Kaepernick's Kneel Brings Tense Conversation to UC
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‘Sound of Music’ UC vs 3 at Aronof 4 South Florida The Aronof Center puts The Bearcats look on an engrossing forward to a second production of chance against South ‘The Sound of Music’ Florida Bulls THE NEWS RECORD / UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI NEWSRECORD.ORG THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 2016 Kaepernick’s kneel brings tense conversation to UC, sports scene AMIR SAMARGHANDI | MANAGING feelings and all that, but Banner in a meaningless during the national anthem EDITOR DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR we don’t need to bring preseason game Aug. 14, Friday night before their that to college sports, we going largely unnoticed. game at Anderson High Sports talk is usually really don’t,” said Tommy By Aug. 26, the resonance School. confined to keeping up Tuberville, University of of his message was heard Other athletes across with scores, watching Cincinnati head football around the nation. many different sports athletic excellence and coach in a Tuesday press “I am not going to stand have joined in the protest, escaping reality. But conference. “I don’t think up to show pride in a and so has UC’s Student recently the conversation we need it in pro or high flag for a country that Government. has gone to our school, this is about oppresses black people Mitchell Phelps, SG fundamental American athletics.” and people of color,” President, chose last week’s rights — and some Yet the conversation Kaepernick told NFL body meeting to join in don’t want to hear that has gone both to the Media in an exclusive and sit during the Pledge conversation. professional and high interview. of Allegiance — in order to “We’re not going to do school level. Members of Withrow continue the conversation. it here on our sideline. NFL quarterback Colin High School football team, “I started to research and There’s other places to Kaepernick began kneeling located in Cincinnati, made do that. I understand during the Star Spangled a silent, peaceful protest SEE KAEPERNICK PG 4 SAMANTHA HALL | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR Kimberley Mason, Graduate student majoring in Women’s Gender Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and founder of 1 in 3 Campaign at UC. New group aims to end stigma around abortion SAMANTHA HALL | COLLEGE LIFE The student actors EDITOR performing, made up of both undergraduate and The University of grad students, gave an Cincinnati’s 1 in 3 chapter, emotional show, putting founded by Kimberley the utmost energy into Mason, a women’s their storytelling; properly gender and sexuality representing what can studies graduate student, N.C. BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF SINER | CHARLOTTE OBSERVER | TNS be felt during a woman’s Mitchell Phelps, student body president, discusses protests going on around San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, front, and safety Eric Reid, is planning to become experience of pregnancy. the nation in The News Record newsroom on Tuesday, September 27, 2016. back left, kneel during the playing of the national anthem on Sunday, Sept. 18, an official student One unique aspect was 2016 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. organization Thursday. the personal feel brought Becoming an official by putting the stories in student organization will perspective of fictional allow for more growth UC students, setting the and expression of the characters’ lives right here Cincinnati receives large grant for more body cams group, further spreading in Cincinnati. awareness of abortion The play was put together JUSTIN REUTTER | SENIOR REPORTER North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s enforcement accountable. acceptance across campus. in just a few short weeks. The group began because signing of a new law enforcement However, criminal justice associate “Out of Silence” has On Monday, the city of Cincinnati of a statistic that states recordings bill into law. professor Nicholas Corsaro disagrees been highly featured from was notified that the U.S. Department Effective Saturday, the North that incidents caught on body camera 1 in 3 women will get an national media outlets, of Justice selected the Cincinnati Carolina law will deny the public footage needs to be reviewed by abortion in their life. including The Washington Police Department (CPD) to receive access to law enforcement recordings the public for it to be useful and The organization put on Post, U.S. News, ELLE and a $600,000 grant to help fund the from body or vehicle dashboard warranted. a play Wednesday night, many more, and has also body-worn camera (BWC) program, cameras, with limited exceptions. “While public oversight is important, titled “Out of Silence: been considered “the next according to City Manager Harry The law provides that if an such as cell phone recordings of Abortion Stories from the ‘Vagina Monologues’,” by Black. individual’s image or voice is included events, officially recorded body The goal of the BWC program 1 in 3 Campaign,” which ThinkProgress.org. in the video, they may request to camera imagery from a police shed light on the emotional is to be transparent and inclusive, see it, though their request may be department does not have to be The play became available according to the city government’s struggles that go into to students and community denied and would have to be taken reviewed by the public for its content getting an abortion. website. to a superior court for further review. to be useful to police agencies due to productions in 2015 after The grant will be used to help Taking place in Zimmer To obtain a copy of the footage, an internal affairs review, and without being apart of the Capital purchase up to 350 additional body Auditorium, “Out of individual would have to petition the body cameras that would be even Fringe Festival, according cameras, in addition to the 700 CPD Silence” filled over half court. more difficult,” said Corsaro. to Mason. has already purchased. If the individual in the video is In his experience, Corsaro said an the auditorium with Other events to look After almost a year of public deceased, incapacitated or a minor, a internal affairs (IA) investigation students attending the live for from UC’s 1 in 3 outreach and receiving input from relative or representative can make using the footage is enough. performance. chapter includes their community groups, the city released the request as well. “IA, based on my experience, does The play featured nine co-sponsoring of a a policy and procedure document for The American Civil Liberties not cover up for officers – they are segments, each exploring reproductive film series for the guidance of the BWC program in Union of North Carolina called often more critical of reviews, likely in a different character and Hispanic Heritage Month, July 2016. the legislation “shameful,” saying an effort to address potential lawsuits.” Cincinnati’s BWC program officially their experience with as well as involvement that these laws provide significant Student views on the issue are began in August, the month following abortions. with UC’s spring Queer Cat limitations on the ability to keep law conflicting. “Body cams are not completely Characters within the Pride Week and Women’s necessary to be released to the public, play showed representation History Month, according of all women young and but are certainly useful to have in the to Mason. need of evidence,” said Andre Hakim, old, married and single, Mason also hopes to along with a variety of a fourth-year communications student. bring the “Abortion Diary” Student Body President Mitchel ethnicities. exhibit, a travelling Phelps is against body cameras being The stories featured, told multimedia exhibit, to taken off public record. tales of financial struggle, the College of Design, “The importance of body cameras is support, the lack of new Architecture, Art and huge,” said Phelps. “Over recent years relationships and the Planning in the next we have seen more and more videos of hardships of being public academic year. shootings pop up from officers and the about an abortion. The goals expressed for need for them has hugely increased.” The play allowed for the organization by Mason Body cameras are absolutely necessary for civilians and police, students to perform while are to focus on real-life said second-year international affairs being in the shoes of experiences that women someone going through student Preston Parish. have with abortion and to “Police are public officials in their the struggles of pregnancy NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER eliminate the stigma that own right, and are payed in tax money. and the possibility of Cincinnati’s body worn camera (BWC) program began in August 2016, an attempt to improve there is shame in having an Body cameras should absolutely be termination. accountability and gather evidence. A $600,000 grant will be used to purchase up to 350 additional body abortion. cameras to the already 700. public record,” Parish said. THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FREE 2 / NEWS THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 2016 100% Increased inancial aid helps Full-Time First Year 90% Students Receiving students manage expenses Financial Aid LAUREN MORETTO | NEWS EDITOR be that families are still in how much aid they will 80% feeling the effects of the receive, according to Henry. The University of financial crisis of 2008, In order to continue Cincinnati campus is according to Henry. receiving financial aid over breathing a little easier “I think in general the job the course of their college 70% 78.7% thanks to an increase in market’s not like it was career, students must fill 76.6% the amount of full-time and so parents are either out a FAFSA each year first-year students receiving underemployed, some are they hope to receive aid, financial assistance. unemployed — regardless according to UC’s student According to Fall 2016 I think that that has financial aid website.