Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Nippert hosts FCC ESTHER GEORGE | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER pg. 4 | UC Health to fill pg. 6 | Press play on pg. 10 | Opinion: Kanye 250 nursing positions these podcasts against the world October 17, 2018 | newsrecord.org NEWS Page 2 New social justice coordinator to focus on RAPP ELIZABETH SCHMITT | NEWS EDITOR teacher, Nguyen worked coordinator, Nguyen is are excited to implement.” as a teaching assistant responsible for many The program will be The University of through a teacher residency programs at UC. Among kicking off soon, she Cincinnati welcomed program at the University the most popular of these said — most likely in late its newest social justice of Washington. She later programs is the Racial November, which is when coordinator this week. received her master’s Awareness Program the program typically starts. Kathy Nguyen, 27, will degree in Spanish from (RAPP). RAPP is 30 years old and serve as social justice Whitman College in Walla, “I want people to know has historically focused on program coordinator for Washington. Nguyen went that I am someone they two intensive development the Student Activities and on to teach English in Spain can talk to,” said Nguyen. programs— a nine-month Leadership Development to rural communities before “I will be running the racial intensive program and office. A Washington native, moving back to the states awareness program, and a five-day intensive Nguyen recently moved and starting her teaching that is a pretty strong topic program along with to the Queen City after residency. to talk about for some outreach programs such as teaching elementary school Now, Nguyen said she is people.” workshops. children for roughly two excited to tackle a new city. Nguyen said she plans “For some of us it is what years. “Cincinnati is really to work closely with the we deal with every day— “I was doing a lot in social changing in a lot of different existing RAPP staff, as our race. For others it is Kathy Nyugen is the social justice coordinator for the student justice work,” said Nguyen, ways,” Nguyen said. “It well as alumni who have something that is as easy to activities and leadership development office. PROVIDED “I did a lot work figuring seems that conversation participated in the program. talk about or it gets really as others are to.” body. out how to best teach about social justice is “Right now, I’m just getting personal,” Nguyen said. “I Nguyen’s office is located RAPP is currently these students and how to opening up even more here, settled in and I’m getting want people to know that I in Steger Student Life accepting applications on work with the surrounding and I think that is really to know the program a bit am willing to listen and that Center on the 600 level and OrgSync to be a part of its community.” cool to see that happening.” more,” said Nguyen. “We I am willing to have these said she is working toward intensive programs and is Before becoming a As the social justice have talked about things we difficult situations as long getting to know the student open to all students. Kickstarter company cancels plans to connect campuses with bus service MITCHELL PARTON | NEWS EDITOR transportation options for Company planned to include. students.” Chanse Gvist, a University The Inter-College Bus In November 2017m the of Akron alumnus; and Sam Company has canceled plans company announced that it Sheronovich, a Kent State to launch a low-cost, high would launch its service in the student, started the company frequency bus service this fall, spring, offering one-way travel intending to make it the first which would have connected between any two schools for bus line in Ohio to specialize the University of Cincinnati to $20. The proposed route would in direct travel between college several other college campuses run from UC to Columbus with campuses. in Ohio. stops at Miami University and “We’re proud to fill a gap in The startup company launched the University of Dayton. this industry, which so many are in 2016 with the promise of Once riders arrive at excited for,” the founders said implementing routes between Columbus, they could switch on the company’s Kickstarter UC, Bowling Green State routes reaching campuses as campaign. “Maybe you can’t University and The Ohio far as Cleveland, Toledo and have a car on campus. Maybe State University, among other Athens. The company planned you’re going home for the campuses statewide. The to operate four routes across holidays, or just want to see company announced Thursday the state Thursday through your friend for the weekend that its plans to launch the Sunday with three stops at each across the state. Whatever your service in fall 2018 have been university per day, according to travel needs are as a student, we canceled due to rising costs and its Kickstarter campaign. can get you further, with more a lack of qualified drivers. Barons Bus and GoBus already direct routes compared to other “Rising fuel and maintenance offer routes from UC that range transit options.” costs and an industry-wide between $5 and $35 depending The company launched its shortage of qualified drivers on destination and date of Kickstarter campaign in late have all contributed to our purchase. However, routes to 2017 but raised only $80 of its decision to shelve our plan and from UC aren’t always $35,000 goal. Plans might not be for the immediate future,” direct — many Barons buses dead in the water, however. The said Chance Gvist, CEO and stop at Greyhound stations in company still hopes to launch president of the Inter-College Cincinnati or Columbus and the service eventually. Bus Company, in a statement. may have several hours of “The Inter-College Bus “We would rather take the time layover time. There are also no Company will continue to to wait for prices to flatline current bus routes connecting pursue our mission with the or go down and wait for a UC to Bowling Green State hope of beginning service as pool of qualified drivers than University, Kent State University soon as economically practical,” The Inter-College Bus Company has cancelled its plans to run a bus route between college compromise on your promise or Marietta College — all of the company said in a statement. campuses this fall. WIKIMEDIA of quality, safe and reliable which the Inter-College Bus Page 3 NEWS October 17, 2018 | newsrecord.org Expanded food pantry to open in Stratford Heights ALEX MARTIN | CONTRIBUTOR food for students, the other student groups and new location will allow individuals on campus — The Bearcats Pantry will the pantry to provide including Undergraduate open its new location in professional attire for Student Government Stratford Heights this students. (SG), Graduate Student Wednesday, Oct. 17, with an Cummins founded the Governance Association expanded selection of food pantry in fall 2016. It offers (GSGA), the Office of the and clothing items. free food, personal hygiene Treasurer, the Wellness Daniel Cummins, assistant products and cleaning Center, Campus Ministries, dean of students, hopes supplies to students in need, the Center for Community the new space will enable with the goal of minimizing Engagement, the LGBTQ the pantry to cater to more food insecurity and other Center, the Gen-1 program students and host a larger, financial troubles. and Dr. Jennifer Pinto — more diverse selection of “The pantry is meant to make the new location food items, among other to provide supplemental possible. initiatives. support which means we do Before utilizing the “We want the pantry to not supply enough food to pantry, students must fill be diverse in its service completely eradicate food out an intake survey. The addressing cultural, faith insecurity,” the initiative’s survey helps the pantry to A Hyperloop UC member shows off a pod at the grand opening of the 1819 Innovation Hub. TNR FILE based, health, and personal webpage reads. “Our goal is understand the needs of dietary nutritional needs,” to assist students in need by students and connect them Cummins said in an email. cutting down their grocery to more available resources. UC recognized as a top innovative school “The UC Bearcats Pantry bills and connecting them to Then, students walk back MITCHELL PARTON | NEWS EDITOR and UC Bearcats Pantry other resources in an effort to the pantry and are given “Innovation underpins our economy,” Career Closet will become to promote independence. a bag to place their items. Schulz said. “UC recognizes this and For the first time in history, Reuters has the central distribution The Bearcats Pantry is here Students are encouraged to supports research that leads to being a top included the University of Cincinnati locations of various forms to support students of all take as much as they need. 100 innovative research university.” on its list of the top 100 most innovative of relief to the different backgrounds and serve the “Our goal is for this Schulz said interdisciplinary collaboration universities in the world. insecurities UC students student population.” process to be as easy, and a diverse environment is its greatest Reuters, a London-based international face.” Cummins and his team quick, and confidential driver of innovation. news agency, “identifies and ranks the In addition to providing worked with several as possible,” the pantry’s “An example is the UC Nanoworld educational institutions doing the most to website reads. Laboratory, which focuses on advance science, invent new technologies The pantry also offers nanotechnology and smart materials,” and power new markets and industries,” meal vouchers for students Schulz said.