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uC alumnus phil Nagle attempted to cross 48 states in 48 days.

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cycling across the u.s.Curly chaos straightened out by

columnist Taylor dungjen.

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uCpd offiCers are being encouraged to patrol campus on foot instead of driving their cruisers in an attempt to save money as well as increase police presence.

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to maintain serviCe at its current level, Metro will begin raising fares to make up for budget gaps and keep riders and drivers on the bus.

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WASHINGTON – People from across the United States descended upon Washington, D.C., Sunday, Oct. 11, for the National Equality March in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights.

The march passed the White House and concluded with a rally on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building. Speakers included LGBT civil rights advocates and community organizers,

such as Judy Shephard, mother of anti-gay hate crime victim Matthew Shephard, and celebrities including Cynthia Nixon and Lady GaGa.

“I have seen and witnessed so many things over the past two years and I can say with such certainty that this is the single most important moment of my career [being at the march],” said Lady GaGa, pop-music artist. “As a woman in pop music … To do my part, I refuse to accept any misogynistic and homophobic behavior in music lyrics or actions in the music industry.”

Approximately 200,000 people took to the

streets for the march, coming from as far as California, Canada and the U.K. Many of those in attendance were students.

“Queer youth especially are isolated and marginalized, and many live in constant fear,” said Leah Matz, organizational adviser of the National Equality March Youth, Impact. “The youth space provided the opportunity for these youth to meet other people like them, learn more about their community and learn what they can do to make their own local communities – and the queer community at large – stronger.”

A caravan of Cincinnati residents attended the march, including second-year University of Cincinnati sociology student Blake Jelley, secretary of UC Alliance and a lead organizer of Impact Cincinnati, a local LGBT civil rights advocacy group.

“This is our time. This is the next movement. This is when the youth take the torch we have the energy. We have the movement behind us,” Jelley said. “We grew up in a generation that is out and proud, and [we] don’t understand why we don’t have these rights.”

President Barack Obama spoke at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual national dinner on the eve of the march, the second president to do so. He discussed equality for LGBT rights.

“This fight continues now, and I’m here with a simple message: I’m here with you in that fight,” Obama said.

While many were pleased with Obama’s message, one found the lack of specifics frustrating.

“I think it’s great he publicly affirmed his

lGBt groups march on Washington

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approximatelY 200,000 people made their way to washington to participate in a march for lgBT civil rights that attracted celebrities, activists and president obama.

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UC library to digitize Cincinnati records

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A Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) grant gave the University of Cincinnati’s Archives and Rare Books Library the funds to add historical Cincinnati documents to a computer database.

The project is set to receive $140,437 after approximately seven years of rallying.

The grant allows the university libraries to digitize records, which makes them more accessible to the general public. It benefits students as well as the community, genealogists, urban historians and public health officials.

“The wide appeal of the records was what attracted the LSTA to award UC libraries the grant money,” said Melissa Norris, director of library communications. “These records will be a great resource for everyone.”

Detailed information such as dates of birth, gender, race and parents’ names and occupations are included on each birth record, as a cause of death is provided on each death record.

There are approximately 340,000 birth and death records in the catalog. The death records date from 1865 while the birth records date from 1874. However, the records end in 1908, when the state took possession of the records.

“It will make the records more accessible to students and expand who is viewing the birth and death records to new audiences,” said Kevin Grace, university archivist. “It will make the possibilities endless.”

The library received approximately 3,000 requests for information regarding the birth and death records during in the last year.

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Cincinnati Metro proposed a possible 12 percent service reduction, which includes a slight raise in fares instead of the original, state-mandated 20 percent service reduction.

The 20 percent service reduction includes the loss of one million rides and 55 full-time, union jobs. The alternative, 12 percent proposal, was announced Tuesday, Oct. 13.

By state law, Metro is required to maintain a balanced budget. While confronted with a $16 million shortfall in 2010, the company’s structure must be tweaked.

“We had a public meeting on Oct. 2 as well as surveys given out on the buses or on SurveyMonkey to see what our customers preferred,” said Sallie Hilvers, chief administrative officer of Metro. “They said to raise the fares a little bit in order to maintain the service.”

Cincinnati City Council is scheduled to vote on the proposal Friday, Nov. 20 and the result is slated to go into effect on Sunday, Dec. 27.

As for customers commuting to and from the University of Cincinnati, fares are to remain unchanged for Fall quarter 2009. Although the UC*Metro contract states that students and faculty will continue to be charged $40 each quarter until September 2010, the existing contract might reflect the proposed budget changes.

“There are not any specifics to changing the contract since the proposal has yet to be approved,” Hilvers said.

The 12 percent service reduction includes minor changes to the main routes in Zone 1, including routes 17, 18, 19 and 78. The services will not be cut; however, the frequency is subject to change.

Metro adjusts its routes four times each year.

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Facing an 8 percent budget cut, the University of Cincinnati Police Division is attempting to simultaneously boost security and keep costs down.

Although UCPD has previously experienced decreases in funding, it received a unique task: responding to requests of a more visible presence while balancing a budget $500,000 less than the previous year’s.

The program put into place, which involves more overlapping hours during peak times of reported crimes, is testing how UCPD can accommodate the loss of money and provide students with a sense of safety.

“We rung everything we could out of the non-personnel side of the budget,” said Eugene Ferrara, director of UC Public Safety.

UCPD salaries also took a hit. Collectively, the division allotted approximately $400,000 less than last year for salary – which does not necessarily implicate staff-round pay cuts.

Throughout the year, staff positions were vacant. Since UCPD could function without those jobs, they were eliminated from the budget. Approximately 88 percent of UCPD’s budget is dedicated to personnel costs, Ferrara said.

To make up for the loss, Ferrara assembled a team to assess the situation and find ways to distribute the cut across every area excluding officers and personnel.

The new policies are a “pilot program,”

which will be evaluated halfway through the 6-month trial; gauging its effectiveness will come at the end of Winter quarter.

Interim-President Monica Rimai requested that Ferrara patch the holes in UCPD’s budget and address problems of areas surrounding campus, Ferrara said. The team then tasked themselves with spreading out the cut.

Operating costs took the biggest hit, Ferrara said. UCPD saw more than $50,000 cut from their operating costs, which includes a broad range of areas.

“It’s not just paper clips,” Ferrara said. “Sometimes, some things [we purchased] that made sense three or four years ago don’t make sense now.”

There are also new suggestions for UCPD officers to aid in the effort of saving money. Patrolling on foot instead of driving cruisers is one way to prevent spending, Ferrara said.

To keep the steady hours for patrollers, shift changes and overlaps were examined.

Due to the lower crime rate during the afternoon, UCPD is stretching shifts. Rather than having three, two-hour overlapping shifts, officers are assigned to patrol campus during shifts that overlap with one another five hours after nightfall, Ferrara said.

Stressing education for students on crime prevention tips, UCPD aims to stop crime from happening in the first place as a cost-saving measure.

“We can get a better return on educating people than putting a car on the streets,” Ferrara said. “You can’t be everywhere you want to be at once.”

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Phil Nagle always wanted to do something in honor of his uncle who died of leukemia. One day he hopped on a bike and took a ride. Little did he know the ride would take him 50 days and across the country.

Nagle’s journey began in October 2008 when he approached the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with a rough plan.

“It was the perfect time to do it,” said Nagle, a senior working toward his second bachelor’s degree. “I was in between my two senior years and was in the best shape of my life.”

Once he ran his idea by the society, Nagle, who graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in architectural engineering in June, began to build a framework for sponsorship, fundraising and training.

Then, on July 20, he began the ride of a lifetime: attempting to ride across the continental U.S. in just 48 days.

Nagle started in Tipp City, Ohio, his hometown, and traveled east toward Maine. From there, he took a turn south, then west, to create an 8,180-mile circle.

Nagle made stops in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and the Four Corners.

Once he was cycling through Virginia, the pace became more comfortable.

“It’s all about finding that rhythm,” Nagle said.During the trip, Nagle, 23, burned a total of 530,000

calories, or about 9,000 per day, according to his GPS made specifically for cycling. His diet included energy drinks, pancakes, fruits and vegetables, turkey sandwiches and the occasional candy bar, which totaled more than 10,000 calories per day.

Nagle spent a total of 645 hours on the bike and rode an average of 148 miles per day.

While he didn’t make it in 48 days, Nagle managed to complete the trip in 56, only eight days more than his goal.

The trip took its toll on Nagle’s bike, which went through eight tires and one chain.

It also had an effect on Nagle, who admitted to being sleep-deprived during the trip. He slept about six hours per night, but still got back on the bike each day.

The possibility for injury was also high, especially given the lack of recovery time.

“I was tired and sore,” Nagle said. “But once I got on the bike, I was fine because the endorphins kicked back in.”

Staying positive was also an important part of the trip, Nagle said.

“It’s just a big mind game,” he said. Nagle’s father and two friends accompanied him

on the trip, traveling in an RV. There was also a trailer that held supplies and necessities.

“We were honest and brutal with each other, which was great,” Nagle said. “If I started to get lazy or drag, they would tell me.”

Out of the 56 days and 10 hours Nagle traveled, he only encountered four days of rain.

“We hit some pretty bad thunderstorms in Arkansas and had to call it an early night,” Nagle said.

The trip consisted of promotional events in both the big cities and the smaller towns. He had random encounters with people who saw his trailer and asked him about it while he was at a gas station. There were conversations with kids riding bikes around their neighborhoods.

Meeting survivors of leukemia along his journey was a great experience, Nagle said.

“It was great hearing their gratitude and stories,” he said.

Nagle, who is in the UC honors program, did not originally intend for his trip to be part of his honors experiences, but it ended up being an unexpected bonus.

As part of the honors program, each student must complete six experiences, which can include a variety of things. Students can enroll in honors

seminars or participate in experiential learning projects. Some also propose their own ideas for experiences, which must be approved by a review committee.

“The fundamental idea behind experiential learning is the individual student’s engagement in an activity or program that has been designed to initiate the process of inquiry and understanding,” according to the honors program Web site.

“[Honors students] are so talented, and should have the opportunity to give back and leave a legacy on and off campus,” said Jen Lile, assistant director of the honors program.

Lile first heard about Nagle’s journey from a staff newsletter, ECurrents. She contacted him and explained that what he was doing could count as an experience.

Now that Nagle has returned to Cincinnati, Nagle is still working on his campaign to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

He has raised $8,000 and is hoping to reach the $10,000 mark. His original goal was $48,000.

Nagle is also returning to UC to complete his second major, c o n s t r u c t i o n management.

Despite the strain on his health, Nagle said he is almost c o m p l e t e l y recovered. There is some occasional soreness and stiffness, but Nagle said he is relieved he doesn’t have any joint damage.

Nagle will be visiting several middle schools in the upcoming months. He also presented the story of his journey at the District A Street Festival on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Meanwhile, he is researching other possible journeys in other areas of the world.

“We had a saying throughout the trip,” Nagle said. “‘When in doubt, pedal. When in more doubt, pedal harder.”

For those interested in donating to Nagle’s cause, the campaign’s Web site, go48in48.com, will be accepting donations through the winter.

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naGle traveled almost 150 miles every day for 56 days. the total distance of his trip was more than 8,000 miles.

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Dear Editor,

I am writing to commend Maria Bergh for her excellent editorial in the Sept. 24 edition of The News Record titled “CUF redevelopment still stalled.”

The maturity, clarity and sense of civic responsibility Bergh expressed in her comments about the relationship of University of Cincinnati students to the Clifton Heights, University Heights and Fairview neighborhood was very, very welcome by this CUF homeowner of 19 years and business owner who is delighted to hear a call to UC students to be responsible members of this wonderful area that we

all share.It is my hope that

this spirit can continue to grow and flourish in our CUF neighborhood, knowing that all of us benefit from a clean, respectful environment.

Commendations to Bergh, and please keep up this work of raising the consciousness of the UC students’ responsibility to the environment in which they choose to live.

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Driving into Hebron, a territory in the West Bank of Palestine, we went down what used to be the thriving economic center. Now, all the shops are closed; the locks welded shut. Stars of David are spray painted on almost every door. No one was in sight.

Our first stop was a meeting with David Wilder. A prominent leader of extremist settlers, Wilder claimed that Palestinians occupy Jewish Hebron. There are roughly 700 Israeli settlers living in Hebron and 240,000 Palestinians, Wilder said. He claimed settlers have access today to 3 percent of the city contained within four “Jewish neighborhoods.” The basis of the conflict, for Wilder, is “100 percent religious.”

Every adult on the compound carries a gun on them. Wilder’s discourse – like his weaponry – was straightforward, curt and tense.

When asked about the effects of the militarization of this settlement, he replied, “It’s not bad.” Wilder went on to say that this lifestyle is “not something that has a negative effect on people.”

But this was not my experience of Hebron as a whole. After our

meeting with Wilder, we met with Issa, a representative of Youth Against Settlements and a resident of Hebron. He took us on a walking tour of Hebron, which was almost cut short. We started by walking around a field, upon which settlers almost daily attack the farmers that work it.

After about one half hour, the police showed up and immediately hassled our guide, followed soon after by members of the Israel Defense Forces. These soldiers looked like they were about 13 years old. One of the policemen told Issa, “I’m not a commander. I am a crazy. If you come here again I will shoot you. What are you going to do about it? This bus of tourists will leave. Then what are you going to do about it?”

And what could we do? We waited for a period, and then drove away. Thankfully, Issa met us down the street about 20 minutes later and the tour continued.

There is no law in Israel that prohibits Issa, or any Palestinian, from driving down all the streets of Hebron. Unfortunately, Israeli law is superseded by settler law. Issa does not dare walk down Shuhva Street for fear of being maimed or worse. Because this street is closed, people cannot get into their houses through

their front doors. One family on Shuhva Street has to climb a ladder up the back of their house and get in through a door in the roof.

Guard towers, which house video cameras and snipers, stand blatantly on many street corners. Settlers, free to walk down Shuhva and any other street, smash windows, destroy water tanks and throw stones. They are protected by the police and the military.

Worse are the hidden settlements. Looking around the Hebron skyline, you’ll notice flags, half red and half white, flying from several roofs. These are settlements. The military occupies Palestinian homes for what they claim to be security reasons, ousting the family. They raise the flag, and shortly thereafter, settlers go into the homes and the military comes out.

Many of these homes, including Wilder’s, are situated above a crowded Palestinian community, which has been pushed, quite literally, underground. We walked through a metal turnstile and found ourselves suddenly in a market, bustling and richly hued, but with the raw smell of sewage.

A chain link fence hanging from above serves as roof to stop the litter and bricks thrown by settlers from hitting Palestinians in the head. In

some parts, tarps were hung under the fence to protect the inhabitants from small bits of metal, water and even urine – anything small enough to fit through the holes.

I have never seen poverty like this. Cincinnati is ranked third-worst city in the U.S. to be in if you’re homeless, and yet I have never seen so many children begging on the street.

Our guide was worried about future prospects of peace with this young generation. If the settlers are the only Jewish people that children from Hebron grow up seeing, they are, by default, the ambassadors of Jewish culture.

These children then learn that not only are the U.S. government, U.S. non-governmental organizations and U.S. citizens paying for all of this, but that many of these settlers (Wilder included) were born and raised in the U.S.

Yet, Issa’s anger never translated into hate. He was rational.

“I would like to have Jewish neighbors,” he said, “but they come and say it is Israel. I could not go into your neighborhood in the United States, hang up a Palestinian flag and say ‘This is a Palestinian state and we have our own laws.’”

And he’s right. This place has been the land of contradictions.

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Dear Editor,

I would like to contribute a response to an article that circulated Wednesday, Oct. 7, titled “Library cleaning regimen not up to par” about

Langsam Library. After reading the article, I found several inconsistencies made by your contributing journalist Leah Saunders. I feel that the record should be set straight.

Sadly, this investigative reporting was, in my opinion, shortsighted at best. I have read The News Record as long as I’ve been a student here. I know this paper provides an informative view into events transpiring here and in the world and I respect that. Thank you for your time and look forward to rectifying this situation.

All the best,David TimkoFourth-year communication student

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One of my earliest memories is of a woman jogging down the street my family lived on; I was 5, maybe 6, years old. For whatever reason, I was standing on the edge of our front lawn when the woman said she liked my hair.

I could probably count on one hand the number of times my best friend’s family called me Taylor. Whenever I’d show up on the front porch or in the back yard ready to play, the announcement was always, “Curly Sue’s here!”

My curly hair was everything I never wanted.

Now that I’m older, more mature, wiser, whatever, I realize how awesome it is to have curly hair. I haven’t owned a hairbrush, literally, since the sixth grade. If a brush or a comb made its way through my hair since then, it’s because I was forcibly pinned down by my grandma – who called me Medusa – or I was having my hair cut.

If I get a haircut and it’s not exactly right, you can’t really tell because the curls are so big they hide imperfections, unlike straight hair. Plus, curly hair almost never looks greasy. So, technically, I could go a day or so without washing it and most people wouldn’t be any the wiser. Styling my hair is a task that hardly exists. It’s a little product in the palm of my hand, a little scrunch action and I’m out the door. Total preparation time: three seconds.

Having curly hair is awesome.But am I really one of the

only people who think so?It obviously can’t be true.

Any woman with curly hair probably gets compliments on it routinely, and women with straight hair will always say how infinitely jealous they are. While there are benefits to having curly hair, there are drawbacks that most people on the other side – people with straight hair – wouldn’t notice.

I was on the prowl for a new hair style – I was thinking I wanted something a little shorter to make my hair a little bigger (I’m a huge fan of huge hair). But relentless and tireless searching on the Internet yielded zero results. There are scads of Web sites devoted to new hair styles, but the vast majorities are best suited for straight and maybe, at best, wavy hair.

Or, my favorite: A fashion Web site or magazine will tease “10 new hairstyles for everyone” or “Celebrity styles for you” and they’re all short pixie cuts from the likes of Victoria Beckham or super short bobs a la Katie Holmes.

Imagine a poodle with a top-of-the-head poof ‘do – that’s what I would look like with hair that short.

With hair as curly as mine, I don’t stand a chance of finding inspiration.

Having my hair cut is always an adventure. Without any inspiration or idea of what I’m looking for, my instructions to whoever is cutting my hair is “Do whatever.” If that wasn’t going to be surprise enough, every stylist has a different methodology for cutting curly hair and they all tell you that every other way is the wrong way. Some cut it dry, some cut it wet. Some use scissors, some use a razor. Some have weird scissors that look like teeth and some actually use their teeth (OK, not really. Or not that I’ve experienced, anyway.). Why does this have to be so complicated?

If you think you can get to the salon a little early to flip through the books on the table for clients, good luck. Not only is every book from the ’80s – the ’90s if you’re lucky – but it’s the same old, sad song: no curly hair.

The incessant frustrations have led me to realize that no one is going to make the change for me; I have to do something about this myself. So, I’m in the process of building a Web site devoted to women with naturally curly hair. One of the first steps is to build a collection of pictures of women with naturally curly hair.

Do you fit the bill? I want your picture, if you’re willing. Seriously, hook me up. Do it for the girl with seriously troubled locks. Do it for the sisterhood of curly hair. (Does that exist?) E-mail your picture to [email protected].

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Last year, when Lauren Conrad announced that she was leaving MTV’s “The Hills,” it seemed like the end. And in a way, it was.

The story lines always revolved around Conrad, the star of the reality show. She was the best character because she was the least catty of all the girls. She also put a halt to filming her relationships and put the focus more on her career in fashion, a nice change of pace for the show.

But the most recent change to the show’s viewers is “The Hills” is not exactly the reality TV it is billed as. Although everyone suspected “The Hills” was not real reality television, but just loosely based on the cast members lives, it has now lost all credibility. Adding Kristin Cavallari to the cast made it glaringly obvious that “The Hills” is fake.

Cavallari was spotted at a club with her cast members, but she never spoke to them and instead hung out with her real boyfriend, although on the show she is talking to Justin Bobby, according to People.com.

Cavallari has been quoted in the Los Angeles Times saying, “Everyone is trying to get story lines and create drama in their lives. It’s just so ... fake. There’s no truth to it. At all.”

This makes me wonder how real this show ever was. Or how real other “reality” shows are.

Reality television is fun to watch because it requires absolutely no brain activity and helps viewers escape their own reality. People on reality shows are put into the most bizarre situations, like dating 20 men at once or competing with other wannabe models to get on the cover of a magazine. What could make for better entertainment?

But sometimes viewers can’t help but wonder whether these shows are not scripted, or at

least to a certain extent. The producers want to have the most drama on their reality show, so they probably nudge the stars to get in fights or kiss their friend’s lover.

Cavallari has said in many recent interviews about her return to “reality” TV, that she is willing to do whatever the producers want her to do because, after all, it is a television show. Since “Laguna Beach,” Cavallari has been trying to act, something that has not been working out too well for her. She hosted a show that got cancelled after two episodes and recently starred in a movie that went straight to DVD. Clearly, to her, “The Hills” is another acting gig.

Many people who are cast on reality shows just do it to get their 15 minutes of fame, creating drama to get as much camera time as possible. The only thing real about reality television is that people are real hungry for fame and will do just about anything for it.

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commitment to LGBT issues, but it is a lot of repetitive rhetoric,” said Cameron Tolle, a fourth-year Xavier University student and a lead organizer and founder of Impact Cincinnati, who attended the HRC national dinner. “Until there is a timeline in place and we know when we get our rights, we will still continue to put heavy pressure on the [Obama] administration, as the march shows. The march

was just the beginning of that.”

Many march attendees and speakers are community organizers and activists at home. The principle message of the march was to continue the fight not only in Washington, but continue the grass roots organizing back home as well.

“We were there because we deserve these rights,” Jelley said, “We deserve to be equal citizens and

we know there is nothing less about us.”

On a national level, the National Equality March was as an outlet for LGBT Americans and a measure of the movement’s unity.

“Beyond bringing incredible attention to the queer population in America – and being a great representation of it – [the march] gave all participants a sense of solidarity,” Matz said. “It showed all these people that they were never alone.”

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The University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team (7-7-1 overall, 2-4-1 Big East) sustained its second loss in a row Sunday, Oct. 11, to Georgetown University, 3-2.

After taking an early lead in the 34th minute on freshman Katie Johnson’s first-career goal as a Bearcat, Georgetown bounced back and tied the game six minutes later on a header by Samantha

Baker off of a corner kick.Georgetown (10-3-2 overall, 4-2-1

Big East) put two more in the net in the second half, one by Marissa Wing in the 53rd minute and the other by Kelly D’Ambrisi in the 70th minute.

UC senior Melissa Bigg scored for the Bearcats in the 74th minute on a pass from Brooke Eberly to make it 3-2.

Bearcats senior goalie Andrea Kaminski had three saves, but also allowed all three goals.

Georgetown goalie Jackie Desjardin made seven saves while only allowing two goals.

“We played really well and had a chance to win,” UC head coach Michelle Salmon said. “We stuck to our game plan, but struggled in certain areas.”

The loss wrapped up five consecutive road games for UC. The team finished the road trip 1-3-1.

“We dealt with it well and played well despite being away for so many games,” Salmon said. “This group is resilient, they deal with adversity and I believe they will be able to deal with everything in life because of all they have dealt with this season.”

Three key members of the team saw little playing time last weekend due to injuries.

Senior Heather Neiser and sophomore

Julie Morrissey did not play at all, and senior Erin MacDonald saw only three minutes of playing time against Villanova and zero minutes against Georgetown.

Salmon expects Morrissey back this weekend, but Neiser and MacDonald are listed as day-to-day.

The Cats currently sit in sixth place in the National Division of the Big East standings.

The top-five teams in the division qualify for the conference tournament and UC is two points behind DePaul University for fifth place.

There are four games remaining in the regular season, all of which are home games against Big East opponents, which could bode well for the Cats.

“We play really well at home, we have an unbelievable crowd and we are very excited to be back at Gettler Stadium,” Salmon said.

Next up, UC takes on Marquette University at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16, at Gettler Stadium.


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Only 18 months ago, University of Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike was listed as the fifth-best player at his position, but after a lot of hard work and a little luck, he’s become a Heisman Trophy candidate and highly regarded NFL prospect.

“I’d probably have called you crazy,” Pike said when asked whether he thought he had a chance to become a Heisman candidate. “I think that’s just a great testament to the great program that coach Kelly is building here at UC.”

Pike is currently ranked No. 4 on ESPN’s Heisman Watch behind Florida’s Tim Tebow, Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen and Texas’ Colt McCoy.

Last season, Pike led the Bearcats to their first Big East Championship and BCS Bowl game, but the season didn’t end the way he wanted it to. Pike threw four interceptions in the 20-7 loss to Virginia Tech.

“[The Orange Bowl] motivated him in the offseason,” said UC head coach Brian Kelly. “He put on about 15 pounds, got stronger and knew that he had to elevate his game. I think when you have quality competition it challenges you to get better or not. I think he took that as a positive challenge.”

Pike opened the 2009 season in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPN and threw for 362 yards and three touchdowns in a 47-15 blowout against conference foe Rutgers University.

Four games later, Pike is a nationally-recognized quarterback and likely future NFL Draft pick. Pike

is not yet a household name outside of Cincinnati, however, he is receiving a lot of attention from NFL scouts and draft “experts.”

ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. ranks Pike as the second-best senior quarterback coming out of college and No. 21 overall on his latest Big Board.

“I think any quarterback is ultimately evaluated on his efficiency and production,” Kelly said. “We are only five games into it. If all of a sudden he starts throwing interceptions and not being quite as productive, then obviously that’s going to influence how people perceive him. He’s got to continue to progress from a production standpoint. Physically he’s got all the tools. He’s shown he can do it.”

Kelly said Pike reminds him of several young NFL quarterbacks.

“I think the guy from Miami, [Chad] Henne, very similar, maybe the [Joe] Flacco guy,” Kelly said. “You know, big tall guys, strong arm, has got escape ability, kind of similar to that. His stock will be decided by how he finishes the season not by how he started it.”

Kelly said it is way to early in the season to know if Pike will be a first-round draft pick, but NFL scouts are asking about him.

“I know they like him,” Kelly said. “But, I still think he is an uncertain prospect too, because he hasn’t played a ton of football. I think they really want to see how he finishes.”

Pike will have another chance to improve his draft stock Thursday, Oct. 15, when Cincinnati travels to the University of South Florida to play the No. 21 Bulls.

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wvu, louisville games sold out

The University of Cincinnati athletic department announced that the home football games against Louisville and West Virginia are sold out.

Louisville is scheduled to travel to Cincinnati, Saturday, Oct. 24, for UC’s Homecoming game, which will kick off at 3:30 p.m.

West Virginia comes to Nippert Stadium for an 8 p.m. Ring of Red game that will be aired on ESPN2, Friday, Nov. 13.

Last season, UC beat the Mountaineers 26-23 in overtime and beat the Cardinals the following week 28-20 on the road.

Louisville is 2-3 this season and 0-1 in the Big East Conference while West Virginia is 4-1 overall and 1-0 in the conference.

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The University of Michigan is scheduled to visit Gettler Stadium Wednesday, Oct. 14, for the first time since Hylton Dayes took over as the head coach of the men’s soccer team in 2001.

The game time is set for 7 p.m. against the 8-3-1 Wolverines.

UC enters the game with an 8-5 overall record and is 3-4 in Big East play.

The two teams did meet last year in Ann Arbor, where UC fell 2-1.

Michigan comes into Cincinnati as the final out-of-conference game for the Bearcats in the regular season and as the second to last home game for UC.

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Cameron Satterwhite, a former member of the UC baseball team signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds Monday, Sept. 28.

The Reds bought out Satterwhite’s contract from the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League but terms of the contract have not be released.

Satterwhite was a three-year starter with the Bearcats after transferring from Indiana University following his freshman year.

The Moeller High School graduate batted .249 his senior season at UC with 19 doubles and 39 RBI’s in 55 games.

“It’s always a great opportunity when you get to represent your home city,” Satterwhite said. “As of right now I’m trying to prepare myself and make sure I’m in good shape for spring training.”

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Tony Pike has become one of college football’s best quarterbacks and the first Bearcat to become a Heisman Trophy candidate. With a chance to be selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, I wonder if Pike will be successful at the next level.

Pike is currently ninth best in the nation in quarterback rating (159.95) and is leading No. 8 Cincinnati to its first top-10 ranking in school history while completing 66.7 percent of his passes for 1,493 yards and 13 touchdowns through five games this season.

Pike emerged as the Bearcats starter after Dustin Grutza injured his leg in the second game of the 2008 season and over the past year he has outperformed and exceeded all expectations.

Pike finished the 2008 season completing 61.4 percent of his passes for 2,407 yards and 19 touchdowns with 11 interceptions.

Aside from a disastrous four-interception game at the Orange Bowl, Pike proved he had the necessary skills, talent and size to become a special player at the college level.

With all that said, I’m not sure Pike will develop into a successful starter in the NFL.

Pike has excellent size, surprisingly good mobility and decent arm strength, but he’s a system guy.

Cincinnati used five different quarterbacks last season and all had relatively good success. None performed as well as Pike, but I think UC head coach Brian Kelly could run his offense with just about anyone under center.

One downside of the spread offense when transitioning to the NFL is most snaps are taken from the shotgun formation. In a pro-style system, most snaps are taken from under center.

College quarterbacks who run the spread usually go through an adjustment period before they are completely comfortable under center. However, some never make the successful transition. Vince Young, Chris Leak and Timmy Chang are a few names that come to mind.

When projecting players at the next level most draft “experts” compare college players to top pros at their position. What NFL quarterback does Pike remind you of?

The most common answer I hear is former Miami (OH) University quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. At a glance, both Pike and Roethlisberger are about the same height, have good mobility and can throw in the pocket and on-the-run.

Even though Pike and Roethlisberger seem to share similar physical traits and styles of play, when looked at closer, they really aren’t that similar. Roethlisberger is about 30 pounds heavier, has a much stronger arm and his overall athletic ability is superior to Pike’s.

Roethlisberger completed 69.1 percent of his passes for 4,486 yards and 37 touchdowns with 10 interceptions during his senior season at Miami (OH).

UC head coach Brian Kelly thinks Pike is similar to Joe Flacco or Chad Henne, but I think he is more like Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson.

Anderson was a sixth-round selection in the 2005 NFL Draft and completed 54.3 percent of his passes for 3,615 yards and 29 touchdowns with 17 interceptions in his senior season at Oregon State University.

Now, I’m not saying Pike won’t have a chance to become a good pro quarterback, but I just don’t think he has the experience or toughness to make it. Pike is very skinny and hasn’t taken a hard hit yet this season. If he got hit like Tebow did two weeks ago, he would be done for the season.

There are a lot of factors that come into play when determining whether or not a player will be successful: development, playing time, work ethic, dedication, ect. But, a lot depends on what team you get drafted by. The Raiders didn’t do JaMarcus Russell any favors.

Pike has a lot of potential, but in the NFL its either boom or bust. I say bust.

Think Pike will be a good NFL quarterback? E-mail Marx at [email protected].

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