newsrecord.org@NewsRecord_UC /TheNewsRecord @thenewsrecord pg. 2 | SG holds meeting pg. 7 | Mike Bohn reflects without notifying public on five years with UC Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Here’s why Daniels flooded KEELY BROWN | NEWS EDITOR Mackenzie Miller, a first-year business student An unknown student living on the seventh floor, purposely clogged bathroom recalled how she was pipes with paper products abruptly woken up after the on the seventh floor of discovery. Daniels Hall Jan. 29, 2019, “We woke up to banging which resulted in flooding, on the door — it scared expensive damages and me at first,” Miller said. “I frustration from residents. remember jumping down Housekeeping discovered into water.” the overflowing showers Miller and other residents and sinks at 6:30 a.m. Jan. on the seventh floor were 30, 2019. forced to walk around in an M.B. Reilly, spokeswoman inch of standing water that for the University of destroyed their belongings. Cincinnati, was told by Eventually, residents were facilities management that relocated to dry rooms on damage to the residence different floors. hall was not extensive — a Facilities Management few lobby ceiling tiles were worked quickly to clean damaged and fell, and up the excess water. If not seven students’ area carpets for the fast response, the suffered water damage. flooding could have caused Daniels Hall residents tell Flood Continued a different story. on Page 3 The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati was one of the recipients of the University of Cincinnati’s bicentennial grant. ALEX MARTIN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Meet UC’s community engagement grant recipients KAYLA GROSS | STAFF REPORTER goal in mind: to better the lives of Cincinnatians. The University of Cincinnati awarded a combined $100,000 Here’s the list of this year’s winners: in community engagement grants to 15 local nonprofits to promote outreach efforts in the Cincinnati metropolitan N.E.R.D.S area. Nurturing Educational Readiness and Development from In addition to financial support, UC will provide the Start (N.E.R.D.S) is an organization that aims to combat resources for the recipients to connect with students low academic achievement and student disengagement by who are interested in volunteering. Interested students engaging students in hands-on activities that encourage — particularly those with an interest in working with them to enjoy learning. The organization offers a wide nonprofit organizations after graduation — can get involved variety of clubs, including robotics club, book club and with semester or yearlong volunteer programs. garden club. Awards ranged from $2,525 to $10,000. From soup kitchens Tonka Bridges, a former teacher, is the founder and CEO An inch of water covered the floor of the seventh floor of Daniels Hall to educational programs, all recipients have one common at the University of Cincinnati on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Grants Continued on Page 3 PROVIDED BY EMILY TIMM February 6, 2019 Page 2 Former TUC Papa John’s to rebrand MITCHELL PARTON | MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Petersen said that this was that include a soft drink and not the case. bread side for $2 more than The pizza restaurant in “We needed to continue the cost of individual items. Tangeman University to tweak the recipe and the The location features Center (TUC) that replaced production of the pizza,” a new branding concept Papa John’s in September Petersen said. “Students love chosen from several designs has adopted a new name, the OTG pizza, but the new developed by students new offerings and new MainStreet Squared was not from the College of Design, recipes. MainStreet Squared a direct duplication of that Architecture, Art, and will now be known as recipe.” Planning (DAAP) employed MainStreet Pizza Company. Prices at MainStreet by Campus Services By surveying students, Pizza Company have been Marketing. In addition faculty and staff, Campus modified to reduce prices to the new design, new Services found that the for individual items. The signage, uniforms and pizza square pizzas served at location also offers combos paddles were implemented. MainStreet Squared did not review well, according to an email from Nancy Petersen, director of marketing and publications for Campus Student Government holds senate Services. The department also found that diners wanted greater meeting without notifying public diversity in menu items. The reconcepted restaurant now MITCHELL PARTON | MULTIMEDIA EDITOR The News Record specifically was not offers hoagies and calzones notified of the meeting due to email as well. Members of Undergraduate Student miscommunications and because Speaker The pizza at MainStreet Government (SG) held a senate meeting Vineela Kunapareddi was sick. She failed Pizza Company is now this weekend that was rescheduled without to respond to requests for a statement on hand-tossed, round and notifying the public. why the meeting was not announced to the made fresh every day The meeting was called Saturday, Feb. 2, to public. in TUC. The changes address “pressing matters” that were unable Here is a summary of which bills passed should result in a fresher to be covered Jan. 30 due to the university’s during the meeting, according to the and better-tasting pizza, closure, according to minutes for the minutes: Petersen said. meeting provided by SG. M.B. Reilly, university Student Body President Sinna Executive Nominations spokeswoman, wrote an Habteselassie did not say what the “pressing Christopher Stone was nominated for the email to The News Record in matters” were. In an email, Habteselassie position of Election Facilitation Committee September that the pizza at said the phrase was “likely a form of satire” (EFC) Chair. Sarvani Vemuri, Dheeraj MainStreet Squared would from Secretary Nathan Halbisen, who Rawal, Gerald Crosby and Reiley Cowart use the same recipe as On recorded the meeting minutes. were nominated for Senator-At-Large the Green (OTG). However, There was no mention of the meeting on positions. SG’s website, social channels or any other media outlets. SG only announced the Changes to Election Facilitation meetings to student government members Committee Chair Requirements in a Listserv. Voting members unanimously approved an All meetings of Student Senate are enactment bill that amends requirements required to follow the Ohio Revised Code for the position of EFC Chair. The changes pertaining to public meetings, according to will now allow the chairperson to be Article 2, Title 2, Section 5 of the Student approved by student senate after the 15th Government Bylaws. week of spring semester in extenuating Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code circumstances. states the following in regard to both It will now also be possible for the scheduled and special meetings: chairperson to be appointed with six “Every public body, by rule, shall establish months of Senate experience rather than a reasonable method whereby any person one year of EFC experience, campaign team may determine the time and place of all experience or experience running as a slate regularly scheduled meetings and the time, or candidate in a prior election. place, and purpose of all special meetings. A public body shall not hold a special meeting Co-sponsorship of Dining Services during unless it gives at least twenty-four hours’ 1819 Celebration of SG advance notice to the news media that have Senators also voted unanimously to requested notification, except in the event of appropriate $538.97 for food during the an emergency requiring immediate official 1819 Celebration of Student Government, action. In the event of an emergency, the which will take place at the 1819 Innovation member or members calling the meeting Hub Feb. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event shall notify the news media that have will be hosted by the Student Government requested notification immediately of the Mentorship Program (SGMP), but that time, place, and purpose of the meeting.” program’s budget was insufficient to fully Both: New pizza restaurant, Mainstreet Pizza Company, is now open in Tangeman Univesity Center(TUC), Habteselassie wrote in an email that fund the event. offering customers pizza by the slice. ALEX MARTIN | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER February 6, 2019 Page 3 is the volunteers who work in clubs and other services the according to Parsons, the most exotic animals they’ve taken organization offers, such as ACT prep. care of include “a turtle and a bearded dragon.” UC’s nonprofit grantees “I hope to have retention with the volunteers,” she said. Between 30 and 35 volunteers help each week to care for “What I would love to see is UC students working with our the animals. With the grant money from UC, IHN hired Grants Continued from Cover students throughout their college career … to build bonds a social work intern to help run the shelter and train with our students.” volunteers. Once the pet and its owner are reunited, IHN helps the St. Francis Seraph Ministries owner gain eligibility for federal welfare programs, such Based in Over-the-Rhine, this nonprofit aims to nourish as Medicare and food stamps. Parsons hopes to work with Cincinnati’s low-income population through several landlords to make Cincinnati a more pet-friendly city. ministries, including low-income women’s empowerment, “Most people with pets are evicted because of their soup kitchens, bagged lunch initiatives and the “Cooking for animals,” said Parsons. “We want to work with landlords to the Family” program. allow pets in more affordable housing, and [we also want Cooking for the Family teaches families how to shop for to] work with pet owners in training their animals so they groceries and cook nutritious meals for less than $10. are well-mannered.” “Cooking for Families mostly consists of single mothers who learn to take control of their own lives through Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati cooking,” said Chris Schuermann, executive director for the Habitat for Humanity works to ensure affordable housing ministry.