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LANCE LAMBERT | SENIOR REPORTER Job numbers leave a gloomy outlook for expectant class of 2012 University of Cincinnati graduates.

Approximately 1.5 million — or slightly more than half, — of individuals younger than 25 who have graduated with a bachelor’s degree were unemployed or underemployed in 2011 — the highest that number has been in more than 11 years.

The data comes from a joint analysis between the 2011 Current Population Survey conducted by Northeastern University and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

“The troubling thing is, even kids with bachelor’s degrees who can find jobs, they’re not coming in with the wages we would expect with someone having an undergraduate degree,” said Julie Heath, director of the UC Economics Center.

Entry-level pay for college graduates has dropped significantly in the past several years, with female graduates dropping the most from 2000 to 2011.

The sharpest decline for women was from 2007 to 2011, with average pay decreasing 4.4 percent, according to EPI research.

Young people without bachelor’s degrees are having a harder time finding a job than those with bachelor’s degrees, Heath said.

EPI found pay for college graduates younger than 25 is still significantly higher than that of 25-year-old high

school graduates.

Male college graduates earned an average $21.68 per hour, compared to male high school graduates younger than 25, who earned an average $11.68 per hour.

Female college graduates younger than 25 followed the trend, earning an average of $18.80 per hour, while female high school graduates younger than 25 averaged $9.92 per hourly earnings.

“I think the labor market has time to go,” Heath said.

“Unemployment is going down, but we are seeing very low rates of voluntary quits.”

Voluntary quits show signs of recovery, and if they were increasing they would push wages up, Heath said.

Soon, the national student-loan debt will hit $1 trillion, putting more strain on graduates, Heath said.

“For individuals, it might mean not pursuing your passion and thinking practically,” Heath said. “It may be a smart decision, but it is unfortunate. Students saddled with a lot of debt are moving home and pushing off milestones associated with adulthood.”

The build up of student loan debt could cause a debt crisis on par with the fallout from the housing bubble, Heath said.

“Most important is how in the world will they pay for their retirement?” Heath said.

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The past two weeks have been significant for the field of neurology and the research of memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease.

The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the drug, Amyvid, a radioactive agent used for Alzheimer’s disease testing.

Amyvid detects KELLEY plaques built in the brain caused by a processing dysfunction of the proteins amyloid and tau.

Abnormally folded amyloid and an excessive accumulation of tau is an indication of a brain plagued with Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr. Brendan Kelley has been the director of the University of Cincinnati’s Memory Disorders Center for four years while also teaching as an assistant professor of neurology.

“Within the last 10 days, the FDA has approved a major breakthrough … [and I’m] meeting with the head of nuclear medicine to see how long [it will take] before we can bring Amyvid to UC,” Kelley said.

It’ll probably take several months for Amyvid to come to UC, but it’s taken us decades to get this far, Kelley said.

Amyvid is designed to be used with other diagnostic tools such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), blood tests, spinal fluid tests, and an electroencephalogram (EEG).

Brad Folley, a clinical neuropsychologist with the Norton Neuroscience Institute in Louisville, Ky., said that several medical issues could cause memory loss including Parkinson’s disease, vitamin B12 deficiency, alcoholism, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Officials looking to improve conditions in dining halls, offices ARIEL CHEUNG AND KARA DRISCOLL | THE NEWS RECORD Despite hearing about a rodent infestation spanning two years at the African American Cultural and Resource Center, Sophia Calloway wasn’t too concerned about the issue until a meeting last month.

During the Lambda Society’s monthly meeting, an Adriatico’s pizza box became host to an unwelcome visitor.

“One of the girls opened [the box] and screamed,” said Calloway, a fourth-year accounting student. A mouse was inside the box.

“It hadn’t even been opened yet, but there were nibbles and holes in the pizza,” Calloway said.

It was then Calloway realized the cultural center was dealing with an infestation.

“After that night, I realized it was a serious problem; [the mice] aren’t even scared [of people],” she said. “Something has to be done.

It’s not safe.”

The AACRC, located near the southeast corner of Main Campus off Jefferson Avenue, isn’t the only building at the University of Cincinnati with pest control issues. In 2012,

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there have been four pest control violations in campus dining areas.

Since the beginning of the 2010-11 academic year, workers and students at the AACRC have struggled with ongoing rodent and animal control issues, said AACRC student worker Mario Shaw.

While sightings of rodents are not uncommon at the center, the numbers have peaked in the past several months, Shaw said.

Approximately 20 mice were trapped in the center from Dec. 1 to Dec. 10, 2011, and more than 10 were found in March, he said.

With the frequent sightings, students and workers are forced to modify their daily practices at the center to revolve around the infestation.

“My boss has to sit next to me at the front desk, because she doesn’t want to go in her office because rodents come from underneath the couch,” Shaw said. “It’s average that every day, we’re cleaning up after rodents.”

For the past two years, the Lambda Society has relocated their annual lock-in event to the Carl H. Lindner College of Business to avoid the rodents. Other programs that were formerly hosted in the AACRC have moved

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SQUEAKY CLEAN DINING Cincinnati Health Department food safety inspector Matthew Clayton inspects campus dining areas. or been changed because of the pest control issue, Calloway said.

“For one of the girls from Lambda, it was her first time ever being at the AACRC, and I know she’s not ever coming back,” Calloway said. “It makes people uncomfortable to be here, which is understandable.”

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UC researchers trying to skim fat MADISON SCHMIDT | TNR CONTRIBUTOR

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Obesity could have a new enemy in Cincinnati due to the efforts of Dr. Tapan Chatterjee and other researchers at the University of Cincinnati.

And they might have found a solution in the fight against one of America’s leading health risks.

Since 2008, Chatterjee — a research associate professor of medicine at UC’s College of Medicine — and his team have conducted research examining human fat tissue and its affects in the human body. They presented their findings at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology [ATVB] 2012 Scientific Sessions in Chicago April 19.

Obesity can develop during high-fat feeding — a caloric intake of more than 2,000 calories per day — caused by overeating.

The fat has no place to go and becomes

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dysfunctional fat that swells and attaches itself to organs such as the heart, liver and muscles, Chatterjee said.

As the cells swell around organs, it inhibits the use of the organ, which can lead to metabolic diseases like diabetes, fatty liver disease and heart disease — the nation’s No. 1 killer, Chatterjee said.

“Obesity has been a big problem for a while,” he said.

More than one-third of adults in the United States are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC].

From his research, Chatterjee attributes obesity to the enzyme histone deacetylase 9 [HDAC9], which has presumably developed changes in the gene structure due to a longtime exposure of unhealthy eating habits and a lack of exercise.

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Sin taxes mock U.S. freedoms

The tax code seems to be, from the mind’s eye, a random set of rules and laws created without any discernment, that relate to how people are taxed.

However, the Internal Revenue Code or tax code has, built into it, motives and feelings into how the general public should behave in certain matters.

A “sin” tax is a tax levied on certain goods deemed by the government to be of the taxpayers’ best interest to avoid or consume less of.

Cigarettes, alcohol and even gas are subject to this extra tax, sometimes referred to as a “green tax.”

The tax laws are created in a way to influence social behavior. For example, charitable contributions, such as a donation to a church, synagogue, or NPO, can decrease taxable income for a taxpayer, a corporation or an individual for instance.

These stipulations in the tax code are there to encourage certain social behaviors, in this case to donate to charity encouraging private sector assistance as well as government aide to those in need.

“Sin” taxes raise extra revenue for the government and discourage certain social behaviors.

At face value, this is a good thing. People will purchase less cigarettes and alcohol because a pack of Marlboro Lights costs $6 to $7 to the patron, after the “sin” tax, instead of $3.

This extra money goes to the government to fund activities aimed at getting fewer people to use a product that is harmful to one’s health or well being.

This might be true, but the “sin” tax specifically poses a lot more harm than good. It is a direct detriment to the freedom of the public. This is America. “Home of the free” and “Land of the brave.”

Historically, people were willing to face hardships to come to the U.S. to work extremely low wage jobs and experience a low standard of living aspiring to someday achieve a better one.

America is unique because we are free and our freedom is unparalleled around the world.

Numerous studies have shown that United States citizens of lower socioeconomic status tend to smoke more cigarettes than Americans of higher income levels. This results in having the people who want to smoke cigarettes having to face a financial disparity to purchase them.

The notion that the government knows what is best for you and that the general public needs to be protected poses a threat to our freedom. The idea that a diplomat or elected official needs to protect me and knows what’s best for me leaves me, a grown adult, feeling a sense of a loss of freedom.

The federal government seems to be picking and choosing what products I am able to consume by means of taxing me extra on certain products.

Gas is another example of this. Obviously there are a lot of factors such as price of heating oil and weather that determine what gas prices are.

One variable that is controlled is the tax on gas. The concept that we need to purchase less “gas guzzlers” and SUVs in order to limit carbon emissions into the atmosphere is a good and noble intention, but I would rather see the majority consensus of American citizens come to that conclusion themselves instead of being forced to by the government.

The “Sin” tax, for lack of a better word, is in itself sinful to the free will of Americans and freedom in general and directly contradicts the ideals of this country that we are lucky enough to enjoy.

OPINION Graduation not cause for celebration Mario cannon | TNR CONTRIBUTOR Graduating high school was great, especially with college to look forward to.

Fast forward five years, two majors, one-6 month unpaid internship and no job offers later, and all there is to look forward to is the last two months of college.

People love to say, “Oh you’re graduating?

That’s so exciting.”

Exciting? More like suspenseful. What’s next is more than just a cliché question, it’s reality and life coming into effect.

My mom calls, asking, “Do you have tickets or invitations? You’re graduating with two degrees, everyone needs to know about this.”

Yes, two degrees and no guaranteed job on the horizon. One-in-two recent college graduates are either unemployed or underemployed, according to the Associated Press.

I guess with my journalism degree, I’ll be able to write about how much money I spent for a piece of paper that’s not guaranteeing monetary opportunities to help payback loans. Then, use that same pen to fill out application to the jobs that have absolutely nothing to do with my fields of study because freelancing isn’t going to pay enough and I need a master’s degree to do anything in psychology.

This is what all the Ramen Noodle nights, endless studying, sleep deprivation,

school’s over-priced, no-dental including health insurance, countless exams, quizzes, assignments and stress was for?

Not to mention dean’s lists, highly graded class portfolios, aced tests and knowledge obtained.

Don’t get me wrong, these are wonderful accomplishments and not everyone graduates from college, but not everyone gets a job in their studied field after college either. There are countless college graduates working at clothing stores, phone companies or busing tables just to pay bills and survive.

Only half of college graduates work in fields that required a bachelor’s degree, about one-fourth of them work in jobs that don’t require a bachelor’s and the other quarter aren’t working at all, according to the New York Times.

The Times called that humbling. I call it a loaded crap platter, served up nicely with a side of good and bad habits acquired during college.

Let’s also not forget since you received this platter, here’s your receipt for the loans that need to be paid back as of now. But first, let me congratulate you, you college graduate you.

Oh yay!

In hindsight, maybe I should’ve risked my high school spine injury just so I could’ve attended a college on full scholarship for football, instead of my partial scholarship to

run track at UC. Yes, I would’ve missed out on an experience that I loved every bit of, but at least during this time I’d be graduating with no loans and able to feel like a high school graduate in the ’90s — jobless, but able to say I have my degree, with no loans to my name — correction, degrees.

People with only a Bachelor’s degree in this economy are treated like simple high school graduates who are treated like those with GEDs and let’s just say they overpaid for their $100 piece of paper as well.

Nowadays, degrees are simply about patting ourselves on the back. They mean a whole lot of nothing unless you have connections from networking while you were acquiring them. As The New York Times stated, those are the people primarily working with jobs that required a college degree.

So to all the college undergraduates still working toward your degree(s), start talking to everyone in a suit, everyone you see and everyone in your classes.

As for my fellow college graduates, start talking to people now if you haven’t been doing so already. There’s literally no time left for shyness.

Regardless of everything, congratulations to all the future college graduates.

At least, as Kanye West said on his first album, “College Dropout,”“When I die buddy, you know what’s going to keep me warm?

That’s right, those degrees.”

Change education standards, modernize HUNTER MOORE | TNR CONTRIBUTOR Pencils and paper get kicked to the curb as blogs and other digital media make headway in education.

In August 2010, CNN.com published an article entitled, “Cursive vs. typing: Which should schools choose?”

A seemingly innocent argument posed by Seattle teacher, Anthony McGrann, which made headlines across the United States.

Just one month before the hot topic hit the media, Ohio adopted the Common Core Curriculum — a program that replaces cursive writing with typing and other digital skills for K-12 education.

The Common Core Curriculum’s mission statement concludes that their standards are meant to be “robust and relevant to the real world reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers.”

Recently, 44 other states have jumped on the bandwagon and plan to implement the new standards in the 2014-2015 school year.

The focus has been on which devices are better, but the better question is: In which direction is our future moving? The answer is simple. Digital technology has reshaped our culture, simultaneously effecting education.

We can’t prepare new generations for the future if we limit their skills based on traditional sentiments. Adopting the Common Core Curriculum is a decision that, if properly executed, would finally bring education up to date with the rest of the world.

That’s not to say traditional writing holds no value, but those skills are on a linear plan and not being maximized to the full potential.

We need to take those traditional writing skills and transform them so they can be applied to a blog or an audio essay.

The realm of possibilities available with digital technology makes learning creative and visionary. You can take a basic written essay and turn it into an audio component, make a blog post, create a video and add photographs to accompany it.

The reality is that the present and future has a significant tie to technology. Students can’t be prepared for college or a career and have the opportunity to express their creativity if education is cementing them to pen and paper.

The Common Core Curriculum was a step in the right direction for education. It is designed to give students the capability of using technology and digital media.

To go along with this innovative new program, the education system needs

educators who embrace it. The Common Core Curriculum seems applicable when it stands alone, but as always, a good plan needs a solid execution.

Educators like McGrann are clearly opposed to phasing out cursive writing. And I am sure he is not alone. Our educators have to be more willing to adapt to the cultural shift or we will be left in the dust.

The English epartment at the University of Cincinnati is keeping up with the changing times by adding new classes related to multimedia writing next Fall.

“New media is no longer additive; it is a field of study and a set of practices that transform how knowledge gets produced, disseminated, and interpreted,” said Laura Micciche, director of composition at UC. Although there is no equivalent to the Common Core Curriculum for higher education, the English department has been making their program applicable to the change mediums of writing.

Digital technology is trending and the revolution will continue, whether our education standards are parallel to them or not. Technology and education will lead us into the future and it’s time we align those competing standards.

Secret scandal shows immaturity, disrespect KYLEY FREDERICK | TNR CONTRIBUTOR It seems rather strange that grown men regarded as some of the best personal protectors in the world, charged with keeping the leader of the free world safe, would still be partying like a group of college students.

Some phrases such as highly irresponsible or dangerous came to mind when members of the Secret Service were caught buying sex from women, where any information or location about the President could have been compromised.

The alleged prostitution scandal involving 20 various women surrounding the secret service as they leave Colombia and were stripped of their security clearances is truly baffling.

President Barack Obama was visiting Colombia and attended the Summit of the Americas several weeks ago, while an alleged 11 Secret Service and 13 military men came under fire for partying at Cartagena, Colombia’s “Pley Club” — a well-known den for sex trafficking and solicitation of prostitutes.

The men involved in the scandal were

overheard talking about their jobs titles and how they were in Colombia working for Obama, according to several reports.

An investigation started April 16 led by the director of the secret service, Mark Sullivan, and will continue before Congress and the Department of Justice can step in.

The fact that these men were going out among local people, getting drunk and bringing women back to their hotel gives the impression that they are not given enough work to do while on an assignment for the president.

This entire scandal makes people wonder how these individuals had the opportunity to act with such misconduct and what other actions of theirs have been done without consequence.

Now the U.S. appears not only incompetent when dealing with international affairs, but also disrespectful toward women as a result of negative coverage from media around the world surrounding this scandal.

It would be logical to think this group of privileged men would lead by example but now it is time to consider the tax dollars that have gone into these Secret Servicemen’s

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paychecks, or, even worse, charged expenses for prostitution, drunkenness and philandering.

In America, it’s illegal to buy or solicit sex outside of Nevada, so shouldn’t the Secret Service be held to the same standard when abroad?

Soon America and the world will witness whether the Secret Service and military men allegedly involved with prostitution are held accountable to their actions, or if the very values that America stands for will be pushed aside.

Currently, the agents and service members have all been stripped of their security clearances and could face judicial punishment.

Although the Secret Service perform acts of bravery and loyalty to the President, his family, elected officials and the American people, that does not give them the right to take advantage of women in another country.

Furthermore, in a time when chaos and uncertainty populate the world, it’s most troubling to know the men in black are acting like nothing more than run-of-the-mill testosterone-fueled adolescents.

NATION & WORLD 3 Al-Bashir vows no peace talks in Sudan Weekend Edition April 26 | 2012

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ALAN BOSWELL | MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS BENTIU, South Sudan — Sudanese war jets launched four missiles into this key South Sudanese state capital Monday, killing at least one and wounding 10 others as tensions continued to rise along the disputed South SudanSudan border.

The jets appeared to be targeting a bridge on the only road linking Bentiu with the conflict zone to the north, where Sudanese and South Sudanese troops last week fought a pitched battle for control of Heglig, an oil town that had long been controlled by Sudan.

A car filled with journalists, including a McClatchy Newspapers correspondent, had barely crossed the bridge when a missile struck 50 yards away, spouting a dark plume of smoke into the air.

Another missile struck a nearby market, incinerating a row of stalls made of wood and grass and killing a young boy, whose charred body lay crumpled nearby. Ten civilians were wounded, including three children.

It was the fourth aerial attack in 10 days on Bentiu but the

first since South Sudan announced Friday that its troops had pulled out of Heglig, raising the specter that Sudan would now march south of the recognized border in retaliation.

There was no sign that either side was backing away from the confrontation. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir delivered a fiery speech in Heglig on Monday, vowing “no negotiation with those people,” according to an account by the French news agency AFP. Meanwhile, at the South Sudanese barracks on the edge of Bentiu, top generals, some of whom had just flown in, drank tea under trees, discussing strategy and suggesting that a new South Sudanese offensive might be in the offing.

“Yesterday they attacked us, and now they are continuing to attack us. What next?” said Obuto Mamur, the South Sudanese military’s deputy chief of staff.

Asked if South Sudan would consider retaking Heglig in response to the aggression, Mac Paul, the deputy head of military intelligence, said that was “one of the options.”

“This is a serious escalation,” he said of the aerial attacks.

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MORE BLOOD SPILLED The local hospital in Bentiu, South Sudan, after an aerial bombardment by Sudanese war planes killed at least four civlians April 14. The country has seen violence since its inception last year.

SCOTUS looks to Arizona

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices, hearing arguments Wednesday over Arizona’s tough immigration law, suggested they were inclined to uphold parts of the state’s law, but may well block others.

The Obama administration lawyer who wanted the entire law struck down ran into skeptical questions from most of the justices who said they saw no problem with requiring police officers to check the immigration status of people who are stopped.

But the justices also said they were troubled by parts of the Arizona law that made it a state crime for illegal immigrants to not carry documents or seek work. The stop and arrest provision has been the most contested part of the law.

Before U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. could deliver his opening comments, the chief justice in an unusual move interrupted to say that “no part of your argument has to do with racial or ethnic profiling.”

Verrilli agreed and said Arizona’s law should be struck down because it conflicts with the federal government’s “exclusive” power of immigration.

But he ran into a barrage of skeptical questions, including from some of the court’s liberals.

Justice Stephen Breyer said he did not see why Arizona’s police would violate federal immigration law if they simply notified federal agents they had a possible illegal immigrant in custody. Breyer said he would be concerned only if the state said it could arrest and jail illegal aliens on its own.

Near the end of the argument, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, an Obama appointee, advised Verrilli he needed a stronger argument than the ones he delivered. His argument “is not selling very well,” she commented.

But the arguments also suggested the court may hand down a split decision. Most of the justices, included Roberts, said they were troubled by two parts of the Arizona law. One would make it a state crime for aliens not to carry documents. A second would make it a state crime for illegal aliens to look for work.

Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy said they appear to go beyond federal law and therefore, could be blocked as clashing with federal law.

But the main provision at issue was the requirement that Arizona’s police officers contact federal officials and check the immigration status of anyone who

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REMEMBERING THE DEAD A burial ceremony for approximately 600 victims of the Massacre of Srebrencia took place in Srebrenica, Bosnia, on July 11, 2005. An estimated 50,000 people attended the 10th anniversary service.

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NATION STILL DIVIDED (Left) A billboard outside Sarajevo in the Bosnian Serb portion of the country underscores the strong ethnic divisions that haunt the country 20 years after the war began. It congratulates Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on his election as president. (Above) Members of Sarajevo — tiny Jewish community, whose ancestors first arrived in the 16th Century, attend a Passover service at the city — main synagogue, April 7. Twenty years after the war began, Jews, Roma and other minorities suffer official discrimination.

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ON WAY HOME Fatos Durmishi, 12, right, and his friend, ethnic Albanian refugees from Kosovo, say goodbye to British NATO soldier Neil Gribbin.

WALK IN PEACE A soldier and his daughter visit the market in the center of Sarajevo, where on two separate occasions dozens of people were killed during Serb shelling attacks. The market has now come back to life, following the peace accord in Dayton.

Son of Bo Xilai defends his record, Harvard life

Former Chinese dictator’s son lived lavishly, enjoyed Ivy League TOM LASSETER | MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS BEIJING — Amid allegations of family corruption, the son of disgraced former Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai publicly defended his own record and pushed back against rumors of a lavish lifestyle in a statement to the Harvard University student newspaper, saying that his expensive education was paid by scholarships and savings.

But Bo Guagua sidestepped any contemplation of the investigation of his mother, accused of murder, and his father, who's been stripped of his seat on the nation's politburo and as party secretary of the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing.

"I am deeply concerned about the events surrounding my family, but I have no comments to make regarding the ongoing investigation," Bo Guagua, a 24-year-old graduate student at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, wrote in a letter posted online late Tuesday.

In his first statement on the scandal enveloping his family, Bo Guagua said he wanted to clarify that the bills for his tuition and living expenses at an exclusive British

boarding school, Oxford University and now Harvard were footed by "scholarships earned independently, and my mother's generosity from the savings she earned from her years as a successful lawyer and writer." He did not name the source of the scholarships.

Corresponding with staff writers of The Harvard Crimson, he also addressed one of the more colorful rumors about his allegedly high-flying life: "I have never driven a Ferrari."

His father's downfall has created one of the biggest Chinese political scandals in decades. Once seen as a candidate for the country's standing committee politburo, the epicenter of power in China, Bo Xilai plummeted from favor after his former police chief turned up at an American consulate in February, possibly seeking asylum.

It's been widely reported, but not officially confirmed, that the police chief had quarreled with Bo Xilai after telling him that his wife was linked to the killing of a British businessman in November.

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Bo Xilai, who'd already been sacked from his Chongqing post, was suspended from the politburo. The reports by the official Xinhua newswire also mentioned that the dead businessman had previously been on "good terms" with both Gu and Bo Guagua.

Bo Guagua's purported extravagances were not related to any of those events, but they fueled a public perception that China's hereditary elite is awash in wealth and privilege.

Apparently in response to photographs that have circulated of him at parties, often with women and alcohol, he wrote, "During my time at Oxford, it is true that I participated in 'Bops,' a type of common Oxford social event, many of which are themed. These events are a regular feature of social life at Oxford and most students take part in these college-wide activities."

His grades at Oxford, though, were good, he said, and he devoted time to a number of extracurricular activities.

"I am proud," he wrote, "to have been the first mainland Chinese student to be elected to the Standing Committee of the Oxford Union."

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is lawfully stopped and appears to be an illegal immigrant.

A federal judge in Phoenix and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked that provision on the ground that it would gave state officials the power to enforce federal immigration law.

Roberts and most of the justices said they disagreed with that interpretation.

“It doesn’t require you to remove one more alien,” the chief justice told Verrilli. Federal officials would be free to release anyone who they decided against holding, he said.

Why South Sudan pulled out of Heglig on Friday was still largely open to conjecture.

South Sudanese officials say the retreat was in response to calls from the United States and the United Nations that it withdraw.

But evidence continued to mount Monday that South Sudanese forces were driven back by a fierce Sudanese counteroffensive.

Accounts from soldiers back from the front lines indicate that the South Sudanese army came under heavy attack on Thursday.

The South Sudanese quickly fell back from positions north of Heglig, then abandoned Heglig itself under heavy aerial bombardment.

On Sunday, the two armies clashed near

the old border, at Tishwin. South Sudan claimed the Sudanese army briefly entered undisputed South Sudanese territory, a claim impossible to verify because neither side has given access to the front lines in recent days.

Sudan denied that it planned to carry the fight into South Sudan. Sudan “has not and does not intend to” attack South Sudan, the Sudanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement emailed to reporters after Monday’s airstrikes on Bentiu.

Evidence of Sudanese air force bombing was clear, however, north of Bentiu, where craters filled with shrapnel could be found in the cracked earth. It was unclear whether

the target had been South Sudanese oilfields, which line both sides of the road from Heglig to Bentiu, or military positions nearby.

One hope for peace is that the Sudanese army might be disinclined to carry the fight into South Sudanese territory, given the many rebel fronts it already faces in Sudanese territory.

The biggest insurgency it faces is in the Nuba Mountains, which border South Sudan, where rebels allied with the South Sudanese government are gaining ground.

The strategic Sudanese town of Talodi has come under heavy attack in recent days by the rebel forces there.

From disorder | 1 psychological problems can also affect memory.

“Depression in older adults can sometimes cause some difficulties with thinking and concentration, and it’s a potentially treatable condition that, as physicians, it’s important for us to try to pick up on,” Kelley said.

Anticholinergic medications can cause memory and concentration problems as well. Prescriptions including Paxil — an antidepressant, Detrol — a medication for bladder-control, and the over-the-counter drug, Benadryl all contain anticholinergic drugs.

The FDA recently tagged statins, designed for high cholesterol, as another drug group that

may cause memory loss. Even with this label change, Kelley said there isn’t ample evidence of a correlation between statins and memory loss.

On average, a person will experience symptoms of cognitive impairment for 2-3 years before a physician is ever consulted, Kelley said.

If someone is experiencing memory loss, a neuropsychological evaluation might be recommended.

“During a neuropsychological evaluation, a psychologist can examine things like memory, attention, language, planning, thinking, behavior … and compare your results to people who do not have any suspected neurologic dysfunction,”

Folley said. “We can see if your memory — if your ability to learn new information and to recall it over time — is essentially where it should be or if it’s worse than you think it might be.”

Kelley suggested staying physically and socially active to prevent cognitive problems.

Exercising several days per week and solving mentally challenging puzzles will keep the body and mind sharp.

“Those people that report low levels of satisfaction with their social interactions, and those people who are becoming more withdrawn have a higher risk of developing significant cognitive decline,” Kelley said.

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From jobs | 1 the recession, Heath said.

And because of low-opportunity cost, the increase of graduates decreases the value of a bachelor’s degree, causing wages to decrease, Heath said.

UC’s career fair increased its number of employers from 73 in 2011 to 95 this year, said Katrina Jordan, director of the UC Career Development Center.

“It appears [there is] some movement on the horizon,” Jordan said. “[We are] hopeful for information in the next couple of months about the class of 2012.”

mice and giving them a high-fat feeding. Mice with a higher level of the HDAC9 protein gained more weight. Mice with a lower level gained less weight even though both were given the same amount of feeding, Chatterjee said.

“Deleting the HDAC9 gene completely prevented mice from developing obesity-related diseases during chronic high-fat feeding,” Chatterjee said.

“These results mean the discovery of a potential molecular culprit in obesity-related disease development.”

As research continues, the next

goal is to find a way to reverse the gene expression back to lower levels, Chatterjee said.

“We believe that it is possible to reverse this epigenetic process, precipitated by chronic over-eating, with selective drugs,” he said. “We are currently focusing our attention to design drugs to reverse such epigenetic changes to bring HDAC9 expression down and restore normal fat cell function in obese individuals, representing a novel treatment strategy for obesity-related disease conditions.”

From infestation | 1 the conditions; on days when there is a high number of rodent sightings, employees sit in a circle with laptops in the middle of the room so they can keep an eye on the mice, Shaw said.

“That does make it hard to come to work every day,” Shaw said. The staff cleans feces off the desks most mornings, and several have had mice run across their feet during the day, he said.

“It’s not fair, and I do feel like if it was some other office, this would’ve been handled by now,” Calloway said. “It’s ridiculous that it’s been going on this long, and people still have to work here.”

Dining areas on campus have also seen a number of mice, with six pest control violations sighted by the Cincinnati Health Department during standard inspections during the 2011-12 academic year; two in Center Court, and one each in MarketPointe, CCM Starbucks, Stadium View and Fifth Third Arena.

Since then, all the violations have been corrected or abated, except for in Center Court, where a mouse was sighted Saturday, April 7.

“It grosses me out and makes me think twice about the food I’m eating there,” said Kaitlyn Cooper, a first-year health sciences student.“It seems so unsanitary to me.”

Mice carry a handful of diseases that can be transmitted to humans, including salmonella, ratbite fever, tapeworms, ringworm, bloody scours and rodentborne viral infectious disease lymphocytic choriomeningitis, according to wildlife control firm Critter Control.

And students are at risk for catching the diseases, said Matthew Clayton, a registered sanitarian with the Cincinnati Health Department.

“If you have a facility where there’s a rodent infestation, does it pose a significant risk? It absolutely does,” Clayton said. “For a student, someone who’s young and healthy,

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IT’S A TRAP Pictured is a dead mouse caught in a glue trap in the African American Cultural and Resource Center near Fifth Third Arena.

maybe not as much of a risk, but there’s still a threat.”

The high number of pest control issues on campus is unusual, said John Hautz, UC director of food services.

“My sense is that yes, that would be an anomaly,” Hautz said. “Lots of situations in the areas could lead to something like that — construction or demolition or an access way that has been left open or not properly secured.”

Pest control violations mean “the presence of insects, rodents and other pests is not being adequately controlled or minimized,” according to the inspection report records. This can include anything from pest sightings to potential entry points for pests.

“It’s not uncommon that we have a violation,” said Clayton, who inspects food facilities on and around campus. “Because the [facility] has a strip on the threshold of a door that’s worn away, or someone’s propping open a door.”

Two main factors play into an infestation, said Bob Bauer, UC Facilities director for grounds, moving and transportation services.

“All rodents need food and shelter to survive,” Bauer said. “And if you eliminate one or the other, they’ll move on.”

With the Jefferson Avenue Sports Complex construction ongoing since spring 2010, mouse habitats are being disrupted, which is a likely cause of the AACRC infestation, Bauer said.

“I am of the opinion that any construction, especially when you talk about construction on a large scale — will likely disrupt some sort of a [rodent] nest,” Clayton said.

The combination of the construction and an abundance of food sources in the AACRC led to the longest office building infestation on campus in recent history, Bauer said.

“Other than [Fifth Third Arena] during the 15 years I was there, this is the longest infestation at UC I’ve dealt with,” said Bauer, who was the director of operations at Fifth Third Arena until 2004.

The pest control problem isn’t exclusive to campus, Clayton said.

“I think this is something that UC has dealt with for years, and I think it’s because the city of Cincinnati has a rodent issue,” Clayton said. “We have to bait the sewers downtown annually to prevent rodents from running around the streets downtown.

Clifton has a real problem with rodents.”

As a result, a rodent sighting in the area isn’t unusual, Clayton said.

However, with the practice field construction nearing completion and exterminators working to rid the AACRC

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of pests, Bauer said he hopes the AACRC infestation will end soon.

“After construction, it’s going to be easier, and we’re eliminating a lot of the places they can hide,” Bauer said.

UC Facilities has spent approximately $1,200 on pest control in the AACRC since the problem arose two years ago — $200 for the traps and $540 per year on inspections, Bauer said.

“It’s not a huge part of my budget, but it would be nice to eliminate,” Bauer said. “But we can’t expect people to work under those conditions, so that’s why we spend what we have to spend.”

It’s an issue that campus officials take seriously, said John Hautz, director of food services.

“Food safety is priority No. 1, and anything that would potentially impact our ability to maintain the proper environment — we would be very concerned about that,” Hautz said.

And in a city plagued by rodents, UC is starting to take additional steps to stamp out the problem.

Aramark, a national food service company, operates food service on campus and is ultimately responsible for correcting health inspection violations, Hautz said. The company spends more than $20,000 annually on pest control and is always quick to respond to any inspection violation with swift action, Clayton said.

Along with UC Food Services, Aramark has been working with exterminators to make an effort to maintain better pest control.

This past week, Hautz met with exterminators to examine the Campus Recreation Center complex, which houses Center Court, and see if there was room for improvement.

“We wanted to make sure that beyond the boundaries of the food service component, the university’s contractor for pest control

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was taking appropriate preventative measures,” Hautz said.

The exterminators suggested several preventative measures during the tour, including sealing off potential entry points, Hautz said.

But fixing the problem has to be a group effort, Bauer said. Communication is key, and workers have to be willing to make changes if they want to see progress.

“If we’re not made aware of the problem, there’s no reason to make a visit,” Bauer said. “When we were first made aware of the problem [in the AACRC], we instructed them on how to keep stuff out of reach of mice, because there was lots of food at desks, candy dishes, potato chips in the lunch room.”

Bauer also estimated that his exterminator, who empties traps when office members contact UC Facilities, had found less than 10 mice in the AACRC. However, UC Facilities does not get reports from Rose Pest Solutions, who handles the monthly inspections in the AACRC, he said.

Mitch Livingston, vice president for student affairs and services, has also gotten involved with the pest control efforts at the AACRC. Representatives from the AACRC met with Livingston in Fall quarter to discuss the general conditions of the building, including the mice.

“The outcome of the meeting was that they agreed to fix it over the summer,” Shaw said. “At this moment, they’re trying to work with us, but currently, it just seems so bad.”

Two years into the infestation, Shaw is anxious to see more action on the part of the university, he said.

“They say we’re going to put funding toward the cultural center, but at the same time, we’re dealing with this right now,” Shaw said.“It makes me feel like sometimes they — the university — don’t care.”

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WHILE A GROUP OF GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI STOOD ON THE TOP OF A MOUNTAIN IN IRAQ, THEY MOVED METAPHORICAL MOUNTAINS, BRIDGING A GAP OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. "We had the most beautiful view of the whole mountain valley," said second-year Spanish student Jennifer Williamson. “Everyone was clapping, singing and dancing while we picnicked at the top of the mountain.”

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AN EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY During their trip to the Kurdish region of Iraq, the nine-member group of College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services students divided their time between educating Salahaddin University-Hawler students and visiting landmarks and travelling around the region. They spent the majority of their visit in the mountains of Erbil, Iraq.

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discussion group with SUH students. The Iraqi students desired to learn more about how being a student in the U.S. differed from their experiences, she said. rom April 13-20, University of Cincinnati students “We talked about everything from the history of bridged gaps between cultural differences while the Kurdish people to which football team I personally mending language barriers in Iraq. preferred,” Williamson said. “It was very broad and fun, “The importance is learning about each other’s cultures and breaking down barriers in both and I really enjoyed learning about their culture.”

After working on developing a course covering the directions,” said doctoral student Jessica Braine.

English sound system, demonstrating lessons related to The students led teaching and research projects through pronunciation felt natural to Schanding during his time an educational linkages partnership with the Salahaddin in Iraq.

University-Hawler (SUH) in Erbil, “During the visit, I mostly Iraq. In the second year of the threeconcentrated on intonation patterns year linkages partnership with HE WORLD IS in English speech,” Schanding SUH, UC’s College of Education, said. “I also had the opportunity to Criminal Justice, and Human BECOMING A LOT SMALLER observe classes, to meet with many Services worked to strengthen faculty members there, and to take community connections and AND WE HAVE TO TRY short cultural excursions during the learning skills in the Iraq city. off hours.”

The nine-member team AND UNDERSTAND EACH Time spent away from the traveled to the Kurdish region university was spent visiting with the intent of presenting OTHER BETWEEN CULTURES landmarks and traveling around demonstrations in English as a the region, Williamson said. second language courses.

RATHER THAN BEING “We spent more time with SUH “They were so eager to talk to professors than with the students,” us and wanted to practice their LIMITED BY PRECONCEIVED she said. “We went to dinner English so badly,” said secondwith them and got to know their year Spanish student Jennifer NOTIONS OR FEARS children as well.”

Williamson. “They don’t often While exploring the region with get to talk to native speakers.”

-JESSICA BRAINE native professors, the UC team was Before departing for Iraq, the DOCTORAL STUDENT overwhelmed by the generosity of UC team transitioned smoothly the Iraqi people. Throughout the into the vastly different country’s duration of the trip, the team never culture after ample preparation once paid for any extra expenses, Williamson said. time. The team met with UC International to learn more “The SUH students and professors were unsurpassed in about the region, how to prepare for weather and what immunizations were typical for travel to the region. their generosity and warmth,” Braine said. “One professor Additionally, the UC professors and students prepared brought traditional headdresses for my children.”

While extending the opportunity to learn more about a curriculum to educate and present to the students of the English language, the UC team also worked on building Salahaddin University-Hawler. connections between the U.S. and Iraq. Collaboration is “For content of our visit, preparation was ongoing key and no successful partnership can be unidirectional, over the past year as we worked with SUH to learn more Schanding said. about what their needs were,” said Brian Schanding, a “The SUH faculty and administration have insights doctoral student.

While focusing on the four areas of language and experiences that we can never know, and so we were education — speaking, listening, reading and writing — there to learn as much as to teach,” he said. “Likewise, Braine prepared interactive student-centered activities we were there to provide information about what works successfully in the U.S.” for SUH students.

The cultural exchange worked to build mutual “They’re used to more didactic, authoritarian teaching methods,” she said. “One of the goals was to habituate understanding and appreciation between two diverse cultures, Braine said. The experience helped to dispel them to student-centered learning.” common stereotypes placed on diverse areas, Braine said.

While doctoral students Jessica Braine, Brian “I had a small amount of hesitation or fear of the Schanding and Tom Highley led teaching demonstrations security before I left for the trip,” Braine said. “I realized in English language courses, Williamson took on a once I got there that there’s really no security concern.” different role than anyone else on the trip.

Alternatively, Iraqi students questioned if the typical “I videotaped different professors instructing different American student was ignorant, Williamson said. classes,” Williamson said. “I was collecting research from “One SUH professor asked if I was small for an that and getting film of our trip.”

American because he had the idea that most Americans Williamson also had the opportunity to lead a were overweight,” Williamson said.

More than anything, the group worked to be the face of UC as student ambassadors, Williamson said.

“Cultural diversity and international relations are the direction the world is going in,” Braine said. “The world is becoming a lot smaller and we have to try and understand each other between cultures rather than being limited by preconceived notions or fears.”

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BRIDGING CULTURAL GAPS University of Cincinnati students interact with students of Salahaddin University-Hawler in the Kurdish region of Iraq April 13-20. UC students taught English at the university during their time in the Middle East.

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Women’s golf ends season

Sad NFL Seventh-place finish means sour ending for Cats draft on tap in NYC DAN PILAR | STAFF REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati women’s golf team teed off at The Watson Course in Orlando, Fla., Sunday to begin its three-day venture at the Big East Tournament.

When Roger Gooddell strolls onto the stage of Radio City Music Hall for the third time, announcing Andrew Luck as the newest Indianapolis Colt, he will kick off the least impressive draft in recent memory.

The NFL takes center stage every April, situated just after the start of baseball season and the NBA Playoffs — right where it should be: front and center.

This year, there is no mystery as to who the first or second players joining the NFL ranks are, nor does anyone outside of those two quarterbacks have a very compelling story — with the exception of maybe two players.

Known more for his athleticism and adaptability than his tenure as a starting quarterback at Texas A&M, Ryan Tannehill will be compelling, from the standpoint of having 13 games of experience behind center to offer.

Tannehill started out as a wide receiver, and until this past season, was looking at the prospect of being an undrafted free agent vying for the 52nd or 53rd roster spot in the NFL, or being relegated to the ranks of the Canadian Football League.

Now, with the media swarming around him, Tannehill will garner attention — even if it’s fleeting throughout his time in Miami.

Another quarterback worth taking a look at, and the guy who I think could succeed for three years before he gets too old to play, is Brandon Weeden from Oklahoma State.

Weeden is the only quarterback in the draft who beat all of the other quarterbacks slated to go ahead of him: Luck, Robert Griffin III and Tannehill — in one season, nonetheless.

Outside of quarterbacks, skill position players going in the draft this year will no doubt contribute, but this isn’t exactly the 1983 draft.

Trent Richardson, who carried the rock for national champion Alabama, will be saddled with the misfortune of becoming a Cleveland Brown. As if going to a miserable franchise isn’t enough, he gets to refer to himself as a color playing in a city known for its epic lack of winning.

Justin Blackmon, the former Oklahoma State Cowboy and Most Valuable Player in the Fiesta Bowl, could prove to be one of the most exciting playmakers in the draft. The only thing standing in his way is the precedent of poor decisionmaking and injury problems just like his former teammate and now Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Dez Bryant.

Blackmon is being projected to go to the St. Louis Rams, and while that might benefit the Rams’ beleaguered offense from a year ago, it will do little to keep Sam Bradford healthy or heal the team’s offensive line woes.

The Buffalo Bills are probably going to take Michael Floyd out of Notre Dame with the tenth pick, and regret will follow. Floyd, who caught 37 touchdowns and averaged 14.4 yards per catch in his four seasons in South Bend, Ind., will have difficulty separating from NFL cornerbacks and have an uneasy time winning jump balls in the end zone come September.

Outside of those players the draft analysts fawn over, there is some local talent to pay attention to. Isaiah Pead looks to be heading to Pittsburgh

by Friday, and Derek Wolfe is projected to become a Cowboy before Saturday.

Outside of them, JK Schaffer and Zach Collaros are projected to be offered tryouts as undrafted free agents but will have difficulty dressing on Sundays next season.

Schaffer could become the next Haruki Nakamura and end up starting at safety someday, but Collaros will be back in Clifton coaching Munchie Legaux before next year’s Sugar Bowl.

This is not to discourage anyone looking to watch the draft on ESPN. Just keep in mind that it will be a pretty boring affair. As the NFL moves into the rookie-wage-scale era, leaving behind the excitement of holdouts and overweight players missing out on valuable days in camp, so goes the excitement of its draft.

This draft won’t have an Akili Smith or a Ryan Leaf, but it could produce some solid players with boring storylines.

performer of the three-day tournament with Leading the way in the first round was rounds of 75, 82 and 81, respectively, for a total sophomore Olivia Dose, who posted a score score of 238. Her performance put her in a tie of 75. for 19th place in the tourney.

Sophomore Andrea Malek and junior Finishing just behind Dose was Malek, Alex Carl contributed scores of 79 to put the whose three-round score came to a total Bearcats in seventh place after 18 holes.

On the second day of the tournament, 241 — good enough for 23rd place. freshman Mackenzie Moir was able to Carl finished two strokes behind improve her score, shedding two strokes off Malek with a total of 243 — placing her in her first round total of 84.

27th place.

Not all of the Bearcats were able to achieve Roos’ team best 78 in the third scores to top their first round performances, round propelled her to a tie for but the team managed to jump in front of 30th place, and Moir was able to improve her Georgetown in the standings. score in each round, finishing with a score of Heading into the third and final round, 246 — notching a 32nd-place finish.

UC was sitting in When the tournament sixth place, and the concluded Cincinnati shot players were looking rounds of 315-327-320 for to improve upon their a total score of 962 for a individual scores. seventh-place finish.

All five Bearcat Roos said the team competitors did just practiced hard and that she that, matching or and her teammates put a bettering their scores lot of work into their game from the previous day. this season, but it was not Junior Maria Roos enough for them to secure the set the pace for UC placement they wanted.

—MARIA ROOS on Tuesday, posting a “Even though we worked JUNIOR GOLFER score of 78. hard during the season, the Roos said she had results were not as expected,” to make adjustments in Roos said. “This gives us order to improve upon her gameplay. motivation to work harder for next season.”

“It was nice to finish with a better score the The Big East Tournament was the last round, even though it wasn’t great,” Roos conclusion of the Bearcats’ spring season. said. “My swing wasn’t working as normal.

They’ll head into the offseason looking to Instead of fixing it, I adjusted my game plan improve upon their seventh-place finish with to my swing.” a determination and work ethic they hope will Dose was the Bearcats’ most accomplished take them further next season.

Even though we worked hard during the season, the results were not as expected.

This gives us motivation to work harder for next season.

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ROOM TO IMPROVE The University of Cincinnati women’s golf team finished seventh in the Big East Tournament.

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Seniors face XU for final series UC baseball trying to overcome Big East Conference woes

JAMES FREEMAN | STAFF REPORTER This week marks the final time the senior class of Cincinnati Bearcats baseball players meet their crosstown rival, the Xavier Musketeers.

Last year, the Bearcats swept a three-game series against Xavier, but this year did not bode well for the already struggling team.

The series began Tuesday night, as the Bearcats (13-28, 2-13 Big East) met the Musketeers (19-23) at Xavier’s Hayden Field, when senior pitcher Brad Mergen took the mound.

His career-high seven strikeouts were not enough to beat the Musketeers, as the Bearcats were handed a 4-1 defeat.

In one of the best outings of his career at UC — starting against an archrival — Mergen also went a career-high 7.1 innings, allowing only two earned runs before giving way to junior reliever Thomas Gentile.

Xavier dealt the Bearcats another heartbreaker on Wednesday night, as the Musketeers added three runs in the 10th inning to best UC 7-4.

Sophomore outfielder Justin Glass went 2-3 with an RBI and freshman third baseman Joey Bilek hit the first

homerun of his UC career.

With just three weeks remaining in the collegiate careers of this senior class, this series serves as a final warm up for the Big East Conference tournament.

The Bearcats are currently in last place in Big East standings, trailing the University of Pittsburgh by two games.

The top eight teams in the conference will compete in the Big East Championship in Clearwater, Fla., May 23, and with the Bearcats situated in 12th place, four games behind eighth place Villanova, they need to make a stretch run to get to the Sunshine State.

It is entirely possible the Cats could make a run down the stretch and sneak into the Big East Championship, as there are 12 conference games remaining.

Six of those games pit the Bearcats against Villanova and Georgetown — the eighth and ninth place teams in the Big East standings.

The Bearcats next face Big East foe Rutgers at home before welcoming Wright State University for one game then traveling to Connecticut to face the Huskies for a three-game series that will feature a doubleheader.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR BASEBALL April 27: vs. Rutgers, Marge Schott Stadium at 6:30 p.m.

April 28: vs. Rutgers, Marge Schott Stadium at 4 p.m.

April 29: vs. Rutgers, Marge Schott Stadium at 1 p.m.

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CROSSTOWN SLUG FEST The University of Cincinnati baseball team faces crosstown rival XU for one final series this season in hopes of bouncing back to its winning ways in time for the Big East Conference championships.

Harpenau adds award to collection IN BRIEF

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JOSH MILLER | SPORTS EDITOR

University of Cincinnati volleyball senior outside hitter Missy Harpenau added another award to her collection on Monday evening, as she was named the 19th recipient of the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Women’s Sports Association College Sportswoman of the Year.

Harpenau, a Cincinnati native who was named Prepvolleyball.com’s National Player of the Year in 2007 after leading Mother of Mercy High School to a state championship victory, was selected for the award from a group of six finalists, which included UC track standout Jasmine Cotten, as well as nominees from local rivals Xavier University and Northern Kentucky University.

In her final year with the program, Harpenau — a fourth-year exploratory studies student — helped lead the Bearcats to their first Big East Tournament Title in school history.

Harpenau averaged .39 aces, 4.17 points and 3.5 kills per set, as UC finished the season 27-10 — the 16th time in the past 17 seasons in which the Bearcats have reached 20 or more wins.

Prior to this latest honor, Harpenau — who became just the sixth player in UC history to record both 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career — had already been named First-Team all-Big East, Big East Tournament most outstanding player and was selected all-America honorable mention by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

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STANDOUT UC ATHLETE University of Cincinnati senior outside hitter Missy Harpenau was named Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Women’s Sports Association College Sportswoman of the Year. She finished the 2011 season as the sixth player in UC history to record 1,000 career kills and digs.

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FOR RENT Two blocks to campus. Just finished being COMPLETELY REMODELLED!! Eat-in kitchen with dishwasher, free laundry, A/C, ceiling fans, window blinds, free parking, cats welcome free, available beginning August, $2095.00. Call Jeff at 513-3795300. “gray5393@mailstation.com” No text messages, please.

SPECTACULAR SEVENBEDROOM, FOUR-BATH, THREE-STORY. Remodeled house, two blocks to campus, 16’x20’ hardwood living room with fireplace. 16’x24’ eat-in kitchen with dishwasher. BONUS COMPUTER ROOM. Free laundry, A/C, ceiling fans, window blinds, two-car garage +additional free parking, cats welcome free.

Available beginning August. $2095.00. Call Jeff at 513-3795300. “gray5393@mailstation.com” No text messages, please.

FOUR-BEDROOM, THREE-BATH

HOUSE. Three blocks to campus.

Beautiful new eat-in kitchen with dishwasher. Restored hardwood floors, free laundry, A/C, ceiling fans, window blinds, PRIVATE DECK! Free parking, cats welcome free, available beginning August. $1495.00. Call Jeff at 513-3795300. “gray5393@mailstation.com” No text messages, please.

FIVE-BEDROOM, THREE-BATH, THREE-STORY HOUSE. Three blocks to campus. Remodeled eat-in kitchen with dishwasher.

Hardwood floors. Free laundry, A/C, ceiling fans, window blinds, free parking, cats welcome free.

Available beginning August. $1695.00. Call Jeff at 513-3795300. “gray5393@mailstation.com” No text messages, please.

Beautiful 3 bedroom apartment available for August rental. Located on Graham Street right across from Bellevue Park. 513-378-7919 or virtual tour at www.qcr4rent.com.

University Investments apartments and houses for rent. 1 through 6 bedrooms. 513-403-2678.

Three bedroom apartment. $700.00 + electric. Internet, laundry, near UC shuttle route. 513-281-4855. Photos at www.egepropertyrental.com 6 bedroom, 3 bath on Ohio Avenue. Equipped kitchen, laundry, off-street parking. $2400/month + utilities. Egepropertyrental.com.

513-307-6510.

Available August 1. Extra-large three bedroom, two full bath. Short walk to UC. Recently renovated.

Full kitchen with new appliances.

Built in 42-inch LED TV. Hardwood floors. Carpeted bedrooms. New HVAC. Parking. Must see! $1125 per month. 513-266-6567 for appointment.

3 bedroom, 2 full bathrooms, balcony, quiet cul-de-sac available August 1. $1385/month.

513-382-7350.

3 carpeted bedrooms, 2 baths, newly renovated. Updated kitchen with new appliances. Off street parking, on site washer and dryer, pets allowed. $1,125 per month.

513-618-3688. Penklor.com.

Tenants, student rentals.

FOR RENT 5 carpeted bedrooms, 2 baths, newly remodeled, short distance to campus, on UC bus route, new carpet, washer and dryer, small deck in back, pets allowed. $1,875 per month. 513-618-3688. Penklor. com. Tenants, student rentals 4 carpeted bedrooms, 2 baths, new kitchen appliances, nice back deck, UC bus stops right around the corner, $1,575 per month. 513618-3688. Penklor.com. Tenants, student rentals.

5 carpeted bedrooms, 2 full bath, newly renovated, new kitchen appliances off street parking. $1,875 per month. Call Tony 513618-3688. Penklor.com. Tenants, student rentals.

One, two, three, four bedrooms and studios. Walk to UC. FREE UTILITIES! Hardwood, laundry, dishwasher, parking. $430-$685$870 Deposit special with approval.

Call 513-651-2339 1 and 3 bedrooms available. Visit www.cdproperties.org

EMPLOYMENT FRITO LAY is hiring part-time team members for our West Chester, Ohio distribution center! Part-time opportunities start at $14.20 per hour. Please go to our website to submit an online application. www.fritolayemployment.com.

Take advantage of a great financial opportunity and taste the success!

Please- no walk-ins, phone calls, or resumes accepted in person. Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V) Needed right now. Campus ambassadors and manager, great products, pay, perks, fun and benefits! Contact Michael at 602759-9153, email holdemtex55@ hotmail.com today!

Personal caregiver for intelligent, creative, active, physically disabled 54-year-old in Mason. No experience, flexible hours. Drivers license required. $10+/hour. 513398-8058.

Typist needed. Part time. 513-3988058.

Now Hiring: piano, guitar, and voice instructors. Teach in students’

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EMPLOYMENT homes. Set your own schedule.

Experience required. Call 513-8603540 or apply online at www.pianolessonsinyourhome.com Certified lifeguards and activity specialists - gymnastics, soccer - and male group counselors needed for a fun, outdoor summer day camp in Cincinnati. Six week session begins June 18th-July 27th, Monday-Friday 9:30 AM-3:30 PM. Contact Camp Wildbrook 513-9312196 or campwildbrook@cinci. rr.com.

NOW HIRING MARKETING REPS/APPOINTMENT SETTERS. NEAT, CLEAN, MOTIVATED, WITH DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION. P/T AFTERNOON & EVENINGS. PAID TRAINING + BONUS. 513-351-7770.

FOR SALE For Sale. Antique 4x8 pool table.

Made by Cincinnati Billiard Manufacturing Company. Was in the UC student union for 85 years; I’ve owned for the past 40 years.

Playing surface is 3 pieces of 1 inch slate. Everything you need. Hard and soft covers. Two complete sets of balls including the genuine ivory cue ball. Custom made walnut cue rack with cues and all other supplies. Free delivery to Cincinnati area. Photos available via e-mail at indydoc@uiuc.edu or call 217-3516070. $3500 or best offer.

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