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COVER STORY:Yancy Gates: A Rollercoaster Ride

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2011’s most underrated moviesAsher Roth’s “Pabst & Jazz”

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Making a difference comes a little closer to home as the University of Cincinnati has undertaken a student-mentoring program.

UC has decided to start training recruited mentors for a partnered mentoring program through The Higher Education Mentoring Initiative (HEMI).

HEMI is a partnership program between Hamilton County Commissioner Greg Hartmann, Hamilton County Job and Family Services, UC, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and Great Oaks.

The program allows students in foster care in Hamilton County to receive assistance in order to move toward higher learning.

The recruiting process was completed in the fall,

and training begins in this month and runs through March. Mentoring hopefuls are required to go through an extensive background check.

“In order to become a mentor, they need to go through an interview process with me, then fill out an application, then go through initial training,” said Annie Schellinger, coordinator of HEMI. “Then they would have to go through an FBI and Bureau of Criminal Investigation background check, and then they would meet a student in March.”

The training they receive at UC is to help mentors understand the child-welfare system and how to support students in achieving higher education, Schellinger said.

During the training process, the recruited mentors learn how to provide scholarship opportunities, how to utilize the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the different grants that may be available for the mentees.

Since HEMI has been widely recognized, many foster students who need help in financial aid, tuition, housing etc. go through UC Degrees Independent Alliance (DIA).

UC DIA provides support services to help students obtain a degree and is for UC students who are of independent status due to previous placement in kinship care and/or foster care.

“We’ve worked with community resources, [and] we were given a donation of 50 laptops for our students so that they don’t have to incur that financial burden,” said Meghann McCabe, a graduate student and HEMI specialist, who works for UC DIA.

McCabe has been with HEMI since June 2011 to assist not only HEMI students and former foster youth, but also kinship care students.

“We’ve been given scholarships through the school’s social work and housing, and food services has worked really closely with us because students often maybe don’t understand the bill and the implications for signing up for housing and that kind of thing,” McCabe said. “So we’ve worked really closely into developing some partnerships on campus to support the students.”

Today, the initiative has 37 mentors — seven from UC. — and 37 student mentors.

What: BurglaryWhen: 3:50 a.m.Where: Calhoun HallReports from UC police state that a female student had left her Calhoun Hall dorm room unlocked and was woken up by a male going through her property. She screamed and the suspect, who is described as a white male, 5’10”, approximately 175 pounds appearing to be 18-25 years old, wearing a red shirt, fled the room.

No assault or injuries came of the incident.

Tuesday, Jan. 3What: Telephone harassmentWhen: 8:45 a.m.Where: 234 Goodman St.No arrest made

Wednesday, Jan. 4What: TrespassingWhen: 6:43 a.m. Where: 47 Corry Blvd. No arrest made

Thursday, Jan. 5What: TheftWhen: 5 p.m. Where: 356 Goodman St.No arrest made

What: Criminal damaging When: 9:50 p.m.Where: 2535 Clifton Ave.Suspect arrested

What: Drug trafficking When: 11:19 p.m.Where: 25 West Daniels St.No arrest made

Friday, Jan. 6What: Theft of drugsWhen: 5:31 a.m.Where: 234 Goodman St.No arrest made

What: Theft from buildingsWhen: 11:30 a.m. Where: Daniels HallNo arrest made

What: MenacingWhen: 5:32 p.m.Where: College DriveUC police reported to a complaint near Langsam Library. Investigation led officers to believe it was a case of menacing by stalking. The suspect has been identified and an investigation is ongoing.

What: Underage drinkingWhen: 5:50 p.m.Where: 2820 Bearcat WaySuspect arrested

What: Possession of drugsWhen: 10:40 p.m.Where: Daniels HallNo arrest made

Saturday, Jan. 7What: Underage drinkingWhen: 1:15 a.m.Where: 2540 Corbett DriveNo arrest made

Sunday, Jan. 8What: Open containerWhen: 12:20 a.m.Where: 4 Warner St.Suspect Arrested

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STILL IN CoNTRoL Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh remains in control of his country despite months of rioting and several assassination attempts.

Ethnic cleansing, genocide in Sudan ALAN boSWELL | MCT

NAIROBI, Kenya — Threats of genocide and ethnically charged rhetoric are roiling South Sudan’s Jonglei state one week after a days-long rampage by a tribal militia forced 50,000 people from their homes and may have left thousands dead.

The commissioner of Pibor County, where most of the bloodshed took place, said that 3,141 people were killed, according to an initial assessment of the attack. But officials from the United Nations and the South Sudanese government cautioned that the number was unconfirmed and may be inflated.

Uncertainty also surrounded whether more bloodshed is in the offing. One militia spokesman vowed that a Rwandan-style genocide is on the way, but others said the spokesman represented only one faction of the militia, which is described as either a well-organized force meticulously executing central commands or simply a throng of cattle-herders bent on quick revenge and booty.

Confusion and finger-pointing are a regular part of South Sudan’s so-far brief stint at statehood — the country became independent from Sudan in July — but the latest crisis has left the nation struggling to come up with answers or solutions.

The rampage began before Christmas when thousands of members of the Lou Nuer tribe began a scorched-earth march through

Jonglei aimed at members of the rival Murle tribe. At least three villages were burned to the ground as U.N. peacekeepers, badly outnumbered and monitoring the militia’s progress from helicopters, urged Murle to flee their homes.

The rampage came to an end Jan. 4 on the outskirts of Pibor, after a Nuer foray into the city found little to steal and almost no one to kidnap. Four hundred U.N. peacekeepers and about 800 South Sudanese government troops were holed up in Pibor.

How many people died in the Nuer rampage is the most glaring uncertainty. Joshua Konyi, a Murle who is the commissioner of Pibor County, said a compilation of totals given by the area’s local administrators yielded the estimate that 3,141 people had died in the attack, most of them in rural areas out of sight of U.N. peacekeepers and government troops garrisoned in nearby administrative towns.

The steep figure has met heavy skepticism. Kuol Manyang, the state governor, said the numbers came too quickly and were meant “to win sympathy.” The United Nations, which initially estimated the number of dead at the “tens or hundreds,” said Sunday that there was no evidence to back up the claims of more than 3,000 dead.

Neither the government nor the U.N. has offered an alternative figure for the number of dead in a campaign that covered 70 miles in one of South Sudan’s most remote regions.

After seeing their homeland destroyed, some Murle were incredulous that the local count was met with suspicion and accused the U.N. of acting on the defensive after its peacekeepers failed to stop the violence.

“The UNMISS military wing did nothing to protect civilians,” said John Boloch, a Murle leader who heads South Sudan’s Peace and Reconciliation Commission in Juba, referring to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan by its acronym. “The number given (3,141) is true.”

“Right now all the numbers are suspect, but it’s probably best to start with the numbers being generated by local officials and then work to verify them,” said Judy McCallum, a former country director of an aid organization in South Sudan who does research on the Murle.

Those who did survive did so only by fleeing. The attackers did not appear to be in a mind set of mercy.

One Nuer tribal member who has lived in the United States and claims to speak for the “Nuer White Army” said in email messages that the goal of the rampage was to wipe out the Murle. He promised more to come.

“The next attack against Murle will be worse than what happened in Rwanda in 1994,” the spokesman, Tut Deang, emailed in reply to a series of written questions. “If committing ‘genocide’ will bring us peace, so be it.” CoURTESY oF mCT

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WASHINGTON — The world needs a wake-up call, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says.

By inching the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock — which symbolizes how close the world is to catastrophe — one minute closer to midnight (or world elimination) Tuesday, board members of the science organization said they hope political leaders will heed this call to action.

The time now is five minutes to midnight, and the need to craft policies and educate the public on the dangers of nuclear proliferation, global climate change and the hunt for sustainable, safe sources of energy has heightened, the scientists said at a news conference in Washington.

“Unfortunately, Einstein’s statement in 1946 that ‘everything has changed, save the way we think,’ remains true,” Lawrence Krauss, a theoretical physicist at Arizona State University, said in a statement.

The world has backtracked since 2010, when the hand of the Doomsday Clock, at the University of Chicago, was literally — and metaphorically — wound back from five minutes to six minutes to midnight.

In December 1945, scientists who helped develop the first atomic bomb took a step back and stood in awe at the powerful weapon they had created.

“(They) were frightened to death and wanted governance of the weapons,” Robert Socolow, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University, said in an interview.

That fear was channeled, and the Doomsday Clock was born.

Every year, leaders of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists — which works to share information on nuclear weapons, global climate change and new technologies — deliberate on whether to shift the clock’s minute hand.

“We are auditors of the state of the world and these critical issues that describe the future of mankind,” Socolow said.

And with 19,500 nuclear weapons deployed around the globe, the state of the world is in critical condition, board members said.

In their presentation Tuesday, board members warned that an all-out nuclear war could potentially blow up the world several times over. They said prominent leaders of nuclear power-seeking countries — such as in the United States, China, Iran, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Israel and North Korea — have failed to act on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty to ban all nuclear explosions.

The group’s members said they found hope, though, in last year’s grass roots efforts such as the Arab Spring in the Middle East,

the Occupy movement in the United States and political protests in Russia.

“Together we can present the most significant questions to policy makers and industry leaders,” said Kennette Benedict,

the board’s executive director and former director of International Peace and Security at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. “Most importantly, we can demand answers and action.”

olivier Douliery | MCT

MinuTeS To MiDniGhT The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has reset the “Doomsday Clock” to five minutes before midnight, as seen Tuesday, at the AAAS Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

anDy JacobSohn | MCT

race For SeconD A day before the New Hampshire Primary, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, speaks to a crowd of business leaders and owners during the Nashua Chamber of Commerce breakfast series in the ballroom of a Radisson Inn in Nashua, N.H., Monday.

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DruG ShorTaGe eFFecTS Theresa Hart, of Leonard, Mich., left, feeds her mother Ellen Phelan, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, at her home in Leonard, Mich., on Dec. 9, 2011. Hart, who has ADHD, says the drug Adderall helps her focus and take care of her dying mother.

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COVER STORY

University of Cincinnati men’s basketball player Yancy Gates has had his share of

ups and downs throughout his four-year career as a Bearcat, including his 2009 selection to the All-Big East Rookie Team, his placement in UC’s 1,000 Point Club and the suspensions he’s faced for unfavorable conduct in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons.

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fiftH tHirD’S kinG in his four years playing for the University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team, senior forward Yancy Gates has netted 1,239 points, while recording 117 blocks, 95 assists and 737 rebounds for the Bearcats. in the 11 games he has played thus far this season, Gates is averaging 12 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, with 132 points and 98 total rebounds to help the Bearcats to their 13-4 record.

Despite the lows Gates has experienced, he remains a team leader and fan-favorite; and he’s worked hard to bounce back, repair his image and find ways to overcome the obstacles he’s encountered.

Gates joined the Bearcats in 2008 after graduating from Withrow High School on Cincinnati’s East sidewhere he led the team to back-to-back district championships, was named Associated Press Division I Player of the Year as well as Southwest Ohio Player of the Year, and earned first-team All-Ohio accolades.

He carried this drive to succeed with him to the university, becoming the first Bearcats’ freshman to record a double-double in a collegiate game since Dontonio Wingfield 14 years prior.

Gates was born and raised in Cincinnati; and when he committed to UC, he was thankful for the chance to see his childhood dreams lived.

“A lot of kids that I played in the park with when I was young would say, ‘I’m going

to play for UC,’ watching Kenyon Martin and them,” he says. “When I actually got the opportunity, I knew that I had the privilege and opportunity of a lifetime that a lot of kids from Madisonville, from Over-the-Rhine and Bond Hill didn’t get.”

During his time at UC, Gates has capitalized on the opportunity to play college basketball, averaging 11.1 points per game and 6.58 rebounds.

Prohibited from playThough Gates has posted some impressive

stats, he’s also had his share of sluggish moments.

In the 2010-11 season, Gates was suspended for a game and was prohibited from travelling with the team to take on the University of Pittsburgh during Big East play because of a lack of consistent effort and unwillingness to accept criticism.

In the nine Big East games UC had played leading up to the Pitt. game, Gates had only recorded a total of 13 offensive rebounds, which dropped him down from the team leader to tied for third place.

At the time, the 6-foot-9, 260-pound big man had fewer rebounds than guard Dion Dixon and was significantly underachieving at the position of power forward.

“Some young people really struggle with people that try to make them better and hold them accountable, for whatever reason in my time as a coach, and they won’t let anybody help them,” head coach Mick Cronin says. “They won’t let anybody set standards for them, and they become bull-headed, for whatever reason. It can be their demise.”

Cronin made it clear that Gates was not the only player on the team at the time that was struggling with the issue of “looking in the mirror and being accountable for themselves and their own effort,” but Gates still missed a game for it.

Back on trackFollowing his return to the court, Gates

posted more offensive rebounds in the next six Big East games than he had had in the previous nine; and it was clear that bullheadedness was not a trait that

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PRIME TIME EXPECTATIONS Yancy Gates was the University of Cincinnati’s top prospect entering the 2008 season, with a 96 grade from ESPN. Gates averaged 10.6 points and 6.1 rebounds his freshman year.

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BORN AND RAISED Yancy Gates has lived in Cincinnati all of his life, where he attended Withrow High School before coming to UC.

he was comfortable being characterized by. After their regular season, the Bearcats

found themselves in the NCAA Tournament following a six-year absence; and Gates was there to help the Cats make it to the

third round. “A lot of people had us losing

because it was our first time in,” Gates s a y s , following the second-round matchup between UC and Missouri University where he recorded 18 points, 11 rebounds and doubled his 3-point output for the season by making one in each half. “The first time in, we got a win.”

This year, Gates is hoping to help lead the Cats back to the NCAA Tournament.

“Everyone is just worried about winning,” he says. “It just makes the game so much easier for the whole team.”

So far this season, Gates is averaging more points and rebounds per game than in his three seasons prior, with 12 and 8.91 respectively.

Crosstown FalloutThough he is posting better numbers this

season than the past three, he’s disappointed and embarrassed in the way he conducted himself in the closing seconds of this season’s Crosstown Shootout.

“It was bad. That’s all I kept thinking — talking to my mom, my dad — it’s just bad. It looked bad; it was. That whole situation was bad,” Gates says. “That’s the only thing that kept going through my mind — that it might be over — a lot of people are going to want me done [playing], n e v e r to wear the jersey

again. I just had to sit back and wait to hear what was going to happen.”

G a t e s received a s i x - g a m e suspension for his actions f o l l o w i n g the Xavier game, and he showed his remorse during a p u b l i c a p o l o g y a f t e r

the incident. “With the university, I’ll do

whatever [it takes to restore good faith]. It doesn’t matter — just whatever — because I’m just not that type of person,” he said as he began to shed tears. “A lot of people have been calling me a thug or a gangster.”

Making amendsSince the melee, Gates has done all that he can to

make up for his actions. During the week before Christmas, he traveled

with the team to Children’s Hospital to help hand out gifts to children and their families.

“Everywhere I go, a lot of the kids look at me and say, ‘Look, there goes Yancy Gates.’ The

actions I displayed [at the Crosstown Shootout] are not what I’m about,” he says.

The actions Gates displayed in the week prior to Christmas, however, are what Gates says he is about.

In Gates’ first game back following the suspension, he had six points, eight rebounds and three blocks, and he in nicely with the team’s new offensive style of play.

“Three blocks is the stat I’m most happy about. That was a big key for us,” Cronin says. “I wasn’t concerned at all [with whether or not he’d fit in with the new offensive style of play], because he’s been doing it in practice every day. His attitude’s been great.”

Gates says it feels good to be back, and that it was hard to be distanced from his team, forced to watch them play on TV.

He’ll look to fi nish his senior season, humbled, and ready to end his career at UC as a leader on and off the court.

Next stop, March Madness.

A lot of kids that I played in the park with when I was young would say, ‘I’m going to play for

UC,’ watching Kenyon Martin and them. When I actually got the opportunity, I knew that I had the

privilege and opportunity of a lifetime.{ }- YANCY GATESUC SENIOR FORWARD

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Thoughts on the National Championship game?

Thoughts on the UC men’s basketball team?

Super Bowl pick.

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Sam Greene

College football is to me as appetizing as a pretzel is to a snail.

Good turn around. Still don’t really care though.

Houston. Border fences are tough.

I didn’t watch. Rematches and college football are both useless.

Doing better than I thought.

Patriots wreck Packers 47-35.

It was the polar opposite of the other bowl games: Too much defense.

Great rebound from the Crosstown Punchout. They’ve certainly manned up.

Saints 34, Ravens 20

Screw defense, I want off ense — and a playoff system.

Why haven’t I been to more games?

Ravens 21, Saints 20

Didn’t watch until after the Bearcats/Hoyas game. Fourth quarter didn’t suck.

Jeremiah Davis will be my favorite Bearcat after Dion and Cash graduate.

Is it possible for Tim Tebow to play the Packers? I don’t follow pro football.

Favorite cold weather drink? Warm cider ... with lime

Oy vay. Doom and gloom.

Woodford Reserve

Gloomy as long as even-keel Mervin is the head coach.

Arizona sweet tea

Bright, but hopefully not too much brighter.

Hot chocolate and too much whipped cream

Since it’s the Bungals, it’s got to be gloomy, but AJ Green is a beast.

Red Bull or carrot juice

Hard not to think gloomy when it comes to the Bengals.

Future of the Bengals: Bright or gloomy?

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Deep in the bowels of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., a reunion occurred Monday — however, it might not have gone the way you think. Here’s our interpretation.

McDaniels: (knocking on the door sheepishly) Coach? Are you in there? It’s me Joshy, I was wondering if we could talk.

Hoodie: I thought I told you when you left here; you’re dead to me — unless, of course, you possess intimate information about this weekend’s sacrifi ce to the altar of Robert Kraft.

McDaniels: But Coach, the plan has worked out perfectly. I got Denver to draft the son of man, and now I have returned to coach against him. It’s like the prodigal son story only newer.

Hoodie: It’s not going to be that easy, little Joshy. You see, when you left these hallowed halls for what you thought was a better opportunity, you disgraced my coaching tree. You were the one I was going to pass all my knowledge on to. My secrets. My coaching seed. Not Romeo Crennel or that slob, Charlie Weis — you, the little

engine that could — it was always you. Now, I am not so sure you are Greatriot material.

McDaniels: But Coach, I promise that will never happen again. I just got a big head because people thought I was the genius behind the perfect offense, the perfect regular season and the perfect face — I just wanted a chance.

Hoodie: (sighs and shakes head while performing face palm) You shouldn’t have said that; Brady hears all things through his perfectly sculpted ears, you know.

Seconds later, a glistening oil-like substance oozes under the door and morphs into Tommy Terrifi c — complete with perfect hair, nose dimple, symmetrical face and Uggs (for men).

TB: Did I overhear blasphemy? I could have sworn some overrated former coordinator said he was the genius of my offense.

McDaniels: Tom, I’m sorry. I was just explaining …TB: I can’t hear you over the awesomeness of my

hair. Furthermore, your words are meaningless. I’m the

Michigan difference on this team. Hoodie: Look Tom, he promised to help out with my

defense, and I’ve arranged for him to be your personal servant as long as he wants a job here. Can we just move past this?

TB: Sure thing Coach, just make him apologize. I want him to grovel at my feet.

Hoodie: Joshypoo, you know what you have to do. McDaniels: But Coach, this is really humiliating. Hoodie: Now McDouchebag!McDaniels: (sits in front of a mirror, Indian style,

fi nger pointing at his own refl ection) I’m not stupid, you’re stupid.

Hoodie: Good boy, Josh.TB: (takes out perfect iPhone 4S — constructed of

baby seal fl esh and platinum — and takes picture) Giselle is going to love this. By the way, McDouche, when you’re done explaining yourself to the mirror, my boy needs his diaper changed and detail my perfect Audi A8.

McDaniels: I’m not stupid, you’re stupid.

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“WZRD” BY KID CUDI Release Date: Jan. 31

After his 2010 release, “Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager,” Scott Mescudi — aka Kid Cudi — decided he was done with rapping and began to turn his attention to a new rock n’ roll record, “WZRD.”

Although we all saw what happened last time a huge hip-hop star attempted to make a rock album (Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth”) I think Mr. Rager will be just fine. Plus, it really can’t be any worse than “Rebirth,” because nothing is.

January: Some see it as a fresh start and a chance to change your life for the better.

There are others who greet the start of the new year with a devastating hangover and an all-encompassing feeling of dread.

Yet, have no fear, for while you’re walking to that class you wish you could drop or driving to that job you wish you could quit, you’ll at least be able to listen to some great new albums dropping this month.

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JANUARYPREVIEW

“FALLEN EMPIRES” BY SNOW PATROL Release Date: Jan. 10

on their sixth studio album, “fallen empires,” Ireland based indie-pop rockers snow Patrol attempt to take a new direction. After listening to their catchy new single “Called out in the Dark,” it seems the band has put more of an emphasis on an electronic-based sound that deviates from their earlier efforts.

a note to the die-hard fans of snow Patrol: No, this record isn’t going to match the near perfection of past albums like “eyes open” or “final straw,” but give it a chance. The poppy stadium anthems on this CD will grow on you faster than you think.

“RESOLUTION” BY LAMB OF GOD Release Date: Jan. 24

It’s been almost three years since this Virginia metal outfit has put out a new record — and it’s long overdue. With the southern-rock infused, metal-guitar sounds provided by Willie Adler and Mark Morton, combined with Randy Blythe’s unforgettably aggressive howls, Lamb of God has been one of the few metal bands today still making relevant music.

Although on their last album “Wrath” opted for a cleaner guitar sound with less solos, I fully expect Lamb of God to go back to their Pantera roots and bring the thrash-filled fury they perfected on previous efforts.

Metal-heads rejoice, our savior has cometh. And its name is LaMB of GoD.

“HUMAN AGAIN” BY INGRID MICHAELSON Release Date: Jan. 24

Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson has warmed the hearts of teenage girls everywhere with acoustic pop hits like “The Way I Am” and “You and I.”

Michaelson describes her fifth studio album “Human again,” as more fierce. and after listening to its first single “Ghost,” I totally agree. there seems to be an inherit darkness buried deep inside the cute aesthetic Michaelson brings to the table. This album should take her work to a whole different level, to say the least.

“PURPLE NAKED LADIES” BY THE INTERNET Release Date: Jan. 31

Yet another release from the hip-hop group ofWGKta, DJ syd tha Kid and Matt Martians from the super 3 offer up a weird but interesting set of music deviating from anything else odd Future has released to date.

the first single, “Cocaine,” showcases not only Matt Martians’ unorthodox electronic beats but also puts Syd’s hauntingly beautiful vocals to work. Although this album was digitally released to iTunes on Dec. 20, 2011, for music geeks like myself, having an actual physical copy of a great record gives me the warmth inside that most people only get on Christmas morning after a sip of eggnog.

January isn’t known as the “dumping grounds” of fi lm for no reason, and 2012 isn’t proving to be much different.

With the typical trash like “The Devil Inside” invading movie theaters all over the country, what better time than the present to take a look back at some of the most underappreciated and overlooked fi lms of the past year?“THE LINCOLN LAWYER”

Matthew McConaughey delivers a strong charismatic performance in the most shockingly good film of the year. When’s the last time McConaughey starred in a good film — seriously, has there even been one since “Dazed and Confused”?“BELLFLOWER”

Made on a shoestring budget and seen by virtually no one, “Bellflower” has the potential to develop into a cult-hit if it can just find an audience.

A fucked-up love story with apocalyptic overtones, “Bellfl ower” is by no means a perfect fi lm. In fact, it has more than its fair share of fl aws, but not since David Fincher’s “Fight Club” have I been as glued to the screen by the raw energy and emotions conveyed by fi lm as a medium.

“HESHER”A Sundance festival favorite, “Hesher”

never did see a proper theatrical release. And that’s too bad, because it contains one of the absolute best performances of the year in Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s (“50/50” and “Inception”) pyromaniac rebel without a cause.“WARRIOR”

This MMA fi ghting movie stays very close to the same standard sports movie cliché we’ve seen time and time again — but it does so with such vigor that I found it impossible not to get wrapped up in the story.

The performances are all excellent, especially Nick Nolte’s absentee father who is struggling as a recovering alcoholic. But it’s Nolte’s estranged son, played by Tom Hardy (“Bronson” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”), who drives the movie. Hardy plays a Kimbo Slice type of fi ghter who rises to fame after the viral success of a brutal YouTube take down.

The ultimate badass for the ultimate fi ghting movie, Hardy walks into the ring with no hype music and then storms out after knocking out his competitors in mere seconds — before the referee can

even announce him the victor. Dare I say I liked “Warrior” more

than last year’s Oscar-winning “The Fighter”? I think so.“CEDAR RAPIDS”

Ed Helms (“The Offi ce” and “The Hangover”) stars as a naïve small-town insurance salesman who, after the death of the company’s star salesman, is thrust into a big-city insurance convention where he runs into the crazed Dean Ziegler (John C. Reilly) and hilarity ensues.

“Cedar Rapids” strikes the perfect balance between raunchy and sweet comedy, mainly due to brilliant combination of Helms and Reilly.“OUR IDIOT BROTHER”

In a fi lm fi lled with clichés, Paul Rudd rises above it all with ease, channeling The Dude from “The Big Lebowski” to give one of the best performances of the year.“HANNA”

The Chemical Brothers’ brilliant electronic score help make “Hanna” a stylish and eclectic thriller. Known for boring and melodramatic period pieces, director Joe Wright ( “Atonement”) steps out of his comfort zone here with what could be best described as a serious version of 2010’s “Kick-Ass.”

KEITH BIERYGOLICK | ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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RETURN TO FORM Matthew McConaughey

returns to his “Confused” glory in “The

Lincoln Lawyer.”

Eminem is reforming, Kanye West is adopting electronics into his music and Drake is embodying the new cutting edge of hip-hop. With so many new trends and layering in hip-hop music, it’s easy to lose track of what’s what.

Is Nicki Minaj a rapper or a pop star? Why did Lil Wayne make a rock album? There’s nothing wrong with diversity and trying new things — though I just have

to ask what happened to plain, good rapping featuring plush beats? If you’re looking for something a little more back-to-basics, look no further than Asher Roth.

Wait! Asher Roth? Really? If you identify Asher Roth with his ubiquitous hit

“I Love College,” then you may be pleasantly surprised to fi nd out that the guy actually knows a thing or two about hip-hop.

His latest mix-tape, “Pabst & Jazz,” delivers a Picasso of random features and quirky titles that could only come from a guy who doesn’t take himself too seriously; mix-tape title included.

Beyond that though, tracks like “Bastermating,” featuring Ohio-native Chip Tha Ripper, deliver a retro styled hip-hop not seen by only few mainstream rappers in recent years. “More Cowbell” combines a tribute to the great Christopher Walken and provides an all out assault as Roth tries to claim his supremacy, he trash talks to what seems like nobody in particular — or maybe he’s talking to everyone.

While the album does portray its fair amount of toilet humor and vulgarity, the mix-tape also hits a darker tone than Roth has been known for: “Cause when a man comes, face to face/ With his fears, he gets weird, he can’t hear, he can’t see things clear,” goes a line from

“Common Knowledge.” Addressing that Roth isn’t all partying and

paraphernalia, “Not Meant 2 Be” talks views on the rich and his problems with being the “good guy.”

Despite a more than satisfying listening experience from Roth, this mix-tape does have its downsides. Despite its down to earth, old school sounds, the beats in the mix-tape are often overused, making the mix-tape give off a repetitive vibe at times. The music makes up for it, however.

The horn, organ and piano samples are well placed and make the mix-tape sound appropriate to its title. This is especially apparent in the mix-tape’s closer, “Dope Shit,” which really is some pretty dope shit.

“Pabst & Jazz,” to put it simply, is the ultimate hip-hop fan’s mix-tape: There’s no elaborate production or

failed attempts at genre-bending new creations. And there’s no ego driven, PR bullshit — only an attempt to create something pure. Oddly enough that attempt came from a suburban white kid from Pennsylvania of all places. What really matters is that Asher Roth has created something natural.

And like Pabst Blue Ribbon and Miles Davis, “Pabst & Jazz” goes down smooth.

KYLE POPE | TNR CONTRIBUTOR

COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS

ASHER’S SMOOTH JAZZ After 2009’s rather dissapointing “Asleep in the Bread Isle,” Roth has stripped down the production and comes up all aces.

PABST & JAZZNoteworthy Tracks: “Dope Shit,” “Pabst and Jazz,” “Common Knowledge”

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Welcome to your new source for fashion design! Each week I will highlight the most amazingly dressed kids on campus. I’m setting the bar high this week with looks from the biggest trend setters: fashion design seniors. So brush off your best duds, slip into your chic-est get up, and walk yourself around town if you want to be featured in next week’s Seam Scene!

COLEEN CELSOR | TNR CONTRIBUTOR

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? Thrifted Coat, vintage fur stole, thrifted wrap skirt, H&M cropped black sweater, Shi Journeys ankle boots, UO kittie mittens

WHO IS YOUR BIGGEST STYLE INFLUENCE? Kate Lanphear and the Olsen Twins

WHICH FASHION DESIGNERS INSPIRE YOU? Balmain, Shipley and Halmos. I’m interested in menswear.

WHERE’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP? Thrift stores and H&M

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BLOG? Coute Que Coute

FUN FACT: I’m a twin!

WHY THIS OUTFIT WORKS: This look combines many elements to create an overall cohesive look. Flattering waistline and draping skirt adds silhouette interest, while the second hand fur adds a unique, old world touch to the look, and cute mittens make outfi t fun and relatable.

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? H&M pants, Forever 21 Coat, Urban Outfi tters Shoes, Coca-Cola can

WHICH FASHION DESIGNERS INSPIRE YOU? Rick Owens, Vivienne Westwood

WHERE’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP? Antique Mall on Reading Road

WHY THIS OUTFIT WORKS: This edgy look revolves around the statement coat. Minimal black layers and chunky booties highlight the coat. The Coca-cola can adds a pop of color.

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? Vintage Dress, BC footwear, Lord and Taylor tightsWHO IS YOUR BIGGEST STYLE INFLUENCE? Winona Ryder in Reality BitesFUN FACT: I interned for Conan O’Brien. Me and him are BFFs.WHY THIS OUTFIT WORKS: Fashion of the 1970s is a major trend right now and this look embodies perfectly. She adds modernity by combining the fl attering 70s era dress with fl oral tights and combat boots. This is how to wear vintage.

KARA JOHNSONfi fth-year fashion design student

LAUREN DUWELLfi fth-year fashion design student

RACHEL FLEISCHERfi fth-year fashion design student