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UC researchers identify RNA that might play role in cardiac failure Hopefully, these findings will lead to future studies helping researchers and clinicians develop a therapeutic target to stop heart disease where it first starts — in the genes.

—wenfeng cai postdoctoral fellow at UC’S Dept. of pharmacology aNd cell biophysics

Student devoted, energetic Corrine Patterson, a secondyear ballet student at CCM, died Nov. 14. She was 19.

Patterson was known for being devoted to her friends and family. She cared deeply about her younger sisters, parents and friends.

Her family and friends remember her as having a lot of energy and always having a smile on her face.

Patterson was very passionate about ballet. She carried her motto, “ancora imparo,” Latin for “I am still learning,” into all of her dancing as she strived to improve her abilities to dance and choreograph dances.

Patterson was also a devout Christian. She never hid her beliefs, and her beliefs were always in mind when she did school work, danced and spent time with friends and family.

She will be greatly missed and never forgotten by friends and family.

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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have identified a ribonucleic acid molecule (RNA) that might contribute to the development of heart failure.

A study led by WenFeng Cai, a postdoctoral fellow at UC’s department of pharmacology and cell biophysics, discovered the RNA molecule.

The molecule, a micro-RNA known as miR765, carries out the gene’s orders and has been

linked to the expression of protein phosphatase 1 inhibitor, which can reduce the ability of the cardiac muscle to contract.

“Previous studies have shown that the reduction in I-1 expressions may play a role in the pathogenesis of heart disease,” Cai said.

Researchers checked to see if the miR765 molecule could serve as a candidate for regulating the protein expression affecting the cardiac muscles, Cai said.

A gene transfer agent was used

to move the miR765 molecule into the cells of animal cardiac muscles for testing by the researchers.

The data collected showed that the protein messenger RNA was decreased by approximately 20 percent in the miR765 cells of the animal subjects when compared to control models.

“These findings show that miR765 can [control] the expression and reduce the contractility of heart cells by decreasing or deactivating a number of proteins that help the heart function at full capacity,”Cai said.

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Clifton not fazed by crime rise Denise Thomas | Senior Reporter

Despite the jump in the crime rate, the University of Cincinnati community is not in a state of terror as some have claimed.

Burglaries, bike thefts, robberies and shootings have not prevented some students and residents from walking and enjoying nightlife in the university area.

“Although my brother was robbed in the alley next to Penn Station, I still feel safe in Clifton,” said Matt Edge, a fourth-year UC student. “I’ve lived here for years now and I just overall feel safe in the area no matter what.”

Matthew Miller, a secondyear biology student at UC, has a different view.

Miller was robbed a few weeks ago and said he does not feel safe in Clifton.

University of Cincinnati Police Division Chief Gene Ferarra said the incident most surprising to him occurred on Glendora Avenue, when James Barnes, 25, was shot and paralyzed from the neck down when walking with his wife.

“The crime in Clifton is matter of importance to us,” Ferarra said.

“We have teamed up with the Cincinnati Police Department specifically around the university to try and prevent crime, although it is not required of us, but it is very important to us because we have a great amount of students who live off campus.”

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he University of Cincinnati College of Business was ranked 115 out of 368 recognized business programs and 1,400 schools reviewed.

In U.S. News and World Report’s annual ranking of undergraduate business programs, the UC College of Business lost out to other top-tier schools like the University of Pennsylvania, which ranked first, and Indiana University, which ranked 10th.

Regardless, UC College of Business Dean David Szymanski was happy to receive the recognition.

“Our students and alumni experience the value of a UC College of Business education every day,” Szymanski said. “Receiving recognition as a top undergraduate business program confirms UC excellence and underscores our mission to further distinguish our programs through real-world teaching and innovative research.”

The rankings were derived from a spring 2010 survey distributed to deans and senior faculty at undergraduate business programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

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The results also lead researchers to believe that the miR765 molecule might play a role in heart failure.

“Hopefully, these findings will lead to future studies helping researchers and clinicians develop a therapeutic target to stop heart disease where it first starts — in the genes,” Cai said.

The researchers’ findings were presented at the American Heart Association’s annual Scientific Sessions conference in Chicago Wednesday.

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Two weeks after Election Day, the voting results in the highly contested race between State Rep. Connie Pillich and Cincinnati Tea Party founder Mike Wilson reflect Pillich retaining her state seat.

The race for Ohio’s 28th District house seat, which had Pillich ahead of Wilson by five votes on election night, went to an automatic recount which was completed Friday.

The recount showed Pillich with a vote total of 21,195, compared to 20,593 for Wilson — a difference of 602 votes.

Pillich’s re-election marks the beginning of her second term as a state representative.

Last week, Wilson filed a lawsuit requesting the recount be halted and 589 provisional ballots from the

city of Forest Park and the villages of Lincoln Heights and Woodlawn be inspected.

Provisional ballots are submitted when poll workers can’t determine whether a voter can cast a valid ballot in that area. Wilson’s suit charged that voters who didn’t live in those precincts improperly submitted some of the provisional ballots.

The suit was denied by Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Robert Winkler, which allowed the recount to continue.

Pillich said that Wilson’s lawsuit was “a specious argument designed to subvert the voting and elections process,” according to comments on her Facebook page.

Wilsonmaycallforanotherrecount of the votes, but would have to bear expenses personally.

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UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FARMERS MARKET Students and faculty are invited to buy environmentally friendly food and goods.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Tuesday Night Jams Any jazz musician is invited to join in an improvisational jam session in this event hosted

by CCM jazz musicians.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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MSA Fastathon The Muslim Students Association wants to get students to fast for charity.

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Marxist theory reading group Students and faculty are invited to discuss the book “Commonwealth” by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri.

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HOT TOPICS nick grever

Religious music goes mainstream Hello, one and all, and welcome to this week’s edition of Hot Topics. This week, I’d like to talk to you about religion.

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Sports will still be there after this, I swear. This column won’t be as groan-worthy as you’re imagining. Just stick with me — it’s only about 500 words. You can handle that.

There seems to be a trend of openly religious bands coming out nowadays, across all genres. The hardcore scene especially is having a surge in Christian bands, creating a subgenre known as Christcore (i.e. Devil Wears Prada, Underoath and August Burns Red). On the other end of the spectrum, we see tons of satanic bands within the metal genre, such as Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth.

What makes these trends so interesting to me is that religion used to be one of the few taboo subjects to address within music. To do so would instantly negatively label your band and put you in the company of acts like Creed (never a good thing) or put you in the “Religious/Spiritual” racks of local record shops.

You could talk about partying, politics, death, destruction, love and loss, but you couldn’t discuss the “r” word without being pigeonholed.

This standard is changing, though, and quite rapidly.

While I can’t say why exactly, it’s possible that music fans are more open today to professions of faith as artistic expression and less of trying to shoehorn one’s belief on another. I personally listen to a great deal of bands who don’t share my personal beliefs.

I generally consider myself a Christian, yet some of my favorite bands are agnostic, atheist or Satanic.

The bands themselves also seem to be working together to cross this once outlawed barrier. On major tours and festivals, we see bands of all faiths playing together.

Just a few years ago, many Christian bands were relegated to their own tours (which are still very popular), but now big-name festivals like Warped Tour include Christcore acts on the bill.

There are still music fans that ignore these rising acts, claiming their beliefs make them less “true” or “brutal.”

To be fair, many satanic acts within the metal scene don’t have these issues, but when you paint yourself like a corpse and wear inverted crosses, it’s not hard to seem heavy. Of course, black metal has its own share of detractors, saying the bands only use Satanism as an avenue for attention, but this attitude is diminishing as well.

What does all this mean?

Maybe these types of bands are especially profitable and record companies are snatching up as many as they can to ride the wave. I doubt it, though — the record industry is barely treading water, so I doubt profits are the major driving factor. We might just finally be realizing that one’s faith doesn’t automatically factor into a band’s writing or performing. Sometimes faith is simply, like politics or ideals, something that shapes a person and how they choose to express themselves. We can only assume that music fans are becoming more open-minded and accepting of bands such as these. Considering the caliber of music these bands are creating, it’s about God damn time.

Do you think music that addresses religion should be grouped in its own genre, or do you agree that music should not be classified based on the artist’s religious beliefs? Tell us your opinion on this hot topic at newsrecordent@gmail.com.

ENTERTAINMENT “Evita” brings Argentina to CCM Morgan lee | staff reporter The University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music presented “Evita,” a masterful play with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice Thursday through Sunday in Corbett Auditorium.

Evita (Eva Peron), played by fourth-year student Alaina Mills, was born in a tiny town of Los Toldos, Argentina. The daughter of a ranch manager and his mistress, Eva lives a sheltered a life that culminates in the traumatic events of her father’s funeral. The lively and intelligent girl yearns for a life beyond Los Toldos. She leaves, taking refuge in the bright lights of Buenos Aires to pursue a career in radio and acting, which links her to a number of powerful suitors.

Before the play began, the auditorium displayed a timeline of Eva Peron’s life with hundreds of photos and quotes.

Director Aubrey Berg noted in his introduction that this was the first time CCM had performed

“Evita” in 24 years.

The play was eye-catching without a dull moment, from the numerous scandalous love affairs to Eva’s dramatic transformation to a female leader and advocate for the people of Buenos Aires. Eva soon marries politician Juan Peron, played by third-year student Chris Blem, and she uses his political power to create prompt change for the people in Argentina.

Alaina Mills performed incredibly as she conveyed Eva Peron’s strong character to the audience. The many synchronized dance numbers were entertaining as well.

John Riddle, who played Agustin Magaldi, had an unbelievably wide vocal range in his performance and was quite the comedian with his off-key commentaries during various lines in the play.

As the play progresses, we see Eva Peron transform and, as the audience, we become a part of her story. She is looked down upon

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BREAK A LEG CCM students worked on constructing the set for “Evita” in preparation for a weekend of performances. for her prior scandalous behavior, but is acknowledged in the end for her many accomplishments in Buenos Aires.

The chemistry between Juan and Eva Peron was amazing throughout the entire play, but nothing was more memorable

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than one of the dramatic final scenes and the emotion displayed while Juan comforted his sick wife.

Overall, “Evita” was a beautiful, flirtatious, dramatic and entertaining performance the actors and crew from CCM achieved with excellent flair.

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the charm Deathly Hallows shines as best Potter film yet ARIEL CHEUNG | MANAGING EDITOR The“Harry Potter”movies have always been hit or miss.

The first two movies were light and fluffy, while“Prisoner of Azkaban”and its break-neck pace and choppy plotline left much to be desired. Once director David Yates took over for “Order of the Phoenix,” the series developed into a darker and, frankly, better product.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” is a continuation of the trend, becoming what is perhaps the first Potter movie that’s as good as the novels penned by J.K. Rowling.

The seventh movie in the series starts off chillingly, as Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) prepares to leave behind his childhood home. As the Order of the Phoenix entourage journeys to the safe house, several members of the beloved cast are lost.“Deathly Hallows” does not try to sugarcoat the dire situation the wizarding world is experiencing, which makes for a much stronger film.

Harry and his two best friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) are on a quest to find the final five Horcruxes that will aid them in destroying the evil Lord Voldemort.

The Horcruxes are objects with bits of Voldemort’s soul attached to them, which make him impossible to kill while they are in existence.

Meanwhile, Voldemort has overthrown the Ministry of Magic and, like every evildoer, is plotting to take over the world. The wizarding world quickly see POTTER | 3

“Deathly Hallows” does not try to sugarcoat the dire situation the wizarding world is experiencing, which makes for a much stronger film.

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Spielberg’s “Lincoln” starts production ROBERT KIRCHGASSNER | STAFF REPORTER

Thanksgiving is just about here and, as some people might already be aware, the 16th U.S. president Abraham Lincoln was the one who made it a national holiday.

It is somewhat appropriate then that Dreamworks Studios announced this week that Steven Spielberg’s long-delayed film, “Lincoln,” finally has a start date

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for production. Filming is set to begin in autumn of 2011, with a release date in late 2012.

“Lincoln” has often been referred to as Spielberg’s dream project, so it’s exciting that after such a wait, the film is going to be on cinema screens in the near future.

Spielberg’s period drama “Amistad” was, until now, his only film to take place in roughly the

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PLAYING HONEST ABE Although Neeson was originally cast as Lincoln, Day-Lewis appears to be a promising replacement.

same time period as Lincoln’s presidency. There was a brief reference at the tail end of the film informing the audience that the events of the story’s setting became one of the factors leading to the Civil War. Daniel Day-Lewis was officially announced to play the title role. Liam Neeson, who worked with Spielberg in “Schindler’s List,” had been attached to the project since 2005, but reportedly dropped out due to the delays. He also insinuated that, at 58, he feels he is now too old for the role, since Lincoln was killed when he was 56.

I still think Neeson would have been wonderful as Lincoln. After all, Hal Holbrook is still playing Mark Twain on the stage, even though the actor is now older than the author lived to be.

Day-Lewis is an exceptional second choice for the role, however. Aside from the fact that he’s a great actor, the Irish thespian impersonates an American accent effortlessly, as he proved in “The Last of the Mohicans.”

Day-Lewis has already made visits to Illinois, where Lincoln began his political career.

According to the State JournalRegister, the actor toured several

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“Lincoln” has often been referred to as Spielberg’s dream project, so it’s exciting that after such a wait, the film is going to be on cinema screens in the near future. sites in Springfield on Friday such as the Lincoln Home, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, the Old State Capitol and Lincoln’s law office.

The film will be primarily based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book “Team of Rivals,” published in 2005. The screenplay will be written byTony Kushner, who wrote the script for Spielberg’s film “Munich,” and will focus primarily on the efforts of Lincoln to bring about abolitionism as the Civil War reached its end; efforts which often led him to collisions with his cabinet.

I’m excited that the epilogue of “Amistad” is now about to segue into a bigger piece of cinema.

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From swept | 4 Riding their momentum, the Cardinals dashed any hopes Cincinnati harbored of a comeback by taking an early 12-4 lead in the third set that proved to be unsurpassable.

Cincinnati was led by senior outside hitter Stephanie Niemer and sophomore middle blocker Jordanne Scott, recording 14 and 11 kills respectively.

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from points | 4 With conference play finished for its 2010 season, Sunahara said the team is now looking ahead to a likely NCAA tournament berth.

“We got to regroup and refocus on what our goals are,” Sunahara said. “Obviously we want to win every game we play. We need to compete hard, which we didn’t do [against Louisville].”

Cincinnati returns to action Friday at 5 p.m. in Oxford, Ohio, for its regular season finale against the Miami (OH) Redhawks.

Pead added a career-high four rushing touchdowns and 213 yards on the ground, becoming the first Cincinnati running back to surpass 200 yards since Richard Hall against Miami in 2004.

“It all comes back to practice.

However you practice is how you’re going to play,” Pead said.

“We’ve been practicing hard these last few weeks and especially this past week.

We were tired of losing.”

Rutgers cut the UC lead to three with Chas Dodd’s first of four touchdowns to Mark Harrison early in the second quarter.

“It was one of those games where you never felt comfortable. I don’t

like being in those games,” Jones said. “We felt that we were going to have to score some points, but our defense did some good things in generating turnovers.”

Wesley Richardson’s second interception in as many games led to a 94yard drive capped with a two-yard touchdown run

by Collaros.

Passing, the junior quarterback completed 23 of 39 attempts for 366 yards, threw four touchdowns to four different receivers and was intercepted once.

“I thought Zach really managed the offense, he made some great plays and our receivers did a good job,” Jones said. “Any time

you can run the football, that lends itself to be able to do other things.”

Cincinnati’s 661 total yards against the Scarlet Knights ranks third in school history and the Bearcats scored more points Saturday than in their previous three games combined, keeping hopes alive for a schoolrecord fifth-consecutive bowl appearance.

“We feel it’d be a great accomplishment if we can win out,” Collaros said. “But you’ve got to take it one game at a time.”

Cincinnati continues its push for bowl eligibility at noon Saturday on the road against Connecticut.

from POTTER | 2 plunges into darkness as Voldemort’s new regime takes action against muggle-born wizards (muggles are non-magical people), who they deem to be less valuable. It begins to resemble the Crusades, complete with an inquisition and accusations of heresy.

The trio of Radcliffe, Grint and Watson have improved immensely since their debut in “Sorcerer’s Stone.” Of course, a decade of virtually non-stop movie production should improve any actor, but the original three have had the rather unique opportunity of portraying the same characters for 10 years. Each has grown into their roles and developed the characters. Radcliffe’s lackluster angry face, which was comical in “Prisoner of Azkaban,” is history.

The supporting cast is not seen in much of “Deathly Hallows” — the good guys fall into the background — as Harry, Ron and Hermione are mostly traveling alone.

The villains, however, are given some much-deserved screen time, which they

did not waste. Helena Bonham Carter as the deliciously evil Bellatrix Lestrange has a powerful scene with Watson, while Ralph Fiennes brings a new, icy tone to his Lord Voldemort.

Just as in the books, the movie manages to bring about more than a few laughs in spite of the dark tone. Dobby, the ever-loyal house elf, has a great line after he sends a chandelier plummeting at Lestrange.

Lestrange exclaims that Dobby could have killed her, to which he responds, “Not kill.

Dobby never meant to kill — only seriously maim or injure.”

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” is everything a long-time Potter fan could want it to be.The plot is well-developed, the changes are minor (and, in some cases, could almost be considered improvements), and the book is well-represented. After such a success, the final installment of the series (slotted to premiere July 15, 2011), will almost definitely be the grand finale this one-of-a-kind story deserves.

From Draws | 4 Four of the league’s postseason. The Bearcats let in two mistake-prone goals early in the match to seal their fate.

Dayes said he hopes his team can gain

from the experience of playing in the spotlight at the Big East Championships, but that will be irrelevant if they can’t sustain their success.

“You have to get back [to the Big East semis],” Dayes said. “[We have to] get back to the point where we can compete for a Big East Championship.”

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sam weinberg | sports EDITOR For the second consecutive year, the No. 18 University of Cincinnati volleyball team met the Louisville Cardinals in the Big East tournament’s championship match. And for the second consecutive year, the Bearcats left with a loss.

Louisville, the tournament’s No. 2 seed, swept No. 1 seed Cincinnati Sunday in Pittsburgh with set scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-15.

The Bearcats steamrolled their way into the championship match following two dominating sweeps against Marquette and Notre Dame in

the quarterfinals and semifinals.

“It was disappointing,” said Cincinnati head coach Reed Sunahara.

“Our defense wasn’t very good and we didn’t execute on a high level.”

The Bearcats entered the match with a Big East-best .290 hitting percentage, but were unable to get their high-powered offense rolling against Louisville’s stone-wall defense.

Louisville leads the Big East with an opponent hitting percentage of .164 and limited Cincinnati to a .211 hitting percentage — its fourth lowest of the season — while out blocking the Bearcats 11-3.

Cincinnati’s lone Big East loss

during the regular season came in Louisville, dropping a 2-0 set lead en route to a 3-2 loss.

“They played really well, and we didn’t play well,” Sunahara said. “My hats off to them. They wanted it more than we did.”

Cincinnati started the match with a quick 2-1 lead, but the Cardinals quickly rallied back to take the set.

The Bearcats jumped to a 10-6 lead in the second set — their largest lead of the match — but Louisville again rallied back, going on a 7-0 run to reclaim the lead and win the set. see swept | 3

Pat strang | senior photographer

THREE AND OUT The Bearcats were swept for just the second time this season Sunday. The loss to Louisville ended Cincinnati’s 11-match winning streak.

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FIRST-HALF FIREWORKS UC’s 45 first-half points Saturday was its most since January 2006.

Bearcats 2-0 after narrow victory scott winfield | staff reporter

The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team escaped with a 65-59 victory Saturday as the Bearcats hosted Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at Fifth Third Arena in their second game of the 2010-11 season.

After being outscored by Mount St. Mary’s in the second half of their season-opener, the Bearcats found themselves struggling once again in the second half Saturday — this time against IPFW’s 3-2 zone defense.

The Bearcats began the game on a 9-2 run with help from Ibrahima Thomas, who scored five of UC’s first nine points. But Cincinnati soon found itself in a tight game as the Mastodons converted five of their eight 3-point attempts in the first half.

The Bearcats used a seven-point run halfway through the first period to gain a nine-point lead, sparked by a 3-pointer from Sean Kilpatrick after a pass from Yancy Gates.

“The look on [Gates’] face said, ‘You better hit this shot because we need this shot,’ ” Kilpatrick said. “When he threw it out to me, I felt it going in.”

The Bearcats led by 16 after Gates’ jumper with 1:16 remaining in the first half and Cincinnati took a 45-32 lead into the locker room at halftime. “[In] the first half, we couldn’t have played much better offensively,” said UC head coach Mick Cronin. “Our effort was tremendous.”

But the Bearcats struggled offensively in the second half, shooting just six of 21 from the field and one of 12 from 3-point range. For the second time in as many games this season, Cincinnati was outscored in the second half.

The Mastodons switched to a 3-2 zone and double-teamed Gates for much of the second half, allowing him just two points in the final 20 minutes.

“Yesterday was actually the first time we practiced playing against a 3-2 zone, so it was a little different for us, a little tougher,” Gates said. “I think the next time we see it we’ll probably be a little better against it.”

IPFW cut the Cincinnati lead to just four points three times in the second half, but the Bearcats responded with a basket each time while limiting the Mastodons to 43 percent shooting.

“We let them back in the game and when you struggle the way we did offensively in the second half, a lot of times you’ll lose a game like that,” Cronin said. “Our guys did what they had to do on the defensive end and we didn’t let poor offense affect our defensive energy.”

Cincinnati will next host Florida A&M at 7 p.m. Monday at Fifth Third Arena.

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UP AND OVER Isaiah Pead’s nine-yard touchdown three minutes before halftime ended in acrobatic fashion Saturday. “I knew it was going to be a footrace,” Pead said. “Getting close it was, ‘OK, this might have to go up top.’ ”

PATRICK STRANG | senior photographer

SHREDDING THE SECONDARY Quarterback Zach Collaros completed 23 of 39 passes for 366 yards and four touchdowns to four different receivers in UC’s 69-38 win against Rutgers Saturday.

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ed by Isaiah Pead and Zach Collaros, the University of Cincinnati offense scored the third-most points in the program’s 123-year history while ending its three-game losing streak with a 69-38 win against Rutgers Saturday.

The highest-scoring game in Big East history featured 10 Cincinnati touchdowns, but the Bearcats faced an early 7-0 deficit after the Scarlet Knights’ first play from scrimmage at Nippert Stadium.

Out of a wildcat formation, Rutgers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to running back Jordan Thomas.

“Before you know it, it’s 7-0,”said UC head coach Butch Jones.

But one week after an early lead and momentum swing against WestVirginia that led to a 37-10 win for the Mountaineers, Cincinnati responded against Rutgers.

“We were very disappointed in the way we handled the adversity last week in Morgantown,” Collaros said. “It was an emphasis all week: How were we going to handle adversity tonight? The opportunity presented itself three minutes into the game and I think we did a good job sticking together.”

Collaros threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Pead to cap UC’s ensuing possession — the first of three-straight touchdown drives that put UC ahead 20-10 by the first quarter’s end.

“Obviously when you have success early, it brings upon confidence,”Jones said.“Our kids had great confidence. I thought we played with a good tempo today.” see points | 3

Draws keep Cats from NCAA tourney hunter tickel | senior reporter

In its 2010 campaign, the University of Cincinnati men’s soccer squad showed it could compete with some of the best programs in the nation.

Despite a second place finish in the Big East’s Red Division and a semifinal appearance in the league championships, the Bearcats’ (7-5-7, 5-1-3 Big East) inability to win consistently kept them out of the NCAA tournament.

The Big East was the deepest conference in the country, placing seven teams in the tournament field, including No. 1 overall seed Louisville and five teams with a top25 rating percentage index.

The Bearcats’ program-high seven stalemates was a crucial stat barring them from garnering a tournament berth, highlighting their inability to breakdown defenses that packed the box or create scoring chances against quality teams.

“At the end of the day, our winning percentage wasn’t quite as high as it needed to be,” said Cincinnati head

At the end of the day, our winning percentage wasn’t quite as high as it needed to be. We had a lot of ties.

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coach Hylton Dayes. “We had a lot of ties.”

None of the draws were more fatal than the 1-1 double-overtime result against No. 18/19 South Florida at Gettler Stadium Oct. 20.

Cincinnati played with a man advantage for 86 minutes but still failed to come away with the win.

South Florida was one of the last bubble teams to make the NCAA tournament with an RPI of 41, nine places higher than the Bearcats. The Bulls were also the only at-large team that finished below UC in the Red Division.

Dayes pointed to the team’s inability to get 15 points from the

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LEADING THE WAY Junior Matt Bahner will return for one more season after leading UC with seven goals and 20 points as a junior.

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first five games of the season as the Bearcats posted 2-1-2 record.

“Those results come back to haunt you, because those teams had RPI’s over 100,” Dayes said.

The Bearcats exceeded expectations with a second-place league finish after they were projected to tie for last in the preseason media poll.

“Our guys showed that this year it doesn’t matter where people vote you, what matters is how you perform as a team,” Dayes said.

The biggest emergence during the 2010 season was junior midfielder Matt Bahner.

Bahner had a hand in more than half of UC’s 20 goals with a team-high seven finishes and six assists. He was named to the all-Big East second team and Big East all-tournament team. “[Bahner] has improved every year since he has been here,” Dayes said. “Matt’s become a real goal scoring threat; he has tremendous pace, he’s got a great nose for the goal and a lot his success comes from his hard work.”

The Bearcats’ year came to an end against Providence in the team’s inaugural appearance in the Final see Draws | 3