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SG discusses image, resignation performing duties as an at-large representative, speaking with News Record photographers about pictures for a proposed SG brochure. Hart gave no reason for Ruparel’s resignation, and The News Record’s attempts to contact Ruparel for comment were unsuccessful. Another hot topic of the meeting was the displeasure of Sen. K.D. Miller and SG’s governmental affairs committee with producers of the television show “Campus PD,” a show on cable television channel G4.
James sprague | NEWS EDITOR The abrupt resignation of a senate member and a dispute with a cable television show was the talk of the University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Student Government Wednesday evening. Senate Speaker Lane Hart announced the resignation of Shy Ruparel, an atlarge representative in the student senate who repeatedly advocated diversity bills during his tenure, at the beginning of Wednesday’s meeting. Last week, Ruparel was still
“It’s not showing UC in a positive light,” Miller said. The show is similar to the police program “Cops,” only differing in that it follows campus police as they enforce laws around universities. UC has been featured on both seasons of the television show thus far. An episode in September showed Cincinnati Police and UC Police Division officers shutting down a keg party off-campus that involved underage drinking. In the episode, a female student at UC argues with the officers about why
the party is being shut down, telling officers that more serious crime was happening down the street and that “I know in your mind, you think [students] are better people than the people living in Over-the-Rhine.” The governmental affairs committee meets with the show’s producer next week to discuss UC’s portrayal on Campus PD. eamon queeney | photo editor
FARE THEE WELL At-large representative Shy Ruparel will no longer sit on the student senate.
EXPLOSION ROCKS ERC Student injured in lab mishap, buildings evacuated
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THROUGH THESE EYES Eva Mozes Kor signs a book detailing her experience in Auschwitz.
Survivor talks of ethics Katrine cieslar | staff REPORTER
The University of Cincinnati’s medical campus hosted a presentation about ethics in human research Wednesday, where a Holocaust survivor spoke about her experiences in Auschwitz. Eva Mozes Kor and her twin sister, Miriam, were exposed to Dr. Joseph Mengele’s experiments while imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. When the Mozes Kor family was brought to Auschwitz, Eva and her sister were separated from her parents and two older sisters, whom they never saw again. Mozes Kor explained to the crowd that from that point on, she was seen as a human experiment. Her only goal was to survive. “I told myself, ‘Survive one more day, one more experiment,’ “ Mozes Kor said. Mozes Kor repeated the mantra daily in order to survive the horrific experiments. “We were nothing close to [having a] human existence,” Mozes Kor said. “Just guinea pigs.” When speaking about ethics in human research, Mozes Kor said she believes human rights and human research must be hand in hand. The dignity of all human beings must be respected and preserved at all costs, Mozes Kor added. “Research is done for the sake of mankind, not for the sake of science,” Mozes Kor said. After the lecture, Mozes Kor received a standing ovation and accepted donations to the Children of Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivor Museum. The lecture was sponsored by the Mayfield Clinic and Education and Research Foundation.
Wednesday afternoon brought a series of mishaps and mayhem to the University of Cincinnati Main Mampus and surrounding area. At approximately noon, an explosion in an Engineering Research Center laboratory led to the evacuation of ERC, Rhodes and Baldwin halls. The explosion was caused by a graduate student working inside a chemical fume safety cabinet, said Jeff Corcoran, UC Police Division assistant chief. “They had an unexpected reaction with the chemicals,” Corcoran said. “The glass in the fume hood broke when the chemicals reacted.” The student sustained minor injuries from the shattered glass and was transported to University Hospital. “The fire department and hazardous material team went in,” Corcoran said. “They found no chemicals in the air, although there is obviously some spilled material.” After the explosion, the student pushed a button next to the fume hood to trigger ERC’s emergency ventilation system. The system also triggers the building’s fire alarms, which led to the precautionary evacuation. At approximately 1:30 p.m., UC’s environmental health and safety finished surveying the building, and it was deemed safe for re-entry. Cincinnati Fire Department‘s Ladder 20 left the scene on campus in response to a house
fire on the 3400 block of Brookline Avenue at 1:15 p.m. “When the company showed up on the scene, there was heavy fire coming out of the back of the building,” said CFD district chief Ronald Dexter.“It appears to have started between the second and third floor in the floor space, went up the walls and into the attic.” The fire was originally a twofire alarm, but the incident officer
reduced the alarm due to the manpower, size of the building and amount of smoke, Dexter said. The two-family house was vacant and undergoing renovations, Dexter said. No one was in the building at the time of the fire. “Fortunately, the guys did a fantastic job,” Dexter said. “Got in quick, knocked it down, kept it from spreading any further and obviously
kept it from the exposures.” CFD does not know if the fire was caused by the renovations taking place, Dexter said, but the event will be investigated further.
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A BUSY DAY The Cincinnati Fire Department not only responded to the chemical explosion in UC’s Engineering Research Center, but responded to a structure fire on Ludlow Avenue immediately after.
UC Sustainability gets high marks HOLLY ROUSE | STAFF REPORTER The University of Cincinnati maintained its position as a leader in sustainability among college campuses this year, and earned high marks for its efforts. The College Sustainability Report Card, an independent evaluation of sustainability in campus operations and endowment practices, gave UC an overall grade of B+ for the quality of its sustainability efforts.
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MAINTAINING THE STANDARD UC received a B+ for its sustainability efforts for 2010-11 — the same grade as last year.
“Sustainability signifies meeting the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,” said Rebecca Caine, a senior research fellow with the Sustainable Endowments Institute, the publishers of the report card. “With that idea in mind, UC has proven to be one of the country’s most sustainable college campuses over the country in recent years.” Student involvement has been a key in making UC more sustainable, according to Alan Hagerty, chair of the Student Sustainability Coalition. “Heavy marketing was used this year to inform students about ongoing sustainability programs, events and initiatives,” Hagerty said. “A large amount of students were continuously informed and encouraged to participate in UC’s sustainability program over the past year through e-mail and our website.” Another contributing factor to UC’s sustainability success during the past year was the development of a new recycling program, which began in July. “Student Government unanimously passed a comprehensive recycling program, which was approved by the university administration,” said Hagerty, in regards what other ways UC had become a greener campus recently. UC also received an A in “Green Building,”
“Transportation” and “Climate Change and Energy,” which the report card attributed to an increase in student involvement. Some highlights of students’ achievements included improvements in campus recycling, the creation of a farmers market on campus, a bike-sharing program and energy-use reduction competitions. Because of student groups’ advocacy for sustainable food practices at UC, the university now spends 10 percent of its food budget on local products, and fair-trade coffee is now available throughout campus. “Waste reduction at UC has improved significantly over the past year,” said Rebecca Colley, co-president of Students for Ecological Design. “[SED] is also currently petitioning to have recycling programs installed in all campus buildings. Much of this is thanks to the work of students.” Since last year, sustainability committees have worked to hire staff, create endowment funds for sustainability projects, expand recycling to include cell phones and promote local food. “The campus’s efforts have made it a much more green university,” Caine said. “If efforts continue to grow in this manner, the University of Cincinnati will soon become one of the country’s top schools when it comes to sustainability.”
Hikes in tuition spur increase in federal student aid GABRIELLE WALTER | STAFF REPORTER A recently released report shows record federal grant money is easing the burden of college students dealing with increased tuition at universities across the country. In-state tuition increased nearly 8 percent at public four-year colleges and universities in 2010-11, according to an annual report from The College Board, a nonprofit association. Despite the rising tuition, however, the report also states there was also a record-breaking increase in Pell Grants awarded to students. “An economic downturn, tuition increases and stagnant incomes have converged to squeeze both American
families as they try to send children to college and older students who are seeking more education to improve their job opportunities,” said Gaston Caperton, president of The College Board. “The silver lining is that record federal aid in the form of Pell Grants and tax credits is helping to make a college education more affordable.” Students at a public four-year institution pay an average of $7,605 in tuition and fees for 2010-11, while at nonprofit, private fouryear colleges and universities, students pay an average of $27,293, an increase of 4.5 percent from last year. When considering grant aid and tax benefits, however, the net amount students pay for college and university tuition and
fees has increased at a much slower rate. The largest increase in Pell Grant history did take place, according to the report. It led to $28.2 billion in financial aid reaching approximately 7.7 million students in 2009-10. The reports also found that students are continuing to borrow more from federal sources rather than non-federal. Undergraduate and graduate students combined to borrow $11 billion in 2008-09 from non-federal sources, in comparison to the $8.5 billion in 2009-10. “While we’re encouraged by significant increases in financial aid, under the current economic conditions, too many students and families are still struggling to pay for college,” said Sandy Baum, an independent
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The silver lining is that record federal aid in the form of Pell Grants and tax credits is helping to make a college education more affordable. —gaston caperton president of the college board
policy analyst for the College Board. State funds continued to be spent less on higher education, according to the report. In 2008-09, per-student state spending on higher education dropped by nearly 9 percent with federal stimulus funds accounting for 3 percent of state spending.