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The Ohio Division of Liquor Control announced today that the alcohol-energy drinks Four Loko and Joose will no longer be distributed in Ohio.

The division requested manufacturers and suppliers of alcohol energy drinks cease distribution of their products.

There are currently no laws banning alcohol-energy drinks, but the Division of Liquor Control stated it might seek legislation in the future.

The division cited health concerns for controlling the distribution of the drinks.

“In recent months, the division has become aware of serious health concerns associated with the use of alcohol energy drinks and believes that those products pose a significant threat to the safety

and health of Ohio consumers,” said Kimberly Zurz, director of the Division of Liquor Control.

There are no scientific studies that prove alcohol-energy drinks pose a direct health threat to consumers, however.

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Students from a business communications class invited the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Mobile Adoption Unit to campus Wednesday to

help raise money and find a new home for some worthy pets.

Maria Leibel, 21-year-old communications student, was one of four students from Professor Molly Mayer’s course that organized the event.

Leibel said the students coordinated the event for the non profit organization as part of a class project.

“We are all dog lovers and the SPCA has been down here before,” said Leibel explaining the reasoning for the invite. “We are here to raise awareness for the SPCA and hopefully get some adoptions.”

As of 3 p.m., only one four-legged friend had found a new home.

Kelly Burke, a 25-year-old development coordinator for the Cincinnati SPCA, brought a van with multiple dogs that were eager to meet and maybe move in with some UC students.

“The students called us and asked if we would be interested,” Burke said. “We are trying to make people aware that we have plenty of great dogs that are eligible to be adopted.”

The SPCA has visited the main campus several times with the most recent visits being to a Baccalaureate Society fundraiser and humane animal education event at several dorms on campus.

Wednesday’s visit was a one-time affair for the students.

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Undergraduate Student Government gave a call to action against Gov.-elect John Kasich’s plan to cut spending.

“We started a letter-writing campaign,” said Lane Hart, the senate speaker. “We want him to continue supporting higher education.”

The call to action is a response to Kasich’s promised education cuts, which are being carried out to fund lower taxes and balance the budget, according to Kasich’s campaign website.

The plan means schools should expect a 15 to 20 percent cut in state aid, Sen. Tom Niehaus, a Republican expected to be the next president of the Ohio Senate, told the Columbus Dispatch.

On the campaign trail, Gov. Ted Strickland said Kasich plans to dismantle Strickland’s education plan. The program, “Evidence-Based Model,” would further fund and reform higher education and public schools.

The program also made Ohio one of 12 states to win a federal grant as part of President Obama’s “Race to the Top” education program, but Ohio could lose the $400 million grant.

“I believe we put the $400 million at great risk if we abandon the evidence-based model,” Strickland told educators at the Ohio School Board Association’s annual conference.

Kasich’s office told reporters that doing away with Strickland’s program would not lose the grant, but U.S. Department of Education

spokesman Justin Alexander said the grant could be taken back.

“States won ‘Race to the Top’ based on the plans they submitted,” Alexander said. “If any state significantly changes the plan, it will be putting in jeopardy all ‘Race to the Top’ funding.”

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President Drew Smith also said Kasich should continue the 3C passenger rail program.

“[My interns] are working on the 3C rail program, which Gov.-elect Kasich wants to terminate, but we’ll see how that turns out,” Smith said.

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The University of Cincinnati’s Information Security office is stepping up its efforts to enforce university policy against restricted data.

The stricter enforcement is being done to help combat the rising rates of identity theft.

“The policy hasn’t changed,” said Michael Lieberman, UC’s chief information officer. “However, given the recent rash of highly publicized information breaches across the nation, we are stepping up our monitoring and enforcement of this policy.”

By using electronic systems, the Information Security office is hoping to catch more unencrypted e-mails that send out restricted data.

UC’s Data Protection Policy defines restricted data as set of data that contains a person’s name and “personal information,” meaning information like a social security number, driver’s license number or credit card number.

The policy states that if an unencrypted e-mail with restricted data is sent out in UC’s network, the sender can receive disciplinary action.

“For a first violation, we’ll focus on education, helping the violator understand how dangerous this behavior can be,” Lieberman said. “For a second violation, we’re going to bring in the violator’s supervisor. For a third violation, we think disciplinary action is necessary.”

For any information about UC’s Data Protection Policy, contact Information Security at infosec@uc.edu or (513) 558-4732.

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More college students in Ohio, especially those older than 25, are enrolling in online courses, according to a report released Nov. 9.

The Ohio Learning Network, Ohio’s premiere e-learning website that works in concert with the Ohio Board of Regents, released their Distance Learning Report detailing the rise in online college students.

Enrollments for online courses increased more than 25 percent in Fall 2009, as 18,927 new students signed up for distance learning at the 37 schools involved with the University System of Ohio.

Overall student enrollment for Ohio in distance learning classes was 93,653 for Fall 2009.

The increase in distance learning students assists in providing more high-quality online education while saving schools on infrastructure and

building costs, according to the report.

“The fast growth of online learning offered by the University System of Ohio makes a college education more convenient and accessible and allowing us to invest more in teaching and learning by saving on facility costs,” said Eric Fingerhut, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents.

The report also noted the types of student enrolling for online courses.

Fifty-one percent of online students in Ohio were 25 years or older, with 66 percent of those students being women.

Students at community colleges also made up the bulk of online students throughout the state, according to the report.

The number of students enrolled in distance learning programs at the University of Cincinnati for Fall quarter is 3,650, up from 3,242 in Fall 2009.

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Rounds are zipping around me as I stand in the forest. The only thing on my mind is that I’m the world’s

worst embedded reporter. All around me, soldiers are canvassing the terrain, diving behind trees and brush and firing back at the enemy.

I’m about to be hit at any moment — I’m a sitting duck in the open, too preoccupied with snapping photos of American soldiers to pay heed to the shots aimed at me. Paintball shots.

I’m not in Afghanistan. I’m at Camp Attebury, a 30,000-acre U.S. Army National Guard base in Indiana. It’s not the U.S. Army’s Special Forces moving stealthily, chasing an enemy through the woods. It’s University of Cincinnati’s Army ROTC preparing for their fall field training exercises (FTX).

DAY ONE

It feels like I’m driving through the set for “Hoosiers” as I make my way out to Camp Attebury. The area is populated with two-story clapboard farmhouses, red ramshackle barns and seemingly ubiquitous basketball hoops. MapQuest is taking me on the scenic route to Edinburgh, the sleepy hamlet outside the gates of Camp Attebury.

I arrive at the base and a Department of Defense policewoman greets me at the main entrance, asking for two forms of identification for me to enter and belatedly meet with the Bearcat Battalion, which the UC Army ROTC is affectionately known as.

After getting into the base, I rendezvous with cadet Nick Jackson, a fourth-year psychology student and the Battalion’s public affairs officer. Jackson escorts me to a cluster of barracks eerily resembling those in “Full Metal Jacket.” Consisting of olive drab foot lockers, institutional mattresses and metal wall lockers, the barracks are sparse but serve their sole purpose — a place to sleep and shower.

After I drop my gear, Jackson guides me into another building known as the tactical operations center, or TOC. Here, senior

cadets, known in ROTC lingo as MS-4s, run the show. They have planned the majority of the exercises for the weekend under guidance of the UC ROTC faculty and are tasked with executing and supervising the plans.

I meet Lt. Col. Randy Judd, a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Army who has led the Bearcat Battalion at UC for the past four years. Judd is lean and lanky, epitomizing the ideal American soldier: trim, motivated and sporting a buzz cut. He is a UC professor of military science and, this weekend, he can observe just how much his cadets have gleaned from his staff and classes.

I decide to “embed” with the sophomores and juniors during a land navigation exercise.

The cadets are huddled at tables in the TOC, listening intently as cadet Mark Jacobs, a fourth-year special education student, and cadet Tracy Purtell, a fourth-year nursing student, instruct the group on the finer techniques of navigation. The Army actually prefers to teach land navigation to the soldiers using a map, compass and protractor.

To pass the land navigation course, a cadet must plot eight points on a map then find at least five points within a certain time, though some might find themselves lost in the Indiana woodlands or failing after not returning to the starting point in the time allowed.

Regardless of the task, the atmosphere emanates camaraderie and gets to a point that the noisiness begins to detract from instruction.

“You guys need to stop talking and do more gridding,” Jacobs states evenly, referring to plotting map points.

It garners laughter, but the class also gets the point from his light admonishment — it’s time to focus. Jacobs knows how to handle the class. He should. He also assists

in teaching 10th grade special education at Hughes High School in Cincinnati.

Judd sidles up next to me as I observe the class and says teaching in a college environment is the hardest setting of all. Unlike the rest of the military, which is subject to military law known as the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, ROTC cadets are not — meaning the in-your-face instructional methods used in other military branches can’t be used.

“It’s called leading with a smile,” Judd says. The idea is to provide a low-threat environment allowing cadets to learn more while in ROTC so they aren’t forced to learn off-the-cuff in battle. By leading with a smile, Judd states, “People are going to want to follow you.” Sounds reasonable.

Judd gives the next briefing, going over standards of how cadets can choose specific job branches, what part of the military they can be in and ways of having the military pay for school. Seemingly a dry subject, Judd weaves his way charismatically between tables, walking among cadets, knowing every name.

“Raise your hands if you want to be a leader,” he commands. Every hand shoots into the air. (He’s leading with the smile he was talking of earlier and it almost makes me want to immediately run to the recruiting station.) He reminds them that the main point of the ROTC is leading soldiers. Leading soldiers, indeed. Judd is quite the embodiment of the statement.

DAY TWO

Wake-up time is 0600 hours. Definitely not the normal time for me to start my day. Yet it makes me think of an old Army saying I’d heard before, while I served. “We do more before 9 a.m. than most people do all day.” When you start this early I can see that logic.

After using what was essentially a video-game rifle simulator, we move to the woods for paintball, which is meant to be an exercise to utilize Army squad tactics. The freshmen are giddy with the notion of splattering their fellow students with paint.

I accompany the cadets, who are clad in paintball masks and carrying paintball rifles, into the woods while wearing a neon-yellow reflective belt, marking me an innocent bystander. Once the skirmish

begins, however, the belt offers no physical defense as pellets whiz by me, sometimes finding their mark on enemy chests. I end up getting out unscathed, but the training achieved its goal: having cadets practice maneuvers used in combat in Iraq, Afghanistan or wherever a future conflict might erupt. And what could most likely be the country they are deployed to.

After the exercise, we have lunch — which is of the brown-bag type. The Meal Ready to Eat (MRE) brown bag. These are the rations fed to soldiers while in the field. While it’s not steak and lobster, it’s, as Ernest Kerr, a fifth-year sports and biomechanics student says, “It ain’t the best meal, but it ain’t the worst.”

The fun isn’t over yet, though. It’s time to rappel down a tower that can range in height anywhere from 34 to 90 feet. As the cluster of freshmen fearlessly line up and gear up to tackle the tower, I’m asked if I’d like to take part. Remembering I don’t have a life insurance policy, I hesitate. The tower looks fatally high. I politely declined.

Meanwhile, the sophomores and juniors have been spending the entire day performing land navigation. It seems Jacobs and Purtell’s class the prior night served the 57 cadets well. Everyone passed.

But now, cadets have to go back out in what has become a steady rain and conduct nighttime land navigation. Feeling particularly nice, the MS-4s add a bonus: an overnight stay outdoors after the course.

They return later that evening, drenched but having passed the course and receiving a reprieve — Judd canceled the overnight stay due to the weather’s possible health hazards.

DAY THREE

0600 hours again. The cadets and I have enough time to shower, pack our belongings, clean the barracks and scarf down some doughnuts and juice before trudging off to the final exercise of the weekend: the obstacle course.

The Army calls its obstacle courses “confidence courses.” If you saw one, you would understand. You would have all the confidence in the world if you made it through. It’s a course that challenges every muscle in your body, requiring coordination, balance and patience. There are eight obstacles, ranging from beam vaults to inclined walls to climbing a monstrosity known as The Tough One — all of which must be conquered.

The course physically wasted many early, but what I label “Army determination” took effect. They kept going amid a cascade of cheers and “Get somes”. The Army stresses the ethos of teamwork and it was never more apparent. Personal differences evaporate as cadets pushed each other on, even beyond exhaustion.

“What you showed me is you’ve got heart,” Judd boomed to the formation after the course was completed. “We trained safe, we trained hard and we didn’t waste anyone’s time.”

Then he spoke the words his troops probably most wanted to hear after a long weekend of training.

“So in that vein, let’s get you on a bus back to Cincinnati,” he said. The formation thundered with the motto “Bearcats!” upon being called to attention, and walked off to load the buses for the ride home.

For them, it was just another normal weekend as college students … and soldiers.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Faculty members and students of the College-Conservatory of Music’s Theory and History department traveled to Indianapolis to attend the joint meeting of the American Musicological Society and the Society for Music Theory Nov.4.

The American Musicological Society was founded in 1934 with the intent of advancing research in various fields of music. It includes many professors and scholars of musicology throughout the United States.

The study of musicology is chiefly concerned with studying music from a variety of different aspects including historical, sociopolitical, gender studies and performance practice contexts. It also publishes the “Journal of the American Musicological Society,” colloquially referred to as “JAMS,” supports scholarly books and grants recognition and funding through various awards and grants.

Likewise, the Society for Music Theory is comprised of professors and scholars of music theory who traditionally study music from a more analytical standpoint. This society provides many of the same functions as AMS to scholars in this field.

While each of these organizations meet

annually, every two years the convention is joint, since these areas of scholarship often overlap. The conference featured paper readings from the disciplines of music history and music theory, panel discussions, and meetings of various journals and sub-committees.

The founding of a committee for pedagogy within musicology was particularly unique. While the most traditional career route for those pursuing careers in musicology is becoming a professor, there has been no mainstream endeavor to organize a pedagogical approach. Rather, students are expected to learn to teach solely through opportunities as graduate or teaching assistants.

This meeting provoked a large deal of discussion and even some small arguments, which could be beneficial in shaping how the committee continues its studies and which issues it focuses its time on.

CCM Professor Steven Cahn chaired an SMT paper session titled “Visualizing Music.”

Students were afforded the opportunity to choose between a multitude of sessions and attend those that appealed to their areas of specific interest. They were also able to meet and converse with leading scholars in the field; this was particularly helpful to those students who were able to talk to authors whose sources

they are using or in finding faculties at programs of interest.

Students met James Hepokoski and Warren Darcy, co-authors of “Elements of Sonata Theory,” a standard music history textbook, whom the CCM attendees found lunching at a downtown restaurant.

The weekend was overall an inspiring experience, and the entire contingent of students returned with renewed vigor just in time for research-paper season.

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americaN musicoLoGicaL society CCM students took a break from discussion to pose for pictures.

Hypothetically speaking, what would happen if “me” from 10 years ago were to see what kind of television I am watching today? Chances are, I’d kick my own ass. Let me explain.

There comes a time in every sedentary young man’s life when he must examine what entertains him during his couch ridden tangents. After listing the primary shows I’m sure to watch, I am mildly disturbed. Keep in mind, I love these shows, but looking at it from a non “me” perspective, maybe it’s time to do some heavy thinking about my lot in life.

“The Walking Dead”: This is the most promising live-action series on television right now. Rick Grimes, a Kentucky cop, wakes from a coma to find himself in a hellish world crawling with zombies. With only three episodes having run at the time of publication, I’m convinced this will be a show worth watching until the very end. New episodes air Sunday nights at 11 on AMC.

“The Venture Bros.”: This Sunday will bring the fourth season finale, something Venture Bros. fans have been waiting for for a very long time — season four began in October of 2009 and there was a hiatus in new episodes from December 2009 until mid-September 2010. Following the misadventures of Dr. Venture and his family, friends, neighbors and, of course, arch nemeses, there’s been no shortage of compelling and hysterical dialogue along with addictively inventive plot twists and secrets yet untold. Catch the new, hour-long episode at 11:30 p.m. on Adult Swim. For science!

“Scooby Doo! Mystery Inc.”: Rooby Dooby Doo! This is the first Scooby Doo series I’ve come across that isn’t repetition of the same episode in a different location with a different guest star. With such voice talent as Matthew Lillard (Shaggy) and Patrick Warburton (Sheriff Bronson Stone), strong plot and pleasantly stylized animation, “Mystery Inc.” is the best Scooby Doo reincarnation … and, damn, Velma is getting cuter and cuter by the second. Two things it thankfully skipped on this time: a laugh track and Scrappy-Doo. Do yourself a favor, you meddling kids, and go to www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/scoobydoomysteryinc to see when it’s playing next.

“Hoarders”: There’s no other show that makes me feel better about myself than “Hoarders.” I’m a fairly sloppy dude who isn’t bothered by a bit of clutter or some stains … but I am obsessive compulsive compared to the people on “Hoarders.” Tracking the destitution of American households and the troubled people somewhere inside of them, the show centers on a team of “experts” who clean out the hoarders’ homes due to the fact that most of them are on the brink of getting kicked out by the city or state for health code or zoning violations — all because they simply have amassed too much crap. All of a sudden, that weird smell coming from my laundry isn’t as disgusting as before, simply because it’s not covered in used adult diapers, food scraps and kitten corpses. Wow. “Hoarders” is on A&E. Check www.aetv.com/hoarders/video to watch a full episode.

“iCarly”: Don’t be hating. “iCarly” is the guilty pleasure I enjoy so much that it’s not even guilty anymore. Following a young high school girl named Carly and her best friends Sam and Freddy who run a successful web show titled “iCarly,” this is a seriously funny and twisted comedy that I’m surprised Nickelodeon sponsors. Watching this show is like Prozac — it’s full-blown chuckles and guffaws from start to end. Sure, it’s irrelevant and childish at times … that’s the point? Friday, Nov. 19, be sure to tune in to Nickelodeon at 8 p.m so you can watch an hour-long episode guest starring Jack Black.

I’m not a proud man, nor am I an entirely intelligent one. For these reasons will I forgive myself for my absurd television habits. At least I’m not watching “Jersey Shore.” That’s like the meth (or Four Loko) of television, because no one is better off having tried it.

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It’s the sad-but-true story for so many bands that make it in the music business — after hard work and patience, a band finally makes it big. After the first hit album that’s blasting through everyone’s car stereos, the next few releases, no matter how musically evolved or unique they might be, never quite measure up for fans and the moment in the spotlight is gone. Or perhaps fans remain loyal, but the group inevitably changes members, and the sound is never quite the same.

Underoath has risen above the trials of the music business, however, producing album after album filled with irresistible hooks, heavy music with perfect timing and a haunting blend of Aaron Gillespie’s vocals against current front man Spencer Chamberlain’s screams.

Gillespie, the only remaining founding member of Underoath, was an iconic member of the band

whose skill as a drummer, vocalist and songwriter got Underoath lots of attention.

“Disambiguation” is the first Underoath album released after Gillespie’s departure from the band earlier this year. Chamberlain took it upon himself to cover all vocals, and Daniel Davidson, former drummer for Norma Jean, became the band’s new drummer.

Although Gillespie was an incredibly talented contribution to Underoath’s success, “Disambiguation” is proof that the remaining members are getting along just fine without him.

The album starts strong with “In Division,” a hard-hitting track much like singles from the band’s previous albums. Although I was expecting to primarily hear screams versus clean vocals due to Gillespie’s absence, Chamberlain proves himself a worthy vocalist, alternating between piercing screams and

almost grunge-reminiscent vocals that pepper the brooding, blasting music. While his voice is similar to Gillespie’s, it has a rougher edge to it that fits with the album’s darker, more experimental sound.

Although the word “eclectic” is thrown around far too much by music critics, the term fits “Disambiguation” perfectly. The band seems to have made the decision to venture into new musical territory for their seventh album, supplying 11 tracks filled with metalcore that suggest grunge and industrial influences.

Other noteworthy tracks include “Paper Lung,” a song that begins with a slow, mournful beat and clean vocals that showcase Chamberlain’s range; “Illuminator,” a more typical, fast-paced track to please breakdown-hungry dancers and “Reversal,” a heavily electronic interlude that embodies an ominous chaos the entire album carries.

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see ya Later While aaron Gillespie, shown second from right is gone, Underoath still rocks.

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If you like movies like “Spaceballs,” “Blazing Saddles” and “The Producers,” you will enjoy “Young Frankenstein.” If, on the other hand, a woman singing “tits” 15 times in one song doesn’t amuse you, you might want to steer clear of the latest tour to hit the Aronoff Center for the Arts.

“Young Frankenstein” is written and composed by Mel Brooks, whose slapstick, bawdy humor shines through. Many times, the effort fails, coming off as too much bawdy and not enough humor. Cory English, who plays Dr. Frankenstein’s devoted assistant Igor, pulls off the vulgarity most successfully, while characters like Frankenstein’s fiancée, Elizabeth (Janine Divita) and castle housekeeper Frau Blucher (Joanna Glushak) have trouble with the timing.

The songs also left something to be desired. While many were meant to advance the plot, the lack of creativity and cleverness made each one drag on. “He Vas My Boyfriend,” for example, was Frau Blucher’s declaration of romantic involvement with Frankenstein’s grandfather, Victor. But the song was too long, too repetitive and way, way too vulgar.

The show does have some charm. Synthia Link plays Inga, Frankenstein’s main love interest, and has decent timing, coming off as a ditzy but loveable blonde. Frankenstein, played by Christopher Ryan, also had good moments. College-Conservatory of Music alum Preston Truman Boyd as The Monster was believable.

The highlights included the company’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” choreographed by Susan Stroman. Any classic Broadway enthusiast will enjoy the tap number and quirky adaption from Irving Berlin’s original. The cast also branched off into improv several times during the show — English and Ryan were often at their best when spontaneous.

This pattern carried on throughout the show: it was usually funniest when it didn’t mean to be. Any time the humor was intentional, it came off as just a little too much. But it was when the cast was behaving un-Brooks-like when they were actually funny.

Nick GreVer | senior reporter

Fans of Mel Brooks in general or of “Young Frankenstein” in particular owe it to themselves to see the musical production of “Young Frankenstein,” now playing at the Aronoff. It really is that simple. The story has some minor changes, but watching a Brooks production for the plot is like going to Hooters for the food — you’re missing out on the main reason for being there. What is truly important is more than intact: Brooks’ humor, outrageous situations and characters. If you know who Abby Normal is, then this is the play for you.

I’m normally not a fan of musicals; in fact, I can count the number of musicals I enjoy on one hand. But I do love me some Mel Brooks; I assert he is the funniest man alive today. Forget about “The Hangover” guys or Will Ferrell — Brooks is where it’s at. His skill lies in his ability to mix ridiculously lowbrow jokes with off-the-cuff comedy that takes a second or two to resonate. It’s a classic delayed-response laugh, quickly followed by a “Did he just say that?”

The humor in “Young Frankenstein” is never-ending, and many of the famous lines from the film are carried over to the play. The actors also seem to improvise some lines to great effect. The timing might not be as lightning quick, but the delivery is no less hilarious.

Even the music carries Brooks’ stamp. The songs are funny, bawdy and totally infectious — all the elements of a good musical song in my opinion. Theatre attendees who aren’t fans of Brooks may be a little put off with all of the lowbrow humor, but fans of his work will be more than happy with “Young Frankenstein.” Oh, excuse me, it’s pronounced Fronkensteen.

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We are currently looking for part-time reps for business to business phone sales. The position pays an hourly plus commission. Perfect opportunity for college students who may be looking for a flexible work schedule, or a part time summer job. Call Scott or Patrick today to arrange an interview. 513-244-6542.

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mUST-WIn maTCHUP Bowl eligibility remains a possibility for UC, which has lost three-straight games for the first time since 2005.

UC looks to avoid four-game losing skid

Cats seek elusive tourney title

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With the conference’s regular season title already in the trophy case, the No. 19 University of Cincinnati volleyball team begins Big East tournament play Friday in Pittsburgh.

“This is where we want to be,” said UC head coach Reed Sunahara. “The girls are jacked and they’re chomping at the bits to play.”

The No. 1 seed Bearcats face No. 8 seed South Florida in the tournament’s quarterfinals at 12:30 p.m. Friday.

In their regular season meeting, the Bearcats trounced the Bulls in a three-set sweep with scores of 25-10, 25-9 and 25-21.

“We’re just going to treat it as a regular game,” Sunahara said.

Should the Bearcats advance to the semifinals, Cincinnati will meet either No. 5 Notre Dame or No. 4 Villanova — two teams the Bearcats swept in the regular season.

“It doesn’t matter what we did before,” Sunahara said. “What matters is now. We need to be focused, we need to play good defense and we’ve got to take care of the ball. Hopefully good things will happen.”

The Bearcats reached the championship match of the conference tournament last season, but were defeated by Louisville 3-1 on the Cardinals’ home court.

Despite losing their only conference match of 2010 to Louisville, the Bearcats aren’t out for revenge and plan on taking the tournament one game at a time. The Cardinals enter the Big East tournament the No. 2 seed.

“We just want to get [to the finals],” Sunahara said. “We need to take care of business. It starts on Friday and we’ll plan ahead from there.”

Heading into the tournament, Cincinnati is riding a nine-match winning streak led by the senior duo of Stephanie Niemer and Annie Fesl.

Niemer enters the tournament recording double-doubles in her past three matches, while Fesl is coming off a season-high 62-assist output against Syracuse.

Despite the recent success, Sunahara said there’s still work to be done before the tournament begins.

“We’re just trying to get finishing touches on things,” Sunahara said. “We need to make sure that we take care of our side of the court.”

Tom SKeen | Senior reporter

After their worst loss of the season, the Cincinnati Bearcats (3-6, 1-3 Big East) will welcome the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to Nippert Stadium Saturday.

Both teams enter on three-game losing streaks — the Cats’ first since 2005.

The Scarlet Knights (4-5, 1-3 Big East) lost their past three games by a combined 14 points and of Rutgers’ nine games this season, seven have been decided by five points or less.

Rutgers ranks last in the Big East in offense, but present schematic problems with the use of a wildcat offense and a two-headed attack at quarterback.

The Bearcats have yet to face a wildcat offense this season. Rutgers has four players with more than 200 yards rushing this season, led by wide receiver Mohamed Sanu. The sophomore has 309 yards rushing and 398 receiving with six total touchdowns, 5.2 yards per carry and 9.7 yards per reception.

Freshman Jeremy Deering is another wildcat threat, with 268 yards rushing and 259 yards receiving. Deering ran 29 times for 166 yards in Rutgers’ 13-10 loss to

Syracuse Saturday. In his past two games, Deering has 38 carries for 235 yards.

Freshman Chas Dodd has started the Scarlet Knights’ previous five games at quarterback, with sophomore Tom Savage seeing action in six games this season as well.

Dodd has completed more than 55 percent of his passes for 986 yards and five touchdowns this year, while Savage has thrown for 521 yards and two scores.

“You have to have a package for both,” Jones said. “Both are similar in the way they throw the football. When you couple getting ready for two quarterbacks, the wildcat offense, personal groupings and all that, it takes away a lot of your preparation time throughout the week. It takes away from all the little fundamentals that you could be working on during the course of a week.”

Rutgers ranks third in the Big East and 21st in the country in scoring defense, allowing 19.3 points per game. The Scarlet Knights sacked Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib six times, giving them 13 on the season.

On special teams, Rutgers has returned three punts for

touchdowns and five blocked kicks this year.

“They are the best punt-rush team I’ve seen to date,” Jones said. “They are going to attempt to block a punt on every snap. They are very aggressive and it’s going to be critical that we come out with great energy and great attention to detail.”

UC quarterback Zach Collaros was kept without a touchdown

pass for the first time in 12 career starts in Cincinnati’s loss to West Virginia — his first starting since bruising his left knee against South Florida. He still remains atop the Big East in passing efficiency, total offense, total passing yards and passing yards per game.

Cincinnati and Rutgers kick off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Nippert Stadium.

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If Manny Pacquiao didn’t cement his status as not only the best boxer in the world, but one of the greatest of all time Saturday, I really don’t know what would.

Pacquio captured his record eighth world title in eight weight classes when he surgically dismantled another bigger, reputedly stronger opponent in Antonio Margarito.

He transformed Margarito’s face into a bloody pulp with a flurry of punches and Pacquiao’s dominating performance even sent Margarito to the hospital after the fight with a fractured orbital bone.

What makes Pacquiao’s performance sparkle more is that he actually slowed his pummeling of Margarito in the later rounds of the bout.

Pacquiao and his trainer were even urging the referee to stop the fight.

What we are watching every time the diminutive Filipino steps into the ring is not just the best fighter in the world — we’re watching a man on another level.

We’re watching boxing perfection.

Saturday’s contest in Cowboy Stadium — in addition to being the best sporting action that venue has seen since it opened — placed “PacMan” in the elite. He has joined a realm of boxers that galvanize not only the sweet science of boxing, but entire nations.

An elite set, including the likes of Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Alexis Arguello and Roberto Duran.

Right now, it would seemingly take the Army National Guard or both brothers Klitschko to beat Pacquiao.

PacMan has taken on the crème de la crème of current boxing in his last eight fights — pugilists such as Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Marco Antonio Barrera and Margarito — and picked all of them apart.

For anyone who has boxed or wrestled, gaining and shedding weight to move up and down in class is an arduous physical chore.

Pacquiao has done it eight times and excelled each time.

Only one fight seemingly remains for Pacquiao, who hasn’t lost since 2005.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. looms, whenever he decides to stop ducking and weaving from a bout with PacMan.

Yes, you read it right. Mayweather is ducking

Pacquiao.“Pretty Boy” doesn’t want to

sully his spotless 41-0 record by losing to a superior fighter.

He’d rather do appearances on WWE’s wrestling soap opera and tango on “Dancing with the Stars” than lace the gloves up, step between the ropes and challenge Pacquiao.

What fights he does take are with the likes of washed-up hacks like Sugar Shane Mosley.

Mayweather and Pacquiao have attempted to set up a fight in the past. It could have been not only one of the highest-grossing pay-per-views of all time, but also the most important fight for the sport of boxing since, well, maybe ever.

It could have been the fight that saves a withering sport from extinction at the hands of the UFC.

Yet Mayweather won’t sign the dotted line.

It’s not blood and urine tests for drugs that are holding up this fight. It’s not a dispute over who’ll get a bigger share of the gate.

It simply comes down to Mayweather and his fear of Pacquiao. He knows he’ll have his hat handed to him and probably within nine rounds at that.

Pacquiao’s lightning speed and debilitating four and five-punch combinations would stop Pretty Boy dead in his tracks.

It’s not surprising, though. Mayweather has always had the reputation of not fighting the best fighters.

His actions regarding Pacquiao do nothing but reinforce that reputation.

In some ways, I can’t blame him. He’s reacting how most of us would.

Would you want to fight perfection?

I wouldn’t.

Pacquiao means perfection

SCoTT WInfIeld | Staff reporter

After a first-place finish in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships, University of Cincinnati

runner Eric Finan will race for a national championship Monday.

The junior previously finished seventh at the Big East Championships and 13th at the Pre-National Invitational this season. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Finan Athlete of the Year

in the NCAA’s Great Lakes region.Finan — a New Richmond, Ohio, native —

finished the men’s 10-kilometer regional race in Rochester, Mich., in 30 minutes, 25.4 seconds.

“We spent a lot of time rejoicing and it was really quite a win and quite an effort on his part,” said UC head coach Bill Schnier. “It was so exciting to see him win the whole thing.”

But Finan calls the regional win nothing to dwell on.

“It was a nice win to get, but the most important thing to realize is that it’s just a qualifying race and that the real dance is Monday,” Finan said.

Schnier shares the same sentiment as his runner and believes that, in order for Finan to have success Monday, he will need to be both physically and mentally prepared.

“I told him there are two types of people that go to the national meet: the kind that are just glad to be there and the kind that feel there is unfinished business,” Schnier said. “I wanted him to be that second type and he really is.”

In preparation for Monday’s race, Finan and Schnier are in agreement about what Finan needs to do to prepare mentally.

“I think the biggest thing is definitely the

mental preparation behind it,” Finan said. “It’s just the mental preparation of knowing that I’m there to get something done and to not only enjoy the meet, but keep in mind that I’m shooting for a top-40 spot — for an all-American spot.”

Physically, Schnier and Finan agree a low-output regiment is the best course of action in preparation for the NCAA championship event. Finan will need to be fresh going into the championship race.

“We sat down and worked out a schedule that made sense to both of us,” Schnier said. “In many ways, his workouts are workouts to recover from the week past and to prepare him for the future week.”

“Recovery” workouts include reducing Finan’s practice from running 100 miles per week to 60.

While he’s anxious for the upcoming race, Finan is confident he’ll find success.

“I’m going to be a little nervous, but more than anything confident that I’m ready to go,” Finan said.

The men’s race of the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships begins at 12:48 p.m. Monday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

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rUn, fInan, rUn Junior cross country runner eric finan will compete in the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Monday in Terre Haute, Ind.