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The worlds of high-tech start-ups and college hook-ups were examined in a lecture delivered on Friday by Cecilia Ridgeway, the Lucie Stern professor of social sciences at Stanford University. The lecture, titled “How Does Gender Inequality Persist in the Modern World,” was held in the Tangeman University Center at the University of Cincinnati.

Ridgeway’s work frequently focuses on social hierarchies and the inequalities they create based on gender, race and class. Her lecture detailed her theoretical approaches to understanding how shared cultural beliefs around gender influence the ways we coordinate our public behavior.

“Gender inequality’s staying power derives from our use of gender as a primary cultural frame for social

relations,” Ridgeway said. Ridgeway points to gendered

stereotypes as cultural evidence of the ways we socially organize ourselves. These stereotypes require the assumption that we are capable of identifying the gender of the people we interact with.

“We automatically and nearly instantly sex categorize any person we attempt to relate to,” Ridgeway said.

Ridgeway said that whether or not we think gender stereotypes are valid, we expect people to interact with us based on the expectations surrounding them.

Ridgeway said sociological studies that indicate gender stereotypes have only shown modest changes since the 1970s, even though the roles of women in society have evolved greatly over this period of time.

While she recognizes that gender stereotypes feel outdated to some, she

argued that their level of social control is visible in the various ways we interact, notably within tech start-ups in the fields of information technology and engineering and within the intimacy habits of heterosexual college students.

“The future of gender-inequality lies with sites at the edge of social and technological change,” Ridgeway said.

Ridgeway said she believes the fields of IT and engineering are “gender stamped” as boys’ clubs. The sex-typing of these jobs then upholds gender beliefs that create biases against women’s competence.

According to Ridgeway, these practices become institutionalized and are then transferred to current technology arenas.

“What becomes ‘the Apple way’? The

KAILEY SCHNEIDER | CONTRIBUTOR

University of Cincinnati students gathered Friday night for the Afro Fusion cultural show that featured modern and traditional African-inspired clothing and music.

The event was hosted by the UC African Student Association (UCASA) and featured the UC Caribbean Student Association (Cariba).

UCASA brings together students from different African cultures, said Dominique Hosch, a fourth-year Asian studies and international affairs student.

UCASA’s biggest event of the year began with a free African meal in the Tangeman University Center Atrium featuring a variety of traditional rices, chicken and salad.

After their meals, the crowd headed up to TUC’s Great Hall for the show, which featured everything from acapella ballads and contemporary and traditional dance moves to a steel drum band, heavy poetry and a fashion show featuring the works of fashion design students.

Segments of a play portraying the

importance of education over other societal norms, like marriage, were woven into the show.

“I think that was a really unique spin to have a play going on at the same time as the fashion show,” said Jalilisha Dixon, a third-year English student who came to the event to support a friend. “I thought the concept for that was really cool.”

Cariba aims to provide support for Caribbean students, in addition to bringing diversity and cultural awareness to UC. The organization provides a comfortable environment both for Caribbean students and those wishing to learn more about their culture.

“[UCASA] gets them together to talk about issues affecting the black community here in America and issues happening in Africa,” Hosch said. “This year we wanted to do a mash-up of American culture and certain African cultures.”

LB Carpenter, a fourth-year international affairs and German studies student, also

ALEX MUTNANSKY | CONTRIBUTOR

With rising tensions in the Middle East pushing countries such as Egypt into economic and political disorganization, Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat, a professor at Egypt’s Future University, gave a lecture on revolutions in the Middle East for the political science department Friday at the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center.

Al-Mashat began the lecture with a discussion of conditions in the Middle East, explaining how Egyptians line up in front of the American embassy to get visas to come to the United States.

“There is no doubt that Arab revolutions in 2011 took the U.S. and Europe by surprise,” Al-Mashat said.

Following the Arab Revolution, Mashat described the interactions between Egypt and the United States as “suspicion and distrust.”

Mashat went on to discuss the United States’ support of certain dictators in the Middle East, under the assumption that they will create political stability, while opposing others, such as previous leaders in Syria.

Mashat says that this causes Egyptians to ask, “How could the U.S. side with non-democratic regimes?”

Following the Arab Revolutions, the Muslim Brotherhood regime took power through democratic processes, electing president Mohamed Morsi. Al-Mashat said Morsi is “trying to change Egypt’s identity,” leading to the 2013 overthrow of Morsi.

Al-Mashat said the two major problems moving forward with Egypt’s stability include solving the almost daily involvement of war against terrorists and reviving the suffering economy Egypt has experienced over the past four years.

“Egypt, which assisted the U.S. in its war against international terrorism, expects the U.S. to extend assistance in its fight against terrorists, whether they are in Sinai or in Libya,” Al-Mashat said. “[The] transfer of technology, economic assistance, U.S. corporations [and] US investors would help aid the ‘New Egypt.’ ”

According to Richard Harknett, chairman

Afro Fusion cultural show illustrates African, Caribbean influences

Middle East expert discusses conflict-resolution, education

MADISON SCHMIDT | PHOTO EDITOR

Cecilia Ridgeway of Stanford University visited TUC Friday afternoon for a talk about how gender inequality persists in the modern world.

STANFORD PROFESSOR TALKS INEQUALITY

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Tunnel of Oppression visualizes, confronts discriminationCASSIE LIPP | CHIEF REPORTER

University of Cincinnati students, faculty and staff opened their eyes to a whirlwind of injustice in past and present-day culture as they moved their way through the Tunnel of Oppression in Tangeman University Center Friday.

The interactive exhibit was co-sponsored by the UC Office of Disability Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, Residence Hall Association, Resident Education and Development, Ethnic Programs and Services, the African American Cultural and Resource Center, the Women’s Center and the LGBTQ Center.

Participants moved their way through TUC rooms A, B and C reading and looking at visual interpretations of various types of oppression that exist in society.

Similar interactive programs can be found at other colleges and universities across the U.S. The movement started at Western Illinois University, where the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles served as a template for the first Tunnel of Oppression.

Beginning with discrimination against people with disabilities, gender and sexuality-based oppression, and ending with racial and cultural discrimination, the UC Tunnel of Oppression was designed to introduce participants to the concepts of oppression, privilege and power and to challenge them to think more deeply about related issues.

The tunnel began with a brief history of oppression and exclusion, beginning with the Holocaust. It then delineated the discrimination of people with disabilities, such as inaccessibility and unequal employment opportunities. Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi, President Barack Obama, Maya Angelou and Martin Luther King Jr. showed participants how to change their perception of disability and inspire them to begin the change society needs.

The exhibit continued through a candlelit room filled with posters displaying the myriad remarks women may hear directed toward them when they are walking down the street, such as “Where’s your man?” As participants made their way through the darkness, they faced the hurtful remarks directed toward transwomen and other members of the LGBTQ community.

The darkness continued as participants

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DAN SULLIVAN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

The men of the UC African Students’ Association perform a mix of traditional and modern African-influenced dances during Afro Fusion.

MADISON SCHMIDT | PHOTO EDITOR

Abdul-Monem Al-Mashat, professor at Egypt’s Future University, speaks on Arab revolutions and U.S. policy in the Middle East.

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Seniors in the Design, Architecture, Art and Planning fashion program will put on a fashion show May 1 to showcase their annual collections.

The News Record spoke with Laurie Wilson, the associate director of non-academic programming and the director of this year’s fashion show, about her involvement in the DAAP program, what goes on behind the scenes to make the show possible and what can be expected from this year’s seniors.

The News Record: How long have you been involved in DAAP?

Laurie Wilson: Fortunately I have been involved with DAAP for about 18 years. I began when I was an executive with Mercantile Department Stores — the parent company of McAlpin’s [a Cincinnati-based department store] — when I served as a juror for the fashion crits at DAAP. A couple years later I became the director of the fashion show and also began as an adjunct instructor in the fashion department. Then, in December of 2013, I came on staff at DAAP full time as associate director of non-academic programming and under that umbrella is all-things-fashion-show, our annual DAAPcamps, Style Studies market trips and DAAP Alliance outreach to local high schools plus many other outreach activities.

TNR: What kind of designs should we look forward to seeing in this year’s upcoming DAAP show?

LW: Well, the key element of our show is obviously diversity because everyone creates based upon their own unique inspiration. Our senior collections span the inspiration of Amazon, armour, Asian warriors, Native-American and Puritan influence; some are inspired by their grandparents’ cultures. There are urban, post-apocalyptic and utopian collections; menswear influence on womenswear; ball gowns and bridal gowns and beautiful classic sportswear.

From our underclassmen will come IKEA fabric created into amazing looks, and you will also see children’s wear, dresses, knitwear, tailoring and experimental designs. And, there is even a collaborative featuring new surgical scrubs for the UC Medical Team.

TNR: What is it like working with and giving feedback back to students?

LW: Well, as you know, I am not involved

in the design process whatsoever. I take their creations after their final critique and put them on the runway in the most absolutely professional way possible. I teach two classes that are primarily for non-DAAP majors, and one focuses on fashion in the public eye. In that class, fashion show production is discussed. The students have a service component as well, and that is created for them to serve

as our team for the logistics of the fashion show. So, working with designers to create the best showcase for their collections, then working with my students in class to support the show are key roles. I love this event and I love helping young people achieve their goals. I believe this is a great opportunity for both.

TNR: What impact do the students have on you through their designs?

LW: Back 18 years ago — the first time I ever saw a crit — to today, I still am rendered to tears! I know that sounds funny but there is something about unabashed creativity that touches my soul. To see what they come up with is always inspirational — not just to the audience — but to all of us who see and work with them.

I love to help students see options and opportunities for their future. Creating a completely professional showcase for their designs as they prepare to enter the professional world is a great honor.

TNR: Generally speaking, how long does it normally take you to put things in order to prepare for the show?

LW: Wow, what a question. After doing this show for the past 16 years, we obviously have solid systems and protocol in place to put such a huge event on the stage. There are over 150 persons in the background beyond the 30 plus models seen on stage. The [College-Conservatory of Music] lighting and staging team of students and faculty, the hair and makeup team from Aveda, the audio visual team from Prestige, the 50 or more dressers and backstage crew and the dozens of people that come together beforehand to plan, sponsor and support the event.

That said, the planning begins for the next year’s show as soon as the one prior to it has finished. We look at how we want to evolve the event for the next year. The real hands-on work kicks into gear the two weeks prior to the show after the senior collections are critiqued. We line up the show, conduct fittings, finish the program, tape the video interludes, choose the music, plan the choreography, set all stage, lighting, video and sound plans, prepare and execute for load-in, conduct rehearsals, fill gift bags, get hair and makeup complete and put this show on the stage.

The 64th DAAP Fashion Show will be held on May 1 at UC’s Campus Recreation Center. Prices range from $10 rehearsal tickets to $150 patron tickets, with $50 and $100 options in between.

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With your legs dangling restlessly off your bed, you’re suffering through each interminable second waiting to hear from that one person that makes your heart flutter. The phone rings and you sprint to grab it before your parents with nervous excitement as you hear their voice.

This scene of young romance and infatuation captures the concept of indie-pop outfit Passion Pit’s third studio album, “Kindred.” Fronted by soft-spoken vocalist Michael Angelakos, Passion Pit has been refining their addicting brand of synth-pop for the past eight years, and finally met commercial success with their last release, “Gossamer.” “Gossamer” largely dealt with heavy topics — from substance abuse to suicide — with bright musical leanings, creating interesting juxtapositions.

Passion Pit’s widely anticipated follow-up, “Kindred,” is their most cohesive project yet, employing the same glitchy and bright production as earlier projects but with a lighter overarching theme that’s easy to discern: romantic recollections of childhood.

The first track on the album “Lifted Up (1985),” is an upbeat love song with the chorus, “1985 was a good year / the sky broke apart then you appeared.” This song was written for Angelakos’ wife, 1985 being the year that she was born, but without knowing that, this song could easily be interpreted as a fond recollection of a first love many years ago. This interpretation is strengthened with the accompanying music video showing a miserable young kid at a dinner table with his family, clearly longing to be somewhere else.

We’re given a better idea on where this kid would rather be in the music video for the second single released and the third track on the album, “Where the Sky Hangs.” The four minute video rests on a young boy and girl laying in the grass and looking up at the sky while Angelakos sings, “I get caught up in your heart strings / Way up, where another sky hangs / I’ll take all that I can get / just don’t make me go.” The romantic vocals and video are augmented with softly rising synths and bright chimes.

This song fades easily into the next track on the album, “All I Want.” This track features Passion Pit’s trademark innocence. Angelakos’ voice trembles as he sings, “All I want are hooks to hang your flowers from / and papers to write letters on / cause you’re all I’ll ever have.” Not only is this a nice, romantic sentiment, it also showcases Angelakos’ clever side, with hooks and letters being the way he makes a living.

This album represents another strong release in Passion Pit’s already strong catalog. Borrowing from the sounds that early fans fell in love with in the first place, Passion Pit has created an album that effectively captures all those formative moments that last a lifetime.

Staff Reporter MacKenzie Bower delved into the life of Abby Friend, a DAAP sculptor with

a feminist and “activist spirit.” Friend’s thesis focuses on how feminism is defined through

social media and how this in turn affects her experience as a female. The profile was an in-

depth portrait of a student with powerful ideas and artfulness, and Photo Editor Madison

Schmidt’s accompanying video perfectly captured her work ethic and creativity.

Art cannot lie:

Q&A with Bukang Y. Kim

Russell Hausfeld, a staff reporter

for TNR, spoke to DAAP alum and

local artist Bukang Y. Kim about

her distinct style, one that blends

disparate cultures and movements.

The interview resonates because

of Kim’s wise words. “There is

a larger way I view living. Asian

culture views nature and time as

changing, ongoing things,” she

said. “I am always changing.”

Reinventing Language:

DAAP sculptor finds personal meaning, activism in art

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Students learn how to heal others,

themselves through art

This article explored the art

therapy course at UC and its

possibilities in understanding the

mind and body. It also examined

misconceptions often found within

the art therapy field. The course,

which brings together students

from multiple backgrounds and

majors, will be a part of next year’s

new pre-art therapy certificate.

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came to the event to support a friend participating in the show.

“The fashion show was interesting because you could see a lot of different influences in current fashion and traditional studies,” Carpenter said.

Carpenter enjoyed celebrating and appreciating different cultures through food, dance, clothing and music styles.

“I really loved the dancing,” Dixon said. After a dance featuring traditional

African music, a group of women took the stage for an enthusiastic dance routine to “Flawless” by Beyoncé.

Having the experience to learn about unique cultures and new information that students may not have been exposed to before is a key purpose in attending a university, Dixon said.

“This is your life, and you’re going to be able to see different shades of it,” Dixon said.

Nene Ndome, a second-year social work student, conquered her own inhibitions

by modeling in the fashion show. “I’m always super shy and scared to

be a part of something like this,” Ndome said. “It was a beautiful experience.”

Ndome explained that her friends essentially forced her into doing it, but she was glad to be a part of the show.

Iyesha Jalloh, a second-year accounting and economics student and UCASA’s co-public relations chair, described the thrill of watching the fashion show, as it played out like a fairytale.

“[UCASA] is one of the most important

student organizations on campus and I feel as though we do not get as much spotlight and attention as we deserve,” Jalloh said.

UCASA is the first minority student organization at the university to send students abroad, Jalloh said.

“Events like Afro Fusion highlight the importance of diversity and inclusion on UC’s campus,” Jalloh said. “It allows students, staff and everyone around Cincinnati to see African culture in a whole new light.”

stepped into the shoes of women living in constant fear of sexual assault or harassment, with haunting quotes such as “Where are all the good guys?” hanging on the walls.

This section of the tunnel was also set aside as a silent room — no talking was allowed in order to commemorate the 19th annual national Day of Silence. The Day of Silence brings attention to the silencing effect anti-LGBTQ language and harassment has on the LGBTQ community, especially the younger population in school.

“As someone who identifies as a queer woman, I felt really connected to the sexual harassment part,” said Kimberly Toepfer, a fourth-year sociology and psychology student.

Toepfer described the situations sexual harassment has put her in as precarious. If she tells men who harass her, “no,” they might not take that for an answer, but if she tells them she is interested in women they might take it as an opportunity to say crude and disgusting things to her.

“It’s horrifying that cismen feel so entitled to my time and space,” Toepfer said.

Maggie Murphy, a third-year graphic communication design student, also felt the second part of the exhibit was interesting for the personal relatability.

“I have personally been in a number of situations where I have been yelled at from the street for no reason,” Murphy said. “Sometimes I feel like people act like it’s not a big deal, but it’s really hurtful and it makes you really self-conscious every time you walk out because you don’t want someone to yell at you.”

Murphy said she was also saddened when she saw a survival guide pamphlet for transwomen in the room.

“It just kind of made me really sad that we live in a world where we need to have survival guides to exist in our homes,” Murphy said.

Murphy said it is not right for a group of people to fear whether or not they will survive everyday situations such as a walk to school, especially in the 21st century.

After learning about gender and sexuality-based oppression, participants followed the bloody footprints of African-Americans who were unjustly killed as they learned about race discrimination. Starting with slavery, following through lynching and leading to present-day racial injustice, the tunnel showed how African-Americans have been killed because of discrimination or racial profiling.

Clothes on the floor represented African-Americans who were murdered or killed by police.

“I spend time as a sociology major studying racial inequality, but to have a visualization and timeline laid out before my eyes was something that’s beyond any textbook I’ll ever read,” Toepfer said.

The tunnel ended with a display of chants from different cultures participants could listen to on laptop computers.

Anang Dadhich, a graduate student in aerospace engineering and international student from Mumbai, India, said the display showed participants how different each culture was, and that they should enjoy different cultures.

Dadhich created a presentation for the tunnel in which he depicted the experiences of international students in the U.S., such as dealing with misconceptions and stereotypes, missing home and figuring out the ways of another culture.

Jake Holden, a fifth-year aerospace engineering student, said the last room of the tunnel was interesting because it shows the history of oppression of an entire community of people. Holden added one of the prevalent misconceptions in society is that the past should stay in the past.

“People overlook that it is really relevant that an entire community of people has been oppressed for generations, and that still plays into attitudes today, so it’s not something that can be overlooked,” Holden said. “It needs to be addressed and remedied.”

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‘Google way’? The ‘Facebook way’?” Ridgeway asked.

Ridgeway also cited college hook-up culture as grounds in which gender inequality plays out.

While she sees the practice of “hooking-up” to be a less-restricted alternative to the typical dating script, she pointed to gendered expectations in heterosexual bedrooms as still lacking in equity.

A 2009 sociological study that surveyed heterosexual college students revealed that men usually initiate the move into sexual behavior, hook-up sexual activities are oriented more toward men’s pleasure and the reputational double-standard around hooking-up with multiple partners still exists with negative effects for women.

Ridgeway admits her theories are largely based on gender expectations of white, middle-class people. She describes this population as possessing a hegemonic social control that is indicative of the power structures enforced both within and outside of their culture.

Kalasia Daniels, a second-year PhD student of sociology, said Ridgeway’s theories are significant to her work.

“Understanding that gender is a social

construction and the way in which it’s constantly proscribed and reinscribed in different social institutions like the economy, and work, and in school is really influential to my work,” Daniels said. “For instance, I look at education statistics and see women are out-pacing men when it comes to their GPAs and graduation rates, but when they get into the workforce, they only make 70 cents for every dollar. It’s always in the back of my mind that gender inequality continues to persist. When we look at the statistics we don’t understand the social processes that are occurring.”

Stef Murawsky, also a second-year PhD student of sociology, is interested in the ways those who identify outside of the gender binary are affected by Ridgeway’s theories.

“It made me realize that there’s a difference between answering a call to gender, like being interpolated as a certain gender when society or institutions ask you to, versus being culturally illegible,” Murawsky said.

The event was the 2015 Jergens Lecture hosted by the UC Department of Sociology. Ridgeway was the final speaker for their Colloquium Lecture Series this year.

“[This] persistent dynamic does not mean that inequality can not be overcome, but it does mean that it will not automatically be overcome,” Ridgeway said.

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of UC’s political science department, Al-Mashat’s lecture signifies the blossoming relationship between the two universities.

“Our hopes are to expand it on several different levels,” Harknett said. “Faculty exchange on the instructional level, creating a research environment for those studying international relations. [Work on

the] student level, starting next year, for graduate students — particularly pursuing dissertations and PhD work — as well as undergraduate study abroad and student exchange.”

The flourishing relationship exemplifies Al-Mashat’s hope for a safer Middle East.

“Education, culture and human interactions are the key elements in making a barrier against terrorists,” Al-Mashat said.

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NEWSSTORIES OF

2014-2015

Inside a Robbery

News Editors Katie Coburn and Natalie Coleman reported

the harrowing account of an armed robbery and home

invasion near campus Sept. 5, 2014. The victims were UC

students who lived together on Warner Street. The article

took students behind the public safety alert and was The

News Record’s most viewed story of 2014-2015.

Protesters take to Cincinnati streets,

demand justice for Michael Brown

TNR Contributor Erin Walden chronicled the Nov. 25,

2014, gathering of Cincinnati protesters outside of

the federal courthouse in response to the grand jury’s

decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in

Ferguson, Missouri, following the August shooting

death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The story, featuring

speakers at the rally, also includes a gallery of photos

from the event.

University recognized for

work against sexual assault

News Editor Natalie Coleman covered a campus visit from Lynn

Rosenthal, adviser to the White House on Violence Against

Women. Rosenthal commended the university’s work to prevent

and end sexual assault in the community. Steps UC has taken this

year to address sexual assault include welcoming the “It’s On Us”

campaign and hiring Title IX Coordinator Jyl Shaffer.

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Combining healthy body nourishment

with positive energy, students practiced the art of yoga and culture behind henna tattooing while munching on

vegetarian cuisine Friday afternoon in

Tangeman University Center’s Atrium.

The event was part of Earth Week, a chain of events at the University of Cincinnati that is held to shine emphasis on the importance of environmental sustainability.

“I feel that people are going to want to take care of their environment when they feel happy and love themselves, which is the outcome you feel after a yoga exercise,” said Maria Murillo, a fourth-year biology and pre-medical student, vice president of Yoga for the Soul and the event’s yoga instructor.

Organized by students from Yoga for the Soul and members of its umbrella

organization, UC Sustainability, Music, Food and Henna was held in a populated region of campus to recognize the university’s role in sustainable practice and invite students outside of the organization to join.

The day’s activity began with an hour-and-a-half yoga session, instructed by Murillo.

“My theme for today was taking care of yourself and taking time to nourish your body,” Murillo said. “I feel like that’s so important because when you start to nourish yourself by feeding your light and just take in good food, drink water, and surround yourself with a lot of good energy through people who are at your own frequency level, that is when you start to feel everything heighten.”

TUC’s Atrium – advertised by event organizers as the Red Dot — filled with yoga mats that were dispersed in no particular fashion, while music flooded throughout the hall.

“A lot that yoga has to do with is being good to yourself, but since we are all a part of the Earth, I think that really also brings in its connection to Earth Week,” said Maggie Walsh, a second-year

nursing student and Music, Food and Henna participant. “We are all connected to the Earth just as much as we are to ourselves.”

The event concluded with an additional hour-and-a-half henna tattooing session, in which UC Sustainability affiliates played the role of tattoo artists and shared the culture of henna to participants during their sessions.

“I have a cousin who is Indian, and she taught me about henna and it’s importance in the Indian religion,” Walsh said. “I know a lot of people have heard of henna before, but this [event] is different because it really implies the meaning behind it. You know, it’s not just for show, [henna] is a portrayal of pride and system of beliefs.”

Yoga participants shifted their post-workout motivation toward becoming involved in the henna tattooing aspect of the event, alongside numerous students walking through TUC who became intrigued by the event’s ambiance and stopped by to receive intricate ink-designs drawn on their body.

“I really like how this event is tying yoga, henna and food to the Earth and

Earth Week,” Walsh said. “I think most people wouldn’t see the correlation, but when you’re actually here and listen to what the people who have put this event together have to say, it all ties together.”

The henna ink is applied directly to the skin and should be left on for approximately two hours for darkest results, but in the end it boils down to each person’s preference, Walsh said. Designs will remain on the skin for up to five days and can be removed, if necessary, with vegetable oil.

“UC Sustainability is full of people who gather together for one cause, and that is to help sustain the Earth,” Murillo said. “We have a lot of fun doing this through events like the ones we are holding this week.”

The week of events concluded Sunday afternoon after the annual Clifton Clean Up at Burnet Woods, which was established by the Leaders for Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP).

“The world around you will look much more beautiful when you take part in these events,” Murillo said. “And then you will want to take better care of it.”

KAILEY SCHNEIDER | CONTRIBUTOR

Green-minded students discussed

topics of sustainability over tofu sandwiches and Funfetti cake dip Thursday

evening during the University

of Cincinnati’s Community Potluck, an

Earth Week 2015 event. Elizabeth Ferguson, a fourth-year

environmental studies student, said UC’s Earth Week events were held earlier this year than in previous years so that students could participate in activities without the stress of finals. Ferguson is an assistant coordinator with the UC Office of Sustainability.

Ferguson played a significant role in putting Earth Week events together, including the community potluck, which was open to all students.

“We are really interested in community involvement from the students,” Ferguson said.

The potluck took place on the sixth floor of Steger in the Student Lounge, and participants brought in dishes to share with others while they discussed green initiatives.

Morgan Billingsley, a fifth-year year geology student and student coordinator, said each Earth Week

event was a side-by-side effort with other student organizations that care about sustainability, like Students for Ecological Design, U.S. Green Building Council Student Group and Leaders of Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP).

Billingsley said working with additional organizations benefits students because it demonstrates the specific interests within the overall idea of sustainability.

“This isn’t just an environmental studies kind of thing,” Billingsley said. “It’s for anyone. It’s for everyone. You can find something that matters to you that supports sustainability.”

Sophie Shemas, a third-year environmental studies student and future co-president of the Sustainability Office, agreed about the importance of people coming together for environmental sustainability.

“I think it’s one of the main weeks on campus where everyone can become really aware of green and sustainability initiatives,” Shemas said.

Chandler Parker, a first-year exploratory student and advocate for the Office of Sustainability, came to the event to support his peers.

Parker said it is important for students to be informed about all types of world issues, from political and economic to environmental and social.

“People in general just need to realize that materials aren’t everlasting,” Parker said. “We produce, and how much we’re

throwing away is really hurting us environmentally”.

Members of the Office of Sustainability were pleased with the turnout and reception of Earth Week, and Ferguson hopes that the events will draw even

more students in the future. “We need to show that there are a lot

of people,” Ferguson said. “And we need to make noise and be out there and be visible.”

Food for thought: Potluck stirs up talks of sustainability

Students inspired to go green through henna, yoga

DAN SULLIVAN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER

Students and members of Leaders of Environmental Awareness & Protection gather in the student lounge of the Steger Student Life Center for a community potluck during Earth Week.

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COLLEGE LIFESTORIES OF

2014-2015

‘Breaking Bad’ star combats

disability with humor

RJ Mitte, famous for his role as Walter White Jr. in AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” gave a speech on campus in September about overcoming adversity. Mitte shared his experiences overcoming a mild case of cerebral palsy. The actor urged students to set good examples for those around them, saying he tries to set that example by reaching out to children in need and letting them know it’s OK to be who they are.

University celebrates 100 years of

Bearcat mascot

The Bearcat turned 100 in late October, and students threw a two-hour party to celebrate their century-old mascot alongside Lucy the Bearcat and her trainer from the Cincinnati Zoo. The party featured speeches from UC President Santa Ono and Tom Humes, UC Board of Trustees chair. Ono announced the launch of the Bearcat Mascot Fund, which has an initial goal of reaching 100 donors to represent 100 years of the Bearcat. Funds raised will be used as scholarships benefiting students who serve as the Bearcat mascot.

UC’s first veterans co-ed fraternity

builds brotherhood

In January, non-traditional students founded an award-winning non-traditional fraternity — the first of its kind on University of Cincinnati’s campus, and the only one of its kind in Ohio. Omega Delta Sigma is a national veterans fraternity. Anthony Louderback, president and organizational leadership student, and Buck Clay, founding president, brought a chapter of the fraternity to UC with help from Gail Stocker, a program director in the McMicken College of Arts and Sciences. There are more than 1,300 student veterans enrolled at UC, according to Stocker. Stocker and Clay brought Omega Delta Sigma to UC in an effort to build a community and support system for those veterans.

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JAELYNNE JOHNSON | SPORTS EDITOR

At first glance, you may think Zack Tobler was a shy, soft-spoken, reserved kind of person; but after meeting with the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball walk-on Friday afternoon in Fifth Third Arena, my assumptions were debunked. In fact, Tobler is talkative, open and full of personality.

The 6-foot-5, 235-pound sophomore grew up as a Bearcat fan just across the river in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. He grew up as the middle child with an older sister and a younger brother.

“We got along pretty well,” Tobler said. “My younger brother was the obvious favorite, but I always had the good grades, never got in trouble and never had any problems.”

Tobler attended Covington Catholic High School, where he averaged 14 points and eight rebounds on the court during his senior year season. He aided the Colonels to a 27-7 overall record and to the district championship and 2nd place regional finish in 2013.

He also scored 36 points in a game during his junior season — the fourth most in school history for a single game.

Tobler began to play organized basketball in the third grade, and he had always played with his friends in the park.

While in high school, Tobler also played goalie on the lacrosse team his junior and senior years.

He had played lacrosse since the fourth grade with a friend whose father started a team in the surrounding area, but he preferred basketball to lacrosse when choosing between the two.

Being a student athlete at UC was not initially a goal of Tobler’s, even though he had Division III schools that were interested in him for basketball. It was his uncle who persuaded him to try out for the team, insisting he had nothing to lose.

“[My uncle] has been a huge UC fan his whole life, and I was sitting there at my grandma’s house talking to him about it,” Tobler said. “And he said, ‘You know, why not, and if you don’t make it, at least you tried.’ ”

Tobler’s walk-on process began with an invite from assistant coach Dan Savino to summer workouts and open gyms heading into his freshman year. He was called back for a week of workouts and practicing with the team to gage where his abilities were, and from there he received the call to come back and be a part of the team.

Tobler’s favorite moment during his time on the team comes from Cincinnati’s recent 66-65 overtime win against Purdue University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 19.

“It was pretty quiet in the final 45 seconds as we were down by seven points, so at the point, everyone thought we were going to lose,” Tobler said. “But we made some important shots. [Purdue] missed some free throws and that gave us the opportunity. It was nuts; it was fun.”

Tobler enjoys the general atmosphere of the basketball program and said his relationships with his coaches and teammates are good and that they are always willing to help him with ways to improve.

Tobler and junior guard Farad Cobb share a common interest of fishing, and

they were also roommates when they would travel to away games.

“We were road roommates. We have a joke-around and chill type of relationship,” Cobb said. “I enjoyed watching animal fights on YouTube together and we like to fish with [freshman forward] Gary Clark.”

When he is not focused on basketball, Tobler likes to play video games and fish and hunt turkey, pigeons and quail on his family farm in Bracken County, Kentucky.

Although he enjoys being part of the

basketball program, Tobler does not have any future plans to play basketball on the professional level.

He recently changed his major to accounting with a minor in finance. Still, he is proud to be a part of UC athletics.

“Being a Bearcat means that I get to represent my childhood team,” Tobler said. “It’s a school that I have been rooting for my whole life. I love it.”

For more with Zack Tobler, visit newsrecord.org

MADISON SCHMIDT | PHOTO EDITORUniversity of Cincinnati men’s basketball walk-on Zack Tobler sits down with The News Record inside Fifth Third Arena on Friday afternoon.

For UC walk-on, being Bearcat represents childhood

Bearcats remember Lauren Hill, discuss lasting legacyDAVID WYSONG | STAFF REPORTER

Lauren Hill, the 19-year-old Mount St. Joseph University basketball player that inspired the region, died April 10, but at the University of Cincinnati, her legacy lives on.

Hill was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) during her senior year of high school in 2013. DIPG is an inoperable form of brain cancer and Hill was given a zero percent chance to survive. Doctors said that Hill had two years left, at most.

Despite her terminal illness, Hill was able to fulfill her dream and play college basketball.

On Nov. 2, Mount St. Joe played Hiram College in an exhibition game in which Hill played. Hill scored the first bucket

on the first play of the game and the crowd went crazy.

“This was my dream, to score on this floor, and it felt amazing,” Hill told WLWT.

The Bearcats honored Lauren five days later during halftime of a home game. The special halftime appearance was used to promote awareness for pediatric brain cancer and to thank everyone in attendance for their support. She was introduced and presented with an honorary Bearcats jersey by women’s basketball head coach Jamelle Elliott.

Beyond the court, Hill helped raise nearly $1.5 million for cancer research through The Cure Starts Now Foundation, a local organization that fights to find a cure for cancer.

Many doctors who were helping Hill

through her illness said that she was not going to make it through December and was probably not going to make it to Christmas. Hill proved all of them wrong.

Hill made it through Christmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day, Saint Patrick’s Day, and all the way through March. On April 10, Hill passed away.

As an honorary Bearcat, Hill inspired many of the women on UC’s basketball team. One player in particular is sophomore guard Bianca Quisenberry.

“It’s encouraging to see someone in her position to continue to want to play basketball,” Quisenberry said. “It’s inspiring because every day she didn’t have the ability to do the thing that was necessary but she still wanted to be out there.”

Quisenberry also pointed to the power

of basketball. “With her being sick and not being able

to function correctly, as far as her body, but still being able to want to participate in the game of basketball, it speaks a lot for what basketball does to people and the opportunities it gives them,” Quisenberry said.

Elliot also spoke of Hill’s inspirational accomplishments.

“The contributions Lauren Hill made to the women’s basketball world are immeasurable. She handled herself with poise and grace despite the long odds she faced,” Elliott said in statement. “We will miss her spirit but continue her fight in battling a terrible disease. The Bearcats thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends and all of those she touched.”

FILE ARTLEFT: Lauren Hill thanks fans at Fifth Third Arena for attending the game and for their continued support of her fight against cancer. RIGHT: Hill receives an honorary jersey from head coach Jamelle Elliott during a halftime game against Wesleyan University on Nov. 7.

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SPORTSSTORIES OF

2014-2015

Cronin out for 2014-2015 season

Men’s basketball head coach Mick Cronin was

diagnosed with arterial dissection during the Bearcats

2014-15 basketball season. Doctors told Cronin that he

had to sit out from coaching for the remainder of the

season. Cronin took on an advisory role and associate

head coach Larry Davis filled in as temporary head

coach.

Former Bearcat prepares for future

with or without NFL

Linebacker Jeff Luc transferred to UC in 2012 from

Florida State University. Luc has been successful for the

Bearcats ever since he took the field for the team. He

was not invited to the NFL combine but is still having

a pro day and working out to try and get onto a NFL

team next year. Whether he makes it into the NFL or

not, Luc still plans to be successful with a criminal

justice degree.

UC splits from Adidas, cuts deal

with Under Armour

All UC sport teams are switching from Adidas to Under

Armor attire effective July 1. UC was with Adidas since 2008

when the university signed a four-year agreement through

2011-2012. ESPN Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell

tweeted about the switch and said that UC could get as

much as $5 million per year in cash and product in the new

deal with Under Armour — a nearly $4 million increase.

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6 / YEAR IN PHOTOS

The Mini Maker Faire at the Cincinnati Museum Center was a lot of fun to cover. I got to meet a diverse group of artists

and engineers. I even got to meet R2-D2, which was a dream come true.

Any profile story that I did had to be the most challenging because I wanted to make sure that I told an accurate story and maintain the integrity of the athlete. My favorite story would have to be the Jeff Luc profile. He was fun to speak

with and very open, it made my job a lot easier.

My favorite story was about Playdate with the Bearcats. I was very touched by Mitch Stone’s story and how the UC community came together to support him. I also really liked learning more about Mitch’s Mission.

The Ferguson protests downtown in November was my most challenging shoot. I was on my way to meet my boyfriend when I got stopped in dead traffic. I jumped out of my car and followed the protestors all the way to I-75 N. My heart began

to pound in fear and excitement when I was threatened to be arrested during the confusion.

Profiling sculptor Robert Simmang was an insightful experience as an arts journalist, but also had its set of challenges. I needed to present a truthful account of the artist’s life, but also had to capture his personality and perception of art. The result,

though, is what I consider one of my best stories this semester.

The President’s task force on 21st Century policing was literally the longest I’ve had to sit in one room without changing my major, but once I got past the impatience I started seeing the bigger picture. Every voice is critical in every forum, and as I

move forward at TNR, I hope to cover more of those voices.

My favorite issue (I can’t pick one story) is from last semester when TNR ran a “Student Soldiers” tabloid around Veterans Day. Our editors and reporters gave you a look inside UC’s student veteran population, the university’s

ROTC program and UC’s first veterans fraternity.

As an animal dork, my favorite story — of course — was UC at the Zoo. I covered the event the year before and enjoyed writing about the changes that were implemented this year. I also got to review a performance of “Dirty Dancing” at the Aronoff Center in September, which was a lot of fun.

SPORTS EDITORJaelynne Johnson @jaelynnerenee__

ONLINE EDITORCourtney Stanley @coot_stanley

COLLEGE LIFE EDITORFernanda Crescente @famcrescente

MANAGING EDITOREmily Begley @egbegley

PHOTO EDITORMadison Schmidt @madiesch

ARTS EDITORZack Hatfield @_zackhatfield

NEWS EDITORPatrick Murphy @patmurph95

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFElizabeth DePompei @edepompei

ASK THE EDITORS What was your favorite or most challenging story of 2014-2015?

MADISON SCHMIDT | PHOTO EDITOR

From protests to concerts, the UC campus has witnessed and engaged in the battle for human rights and artistic expression throughout the year.

We’ve seen just how far justice was willing to travel as Cincinnatians marched through the streets of downtown Cincinnati in honor of Michael Brown’s family in Ferguson, Missouri. We’ve also witnessed the expansion of cultural presence with the arrival of more and more events open to students.

In my short four years at UC, I have had the unique fortune to meet and engage with those who made a difference across the community. I feel as though I utilized the opportunity to visually document these challenging and memorable instances on and off campus, and I treasure the opportunity I had to serve UC.

On behalf of the graduating News Record staff, I say farewell; to those beginning their journey: good luck.

Through my lens: A visual reflection of 2014-2015 events

CULTURAL PERFORMANCES (1) Nach Baliye, fusion dance team from the University of Texas, performs at the 2015 Midwest Dhamaka dance competition March 7 at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, where they placed 3rd in the overall competition. (2) Queens of the UC African Students’ Association performed during I Am A Queen, a women’s empowerment event in the Great Hall Nov. 23. (3) Festive TNR pumpkins sit decorated for Halloween. This photo won 1st place in the Society of Professional Journalists’ region four for photo illustration.

HUMAN RIGHTS (4) Cincinnatians protest a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict the officer associated with the fatal shooting of Michael Brown Nov. 25. Community members kneel along northbound Interstate 75 where police barricaded traffic. (5) Lynn Rosenthal, adviser to the White House, said that sexual assault will end with the generation of students in college today. Rosenthal visited campus to commend UC for work in preventing sexual assault Nov. 21. (6) Ali Davis, a transgender student at UC, faces obstacles, as simple as finding a gender-neutral bathroom, during his daily schedule on campus. “It’s disheartening, really,” Davis said. “I don’t really feel invisible here, but I feel like I’m not represented, and how I feel is not very supported because it’s difficult.”

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