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Craigslist scam targeting students James sprague | NEWS EDITOR The University of Cincinnati Police Division is investigating a scam on Craigslist targeting UC students.

The scam involves an unidentified suspect replying to ads posted by students looking for roommates, said Lance Long, an officer with UCPD’s Crime Prevention Unit.

The suspect expresses interest in becoming a roommate with the student and sends a check for the first month’s rent and deposit. The suspect then continues to e-mail the student, building a rapport, Long said.

Meanwhile, the student deposits the check into their checking account.

The suspect then tells the student he or she included extra money in the deposit check that was sent — to be used to pay for the delivery of a car to Cincinnati so the suspect will have a car in the city — and requests the student to wire the money via Western Union to a name and address for the car to be delivered.

The scammer, however, actually sends a fraudulent check. The wired money ultimately comes out of the student’s pocket, Long said.

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In the particular case Long worked on, the suspect asked an unidentified student to wire $2,500.

“Luckily for the victim, Western Union would not allow the transfer to go through,” Long said.

Western Union placed a fraud alert on the name and address that was given to the student, but the student still incurred transfer and bad check fees from his or her bank once the check was found to be fraudulent.

“I was able to convince [the bank] to refund some of the fees, however, the bank manager stated she needed additional approvals to

reverse all of the fees,” Long said.

The incident is not the first occurrence of an Internet scam at UC, Long said.

The bank manager at Chase Bank has dealt with a few UC students who have been scammed by similar circumstances, Long said.

When it comes to dealing with money, Long advises students to be wary.

“Be very cautious when dealing with people over the Internet and telephone, and never move, transfer or use money in [your] bank account until the instrument has been cleared by [your] bank,” Long said.

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Corryville’s business district is garnering some developmental attention as new developments take shape for the Short Vine area.

The projects, which include housing construction and storefront renovations, will be a joint venture between North American Properties (NAP) and Uptown Rental Properties and is partially aimed to help some University of Cincinnati students find off-campus housing.

“All told, we will have just over two acres of property [along Short Vine],” said Tony Hobson, vice president of NAP. Hobson’s group, which has developments and land throughout the U.S., recently acquired the land in the hopes of remodeling and attracting new business to the Short Vine district.

The development will include a gated apartment community called 65 West in addition to the renovation of abandoned storefronts.

The announcement of renovation and construction is the second in as many months. In January, plans were finalized for the construction of the a Kroger and Walgreens at the end of the Short Vine business district.

Construction of the Kroger and Walgreens are set tentatively for the spring and renovation work has already begun for business portion of the NAP project.

“We are going to have the retail spaces on the first floor and then the rental units above,” Hobson said of the design.

CHANGING ITS FACE Local volunteers gather at the former First German Reformed Church on Freeman Avenue in the West End Sunday, Feb. 13, in an effort to restore the neglected building and turn it into a music venue. Check out a photo slideshow at newsrecord.org.

see vine | 3 correction this is a brief hai The News Record incorrectly reported in the Monday, Feb.4, issue professors’ raises to go up .99 percent due to compression adjustment. The AAUP’s contract actually raises .099 percent.

The News Record regrets the error. More details can be found at newsrecord.org.

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Graduate Student Elections The University of Cincinnati Graduate Student Government Association is taking nominations for its next president, vice president and treasurer.

GSGA will hold elections for the 2011-12 academic year positions Wednesday, March 2.

Graduate students in any UC-approved or official graduate program may campaign for the positions.

For further information, contact GSGA president Alex Ignatiou at president.ucgsga@gmail.com or at 513-238-3711.

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Case draws interest of Gov. Kasich joe ludwig | tnr contributor The case of an Akron, Ohio, mother convicted of a felony has attracted the personal attention of Gov. John Kasich.

The Ohio Justice & Policy Center (OJPC) announced last week it was representing Kelley Williams-Bolar after she was accused of lying about where she lived in order to allegedly send her two daughters to a betterperforming school outside her district.

The OJPC, a nonprofit law office based in Cincinnati whose mission includes trying to reform the criminal justice system in Ohio, agreed to help Williams-Bolar appeal her case after she was charged with a thirddegree felony and sentenced to 10 days in jail in January.

School officials accused Williams-Bolar of misleading them when she said her daughters, now 12 and 16 years old, lived at their grandfather’s house in the Copley-Fairlawn

district where the school is located. After four years, the school discovered the discrepancy and asked her to repay $30,000 for the tuition.

When she refused, she was prosecuted.

Gov. John Kasich requested Tuesday that the Ohio Parole Board review WilliamsBolar’s case and recommend whether her conviction should stand, be reduced or if she should be pardoned.

“Many people have shared their thoughts with me in letters, e-mail and phone calls and I appreciate their outreach,” Kasich said.

“After a careful review of this case by my own legal team, I think it merits a review by the parole board to determine if the penalties are appropriate, and I look forward to seeing the board’s recommendation.”

The high tuition that the school district is demanding isn’t the only problem WilliamsBolar faces right now. Her entire career might be jeopardized as well.

Williams-Bolar is studying to become

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a teacher at the University of Akron and is close to graduation. As a convicted felon, she would not be able to get a job as a teacher.

There is also a risk that she might lose her current job as a teaching assistant.

The threat to her future career is one reason why the OJPC was interested in her case. “[Williams-Bolar’s] case is clearly not an effective use of Ohio’s criminal justice system,” said Angelina Jackson, who is a part of Williams-Bolar’s OJPC legal team. “She did not break any laws.”

Apart from appealing Williams-Bolar’s case, the OJPC is also trying to get her a pardon from Gov. Kasich — a process that could take some time. “[Requesting a pardon] is a lengthy and complicated process,” said Jackson. “[However], we are working on it simultaneously to the criminal appeal.”

Williams-Bolar’s criminal appeal has been filed, but no court date has been set.

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A NEW LOCATION The psychiatric services of University Hospital will occupy the fifth through seventh floors of Deaconess Hospital, located at the corner of Straight Street and Clifton.

In an effort to relieve financial woes and remain relevant on “Pill Hill,” Deaconess Hospital has a new tenant — University Hospital.

UC Health has agreed to lease three floors in Deaconess Hospital for relocation of its inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services.

The agreement was made public Feb. 4. Deaconess declined to provide financial specifics of the lease agreement.

The space will give University Hospital 70,000 square feet for use and bolsters Deaconess’

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plan to redevelop its hospital into a medical mall with multiple tenants.

“This is an exciting development for University Hospital and is a clear indicator that we are growing and reaffirming our position as Cincinnati’s pre-eminent provider and leader in solving the most medically complex cases,” said W. Brian Gibler, president and chief executive officer of University Hospital.

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adam kuhn | TNR Contributor “The Eagle,” by all means, is a historical-fiction action film.

It follows young Roman centurion Marcus Flavius Aquila (Channing Tatum) as he works to restore the honor of his family’s name in the Roman territory of Britain during the second century.

Aquila’s father was the commander of the legendary Ninth Legion, which bore the famous Eagle as its standard. So when the Ninth and its Eagle were lost in Northern Britain when Marcus was a child, Emperor Hadrian built his wall and the Aquila name was shamed.

Aquila grows up and becomes a commander himself. He chooses Britain as his placement to return the honor lost by his father. But when he is wounded in battle, he is discharged from the army, finding the Eagle as the only way to redeem his father.

Entering the savage territory of the north, Marcus enlists his

British slave, Esca (Jamie Bell), to help him survive in a land whose population would like nothing more than to kill a Roman. The two form an unorthodox bond as they search for the famed Eagle, encountering friends and foes along the way.

The Aquila character seems to be a dream role for Tatum. The disciplined soldier is stone-faced and emotionless, which suits the actor. Tatum is known as a Hollywood heartthrob and the kind of actor whose good looks trump his questionable acting ability in movies like “Step Up” and “Dear John.”

His costars Denis O’Hare and Donald Sutherland, however, belong in a different movie in a different century.

Bell as Esca is the only great exception. He delivers a solid performance as the slave seeking the same thing as his Roman master: honor.

The film does not feature as much action as the viewer might

expect, instead leaving time to develop the story and explain why things are happening, as opposed to just throwing them into the ring of violence.

Perhaps the best aspect of the film was its look. The filmmakers manage to mesh gritty action sequences with interesting and beautiful shots consisting of great lighting, color and interesting composition, particularly in close-up shots.

Director and Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald is reputable as a documentary filmmaker.

He won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his 1999 film, “One Day in September,” which chronicles the hostage crisis at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich.

“The Eagle” might be a simple narrative, but sometimes those are the best. It is straightforward and told with just enough suspense, action and intrigue to be effective.

While not Macdonald’s best effort, it is a pleasant surprise of a film.

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SEARCH FOR HONOR Hollywood heartthrob Channing Tatum stars in Academy Award-winner Kevin Macdonald’s epic adventure film, “The Eagle.”

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Close to Home vocalist Nick Stiens (above) and drummer Travis Hartman (right) perform at the Mad Hatter in Covington, Ky., Friday in honor of their label debut album release, “Never Back Down” under Artery Recordings. The latest dose of the Cincinnati natives’ brand of hardcore pop-punk will be available in stores Feb. 15.

Mountaintop removal spurs musical protest lisa witte | TNR contributor As mountaintop removal becomes a hotter subject, one Cincinnatian’s eightmonth labor of love has culminated into a 21-track album featuring local bands trying to save Appalachia.

“Music for the Mountains”is an album for the mountains. Mark Utley’s eight-month labor of love to stop mountaintop removal.

Utley, front man of Cincinnati’s own Americana and folk band Magnolia Mountain, put together Southgate House’s Saturday night benefit to give back to the Appalachian Mountains with a 21-track album featuring bands from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia.

A three-pronged benefit movement to end mountaintop removal, Utley and others have produced the record, scheduled a

double movie screening at the University of Cincinnati’s MainStreet Cinema of “Low Coal” and “Coal Country” and a put on the music festival at the Southgate House.

All proceeds of the album and activities are split equally between Ohio Citizen Action and Kentuckians for the Commonwealth in an effort to stop mountaintop removal.

Mountaintop removal is a practice in which the tops of mountains are detonated for strip mining, producing 5 percent of the nation’s coal annually.

Jeff Biggers, a speaker at the event and author of several books concerning Appalachia, was adamant about bringing an end to the environmentally damaging act of mountaintop removal by the end of this year.

Following Biggers, Melissa English from Ohio Citizen Action and Ben Baker of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth delivered speeches on the effects of mountaintop removal, as well as information on the upcoming “I Love Mountains” protest event in Frankfort, Ky., scheduled for Monday.

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MUSIC FOR MOUNTAINS The Lucy Becker Trio performs Appalachian-inspired music at Southgate House to raise money to stop mountaintop removal in the Appalachian Mountains.

More than 20 local musical acts played original and traditional Appalachian songs to support the end of mountaintop removal. Highlights of the night’s music included Americana acts like Magnolia Mountain, Browngrass and Wildflowers and The Tillers. Joe and Kelly Kneiser, Janet Presley and Kim Taylor won over the audience with their songwriting and stripped-down acoustic performances. Rabbit Hash String Band also really brought home the true sound of the mountains with their raw bluegrass feel.

In the ballroom, The Lucy Becker Trio filled in for Duquette Johnston, capturing the audience’s imagination with magnificent mandolin and fiddle vamping.

There were also the evening’s stylistic oddballs, The Frankl Project and Frontier Folk Nebraska, bringing a more rockinfluenced sound to the stage.

Most of the evening, though, consisted of low-key folk music like that of Jake Speed and the Freddies or Shiny and the Spoon, two of the night’s most anticipated artists.

The show not only sold out the Southgate House, but the musicians raised more than $11,000 to be split between the two charities.

People of all ages and backgrounds came to support the cause, sharing the love of music, mountains, beer and beards.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” warms winter season steph kitchens | staff reporter The ballet adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” graced the Cincinnati Ballet’s stage just in time for Valentine’s Day. Cincinnati Ballet performed a new, multidisciplinary version the production during the weekend at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.

Victoria Morgan, artistic director and chief executive officer of the Cincinnati Ballet, choreographed an original version of the classic play. Cincinnati Ballet collaborated with two actors from Cincinnati Shakespeare Company for the production. Throughout the production, actors recited dialogue from Shakespeare’s original as performers pantomimed or danced.

Morgan’s concept is innovative, but it might turn off avid ballet fans. Never having seen a ballet that incorporated words into the performance, it was a different and surprising experience as an audience member. However, it was a unique and interesting way to explain and clarify the story, since Shakespeare’s comedy is a complicated mess of

love, which might have been difficult to understand based purely on the dancers’ pantomime.

The Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra accompanied the ballet.

The Xavier Women’s Chorus and faculty soloists were also featured. Their harmonies added a beautiful layer to the musical composition by Felix Mendelssohn.

Friday evening, Cervilio Miguel Amador danced the part of Puck, the servant of the scheming King Oberon (Liang Fu). Amador was a high note of the evening, with his sprightly performance of the mischievous and often comical character. His abundant energy was matched by the lead sprite, Danielle Bausinger.

Fu’s gravity-defying leaps and jumps were impressive as always. He portrayed the role of Oberon perfectly. His wife, Queen Titania (Sarah Hairston), was elegant and graceful, yet strong. Perhaps the funniest part of the ballet occurred during the famous scene in which the queen falls in love with a man who was transformed into a donkey.

The audience roared with laughter as she danced with the donkey and invited him to bed.

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throughout “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” brought laughter as well. Puck gives love potions to the wrong people, causing confusion, heartbreak and chaos. The lovers who were victim to this confusion — Courtney Connor as Hemia, Anthony Krutzkamp as Lysander, Maizyalet Velazquez as Helena and Zachary Grubbs as Demetrius — all delivered artistically.

Act 2 incorporated more dancing than the first act, with a more traditional corps de ballet and principal dancers.

Janessa Touchet danced the role of Hippolyta and Ogulcan Borova played the role of Theseus.

The ballet ends with an enchanting and picturesque scene: King Oberon, Queen Titania and their changeling child walk toward a low-hanging moon as Puck quiets the audience in the foreground.

Balancing comedy with love, Cincinnati Ballet’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was the perfect way to spend Valentine’s Day weekend.

Cincinnati Ballet’s next performance will be “Firebird” March 18 at 8 p.m. and March 19 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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FROM HEALTH | 1 approximately eight months to complete.

Once the renovations are done, it will be a 12 to 15 month process for University Hospital to move all of its psychiatric services to Deaconess.

The move will also increase the number of University Hospital psychiatric patient beds by 24, raising the total from 48 to 72 — a 50 percent increase.

The initial term of the lease is five years, with provisions allocated for renewal.

“The move to Deaconess is a very exciting step that will lead to greater prosperity and viability for University Hospital, and by extension, all of UC Health,” said Nancy Baron, chief operating officer and vice president of University Hospital.

The relocation will also allow University Hospital to stay competitive, Baron said.

“In response to a highly competitive and dynamic market with a rapidly changing payor environment, we

are making strategic decisions around University Hospital to ensure it remains strong and that it can continue its nearly 200year legacy of serving as the foundation of Cincinnati’s healthcare system,” Baron said.

The lease also gives Deaconess its second tenant for its medical mall plan.

Regency Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, has been a tenant of the hospital since 2004. “ D e a c o n e s s Management has been working to secure additional tenants for the facility on Straight Street to ensure that the building remains an asset to the community,” according to a Deaconess statement.

Employees of Deaconess’ Older Adult Mental Health Unit, which recently ceased operations, were hired

by University Hospital to assist in staffing the relocated psychiatric unit, according to the statement.

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FROM vine | 1 said of the design.

The apartment construction is a joint venture between NAP and Uptown Rental Properties.

“Most of our tenants will mainly be members of the UC family,” Hobson said of the market audience for his development. Uptown Rental Properties could not be reached for comment.

The retail portion of the NAP project will involve attracting new businesses to the vacant spaces. “We are going to get new businesses into those spaces,” Hobson said. “And I think the Short Vine business district will continue to thrive and grow.”

From Hopes | 4 as a college basketball analyst with ESPN and ABC, sees that projection possible.

“I’d say, on the conservative side, eight or nine [Big East teams will be in the NCAA tournament].

Based on the way the final stretch of conference games and the Big East tournament plays out, 11 is viable,” Lavin said. “I think if there ever was a year where there could be 11 teams from a conference, it’s the 2011 season in the Big East.”

The Bearcats have six games remaining in the regular season to build their March Madness resume and aren’t putting much stock into Sunday’s defeat.

“I don’t think it’s really going to affect it too much,” said senior forward Rashad Bishop. “That loss will just be eliminated with a couple wins.”

from STORM | 4 “Defensively, we gave up some [3-pointers] that hurt us and gave UC the momentum,” Hardy said.

“We counterpunched, hitting free throws and closing out the game.”

The Red Storm’s zone defense forced Cincinnati into 11-of-30 shooting from behind the arc.

“Our idea was to jam the paint,” said SJU head coach Steve Lavin. “Kind of like eight in the box in football. [We took] our chances on them relying on a steady diet of 3-point shots.”

UC freshman Sean Kilpatrick scored a team-high 15 points, hitting three of his first four 3-pointers.

Junior Dion Dixon scored 12 points — 10 in the first half. Bishop added 10 and Ibrhima Thomas grabbed a game-best eight boards.

Following a 14-9 UC lead, the Red Storm went on a 15-0 run with lights-out shooting, ending the first half shooting 62 percent.

“I thought we came out with good energy,” Lavin said.

Cincinnati returns to action at 7 p.m. Wednesday, against No. 16 Louisville at Fifth Third Arena.

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Cavaliers end streak, still suck It finally happened. The Cleveland Cavaliers won their ninth basketball game of the season.

With a grueling overtime victory against the mighty Los Angeles Clippers Friday, the Cavs ended their 26-game losing drought — an NBA record.

The last time the Cavaliers won was Dec. 18 against the New York Knicks. It was 55 long days without a win.

But don’t let the NBA’s least-coveted record damper your win, Cleveland fans.

Uncork the champagne, schedule the parade and deck out Quicken Loans Arena with confetti because the Cavs have their first W of 2011.

Enjoy the win, but don’t get used to it, Clevelanders. While the losing drought is over — at least until the Cavs play their next game — the joke surrounding the franchise is still running strong.

The Cavaliers have gone from the league’s winningest team to the laughing stock of the NBA in the blink of a decision.

If the Cavs’ 2011 season has shown basketball fans anything, it’s how strong LeBron James’ shoulders are, having completely carried the team in his seven-year stay in Cleveland.

In 2010, the Cavs finished the regular season with the NBA’s best record. Despite losing James to Miami, Cleveland managed to return four of their five starters for the 2010-11 season — in which they’re a solid 9-45. Sounds like the score of a typical Browns game.

But now James-less, the Cavaliers are the doormat of the league. It will only get worse. Call it Dan Gilbert’s hubris against The King for his little Comic-Sans font letter and boisterous claims.

As a Cincinnatian, I find the Cavaliers fall hilarious and well suited.

For years, Cleveland fans have always responded with, “Well, at least we have the Cavs!” to disrespectful remarks made against the Browns.

Not anymore they don’t.

Now Cleveland has the Detroit Lions of basketball. They have this year’s New Jersey Nets, whose 12-70 record last season is the decade’s worst. But be careful Nets’fans, the Cavs could easily steal that record right out from under your feet.

Cleveland has 28 games remaining — 12 against teams with winning records. The Cavaliers have only won one game this season against a winning team, and it came in the first game of the season against Boston.

Of the teams Cleveland will face, the Cavs have lost to all but one earlier in the season.

A 10-to-11 win season is not out of the cards quite yet for the Cavaliers, and the future doesn’t look any brighter.

Mo Williams — the team’s “best” player — becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. J.J. Hickson and Antawn Jamison both become free agents in 2012.

If Williams harbors any hope of being part of a winning team, he will be out of Cleveland the second the season ends.

So, as James would say, “What should the Cavaliers do?”

Well that’s anybody’s guess.

How do you fix something that’s completely broken?

Unfortunately for Cleveland, this season’s rookie draft class is shaping up to be a lot weaker than in previous years — a bummer since the Cavs will undoubtedly get a high pick.

While not as monstrous as the free agent class that shook the world of professional basketball last summer, the 2011 free agent class is nothing to laugh about.

Cleveland needs to pick up a big name, but, unfortunately for the Cavs, most players probably won’t want to head to Cleveland. At this point, who can blame them?

Without James, the team is in shambles with no light at the end of the tunnel. Unless the Cavs can get lucky and get another superstar in the draft, or Gilbert manages to coax a big name into coming to his frozen, forsaken city, the Cavaliers will be the basement team of the NBA for years to come.

But hey, thanks to the Browns, at least Cleveland fans are used to it.

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2nd-half surge not enough sam weinberg | Senior reporter

Despite a late second-half comeback, the University of Cincinnati women’s basketball team fell to the Seton Hall Pirates 51-44 Saturday at Fifth Third Arena. The defeat marks as the Bearcats’ ninth straight loss.

Entering halftime, the Bearcats trailed by 17 points. Two minutes into the second half, the deficit increased to 24. But following a 30-7 Cincinnati rally, the Bearcats came within three points of the Pirates with two minutes remaining in the game. With 1:16 remaining on the clock, the Pirates took a five-point lead following a 3-point basket and finished the game matching every UC bucket to secure their first Big East win of the season.

“The first half was kind of the nail in the coffin for this game,” said Cincinnati head coach Jamelle

Elliott. “We’re not that good of a team, not that experienced of a team, not that athletic of a team, not that big of a team to start games like this and expect to come back from a [24-point] rally and win the game.”

The Bearcats finished the first half with just nine points, shooting 20 percent from the field and 8 percent from behind the arc.

“For some reason, my guys don’t want to score,” Elliott said.

“They don’t want to look to score.

The only way we’re going to score points is if we have guys that mentally want to take advantage of the opportunities they get.”

Besides the team’s first-half shooting woes, free throws and turnovers plagued the Bearcats.

Cincinnati committed 18 total turnovers — 12 in the first half — leading to 19 Seton Hall points while netting just four of 13 shots from the charity stripe.

It took the Bearcats nearly seven minutes to score their first basket of the game, while the Pirates began the game rolling on all cylinders, quickly jumping to an 18-2 lead.

Seton Hall finished the first half shooting 39 percent from the field and 50 percent from long range, garnering a 26-9 lead at the end.

While the first half was won by Seton Hall, the second half was won by the Bearcats, who made 40 percent of their field goals and held the Pirates to just six baskets from the field.

“I wish we would have came out and played that type of basketball at the beginning of the game,” Elliott said. “We had four of our best practices all year leading up to this game. I’m trying to figure out why we came out so sluggish.”

The Bearcats return to action at 7 p.m. Tuesday against Villanova.

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BIG EAST STRUGGLES Head coach Jamelle Elliott and the Bearcats are 1-10 against conference foes this season.

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SCORING NOT EASY Rashad Bishop struggles to shoot Sunday against St. John’s. The Bearcats were outscored 30-14 in the paint and made just eight 2-pointers in their 59-57 loss.

fter helping Cincinnati battle back from a doubledigit deficit for its lone second-half lead against St. John’s, a lane violation by Rashad Bishop cost the Bearcats two points and its final advantage of the contest with 42 seconds remaining.

St. John’s Malik Boothe missed his initial attempt from the free-throw line — the first in a one-and-one trip to the stripe — but made the most of a second opportunity. After Bishop’s violation, the Red Storm gained a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

St. John’s dealt Cincinnati its second-straight home loss — a 59-57 defeat — Sunday in front of 7,374 fans.

“I stepped in,” Bishop said. “[The referee] saw me do it and got me. I didn’t mean to do it, but it happened.”

Cincinnati (19-6, 6-6 Big East) faced a 12-point deficit early in

the second half before making a late push. The Bearcats used a 14-1 run and gained their first lead since the 12-minute mark of the first half.

The Red Storm (15-9, 7-5) dominated the paint with a 30-14 scoring edge, repeatedly getting high-percentage shots around the rim with 15 transition points.

“We dug ourselves a hole with horrendous defense and not taking care of the basketball,” said UC head coach Mick Cronin. “We had so many mistakes that I’m disappointed in. It’s really hard to describe right now.”

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YANCY Gates still in doghouse Sam Elliott | Sports EDITOR Cincinnati topped St. John’s 53-51 in the teams’ Jan. 22 meeting in Queens, N.Y., using a three-point play byYancy Gates to take the lead with eight seconds remaining.

The junior led the Bearcats with a game-high 13 points and eight rebounds in their road win, but was limited to 21 minutes due to foul trouble.

Just more than three weeks later, Gates was limited to 13 minutes — one in the second half — by head coach Mick Cronin and kept scoreless Sunday in UC’s 59-57 loss to the Red Storm.

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BIG EAST BRACKET As many as 11 Big East teams could reach the NCAA tournament come March says St. John’s head coach Steve Lavin.

“I was playing the guys I thought was giving us the best chance to win,” Cronin said.

The fifth-year head coach blamed Cincinnati’s latest loss to mental errors by those who did play meaningful minutes, rather than Gates’ second-half absence.

Gates returned from his one-game RED STORM suspension Tuesday against DePaul, contributing five points and three rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench BEARCATS during the Bearcats’ three-point win.

“You’ve got to produce,” Cronin said.

“You can’t just stand on the low block and wait for everybody to throw you the ball. If a team’s playing a match-up zone, you’ve got to move the ball and you’ve got to move people.”

Other than the game against Pittsburgh — in which he didn’t play at all — Gates’ 13 minutes Sunday were a season-low.

“If you’re just going to stand there, whoever you are, and not run our zone offense against a match-up zone,” Cronin said, “how can I play you?”

Cincinnati’s loss dropped the Bearcats to 11th place in current Big East standings — normally well short of an NCAA tournament berth come March. However, ESPN “Bracketologist” Joe Lunardi has projected 11 Big East teams into this season’s field of 68 since Jan. 18.

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UC home run king donates scholarship Sam Elliott | sports EDITOR

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YOUK GIVES BACK Kevin Youkilis, a 2001 Cincinnati graduate, will fund a scholarship for the UC baseball team.

Two-time American League all-star with the Boston Red Sox and two-time all-American at the University of Cincinnati Kevin Youkilis has made a long-term financial commitment to his alma mater’s baseball program.

Cincinnati’s home run leader will become a member of the Glenn Sample Society, a group whose membership is reserved for the highest level of giving within the UCATS Diamond Club. The organization provides funds to offset team expenses and meet scholarship goals. “[Youkilis’] gift is a very visible sign of his love for UC and UC baseball,” said head coach Brian Cleary. “It also gives us a great head start in our plan to

UC has always been close to my heart, and the pride I have for the Bearcats is endless.

—kevin youkillis uc alum

enhance baseball scholarships.

This will positively impact UC baseball for many years to come, and we are thankful for him remaining so close to our program.”

Youkilis, a Sycamore High School alum, was drafted by the Red Sox in 2001 after four years at Cincinnati, where he remains second in the school’s history with a .366 batting average. His

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279 runs scored, 203 walks drawn and .499 on-base percentage continue to be program records.

“UC has always been close to my heart, and the pride I have for the Bearcats is endless,” Youkilis said. “I wanted to help give back to UC by donating a scholarship to the baseball program. Without my experiences at the University of Cincinnati, I would not be where I am today.”

In seven seasons playing third and first base with Boston, Youkilis has 112 home runs and a .294 career batting average.

He earned World Series titles with the club in 2004 and 2007.

The Bearcats begin their 2011 season at 1 p.m. Friday as part of the Big East/Big Ten Challenge in St. Petersburg, Fla., against Ohio State.