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Cincinnati streetcar opponents and proponents will go head to head in a debate at the University of Cincinnati Wednesday, Oct. 21, before voters head to the polls in November.

The event is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and intends to educate voters about Issue 9 before the elections Tuesday, Nov. 3.

“The debate is coming to campus because it’s an issue that effects students greatly,” said Tim Lolli, student body president. “Student Government would like students to be as informed as much as possible about the debate and Issue 9.”

Voting “no” on Issue 9 means city officials will make the decision regarding the fate of the streetcar – Cincinnati citizens will not have the ability to influence the choice. If Issue 9 passes with a “yes” on the issue, citizens can vote on anything regarding the rail issue.

Cincinnatians for Progress (CFP) is a group that opposes Issue 9, citing their support of the preservation of modern transportation options and is endorsed by Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory.

“It’s deceptive and dangerous,” said Don Mooney, treasurer of CFP. “It would prevent any investment, even federal dollars and any type of real transportation. We need the jobs now in Cincinnati.”

Former mayor and current city council member Roxanne Qualls is representing CFP at the debate.

Mayoral candidate Brad Wenstrup has not publicly announced his position. He made remarks about the timing of the issue, however.

“The streetcar idea is ill-conceived and inappropriate at this time, especially during this current economic situation,” Wenstrup said. “We need to look for real transportation solutions for all of our city’s neighborhoods and we need to fund those transportation options with the resources already provided to us by taxpayers.”

During the summer, UC Student Government passed a resolution bill opposing Issue 9.

“We opposed Issue 9 for multiple reasons, including the wording,” said Tim Lolli, student body president. “It changes the city’s charter and we feel that students can benefit from more modes of transportation.”

COAST, originally founded to fight higher taxes and spending in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, supports Issue 9.

“We believe folks should have the right to vote for such a large capital expenditure,” said Jason Gloyd, chairman of COAST. “The city needs a clear and concise plan.”

Mark Miller, COAST’s treasurer is set to represent the organization at Wednesday’s debate.

Currently, 13 of 19 council candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot support the trolley, according to COAST.

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Unless U.S. universities begin to centralize power to include faculty members, higher education institutions will lose sight of their main function: supplying the society with “intellectual capital,” said Gary Rhoades, general secretary of the American Association of University Professors.

Current trends suggest university student enrollment is increasing without signs of stopping. To accommodate changes, infrastructure and “human capacity” must be expanded. If not, the quality of education and, in effect, the quality of graduates decline, Rhoades said at his “What’s wrong with this picture?” presentation in Baldwin Hall, Friday, Oct. 16.

Many professors are approaching retirement age, Rhoades said. Although there are new faculty members including newly graduated educators, Rhoades said the lack of the middle-age group will effect the passing down of information as well as the process of easing into positions left vacant by retiring professors.

“There are more people who are willing to design rather than teach design,” said Dale Murray, a professor in the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. But also, those who are willing to teach might not have the qualifications required for a position, Murray said.

Government funding changed in the last few decades so that federal money is not going to universities in the form of grants, but it is going directly to students as loans. The lack of government grants puts U.S. universities’ administrators in search of ways to make more money. State governments giving less money to public universities only worsens the problem, Rhoades said.

“We’re shifting the burden from the state to an excise tax on students,” Rhoades said. “The problem is the aid hardly ever stays in sync with tuition increases.”

Factoring in inflation, universities are receiving less money than before. To make up for budgets tightening gradually, universities are investing in things that appeal to students in a way that reroutes funds and causes a disinvestment in educators, such as putting money toward recreation centers and dining halls, Rhoades said.

Universities are targeting more out-of-state students in order to ensure a greater influx of funds. In doing so, they have attracted students

who are willing to pay, but might have lower test scores with “frills,” Rhoades said.

Although some universities stress the “fun” lifestyles that come with attendance, it is difficult to gauge the intellectual attractiveness of a facility, Rhoades said.

Approximately 20 people listened to the presentation. The majority was made up of UC faculty.

“There’s a lot of disinformation out there,” Rhoades said. “It’s hard to be a smart consumer. There aren’t any consumer reports on universities.”

By allowing faculty to take a more proactive role in their university’s administration, Rhoades says the “recalibration” back to an education-centered establishment can take place.

“Academicians are creators of value, not just labor and they are the ones who would help students realize the American dream,” Rhoades said. “[Administrators] are blocking the students from the American dream.”

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Stem cells grow new face for local teenCarly TamborskiTHE NEws rEcord

Brad Guilkey was born with Treacher Collins syndrome – an effect of the disease left him without facial bones.

On May 28, Guilkey of Cincinnati, now 14 years old, received a stem cell procedure at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center enabling him to grow cheekbones.

Dr. Jesse Taylor, a surgeon and researcher at CHMC, performed the experimental procedure and said it is an important step forward in discovering the possibilities stem cells have in aiding patients

who have suffered traumatic bone injuries or deformities.

Guilkey’s surgery is unique because stem cells were harvested from his body, not from an embryo.

Taylor used cadaver bone to create a model of the missing bones. The cheekbone model was then injected with Guilkey’s stem cells and Bone Morphogenic Protein-2, a growth protein that instructs the stem cells to transform into bone cells.

After being wrapped in a membrane of periosteum, which aids in the body’s production of BMP-2, the model was placed into his face.

The procedure took approximately eight hours.

Within the last decade, large bone loss was managed by filling defects with cement, using cement with screw supports, inserting artificial materials, modular wedges and bone grafts.

While experimental stem cell procedures have been performed in the past, Guilkey’s procedure was a first.

“This was the first time anyone demonstrated the revitalization of large pieces of bones in a human and the first time the body has been reconstructed with such

complex geometry,” Taylor said. “Previous procedures used cadaver bones, allograft, periosteum and BMP-2 individually, but this is the first procedure to combine all those ingredients together to make bone.”

The surgery has the potential to help others who have lost large amounts of bone due to genetic conditions or serious injuries.

Millions of people in the U.S. could benefit from this procedure, Taylor said.

Reconstructive surgeries can be dangerous if the body absorbs or rejects implanted material, but Guilkey did not present a risk because his cells are growing from the cadaver bone.

“Anything of this nature will take about six to eight weeks to solidify, so we performed the first follow-up CT scan about three months out,” Taylor said. “I’m very pleasantly surprised by the results. After I saw the CT scan I said ‘alright, this is working.’ While a success, this is just the very important first step in a long process. It’s by no means the end.”

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“[Administrators] are blocking the students from

the American dream.”—GARY RHOAdeS,

GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS

THE maJoriTy of those who attended rhoades’ presentation friday, oct. 17, were uc faculty and staff who agreed that university policies need to center more around faculty than money.

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the end.”—dR. JeSSe TAYLOR,

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SURGERY AT UC

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The novelty of music and access to such songs are a matter of pride to some people. We’re all aware with the “I-heard-of-this-band-first-so-I’m-better” mentality. I’m afraid that Bird may have taken that approach with the show at Bogart’s. His lyrics are strange and puzzling and it takes a little bit to understand him. For anyone not already acquainted with Bird’s music, this concert is a misrepresentation of what Bird can do – and constantly does – in his other songs.

I’m a jazz man by trade, and I appreciate solos and music inter cut with musicians really heating up and pushing themselves to the brink of their abilities. So whether it was the fever or if Cincinnati as a city doesn’t merit the effort, the concert was a disappointment.

Maybe not in the way some people see it, though. Of course Bird put on an amazing show. Of course, his voice was crisp and clear. Of course, everyone got excited when he picked up the bow for his

violin and whistled in a shrill but pleasing way. In the end, I just expected more.

I realize the need to put on a good show, but it seemed to lack the intimacy that Andrew Bird often brings out of people. From everyone I know who listens to his music, everyone likes him for their own personal close feeling to him and his songs, but it wasn’t at Bogart’s. He was flapping his wings, but it just seemed like he didn’t quite make it off the ground Wednesday night.

much depth here, making Max’s departure inescapable when the monsters discover Max isn’t a “king” at all, but just a little boy. His farewell is overly emotional and not at all scary. Those 10 minutes left me feeling emotionally manipulated and angry at Hollywood.

There were some other interesting choices made that I can’t say I agree with. I’m still not sure why there was such an emphasis on Max’s mother being single, or what sort of social commentary it was meant to represent. I also have to quibble with naming a male

monster Carol, and having it voiced by James Gandolfini. But my biggest disappointment with this film is that it just isn’t scary enough. When the monster says “Please don’t go—I’ll eat you up, I love you so,” is delivered with a warm embrace and tearful howls from the monsters, without even a glimpse of the scare-factor.

Where the Wild Things Are is skillfully woven and worth paying for, but I’m still hoping Spike Jonze releases a director’s cut DVD. If there is an alternate ending out there, I’d love to see it.

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The Bearcats close out the season with two must-win games at home Friday, Oct. 23, against Rutgers and Sunday, Oct. 25, against Seton Hall.

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coming in, this is a time for us to step up and see what we are made of. One thing I am excited about is that this team rebounds very well,” Salmon said.

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Books by the Banks hosts UC authorsKaila mcclellanthe news record

Several authors from the University of Cincinnati were given the chance to showcase their work, Saturday, Oct. 17, at an event at the Duke Energy Convention Center hosted Books by the Banks.

The annual festival is held in recognition of authors with newly published books and also sold books for all ages.

Melissa Kramer, a fourth-year journalism student, was an author featured at the event. She was invited to speak about her first book, “The Inclines of Cincinnati.” In her book, Kramer explains how streetcars would carry many locals and tourists to the peaks of Clifton, Price Hill, Mount Auburn and Mount Adams of the past.

The purpose of her book was to take readers back to a time when Cincinnati was full of things to do and bring recognition to the forgotten inclines. Kramer also wanted to inform readers about attractions available in the past like ballroom dance and hilltop resorts.

“Most people don’t even know about the inclines,” Kramer said.

Joseph Clark, a neurology professor at UC’s College of Medicine, wrote “My Ambulance Education: Life and Death on the Streets of the City.” The memoir details his experience as an 18-year-old ambulance attendant on the dangerous streets of New York City.

“It was therapeutic,” Clark said about writing the book.

Carol Tyler is also a UC author who received recognition.

A professor of fine arts in the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, she created a graphic novel, titled “You’ll Never Know, Book I: A Good and Decent Man,” a story about a World War II veteran.

The book was inspired by Tyler’s father and is based on his experiences.

“It gives people a chance to hear what they can’t be told,” Tyler said. She aspires to reach out to the American veterans and also hopes she inspires her readers to try to talk to people in their lives who saw combat.

James Braziel, an assistant professor of English and comparative literature for the

McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, wrote “Snakeskin Road,” a novel about a woman’s journey of survival.

The inspiration for the story came from Braziel’s childhood. Braziel grew up in the deserts of Georgia, where the droughts were often long and harsh.

“Sometimes you just wondered, ‘When is this going to end?’” Braziel said of growing up in the extreme conditions.

“Weather Reports from the Autism Front: A Father’s Memoir of His Autistic Son,” was written by James Wilson, an English and comparative literature professor. The memoir depicts a father’s attempts to understand and raise his autistic son.

The book is a form of education and could possibly help others in the same situation, Wilson said.

For Braziel and Wilson, participating in the festival was nothing new, as they had attended last

year. Both said they appreciated and enjoyed the event.

Kramer, Tyler and Clark were new participants and said they were excited for the opportunity.

Books by the Banks offered arts and crafts and a singing librarian. The festival also featured authors like Jeannette Walls, whose first novel “The Glass Castle” was on the New York Times Best Seller list for 100 weeks.

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This Saturday, I saw a man make a sandwich with his feet.

While this may seem a tad arbitrary, take a second and look at your feet. Really look at them. Now imagine how you would open a pickle jar or spread mayonnaise with only those 10 toes. Not an easy feat (pun definitely intended) by any means.

Even better, though, I also saw a girl eat said sandwich.

And so went my first visit to a renaissance festival.

This year, the Ohio Renaissance Festival celebrates 20 years of merriment, maidens and all things medieval. The fest is located in Harveysburg, right outside Dayton, which isn’t too bad of a drive from Cincinnati. (Plus, I got to enjoy all the fall leaves, which were absolutely gorgeous.)

As it says on its Web site, renfestival.com, the Ren Fest has something for everyone. With 11 stages and hundreds of performers, they had virtually every kind of medieval entertainment. My problem was being able to find them (I’m a bit directionally challenged). It would have been helpful to have a map or a more coherent schedule of events.

The events I did manage to stumble upon, however, were entrancing. Jousting was easily the best, and was held in the Arena of Champions. The audience was split into two groups, each with their own knight to cheer on. The enthusiasm was contagious, even for my normally apathetic roommate Anna. We cheered on our champion with the other hundred people as he rode around the ring on his valiant steed.

The joust featured three events: a rings and spear throw, spinning quintain and a full-on joust. Naturally, the last event was the most exciting and reminiscent of jousts in movies like “A Knight’s Tale.” In the last round, both knights were knocked off their horses, which was really, really cool.

And, going back to the feet sandwiches, it turns out this guy was kind of a big deal. Rob Williams has performed his trick on TV more than once, and talk show host Jay Leno and Donny Osmond have both taken a bite out of the unusually-prepared sandwiches.

I was a little disappointed in the lack of people dressed in costume. From what I’d heard about the Ren Fest, I expected the majority of people to be dressed up. The staff was well-dressed and most had some variation of a British accent, which was usually amusing.

The visitors who made themselves up ranged from pathetic attempts to quite cool. It was easy to slip into the imaginary world with dingy pirates and elegant ladies in waiting walking along the paths and a minstrel strumming away under a tree. My friends and I wore homemade pirate costumes, which gave us a chance to be part of the magic without spending a dime. Many of the costumes were homemade, but most people just wore modern street clothes.

If you happen to get hungry while at the festival, there’s plenty to munch on, but it’s going to cost you a pretty penny. The best bargain was a gourmet caramel apple for $4, which I got covered in heath bar crumbs. And in true renaissance fashion, turkey legs are available, but looked decidedly inedible.

The biggest let-down was the realization that even after purchasing a ticket, visitors still have to pay for almost everything. Most of the entertainment, including the joust, was free, but food was expensive and games looked rather half-baked for the price of tokens. My friends and I were tempted by the maze, but the $3 price tag and my conviction that I would get permanently lost kept us away.

But there was still plenty to see and do. The streets are lined with village merchants, peddling everything from renaissance-style clothing and swords to jewelry and artwork. The vendors were also performing their craft. Watching the glassblowing was pretty cool.

Sure, the whole thing was a little campy. Yeah, it got a little pricey. But all in all, the Ren Fest was a fun way to spend an afternoon.

The Ohio Renaissance Festival will be held until Oct. 25 on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online for $16.99, a $3 discount.

For pictures from Ren Fest and more adventures, visit Ariel’s blog at www.anarielview.com.

Want to go medieval on Ariel’s column? E-mail her at living.newsrecord@gmail.com and give her a piece of your mind.

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The University of Cincinnati sustainability event, Make a Difference Day, took place Saturday, Oct. 17, giving students a chance to step up and better their community.

Approximately 70 students participated in the event, which involved picking up trash in uptown neighborhoods and planting flowers.

“It’s always nice to see students taking care of their community,” said Derek Carson, a fourth-year electrical engineering student. “Especially freshmen who have hardly had time to unpack and are already giving back.”

The event was part of the national Make a Difference Day, which is supposed to take place on Oct. 24. The UC event took place a week early due to the homecoming game on Oct. 24.

“The volunteers really enjoyed helping out,” said Shawn Tubb, the UC sustainability

coordinator. “Even with the cold we had a lot of fun.”

The volunteers split into teams that traveled to University Heights, Clifton Heights, Fairview and Corryville.

For four hours, the students picked up 346 pounds of trash and 232 pounds of recyclable material, Tubb said.

“We were ready to make a difference today,” said Matt Schnuth, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student.

The volunteers also planted 450 daffodil bulbs along Martin Luther King Drive, which will bloom in the spring.

“We had to make [the neighborhood] pretty for homecoming,” said Andrew Tomko, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student.

The event was sponsored by the President’s Advisory Council on Environment and Sustainability (PACES), re|UC and Keep Cincinnati Beautiful.

PACES was established in June 2007 and works

to promote projects and track sustainability efforts on campus, according to its Web site. The committee was created in response to former UC president Nancy Zimpher signing The American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.

Keep Cincinnati Beautiful donated almost half of the daffodil bulbs while UC supplied the rest. CUF Neighborhood Association had several members volunteering at the event as well.

Students who participated enjoyed themselves, despite the cold weather.

“I like cleaning up stuff and I do need the volunteer hours,” said Eileen Dolan, a second-year graphic design student. Students who participated could use the volunteer hours to fulfill scholarship requirements.

“I thought it was fun,” Carson said. “Volunteering at events like these is an easy way to help.”

For homecoming, PACES plans to collect recyclable materials throughout the day. Volunteers will be setting up recycling bins at tailgating events, during the football game and at the parade.

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Local haunted houses were included in an annual list of best Halloween-themed

attractions by Hauntworld Magazine, a publication dedicated to all things Halloween.

With so many ghoulish attractions in the area, students might feel slightly overwhelmed when it comes to deciding which haunted attractions are worth spending that pretty penny on and which can RIP.

Hauntworld uses several methods to rank the attractions. Employees see them in person, owners send them detailed photos and videos, visitors write in about their haunting experiences and the company receives recommendations from other industry experts.

“Most of the time, people who write for the magazine visit haunts

all across the nation, write articles and

report back,” said Larry Kirchner, w h o f o u n d e d Hauntworld in 2004.

Students consider several factors when deciding what

makes a great haunted house experience.

“The price, length of the tour, scare

factor, how realistic it is, number

of attractions they have and how close it is to my house are things I c o m p a r e when I decide where to go,” said Taylor Pickerel, a t h i r d - y e a r m a r k e t i n g student.

The Dent Schoolhouse ranked No. 6 in the list of Top 31 Haunted Houses in America because of its “incredible story telling, horrific set design and amazing fright inside one of the creepiest buildings for a haunted house,” according to Hauntworld.

A schoolhouse since 1894, the building was the focus of an investigation when more than 14 students mysteriously vanished between 1942 and 1955. After noticing a horrific odor coming from the janitor’s workroom, investigators found the decaying remains. Charlie, the janitor, disappeared after hearing about the investigation and was never seen again. The school is rumored to be haunted by the children who were “taken care of” by Charlie.

Visitors snake their way through more than 40 rooms amid eerie music and horrifying encounters with evil school employees. Creep through classrooms, blood pools, the janitor’s quarters, a prom and many more themed scenes waiting to keep you up at night.

Located on Harrison Avenue, the schoolhouse is about 20 minutes from campus. With $13 tickets and free parking, one student

agrees the experience is worthwhile.

“Overall, it was worth it. A lot of parts were scary and the costumes were good. I

would definitely go back again,” said

Christina Heil, a second-year social work student. “I

think the variety of characters and creepy background story make it a

good Halloween attraction. Realistic stuff is always good.”

No stranger to Hauntworld, Kings Island’s Halloween Haunt ranked No. 7 in the Top-10 Amusement Park Halloween Haunted Events list. King’s Island offers the biggest variety of hair-raising attractions in the area with more than 500 characters, 13 Halloween themed-attractions and 20 of its world-famous coasters. Visitors can even rock out to live Halloween-themed shows.

The park warns that “Halloween Haunt is not for the faint of heart and will ravage all of your senses. This in-your-face horror experience is filled with terrifying chain-link mazes, frightening wooded trails, disturbing 3-D clowns, outrageous live shows and monsters lurking in shadows, waiting to make you their next victim.”

Although Kings Island is approximately 30 minutes from campus, one student says the attraction is worth the drive.

“If a place has a good reputation, like Kings Island, for being really cool with good special effects, and since the scare factor is high enough, it’d be worth it to pay more or drive farther,” said Clifton Sneed, a fifth-year electronic media student.

Other students agree.

“ I l o v e H a l l o w e e n Haunt,” Pickerel said. “You can ride roller coasters, which you can’t do anywhere else. Plus, there are multiple choices for trails and houses inside the park. You can spend all night there.”

Tickets cost as low as $20, depending on the night of visit, if a college ID is presented or if tickets are purchased online. Season pass holders receive free admission.

While not on the list this year, Newport’s USS Nightmare ranked No. 13 for 2006’s Top-13 Haunted Houses and was rated 10 out of 10 by the Cincinnati Enquirer. Built in 1934, the boat worked for 50 years in dredge service surrounded by rumors of injuries and strange occurrences reported by crew members until it made its last journey — unmanned — down the Missouri River.

One of the oldest attractions in the area, the USS Nightmare offers a 40-minute,

bone-tingling tour with more than 40 themed areas. Visitors

wander through the boat’s twisting

passageways, touring the captain’s quarters,

eerie play rooms, torture

c h a m b e r s , engine room and

many more scenes guaranteed to scare.

Admission is $16 and the steamboat is about 10 minutes from campus.

“I don’t like haunted houses that look too fake,” Sneed said. “The more over the top a haunted house is, the more I like it, and the USS Nigh tmare was really d e t a i l e d with their scenes and characters. It was very scary.”

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Few children’s movies have the ability to create the buzz surrounding the recent release of “Where the Wild Things Are.” I saw the trailer last July, and was blown away by the authenticity of the costumes and the excitement of seeing one my favorite books as a child brought to the big screen. During the last three months, I’ve been plagued with questions of detail. How does a book

with only 10 lines of text get translated into a feature film?

Answer: Remarkably well, with great music, excellently crafted cinematography

and some carefully constructed dialogue.“Where the Wild Things Are” is about

a young boy who feels angry at the world and doesn’t understand how to control his emotions. The film did a great job of painting Max as an alienated, lonely child and whose only companion seems to be his mother. As the book contains so little commentary, I was intensely curious how the film would handle creating enough tension for a 6 year old to feel the need to run away in his imagination.

How do things get so out of control? When, in the film, Max threw a temper tantrum culminating in his jumping on the kitchen counter, stomping his foot and yelling, “Feed me woman!” I thought, “yes, just like that.”

The camera work in this film is phenomenal and always elevates Max’s emotional tension. It expresses the toil of Max’s journey through the woods and across the sea and when he arrives in the land of the wild things, you arrive with him, dizzy and exhausted as he climbs cliffs and stumbles through the underbrush before his first encounter with the monsters.

That encounter is likewise handled with alacrity and skill. While it didn’t place enough emphasis on Max’s conquering the monsters with a single glance, it did create a conversation that sounded exactly as one imagined by a 6 year old. Max’s boasts of power are answered by “what ifs” from the monsters who immediately swallow whatever explanation Max comes up with. In fact, the film is filled with imaginative scenes that seem born from the mind of a child, from the royal “rumpus” to smashing trees and houses to dirt clod fights where someone always winds up hurt.

What the film doesn’t do well is Max’s transition back to his own life. The book winds down with Max’s realization that no one loves him as well as his mother and he grows up in the act of returning. The film adds too

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The horror genre is in for a scare: No more than 8 seats filled in the 200-seat Milford 16 theater.

Previews disappointedly dismantle most of “The Stepfather,” leaving a predictable plot that foresees a large part of later scenes. There is a rather impressive scene in a “Stepfather” commercial of the villain stepping on a cord of an electric chainsaw as it dangles over a girl’s face.

Well, that precise scene was unfortunately taken out of the premiere film, as it was extremely tweaked.

Director Nelson McCormick, however, begot a fabulous performance, capturing perfect camera angles of the interesting characters and developing the creepy aura of the villainous stepfather. The acting is actually plausible, even Penn Badgley (the adorable guy from Gossip Girl) does a superb job.

Female moviegoers might have to forget their not-so-cute boyfriends squatting next to them as the countless shots of Penn Badgley poolside with his abs glistening leave mouths watering. Meanwhile, male viewers can expect to share a similar ecstasy with Amber Heard playing Kelly Porter, Badgley’s girlfriend in the flick.

The synopsis of the story, if one could not absorb the gist from the series of redundant spoiler

commercials , is about a troubled youth Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) who returns home after being sent to a military school. Upon arrival, he discovers that his desperate mother, Susan (Sela Ward), has quickly become engaged to a mysterious man named David Harris (Dylan Walsh), the stepfather.

An even more interesting tidbit of the film (other than the speedy engagement between David and Susan) is the 30-second series of flashbacks of the previous families the stepfather seduced, only to have later slaughtered after some predictable and nosy stepchild pieces together that the new stepfather is not entirely who he claims to be.

Luckily, there are plenty of laughable scenes. The stepfather is found lurking between the cracks of Michael’s bedroom door, staring out the window in too many scenes to count. He also stalks through the computer, e-mails, text messages and cell phones belonging to members of the Harding household.

“The Stepfather” is anything but creepy — actually reminding audience members of Ted Bundy because he was good-looking and charming … Only the creepy looking men seem to signal red flags.

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I firmly believe that Andrew Bird is a prodigal violinist and lyricist. While some of his words seem eccentric at times, his cadence is something that overcomes any mention of anemones or weather systems.

Bird came to Bogart’s Wednesday, Oct. 14, and, needless to say, he is just as good live as he is in recordings. Better, even, with his phonograph cones twirling away.

The concert felt dreamlike. Bird was preceded by St. Vincent, or Annie Clark – a name that some might associate with both The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens. Bird certainly proved himself worthy of having Clark open for him, playing an interesting set list, showcasing his variety.

But that’s not necessarily a good thing.

In a lot of the songs, Bird’s true talent was hidden behind fast drum beats and a buzzing bass that masked his virtuosic ability. Bird is a one-man orchestra and to hear his passionate violin playing, drowned out was both a mistake and a tragedy.

That’s not to say he doesn’t have good, catchy songs. “Plasticities” is one of my favorites.

To barely hear notes that cry out with an Itzhak Perlman (if you don’t know,

he was the violinist at Obama’s inauguration with Yo Yo Ma) sharpness muffled by the rest of the band in the songs he played was a let down. Actually, Bird has played opposite Ma before. I highly recommend anyone doubting Bird’s abilities as a violinist to look it up.

However, in a song like “Anonanimal”, Bird showed off his true abilities. Although he did complain about having a fever, his ever-changing rendition of the song was a highlight.

Be honest, there isn’t anyone in his “field” that can pizzicato like him. Listen to the song “Why?” for instance. Bird can make his violin sound like a Spanish guitar, put the riff on loop then go around and throw out some bluesy lines on top. It’s mesmerizing.

While I was delighted to hear my favorite song of his recent repertoire, his other songs aren’t bad. Do not mistake it as me having a hatred of the rest of his songs. They’re good, but they just don’t seem Andrew Bird good.

He played his song “Eff igy,” for instance. I t ’s a good composi t ion and Bird’s voice can carry i t throughout , but i t seems l ike a s t range hybrid between a doo-wop song and a country bal lad. Which is another problem.

ANDREW BIRD at Bogart’s

st. vinCent (Above) started the night with her excel-lent swooning artiste meets indie rock star, soulful music.

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AnDreW birD (Above) playing his violin at Bogart’s on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Audiences were captivated by Bird, a former member of the Squirrel Nut Zippers, who is an internationally acclaimed artist.

It was a crowded night at the Rohs St. Cafe, Friday, Oct. 16. Musical acts Turmeric and The Happy Maladies played their finely ground, eclectic blends of acoustic music in support of The Happy Maladies’ debut album, “Sun Shines the Little Children.”

With two topnotch musical groups performing, the café’s space was jammed nearly to maximum capacity. The sanctuary was opened for limited seating, but was unable to fully accommodate audiences, by offering seats that did not even afford a view of the sitting room’s stage.

Apparently, the last time Rohs St. Café opened the sanctuary to a non-church event, church property was stolen from the area, according to a FaceBook message board post by the venue’s sound technician, Tommy Stewart.

“Besides,” Stewart added in his post, “the acoustics in there are horrible.”

While that might be a noteworthy grievance, the quality of the show was greatly hindered by the loud, violent bursts of cappuccino machines and blenders. The bands deserve better performing conditions for such an important night.

Turmeric started the evening. When I saw they were a guitar/cello duo, I immediately assumed this would be some knock-off of early Velvet Underground recordings — John Cale’s droning cello over Lou Reed’s rock-rhythm guitar playing. Surprisingly, their approach was much less conventional.Their show finely showcased classical understanding of very diverse musical ability.

Isaac Hand (guitar and xylophone) and Ethan Philbrick (cello) are extremely tight musicians. Hand, a 2007 UC history graduate and the son of UC’s university spokesman Greg Hand, plays his guitar with a classical approach, melded with contemporary inspiration. He plays off of Philbrick’s intricate, room filling cello-lines with such grace and technical competence, if one closed their eyes while experiencing Turmeric live, one would be lulled into a false sense of hearing a traveling symphony. When Hand switched over to xylophone, the band’s sound took a new edge of unique — something one doesn’t necessarily get to enjoy at every local show.

Turmeric finished their set to a standing ovation: Tough act for The Happy Maladies to follow? Not necessarily.

While Turmeric’s sound evokes the same approach of a film’s soundtrack, The Happy Maladies take acoustic music to a completely different corner, though it was perfectly coupled with Turmeric’s performance.

The Happy Maladies’ sound has rapidly matured during their1 1/2 years together. As all things we perceive to be important, their journey is cyclical.

“The reason we played at Rohs St. Café, it’s a very special place for us … [it’s] where we played our first show,” said Abby Cox, vocalist for The Happy Maladies.

While they started off with a folk-pop approach, covering songs like Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor’s “Wagon Wheel” and Roger Miller’s “King of the Road,” The Happy Maladies took their love of folk music and applied it to less conventional Americana, while experiementing with tinges of Gypsy music, such as jazz-guitar deity Django Reinhardt.

This approach allows the band more time to feature their musicality and ability to create strange, beautiful passages.

Their album, “Sun Shines the Little Children,” has so much to offer the Cincinnati music scene. The album is available for purchase (along with handmade scarves) at the band’s website, www.thehappymaladies.com.

You can find more about both of these bands at their respective Web sites: Turmeric’s site is myspace.com/ turmericsound and The Happy Maladies’ is www.thehappymaladies.com

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Do you have a great band that just needs to be discovered? Let The News Record help! E-mail: slacker.solutions@gmail.com. Make your message’s subject “Local Music!” so I’ll know what you’re talking about.

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The University of Cincinnati men’s and women’s cross country teams braved the cold and participated in the Pre-Nationals meet in Terre Haute, Ind., Saturday, Oct. 17.

The men’s team finished 32nd overall and women’s team finished 30th.

The Terre Haute course is the course that will be ran in the NCAA Championships giving athletes the opportunity to experience the course prior to nationals.

The men’s team was led by sophomore Eric Finan, who finished in 123rd place in the 8K race with a time of 25:21.9.

“Eric was sick yesterday so it wasn’t his best race,” said UC men’s head coach Bill Schneir. “But it’s a tough meet.”

Also posting scores for the Bearcats in the 8K race were juniors David Barry and Ricky Lupp.

Barry and Lubb finished in 144th and 168th place, respectively. Freshman Corey Stoll followed close behind in 190th place and fellow freshman Chase Bekmann finished with a time of 26:29.9.

On the women’s side, two Bearcats finished in the top 100 with senior Jocelyn

McCauley finishing in 71st place and junior Lilian Jelimo finishing 98th.

“Jocelyn ran a pretty good meet,” Schneir said. “That was probably one of her best all year.”

Juniors Tamara Masters and Michel McKenney also finished well for UC finishing in 115th and 191st respectively. Freshman Cortney Staruch also ran for UC and wrapped up the scoring for the Bearcats with a time of 24:27.2.

The NCAA Championships is Nov. 23, and in order to qualify runners must place well in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, Nov. 14.

Up next, the Bearcats are scheduled to compete in the Big East Championships in Kenosh, Wis., Oct. 31.

“The Big East in cross country, is one of the best,” Schneir said. “Currently the Big East has five of the top-30 cross country teams in the nation so there’s tough competition.”

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The University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team (7-9-1, 2-6-1 Big East) extended its losing streak to four this weekend against Marquette University and the University of South Florida.

Marquette beat UC 1-0 Friday, Oct. 16, and lost to South Florida 2-1 Sunday, Oct. 18.

Cincinnati head coach Michelle Salmon said her team needed to be more dangerous and take more risks against USF than they had in previous games.

A scoring opportunity came in the 40th minute when UC junior forward Kendall Loggins threaded a through ball to Emily Hebbeler whose lofted shot was caught by goalkeeper Mallo Lofton-Malachi.

Brooke Eberly also had a solid shot from 20 yards out that

sailed just over the goal in the 43rd minute.

USF and UC played a closely contested first half and both teams went into halftime scoreless. The Bulls held a 10-8 shot advantage in the half.

USF took a 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute with a shot from inside the box from Chelsea Klotz that beat Andrea Kaminski at the near post.

Loggins had an opportunity to respond two minutes later with back-to-back shots in the box, but both were blocked off the goal line by USF defenders.

The Bearcats tied the game at 1-1 in the 73rd minute with a goal from Hebbeler. A cross from Erin MacDonald on the right side found Julie Morrissey in the box and after her shot was blocked, Hebbeler buried the rebound to the far post.

The final chance in regulation came with three minutes left. Gina

Pacheco of USF was wide open at the penalty spot, but her shot went wide left of the goal sending the game into overtime.

USF finished off the Cats seven minutes into overtime with a goal from Klotz. She lofted a shot outside the box over Kaminski.

“I really felt like we were the most dangerous team today. We had the most dangerous opportunities and we presented a good chance to win this game,” Salmon said.

The Bearcats out shot USF 12-7 in the second half and had three corner kicks to the Bulls one.

Marquette beat UC 1-0 in another close game. Rachael Sloan earned the game-winning assist with a cross to Ashley Bares who finished with a header in the 36th minute.

The Bearcats registered two shots to the Golden Eagles 15 shots.

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In a battle of Big East unbeatens, the University of Cincinnati football team

took down its first ranked opponent, the No. 21 Bulls, 34-17 Thursday, Oct. 15.

The win was even more impressive as the Bearcats played the second half without senior quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate, Tony Pike.

Pike left the game right before the end of the first half, when he took a big hit and landed awkwardly on his non-throwing arm.

After the game, UC head coach Brian Kelly said Pike is not expected to play next week against the University of Louisville.

“It’s not good,” Kelly said. “Were going to get a specialist to come and look at it tomorrow and we’ll know a little bit more about what his situation is.”

Pike finished the game throwing for 140 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Pike was replaced in the third quarter by sophomore

quarterback Zach Collaros, who took snaps in the first two games against Rutgers and Southern Missouri State.

Despite the lack of experience, Collaros came out playing strong, rallying the team and finishing the game with 132 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns and 72 passing yards.

“Collaros came in and did a nice job,” Kelly said. “He’s a winner [and] he’s a tough competitive player.”

Five minutes into the game the Bearcats struck first with a field goal off the leg of junior Jake Rogers.

Three minutes later, the Bulls drove 58 yards and capped the drive off with a 28-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-3 lead.

On its next drive, USF quarterback B.J. Daniels was intercepted by UC senior defensive back Aaron Webster.

Webster followed blockers downfield and returned the pick 82-yards down to the Bulls 3-yard line.

Tony Pike finished what Webster started, throwing a touchdown pass to junior wide

receiver Armon Binns to go up 10-7.

With four minutes left in the half, Pike found Binns again in the back of the end zone. Binns made a diving catch, reeling in his second touchdown of the game and third of the season.

“[Binns] played well,” Kelly said. “He was the guy who was going to get us the best one-on-ones.”

The first half ended with a 50-yard Bulls’ field goal giving the Bearcats a 17-10 halftime lead.

Pike tried to play the first series of the first half, but after taking another hit on his injured arm, he returned to the sidelines and was replaced by Collaros.

On his third play of the game, with all Bearcat receivers covered and the Bulls defense anticipating pass, Collaros sprinted 75 yards into the end zone.

“The big run was a key momentum swing for us,” Kelly said. “From that point on I think we controlled the football game.”

At the end of the third quarter, the Bulls intercepted

Collaros, which lead to a touchdown and cut the Bearcats lead to seven.

Collaros proved he had short-term memory loss, coming right back and throwing a 43-yard pass to junior tight end Ben Guidugli.

Collaros finished the drive by pounding the ball into the end zone.

Up by two touchdowns, the Bearcats started to milk the clock and ended up kicking another field goal to go up 34-17.

With one minute left in the game, the Bearcats’ freshman defensive back Drew Fray intercepted a pass to seal the win over the Bulls.

“South Florida is such a good football team,” Kelly said. “It was a battle and we played hard and at the end of the day we’re 6-0.”

The win against the Bulls puts the Bearcats at 2-0 in the Big East and in first place over Pittsburgh.

Next up, the Bearcats battle the Louisville Cardinals for the Keg of Nails. Kick off is set for 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, at Nippert Stadium.

Finally, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is having a pay-per-view with a fight card that’s worth watching.

Since UFC 100, the last three pay-per-views have been absolutely horrible, showcasing non-title fights and no-name fighters in the main event.

In July, the UFC had one of the biggest and best fight cards the sport has ever seen.

Two title fights and a fight with a title on the line were the co-main events for that night.

Brock Lesnar fought Frank Mir for the heavyweight title, Georges St. Pierre fought Thiago Alves for the welterweight title and Dan Henderson took on Michael Bisping for a title shot at the middleweight championship.

Two awesome knockouts were the results of those fights.

Henderson leveled Bisping with a right hook, knocking Bisping to the ground then hammered him with a falling elbow, ending the match mid-way through the second round.

Lesnar turned Mir’s face into what looked like a pumpkin after he nailed him with about 30 different hammer fist shots in the first and second rounds. All Lesnar did was get on top of Mir and pound his face.

Both of those fights had me jumping out of my chair, yelling for the refs to stop the fight because Lesnar had clearly won the fight.

But since July, the UFC has shown some weak programs.

UFC 101 showcased Anderson Silva moving up from the 185-pound middleweight division to fight in the 205-pound light heavyweight division. BJ Penn defended his lightweight title against Kenny Florian.

Silva knocked Griffin out relatively quickly, while the fight between Penn and Florian was pretty boring, like most lightweight fights.

UFC 102 had one of the worst fight cards the UFC has put on since I started watching the sport in 2005.

The event did not have a single title on the line, while 46-year-old Randy Couture fighting Antonio Nogueira was the headliner.

UFC 103 was also a big joke, but not as bad as 102.

Vitor Belfort shocked everyone by knocking out Rich Franklin in the first round. Watching Josh Koscheck knock out Frank Trigg was quite funny.

So that brings us to UFC 104.Saturday, Oct. 24, will be the

first time I actually get excited for a UFC PPV since July.

Two big-time fights are scheduled, which have huge potential for knockouts.

Light heavyweight Lyoto Machida will defend his title against Mauricio Rua, while former International Fight League phenom Ben Rothwell takes on Cain Velasquez in a blockbuster heavyweight battle.

Machida is 15-0 with five knockouts in his professional mixed martial arts career. Machida won the light heavyweight title over Rashad Evans at UFC 98 in May. He knocked Evans out late in the second round.

Machida was a big underdog going into the fight but is now viewed as someone who could hold the title for a long time.

Rua comes into the fight with an 18-3 record with 15 knockouts. Rua’s most recent win came against former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell. Rua knocked Liddell out in the first round and earned a title fight.

I predict Machida will make quick work of Rua, knocking him out in the first round.

This fight is hard to analyze with both fighters possessing real knockout power. Either way, the fight has serous potential.

Rothwell versus Velasquez will be a slugfest. Both fighters love the stand-up game and have a combined total of 22 knockouts.

Rothwell (30-6) has more experience than the young Velasquez (6-0). Velasquez knocked out five of his six opponents, while Rothwell has knocked out a staggering 17. Obviously these guys love standing up and throwing shots.

I think Velasquez’s youth will help him win the fight via unanimous decision since I cannot see either one of these fighters getting caught and going down.

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