WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24, 2010 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI NEWSRECORDNEWS@GMAIL.COM | 513.556.5908 Mardy Gilyard and Tony Pike will try to increase their draft stock at the 2010 NFL Combine. PAGE 6 BEARCATS HEAD TO INDIANAPOLIS The Fashion Dungjen sheds light on the dark closets of sisterhood. PAGE 4 SORORITY FASHION CODES African-American history professor works to break down racial barriers. PAGE 3 NIKKI TAYLOR VOL. CXXVV ISSUE 51 online @ www.newsrecord.org TNR POLL UC VS. WEST VIRGINIA Have you ever experienced physical conditions due to a "broken heart?” Go online to check out a slideshow of Tuesday night’s women’s basketball game against the Mountaineers. % % INDEX WEATHER FORECAST WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 40 / 27 38 / 26 36 / 23 32 / 24 TNR ALL THE TIME Now flip through the full issue online. Subscribe to The News Record Web site and RSS. If that’s not enough, follow us on Twitter @NewsRecord_UC. 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Patterson opens race discussion Broken heart syndrome recognized in US JAMES SPRAGUE THE NEWS RECORD University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center researchers were awarded grants worth more than $4 million to further research of diseases that afflict veterans. Six of the 11 funding applications submitted by the VA were accepted. The funding will be distributed to each recipient over the course of three to five years. The overall goal of VA research is to lessen the physical and psychological pain of veterans, said Michael O’Rourke, assistant director for veterans’ health policy for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Normally, the VA funds up to 30 percent of submitted applications per year. The approval rate of more than 50 percent for the UC/VA grants surprised the researchers, said Dan Hassett, a molecular genetics professor at UC and a recipient of funding. “[It’s] a staggering number,” Hassett said. The Merit Review Grants were awarded to fund research in areas such as from infectious diseases, biochemistry and cancer. Researchers were required to submit an application, be screened by the VA to determine eligibility and then apply for the grant, Hassett said. The grant awards for the UC/VA research effort is a big step towards improving health care for veterans, O’Rourke said. “This is one of the ways to attract and retain quality researchers in the VA health system,” O’Rourke said. Researchers will use the funding to study cellular development in cancer, strokes and cardiac diseases, to find how they occur and to develop preventative measures or cures. Hassett’s area of study is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Approximately 40 percent of veterans have some type of the disease, he said. Any new findings or developments from the research would also be shared with the medical community at large, Hassett said. “It is definitely a great feather in the cap for not only the researchers, but the state and the city as well,” he said. Dustin Mann, a veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, is pleased with awards. “I think with the conflicts we face today as Americans and the hardships that the military face, the government has not forgotten about their sacrifices and is doing a good job taking care of [veterans],” said Mann, who helped with military exercises Japan. “I am glad to see research here in the Cincinnati area and would hope they continue this trend.” JUSTIN TEPE | THE NEWS RECORD CARE BACK HOME Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center received a grant worth more than $4 million to research illnesses and diseases, which commonly affect veterans. The money from the grant will be distributed to six UC and VA researchers throughout three to five years. ASHLEY MORGAN THE NEWS RECORD University of Cincinnati cardiologists are seeing more cases of broken heart syndrome, a cardiovascular illness. Broken heart syndrome is also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It was first recognized in Japan in the early 1990s, yet the first cases in the United States surfaced in 2003. “It is becoming more common and showing up in more and more reports,” said Imran Arif, a UC cardiologist and assistant professor of cardiology. Approximately 90 percent of the patients are women between 30 and 60 years of age. After the patient’s electrocardiogram results come in, doctors can determine if the heart’s arteries caused the symptoms or the heart muscle itself. “You can tell it’s broken heart syndrome because you can see the visible signs of a weak heart muscle,” Arif said. Doctors at University Hospital have seen many cases — up to one or two a month, said Jack Rubinstein, another UC cardiologist and cardiology assistant professor. It is a condition in which intense emotional or physical stress weakens the heart muscle. Emotional stress can also trigger other physical ailments such as stroke, seizure, difficulty breathing and significant bleeding. Patients with broken heart syndrome might believe they are having a heart attack. Their symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, congestive heart failure, and low blood pressure, Arif said. “There are a lot of theories, but no one has pinpointed the exact reasoning behind broken heart syndrome,” Rubinstein said. The heart muscle weakens when the body experiences sudden emotional stress like the death of a loved one, bad financial news, car accidents and the use of or withdrawal of drugs, Rubinstein said. However, there are some cases that have no definite stressor. The effects of adrenaline on the heart are not entirely known, but there are signs of decreased blood flow to the heart. That, paired with restrictions on the arteries, are the first physical symptoms of broken heart syndrome. It can be treated with medicine. Patients normally recover within three to four weeks and, unlike most heart conditions, the effects are temporary and completely reversible, Arif said. Doctors seeing more cases of cardiovascular damage caused by stress TAYLOR DUNGJEN THE NEWS RECORD The University of Cincinnati wants to start an university-wide conversation about race. “We can talk about our bodily functions and sexual activity all day long,” said Valerie Hardcastle, dean of McMicken College of Arts and Sciences. But when it comes to race relations, mum’s the word. In an effort to draw attention to the subject, a cross-university collaboration among the sociology, Africana studies and history departments brought Orlando Patterson, a Harvard University professor and New York Times op-ed contributor, to campus. Patterson’s Monday, Feb. 22, lecture “The Paradox of Race in Obama’s America” keyed in on race relations in the public sphere and the private sector. In the public sphere, Patterson said, African Americans have been fully accepted. Privately, however, race relations have deteriorated, especially as they improved publicly. America is more segregated now and “real, deep friendships are lacking,” Patterson said. “How you can have segregation in a nation that elected a black president boggles my imagination,” Patterson said. Segregation in the private sphere exists especially in housing, Patterson said. People of like races typically want to live with people of the same race. Cities with the greatest segregation, he said, exist in large, liberal-minded cities like New York City and Boston. Segregation is also prevalent in Cincinnati, even though it is not a liberal heartland, Patterson said. Patterson’s lecture is the first of what university officials hope will become “a long-line of conversations.” “Hopefully we can start having uncomfortable conversations on our campus,” Hardcastle said. “How you can have segregation in a nation that elected a black president boggles my imagination.” —ORLANDO PATTERSON, HARVARD UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR JUSTIN TEPE | THE NEWS RECORD ORLANDO PATTERSON The University of Cincinnati hosted a guest speaker Monday, Feb. 22, to discuss topics related to race that are often left out of conversations. 34 ° 26 ° COURTESY OF UC ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER DR. IRMAN ARIF University Hospital doctors confirm reports of broken heart syndrome, a cardiovascular illness that is the result of emotional stress. The award-winning documentary about the 1994 Rwandan civil war, “My Neighbor, My Killer,” will be playing as a selection for the Human Rights International Film 2010 series. Filmmaker Anne Aghion captures stories of those who allegedly murdered others during the war as they confront the deceased’s kin in public tribunals. E-mail Jennifer Rush at [email protected] for more information.
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THE INdEpENdENT sTudENT NEwspapEr aT THE uNIvErsITy of cINcINNaTI
Mardy Gilyard and Tony pike will try to increase their draft stock at the 2010 NfL combine.
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bearcats head to indianapolis
The fashion dungjen sheds light on the dark closets of sisterhood.
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sorority fashion codes
african-american history professor works to break down racial barriers.
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nikki taylor
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when 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. friday, feb. 27 where Tangeman university center Great Hall, room 465 artists gather for a one-night event to support donation efforts for children in Haiti. all proceeds go to help the rebuilding of schools. Talents include the featured speaker, Jean-robert cadet, as well as Myriam chancy, cincinnati Black Theatre company and Janet pressley, among others. General admission for students is $10 and for others is $25. Table reservations are required. for more information, call sharon doering at 513-633-8798.
Patterson opens race discussion
Broken heart syndrome recognized in US
JAMES SPRAGUETHE NEws rEcord
University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center researchers were awarded grants worth more than $4 million to further research of diseases that afflict veterans.
Six of the 11 funding applications submitted by the VA were accepted. The funding will be distributed to each recipient over the course of three to five years.
The overall goal of VA research is to lessen the physical and psychological pain of veterans, said Michael O’Rourke, assistant director for veterans’ health policy for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Normally, the VA funds up to 30 percent of submitted applications per year.
The approval rate of more than 50 percent for the UC/VA grants surprised the researchers, said Dan Hassett, a molecular genetics professor at UC and a recipient of funding.
“[It’s] a staggering number,” Hassett said.The Merit Review Grants were awarded to
fund research in areas such as from infectious diseases, biochemistry and cancer.
Researchers were required to submit an application, be screened by the VA to determine eligibility and then apply for the grant, Hassett said.
The grant awards for the UC/VA research effort is a big step towards improving health care for veterans, O’Rourke said.
“This is one of the ways to attract and retain quality researchers in the VA health system,” O’Rourke said.
Researchers will use the funding to study cellular development in cancer, strokes and cardiac diseases, to find how they occur and to develop preventative measures or cures.
Hassett’s area of study is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Approximately 40 percent of veterans have some type of the disease, he said.
Any new findings or developments from the research would also be shared with the medical community at large, Hassett said.
“It is definitely a great feather in the cap for not only the researchers, but the state and the city as well,” he said.
Dustin Mann, a veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, is pleased with awards.
“I think with the conflicts we face today as Americans and the hardships that the military face, the government has not forgotten about their sacrifices and is doing a good job taking care of [veterans],” said Mann, who helped with military exercises Japan. “I am glad to see research here in the Cincinnati area and would hope they continue this trend.”
JUStin tEPE | THE NEWS RECORD
CARE BACK HOME researchers at the university of cincinnati and the veterans affairs Medical center received a grant worth more than $4 million to research illnesses and diseases, which commonly affect veterans. The money from the grant will be distributed to six UC and VA researchers throughout three to five years.
ASHlEy MORGAnTHE NEws rEcord
University of Cincinnati cardiologists are seeing more cases of broken heart syndrome, a cardiovascular illness.
Broken heart syndrome is also known as stress cardiomyopathy or takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It was first recognized in Japan in the early 1990s, yet the first cases in the United States surfaced in 2003.
“It is becoming more common and showing up in more and more reports,” said Imran Arif, a UC cardiologist and assistant professor of cardiology.
Approximately 90 percent of the patients are women between 30 and 60 years of age.
After the patient’s electrocardiogram results come in, doctors can determine if the heart’s arteries caused the symptoms or the heart muscle itself.
“You can tell it’s broken heart syndrome because you can see the visible signs of a weak heart muscle,” Arif said.
Doctors at University Hospital have seen many cases — up to one or two a month, said
Jack Rubinstein, another UC cardiologist and cardiology assistant professor.
It is a condition in which intense emotional or physical stress weakens the heart muscle. Emotional stress can also trigger other physical ailments such as stroke, seizure, difficulty breathing and significant bleeding.
Patients with broken heart syndrome might believe they are having a heart attack. Their symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, congestive heart failure, and low blood pressure, Arif said.
“There are a lot of theories, but no one has pinpointed the exact reasoning behind broken heart syndrome,” Rubinstein said.
The heart muscle weakens when the body experiences sudden emotional stress like the death of a loved one, bad financial news, car accidents and the use of or withdrawal of drugs, Rubinstein said.
However, there are some cases that have no definite stressor.
The effects of adrenaline on the heart are not entirely known, but there are signs of decreased blood flow to the heart. That, paired with restrictions on the arteries,
are the first physical symptoms of broken heart syndrome.
It can be treated with medicine.Patients normally recover within three to
four weeks and, unlike most heart conditions, the effects are temporary and completely reversible, Arif said.
doctors seeing more cases of cardiovascular damage caused by stress
tAylOR dUnGJEnTHE NEws rEcord
The University of Cincinnati wants to start an university-wide conversation about race.
“We can talk about our bodily functions and sexual activity all day long,” said Valerie Hardcastle, dean of McMicken College of Arts and Sciences. But when it comes to race relations, mum’s the word.
In an effort to draw attention to the subject, a cross-university collaboration among the sociology, Africana studies and history departments brought Orlando Patterson, a Harvard University professor and New York Times op-ed contributor, to campus.
Patterson’s Monday, Feb. 22, lecture “The Paradox of Race in Obama’s America” keyed in on race relations in the public sphere and the private sector.
In the public sphere, Patterson said, African Americans have been fully accepted. Privately, however, race relations have deteriorated, especially as they improved publicly.
America is more segregated now and “real, deep friendships are lacking,” Patterson said.
“How you can have segregation in a nation that elected a black president boggles my imagination,” Patterson said.
Segregation in the private sphere exists especially in housing, Patterson said. People of like races typically want to live with people of the same race. Cities with the greatest segregation, he said, exist in large, liberal-minded cities like New York City and Boston.
Segregation is also prevalent in Cincinnati, even though it is not a liberal heartland, Patterson said.
Patterson’s lecture is the first of what university officials hope will become “a long-line of conversations.”
“Hopefully we can start having uncomfortable conversations on our campus,” Hardcastle said.
“how you can have segregation in a nation
that elected a black president boggles my imagination.”
—ORlAndO PAttERSOn, harvard university professor
JUStin tEPE | THE NEWS RECORD
ORlAndO PAttERSOn The university of cincinnati hosted a guest speaker Monday, feb. 22, to discuss topics related to race that are often left out of conversations.34°
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dR. iRMAn ARif university Hospital doctors confirm reports of broken heart syndrome, a cardiovascular illness that is the result of emotional stress.
The award-winning documentary about the 1994 rwandan civil war, “My Neighbor, My Killer,” will be playing as a selection for the Human rights International film 2010 series. filmmaker anne aghion captures stories of those who allegedly murdered others during the war as they confront the deceased’s kin in public tribunals. E-mail Jennifer rush at [email protected] for more information.
She is also planning on publishing a textbook and possibly thinking about writing a more popular book about African-American children in public schools.
Taylor is not only focused on education, but she is also committed to the future of society and the following generations.
“Long after I’m gone, my books remain,” Taylor said. “This is my impact on the world.”
Most, if not all, of Taylor’s passion is executed in the classroom. She drives a lot of focus and concentration on racism and race relations during her lectures.
The importance of Black History Month is always a topic of discussion even after the month has passed.
“I don’t have these conversations outside of the classroom,” Taylor said. “Interracial uninhibited dialogue about race tears down walls of racism. It is a rare opportunity for everyone involved.”
Taylor sees these discussions as a vehicle or venue to impact as many students as possible and hopefully more each year. She opens up the floor for discussion to the diverse groups of students
in her classes, creating powerful conversations regarding race.
“This is my opportunity to imprint on the next generation,” Taylor said. “Students who leave my classroom leave [as] better people, more conscious and more conscientious.”
The discussions shed light on the difficult and painful past of American history while creating an honest and safe place for dialogue where different voices and perspectives can be heard.
Taylor is not only a passionate and dedicated professor and author, but she also spends time in the community. She involves herself in hosting public lectures and sermons in churches throughout Ohio, mostly in Cincinnati.
“It defines me and sets me apart,” Taylor said. “I do a lot in the community.”
Taylor has been involved with an NAACP youth group in Cincinnati as well as volunteering in the past as a court-appointed special advocate for children in the foster care system in Hamilton County.
Taylor is also on the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board and was appointed by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. She is
resigning and waiting on a replacement to fill her position.
“It’s hard to envision doing what I’m doing if I was still in New York,” Taylor said. “I can have a bigger impact in Cincinnati, in and out of the classroom and in the community.”
Taylor has also been involved with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. She hosted a presentation on lynching before the exhibit opened in August 2004.
In the past, Taylor lectured on diversity training for the Cincinnati Police Department — she instructed new recruits on diversity and race relations in Cincinnati.
“If you can’t make an impact at home, you can’t make an impact, period,” Taylor said. “I spent many years elsewhere, but Ohio is home.”
All of Taylor’s hard work doesn’t allow for much free time. From juggling a career inside and outside of the classroom to balancing spending time with her teenage daughter, Taylor’s time spent alone is very limited.
“So much of my work overlaps into my free
time and personal life,” Taylor said. “I have no other passions than history, so my free time is spent preparing for lectures, writing books and reading other people’s work.”
Although Taylor is very busy, she does enjoy her schedule, especially the interaction with her students. She is inspired by her students and her relationships with them outside of the classroom, which she says is the most rewarding part of her job.
Taylor ensures her students, supporters and colleagues understand her passion.
“Black History Month isn’t just about a month; it’s how I live my life,” Taylor said. “It’s who I am. It is the center of my identity and my passion.”
Taylor’s loyalty to her passion, her students, her career and the community is impeccable. She will continue to devote her time to modeling the clay that is our generation.
“The biggest legacy I want to leave is the potential impact on racial relations,” Taylor said. “I think and hope that it can change. The day I stop hoping that is the day I will leave the profession.”
Kean was the captain of the first UC men’s soccer team to appear at the NCAA tournament and was the first All-American in school history.
“The best off-the-field memory was qualifying for the championships for the first time and to watch it live on television in the Bearcats Lounge,” Kean said.
What Kean misses most is the everyday interactions he had with everyone at UC.
“The coaches, academics, athletes, the real family atmosphere at UC, all the sports teams being respected,” Kean said. “I loved every minute of it.”
Kean played professionally in Scotland, but was more impressed by the standard of college soccer in the U.S.
“The coaching and professionalism I had in Scotland was nothing in comparison to what I had here at UC,” Kean said. “A massive step up in the quality at UC; it surprised me and it was fantastic.”
Wineberg is part of an elite group, having earned a
gold medal on the world’s biggest stage; in the 4x400 meter relay at the 2008 Olympics and holds the school record for the outdoor 400-meter dash.
Current student athletes were also recognized for academics with an induction into the Legion of Excellence.
There were 17 athletes honored including: Chris Peters, baseball; Larry Davis, men’s basketball; and Stephanie Stevens, women’s basketball.
“It’s a great honor to be one of the selected few and it’s a good thing to put on the resume,” Stevens said.
The women’s basketball team is devoted to being successful not only on the court but also off court.
“You have to work through practices and get things done and don’t procrastinate,” Stevens said. “It’s important for women’s basketball and whenever we are on the road, we have study tables.”
For a full list of the Legion of Excellence inductees visit NewsRecord.org.
in position-specific drills, giving Pike and Gilyard the chance to go head-to-head against their competition for NFL jobs.
“Some of these drills I didn’t even know existed,” Gilyard said. “Everything you can think of, they have a drill for it. [Mickens] told me not to go out there and think, ‘Oh my God, I’m at the NFL Combine.’ He was like, ‘You wouldn’t be there if they didn’t want you.’ ”
Just about the only thing the hundreds of football players won’t be doing at the combine is what they’re all best at — playing football.
“[The drills] are only a small percentage of what’s going on out on the field, but at the same time they show you almost everything you need to know about a player,” Gilyard said. “If you see a guy go deep all the time on film, he has to have some speed. So if he has a good [40-yard dash time] then OK, that matches up. Then the 3-cone drill: if a guy can go through the 3-cone drill nice, that can show that he changes directions well.”
The 2010 NFL Combine will be televised nationally by NFL Network. Live coverage of player workouts begins at 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27.
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Nikki Taylor’s passion began long before she came to Cincinnati. The dedicated professor and Toledo native didn’t receive an in-depth education about African-American history during high school, but it became her passion, which drove her to pursue a career that is now the most important aspect of her life.
Upon enrolling at the University of Pennsylvania, Taylor’s interest in
African-American history quickly peaked, and she became involved with a program geared toward minority students — the Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellowship Program.
“I first intended to go to law school, but I loved history and I was doing well,” Taylor said. “I knew that I didn’t have a passion for law; I was really only interested in civil rights.”
Shortly after she received her undergraduate degree, Taylor received several fellowships including the Fulbright, Woodrow Wilson and Social Science Research.
The Fulbright fellowship led her to Gahanna, where she then began to consider a career in education. Taylor was young and on the stage in her life where anything was a possibility.
She was paired with mentors in the field who taught her what exactly professors do in their occupation, other than teach, and the path she would have to take to get there.
Taylor matriculated into Duke University graduate school soon after, where she turned her focus to African-American history.
“It was a little daunting to know that I had seven-to-10-more years left of school,” Taylor said. “But I learned that as long as you have a passion for something, it would push you forward.”
After receiving her master’s and doctorate degree, Taylor went on to teach at the University of Toledo, University of Michigan and Vassar College in New York before joining the University of Cincinnati’s history department in 2005.
In addition to teaching, Taylor is also a published author. She has written and published one book, “Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati’s
Black Community,” as well as many articles and book reviews.“Frontiers of Freedom” is about the rich history of the African-American community in Cincinnati,
paying close attention to the city’s transition from a “population of former slaves into a self-conscious
black community.”Lately, Taylor has been doing research and is currently finishing up another
project, a biography about Peter H. Clark, a 19th-century activist and
educator as well as one of Ohio’s most effective black abolitionist
Despite being an open critic during his campaign of former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush’s frequent use of executive orders and signing statements, Obama will now go back on yet another campaign promise and take over the role of decider-in-chief by laying down his own authoritarian decrees.
Frustrated by the failure to get health care reform and cap and trade bills through Congress, the Obama administration will whip up a fresh batch of executive orders and presidential signing statements to effectively shape its own laws and progress its own agenda.
“With much of his legislation agenda stalled in Congress, Obama and his team are preparing an array of actions using his executive power to advance energy, environmental, fiscal and other domestic policy priorities,” reported the New York Times.
The Obama presidency has barely hit the one-year mark and has already issued nearly 50 of his own executive orders on a wide variety of issues. He may even be well on his way to surpassing Bush, who ended his two
terms as president with a stock of 289 executive orders.
“We are reviewing a list of presidential executive orders and directives to get the job done across a front of issues,” said Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, in The New York Times article.
Just this week, ABC News reported the president will issue an executive order to create the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to look into national debt solutions. Even though the Senate defeated a move in Congress to establish this very kind of committee, the president is taking it upon himself to create one anyway.
Another example of the presidents’ willingness to toss his executive weight around was seen in his attempts to pressure the Senate to confirm 27 presidential nominations, which were stalled by Republicans. The president promised to use his power of recess appointment to bring in his nominations while the Senate is away, thus undermining a responsibility vested in Congress.
The Obama administration’s more decisive approach toward governing is undoubtedly made to counteract the growing force of opposition toward
the policies of the president, Congress and government in general by the American people.
Executive orders only serve those who seek to further establish a strong executive, something that should be quite incompatible with a constitutional republic like ours. Executive orders are a danger to our constitutional system of government and their use has traditionally resulted in undermining our liberties by those who abuse them.
Executive orders do have a logical use that if kept inside the limit of simply directing those individuals within the executive branch to do their job more effectively and constitutionally. It’s when these orders venture outside the realm of the executive branch that it becomes a problem.
This “forget Congress” mentality has plagued many administrations for countless decades. While executive orders can result in good policies like Abraham Lincolns’ Emancipation Proclamation, it can also result in blemish’s on America’s history, like Franklin Roosevelt’s Order of Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Contrary to modern political thought,
the presidency was intended to have a very limited and restricted role in the legislation process. If Congress gives the president a bill he doesn’t agree with or deems unconstitutional, he would only need to veto it, but Congress can still override him.
The Founding Fathers didn’t draft the Constitution with a central leader with extensive power in mind. Their experience of living under the rule of a despotic king fueled their attempts to prevent a tyrannical centralized government from taking hold here.
Article I, Section I, of the Constitution read quite clear when it states: “All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.”
Only the legislative branch, not the executive branch, can craft laws. End of story.
The nature of the presidency and its expanding power has been evolving more and more with each passing administration. It’s just unfortunate Obama will continue to follow in the steps of his power-grabbing predecessors.
Jeremy Davis’s column, Writer’s Bloc, appears in The News Record every Thursday.
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So often in our lives it is hard to see concrete change. There is nothing on the news indicating ordinary people are working for each other, talking and moving toward a better life. If you watch the news or read the paper the indicators are poor, pointing toward a hopeless, fractured existence.
Politicians might run on the maverick or change platform and win because society can see there is need for a different tomorrow. Unfortunately, there are few concrete results to define tomorrow as opposed to yesterday.
In many ways, nothing has changed: The war is still with us, the debt hasn’t budged and, despite the bailout, we are still in a recession. In fact, if you aren’t focusing, you might forget America is led by the first black president. Isn’t that supposed to be a big deal?
The real problem is change cannot simply take place on a national or global scale. There is no way to shift very much very quickly on the large scale; society exerts momentum that, like in physics, takes time to overcome.
Take an example from physics: heat of vaporization. Energy is applied to bring a liquid at one temperature to a gas at the same temperature. There is a time where nothing seems to be happening: the temperature does not rise; no noticeable liquid has boiled off. To overcome friction there is a time during which movement is indiscernible and seems to be fruitless. It is only when effort continues through this period that results are actually achieved. How often do
we see political schemes, community plans (and even personal resolutions) abandoned after a short period to cut losses?
Sometimes this is legitimate. Sometimes it is best to throw in the towel and try something new. After all, madness has been defined as repeating an action looking for a new and different result. But before we give in, perhaps we ought to ask whether we believe in what we are doing.
If we think back, Mother Theresa worked among the poor in Calcutta, India, for years, unknown, making a difference only for each person she nursed until the edge of death. It was only in her very old age that she became a household name, known for being so holy that few people attempted to be as great as she.
In the poorest part of Philadelphia there is a small movement called the Simple Way, founded by a man named Shane Claiborne. He was crazy enough to visit Mother Theresa in Calcutta before she died, where he learned the importance of just being with people and acknowledging they are human. Just sitting can make a difference to incite change, but it can. For lepers, for homeless, for those who are alone, a smile and a wave is a world of difference. But we won’t see these results on the nightly news.
Approximately 30 years ago, a group of dedicated human beings in Cincinnati moved into the local abandoned teamsters’ building near Music Hall. They called themselves the Drop Inn Center, and they have provided shelter and food for some of the homeless of our city ever since. The address, phone number and community make employment
attainable, pulling their residents toward reintegration with society, away from addiction, illness and isolation.
There is a point to the three aforementioned examples; Mother Theresa is representative of the tiny fraction of stories of change and hope we hear about. Claiborne represents the secondary change, inspired and refined from reflection on problems and incredible stories and precedents that are famous. The Drop Inn Center is a local phenomenon, one that has nothing really to do with the wider world and fame, but everything to do with focusing on the needs of the community and making the appropriate changes by any means possible.
This is how things change quietly, in the presence of a few good people who keep pushing even when nothing moves; they keep hoping, speaking, thinking, listening, working. This is how we will find a new world, an answer to global warming, the recession, health care, unemployment, poverty and inequality.
By each of us sitting still for just a moment longer where we hope we can be, tipping the scale away from the ease of how things have always been and toward the uncomfortably new order of how we always dreamed they could be. Watch carefully, but do not despair. Change comes locally and slowly but even when it fades, its story spreads the fire further than we can ever dream.
Maria Bergh is a fourth-year architecture student and intern for Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders, building houses in Texas after Hurricane Ike.
Dear Editor,In the Feb. 9 edition of The News Record, an
editorial, “Student activities lacking at UC,” was published comparing UC’s free activities and entertainment programs to other universities such as The Ohio State University and Ohio University. It seemed the article’s purpose was to proclaim that students have limited entertainment options, but I would like to challenge this frame of thinking.
To compare UC to campuses such as OSU and OU in the realm of programs and activities is unrealistic. OSU has programming budget exceeding $1 million, and these funds are used solely for programming like speakers, concerts and comedians.
UC has a much smaller budget of approximately $200,000, allocated specifically for such programs. While Ohio University has a smaller budget of approximately
$100,000, it charges for many of the events, including high-profile comedians and music acts, to recoup operating expenses.
And while I agree with the articles point on the lacking meal plan options, it is not an issue of student activities.
Last year, UC’s Programs and Activities Council spent $230,000 on approximately
50 fun, entertaining and diverse events with almost 15,000 students attending. Other than the PAC, there are approximately 200 student organizations providing free programs weekly for students.
There is no lack of student activities at UC. Check out www.uc.edu/sald for upcoming events, speakers and performers or stop in 455 Steger Student Life Center for more information on how to get involved at UC.
Sincerely,Ronald Hart BrownStudent in charge of promotions UC Programs and Activities Council
UC plans ample student activitiesLetter to the Editor
I never really gave much thought to joining a sorority.
I have one legitimate pain-in-my-ass sister. I didn’t need 50 illegitimate pain-in-my-ass sisters.
While I have friends who would preach the positive virtues of a sorority until they’re blue in the face — and would probably continue well beyond that — Greek Life never sounded like something I wanted to be a part of.
Admittedly, I have a very limited scope for what it means or what it takes to go Greek. My exposure is limited to the few friends I have within the sorority circle and what is presented on a local and national stage.
Last month, Fashionista.com posted a Web story about the dress code requirements of Cornell University’s Pi Beta Phi chapter. The site leaked a six-page document laying out the “dos” and “don’t even think about its” of wardrobe regulations for rush.
Among the guidelines:- No open-toe shoes- Manicures and pedicures,
waxes, cuts and colors are a must- No muffin tops- No hooker heels/ f***me pumps- No satin unless you weigh
fewer than 130 pounds and are wearing three pair of Spanx
If you read through the entire six pages, you might notice a pattern or at least get a mental image of what these girls should look like. Think “Gossip Girl.”
The document also says there will be dress checks — if it doesn’t pass inspection, it’s back to the closet.
When I read the documents, I wasn’t sure what to make of them. I didn’t know if this was typical or if the highly regimented wardrobe guidelines were unusual. So, I turned to the few sorority members at the University of Cincinnati I’ve gotten to know in the past four years.
Most of the women I spoke with, although none had heard of the Pi Phi guidelines at Cornell, were not surprised.
Two years ago, during recruitment, Theta Phi Alpha members had to wear black bottoms, close-toe shoes and a white button-up blouse. Then rumors started circulating. Word on the street was a recruit was torn between Theta Phi and another sorority. While Theta Phi was wearing white shirts, another sorority was able to wear any color shirt they chose. The recruit felt her individuality would be stifled at Theta Phi and she chose the other sorority. Not wanting to lose more recruits, Theta Phi altered their wardrobe, said Bridget McDermott, a fourth-year English student and member of UC’s Theta Phi chapter.
Last year, during recruitment, Theta Phi women had to wear black bottoms, black close-toe shoes and a button-up shirt in the color of their choice.
“It’s like you’re going on a business interview,” McDermott said. “You would probably show it off to your friends to make sure you look nice. It’s the same for recruiting. When people come to our organization, we want to look nice.”
Wardrobe “try outs” and uniforms are not an uncommon practice. What might startle some, though, is the degree of the Pi Phi chapter’s requirements.
The extremely regimented and regulated uniforms do suggest a lack of individuality. Although there are some options in what can be worn, there is no doubt an air of entitlement. Within the document guidelines, several designers are mentioned as being “appropriate.”
Nice flats, like something from Tory Burch, are appropriate. Flats from Tory Burch are at least, if you’re lucky and shopping sales, approximately $100. Not exactly an economical purchase.
I totally understand the purpose of the guidelines: Everyone should look nice and present themselves as a unit. What I don’t understand is the lack of realism. I imagine walking into a house as a recruit would feel something like being a part of the “plastics” from “Mean Girls.” You know, no hoop earrings, jeans are only allowed on Friday, pink must be worn on Wednesday. You get my point.
The dress codes only last for the recruitment period and is only for recruitment events, but when do you finally get to meet the real personalities of the women you might hope to join? What if, at that point, after you profess your unyielding devotion to your new sisters, you find out that the group of women isn’t what you expected?
As a first-year student, if I had wanted to be part of a sorority, I might have been dissuaded by the structured attire.
But what’s one recruit, anyway?Does Greek Life fit your fashion?
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On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the greatest hockey moment in American history, this year’s edition of Team USA pulled off its own mini miracle.
With their 5-3 upset victory over Canada Sunday, Feb. 21, the Americans clinched a bye and a spot in the quarterfinals as the tournament’s No. 1 seed entering elimination play.
This was not supposed to happen.
The American team, although full of NHL professionals, is young and unproven. These Olympics were supposed to be a rebuilding period for this team, who wasn’t thought to be a serious contender to even make the podium.
Heading into the Olympic Games, it was universally accepted that Canada, Russia and Sweden would be the three teams winning medals this year.
Canada was far and away the gold-medal favorite. The Canadian roster is a packed house of talent, with some of hockey’s biggest names calling our neighbor to the north home.
The face of the NHL, Sidney Crosby, is the best player in the world. His Canadian teammates, including Scott Neidermayer, Chris Pronger, Rick Nash, Jarome Iginla, Joe Thorton and Martin Brodeur, aren’t too shabby themselves.
Brodeur has long been one the NHL’s best goalies. A veteran at age 37, Brodeur has won three Stanley Cups with the New Jersey Devils and a gold medal with Canada in the 2002 Olympics. He’s a 10-time all-star and a four-time winner of the Vezina Trophy, given annually to the NHL’s best goaltender.
But Sunday night, Brodeur wasn’t even the best goalie inside Canada Hockey Place.
That honor went to 29-year-old Ryan Miller, who allowed only three goals while making 42 saves for Team USA. By comparison, Brodeur allowed four goals facing just 22 shots.
Not only was Miller the USA’s best player, but as goalie, he’s also its most important. If Miller continues to play at his current level, forget just making the podium, the United States has a real chance at winning gold.
The best part of Team USA’s win against Canada is America’s current position in the tournament bracket. The Americans will next play a very winnable game against Switzerland, a team they already beat 3-1 in the preliminary round, before likely playing Finland in the semifinals.
Canada will have to get past Germany, Russia and Sweden — a tough road — for a chance to play in the gold-medal game, where a rematch with the Americans could be waiting.
If Team USA thought Canada had home ice advantage when the teams met in group play, just wait until they meet again with a gold medal up for grabs. American fans will be lucky to get a single ticket away from the home Canadian crowd.
But while Sunday’s upset win was incredible, it’s only the third-greatest moment in USA hockey history.
Second on that list is the last time America beat the Canadians in the Olympics at their own game.
The year was 1960.The United States beating
Canada in hockey is equivalent to a team of Canadians beating MLB all-stars in baseball or an NFL all-star team in football. It just shouldn’t happen.
At least, not very often.But as big as Sunday’s
win was for USA hockey, it doesn’t come close to being as miraculous as the original Miracle on Ice.
The 1980 Soviet Union hockey team was eyeing its fifth-straight Olympic gold medal. But in Lake Placid, N.Y., a rag tag group of college and amateur players beat the greatest hockey team in the world 4-3. Never before or since has such an upset been accomplished.
Sunday’s win in Canada Hockey Place was the biggest Team USA hockey moment since the Miracle on Ice, but it might not last for long.
If the Americans can go on to beat Switzerland, Finland and then either Sweden, Russia or Canada again in the finals and win the gold medal, no matter the opponent, the game will not only overshadow Sunday’s win, but forever rank No. 2 behind 1980’s Miracle on Ice.
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USA hockey beats Canada at own game
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Bearcats fall to No. 8 Mountaineers
UC Athletics Hall of Fame adds three
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The University of Cincinnati women’s basketball couldn’t match the offensive firepower of No. 8 West Virginia Tuesday, Feb. 23.
The Bearcats lost in a 64-43 decision for their third-straight loss and fourth in their last five games.
“We didn’t capitalize on offense, and that has been our Achilles heel all season,” said UC head coach Jamelle Elliott.
UC shot 37 percent from the field for the game, while WVU shot well in the second half, hitting three consecutive 3-pointers, the last coming with 12:40 remaining, stretching a four-point lead to 13.
The Mountaineers shot 53.8 percent from the field in the
second half after shooting just 40 percent in the first half.
“We played zone in the first half, we identified their shooters. In the second
half we lost sight of their shooters,” Elliott said.
Junior guard Shareese Ulis scored the Bearcats’ first five points of the game and helped UC take a 7-4 lead before a six-minute stretch without a field goal.
Cincinnati committed seven turnovers in the
game’s first nine minutes, and WVU applied defensive pressure to force 15 Bearcat turnovers for the game.
“They are very aggressive, and coming in to the game we knew they wanted to get in the passing lanes and get steals,” Ulis said.
Sophomore guard Shanasa Sanders beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer to cut the halftime deficit to two points.
Roudebush continued the Bearcats’ momentum by opening the second half with four-straight points, giving UC a 26-25 lead, their last of the game.
Roudebush led the team in scoring with 15 points, while Ulis added 12.
The Mountaineers grabbed timely offensive rebounds in the second half and finished with 11 for the game.
“The difference in the game was offensive rebounds down the stretch,” Elliott said. “They killed us.”
Next, Cincinnati hosts Pittsburgh at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, at Fifth Third Arena.
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Mary Wineberg, Brad Jackson and Andrew Kean were inducted into the UC Athletics Hall of Fame Friday, Feb. 19, at the Legion of Excellence ceremony held in Tangeman University Center.
Jackson, a former linebacker, played four seasons with the Bearcats from 1994-97 and holds the record for the third-most tackles in school history with 216.
Jackson helped UC end a 47-year bowl drought in 1997 when Cincinnati defeated Utah State 35-19 in the Humanitarian Bowl.
“It put this University back on the map football-wise,” Jackson said. “From being in Conference USA to winning more bowl games enabled [the UC football program] to get to a
major conference in the Big East, and you have seen the success.”
Jackson expressed gratitude toward the Bearcat coaches who influenced him as a player and as a person.
“The University of Cincinnati gave me everything,” Jackson said. “Without basketball, without football, without coach Huggins, coach [Rick] Minter and Mick Cronin, I never would have became the man I that I became and never had the opportunity to go to the professional ranks.”
Jackson compared his career with the Bearcats to the Super Bowl run he made with the Baltimore Ravens in 2001.
“The Bearcat way: A lot of passion, persistence, guys working hard together achieving one common goal,” Jackson said.
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hAll of fAMe UC basketball player Larry davis poses for a photo with (from left) Greg williams, Mike Thomas and Mick Cronin Friday, Feb. 19.see excellence | page 2
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More than 300 NFL prospects will descend on Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium Wednesday, Feb. 24, for a job interview unlike any other.
Former Cincinnati Bearcats Tony Pike and Mardy Gilyard will be among them.
With the NFL Draft just fewer than two months away, prospective draftees will use the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine to show off their skills in front of more than 600 NFL scouts, doctors, coaches and executives.
But first, players meet with representatives from all 32 NFL teams in formal interviews.
In anticipation for the combine, Gilyard sought the advice of a former teammate, former defensive back at UC and current Cincinnati Bengal, Mike Mickens.
“Mike just straight up told me, ‘Stay positive with the whole thing, but just make sure when you go there, know you’re going to be there and know where to go,’” Gilyard said. “It’s going to be really lengthy and people are going to be asking you really good questions, and you’ve got to be sure with how you answer those questions.”
For the physical aspect of the combine, all participants are put though a variety of workout drills including the 40-yard dash, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, 3-cone drill and shuttle run to measure their speed, strength, ability to change direction and lateral quickness.
“They don’t show you everything, because tape never lies,” Gilyard said. “Those small little drills, the 40, the three cones, the agility and those other little things, it gives you a small percentage of what’s going on on the field.”
On the field in Indianapolis, players will also take part in
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“Some of these drills I didn’t even know existed. Everything you can think of, they have a drill for it.”—MArdy gilyArd, former uc wide receiver
Cats head to NFL Combine
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top drAft pickS wide reciever Mardy Gilyard and quarterback Tony Pike will represent Cincinnati at the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 24 through March 2 at Lucas oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
