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A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly breaking into the JTM Suite at the University of Cincinnati’s Fifth Third Arena Wednesday, allegedly ransacking the room of bottles of liquor and cans of soda.

Cordaro Jackson, a Madisonville resident, was arrested after he was allegedly o b s e r v e d leaving the arena with a bag containing the beverages by a University of Cincinnati Police Division officer.

J a c k s o n , who is not a UC student, a l l e g e d l y climbed up the arena’s bleachers and entered the private suite in full view of the UC Gymnastics Club, which was practicing in the arena.

UCPD officers also allegedly found a bag of marijuana on Jackson’s person.

Jackson has a record of previous criminal offenses ranging from attempted burglary, drug trafficking, drug possession and driving under a suspended license, according to the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts.

Jackson was charged by the UCPD with burglary, a felony and possession of drugs. He was being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on $5,000 bond.

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Cincinnati police are investigating the death of a person who fell from the WLWT transmitter tower on Chickasaw Street in Clifton Heights early Sunday morning.

Cincinnati Police Department officers responded to a call of a severed hand belonging to a white male found at the corner of Rohs and Warner streets. The death has not been classified as a suicide and no details regarding the person’s identity have been released as of press time.

Initial reports indicate the death occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. Police estimate the man fell approximately 900 feet from the tower, which stands at 1,018 feet, according to the CPD.

“We don’t know much and we found the torso at the bottom of the tower,” said CPD Sgt. Jeff Gramke of the homicide department.

A wallet containing a University of Cincinnati student ID card was found at the scene, but Gramke could not confirm whether the wallet actually belonged to the deceased individual.

Officers found the torso in the wooded

area at the tower’s base and did not have any more details as of press time. The cause of death — whether it was electrocution or the wires — has not been officially determined.

Jacob Westendorf of Delhi was standing out on the front porch of his friend’s house on the corner of Rohs and Warner streets when he heard a loud bang and looked up to see what appeared to be body parts falling to the left of the tower.

“At 4:30 a.m. I heard a noise and I looked up and I saw a body falling from the sky,” Westendorf said. “I heard a thud and another thud.”

Westendorf said he observed the body falling from approximately two-thirds of the way up the tower and said he believed the unknown individual fell from the top.

Westendorf looked for another person at the top of the tower but did not see anyone else. He also says he doesn’t know if the fall was intentional.

“I didn’t know what to do,” Westendorf said. Westendorf said he left the house about

an hour later, but returned to the scene to report what he saw to police.

Justin Cerrato, a third-year pre-med biochemistry student at UC, lives at 2300 Rohs St., where the severed hand was found in front of his house.

“At 9:15 a.m., the police banged on my door,” Cerrato said. “They asked if we heard anything, had seen anything or knew any reason why there would be a bloody hand in front of my house.”

Upon learning of the scene in front of his yard, Cerrato, along with approximately 40 other bystanders, witnessed firsthand the aftermath of the unidentified individual’s fall.

“The hand was bloated,” Cerrato said. “Since it rained last night … it must have sat there for a few hours.”

Cincinnati firefighters, using a hose connected to their truck, washed blood and

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A group of conservative state legislators from across the U.S. met in Cincinnati last week and drew the ire of local college students and union members during a protest Friday.

Nearly 100 people gathered on Fountain Square to protest the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) Spring Task Force meeting hosted at the adjacent Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel.

ALEC, founded in 1973, is a group of conservative state lawmakers that share the belief of limited government, free markets, federalism and individual liberty, according to ALEC’s website.

The protest was aimed at curbing the ALEC’s involvement in the state legislative process in Ohio and other states, said Adam Stant, a graduate student at Miami University (OH) and one of the event organizers.

“[ALEC] was formed … to push conservative ideals through legislation,” Stant said. “They have been responsible for a lot of the legislation we see like Senate Bill 5 in Ohio and the anti-union bills in Wisconsin and Indiana.”

The purpose of the Spring Task Force meeting was to discuss policy issues regarding education, health care reform, state budget crises and to share suggestions for public policy in the United States, according to ALEC’s website.

“Our initiatives on health care, budget

reform and environmental policies have all gained traction throughout the states thanks to our legislative leaders,” said Noble Ellington, a state representative from Louisiana and ALEC’s 2011 national chairperson. “Citizens are calling for more responsible and sensible policies, rather than the government running their lives.”

The “impromptu group” assembled for the protest was composed of groups including local labor unions, the Cincinnati Coffee Party, the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, the Miami University Graduate Employees Organization and Defend Ohio UC. The groups amassed during the last month after learning of the ALEC’s meeting, Stant said.

“[The ALEC] represents an extraordinary amount of collusion between businesses and government officials that should not exist,” said Greg Zoller, a third-year international affairs student who attended the protest with Defend Ohio UC.

The demonstration began with a play portraying the ALEC as a monster attacking the rights of women, minorities and workers.

At the end of the play, the event’s main organizer Aliya Rahman, a graduate student at Miami University, outlined measures the protestors want to see from the ALEC.

The group wants full disclosure of donors that contribute any amount exceeding $200 to the ALEC and the names of all elected representatives who are members of the

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A former University of Cincinnati basketball celebrity and member of the 1992 men’s Final Four team has admitted his guilt in a three-year long mortgage fraud scheme.

Anthony Buford, current announcer of UC men’s basketball games on Fox Sports Ohio, entered a plea agreement in paperwork he filed April 22 with the United States District Court, Western Division, Southern District of Ohio.

In the paperwork, Buford admits his guilt in a loan scheme he participated in with Jolie Neal, his girlfriend, between 2004 and 2007. The scheme consisted of the pair taking out nine loans on three properties they owned in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason.

Neal, a closing agent and owner of Tri-State Title Company, and Buford, a mortgage broker with Dynus Financial Services, would process the loans for each other.

Money from the loans was not used to pay off the existing mortgages on the properties, but for personal expenses instead, according to court documents.

The scheme defrauded Fifth Third Bank and Lehman Brothers Bank of more than $2.7 million, according to court documents.

Both Buford and Neal were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud, according to court documents.

Buford faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and fives years of supervised release if his plea agreement is accepted by Federal Judge Herman Weber.

A court date has yet to have been set for Weber’s decision on Buford.

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END Of AN ERA President Obama announced May 1 that U.S. forces have killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

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Nine years, seven months and 21 days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, President Barack Obama formally announced to all America at 11:36 p.m. May 1 that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the loss of approximately 3,000 lives in the hijackings of the World Trade Center and Pentagon, has died.

Obama broadcast information recounting events up to the operation that led U.S. forces into Pakistan, where bin Laden was found and killed. Numerous news sources began breaking the information earlier in the night.

The president said he green-lighted the operation to raid the compound May 1.

During his 10-minute address, Obama said he had heard rumors regarding bin Laden’s location last August. Since then, the president said he had been working with intelligence agencies to confirm bin Laden’s whereabouts.

Bin Laden has been evading manhunts since late 2001, when the first American troops began fighting in Afghanistan. Since then, he was expected to have been constantly moving around the mountains on the Afghanistan

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ALec, Rahman said. Gov. John Kasich was a former of ALec when it was first organized.

Additionally, protesters want the full text of all legislation made public and disclosure of the legislation’s source.

Following Rahman’s speech, several individuals spoke in opposition to anti-union legislation.

After the speeches, protestors proceeded to march around the hilton Netherland Plaza.

“we have to keep moving or else the police can make us leave,” Rahman instructed the group.

If the changes they seek do not happen by october, protest organizers said they would be in New orleans, La., to protest the ALec’s national conference.

There was no visible attempt to disperse the protestors at Fountain square nor was there any direct response to the demands.

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season. For good, entertaining action flicks, please enter the queue now.

“Fast Five,” however, does not change the game of action films or car films. It has some nice action set pieces, but it does nothing extraordinary. It does deliver a solid punch of fun, popcorn action and entertainment and dwayne Johnson is fun as the hard-nosed, extremely serious federal agent after the notorious dominic Toretto and Brian

o’conner. For anyone looking to escape the mundane of reality, “Fast Five” may be the cure for fans of ridiculous action and plot that comes secondary.

is explicitly sexual, but not over the top. Byrd’s choreography to over The Rhine’s “Bothered” ended his choreographic work and received a standing ovation.

Missy Lay Zimmer and Andrew hubbard choreographed “Burning Moon” set to four songs, with “My Funny Valentine” being a standout with strong performances by Kelly with principal dancer Amador and principal dancer Janessa Touchet with soloist Liang Fu.

“who’m I Kiddin’ But Me” closes “Burning Moon” with an ensemble cast. Just before the curtain descends over the stage,

the lighting changes, silhouetting the dancers and illuminating the band.

After another standing ovation, the dancers turned around, applauding over The Rhine, which then performed one last number.

“Infamous Love songs” provided a bittersweet night: Amazing performances, yet the end of another season. cincinnati Ballet’s upcoming 2011-12 season will feature “New works,” “Giselle,” a world premiere of “The Nutcracker,” “carmen,” “Rite of spring” and “Princess and the Pea.”

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bits of flesh from several cars parked near the scene.

“They found bloody underwear in a tree … body parts strewn throughout

the woods,” cerrato said. “Pieces of meat everywhere … bloody chunks in my yard.”

The incident remains under investigation.

and Pakistan borders. he was finally cornered by troops, however, inside a compound in Abottabad, Pakistan, a town of approximately 100,000 people and 100 miles north of Islamabad, where a “small team of Americans” confronted the leader, engaged in a firefight and killed him. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was in agreement that it was a day of historical proportions, obama said. The president also revealed that Pakistani antiterrorist networks aided the United states to help pinpoint bin Laden’s exact location.

There were no U.s. casualties during the operation, obama said.

“The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat al-Qaida,” obama said.

The president also aimed to justify the nearly decade-long hunt for the al-Qaida leader and claimed that the day was a turning point for the war on terrorism as well as a moment of validation for Americans overseas fighting for the safety of citizens and allies.

“over the last 10 years, thanks to the tireless and heroic work of our

military and our counterterrorism professionals, we made great strides in that effort,” obama said. “we’ve disrupted terrorist attacks and strengthened our homeland defense.”

The body of the terrorist leader is in U.s. custody, obama said.

Bin Laden, a native saudi Arabian who provided financial support for various terrorist attacks, was also responsible for the bombings of United states embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in the late ’90s that claimed the lives of more than 200 people. his capture had been a directive as far back as the clinton Administration and the FBI was offering $25 million to anyone who could supply information that led directly to his apprehension or conviction at the time of his death.

The president spoke cautiously, however, and warned that bin Laden’s death did not mean the end to the war on terrorists.

“[Bin Laden’s] demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity,” obama said. “on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al-Qaida’s terror: ‘Justice is done.’ ”

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Hollywood has fallen in love with sequels. Just look at the films slated for this year: “The Hangover Part II,” “Kung Fu Panda 2,” a fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean,” an eighth “Harry Potter,” a third “Transformers,” a fourth “Scream” already released and , of course, “Fast Five.”

Then again, when a fifth sequel like “Fast Five” can still gross more than $30 million on its opening night (according to BoxOfficeMojo.com), can you really blame Hollywood?

Director Justin Lin, who also directed the previous two films in the series, is back behind the camera and the starring trio of Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Jordana Brewster joins various characters from the series’ past, including Tyrese Gibson and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson also joins as a laughable bounty hunter.

Dom (Diesel) gets busted out of jail by Brian (Walker) and his sister Mia (Brewster), so the trio must flee to Rio for safe haven. When funds run low, they are forced to take up a job, which is not what it seems and gets them in even more trouble — mainly with manhunter Dobbs (Johnson), who works for the U.S. government and never fails to get his man. Insert action scenes and car scenes and superfluous plot, all of which culminates with a marquee job for all the marbles in the climax of the film. Expecting anything more or anything less is seriously misguided.

Applying a critical eye, the

audience should notice stale direction from Lin, which included some clunky moments of dialogue delivered by stiff actors incapable of truly convincing emotional expression. Then there’s the absence of much of a story worth anything more than a medium through which massive explosions and exciting action scenes can unfold. The screenwriters attempt to infuse the script with a subplot and character development behind the film’s main heist and

manhunt, but that too falls flat in the hands of Lin and the cast of actors.

Perhaps cutting the secondary plot would have trimmed the film down from

its bloated two-hour runtime.

It should be remembered, though, that this is an action movie and, thankfully, the action is good and quite entertaining. The film asks the viewer to suspend all disbelief, as there are multiple moments in the film during which viewers could have rolled their eyes.

By the middle of the film, enough momentum had been built to turn the over-the-top action into pure entertainment, which is what a summer blockbuster is all about. For art films, see the theater down the street. For important social dramas, wait until the fall

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As Victoria Morgan, artistic director and CEO of Cincinnati Ballet, steps out of the opening in the teal curtain draped over the main stage of the Aronoff Center, the excitement in the audience is palpable.

Shortly after 8 p.m., Morgan welcomes the crowd to Friday night’s performance of “Infamous Love Songs” for the last opening night of the season, commenting how it seemed as though it was just yesterday she greeted everyone for the first time this season.

“Infamous Love Songs” is Cincinnati Ballet’s dramatic close to their 2010-11 season, which features three world premieres in choreography with each piece set to music from local band Over The Rhine.

Over The Rhine’s Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler are a husband-and-wife songwriting team and core of the Southern Ohio band. For “Infamous Love Songs,” the duo performed their music onstage while Cincinnati Ballet dancers

interpreted the music with their bodies.

The collaboration between Cincinnati Ballet and Over The Rhine is flawless: Bergquist’s vocals rise and fall as the dancers leap and sway, working together seamlessly and cohesively.

When the curtain rises, all the dancers face away from the

audience toward the band and Courtney Connor, a student at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music and corps de ballet member at Cincinnati Ballet, emerges from the center of the stage.

The show is split into sections with different choreographers spotlit in each.

Devon Carney is the first-ever choreographer for “Infamous Love Songs” and Cincinnati Ballet’s associate artistic director. Carney’s “Thrive On Here” demands fierce technical ability of his dancers as well as the ability to perform extremely difficult partnering.

Connor and principal dancer Ogulcan Borova are notable as leads to Over The Rhine’s “Who Will Guard the Door” as they execute intricate partnering movements.

Corps de ballet member Danielle Bausinger exhibited extraordinary strength in “I’m On a Roll,” while performing tricky pirouettes alongside six playful and flirty female dancers. “Only God Can Save Us Now” relies on modern dance, whereas the rest of the dances are contemporary, and,

although the modern style seems simpler, it requires extracting a lot of emotion.

The next choreographer showcased in “Infamous Love Songs” is Donald Byrd, the artistic director of Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Theater. His piece of choreography “Missed” is constantly fluid. While there is a pause between musical numbers, the lighting remains as dancers walk on and off stage, making the dance seem continuous.

The dance choreographed to “Unspoken,” a purely instrumental piece, was moving. It features soloist Dawn Kelly with Kevin Terry, Cervilio Miguel Amador and James Cunningham, a UC alumnus. Kelly infuses her movement with raw emotion as she attempts to navigate between the men.

Kelly Yankle, a UC alumna, is the only female in “The King Knows How,” which features six men. Yankle’s strong, provocative dancing contrasted well with the men surrounding her, thrusting their torsos and bodies. This piece

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Legendary house music DJ Mark Farina dropped one of the funkiest house sets in Cincinnati’s known memory Friday night at club Lunar. Farina has been spinning house music for more than 18 years from San Francisco to Tokyo.

Along with Milwaukee DJ John Hawley, Farina came out to celebrate local events company Urban Pioneer and its fifth-year anniversary. Hawley and Farina were joined by more than 650 club goers and dancers from around the Midwest, according to Urban Pioneer’s Rick Always.

Clubbers started trickling through the doors around 9 p.m. and were approaching capacity by 10:30 p.m. Farina vibed and mingled with fans in the crowd until his set began at midnight. By the end of Hawley’s set, much of the crowd had migrated upstairs and was jostling for the shrinking space on the dance floor.

Farina manned the turntables on the cusp of the crowd’s hype. Playing tracks like “Over Me” from Chicago producers South of Roosevelt early into the show, Farina transformed the hype into full-on frenzy. There wasn’t a still

body in the building. With only a dozen or so people remaining on the first floor of the club, the second floor was pulsing with the heat and motion of 650 party people.

While Cincinnatians are not primarily recognized as avid fans of house music, few can resist the compulsion to move when a DJ of Farina’s caliber is on the wheels. Not even Farina himself was immune to the funk-inducing rhythm of his mixing style. Those closest to the DJ booth would have their own enthusiasm intensified by a torso-jerking, foot-stomping Farina.

Ambient shouts and whoops became screams and cheers when Farina mixed in a particularly abstract or familiar track. Such was the case multiple times throughout the night, like when Farina cross-faded into Black Moon’s ’90s hip-hop hit “Who Got the Props” and looped the familiar piano over classic four-to-the-floor house bass thumps. Farina also incorporated a percussion-heavy remix of Soho’s house music staple “Hot Music.”

The crowd devoured the moments, digging into what little space they could find and dancing with the passion the music demanded. House dancers from Chicago, Louisville and

Indiana made the commute just to groove to Farina’s beats.

Attending a live performance from such a prominent DJ was worth the $15 at the door, but the nature of the event — a club party — put a few small dampers on the overall experience.

With so many people packed onto the second floor, dancing space was scarce. While various circles of multiple styles of dance sprang up throughout the show, most people never had more than elbow room to dance.

By 1 a.m., the floor was lightly layered in spilled drinks and sweat, and navigating beyond four steps became as taxing as dancing. The energy derived from the music never ceased, but morphed into drunken hip tossing, clumsy footwork and accidental jabs and uppercuts. The majority of attendees were unfazed, but the chaos shook enough people out of their rhythm that it was visibly noticeable how the crowd had shrunk by 1:45 a.m.

Fortunately, Farina’s set ended on time at 2 a.m., so the decline of crowd sobriety didn’t have the massive effect it could have. Even with the rowdy audience, Farina gave Cincinnati a memorable house performance.

dance or dIe House fans mingle on the dance floor before Farina mans the turntables (left). During the house DJ’s percussion-driven, rhythm-inducing set, crowd members gather into a dancing frenzy until there is little more than elbow room left for movement between bystanders.

After a record-breaking rainfall in April, students are crossing their fingers for some sunshine this month. Rain or shine, TNR has compiled a hot list of reasons to enjoy yourself as temperatures rise and summer vacation beckons.

1. Cincy Crafty Supermarket - May 7: Creative-minded shoppers can unite at this craft-centered fair featuring 55 vendors from seven states. Peruse the diverse array of handmade goods and enjoy some local food and a live DJ. Grab your shopping crew and make a day of it from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center.

2. Social Distortion - May 8: The punk legends return to Cincinnati with Chuck Ragan and Sharks. Catch the rocking ruckus at Bogart's starting at 7:30 p.m.

3. STOMP - May 6-8: Clinking, clanging and clonking to Cincy's own Procter & Gamble Hall this month, the nationally acclaimed and famed pack of unconventional percussionists will be pounding out five performances: Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 5 and 9 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

4. CCM Mainstage Opera Series presents "Dialogues of the Carmelites" - May 12-15: The College-Conservatory of Music closes its operatic season with a drama. “Carmelites” tells the story of martyred nuns during the French Revolution. Witness the must-see season conclusion at 8 p.m. May 12 through 14 or 2:30 p.m. May 15 at the Corbett Auditorium. Student tickets cost $17-$19.

5. “An Evening with Cake” - May 19: Quirky indie alt-rockers Cake will take over the Aronoff Center for the Art’s Procter & Gamble Hall in mid-May. Fans should snag their seats while they can, because tickets are selling like (very expensive) hotcakes at $99-$375.

6. Yogic Takeover of Fountain Square - May 22: Grab your yoga mats and family members, because Fountain Square is about to get its zen on thanks to World Peace Yoga. The annual event provides events like yoga-asana practices, live music and a Park + Vine eco-boutique from 1p.m. - 5 p.m.

7. Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" is released May 23: After Gaga’s single of the same name was released in early February, little monsters will be pleased to see the long-awaited answer to “The Fame Monster” on record store shelves this month. Never fear, music fans: If Gaga’s poignant pop isn’t your cup of tea, look forward to great releases from other well-known artists like Death Cab for Cutie on May 31.

8. "The Hangover Part II" - May 26: Rumors of a sequel to the uproariously well-received first installment have been circulating since the first film’s release. Rumors became reality, and now fans of the accident-prone wolf pack can bask in another series of calamitous catastrophes on the big screen.

9. CCM Dance Series presents "Giselle" - May 27-29: UC students enjoy free admission to this romantic ballet, starring Courtney Connor of Cincinnati Ballet’s “Infamous Love Songs” along with a full cast of talented dancers.

10. Weird Al - May 29: If you don’t remember singing along to “Amish Paradise” and “White and Nerdy” as a child, in those carefree days before overrated teen pop stars marred our musical outlooks, it’s imperative to catch the parody extraordinaire at his Cincinnati performance this month at the Riverbend Music Center’s PNC Pavillion at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $72-$404.

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As the first-ever graduating class from University of Cincinnati East campus prepares to don caps and gowns in June, two nursing students will be saying goodbye to the building for a second time.

In April 2010, Industrial Realty Group LLC purchased the former Ford plant in Clermont County and, since Fall quarter, two floors of the building have housed UC’s Clermont College and the College of Nursing and Applied Health.

As former Ford employees, Tammy Cook and Brenda Hewitt, fourth-year nursing grads, have an emotional connection with the former Ford plant.

“Here I am today, where I turned in my bag, and, because of this place I’m about to graduate from a four-year college with a bachelor’s degree in nursing,” said Cook, a former Ford CVT machinist. “It’s amazing.”

When the Ford plant shut down, Cook and Hewitt were given the choice of a $100,000 buyout or a package that would

pay for a four-year college degree and give them a living stipend for those four years. Both chose to return to school.

“I honestly can’t imagine another program better than [the UC nursing program],” Cook said. “We have this new building, and it’s given our program new life and energy.”

The building wasn’t the only highlight, Hewitt said.

“Now it’s my senior year, and, looking back, I remember I thought my professors’ expectations were so high,” Hewitt said. “Now I know those same professors were out for my best intentions.”

IRG was issued $6.1 million in bonds and the title to the plant by the state in 2010 as part of a plan to bring a bachelor’s degree within 30 miles of every resident, said Mae Hanna, director of college relations at UC Clermont.

The 81,000-square feet of office space now houses programs including surgical assisting, respiratory therapy, physical therapist assistance, EMS-paramedic certificate, medical assisting, bachelor of science in nursing and paralegal studies, according to UC’s website.

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UC East graduates first classKeeping in line with web classes

The vast majority of my college career has been spent in small classrooms or large lecture halls filled with students. I’m used to sitting uncomfortably for 50 minutes or a few hours during those dreaded late afternoon classes. This quarter, I decided to take an online course to free up my schedule during the day.

I assumed that, because I am a visual learner, it would be somewhat simple to take notes while watching online lectures on Blackboard and reading the textbook. Sadly, this method of learning is not working for me.

Taking an online course wasn’t a mistake, but taking online mathematics — a subject I struggle with on a daily basis — was. Chatting on Facebook and watching shows on Netflix can be distracting when I’m trying to watch lectures on weighted voting and Banzhaf power distribution.

When it comes to math, I need to be in a classroom in front of my professor. I need to ask questions and see the problems worked out so I can ask more questions. I need to focus on math and only math.

Don’t get me wrong, taking an online class has had its advantages. I can learn at my own pace and choose when I want to “go to class” virtually, which, for the most part, is late at night when most on-campus courses are no longer offered. I can take my math midterm from the comfort of my couch.

If you plan on taking an online class, keep a few of these things in mind:• Tip 1: Online does not mean easy.

Taking virtual classes is just as academically challenging as sitting in the classroom. Don’t assume you will receive an A just because the quizzes are open book and you are not required to be in class every day.• Tip 2: Be self-motivated.

You won’t have a professor hounding you each class that your assignment or project is due next week. Set realistic goals for yourself and make sure you follow them throughout the quarter.• Tip 3: Set aside study time.

Make a schedule for yourself so you can keep track of when assignments are due and when you need to take tests. Don’t procrastinate. Give yourself time to finish assignments and study for tests.• Tip 4: Be comfortable using the Internet.

Online courses depend on daily Internet usage. Check Blackboard (or the website your professor uses for the course) to check on assignments, tests and updates. Be wary of having other tabs or windows open when trying to study, as it can be distracting.• Tip 5: Utilize the class discussion board.

Everyone in your class will have access to the discussion board, which can be a good forum for creating study groups and meeting your classmates or just asking questions about assignments and homework. • Tip 6: Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

If you feel like you are struggling with the course, ask for help. Tutoring or group session options taught by the professor or a teaching assistant might be available.

Although taking online classes has its advantages, one size does not fit all, as everyone has a different learning style. If you plan on taking an online class, be sure to make the commitment to the course.

Have you taken an online course at UC? Was it easy? Hard? Fun? Horrible? Tell us what you think by Tweeting @NewsRecord_UC. Your thoughts could end up in our next TNR Extra issue as part of our Word on the Tweet feature. Or, email Jayna at jayna.barker@gmail.com and tell her what you think about online classes at UC.

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COLLEGE DEGREE ACCOMPLISHED [Left] the happy graduates Tammy cook (left) and brenda Hewitt (right). [Above] the old Ford Plant, now uc clermont’s college of Nursing and Applied Sciences.

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With gas prices on the rise, two University of Cincinnati students in the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning are taking action to make riding the buses in Cincinnati more convenient.

Nathan Wessel, a fourth-year urban planning student and Andrew Neutzling, a fifth-year urban planning student, are approaching the Cincinnati bus system to make it more accessible to students and city.

“Parking and traffic are increasingly becoming problems for the UC area,” said Neutzling, a member of the Planning Student Organization. “Traditionally, the city and university have chosen to tear down buildings in order to widen roads and build parking

lots to accommodate motorists. Improving public transportation service is a much more ethical and cost-effective solution.”

Wessel is producing a map of all the major bus routes running regularly in the city. The colorful map can fold to fit in a wallet and details all the major and frequent bus routes and gives helpful advice for riders. Wessel hopes to make a smart phone version of the map to make route information even more accessible.

“I’m trying to help the people of this city get around,” Wessel said.

Neutzling has been attempting to formulate a partnership with Cincinnati Metro to post timetables at their most frequent stops, especially around UC’s campus.

“That way, Metro riders will be able to check when the next

bus will arrive at the stop where they are waiting,” Neutzling said. Wessel said he plans to distribute his map by the end of May.

Through networking with various city and bus representatives, Wessel has raised $2,200 from 120 different donors, which will fund the production of 35,000 maps — enough for most UC students. Wessel said he wants the map to be eventually able to expand the outreach and reach Cincinnati’s 2 million-plus residents.

“Many students are from rural or suburban backgrounds and seriously have no idea how to ride the bus,” Neutzling said. “Even though riding the bus is easy, doing it for the first time can be embarrassing and even scary.”

Through their efforts, Wessel and Neutzling hope to inform Cincinnatians about the efficiency and convenience of riding the bus.

“It is important for people to know that there are other options,” Wessel said.

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do you have an iPhone? Have a hard time turning down free stuff? Have a space on your home screen you’ve just been dying to fill with yet another pointless restaurant location app that requires you to allow it access to your personal information via Facebook? Well, my fellow fanboys, i have just the app for you!

Trumpet is a free (appropriately priced) app designed to find and suggest your new favorite fooderie based on your location and information provided by your Facebook account.

While the interface is quite attractive, the app store already provides free apps like Yelp and urbanSpoon that don’t require Facebook info or an account. Thus, Trumpet falls into the highly populated category of apps that aren’t worth

their purchase price (and yes, it is free). As more and more scams arise attempting to steal your information and identity, being forced to share that information just to see how many burger joints are in your immediate proximity isn’t worth the threat to your security.

if you go out of town frequently, like neat-looking apps and like to check out local restaurants, but don’t find value in the thousands of reviews and ratings that Yelp and urbanSpoon have to offer, then Trumpet is for you. otherwise, stick to the tried-and-true apps already available.

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Senior Day ends on sour noteMichael jones | tnr contributor

The Cincinnati lacrosse team finished the regular season with a 17-6 loss to Notre Dame Sunday in its final game of the 2011 campaign at Nippert Stadium.

Senior Allison Bell tallied a hat trick, finding the net for the first time since 2008.

“It’s unreal. It’s going to take a while to soak in — the fact that this is my last game as a Bearcat,” Bell said.

The Bearcats showed promise early as Bell scored the game’s first goal 28 seconds into the first half. Notre Dame dominated the remainder of the opening half as it out-shot the Bearcats 25-5, while scoring 11 consecutive goals.

Bell scored the Bearcats’ second goal with 4:10 remaining in the first half. The Irish tacked on two more goals, increasing their halftime lead to 13-2.

Cincinnati had a hard time keeping possession, committing 16 turnovers while Notre Dame surrendered only eight.

The Bearcats stiffened up their defense in the second half, conceding four goals.

UC matched the Irish in goals during the closing half. Midfielder MacKenzie Parsons scored her first goal of the season with

17:09 left in the second half. Sophomore Katie Kiriazoglou scored her 16th goal of the season with 14:33 remaining and added three assists.

Junior Laura Simanski scored her 23rd goal of the season with 10:52 left to play. Bell scored her third goal with 8:20 remaining to complete her hat trick.

UC limited Notre Dame’s shots on goal to just 11 in the second half, while the Bearcats put nine shots on frame. The Fighting Irish ended the game with a 36-14 shots on goal edge.

Seven fourth-year players were honored on Senior Day: Bell, Lynsey Burton, Lauren Kelly, Hayley Marvine, Karen Skelton, Natalie Starvaggi and Paige Sratton.

The Bearcats finished the season 2-14 and 0-8 Big East.

UC head coach Lellie Swords said that the team was affected by numerous injuries, but was proud that her team continued to battle amid all the adversity this season.

The lacrosse team will begin playing its home games in the Jefferson Avenue Sports Complex in the 2012 season.

The Bearcats failed to qualify for the Big East tournament for the fourth-straight season since the team’s inception.

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Despite inconsistent scoring and subpar pitching, and with a little help from an opposing freshman, the University of Cincinnati baseball team won its three-game series at Pittsburgh 2-1 Sunday.

An inability to score runners coupled with pitching troubles led the Bearcats to a 9-8 loss in the opening game of their double-header Saturday.

After scoring zero runners in the first inning despite three hits, Cincinnati allowed the Panthers to earn four runs off six hits. The Bearcats earned two runs off their own off four hits in the second inning to begin the game with a 4-2 deficit.

Cincinnati took a 7-6 advantage in the seventh inning following a Chris Peters triple to score Nic Spence, but only managed one run off four hits in the eighth.

UC pitcher Dan Jensen gave up nine hits, six runs and delivered only two strikeouts while closer Cory Hough allowed two hits and three runs, failing to earn the save.

UC finished the game with 19 hits, but only delivered eight runs, leaving 12 runners on base.

“When you have that many hits you’re going to leave that many guys on base,” said UC head

coach Brian Cleary. “We didn’t pitch particularly well like we have all season, but the bats came around and won it for us. I think if we can put those two things together we have a chance to win more games down the stretch.”

The Bearcats corrected their mistakes Saturday in game two, opening up with six runs off six hits to take a commanding 6-1 lead at the beginning of the third inning.

Justin Riddell crushed Corey Baker’s first pitch in the second inning for the go-ahead score to ignite a 9-1 run against the Panthers before Pittsburgh answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth.

“[Riddell] is a guy that’s got some power,” Cleary said. “His homerun came at a point in the game that really sparked us.”

Closer Matt Ring came in at the bottom of the eighth and picked up his second save of the season, giving the Bearcats a 9-6 win and knotting the series.

In game three, the Bearcats earned five runs off five hits and took a 5-4 lead through two innings of play. Jake Proctor tripled to score Peters, while Justin Glass grounded

out to score Proctor. Riddell hit a solo homerun in the first and Spence hit a two-run homerun in the second.

After earning a 9-5 lead through seven innings, Cincinnati allowed Pittsburgh to score three runs and mount a comeback in

the eighth and ninth. With one out on the

board, Pittsburgh’s Casey Roche thought he hit a two-run homerun to tie the game, but passed the runner on first base and was called out.

“It was a break for us and we’ll take it,” Cleary said.

Riddell caught the final out of the game to seal the Bearcats’ 9-8 victory. Ring earned his third save of the season, while Riddell hit his fourth and fifth homeruns.

As a team, the Bearcats combined for 49 hits during the series.

“I’m proud; we played with great energy and great focus all weekend,” Cleary said. “I think it’s a great weekend for us.”

The Bearcats return to action in a non-conference game against Otterbein at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Marge Schott Stadium.

Annual NFL draft bores once more

The final Saturday in April has passed and, with it, the most over-publicized yearly sporting event.

The 76th NFL Draft was full of pregame hoopla and hype, but only delivered a typical tedious three days of picks.

Waiting 10 minutes between each first round selection is one of the most monotonous things I have ever done — especially in the midst of one of the most entertaining NHL and NBA playoffs in recent memory.

Four NHL first-round series went the distance to a game seven, and, in the NBA arena, No. 8 seed Memphis knocked off No. 1 San Antonio Friday.

How can calling off name after name compare to that?

The draft has become nearly as lacking in newsworthiness as National Signing Day, the first Wednesday of February when high school athletes commit to colleges.

What’s next? Middle school signing day for pre-teens?

Unless you were a desperate fan of a hopeless franchise looking for the quarterback of the future — which this year’s class didn’t have — or you were hoping to see how well your college team was represented, you had no reason to watch.

I figured few University of Cincinnati players would be drafted, so I took the high road. Instead of wasting hours watching this overrated media event, I checked the draft boards Saturday to read up on everything I needed to know in less than 10 minutes.

If you are a Bearcats fan, former center Jason Kelce dropped to the sixth round as an undersized offensive lineman. The Philadelphia Eagles scooped him up with the 191st overall pick.

The Cincinnati Bengals nabbed former Georgia wideout A.J. Green with the No. 4 pick. Green has a lot of talent and potential, and, with Chad Ochocinco’s future in limbo, Green is his likely replacement.

In the second round, Cincinnati answered the question on everyone’s mind: Who will throw to Green? Former TCU star Andy Dalton was selected and will likely earn a starting role next year by default if Caron Palmer follows through with his retirement.

The top overall pick was Heisman Trophy-winner Cam Newton. He heads to Carolina needing to fine-tune his game, but will likely be thrust into a starting role.

Former Notre Dame star quarterback Jimmy Clausen, Carolina’s second-round pick last year, was placed in a similar plight as he posted a 58.4 rating in 10 starts as a first-year starter in the league.

The Panthers have selected three quarterbacks in the past two drafts, including UC alumnus Tony Pike.

This year’s draft provided fans with the first relevant football news since Super Bowl XLV, and, with the 2011 season still in jeopardy, it could be the only aspect of professional football happening this year.

When this season’s draft began Thursday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell took the podium and awkwardly smiled at the crowd as boos poured down on him from the discontent crowd.

The fans showered him with chants of, “Let them play,” and “We want football.”

My message to those in attendance: Shut up or don’t participate in the draft. If you really want to see games, why are you partaking in an event run by the owners of the NFL while there is a work stoppage? You’re just giving them more power.

The current NFL players casually asked players in this year’s draft class to skip out on the festivities, but it would be unreasonable to expect these college stars to shy away from their celebrated passage to the pro ranks.

This year’s draft had a little more intrigue with so little happening in the offseason, but now it’s time for prodigious postseason hockey and basketball.

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the final show prior to the season finale, the lacrosse team honored its first fourth-year class, which was comprised of seven seniors.

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Bats on fire cincinnati had 49 hits and 26 runs during their three-game stand, including the bearcats’ season-high 19 hits during game one. cincinnati recorded 13 hits in game two and 17 during game three at charles L. cost Field in pittsburgh.

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Former university of cincinnati offensive lineman Jason Kelce was selected by the philadelphia eagles with the 26tha pick in the sixth round of the 2011 draft Friday.

Kelce was the lone bearcat selected in this year’s draft and will join former bearcats brent celek and trent cole with the eagles.

Kelce was listed as the ninth-best center in this year’s draft class by espn. He joined the bearcats as a walk-on linebacker, but transitioned to the offensive line where he started 38 games in his uc career.

Kelce played guard in 2008 and 2009 where he helped the bearcats set offensive school records before switching to center in the 2010 season.

He was a two-time second-team all-big east selection, and in his senior season, helped the bearcats obtain their first 1,000-yard rusher in nearly 10 years.

Kelce drafted by eagles in 6th round

Tennis team finishes 10th in Big east tourney

3 track records fall in weekend races

the university of cincinnati tennis team closed out its 2010-11 season Saturday with a 10th-place finish at the big east championships in south bend, ind.

the no. 9 seeded bearcats began their tournament slate thursday with a 4-2 loss against no. 8 Georgetown.

cincinnati rebounded in the second day of tournament play, sweeping no. 12 connecticut 4-0 Friday before falling 4-2 to no. 10 st. John’s saturday.

Against st. John’s, the bearcats took two of three doubles matches, but fell in four of the five singles matches.

bearcats freshman Ashleigh Witte claimed the bearcats’ lone singles point, defeating Jenny Yonkus in two sets at the no. 4 singles spot.

cincinnati senior ace Ksenia slynko was defeated by nevena selakovic in two sets with scores of 7-6 and 6-2.

the bearcats wrapped up their season with a 10-16 record.

the cincinnati men’s and women’s track and field teams inked three school records, Saturday at the Drake relays in Des Moines, iowa, and the redHawk invitational in oxford, ohio.

Junior terrence somerville put up a personal-best 13.48 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles, .45 better than his previous time. His mark is seventh best in the nation.

somerville earned another title at the Drake relays in the 4x110-meter shuttle hurdle relay team with a 57.48 time.

the women’s 4x100 shuttle hurdle team of junior Hauna Dawkins, freshman Kaitlyn Good, senior sharika thompson and junior paris campbell inked a school-record time of 56.62 seconds. the previous program best was 57.36 seconds, set in 2009 by Jasmine cotton, campbell, brianna patton and Kaylon eppinger.

the women’s team raced to a uc-best time in the 4x100 relay. Freshman Morgan Gordon, senior natasha burse, sophomore shanay portis and junior Aricka rhodes checked in at 45.06 seconds. the previous record was 45.65 seconds, set March 19 at the early bird relays.

UC edges Pittsburgh in slugfestbearcats take series 2-1 following panthers’ blunder

i’m proud; we played with great energy and great

focus all weekend.—brian cleary

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