $669 billion in emergency loans to the banks that were labeled as “too big SEE OCCUPY | 5

SG: Course exemption options often underrated Course-exemption exams are available at the University of Cincinnati, but very few students are taking advantage of these exams — which carry great financial benefits. Joe Blizzard, chair of the Academic Issues Committee, stood at the podium in front of

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FIGHTING THE POWER Nine ‘Occupy Cincinnati’ protesters continue to occupy Fountain Square past its closing time at 3 a.m. Sunday risking arrest. No arrests were made during the peaceful protest.

UC Student Government and asked,“Do you want college credit without taking classes?” His question was met with several positive mutterings and muffled chuckles. Earning college credit hours without sitting through lecture after lecture — a seemingly impossible scenario — is made possible through the College Level

Examination Program (CLEP). The CLEP presents students with the opportunity to test out of a variety of classes if they can demonstrate that they fully comprehend the material covered in a course. Provided through College Board, the tests can equal up to 18 credit hours when a student scores high enough. When Heidi Pettyjohn of UC Testing Services contacted Blizzard about promoting the CLEP through SG, he said he thought it would be an invaluable utility provided to students looking to get ahead. “First and foremost, it can relieve a lot of financial burden on students,” Blizzard said. “And time wise, you can spend these hours FILE ART | THE NEWS RECORD

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A grant to a University of Cincinnati professor may lead to developments that could cure brain tumors. A four-year $480,000 research grant was awarded to Dr. Lionel Chow — assistant professor of oncology at UC and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center — to support his ongoing brain tumor research. As one of five recipients of the Distinguished Scientist Award for 2011 Chow will use the grants to continue his investigative studying of glioblastoma multiforme — an aggressive brain tumor that, once acquired, limits patients to an average survival rate of 15-18 months, Chow said. Chow believes he received the grant due to his new animal models which better model giloblastoma multiforme, help to better understand the origins, and, if studied further could improve patient outcomes. “This model is more representative of people and will help find out how to treat it or attack it,” Chow said. “Our novel laboratory mouse model closely resembles the human disease at both the microscopic and genetic levels.” The highly competitive grant is awarded by the Sontag Foundation, with a scientific committee assembled to review applicants and evaluate candidate’s previous works and hospital of employment. From 2003-2009, Chow researched cancer biology and neuro-oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. “I chose Cincinnati Children’s Hospital because they have a young and dynamic tumor research, which is quickly growing, and is a good location for a young doctor to begin his career.” Chow said. In their 2011-2012 list, U.S. News & World Report ranked Cincinnati Children’s Hospital No. 3 in the nation of the best children’s hospitals, and ranked them No.5 in the world for cancer care. Chow has received grants for his research in the past, though not as substantial as the Sontag Foundation award. Since 2003, the Sontag Foundation has identified young doctors every year, providing each recipient a maximum of $600,000 in funding over a four-year period.

MAKING THE GRADE UC offers students the opportunity to test out of courses, but few take advantage of the College Level Examination Program. NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM | 513.556.5908

in classes or you can take [fewer] credit hours and get involved in things around campus like internships.” Because the tests only cost $97 per course compared to the $3,500 cost of taking 18 credit hours, it is an indisputably better economical alternative. Although the exams seem to benefit students both financially and academically, a notably low percentage at UC chooses to take it. “Last year only 20 students took the CLEP, and we just realized more people need to take advantage of this. It’s such a great service that we want to try and get it out to the students,” Blizzard said. Chris Tappel, a first-year mechanical engineering student who took the English Composition CLEP, said he has mixed feelings about the option. “The test could go either way depending on the student,” Tappel SEE SG | 5


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