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UC Student Government is working to establish safe zones for the LGBTQ community and welcomed LGBTQ Program Director Leisan Smith for Safe Zone training at the weekly SG meeting Wednesday.

During a training session that took place while Student Government was in recess, Smith explained that a Safe Zone is a designated area where a member of the LGBTQ community can relax knowing they are welcome and will not face discrimination.

“Student Government approached us to be Safe-Zone trained and they wanted to be Safe Zone allies,” Smith said. “They wanted to support the LGBTQ community and have their areas be considered safe communities for the LGBTQ staff, students and faculty on campus.”

Student senators received

resource books outlining specific information and goals regarding the safety of LGBTQ individuals. Members were also informed about preferred language and vocabulary.

Members were given contracts at the end of the training process and were given the option of signing on and becoming Safe Zone Allies. Those who signed the contract received a sticker with a pink triangle insignia, usedto designate Safe Zones for LGBTQ individuals.

More than one third of LGBTQ undergraduate students have experienced harassment within the past year and those who experienced harassment reported that derogatory remarks were the most common form at 89 percent, and that students were more often the source of harassment —79 percent — according to Sue Rankin at ngltf.org.

Smith expressed hers and Student Government’s main

goals in this process. “A lot of times people are

not as comfortable talking about LGBTQ issues because they are not regularly having the conversations,” Smith said.

[Our goals are] to get people comfortable with the language, with having the conversations, with asking questions and to know there are resources on campus here for the LGBTQ community.”

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Closed since August 2008, Morgen’s Hall is scheduled to reopen for residential use at the start of Fall quarter 2012.

Morgens Hall and neighboring Scioto Hall were closed “to upgrade the life safety systems to university standard,” said Todd Duncan, director of housing and food services at the University of Cincinnati.

“Morgens Hall is being prepared for a comprehensive systems renovation program that will include

a new glass exterior incorporating the balconies as interior living space,” Duncan said. “The program will replace the plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems, upgrade the elevators and renovate the unit kitchens and bathrooms.”

Since the halls closed, UC has allocated approximately $3 million toward renovations.

Reports of black mold, asbestos and lead-based paint from the two halls’ residents have not been formally recognized by UC.

Before the August 2008 closure,

graduate students living in Morgens Hall received a letter in March of that year notifying them their lease would be prematurely cut. Those students were redistributed to other living spaces, most located off campus.

There is currently no tentative date set for the residential reopening of Scioto Hall, though the first floor is being used as College of Design, Architecture. Art and Planning studios and the second and third floors are being utilized as offices for UC’s Office of Housing and Food Services.

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A University of Cincinnati student was the victim of an alleged sexual assault on campus Saturday evening.

The unidentified victim reported the assault Sunday to UC’s Reclaim program — the university’s 24-hour sexual violence help line — and received medical treatment for the assault at University Hospital.

The alleged assault occurred in a residence hall on campus and the victim, according to the report, knew the alleged suspect. Alcohol was also involved in the incident, according to the report.

The victim did not report the assault to the UC Police Division, said Amy Howton, sexual assault response coordinator for the UC Women’s Center.

“Generally speaking, very few rapes and crimes of sexual violence are reported to police,” Howton said. “Statistics vary, but typically numbers are one in 10 sexual assaults are reported to police.”

Gene Ferrara, chief of UCPD, agreed with Howton’s assessment of the reports.

“Typically, [Howton’s] office receives more reports than we do because sometimes the victim/survivor goes to Women’s Services but does not want to make a police report,” Ferrara said.

There could be many reasons why the assault was not reported to the UCPD, Howton said.

“A perceived lack of response from the criminal justice system, not wanting people to know what happened, not wanting to testify in court, not wanting to ‘get the person’ in legal trouble and self-blame [are all possible],” Howton said.

Howton was not at liberty to release any other information regarding the case, but did say the victim has been referred to the UCPD and the Ombuds Office. The victim is also considering reporting the assault to UC Judicial Affairs, according to the report.

Statistics were unavailable for January, but UCPD reported three sexual assaults in 2010, Ferrara said.

Sexual assault statistics reported to the UC Women’s Center were unavailable as of press time.

Calls to the UC housing office to determine the specific residence hall the assault occurred in were not returned.

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The College of Engineering and Applied Science announced plans to suspend the computer science program,

combine several majors and implement a fee for all CEAS students at a town hall meeting Feb. 3.

CEAS Dean Carlo Montemagno’s presentation cited the upcoming semester conversion, budget cuts and the summer 2010 merger of the Colleges of Engineering and Applied Science as reasons for the upcoming changes.

The plan calls for an indefinite suspension to undergraduate computer science admissions beginning Fall quarter 2012. The plan also states that a small number of computer science courses will be permanently shifted to the computer engineering program.

While Montemagno’s plan states students currently at UC will not be affected by these changes, some are already concerned.

“The dean is not acting in the best interest of the students,” said Jon Wedaman, treasurer of the Association of Computing Machining (ACM)’s UC chapter. “He won’t state the reasons why [the program] should be cut when computer science is growing and there are more jobs than ever for computer science grads.”

ACM members hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday to discuss the ramifications of Montemagno’s plan. The organization is also sending letters to the global ACM community and companies that participate in the UC co-op program, asking them to send responses

to UC administrators.“Cincinnati has nine Fortune-500 companies,

and every single one of those companies is going to need computer science majors in the future,” said Wedaman, a fifth-year computer science student. “If UC [goes through with the plan], we’re compromising the future of UC and the future of Cincinnati as well.”

Companies that recruit UC computer science co-op students include General Electric, Children’s Hospital, Seapine Software

and Northrup. In addition, Tata Consultancy Services recently opened an office in Mason, Ohio to gain better access to UC computer science students, said T.J. Ellis, president of UC’s ACM and a fifth-year computer science student.

The students, however, will suffer most from the changes, said Peter Burke, a third-year computer science student.

“According to the dean, we will not be affected; yet if the program is cut, many of us are worried that, with professors leaving, we will lose our accreditation,” Burke said. “To take away a continuously growing program that will determine the future of nearly all technology? It simply baffles me that this is the one program that doesn’t have the importance to stay within the university on some level.” Suspending admission to the program could affect the accreditation process, said Jerry Paul, UC professor emeritus of computer science. UC’s program is up for ABET reaccreditation in 2012.

“One of the major components of accreditation is if the institution is giving

proper support to the program,” Paul said. “[Suspending admission] is a dangerous move; I have a feeling it’s certainly not going to help accreditation.”

Paul regards the indefinite suspension and plan to limit staff replacements and move courses to the undergraduate computer engineering program as an effective cancellation of the computer science program, despite the fact that Montemagno has not announced a long-term plan for the program.

“I think it is difficult to regard Cincinnati as a first-rate university if they don’t have a computer science program,” Paul said. “It’s hard for me to imagine a program that would be less likely to be canceled, considering the national programs calling for computer science majors in particular.”

Organizations like the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Air Force have invested millions of dollars in efforts to recruit high school students to major in computer science, Ellis said.

“Facing this kind of federal spending, it’s clearly a national priority,” Ellis said. “We’re the second-largest college in Ohio, and it seems ludicrous to be fighting against this priority.”

While the students understand that an estimated $4.9 million deficit for the 2011-12 CEAS budget means cuts must be made, they want clearer answers from Montemagno about the future of their college, Ellis said.

“The dean does not state a reason for why cancelling the [computer science] undergraduate degree would help any of his goals,” Ellis said. “He said it was just a ‘judgment call.’ He didn’t elaborate after that. We want to know why.”

Montemagno was not available for comment as of press time.

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The University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music presented both the Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony last weekend in a set of widely varied programs.

The Wind Ensemble performed Feb. 4, led by conductor Terence Milligan in a concert titled “From Far and Near.”

The program certainly lived up to its title and not only provided works from different geographic regions, but also a variety of time and stylistic periods.

Andreas Makris’ “Aegean Festival Overture” showcased the woodwinds both as soloists and in large choirs. Standouts included Jennifer Augello on clarinet and Marko Bajzer on bassoon; their skillfully nuanced solos provided intimate moments of the celebratory piece.

Favorites of the evening came from two well-known composers: Richard Wagner and Paul Hindemith. Through typical thick chords, a languid melody

emerged in the thoughtful and sensitive rendition of Wagner’s “Trasuersinfonie,” in honor of Carl Maria von Weber. Hindemith’s well-loved “Symphony in Bb for Concert Band” was performed with especial technical skill.

The night also included “A Psalm of Life,” a piece composed by Jack Gallagher in memory of band director Charles Craig, father of recent CCM alum Matthew Craig, and a movement from François Morel’s “Diptypque.”

The following evening, conductor Rodney Winther presented “Contemporary Wind Music from Europe” with the Wind Symphony. This concert also highlighted a pair of doctoral conducting associates, Lauren Heller and Simon Tillier.

The concert opened with Boris Kozhevnikov’s Symphony No. 3, which featured both lush chords and more lighthearted and joyous moments. Especially enjoyable were a clarinet duet between Zack Gauvain and Sarah

Yaksic as well as piccolo solo by Valerie Estes.

Jules Strens’ “Danse funambulesque” provided much of the interest for the night as it closed the concert. The piece highlighted sensuous lines, especially well-navigated by oboist Lindsey Kleiser. An infernal rhythm took over the piece, driving it forward, and came further and further into the forefront, ending with impressive brass figures accentuated by multiple snare drums.

Other works included Tristan Keuris’s “Catena — Refrains and Variations” and Joaquín Rodrigo’s “Adagio Para Orquesta de Instrumentos de Viento.”

CCM events continue this week with a whirlwind of performances of the Mozart’s romantic comedy, “Le Nozze di Figaro” (The Marriage of Figaro), playing Feb. 10-13 in Corbett Theater.

Images of flowers, delicate pastels and intricately painted eggs come to mind when most people think of springtime. For the fashion minded, however, one event stands out: The New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter collections.

The semi-annual Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week takes place in New York City every February and September. Although the fashion weeks that are hosted in February events showcasing fall clothing lines aren’t as big as the shows in September, the collections are no less magnificent.

While many great collections have drawn inspiration from the past, the fashion industry key’s to success remains evolution. Moving forward is the driving force behind designs. The Fall/Winter 2010 collections varied as much as the designers’ personal styles.

During last year’s New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter, which

ran from Feb. 11-18, 2010, the iconic Ralph Lauren showed Sherpa-lined jackets with crocheted knit sweaters. A more dainty, autumn-appropriate floral was modeled in full skirt and maxi dress form. Staying true to fall’s neutral color scheme, the collection was full of blacks, burgundies, grays and muted greens. Hints of jewel tones and crushed velvet made a cameo appearance.

Diane von Furstenberg seems to have the woman in mind no matter what collection she’s designing — and her collection did not disappoint. Gray was the favored neutral, but magentas, ceruleans and emeralds were featured as well. Furstenberg

showed the classic wrap dress for which she is known along with cocktail dresses, flirty rompers and tunics constructed with sequins, lace and ruffles.

Fashion favorite Marc Jacobs

can do no wrong. Fall/Winter for him was all about elegance. His collection was reminiscent of the 1920s with the reinvention of the drop waist and the clutch coat. Knee-length coats, skirts and dresses were spotlighted. Fur accents were presented along with full fur jackets.

Designers unveiled similarly stylish pieces later during New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011. The spirit of rebirth often inspires spring and summer collections, bringing with it splashes of vibrant colors and revealing forms. This season was no different. Full of Art Nouveau and Art Deco muses, designers revealed nature-inspired silhouettes and almost architectural construction.

Always full of stripes and florals, New York Fashion Week 2011 Spring/Summer, which ran from Sept. 8-15, 2010, also displayed flowing gowns in a brilliant spectrum of colors. The shorts were obscenely short, with varieties ranging from khaki

to linen to denim. The bodysuit still kept its place as a staple in women’s wardrobes.

The clothes were cleanly cut — even the draped pieces had an air of tailored perfection. The gladiator sandal was cast out, but in its place was a strappier, simpler shoe. And while spring’s palette of pastels and bright colors remained the norm, a few designers chose to display monochromatic collections.

With the aforementioned in mind and New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 just launching Wednesday, what can we expect to see?

There is a good chance that fall’s color stories will pull from nature in autumn. The clean-cut designs from Spring/Summer are also likely to resurface. Layers might not be as heavy as they were in 2010.

It’s a lot of guesswork predicting what will be presented, but anticipation adds to the hype New York Fashion Week brings with it.

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Broadway star and actor Anthony Rapp made a special appearance Monday in the Great Hall of The University of Cincinnati’s Tangeman Center. The Programs & Activities Council sponsored the event in honor of the College-Conservatory of Music’s rendition of Jonathan Larson’s musical “Rent” opening Feb. 24.

Rapp, famous for his roles in “Dazed and Confused,” “Road Trip” and, most recently, the film adaptation of the rock opera “Rent,” also starred in the original Broadway production and has

returned to the role several times in the past 20 years.

CCM’s cast of “Rent” opened the event, singing “Seasons of Love,” the musical’s title song before Rapp took the stage to discuss his experience as part of the “Rent” cast.

Anthony Rapp then took the stage to discuss his experience as part of the cast of “Rent.”

Rapp and his fellow castmates originally thought that “Rent” was just going to be a three-week workshop consisting of 10 performers. While they knew the production included core power songs and would be based off the Italian opera “La Bohème,” Rapp and writer Jonathan Larson didn’t dream “Rent’ would become such a widely publicized hit, he said.

Rapp talked about the transition from a small theater to Broadway as “Rent” became a sensation over the next few years. After the first dress rehearsal of “Rent,” Larson died.

The grieving process took over as Rapp experienced the loss of a dear friend and colleague. He explained the profound loss and the cast and crew’s efforts to overcome the sadness to honor Larson.

“We had to fill it with his beautiful words and music,” Rapp said of the performance the night after Larson died. With an audience filled with his closest friends and family, the

cast memorialized Larson and the passion he put into his rock opera.

Today, “Rent” is one of the longest-running Broadway shows in history.

While the main focus of Rapp’s discussion focused on “Rent,” he opened a question and answer session for those with questions about his film and broadway history, his memoir and his advice for aspiring actors.

Rapp wrote his memoir, “Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent,” to honor Larson and his own mother, who died of cancer approximately 10 years ago.

Rapp has adapted his memoir into a musical that interweaves the stories of his Broadway role and the death of his mother.

Rapp emphasized the importance of never giving up and that being perfect is not everything when it comes to following a dream or choosing a career path.

Next up for Rapp is the long awaited film “The Other Woman,” starring Golden Globe-winner Natalie Portman, “Gilmore Girls” alumni Scott Cohen and former “Friends” cast member Lisa Kudrow. He continues performances of “Without You,” in theatres honoring Jonathon Larson and his mother. He hopes to eventually take the show to Broadway.

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ccm gets WinDy Members of the CCM Wind symphony perform at the 2010 prism Concert in “A Musical solute to our Armed Forces.”

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sing anD Dance Above, broadway star and actor Anthony rapp delivers a speech to uC students about his acting and personal experiences. below, CCM’s “rent” cast sings “seasons of Love,” in honor or rapp’s appearance.

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If there was a family tree of modern music, rock and pop would be the parents. Every genre and subgenre has splintered from these two behemoths and each new generation redefines or changes the status quo. Rock gave way to metal and punk, punk and metal meshed to craft hardcore and, now, hardcore is splintering even further into more specialized sounds. While tried and true stalwarts like Hatebreed continue to record and sell out shows, new bands are crafting unique sounds to draw in their own generations.

The “Motel 6 Rock Yourself to Sleep Tour” featured six of these up-and-coming hardcore acts: Arla Mae; Texas In July; Woe, Is Me; The Word Alive; For Today and headliners We Came As Romans. Each band had their own spin on the classic

hardcore sound and, judging by the sold-out Mad Hatter, the audience was more than happy to hear the new music.

Openers Arla Mae and Woe, Is Me heralded the post-hardcore sound, featuring heavy use of electronics, samples and keys. Each band utilized a “good guy, bad guy” style of vocals with a vocalist accompanied by another with a more guttural style. Both bands are fairly new to the scene, but each exhibited plenty of room to grow, with hints of engaging and unique pieces in several songs.

Texas In July were arguably the heaviest band on the entire lineup and represented the next generation of tough-guy hardcore. A mosh pit opened as soon as the guitars and china cymbal kicked in on the first track — and didn’t close till the band left the stage. Even though they were the second act to perform, they garnered one of the

largest crowd responses.The Word Alive deftly mixed Texas In

July’s hardcore roots with Arla Mae and Woe, Is Me’s electronic flourishes. With the best set of the night, The Word Alive proved their ability to transition from brutality to clean lyricism in a way that worked better than any other act of the night. The crowd responded in kind, crowd surfing and grabbing for the mic — neither of which occurred earlier in the show.

For Today represented a small but quickly flourishing subgenre of Christian hardcore. The music was definitely a winner, with crushing breakdowns, but vocalist Mattie Montgomery’s onstage preaching wasn’t as universally accepted. After every few songs, Montgomery would stop to share his beliefs. Much of the crowd approved, but there was an audible dissenting group in the back. They weren’t happy

with what they heard.We Came As Romans ended the

night on a surprisingly low note. A large portion of the crowd left after For Today’s set, leaving those still present with more breathing room, but the Mad Hatter looked barren by comparison. Their set was strong, but having to follow five other bands did them a disservice. To differentiate from so many unique sounds is tough and We Came As Romans weren’t able to pull it off. That might be a credit to their openers, but their crowd spoke loud and clear when a good percentage left before the headlining act finished.

The “Motel 6 Rock Yourself To Sleep” show was a five-hour window into the future of hardcore: the good, the bad and the alto. Each band brought their own style to bear, giving listeners a glimpse into what was coming next. For this generation, at least.

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metal Has evolveD texas in July (above) and We Came As romans (left) each demonstrated their own brand of hardcore at the Motel 6 rock Yourself to sleep show at the Mad Hatter. texas in July were the heaviest act, while We Came As romans played a strong set for remaining fans at the end of the night.

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war, you can learn something out of it.

—terry johnson army VETEraN

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Eight years ago, Jason Hoffman was preparing. By the end of March 2003, he joined more than 100,000 troops from countries

around the world in the invasion of Iraq.

Hoffman completed his training in October 2002 and joined his fellow Marines for what would be called Operation Iraqi Freedom — a deployment that would take him to the heart of battlefields for seven months. By the time his third seven-month deployment ended and he returned home as a sergeant five years later, he had seen it all. Five-hundred-pound bombs razing entire buildings in a single impact. AC-130 warplanes that could — and did — eviscerate entire city blocks. He saw the second assault on the city of Fallujah first hand. He exchanged fire with men who wanted nothing more than to kill him and his fellow Marines in every type of urban setting imaginable.

But he also saw the impact of his service. He saw the gratitude in locals’ faces when he handed out water, food and helped build schools — even when his M16 rifle was slung across his chest or back. He saw children living in war-torn cities take to American-style wrestling. He saw vast, ostensibly endless plains of sand. Breathtaking sunsets with layered colors caused by the exhaust from the desert’s oil refineries.

And he saw shoddy journalism.

Hoffman, a Cheviot, Ohio, native, now 27 years old and a second-year journalism student at the University of Cincinnati, recalls seeing some reporters filing stories without taking a step off the base. The journalists he saw merely took each word at face value, filed their story and got a byline. It’s what drove him to pursue a journalism degree.

In the future, he hopes to return to conflict — as a journalist — and provide the press with both an understanding of facts he gained as a journalism student but also the ability to analyze facts he gained as a Marine who worked intelligence.

“New reporters [who were stationed on the base] would buy stories off of cab drivers or people selling things on the base,” Hoffman says. “Some of the guys working for bigger places, like The New York Times, would go out into the town and talk to people. The more [locals] hate us, the more they’re going to try to kill [us], so you try to make friends with them.”

Now attending UC on the Post-9/11 GI Bill, Hoffman, who wears a full beard and possesses a pair of pale, piercing blue eyes in addition to a frame still reflecting his military days nearly four years before, says that he has readjusted to life back in America. Certain settings made him feel uneasy — situations that felt all too familiar and ended in a confrontation with the enemy in the Middle East. But Hoffman is a student now.

About six months after Hoffman left Afghanistan, Army Sgt. Terry Johnson started his deployment at Camp Rustamiyah, a base near Sadr City, Iraq.

During his 15-month tour, Johnson had seen much as well. Mortars and rockets falling on his camp. Improvised explosive devices and their destructive, fatal aftermaths. It wasn’t his work as an

interrogator that comes up as something that changed him, though. It was war itself. Although, not in the way many people think it does.

“When you’re supposed to fight a war, your perspectives change,” Johnson says. “Your view of freedom has changed. It’s kind of like being stranded, but it makes you appreciate the simple things in life. When you’re in Iraq, you’re not worried about where your meals come from. You’re worried about your mission.”

Johnson’s year-plus in Iraq had acclimated him to the ways of the country and the lifestyle the military creates. In a way, he says, the single-mindedness of completing the mission and keeping his fellow soldiers safe made life easier. No commuting to work. No buying gas or groceries. No taking out the trash. No bills.

After returning, however, Johnson says the change was immediately noticeable: There was a “proper end to the day.”

Instead of regular explosions and Iraqi civilians acknowledging his presence, Johnson came vis à vis to a problem. It was a dampened culture shock. Not from Iraq to the U.S., but from military rules, regulations and awareness to what many Americans call “normal life.”

Johnson gradually grew accustomed to stateside life, although he had to

overcome a hesitance when it came to driving.

“[I] looked at every piece of moving trash [along the highway] like it’s an IED,” he says. “You put an emphasis on different things.”

Despite the hardship, Johnson says it was easy to come back. In Iraq, he missed his friends. He

missed his wife and his family. While he in Iraq, however, he and Sgt. Amanda Older kept each other in high spirits, which is something he said he will carry with him for the rest of his life.

Johnson is currently in the process of getting his master’s degree in criminal justice at UC and is a cadet in the university’s ROTC. He makes it explicitly clear that his academic status comes as a benefit of his service. However, education, to Johnson, comes from more places than school.

“I feel the call to serve,” he says. “Even in a terrible experience like war, you can learn something out of it.”

Although Johnson is not utilizing his benefits as a veteran, the Ohio GI Promise, which rewards in-state tuition to those who are eligible, and the Post-9/11 GI Bill in addition to various university policies have made UC something of a first-class institution for veterans.

The Post-9/11 GI Bill, which was enacted in 2008, helped bring veterans from around the country to UC.

David Frese, senior academic adviser and head of veterans and military transfer students, has seen its effect personally.

An Army veteran who served for 21 years, Frese had helped enlist more than 1,000 people into the Army in his 18-year tenure as a recruiter. Before coming to UC, the university didn’t have anyone actively bringing veterans and military personnel to school — something that changed after Frese e-mailed UC about its strategy of communicating its veteran-friendly admissions. A man with a slight Southern twang although he grew

up in Cincinnati, Frese is a man who complains that he looks “shaggy” when his hair being perfectly cropped and combed.

Before he joined UC, one of the main methods of spreading information about the university’s commitment to veterans was during convocation.

“These were 18-year-old kids hearing about the benefits UC gives veterans,” Frese says. “They weren’t veterans, and they weren’t listening.”

Now, Frese is busy helping students who transfer from service — veterans do not enroll at UC, as they have a military transcript — get reintegrated into an educational environment, he says.

“There’s never a true number of veterans at UC,” Frese says. The process of creating a concrete population count of veterans at the university — or any university — is a challenging process because some veterans might not be aware of the benefits service brings and therefore not identify themselves as such.

“There’s a population of people who don’t even know they can have the GI Bill,” Frese says.

Currently, the Post-9/11 GI Bill pays for tuition in four-year public institutions so long as applicants have served for three years on active duty since 9/11. It also allots stipends for books and general living costs. In total, the bill could exempt many veterans from paying for school entirely. And, in turn, help make affordable something Air Force veteran Drake Taylor treasures: education.

“The main thing the military taught me was how important an education is,” Taylor says. After being an enlisted man, he noticed something of a disparity between himself and the officers. How they had more sway when they talked. How they had chances to meet foreign leaders and heads of state.

Taylor, who served four years, speaks with the cadence of a man whose voice is heard throughout the world: President Barack Obama. He stands tall and hardly blinks or breaks eye contact when he speaks. But he is not threatening. Someone that would be inopportune to get in a fight with, but also someone who heeded the call to service early.

In fall 2004, Taylor was at UC — but his heart was not. Some nights, people invited Taylor to do drugs or go out drinking.

“I wanted to do something better with my life,” he says.

And now, more than six years later, Taylor is back on campus. Instead of being fresh from high school, he was fresh from Okinawa, Japan, and Washington, D.C. Instead of coming back from a night on Short Vine, he came back from working with satellites worth $250,000. And instead of standing in a gymnasium with hundreds of people listening to a UC administrator, he stood proudly as a member of the Air Force presidential cordon and listened to Obama on his inauguration day.

Taylor, who is planning on graduating in March with a criminal justice degree, is taking a university education and meshing it what he learned in the military. As an unofficial delegate of the United States in Asia and as a UC student, he is well aware of one aspect that crosses the military/educational border.

“You can plan, plan, plan and when it’s shot to hell, you make a new plan,” he says of educational aspirations. “The military teaches you to be flexible to reach your goal.”

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A PAST SELF Marine veteran Jason hoffman point to himself in a photo taken after he had finished boot camp in the summer of 2002. One year later, he would be joining the forces that led the invasion of iraq.

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SERVICE AbOVE ALL hoffman’s hat, rests on a mantle piece in his room. After four deployments, he is finally home for good.

ThE NEXT STEP hoffman takes a drag of a cigarette as he explains how his military experience helped broaden his perspectives when he hears anything mentioned about the Middle East while in school (left). Along with a folded American flag and “challenge coin,” hoffman received various pieces of memorabilia honoring his service in the Marines (above).

bRINGING ThEm IN Uc’s senior academic adviser and head of veteran transfers david frese explains the ins and outs as well as the subtleties of the Gi Bill.

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What was more surprising: Nick Collins’ first-quarter interception return for a Green Bay touchdown, or Joan Rivers being named the newest GoDaddy.com girl?

What was more dramatic: the Super Bowl’s final two minutes, or the two minutes Chrysler devoted to making us fall in love with anything “imported from Detroit” and driven by Eminem?

Which was the better drive: Aaron Rodgers leading the Packers 80 yards for the game’s opening score, or the Kia Optima’s “epic ride” exchanging owners through time and space?

What was more painful to watch: Green Bay fans seeing their secondary crumble with injuries, or the nation’s more than 100 million television viewers forced to watch a grown man suck Doritos crumbs off a coworker’s finger?

Which force was stronger: Clay Matthew’s hit on Rashard Mendenhall to cause a fourth-quarter fumble, or Little Vader’s power (with dad’s help) to start a Volkswagen Passat?

Another Super Bowl Sunday, commercials and all, has come and gone. While Terrible Towels are wiping up tears, the cheese in Wisconsin has never tasted sweeter.

Rodgers, the game’s most valuable player, cemented himself among the NFL’s elite quarterbacks by capping the Packers’ six-game winning streak with 300 yards and three touchdowns passing en route to his first Super Bowl ring at just 27 years old.

I’m sorry, but Brett Favre who?

In just three seasons as Green Bay’s starting signal caller, Rodgers has already achieved more Super Bowl accolades than his predecessor. Favre won as many (read: one) Lombardi Trophies in his 16 long years with the Packers and was outdone for game MVP honors in Super Bowl XXXI by kick/punt returner Desmond Howard.

The breakup between Favre and Green Bay wasn’t pretty and put Rodgers in the awkward and tough situation of being the guy following “The Guy.” But just three years after replacing a legend, Rodgers has become one himself.

Not that he didn’t have help Sunday in Arlington, Texas.

The Packers’ defense forced three Pittsburgh turnovers and held strong on its last stand as Tramon Williams broke up a pass intended for Steelers receiver Mike Wallace on Pittsburgh’s final play.

Green Bay got outscored in the second half, its defense weakened by injuries to both Charles Woodson and Sam Shields.

The Packer offense, which abandoned the running game for most of the night, had to deal with a significant loss of its own. Veteran wide receiver Donald Driver went down with ankle and knee sprains.

But it’s not like dealing with injuries was anything new for Green Bay this season. The Packers have been doing it all season, beginning with the loss of running back Ryan Grant way back on the season’s opening day. By the season’s end, 15 Packers were listed on injured reserve and backups were thrust into larger roles on both sides of the ball.

But Green Bay, as crippled as its roster was, never gave up on returning the Lombardi Trophy to Titletown, Wisc.

With Vince Lombardi himself at the helm, the Packers won the first two Super Bowls ever played. With a cast of young talent and experience set to return, they could be poised to win the most recent pair of championships with a repeat run next season.

If there is a next season, that is.

I won’t pretend to completely understand all the issues at play in the negotiations between the league’s owners and players’ union for a new collective bargaining agreement. I’d like to think the owners are smart enough to realize a lockout would be utter suicide, but then again, that group of owners includes Cincinnati’s own Mike Brown.

Green Bay takes back Lombardi

sam weinberg | sports editor

More than one month after her final game in a Bearcats uniform,

Cincinnati senior outside hitter Stephanie Niemer is still winning awards.

In its February 2011 issue, Volleyball Magazine named Niemer to its All-American

First Team.Niemer finished the season

with a Big East-best 635 kills, finishing her career with 1,984 — second most in UC history.

“She definitely had a great career, and she’s one of the [best],” said Cincinnati

head coach Reed Sunahara. “I think she has a great work ethic and

she loves playing volleyball.”

Following her four years at UC, Niemer made the next step in her volleyball career and is currently playing in the professional ranks for Indias de Mayaguez in Puerto Rico.

“There are some nervous parts about it because it’s new to her,” Sunahara said. “She’s a kid that wants to feel comfortable and then she will take off, but she’s doing well right now. She’s making that adjustment and I think she will be fine.”

While the team will miss Niemer’s experience on and off the court next season, the Bearcats have four newcomers entering the program and Sunahara said he isn’t worried about his team adapting to play without her.

“We’ve got some time and hopefully

the new kids coming in can contribute,” Sunahara said. “We don’t need one specific player, but I think collectively they all have to step up and make a difference. If one person can get one more kill per set, I think we can make up the loss of Niemer.”

Niemer led the Bearcats to a 30-6 record last season and finished her senior year averaging 5.93 points and 5.12 kills per set, ranking third and fourth, respectively, in the NCAA.

Among her other awards, Niemer was the 2010 Big East Player of the Year, a six-time Big East Player of the Week — a conference record — and was the first player in UC history to be named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American Second Team.

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As winter continues to sweep across Cincinnati, the Bearcats women’s lacrosse team is preparing for the 2011 season with preseason practices at the Jefferson Avenue Sports Complex.

With the team entering its fourth year of NCAA play, head coach Lellie Swords said the new indoor practice facilities are proving to be extremely beneficial to her team’s preparation for the upcoming season.

“We’ve actually had a true preseason,” Swords said. “It’s the first year we haven’t had to be on a 30-yard field or in the practice gym. We’ve been able to play full field and do transitions — all stuff we haven’t been able to do in previous years. We’re very fortunate to have this facility.”

Along with the new facility, Swords is also excited about how her young team is shaping up.

“I think this is the first year we’ve had

a tremendous amount of depth,” Swords said. “We have enough classes in place with experience, so that will definitely be a benefit for us.”

The roster features a balanced mixture of youth and experience, with nine seniors and 10 freshmen.

“The freshmen are doing a great job,” Swords said. “They bring athleticism, speed, ball handling and they all work hard. We’re excited to see what they can do on the field.”

Among the freshman class, Swords said she’s particularly impressed with goalie Jennifer Walsh. The East Seatuket, N.Y., native will be one of three goalies on the squad, including junior Katherine Russo and senior Haley Marvine.

“[Jennifer] has stepped up and done a really nice job for us,” Swords said.

The Bearcats approach 2011 with a new perspective on games and the season in general.

“We’ve sat down during the last couple of days and we’ve talked about instead of having a season goal, we’re going to break it up in segments and have game goals,” Swords said. “We definitely want to get a Big East win this year. In the past, that has eluded us.”

The Bearcats are 0-14 all time in Big East play.

While Swords is optimistic for the upcoming season, she said there’s still a lot of work to be done.

“I think where we need to make strides is still game experience, because we still have a lot of young players that are going to step up to the plate for us,” Swords said. “With every game, we still need to play hard and compete.”

The Bearcats begin the season on the road, taking on the Jacksonville University Dolphins at 1 p.m. Sunday, in Jacksonville, Fla.

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awaY From Home The Bearcats play their first four games of the season on the road, beginning Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla. Cincinnati’s first home contest at Nippert Stadium is March 6 against oregon.

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Cincinnati guard Sean Kilpatrick came off the bench and scored a team-high 19 points Tuesday in the Bearcats’ narrow 71-68 victory against the DePaul Blue Demons in Rosemont, Ill.

Ibrahima Thomas added 16 points and seven rebounds — the first time since Dec. 31 the senior forward reached double-digit points.

“I thought we had some good performances,” said Cincinnati head

coach Mick Cronin. “Thomas is really improving. His rebounding, eight

for 10 [shooting] from the field — he just did a great job.”

After shooting 33 percent from the field in a loss to Pittsburgh Saturday, the Bearcats (19-5, 6-5 Big East) responded with their best shooting effort of the season.

“We shot 58 percent, so there’s really not a whole lot to

talk about offensively other than missed free throws and

a few turnovers,” Cronin said. “If

we made free throws, it would have been a 15-point win.”

While the Bearcats were

lights-out from the field, their struggles at

the foul line continued, making just 11 of their

22 free throws. Bearcats forward

Yancy Gates did not return to the starting

lineup following a one-game suspension for violating team

rules, but played 16 minutes, scoring five points and grabbing

three rebounds.Cincinnati floundered

defensively, allowing the Blue Demons (6-17, 0-11) to shoot 49 percent from the field and

57 percent from behind the arc — well better than their 29 percent average from long range this season.

“[DePaul] made shots tonight,” Cronin said. “They made some tough [3-pointers] against us. Our guards had their hands down. They had some dead hands against 3-point shooters.”

In the game’s opening minutes, it was the Blue Demons that had dead hands, as they let the Bearcats drain two early 3-pointers and jump to an early 8-3 lead. With nine minutes reaming in the first half and the Bearcats leading 23-16, Cincinnati went on a 16-6 run to help garner a commanding 15-point lead at halftime.

“I thought we could have had a chance to be up by 20 at half,” Cronin said “We gave up some [3-pointers] that I thought we should not have given up.”

With 15:57 remaining in the game and Cincinnati leading by 17, the DePaul sharpshooters cut into the Bearcats’ lead, making six of their first seven 3-point shots in the second half.

Following a 19-10 run, DePaul cut the deficit to a single digit. With just one second remaining in the game and leading by three, the Bearcats gave the Blue Demons an opportunity to force overtime after Rashad Bishop committed a turnover on an inbounds play.

“My guy Rashad, I love him, but I told him sometimes when you think too much, you expose yourself,” Cronin said. “Just do what the coach told you to do.”

With time for one last shot, DePaul inbounded to senior guard Jimmy Drew whose 3-point shot fell short, securing Cincinnati’s win. Freshman forward Cleveland Melvin led the Blue Demons with a game-high 20 points.

“Obviously I [was] a little frustrated,” Cronin said. “But fortunately we were up 17 [points] before the three-point barrage and before the last debacle at the end of the game.”

The Bearcats return to action at noon Sunday against St. John’s at Fifth Third Arena. Cincinnati beat the Red Storm 53-51 Jan. 22 in Jamaica, N.Y.

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