UC Enrollment Sets New Record KINSLEY SLIFE | NEWS EDITOR Ehsan Zarbaf, a His Peers Discovered UC World

Midpoint Victory Bell 3 Music Festival 4 stays at U Midpoint ofers a variety UC Bearcats and Miami of entertainers Redhawks duke for a multi-genre it out over music experience the Victory Bell THE NEWS RECORD / UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MONDAY, SEPT. 26, 2016 UC enrollment sets new record KINSLEY SLIFE | NEWS EDITOR Ehsan Zarbaf, a his peers discovered UC world. mechanical engineering through the U.S. News “The campus is wonderful For Bearcats, a steady doctorate candidate from college rankings. Aside and the design is so increase in enrollment Iran, chose the university from legacy in research, beautiful,” said Zarbaf, numbers means more after discovering the they also enjoyed UC’s who has been at UC for peers, perspectives and multiple research proximity to urban almost two years. “UC has opportunities in the opportunities in his field. community. one of the most beautiful University of Cincinnati “I applied just for three Among all 236 UC campuses in the country.” learning experience. universities and all of them programs, nine are Whether students and As of the university’s were strong in my field,” ranked among the top national organizations fall semester census count said Zarbaf. “The strength ten academic programs are praising UC for what released this month, in research in my field of their kind including the New York Times called admission was at 44,338, here was the main reason I biological sciences, which “the most ambitious with 87 more students than applied to UC first.” stands second in the campus-design program last fall. In September 2016, the country and classics and in the country,” referring The constant uptick UC was again named classics literature standing to the dramatic campus in enrollment numbers in the Top Tier of the third with opera and voice. renovation by UC DAAP reflect not just a growth country’s “Best National The Design Architecture students, or are becoming in national popularity for Universities,” placing it Art and Planning College a Bearcat for paramount resources, research and number 64 among top (DAAP) at UC is also research opportunity and achievements but also public universities. ranked among the top 30 ranking, overall enrollment a growth in popularity Zarbaf and some of programs of its kind in the numbers continue to climb. among prospective students in and out of the Cincinnati area — attracting students from every state in the U.S., according to UC’s By the UC Enrollment Fall 2015-2016 SAMANTHA HALL | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR Numbers 2016 report. The Rozzi’s Famous Firework company ends the night with an exhibition The report also states performance, inishing Coney Island’s “Fire Up the Night” with a bang Saturday the academic residency 45,000 September 24, 2016. of students from a total of 114 countries outside of the U.S., with 3,382 40,000 international students Big ireworks show overall. Sheer popularity aside, 35,000 UC is respectively churning out a number of firsts in the way of lights up the night tremendous amounts of 30,000 research, ranked among SAMANTHA HALL | COLLEGE LIFE and competition winner, the top 30 research brought a new level to Colorful bursts unique to universities in the country 25,000 fireworks, exhibiting the competing countries by both the National multiple styles at once, with culture as well as a range of fireworks varying in color, Science Foundation and pop to classic rock to opera the Carnegie 20,000 size and height. Although music were on display the crowd expressed Commission. during the fifth annual “Fire distaste in the music choice, The college was the 15,000 Up the Night” on Saturday. the fireworks were in sync first in the nation to Coney Island hosted the flawlessly to the songs discover and forge an oral fifth annual international selected. polio vaccine, Benadryl, 0 firework competition A panel of five judges, as electronic organs and Saturday evening, complete well as an audience text programs for cooperative with colorful bursts unique vote judged the competition. education among many to the competing countries The panel judged the shows others, with constant culture as well as a range of based on colors, originality, and ongoing research pop to classic rock to opera structure and scale, transpiring within all 236 music. presentation and music programs of study. The competing countries synchronization. GRAPHIC BY RUSSELL HAUSFELD in performance order were In exhibition to end the the Philippines, South night, Rozzi’s Famous Africa and Greece. Fireworks put on a show The Philippines, whose that finished the firework fireworks show blasted festival with a bang. off to American top 20 While the main attraction Art museum accessibility improved pop music, had fireworks of the night was the featuring colors rarely firework show, Coney SAMANTHA HALL | COLLEGE LIFE EDITOR pieces of artwork from a variety of cultures seen in the U.S., detonating Island remained open for and history, is celebrating its 136th year of hues of purple and blue, the entire day for guests to Cincinnati Art Museum will increase civic engagement and will release two new filling the night sky with enjoy food, live music, and community accessibility with extended exhibits: “Van Gogh: Into the Undergrowth” cool tones rather than the dozens of amusement rides. hours and free parking as of Tuesday — a and “Kentucky Renaissance: The Lexington familiar red, white and blue. Guests were also welcome new addition to go with its free general Camera Club and Its Community, 1954- The music choice came to set up camp in the Sunlite admission. 1974.” across as a fan favorite, Pool, which was drained in Programs have been put in place in order The new Van Gogh and Kentucky with the crowd of thousands order to become a prime to improve public convenience for visitors Renaissance exhibits will cost $5 for expressing a rippling location for firework and members during the 2016-17 year, in children between 6 and 17 years of age and applaud while popular viewing. line with its full-fledged 2020 enhancement college students with an ID, and $10 for music blasted through the The festival only charges plan. adults. Museum members will have free high raised speakers in sync $25 per carload, which The museum also extended hours of admission. with the explosives. includes entry and parking operation, allowing for the entire museum The free general admission includes the Contrasting the upbeat for every person in the to be open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday museum’s 73 permanent galleries and its performance, South Africa vehicle. evenings, beginning Nov. 3. family-interactive Rosenthal Education began with fireworks In the past, winners With raised accessibility for the Center. slow, choral music themed included Australia (2015), community of Cincinnati, the museum’s Also newly added is an immersive show, intensifying as Japan (2014) and Portugal admission is anticipated to increase while program, which is in partnership with the show continued. (2013). The competitors accommodating and uniting the assortment the University of Cincinnati Classics For the finale, South for next year have yet to of people with different ages and interests Department, called “Ancient Meets Africa had uninterrupted be announced, but are that may wish to experience the 6,000 years Contemporary,” which is centered on explosions, filling the sky anticipated to perform as of art history. antiquities. completely with white. excellent as the years past. Extending operating hours and The Romanesque architecture building is While the ground erupted Partners of the “Fire Up the accessibility allows for innovation in located at 953 Eden Park Drive and offers from detonations, the Night,” who make the event Cincinnati and embraces the creative aspect other detailed programs and events, which performance remained possible, include Dr Pepper, EMILY WITT | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER of the Queen City, according to a Cincinnati can be found on the CincinnatiArtMuseum. elegant and calming in Wal-Mart, Yuengling and The Cincinnati Art Museum ofers Art Museum press release. org calendar section. display. free general admission as well as free Crush soda. The museum, which is home to 67,000 Greece, the final performer parking starting September 27, 2016. Big 12 sports writers not in favor of Cincinnati DAVID WYSONG | SPORTS EDITOR people affiliated with and [Brigham Young 12, but there is one glaring schools that are already in University],” said Spenser issue involving Houston. The Big 12 Conference’s the Big 12 think? Davis of Oklahoma Four of the 10 schools decision will come down The Big 12 has a lot of University’s The Oklahoma in the Big 12 are found in sometime in October, factors to mull over before Daily. Texas, and Houston would with the plan to possibly they make their final Houston is No. 6 in the just add more competition expand from 10 to 12 decision one of the major Associated Press top-25 to them in terms of teams impacting campus ones being the football rankings, as they are 4-0 recruiting. communities nationwide. programs. on the season and are Davis believes it could People around University “This is a complicated coming off a year where affect more than just the of Cincinnati clearly have issue because there’s they defeated Florida State Texas-based teams. reason to believe UC a number of factors to University in the Peach “Houston’s inclusion should be one of the teams consider. If it’s football Bowl. in the Big 12 recruiting to join, as with everyone talent only, I think the They clearly have the game would have ripple around all of the other obvious answer is to add talent to compete with the candidates, but what do N.C.

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