Filling out forms and applications is a part of college life. Finan-cial aid forms, meal plan and housing applications and scholarship applications are commonplace at colleges and universities across the United States. Students expect to fill out something to get what they need or want while in college.

But there are some students who have one more form to fill out this year and it may be the most important form in their lives. His-panic and Latino students who are living in the U.S. without ap-propriate green card or Visa documents have an opportunity to im-prove their chance of staying in the U.S. and attending college, by filling out a deferred action application.

The application is a request to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for a deferment on active or future deportation of a person of Hispanic origin under the age of 31, who was not born in the U.S. and does not have legal status but lives here, to apply for deferred status that would suspend deportation for two years.

The deferred action policy change will also allow undocumented immigrants to get a driver’s license. But the U.S. Citizen and Im-migration Services’ website said the change will not provide an in-dividual with lawful status.

According to the 2010 U.S. Census there are about 1.45 mil-lion people between the ages of 20-29 of Hispanic origin attend-ing college in the U.S. There are no real numbers on how many of those students are undocumented, but www.CollegeBoard.com estimates there are 65,000 students nationwide attending college without legal immigration status.

Northern Kentucky University has undocumented students in its ranks and currently treats them, for the most part, like all other students. However, undocumented students do pay out-of-state tu-ition whether they live in Kentucky or not, they are not eligible for financial aid and usually live off campus.

There are no federal or state laws against admitting undocu-mented immigrants to college.

Leo Calderon, director of Latino Student Affairs at NKU, says advising undocumented students on a career path is problematic.

“They cannot get degrees in areas where background checks are mandatory,” Calderon said. “Criminal justice and teaching degrees

are not possible.”One undocumented student at NKU

said she wants to be a biologist and hopes that the current deferred ac-tion policy will set the stage for passage of the DREAM Act. To avoid complications in her current application for deferred status, the North-erner is not disclosing the name of the student.

The DREAM (Devel-opment, Relief and Edu-cation for Alien Minors) Act, would authorize the Department of Home-land Security to waive grounds of inadmissibility for humani-tarian, family unity or pub-lic interest pur-poses to anyone under the age of 31 who has lived in the U.S. contin-ually for five years as an undocument-ed immigrant. The act would also allow undocumented immi-grants to apply for condi-tional permanent residence after passing a background check and a physical examination.

Calderon said the current deferred action pol-icy would help some students at NKU.

“A lot of families come in looking for help,” Calderon said. “There are some outside agencies

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Presidential debates do not necessarily have an effect upon the outcome of presidential elections. But they are important rites performed as part of the presiden-tial election narrative.

Since 1976, no presidential election has been held without debates as a prelude. And we also have vice-presidential debates, so that we can estimate the worth of the person who might have to jump in at a moment’s notice, should the president suffer some calamity.

While this year’s presidential debates offer the po-tential for a vivid ideological clash, we should never for-get that presidential debates have been, by and large, a disappointment. The candidates can be vague, dull and non-responsive. Additionally, the format doesn’t lend itself to a spirited debate, as the candidates give short responses to sometimes inane questions, in what could be characterized not as debate, but as “dueling press conferences.”

After each debate, pundits will try to spin the out-come as favorable to one side or another, depending on their partisan inclinations. Both sides will claim a “win.” But the only true judge of a presidential debate is the citizenry the candidates are trying to reach.

Here then, is a brief guide to how you can score the debate, as well as what we can expect from the candi-dates.

Issue One: What’s the way forward? We crave ac-curate details from politicians, and they rarely give them to us. As you watch the debate, ask yourself if you hear crystal clear and discrete solutions. The malaise

of a stagnant economy should push President Obama to have to defend what he, if re-elected, would do dif-ferently. Mitt Romney will need to both argue that Obama’s is a failed program and that his alternative is far better. Romney cannot let his argument rest solely on an indictment of Obama’s administration, he must also show what superior replacement leadership would look like.

Issue two: Who’s to blame for the mess we’re in? Obama’s argument has been that his predecessor gave him a terrible economy, and that he’s had to deal with it. Romney has argued that Obama managed to make things much worse. Obama may need to defend his own policies, rather than ascribing blame. And Rom-ney needs to make sure he can defend a return to Bush-like policies, without being tarnished with the negativ-ity associated with the previous administration.

Issue three: Who do you trust? Both Obama and Romney have been less than consistent in their statements. You’ll no doubt hear a lot of “I never said that,” or “you’re distorting what I said.” Hypocrisy is always a bigger hurdle for a challenger. To accuse the incumbent of inconsistency is difficult, especially when there’s a long list of contradictions in your own record. This is an area Romney will want to avoid.

Issue four: Who’s got the best game face? Watch-ing the debaters’ nonverbal behavior in this regard can be revealing. Who, for example, seems unfazed when his opponent delivers a strong argument or counter-argument? On the surface the behavior would suggest “you missed me.” But just like in the case of Muham-mad Ali using the “rope-a-dope,” the smile that accom-panies being stung by a punch may actually reveal that

a devastating blow has landed. When attacked, Obama exhibits a big grin, while Romney chuckles uncomfort-ably.

Issue five: Who annoys you the least? In our coun-try we suffer from presidential fatigue. We see and hear too much about presidential politics, and, once having elected a president, we see and hear way too much of the President himself.

The debate gives us clues about how much we may be willing to tolerate. Which candidate seems boring, repetitive, passionless, or has idiosyncrasies that we can only put up with for so long? Obama sometimes has a halting and monotonous delivery that comedians on Saturday Night Live love to parody. Romney has a mechanical way of speaking, which sometimes seems to dehumanize him.

Issue Six: Who thinks fast on his feet, and is witty? Believe it or not, humor counts greatly in presidential debates. We like to think our leaders have a sense of humor. Some of the great moments in presidential de-bate history were the jokes, zingers, or one-liners that have become the stuff of legend. Obama has a demon-strated gift for humor, but it’s often contrived or mean-spirited. Romney comes off as a “square,” one whose jokes often fall flat.

Estimates are that 83 percent of American voters are planning to watch the debates. Here’s hoping you are one of them.

Steven Weiss is a professor of Communication Stud-ies at NKU. This semester he’s teaching a seminar on Presidential Debates. Additionally, he’s serving as one of the hosts of the Digital Debate in Griffin Hall, Oct. 3 and 11. All are welcome to attend.

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After serving at Salmon P. Chase College of Law for six years, Dean Dennis Honabach an-nounced that he will retire from his position as dean of the college at the end of this school year.

Honabach announced his retirement at the end of the Chase College of Law faculty meet-ing Sept. 20, where he also announced that he would be returning to the university as a law professor for the following school year.

Honabach explained at the meeting his rea-sons for leaving which included a mixture of a desire to teach and a desire to spend more time with his wife, who is currently living in Califor-nia.

According to Northern Kentucky University part-time professor and Chase College of Law alumnus Chris Cole, Honabach has served his time at Chase College of Law well. “Under his

[Honabach’s] leadership, the law school has taken steps to ensure that graduates are ready to practice law the day they cross the stage,” Cole said.

Honabach is responsible for the creation of new Chase academic centers which give stu-dents numerous real-world legal experiences. These academic centers are one example of Honabach’s steps to ensure graduate’s readi-ness in the real world.

According to Honabach’s statements at the faculty meeting, the search for a new dean for the college of law will soon commence.

While there appears to be an overall sense of contentment with Honabach’s six year position as dean, many are looking forward to an even brighter future.

“As a Chase alumnus,” Cole said. “I’m excited about the future of the school and I look for-ward to the next era of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law.”

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The dust has settled from the first month of campus activities and stu-dents seem to be easing into college life with high spirits at Northern Kentucky University. Greek life is in full swing, Norse Force is fanning the flames of team loyalty and students have filled classrooms to begin their studies. But there’s an air of uncertainty among some students—their future beyond the concrete walls of NKU.

One of the main concerns you’ll no-tice when talking with students around campus is their financial outlook. En-rollment numbers at colleges around the country continuously grow as do the tuition costs. In today’s economy, it’s not uncommon to hear people talk about how they cannot sleep at night due to this anxiety.

Former NKU student, Brian Flick graduated with a degree in marketing in May 2012. Like millions of graduates around the country, Flick has begun to face the realities of finding employ-ment. He is currently holding down a

restaurant job he held before gradua-tion.

“I’ve sent resumes to over 60 differ-ent job openings around the country and haven’t received a single phone call,” said Flick. “Every job says we need this many years of experience but how do we get this experience without being hired on?”

Flick is fortunate in the fact that he currently holds no student loan debt, but this is not a coincidence he shares with the majority of his college peers. For some students, debt comes in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

NKU President Geoff Mearns stated his plans to continue the strategy of former president James Votruba in the sense of making enrollment standards higher and helping students prepare for “meaningful employment” after gradu-ation.

To broaden the scope of the situation, unemployment rates in America have fluctuated in the past few years. The country is currently sitting on an 8.5 percent unemployment rate. Accord-ing to CNNMoney, nearly 49 percent of American households are currently

receiving some form of government as-sistance.

When matched with the volume of people with degrees competing for scraps in the job market, the reality can be sobering and discouraging for col-lege graduates.

Recent Salmon P. Chase College of Law graduate, Brandis Bradley has be-gun to feel uncertain about her career outlook post-graduation.

“It’s disheartening to put hard work and goodwill into your education and you cannot find a job after graduation,” said Bradley. “Even if you do find a job, most people cannot make the minimum payment on their loans every month.”

With a national estimate over $1 tril-lion, it’s safe to say student loan debt in America is the new real-estate bubble and it grows at a rate of $2,853.99 per second, according to www.FinAid.org.

With Pell Grants, FAFSA, construc-tion projects, NCAA athletics and an ever-increasing student body, young and old, the cost of education will grow.

The bursting of the education bubble, like any other bubble, is inevitable. A worst case scenario could lead to layoffs

of faculty, dramatic drop-offs in enroll-ment, limited teacher tenure and de-layed construction projects.

You can get out of most troubles in life but one unforgivable social sin is accruing student loan debt. What hap-pens when a debt strapped student can-not find a job to begin paying back those debts? Are they going to be able to pay back $50,000 working in retail? This is a serious question that hasn’t been met with optimistic answers.

The state slogan of Kentucky, “Where Education Pays,” may be taking on an alternate meaning for some students. State budget woes and the increased privatization and corporatization of public education could mean a new slo-gan: “Where Education Gets Paid.”

The country will rebound from this someday but in order to begin recover-ing we must determine where the bot-tom of the debt trench ends. When that will happen has yet to be determined.

Kyle SebreeStaff writer

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Dennis Honabach, pictured above, recently announced his retirement as dean of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

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After recent Title IX violations at Penn State University and Xavier Uni-versity, the U.S. Department of Educa-tion sent a mandate to national colleges and universities, including Northern Kentucky University. But NKU was al-ready ahead of the game, working to make changes to the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities before the mandate arrived.

“When the mandate came out, we had already started our journey,” Dean of Students Jeffrey Waple said.

The changes, which deal with the sexual misconduct policy and Title IX, are in the process of being endorsed by the Student Government Association, staff congress, faculty senate and the president’s executive team before being reviewed by the Board of Regents. “In a perfect world,” Waple said the chang-

es will be approved at the November board meeting.

At the latest, they will be approved or denied in January 2013.

Waple and NKU’s Title IX Coordina-tor Ann James began writing changes to the Title IX section in 2011, before Penn State’s scandal broke. The Department of Education released the Dear Col-league Letter that provides guidance on making changes to sexual misconduct policies in April 2012.

The Dear Colleague Letter provides advice on how to handle concerns that arise in sexual violence cases. It also lists a school’s obligations under Title IX and sexual violence.

“One of the myths about Title IX is that it just has to deal with athletics, and it does certainly have a lot to do with athletics, but the purpose of Title IX is to provide educational services to all students regardless of gender,” James said. “So any gender-based harassment

that could preclude someone from hav-ing access to educational services is a violation.”

The major changes in NKU’s code will go deeper into definitions involving Title IX, according to Waple, including how faculty and staff must handle sexu-al misconduct changes.

Under the new code, if a student re-veals an act of sexual misconduct to a faculty or staff member, that employee will be required to report the miscon-duct. Because violations have to be re-ported, students will be able to choose their level of involvement in the case.

“That’s one of the huge barriers of why people don’t report … we want to make sure we communicate with stu-dents that’s not the case,” James said.

The changes will also speed up the process when a violation is filed. The university also follows the guideline of a 30-day process to complete an inves-tigation and decide if it goes to the next

step of hearings and appeals.The appeals process is being short-

ened to five business days.“We’re trying to expedite the process,”

Waple said. In the changes, both parties will now be able to appeal, which is not allowed in the current code.

Once the changes are approved, the new code will go into effect immedi-ately.

Currently, Waple and James are working to educate the entire faculty and staff on the upcoming changes. A deputy Title IX Coordinator is working with NKU’s human resources to devel-op training strategies that encompass the entire faculty and staff, as well as how to train incoming employees.

“We want to ensure that our faculty and staff understand how to report and their duty to report … even if they [stu-dents] say they don’t want you to tell,” Waple said. “That’s a big change on the college campus, that duty to report.”

Claire HigginsEditor-in-chief

Student code of conduct changes on the way

Vegetarian and vegan eating, Norse styleWhether a student is a vegan, vegetarian or just look-

ing to dabble in a few meat-free alternatives to their usual fare, NKU Dining is ready to accommodate them. A multitude of meatless meals can be found on cam-pus, if a student has an idea of where to look.

The availability of vegetarian options in campus din-ing is nothing new. In fact, The Village Cafe in Norse Commons, Callahan Bistro and each restaurant in the Student Union are required to offer at least one veg-etarian option, according to Melissa Pompa, manager of food services at Northern Kentucky University.

Pompa said NKU Dining is continuously making ef-forts to meet the needs of students with special diets, such as vegans and vegetarians.

“The goal is to make eating easier for students,” she said. “There will always be a movement with NKU Dining to keep progressing, and improving the way in which we meet people’s needs.”

Pompa said that food services is always willing to take suggestions, and that the best way for students to have a say in what type of food is offered on campus is to express their ideas on the NKU Dining website, www.dineoncampus.com/nku.

While plenty of meat-free foods are available in cam-pus dining, students might be required to do a little ex-ploration to find adequate variety. Not all restaurants in the Student Union denote which items on their menus are vegetarian, so students may need to read food de-

scriptions carefully and ask questions in order to figure out what they can eat.

In The Village Cafe, the sandwich and salad stations allow for students to customize their meals to their lik-ing, and students can come up with numerous vegetar-ian combinations if they use some creativity.

Besides the residential dining halls and the Student Union, there are different vegetarian snacks and light meals to choose from in the convenience stores on campus. Vegetarian menu items are also available at Einstein Bros Bagels, located in W. Frank Steely Li-brary.

Maggie Gough, assistant director of NKU Wellness,

said that vegetarians should be sure to seek out variety when eating on campus.

“Variety is important for any diet, because there are different nutrients in different foods,” Gough said. “Even students with restricted diets such as vegetar-ians can make their food choices different every day, if they think outside the box a little.”

Gough stresses that a wider diversity can be found where students can create their own combinations by picking from a selection of different ingredients.

Alyssa Cousineau, an NKU freshman who has been a vegetarian for three years, agrees that having the op-portunity to decide what goes into her meals is the key to making NKU Dining sufficiently accommodating toward vegans and vegetarians.

“I think Norse Hall provides the most options when it comes to putting together your own vegetarian foods, but I also like The Fresh Factor in the Student Union, because you can make the salads yourself and

choose from a lot of different ingredients,” she said. Students can create their own vegetarian meals in a

number of the restaurants in the Student Union. Be-sides Fresh Factor, a few other examples are Bangin’ Burritos, where students pick what goes into their bur-rito bowls, Al Dente, where students create their own pasta combinations and Chef Yan Can Cook, where stu-dents can customize their Chinese stir-fry. Of course, if somebody wants to grab something quickly that is already put together, they can always pick up a vegetar-ian pizza at Papa John’s or a package of the vegetable combo roles at Olo Sushi.

Danielle robertsContributing writer

NKU requires residential dining halls and all restaurants in the Student Union to serve at least one vegetarian option.

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Presidential installation rSVP duePresidents of Northern Kentucky University

student organizations are invited to participate in the ceremonial procession at the presidential installation Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. To participate, stu-dents must RSVP by Oct. 1. Email specialevents@nku.edu which students will be participating in and what organization you are affiliated with. For more information, contact Kathy Stewart at stew-artkg@nku.edu.

NKu one of the most military friendlyFor the third consecutive year, G.I. Jobs maga-

zine named Northern Kentucky University one of the most military friendly schools in the United States. The 2013 Military Friendly School Guide ranks NKU among the top 15 percent of all col-leges, universities and trade schools nationwide. NKU works with veterans to promote the Yellow Ribbon Program, which allows family members of veterans who qualify 100 percent for the Post-9/11 GI Bill to apply for and receive all graduate programs paid in full along with HB 425, which allows non-resident veterans to attend NKU at in-state tuition rates.

Black and Gold Days on campusFridays at Northern Kentucky University are

Norse Pride Days. The Black and Gold Brigade will be on the lookout for students wearing black and gold. Students who are selected will receive a $10 gift card to the Barnes & Noble bookstore on campus.

Common Ground weekly meetingsNorthern Kentucky University’s gay/straight

alliance, Common Ground, hosts meetings every Thursday at 3:15 p.m. in Student Union 102 or 104. Members can choose to be completely anon-ymous. Common Ground’s mission is to provide a safe and supportive place for our members and educate the public about the LGBTQ community.

reception for new exhibit fridayLatino Student Affairs is hosting an Opening

Night Reception for the Ceramic Traditions of Mexico Exhibition Sept. 28 from 4-6:30 p.m. in Landrum 200. At the reception, Consul General of Mexico Juan Solana will make the opening re-marks. Music by the NKU Latin Jazz Ensemble and food will be provided. For more information and to RSVP please contact Diane Maldonado at maldonadod1@nku.edu.

Upcoming classes that are filled with superheroes, zoo visits, rock documen-taries, a trip to Barbados and so much more means an exciting spring semester for the Northern Kentucky University Honors Program.

The Pink Book, containing the course list for the coming semester, was re-leased on Sept. 19 and handed out at the Honors House along with pink refresh-ments and cookies. Students had the op-portunity to look over classes, and talk to the professors about any questions they had.

Professor Kristin Hornsby, who will be teaching Dystopia, Who Are We? and Musicals, said she chooses topics she is passionate about and hopes others will be too.

“Anything Ali Godel or Kristin Horn-sby are teaching. That’s what I’m look-ing forward to,” Chanell Karr, a junior public relations major, said.

Considering such a wide variety of classes are being offered, the opportuni-

ties are endless as an Honors student. From general education English, an-thropology, biology, politics, theatre and communication courses to classes such as Melville and the Arts, Insight and Im-pact, Mysticism and Apocalyptic Visions in Postmodern Culture and America’s Parklands, students are sure to get a unique learning experience.

“All of the people working here come from different backgrounds, and all of the students in the classes come from different backgrounds, so you get a whole variety of viewpoints and you can learn so much more,” Hornsby said.

Freshman psychology and theatre ma-jor Amanda Peace said her favorite part about the classes are the discussions and the chance to get to know people better.

Leaving students with a word of ad-vice, Hornsby said, “You get out of it what you put into it.”

Monthly events keep students in-volved and constantly able to make new connections within the Honors com-munity. The program kicked off the year with their annual picnic, featuring special guests including President Geoff

Mearns and Provost Gail Wells, who provided encouraging words to those in attendance.

Peer mentors threw a fiesta-themed party on Sept. 12 and have plans under-way for a Halloween party in October, as well as many more events throughout this semester and next.

Students have over 30 courses to choose from. An added benefit of be-

ing accepted into the program is super priority registration. Further questions about the upcoming honors classes can be addressed at a second Pink Book Event on Oct. 3 from noon-1 p.m., where faculty and staff will be available for ad-ditional assistance.

Anyone who is interested in becoming part of the program can apply at honors.nku.edu.

Photo by Tim Sofranko/NKUHonors students Rachel Mullins, Molly Blackburn, Christa Curry, Heather Owens and Ethan Dowden playing in trivia at the annual honors picnic.

Brooke GinnContributing writer

Spring honors class schedule released

“that provide support through scholarships for tuition and costs, but this policy would also help families continue working.”

Another student, a sophomore majoring in sociology, said if she can get a driver’s license or some form of legal identification she would be able to work and help her parents pay her tuition.

There is also a fee for the deferred action application of about $450. The student said she has already filed her application and is waiting to hear the decision. There is no estimated wait time because the process started late in June 2012.

Marilyn Zayas Davis, an immigration attorney in Ohio, said the deferred action policy is only a Band-Aid and not a solution.

“The deferred action policy is temporary protection from deporta-tion,” Davis said. “Many people think there is a clear path to natural-ization but anything like that ended in the 1970s.”

According to the U.S. Citizens and Immigration Department (US-CIS), an application for naturalization begins with a person having a green card status for at least five years or being married to someone who is a citizen of the U.S. USCIS also provides a list of qualifications on its website of how to obtain a green card, but none of those quali-fications apply to undocumented immigrants.

A few undocumented students at NKU hope that things will change; both students said they just want a chance at a better life.

The DREAM Act, House Bill H.R. 1842 and Senate Bill 952, is cur-rently waiting for congressional action. It was introduced to Con-gress in 2009 and reintroduced in 2011. With passage, the act would provide a two-year grace period on possible deportation of some undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. In the interview, both students said they just want a chance at a better life.

DReAM ACT continued from p. 1

The weather is getting cooler, football sea-son is underway and now fall beers have hit the

shelves. Any avid beer drinker will tell you that the fall season begins when bars begin to carry a variety of pumpkin ales and Oktoberfest lagers. The beers I examined put Bud Light, Miller Lite and Coors to shame. I decided to check out some of the top fall beers and give a little insight to those of you

who are yearning to bless your palate with the holy sacrament.

Kevin WardContributing writer

First on my list is the very popular Samuel Adams Octoberfest.

Though they are based in Boston, one of the biggest Sam Adams breweries is in Cin-

cinnati, so I count this as a local beer. Octoberfest is an adaptation of a Bavar-

ian Marzen made with five different malts that gives off a rich caramel flavor. This beer is great for those who are interested in trying a beer that actually has some flavor, I’m talking to you Mr. light beer drinker. Octoberfest is heavy in flavor but still not overpowering and that is why it is a popular choice of the fall season.

Octoberfest is available at most conve-nience stores for $8.99/6pk. I give Sam

Adams Octoberfest a 8/10 rating.

The next Oktoberfest beer to make it on my top list is Schlafly’s Oktober-

fest. The Schlafly brewery may sit in the shadow of fellow St. Louis brewery Anheuser-

Busch, but there is no doubt that they produce a much better beer than the evil empire.

Oktoberfest is made with hops grown in Bavaria, which gives it more of a piney bitterness. Schlafly credits their unique taste to their use of water from the Missouri River. St. Louis’ water was named the best tap water in America in 2007 by the U.S. Government’s water qual-ity experts. Whether you want to attribute Oktoberfest’s great taste to the water or the American twist on a German beer recipe, there is no doubt that this lager

stands out over its competition. Oktoberfest is available at places like the Party Source in Newport, Ky. or Party Town in Flor-

ence, Ky. for $9.99/6pk. I give this beer a 8.5/10 rating.

All hAil The pUMpkiNgTop fall beers feature a local craft brewery

I encourage all of you to go out

and try some new beers this fall. There are sev-

eral Oktoberfest lagers and pumpkin ales that are avail-able. As someone who is an avid beer fan, I can tell you

that fall is the best time of year to find great

beers.

Another local beer ranks among my top fall choices and that is

Rivertown’s Pumpkin Ale. To say this beer has a rich taste is a vast understate-

ment. What sets this beer apart from other pumpkin ales is that it is made with pumpkin molasses. Combine that with the powerful doses of nutmeg and cinnamon and you get a very sweet tasting beer.

Rivertown’s Pumpkin Ale and all of their other locally made brews are available at

most local liquor stores for $8.99/6pk. I give this amazing, local beer the silver

medal and rate it 9.5/10.

The next Oktoberfest beer to make it on my top list is Schlafly’s Oktober-

fest. The Schlafly brewery may sit in the shadow of fellow St. Louis brewery Anheuser-

Busch, but there is no doubt that they produce a much better beer than the evil empire.

Oktoberfest is made with hops grown in Bavaria, which gives it more of a piney bitterness. Schlafly credits their unique taste to their use of water from the Missouri River. St. Louis’ water was named the best tap water in America in 2007 by the U.S. Government’s water qual-ity experts. Whether you want to attribute Oktoberfest’s great taste to the water or the American twist on a German beer recipe, there is no doubt that this lager

stands out over its competition. Oktoberfest is available at places like the Party Source in Newport, Ky. or Party Town in Flor-

ence, Ky. for $9.99/6pk. I give this beer a 8.5/10 rating.

If you are searching for a mean-ing to life and have often wondered if

there is something greater out there, then you need no longer worry. Our friends at South-

ern Tier have the answers to all of life’s mysteries and they have found a way to bottle them in the form

of an 8.6 percent alcohol-by-volume liquid from God. I am talking about the single greatest pumpkin beer ever made. It truly lives up to its name, and that is Pumpking. This imperial pumpkin ale is essentially a highly alcoholic liquefied pumpkin pie. It is made with a caramel malt and pumpkin puree to create a sweet finish. If you do not try Pumpking this fall, then you are cheating yourself out of something wonderful.

Pumpking is available for a very limited time for $8.99/22oz. You can get bottles of it at the Party

Source and Party Town, which also sells it in growlers on tap. I award Pumpking with the

gold medal and a 10/10 rating.

If you are going to list off the best beers of fall, it would be a crime to not

include arguably the best craft brewery on the planet in Dogfish Head. Dogfish’s fall sea-

sonal is called Punkin Ale and it is another great installment from such a successful craft brewery.

On top of the nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice used in most pumpkin beers, Punkin Ale adds a hefty portion of brown sugar to add extra sweetness to an already well-spiced ale. What makes this beer even better is that it has very limited availability. It hits stores in September and is usually gone by Halloween. Do yourself a favor and grab a four pack before it’s too late.

Punkin Ale is available at Party Source and Party Town for $9.99/4pk. I give Punkin

Ale the bronze medal and a 9/10 rating.

10 | Arts & Life SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

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stop by the northerner’s table in the student union on thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and en-ter your name for a drawing.

Norse Nights partners for local discountsBrook CliffordStaff writer

Graphic by Brittany Granville

Being a college student can definitely break the bank. Students don’t always have time to work, and even if they do, they have necessary expenses that take all of their paycheck. Ultimately they try to make the best of their buck, so to say.

Local restaurants have partnered with Northern Kentucky University to give discounts to students who present their All Card when buying a meal. The partnership is called Norse Nights.

“Norse Nights is a local partnership program with local businesses and the Student Government Asso-ciation,” Chris Cole, director of marketing and com-munications, said. “Students present their NKU ID at local businesses and get 10 percent off of their bill for just being a student or employee at NKU.”

Since the program began last year about twenty or so local restaurants have decided to partner with the university. The Student Government Association is actively looking to increase that number this year.

“We’re reaching out as a campus and having a con-nection with the local community so they could have a stronger relationship with the campus,” Cole said.

Some of the businesses have a 10 percent discount every day of the week, some have 15 percent and some just do the discounts Monday through Friday.

Right now, SGA has partnered with local restau-rants, but hopes to expand the partnership to other local businesses, too.

“Right now we only have the partnership with res-taurants,” Alexandra Hedges, junior SGA secretary of student involvement, said. “We would like to grow to adding local stores and boutiques to the program, we’ve discussed expanding it to other areas.”

Not only has SGA reached out to businesses but businesses have reached out to them, too. It can help increase the relationship between businesses and students. They may choose to go to one restaurant over another one because it offers a discount.

“We encourage them to offer discounts to NKU students. There were instances where local busi-nesses were eager and proactive about getting in the program,” Cole said. “It promotes businesses, it helps increase sales.”

NKU students just have to present their All Card at any of the local businesses who participate when paying for their bill and they will receive the dis-count.

“This year students can look forward to new pro-motions. Since we have a sustainable amount of businesses we have partnered with, we really want to push the idea,” Hedges said.

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WHATTo Dothis weekend...

The Northern Kentucky University Depart-ment of Theatre and Dance will celebrate the eighth year of its freshman show this November with the production of a light-hearted political comedy, “The Mouse that Roared.”

The cast is set and rehearsals will begin early in October with Terry Powell behind the reins as director. Like last year’s production, all the members of the freshman class who auditioned will play some role in this year’s show.

The freshman show, a fairly low profile pro-duction outside the theatre department, looks to attract the general public with one of its best incoming acting classes to date along with an engrossing storyline adapted from the book of the same name by Leonard Wibberley.

The comedy tells the story of a small, fictional country in Europe declaring war on the U.S. in hopes of losing the war. The fictional country wants the U.S. to rebuild and industrialize their nation. Gloriana, the duchess of this tiny na-tion, decides that the quickest way out of bank-ruptcy is to lose a war to the U.S. who in turn will make them wealthy.

The play is set during the Cold War era and

delves into satirical analysis of modern politics and world situations at that time. It provides some commentary on contemporary issues like bankruptcy as well.

“The goal is to utilize as many of the [fresh-men] as we can and give as many opportu-nities as possible,” Powell, associate pro-fessor of design and technology in the theatre department said.

This will be Powell’s third consecu-tive year directing the freshman show, a role he had in-stant success with his first year.

“This is an oppor-tunity to give fresh-men the ability to be in a production their first semester,” he said.

The play also gives new and current design students within the theatre department a chance to be involved in a produc-tion.

Gabriella Francis, a freshman theatre ma-jor, will be playing Miss Wilkins in this year’s production. For Francis, a resident of Roches-ter, N.Y., this will be her first major production,

an experience she is quite eager to perform in. “It’s definitely a production that you should

come see because this is not your nor-mal freshmen class,” she said.

This year’s incoming class is one of the theatre department’s largest classes to date and the talent is as widespread as ever.

“The Mouse That Roared” will open to the general pub-

lic Nov. 16 in the Robert & Rosemary Stauss Theatre and will run for three

shows during that weekend.

Have a chance to get off

campus this weekend?

Check out the nightlife

and events happening in

Cincinnati and Northern

Kentucky.

A Weekend in CliftonSept. 28-30Clifton Gaslight District, Telford Street at Ludlow Av-

enue, CincinnatiStreetfest, an art fair where artists reproduce famous

works of art in handmade chalk on the street, and Clifton-fest, a street festival with music, food, crafts and beer. Fri-day 7-11 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Price: FreeMore info: www.cliftoncommunity.org

MidPoint Music festival 2012Sept. 27-29Downtown and the Over-the-Rhine, CincinnatiMidPoint Music Festival is a music festival dedicated to

embracing emerging and local artists. Musical acts will be hosted on multiple stages and venues within a walkable area of Cincinnati.

Price: Varies per stage, show or venueMore info: www.mpmf.com

Public Library Presents: railroads in Civil War Cincinnati

Sept. 29, 2 p.m.Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 800

Vine St., CincinnatiLarry Southwick of the Cincinnati Civil War Round Table

will discuss a vital infrastructure element of the Civil War: the railroad system. He will address the strategic impor-tance of the Cincinnati railroad hub and provide insights on how it operated.

Price: FreeMore info: www.programs.cincinnatilibrary.org

Ani Difranco at the Madison theaterSept. 28, 9 p.m.Madison Theater, 730 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky.Folk-rock singer/songwriter Ani Difranco will perform

acts from her newest CD as well as old favorites. Opening band is Pearl and the Beard.

Price: $28More info: www.madisontheateronline.com

Annual freshmen show announced

Michael topmillerStaff writer

Illustration by Brittany Granville

Cold War era play will present a look at modern politics, world situations

12 | Arts & Life SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Not everyone gazes upon a mun-dane looking staircase and asks themselves how it could shed light on a city historically, socioeconomi-cally and geographically. But that is exactly what two Northern Kentucky University seniors have done, and on a grand scale.

Andrew Boehringer, a history and anthropology major, and Shane Winslow, a history, anthropology and integrative studies major, are in the process of publishing a book which takes a closer look at the many stairways of Cincinnati in order to showcase the Queen City’s past. They also created an intern-ship for themselves in the process. The duo met in a spring 2012 his-tory class.

Boehringer said the idea for the book came to him as he was driving to school and noticed an abandoned stairway.

“I was just driving along and there’s a staircase that goes from Central Parkway to McMicken [Av-enue], and I thought to myself that would be a cool paper topic, how did people use it?,” he said.

He wanted to know why the stair-case was abandoned and why no one had decided to fix it. He told Shane of his interest in the staircases and the history behind their construc-tion, and that very day the two decided to write a book and went walking the city’s stairways.

Their book, tentatively titled “De-scent: A History of the Staircases of Cincinnati,” has been a tedious, but enjoyable, process for the two. It is their passion for history, and copi-ous amounts of coffee, which keep the two going after adding 30 hours-a-week research time to an already busy college schedule.

The topic of Cincinnati stairways has only been covered in one other book and never with this amount of detail.

“There’s not been any kind of

research ever done on the city of Cincinnati stairways,” Winslow said.

“In general, there have not been very many publications in the United States about stairways, at least looking at it from a cultural aspect anyway.”

Winslow then explained stairways have become important in Cincin-nati’s history due to the city’s ever growing need for space and subse-quent expansion into the seven sur-rounding hillsides. The two added that of the 600-700 staircases in Cincinnati, 400 are controlled by the city itself. The Department of Parks and Recreation and private owners maintain a couple hundred more.

Boehringer and Winslow each have their own particular topics which they research, but both re-view the broader historical docu-ments and charts.

“He’s looking at more the resi-dential and religious aspects of stairways and how people navigated them, and I’m looking at more of the economics, linking businesses

and communities and linking bus stops to communities, or streetcars,” Boehringer said.

The seniors met in the history class World Culture Through a Doz-en Meals. The two praise the history department and the support they have received from the department’s faculty throughout the process of writing their book.

“The class World Culture Through a Dozen Meals was very open to begin with, and it was very indepen-dent research driven every week,” Boehringer said. “I think just the general nature of that class gave an atmosphere for us to get to know each other on an intellectual level.”

Winslow refers to the history department as a “race species.” The two said they received a great deal of help from the professors in the department, one even going so far as meeting with them on a regular basis last summer.

“Professor Fred Mitchell was one of the first people we had contacted as to where we could find data and public works records, our first

contacts and how to go about the re-search in general,” Boehringer said.

Mitchell was able to share a great deal of knowledge with the two stu-dents, and they make it clear he was fundamental in the beginning stages of their endeavor.

“The professors in the history department are not here to baby you or help you, but they will support you and help you grow into some-thing bigger than yourself,” Win-slow said.

The two have been very busy over the past few weeks. They have been interviewed by several local media outlets, including the Cincinnati Enquirer and Soapbox Media. They have also finalized an internship with the Cincinnati Department of Transportation. Boehringer credits Winslow’s outgoing personality for landing the internship. On their way to visit the Engineering Department, Winslow struck up a conversation which led to the students being of-fered a room to work out of within the Department of Transportation.

“Our interest is something that they need and something that they just don’t have,” Boehringer said.

Walking the staircases has been a fun experience for the two. In addi-tion to getting exercise, the two have some funny stories to tell now.

“We were walking up some stairs in Walnut Hills and people began throwing things like rocks or candy at us,” Boehringer said.

“There is some danger to walking staircases,” Winslow said.

The two feel the staircases of Cin-cinnati are still a viable option for commuters. For an experiment, the two raced each other up the Young Street steps. Boehringer drove his car along the quickest route, and was beaten by Winslow by a min-ute. This exercise showed the major difference in time it would take to drive the route the car took opposed to walking the stairways.

After finishing their studies at NKU, Boehringer plans on attending graduate school at the University

Students Andrew Boehringer (right) and Shane Winslow (left) are in the process of publishing a book about Cincinnati’s historic stairways, “Descent: A History of the Staircases of Cincinnati.”

Photo by Matt Popovich

Matt PopovichContributing writer

Students climb to success with new book

EDITION 50, ISSUE 6 Arts & Life | 13

The ballroom in the Student Union was filled with whispers of anticipa-tion as students anxiously waited for Wes Moore, author of “The Other Wes Moore,” to come on stage on Sept. 25.

All of the seats were full and some stu-dents and faculty were standing against the walls, just to hear him speak. Some students attended because they were required to by their University 101 and English classes or just because they thought the story was intriguing.

Moore began the conversation about college and how impacting it is on a young person’s life. Not just the educa-tion side of it, but the experiences and networks students can make here shape who you are forever.

“I was already inspired when I read the book and I’m inspired more now,” Kacey Ruebusch, freshman biology ma-jor, said. “It made me realize that college is an experience of making someone of myself.”

He said that he received his under-graduate degree 11 years ago and not once does anyone ask him what his major was, what grade he received in a certain class or what his score was on an exam. People ask him what he has done to better the community, what he

has been involved in and how he has im-pacted others.

Moore then began talking more about his book, “The Other Wes Moore,” which is what most of the students came to hear about. He touched on his rela-tionship with the other Wes Moore and said he has known him for more than a decade. He knew him for years before he even thought about wanting to write a book.

He really emphasized the impact one tiny thing can have on the rest of your life. He said the book wasn not about him, or the other Wes Moore either. It was about all of the Wes Moores, the people who are one decision away from going down one path or another. That they are in our classrooms, our work-places and our homes.

“I really liked when he said it was big-ger than the two sharing the same name, that there are Wes Moores everywhere. It opened my eyes,” Ruebusch said.

“You can’t understand my story unless you understand Wes’, and you can’t un-

derstand his story without understand-ing mine,” Moore said. His genuineness of that statement and of his relationship with the other Wes Moore became in-credibly apparent to the audience.

His humor had the room filled with laughter and conversation about not lik-ing the title of his book at first. His seri-ousness had the room so silent you could hear a pen drop when he discussed the other Wes Moore.

He said his book was not about a cer-tain race, a socioeconomic class or a cer-tain event, it was about everybody and how you become who you are.

Wes Moore finished the conversation with answering questions from students, who made up most of the audience. He addressed what his motivation was, his 16-month-old daughter, military school, and some other personal aspects of his life.

After the conversation he signed books and conversed with students for over an hour.

On Sept. 21, Apple released the iPhone 5 and before it even hit the shelves, it had already sold out in many places. Northern Kentucky University students, however, are not as excited.

The online orders have been delayed for up to a month and customers camped outside the New York City Apple Store for over a week to get the new phone.

After interviewing 50 NKU students, the phone was met with mostly negative responses. Only 10 students definitely planned on buying the phone.

Of the 10 that wanted to buy the phone, seven had previ-ous versions of the iPhone that just needed updating and three just wanted to try out an iPhone for the first time. None of the 10 were excited about the new features.

The iPhone 5 has a taller screen than the previous iPhones. It is four inches tall, 18 percent thinner and 20 percent light-er than the previous models.

“I want to buy it just because I have the [iPhone] 4 and I just kind of want the newest one,” Catherine Arnold, busi-ness management major, said.

Unlike the other iPhones, the iPhone 5 has a metal back instead of glass which makes the iPhone sturdy enough to decrease your chance of having a heart attack when you drop it.

“I’m not going to buy it because it’s not different from the last one,” sophomore psychology major Elizabeth Duncan said.

The biggest complaint from students about the device was that the dock connector was changed. The dock connec-tor is smaller due to the decreased phone size. This smaller size breaks the compatibility with all of the accessories for Apple products. So in order to use the old radio dock you will have to buy a $30 adapter.

“I just bought the iPhone 4 a few weeks ago so I don’t think I’m going to upgrade to the five. I’ve seen it and I’ve heard about it but I don’t think it’s worth all the extra money for just a few new features that don’t per-tain to me,” sophomore communication major Taryn Ward said.

There were 23 students who weren’t interested in the iPhone because of the price.

Apple announced that, with a two-year contract cel-lular upgrade, the lowest iPhone 5 price is $200 and without a new contract it is $649. They also changed the price of their previous iPhones. The iPhone 4 is free with an upgrade and the 4S is $99.

“I don’t want the iPhone, honestly, because I can’t af-ford it,” senior English major Sean Turner said.

Although NKU students may not like it, AT&T dis-cussed the iPhone 5 in an analyst conference on Sept. 19. The company said it has sold faster than any previous model of smartphone, but has not released any specific data.

“This continues to be a product that has incredible de-mand, and people are willing to pay to get it,” AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said at the event.

Lauren WheelerContributing writer

Brook CliffordStaff writer

New features, but same old iphone

Author takes students through his personal journey

Photo courtesy of MCT Campus

Photo by Brandon BarbWes Moore speaks to students about his book, “The Other Wes Moore,” Tuesday evening.

14 | Sports SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The year 2012 may be starting to wind down, but for a group of stu-dents at Northern Kentucky Universi-ty, things are just getting started. It is the calm before the storm. Although in this case, the calm is rather noisy, with the thundering sound of pins tumbling to the floor.

The NKU Bowling Club, led by president Nick Fecher, has been ac-tive since 2010 and is about to begin another season of competition. At nearby La Rue Lanes off Alexandria Pike in Highland Heights, Ky., the 30 members have free team practice and receive a discount of $1.50 per game when practicing on their own time.

The first two-day tournament com-petition will take place this weekend in Campbellsville, Ky. from Sept. 29-30. It will be an intense weekend of competition going from 2-10 p.m. on Saturday and recommencing from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The season will last until March. Club vice president Larry Gilb said the team’s goal is to qualify for sec-tionals, a series of post-season tour-naments for the top 80 teams. NKU ranked 97th last year. This year, the club left the United States Bowling Conference (USBC) in hopes of quali-fying for more tournaments in the post-season.

Gilb said the team has to invest themselves into the sport a great deal. “Besides school, it’s second right now,” he said.

Gilb, who has bowled competi-tively since he was a sophomore, said he finds real enjoyment through the experience of being involved in the game.

“We have a good time all the time,” Gilb said.

The team travels often. Last year, it competed in Detroit, Mich. and Cleve-land, Ohio. This year, it will be head-ing to Milwaukee, Wis. and Marietta, Ga.

Club treasurer David Robisch, who

has bowled competitively since he was a freshman in high school and has hit the bowler’s lottery of a perfect 300 game, said that practicing with team-mates is quite different from the com-petitions.

“It gets a little intimidating some-times,” Robisch said.

Although bowling utilizes many of the same tools of other sports, such as mental focus and physical coordina-tion, the existence of a bowling team at NKU comes as a surprise to some people, according to Gilb.

“They’re kind of surprised that we have one,” Gilb said. “They don’t re-ally think it’s a sport, I guess.”

Being on the bowling team means the players have to hone their craft and as a result, they impress their friends during more casual competi-tions.

“A lot of people think that we’re good when we go out with people who aren’t on the team,” Gilb said.

The most favored aspect of the com-petition for Gilb is the baker games.

In this situation, five team members bowl two frames each to make up a full game. The question of whether or not a team wins or loses a baker game lies in how capable each of its mem-bers is. One bad roll could cost the whole game.

According to Robisch, the qualities of a great bowler are not just skills, but maturity as well. He said bowlers need to be focused, have short memo-ry for bad rolls and be very even tem-pered.

Through competing, the club mem-bers have made connections with the people they have met. Robisch has gained real appreciation for the cama-raderie that develops through it all.

“What’s been the best is getting to know other people,” Robisch said.

For all the practice, competition and traveling the team will be under-taking this year, Gilb offers words for how he enjoys what he does and how he does it well.

“You just got to have fun,” Gilb said.

Brody KennyContributing writer

Bowlers prepare for upcoming tournamentSeason is just beginning for club, this weekend marks first big comp.

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Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls (BBRG) competed at the Bank of Kentucky Center on Sept. 22 in a doubleheader.

In the first match, the BBRG Shin-ers went up against the Gem City Rollergirls, based out of Dayton, Ohio. Gem City won the contest 256-93. The score was close early as Gem City held a 45-35 lead, but Gem City pulled away in the first half to take a 132-51 lead and never looked back.

In the second match, BBRG went up against the Rollergirls of South-ern Indiana. Black-n-Bluegrass won the bout 182-81. The team got off to a good start by taking a 36-0 lead and ran with it.

The bouts were the last home event of the regular season, and Black-n-Bluegrass said goodbye to seven skat-ers.

“We have a lot of players leaving so

it was very emotional,” coach David Phillips said. “The plays were ran re-ally well. They did what we’ve been doing and had fun doing it.”

One of the players leaving is jam-mer Michelle “Smashin’ Punk’n” Cra-vens.

“It is very bittersweet,” Cravens said. “It is sad to close off, but I am so happy to be able to sleep now. I had a lot of fun and that was what it was all about.”

Jammer Debbie “Neva Shakeaba-by” Scheibly led the way for Black-n-Bluegrass, helping the team get off to a good start.

“Our blockers worked well and stayed together,” Scheibly said. “The blockers helped the jammers so it was a team effort. It may have looked like a lot of chaos but there was a lot strategy.”

Rollergirls wrap up regular season

Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls had a split decision in the doubleheader on Sept. 22 in the Bank of Kentucky Center. The Shiners lost to Gem City Rollergirls and the Blackouts defeated the Rollergirls of Southern Indiana.

Photo by Stephen WIlder

John MinorContributing writer

Black-n-Bluegrass say goodbye to seven skaters after split decision

Sports Sh

orts

GolfThe Northern Kentucky University golf teams both

competed. The women participated in the Cardinal Classic, hosted by Ball State University in Yorktown, Ind. on Sept. 22-23 and finished 11th out of 12 teams. Leading the way for the Norse was junior Rachel Brown finishing in a tie for 22nd place. The men com-peted in the Cardinal Intercollegiate on Sept. 24-25 hosted by the University of Louisville held in Simp-sonville, Ky. The Norse finished 11th out of 15 teams, led by junior Jones Brown, who finished in a tie for third.

Men’s SoccerrThe Northern Kentucky University men’s soccer

team won its first games of the season. The first win was a 2-1 decision against Belmont, on Sept. 22. Bel-mont got off to the early lead by scoring in the 15th minute, a first half that only saw one shot from each team. The Norse tied the score on a goal by sopho-more Cian McDonald in the 71st minute and scored the winning goal with 1:25 left in regulation on a goal by freshman Kevin Walker. On Sept. 25, the Norse de-feated Western Illinois, 1-0, on a goal by junior Mo-hammad Salhieh in the 86th minute.

VolleyballThe Northern Kentucky University volleyball team

played two home against Atlantic Sun competitors during the past weekend and won both matches. Against North Florida on Sept. 21, the Norse won in four sets, (25-19, 21-15, 25-19, 25-21) and defeated Jacksonville in four sets, (25-16, 25-21, 23-25, 25-23) on Sept. 22 The Norse are 14-2 on the season includ-ing 2-1 against conference foes.

Women’s SoccerThe Northern Kentucky University women’s soc-

cer team kicked off conference play this weekend at home, losing both matches. The Norse faced Jack-sonville on Sept. 21 and lost 2-1. Jacksonville struck first scoring a goal in the 37th minute. Sophomore Kelsey Zwergel answered for the Norse with a goal in the 55th minute, but Jacksonville scored the win-ning goal in the 78th minute. The Norse played North Florida on Sept. 23 and lost in overtime, 3-2. Senior Kathryn Hale scored for the Norse in the 38th minute and Zwergel gave the Norse the lead again in the 62nd minute. North Florida scored a goal with two minutes left in regulation and with 14 second remaining in overtime to claim the victory.

Northern Kentucky University Intramurals and the Office of Lati-no Student Affairs worked together to host the first ever Hispanic Heri-tage soccer tournament at the NKU Soccer Stadium on Sept. 18.

Jeremy Chipman, coordinator for Intramural Sports and Outdoor Adventure Programs, said that the tournament was put on in an effort for several departments to work to-gether in celebrating Hispanic Her-itage Month.

“It’s really driven to collaborate with other departments on cam-pus,” he said. “Soccer is huge, and we wanted to do something with Latino Student Affairs, so we de-cided on a small soccer tournament during Hispanic Heritage Month.”

Even with the focus on Hispan-ic heritage, students of all back-grounds participated on the 30 teams that were registered. There were teams comprised of interna-tional students, Greek students and independent students.

The tournament had men’s and women’s brackets, and the format was 3-on-3, meaning the game was significantly different than normal soccer.

“It’s more focused on your foot skills, and there’s no goalie,” Chip-man said. “It makes it a different type of game than what players are used to.”

Natalie Wolfer, a member of the

winning women’s team and in the Delta Zeta sorority, echoed Chip-man’s sentiments. She said that the “touch-and-go” game is more ex-hausting due to constant sprinting on the short field. Kara Giesting, Wolfer’s teammate who is also in Delta Zeta, agreed.

“It’s give-and-go. You can’t really stand around, otherwise no one is going to get anything done,” Giest-

ing said.Despite the smaller format per-

haps causing questions among in-terested students, Chipman was pleased with the event’s turnout and is hopeful for its future.

“I’m hoping now that everyone has kind of gotten the idea of what’s going on with the 3-on-3, more teams will come out next year and play,” he said.

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Northern Kentucky University is well into the first semester, meaning that its athletes have had some experience with NCAA Division I un-der their belts.

Before the official kickoff of the season had even occurred, the Atlantic Sun Conference had ranked NKU men’s cross country team seventh out of 10 teams. Ricky Harm, a senior cross country runner, said this gives the team stamina to prove itself to the rest of the conference.

“The most challenging part of being D-I now

is the competition,” Harm said. “The competi-tion we had at the D-II level was still tough at times, but now with D-I, we are playing against more competitive schools. They’re expecting a lot more at the D-I level.”

The transition to Division I brings more chal-lenges to both current and potential future NKU athletes. NCAA rules state that during the four-year reclassification period, NKU is ineligible for tournament competition. Harm said he does not think this will turn people away from the university.

Harm said NKU still has a really good athletics and education programs and is able to provide the incoming athlete or present athlete the best

experience possible. He also understands the impact that the move to Division I will have on current athletes.

“At the moment, the transition period puts us in a down time with no tournaments to try and bring home a NCAA title at the end of the sea-son for athletics, which kind of sucks for the cur-rent athletes here now, but they had to make the transition sometime; we just caught the end of the stick with it happening while we are here,” Harm said.

Harm and the rest of the men’s cross country team will be competing against more Division I competition at the Greater Louisville Classic on Sept. 29.

erin PierceContributing writer

Kyle BiggsContributing writer

For the first time ever, NKU Intramurals and the Office of Latino Student Affairs hosted a Hispanic Heritage soccer tournament for Hispanic Heritage Month. Students of all backgrounds participated on 30 different teams. The event helps students collaborate with other departments on campus.

Photo by Hayley North

Cross country team notices change in competition

intramurals host hispanic heritage soccer tournament

The move to Division I also brings other challenges for student athletes