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The Cincinnati Bearcat men’s basketball AMIR SAMARGHANDI AND HUY NGUYEN | NEWS EDITORS team concluded their 2015-2016 season Sunday with a 61-54 win against the No. 24 Southern Methodist University Mustangs. UC finishes the regular season 22-9 overall UC medical students make and 12-6 in the American Athletic Conference. healthy recipes for Kroger The Bearcats looked for a signature win all shoppers season and got just that. SMU is the highest- Sweet potato fries, pretzel wands and ranked team UC defeated this season. banana ice cream — these were some The game started slow offensively for both teams of the free foods available from UC with only 12 total points scored through the first medical students this weekend. 7:28 of play. Medical students set up booths at the The Mustangs jumped out to a 16-13 lead with Covington Kroger Saturday to show 8:43 remaining in the half, but the Bearcats their takes on healthy, delicious and answered with an 8-0 run to go up 21-13. affordable recipes. SMU pulled back within one point multiple The recipes were a part of the times during the next minute and a half, but UC Physician and Society course’s ended the period on an 11-3 run to take a 34-27 lead collaboration with Kroger and into the locker room. Covington’s Center for Great Cincinnati kept a steady lead over SMU for most Neighborhoods. of the second half and claimed their largest lead of Along with free healthy samples, the game 11 points with 8:11 remaining. students gave out recipe cards for SMU inched their way back into the game and shoppers to take advantage of for their ultimately cut their deficit to three points off a own recipes. layup from freshman guard Shake Milton with 1:55 “As part of our community outreach remaining in the game. project in Covington, we wanted to The Bearcats stretched their lead to 58-52 off a free share recipes people can use that are throw from junior guard Troy Caupain with 50 seconds both simple and nutritious,” said first- left. year medical student in the UC College The Mustangs then missed two consecutive three- of Medicine Vasantham Annadurai in pointers with under 40 seconds left and the Bearcats did a press release Friday. “The Kroger not look back. in Covington is a great partner for us Senior forward Coreontae DeBerry scored 10 points because of their focus on fresh food.” and seven rebounds. He did not miss a shot from the field The Center for Great Neighborhoods’ or free throw line in his final home game at Fifth Third partnership with UC is advancing its Arena. efforts to improve health in Covington “I just really wanted to finish and finish my last home through the Plan4Health initiative, game strong,” DeBerry said. “I was hurt from the last game which seeks to identify and improve we played, so I just didn’t want to feel that way no more… access to, and consumption of healthy So I just found a new set of motivation as just go for food, particularly fruits and vegetables everything, go all out and like there’s no tomorrow.” for people with limited means,” said Cincinnati struggled making shots throughout the whole Dan Petronio, associate director of the game. They went 29.5 percent from the field and 5.3 center. percent from 3-point range only making one 3-pointer the entire game.

Nancy Reagan, one of the most SEE BASKETBALL PG 6 NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER influential first ladies in history, Troy Caupain (10) squeezes between SMU defenders for a layup. Caupain led the Bearcats in scoring dies at 94 with 14 points in the 61-54 victory over SMU at Fifth Third Arena Sunday March 6, 2016. Former First Lady Reagan died of congestive heart failure Sunday, according to Joanne Drake, a spokeswoman for the Reagan Library. Reagan became First Lady of the United States in January 1981, after her UCPD citations spike husband Ronald Reagan’s election in the 1980 U.S. presidential race. She was known for her influence CAROLINE CORY | CHIEF REPORTER traffic stop. UCPD Officers Philip on her husband’s policies and her Kidd and David Lindenschmidt campaign against recreational drug University of Cincinnati Chief supported Tensing’s version of use, Just Say No. Jason Goodrich and Major Tim events that stated DuBose dragged Thornton resigned recently from him with his vehicle — which was their respective positions, leaving clearly contradicted by Tensing’s PROVIDED Public Safety Announcement behind many questions about the body cam footage, according to an Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde in “Zootopia.” UC Public Safety sent an email to tactics used by UCPD leadership official report. students Friday to be aware of a man under their reign. “Any car movement before the with criminal history spotted on UC’s Since Goodrich’s arrival in 2014, moment Tensing fired his weapon Uptown campus. the number of citations issued appears to have been minimal,” Brian Johnson, who has been seen on to black individuals more than according to the Kroll Report, UC’s Art director takes long UC’s campus before, has a history of doubled to 1,330 in 2015 compared independent investigation of the to 610 in 2014, according to the criminal trespassing, drug possession event. UCPD Traffic Stop Summary. and public indecency, according to Although UCPD has formally In 2012, UCPD handed out 187 apologized for the DuBose road to ‘Zootopia’ Public Safety. citations to blacks, a 700-percent shooting, some students feel that He is described as male, black, about difference compared to 2015. it is not enough to apologize for 6 feet tall and weighing about 160 MOLLY COHEN | SENIOR REPORTER Robin Engel, director of the one incident when the reasoning pounds. Institute of Crime Sciences (ICS) behind the shooting goes beyond Matthias Lechner traveled far and wide before he set Johnson was last seen sleeping inside and Murat Ozer, ICS researcher, the death of one man. roots in Ventura, California, to work as an art director for the common area of a residence hall, compiled the summary. “I would like to see them according to Public Safety In 2012, whites were issued 136 apologize for the biases that have Walt Disney Feature Animations. If students find Johnson on campus, citations compared to 442 in 2015 been engrained in the department,” Originally working in Germany’s animation industry, they are to contact UC Police — a 325-percent increase. said Adam Denny, a second-year Lechner later traveled to Hamburg, Germany; Seoul, immediately at 513-556-1111, or on The resignations came shortly women’s, gender and sexuality South Korea, and Vancouver, British Columbia, to work UCPD’s LiveSafe app. after Exiger began their UCPD studies graduate student. on various film projects. After receiving a call in 2012 review. Exiger is a regulatory Some UC students feel racially from the writer of Disney’s upcoming film, “Zootopia,” consulting firm hired in response profiled by UCPD and believe Lechner was invited to join the Disney team as art Super Saturday to the DuBose shooting. Goodrich and Thornton should director for environments of the film. The firm will release a report have resigned after the DuBose Four years later, Lechner’s design work can now be Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) of their findings in April and a easily won caucuses in the incident. found on the big screen in Disney Animation’s 55th comprehensive report by June. “I have been approached by overwhelmingly white states of feature film. “The review has identified officers before. Recently, they Directed by Byron Howard and Rich Moore, the film Kansas (68-32) and Nebraska (56- some gaps and oversights in waited outside the bathroom features a world where animals have evolved to the 44) — yet former Secretary of State management. This information while I went to the bathroom human level — elephants run ice cream shops and sloths Hillary Clinton dominated Sanders was shared with key leadership since I matched the description of in Louisiana (71-23) thanks to including Chief Jason Goodrich operate the Department of Motor Vehicles. a suspicious character who had Being from a small town in Germany, Lechner said he overwhelming support among African and Major Tim Thornton,” said been around the law school,” said never could have predicted where he would be today. Americans. James Whalen, director of public Bennett Allen, a black third-year “I’ve been a Disney fan since I saw the ‘Jungle Book’ Sanders won 38 delegates Kansas and safety and interim UCPD police law student. “Clearly we have a Nebraska. Clinton scored almost as chief. “Looking toward the future police force hostile to people of when I was 6,” Lechner said. “I wanted to go into animation because of that.” many delegates in Louisiana — 37. of the department, Chief Goodrich color.” As art director for environments, Lechner leads a scene Business mogul Donald Trump won and Major Thornton submitted Although the resignations of from his initial sketch through the different stages of in both Louisiana and Kentucky, yet their resignations. Goodrich and Thornton caught The most-discussed part of their design production, a process that takes around one and a the largest story emerging from “Super some people off guard, others were tenure was the shooting of Samuel half months to complete. Each stage lasts two weeks and Saturday” was Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). not surprised DuBose, which occurred July 19, includes working with the modeling department where Cruz won decisive victories in Kansas “I can’t say that it’s shocking that 2015, near Mount Auburn. he’s resigned. There have been a the sketch becomes a digital model, the look department and Maine and came within a few Goodrich was chief when former lot of controversies so it’s not a where textures and colors are determined, and the points of scoring upsets over Donald UCPD officer Ray Tensing shot a surprise,” said Brynn Stylinkski, a atmosphere stage where atmospheric effects such as Trump in Louisiana and Kentucky. single bullet, immediately killing third-year law student. steam are added to create the mood of the scene. Sen. Marco Rubio failed to win a 43-year-old DuBose during a “A lot of work goes into process of designing each state — including Kansas, where he scene,” Lechner said. “I believe the more love you put into finished 30 points behind first-place something, it’ll bounce back and the audience will feel it Cruz (48 percent) and finished second too.” to Trump, 23 percent to 17 percent. Much of Lechner’s design inspiration comes from his This was despite Cruz canceling events personal history with environments, which includes elsewhere to campaign in the state his time spent living in Hamburg, Germany. This and receiving endorsements from Gov. environmental history is seen throughout buildings in Sam Brownback, Sen. Pat Roberts and the film, including “Zootopia’s” Central Station, which former presidential nominee Bob Dole. was inspired by the Berlin train station. For Lechner, designing is all about the details. “Wherever you look there’s a little story going on,” Weather Lechner said. “Everything has to have a reason. We Monday will be sunny and warm with arrange [scene objects] like families to have attitudes a high of 64 and a low of 50. with each other.” Tuesday will be breezy but warmer These details are what builds up the playful aspects with a high of 71 and a low 54. behind the film: “Zootopia’s” traffic signs read Wednesday will be cloudy with a high “Yield to Herds,” and even the credit cards are titled of 71 and a low of 59. “MouseterCharge.” The balance between realistic and animalistic was a major focus for Lechner in the film’s FILE ART | NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER designs. “If you go too far out it becomes science fiction. You SEE ZOOTOPIA PG 5 THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FREE 2 / NEWS MONDAY, MAR. 7, 2016 TEDx ofers ways to make impact

CHRISTINA DROBNEY | STAFF REPORTER ranging, but shared the message of community involvement expanding globally. Students and community members united for the second-annual “As I have been here, I’ve learned about global community in my TEDx talk in Corbett Auditorium Saturday, sharing ideas and classes and this emphasized it today and opened my eyes,” said gaining new perspectives on the impact they can have. first-year ballet student Maranda Jory-Geiger. SHAE COMBS | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER TEDx UCincinnati Cosmopolitan is an independently organized Deepika Adavarapu, a doctoral candidate in the College of Dr. Debra Krummel speaks at a Be Well UC event on Med event to share ideas and inspire students on a local scale while Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, presented her talk on how Campus, Friday March 4, 2016. The event highlights complying with TED guidelines. healthy eating habits as one of the best ways to lower risk low-income communities develop through temporal, spatial and of diabetes and heart disease. A cosmopolitan can be defined as a citizen of the world, open to social resilience. new ideas and perspectives across the globe. Shivan Shan, curator “Resilience is a long, laborious process — they have to build a of TEDx UCincinnati, said attendees were there to continue community from the ground up,” Adavarapu said. “They can fight education throughout life. for their human rights and community rights.” “You have to know people will question your vision and you Puneet Sharma, a second-year medical student, presented ideas will have setbacks — education is not a linear path,” said Rob on globalization and culture and how the public sees conflict and Good diet Richardson, chairman of UC’s Board of Trustees. the world through a medical lens. Over a dozen speakers and performers presented at this year’s “If we understand the world is having an identity crisis, then we event, including current UC students. The topics were wide can anchor and regress in order to bring forth positive change,” as good as Sharma said. Poverty and low-income households were common theme, especially ones involving children. Dr. James Cranfield, assistant professor of social work at UC, recounted his internship in a homeless shelter and the impact the not smoking children had on his career and his life. “There’s a real pressure where you stare into the eyes of a child JAMES DOLLARD | STAFF REPORTER who can unscramble the word zygomorphic and their career visions are working in a hardware store because it pays more A healthy diet is as beneficial as not than a grocery store,” Canfield said. smoking, according to studies cited by Christine O’Dea, family physician and assistant professor at Debra Krammel, Ph.D. an endowed UC College of Medicine, focused on the similarities between her professor of nutrition, during a seminar patients in Honduras and in Cincinnati. about adopting healthy diets Friday at the University of Cincinnati College of Allied “What you may not know, the poor die on average 12 years Health Sciences. earlier than the rich,” O’Dea said. “We have to ask patients what Getting in the habit of a healthy dietary their social needs are, not just their medical needs are, in order to lifestyle can reduce mortality risk by close that gap.” 45 percent, just as much as smoking UC Provost Beverly Davenport said the event showed how the cessation, according to Krammel. UC community can have an impact on people’s daily lives. Heart disease remains the leading “I like how they brought in people based out of Cincinnati and cause of death in the U.S. The Center for how they took different paths. It’s made me think about what Disease Control and Prevention states NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER I can do to help others with less,” said first-year ballet student 614,000 deaths are linked to heart disease Speakers from the TedXUCincinnati’s main stage event, Cosmopolitan, gather around the every year, with coronary heart disease TedX logo after the event at Corbett Auditorium Saturday March 5, 2016. Amelia Harris said. accounting for 370,000 of those deaths. Despite the evidence, Americans still fail to meet the benchmark for a healthy diet, with less than 1 percent of 20-to-45 year olds eating healthy, according to the 2011-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Krammel began her seminar by citing Cultures unite at ‘WorldFest’ celebration numerous studies on diabetes and heart disease, all of which pointed to the relatively same conclusion — having a ELIZABETH SCHMITT | STAFF REPORTER These clubs put on a variety of events inclusion,” said Sai Katikaneni, a second- proper diet, consisting mainly of fruit, during the 10-day WorldFest, said Stella year graduate student in mechanical vegetables and fish are some of the most WorldFest started with a bang Thursday, Udeozor, a fourth-year communications engineering. important steps to staying healthy and bringing students from different student and vice president of the African The opening ceremony of WorldFest minimizing risk of heart disease. backgrounds and over 100 different Students’ Association. “Basically we are an concluded with the serving of different Her talk focuses on avoiding sodium, cultures into Tangeman University Center’s organization on campus that promotes and types of food from various cultures. There which is found in many store-bought Great Hall. raises awareness on issues in Africa, as were huge lines of people excited to eat, meals, especially those containing meat WorldFest spans from March 3-13 well as promote the culture.” but also become culturally enriched. or meat products. The American Heart and includes over 30 different events. Udeozor said that the Africa Student WorldFest takes place until March Association recommends 1500 mg a day, The ceremony included several musical organization is hosting their annual 13, including the World of Women Fair while one low sodium Lean Cuisine meal performances from the African American culture show on March 12 — she promised Tuesday. can have 470 mg of sodium. Resource and Cultural Center choir, free food and a guest host from DC. Students can check the WorldFest “You really have to cook at home to get dancing and a fashion show. “It’s so much fun because you see a lot Facebook page for times and places of around it,” said Krammel, explaining that “I get goose bumps every time I come of people, it’s a place where you feel at specific events. condiments such as store-bought salad to this event and I see so many different home with many cultures and feel the dressings are always loaded with sodium. nationalities and culture — I hear so Krammel also provided some examples many different kinds of music,” said Debra to jumpstart healthier dietary practices, Merchant, Student Affairs vice president. such as having fish twice a week, having The Office of Ethnic Programs and meatless Mondays — which helps avoid Services spends all year planning and higher fats and high concentrations of organizing each year’s WorldFest, sodium —and utilizing Cincinnati’s local Merchant said. farmer markets, which offer lower prices “WorldFest broadens people opinions and and typically organically grown vegetables perspectives on different world cultures and fruits. here at UC and they get to see things that Jason Walker, a fifth-year we are not necessarily used to everyday communications student, finds it hard to and get to see people come from UC diet and not cheat. from all different walks of life,” said Gary “Dieting is hard,” he started “But when I Bought Am, a second-year international was working out every day, I felt like I was affairs student and one of the night’s hosts. eating conservative, yet could cheat and The festival gives various groups that eat junk here and there.” are culturally and internationally involved Krammel also cited the Seven Countries at UC the opportunity to share their Study, which brought together nutritional culture at their own booths. Each booth researchers from around the world while had colorful presentations and energetic comparing different culinary cultures students representing their organization. and examined the health of each country. “I hope some people who come are Japan and the Mediterranean region interested in joining either Bearcat Chats had the lowest number of coronary or the French and Italian Club so they can heart disease. The Mediterranean is also get different culture experience when they responsible for the popular “Mediterranean come to the clubs,” said Muyumba Kalubi, Diet” —which placed emphasis on fruits, a third-year communications student. vegetables, and a lot of fish and grains. Kalubi, whose family is originally from Daniel Whitsell, a fifth-year industrial the Democratic Republic of Congo, said design student, said he prefers dieting to being a francophone speaker lead her to working out. join the French and Italian Club. She hopes “I mean, you’re already eating. So it’s that her experiences can help draw in JEAN PLEITEZ | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER easy to do, just change it. Working out, you other students to joining clubs centered on Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of WorldFest, March 3, 2016 in the Great Hall of TUC. have to make time for,” said Whitsell. celebrating languages.

Funding mishap for student groups leads to frustration, broken plans

CAROLINE CORY | CHIEF REPORTER According to an email the UFB sent Schutt forwarded to The News Record, the UFB has made a few changes The University Funding Board is no longer providing this school year, which may have affected the sudden student organizations with funds after informing the fluctuation in funds. groups they could receive a possible increase in funding. Some changes include raising the allocation amount for UFB emailed student group leaders and university organizations, increasing the cap amount on food and organizations Jan. 28 stating the maximum amount each removing the cap on lodging and registration in order to organization could ask for had increased from $7,000 to more affordably feed and shelter students while they are $9,000 per group but, according to an email sent out Feb on organization-related trips. 19, funds are at a stand still. The UFB also mentioned its struggles in creating “We wanted to help groups who had already received a method to reserve funds that work best for all funds but still intended to host programs or attend organizations, regardless of the type of organization. conferences. After that email went out, we heard 60 “Of that $176,000, only $17,000 was allocated to budgets and allocated $176,000 in three weeks,” read an organizations who had spent their $7,000 already,” the email from UFB. “There was no way of anticipating this email read. “So even if we had not allowed groups to influx of budgets and we were just as surprised as student request for the additional $2,000, we would be left with groups are that we ran out of money so early in the $17,000 to allocate over the next 7 weeks.” semester.” In a list of possible resolutions, Schutt feels that it would “We will not be hearing budgets until further notice. We be best for UFB to allocate funds proportionately based on will send out an email if/when we start hearing budgets the number of members in a group rather than all groups again, later this semester To be clear, operating funds are receiving the same amount in order to ensure fairness still available, up to $300 per organization. The deadline to toward any organization seeking allocation. use these funds is Friday, April 1.” “Change the funding structure to more accurately The UFB allocates money from the general fee, which is allocate money to the students who need it most.” Schutt $398 per student, to groups and student organizations that said. “Smaller groups would get less. The net effect would serve and benefit the student body. be a much more fair allotment of funds to everyone.” “We had three Spring Break trips to kayaking in the According to a spreadsheet on UC’s website, the most Everglades, backpacking in Utah and a third trip to money allocated from all student general fees goes toward New Mexico and Colorado, a weekend hang gliding trip athletics, which accounts for $126.36 per fee per student. in Tennessee and a summer trip to Montana we were The smallest amount goes to Student Advisory planning on requesting funds for through UCMC,” said Commission on the University Budget (SACUB) and the Jacob Schutt, University of Cincinnati Mountaineering Tenant Information Project (TIP), which each take three Club (UCMC) president. cents of the general fee per student. The UCMC has about 500 members. SACUB is made up of 25 voting members, a vice chair Schutt described what happened shortly after the and a student chair who take part in budget planning organization had made plans for what to do with the extra through representation of the student body. funding. An initiative of UC’s College of Law, TIP is a volunteer “But as a result of the exhausted funds, which was organization providing individuals with information on brought to our attention via email on February 19th, this landlord and tenant law, according to their website. came as a complete shock to our group,” Schutt said. GRAPHIC BY RUSSEL HAUSFELD COLLEGE LIFE / 3 MONDAY, MAR. 7, 2016 MONDAY, MAR. 7, 2016 Dancing the day away for charity

ALISON BAXTER | CONTRIBUTOR

Students danced the day and night away for charity at the 12-hour Cincinnati Dance for Kids dance marathon Saturday at the University of Cincinnati’s Campus Recreational Center. Almost 590 attendees waited at CRC until their clocks struck 11 a.m. to start dancing. The organization links with families and kids to cure illnesses. Jake Jordan, head of the charity event, said their goal was to raise $80,000 for the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Some of the children who benefit from events like Dance for the Kids were present, letting the participants know how much their hard work helps. Zaoire, 10, said the “hospital is my second home” and SAMANTHA HALL | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR Community members and UC students gather for dinner gave thanks to all participating in the event. He said the to celebrate the Jewish holiday Shabbat, the Jewish day of people at the hospital have “helped and been there for rest, in Stratford Pavilion Friday, March 4, 2016. me every step of the way.” This was the eighth consecutive year the marathon was held at UC. It started in the Lindner College of Business. Students paid a $25 participation fee and the marathon counted for 12 Cincinnatus Scholarship service hours. Jewish group Attendees also received a free shirt. People can still donate after the dance marathon, with fundraising closing Saturday Caleigh O’Brien, a second-year operations celebrates management student and Kaitlyn Katuscak, a second- year nursing student, teamed up with their sorority, Theta Phi Alpha, to participate. “I have a special connection to this event because one Shabbat of my close family friends actually is a child who is at the hospital,” said O’Brien.

SAMANTHA HALL | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR She says she participated last year as well. Katuscak said she enjoyed being able to make a The largest student Shabbat dinner difference. welcomed the Sabbath and celebrated “I am happy that UC provides an outlet for their Shabbat 180 Friday, bringing together students to give back to our own community,” said dozens of Jewish Bearcats. Katuscak. Shabbat is considered the day of rest, Tanner Ayres, a second-year electronic media student, which takes place every Friday beginning voiced his support for this event. He said he “truly at sunset, lasting until nightfall the believes in this organization.” following evening. Malorie Mullinger, a third-year nursing student, was Yitzi Creeger, Rabi for UC’s chapter part of the “morale team” who stands on stage and of Chabad, one of the largest Jewish encourages the dancers for the entire 12 hours. organizations in the world, began She said it is her job to “get everyone hyped and make the programming for the UC Jewish sure people are having fun.” community in 2006 with his wife, Dina Teaching the participants different dance moves, Creeger. Mullinger said they began rehearsing in December and The couple built a large attendance over meet twice a week to get ready for the event. the years for the Jewish community at UC Abbey Klever, a fourth-year communication student, by bringing in faculty and students from said the event partners with 170 hospitals nationwide. colleges nearby, as well as area residents. She was excited about their goal, considering the event There are between 4,000-5,000 chapters raised $74,000 last year. SHAE COMBS | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER of Chabad worldwide and in 49 of the 50 Students do the “Soulja Boy” at the 12-hour Dance Marathon, Saturday March 5, 2016 in U.S. states. Chabad provides a traditional the Rec Center. The funds raised go to the Children’s Miracle Network. Jewish education and started on college campuses in 1969 at UCLA, according to Rabi Creeger. It is customary to not use any form of electricity on Shabbat, including the adjustment of electronics, said Dina Creeger. The day of rest begins on the seventh day of each week, allowing those of the Jewish Barbecue benefits victims religion to commemorate God’s creation of Earth, which is believed to have taken EMILY HETTERSCHEIDT | STAFF REPORTER six days. successful events. I know last year we The welcoming of the Sabbath raised probably $4,000 more than we did Kappa Delta’s Shamrock Barbecue the year prior with a different kind of traditionally involves bathing and Saturday raised money for abused children event,” said Miller. beautifying the body, as well as the and provided an opportunity for the Greek Miller projected that the sorority was on customary candle lighting 18 minutes community to come together. track to raise around $13,000 for PCAA before sundown. The sorority raised money by selling food with this year’s event. Traditionally, Shabbat is celebrated and raffle tickets. “Every year we raise a little bit more and with red wine followed by braided bread Around 80 percent of the proceeds are a little bit more,” said Alyssa Frederick, a (Challah) and soup. For this particular going to the local chapter of Prevent fourth-year special education student who celebration, Rabi Creeger and Dina Childhood Abuse America (PCAA) and has participated in the event every year. prepared an array of South American the remaining 20 percent are going to the Frederick explained that more foods to bring in a larger student national organization, according to Kappa community members have taken part over population. Delta’s chapter president Kathryn Suttling, the years, and that can be attributed to the Prior to celebrating with food and wine, a third-year biology student. support of other members of the Greek guests and students of Shabbat 180 sang The sorority raffled around 25 prize community. baskets, most of which were donated from the traditional two songs in order to greet “The Greek life here is really good. local businesses and chapter families, “angels” as well as “give praise to the We always go to all of their events, they according to Allison Keeton, a fourth-year always go to all of our events. We’re very working women of the house,” following mechanical engineering student. supportive,” said Frederick. with a group standing to bring in the The event is important to the members Kappa Delta is not only hoping to raise Sabbath. of Kappa Delta, as they are aware of their money to prevent abuse with these events, Students came together in the Stratford impact on PCAA. but they are also trying to raise awareness. Pavilion not only for Shabbat 180, but to The president of PCAA said the Juliana Castellanos, a second-year feel a sense of community among the small organization could not run without Kappa special education student, explained that population of Jewish students on campus, Delta’s help, according to Lisa Miller, a raising that awareness is a close issue for according to Raphael Vayntraub, a first- fourth-year graphic design student and the her. year pharmacy student. former chapter president. “I’m an education major, so children are a “It’s important to have one big group of This was Miller’s fourth shamrock event very important part of my life,” Castellanos people just to show, because there’s not a and she appreciated the chance to bring said, “this is a great way to get everyone lot of us on campus, so its good to show the community together for a good cause. aware.” that we have a strong Jewish nation at “I think it’s really great ‘cause we get a The morals of Kappa Delta are also chance to bond all together as sisters,” said least here,” said Vayntraub. aligned with the ones of PCAA, making it Miller. The representation of celebrations such a valuable organization for the sorority, SHAE COMBS | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The event was part of a week of according to Apoorva Reddy, a second- as Shabbat is important on a college Justine Waterman, a fourth-year Marketing major and fundraising initiatives by Kappa Delta, year political science student. campus in order for students to stay Kappa Delta member, bids on a basket at the sorority’s with fundraising nights at Pieology and “One of the things we’re focused on is grounded with their religious roots, said fundraiser Saturday, March 5, 2016. The proceeds of the Insomnia Cookies, as well as a “Shamrock confidence and instilling confidence, and Vayntraub. event, which also included a Barbeque dinner, go toward Shootout” at Hughes High School. abuse shatters a child’s confidence so it child abuse prevention. “The barbecue has been one of our most kind of relates back,” Reddy said. Shades of You makes goodie bags for Ronald McDonald House

ISABELLA JANSEN | STAFF REPORTER Many students attend for this reason, helping reach the goal of 54 goodie bags. University of Cincinnati student group Shades of You First-year nursing students Theresa Koszycki and made goodie bags for children living in Cincinnati’s Michael Weber participated in this event to receive service Ronald McDonald House at a Thursday event. hours towards their Cincinnatus Scholarship, one of the The Ronald McDonald house is a charity that houses largest scholarships for UC. families with children in the hospital, keeping them Many opportunities exist to get involved with the Ronald together during stressful times. McDonald House, such as making home-cooked meals for “Shades of You is a program on campus for minority families, whether it be breakfast, lunch or dinner. woman, uplifting them and creating sister hood among Small things like a home-cooked meal means a lot of minority women,” said Jada Fountain, a third-year to families away from home and only takes minimal marketing student and Shades of You community service participation, Fountain said. chair. Jasmine Averhart, a third-year business student, said Fountain said she worked with the Ronald McDonald she was looking to get involved on campus here at UC House before and wanted to do something special for the as well as receive community service. She believes it is a children staying there. great charity and hopes to also volunteer at the Ronald Participating students grabbed a brown paper bag and McDonald House on her own in the future. decorated it with comforting notes and pictures, filling Shades of You provides around three community service them with goodies for the children. opportunities each semester. This event was an opportunity for students to meet Fountain said student can participate in a kickball their UC service hour requirements for the University of tournament April 1. The tournament requires each team Cincinnati, and many took advantage. to donate at least 10 canned goods, and April 2 the group “I like St. Jude’s Hospital, and I need community service is participating in Clean Up Cincinnati, an initiative that so it is a nice way to get involved,” said Destiny Bery, a contributes to keeping the Cincinnati area litter free. first-year psychology student. NICK BROWN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Tariah Wiley, 1st year Psychology student, designs a goodie bag for children at the Ronald McDonald House Thursday afternoon March 3, 2016 in Swift Hall. 4 / OPINION MONDAY, MAR. 7, 2016 Carson should have left campaign sooner

MAGGIE HEATH-BOURNE | OPINION EDITOR Clearly, Republican voters love the outsider candidate – that is why And then there were four. The Trump continues to win big in most presidential race has thinned out primaries. Carson, however, was considerably on the GOP side, with not the outsider anyone wanted or retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson asked for. He had his 15 minutes announcing his departure from the of political fame months ago, but race Friday. continued to limp embarrassingly The end to Carson’s campaign along for far longer than he should was not shocking, nor do I think have. many people were upset by his Speaking of limping along, it is decision. Actually, I would not time for John Kasich to bow out. be surprised if the most common Personally, I think Kasich is the reaction to this news was least objectionable GOP candidate something along the lines of, “Wait, left, but he just is not keeping up he was still running?” the way he should be at this point OLIVIER DOULIERY | ABACA PRESS | TNS The outsider was not exactly Supporters of legal access to abortion, as well as anti-abortion activists, rally outside the Supreme Court on March 2, 2016, as the Court hears in the race. oral arguments in the case of Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which deals with access to abortion, in Washington, D.C. pulling big numbers in the He may have a chance at winning primaries; he won a grand total of his home state of Ohio, but that seven delegates over the course of is not enough to push him over his campaign. As a reminder, 1,237 the edge. He currently has 25 is the magic number for the official delegates, trailing behind next- Republican nomination. place finisher Marco Rubio, who He announced his resignation has 110. That is not exactly a close Left needs to leave room for by saying, “I do not see a political race, especially not when you path forward.” Given his apparent consider Cruz and Trump’s several aversion to completely opening hundreds of delegates. his eyes in all of the GOP debates, There is no scenario in which difering abortion opinions squinting in the bright lights on the Kasich wins the nomination, or stage, it is a wonder he ever saw a even comes close – that is just path forward to anything. simple math. JEFF LEVLINE | CONTRIBUTOR has to agree to compromise, right? But what Carson is the latest in a long And it may be in Kasich’s best frightens me is that the support for abortion is string of Republican presidential interest to leave before Ohio’s I watched John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” so entrenched within the liberal establishment hopefuls who ended their runs. primary on March 15. While he has Feb. 21 segment on abortion. For those who did – nearly to the point of dogma — that it seems He was preceded by Jeb Bush, had high hopes for winning his not, here are some highlights: several states have there is no hope for views like my own to be Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, state, a Quinnipiac University poll enacted or are in the process of enacting so-called represented. Rick Santorum, Rand Paul, Mike found in Feb. 23 that Trump had TRAP laws (Targeted Regulation of Abortion There should be room on the left for a real debate Huckabee, Lindsey Graham, Bobby pulled ahead of Kasich in Ohio. Providers). on abortion. Indeed, if there were such a debate Jindal, Rick Perry, Scott Walker While nothing is for sure until the Oliver runs through the facts, noting that I suspect that a great many people, especially and a handful of people so junior primary actually happens, it would Mississippi, Missouri and both Dakotas have only religious believers, could be drawn away from the they barely showed up on voters’ be supremely embarrassing for one abortion clinic each. “Mississippi,” he notes ranks of the Republican base. radar. Kasich to lose his home state. “now has four times as many ‘S’s as it has abortion In snuffing out dissent to pro-choice opinions, the The GOP field was comically The once-crowded GOP field has clinics.” Democratic Party has alienated people to whom crowded at the start of the race, but thankfully been winnowed down TRAP laws, made possible by the vague language issues of social justice matter, but for whom the for Ben Carson to outlast people to four candidates, but it is time to of 1992 Supreme Court case Planned Parenthood deep value of unborn human life is paramount. like Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, make it three. Kasich can no longer v. Casey, force many clinics to shut down and I believe my own view to be reasonable but who seemed like they might have keep up with Rubio, Cruz and strain many women seeking a formally legal debatable: there should be no restrictions on a shot at the nomination at the (unfortunately) Trump. medical service. abortion in the case of rape, or when a mother’s outset, is absurd. This burden is summed up best by the story of life is at stake. a Texas clinic administrator: she was advising a In cases of children who will suffer from severe woman over the phone, suggesting she come to disabilities, too, the choice must be left to the San Antonio for an abortion. The woman had no parents. means of travel, and so resorted to ask, “what if I I struggle to morally support tell you what I have in my abortion in most cases, kitchen cabinet, and you whether it is done out of fear, tell me what I can do?” There should be more convenience, desperation or The story is disturbing, room on the left a sincere belief that ending a and all the more so because for a real debate pregnancy is the best hope for there are surely countless the mother’s future. stories just like it across What is to be done? In the country. While there my mind, the best hope for have been challenges to these seemingly arbitrary reducing the number of abortions comes from the laws in the courts, the Republican-dominated state economic program that only liberals and leftists legislatures will find ways to press their agenda endorse. After all, it is difficult to expect those and fight for the ‘pro-life’ cause to the end. who can barely make ends meet to undertake the Most Democrats, and still more left-wingers, great expense of raising children, let alone to raise consider abortion to be a settled issue, and legally children in decent conditions. this has been the case since the Roe v. Wade Unfortunately, the only party from which these decision in 1973. Of course, access to abortion has policies could emerge is wedded to the pro-choice been a constant struggle, with restrictions being agenda. added and struck down every so often. Conservatives may have views on abortion closer OLIVIER DOULIERY | ABACA PRESS | TNS The fact remains that the United States has had to my own, but when they wield power, they often GOP Presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks during CPAC 2016 March 4, 2016 in National Harbor, some of the most liberal abortion laws in modern institute laws that are callous and unjust. Md. The American Conservative Union hosted its annual Conservative Political Action Conference to history, with abortion on demand being the rule What is more, Republicans are intent to curtail discuss conservative issues. and not the exception in many parts of the country. public support to poor women with children. They The “pro-choice” maxim “protect the woman’s right therefore show themselves to have much less to choose” has largely prevailed. But this maxim is regard for life outside the womb. wrong. Thus, those of us leftists who feel morally What concerns me, both as a matter of politics committed to a pro-life position are in a dilemma and of conscience, is the dilemma I find myself in. that strains conscience: standing on principle As someone who identifies as pro-life and with the with the right, which is sleeplessly working political left, I am something of an anomaly. to both undermine fair access to abortion and WANT TO WRITE While I think these two positions are in harmony reinforce the economic conditions that make philosophically, there are few politicians and it commonplace, or meekly siding with the TO THE EDITOR? certainly no presidential candidates who align liberal establishment, which in its moral stupor with both. ceaselessly euphemizes the taking of life as “a [email protected] I am not surprised. This is politics after all; one woman’s right to choose.” PUZZLE

Across sounds 52. Civil Rights 1. Decorator’s asset 26. Air traffic org. Memorial designer 6. PCs made by Big 29. Nestlé bottled Maya______Blue water brand 53. “Mamma ______!” 10. Casual tête-à- 32. Director 56. “Applause, tête Wermüller applause!” …or what 14. Part of Hamlet 35. Young Darth’s one might do in front in which Ophelia nickname of the last words of drowns 36. Army base 20-, 29- and 46-Across 15. Game with cues nickname 60. Loads (of) 16. Wife of Zeus 37. Amo, amas, _____ 62. Saddle or sofa 17. Last word of 38. Green energy 63. “Wheel of “The Star Spangled type Fortune” co-host Banner” 41. “The doctor____” 64. Bread unit 18. Estimate words 42. Monopoly 65. Like nonfiction 19. Metrical foot, in payments 66. DeGeneres of poetry 44. Summer, in TV talk 20. Kid’s sidewalk France 67. Pic, in ads business 45. Cancel an edit 68. Skinny Olive and 23. Sixth sense, 46. Soda fountain family briefly order 69. Prefix with foam 24. RR stop 50. At least one 25. Contented 51. Balloon filler

Down 12.Upper limb competitors 1. Place setting 13. Indent key 40. Adjust one’s setting 21. Book of maps sights 2. Plowing measures 22. Once-sacred 43. Czech or Serb 3. Post office Egyptian snakes 47. Fools with a fib purchase 27. Woman with an 48. Blood carrier 4. Binge-watcher’s online list 49. Jacks in a deck device 28. Secret_____: spy 53. Masculine 5. “That being said…” 29. Singer LaBelle 54. Word before 6. Apple music or LuPone circle or city player 30. Frasier’s brother 55. Hersey’s “A Bell 7. Dull one 31. Pay hike for ______” 8. Israeli intelligence 32. Immature insect 57. “Inside” dope group 33. “Know 58. Yield from a heist 9. “Three-toed” leaf what_____?” 59. Stop eaters 34. Billy’s barnyard 60. Furry TV E.T. 10. Whiskers spot mate 61. “_____ many 11. Like swan dives 39. Olympic cookes…” 5 / ARTS MONDAY, MAR. 7, 2016 MONDAY, MAR. 7, 2016 Mural work trains artists JAMES DOLLARD | STAFF REPORTER and the team then began to work on painting the mural, chipping away at the blown up picture. Standing tall on the corner of Eight and Walnut “Her head was literally three levels of scaffolding Street is Elizabeth Nourse, a prominent artist from high,” Ruegg said, going on to explain that murals Cincinnati. This painting, based on her original of such a large scale tend to be obscured by the self-portrait from 1892, features a stern-faced scaffolding. This often makes it difficult to visually Nourse looking directly at the viewer, scanning the piece together what has been painted. streets of the city. Nourse was born in 1852 to the This mural of Nourse in her defiant posture is Catholic-converted Caleb and Elizabeth Rogers a product of Artworks, a non-profit organization Nourse and a group of ten siblings. She attended that employs and trains local artists while looking the McMicken School of Design, now the Art to affect local community and bolster the culture Academy of Cincinnati, and graduated in 1881. of Cincinnati. Her career then led her to Paris in 1887, where she This specific piece is a part of the Master Series, resided for 15 years. a subcategory of the mural program, which Throughout her career, Nourse assimilated a features eminent artists from Cincinnati. Former wide range of artistic mediums into her repertoire. mayor Mark Mallory challenged Artworks to Her art was rooted in the style of realism, a large develop these murals in 2007. trend prior to World War I, and her subjects Artworks assigned the mural to one of its current leaned on the simplistic side of things — possibly employees, Eric Ruegg. Over a six-week period, a byproduct of the Midwestern daily routine into working eight-hour days, Ruegg and a team of which she was born. assistants and apprentices painted the entire The painting the mural is based on was done portrait. five years after Nourse’s initial arrival in Paris, They broke the 8-by-11-inch painting into a grid, featuring her painting on a canvas which is JAMES DOLLARD | STAFF REPORTER with one inch representing three feet, according to Elizabeth Nourse, standing tall on the corner of 8th and Walnut Street, is a product of the Master cradled by an easel. The elements are terse as Ruegg. He said the team assigned each box a letter Series of Artworks, a non-proit organization that employs and trains local artists, to paint murals Norse pans her head towards the audience with a around the downtown area. The portrait took artists six-weeks, working eight-hour days to to provide organization and workflow. The wall brush in one hand and a palette in another. complete the portrait. was then sprayed with a weather durable primer Ryan Playground talks sound

RUSSELL HAUSFELD | ARTS EDITOR I did record the rain for “Are You Mad.” It just happened that I was recording vocals on a rainy Ryan Playground — or Genevieve Ryan, day and all this moody ambiance was really off-stage — is a Montreal-based producer and fitting the song. vocalist who released her debut album, “Elle,” Feb. TNR: Where do you usually create music? What 26, showcasing a massive array of sounds and does that space look like? electronic dreamscapes. RP: When I’m lazy and comfy, on my couch in Her stage name reflects these experimental my living room. It’s facing a window, so I like to auditory adventures because, according to Ryan, pause and just look outside. I’m a little bit of a music is the place she goes to playfor hours. It is lunatic and I like it. the one thing she has never gotten tired of doing, Otherwise, in my office where there’s my she said. microphone and speakers. It’s a pretty normal The eight tracks on Ryan’s debut album are looking space with and some reminiscent of producers like Flying Lotus, souvenirs all around. Animal Collective and ODESZA, who incorporate TNR: The Kendrick Lamar cover you released on dance, jazz and a collection of eclectic noises and Soundcloud is really cool. What led you to cover tones to create unique, otherworldly music. that song? And, do you know if he has heard your Ryan spoke with The News Record about her version? newly released album, the way she goes about RP: I did the instrumental and then I was creating music and her inspirations and side subconsciously singing, “B**** Don’t Kill My Vibe” projects. over it. It was just an illumination I guess. I don’t The News Record: Do you produce your own know if he heard it. music and do the vocals? TNR: Do you have any sacred albums? Ryan Playground: Yes, I do both. My album RP: All my childhood albums are pretty sacred “Folders” was produced by Ryan Hemsworth and — Blink 182, Sum 41, Gob, MXPX, Big Shiny I co-produced “Used To Be Cold” with Thomas Tunes, 123 Punk and the list goes on. All of those PROVIDED White. The six others are all me. inspired me to do my own songs. TNR: I am really curious about your process. These days I’m inspired by, like, James Blake, You have such a wide variety of sounds in your the new Charli XCX and Sophie EP and I’m music, and you have a way of balancing these really into this new rapper, Lil Yachty. huge, vibrating waves of sound with minute, TNR: What do you think are the next steps for specific sounds. you as an artist? And, is there any place you have tries too hard RP: I love to combine soft and airy sounds with always wanted to play your music? more aggressive crisp sounds. I think this duality RP: I need to build up and practice my live set. ALEXI FRICK | CONTRIBUTOR Brad Pitt. describes my music well. I guess it’s also a way to I would love to go to Asia. I love Asian food, in REVIEW “Let’s Eat” is literally about how express the highs and lows in everyday life. general, and the energy just seems crazy. But, yeah, each time I do a song I can’t really Macklemore does not want to be Macklemore released “This predict what kind of sounds I’ll end up combining on a diet and just wants to eat junk Unruly Mess I’ve Made” Feb. 28, together. I go with the flow and when a sounds food instead. It is really hard to the follow-up to his 2012 album gets me I build around it. take Macklemore seriously when “The Heist.” The self-reflective TNR: Where do you start when you create a he’s talking about racism or drug new album acknowledges many song? What do you look like in full on music- overdoses if the song right after is criticisms about Macklemore’s making mode? about buying a moped or eating career, but does not make a very RP: I very rarely start with sounds I’ve already pizza. strong case for his acceptance in used. I always search for new sounds and weird It seems like he is stuck between the hip-hop world. noises that will get me started. Then, I build wanting to make socially This seems to be the biggest around a main melody and top it with vocals. It conscious music and still wanting struggle for Macklemore depends time to time, but usually that’s how I the pop fame that got him a throughout the album, as he proceed. Grammy. He just goes half and clearly wants to be recognized Full music-making mode definitely makes half, which leads to a disjointed on a hip-hop level. He procured me look a little autistic. Sometimes, when it’s album. several features that would appeal been a long while and I’ve been working in my Despite the many flaws to the avid rap fan, with old school bubble on something, I find it hard to come Macklemore brought to “This legends like KRS-One, DJ Premier back to normal social life and have a normal Unruly Mess I’ve Made,” there are and Melle Mel appearing with new conversation. some redeeming aspects. school rappers like Chance The TNR: Where do you find inspiration for the Specifically, Chance The Rapper Rapper and YG. sounds that you use? Do you record some of on “Need To Know,” where he He clearly wants to be a part of those yourself, like the rain sample throughout takes over the song and raps some the community that shunned him. “Are You Mad”? poignant, clever bars. Also KRS- Macklemore seems to loathe RP: It’s often just random ideas that pop in my One comes through with a nice the super stardom he gained as mind or, like, a sound I hear somewhere or in a verse, but having a veteran rapper a white man in a traditionally song that makes me think of another sound and like him flow over the same song black genre, and discusses all the makes me think of another, and so on. as Macklemore really shows how PROVIDED different facets of white privilege broken and jarring Macklemore’s for nine minutes in “White flow really is. He seems to just talk Privilege II.” Despite the self- at the listener on a lot of the songs awareness he seems to have about instead of actually trying to stay his spot in music, the message on beat. SEE ZOOTOPIA PG 1 seems to fall on deaf ears with ’ production is Macklemore fans and came across another standout, with lush, as a sort of pandering to the hip- orchestral beats that could have to find a balance,” Lechner level parts of the environment. into designing every scene. hop community to let them know easily blow up on the radio. The said. “We studied animals to “When I design, I ask myself: “About 80 percent of our he feels bad. instrumentation is really nice find qualities to use and there What would I like as a kid?” designs don’t make it into While there are some songs to listen to at times, but it is are over 64 species in the film.” Lechner said. the movie,” said Lechner. “We on the album that talk about just ruined when Macklemore This balance between human Perspective plays an especially designed two times the amount topical issues that plague our talks about the amount of life and animal life is seen in large part in “Zootopia” because of objects that ‘Big Hero 6’ had.” society — such as “Kevin,” which Instagram followers his cat has the inspiration for “Zootopia’s” the cast of animals is of all Lechner’s design inspiration is a pretty well written discussion or pretty much anything in those districts. According to Lechner, different shapes and sizes. This comes not only from the of drug addiction and the over- aforementioned pop tracks. the city habitat, Sahara Square, concept of size affected all environments of his travels, prescription of painkillers — they This album will not win over was inspired by Dubai, while parts of the movie, from the size but also from fellow artists. are all undermined by corny, anyone who already had criticisms the Rainforest District was of buildings to the cars. Taller The Bunny Borough train poorly executed pop-tracks. of Macklemore, because those inspired by the architecture of cars were created for giraffes, station was inspired by the “Dance-Off,” which features same criticisms carry over. The South America and Hong Kong. smaller cars for mice. work of storyboard artist Anderson Paak and majority of the track-list is made To keep the habitats However, certain public Hayao Miyazaki in the film “My (yes, the guy from “The Wire”) up of attempted pop anthems animalistic, Lechner buildings such as houses, the Neighbor Totoro.” almost sounds like it is from that shouldn’t have much success used organic shapes and bank and the train station had Lechner’s first step into a “Kidz Bop” CD. It is full of outside the radio. incorporated plants into many to be built multi-scaled to be designing for big films, such annoying bells and horns that Every now and then Macklemore of the building designs. usable by multiple animals. as Disney’s “Zootopia,” will Macklemore clumsily raps over, talks about an important issue, One of the other challenges “Multiple size doors had to not be his last. He has already and lyrically it is a poor attempt at but it’s nothing incredibly designing for films is designing be created,” Lechner said. “The begun working on Disney’s making a dance anthem. groundbreaking or perspective- for the cinema scope format. mouse and elephant both have next film, “Moana,” an animated Another song that stuck out was shifting. In the end, he continues According to Lechner, designs to be able to reach the counter.” adventure-comedy set to “Brad Pitt’s Cousin,” a bizarre to play it safe to keep his have to be made wider and the According to Lechner, there premier later this year. track whose main message is how established fan-base, and I don’t focus in most scenes is on eye- are numerous sketches that go Macklemore looks like an ugly see that changing anytime soon.

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JASON SZELEST | STAFF REPORTER regular season title. In another The Jayhawks have not lost OPINION tournament that is anyone’s to a game since Jan. 25, winning win, once again I will go with 11-straight. Due to their depth College basketball’s regular the hottest team. Kansas will take home the Big season has come to an end, and St. Bonaventure has won 10 12 crown. in a year where no team seemed of its last 11, led by the trio of Villanova, and that team to separate themselves with Marcus Posley, Jaylen Adams that shall not be named in a more top five teams losing than and Dion Wright, the Bonnies University of Cincinnati paper, ever before the conference will secure an automatic bid to are the clear frontrunners in the tournaments appear wide open. the tournament. Big East with both having over With several tournaments While Duke and North 25 wins. underway and many more Carolina constantly recruit the Once again, the title will starting in the next few days, best talent in the country, it is go to the team that plays the let’s take a look at who will Tony Bennett’s Virginia squad best defense. Villanova, who clinch NCAA tournament that plays the best defense in surrenders only 63.3 points per DAVID GIFREDA | CONTIBUTOR automatic bids. the Atlantic Coast Conference, game, will take the Big East on Ana Owens, No.3, prepares to maneuver around the defense in Friday’s game against USF. Feb. 12th, 2016 Southern Methodist University and we know that defense wins their way to a No. 1 seed. played the best basketball in the championships. Indiana, in surprising fashion, American Athletic Conference, Virginia allows only 59.6 took home the regular season finishing 25-4, but is ineligible points per game, and only four Big Ten title. They, along with for postseason play due to teams scored over 70 points Michigan State and Maryland, academic infractions. on them this season. Led by are the favorites to win this Women’s basketball ends Houston’s sophomore guard Wooden Award finalist Malcolm tournament. Rob Gray Jr., the conference’s Brogdon, the Cavaliers will take None of them will win it leading scorer, will look to take the ACC and secure a No. 1 seed though. advantage of SMU’s absence. season with loss to ECU in the NCAA tournament. After starting 9-9, Wisconsin Houston, who has won nine It would be foolish to pick has won 10 of their last 11 of its last 11 games, will stay against Kansas in the Big 12 and once again is playing the DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR East Carolina responded with a hot and take home the AAC right? Bill Self and the Jayhawks conference’s best defense. Due championship. 10-4 run to end the game and the have rattled off 12-consecutive to their hot play on the defensive The Cincinnati Bearcats’ women’s Dayton, St. Bonaventure and Bearcats’ season. regular season conference end, the Badgers will win the basketball team lost 70-61 Friday Virginia Commonwealth all “I’m really proud of the fight we championships. Big Ten. in the first round of the American took a share of the Atlantic 10 had for 40 minutes today,” said UC Arizona has dominated the Pac Athletic Conference Women’s head coach Jamelle Elliott. “We dug 12 recently, winning both the Basketball Championship to the ourselves a hole, which we didn’t regular season and conference East Carolina University Pirates. want to do, but, unlike in the past, championship the last two UC cut the deficit to three points, we refused to allow this game to seasons. However, the Wildcats after trailing by as much as 19 in get out of hand.” are having an off-season and the the second half, but ultimately fell Whitfield led the Bearcats with 19 conference tournament is up for short, ending its season. points. She also finished with five grabs. Bearcats trailed by five points at rebounds and two assists. California, led by Ivan Rabb the end of the first period, but the “I thought our leadership in this and Jaylen Brown, has won Pirates went on a 16-2 run in the game, and all season long, by our eight of nine. The Golden second quarter to claim a big lead. seniors, has been very consistent Bears will punch their ticket Trailing 32-13, senior guard and very very good,” Elliott said. to the dance with a conference Jasmine Whitfield drained a Junior guard Bianca Quisenberry tournament championship. 3-pointer to spark an 8-3 Bearcat played a big role for UC as well, Texas A&M and Kentucky run going into halftime. scoring 12 points and adding seven clinched a share of the The Pirates came out of the locker rebounds. Southeastern Conference room on fire in the second half, “Our leadership moving forward, regular season title. They are going on a 7-2 run, extending their with Bianca and Brandey Tarver, the only two teams in this lead to 19 points. is going to be really good,” Elliott conference that are considered UC responded with a 10-0 run, said. “We just have to get in the locks to make the NCAA trimming their deficit to 9 points gym, starting in postseason, tourney. with 5:21 remaining in the third because 365 days is going to come With several other teams are quarter. quickly…When we’re back in this on the bubble, look for a team The two teams went back and situation, I want to make sure we that needs to be given a spot forth the remainder of the quarter. come out here and we’re going to in the field. Louisiana State ECU led 54-44 at the end of the get a W.” University will finally get out of period. Cincinnati finished their season Ben Simmons’ way and let him Cincinnati began the final quarter with an 8-22 overall record and take over in this tournament. like a team facing the end of their 4-14 in conference play their CHARLES FOX | PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER | TNS The future No. 1 NBA draft pick season. The Bearcats went on a fourth consecutive losing season. Ryan Arcidiacono, left, of Villanova is hugged by Jalen Brunson, right, as they celebrate will lead the Tigers to an NCAA 13-6 run and cut the Pirate lead to their 95-64 upset of 6th-ranked Xavier at the Pavilion on Dec. 31, 2015 in Villanova, Pa. berth. 3 points with 4:54 left to play. Arcidiacono led all scorers with 27 points.

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