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A new report by the Council of Greater City Schools paints a grim picture for the nation’s black males.

The report, “A Call for Change,” released Nov. 9, found that blacks are facing problems white males are not.

“The nation’s young black males are in a state of crisis,” wrote Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of Greater City Schools. “They do not have the same opportunities as their [white] male or female counterparts across the country.”

The report states the unemployment rate for black males is double what white males face. With a national unemployment rate of 9.6

percent, 8.6 percent of white males are unemployed, while 17.3 percent of black males are looking for a job.

The results claim blacks have worse college graduation rates as well. Fifteen percent of black males seeking full-time, four-year degrees graduated within four years of entering school, compared to 33 percent of white males. Only 36 percent of black males are expected to graduate within six years in contrast to 57 percent of white males.

The report contributes the difference to a lifetime of inhibition.

“Their infant mortality rates are higher, and their access to health care is more limited,” Casserly wrote. “They are more likely to live in single-parent homes and less likely to participate in early childcare programs. They

are less likely to be raised in a household with a fully employed adult, and they are more likely to live in poverty.”

The report asserts blacks also have unfavorable conditions in secondary education. In 2009, 33 percent of white males in national public schools were performing at or above “proficient” reading levels. Only 8 percent of black males in large city schools were at or above “proficient” reading levels, according to the report.

The report should be taken as a case for reform, Casserly said.

“Our ability to maintain our success and leadership is jeopardized by having so much talent go to waste,” he wrote. “This report is a call to action for America to do better.”

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Exchange inspires educationARiEL ChEuNG | managing editor

The unveiling of the Cincinnati Stock exchange Project gave the University of Cincinnati journalism department an opportunity to showcase its program beyond the classroom.

“It’s the kind of project that we think really sets our curriculum apart in terms of exploratory and documentary journalism,” said elissa Sonnenberg, assistant director of the UC journalism department.

Sonnenberg led two seminars focusing on the Cincinnati Stock exchange (CSe), during which approximately 16 students researched the world’s first fully automated stock exchange. They worked with the Cincinnati historical Society Library and the Cincinnati Museum Center to gather information.

The project, supported by UC Board of Trustees member Buck Niehoff and his brother Nick, resulted in an interactive website where visitors can read articles about the CSe and share stories about the stock market.

“I like to compare the way we approached the project to how the CSe approached automation,” Sonnenberg said. “They wanted to use the best tools for the best product. If we had just created a book or something static, it would have been a one-shot thing.”

Sonnenberg wants the project become a fixture of the journalism department.

“What we would love to do is fold it into the New Media Bureau,” she said, referencing to a program that lets UC journalism students create print, web and multimedia packages.

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WE PLEDGE ALLEGiANCE The University of Cincinnati hosted an annual event honoring veterans and soldiers. This year, Maj. Gen. Steve Abt was the ceremony’s guest speaker. He praised UC’s ROTC cadets as the future defenders of freedom.

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ONE PuZZLE PiECE Lower college graduation rates are only one of many problems black males face that white males do not. Statistics also show black males experience higher unemployment rates.

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The University of Cincinnati honored the service of military veterans past and

present Friday during its annual veterans day ceremony on McMicken Commons.

Approximately 150 cadets from UC’s Air Force and Army ROTC programs, the UC Bearcat Band, the Cincinnati Police department’s Mounted Patrol and current and former military veterans joined UC President Greg Williams in saluting those who served and sacrificed.

Williams began the ceremony by defining the meaning of veterans day.

“In America we pause to honor those men and women who have given and sacrificed so much to our nation,” Williams said.

he also commented on how UC is working with veteran students to better their academic career.

“We offer credit for military experience, which allows our veteran students to enroll with transfer credit rather than

freshman status,” Williams said. “We provide clearance for military students called into active duty to return to UC without penalties for withdrawing from school.”

To further assist veterans at UC, the university is hiring additional staff members at UC’s main campus and Clermont branch. The extra staff should streamline the benefit and transition process for veterans and UC’s “Salute to Service” initiative, which provides scholarships and support services to veterans, Williams said.

“I share the university’s commitment to be the destination campus for veteran students,” he said.

The ceremony’s guest speaker was Maj. Gen. Steven Abt, the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Accessions Command at Fort Knox, Ky.

Abt began his remarks with the renowned dialogue of Jack Nicholson’s character, U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Nathan Jessup, from the film “A Few Good Men.”

he mentioned how the film was released in 1992, the same year many of the ROTC cadets had been born.

Abt also addressed UC’s ROTC cadets, calling them the veterans of the future and expressing his faith that they will pick up where previous veterans had left off.

“We are confident that you will assume and carry the banner of freedom and take your turn standing the wall,” Abt said.

UC alumnus and former prisoner of war Robert howeler was also recognized by the university with a certificate of appreciation from Williams and a blanket with the UC logo.

howeler, a 1951 graduate of UC’s College of Business, served with the U.S. Army’s 12th Armored division in World War II and was wounded and captured by the Nazis in northern France on Jan. 16, 1945.

howeler told the audience that freedom is the country’s greatest asset and reminded the ROTC cadets that they were now tasked with defending that freedom.

“Freedom is now in your hands,” howeler said. “May God give you the strength and resolve to preserve our freedom.”

The ceremony concluded

with the recognition of senior and graduate student veterans for their service as two members of the Bearcat Band positioned on the McMicken hall and Tangeman University Center towers played “Taps” across McMicken Commons.

UC-based reports confirm stress-testing methodsGERMAN LOPEZ | news editor

Two new University of Cincinnati studies have found methods to measure clinical stress.

The studies found that the tools used to measure non-clinical work intensity – NASA-Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) and the Subjective Workload Assessment Technique (SWAT) – can be used to measure physicians’ stress levels.

The studies were published Oct. 29 and Nov. 9 by Ronnie horner, a

director in the department of Public health Sciences, and C. Jeff Jacobson, an associate professor at the department of Family and Community Medicine.

The studies could be used to improve patient care and physician job satisfaction, horner said.

“Work intensity for physicians during office-based patient care affects quality of care and patient safety as well as job satisfaction and reimbursement,” horner said.

Jacobson’s study

looked at 19 doctors: five family physicians, five general internists, five neurologists and four surgeons. each doctor described stress levels and was observed during a routine workday.

“We wanted to document and describe subjective and observable work intensity dimensions for physicians in office-based clinical settings and examine them in relation to the measurement procedures and dimensions of the SWAT and NASA-TLX

intensity measures,” Jacobson said.

The stress levels matched the dimensions of NASA-TLX and SWAT, Jacobson said.

horner said stress levels are also based on the individuals.

“Provider personality was associated with reported levels of work intensity and stress,” horner said.

The 14-doctor study found that NASA-TLX and SWAT worked in a clinical setting.

horner said the

results could help doctors and patients.

“Such information could help improve health care delivery, such as improved efficiency in practice organization and management,” horner said. “The new information may also guide the establishment of physician incentives that will be proportional to actual work performed.”

The studies were funded by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of dermatology.

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The next and final installment of “Harry Potter” will soon hit theaters in two parts, with the “Twilight” film series finale following suit in the same manner.

Part one of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows” will be released Nov. 19, while part two is set for release in July 2011. Likewise, part one of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” will come out in November 2011 while part two will be released in 2012.

Recently, New Line Cinema has announced that “The Hobbit,” the prelude to “The Lord of the Rings,” will also be released in two parts. Part one is also set for release in 2012. “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson has been confirmed as director for both installments of “The Hobbit.”

Expectations for all three of these productions are already high and will doubtlessly rise as release dates approach. Releasing each movie in two parts is certainly a different approach.

Perhaps the studios wish to ensure that essence of the respective books is adequately captured, since these will be the last of their respective literary series to be adapted to the screen.

Of the three releases, I’m surprised that “The Hobbit” will get two-part treatment. It is an easier read than “The Lord of the Rings.”

It was even made into a memorable animated film that aired on TV in 1977 that captured the spirit of the book quite well. In fact, the success of that film led to an animated version of “Lord of the Rings” a year later.

Unlike Jackson’s trilogy, though, this film runs less than two hours and, hence, had no chance of doing justice to the epic scope of the three books that comprise the “Rings” trilogy. Also, unlike “Rings,” “Hobbit” was a more straightforward children’s tale, so I hope this epic approach to a simple but wonderful book doesn’t become overkill.

The two-part approach to the upcoming “Potter” and “Twilight” films makes more sense. Each series quickly gained a cult following of “Star Wars”-esque proportions, and the filmmakers are leaving nothing to chance with each finale. Hopefully these final chapters will be satisfying, and the two-part approach won’t turn out to be excessive.

The anticipation is reminiscent of that which surrounded “Return of the Jedi” in 1983. It is generally regarded as a satisfying cap to “Star Wars,” despite some viewers’ complaints about depiction of the Ewoks. Those complaints proved to be mere flea bites, however, compared to the ones which the “Star Wars” prequels would later generate.

Considering the cachet the “Potter” and “Twilight” books have, I’m optimistic that, unless J.K. Rowling and Stephanie Meyer decide to write another entry to their respective series, these upcoming films will be worth the wait.

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Saturday was memorable night not only for University of Cincinnati student Van Tran, but fans of Cincinnati’s burgeoning hip hop community.

Tran, the founder of Beatstreet Culture, put together the organization’s first break dancing event, Naticypher.

The Main Event bar hosted the event and offered the raw, gritty feel of break dancing events of yesteryear. With more than 150 “Bboys,” or break dancers, and hip hop fans in attendance, the energy was intense.

The jam started at 2 p.m., and with DJs FleG and Franco De Leon spinning for the entire event, performers and spectators alike were greeted with plenty of great music.

“That house session was mad ill,” said David Mullis, a first-year UC student who attended the event.

The battles started around 4 p.m. as advertised, a rarity with Bboy jams, as battles usually start two to three hours after they were

scheduled. The preliminaries, normally droll experiences, were one of the more riveting sections of the event, and even featured two of the favored-to-win crews battling against each other. The semi finals were equally high-energy.

The event had more than 15 crews from all over the Midwest. People came from Maryland, Missouri and several other states in between to support the ever evolving hip hop culture. One performer traveled from Colorado to dance at the event.

The battles were packed with talent. Each crew had their own distinct style and presence that kept the crowd fully engrossed in the action.

The closer one got to the cipher circle (a large circle of dancers taking turns showcasing), the warmer and thicker the air became. The heavy bass thuds of DJ superstars Franco de Leon and FleG pulsed through the club, inducing a rhythmic frenzy even in the patrons at the bar.

The panel of notable judges included Cincinnati’s own Bboy Troll.

“(Naticypher) is one of the hottest things going on on the planet right now,” said local Bboy pioneer Des “General Zod” Odoms of Murda Rock crew.

DJ FleG decided to spin house tracks before the final battle started, and those approximate thirty minutes were arguably the most emotional moments of the event.

E.N.I. (a crew of three members from different hometowns) won the final battle against a Chicago crew, the Brickheads. The winners took home the coveted $900 prize.

Housing ciphers cropped up all over the venue — near the dining area, in a corner next to a speaker, in front of a pool table — even people outside the venue were dancing.

With great music, great atmosphere and great entertainment, Naticypher exceeded all my previous expectations and I advise anyone who has not heard of Beatstreet Culture to familiarize him or herself by attending any of its upcoming events. Learn more at www.naticypher.com.

CSO’s “Wolfgang!” commemorates Mozart, Haydn

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While Mozart and Haydn’s music has more recently been regulated to the first half of concerts, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra devoted an entire program to these prolific classical composers.

Under the direction of guest conductor Sir Roger Norrington, the CSO continued with “Wolfgang!” as part of their ongoing Mozart Festival Saturday.

Without baton, podium, score or pretension, Norrington led the diminished orchestration with an effortless grace.

The evening began with Mozart’s Divertimento No. 1 for Strings in D Major, K. 136 made unique by the absence of vibrato. The piece contained the usual Mozart sprightliness, albeit with a few moments of

unstable pitch in the second movement. This was made more noticeable from the lack of vibrato.

The third and final movement was especially enjoyable, with joking moments of anticipation and disruption.

Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat Major, Opus 84 was easily the highlight of the evening, which showcased several soloists from the orchestra: Dwight Parry on oboe, William Winstead (the head of the College-Conservatory of Music’s bassoon department) on bassoon, Timothy Lees on violin and Ilya Finkelshteyn on cello.

The second movement provided an occasion for the soloists to shine with beautifully shaped eliding phrases and a flawless blend and balance of sound.

The bassoon and oboe pairings were

especially enjoyable and projected more over the orchestra.

The evening concluded with Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C Major, K. 425 “Linz.” The even phrases and playful interjections were enjoyable, but the countless repeats led to an eventual tiring of the themes.

Oboist Lon Bussell especially stood out, particularly in the trio section of the third movement.

The Mozart Festival continues next weekend with “Amadeus!,” which features vocal soloists and choir.

However, after a heavy dose of classical music, one might find a hunger for more lush harmonies developing, which can be satiated at the Beethoven program on Dec. 3 to Dec. 4.

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“The Walking Dead” is a gift to us all.

Based on Robert Kirkman’s apocalyptic zombie comic series started in 2003, AMC premiered “The Walking Dead” on Halloween night this year. The series primarily follows Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), a Kentucky police officer who wakes from a coma to find he’s now one of the few living men around.

The third episode aired Sunday night, bringing viewers deeper into the messy world of survival, zombie combat and, most importantly, serious drama.

“The Walking Dead” is not a shot-for-shot remake of the comic. The show, directed by Frank Darabont (“The Green Mile,” “Shawshank Redemption”), hopes to survive for many seasons by stretching out the time between major plot developments. Kirkman wrote “The Walking Dead” after several of his earlier comics had been canned way too early — this fear of another short-lived comic motivated him to really drive through his story. This is not to say the comic is rushed; it just means the show will likely take longer to catch up with the comic by adding original material on top of the story already laid out.

Like most great zombie stories, “The Walking Dead” keeps its focus not on the shuffling undead antagonists, but on the humans desperately attempting to stay alive and relatively sane throughout the ordeal. Kirkman, who created “The Walking Dead” with George Romero’s zombie series serving as an inspirational template, understands the necessity of strong characterization in telling a zombie story with substance.

A recent interview with

Kirkman from “Entertainment Weekly” misreported an easily overlooked detail that attempted to separate zombie-types from “The Walking Dead” and Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” — In episode one, “Days Gone Bye,” Rick rides a horse into Atlanta while looking for his family. He is quickly overrun with zombies who proceed to devour his horse.

“Entertainment Weekly” claims the zombies in Romero’s films have no interest in eating live animals … which isn’t necessarily true. During a very brief shot in “Night of the Living Dead,” a zombie is shown eating a handful of insects while shambling toward the farmhouse in which Barbara and the other survivors have barricaded themselves. Perhaps it’s an inconsistency on Romero’s half, or perhaps it’s just a zombie nerd (me) looking way too far into arbitrary zombie lore.

Regardless, Rick is not an adrenaline junkie super cop. While he does what must be done to keep living, he is not some jaded antihero whose sole pleasure comes from killing “the bad guys.” He just wants to keep his family safe and do the right things. In episode two, “Guts,” Rick is inside a department store with a fellow survivor. She’s been admiring a dolphin necklace that she thinks her sister would love.

“Why don’t you take it?” Rick asks.

“You mean besides the fact there’s a cop right next to me? Wouldn’t that be looting?”

“I don’t think those rules apply anymore, do you?”

This is a thinking man’s zombie story. It sure isn’t “Zombieland,” or any other derivative zombie film created solely to respond to the current zombie phenomenon. That being said, “The Walking Dead” will surely live on.

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HARRISON, N.J. — After conceding two first-half goals due to defensive breakdowns, the University of Cincinnati men’s soccer team came up just short against Providence College Friday.

The No. 25 Friars defeated the Bearcats 2-1 in the semifinals of the Big East tournament at Red Bull Arena.

Cincinnati forward Tristan Watson narrowed the deficit to one in the 68th minute, setting the stage for a 90th-minute Andre Sharpe volley in the box. The shot tipped over the bar with a fingertip save by Providence goalkeeper Jhojan Obando.

“The mentality our guys had in the second half was what we needed out of the first half,” said UC head coach Hylton Dayes. “I think their goalkeeper came up with an unbelievable save as the clock was winding down to preserve the result.”

The trip to the conference tournament’s final four was the first in team history for the Bearcats, while

the Friars have qualified for the Big East semifinals in five of the past eight seasons.

“We came out flat,” said Cincinnati senior goalkeeper Matt Williams. “For the most part, we backed off a little bit too much and gave them the outsides and let them cross. That’s how they got both of their goals.”

Providence (12-5-2) first struck in the 13th minute when Cincinnati defender Chris Mitchell mishandled forward Andrew Sousa’s cross into his own goal.

“Disaster struck, we gave up the own goal and our guys struggled to come back from that,” Dayes said. “We don’t give up a lot of soft goals.”

The Friars doubled their lead in the 23rd minute when Sousa blasted a shot in stride off a crossing pass from Matt Marcin that bounced through the box untouched.

UC created few scoring chances in the opening stanza, but rebounded for the final 20 minutes with its best ball movement of the match.

“The second half was the Bearcat team that got us to where we are now,” Williams said.

The win was the No. 5 seeded Friars’ third-straight win over a higher seed in the tournament.

The Bearcats (7-5-7) currently hold a rating percentage index of 54 and have at-large hopes of securing the program’s fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament.

“For them to go 5-1-3 in the [Big East], tie [No. 9] Connecticut, win on [penalty kicks] and get to the semifinals — for me — merits an NCAA tournament berth for sure, 100 percent,” said Providence head coach Chaka Daley.

The NCAA tournament selection show airs Monday at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU.

“Either way, we have had a good year,” Dayes said. “For the seniors, it’s the opportunity to at least be in the conversation [for the NCAA tournament]. For our younger guys, it’s an opportunity that they can say this is something we can continue to shoot for.”

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After an undefeated run through exhibition play, the Bearcats begin the 2010-11 regular season against Mount St. Mary’s Monday at Fifth Third Arena.

Despite losing Deonta Vaughn and Steve Toyloy to graduation and Lance Stephenson to the NBA draft, the Bearcats maintain a level of experience this season, returning 11 players.

Head coach Mick Cronin says his team’s maturity and experience will pay dividends.

“Our maturity will be the common denominator [heading into the season],” Cronin said. “Our understanding of what we all need to do individually and collectively as a team is further ahead than it has ever been here because of our experience playing together and playing against the Big East.”

Senior forward Darnell Wilks echoed similar sentiments, saying this

year’s team already features a new level of chemistry.

“I love all of my teammates over the past years,” Wilks said. “But I feel like this year’s team is more of a team. This year is the first year I have ever seen everybody in the locker room sitting together watching an actual NBA game. Before, people would just leave and go on their separate ways.”

Cronin was pleased with the Bearcats’ performance in their exhibition games against Carleton University and Indiana University Southeast.

“Our defensive pressure was great against Carleton,” Cronin said. “We took a disciplined team and forced them to turn the ball over and threw them out of their rhythm offensively.”

Cronin scheduled the exhibition against IU Southeast to test Cincinnati’s ability against different style teams.

“They had great quickness and they were trying to beat us off the dribble, so we had to play different defensively,”

Cronin said. “We had to contain the dribble and force them to take jump shots.”

Wilks also liked his team’s performance during their game Tuesday, which saw the Bearcats rout Indiana University Southeast 91-63.

“We had 22 assists during that game — I don’t know the last time we did that,” Wilks said. “Everybody is looking to pass to one another more and helping their teammates out instead of looking out for themselves.”

Mount St. Mary’s will make its second trip to Ohio this season after losing 67-52 at Dayton in its season opener. Freshman Julian Norfleet led the Mount with 15 points.

Head coach Robert Burke is in his first season at Mount St. Mary’s. The Mount was projected to finish fifth in the Northeast Conference this season.

Cincinnati’s season opener against Mount St. Mary’s tips off at 7 p.m. Monday at Fifth Third Arena.

Sam Weinberg | sports eDitor

For the first time in program history, the No. 19 University of Cincinnati volleyball team claimed the outright Big East regular season title.

The Lady Bearcats won the title following a pair of weekend road wins against Syracuse and Marquette.

Heading into the weekend, Cincinnati was tied for first atop conference standings with Louisville, but the Cardinals dropped a 3-2 loss Saturday against Marquette.

“My hat’s off to the girls,” said Cincinnati head coach Reed Sunahara. “They’ve worked hard to get to this point and they reached it, so I’m proud of them. I know they’re happy. We’ve got the Big East tournament now to look forward to and, with the No. 1 seed, I think we’re in a good situation.”

The Bearcats started their weekend slate Saturday, traveling to Syracuse.

For the fifth time this season — and the second time in a week — the Bearcats needed five sets to defeat their opponent.

Cincinnati started the match struggling, losing the first two sets 25-19 and 25-23.

But facing elimination in the third set, the Bearcats went into a defensive shell, limiting the Orange to a .052 hitting percentage while totalling five blocks.

The defensive stand helped the Bearcats to a 25-21 set win, and, continuing its defensive dominance, Cincinnati rolled to a 25-23 fourth-set win to force a decisive fifth.

Riding their momentum, the Bearcats took the fifth set 15-10 to win the match.

“We played with a never-die attitude,” Sunahara said. “I thought we just hung in there and we started making better plays. We executed better and I thought we got the momentum and were able to close Syracuse out.”

Senior outside hitter Stephanie Niemer posted her third-consecutive double-double with 22 kills and 11 digs, while senior setter Annie Fesl recorded a season-high 62 assists.

The Bearcats hit the court again Sunday at Marquette to battle the Golden Eagles for the Big East regular season title and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.

Cincinnati made quick work of Marquette, sweeping the Golden Eagles in three sets with scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-20.

Entering the match, Marquette led the Big East with a .291 hitting percentage, but the Bearcats’ defensive effort held the Golden Eagles to a .246 hitting percentage — while recording a .376 percentage of their own.

“I thought we played well,” Sunahara said. “The girls put their minds to it and got the job done. Their goal all season was to win the Big East [regular season title] and they got it done.”

Niemer led Cincinnati with a team-high 13 kills.Cincinnati will enter the Big East tournament

riding a nine-game winning streak — its second longest streak of the season.

The Bearcats return to action Friday at 12:30 p.m. in the Big East tournament quarterfinals to take on No. 8 seed South Florida in Pittsburgh.

Sam elliott | sports eDitor

MORGANTOWN, W. VA. — West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith threw four touchdowns in the first half Saturday to help the Mountaineers claim a 37-10 victory against Cincinnati at Milan Puskar Stadium.

Cincinnati’s third-straight loss was its worst in the regular season since a 30-point decision against Ohio State Sept. 16, 2006.

The Bearcats committed four turnovers and 10 penalties for 96 yards, allowed five sacks and failed to convert on all 12 of their third-down attempts.

“We will win when we deserve to win,” said head coach Butch Jones. “When do you deserve to win? When you do the right things, when you can have third down conversions [and] when you take care of the football.”

Cincinnati (3-6, 1-3 Big East) forced a West Virginia three-and-out to begin the game, but Gregg Pugnetti’s punt hit Cincinnati’s Munchie Legaux and the Mountaineers recovered on the UC 32-yard line.

“It’s all a game of momentum,” Jones said. “We had zero momentum plays.”

Smith found sophomore Tavon Austin one play later to give WVU a 7-0 lead after just 1:08 of game time.

Smith and Austin connected again for West Virginia’s second touchdown with more than four minutes remaining in the first quarter.

“Early on, we made a couple mistakes and gave them two easy scores,” said UC linebacker J.K. Schaffer. “That gave them momentum early on and when we fell behind like that, it hurt us.”

Cincinnati threatened to cut into the WVU lead after driving 71 yards to the 10-yard line, but Keith Tandy intercepted UC’s Zach Collaros in the end zone.

“I just wanted to give Armon a chance in the corner of the end zone,” Collaros said. “In hindsight, I should have just thrown in out the back of the end zone. It’s something I’d like to have back.”

The junior completed 25 of 45 pass attempts for 221 yards and threw two interceptions in his first action since bruising his left knee Oct. 22 against South Florida.

After a pair of touchdown passes from Smith to Jock Sanders and a UC safety in the second quarter, Jacob Rogers’ 49-yard field goal as time expired before halftime made it 30-3.

Just 1:45 into the third quarter, the Bearcats used a 53-yard touchdown run by Isaiah Pead to trim their deficit to 20.

“We really felt at halftime that this game wasn’t over with,” Jones said. “To our kids’ credit, we make it 30-10, we force a three-and-out and we’re thinking we’re going to make it 30-17. Then you get it to a two-score game and anything can happen.”

The Cincinnati defense nearly forced a three-and-out after Pead’s score, but John Hughes was flagged late for roughing the passer after Smith’s incomplete third-down pass.

“We had a misfortunate penalty that occurred by somebody trying to play hard,” Jones said. “Any time the defender’s hands get around the quarterback’s head, they’re going to call it. I know what John was doing. John was trying to play hard and get his hands up to bat the ball down.”

Instead, West Virginia capped the

nine-play, 80-yard drive with Noel Devine’s 13-yard rushing touchdown and the Mountaineers kept possession for nearly 20 minutes in the second half.

eamon Queeney | PhOTO EDITOR

ncaa tourney HoPeFulS the nCaa tournament bracket will be announced Monday. Cincinnati hopes to be among the 26 schools to receive an at-large berth in the 48-team field.

Mountaineers top Cincy 37-10

Pat Strang | SENIOR PhOTOGRAPhER

big eaSt’S beSt senior outside hitter stephanie niemer enters the Big east tournament leading the conference with 620 points and 533 kills.

Opening tip: Cincinnati faces off against Mount St. Mary’s

Cats clinch outright league title

eamon Queeney | PhOTO EDITOR

eStabliSH tHe run senior running back noel Devine led the West Virginia rushing attack with one touchdown and 77 yards, Shawne Alston added 75 and five other Mountaineers gained at least 10 yards.

GOLD RUSH

Sam greene | ONLINE EDITOR

back to Work Zach Collaros completed 25 of 45 passes for 221 yards saturday against West Virginia, but threw two interceptions in his return as Cincinnati’s starting quarterback. the junior missed one game with a knee injury sustained against south florida.

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