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welcome home, bearcats Wednesday, November 7, 2018 PATRICK MURPHY | MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR pg. 2 | Who won the pg. 6 | Explore the city’s pg. 10 | Op-Ed: SG should midterm elections? entertainment rethink The David Project November 7, 2018 | newsrecord.org NEWS Page 2 Results of 2018 midterm ballot issues ELIZABETH SCHMITT | FEATURES EDITOR controlled substances would Terms: Pass to prohibit unlimited and GABRIELLA MULISANO | CHIEF REPORTER remain felony offenses. Hamilton County Issue anonymous contributions It would also have 10 is a charter amendment made through limited The Nov. 6 election mandated sentence that will allow members of liability companies placed a variety of reduction by up to 25 city council to be elected at- (LLC) to candidates in proposed changes to percent for incarcerated large for two-year terms. municipal elections. The the Ohio Municipal individuals who Cincinnati Council amendment will also Code before Cincinnati participate in “appropriate Staggered Terms: Pass remove inconsistencies, add voters. Big-ticket issues rehabilitative, work, or Hamilton County Issue clarifying language and add included decriminalizing educational programing.” 11 is a charter amendment definitions of key terms. various drug offenses Hamilton County Children that will allow members of Cincinnati Civil Service: and increasing funds for Services Levy: Pass city council to be elected Pass Hamilton County Children’s Hamilton County Issue at-large for staggered Hamilton County Issue Services. 9 proposed a tax levy to four-year terms beginning 14 is an amendment which Ohio Issue 1: Fail provide general funds January 2022. will delete the provision Issue 1 was the only for children’s services, Cincinnati Executive that only Ohio residents statewide initiative on including care and Session: Pass may receive the five- the ballot and would placement. Hamilton County Issue point preference given to have added a new section Hamilton County Job 12 will allow section 5 qualifying veterans who to Article XV of Ohio’s and Family Services (JFS) of article II, “Legislative,” receive a passing score on constitution to classify the is projected to run out of of the city charter to be Cincinnati’s entry-level obtainment, possession or funding within the next repealed and require all service examinations. use of controlled substances three days due to rising city council meetings to be Cincinnati Public Safety as misdemeanor offenses. state budget cuts and a held in accordance with the Academy: Pass The bill would have greater demand for the requirements outlined in the Hamilton County Issue 15 Students show off stickers proving they voted on Nov. 6, 2018. prevented first- and services JFS offers. They Ohio Open Meetings Act. will permit the city charter ELIZABETH SCHMITT | FEATURES EDITOR second-time offenders levy for JFS has not been Cincinnati Campaign to be amended to award established by Cincinnati provide an incentive for from serving jail time for increased since 1996 despite Finance: Pass five points of examination Public Schools and the graduates to apply to serve misdemeanor drug charges. rising service costs. Hamilton County Issue 13 credits to graduates of a City of Cincinnati. The the city’s fire and police Crimes related to the sale, Cincinnati Council 2-year will amend the city charter public safety academy five points are designed to departments. trafficking or distribution of Attorney General: Dave Electoral success for Chabot, DeWine Yost (Republican) Auditor of State: Keith MITCHELL PARTON | NEWS EDITOR defeating Democratic choosing between Pureval Faber (Republican) DAVID REES | CHIEF REPORTER opponent Richard Cordray and Chabot was a tough Secretary of State: Frank Tuesday night. Republican decision. LaRose (Republican) The results for Tuesday’s incumbent Chabot defeated “I’m not really a big fan Treasurer of State: Robert general election are in: Democratic opponent of Steve Chabot,” Zukowitz Sprague (Republican) Congress is divided once Pureval for the House of said. “I’m more conservative State Senator (9th again, Ohio will have Representatives seat in and Aftab’s more in the District): Cecil Thomas another Republican District 1, winning 51.8 middle, which I really liked (Democrat) governor and Steve Chabot percent of the vote. about him.” State Representative (32nd won his re-election bid UC students lined up for Governor District): Catherine Ingram against Aftab Pureval the general election Tuesday Mike DeWine (R-OH), (Democrat) to represent the 1st on campus in Langsam currently Ohio Attorney Hamilton County Congressional District. Library — the polling General, promised to Commissioner: Stephanie Democrats have taken location for many students support job growth, fight Summerow Dumas control of the U.S. House living in on-campus the opioid epidemic, (Democrat) of Representatives, while residence halls. create more affordable Hamilton County Auditor: Republicans maintained Stephanie O’Rear, a first- college education through Dusty Rhodes (Democrat) a majority control of the year theatre design and guaranteed tuition rates and Member of State Board of Senate. production student, said this improve customer service Education (4th District): Pat Media outlets projected election was the first one technology. Bruns Tuesday night that she’d ever voted in. Representative to Supreme Court Justice: Democrats will flip the 218 “The lines were a bit Congress (District 1) Michael P. Donnelly seats needed to control the long, but it’s a busy time Steve Chabot (R-OH) Supreme Court Justice: House. After two years of — everyone is out of class,” promised to back President Melody J. Stewart Republican control in the O’Rear said. Trump’s economic policies, Judge of Court of Appeals: legislative branch, Congress O’Rear said she chose support the repeal of Pierre Bergeron will once again be divided. Aftab Pureval to represent Obamacare, increase Judge of Court of Appeals: “Republicans staved off Ohio’s District 1 after domestic oil production and Marilyn Zayas Democratic challenges seeing his campaign ads advocate for a balanced Judge of Court of Appeals: in Tennessee and Texas, and researching candidates budget amendment. Candace Crouse eliminating the Democrats’ online. U.S. Senator Judge of Court of Appeals: path to the two-seat gain “I think he has really Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Robert C. Winkler they needed to claim the good ideas on how to help a senator since 2007, Judge of Court of Appeals: majority,” reported CNN’s make Cincinnati better promised to support Lisa Allen Eric Bradner. and improve the life here,” bringing clean energy to Top: Steve Chabot wins the 2018 re-election votes on Nov. 6, 2018. Judge of Court of Appeals: Republican Mike AARON DORSTEN | PHOTO EDITOR O’Rear said. Ohio, support fair trade Thomas O. Beridon Bottom: Republican incumbent Mike DeWine defeated Democratic DeWine will become Ryan Zukowitz, a second- and said he is committed to opponent Richard Cordray in the Ohio governor’s race. WIKIMEDIA Ohio’s next governor, year finance student, said social and economic justice. Page 3 NEWS November 7, 2018 | newsrecord.org UC Public Safety silently discontinues Campus Watch MITCHELL PARTON | NEWS EDITOR yet notified the campus officers. community of the program’s “Let’s face it, everybody in Campus Watch, a program cancellation. 32 students this world has a cellphone, offered by UC Public Safety are currently involved in and we never hesitate that employs individuals to Campus Watch. Whalen to hear when there’s monitor the University of said he plans to offer something going on on Cincinnati’s campus by foot, positions at NightRide, the campus that requires our will be discontinued next university’s free nighttime attention,” Whalen said. month due to budgetary transportation service, to “Although I love having constraints. all students who currently Campus Watch out there, I The program’s student participate in the Campus don’t feel like there’s going participants currently walk Watch program. to be a gap in our safety across campus streets and “What we found is that program because of the throughout buildings to [Campus Watch] is very, absence of it.” report crimes and provide very Lauren Bycynski, walking escorts. They community safety also give directions manager and and greet guests at coordinator of campus events. Campus Watch, The service, said that while which costs the the program is department $408,525 successful, she Glassdoor ranked Cincinnati No. 4 on its list of the 25 best cities in the nation for jobs. AARON DORSTEN | PHOTO EDITOR per calendar year, understands was not funded as budgetary part of this fiscal concerns. Cincinnati ranked No. 4 in U.S. for jobs year’s budget, which “I came in at took effect in July. an unfortunate ELIZABETH SCHMITT | FEATURES EDITOR and obviously [it’s] a way of pushing their It will officially end time because site and is a good way to get people talking Dec. 15. this decision Cincinnati was recently ranked No. 4 about Glassdoor.” “In looking at the was just made, among the 25 best cities in the U.S. for Since Glassdoor aggregates data from overall safety implications and I had to deliver jobs, according to an annual report from its users, Jones said the results are likely and the overall student seldom used,” the news as my first order Glassdoor. biased toward skilled labor jobs where employment opportunity Whalen said. “In fact, of business.” Bycynski The Queen City scored 4.2 out of 5 employees are often compensated well. implications, I simply folks that were