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Issue 2: Collective bargaining rights for Ohio’s public employees in danger LANCE LAMBERT | SENIOR REPORTER

A Nov. 8 ballot battle in Ohio pits the Republican’s Senate Bill 5 (SB 5) against public workers’ union rights.

Issue 2 gives voters the opportunity to implement or reject Gov. John Kasich’s SB 5 — a widely controversial collective bargaining overhaul Kasich signed into law in March.

However, SB 5 — scheduled to take effect July 1 — has been delayed until Tuesday because opponents of the bill gathered and took 231,149 signatures to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on June 29.

A “YES” vote on issue 2 would pass SB 5 into law.

John McNay, president of the University of FILE ART | THE NEWS RECORD Cincinnati chapter of the American Association FIGHT FOR RIGHTS University of Cincinnati students, professors and supporters of University Professors, previously spoke about from the community protest Senate Bill 5 in McMicken Commons Monday, Feb. 21. the impact of SB 5 and encouraged students to

Issue 48: Will streetcar plan move ahead?

SAM MORREN | STAFF REPORTER Cincinnati voters will have to decide the future of Issue 48 — which proposes to prevent the city of Cincinnati from spending any funds on streetcar/rail projects until 2021.

The proposed electric streetcar route would cover a 4-mile loop through Downtown and Overthe-Rhine. The city of Cincinnati has spent roughly $7 million on planning and engineering for the projected $95 million-plus project.

If Issue 48 passes, the city must halt construction of the project ,and legal experts say the charter amendment could also prevent subsequent rail projects inside city limits until the amendment expires Dec. 31, 2020.

If Issue 48 fails, the charter amendment would have no consequences and thus, the city could continue with its construction project.

Issue 48 supporters argue that Cincinnati simply can’t afford to construct and operate a streetcar system. Moreover, the city might have a $33 million deficit on the 2012 budget. Supporters also argue that the project would not be the catalyst for the economy as city officials and project supporters predict.

Opponents to Issue 48 argue that a streetcar system would be an essential part of economic development with the creation of new jobs, attracting new residents and indirectly adding tax revenue to the city. Opponents add that this new amendment to the city charter is broad and puts undesired restriction on the governance of the city for a decade.

Organizations opposing Issue 48 include: Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, Cincinnatians for Progress, Cincy PAC, League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area, Charter Committee of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Laborer’s Union and Ohio Environmental Council.

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“There is special language that directly targets us [professors],” McNay said. “Language in SB 5 that says if you’re a faculty member that does service at the university, you can’t belong to the union. Each [professor] must choose between maintaining a voice for the faculty or doing service for the faculty — not both.”

The collective-bargaining rights would be taken away from the professors and instead given to the managing administration: Board of trustees, McNay said.

“Two options: Illegal strikes, which turn firefighters [and] police into criminals, or lawsuits, which is not cheaper,” McNay said.

Opponents of SB 5 are pointing the finger to other cuts impacting the state’s budget, McNay said.

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The Nov. 8th elections will not only determine the city, village and state-wide issues, but also the men and women who compose Cincinnati City Council.

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LESLIE GHIZ: A City council member for five years and Republican, i n c u m b e n t Leslie Ghiz is on her third term. Receiving her Bachelor of Arts from West Virginia University and her Juris Doctorate from Capital University, she also serves as a member of the Public Safety, Strategic Growth and Budget & Finance committees. Her election priorities are protecting tax dollars, public safety and job creation.

MIKE ALLEN: The former prosecutor and municipal court judge for Hamilton County and a University of Cincinnati Police officer, Mike Allen is a Cincinnati City Council member hopeful.

Standing in his previous experience, Allen says he has the experience necessary to be a Cincinnati leader and bring Cincinnati’s financial problems to balance. Based, also, on his past experience, Allen says — if elected—“[he’ll] bring solutions that will keep Cincinnati safe.”In addition to the key to balancing Cincinnati’s books, “is focusing resources on our core needs,” to alleviate the financial strains Cincinnati faces.

JACQUELINE ALLEN: An Overthe-Rhine resident, Jacqueline Allen says she decided to run since her youngest child is now an adult. She proposes to emphasize and improve residents’ economic and social positions through the redesign of the city budget because “All work and no play stifles the mind, body and soul,” Allen said.

Allen said she wants to believe in the city’s “glamorous, beautiful vision” of the streetcar, but just doesn’t think it’ll work. Instead, city buses should be “glamorized up.”

KEVIN FLYNN is trying for the second time to become a councilman. He’s a real estate lawyer and he says his emphasize would be on “the budget and the budget and the budget.”

Flynn says the council’s priority should be the budget and the council should not take long vacations or cancel meeting until the City has a balanced budget. He says he’d call council meetings if necessary (two council members can do that).

Flynn said he believes the streetcar project will encourage the economic development and says he already

has residents willing to pay more for their property along the prospective streetcar line.

CHRIS BORTZ, a Republican, brought to Cincinnati the notexting-while-driving law, led the effort for credit-card parking meters, and helped uphold the $20 trash fee last year. He’s cochairman of GO (Growth and Opportunities for) Cincinnati, which oversees the economic development and job growth along Madison, Seymour and Reading Roads and the Mill Creek neighborhoods.

Bortz is a lawyer for his family’s business, Towne Properties. He often emerges as the leader of council’s conservative bloc. He’s also supported by the Charter Party.

NICHOLAS HOLLAN: Democrat Nicholas Hollan is first-time runner for city council.

He is currently a dentist and is a University of Cincinnati alumnus.

The election issues he is pushing for are neighborhood revitalization concentrating on community-specific action plans, economic development and renewed investments in children, focusing on health and early education.

WAYNE LIPPERT: Republican incumbent Wayne Lippert announced his candidacy for city council in March. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Alboin College and a Masters of Business Administration from American University. He is currently a financial manager. He has also served as Rob Portman’s point person on health care and federal budget issues in Washington, D.C. The election issues he is focusing on are the city budget, public safety and job creation.

CATHERINE SMITH MILLS:

Republican Catherine Smith Mills is a first-time candidate for the 2011 election.

She is a University of Cincinnati alumna. She also obtained her Master of Arts from The Ohio State University. She is currently employed at Mills Fence Company. She is for balancing the budget and safe neighborhoods.

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Issue 1: Raise max age for Ohio judges?

DYLAN MCCARTNEY | STAFF REPORTER Issue 1 is a legislatively referred state constitutional amendment that, if passed, would raise the maximum age of those appointed to judicial office from 70 to 76.

This proposed amendment would eliminate the General Assembly’s authority to establish courts of conciliation, which are small courts handling legal claims involving small amounts of money (usually less than $3,000).

It would also eliminate the governor’s authority to appoint members to a Supreme Court Commission.

A “YES” vote for Issue 1 would change the Constitution of Ohio to increase the maximum age to which a person may be elected or appointed judge from 70 to 76, as well as putting into action the SEE ISSUE 1 | 2

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Issue 3 is a health care amendment that would amend the Ohio Constitution to say that “no law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer or health care provider to participate in a health care system.”

This would allow Ohioans to opt out of the “individual mandate” of President Barack Obama’s health care law.

Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act — also known as ‘ObamaCare’ — requires that all U.S. citizens obtain health insurance by 2014, either through keeping your current insurance plan or buying coverage through state-run insurance markets.

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KATHY ATKINSON has been a neighborhood activist for 17 years in Walnut Hills. Atkinson serves as the president of the neighborhood community council and on the executive committee of the neighborhood business council.

Among her projects: She helped the neighborhood redevelopment group to get control of enough property to create new housing in hopes of attracting new residents, possibly people who work for the new casino downtown, but she also supported increasing the property tax to the maximum amount and a 0.1 percent increase in the city’s 2.1 percent earnings tax.

PATRICIA MCCOLLUM: Independent candidate Patricia McCollum received an undergraduate degree in human services and social work and a Master’s of Science degree in community health planning and administration, both from UC. She is a licensed social worker and adjunct professor at UC and Union Institute and University. The issues she is emphasizing are health and safety of children and seniors, revitalization of the city and job retention and benefits.

AMY MURRAY: Republican incumbent candidate Amy Murray was appointed to Cincinnati City Council to take the seat formerly held by Hamilton County Commissioner Chris Monzel.

She has worked 14 years at Proctor & Gamble in global business development.

She later ran her own business — The Japan Consulting Group.

Murray represents taxpayers with a strong stance on fiscal responsibility, as well as economic development and sturdy public safety. She resides in Hyde Park, where she was formerly president of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Council.

SANDRA QUEEN NOBLE: Independent candidate Sandra Queen Noble has been running for public office since 1984. She has ran for President of the United States five times, mayor

six times and city council and Congress twice. Noble fights for child custody in lawsuits. Between 1991 and 1993, she claims she developed the idea to put cameras in streetlights and police officers on bikes. She is the founder of the H.E.R.O.S.H.E.R.O party, which stands for “Helping Equal Rights Opportunity. Male: Hero. Female: Shero.”

ROXANNE QUALLS: Democratic incumbent candidate and Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls is chair of the council’s Budget and Finance Committee, Livable Communities, Rules committees and the Subcommittee on Major Transportation and Infrastructure Projects.

She developed the Great Neighborhoods Initiative, which places importance on strengthening and revitalizing Cincinnati neighborhoods through safety measures and efficient public transportation. Her goals for Cincinnati are an enhanced quality of life, a globally competitive local economy and smart management of city resources.

LAURE QUINLIVAN: Democratic incumbent candidate Laure Quinlivan is the newest member of Cincinnati City Council. Quinlivan focuses on making Cincinnati “cleaner, greener and smarter.”

Quinlivan is chair of the Quality of Life Committee, which oversees arts, culture, tourism, marketing, the environment, education, health and public services.

Quinlivan volunteers with Crossroads Medical Center in Over-the-Rhine, and is a longtime mentor with the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative.

JASON RIVEIRO: Democratic Candidate Jason Riveiro works as Vice President of Media and Business Development for TSJ Media, where he serves as publisher of La Jornada Latina and market manager for La Mega 97.7 FM, Cincinnati’s Spanish-language radio station.

Riveiro stands for issues such as hiring

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locally and creating jobs, supporting neighborhoods and various initiatives to reduce crime while supporting local businesses. Riveiro was born in Houston, Texas and now resides in Walnut Hills with his wife, Hannah.

CHRIS SEELBACH: Democratic candidate Chris Seelbach was raised in Louisville, Ky. He attended Xavier University where he received the Jesuit Ideals and 14th Annual Cultural Diversity awards.

Seelbach advocates the public/ private partnership that created the OTR Gateway Quarter as a model for redevelopment throughout neighborhoods in Cincinnati. He also supports the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence.

Seelbach’s top priority is transportation.

He supports initiatives to modernize transportation and work toward a fixed rail station in the city.

YVETTE R. SIMPSON: A Cincinnati native and graduate of Princeton High School, Yvette Simpson attended Miami University earning undergraduate degrees in both political science and mass communications. Later, she attended the University of Cincinnati College of Law where she graduated with a Joint Degree.

Post-graduation, Simpson worked as an associate with Frost Brown Todd and Keating Muething & Klekamp. In 2007, she returned to Miami University to develop and direct the university’s first pre-law program. Her top priorities if elected are promoting and developing neighborhoods, job creation and making Cincinnati efficient and effective.

P.G. SITTENFELD graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and a Master of Arts degree from Oxford University. He currently is an assistant director at the Community Learning Center Institute. Sittenfeld is a board member at the Freestore Foodbank in Cincinnati and a United Way annual campaign division co-chair. If elected, his top priorities are to achieve a balanced budget, create an environment conducive to job creation and economic development.

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other two amendments previously mentioned.

A “NO” vote for Issue 1 would not change the Constitution of Ohio, keeping the maximum age for an appointed judge at 70.

“There’s no question 70 is too arbitrary an age,” said Lake County Common Pleas Judge Joe Gibson. “I think as you sit on the bench, age is your friend rather than your enemy. As you grow older, you have more life experiences, more personal experiences. You have more to base your opinions on. You see with more clarity the perils and pitfalls of life. To say you lose that after a certain age, I don’t think that’s fair.”

The Ohio Democratic Party has claimed opposition to Issue 1, stating, “State Issue 1 extends the age limit for judges from 70 to 75 years of age. This extension would increase the length of service for individuals already entrenched on the bench. Moreover, State Issue 1 is likely to perpetuate a 6-to-1 Republican majority on the Ohio Supreme Court and similar imbalances on lower courts. A “No” vote on Issue 1 will promote a fairer judicial system.”

The amendment would take affect immediately if passed.

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president of the Cincinnati NAACP, will temporarily give up his office to run as an

independent for a Cincinnati City Council seat. Smitherman graduated from the School for Creative and Performing Arts and studied criminal justice at The Ohio State University. Serving as a council member from 2003-2005, he played a leading role in ending fire department brownouts. If elected for a second term he will work to establish a comprehensive urban policy.

CECIL THOMAS: Democratic incumbent Cecil Thomas spent 27 years with the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) and worked in every neighborhood in CPD‘s jurisdiction.

He is a graduate of Withrow High School and UC with a degree in law enforcement technology. In 2000, Thomas assumed executive directorship of the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC).

While working for CHRC, the group rose in the national rankings as a premier human relations organization. Thomas has served three terms with Cincinnati City Council and if re-elected will focus on public safety, employment and a greener environment.

CHARLIE WINBURN: Incumbent Charlie Winburn graduated with his bachelor and master degrees from UC and received a certificate from Harvard Business School. After graduation he served six years on the Ohio Civil Council.

His top priorities if re-elected to city council are job creation, business retention, small business development and working on the size of government.

WENDELL YOUNG: Democratic incumbent Wendell Young was appointed to Cincinnati City Council in June 2010, filling a vacancy on the council. Young grew up in Avondale and graduated from Hughes High School.

After graduation, he enlisted in the Air Force. After his service, he worked for CPD, retiring as a sergeant. If elected he will work on neighborhood and job development, improving city services and fiscal reform.

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McNay said. “In fact, the income tax has been cut in the last three years along with cutting of the corporate and inheritance tax.”

Senate Bill 5 legislation reforms Ohio’s collective-bargaining laws and gives local government new tools to control their costs so they can begin reducing taxes, Kasich said in a press release.

“With some of the highest taxes in the country, Ohio is struggling to create a climate that is attractive to the business that creates jobs,” Kasich said. “Helping local governments reduce their costs so they can begin lighting Ohio’s tax burden helps us compete better against states that are far friendlier to job creators.”

SB 5 re-levels the playing field for taxpayers and gives them the respect they deserve from the elected officials and government workers that serve them, Kasich

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From Disorders | 4 Wolfe recovered from an eating disorder after struggling with severe low weight through adolescence.

“People going through eating disorders need friends to stand by them through it all,” Wolfe said.“If it weren’t for my family helping me through my problem, I don’t know if I would have gotten better as soon as I did or even at all.”

Hoffman’s study found that one-fourth of participants had engaged in some form of disordered eating behavior in their lifetime.

“Eating disorders occur among people we care about. They have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, therefore, college students should treat it as a serious concern,” Hoffman said.

If Issue 3 passes, Ohioans would not have to participate in the mandatory provision of the Affordable Health Care Act, unless the constitutions amendment is challenged and courts find that the mandatory provision is consistent with the U.S. Constitution.

According to yesonissuethree.com, advocate of Issue 3, “If issue 3 doesn’t pass, the government could control your medical choices, force you to purchase costly government-defined health insurance and make you pay more to upgrade your existing health insurance to meet government requirements.”

Supporters of Issue 3 are: The Ohio Liberty Council, an umbrella group for tea party organizations around the state; Ohio

It’s imperative to seek help. Talk to family and friends, Wolfe said.

Ultimately, Hoffman hopes to incorporate a prevention program, relating to disordered eating, into introductory level courses for social sciences, dorms, and athletic programs.

After receiving her doctorate, Hoffman plans to work at a research institution as a professor. For future research efforts, she would like to continue to focus on multicultural issues of mental health.

Though teaching is her ultimate passion, Hoffman said, “I think it’s absolutely incredible to contribute to students’ futures and offer them the life experiences that I’ve had.”

Right to Life, Americans for Prosperity Ohio and the Ohio Republican Party.

If Issue 3 fails, Ohioans will be subject to the mandatory coverage provision of the Affordable Health Care Act. According to ProgressOhio.org, opponent of Issue 3, “Adding such a sloppily and ambiguously-worded amendment into our Constitution would jeopardize or invalidate dozens of already existing Ohio laws, threaten public health and invite hundreds of lawsuits for which Ohio taxpayers would foot the bill.”

Opponents against Issue 3 are: The Ohio Democratic Party, Ohio AFL-CIO and Progress Ohio.

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Several UC Greek communities have had their members do the training in order to establish their houses as safe zones, as well.

Megan Korengel, a second-year psychology student, said members of her sorority, Delta Delta Delta, completed Safe Zone Training during the 2011 Spring quarter.

Like Traicoff, Korengel said that it was a positive experience that caused her to think about LGBTQ issues in a different way.

American culture leads us to believe that certain words are okay, when in fact they can be offensive, Korengel said.

Jaisha Garnette, a first-year art history student, said she found out about the training

through Facebook.

Garnette said the various ways in which information was presented, including a gender chart, which demonstrates how gender and sexuality fall on a spectrum, and are thus not always easily defined.

Garnette hopes to see being included in the training as it progresses, including more obscure topics such as pansexuality and asexuality, she said.

When asked if they believed that the training should be a mandatory requirement for specific groups — such as student orientation leaders or resident advisers —- both Korengel and Garnette responded affirmatively.

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“Especially RAs,” Garnette said. “Because other people live in the dorms and being an ally is important.”

While Safe Zone Training is not a concept limited to UC — there are more than 250 campuses across the United States that offer the program — this kind of advocacy is not universal.

Josiah Haller transferred from the University of Asbury, a private Christian College located in Wilmore, Ky. There were extreme differences between UC and his previous school, where open homosexuality is considered an offense punishable by expulsion, he said.

Haller also spoke of the importance of

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the training to everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, since it has been noted that some feel that they already know everything there is to know about LGBTQ issues.

“I am a gay man,” Haller said. “I am not a lesbian. I am not bisexual. I am not transgender. I know how to deal with problems I’ve gone through, but I am not so sure that I am prepared to deal with someone who has problems that I haven’t faced.”

Haller said he wishes to participate in the training as soon as possible.

“Programs such as safe zone training makes UC so much more accepting,” Haller said.“It feels so much more like a home.”

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Zombies annihilate campus I was walking back from Starbucks Thursday, a drink for myself and a friend in each hand, when all of a sudden, I saw him.

I froze. The key was making sure he didn’t see me, so I crouched next to the wall, hoping he wouldn’t notice the yellow caution tape tied in a bow around my waist. When he passed, I breathed a sigh of relief, then remembered the sock ball I had tucked safely in my pocket.

This was my moment. Setting my coffee down on the ledge, I tiptoed toward him, tossing the sock right in front of UC Mobile and striking my target.

“Gotcha!” I declared gleefully, darting away to reclaim my coffee.

He looked back with an, “Aww, man,” and just like that, I had stunned my first zombie.

The Humans vs. Zombies game on the University of Cincinnati campus has had a few failed launches and shaky attempts, but if the game ever gets off the ground, it will be a great addition to UC tradition.

The game centers on the premise that zombies have overtaken campus and humans must find a way to survive the invasion. Players register on a website that allows them to track players and keep track of who has become undead. At UC, there are also missions during the week-long game, like escorting the fictional Dr. Pinkenspaetzel from Zimmer Hall to the College of Law. I hadn’t really heard of Humans vs. Zombies, or HvZ, until my friend Marc spotted me on campus last week. Sporting the yellow caution tape marking him as a human, he asked if I wanted to join in. I, always eager for a new nerdy experience, quickly accepted his challenge and registered on UC’s HvZ website.

One of the moderators dropped off my yellow human belt and a strip of red “danger” tape in case I was turned into a zombie.

As I donned my yellow belt and stepped onto campus, it was transformed into a battlefield.

I had to be alert at all times, because who knew when a zombie would cross my path and make a late-night snack out of my brains?

By Friday, just walking to class had become an adventure. As a human, I had one line of defense: a balled-up sock that served as a stunner for zombies — one hit, and they’re frozen for 15 minutes.

The big excitement came Friday night, when I finally went on my first HvZ mission. I was told to meet at the computer lab in Baldwin Hall, but eventually met up with the human team on Sigma Sigma Commons, where they were hot on the trail of a cluster of zombies.

As we chased down the undead, I surveyed my fellow teammates, all sporting HvZ equipment in varying levels of hardcore, from the caution tape belts tied haphazard around people’s waists to the sock-ball holster fashioned out of duct tape.

By the time our second mission rolled around, Friday night had fallen, and I was getting more and more into the game. As we walked the doctor from one end of campus to the other, zombies popped up from hiding spots and charged us. Luckily, the humans were on top of their game, and as soon as a zombie was spotted, a shower of socks pummeled them, rendering their powers useless.

This was, it turned out, a flaw in the game plan. With such adept humans and so few zombies, it was hard to keep a flow going, especially when not everyone was able to show up for various missions.

As the game floundered, the moderators decided to call an early end, which means I never had the chance to be zombified.

The game restarts Nov. 16, though, and I’m really hoping the moderators work out the kinks, because this game is actually a lot of fun.

However, if games keep getting canceled and communication lags, HvZ will never get off the ground. There are a lot of little adjustments I’m hoping the mods will make for the next round: making the mission schedule known more in advance so players can plan ahead; starting off with more original zombies.

These simple tweaks, however, will hopefully make HvZ a success for years to come.

For more information on how to sign up for the next HvZ game, email Andrew Mammone mammonaj@mail.uc.edu.

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CREATING SAFER ZONES UC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Center program director Leisan Smith (left) is one of the advisers of Safe zone training.

BRITTANY WEIR | STAFF REPORTER While these past few years have seen progress when it comes to gay rights, the

recent outbreak of gay teen suicides highlights the fact that there remains a high number of young people in our country who feel unsafe and isolated due to their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to some Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and queer activists.

To combat this phenomenon, the University of Cincinnati Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Queer Center at the University of Cincinnati offers a program called Safe Zone Training, designed to teach sensitivity to these types of issues, and create areas where people of all identities can feel safe and respected.

UC LGBTQ program director Leisan Smith and graduate director Brittany Carbonara oversee the training.

“Safe Zone Trainings are an important element to our center,” Carbonara said. “It’s one of our main campus and community outreach programs we do.”

Training includes discussions about various sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as the issues and terminology associated with each.

Trainees are instructed on how to be an ally, particularly in regards to creating “safe spaces” in their offices, classrooms or other venues.

These safe spaces are areas where anyone can speak openly and honestly about

themselves and never fear discrimination or disrespect.

Upon completion, participants can sign an ally contract and receive a magnet or sticker that reads, “This zone has been declared safe for individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questions to express themselves openly are know they will be treated with respect.”

No one is required by the university to complete the training. Students and organizations take it upon themselves to become registered allies.

For example, the peer leaders in the Learning Community Program all completed the training this fall before classes began.

Dan Traicoff, Director of LGBTQ affairs for Student Government and a Peer Captain for the Learning Community program spoke about the training.

“We discussed how different words and the way we say things can be offensive,” Traicoff said.

He went on to explain that most participants were very receptive to the program and believes it to have been very effective in the way that Peer Leaders have interacted with the students in SEE SAFE | 4

ALS patient and UC alum receives community support HOLLY ROUSE | COLLEGE LIVING EDITOR Support came in the form of walking shoes for 29-year-old University of Cincinnati alum Amanda Heitkamp on Sunday afternoon.

Heitkamp was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — during her final quarter at UC in 2009.

“Amanda was in our physical therapy program and went through the undergraduate health sciences program at UC, so she was with us for her bachelor’s degree and her doctorate,” said Lizanne Mulligan, director of physical therapy at UC. “When she was diagnosed with ALS, we knew we wanted to help her.”

Mulligan and UC Rehabilitation Sciences program coordinator Beth Bextermueller decided to host a walk and sell raffle tickets to raise money for the Heitkamp family.

“We just really wanted to help her — the entire physical therapy community did,” Mulligan said. “We wanted to help her financially, but we also wanted to show her how much support she has. People care a lot about her. We just wanted to bring people together to show Amanda how much people care.”

Mulligan said that more than 1,000 people

ALS is a disease that affects nerve cells and the spinal cord.

It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that causes the deterioration of motor neurons.

As neurons die, the brain to lose control of muscles.

People with ALS can still see, hear, smell and feel touch.

ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig disease. Lou Gehrig was an American Major League Baseball player who played for the Yankees for 17 years.

Despite his success, Gehrig was forced to retire when he was stricken with ALS.

offered their support by purchasing raffle tickets and participating in Amanda’s Walk.

Heitkamp, who graduated from UC with a doctorate in physical therapy, was diagnosed with ALS while her husband Ryan was serving in Iraq with the Ohio National Guard.

He took emergency leave as her health began to decline.

Since her diagnosis, the support has been overwhelming, he said.

“The students and everyone at the physical therapy department at UC put this together, and Amanda and I just showed up,” Ryan Heitkamp said. “There are so many people here. I probably don’t even know half of them — there are a lot of people who know Amanda and just want to show their support for her and other people with ALS. People who don’t even know us personally showed up. We feel very blessed.”

Bextermueller said the goal of the walk is to raise money toward the purchase of a wheelchair-accessible vehicle for the Heitkamps since Amanda Heitkamp is no longer able to walk.

Although her speech has slowed due to her disease, Amanda Heitkamp’s message is clear.

She hopes to continue to educate others about ALS. Thanks to the support and HOLLY ROUSE | COLLEGE LIVING EDITOR awareness the walk promoted, Amanda Heitkamp feels more able to do just that.

SURROUNDED BY SUPPORT ALS patient Amanda “I really want to raise awareness about Lou Heitkamp attended a walk in her honor Sunday, Nov. 6.

Gehrig’s disease,” Heitkamp said. “Not only that, but to raise awarenss of the population to their community, thanks to the $11,000 raised. show that people with disabilities should be a Which will allow the Heitkamp to continue to part of the community just as much as anyone carry out her ultimate goal: to continue to be a else.” part of the community.

Because of Amanda’s Walk, Heitkamp was “A lot of times, it’s not easy because things able to have her story heard. She said this is aren’t accessible for anyone with a disability, so important to her because it will allow the public to better understand Lou Gerig’s disease, as this event is huge,” Heitkamp said. “It will allow us to have the money to buy a van to get out of well as other disabilities. the house as much as I’d like.”

“It means a lot to see all the support that we Amanda’s Walk was not only a means of have and to be able to reach out and educate fostering funds — it fostered hope as well. people about ALS,” Heitkamp said. “This has “We feel incredibly blessed and fortunate to been an overwhelming, amazing demonstration have everyone here,” Heitkamp said. “This will of support.” change our lives more than people realize.”

The Heitkamps will have better access to

Decoding eating disorder myths, risks KARA DRISCOLL | STAFF REPORTER

To describe University of Cincinnati Health Education doctoral student Ashlee Hoffman as ambitious would be an understatement.

On Monday afternoons, she teaches “Introduction to Global Health.”

She works up a sweat on Wednesday nights as she leads “Bootcamp” at the UC Recreation Center.

Later in the week, she can be seen grading papers for her “Fitness and Health” and “Drugs and Society” classes.

What else can the assiduous student possibly accomplish?

Hoffman’s research, “University Students’ Knowledge of An Ability to Identify Disordered Eating, Warning Signs and Risk Factors,” was highlighted at the American Public Health Association’s exposition, located in Washington DC. Finishing her doctoral in health education with a cognate in Multicultural Issues in Health, Hoffman surveyed 428 students about eating disorders.

The objective of her research aimed to grasp how knowledgeable different college students are about myths, fact and risk factors regarding disordered eating. Variables included gender, grade level and current involvement in an eating disorder.

“I have not found research presenting as many variables as this study does,” Hoffman said.

A composite score of knowledge was calculated based on correct responses about the risk factors and warning signs of eating disorders. The information will be used to establish a foundation of future prevention efforts, Hoffman said. Some results of the study were unexpected.

“I was most struck by the fact that underclassmen and those without lifetime disordered eating had more knowledge on some levels when compared to upperclassmen and those with lifetime disordered eating behaviors,” Hoffman said.

According to National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), 91 percent of women surveyed on a college campus have attempted to control their weight through dieting.

Though dieting is a seemingly regularity in our society, it is one of the most common warning signs of an eating disorder, Hoffman said.

While eating disorders are a prevalent issue on college campuses, Hoffman’s study showed that students are unconfident in their ability to appropriately address the issue.

Yet first-year exploratory student Morgan Wolfe said confrontation and support is necessary in helping a sufferer through their struggle with disordered eating.

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Twitter provides epicenter

I was perusing Twitter a few weeks ago, drowsy with boredom, when startling news was brought to my attention in a burst of less than 140 characters: “There is a full scale police riot happening at Occupy Oakland tonight. The cops are out of control.”

Shortly after, more messages of similar nature began to spring up in my timeline.

Needless to say, I was intrigued.

I realized that the topic had already reached worldwide trending status in multiple forms by that point. It was so popular that it had dislodged all the regular Justin Bieber fawning — no small feat.

That night, attention would be focused on “Occupy Oakland,” Oakland’s version of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. There was madness unfolding in the city’s streets, and the Twittersphere wanted to make sure that all eyes were on it, including mine. And so I obliged.

Selecting a popular trending topic such as “OPD” (Oakland Police Department) was easy enough, but what followed was more overwhelming. I was flooded with tweets from all over the world that contained “OPD.” Celebrities were tweeting about it alongside random strangers and local news stations. There was plenty of information to be absorbed, but there was also plenty of unfocused anger and condemnation. So the challenge was to sift through all the noise, filter out all the echoes and get to the salient substance. I was looking for the evidence that would help me understand exactly what was going on.

It took very little digging before I discovered links to websites that were steaming live video footage of the protests. These were ordinary people in Oakland who had decided to jostle through the mobs clutching video cameras for the purposes of broadcasting their plight to the Internet — as if they didn’t already have enough trouble on their hands.

I was too late to the scene to witness the tear gas that the cops had unleashed on them moments earlier, and I didn’t see the reported rubber bullets that they had been pelted with, but the experience was still exhilarating to behold. I was still a spectator to live action chaos, observing the event from the kinetic perspective of a participant.

There was no news reporter poised in front of a steady camera. There was no one looking at a sanitized backdrop and giving a recount of “what happened earlier.”

That would all come after the dust had settled. What I was witnessing was the heat of the moment, up close and personal, and there was only rawness. There were shaky shots, slanted video angles, amateurs behind the camera breathing in audible gasps, dust-coated civilians confronting policemen dressed in menacing riot gear.

It was all happening live and it looked like a battered warzone. But of course it didn’t feel like one, because while they were embroiled in conflict, I was watching it all develop from a secure and comfortable location. It was as if the footage was a simple film that could be shut off at any moment.

As the Twitter chatter produced more photos and more video streams, it was possible to switch around and obtain different views of the skirmishes throughout the city.

I was alternating in and out of vantage points, which felt like slipping in and out of the souls of the protesters, as a ghost might; fluid, intangible and unbeknownst to them. It was utterly surreal and it became apparent through Twitter that thousands of other spectators were operating similarly.

The entire spectacle was highly entertaining, but also highly unsettling.

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‘Wicked’ leaves crowd cackling ARIEL CHEUNG | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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BEST FRIENDS FOREVER Amanda Jane Cooper plays Glinda (left) and Mamie Parris plays Elphaba in “Wicked.”

“Wicked” is a musical that needs little introduction. As one of the biggest musicals of the past decade, “Wicked” has delighted audiences for more than 3,000 shows on Broadway, and the national tour, playing at the Aronoff Center through Nov. 26, is a can’t-miss.

Based on the story of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good before Dorothy arrived in Oz,“Wicked” opened with an original Broadway cast that defined the leading roles; Idina Menzel as Elphaba, the green girl from Munchkinland with incredible powers of sorcery, won a Tony award for Best Leading Actress, while Kristin Chenoweth’s Glinda character has been copy-catted repeatedly.

The key, then, for Amanda Jane Cooper (Glinda) and Mamie Parris (Elphaba) is to find a new angle to these iconic characters — thankfully, they succeeded.

Cooper as Glinda maintains the character’s original perky, preppy attitude, but manages to make it her own with masterful comedic timing and the ability to be over-the-top, yet not too much.

Parris, meanwhile, brings a new level of

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awkwardness to the self-assured Elphaba, which brings out her masked vulnerability nicely.

Together, the two drive the show, which focuses on Elphaba and Glinda’s developing friendship through adolescence and into adulthood.

The best moments for Parris and Cooper are their scenes together; In “Popular,” Glinda attempts a makeover on the newly christened “Effie,” and her bubbly exuberance and total naivety make for a great scene. Meanwhile, the duo’s spat after Dorothy’s house falls is witty and well played.

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SEAN PETERS | SENIOR REPORTER h e Apricots eat like a healthy, functional family. The trio of Northside singers live in two houses on the same road. One serves as the official kitchen headquarters of the Occupy Cincinnati movement, where daily meals for approximately 50 people are prepared.

Inside the den, where nearly every chair can functionally accommodate a seated guitarist, dinner is served.

Sitting around the coffee table, The Apricots eat apple slices and peanut butter, thick spaghetti with tomatoes, onion and chicken (except for Apricot Ellie Mae Mitchell, a vegetarian). Gabe Wimberly, who serves as the band’s producer, recording engineer and manager (along with being Apricot Emily Catherine Michael’s fiancé) passes around a dish of spicy red pepper for those who dare.

Cool water in eclectic cups. Afterward, spiced orange green tea is poured by Mitchell; honey if you’d like.

It’s a nice problem to have, when your audience begs for an encore but you’re all out of songs. The Apricots, still ripening their set list, have shown in less than 10 local shows that they are a band that bears sweet musical offerings.

Their set at the moment consists of half-adozen songs; all originals.

“When we sit down and try to write a song, we fail; it doesn’t work,” Apricot Molly Rhiannon Morris said while tuning her guitar for a post-meal Apricots practice. “A lot of times things work best when we’re

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IMPROMPTU PRACTICE SESH The Apricots members Ellie Mae Mitchell (right), Emily Catherine Michael (left) and Molly Rhiannon Morris (center) sit down to practice after a home-cooked meal. just messing around. I’m always playing guitar and [Mitchell and Michael] start singing along. That’s how our latest songs have come out.”

The instrumentation is bare bones, with Morris playing acoustic guitar and Mitchell occasionally accompanying on banjo. So much of their songwriting power is in the vocal harmonies, which propel the songs’ main melodies while painting a landscape

for your ears. Their hope for the future revolves on all the girls playing instruments — Michael on guitar to aid in featuring Morris’s violin skills.

The Apricots’ latest songs are inspired by the river Sirens from the Coen Brothers’ “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” the dust bowl film adaptation of Homer’s “Odyssey.”

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She & Him revive classic carols

Folk-infused Christmas album kicks off holiday season BLAKE HAMMOND | STAFF REPORTER It’s officially 47 days until Christmas.

Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward have given us our present early, however, with their new album, “A Very She & Him Christmas.”

This record not only delivers a great mix of Christmas classics, but also brings She & Him’s signature folk/rockabilly sound to these songs, which takes them into a new light.

For instance, on songs like “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” and “Blue Christmas,” Deschanel’s vocals fit beautifully over Ward’s laid back, relaxing rhythms. Deschanel shows off her soulful, sultry singing voice especially in “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” which makes this arguably the most elegant song on the album.

Deschanel proves throughout the CD that she isn’t just a one trick pony. In “Little Saint Nick” she brings a twangy sound to this Beach Boys Christmas hit. Another impressive note in this song is that she supplies all of the backing vocals, which gives Brian Wilson and the boys a run for their money.

Although most of the songs on “A Very She & Him Christmas” are slower Christmas anthems, She & Him are at their best with

upbeat songs that feature both Ward and Deschanel singing.

On “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” Deschanel pleads for Ward to quit holding out and stay the night with her on the stormy winter evening. Imagine Johnny Cash and June Carter doing this song — but with better vocals — and you get She & Him’s version of this oldie but goodie.

The track “Christmas Wish” puts Ward in the lead vocal position, which is a nice change of pace. Deschanel’s smooth background vocals perfectly compliment the rough edge of Ward’s voice in this very melodic song about the beautiful feeling that Christmas can provide.

Although Deschanel’s voice is powerful and beautiful at the same time, this album could have used a steady dose of Ward. His voice is only featured in three out of the 12 numbers, which gives the album a little too much She and not enough of Him. Overall, this is a great Christmas compilation. They take old-time Christmas melodies and bring them a new life and sound.

Even though this is She & Him’s first attempt at a Christmas album, this isn’t the first time Deschanel has carolled in the public eye. We got our first glimpse of her Christmas time

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talents in the 2003 movie “Elf” in which Will Ferrell’s motto is “the best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”

Deschanel and Ward embody this on what has proven itself to be one of the more inventive Christmas albums in years.

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Simultaneously, the gears of public interest spun as users from all parts of the globe injected their voices. It created a fluid social energy that could easily be navigated through with a mouse click.

And it was at the point when I reached a sort of epicenter, where the essence of interconnectivity was most apparent, that I felt the cathartic vibrations from my finger resting on the pulse of humanity.

match limited opponents to an average .158 hitting percentage.

Harpenau posted another double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs, while Scott played another strong game, knotting a match-high 15 kills.

“I thought blocking was our weakness [Sunday] since we only had five compared to 13 against Marquette,” Sunahara said. “Other than that, I thought we did a good job distributing the ball. Caylin did a nice job getting our hitters involved and spreading the offense.”

The Bearcats return to action in a two-game road trip to finish out their Big East regular season schedule, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Friday against Georgetown, before meeting Villanova at 2 p.m. Sunday.

From FOOTBALL | 8 goal attempt for Harper, who shanked the kick wide right to secure the UC victory.

After winning the 11th installment of the River City Rivalry, the Bearcats are now 3-8 alltime against the Panthers.

The Bearcats next face West Virginia at noon Saturday at Paul Brown Stadium. The Mountaineers have lost two of their past three games, falling to 6-3 on the season after losing 38-35 to Louisville Saturday.

The Bearcats now control their own destiny in the Big East and Bowl Conference Subdivision chances, and are now two games ahead in the conference since they own a tie-breaker over Louisville with their head-to-head victory.

“Every game is a new season, and next week is no different,” Jones said.

From apricots | 6 the rocks accompanied by The Apricots’ layered Folk tunes.

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From wicked | 6 (Mark Jacoby as the Wizard is endearing and enjoyable) as well as some weaker points. Nessarose, Elphaba’s sister who eventually becomes the Witch of the East, continues to be the most annoying character in the show with little redeeming value. Meanwhile, Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald, the understudy who went on Thursday as love-interest Fiyero, didn’t quite pull off the role, prompting a lack of chemistry that was at times off-putting.

Still, this is a show that should not be missed. The scenery and lighting is masterly, while the live orchestra aptly performs one of the more difficult scores on the musical scene.

The score itself and the musical numbers are fantastic, and the touring cast does an excellent job upholding the standard of excellence expected for this magnitude of a musical.

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It should be recalled that Odysseus, fully aware of the present danger in the affair, insisted upon hearing the Sirens’ song as his ship rowed past the singers’ deadly island. Odysseus’ oarsmen, their ears stuffed with wax, tied their captain to the ship so he could not further endanger his life in pursuit of the maddening harmony.

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Parris’s “The Wizard and I” is delightful, as is her “I’m Not That Girl,” which has an air of simplicity that really hits home.

“Defying Gravity,” the smashing end to Act 1, is so powerful and moving that it’s difficult to stay in your seat; a standing ovation seems necessary.

The cast numbers are another highlight — “No One Mourns the Wicked” is a great start to the show, while “One Short Day” and “Dancing Through Life” are fun and bright.

Hurry and get your tickets — last I checked, Thanksgiving was one of the few days that still had openings. But whether you have to beg, scrape or plead for tickets, it’s worth it — if there’s one musical you see this season at the Aronoff Center, this is it. Perfect for theater pros and newbies alike, “Wicked” is one for the ages.

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Ready for a BCS bid, UC fans?

Seven weeks ago, I wondered just what type of Cincy football team we were dealing with this season.

The Bearcats had just come off a drubbing against the University of Tennessee Volunteers, and fans’ hopes for a return to the team’s Big East-winning ways were as much in doubt as our economy.

The defense was suspect — a Southeastern Conference squad had just beat the Cats like a piñata — and, well, UC wasn’t a sexy pick to win the Big East anyway.

Here we are, though — seven weeks later — and the possibility is very real that we students, alumni and the rest of our ilk need to be checking out Expedia for cheap flights to Miami, scanning hotel room availability in N’awlins, grabbing a tour guide of Pasadena from the local AAA office or seeing which relatives you may have living in Arizona.

Why, you ask? It’s because the glass is overflowing here in Clifton after UC’s 26-23 victory over River City rival Pittsburgh Saturday; and that overflow is spreading straight to a probable Big East Title and Bowl Championship Series bid.

Did you see this happening seven weeks ago?

I sure didn’t.

I saw a Tennessee game that exposed UC’s flaws, and I was completely expecting at least North Carolina State, South Florida and Pitt to exploit those flaws and send the Bearcats spiraling to another middling season where the PapaJohns.com Bowl was the only hope.

Instead, it seems that Tennessee game lit the proverbial fire under UC. Whether by rout or by nailbiter, this team has found a way to win, as it illustrated Saturday night.

The Bearcats, as has become their penchant, began the game flat as always. The defense was the football equivalent of the old DC Comics hero Plastic Man — stretching all over the place — while the offense consisted solely of the reliable Isaiah Pead and freshman kicker Tony “The Big Toe” Miliano, who tied a school record with his four field goals, including the game winner.

Somehow, though, this was enough to keep UC in the game in the first half. That’s all this team seems to need in this season of surprises. Let the Bearcats linger; let them stay close, and they will find a way to have the most points at the end of the game, just as they did Saturday night to bring home the River City Rivalry trophy.

The second half didn’t start exceptionally well for the Bearcats, either. Less than three minutes into the third quarter, UC was staring at a 10-point deficit, and the Grim Reaper was hovering around the Bearcats’ chances to put a stranglehold on the Big East.

It was looking like UC’s run of second-half comeback victories — now at three after the Pitt game — would come to an end and those heathen Panthers would have another year of bragging rights.

Then, defensive end Walter Stewart and linebacker JK Shaffer took charge of the Bearcat defensive, which proceeded to wreak havoc in the Pitt backfield and in the mind of Panther quarterback Tino Sunseri. Looking like a seasoned pro in the first half, Sunseri — due to consistent pressure from the UC defense — imitated a practice-squad QB in the second.

UC quarterback Zach Collaros began hitting his receivers and made like Elton John, tiny dancing his way to first downs to keep the ball moving and drives alive.

Pead was, well, Pead.

One of the best — and vastly underrated — running backs in the country, he finished with 128 yards on 22 carries. He might not have punched into the endzone, but he kept the Bearcats moving forward.

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Cats lock Big East tourney berth VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball sends Golden Eagles, Orange packing SAM WEINBERG | SPORTS EDITOR

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ALL-AROUND DOMINANCE Cincinnati senior outside hitter Missy Harpenau finished the weekend with 31 kills and 27 digs.

For the fourth-consecutive year, the Bearcats’ volleyball team will finish the season with a perfect record against Big East opponents at Fifth Third Arena.

Following a pair of dominating wins against Marquette and Syracuse Saturday and Sunday, respectively, the Lady Cats closed out Big East play at home and extended the nation’s longest home-winning streak to 48 matches.

“Overall, I was pleased, and I think it was a good weekend,” said UC head coach Reed Sunahara. “We feel comfortable [at Fifth Third], and we like playing at home — it’s just a good place to play.”

The wins also locked a spot in the Big East Tournament for Cincinnati, who finished the weekend hitting 36 percent from the court, while limiting their two opponents to a combined .125 hitting percentage.

The Bearcats are currently riding a seven-match winning streak; but despite the team’s strong performances of late, Sunahara believes there’s still work to be done before tourney time.

“We can’t just be satisfied [with a tournament berth],” Sunahara said. “We have to keep working, and I told the team that we have to get better individually and collectively as each day goes by; and

hopefully things play out the way we want them to.”

In the Bearcats’ first match of the weekend, Cincinnati slammed Marquette three-sets-to-one Saturday — ending the Golden Eagles’ Big East-undefeated streak — with set scores of 25-13, 21-25, 25-18 and 25-17.

The Bearcats were led by senior outside hitter Missy Harpenau, who posted a double-double with 18 kills and a team-high 16 digs. Junior middle blocker Jordanne Scott added a match-high 19 kills — hitting a match-high .455 — while junior middle blocker Emily Hayden posted 10 kills on 17 attempts.

Cincinnati freshman setter Caylin Mahoney also played a strong game, recording a match-high 54 assists.

Despite the strong offensive performance, the Bearcats’ defense was the key component in the win, limiting Marquette’s offense to a .154 hitting percentage, while also posting 13 team blocks to the Golden Eagles’ four.

In Cincinnati’s second match of the weekend, the Bearcats swept the Syracuse Orange Sunday in three sets with scores of 25-14, 25-11 and 25-13.

The Bearcats finished the match, hitting .407 against the Orange, who entering the SEE VOLLEYBALL | 7

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ANCHORING THE DEFENSE Cincinnati junior defensvie lineman Walter Stewart recorded five total tackles, while forcing one fumble in UC’s 26-23 win against Pittsburgh Saturday evening.

RIVER CITY REVENGE UC leads Big East after 26-23 win in Pittsburgh FOOTBALL

JASON HOFFMAN | OPINION EDITOR PITTSBURGH — The University of Cincinnati Bearcats inched closer to their third Big East title in four years by knocking off the Pittsburgh Panthers 26-23 at Heinz Field Saturday night in their third comefrom-behind victory in conference play.

After receiving the opening kickoff, the Bearcats quickly marched down the field; but their first drive stalled, and the Cats had to settle for a field goal and a 3-0 lead.

Following the opening drive, the Panthers tied the game at 3-3 when kicker Kevin Harper tied former Pittsburgh Steeler Jeff Reed’s Heinz Field record-long kick with a 52-yard field goal.

The rest of the first half was highlighted

by Isaiah Pead rushing for more than 100 yards, while the Bearcats and Panthers traded field goals and punts.

The staring contest broke when quarterback Zach Collaros threw an interception inside the Bearcat 30-yard line, which the Panthers quickly capitalized on by scoring a touchdown two plays later to take a 16-13 lead going into halftime.

After the break, the Panthers wasted

no time increasing their lead to 23-13 after moving 60 yards in just 1:39.

The drive would end up being the last time the Panthers put points on the board, as the Bearcats’ defense made adjustments and forced turnovers on consecutive drives.

“Our players showed great perseverance tonight and found a way to win, even though we created some adversities for ourselves,” said UC head coach Butch Jones .

On their third possession of the second half, the Bearcats responded to tie the game following a three-yard rush by Collaros for his second rushing touchdown of the game.

Jones said the Panthers challenged his squad in all aspects of the game, thanks to their offensive and defensive schemes, combined with their talent.

The defensive playmaker of the night was UC defensive end Walter Stewart who had a forced fumble, fumble recovery and a tipped ball that led to Cameron Cheatham’s interception.

Collaros finished the game 19-of-32 for 214 yards with two rushing touchdowns, but the second of his two interceptions allowed the Panthers one last opportunity to tie the game.

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MAKING UP GROUND Following UC’s 26-23 victory, the Cats are now 3-8 against Pitt, having won three of the past four games.

“[That was] just a bone-headed play by me, and the defense bailed me out there,” Collaros said. “I was just trying to do too much.”

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BRIEFS

Lady Bearcats prepped to open basketball season The University of Cincinnati women’s basketball team came away with a win after battling the Northern Kentucky University Norse to a 72-66 finish Saturday evening at Fifth Third Arena.

Sophomore guard Dayeesha Hollins, a transfer from the University of Michigan, suited up for the first time as a Bearcat and led the squad with a team-high 18 points.

Senior Chanel Chisholm, who scored 14 points on the night, and sophomore Janise Randolph who had 15, also posted in the double-digit range.

The first half of Saturday’s game featured seven lead changes and four ties; but heading into halftime, the

Bearcats started to pull away, finishing the second quarter with a 40-33 lead.

From that point on, there was no turning back, as the Bearcats maintained their lead for the rest of the game.

With 6:02 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Norse went on a 10-0 run to narrow the Cats’ lead; but Chisolm drew a foul and added two points to UC’s score before making a layup during the last second of the game to put the Bearcats up by six to clinch the win.

UC opens regular season play Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. when they host Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at Fifth Third Arena.

UC Clermont volleyball heads to national tourney For the sixth-consecutive season, the University of Cincinnati Clermont volleyball team was invited to the 2011 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) national championship tournament Thursday.

The three-day tournament will be held in Louisville, Ky., with play set to begin Thursday.

Currently ranked No. 3 in the latest USCAA Coaches’ Poll, the Cougars finished their 2011 regular season 22-3 overall and 8-0 in the Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference (OCAC), capturing the regular season and conference tournament titles.

In addition, five players earned conference honors this season. Middle hitter Rachel Hays and libero Cindy Votel were named to the OCAC first team, while outside hitter Kaitlyn Miller, and setters Courtney Davis and Becca Walton earned second-team honors.

Miller was also named the OCAC Freshman of the Year; and head coach Joe Harpring received the conference Coach of the Year award.

The Cougars’ deepest appearance in the national championship tournament came in the 2009 season, where the squad made a Final Four appearance.

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