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Despite a surge in returning students, more than two-thirds of Americans say access to a college education are slipping away, according to joint survey by Public Agenda and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

Taking the economy and ballooning tuition rates into consideration, approximately 70 percent of responses in the “Squeeze Play 2010” survey suggest the “vast majority” of qualified people do not have the opportunity to earn a degree.

“Generally, this is not new,” said Amber Ott, a research manager with Public Agenda and co-author of the report. “People were concerned with rising tuition costs and students borrowing too much money.”

As of Fall 2009, the University of Cincinnati’s Main Campus had the third-most expensive “instructional cost” fees for Ohio institutions on the quarter system. Its out-of-state charge for students, however, ranked as most expensive of quarter-based institutions at $4,841, according to statistics from the Ohio Board of Regents.

Gov. Ted Strickland’s tuition freeze for public Ohio universities

and colleges, which was instated in 2007, came to an end with the recommendation that universities keep any further tuition increases below 3.5 percent.

The UC Board of Trustees will vote on a 7 percent tuition increase in March.

“What our impression is, is tuition increases are keeping people out [of school],” said Patrick Callan, president of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. “There’s a lot of money going into financial aid, but tuition is going up faster. Most of that money is being eaten by tuition increases.”

Callan’s organization gave Ohio’s higher education’s affordability an F. Since 1982, though, college tuition and fees around the country have risen more than 400 percent — making it one of the highest rising costs of anything in the country. Comparably, medical care has risen 251 percent and the median family income 147 percent.

“It’s a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the administration of higher education,” Callan said. “You don’t see stores raising prices in the middle of an economic downturn.”

Although budget cuts are becoming more common for

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due to the recession and financial struggles American families have experienced during the last three years, the family pet might have been knocked off the priority list.

The expenses attached to a cat or dog include food, proper veterinary care and pet supplies. when wallets began to tighten, families might have cut out the costs of keeping a pet.

There are two ways the cut could occur: finding a new home for the pet or abandoning the pet.

The cincinnati pet food pantry and pet alliance combined efforts to open a pet food pantry, March 6, to prevent families from making the choice to cut their pets out of the picture.

recycled doggies, an adoption agency for canines formed by former volunteers in Kentucky, is partner in the pet food pantry idea. The organization holds regular adoption events for prospective dog owners.

Three generations of the yarmark family in cincinnati top the list with the highest donation amount totaling 963 pounds of food.

a total of 3,800 pounds will be presented at the grand opening ceremony from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

although food is accepted at the shelter, the pantry also accepts monetary donations.

financial donations may be sent to 2319 Madison ave, 45212. The next food donation date is saturday, feb. 27, at 4775 red Bank Expressway.

although recycled doggies does not currently have an in-house kennel or housing facility, all their dogs are with foster families and can be seen and adopted at their Web site, petfinder.com/shelters/recycleddoggies.html.

Microchip and spay or neuter services are also available through the pet alliance.

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Recent evidence suggests the global warming debate continues to play out with equal weight on both sides.

The Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) and the researchers who worked on the project suggest that climate and environmental changes point to global non-warming.

The IPCC observes climate change as the effect of both natural and human activity in equal parts.

With arguments such as 49 of the 50 states in the United States being under snow early this year, reduced melting in Antarctica and minimal decimal differences in statistics, the world lacks evidence for warming, according to the report.

Although the report does blame human action as the underlying reason for climate change, it mentions that “[m]ost of the global average warming over the past 50 years; is very likely due to anthropogenic [greenhouse gases] increases and it is likely that there is a discernible human-induced warming average over each continent (except Antarctica).”

Increases in sea level remain consistent with the warming perspective, and during the last 50 years, overall temperature changes also support global warming.

A third face to the argument exists. It’s not human activity, but greenhouse gases.

“I’m sure the majority of my IPCC colleagues cringe when I say this,” said John Christy, IPCC contributor. “But I see neither the developing catastrophe nor the smoking gun proving that human activity is to blame for most of the warming we see.”

Even if global warning isn’t taking place at the rate reported, it can still affects many things.

“Climate change will interact at all scales with other trends in global environmental and natural resource concerns, including water, soil and air pollution, health hazards, disaster risk and deforestation,” the report said.

To combat effects of climate change, the assessment offers advice on how to tweak sectors of an area.

Although citizens might have to foot the bill, the report claims, it would be cheaper than implementing such measures later.

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a Winter Wonderland students cross a snowy campus wednesday, feb. 24. some climate change critics cite the multiple storms as proof global warming isn’t as bad as reported.

measUring the effects The 5-foot weather tower atop Braustein Hall in 2002 feeds data to meterology students.

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University of Cincinnati Student Government unanimously approved the endorsement of a university- wide, comprehensive recycling program to further initiatives to establish a more sustainable campus.

The resolution bill, presented by Sen. Alyssa Penick, endorses a proposal from Rick Wiggins, the director of Facilities Management.

“The bill reflects the students’ interests and passion,” Penick said. “It’s what they’ve wanted for a long time — I hope it will become a reality with the passage of this bill. It’s really reinforcing that university-wide recycling is something studenst really care about.”

The $150,000 Facilities Management proposal, if approved by the Board of Trustees, would establish recycling on all of the university’s campuses, in all buildings — academic, residential, athletics, student life facilities and at special events.

The proposal request is being made for the 2011 fiscal year.

Currently, recycling receptacles purchased by Hamilton County are in storage due to a lack of funding, according to the appropriations bill, presented at the Wednesday, Feb. 24, SG meeting.

The university is in the midst of Recyclemania, a multi-university, 10-week competition.

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the University of cincinnati undergraduate student government is currently accepting at-large senator and slate applications for the 2010-11 academic year. applications were made available tuesday, Feb. 23. students interested in running for student government can pick up applications in the SG office in steger student Life center, room 655, or download an application from the sg web site, www.uc.edu/sga. approximately 40 applications had been picked up from the SG office as of Wednesday, Feb. 24, according to figures presented at the sg meeting. applications are due 4 p.m., Monday, March 29.

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ongoing hamstring injury prevented her from performing well in the long jump portion.

The injury forced her to jump off her weak foot, which led to results six-feet shorter than her normal jumps.

Cotten was able to finish but placed seventh with 3,436 points. The hamstring eventually loosened up enough for her to compete in the long jump where she finished fourth with a jump of 19’ 8’’.

“She is a very tough competitor; she really tried to fight through it. She had big goals for the meet,” Seaton said.

Cotten will compete for the Bearcats in the NCAA Indoor

Championships beginning Friday, March 12.

On day two, the 4x800 team of Heaton, Kathy Klump, Megan McAuley and Jenny Harsh, set another school record.

The group came in sixth and set a record at 8:59.24. Heaton, who ran the final leg, received the baton in seventh and overcame a 50-meter deficit to finish sixth.

“That was very exciting,” Seaton said. “We had debated before the meet if we should run both the [4x400 and 4x800] or combine our best people and run one. We decided we will run both, because I thought our athletes would step up and do a great job.”

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common for universities — UC is facing a cut of up to 15 percent — critics are still looking to higher education to innovate without jeopardizing a student-centric approach.

Institutions chasing dollars instead of student interest is another problematic mindset, said Gary Rhoades, general secretary of the American Association of University Professors.

“So, we have this

increasing class size, increasing enrollment and increasing tuition,” Rhoades said. “If I’m a student, it means I’m paying more for bigger classes and, in some sense, less a ccess to faculty.”

The national telephone survey, which took place between Dec. 9 and Dec. 13, 2009, recorded results from a random sample of 1,031 adults.

Most of the “Ace Attorney” games are comprised of five individual cases, each with an investigation section that is followed by the ensuing courtroom battle. Miles follows this format, though the witness interrogations take place outside the courtroom.

I suppose the series was due for a makeover, but I can’t help but miss the presence of the bumbling, clueless judge and his final proclamation of “Not Guilty.” Ah, sweet success.

Through the series we’ve seen Miles Edgeworth undergo radical transformations. The prosecution prodigy has gone from a zealous prosecutor, who only cared about his winning record, to a more softened version of himself whose goal is now to find the truth.

An interesting addition is the latest sidekick Kay, a

teenage girl, who claims to be the successor to the great thief Yatagarasu, a modern day Robin Hood who steals for the little people.

Recurring characters also grace the screen, including favorites such as Officer Meekins, Wendly Oldbag and even the young forensic prodigy Ema Skye.

The “Ace Attorney” series is a tried and tested formula filled with great puzzles and lots of comic relief. If you enjoyed the previous games or are simply a fan of point and click games similar to “Monkey Island,” there’s no reason you won’t find this game to your liking.

My only complaint is that, so far, the series’ original star Phoenix Wright hasn’t made a cameo appearance. But since I’ve only finished the first three of the five cases, I’m still hopeful.

narrative film “Naqoyqatsi” directed by Godfrey Reggio. “Naqoyqatsi” is a Hopi word meaning “life is war” and the film is about the transition from the natural world to the technological world.

Tuesday, Feb. 23, Diversity Education presented “Crude,” which was directed by Joe Berlinger. This film is a documentary that investigates the facts behind the largest oil-related environmental lawsuit called “Amazon Chernobyl.” The case deals with the unsafe oil drilling practices of Texaco, which is now Chevron, and the pollution it caused to the rainforests of Ecuador.

“Burma VJ,” shown Wednesday, Feb. 24, was directed by Anders Østergaard and won a Sundance Film Award. The Democratic Voice of Burma, called the Burma VJs, were a group of video journalists that documented violence by police and military officers as well as people who staged protests for their freedom. They smuggled their documentation of the revolution out of

Burma and helped their country through their bravery.

Then at 9 p.m. the documentary “Manufactured Landscapes,” directed by Jennifer Baich, was shown in the MainStreet Cinema. It follows photographer Edward Burtynsky, who takes pictures of landscapes that are man-made, like quarries or recycling yards.

Thursday, Feb. 25, The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival is showing “The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court.” Directed by Pamela Yates, this documentary follows the ICC’s prosecutor fight to make perpetrators, particularly those responsible for war crimes and genocides, accountable for their crimes and establish the ICC as a powerful force that brings justice to humanity.

The last film that will be shown is “My Neighbor, My Killer” on Friday, Feb. 26. Directed by Anne Aghion,

this film gives a unique look at the aftermath in Rwanda 15 years after the genocide. Suspected murderers who were released due to a lack of evidence are now admitting to their crimes because of Gacacas. These are tribunals open to the community in which the murderers are forced to face family and friends of those they killed, so they often admit guilt.

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival allows students to view films that give them a new perspective.

“The festival gives us an opportunity to see human rights violations through the eyes of those who experience them,” said Rush. “It is our hope that hosting the event at UC will spark constructive conversations about these issues, specifically how they affect and are affected by us locally.”

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“I just kept working on my stuff to try to be perfect for today’s game,” Stephenson said. “I have to do it more to get better.”

DePaul pulled to within two points midway through the second half thanks to Koshwal’s 12 second-half points and poor free-throw shooting by Cincinnati.

The Bearcats shot 9 of 23 from the free-throw line in the second half and 14-32 for the game, but managed to stave off DePaul’s late charge by out-rebounding the Blue Demons 47-31.

“I understand the big guys, they have bad nights and they’re not the world’s best free-throw shooters,” said UC head coach Mick Cronin. “[With] your guards, it’s a lack of concentration. They have to slow down, and some of its mental.”

Gates proved to be too much to handle, scoring a career-high 23 points on 11-of-15 shooting to lead the Cats, who shot 50 percent from the field.

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struggled again, scoring just six points on 2-of-6 shooting, something Cronin said will need to change if the Bearcats are going to be successful in their final three games.

“The only thing he can do is keep working at it,” Cronin said. “He’s had senioritis all year, too much pressure on himself trying to make it. You feel for kids in that situation.”

Next, UC heads to West Virginia for a 2 p.m. tip with the Mountaineers Saturday, Feb. 27.

“I know coach Huggins. His team lost their last game— not good for the Bearcats. We won the game last year— not good for the Bearcats,” Cronin said. “We need the win more than they do. We need to understand when you’re walking in the lion’s den we need to be prepared.”

supplement the heavy bass and drum beats that got the crowd dancing. Cooper screamed a harmony woven in with Stein’s rich vocals, putting a hard-hitting spin on Kingston’s original. Like every Close to Home song performed that night, complementary vocals from the crowd echoed from just beyond the stage.

To listen to “Replay” and keep up with Close to Home events, visit myspace.com/cth.

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CinCinnati takes a lot of Crap. Jerry springer is not only our former

mayor, but he used to deliver the news on our loCal nbC affiliate. fbi data deClared

over the rhine the most dangerous neighborhood in ameriCa. university of CinCinnati head football CoaCh brian

kelly hightailed it for notre dame after leading the bearCats for only three seasons. the u.s. department of transportation snubbed the streetCar

proJeCt when announCing grant approvals in february. raCial tensions in the City garner national headlines.

We’ve got a bad rap. and even after all of this, vanity Fair portrayed us as a whistle-stop filled with religious radicals — science and reason be damned — in an article blasting the Creation Museum.

We’re like the punching bag for the Midwest. Cincinnati is not quite northern enough, not quite southern enough. We’re a bunch of glorified river-rat hillbillies who think we’re better than all of those other hillbillies outside of the I-275 loop just because we live in a concentration of 3 million people. We like beer, bitching and bawdy humor, and we’ve lost most of our self-respect.

Enough is enough. Cincinnatians put up with criticism from everywhere, breeding a chronic apathy toward our home. We need to keep in mind that we’re quirky, unique and a hell of a lot more interesting than many other cities.

After all, the Queen City is home to the Big Red Machine, the world’s first looping wooden rollercoaster, the largest U.S. Oktoberfest celebration, heartthrob George Clooney, three U.S. presidents and Steven Spielberg. That’s a lot to be proud of.

But I, like many other students in Cincinnati, wanted to get the hell out and dodge before the ink even dried on my diploma. It wasn’t until I read the now infamous Vanity Fair piece that I realized this city is the queen of my heart. We might not be the most respected metropolis in America, but we certainly are one of the most extraordinary.

As Cincinnatians, we find it to be our right to bitch about everything regarding Cincinnati. All of our sports teams suck. All of our universities suck. All of our politicians suck. All of Northern Kentucky sucks. All of downtown sucks. But if any outsider says something like this, we will defend our fair city to the bitter end.

Take our love-hate relationships with our sporting teams. The Reds and Bengals can have mediocre seasons (at best), but if they demanded yet another new stadium, we’d approve an additional tax to build it — albeit grumbling all the way to the voting booth.

And while our teams are pretty unremarkable, Cincinnatians always remember our glory days.

The Big Red Machine dominated baseball during the ’70s, taking home two World Series titles. But, for Cincinnati, almost every accomplishment must be blemished, and for the Reds, that blemish is Pete Rose.

One of the all-time best players from one of the all-time best teams bet on baseball as a Reds manager after retiring from playing. This resulted in his ban from baseball, ruining his chances of being inducted into the baseball hall of fame.

But do we care? Nope. This is Cincinnati: Screw the baseball commissioner; we just want to see Rose take his rightful place with baseball’s greats.

Speaking of baseball, Marge Schott, former owner of the Cincinnati Reds, donated millions of dollars to St. Ursula Academy, Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens, to name a few organizations. And Schottzie, her beloved St. Bernard, served as mascot for the Reds.

But, of course, Schott had a mouth on her: She famously made inappropriate comments about blacks, Jews, the Japanese and gays. She was temporarily banned from baseball for her controversial statements sympathizing with Adolph Hitler. Yet, when she died in 2004, we mourned her loss like that of an old friend’s.

The Bengals wide receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson rushed for the most receiving yards per game in the NFL for 2006 and has been selected for the Pro Bowl six times; however, Johnson legally changed his name to Chad Ochocinco to (incorrectly) represent his jersey number in Spanish. Not to mention he has been fined several times by the NFL for his

on-field antics.But none of this stops Ochocinco from having an impromptu

midnight gathering with a 1,000 of his closest friends by sending a single Tweet. He also buys the unsold Bengals tickets, giving them away to Cincinnatians, so the games will be televised.

We have the same history when it comes to celebrities. The School for Creative and Performing Arts is the setting of MTV reality show “Taking the Stage.” SCPA has produced such burgeoning talent as Sarah Jessica Parker, Carmen Electra and Nick Lachey — the former heartthrob of America’s most lackluster boy band 98 Degrees.

Bootsy Collins — bassist, singer and songwriter of Parliament-Funkadelic — calls Cincinnati home. He is one of the most memorable characters about town (If you don’t know what Collins looks like, stop reading this article and Google him. If you ever see him, you’ll know.) and recently opened a restaurant reflecting his eclectic fashion sense.

And while we maybe somewhat apathetic toward our local celebrities, at least Cincinnati is also home to quite a few important companies.

Ever used Herbal Essences, Clairol, Gillette, Secret, Crest, Dawn, Ivory, Olay, CoverGirl, Pantene or Tide? You have Cincinnatians William Procter and James Gamble to thank for almost every product you use for personal grooming.

The pair’s company is also responsible for funding and producing the first soap operas, named for the soap commercials interrupting the melodrama, creating shows like “The Young and the Restless,” “As the World Turns” and “Guiding Light.”

Kroger, America’s largest grocery store chain, dominates not only the Cincinnati market, but markets across the nation owning supermarkets, hypermarkets, department stores, convenience stores and fine jewelry stores.

And if you shop for produce in your local Kroger store, you probably bought a Chiquita product. Chiquita is headquartered in Cincinnati and was owned, until recently, by Carl Linder, the patriarch of Cincinnati’s royal family.

You have a UC graduate to thank for products like Benadryl, the Intel Pentium Chip, Frisch’s tartar sauce and the drive-thru restaurant.

Such greats as basketball player Oscar Robertson, baseball player Sandy Koufax and Olympic gold-medal runner Mary Wineberg all led the Bearcats to victory. Miss America has twice been a Bearcat. Both the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning and the College-Conservatory of Music are world-class programs. Bearcat football has become a household name.

We regularly take in Broadway shows, indie movies and cutting-edge art exhibits. Our public library system rivals those of cities much larger. The National Underground Freedom Centers offers a unique look at black history. We can even pet sharks at the Newport Aquarium.

Everyone’s heard of Cincinnati-style chili, and every Cincinnatian has an opinion on the great Skyline versus Gold Star debate. Montgomery Inn is a must-visit destination for a Cincinnati traveler and the Ribs King’s barbeque sauce is sold in grocery stores across the nation. And let’s not forget Graeter’s ice cream, LaRosa’s pizza, Glier’s goetta or Grippo’s barbeque chips when it comes to eats in the ’Nati.

The idiosyncrasies of the Queen City are limitless and listing them all still wouldn’t capture Cincinnati’s true spirit. We are a dysfunctional group that loves to fight among ourselves and hate the good things we have, but we rally together in defense of our fair city, as abysmal as we (incorrectly) think it is. At the end of the day, Cincinnati is our home, for better or worse, and no one trashes our ’Nati but us.

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ccm students win emmy A UC grad student, Dustin Chow’s, musically-driven short film “Today” received an Emmy for “Best use of music.” Check newsrecord.org to see the video.

tnR all the time The Pinstripes played at The Northside Tavern, Tuesday, Feb. 23. The Northside Tavern hosted a benefit concert for the independent film “54 Miles to Freedom.”

With Tim Burton’s take on “Alice in Wonderland” to be released March 5, there’s no doubt some will be curious to see if it compares to the classic 1951 Disney animated film of the same name.

I’m optimistic the film will be good, even though Burton stumbled with his 2001 remake of 1968’s classic “Planet of the Apes.” However, his 2005 take on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (a remake of 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”) fared somewhat better.

In recent years, Burton seems to be one of the many filmmakers who have taken it upon themselves to directly remake the popular classics.

It occurs to me, though, that remaking a film isn’t really as recent a phenomenon as some would think. As early as the 1950s, Great Britain’s Hammer Studios put itself on the map with its successful remakes of “Frankenstein,” “Dracula,” and “The Mummy,” among others. One of the key draws of these films was the fact that they were the first movie adaptations of those stories in color.

They also pushed the envelope in terms of depicting sexuality and violence on-screen. The wonderful acting and production values of these films were the icing on the cake. As a result, they now rival Universal’s beloved adaptations of those classic characters.

Hammer films make me think twice before instantly attacking someone’s idea to remake a film that, perhaps, should be left alone. The people at Hammer weren’t the only ones to score in the remake department.

In recent decades, three of the best remakes have been John Carpenter’s “The Thing”(1982), David Cronenberg’s “The Fly” (1986), and Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds” (2005). All three proved to be superior to their respective 1950s predecessors because they added different aspects to their execution of the material, while remaining true to the spirit of their original stories. As a result, they are now the most famous versions of those tales.

Other remakes, such as the ones of 1953’s “House of Wax” and 1979’s “The Amityville Horror” (both of which came out in 2005), simply remake the originals but add graphic violence, while making the characters less intelligent. The same applies to the 2003 remake of 1974’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

On the other hand, differences in remakes can be taken too far. This was proven with Stephen Sommers’s “The Mummy” (1999) and Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” (2007). I’m sorry, but an Indiana Jones-wannabe shooting at CGI-bugs is not what comes to mind when I think of a mummy movie. Likewise, white trash with a penchant for eating dogs is not what I think of when I see Michael Myers.

The bottom of the remake barrel, though, must go to the remakes of “Psycho” (1998) and “The Omen” (2006). Both of these basically remake their respective 1960 and 1976 originals scene-for-scene while adding just a dash of something different. Finding the difference is like playing “Where’s Waldo,” only when you do find it, you groan at the discovery.

It’s understandable why so many people roll their eyes when a remake is announced. It certainly adds to the impression that Hollywood is dry on ideas. The past decade alone saw remakes of three John Carpenter films: “Assault on Precinct 13” (1976) in 2005, “Halloween” (1978) in 2007 and “The Fog” (1980) also in 2005.There are even plans to remake another film of his: “Escape From New York” (1981).

Still, any film — remake or not — deserves a chance to be judged on its own merits before a decision is made to condemn it. Even though I end up disappointed more often than not when it comes to remakes, the fact that there are some good ones allows me to keep an open mind. I must admit, though, I’m dreading the day when they remake of “Dirty Harry” (1971) or “Star Wars” (1977) is announced.

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In Tangeman University Center’s MainStreet Cinema, films featuring different contemporary human rights issues are being shown Monday, Feb. 22, through Friday, Feb. 26.

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival selects numerous films that deal with modern issues for their annual traveling festival. For the past five years, Diversity Education has brought this festival to the University of Cincinnati by selecting films to show on campus.

Jennifer Rush, a second-year social work graduate student, heads Diversity Education, a unit of Student Activities

and Leadership Development, and requested for the event to be hosted at UC.

“Diversity Education staff selected five [films] that would reflect a variety of relevant topics that our community would be interested in,” Rush said. “We try to choose films that complicate commonly held beliefs about other parts of the world which we tend to have limited knowledge about.”

Every day this week starting at 7 p.m. a different film will be free and open to the public. UC Sustainability also co-sponsored two additional films that played at 9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday.

“The films give us a unique look at injustices affecting people across the

globe,” Rush said.The first film shown during the

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Monday, Feb. 22, was “Afghan Star,” which is directed by Havana Marking and won two Sundance Film Awards. It follows the lives of four contestants competing in a televised singing competition in

Afghanistan similar to American Idol. Pop music and democracy are new and risky concepts in Afghanistan and “Afghan Star” looks into the shows’ popularity and its effect on their society.

The next film played was the non-

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Five years after its creation, Capcom’s “Ace Attorney” series for Nintendo DS is still anything but stale, especially with the latest game features and new enticing characters.

The fifth installment just hit store shelves, and this time, it’s recurring prosecutor Miles Edgeworth who leads us through the slew of murders, mysteries and trails of evidence in “Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.”

The game starts off with a string of bad luck that seems to follow Miles everywhere he goes. Stopping into his office early one morning, Miles finds himself held at gunpoint by a thief who quickly slips out, leaving Miles with a freshly murdered detective. Miles must act quickly to remove himself from suspicion and find the real murderer before time runs out.

There are several new features to this installment, but the largest is the ability to move. Previous titles were largely navigated by a point and click method that uses the DS’s once unique touch screen functionality. This time around players can control Miles in the third person, moving between locations and crime scenes in real time, instead of the old screen-based format.

Players are now prompted to investigate scenery when getting close to an object and the “Examine” icon appears; it’s a novel experience to be able to walk, talk and interact with the environment in a new way.

Also new is the logic function. Like the psyche locks of the past, the logic function allows players to puzzle over clues in a fresh way. Occasionally in the course of Miles’s investigations, a piece of evidence will trigger a logic clue.

Logic clues can eventually be combined and will lead to conclusions that will update your knowledge of the evidence you carry. The evidence is used later to destroy the defenses of your opponents and guilty parties.

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This past Saturday night, Close to Home’s vocalist Nick Stein couldn’t suppress a smile as he leaned into the cheering crowd at the Mad Hatter. He was clearly pleased with the turnout; loyal fans were psyched to see the successful hardcore group perform again in their hometown.

The Cincinnati natives’ records are already being distributed in Japan, and their songs are frequently broadcast at a radio station in Venezuela. Close to Home has also played several cross-country tours, including Taste of Chaos and Warped Tour. Since the guys banded together in 2006, they’ve been able to gather quite a following.

“Their fans are, like, die-hard,” said Maddie Crusham, 23. She gestured to the cluster of particularly devout fans in the crowd jumping, shoving, waving and singing along with Stein’s every word.

The self-described “man-pop” group consists of Stein, John “JJ” James Cooper, Josh Wells and Travis Hartman. The band’s perfect blend of catchy choruses and full-on hardcore screams bridge a gap between genres that satisfies a diverse group of fans.

When the band began “Promise,” a song about betrayal off their new album “Let it Be Known,” the entire crowd sang along. The movement in the audience reflected the pulse onstage — a result of their full, powerful sound, passionate performance and disarmingly personal songwriting.

“A lot of bands put words together that don’t mean a lot,” Wells said. “But a kid could ask me what a song means and I could sit and tell him a story.”

Close to Home’s song topics cover music, love, death and even the Holocaust. Not only are their lyrics meaningful and relatable to fans, but Stein’s chilling screams are as articulate as the lines he sings, a refreshing alternative to the slurred metal-core that frequents Cincinnati venues.

The nationally renowned local band is making some pretty surprising changes. Close to Home has been described as “one of the most recognized independent rock bands in the country,” but after nearly four years without a label, the band has finally decided to fold.

“We’re shopping around,” Wells said. “You can only go so far without a label.”

After years of paying for gas, food, a van and other tour expenses, financial backing from a label will be a relief. While the members could not disclose specific labels they are considering, they assured that they will be signing in the near future.

Those who attended Saturday’s show also noticed another change for Close to Home: Longtime friend of the band Jeremiah Kramer filled in on bass for the performance. The screamo rockers have had trouble filling this spot in the lineup ever since their original bassist, Brad Andress, was lost unexpectedly to cancer in 2006. The loss has put things in perspective for the young musicians.

“We’re driven for our own dreams and purposes, but it’s not just our dream. It’s [Brad’s] as well,” explained Wells.

After dealing with a revolving door of stand-ins on bass, the boys are happy to work with Kramer as a close friend and respected musician. The bassist seemed right at home onstage, grinning and head banging along with Cooper and Wells on their guitars.

He strummed each bass line as if he knew every song by heart. If his performance continues, perhaps he will become a more permanent presence in the band.

The final surprise of the night didn’t disappoint. The band recently recorded a cover version of the popular hip-hop song, “Replay” by Sean Kingston and audience members at the Mad Hatter were one of the first crowds to hear it live.

The performance has all the elements of a flawless hip-hop turned hardcore-cover. Recorded keyboards played on a stereo to

local band to begin accepting label offers

“we’re shopping around. You can only go so far

without a label.”—JOSh WELLS, Close to home

Miles finds himself held at gunpoint by a thief who quickly slips out,

leaving Miles with a freshly murdered detective.

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After being shut out in two of three games in its season-opening series, the University of Cincinnati baseball team knows its

offense will have to pick up the pace.At least they’ll have some games

under their belts this weekend when the Bearcats head back to Florida as part of the Big Ten/Big East Baseball Challenge.

Cincinnati managed only five runs in its first series of the season against Florida Atlantic University,

all of which came in a game-one win Friday, Feb. 19.

“We have to swing the bat better than we did,” said UC head

coach Brian Cleary. “I thought we did a really good job of that on Friday night but not nearly as good of a job on Saturday and Sunday, so we’ve got to get more consistent offensively.”

Not everyone struggled on offense, as designated hitter Cory Hough managed a 2-for-3 day at the plate Friday including a bomb in the top of the ninth.

Despite their offensive struggles, the Bearcats were able to become acclimated to playing in game situations after only two days of outdoor practice during the winter.

“We hadn’t been on the field since the fall,” Cleary said. “[Becoming acclimated] doesn’t take a month, it takes a few days. Now we’re stuck back inside this week, so I’d certainly think by the end of this weekend any excuse of not being outside really disappears.”

Playing against a team from Florida can be a slight disadvantage, but when the Cats face off against Penn State, Purdue and Ohio State this weekend, all teams will have the same handicap. For Penn State and Purdue, Cincinnati will be their season-opening game.

The UC pitching staff will have their hands full, as Ohio State has scored 40 runs in three games already this season.

Cleary will run out the same starters as he did in games one and two against FAU with Dan Jensen and Tyler Smith. His starter for Sunday against the Buckeyes is yet to be determined after freshman Chris McElroy was tagged for three runs in 1.1 innings in his start against FAU.

“We’ve got some concern that there’s an issue with his arm,” Cleary said. “His velocity was down and he didn’t necessarily do a good job communicating with us that his arm had been bothering him a little bit.”

Cleary hopes pitching can keep his team in games while the offense gets into a rhythm, which he said could take some time.

“Early in the season, the pitchers are always a little bit ahead of the hitters,” Cleary said. “It takes a little bit of time to get out there and feel like you’ve got your timing and feel like you’re seeing the ball the way you want to.”

Action starts at 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26, against Penn State in St. Petersburg, Fla., and continues Saturday with a 1 p.m. first pitch against Purdue in Clearwater, Fla. Cincinnati’s play in the Big Ten/Big East baseball challenge wraps up Sunday against Ohio State at 1 p.m. in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Last year, when the University of Cincinnati announced Jamelle Elliott as the new women’s basketball head coach, curiosity about the former University of Connecticut assistant peaked.

Under former women’s head coach J. Kelley Hall, the women’s team struggled (26-33 in his two-year head coaching career at UC). They needed something to pull them together, to pull them out of their slump.

Elliott was chosen to be that something.

For the most part, she has delivered.

Once she was hired, Elliott said she knew the women weren’t playing as a unit; during play, they were performing as five individual women instead of playing as one team. It had to change.

Since Elliott took the reins, attitudes have changed and the women are playing with fire, heart and cohesion.

That same fire, heart and cohesion is exactly what Mick Cronin’s team lacks.

Cincinnati needs to bench Cronin and let Elliott coach the men’s team … at least for one game.

Talking strictly numbers, with Elliott at the helm, the women are 11-15 overall, 4-10 in the Big East. Not exactly a fantastic record. But consider, also, that the women’s team, in the three seasons prior to Elliott’s appointment, only won a total of 12 Big East games. The women’s team ended the 2008-09 season 14-17 overall, 3-13 in the Big East.

Elliott’s team is on par to do better in Big East play this year than in previous seasons.

At UConn, between playing and coaching, Elliott was part of six national championships — one as a player in 1995 and five as an assistant coach.

But numbers aren’t always the end all, or even the most significant factor.

Elliott is fierce. She’s intimidating. She has turned the women’s team into a more passionate and driven force. She’s done all of that, which is no small feat, in less than one season. Imagine what the next several seasons at UC will bring if she continues to enhance the program at this pace.

Cronin, on the other hand, is not intimidating. He’s not fierce. His presence and small stature (He’s what, 5’5”? Maybe?) does not command the same respect Elliott does. And, in his fourth year as the men’s head coach, Cronin can’t seem to inspire his team to play with passion and drive.

Put Elliott and Cronin side-by-side. Which coach demands respect?

Elliott. Which coach is more fierce?Elliott.Which coach has the ability to

inspire a team to play with fire, passion and turn it into a series of wins?

It’s pretty obvious it’s not going to be Cronin.

The men’s team doesn’t need someone at the helm who, if he brings down the hammer, isn’t taken seriously. Judging by on-court play, that’s exactly what is happening with this team.

The men need someone who, if she gives instruction, they will not only hear her, but they’ll actually listen.

At this point, the men don’t respect Cronin. That much is obvious. Put Elliott in front of the roster and attitudes will change. If they don’t, heads will roll. Or, at least, players will become incredibly familiar with the bench.

Elliott on the court during a men’s game would also draw more fans than any women’s game or men’s game has this season. In all of NCAA history, there have only been three women to coach Division I men’s basketball, according to a 2009 Providence Journal article.

Bernadette Locke Mattox was part of the driving force that helped restore Rick Pitino’s University of Kentucky team into a basketball powerhouse.

Mattox eventually took control of UK’s women’s program before being hired as an assistant coach for the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun. She is in her seventh season with the Sun.

Stephanie Ready, a 2000-01 assistant at Coppin State in Baltimore, and Jennifer Johnston, a 2000-02 assistant at Oakland University in Rochester, are the only other two women to coach Division I men’s basketball. They were both assistants.

Elliott could be the next big thing in men’s Bearcat basketball, even if it is only for one game. Why not give it a try? It would at least be more interesting than watching Cronin’s team lose another must-win game.

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The last time the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team faced DePaul, the Blue Demons handed the Bearcats a loss in the 2009 Big East tournament to end Cincinnati’s season.

DePaul had a chance to diminish what little hopes UC had at making the NCAA tournament for the second-straight season Wednesday, Feb. 24, but the Bearcats held on for a 74-69 win despite missing all nine of their 3-point attempts.

“A couple of us were talking about what happened last year in the Big East tournament,” said

sophomore Yancy Gates. “DePaul not winning any games and then finally winning one against us, but we didn’t want to lose this game at all. Not only just for last year, but for our season

this year.”Cincinnati (16-11, 7-8

Big East) went into halftime with a 35-26 lead and riding high after freshman Lance

Stephenson drove through the lane as time expired and threw down a one-handed dunk over DePaul’s Mac Koshwal.

Fitting, considering Koshwal’s 12 points and nine rebounds last season helped DePaul end the Cats’ season prematurely.

Stephenson recorded his first career double double with 10 rebounds and 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, and said a shoot-around session until 2 a.m. Wednesday was the reason for his hot hand. Pat StranG | the news record

hanG tEn, bro Sophomore Yancy Gates scored a career-high 23 points in Uc’s 74-69 win against dePaul.

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You’rE bEinG ChaSED The University of cincinnati women’s track and field team finished ninth at the Big East Indoor Championships.

School records fall, Cats place 9th in Big EastmiChaEl VESt

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The University of Cincinnati women’s track and field team came in ninth place with 35 points this past weekend at the Big East Indoor Championships in New York City.

The Bearcats broke two school records and set five personal records during the weekend.

On day one of the meet, the first school record fell with sophomore Jenna Heaton’s performance in the qualification of the 800-meter run. She came into the race with the 23rd best time in the conference, and her record-breaking time of 2:11.20 seconds beat her previous personal best by almost three seconds.

She qualified seventh overall and finished fifth in the finals with a time of 2:11.51.

“Jenna has been very well prepared. She decided in the off season this summer that she was going to have a great year, and she put a lot of effort in her summer training and fall training,” said head coach Susan Seaton. “I have to say she was the best conditioned athlete coming back from the summer of the whole team.”

Cincinnati’s strongest event of the meet was the pole vault, where three Bearcats placed in the top eight. Michelle Eby finished second with a personal best of 12’11’’. Seniors Stefanie Ponte and Kayla Dunn both vaulted heights of 12’3’’ to finish fifth and sixth, respectively.

In the pentathlon, Jasmine Cotten was only 20 points behind the leader after the first three events, but an

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Penn State, Purdue, Ohio State await UC

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taG, You’rE it The Uc baseball team will play in Florida for the second-straight weekend, this time facing Penn State, Purdue and Ohio State.

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not EnouGh PoWEr cincinnati has scored only five runs this season while allowing 15 in three games.