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MOVING EVER FORWARD President Greg Williams aims to establish UC as an elite university.

University of Cincinnati President Greg Williams, faculty and student organizations are working to outline a new academic plan, UC2019, which is aimed at establishing the university as one of the nation’s elite.

Williams stressed the importance of group involvement in the plan and said its goals cannot be reached through individual governance.

“I haven’t sat down and said, ‘We’re going to do this, this and this,’ ” Williams said. “What we’re trying to do is say, ‘OK, let’s bring this group together.’ ” Parts of the plan — Williams and other UC administrators’ vision akin to former President Nancy Zimpher’s academic plan, UC21 — are still being developed and include the addition of honors courses in various programs, increased international studies,

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further interdisciplinary work and a concrete system to track student progress prior to graduation.

“Students should know at every stage where they are in their academic process,” Williams said. “I think the more information we have from both students and advisers, [the better]. We’re trying to create pathways.”

Williams also considers co-op programs to be one of the university’s most vital assets.

“We started co-op, but there are things we can do to improve it,”Williams said.

Students won’t be the only ones reaping the benefits of UC2019, as other unique ideas are being designed to improve faculty and academia as a whole.

Faculty co-ops have been suggested, which would allow UC professors to regularly take turns in businesses and off-campus assignments.

The university might also seek the help

of outside experts on campus, allowing UC to serve as an “intellectual chamber of commerce,” according to Provost Santa Ono. UC2019 has received statewide support, said Williams, who is pleased about the level of interest on campus. “[UC2019] has been embraced throughout campus by students, faculty and staff,” Williams said. “The level of interest is very high.”

“I’ve had a number of people in the community come up to me and mention that they have read about the plan and they’re excited about it. I’ve had people all over the state write to me.”

Williams also said he believes the university has much more potential than it has allowed itself to display thus far. “[UC] is a great university, but I think we can be an outstanding university,” Williams said.

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Multiple Clifton Heights residents awoke Friday morning to find themselves a victim of a vandalism spree that left dozens of cars vandalized and damaged.

Cars parked on several streets in the area had their driver-side window shattered by still-atlarge suspects, according to the Cincinnati Police Department.

Theft was not the reason for the break-ins, as no property was reportedly stolen, according to CPD officials.

“I almost wish they had stolen something,” said Zach Sullivan, a fourth-year finance student at the University of Cincinnati who had his window broken on Straight Street.“It happened to my roommate, too. There was about seven or eight cars that had been broken into on my street.”

A neighbor informed Sullivan that other cars had also been damaged on Clifton Avenue, which he saw for himself on his way to repair his vehicle’s damage, Sullivan said.

The offenses are classified as a misdemeanor, but, due to the number of cars damaged, could be classified as a felony, according to CPD. “I also heard people on campus talking about their car windows being smashed on Probasco Street and West McMillan,” Sullivan said. “[My roommate and I] called the police and they had no idea what to do since there was such a high volume of people calling about their cars being broken into.”

CPD told Sullivan they had more than 40 vehicles involved, he said.

Investigators were out in the field looking into the Friday morning offenses and checking cameras in the area for evidence of the suspects, according to the CPD. CPD officials did not wish to reveal the specific locations of the incidences at this time.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG WARM FOR GOOD? A.R. Santosh (above left) bowls during a friendly game of cricket on Sigma Sigma Commons Sunday.

Groups gather support for cleaner air

Signatures collected to petition President Obama

Anthony Orozco | News editor

University of Cincinnati student organizations and national student groups combined efforts on UC’s Main Campus to raise environmental awareness and petition for stricter air regulations by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Members of the Energy Action Coalition, Student Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), UC Student Sustainability Coalition and the UC Environmental Law Society worked in a joint endeavor to collect signatures for a petition to be sent to President Barack Obama Monday in conjunction with the culmination of the Power Shift conference in Washington D.C. The conference is an attempt to rally young adults to encourage the government and industry to lessen their environmental impact by using more sustainable fuels and practices.

“PIRGS contacted me letting me know there would be volunteer opportunities,” said Patrick Hayes, a first-year architecture student and petition volunteer at UC’s College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. “Ohio is one of the top states for air pollution [according to] the EPA, so I thought it was really important to participate and to get the word out to the public since we live in Cincinnati.”

Compared with other states, EPA

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data has ranked Ohio in the 70th to 80th percentiles of states that have an added cancer risk due to hazardous air pollutants (HAPs); in the 80th to 90th percentiles of states with a number of people living in areas where cancer risk from HAPs exceeds one in 10,000 and is ranked No. 11 in the United States for individual’s added cancer risk due to HAPs. The petition is urging the EPA to tighten the standards of unhealthy levels of smog, reduce carbon monoxide, mercury, acid gases and safer handling of coal ash.

“Now we have a great opportunity to petition Obama,” said Marites Velasquez, Student PIRGs organizer and lecturer/ workshop leader in UC’s Sustainability Lecture Series. “I care a lot about these issues.

I train students who haven’t done these things before how to organize and lobby for a cause. When I was an undergrad activist, I had to learn how to do these things on my own, but training gives me an opportunity to make my impact that much greater.”

DAAP was not the only UC college involved, either. The Environmental Law Society had been petitioning throughout the second week of the month to garner support.

“I definitely feel that this will be effective for the president and the EPA to see how young people feel about this,” Velasquez said regarding air regulations.

A dispute between two University of Cincinnati roommates came to a head as one was charged with felonious assault for allegedly pouring hot chili on the other’s head.

Nicole Metzgar-Schall, an international business student, is accused of pouring a bowl of hot chili over her roommate Rachel Filler’s head and scalding it at the M a r k e t Po i n t e Dining Hall T u e s d a y , allegedly due in part to a previous dispute metzgarbetween the two. schall M e t z g a rSchall had already been charged with criminal mischief in March, according to the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, for allegedly leaving a bottle containing urine and water from a toilet for Filler, a UC student.

The dispute in the dining hall allegedly stems from Filler being a witness in court against Metzgar-Schall April 19 regarding the criminal mischief charge.

In addition to the felony assault charge, Metzgar-Schall was charged with intimidation of victim or witness in criminal case — a felony.

Metzgar-Schall was arrested Tuesday and taken to the Hamilton County Justice Center. She appeared in court Wednesday and was released on $5,000 bond.

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The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Transportation Review Advisory Committee reversed its December vote to support the streetcar Tuesday.

The Ohio Environmental Council and pro-streetcar group All Aboard Ohio are reporting that, despite a denial in allotting $51.8 million in federal funding to the project, construction for the streetcar will forge on — at a slower pace, however.

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CLEAN AIR NOW Multiple UC student organizations gathered signatures Friday for a petition regarding EPA air regulations.

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ENTERTAINMENT Bareilles’ love songs win hearts

Nostalgic cinematic sequels: hit or miss Having a film series return with another installment after a long hiatus is problematic.

On one hand, the series in question escaptes being accused of overkill (like, say, the “Friday the 13th” series). At the same time, tastes change throughout the years, and reviving a franchise that saw its heyday 20 years earlier risks being considered out of date.

For example, the “Scream” series certainly has its fans, so it’s not surprising that some embraced a new installment.

But “Scream 3” was simply the same thing done by the previous two films. This is why even fans of the series view a fourth film as a waste of time.

“Scream 4” falls into the same old rut as the previous two films in the series. Despite that, the good name of the series should allow it make enough money for fans to entertain the possibility of “Scream 5.”

This, to me, is what allowed “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” to make a healthy amount at the box office despite pockets of criticism (mostly against bringing aliens into the film).

Like “Crystal Skull,” “Scream 4” sees the return of major players from previous installments. I’m personally surprised that Neve Campbell agreed to do the film. She gave interviews in 2000 saying “Scream 3” would be the last one for her. Unlike Indiana Jones, Sidney Prescott — as likeable as she is — doesn’t have much story potential outside of running for her life from psychopaths.

Another problem with reviving classic film series with fresh sequels becomes evident in the “Star Wars” prequels: As dramatically lacking as they were, they had to share marquee space with the “Lord of the Rings” and the “Harry Potter” series. Both of these had, by 2000, developed large followings. The sensibilities of the “Star Wars” prequels paled in comparison to those of Harry Potter and Frodo Baggins.

Wes Craven’s last film before “Scream 4,”“My Soul to Take,” was surprisingly bad. The fact that he returned to the “Scream” franchise could doubtlessly be viewed as a way to recapture past glories.

In contrast, of the three major players in the “Indiana Jones” franchise — creator/ producer George Lucas, director Steven Spielberg and actor Harrison Ford — Spielberg had the least to lose by directing another Indy film. His previous film was the controversial, but successful drama “Munich,” which was the latest in a string of great films he made since “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”

Ford hadn’t had a great film to his name since “What Lies Beneath,” and, while financially successful, the “Star Wars” prequels weren’t reminiscent of Lucas’ past great work.

“Scream” itself was an enjoyable shocker with nice references and commentary to slasher films past, though.

While everyone remembers the nerve-wracking opening with Drew Barrymore, the most interesting part of the first installment for me was seeing the killers attempt to frame Sidney Prescott for their crimes by actually stabbing each other. The fact that they were willing to literally hurt each other (something I doubt many other film psychos would be willing to do) was an interesting illustration of how sociopathic they were.

It’s these constant pop culture references, however, that kept the series from being as great as Craven’s classics like “The Hills Have Eyes” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street.”

While some references are fine, it’s easy to go into overkill mode. When that happens, the viewer starts wondering if the characters are capable of original thought — and originality is crucial when picking up where viewers left off years ago.

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DON’T BE SAD Sara Bareilles tells anecdotes and jokes between songs as she performs trademark emotional love songs and more upbeat, inspirational ones for crowds at the Madison Theater.

Sara Bareilles performed to a full house of all ages at the Madison Theater Saturday in Covington, Ky. Bareilles’ girl-next-door personality immediately emanated once she got on stage and said, “Let’s rock and roll, people.”

The talented 31-year-old played the piano standing up and began with the song “Uncharted” from her latest album “Kaleidoscope Heart.” Her upbeat and fast-paced singing presented lyrics females in the crowd could relate to: “I’m going down, follow if you want / I won’t just hang around, like you’ll show me where to go / I’m already out of foolproof ideas / So don’t ask me how to get started — it’s all uncharted.”

Bareilles also performed a cover of “The Cave” by Mumford & Sons, which had a folkish feeling. Bareilles was interactive and made an effort to explain what each song meant to her. She made sure to mention that it is important to focus on the positive things in life, singing “Many the Miles.”

The humidity in the room was high, but so was the energy as Bareilles performed the hit “Love Song.” Bareilles’ stellar voice had everyone on pins and needles while she held a note for an impressive 10 seconds.

“Who is ready to get depressed?”

Bareilles asked during the height of the

crowd’s excitement. She joked that while she writes a lot of depressing love songs, she’s learned through time that her fans are the depressed ones for listening to the songs so much.

She proved her voice and instrument versatility with her performance of “Basket Case.” The country-influenced tune showcased her vocal abilities and range as she played the guitar solo. It was as if Bareilles was performing just for one person, making for a very intimate experience.

The following song, “King of Anything,” was written after Bareilles had her heart broken. As the audience cheered, Bareilles asked, “How about you cheer for the douchebag rather than my broken heart?”

She thanked her fans for their knowledge of her repertoire, and, of course, the night would not have been complete without a marriage proposal from a random audience member. Bareilles answered jokingly, “That’s a bit of a commitment — call me.”

Bareilles expressed gratitude for the support of her fans and promised to return soon. She ended her concert by covering Coldplay’s “Yellow.” Her angelic and slowpaced voice contained so much emotion that one could not help but take in the perfect ending with awe.

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STARING CONTEST, ANYONE? Alan Rath’s “Neo Watcher V” makes the machine a little more human.

Capturing motion kelly tucker | entertainment EDITOR The history of video sculpture runs deep in the halls of the Aronoff Center for Design and Art at the University of Cincinnati. Nam June Paik, an artist often regarded as the father of video art, composed a piece in 1996 for the building titled “Cinci-Mix”: an interior wall of 18 television monitors flashing images of students and faculty across the screen.

Unfortunately, after a short life, the piece’s bulbs began to explode and technology began to fail. In 2007, one year after the artist’s death, “Cinci-Mix” was deconstructed due to a lack of funds and instruction to keep the work of art up and running.

The college of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning hosted a symposium this weekend to discuss the possible restoration of the video wall and how to preserve the electro-charged pieces of art.

Coincidentally, two exhibits featuring a full range of video-infused artwork grace campus this month.

“Video Sculpture,” an exhibit in the Aronoff’s Reed Art Gallery, presents several fun and thoughtful pieces by notable artists like Paik. Near the exhibit’s entrance, “Enlightenment Compressed,” one of Paik’s many featured works, catches the viewer’s attention instantly — a Buddha statue sits in a plastic bin facing a tiny old wooden television set, facing his own image on the screen. When viewers peer over the statue’s shoulder, their

images appear on the screen, staring right back, creating an infinite loop of vision.

Anthony Luensmen’s “Flashcracker” features television screens depicting exploding firecrackers while tiny electronic horns scream and pop each time someone stomps on a small pit of sand connected to the piece. The earsplitting sound and explosive images mimic the sensation of stepping on a landmine.

Amy Jenkins’ “From the Same Water” projects from a waist-high, birdbath-like stand. Viewers look down on footage of an aerial view of a man floating face up in the water, kicking and splashing. Suddenly, he becomes submerged, only to resurface as a woman. The looped video is the artist’s depiction of the male and female qualities each individual possesses.

These sculptures, however, just graze the surface of the talent featured in the exhibit.

An equally stimulating approach to videoincorporated art is on display at UC’s Philip M. Meyers Jr. Gallery. Tommy Hartung’s self-titled exhibit features the stop-motion animated film “The Ascent of Man,” a darker visual interpretation of the 1973 BBC documentary of the same name. Calm music plays in the background along with a matter-of-fact narrator as images of furniture rearranging itself jump across the screen and lonely household objects crowd around a television to witness a human birth.

While the artists featured at the “Video

FOURTH OF JULY Anthony Luensmen’s seemingly celebratory “Flashcracker” actually simulates stepping on a landmine.

Sculpture” exhibit opt to incorporate video into physical, three-dimensional projects, Hartung lets the video do the talking. Where exactly is the line drawn, then, between art and cinema? Perhaps it’s not necessarily a line that needs to be drawn. Art and film go hand in hand, as these video artists clearly demonstrate with their work.

Check out what the buzz is about at both exhibits before they close April 29 — both are free for UC students.

‘Screamake’ follows series’ standard adam kuhn | staff reporteR In 1996, Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson took the horror genre and completely deconstructed it. The result was the meta-classic slasher film “Scream.”

Now that 15 years have passed, two sequels have been spawned and “Scream 4” has hit theaters, promising original slasher action to a whole new

generation equipped with all-new technology — most notably social networking, which is brought up early in the film, yet never really utilized as promised.

What worked so brilliantly in the original “Scream” film was that it was completely self-aware.

The characters in the film had knowledge of horror films and the unwritten rules of the genre.

What was so fresh was that the characters knew the killers

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CAUGHT IN SUSPENSE Neve Campbell returns to the cast of the latest “Scream” movie as heroine Sidney Prescott, thrown into the fight of her life once again when a string of murders greet her in Woodsboro.

were recreating a horror movie.

Their reality was the movie the audience was watching. As such, it followed all the rules and, as the series went on, the rules got thinner and thinner.

With “Scream 4,” Craven goes even further, featuring a film within a film within a film. It sounds confusing, but we are quickly transported back to Woodsboro, home of the original bloodbath in 1996. This time, the heroine, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), is back in town promoting her new book. When a new string of murders begins upon her return, Sheriff Dewey (David Arquette) and his wife Gale (Courtney Cox) join the fray and try to run down the murderer before anyone else gets killed.

Like the three films before it, “Scream 4” is a good thriller film full of blood, gore, glorious selfawareness and deconstruction.

Craven and writer Williamson, however, seem to revel almost too much in the genius of their work 15 years previous, creating a film that is much more over-the-top and cheesy than any of the other films in the series. The film features the same tricks that worked before: great suspense and tension aided by nifty camerawork accompanied by a chilling music score.

What sets “Scream 4” apart

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from the previous three in the series, however, is its story. The previous films all had an original plot with original new characters in addition to the three main stars (Campbell, Cox and Arquette).

But, this time, the audience is handed a remake of sorts — or as the characters in the film called it, a “screamake”, which, by rule, must up the ante on the original to set it apart.

This time, Sidney’s younger cousin (Emma Roberts) and her friends (Hayden Panetierre, Rory Culkin) replace Sidney and her high school friends from the first film. You have the best friend, the ex-boyfriend and even the movie buff. As always, Craven gives ample reason for the audience to suspect just about any of the characters — Sidney included.

The film falls short, however, in its presentation of the characters.

It comes off much more cartoonish than the others in the series and, as such, the stakes of the film feel lessened. The film also seems to drag by the way it’s prolonged by twists. But “Scream 4”does enough to make it an unique, worthy entry into the famous horror series. Like the other films, it is a fun joyride.

It is a puzzle for the audience and the tension is built and sustained throughout the film, even if it is a tad too meta for its own good.

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WEININ’ sam weinberg

Nelson’s court order prolongs lockout As of Monday, we are only 144 days away from the beginning of the 2011 NFL season — if there actually is a season.

I hate to say I told you so, but I predicted the lockout and work stoppage last year in my first-ever column for The News Record.

And, sure enough, one year later, the NFL is in shambles.

The commissioner is working for $1 per hour, the players disbanded their union to sue their bosses and vagabond athletes are running wild in the streets. See: Bryant, Dez and Britt, Kenny.

So, who’s to blame?

The owners? Sure, 32 billionaires wanting more money while refusing to reveal their financial records is a pretty ridiculous and stupid demand.

Or is it the players’ fault?

They currently get 60 percent — $4.8 billion — of the league’s total revenue right off the top. Maybe giving a little money back to the team to help pay for stadium costs isn’t such a bad idea.

Now, a little more than one month into the lockout, I don’t blame either of the sides anymore. I blame U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson, who failed to make a ruling last week, and, instead, extended this little soap opera.

She could have ended it by now. When 10 NFL players filed an antitrust lawsuit March 11, it took a few weeks before both sides appeared in court, where Nelson predicted it would take her a week or so to make a ruling.

Well, it’s been almost two weeks and instead of making a ruling, she has ordered both sides to undergo mediation.

You know, the same thing that the owners and players spent 16 unproductive days doing before going to court.

If Nelson had ruled on either side after overseeing the case for 12 days, the players and owners would be that much closer to reaching an agreement. Lifting the lockout would almost force owners to cooperate with the players’ demands, while ruling in favor of the owners would force the same situation on the players.

Instead, both sides are back at square one, set to begin their second day of court-ordered mediation Tuesday in Washington, DC. If more than two weeks of mediation didn’t work the first time, why try it again? Albert Einstein said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Well, Nelson: according to Einstein, you are insane.

Nelson’s stalling and ineptitude to make a ruling goes far beyond just the players and owners. It affects tens of thousands of people.

Instead of assuring thousands of people — the ground workers, venders and team personnel — that they would have a job to pay the bills this fall, Nelson has left them in doubt.

Countless workers who dredge through the week with only Sunday games to look forward to will be forced to watch baseball come fall — probably the only thing more depressing and boring than working a nine-to-five job in a cubicle.

This second go at mediation will not work.

Sixteen days of it did nothing when the players and owners first tried it.

And before they attempted mediation, both sides had months to negotiate and preach their platforms.

Both sides have said everything that needs to be said. Nelson needs to cut the mediation malarkey and make a ruling.

Or maybe she’s just a Browns fan and doesn’t want to see her team go through another losing season. I guess that’s understandable.

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Kline’s home run prevents sweep of weekend series scott winfield | senior reporter With a home run in extra innings, the University of Cincinnati baseball team (18-16, 5-7 Big East) prevented a sweep at Rutgers (14-19, 6-6 Big East) Sunday and won the series’ final game.

Friday, Rutgers struck first in the fourth inning with two runs. But the Bearcats answered back with two of their own in the sixth following a Justin Riddell double that allowed Jake Proctor and Chris Peters to score and knot the game at 2-2.

Game one went to extra innings, in which UC pitcher Brian Sand was unable to close, allowing Rutgers’ Russ Hopkins to score on a Brandon Boykin fly out.

Saturday, the Bearcats earned two runs in the first inning but collapsed early, allowing 14 runs through seven innings. Cincinnati pitcher Andrew Strenge gave up 10 runs off 10 hits and committed four errors through four innings.

“Strenge did not have his best day,” said Cincinnati head coach Brian Cleary. “We had six errors in the game. We just played poorly, and it’s very difficult to overcome that many errors.”

Rutgers added two runs in the eighth inning to easily win 17-2.

In the final game of the series, the Bearcats again earned two runs in the first inning. Riddell singled, scoring Peters, while a Braden Kline pop-up allowed Proctor to steal home.

The Scarlet Knights answered with a run of their own in the first and added another in the fourth inning as Jeff Melillo doubled to score Nick Favatella and tie the game at two.

Cincinnati responded in the fifth with three runs while Rutgers only managed one.

Riddell and Kline both doubled before Kline added the final run of the inning off a Sam Vandenheuvel single.

UC added another run in the seventh, but Rutgers mounted a comeback late, scoring two in the eighth and one in the ninth to tie the game at six.

“Before the game, we talked about how we desperately needed to find a way to get out of there with a win,” Cleary said. “The guys competed well and we found a way. We got a clutch hit late in the game. We were not able to do that on Friday.”

Kline hit a homerun in the tenth, giving the Bearcats the lead.

“When [Kline is] aggressive and attacks the ball, he has a chance at being a very good hitter,” Cleary said.

sam greene | online editor

GAME-WINNING HOMER Braden Kline’s 10th inning home run secured the Bearcats’ 7-6 victory against Rutgers Sunday.

Closer Matt Ring earned the win — his third of the season — after keeping Rutgers scoreless in the bottom of the tenth.

The Bearcats finished the weekend with 11 runs off 22 hits. Nick Johnson delivered 10 strikeouts in the final game and allowed only three runs.

Cincinnati will resume play at 6 p.m.

Tuesday as the Bearcats take on Ohio University in Athens.

eamon queeney | photo editor

READY TO IMPROVE The Bearcats defense averaged a Big East-worst 28 points per game, while opponents averaged 369 yards of total offense against UC during the 2010-11 season.

BEARCAT BOWL Football team showcases revamped defense

hunter tickel | Sports EDITOR In a near-devoid Nippert Stadium on a rain-soaked night, the University of Cincinnati’s defense bested the offense 63-53 Saturday in the fifth annual interasquad Bearcat Bowl.

“I think our defense continues to progress,” said head coach Butch Jones. “I thought [defensive tackle] Derek Wolfe had a very good spring game. Defensive end Walter Stewart was winning his one-on-one match-ups.”

Stewart continued his smooth transition from linebacker and tallied three sacks by the game’s end.

The junior was a recipient of the Iron Bearcat Award at halftime, which recognizes the most improved players on the field after dedicating time in the weight room.

Teammates nominated him for the strength award and defensive back Cameron Cheatham earned the skill honor.

This past year, the Bearcats allowed more points than any other team in the Big East Conference — of which Stewart is well aware.

“The [improvements] that stand out to me are getting after the quarterback and third down,” Stewart said. “I think we got a lot better on third down in the spring

[Danny Milligan] just needs to keep fighting. His thing is playing with a mentality every day ... If he does that, he can help this football team.

—butch jones UC head football coach

just because that was one of our main focuses. Those two things really stepped up.”

Junior wideout Danny Milligan paced the offense with two touchdown receptions, repeatedly creating separation in the slot.

He also contributed to special teams just clearing the crossbar on his game-high 52-yard field goal.

“It’s always nice to have opportunities and to succeed with those opportunities,” Milligan said.

“It starts at practice and me coming out with a positive mentality. I think once I can do that consistently, I can earn coach Butch Jones’ trust and hopefully do something come Austin Peay.”

The game had the intensity of a season opener, with

Milligan taking a forearm to the back and smacking the turf before hanging on to his second touchdown reception.

“Well, [Milligan] just needs to keep fighting,” Jones said. “We talk every day. His thing is playing with a mentality every day and coming to work every day. That is going to be his big thing, and, if he does that, he can help this football team.”

Running back Isaiah Pead had consecutive carries of 10 and 15 yards in an early look at the Bearcats’ hurry-up offense.

Wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins — who has yet to don a Bearcat jersey after transferring from Tennessee two years ago — aggravated his hamstring on a pump-and-go route early in the game.

Sophomore Anthony McClung had one of the longest plays of the day with a 32-yard gain on a screen pass from senior Zach Collaros.

Freshman Tony Miliano took up the place kicking duties with the graduation of former starter Jake Rogers. Miliano, who kicked without any defensive pressure, was sharp, hitting field goals from all angles and as deep as 48 yards.

Following the spring game, UC will have four more practices before summer, a change in the

standard format that is welcomed

by Jones.

“Next week will be critical to gauge where we’re at,” Jones said.

“A lot of times we finish the spring season with the spring game and we can’t go back and correct the mistakes. Now we can go back and correct them.”

eamon queeney | photo editor

COMMANDING THE TROOPS The UC football team has four practices remaining before closing out its spring training.

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Second-half comebacks plague UC katrine cieslar | tnr contributor

eamon queeney | photo editor

BRUTAL BIG EAST In their four years in the Big East, the Bearcats lacrosse team have yet to win a conference game, standing at 0-21.

Despite solid back-to-back outings from sophomore Katie Kiriazoglou the Cincinnati lacrosse team dropped two games by the end of the weekend.

The attacker scored hat tricks in both games and had a program-record-tying five assists against Villanova, but it was not enough to break the Bearcats’ seemingly perpetual four-year losing streak in Big East play.

Rutgers edged out UC 12-9 at Nippert Stadium Sunday, extending the Bearcats’ losing streak to seven straight.

Sophomore Katie Liberatore and attacker Marissa Pierson chipped in with two goals each. Liberatore contributed three assists.

With three goals in the first 10 minutes of the closing period, UC gained a 7-6 lead.

The Bearcats were three lead changes from that point on before the Scarlet Knights pulled away.

Despite a 9-3 UC lead at halftime Friday, the Villanova Wildcats defeated the Bearcats 11-10.

“We got a little frantic — we lost our discipline,” said UC head coach Lellie Swords. “At the end of the day, we’re still pretty young. We need to learn to close out a game.”

The Wildcats mounted a comeback after netting eight of the nine second-half goals.

Midfielder Justine Donodeo punched in the game-tying point with five minutes left and

ended the game with the winning goal in the final minute.

The Wildcats (5-6, 1-3 Big East) opened their account with a goal within the opening minute of the first half.

The Bearcats (2-10, 0-4 Big East) responded by taking a 5-1 lead through 12 minutes.

Villanova found the net 30 seconds later, but goals from Kiriazoglu, Liberatore, attacker Laura Simanski and Pierson increased the advantage to 9-2.

Wildcat freshman attacker Ali Judge made it 9–3 with a finish two minutes before halftime.

Villanova came out strong in the second half, scoring in the first minute and pressuring UC goalkeeper Jennifer Walsh into several saves.

In the closing half the Wildcats shifted into a completely different squad from the first, reducing the deficit to four with eight shots after nine minutes.

Midfielder Amy Begay struck next for Villanova before Pierson scored the Bearcats’ only goal in the second half, making it a 10-6 game.

But the Wildcats took control of the final 18 minutes of the game, scoring five to complete the comeback win.

With four games left in the Big East conference, Cincinnati will travel to Storrs, Conn., Thursday to face Connecticut at 4 p.m. before facing Syracuse on Saturday.

“It’s a long up-hill battle; every Big East game is a hard one,” Swords said.