Professors break down the crisis in Syria, students pack Swift HallSAM MORREN STAFF REPORTER

In an effort to have informed and comprehensive discourse about the Syrian crisis, the University of Cincinnati hosted a panel discussion titled “Syria and the United States: Politics of Crisis and Intervention” Thursday.

Scholars from a broad range of backgrounds provided insights into the origins of the confl ict and the ramifi cations of the United States’ action or inaction on the international stage.

“It’s important as a university to educate the community,” said Robert Haug, assistant professor of history. “So that when situations like [Syria] or others arise, the community is able to utilize the expertise within the university to tackle and explore the tough questions.”

Stephen Porter, assistant professor of history and director of the international

human rights certifi cate program at UC, opened the dialogue with a presentation about the human rights crisis that the world is facing in Syria.

“There is a human crisis in Syria today, and it does not matter what action or inaction the US takes; the confl ict and its participants, especially the Assad regime, have violated the human dignity with the chemical attacks,” Porter said.

The conversation shifted towards questions over international law and the use of force, which Rebecca Sanders, assistant professor of political science at UC, delved into for her part of the discussion.

“The situation in Syria is about the people against the regime,” Sanders said. “The Syrian regime punishes the civilian population for supporting the revolution and the international community has been passive about the human crisis.”

Sanders discussed possible ramifi cations of limited military strikes and the United States political-military strategy towards the Middle East.

Andrew Lewis, assistant professor of political science at UC, focused on constitutionality and executive powers. He said the present administration’s actions illustrated how the democratic process ought to be followed compared to other administrations in the past.

“The President’s action to go to congress for approval was a way to seek the approval of the American public,” Lewis said. “It’s important to discuss when and how should the international community best take action in this humanitarian crisis.”

Elizabeth Frierson, associate professor of Middle Eastern history at UC, concluded the panel’s presentations with a historic synopsis of how the armed confl ict escalated its present state.

“The Syrian confl ict began as a peaceful movement that escalated to the atrocious armed confl ict we face today,” said Frierson in her presentation. “Today’s human crisis not only affects those who protested, but all Syrian people from every social status and every religious affi liation.”

Celebrating backgrounds, interests goes beyond enrollment, shifts to required literatureNATHALIA BACKELJAUW CONTRIBUTOR

University of Cincinnati researchers discovered that caffeine might not be the only useful source of energy found in coffee.

Qingshi Tu, a doctoral student in environmental engineering at UC, came up with the idea of using coffee grounds as an alternative energy source after learning about Starbucks’ initiative to become more environmentally friendly.

“I started to think how I can mingle together the two

things that I am intrigued with — coffee and biofuel — to provide a solution for people to live a sustainable life,” Tu said.

Along with the help of Yang Liu, a graduate student in environmental engineering, and Mingming Lu, an associate professor in environmental engineering, Tu is researching three different ways in which coffee grounds can be used as alternative energy sources.

Currently, major sources for biodiesel production — a substitute for petroleum diesel fuel —are vegetable oils and animal fats.

Replacing these sources with waste coffee grounds would improve the sustainability of biodiesel production.

One main area of focus involves developing a method to extract oil from the waste coffee grounds to produce the

biodiesel.Waste coffee grounds remaining after the initial

extraction can be used to purify the crude biodiesel derived from the coffee oils.

After the biodiesel is purifi ed, coffee grounds can be used again as additional fuel for burners.

Tu said he is confi dent the technologies for production, purifi cation and combustion could be completed in the next two years.

WCG’s are an ideal source for biodiesel production, Tu said, because they eliminate usage of edible oils — oils from foods in high demand — reduce costs of feedstock, increase competitiveness between biodiesel producers, and create more biodiesel production.

Hot city issues will likely decide who makes it to City Hall NovemberBEN GOLDSCHMIDT NEWS EDITOR

The deciding factor for the success of two non-incumbent Cincinnati City Council candidates will not likely be party lines, but their stances on the year’s top issues.

Council candidates Amy Murray and Greg Landsman took a break from the campaign trail to talk to University of Cincinnati students about how they plan to win seats on council in November. The two visited a politics class Thursday commonly referred to as Win, which is aimed at teaching students how to accomplish a political agenda.

“Behind every campaign there is a theory,” said Terry Grundy, a planning professor who teaches the class. “Election

day is an experiment where we test these theories.”

Both candidates won the endorsement of their political party — the Hamilton County Republican Party endorsed Murray and the Hamilton County Democratic Party endorsed Landsman — and both are running with an endorsement from the Charter Committee of Greater Cincinnati.

The Charter Committee is a nonpartisan, “good government” group that endorses individuals it believes to be the best candidates regardless of party affi liation, Grundy said.

Though both fi nd themselves on opposite political sides, it’s not unlikely both will win a seat, as the political climate for each candidate looks positive, Grundy said.

Murray was appointed to city council in 2011 and ran to keep her seat that November. She attributed her loss to her

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UC Air Care paramedics, county firefighters meet with recovered patient they rescued months agoJAMIE MAIER CHIEF REPORTER

After suffering from a severe heart attack May 26, Sharon Wegford was reunited with the medics and fi refi ghters who saved her life Sunday.

Wegford and her husband, Mark, got the chance to meet Wegford’s fi rst responders from the University of Cincinnati Health Air Care and the Southern Campbell Country Fire Department who saved her life at a reunion Sunday, organized by Katy Cosse from UC Medical Clinic.

“We’re just very thankful. Everybody was great. UC was great. The air care was great. The fi re department was great. We’re just very grateful,” Mark Wegford said.

Sharon Wegford, a Campbell County resident, was diagnosed with heartburn and acid refl ux in May, and

had just received a normal test on her electrocardiogram earlier that week when she started feeling discomfort in her chest. Wegford explained that her symptoms were very common, but as they worsened she and her husband decided to drive to the hospital.

“About two minutes from [the fi re department] she just grabbed her chest, her head went down, and I knew that something really serious had happened,” Mark Wegford said.

After calling 911, he remembered he was near the fi re department and told the operator he would be there soon.

The entire squad was at the department that day for their Memorial Day picnic, but the 911 operator had called ahead to let the fi re department know someone was coming.

“It was all very miraculous. It was almost like God said we’re going to give you to people who are going to take care of you,” Mark Wegford said. “Either it happened all by

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DISSECTING SITUATION IN SYRIA Partnership to address lack of nursing instructorsEMILY WITT CONTRIBUTOR

To address the growing shortage in clinical nursing instructors, the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and the College of Nursing are teaming up to offer a new, more personalized program for nursing students.

The new one-on-one program places junior nursing students into a dedicated education unit, where staff nurses at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center will train them for one term.

The program offers a more personal environment compared to previous years in which students were trained in groups of eight to ten with one faculty member.

With the new program, students will care for patients in a 24-bed surgical unit. The post-operative bed unit is currently staffed with eight nurses during the day and seven nurses at night.

College of Nursing Dean Greer Glazer is hopeful the program will not only have a positive impact on the students, but the entire UC medical community.

“The short-term goal is to develop a partnership with the medical center through which we cultivate an interest among staff nurses to consider expanding their role to include clinical teaching,” Glazer said. “The long-term impact of this project is to generate a pool of qualifi ed clinical teachers to address the national nursing faculty shortage.”

The college received a grant by the Ohio Board of Nursing for $198,330 to assist in funding the program.

Similar to the intent of UC, the board is seeking to increase the program’s enrollment capacity at the clinical instructor level — a growing problem among nursing programs in the United States.

In 2011, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing reported that nursing schools turned away almost 80,000 qualifi ed students due to an insuffi cient number of faculty, classroom space,

LAUREN KREMER CONTRIBUTORSharon Wegford, stands with the crew that aided in her transportation to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in May, at a reunion Sunday.

PHIL DIDION PHOTO EDITORCity council candidate Greg Landsman speaks with UC students about his stance on the streetcar Thursday.

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stance on a controversial bill dealing with collective bargaining rights for public unions.

Senate Bill 5 dominated news cycles, yard signs and bumper stickers in 2011.

The bill failed 61 percent to 39 percent, indicating Ohio’s voters are largely pro-union and unlikely to side with Murray.

“I choose to not identify as a fiscally conservative democrat because of my stance on unions,” Murray said. “It would be better for me though. When my son asked why I lost last time, I said, ‘Because I’m not a Democrat.’”

Murray’s chances are much better this time around because of her opposition the controversial parking lease and

streetcar project, both of which are seen as unpopular, Grundy said.

Also, Murray petitioned to get the parking lease to go to referendum, which gave her a powerful campaign tool: a list of people who will likely vote for her.

Mayoral candidate John Cranley’s win in the primary gives hope to Murray that her stance on the streetcar will also play to her favor.

“The decisive issue this election is probably the streetcar. I think people are really, really upset about that, and what was positive for me about [the primary], even though it was very small, Cranley is opposed to the streetcar,” Murray said.

Landsman supports the streetcar, but makes sure to follow that statement up by saying it needs to go to uptown near

campus in order for it to truly be a beacon for economic development, he said.

His stance on the streetcar could help him win the more liberal votes in Cincinnati’s central region that want to see the project make it up to UC, Grundy said.

Though Tuesday’s primary results might show otherwise, less than six percent of Cincinnati voters showed up to the polls.

“It’s hard to read into anything with such small voter participations,” Landsman said.

He is hopeful voters identify with his plan to grow Cincinnati’s population and expand development.

“I know I should just avoid the issue, but that’s not genuine,” Landsman said. “I have an opinion, so I’m going to be honest.”

clinical units, budget issues and clinical preceptors.

The new program should help to decrease the number of students turned away, while giving them individual attention and training, said Jennifer Jackson, chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at UC.

Jackson believes it will “transform nursing education in Cincinnati.”

“We will have spent two years educating them,” Jackson said. “We want to keep them as nurses here.”

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UC one of 94 universities in country to offer federal VetSuccess program JEIDY MELENDEZ CONTRIBUTOR

The University of Cincinnati is now one of 94 campuses in the nation to offer the VetSuccess On Campus program, which is designed to help veterans transition from the battlefield to academic life.

VetSuccess On Campus provides a full-time vocational rehabilitation counselor and a part-time vet center outreach coordinator on campus. The two additional positions are intended to provide VA benefits outreach, support and assistance to ensure veterans’ health, educational and benefit needs are met.

“Veteran students transitioning from active duty service to civilian educational pursuits face unique challenges entering the college setting,” said Eric Shinseki, secretary of Veterans Affairs, in a statement. “The VetSuccess on Campus program continues this administration’s commitment and responsibility to meet the needs of veterans and their families through effective peer-to-peer counseling and other services.”

The new program is the most recent change to UC’s Veterans Programs and Services office since director Jack Johnson took over in February.

“With him you started seeing results very quickly,” said Debra Merchant, associate vice president of student affairs and services. “We have a broader menu of services.”

Johnson brought in program coordinator Anthony Louderback and VA counselor Jill Cochran. Cochran helps veterans choose what chapter of education is more suitable for their needs and helps them apply for benefits.

“Because of his experience in recent wars, he brought high levels of knowledge to help the vets,” said Matthew Sauer, accommodation coordinator of AESS-Disability Services.

Johnson attributes much of the success to the increased support he’s received from top university officials, especially in the Registrar and Bursar offices.

“Everyone is changing to make it a veteran friendly campus so everything is working out smooth,” Johnson said.

When Johnson came to UC he was aware the office needed serious overhauls — especially to the application process, which was taking up to 14 weeks. Veterans must apply every semester to receive education benefits. That process now takes

six weeks on average. “Before it was complicated,” Johnson

said. “I streamlined the admission process from seven forms down to one, that was key.”

All related forms and information about the chapters can be found at the Academic Excellence and Support Services-Veterans Programs and Services main site, allowing veterans to complete the necessary forms

from home. Before they either had to do it physically

or by phone. Johnson wants veterans to know

there is a whole team ready to help them acclimate to civilian life and achieve their educational goals.

“My ultimate goal for us is to be the best university for veterans in the country,” Johnson said. “I think we can do that.”

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Columbus’s deputy police chief Jeffrey Blackwell is heading south to take a job as Cincinnati’s top cop.

City Manager Milton Dohoney Jr. selected Blackwell after a long hiring process, according to a statement. Cincinnati’s former police chief, James Craig, returned to his hometown of Detroit where he is the city’s police chief.

Blackwell worked in the Columbus Division of Police for 26 years, starting his career off as a parking ticket writer. Even as a parking ticket writer, Blackwell chased down and tackled a bank robber.

Dohoney chose Blackwell in part because of his ability to work well with citizens. He solved five cold-case homicides by building a rapport with the community in his career.

“Jeff understands that we have to work with the various communities we serve to build a culture of understanding and respect,” Dohoney said. “In particular, I have spoken to him about our need to work in partnership with other organizations to reach teen youth and young adults to move the needle on reducing crime in this community.”

Blackwell held several positions during his tenure in Columbus, including working in patrol, traffic, street crime enforcement and cold-case homicides. He was also a burglary detective and a tactical leader in narcotics.

Blackwell is set to begin his new job Sept. 30 with a $132,000 salary.

The University of Cincinnati is searching for a police chief while Jeff Corcoran serves as interim police chief. Former police chief Michael Cureton resigned from the position July 23 after serving in the position since 2011.

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MADISON SCHMIDT CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHERMakenzie Vial, a thrid-year environmental studies student, helps Cheryl Callahan, a first-year pre-health science student, at the veterans programs and services window in University Pavilion. The office opened Veterans’ Day 2012.

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The University of Cincinnati is involved in more than just a lease dispute concerning the Emery Theatre; it might also be loosing its nonprofit tax exemption.

In January, Cincinnati Public Schools filed a complaint to the Ohio Department of Taxation that the Emery Theatre hasn’t been meeting the requirements for the exemption because “it’s leased to a private entity — Emery Center Apartments Limited Partnership — and produces cash flow,” according to a formal complaint.

The complaint states: “the only claim for exemption was that proceeds of the rent would benefit the state university.”

The state has not yet ruled on the case, and probably won’t until late this year or early next year.

“This is a complex case and typically those take six to 12 months to issue a ruling,” said Gary Gudmundson, the Ohio Department of Taxation communications director.

If the exemption is revoked, UC could pay a tax bill of about $200,000 for the property.

Emery Theatre tax credit in danger

But the logistics of implementing the research on a larger scale is a potential problem, Liu said. Coffee-ground generators are not evenly dispersed; therefore a solution for efficient collection and storage of waste coffee grounds is needed.

Still, Liu is confident the project will be successful and the group is actively seeking funding and participants.

“Some experts in the biodiesel field wanted to see more progress about the project, too,” Liu said. “Therefore, our group has firm confidence about the application of WCG in the near future.”

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chance or it was a miracle.”Paramedic Keith Workman said they

put her in the ambulance and started CPR immediately after finding that she had no pulse. They placed her on a heart rate monitor and shocked her with an AED twice.

“The shock reorders the heart’s chaotic activity. The heart has an automatic pacemaker that picks back up [after the

shock],” said Matt Boyers, one of the paramedics who responded to Wegford’s emergency. “It comes back to an organized heartbeat, but it’s too slow. We then give her some medications to get her blood pressure up and then it’s a normal heart beat.”

The UC Health Air Care unit arrived and took Wegford to the UC Medical Clinic where she was found to have complete blockage of the left anterior descending coronary artery. She received a stent in the

UCMC catheterization lab and spent the next few days in the intensive care unit.

The doctors did not think she was going to live normally until late the next night.

“Sometimes you have a bad outcome because of mental problems after during recovery. But that was not the case here,” Boyers said.

While she is still going to rehab for monitored exercise three times a week, she has regained normal heart activity.

“I’ve no restrictions. I exercise three days a week. I do everything they tell me to do. I’ve quit smoking. I know I smoked a cigarette the day I had my heart attack and that was the last cigarette I smoked,” Wegford said.

About 10 firefighters and Wegford’s family and friends were at the reunion, as well as two medical crewmembers from the Air Care unit.

“We were so excited to do this today. We don’t usually get to see patients after the fact,” said Jennifer Miller, one of the members of the medical crew. “We were very worried [about her]; it was not a good prognosis, but we were very excited when we found out she was discharged.”

She and her husband were also given a ride in the same helicopter that had rushed her to UCMC a few months ago.

“I am grateful to these guys here — to the firefighters, to the helicopter people, to UC,” Wegford said. “I’m grateful that God placed us at this place so that these people could help me and protect me. They saved me.”

LAUREN KREMER CONTRIBUTORDan Spencer, air care pilot, and Sharon Wegford prepare for take off in the helicoptor that she rode in after suffering a heart attack May 26. A reunion was held for Wegford at the Southern Campbell Fire Department Sunday.

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College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services serves up recipes in massive proportionsKATHERINE NEWMAN CONTRIBUTOR

University of Cincinnati students were drawn to the lawn next to the College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services (CECH) Friday by the sights and smells of one of the college’s most capacious cookouts.

For 15 years, CECH Dean Larry Johnson has maintained the tradition of an annual barbecue that features hundreds of pounds of free food. Many

of the recipes, including award-winning barbecue sauce, are Johnson’s own creations.

In addition to orchestrating the event, Johnson is the head honcho behind the grill. He could be spotted Friday laughing and talking with students, faculty and staff who attended.

Johnson was just one of many faculty members involved in the event. Whether they were there to serve, operate a CECH photo booth, promote CECH social media or just to mingle, many staff members came out and showed support for Johnson’s event.

Johnson holds the picnic to build student support of CECH and to create a

family atmosphere on campus.“It is nice to know that your faculty

cares,” said David Schmutte, a criminal justice student who attended the barbecue. Schmutte said his professor promoted the event and encouraged the whole class to attend together after their meeting time Friday.

Johnson has been preparing for the event since July 1. It is hard to know how many people to expect each year, so buying enough food is always an issue. His expansive grocery list included hundreds of ribs, hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers.

The ribs, which are cooked in Johnson’s award-winning barbecue

sauce, are a personal favorite of the dean.

UC President Ono was also in attendance Friday. He and Johnson paired up behind the grill and dished out free food for the entire university to enjoy.

CECH asked attendants of the event to stop by their photo booth to have their pictures taken. They provided several props to use in photos and also designed their own backdrop.

Students not able to attend Friday’s barbecue will have additional opportunities to try out Johnson’s recipes; the dean plans to hold a major food event every semester.

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Old fashioned ice cream parlor withstands test of timeAglamesis Brothers celebrates century of success, keeps customers craving sweet selections AMONA REFAEI STAFF REPORTER

It quickly becomes clear to visitors of Aglamesis Brothers that it is not just an ice cream shop; it is an ice cream parlor. And it is possibly one of the most charming places to visit in Cincinnati. Being able to enjoy a vast selection of ice cream makes the experience of visiting Aglamesis that much sweeter.

As soon as costumers enter they are instantly transported back to a simpler time. The entire shop is draped in old-fashioned ice creamery décor. Customers are able to select their own seats and are quickly supplied with a glass of water and a menu.

The Aglamesis Brothers in Oakley recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Remaining a successful business of any type for 100 years is a great accomplishment, but maintaining an ice cream store for that duration is almost unheard of.

However, as soon as you walk into the shop, it is clear why it has been so popular.

All of the chairs and tables are original to Aglamesis. The tabletops are composed of Italian marble and the charming details on the bar complement each other.

In addition to the Oakley location, there is an equally delightful location in Montgomery.

Although Cincinnati’s most well–known ice cream is Graeter’s, Aglamesis provides customers with Graeter’s quality ice cream — perhaps an even higher quality — in an absolutely adorable environment.

The pink accents the white and black shop, which is the perfect combination to preserve the old-fashioned feel of the parlor. It seems like everything in Aglamesis is sweet.

There is an array of ice cream flavors

available for guests to try, which ranges from classic chocolate, vanilla and coffee to flavors such as Dutch Holland chocolate and butter pecan. In addition to plain ice cream, Aglamesis offers sundaes.

The Bourbon Street Sundae came with a scoop of vanilla, chocolate and coffee ice cream drizzled with chocolate sauce and pecans. Aglamesis perfected the amount of coffee flavoring to balance the sweetness of the ice cream.

The ice cream comes in a silver bowl and is served to each table promptly.

Aglamesis pays attention to even the smallest details to ensure that guests have an experience that will encourage them to come back time after time.

In addition to being able to enjoy ice cream in-store, pint–size ice cream and chocolates are available to take home.

Aglamesis makes going out for ice cream something that people of all ages enjoy. Everything in Aglamesis — from the texture of the ice cream to the design of the tiled floor — stimulates the senses.

KATHERINE NEWMAN CONTRIBUTORThe aroma of one of the University of Cincinnati’s biggest barbecues filled campus Friday as the dean of the College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Resources (CECH) Larry Johnson grilled up hundreds of pounds of food. Students, faculty and staff swung by the field next to CECH all afternoon to participate in Johnson’s fall feast, which included many of the dean’s original recipes. The expansive menu included ribs, hot dogs, veggie burgers and more.

AMONA REFAEI STAFF REPORTERThe Oakley location of Aglamesis Brothers has been in operation for a century. The ice cream parlor offers a wide variety of flavors ranging from classics like chocolate and vanilla to a creative lineup of sundaes.

“The pink accents the white and

black shop, which is the perfect

combination to preserve the old fashioned feel of

the parlor.”

College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning professor Martin Tucker’s art inspired by daily lifeWILL KENDRICK CONTRIBUTOR

The College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning remembered retired professor Martin Tucker during a memorial reception Thursday, hosted in the Reed Gallery.

Tucker was a painter whose work

focused mostly on making everyday life and the mundane interesting through his artistic abilities. He was also a painting and illustration professor for 37 years; he retired in 2004. He went on to teach a few classes until 2007 before fully retiring and died March 18.

Tucker’s widow Ruth Tucker and the director of the Reed Gallery Aaron Cowan put the gallery, Martin Tucker Remembered, together.

“We found all these paintings in Martin’s basement and decided to put up this gallery,” Cowan said. The gallery will

be on display until Oct. 13.Several of the pieces were for sale,

with 70 percent of the proceeds going toward DAAP and the other 30 percent going to Ruth Tucker.

Roughly 15 pieces of Tucker’s art were on display at the gallery. The paintings were mostly oil on canvas portraits of everyday objects and scenes. Several of the pieces were focused on food arrangements at supermarkets, piles of clothing or Martin himself.

In a quote from 1998 featured on the event’s site on the Internet, Tucker

explained that his paintings were inspired by his daily life.

“My home, studio, school, the supermarket and shopping mall provide the visual stimulation that are the source of my mages,” Tucker said. “It might be a place, an object or objects, or a particular arrangement, that offer my mind’s eye the possibility of a painting. As these images linger, it becomes apparent the only way I can shake them off is by giving it tangible visibility in the form of a painting.”

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The newest “Riddick” is sure to leave fans of the series, as well as moviegoers, disappointed.The beginning of the movie is completely devoid of dialogue of any kind, which leaves the audience trying to unravel the plot.Audience members who haven’t seen the other movies in the series are at a disadvantage because they lack the background knowledge previous movies provide. This is especially true at the beginning when the audience needs to piece together what is happening.The first scene of the movie is Riddick (Vin Diesel) crawling through the desert seemingly trying to find salvation. The audience could sympathize with Riddick because they were having the same experience struggling to figure out what is happening.After fighting off various types of alien monsters, mostly in slow motion, Riddick finally speaks to the audience in a voiceover and explains what this movie is about. Riddick was once a prominent figure on another planet however; he decided to leave that behind in order to return to his home world of Furya.Instead of taking him to his home, Riddick is delivered to a world he calls “Not Furya.” The men who were supposed to take him home turn on him as soon as they land. Riddick is then left to die in a strange land. “Riddick” falls victim to many action flick clichés, such as the one just described, throughout the two-hour movie.The movie then cuts back to Riddick alone and injured on a deserted planet. He even domesticates an alien dog with zebra stripes to help him survive. The audience becomes more attached to the dog than to Riddick himself.Riddick realizes about half an hour into the movie that he won’t be able to survive on the planet much longer. He cleverly uses his fugitive status and an abandoned station to send a message letting bounty hunters know where he is.Two separate groups of bounty hunters land on the planet quickly after Riddick announces his location. The first group to arrive is led by Santana (Jordi Molla) whose arrogance leaves the audience hoping Riddick will quickly kill him off. Unfortunately, the audience has to endure him for most of the movie.The other group has a much more serious leader, Johns (Matt Nable) who has a personal history with Riddick from the original movie. Again, the directors are counting on the audience to have background knowledge of the series in order to understand the relationship between Riddick and Johns.Riddick gives the two groups an ultimatum: leave a ship for him and escape on the other, or none of them will survive.The movie takes an abnormally long time to move along. It is clear that the directors and producers did not place the script high on their priority list when working on this film. Instead they focused on trying to make the movie visually interesting.The plot certainly lacks exceptionality and the effects do not make up for the lack of a storyline. The effects look about as evolved as they were back in 2000; there was no development in the special effects, which left the audience in awe. Overall, “Riddick” was a complete flop with no redeemable qualities.

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High-intensity fight scenes, well-done cinematography not enough to keep audience’s attention ROBERT BREEN CONTRIBUTOR

One man against a group of trained martial artists seems like unlikely odds, but not when the loner is Ip Man (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), who is skilled with the martial art Wing Chun. This is how “The Grandmaster,” the tale of the famed martial artist begins.

At this point in Man’s life, there is a dispute between North China and South China. Gong Yutian (Qingxiang Wang), a martial arts master from the North, retires and appoints an heir (Jin Zhang). The North picks on the South to appoint an heir of its own.

After a few epic fight scenes, where masters from the South battle one another, Man is selected to represent them. After another intense fight scene, the daughter of Gong Yutian, Gong Er (Ziyi Zhang), challenges Man to a fight to restore honor to her family. The ensuing fight is one of the best of the film.

“The Grandmaster” packs an emotional wallop. The story is filled with dramatic fight scenes and heart-heavy conversations between Man and Er. However, that’s where the fascination ends.

Following their duel, they part ways, but

remain in contact. Man plans to move his family north, but at that time, the Second Sino-Japanese War breaks out and his life takes a sharp descent. When the war ends, he moves to Hong Kong to set up a martial arts school. He quickly learns there are already numerous schools in the city.

Undeterred by this set back, he fights on and remains in business. He spends the rest of his days teaching at his school, spreading the influence of Wing Chun. Bruce Lee is one of his students.

The director, Kar Wai Wong (In the Mood for Love, My Blueberry Nights), is famous for his attention to detail. While his work ethic is slow, it pays off big time. Stunning visuals are the signature of this film. Throughout several fights scenes, slow motion close ups are shown of small objects such as rain, ice and even a knife blade. Cinematography is by far the strongest element of the film.

Reoccurring themes of honor, pride and family heritage connects with viewers and drives them to quietly reflect on their own lives. Unfortunately, the plot is difficult to follow with the implementation of flash forwards and flashbacks that become confusing. The audience has to pay apt attention or risk missing crucial plot points.

To make things more difficult, the film is not in English, but uses subtitles. Toward the end, the plot became choppy. There were several times where it feels like the film is about to end, but then the story continues. For this reason, the last half of the movie seems to drag.

By the time the film does actually end, it seemed the audience wanted to breath a sigh of relief.

Incredible vocal range coupled with R&B influences makes Grande uniqueCHRISTIAN WARNER STAFF REPORTER

Not all child stars have turned out bad. So drop any preconceived notions about Ariana Grande and her debut album “Yours Truly.” Grande is the current co-star of Nickelodeon’s “Sam & Cat” but not your prototypical actress turned singer who goes with the flow. She creates her own direction.

Instead of going with the trends of today like becoming a “Wrecking Ball,” telling everyone “We Can’t Stop,” Grande’s album is modeled and molded from ’90s R&B and pop.

“Yours Truly” is simply the type of album that reminds people — especially ‘90s kids — about everything that was old and played out is now new again.

What is most surprising about this album is her incredible vocal range. Very few singers have even a miniscule piece of the vocal talent of R&B diva Mariah Carey. Carey will always be a legend and a one of a kind artist with her God-given gift. But Grande will draw many comparisons to a young Carey with her songbird vocal range. Carey is the empress, but Grande has a lot to offer to make a claim for taking the throne.

The album starts out with “Honeymoon Avenue” which makes a strong first impression. The romantic violins and violas create a beautiful, reminiscent feeling and harmony behind Grande’s beautiful vocals as she sings, “I feel like my heart is stuck in bumper to bumper traffic/I’m under pressure cause I can’t have you the way that I want/let’s just go back to the way it was/when we were on Honeymoon Avenue.”

“Baby I” is the second single released

in preparation for the album. Its laced between contemporary R&B and ‘90s pop. Grande’s vocals continue to mesmerize when she beautifully exercises her upper register vocals, sweetly making the song that much more appealing.

Grande’s number one summer hit “The Way” featuring rapper Mac Miller, took over the airwaves as soon as it hit them.

But the song that should be the most

memorable is the soulful duet with Grande and member of “The Wanted” Nathan Sykes, “Almost Is Never Enough.”

The track gives the listeners an old-school love song feel with a modern tinge to it.

Grande shows everyone, including fans of her own that she is much more than Cat Valentine — the redheaded bubbly personality on “Sam & Cat.”

Brand New delivers the powerful performance ‘that all the other bands all promised’ JAKE GRIECO ARTS EDITOR

The mysterious, unpredictable dark horse of emo, Brand New, announced only four dates for their latest tour and they started their trip — surprisingly — at Bogart’s.

Usually typical Brand New fans are complaining about being stuck in boring Cincinnati, but Friday they were grateful.

Brand New has a steadfast cult following. It’s to the point that some listeners are borderline disciples of Jesse Lacey, the band’s lead singer.

The show sold out in a matter of minutes back when the tour was announced in April and by Friday tickets that originally sold for $27 were selling for as much as $300.

The line to began to form at 1 p.m. and by the time the doors opened at 7 p.m. it was wrapped around Bogart’s and almost reached Jefferson Avenue.

The crowd patiently waited through the opening act, The World is a Beautiful Place, and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die. During the opener’s set there was a comfortable amount of space available. As soon as their set ended and a shadowy figure appeared on stage, the crowd packed together so tightly that attendants could lift their feet off the ground and be held up by the compression of the crowd.

The shadowy figure played out long notes on his guitar for what seemed like an eternity until people were begging for the show to begin. When he was good and ready, the light shined down onto Lacey and his disciples gave praise.

Brand New opened with “Tautao” and proceeded to play their second album “Deja Entendu” in its entirety.

“Deja” is home to some of the most famous Brand New tracks including “Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don’t” and “Play Crack the Sky.”

Lacey is notorious for losing himself in his music and Friday was no exception. He never sings a song the same way twice, so shows are always fresh and crowds are captivated to see what Lacey will do next.

In fact, attendants of the show got to see something Brand New has never done before. They played “Noro” live, the closing

track to their 2009 album, “Daisy.” Well, maybe they have never played it

before, “If we have then I don’t remember,” Lacey said.

He asked the crowd who would stay if they played all of the band’s albums front to back — there was a resounding “yes” in response.”

The audience probably would not have physically been able to make it through the their discography due to the sheer amount of emotions a Brand New performance brings out.

People were crying, throwing up, laughing, screaming the lyrics, passing out and

moshing. Brand New closed with “Jesus Christ” and

by that time the crowd was grateful to be so tightly packed together so they could keep one another standing.

Having been around for more than 10 years, long-time fans of the band have scribbled the lyrics to their songs in innumerable notebooks, belted their songs with different people and turned to them during their lowest and highest times.

Seeing Brand New live — especially for the first time — is a life catharsis and Friday fans trickled out of Bogart’s as puddles of people.

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JAKE GRIECO ARTS EDITORBefore Friday, the last time Jesse Lacey played at Bogart’s was 2008 and who knows when he will be back. Lacey stayed afterwards to sign autographs for his fans and chat, the love his fans give him he gives right back.

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‘Blue Jasmine’ controls viewer’s brains

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Allen delivers a perfect example of tragicomedy, realistic portrayal of what it really feels like to be alive AUSTIN BAURICHTER CONTRIBUTOR

Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine” is funny insofar as it is real, which is the best kind of funny, and Cate Blanchett (Jasmine) delivers the full breadth of life’s tragicomedy in her defining performance.

Jasmine’s Park Avenue way of life (planning luncheons, tactfully swilling vodka and shopping) is shattered when her husband, Hal (Alec Baldwin in a role that he can perform in his sleep) lands himself in jail for the usual slew of high-end businessman crimes. Allen ups the ante by having Hal hang himself while in prison.

Their disillusioned son skips out and Jasmine’s only option is to go to San Francisco to stay with her sister (though both girls were adopted), Ginger, until she gets her life back on track.

Jasmine suffers from a neurosis that comes from a lifetime of idleness and money, and the unique — though no less real — pressures that they bring. She has the choppy mind of someone who is used to worrying obsessively over the shapes of finger sandwiches and the minutia of one-upmanship.

Allen delivers this paranoia by telling Jasmine’s story, present and past, with a mish-mash of flashbacks and present narrative. The film embodies her mental state and the audience receives it as such. Allen shows us how Jasmine’s mind works by forcing our minds to work the same way.

In San Francisco — the antithesis of New York — Jasmine has a hard time adjusting to

Ginger’s life. Ginger (Sally Hawkins) works at a

grocery store, and her boyfriend, Augie (Andrew Dice Clay) is a mechanic. The two have the roughish dynamic of people who just want to make it work with someone. Jasmine cannot allow herself to stoop to that mentality. She tries, as well, to get Ginger to raise her standards.

“Blue Jasmine” is a wonderfully told film about what it is to take part in life, with all its foibles and its pathos.

It’s like spiritual bumper cars: people collide and send each other in motion, and the humanity comes when they try to right themselves. Some people can, and some people can’t. Some people bend; some break.

Allen does not try to please anyone with this look into the funny sadness under which we try to find some humble balance, and as a result, everyone’s spiritual bumper car is moved.

UC Quidditch League | 7:30 p.m.This organization allows students to channel their inner witch or wizard during rounds of this magical sport from the “Harry Potter” series. The group’s first meeting takes place in the student section of Nippert Stadium.

“Animal House” | 10:30 p.m.Students who bring a valid student I.D. to the Esquire Theatre can purchase tickets to “Animal House” for $7. Attendees can participate in a constume contest before the show.

UC Mountaineering Club | 7 p.m.This group focuses on outdoor activities ranging from hiking and camping to rock climbing and canoeing. Attend meetings in 601 Old Chem; no experience is required.

Sharon Zukin | 3 to 5 p.m.Author and Brooklyn College professor of sociology will speak at the Taft Research Center during a presentation called “Globilization from the Ground Up: The Social Life of Local Shopping Streets.”

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18French Club | 2:30 p.m.Parlez-vous français? French Club encourages students to engage their knowledge of French language and culture at the Max Kade Center in the Old Chemistry Building.

Health & Wellness Fair 2013 | 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Stop by McMicken Commons to learn about health and wellness resources on campus and in the community. Swipe in at the registration tent to be entered to win prizes including $100 to the UC Bookstore.

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UC trounces Northwestern State 66-9 in first game without starting quarterback Munchie LegauxCHARLES GROVE STAFF WRITER

Chicago’s Wrigley Field may hold the title of the “Friendly Confines” but University of Cincinnati fans may start borrowing the nickname for Nippert Stadium.

The Bearcats trounced FCS foe Northwestern State 66-9 Saturday to push their record to 2-1, which includes a perfect 2-0 on home turf. The team has outscored its opponents 108-16 in two home games against the Demons and Purdue so far this season.

Senior quarterback Brendon Kay — who replaced injured starter Munchie

Legaux — was a hair away from being perfect, finishing with 277 yards and 4 touchdowns on 12-of-14 passing. Kay was eventually taken out early in the third quarter.

“He took what they gave him,” said UC head coach Tommy Tuberville. “Early they played some zone and let us throw the ball down the field and all of a sudden we got the running game going. Then they began to man up on us and we threw the ball deep.”

Tuberville said it was important for Kay to know he is the starting quarterback from here on out.

“Brendon knows the offense,” Tuberville said. “He needed to get a start underneath his belt before we go to the rivalry for next week (Miami). So I think that was good to let him know that he is the guy now and we know how he can perform.”

Kay credited an all-around team performance for allowing the offense to open up against Northwestern State’s defense.

“The more balanced an offense, the better we will be,” Kay said. “We have a veteran o-line coming back and a stable of running backs that can all do different things. You need to be able to run the ball to set up play action and let us push the ball down the field.”

The Bearcat defense was in peak performance against a Demon offense that was averaging almost 480 yards of offense per game. A stingy UC defense limited NSU to 179 yards on the evening.

Demon quarterback Zach Adkins took much of the brunt of the UC defense, only managing 79 passing yards on the night while getting sacked on four separate occasions.

This was NSU’s first game this season against FBS competition and there were major differences on the field between the two teams.

“Just the overall team speed,” Adkins said. “That (UC) d-line did a great job.”

In terms of rushing, three separate Bearcats shared the spotlight all racking up yards and busting through the line for big plays.

Ralph David Abernathy IV got the ground attack started and carried nine times for 82 yards, averaging 9.1 yards per handoff. After Abernathy, Hosey Williams and Tion Green split time, gaining 117 and 66 yards, respectively. Williams ended the evening with a pair of touchdown runs while averaging more than 10 yards per carry.

Northwestern State head coach Jay Thomas gave credit to UC’s offensive line after the game.

“I am really impressed with their offensive line,” Thomas said. “We have a couple of really big guys on our defensive front on the inside, but they managed them and created mismatches where they needed to create them. I thought they were very polished as an offense, ran the ball really well. That kept us off balance. They were able to get the big plays on us.”

Bearcat fans got a look at newly anointed backup quarterback Bennie Coney, as he racked up significant playing time, mostly in the second half.

In his first college football game, Coney managed the offense well, throwing for 60 yards on 5-for-5 passing including his first career touchdown. Coney connected with Shakim Alonzo from 44 yards out in the fourth quarter.

“It was great,” Coney said. “It’s the day I’ve been waiting on. I have been working hard and I haven’t played since 2011, and it was just great being out there.”

Coney was also quick to give credit to the scouting the coaching staff did to prepare for the game as it worked to perfection on his touchdown completion.

“I just want to thank my coach,” Coney said. “He kept telling me they play a lot of four cheat. When I looked out there they were in four cheat and so I looked the safety off and let it rip. My offensive line did a great job giving me time.”

Next up is a rivalry date with the Miami Redhawks in Oxford for bragging rights of southwest Ohio and the Victory Bell. Kickoff time at Yager Stadium is to be announced.

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Kay leads UC’s demolition of Demons

UC soccer coach notches 100th career winWalker’s overtime penalty kick secures second straight win, historic night for BearcatsJOSHUA MILLER SPORTS EDITOR

University of Cincinnati head coach of men’s soccer, Hylton Dayes, became the second head coach in UC soccer history to reach a 100-win plateau Saturday, as the Bearcats took down Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville 2-1.

UC controlled a slight edge for the majority of the game, outshooting the Cougars 11-9 and earning two more corners, 5-3 on the night.

It took overtime, but the Bearcats refused to leave Illinois without a victory on this occasion.

“This was a great team win tonight,” Dayes said. “Coming back down a goal on the road to beat a good SIUE team shows the resolve of our team.”

For the fourth time this season, UC’s

defense succumbed to early mistakes, as SIUE freshman Andrew Kendall-Moulin blasted home a one-time rebound on the line.

Lewis Ellis swung in a corner kick from the left side, which Matt Polster met with a glancing header to the far post. Polster’s effort was cleared off the line by a Bearcat defender, but the rebound went right to Kendall-Moullin, who smashed a one-time effort back across goal.

UC’s backline stiffened after the early setback, holding the Cougars to just three more shots in the first half. Unfortunately for UC, the Bearcats generated only three shots of their own in the opening period, none of which were on target.

The Bearcats came out of the locker room for the second half, looking like a different team. UC outshot SIUE 7-4 in the second half, with each team putting two shots on goal.

After controlling far more of the possession in the second 45 minutes of play, UC finally tied the game in the 65th

minute.Ashanti Walker played a perfect pass to

Brad Miguel, a transfer from Amersham & Wycombe College, setting him up for an opportunity from eight yards out. Miguel left no chance for the SIUE keeper, slotting his effort just inside the far post to level the game at 1-1.

The Cougars were the more dangerous team in the game’s final 25 minutes, putting two more shots on goal. But Gill was up to the task, turning both efforts away as the game headed into extra time.

Four minutes in to the first overtime period, UC earned a penalty kick after an SIUE foul in the box.

Junior Ashani Walker stepped up to the penalty shot for UC and calmly slotted the effort home, securing UC’s second victory in a row and etching Dayes name into the UC record books.

The Bearcats will look to earn their third straight victory Wednesday against Northern Kentucky at Gettler Stadium at 7 p.m.

Bearcats left searching for answers after three narrow defeatsNICK BOEING STAFF REPORTER

The University of Cincinnati volleyball team fell 0-10 after three closely contested defeats against Navy, Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky at the University of Cincinnati Invitational II at Fifth Third Arena this weekend.

Despite recording a season high in service aces (7), Cincinnati failed to maintain early leads in an error-filled

3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-22) loss to Navy in the first meeting between the two schools, which will be American Athletic Conference foes beginning in 2015.

The Bearcats jumped out to an early 13-8 lead in the first set after a kill from Amelia Wegman, who went on to have a career tournament. The Midshipmen chipped UC down to 18-16, before going on a string of seven unanswered to steal the set away.

The tale was very much the same for the Bearcats in the second set, as they jumped out to an early 12-9 lead after an ace from Jamie Netisingha. Navy utilized another 7-0 run to gain control on the way to a 25-19 win.

A late three-point run saw the Bearcats take an 18-17 lead in the third set, but Navy mustered a 3-0 run of its own to gain momentum heading into the final exchanges of the match. UC staved off a pair of Navy match points, but the Midshipmen weren’t to be halted, securing the set, and the match, with a 25-22 victory.

Wegman, Me’Ashah Nicholson and Ciara Hill each had eight kills for the Bearcats in their opening game.

UC fought valiantly again in the second round of the tournament, a Saturday matchup with Cleveland State, but fell just short in a 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-23) defeat.

The first set was arguably the Bearcats’ most efficient of the season to date, as they hit into only two attacking errors in the set. Cleveland State was just as effective though, utilizing another late run to thwart the Bearcats.

After a pair of kills from Wegman and Hill, the Bearcats tied the set at 13-13, as UC would go on to take a 20-19 lead. But the Vikings, aided by two unforced UC errors, went on a 3-0 run that propelled them to a 25-23 victory. Hill and Wegman each contributed five kills for UC in the set.

UC’s offense continued to improve in the second set, as the team posted an assist for each of its 10 kills. The Bearcats still couldn’t manage to take the set, however, as Cleveland State utilized four runs of three or more points to take a 2-0 advantage in the match.

The third and final set was yet another heartbreaker for UC, as the Bearcats relinquished another late lead, 20-19. UC had a chance to rally, but fell one point short at 24-23. UC accounted for 34 kills in the match and had a .157 hitting percentage, its highest of the season. Hill led the team with 10 kills while classmate Conor collected 24 assists. Despite Wegman’s first career double-double, with career highs in both kills (19) and digs (15), and season highs in nearly every statistical category, UC couldn’t

notch its first victory of the season against Northern Kentucky.

Cincinnati logged .256 hitting percentage while hitting 63 kills off 58 assists, all season-high marks. Defensively, the Bearcats recorded 57 digs and a season-best 10 blocks.

NKU narrowly escaped UC in the first set, 25-23, after both teams endured long scoring droughts throughout the set.

Paced by 16 kills, UC claimed its first set of the tournament in the second. NKU trimmed a late UC lead down to 23-22, but Nicholson finished off a kill on UC’s first set point to level the match at 1-1.

Paced by seven kills and four digs from Wegman, UC coasted to an easy 25-14 win in the third set. The Bearcats utilized a seven-point run early in the match to gain an early advantage that they would not relinquish on the way to a 2-1 lead.

UC seemingly feel apart in the fourth set, which the Norse controlled all the way through for an easy 25-13 victory.

The Bearcats, playing in their first fifth set of the season, fought NKU to the final point, but could not stave off NKU’s final attack of the match in a heartbreaking 15-13 defeat. In addition to Wegman’s Performance, six other Bearcats recorded career-high marks. Hill also recorded her first career double-double as well with new high marks of 17 kills and 10 digs. Nicholson had a career-high 16 kills and Conor shattered her old marks, dishing out 52 assists and collecting nine digs. If UC hopes to find success this season, it will need more stellar performances from Wegman, Hill and Nicholson.

“All three of them (Hill, Wegman, Nicholson) played extremely well,” said UC head coach Molly Alvey. “The main thing we’re talking about is just consistency and being able to do that day in and day out. I think that all three of them are capable of doing that.”

UC will be back in action Friday at the Michigan State Tournament in East Lansing, Mich. The Bearcats are scheduled to face Duquesne University, Eastern Michigan and Michigan State.

For UC, it’s all about patience and improvement moving forward.

“We’ve got to take it one day at a time,” Alvey said. “We really won’t discuss the weekend until we get a little closer. I think it’s continuing to compete and be consistent. We’re definitely moving forward now. I think we’ve been doing things at a much higher volleyball level.”

FILE ART UC head soccer coach Hylton Dayes (Right) discusses tactics with a UC assistant coach.

UC volleyball’s struggles continue at invite

MADISON SCHMIDT CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Northwestern State’s Tyler Smith tackles UC’s Kyle Nutter, in the open field, during UC’s 66-9 victory over NSU Saturday night at Nippert Stadium.

TYLER STAFFORD STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The UC volleyball team stands for the National Anthem prior to its match up with Northern Kentucky Saturday at Fifth Third Arena.