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Romney visits Cincinnati, promises change BENJAMIN GOLDSCHMIDT | CHIEF REPORTER

With only 12 days until the presidential election, Mitt Romney visited Cincinnati to highlight his manufacturing platform during a rally at Jet Machining Thursday, promising big change for Ohioans if he wins the election.

In the warehouse of the company, approximately 4,000 supporters gathered to hear Romney and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) speak.

To open the rally, three local business owners presented their reasoning for wanting Romney in offi ce and President Barack Obama out.

“The last four years, my tax rate has increased 21 times,” said Kelly Hollatz, owner of First Star Safety in Lockland, Ohio. “With the amount of money that I pay in taxes, I could employ a large handful of people. In the last four years, we’ve only experienced a small amount of growth.”

Hollatz said she endorses Romney because she believes he will cut down on taxes and stifl ing regulations, which would allow her to expand her business. In his speech, Romney addressed these regulations and what he thinks they should be.

“[I’ll] get our regulators to see that their job is not just to catch the bad guys — and that’s an important

task — but also to encourage the good guys,” Romney said.

While much of Romney’s message hasn’t changed since the Republican National Convention, he included new rhetoric by promising “big changes” from the previous four years.

“The path of status quo the President represents will take us to $20 trillion in debt by the end of the next four years,” Romney said. “I’ll put us on a new path — a big change path, which gets us to a balanced budget.”

Romney promised to change our health care system to act “more like a consumer market.” He also promised to implement school choice, which would allow parents to choose which school they want to send their kids to, regardless of what district they live in.

Protesters from Progress Ohio held signs outside of Jet Machining that said, “I am the 47 percent, I am a veteran, not a victim.”

Portman spoke before Romney, asking the audience if Obama’s policies are working.

“Barack Obama’s been in this state also, and do you know what he says — he says re-elect me because my economic policies are working,” Portman

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PROMISING BIG CHANGE Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney held a rally at Jet Machining in Cincinnati Thursday. Romney promised “big change” to the 4,000 attendees at the rally.

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The University of Cincinnati is collaborating on a multi-state initiative to give transfer students from two-year institutions the option to receive an associate’s degree while working toward a bachelor’s degree.

UC and the Ohio Board of Regents are working to implement initiatives using a grant awarded to the board by the Lumina Foundation.

“This is a relatively easy way for a student to ensure that they have that degree in their hip pocket as they continue on working toward a bachelor’s degree,” said Kim Norris, spokeswoman for the Ohio Board of Regents. “If for some reason life gets in the way and a student does not immediately complete a bachelor’s degree, they have something of labor-market value to put on a resume and show to an employer.”

Ohio is one of 12 states awarded $500,000 to support the initiative commonly known as “reverse-transfer,” said Jim Applegate, vice president of program development for the Lumina Foundation.

“In Ohio, all 23 community colleges and all 13 public universities are working in this program,” Applegate said. “We are hoping this will create a really active partnership between four-year and two-year institutions that will improve transfer processes in general.”

UC provided letters of support to the board during application for the grant to indicate the university’s participation, said Caroline Miller, vice president for enrollment management at UC. The university receives many students from two-year campuses who transfer before being awarded the associate’s degree.

“This program will provide mechanisms to be able to identify students who have completed enough credit hours to receive an associate degree, if they had stayed on the two-year campus, and then credential them appropriately,” Miller said.

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W hile the University of Cincinnati is the second-largest university in Ohio, its employees rank No. 1 in political contributions.

Political contributions, which are tracked by the Federal Election Commission when more than $200 is given to a political entity, are expected to reach all-time highs this year, with an estimation of more than $4 trillion to be spent nationwide by the end of the presidential election cycle.

“Money is absolutely important to any election outcome,” said Patrick Miller, associate professor of political science at UC. “But the two things that matter are, fi rst, to spend enough money to be competitive, and, second, to spend that money strategically in a manner that maximizes its impact with the optimal message.”

A high number of donors does not indicate potential election outcomes as much as it indicates grassroots support, Miller said.

The Board of Trustees led all members of the UC community with

$245,532 in contributions — $237,000 of which went to Republicans.Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who began his term in 2010, has appointed

board members Thomas Cassady, William Portman III and Geraldine Warner during his time in offi ce.

The correlation between trustee appointments and hefty political donations is very strong, Miller said. Political fi gures often reward their fi nancial supporters with appointments.

Of the trustees who donated thus far in the 2012 election cycle, Gary Heiman leads the way with $133,300. Warner donated a total of $69,800 to various Republican candidates and organizations while Stanley Chesley gave $26,800, splitting the sum between opposing political parties.

“Many individuals and organizations give to both sides, to both parties, to opposing candidates,” said John Bryan, vice provost at UC. “I can only speculate that such contributors really want access to the powers in both of those parties, to whichever candidate wins. Is that cynical opportunism — or just good business?”

Portman III is the forth-largest donor on the board, spending $24,500 on political contributions in this election season alone.

“Political appointments, like trustee positions, are often nothing more than political patronage, or spoils for the supporters of a winning candidate,” he said.

Ideally, a governor will appoint a person who has an interest in education and an unbiased view of how the university should work, Miller said, but this is not always the case.

Trustees, however, are not the only members of the UC community doling out cash this election season. Employees of the university, professors and administrators alike also exercise their right to donate political capital to politicians and interested parties.

The amount of contributions given by UC employees totals $95,625 — with $56,050 going to Democrats — more than the contributions made by employees at the University of Toledo, Kent State University, Ohio University and Miami University combined.

The Ohio State University ranks No. 2 behind UC with a total of $83,835 in political contributions made by its employees.

Although professors and educators at the university donate large sums to political entities, Miller said it is not necessarily unethical.

“Professional people are typically capable of separating their personal, political selves from their professional selves,” Miller said. “Just because I have political preferences as a political science professor and contribute to candidates I prefer, that does that mean I teach from my political perspective.”

Professors instructing students on political ideologies should promote students’ independent, critical thinking, not a particular party or candidate, Bryan said.

Bryan, who gave $5,750 to the campaigns for President Barack Obama and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), said professors who contribute to campaigns are not acting unprofessional. However, political proselytizing in educational capacities crosses an ethical boundary.

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Move to Amend sent a money-stamping bus to Findlay Market Saturday to get the word out to shoppers about ending corporation’s ability to give unlimited funds to groups for political purposes.

The grassroots organization’s primary goal is to pass an amendment to reverse the fundamental ideas behind the United States Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling in 2010, said Bones Barrett, a local member of Move to Amend.

“[The amendment] is worded to fight the judicial interpretation of corporate personhood as allowing corporations to have the constitutional rights guaranteed to citizens,” Barrett said. “We at Move to Amend feel that we have to get it right the first time to establish the basis. Then we can begin the fight.”

Barrett and other Move to Amend members held a workshop afterward to teach people how to get involved.

The bus that stamped shoppers’ money at Findlay Market is called the Amend-O-Matic Stampmobile — a kinetic sculpture on wheels made by artist Alan Rorie of Oakland, Calif. The Stampmobile resembles a small roller coaster for dollar bills with moving political cartoons along

the way. At the end, the bill ends up with a red stamp that reads, “Not to be used for bribing politicians.”

Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, funded the majority of the bus and its money-stamping excursion, according to a press release from Move to Amend.

Cohen has been actively involved with Move to Amend since June.

The van is set to go from Oakland to Florida, said Renae Widdson, one of the drivers of the Amend-O-Matic. Widdson has been traveling across the country for approximately two weeks to get the word out, she said.

“Each dollar is seen by about 800 people in its lifetime,” Widdson said. “If the Supreme Court is going to say that money is speech, we are going to subversively use money as speech by sending a message and putting it in circulation.”

Move to Amend has over 100 local chapters across the country, where it tries to pass local resolutions at the city, county and state level, Widdson said.

The resolutions are aimed at limiting the massive political contributions for elections, which lets corporations with money speak louder than individual citizens, Widdson said.

Shoppers at Findlay Market watched in awe as they sent their money through the contraption.

“I definitely know that I would not like for my money to be bribing politicians, so I appreciate this,” said Rachel Scudder of Spring Grove Village. “I’ve never really seen anything like it.”

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MONEY MOBILE The Amend-O-Matic Stampmobile stopped at Findlay Market Saturday offering to stamp cus-tomers money with “Not to be used for bribing politicians.”

KEG GOES TO KENTUCKY Butch Jones walks back off the field at the Papa John’s Cardinal stadium in Louisville, Ky., Friday. The Cardinals ultimately defeated the Bearcats 34-31 in a rain-soaked game in overtime.

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Campaign reiterates platform Surrogates for Obama talk women’s issues with college pressNATALYA DAOUD | CONTRRIBUTOR

Political surrogates for President Barack Obama held a conference call with members of the collegiate media Thursday to discuss the president’s positions on women’s issues.

Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood and Obama for American deputy campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter, promoted Obama’s platform.

Obama has kept his promise when it comes to education and our economy, but America still needs to move forward by fighting for what and who they believe in, Biden said.

“Forward means that no matter what, we will keep fighting so that everyone has a fair shot at building a better life for themselves no matter who they are, where they come from, or what they look like, or who they love,” Biden said.

In order to move forward economically, Obama’s vision is to focus on the middle class, Biden said.

“He believes that America is at its best when we strengthen the middle class, to bring more focus into the middle class, as helping those accentuate forward,” Cutter said. “Unlike Gov. Romney, when President Obama says something, he means it. He is clear and consistent about his values and visions and he does what he says that he’s going to do.”

Obama would defend women’s rights to make their own choice on abortion, while also making birth control “covered with no co-pay,” Richards said. Obama is pro-choice and supports the ruling of Roe v. Wade, which legalizes abortion.

“He has repeatedly protected Roe v. Wade, which is a constitutional right in this country, out for all the supporting years,” Richards said. “So the president understands, and he said this at the debate, these are basic health care issues, but these are also financial issues and they are not only important for women, but they’re for men as well. They’re not just women’s issues, they’re American issues.”

Richards criticized statements made by Republican congressional candidates regarding rape —most recently by Indiana senatorial candidate Richard Mourdock — and stressed the president has always had a clear stance on rape and pregnancy.

“The president was so clear on his website, rape is rape. It’s a crime, it is not something that women should be penalized for,” Richards said.

“The bottom line is that we can’t trust Mitt Romney to stand up for us — he hasn’t and he won’t and that’s why I’m doing everything I can to make sure Obama’s reelected,” Richards said. “He’s had our back since day one and that’s why we have his.”

said. “So, let me ask you, is it working? Not with 23 million Americans struggling to find work.”

While Romney didn’t address the issue of abortion, many supporters at the rally said their main political concern, and reason for voting for the Republican ticket, is to end abortion.

“He’s going to help with the holocaust on the unborn, to help us get a human life coming first,” said Celeste Jedding of Bridgetown, Ohio. “He can get this country back on track so all women can be respected from the womb to the tomb.”

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a representative from UC’s main campus, UC Blue Ash and UC Clermont, Miller said. The university will receive technology assistance from the grant to enhance the degree audit tool and data mining abilities.

“There are some things that we could automate so that a transfer student could be notified of their option to receive an associate’s degree,” Miller said.

To receive this option, students must transfer from a two-year institution because UC’s main campus is not approved to award associate degrees, Miller said. Transfer students would receive an associate’s degree from their previous college

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that went down and I remember nearly every male in my grade saying they would go over there and shut Osama bin Laden down hard. Funny enough, I never ran into any of them in the sandbox.

People love to yell and talk and threaten their little hearts out about things they think they care about: world hunger, Darfur, invisible children, the AIDS epidemic, corporate greed; the list goes on. They don’t actually care though, and if you are one of

these people you know you don’t. If you haven’t actually left your comfort zone, taken a real risk to become the change you want to see in the world then shut up. Seriously. You aren’t raising awareness. No one’s mind is going to change on gay rights because you liked a status.

Amanda Todd is dead because she acted like a fool on the Internet and there was no one there to help her deal with the inevitable blowback. Sharing her story on Facebook

does nothing but let people callously gain small bits of attention for feeling bad about a suicide in public. If you think I’m saying your voice won’t help prevent this in the future, you’re right, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to prove me wrong. Do the work, become a social worker at some school and one day you may catch a girl before she does something stupid.

Maybe you’ll save her life.

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The Collective Bargaining Agreement between the university and faculty explicitly warns faculty to separate personal opinions and beliefs with their professional lives.

“It warns them to ensure that when they speak on individuals on matters unrelated to their faculty responsibilities, they must ensure that they make clear that they are not speaking on behalf of the university,” Bryan said. “Faculty should not use their positions of authority and power to advance personal political agendas.”

Eugene Somoza, professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience, donated the largest amount of political contributions out of all employees — $20,550 to several Democratic political organizations and candidates including Obama.

Somoza’s wife, Peggy, donated $24,450 to various Democrats and Democratic supporting organizations.

Bryan believes students should be aware of why donors contribute money to organizations and candidates in the first place.

“Is it to promote debate of policies or is to advance a particular candidate at any cost?”

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‘Food Day’ emphasizes local farmersDANI KOKACHAK | SENIOR REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati worked to increase its sustainability efforts Wednesday with a celebratory event in honor of Fresh, Local, Organic Food Day.

Sponsored by Leaders for Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP), a student organization dedicated to increasing environmental education, Fresh, Local, Organic Food Day is a national celebration and movement toward more healthy, affordable and sustainable food.

“It is important for UC to be jumping on this bandwagon because UC is already leading in so many sustainability initiatives, that I think food is just next,” said Page Kagafas, a fi fth-year dietetics major and director of the event.

In celebration of the day, the university also launched a campus-wide campaign with the goal to bring 20-percent revenue from local food into UC dining halls by 2020.

“I think Food Day is important because we have all become so disconnected from where the food we eat comes from,” said Mary Gorsek, a fourth-year arts and sciences major and LEAP member.

A farmer’s market was set up on McMicken Commons to give students the opportunity to invest in locally grown vegetables. Local restaurants handed out menus and also made food available for passersby to purchase.

Tables were set up along MainStreet with representatives from Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA), UC Vegetarian Club, Student Dietetic Association and the Civic Garden Center. Each organization shared information and distributed pamphlets.

“I am really impressed with how many students stopped by to get information,” said Kristen Gangwer, volunteer for OEFFA. “We don’t even get this many people stopping by when we set up at big farmer’s markets.”

A photo petition and interactive food mural were also set up along MainStreet. Students held up signs for the camera petitioning “I Eat Real” to encourage and support the campus campaign.

Colorful fruits and vegetables were painted on the mural to represent what each student saw as real, fresh and healthy food.

“I like how they are working to educate students about food, because most people just don’t know,” said Jia Lu Ni, a second-year student.

When students stopped to receive information or participate in Food Day activities, they received a sticker to put on their hand.

Once students had obtained two stickers, they could get a plate of free food that included fresh samplings from local restaurants.

“It is a nice change of pace to get some fresh food for free instead of eating lunch in one of the dining halls like usual,” said Joe Boniface, a fi rst-year DAAP student.

UC’s Sustainability Advocates helped put all event materials and leftovers into compost.

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The Internet should go down in history as the greatest achievement of the 20th century, though I’m not sure how people will remember its pioneer users.

We will, without a doubt, look quaint and foolish through the lens of time, marveling in fear and wonder at the ability to send images of our genitalia across the gulf of cyberspace to those receptive eyes on the other end of the line — I highly doubt they’ll be overly surprised when they dig out information on Amanda Todd from within the gutted remains of old Facebook.

Amanda Todd was, according to countless confl icting reports on the Internet, bullied into killing herself after pictures of her fl ashing her breasts were sent to her schoolmates. There’s no point in arguing the events of the case, and I’m not going to callously say that this girl’s suicide was somehow less tragic than the thousands of children dying from starvation, sickness and war and being sold into sexual slavery this very minute, but I will say this is a predictable and oft repeated story for high volume Internet users.

It is absurd for any child in this era to not be fully aware of what the Internet is and what its use entails. Todd should have been made fully aware by her obviously neglectful parents that showing your breasts on a webcam is no different than showing your breasts on national television.

That anyone is surprised that the photo got out and circulated is baffl ing. The girl didn’t make a mistake. She did something that anyone living in this millennium knows not to do.

Being surprised that anonymous individuals you show your naked body to won’t have your best interests in mind is tantamount to being surprised when being struck by a train proves fatal because you couldn’t tell they were heavy or fast.

No one is too important or too innocent to be exploited by the Internet. As this column is being typed people are photo shopping pun-fi lled slogans about suicide onto pictures of Todd. Google her name without safe search on and you’ll see the depths of depravity on the Internet. These people don’t care if they hurt anyone’s feelings with what they make, and it doesn’t really matter because they aren’t, for the most part, messing with the girl’s family.

In all reality they’re trying to anger the plethora of people that crawled out of the woodwork to show their support for this girl in the wake of her suicide.

You dig around long enough and you’ll realize the insane logic behind this move, the trolls are poking fun at the fact that this girl existed in an extremely dark catch-22. While she was alive, her small bit of fame alienated her from people and now that she’s dead people — who probably wouldn’t have given her the time of day — are leaking out of the headboards to show their support for this girl.

Everyone who posts pictures of this girl is just bringing attention to himself or herself using this poor dead girl as a totem to show their friends list how deep and concerned they are about their fellow man.

I guarantee you most of the people who’ve reposted this girl’s “story” haven’t fact-checked anything, and just bring her up so they can wax hypothetical about saving her if they could and what they’d do to the people that bullied her. Frankly it’s disgusting.

I’m sure the thousands of children that are getting bullied for far worse things right now would love for you to reach out to them, be their friend or mentor, but you won’t. Remember KONY 2012? People were so mad about that quagmire they were getting ready to fl y overseas and punch child soldiering square in the jaw. That didn’t happen.

How about 9/11? I was a freshman in high school when

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The November election is fast approaching. On Nov. 6, we have a chance to make decisions on important issues facing this country and who will be in charge of making those decisions.

For Ohio students, there are a multitude of important issues, ranging from the rising cost of a college education to the economy to health care along with many others.

It is important that as college students, we have our voices heard and cast our votes this election.

For many of us, this will be the fi rst election in which we vote. However, young people, including college students, don’t vote at the same rate as our parents and grandparents.

In 2008, 67 percent of those 30 and older turned out to vote while only 48.5 percent of those between 18 and 24 years old voted.

Given that young people are less likely to vote than other age groups — particularly seniors who have the highest turnout of any age group — is it surprising that politicians chose cuts to higher education over cuts to Medicare? If you don’t vote, you can’t complain when politicians look past issues you care about.

Part of the reason students are less likely to vote is we face several unique challenges to casting our vote that other age groups don’t face.

For many of us, we have moved to a new community to go to college. We’re new to voting so we don’t know the registration process, when to vote, where to vote, or what ID, if any, is needed to vote. Some of us are

confused about whether we can vote in our college community or if we need to go back home to vote.

Additionally, some politicians have sought partisan advantage by making it harder for students to vote through increased barriers to registration and requiring forms of identifi cation students often don’t have.

Fortunately, many of these laws are being overturned in the courts, but we must overcome the confusion they cause regardless of court decisions.

We can’t let a lack of information or cynical politicians stop us from voting. Voting is the most American thing we can do and it’s our responsibility as citizens of the world’s leading democracy to cast our ballot.

With so many important issues facing us, we need students to vote this November to have a say in our future.

Campus Vote Project Ohio is reaching out to campuses across the state to get students the information they need to register and to vote this year.

Here at the University of Cincinnati, we teamed with the CVP to ensure students were able to register and get all of the information they need to have their voices heard.

Here is the information UC students need to know to cast their vote in this election:

The voter registration deadline has passed, but you can still check your registration status at the Secretary of State’s website.

Call the Hamilton County Board of Elections at 513-632-7000 if you registered at your school address and there is a problem

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Ohio county, fi nd contact information for your county board of elections.

Students will need an ID to vote. Ohio requires all voters to present identifi cation if they vote at the polls on Election Day. Acceptable ID includes a current and valid photo identifi cation issued by the federal government or the State of Ohio (Ohio driver’s license or non-driver ID accepted even if the address does not match the address on the voter’s registration, but address on federal ID must match) or a military identifi cation that shows the voter’s name. Voters may also use as voter ID one of the following documents that show the voter’s name and current address: a copy of a current utility bill (including a cell phone bill or a zero-balance utility bill issued to dorm residents by their college or university), bank statement, paycheck, government check or other government document (including those issued by a public college or university). Voters may not use as voter ID a notice of an election or a voter registration notifi cation sent by a Board of Elections.

A voter without ID will still be able to cast a provisional ballot after swearing to his/her identity.

Gena Miller Shelton of Campus Vote Project authored this letter, and Student Government Director of Governmental Affairs, Arnold Finkbine, Lane Hart, Student Body President, and Kathleen Hurley, Student Government Chief of Staff all endorse this letter.

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A&S dean connects with community SARAH ARRIOLA | CONTRIBUTOR

Students, faculty and staff of the University of Cincinnati gathered to meet with Ronald Jackson II, the dean of McMicken’s College of Arts & Sciences Thursday for the inaugural series “Dialogue with the Dean.”

Designed to be a true dialogue between the dean and the UC community, rather than a town-hall meeting, Jackson’s motivation behind the event comes from his own time as a student at UC, he said. As a student, he lacked a connection with the dean’s offi ce, something he wants to change.

“Part of my motivation is to get students thinking about how the dean’s offi ce is a resource for them and how we are part of a community,” Jackson said. “Once we get that going — set our image [and] get our sense of our connection — I think we’re going to be dynamic.”

To help cultivate that sense of community, Jackson set up an Arts & Sciences student-advisory board, as well as similar boards for faculty and staff, in order to discuss ideas with as many different people as possible. He also encouraged everyone within the McMicken College to follow his Twitter account (@McMickenDean) in order to stay up to date on happenings within the college.

Several topics were brought up during the dialogue, including developing a better connection between alumni and students, as well as incorporating more diverse recruiting strategies into the college for future students and staff members.

Jackson also pointed out the need to support students who are already here. This could be done by developing the “McMicken signature student experience,” he said, an idea that there are common experiences every McMicken student should have before graduation, which could include internships, studying abroad or service learning.

“It’s those kinds of things that we want to capture and make available to the students we have here,” Jackson said.

Jackson also emphasized his desire to move the dean’s offi ce from Edwards back into McMicken Hall.

“My preference is to be in McMicken because that’s where I’ve always known the dean’s offi ce to be. It seems to be iconic in many ways,” said Jackson. “We, in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, are the centerpiece of campus. We know that half of the students at this university take classes in McMicken, so we should have the place and space that allows us to maintain our centerpiece.”

Jackson and Arts & Sciences students said they would like to see more support in the future, beyond the crowd of approximately 20 attendees for the fi rst dialogue.

“I think it went well. I’d like to see more students, but I think if they keep doing it every month, that eventually we will see kind of a bigger draw,” said Jake Malott, a fi rst-year classical civilization transfer student.

Jackson agreed. “What I’m really hoping is going to happen at some

point that we have a standing-room only type of session where people are energized; they’re ready to roll up their sleeves and fi gure out how they can enhance the college.”

“Dialogue with the Dean” is currently scheduled to occur on a monthly basis

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Walking a mile to protest sexual violenceSYRON TOWNSEND | CONTRIBUTOR

The University of Cincinnati’s male community squeezed into high-heel shoes Thursday to take a stand against sexual assault and gender violence.

Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted the university’s fourth-annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event — an international march in which male participants walk one mile in high-heeled shoes to protest rape and sexualized violence within communities across the globe.

“It’s cool to see a bunch of guys out here willing to take a little humiliation to go toward a good cause,” said Drew Dulle, a fi fth-year marketing major who participated in the

walk for the third time.Funds raised during the event, which draws up to

150 participants every year, will benefi t Women Helping Women, a local program offering crisis intervention and support for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.

Allison Youngs, a University of Cincinnati alumna, brought the event to the university when she heard about Women Helping Women, said Allison Fischer, philanthropy chair of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

“She had heard about Women Helping Women and loved that it was a local organization,” Fisher said.

Frank Baird, a marriage and family therapist in California, started the walk in 2001 during his work with the Valley Trauma Center, a rape crisis center in the San Fernando Valley. The center worked on projects to increase violence awareness and Baird wanted to design a project specifi cally for men. By challenging tens of thousands of men to offer up their best strut, the now-global men’s marches have raised millions of dollars for violence shelters and crisis centers.

“This a fun way to get the guys involved and build awareness,” said Mishele Breen, a third-year nursing major. “They are strong men and if they can recognize [it’s] happening, they can possibly help stop it a little easier than maybe some of us dainty girls.”

The walk went down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, up Main Street and up the steps between McMicken commons and the Tangeman University Center, complete with a hopscotch course in place of the fi nish line.

“Its not just a women’s issue, it’s a human issue” said Jacob Linkugel, second-year chemical engineering major. “We are all a part of humanity, so if we don’t support each other, there will be no results.”

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CHELSI SOLEY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

IN HER SHOES Kappa Kappa Gamma put on the fourth-annual Walk a Mile in her Shoes, a march during which male students walk one miles in high-heeled shoes.

CHELSI SOLEY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERA STRONG MESSAGE Males of the UC community donned heels in the march, which is put on worldwide to protest sexualized violence.

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2012: UC’s year that got away

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After dropping back-to-back games, a 29-26 debacle against Toldeo and a 34-31 heartbreaker in Louisville Friday, the University of Cincinnati’s 2012 football season will almost surely be remembered as one that got away.

UC is a good football team — not great — but better than most give it credit for. Certainly, UC is one of the best two loss teams in the country.

Cincinnati fans shouldn’t have an issue with either loss.

Louisville is a very talented football team with all of the fi nancial backing in the world and an elite quarterbacks in Teddy Bridgewater.

Toledo — regardless of what any uninformed football afi cionado believes — is a well-coached team that isn’t as far below UC as people around here would like to believe.

Both losses happened on the road in hostile stadiums and both losses were played in less than desirable conditions. If you understand football, both losses are acceptable on paper.

But what’s disappointing is that UC had the upper hand late in both games.

It’s disappointing that UC has most likely blown the chance to be the benefi ciary of the Big East conference’s last-ever automatic BCS bowl bid.

It’s disappointing that UC missed the chance to come out of the tougher half of its schedule undefeated.

The fact of the matter is via interceptions, mental lapses, penalties and a special teams error, UC played its way out of two games it could have won.

Going into the year, I circled Virginia Tech, Toledo and Louisville as the three toughest games on UC’s schedule. If the Bearcats came out of those three games unscathed — which the team should have — you would’ve had to like its chances of running the table.

UC senior receiver Damon Julian’s game-winning catch in the waning seconds of the Virginia Tech game seemed to set the stage for UC to make another unlikely run, only if the Bearcats could get past Louisville — people forgot about Toledo.

Despite Munchie Legaux’s egregiously underthrown fi rst quarter interception — which was subsequently returned for a touchdown — and a number of drive-killing holding penalties throughout the game, UC had the lead and momentum with just a minute left in the third quarter.

A Bernard Reedy kickoff return touchdown quickly ruined all of that, while a few more untimely penalties and another ugly Legaux interception wrecked UC’s remaining chances.

Again, it’s not the loss that’s so disappointing. I think a lot of people, myself included, expected Toledo’s high-powered offense to go blow for blow with UC, but they didn’t — UC’s defense didn’t allow a touchdown.

How could UC lose to Toledo, when the Bearcats shut down Toledo’s offense? Commit drive-killing penalties, throw ugly interceptions and lose the special teams battle … that’s how.

Friday against Louisville was much of the same.

A pair of questionable fi rst half interceptions negated scoring chances for UC, but again the Bearcats found itself in control of the game late.

UC’s demise once again began with a drive-killing penalty, as George Winn’s run, which put the offense inside Louisville’s 30-yard line, was negated by a holding call. The drive ultimately ended with a punt. The Bearcats would never lead again.

Two defensive coverage lapses later, UC trailed 31-24 and Damon Julian’s overtime-forcing 26-yard touchdown catch went unrewarded, as Legaux’s most questionable interception to date more or less ended UC’s night.

UC could still win the Big East and play in a BCS bowl game, but the Bearcats have already lost what was a very good chance of going undefeated without once having been outplayed.

As cliché as it is, football is a game of inches. Unfortunately for UC, fans will most likely look back upon the 2012 season as a few inches short.

JOSHUA A. MILLER | SPORTS EDITOR

The University of Cincinnati football team dropped an overtime heartbreaker to Louisville, 34-31, as 53,271 fans braved the driving rain and wind Saturday at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky.

“I’m very proud of our kids, I thought they showed a lot of resiliency, especially on the road to come back and tie the score for overtime,” said UC head coach Butch Jones. “They made one more play in overtime and that was the difference in the game”

In the week leading up to the game, UC quarterback Munchie Legaux said he is better than Louisville standout Teddy Bridgewater, but statistics, and the scoreboard beg to differ.

The Cardinals went three-and-out on the game’s opening drive and a poor punt from Ryan Johnson gave UC the ball at its own 47-yard line.

The Bearcats advanced to the Cardinals’ 30-yard line before settling for a fi eld goal from sophomore kicker Tony Miliano, who comfortably converted from 47 yards.

Teddy Bridgewater lived up to his billing as one of the nation’s top quarterbacks on Louisville’s ensuing drive, throwing back-to-back long completions, which took the Cardinals to UC’s 5-yard line. Junior running back Jeremey Wright scored two plays later to give Louisville a 7-3 lead with 8 minutes and 42 seconds remaining in the fi rst quarter.

Ralph David Abernathy IV gave the Bearcats great fi eld position with a 40-yard kickoff return following the Louisville score, but Cincinnati’s drive quickly ended when Louisville free safety Calvin Pryor intercepted Munchie Legaux’s pass.

Louisville took over at its own 43-yard line, advanced to UC’s 33-yard line and then failed to convert on fourth down.

Abernathy IV gave UC a 10-7 lead with a little more than one minute remaining in the fi rst quarter. The fl eet footed sophomore scored on a 14-yard reverse after evading what looked like a sure tackle-for-loss in the backfi eld.

UC senior linebacker Malik Bomar gave UC its best fi eld position of the night two possessions later by intercepting Bridgewater at the Louisville 19 yard line.

Legaux made the Cardinals pay four plays later when he walked into the end zone from four yards out. The Bearcats led 17-7 with 8 minutes left in the half.

Louisville answered with a 12-play scoring drive to cut UC’s lead to 17-14, with two minutes left in the half. Junior running back Senorise Perry capped the drive with an 8-yard touchdown run, his eighth of the season.

UC pushed its lead back to 10 with a 4-yard burst from Abernathy IV at the opening of the second half. Abernathy IV’s second touchdown of the game gave UC a 24-14 lead.

Louisville chipped into its defi cit with a 26-yard John Wallace fi eld goal, after a 12-play drive stalled at UC’s 10-yard line.

Louisville’s fi rst drive of the fourth quarter began at its own

7-yard line, but Bridgewater connected with Damian Copeland on a 51-yard strike to give the Cardinals some breathing room and momentum.

Louisville tied the game two plays later when Bridgewater hit Devante Parker for a 31-yard score.

After a scoreless series by each team, Cincinnati took over with 7 minutes and 21 seconds remaining. The Bearcats advanced to the Louisville 29 yard line, but Miliano’s 46-yard fi eld goal sailed just wide.

Louisville receiver DeVante Parker gave Louisville its fi rst lead of the game, 31-24, less than a minute later when he hauled in a pass from Bridgewater down the left sideline and reversed fi elds for a 64-yard score.

Cincinnati senior receiver Damon Julian brought back memories of UC’s comeback win over Virginia Tech earlier this year with a game-tying touchdown in the left corner of the end zone.

The game then went to overtime, which would not be so kind to UC. Legaux threw an ugly interception on UC’s fi rst possession and Wallace drilled a 30-yard fi eld goal to give Louisville the 34-31 win.

“I thought he [Legaux] made some big plays for us. Everything’s a learning process, but when you’re in overtime you’ve got to throw the ball away and we’ve got to be able to kick a fi eld goal and put our defense out on the football fi eld,” Jones said. “In overtime, the No. 1 thing you cannot do is turn the football over.”

Legaux fi nished the game with 157 yards passing on 13-28 attempts, to go along with one touchdown and three interceptions. Bridgewater fi nished with 406 yards passing for the Cardinals.

Cincinnati senior running back George Winn led all rushers with 125 yards.

The Bearcats will be back in action Saturday against Syracuse at Nippert Stadium.

UC volleyball swept by No. 13 Louisville

ANNIE MOORE | SENIOR REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati men’s soccer team fell to Big East rival No. 14/18 University of Louisville, 1-0, on senior night, Saturday at Gettler Stadium.

The referee whistled the Bearcats for a foul with 3.8 seconds remaining in the match, giving Louisville a chance for a game-winning goal. Paolo DelPiccolo’s free kick found its way past UC sophomore goalkeeper Taylor Halfl ing and into the back of the net as the clock hit 0:00.

Louisville won 1-0 even though the Bearcats outshot the Cardinals 13-10. UC’s best opportunity came in the 52nd minute when Louisville junior goalkeeper Mike Mauro came out of goal and UC sophomore forward Cole DeNormandie lofted a shot over the goalkeeper that landed just a foot wide of the goal.

Just after DeNormandie’s shot, UC again found itself facing an onrushing Louisville goalie. Senior forward Leon Powell’s shot from inside the eighteen-yard box missed, hitting the side of the goal.

Although Saturday wouldn’t be one, UC’s Hafl ing recorded eight shutouts during regular season. He did fi nish the match with three saves, brining his season total to 79.

Prior to the match, UC seniors Matt Bahner, Mike Brizzi, Danny Mortemore, Zach Patterson, Powell, Shamar Shelton and Wyatt Stephens were honored for their time with the team. Manager Kristin Sweeney was also honored for her career with UC.

UC qualifi ed for the Big East tournament for the sixth time in eight seasons.

The Bearcats earned a No. 5 seed in the red division of the Big East and will travel to Marquette University, the No. 4 seed in the blue division, for the fi rst round of the Big East tournament.

UC is 10-14-3 all-time against the Golden Eagles, including a 4-6-2 record while playing at Marquette.

Kickoff is set for Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 8 p.m.

Men’s soccer falls to Louisville

LAUREN PURKEY | PHOTO EDITOR

BACK-TO-BACK DEFEATS University of Cincinnati head football coach Butch Jones exits Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky. Friday, after Louisville defeated UC 34-31 in overtime.

UC drops overtime heartbreaker

LAUREN PURKEY | PHOTO EDITOR

BIG EAST SETBACK UC’s Emily Hayden watches her teammate dig the ball at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati Sunday, Oct. 28.

UC basketball 24th in fi rst AP pollJOSHUA A. MILLER | SPORTS EDITOR

The Associated Press ranked the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team 24th in the nation in its 2012-13 preseason poll, released Friday.

This is the second-straight year UC has been ranked in the AP’s preseason poll, after entering last season ranked No. 21 in the AP poll and No.22 in the USA Today Coaches’ poll. The Bearcats fi nished last season ranked No.18 by the USA Today.

UC also received 33 votes in the 2012-13 USA Today coaches’ preseason poll released last week, but missed the top 25, coming in at No. 28.

Four teams on Cincinnati’s 2012-13 schedule are also listed in the AP preseason rankings: No. 2 Louisville, No. 9 Syracuse, No. 18 UNLV and No. 22 Notre Dame.

Other UC opponents receiving votes in the preseason poll were Pittsburgh, Marquette, Georgetown and New Mexico.

The Indiana Hoosiers earned the No. 1 ranking in both AP and USA Today polls, garnering 43 and 21 votes respectively.

UC begins its 111th season Monday, hosting the Grand Valley State Lakers at 7 p.m. at Fifth Third Arena.

JOSHUA A. MILLER | SPORTS EDITOR

The University of Cincinnati’s volleyball team lost to No. 13 Louisville in three straight sets Sunday afternoon in Fifth Third Arena.

“Louisville does a great job of keeping the ball in play,” UC head coach Molly Alvey said. “They’re just smart offensively; whatever you take away, they hit the opposite direction.”

Jordanne Scott led Cincinnati with 12 kills and Emily Macintyre contributed a match high 18 digs for the Bearcats.

Louisville was led by Gwen Rucker and Brooke Mattingly, who both had an attacking percentage of .667.

The first set was played evenly between the two teams, with 10 ties and four lead changes.

A late three-point run was critical for Cardinals, as they took a 24-20 lead, and ultimately won the set 25-21.

Louisville breezed through the second set, after taking a commanding 14-2 lead over Cincinnati in the opening stanza of the set.

The Cardinals were the beneficiaries of several UC mistakes and eventually won the set 25-13.

After the fi rst two sets, Louisville

had 32 team kills while Cincinnati had just 17.

The Bearcats looked like a much improved squad in the third set, jumping out to an early 5-1 lead. However, the Cardinals battled its way back into the game and took the lead 15-14.

Three consecutive UC mistakes allowed Louisville to extend their lead to 6, and the Cardinals won the set, and the match 25-21.

Despite the loss, Alvey took pride in the way the Bearcats played.

“I think we played some really great volleyball, just not [for] long of periods,” Alvey said.

After the loss, the Bearcats (9-15, Big East 7-4) are now three games behind Louisville, Marquette and Notre Dame for first place in the Big East Conference with only four conference matches remaining before the Big East Tournament begins.

Cincinnati will look to bolster its seeding in the Big East Tournament, which the Bearcats won last season, in its remaining matches against Gerogetown, Villanova, Notre Dame and Louisville.

The Bearcats will be back on the court in non-conference action, against the University of Dayton Wednesday.

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