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MOVING ON UP Cincinnati Metro is currently gathering information regarding travel demographics for uptown busnesses.

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A Metro hub at the University of Cincinnati East Campus might be in the near future.

“We’ve always envisioned it in serving close proximity Short Vine, east of the university and southwest of the hospital, so that we can bring service in that connects to all those jobs that are concentrated there,” said Metro government relations director Colin Groth.

Metro is currently working with Beth Robinson, president and CEO of the Uptown Consortium and a UC alumna, to gather information regarding travel patterns for major employers in Uptown Cincinnati, Groth said.

The Uptown Consortium

represents UC and four other major uptown employers.

The city currently operates in a hub-and-spoke system, with a central hub located at Government Square downtown with multiple bus routes feeding into it, but Groth expressed Metro’s interests in breaking away from the traditional model.

“In Cincinnati, we have one tremendous job center in downtown, but we have a second in uptown that is just as economically viable and, based on a lot of projections, we’re actually expected to see more growth in employment base over the next 10 years than downtown,” Groth said. “One of the first major investments [aims to] break the huband-spoke system and create a more neighborhood-to-neighborhood

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Owners announce future store plans Anthony Orozco | news editor The new owners of the Ludlow Avenue IGA gave insight to future renovations and services of the supermarket Wednesday morning.

“We are looking very much forward to reviving this supermarket to the hubbub of activity that I think it always had a reputation for,” said Steve

WHAT’S IN STORE Steve Goessling, with son Mark Goessling and general manager Dan Fryer hosts a press conference Wednesday morning.

Simmons talks success in TUC scott winfield | Senior reporter Enlightenment and happiness through meditation and inner focus were the driving points of former Def Jam Records CEO and entrepreneur Russell Simmons’ lecture in Tangeman University Center’s Great Hall Wednesday.

Simmons spoke to support his new book, “Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All,” as he lectured University of Cincinnati students, faculty, alumni and fans on the path to success.

“The key to success is in [the heart],” Simmons

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Goessling, as he announced the completed transfer of ownership at a 10:30 a.m. press conference at the store’s front. “It’s going to take us a little bit of time to get open, but we are anxious to get it open as soon as humanly possible.”

New and returning UC students should expect the IGA to be open for Fall quarter 2011, Goessling said.

“The initial goal would be to have this open by Sept. 1,” Goessling said. “But as I hear more and more of the clamor in the neighborhood for the need for [the store to open], we are trying to come up with a way to open up in phases.”

The selling of basics like milk, bread and lunchmeat might come sooner depending on completions of floor and structural renovations, which will cost a minimum of $800,000, Goessling said. see IGA | 2

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Artwork causes alarm For the second time in the past week, a University of Cincinnati building on campus was evacuated due to suspicions that an explosive could be inside.

The College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning was evacuated at approximately 3 p.m.

Monday after an unmarked package was found in the building.

Brandon Combs, a DAAP information technology analyst, found the package at the top of the stairs and notified the UC Police Division.

UCPD ordered an evacuation of the building and investigated the package, which turned out to be a DAAP student’s design project.

“The response was appropriate since the package was designed to look like a bomb,” said UCPD Capt. Karen Patterson.

UCPD cleared students and faculty to reenter the building at 3:30 p.m.

McMicken Hall was evacuated May 12 after a note was found in the building suggesting that an explosive was planted somewhere inside.

The incident at DAAP is the third bomb threat-related incident at UC since 2006, Patterson said.

No arrests have been made in the previous incidents.

The events of the past week might make students more aware in the future regarding bomb threats or suspicious packages on campus, Patterson said. “[UCPD] always talks to our community about awareness because people need to be aware of our surrounding at all times — not just on campus,” Patterson said. “Just having the incident occur will make people more aware of the possibility of explosive devices being placed in a campus environment.”

connection — a residential-toemployment center connection. It’s a new building block for our future transit systems.”

With more advanced connections, Metro will aim to connect various bus routes and provide alternative options for commuters.

“We also want to provide connections,” Groth said. “Children’s Hospital has a shuttle they run and [there is also] the Bearcat Transportation System. These are all things we want to tie into the facility.

You could come in on a [UC] shuttle from one of the Western campus neighborhoods and connect to a mainline service and get anywhere in the Metro system.”

SIMMONS SELLS SUCCESS Former record producer and entrepreneur Russell Simmons discussed his new book and focus.

said. “Money does not make you happy — but happy makes you money.”

The belief that meditation can create focus and enlighten those who utilize it and the notion that happiness can only be found within are two key ideas presented in Simmons’ new book. Keeping your mind free and still is the key, Simmons said.

“The book is about transformation,” Simmons said. “The reason we meditate is to let the nervous system calm down.”

Simmons said he believes that anyone can succeed and achieve their goals if they are willing to be persistent and approach their work with a clear head.

“You can’t fail until you quit. It’s impossible,” Simmons said. “All the stars start at the bottom, and there’s no top. No matter how rich you are, no matter how big your mansion [is], you only sit your ass in one seat at a time.”

In his book, Simmons redefines the word “rich,” explaining that rich no longer means wealth through currency, but rather the idea that we “need nothing.”This idea focuses on the idea that material riches are secondary to the basic needs of human beings.

Midway through his lecture, Simmons provided an anecdote for success. He described a man who persistently swept a storefront every day until the store hired him. The man later went on to become CEO of the company.

“Keep giving until they can’t get along without you,” Simmons said.

At the end of his lecture, an audience member — a convicted felon who went to prison in 2002 for assault — told Simmons he had been having trouble finding a job because of his criminal record and asked how he could overcome his struggles.

Simmons responded by telling the man that if he had enough talent and enough perseverance he would find a way to overcome his handicap.

“It’s a little harder for you, but there’s a way,” Simmons said.“It’s up to you to stay on your hustle.”

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The University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine has a new chief.

UC President Greg Williams appointed Dr. Thomas Boat as the 49th dean of the College of Medicine Wednesday.

The appointment — effective July 1 — will also have Boat assuming the position of vice president for health affairs at UC. Boat replaces Dr. Andrew Filak, who has served as interim dean at the College of Medicine since August 2010.

After announcing four finalists for the position in March — of which Boat was not one — Williams decided to look in UC’s own employment pool for the next dean.

“After a thorough national search for the right candidate to fill this important position, it is clear that the best person for the job is right here at home,” Williams said.

“Dr. Boat’s name repeatedly was mentioned as we received feedback during the search process.”

Boat’s qualifications and experience are well-suited in moving the UC College of Medicine forward into the future, Williams said.

Boat, a professor in pediatrics, served as the college’s executive associate dean since April 2008 and chief executive officer of UC Physicians since July 2008.

As dean, Boat will be in charge of an approximate $512 million budget, 2,000 employees, approximately 1,000 residents and more than 1,100 medical students. “[Dr. Boat] possesses extensive knowledge of the college, UC Physicians and UC Health, as well as the Cincinnati community and the regional health sector,” Williams said. “He also has earned the admiration of the health community locally and nationally, has a proven ability to build consensus and is committed to providing the highest-quality medical education, biomedical research and clinical care.”

Boat said he was honored by Williams’ appointment.

“It is a remarkable honor to be asked to assume this role,” Boat said. “The College of Medicine is an extraordinarily important institution to this region with the physicians and scientists who are educated here impacting many lives.”

Boat also revealed some of his future plans as the college’s dean.

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From Metro | 1 The new system would also aid the UC off-campus community, he said.

“Let’s say there are [UC students, faculty or staff] living in Mason.

Instead of having to get on a parkand-ride service in Mason and travel downtown then transfer to uptown on another bus, we could bring people directly from Mason to the University or directly to Children’s Hospital,” Groth said.

While both areas of Cincinnati have experienced increasing traffic problems over the years, Groth said Metro’s diverse plan could help ease rush-hour traffic.

“The hope is to try to mitigate a lot of the traffic problem,” Groth said. “The idea is to give people alternative options; we also want to include bicycle and pedestrian amenities.”

While Metro is in the process of developing two similar hubs in Anderson Township and Glenway Crossing, the uptown hub has secured funding from both the state and the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments.

Metro is currently seeking to gather information from the Cincinnati community to ascertain specifics about how citizens want the system to look and operate, Groth said.

“Before we put any lines on the map, we want to make sure that it’s a service that makes sense for the community,” Groth said.

Metro announced it will start planning this year, conducting evaluation and compliance studies this summer, and expects a groundbreaking sometime in 2012.

“We are now engaged in engineers and some construction folks to go through many of structural issues that we have to deal with,” Goessling said.

Some renovations the new ownership is planning undertake ­­­— that Goessling is investing a total of $1.5 million in ­­­— include replacing the current flooring with one more durable and requiring less maintenance.

Goessling also suggested a system that would deliver customer groceries to the lower loading dock to the parking lot rather than pushing carts down the incline from the entrance to the lot.

Developments could also include the store carrying organic and health foods along with prepared foods and an eating area within the store. from dean | 1 Boat said. “We also are about to implement an enhanced new curriculum for our incoming students this fall.”

Boat received his medical degree from the University of Iowa in 1966 and joined the UC College of Medicine in 1993 as chairman of pediatrics.

No promises are made for former employees to work once the store reopens, but they will be eligible to apply for one of 50 staff positions, Goessling said. The store will also be hiring for renovation help before the Sept. 1 date.

“This is a very happy occasion for us,” said Clifton Town Meeting President Karen Imbus.

“This full-service grocery story is crucial to the vitality to our neighborhood business district and to maintaining the character of Clifton as a walkable neighborhood and one of the most livable.”

Cincinnati City Council member Wendell Young said he is also looking forward to the reopening of what was once Keller’s IGA. “It is very important that people be able

to walk to the grocery store and not only buy meat and potatoes, but have the full-service offers,”Young said.

Goessling, who owns three other IGAs in the tri-state area, suggested that food prices could be cheaper due to his owning another store.

“Our negotiating power goes up tremendously,” Goessling said. “Every time we go to a Pepsi Cola or Coca-Cola and they size up our business … when we say that we sell 50,000 cases of Coke we sell at one store … we become a much more marketable person for better deals to be offered to us.”

The store is tentatively going to operate under the name Goessling’s or Gaslight Market.

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Find tunes for less, ‘MK’ guilt-free My parents know I love music, and, bless their hearts, it seems every time a holiday or birthday rolls around, the go-to gift they reach for when considering their MP3-addicted daughter is the iTunes gift card.

Now, me being the lawabiding music owner I am, I totally have use for iTunes cards to add to my ever-growing music library.

It’s come to my attention, however, that not everyone is so legally conscious. Free programs like BitTorrent have made it a cakewalk for everyone to share files online without dropping a dime in the comfort of their own homes.

That new Lady Gaga album set for release this Tuesday? If they haven’t already weaseled their way into getting an early copy, fans everywhere will be rolling out of their beds, stumbling to their computers and downloading the CD faster than you can update your Facebook status come Tuesday morning.

Will this affect Lady Gaga personally? Judging by her alleged income, probably not.

As demonstrated in an ageold “South Park” episode, all the big stars probably need to worry about are settling for less pimped-out private jets and not being able to buy their children private islands for their birthdays.

I kid, I kid! I appreciate the musicians I listen to, and I’m all for reimbursing them for their creativity and hard work.

Not only that, but it’s not just the over-the-top rich stars that aren’t getting paid fairly when we illegally share files. One of the strongest arguments against file sharing I’ve heard is that the hard workers behind the scenes that contribute to the production of a quality album are also missing out when their work goes up for grabs online.

What about all those starving, up-and-coming musicians trying to make a living in an incredibly hard-tobreach industry?

Well, here’s the thing: They’re adapting. Just like journalists are making their way onto the Web, musicians are accepting the fact their fans are going to rip their CDs for free when faced with the decision to buy or not.

There was a time when CD expenses were a part of everyone’s budget, but that time evidently died sometime between my first year in high school and my first year at college.

One admirable attempt at settling the score for all those involved popped up in an email to my office in April — a new site called groopEase. I was drawn to the site’s edgy, endearingly personal voice and their mission to introduce unsigned, talented new musicians to busy people like myself.

GroopEase sorts through all kinds of musicians, decides who deserves some publicity and features a lucky artist every few days. Once you sign up (for free) on the site, you can listen to the featured band’s song, and, if you like it, download the album for a discounted price.

For example, on Thursday, Seven Saturdays is the lucky winner and their CD is available to download for $5 — more than half off the original $13 price. The only downside?

GroopEase is an invite-only site, so you need to get a friend to invite you to join. A similar site with easier access is 1band1brand.com, which also includes discounts on featured clothing brands. Score.

While I don’t think sites like these are necessarily the answer to pirating music, I think it’s the future alternative to buying records at full price.

What makes it appealing is that it not only offers discounts on music, but the site provides a service to the types who are probably exchanging free music most frequently.

These are the folks who are always looking for creative new artists to add to their libraries.

Sites like groopEase do the seeking for you.

Getting the word out for musicians trying to break onto the scene is always a plus in my book.

So, before you open a new window and search for that rare torrent you heard about, try exploring some of the new options catered to file fiends like yourself.You might be surprised by what you find.

Catch rave-worthy rapper T-Pain with Steven Mean and Lights Resolve at 8 p.m. Saturday at Sigma Sigma Commons for the PAC free spring concert. Can’t attend? Look for the TNR recap in Monday’s issue.

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THE BATTLE CONTINUES “Mortal Kombat (2011)” carries on the game series that featured “MK Deception” in 2004 (above).

Sam weinberg | sportS EDITOR The Mortal Kombat franchise’s transition to next-generation consoles was a rocky one, but at long last, the legendary installment has struck gold with the release of “Mortal Kombat (2011)”this past April.

Following the failure that was “MK vs. D.C. Universe” — the series’s first attempt at a nextgeneration game — creative director of NeatherRealm Studios, Ed Boon, said the franchise would transition back to the bloody origins that made the series so famous.

Boon kept his promise. “MK (2011)” is the ninth installment in the series, but it brings back everything players loved about the first three without all the mumbo-jumbo that plagued the newer releases.

First and foremost, “MK (2011)” brings back the cast of 26 fighters showcased in “Mortal Kombat III,” with the additions of Cyber Sub-Zero and Kratos for PlayStation 3 users.

Each fighter features a unique set of special moves and combos, with some making their first appearance, while others will be easily recognizable.

Hardcore “Mortal Kombat” nuts won’t even need to check the moves list to perform the franchise’s staples like Scorpion’s spear throw and Sub-Zero’s ice blast — the combo sequence remains exactly the same.

And yes, Johnny Cage’s nut

shot is back and better than ever.

In addition to the regular special moves,“MK (2011)”features a three-bar power meter that fills when players dish out damage.

Players can use one of the bars to unleash a more powerful version of any their special attacks or can wait until all three are filled to hit their opponent with a bonesnapping X-ray attack to cause devastating damage.

Each character also features a fatality, secret fatality, stage fatality and babality. The first two fatalities are pretty easy to pull off, but gamers will have to work to unlock the stage fatality and babality.

The game also went back to the classic 2-D plane while still taking full advantage of next generation 3-D graphics to create gory stages — many of which fans will recognize.

The game modes in “Mortal Kombat (2011)” are on par with the rest of the series. Gamers can opt to play the story mode where they’ll battle through the plots of “Mortal Kombat I-III” while using about 15 different characters.

In addition to the story mode, “MK (2011)” introduces a 300-level challenge tower where players

fight in special battles. Gamers can expect anything from a bout with Shang Tsung on steroids to a match where you need to beat up a movie agent as Cage.

The challenge tower easily takes around five or six hours to beat, but those who make it to the top will be rewarded with an alternative costume for one of the female fighters — easily the series’ most revealing outfit.

Story mode and the challenge tower are a great way for newbies to get introduced to the game and the various characters, but there’s still the classic ladder mode for those who want to jump right into the action with their favorite fighter.

Just like in the old games, players pick a fighter and work their way up the ladder that eventually culminates with an assbeating by Shao Khan. “MK (2011)” also adds a tag ladder, allowing players to fight two-on-two.

“Mortal Kombat (2011)” is a must-have for fans of the series and fighting nuts alike. Everything great about the old games is back, even down to the guy who pops up to say “Toasty!” Well done, NeatherRealm Studios — flawless victory.

Jason Mewes Comedy star takes on radio, new roles sean peters | chief reporter Jay and Silent Bob are back again — this time, on SModcast Internet Radio. The station featuring Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes will feature four hours of original content daily, including segments like “Jay and Silent Bob Get Jobs.”

the Mewes news stuff together: Stuff that I want to talk about. It means I have to show up and keep the show entertaining.

Luckily, my wife’s onboard and she’s been a huge help ... I want to be sure to say that since she’ll probably be reading [The News Record]. My responsibility is just keeping up with content and keeping things funny.

TNR - On top of “Jay and Silent Bob Get Jobs,” it looks like you’ve been busy doing some film work. Have you managed to get past being typecast as the stoner character?

JM - Definitely. In the beginning, it The News Record - Mewes, whatchu need? was a challenge. I can’t believe it’s been Jason Mewes- I need a sixty-bag, son. Ning!

15 years or so ... Don’t get me wrong, people still come to me to play the stoner TNR - I’ll see what I can do. What’s guy, but the good thing is that I have a going on? How are you doing? really good agent.

JM - I’m good.

I’ve been with Just got home from her for about a Jay and Silent year and a half Bob Get Jobs, our now. She’s done a [Internet] radio great job pushing thing. We want me out there, people to listen;’ letting directors we want people to and writers and come and ... enjoy. studios that are —jason mewes casting and stuff TNR - So, they’ve [and say], ‘Look, been keeping you he doesn’t have busy talking with long hair. He doesn’t look like that same strangers to promote the show?

JM - Yeah. Well, my wife more than guy [Jay]. He can do other stuff.’ I just did anybody, if you can believe that. She’s like, a movie with Harvey Keitel where I play ‘You’ve gotta talk to people!’ I want more a mobster. It was a comedy-drama and, people listening and stuff!Yeah, she’s the though I was doing some comedy, it was a way different role than most that I’ve one that organized this talk. We want to get played before. Ya know, I just did a movie more people listening to “Jay and “Bob Get Old” and “Jay and Bob Get Jobs” for real. called “Zombie Hamlet.” It’s a movie It’s cool. I get to talk to people all day, so within a movie, and I play an actor who it’s good. It’s fun. I get to do new stuff and, goes to audition for a role in Hamlet. But again, it’s a comedy, but they’re definitely maybe, not everyone would enjoy it, but, you know ... I’m doing my best and I enjoy it. different roles from the stoner part. I enjoyed it and, I don’t want to say I was good in it, but I tried. I’d love to play a TNR - What kind of responsibilities do Hannibal Lecter or American Psycho, you have to take on with “Jay and Silent bad-ass killer type of guy...

Bob Get Jobs?”

JM - For me, it’s about getting some of see mewes | 3 The News Record caught up with Mewes for an over-the-phone interview to talk about SIR, overcoming typecasting and “Silence of the Lambs.”

I can’t believe it’s been 15 years or so ...

Don’t get me wrong, people still come to me to play the stoner guy ...

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MOVING ON UP Mewes has made great strides in the past few years, recently launching an online radio show with director Kevin Smith, the other half of Jay and Silent Bob. Mewes is also breaking away from the typecast stoner he has become so well-known for playing in Smith’s films.

Awkward new dramedy falls short adam kuhn | senior reporter Will Ferrell has been a staple in the comedy world ever since his 1995 premiere on “Saturday Night Live.” He has since moved on to some extremely successful projects, including “Anchorman,” “Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights.” He even recently took over for Steve Carell’s character in the NBC’s “The Office.”

With writer/director Dan Rush’s new film “Everything Must Go,”inspired by Raymond Carver’s short story, Ferrell attempts to blend his signature comedy with gravitas as a downtrodden Arizona man.

Nick Halsey (Ferrell) is a successful salesman. In fact, he is the regional vice president of a company he has worked with for 16 years. He is also married, though we never actually meet his wife.

Everything comes tumbling down for Nick one day because, despite his success, Nick also has a nasty addiction to alcohol.

He gets fired from his job and, when he returns home, finds that his wife has changed the locks and put all of his belongings on the front lawn. His wife also freezes their bank account and

cancels his cell phone. Then, his former employer comes to collect his company car, forcing Nick to live on his front lawn, which causes quite a stir in the middle-class neighborhood.

“Everything Must Go” is a sad story, but one that attempts to infuse subtle comedy into the proceedings. Our Pabst Blue Ribbon-drinking protagonist is hardly a sympathetic character.

That is, of course, until he visits an old high school friend (Laura Dern) who tells him that he has a good heart, and that doesn’t change.

We also see Nick’s lighter side with his interactions with a new neighbor, the pregnant Samantha (Rebecca Hall), and a young outcast, Kenny (Christopher Jordan Wallace), who spends his days pleading with Nick to teach him both baseball and the art of the salesman.

Unfortunately, everything the film strives for comes across flat.

The comedy is dark and dry and produces a few chuckles at best, while the drama seems overdone in its premise and underdone in its execution. Dan Rush tries to play it low key and subtle, but instead he is left with a film that is more boring and mediocre than it is interesting and good.

The cast does a good job with

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NICE MEETING YA Will Ferrell (left) plays Nick, an alcoholic living on his former front lawn, in “Everything Must Go.” Christopher Jordan Wallace (right) plays Kenny, eager to spend time with the fallen salesman. the material they are given. The problem is with the material.

Ferrell does well in evoking Nick’s helpless state, and Wallace, the son of rapper Biggie Smalls, does likewise with the outcast Kenny. Meanwhile, Samantha and Detective Garcia (Michael Peña), who is Nick’s AA sponsor, seem underdeveloped as characters and underused given the actors’ relative talents. The same can be said for Nick’s friend Delilah

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(Dern). Her one scene contributes to the unnaturally constructed feel of the entire movie.

“Everything Must Go” is a valiant attempt by writer/director Dan Rush to create a meaningful dramedy about the problems tied to alcoholism and a host of other issues, but, sadly, his understated attempt never succeeds in establishing a truly compelling narrative or a viable payoff to conclude this drab tale.

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Loyal Reds fans, where are you?

There are a lot of backward things in the world today.

For example, the way we glorify athletes (Michael Vick) for excelling with their second chance in life. How about we give athletes who live their lives correctly the whole time some props, too?

People call a radio station asking what television station the Reds game is on. First of all, this is a radio station.

Second, it’s on the same channel every game.

But nothing is more backward than the way Cincinnati and its sports fans treat the two professional sports franchises in the city.

Currently, one of those teams — the Reds — is good at what it does. Meanwhile, the Bengals are bad at what they do.

Yet, I’ve had the distinct displeasure of taking many calls from Cincinnati sports fans on a few popular radio shows in the Queen City, and, at the mere mention of anything remotely related to the Bengals, the phone lines will light up.

Try to talk Reds, however, and hosts will be lucky if someone accidently dials the studio and the call screener (me) convinces them to stay on the line to talk some baseball.

I realize the NFL is the most popular league in America and baseball might be the least popular among the nation’s three favorite sports, but if I grew up and lived in a city without an MLB team, I would probably never watch.

I grew up in Cincinnati, though, so baseball has always been my game of choice.

Furthermore, it will always be our national pastime regardless of how unpopular it is compared to football.

Yet, no one wants to talk about a team coming off an improbable National League Central Division title one season ago, which also happens to be the division leader again a month and a half into the 2011 season.

If you mention Chad Ochocinco hopping on a bull or Carson Palmer’s Cincinnati home being sold, however, you’d think we were giving away free money to the 10th caller.

The popularity definitely lays within the NFL — not the sport. When the University of Cincinnati football team enjoyed its success during the Brian Kelly era, even the undefeated season failed to generate very much interest until the BCS bowl game.

So what is it with the Bengals? I personally gave up on them for good after last season. People call me a fair-weather fan. To that I say: You’re right. I am.

I’m done. I’m completely through with pulling for a team with such little success and the poor way it treats its fans.

Sure, the Reds were bad for a long time, but they never had an owner as stubborn and out of touch with reality as Mike Brown.

Brown is a tremendous businessman, but I never want to hear someone tell me he cares about winning. It’s simply not true.

I love football and the NFL. I think a lot of the popularity stems from fantasy football.

No professional sports league is set up as perfectly for fantasy sports as the NFL. The number of games in a season and how the point system is set up makes it a perfect fit.

I also don’t think the lockout has damaged the league’s popularity. No games have been missed because of the collective bargaining disagreement, so people carry on as though there will be a season.

Now that could change — although I doubt it. There is a good chance some early season games will be locked out, but once the season resumes, fans will be readily awaiting the NFL. I know the NFL is popular, but do fans in Cincinnati really prefer a terrible Cincinnati team in the midst of its offseason to a first-place team heading into the middle of its schedule?

Apparently so.

It’s like people in Cincinnati love to dwell in misery. Any time something good happens, we find something negative to nitpick.

So I ask, until the lockout ends and the football season actually begins, let’s back the better professional organization in this city: the

hunter tickel | Sports EDITOR Former University of Cincinnati outfielder Tony Campana made his Major League debut in convincing fashion Tuesday at Great American Ball Park.

After being called up to play for the Chicago Cubs earlier that day, Campana scored a run when he pinch-ran for Alfonso Soriano.

He subsequently drilled an RBI double to right field in the eighth inning to stretch Chicago’s lead to 5-3 before Cincinnati mounted its come-from-behind win.

The 2008 graduate felt fortunate to make his inaugural appearance in the Cubs’ clubhouse, let alone take the plate for his first MLB at-bat.

“I was pleasantly surprised,” Campana told the Cincinnati Enquirer. “Honestly, I was hoping maybe to get a September call-up.”

The 5-foot-8-inch and 160-pound former Bearcat was drafted in 2008 by Chicago with the 401st pick in the 13th round.

In 30 games with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs this season, he hit .342, had 27 runs, nine RBIs and eight stolen bases.

The 24-year-old — who donned the red and black for two years — holds the school record for career stolen bases with 104 and the single season steals record with 60.

Campana will look to utilize his quickness and his fielding ability to continue his contributions to the Cubs following his solid first game.

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SPEEDY BASE THIEF Former Bearcat Tony Campana set UC’s single-game steal record with six stolen bases en route to first-team all-Big East honors in 2008.

“I think I can be a valuable guy off the bench,” Campana said.“I can play defense and I can run.”

The Springboro, Ohio, native couldn’t have asked for a more fitting venue to break

into the majors.

“Getting to come home to play, it’s a dream come true,” Campana said. “It’s everything that anybody wants.”

IT’S SOMER TIME

Junior UC hurdler prepares for NCAA first round Hunter tickel | sportS EDITOR

In his junior campaign, University of Cincinnati hurdler Terrence Somerville is putting up record-breaking numbers.

Somerville was named the men’s most outstanding track performer at the 2011 Big East Championships May 8 in Villanova, Pa., after he recorded a time of 13.44 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles.

“I didn’t even know my name was in the conversation for the [award],” Somerville says. “I was taking a shower and getting ready to get on the bus and come back. Then a teammate told me that I was going to receive the award for most-valuable runner. I had to get some clothes on and run out there.”

His time was a stadium record and .02 seconds behind U.S. Olympian and UC alumnus David Payne. eamon queeney | photo editor The Bearcats went into the Drake DRAKE RELAY LEGEND Somerville earned the Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, with four Maury White Award with two top finishes at the meet. championships in the past 100 years.

Somerville led the school to two more, May 26. Somerville enters the national tournament winning the 110-meter hurdles and with a No. 2 ranking in the East region. the 4x110-meter shuttle “The goal is to take home the [title],” Somerville hurdle April 30. says. “I have to qualify from here on out. My past The junior posted times no longer count. I have to beat people. I have his personal best time in more focus on placing high. I want to keep the the 100-meter hurdles at momentum coming in from Drake and the Big East 13.48 seconds — the fastest since and bringing into this meet and hopefully moving 1987. on the last round of nationals.”

Somerville was later honored with the If Somerville advances, he will race in the Maury White Award as the final round of the NCAA top men’s performer at the tournament in Des Moines, Drake Relays.

Iowa, starting June 8.

“That was probably one While the third-year UC of the best moments I’ve ever standout still has one more had in my career,” Somerville year of eligibility and a solid says. “Being able to perform year to build on, he has one in front of 14,000 people — thing in mind. that was a true blessing.”

“I’m blessed to have such Prior to the two biggest a good season, but I never meets of the regular season, the want to lose my primary —terrence somerville Akron, Ohio, native was unsure focus, which is to move on University of Cincinnati hurdler of how the season would pan to the next level,” Somerville out. He won the 110-meter says. “I have room for at the All-Ohio meet, improvement.” beating out Somerville is already making moves with the the second place finisher national track meet featuring professionals on tap with a second to spare for the upcoming summer. He will be competing with a time of 13.90. against the likes of Payne and 2008 bronze medalist Despite placing first, David Oliver.

Somerville felt he hadn’t The meet will take place in Eugene, Ore., put up his best possible beginning June 22. Only upperclassmen with top mark due to rainy weather. times will be racing in the showcase event. eamon queeney | photo editor Next up for Somerville “I qualified to run with some of the best guys in TOP CONFERENCE PERFORMER Somerville gained is the NCAA first round in the world,” Somerville says. “It’s an opportunity to Bloomington, Ind., beginning make a name for myself.” fame for his performance at the Big East Championships.

That was probably one of the best moments I’ve ever had in my career.

Being able to perform in front of 14,000 people — that was a true blessing.

Women’s basketball signs two recruits

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PLANTING THE SEEDS Third-year UC head coach Jamelle Elliott inked Lesha Dunn and Chelsea Jamison Monday, bringing the Bearcats 2011 recruiting class total to four. sam weinberg | Sports EDITOR The University of Cincinnati women’s basketball team added Lesha Dunn and Chelsea Jamison to an already highly touted recruiting class, head coach Jamelle

Elliott announced Monday.

Dunn is a 6-foot-4-inch Canadian transferring from Trinity Valley Community College — the same community college as former Bearcat Shareese Ulis — in Athens, Texas, where she led the Cardinals to a

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31-2 record and a No. 3 NJCAA national ranking in 2010.

In 24 games last season, Dunn blocked 20 shots while averaging 6.9 points and five rebounds per game.

Jamison is a three-time varsity letter-winner coming from Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis.

In her senior season, Jamison averaged a team-high 17.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Jamison set Broad Ripple’s single-game scoring record with 43 points and was named the 2011 MVP at the Eric Gordon All-Star Super Shootout.

“We are very excited that both Dunn and Jamison will be joining the Bearcat family,” Elliott said. “Lesha is going to give us a presence on the inside with the ability to block shots and give us some points in the paint.

Chelsea is an extremely hard worker who does the intangible things you need done on the floor in addition to being able to score.”

Jamison and Dunn will join Alyesha Lovett and Telequia Hamilton to round out Elliott’s third recruiting class.

Lovett is a 5-foot-10-inch point guard coming from Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, N.J., and is ESPN’s 12th-ranked point guard in the 2011 recruiting class.

Hamilton is a six-foot, three-star recruit hailing from Huntington High School in Huntington, W. Va. The Bearcats finished 9-20, 2-14 Big East in their 2011 campaign.

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