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Every year brings new opportunities and challenges to not only the record number of students enrolled at the University of Cincinati, but also two professors who are meeting the challenges and demands of being dean.

Associate professor Shaun Bond was appointed director of the real estate program and center at the Carl H. Lindner College of Business Sept 1.

As the director of the real estate program and center, Bond will manage activities like the UC Real Estate roundtable series, the annual economic outlook event hosted in conjunction with PNC and the real estate center annual dinner.

Bond is also responsible for the

recruitment, admissions and advising of students in real estate. He will lead efforts to provide students from both business and non-business backgrounds with a curriculum focused on real-world experience and in-depth training in all areas of real estate.

Robert Zierolf is not a new face in the Graduate School, but he assumed a new position since being officially named as interim vice provost and dean of the UC’s Graduate School Sept. 6, after the departure of former dean, Neville Pinto, who accepted a position at the University of Louisville in April.

“As the dean of the Graduate School, there is nothing new [to me] about the position because of my experience at College-Conservatory of Music graduate program,” Zierolf said. “As the dean of UC’s Graduate

School, there are two new challenges for me: The scope of responsibility is larger and with the different range of graduate programs, at UC, I had to learn because I was not familiar with them.”

Zierolf was associate dean of CCM’s Graduate School for the past four years. He was also division head of composition, musicology and theory.

“Leaving my teaching position was something to weight in my decision to take this position,” Zierolf said. I’ll miss teaching, but there are more than 10,000 graduate and professional students in UC’s graduate school and is exciting to be part of that.”

A search committee has been appointed to select a new associate dean for the UC’s CCM’s Graduate School.

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Learning from their technical mistakes, two organizations are fighting to make medical marijuana treatment a reality for Ohio patients.

Ohio groups are gathering signatures to advance the legalization of medical marijuana on the ballot for November 2012. Ohio Medical Cannabis Act (OMCA) and Ohio Coalition for Medical Compassion (OCMC) are spear-heading the initiative, submitting different proposals after having original petitions rejected.

Both OMCA and OCMC turned in their petitions to the Ohio Attorneys Generals Office this July. OCMC received their rejection letter Aug. 3 for having only 534 of the 1,000 required valid signatures on their petition. OMCA received their rejection letter Sept. 16 for having ballot language errors including numerous provisions that were left out of the proposed ballot summary, one section that was misstated and one item included that was not part of the full amendment — a $2 million loan for a proposed Division of Medical Cannabis Control to hire personnel, lease office space and purchase equipment.

Now these groups are in a second round of collecting signatures and are looking for an improved outcome.

“Ohioans are common sense people, and it is common knowledge among the people of our state that cannabis has therapeutic values,” said Ryan Maitland, OCMC spokesperson. “Yes, [Ohioans will vote for the initiative].”

OCMC — the group proposing The Ohio Alternative Treatment Constitutional Amendment — aims for patients to be allowed to possess up to 3.5 oz. of marijuana

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WASHINGTON — International financial officials called Saturday for collective, decisive action to bring the global economy out of its current dangerous phase both in Europe and worldwide.

“Today we agreed to act decisively to tackle the dangers confronting the global economy,” the International Monetary Fund’s International Monetary and Financial Committee said in a communique after meeting Saturday.

“Our circumstances vary, but our economies and financial systems are closely interlinked. We will therefore act collectively to restore confidence and financial stability, and rekindle global growth.”

The policy committee acknowledged that advanced economies are at the heart of the current problems and that they must focus on bringing government finances into order but also promoting economic growth.

“Euro-area countries will do whatever is necessary to resolve the euro-area sovereign debt crisis and ensure the financial stability of the euro area as a whole and its member states,” the committee said.

Such measures include implementing an agreement reached on July 21 to expand the eurozone bailout facility’s mandate.

“What was very clear is that we know that no one is

going to be immune from problems in any one part of the world, and problems in the euro area in particular are problems that will affect all of us,” said IMFC Chair Tharman Shanmugaratnam. “It is not a decoupled world.”

He said there was also a willingness by those outside the eurozone to have the IMF play a role in resolving the crisis.

Worries that Greece’s debt problems could spill over have weighed heavily on international markets for months and dominated talks at this past week’s IMF meetings.

Earlier Saturday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner demanded that the eurozone make greater efforts to fight the crisis.

He said in an address to the IMF that “impressive” measures have been taken during the past 18 months, but added that more is necessary to “create a firewall against further contagion.”

He demanded that European governments work together with the European Central Bank to demonstrate with “unequivocal commitment” that states with sound fiscal policies have access to affordable financing, and to ensure that banks have access to adequate capital, “to win the full confidence of their depositors and creditors.”

“The threat of cascading default, bank runs and catastrophic risk must be taken off the table, as otherwise it will undermine all other efforts, both within Europe and globally,” Geithner told the IMF steering committee.

But Geithner’s recent suggestions that the eurozone bailout fund be leveraged to expand its resources, much like the joint effort by the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve during the 2008 financial crisis in the United States, have faced opposition from Germany, the European Union’s largest economy.

German Finance Minister Wolfgant Schaeuble and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann reject such demands to bolster the financial punch of the EFSF using credit leveraged through the European Central Bank. There are other alternatives, Schaeuble has said.

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Imagine a place in Clifton where hipster students and classy adults can come together and dance like idiots.

If you attended the Mat Kearney concert at Bogart’s Saturday, Sept. 24, you wouldn’t have to do much imagining.

Forty-fi ve minutes before the fi rst show started, a few people fi led in and made themselves comfortable with their choice of seating or distance from the stage. Fifteen minutes later, fl oods of people swarmed the entrance, and tickets became scarce.

Mat Kearney made his return to Clifton after performing at Sigma Sigma Commons in 2010 to show Cincinnati students his love.

He brought with him the opening act of the night, Leagues. Though the vast majority of the audience had not heard of this band and could hardly hear the lyrics, they were encouraged to sing and dance along — which they did. Hipsters raged and bobbed as the more mature part of the audience stayed in open areas behind the crowded mayhem sipping beers and mixed drinks.

As Kearney approached his appearance time, more and more people came closer to the stage and divided into couples. The singer of Leagues made his way to the back of the room to do merchandise signings and to meet his new fans.

Kearney came out wearing a black and gray vest over a long-sleeved shirt

and pants. This was more clothing than the already-sweaty audience dared to wear. The air was steaming, and it was unclear whose sweat was whose.

Kearney’s iridescent voice and hypnotic melodies silenced the audience’s voices to a dull hum almost immediately after taking stage. Couples arranged themselves into the stereotypical prom-pose position as they swayed to the rhythm of the songs. Of course there were the expected shouts when Kearney got to the part of his song “Chicago,” which mentions Cincinnati and, more specifi cally, Over-the-Rhine.

This multi-talented singer also jammed out on the guitar alongside the guitar player from the supporting band.

The air cooled down, and there became a clear connection with Kearney and the people of Cincinnati. Looking around, the was room rocking back and forth together while silently singing the lyrics along with Kearney, who made eye contact with seemingly everyone. Despite the occasional curse words from the previous band, the whole performance was a sort of religious experience that people of all ages could appreciate.

Leagues returned after Kearney’s performance for an encore which surprised and thrilled the crowd. Both performances left the audience in awe and no one left disappointed. Walk around Clifton and you’re bound to hear people still talking about the memorable show.

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SHOWING CINCY LOVE Mat Kearney returns to Cincinnati for a highly anticipated performance at Bogart’s Saturday, Sept. 24.

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The time on my cell phone clock read 6:58 p.m. Sitting in the movie theater with my buttery popcorn and my strawberry-fl avored slushie, as well as a couple friends on each side, I was excited. The movie would start in two minutes, but that was not the reason for my anticipation.

I was excited because in two minutes, instead of the opening credits beginning to roll, I’d be greeted by a familiar green screen with the words: “The following preview has been approved for all audiences by the Motion Picture Association of America.”

Before college, when I was still living at home and had access to premium cable, I watched a show on HDNet called “The Ultimate Trailer Show” which basically consisted of 30 minutes of wall-to-wall trailers for upcoming fi lms.

Yeah, that’s right. My love of trailers runs deep, so it pains me to say that I’m going to have to stop watching them.

There were fi ve trailers before my 7 p.m. showing of “Drive.” One of them was for the upcoming mystery/thriller “Dream House,” and it showcased a big problem I’ve been having with trailers lately. I didn’t know much about “Dream House” before the trailer but, after watching it, I felt like I’d seen the whole movie.

Craig plays a successful publisher, Will Atenton, who relocates with his wife and two daughters into a house that they discover was once the scene of a grisly murder. As he investigates the previous murder, the trailer shows Atenton talking to a doctor about a suspicious patient which the doctor reveals to be Atenton himself.

I’m sorry, but that’s just too much of the story to divulge. That’s a major plot twist revealed, and while the movie surely has at least one other trick up its sleeve (It has to, right?), I doubt the beginning of the fi lm manages to stay suspenseful with all of that information already out in the open.

Revealing too much is not just limited to “Dream House” though. You may have seen a commercial for the movie “Warrior,” the Mixed Martial Arts drama about two estranged brothers who go up

against each other in the ring. The trailer doesn’t spoil major plot twists; however, it does give you a “Spark Notes” version of the fi lm, complete with everything you would need to know except which brother wins the fi nal fi ght.

The problem with these two trailers is that both fi lms look like they could be good. “Dream House” isn’t out yet, but it has a good cast including Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, and the aforementioned Daniel Craig, as well as the director responsible for “My Left Foot” and “In the Name of the Father.” On the other hand, “Warrior” has been out for awhile now, and in addition to having a good cast, has managed an 84 percent on the aggregate reviewing siterottentomatoes.com.

With only 2.5 minutes (or less) for a studio to sell a consumer on their product, the trailer is a fascinating format with the potential ability to greatly increase the interest in a specifi c fi lm. Before “The Social Network’s” fi rst trailer, wasn’t the common refrain: “Why would I want to see some stupid movie about Facebook?” Then, people saw the trailer and decided there might be more to it than that. “Inception” had brilliant trailers which told you virtually nothing about the plot while increasing the public’s interest in the movie.

“Always leave them wanting more” is a cliché; but it’s true, especially in this case. A little creativity and restraint is all that’s needed to make a good trailer. When Alfred Hitchcock made trailers for his fi lms, he oftentimes wouldn’t even show any actual footage. Instead, he would just fi lm himself talking about the movie while showing off his dark sense of humor.

Hitchcock is dead though, and it appears that the art of the movie trailer is headed in that direction too. It’s too bad, because I really do enjoy watching trailers. If only trailers were rated, in addition to R, PG-13, etc., according to how much information they gave away. Orange for a teaser, blue for more revealing, and black for spoiler-fi lled. Maybe then I could watch trailers with a peace of mind, or at least I’d know when to pull out my cell phone and stop paying attention.

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The University of Cincinnati might have added a signifi cant piece to the city’s transportation puzzle as UC Sustainability and Student Government have established a three-year contract between the university and Zipcar — the world’s leading car-sharing company.

“The whole Zipcar initiative really is a partnership between students, faculty and staff,” said Claire Sweigart, UC Sustainability coordinator.

Zipcar is the world’s leading car-sharing service with more than 605,000 members and more than 9,000 vehicles in urban areas

and college campuses throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, said Greg Winter, Zipcar’s vice president of communications.

Zipcar offers more than 30 makes and models of self-service vehicles by the hour or day to residents and businesses looking for an alternative to the high costs and hassles of owning a car, Winter said.

Zipcar has provided the university with four self-service vehicles known as Zipcars: two Ford Focus sedans parked on McMicken Circle; and a Mazda 3 and Honda Insight both parked between Daniels and Turner

halls on West Daniels Street, Sweigart said.

As Zipcars can only be accessed via a membership card or Zipcard — which uses radio-frequency i d e n t i f i c a t i o n technology designed to protect vehicles against theft —

Zipcar’s operating system offers not only convenience, but also security for students, faculty and staff,

Sweigart said. “The key is always

in the vehicle, but unless there is an active reservation and you scan your membership card to unlock the doors, the car will not start,” Sweigart said. “Even if someone broke a window and tried to start the car with the key, it won’t start unless it’s been unlocked.”

UC Student Body President Alan Hagerty went on to explain the more specifi c use of the Zipcard.

“If you’re in the vicinity [of the Zipcar], if you have it on your body, it recognizes it through a signal,” Hagerty said. Members put their Zipcard within a certain proximity to the Zipcar’s sensor, which unlocks the vehicle’s doors and allows the user to start the car.

Unlike typical car-rental companies — which require that users be at least 25 years old — Zipcar only requires that members be 18 years or older.

“That’s one of the really great things and is really benefi cial for us,” Sweigart said. “With their partnerships with universities, they understand the student population.”

Potential members must also present a valid driver’s license, a driving record and provide proof of insurance to Zipcar, although Sweigart said Zipcar is unlikely to turn potential members away.

“I’m not sure if they ever reject anyone based on [the background, insurance checks], but they do check, and Zipcar accepts a driver’s license from any country,” Sweigart said.

Hagerty also alluded to the fact that Zipcar accepts driver’s licenses from all over the world.

“For students that don’t have a car here on campus, fi rst-year and international students, Zipcars will defi nitely have a number of benefi ts,” Hagerty said.

Zipcar approached university architect Mary Beth McGrew about a potential contract with UC. McGrew then approached Student

Government, which sparked the interest of Student Government Sen. Luci Simon.

“McGrew [brought it to our attention] during one of our meetings,” said Student Body Vice President Michael Linger. “That’s when one of senators, Luci Simon, really got involved with helping them out from the student perspective.”

Zipcar is the world’s leading car-sharing service with more than 605,000 members and more than 9,000 vehicles in urban areas and college campuses throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This Friday, the University of Cincinnati is unveiling its Zipcar program on McMicken Commons.

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DRIVING IN STYLE Zipcar has provided UC with four car-share vehicles: two Ford Focus sedans parked on McMicken Circle and two other vehicles residing on West Daniels Street.

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Four reasons to Zipcar

1 reduce pollution: Each car-share member reduces personal CO2 emissions by 1,100-1,600 pounds annually.

clearer roads: Each Zipcar takes 15 personal vehicles off the road; Zipcar reports it has taken 100,000 vehicles off the road since its inception.

drive less: Members drive 40 percent fewer miles.

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1 requirements: Zipcar members must be 18 years or older and have a valid driver’s license.

application: To sign up, members must submit driving records and insurance information.

prices: The annual fee for the remainder of 2011 is $25; for 2012-12, it’s $35.

rates: In addition to the annual membership fee, using a Zipcar also costs $7-8 per hour or $66 per day.

reservations: Zipcar uses radio-frequency identifi cation (proximity) technology.

driving: Keys are in the vehicle, which is unlocked with the membership card. Gas, insurance and parking are taken care of by Zipcar.

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NO KEYS NECESSARY Zipcar’s radio-frequency identifi cation technology removes car keys from the transportation equation.

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Both Sweigart and Student Government offi cials believe that Zipcar could have a substantial impact on Cincinnati’s traffi c, parking and emissions issues.

“I think the Zipcar initiative is going to have all sorts of benefi ts for the university and the university community,” Sweigart said. “We’re really hoping that it can help to reduce the transportation portion of our carbon footprint.”

According to statistics provided by Zipcar, each car-share member reduces personal CO2 emissions by 1,100 to 1,600 pounds annually; the average car-share member drives 40 percent fewer miles after joining a car-share program; Zipcar estimates it has removed nearly 100,000 vehicles since its inception more than a decade ago; and Zipcar members report saving an average of $600 per month compared to owning a car.

“According to independent research fi rm Frost & Sullivan, every one Zipcar removes 15-20 personally owned cars from the road,” Winter said. “This is because when people join a car-sharing service like Zipcar they either sell their existing car or decide not to purchase a car.”

UC Sustainability and Student Government will be hosting an event on McMicken Commons Friday, beginning at 11:30 a.m., introducing students, faculty and staff to Zipcar and giving tours of each of the four vehicles, which will also be on display.

Student, faculty and staff memberships can be purchased at $25 this year, due to a partnership between Ford Motor Co. and Zipcar, and $35 for the remaining two years of the contract. Membership fees include insurance, gas coverage and

maintenance which will be handled by Zipcar, Sweigart said.

Potential members need to bring a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance to sign up. In addition to the membership fee, the Ford Focus cars will have an hourly rate of $7 per hour while the Mazda 3 and Honda Insight will have a rate of $8 per hour, Sweigart said.

Vehicles can also be reserved at $66 per day for up to four days. The mileage limit per day is set at 160 miles. Background and insurance checks will take two to seven days to process prior to acceptance, Sweigart said.

As a contract between the city of Cincinnati and Zipcar is pending, Sweigart said Zipcar wanted to fi rst extend to UC before approaching the Cincinnati market.

“The city of Cincinnati is still working to get their Zipcar contract, but it was really important to Zipcar that the university had Zipcars because they didn’t want to move forward to the city unless the university was on board as well,” Sweigart said.

Winter, Zipcar’s representative, would not comment on a potential contract with

the city, though Larry Falkin, director of Cincinnati’s Offi ce of Environmental Quality confi rmed that contract discussions are underway.

Adam Binder, a fourth-year undergraduate studying accounting at Loyola University of Chicago and former UC student, said Zipcar could be a great resource for students, faculty and staff of UC.

“It’s benefi cial because, in the city, parking is really hard to come by,” Binder said. “It’s rare to fi nd a parking spot where you’re not paying hundreds of dollars per month. I miss having a car; I’ve always had a car since I was old enough to drive; it’s just really nice to get in the car, plug in your iPod and just go.”

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ZIPCAR EXTENDS REACH Cincinnati is the 15th major metropolitan area Zipcar has extended its services to since its inception over a decade ago. Zipcar estimates its car-share vehicles have removed nearly 100,000

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COMING TO CAMPUS UC Sustainability — in a partnership with Student Government — will be hosting an event on McMicken Commons Friday to introduce students, faculty and staff to the Zipcar experience. Those interested will be able to sign up for memberships.

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Steampunk, a celebration of futuristic innovations combined with Victorian-era style, isn’t just a way to deck out a laptop or camera gear for some. It’s a lifestyle for the folks who crowded Southgate House Saturday, Sept. 24 in honor of the Time Traveler’s Ball.

There were top hats, corsets, fringe and metallic gears galore flooding the lounge, ballroom and parlour of the house. Costumes ranged from flapper outfits to Western-style getups to old-school English suits. I even saw a ’60s gogo dress with white boots on one patron, which sums up the confusion surrounding the perception of what the steampunk image actually entails.

From what I gathered, it involves sultry burlesque babes, Vaudevillian-inspired punk rock and jazz and a general desire to rock creative home-made costumes for role-playing purposes (or just for fun).

Vendors lined up across the balcony of the darkened ballroom armed with lamps and string lights to sell handmade leather masquerade masks, steampunk buttons, key chains and jewelry. The League of Cincinnati Steampunks also had a table with flyers and discounted tickets to events.

The Time Traveler’s Ball was a lot of firsts for me (I stuck out like a splinter in my flannel shirt and rainbow-red hair), but the burlesque performances were probably the most, uh, surprising.

I wasn’t aware that burlesque dancers actually shimmy down to their skivvies onstage, and it was definitely a popular spectacle to see in the ballroom and parlour as the ladies of Deadly Sins Burlesque took turns opening for bands

with some pretty steamy dances performed to jazz tunes.

After the skirts and sequins were swept off the stage, a variety of bands that may or may not have totally fit into the steampunk genre took their places to wow the crowds. Chakra, a free-spirited metal outfit, got the night started in the ballroom with a female singer whose voice echoed as she waved her arms around her in Goth rock glory.

Ford Theatre Reunion played later on the ballroom stage, capturing everyone’s attention and tearing it up Vaudeville style. Screaming male vocals contrasted a sultry, jazzy female complement, and the cacophonous clamoring jazz collaborated well with smooth woodwinds. The band had an overall big sound, making for a big performance that kicked up the night’s energy.

Other notable bands included Thunder Dome, a post-apocalyptic surf rock outfit complete with armored musicians and growling vocals pitted against surf jams.

Vaudeville Freud also got down in the parlour — literally. The frizzy-haired singer was crawling on the floor in satisfactory anguish by the end of the band’s indie/garage rock set. Atlanta’s The Extraordinary Contraptions also put on a rocked out steampunk performance to close out the night.

I’m sure the highlight of the evening for many show goers was the Deadly Sins Burlesque finale on the ballroom stage — the six ladies joined together for a group performance set to Marilyn Manson’s cover of “This is Halloween.” The dance concluded with considerably less clothing and a small (fake) bloodbath.

Between the musical and burlesque acts, a hookah bar, belly dance performances, magic tricks and a painfully entertaining sideshow, there was always something to see throughout the night.

If you’re still asking yourself what steampunk is, so are a lot of folks. I’m still not 100 percent on it, myself. But the fact that people are asking proves its increasing prominence in the entertainment scene. I’m certain this isn’t the last we’ll see of these fun-loving Victorian sci-fi fans.

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DreSSeD to KIll Larry Combs and Jessica Hopsicker judge the mens’ costume contest in Southgate House’s ballroom at the time traveler’s Ball. it was tough competition between the lineup of intricately clad male contenders.

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burleSQue bAbeS GAlore members of Deadly Sins Burlesque put on a series of dance performances for show goers during the time traveler’s Ball Saturday, Sept. 24. trashique d’ Lamour performs solo in the lounge (below).

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and have up to 12 plants. A key factor to the OCMC proposal is that it would charge a registry fee for patients. “This fee generated income is to be reallocated to law enforcement and public education resources throughout the state,” Maitland said.

OMCA is petitioning for a plan that allows patients to possess 200 grams of marijuana and allow the patient or caregiver the option to care for 12 mature and 12 immature plants.

“Doctors usually recommend that patients take their medication regularly and without interruption, medical marijuana is no different,” as stated on OMCA’s website.

“When properly implemented, revenue from medical marijuana could not only produce a boost in Ohio’s economy, but provide necessary jobs for our great State” said Theresa Daniello, OMCA spokesperson.

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He compared the current situation to 2008, when the collapse of Lehman Brothers sent the global economy into

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of the IMF that fiscal policy stimulus packages, combined with long-term spending cuts, could reduce the risk of recession, he added.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde stressed

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“It is clearly important that commitments that have been made be delivered upon,” she told reporters. “It’s implementation first and foremost. No qualification.”

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WEEK FOUR PICKSJASON HOFFMAN | OPINION EDITOR

(Home team in CAPS)Detroit (+1.5) over DALLAS: Tony Romo

took the needle and led the Cowboys to a boring victory over the Redskins on Monday night, but this week he will have to contend with the mad dog defensive line of the Lions. Look for the Lions to win in a rout and move to 4-0.

CHICAGO (-6) over Carolina: The Bears lost to the best team in the league last week and are due for a decent performance from their offense. Look for Jay Cutler to look better than his mediocre self and the Bears’ defense to pick off Cam Newton multiple times as they roll to a 10-plus point victory.

New Orleans (-7.5) over JACKSONVILLE: This game opened at a 10 point line in Vegas Tuesday morning and will probably move back up before Sunday when the betting public gets a chance to come back to reality. Drew Brees and Co. beat out the Texans last week and they should provide plenty of highlights this week.

CLEVELAND (pk) over Tennessee: The Browns have proven to be a decent team since losing in week one and should continue their winning ways since Matt Hasselbeck lost his best wide receiver on his birthday. Browns win by a touchdown.

Buffalo (-3) over CINCINNATI: Everyone in the Bills’ locker room said they expected to beat the Patriots. If that is the case, they should expect to turn the Bengals into geldings before a nowhere-near-capacity crowd at Paul Brown Stadium.

Minnesota (-1) over KANSAS CITY: Donovan McNabb and the soon-to-be Los Angeles Riders will get their fi rst win of the season at the new Arrowhead Stadium. After an 0-4 start, Todd Hailey will become the next coach on the hot seat.

San Francisco (pk) over PHILADEPLHIA: The 49ers should be riding high after winning the boredom bowl against the Bengals last week. On a whim, I say the 49ers win with a last second fi eld goal.

ST. LOUIS (pk) over Washington: The Rams looked dreadful against the Ravens last week, but they will get back on track this week. Rex Grossman showed his true colors against the Cowboys last week, and things won’t get much better. St. Louis wins going away.

HOUSTON (-3) over Pittsburgh: The Steelers played uninspired against the Colts and have no one left on the depth chart to back up this week. Although the Texans are still new

at the 3-4 defense, look for Matt Shaub and his cohorts to throw the ball all over the yard and win a shootout.

Atlanta (-4) over SEATTLE: The Falcons got punched in the mouth by the Buccaneers last week and need to rebound. The Seahawks are just foul enough to get them back in the win column.

GREEN BAY (-13) over Denver: The Packers should continue to roll as Kyle Orton rolls into Lambeau Field with his merry band of no-names. Look for multiple Lambeau leaps in the dairy land.

ARIZONA (+1) over New York Giants: Kevin Kolb should have a much better week passing against his former divisional rivals. Look for Larry Fitzgerald to get in the end zone multiple times thanks to the depleted Giants’ secondary.

OAKLAND (+4) over New England: The Raiders fi lled the roll of bully against the Jets last week, thanks to Darren McFadden’s Running Man performance. Look for the Raiders to win the battle in the trenches in a smash mouth contest.

Miami (+10) over SAN DIEGO: The Chargers have the uncanny ability to make mediocre teams look good. Look for the Dolphins to possibly upset the Chargers this week.

New York Jets (+3) over BALTIMORE: Rex Ryan will have his team ready to bounce back against the Ravens after taking a groin shot from the Raiders in week two. The Ravens embarrassed the Rams, but they’ll have a much tougher time against the men that knocked them out of the playoffs last year.

TAMPA BAY (-10) over Indianapolis: Look for Josh Freeman to go big on Monday Night Football and for John Gruden to talk about how much he likes “this guy from Kansas State” all evening. Curtis Painter probably gets the start here and Raheem Morris’s defense will capitalize on a plethora of rookie mistakes.

Do you agree with Hoffman? Think he’s full of hot air, or think you know better? Email us at sports.newsrecord@gmail.com.

A few things that irritated me about week three: Tom Brady’s performance in the second half of that game was an aberration; the Raiders are

for real and might take the AFC West; Tony Romo needs to fi nd a center in a hurry; and, the Steelers

will be in trouble if they can’t fi gure out how to run the ball.

Let’s see if I can get back on track this week and make up for last week’s dreadful 50 percent win total.

Packers keep rolling in week four

Last Week: 8-8-0Season: 28-17-3

Album Alert: Blink 182 returns, Yuck gets gritty

PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS

THEY ARE BACK Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker is seen above. The band is releasing their new album after a hiatus.

TOM SEIPLE | STAFF REPORTER

In case you didn’t already know, some big names in the alternative scene dropped some highly antici-pated albums this week. Read be-low to see which albums are worth a listen (or a purchase).

Blink 182 – “Neighborhoods”Blink, after a long time away

from each other, have fi nally put out their long anticipated album “Neighborhoods.” If you were a fan of their self-titled album, I would encourage you to compare the two.

Three-man punk bands are a rarity and something slightly of the past — and Blink has fallen away from it. The album shows heavy infl uences from Angels and Airwaves, Tom Delonge’s side proj-ect band. The saving grace of the album for me rests on drummer Travis Barker. He still stands out as one of the best drummers of his time, and it’s evident in this album that he still has the touch for blaz-ing drum lines.

The Boxer Rebellion – “Live in Tennessee”

This album is a treat. The live recordings make a unique album because of a major addition: There is a signifi cant amount of crowd noises on these recordings. There is a considerable amount of reverb on the studio tracks for The Boxer Rebellion, and so this live album sounds incredibly accurate to the studio productions of the band.

Nathan Nicolas, a Tennessee native and the band’s vocalist is absolutely spot-on vocally and no doubt has some intimate connec-tion with his home state for this album. His falsetto is immaculate and the guitar work is beautiful.

“Live in Tennessee” is 16 tracks long, which is about 90 minutes or more of music. It’s seriously a good deal; just give their studio stuff a listen fi rst for the full effect.

Dan Mangan – “Oh Frotune”If you’ve been looking for some-

thing like Mumford and Sons that takes things a step towards a more electric sound, look no further. The same earnest and painful lyrical work with acoustic guitars comes with synthesizers, full-size drum kits and a few electric guitars.

“Oh Frotune” has a whole lot of space to it, and really envelopes your ears. The simplicity of the

acoustic guitar blended with the spacious work of the rest of the band gives a cathedral feeling to the album and it grows on you the longer you listen.

Yuck – “Yuck”It’s hard to say much about a

band named “Yuck” who has album art of a guy touching his tonsils. What they capture in their sound truly does reinforce the name. Yuck has a really rotten garage rock sound to their music. The guitar work is fuzzy and fl owing and the vocals are poorly recorded at best. What you get is a sort of childish garage rock feel of coined bands like Dinosaur Jr. or Weezer in “Pinkerton” or “The Blue Album.”

What is lost in perfection is drawn together by honesty and pu-rity in the album’s true tones.

Switchfoot – “Vice Verses” This is the most highly antici-

pated album I’ve had on my list for 2011, aside for maybe Mutemath’s CD dropping next week. Switch-foot is on their seventh album and isn’t slowing down.

The band has crafted a more hard-hitting album compared to their last release, “Hello Hurri-cane.” Most of “Vice Verses” is high energy and fi lled with catchy lead riffs and impressive solos. Switch-foot toys with some new directions in their sounds, but not at the risk of jeopardizing their classic guts. If you haven’t heard them since their single “Meant to Live” in the early 2000s, this album is worth your time and an incredibly invaluable investment.

NFL PREDICITIONS

sam weinberg | sports EDItor

In their 2010 season, the Bearcats’ football team turned over more balls than a veteran urologist.

Fumbles and interceptions were a game-day norm for the Bearcats’ offense, and their inability to force any turnovers on defense was equally atrocious.

Now four games into the 2011 season, however, the Bearcats have turned a complete 180.

Last season, the Bearcats finished the year with a negative-15 turnover margin, but this season, the UC football team sits atop the Football Bowl Subdivision world with a plus-14 margin.

“We have been very opportunistic in the turnover department this year,” said UC head coach Butch Jones. “I think it’s the fine details. We’ve taken great strides, but I think we can still get better.”

On defense last season, the Bearcats forced just six fumbles and caught eight

picks for a grand total of 14 forced turnovers through 12 games, and offensively, Cincinnati threw a Big East-worst 15 interceptions in addition to losing 14 fumbles.

This season, the stauncher Cincinnati defense has already grabbed eight interceptions and recovered eight fumbles.

On the offensive side of the ball, the Bearcats have displayed a much more adept ability to take care of the pigskin, with just one interception thrown and one fumble lost. Additionally, the Bearcats have scored 87 points off their 16 forced turnovers.

Senior defensive end Derek Wolfe and senior linebacker J.K. Schaffer have been the catalysts in UC’s defensive turnaround.

Wolfe has a Big East-best four sacks and is tied atop of the conference with two forced fumbles.

“It feels good [to get fumbles] because when we were at camp, they had us ripping and tearing balls out of each other’s hands,” Wolfe said. “We were giving out prizes for whoever had the most strips at camp.”

While Wolfe is wreaking havoc up front in the trenches, Schaffer is leading the defense in the backfield with team-best four interceptions. He would potentially have even more if it wasn’t for a few dropped picks.

“I’m not complaining about it, but if someone else was getting [the interception], I’d be just as happy,” Schaffer said. “Every time since I’ve dropped those picks, I’ve been telling our student manager, ‘Even when I’m not looking, throw balls.’ It doesn’t matter what I’m doing, if I’m drinking water — throw the ball at me.”

Wolfe and Schaffer haven’t been the only defensive players instrumental in UC’s new-look defense, however.

Currently, six players have caught an interception, seven have forced a fumble and eight have contributed to a sack.

In UC’s 44-14 win against NC State Thursday night, five different players were able to get to Wolfpack quarterback Mike Glennon and record a sack, while two were able to pick him off for an interception.

“Collectively, I think it’s preparation,”

said UC junior defensive back Drew Frey. “We’ve taken strides to progress from previous games and move forward. We just keep playing together as a team — we’re eleven players and eleven halfs of the ball.”

The Bearcats play at 1 p.m. Saturday against Miami (OH) in Oxford, Ohio.

DEFENSIVE TURNAROUNDpat strang | assistant photo editor

CapitaLiZing On DeFense the Bearcats’ defense has forced 16 turnovers in just four games this season, resulting in the accumulation of 87 added points.

pat strang | assistant photo editor

tHe QUarterbaCK saCK Derek Wolfe has recorded four takedowns this season for a total of 21 lost yards.

UC’s defense progresses in 2011 following last season’s fiasco