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UC, Xavier evaluate different CPR training methods Both universities attack cardiac arrest, weigh questions of liability JAMIE MAIER CONTRIBUTOR
Cincinnati universities are developing new ways to train students in CPR, but questions over liability and effectiveness remain. The University of Cincinnati and Xavier University are both making strides to promote CPR training, but are taking different routes to achieve the same goal. The key issue revolves around the certification title and the liability concerns raised when giving the responsibilities of a first responder to a student. The leading cause of death in the U.S.
CRIME BLOTTER 9/4 Robbery on Ohio Avenue Police are investigating a robbery that took place in the 2400 block of Ohio Avenue around 10:50 p.m. Wednesday. Two suspects approached a single victim from behind, punched him several times and took his money, according to police. University of Cincinnati police are urging victims of robbery to report the incident as soon as possible, and to use the Bearcat Transportation System whenever possible. In this case, 30 minutes had passed before the victim called police, which greatly reduces the chances of catching the suspects. 9/3 Arrest made in connection to robbery Two juvenile suspects are in jail after Cincinnati Police arrested them in connection to a robbery at Ravine and Warner streets. The two suspects allegedly robbed one victim at gunpoint around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, police said. His wallet and cell phone was taken. 9/2 Aggravated robbery on Straight Street Cincinnati police are investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred in the 400 block of Straight Street around 1:50 a.m. Sept. 2. Two suspects approached one male and two female victims, showed them a revolver and demanded the victim’s cell phones, police said. The suspects got away with the phones on foot. 8/25 Robbery on Jefferson Avenue One victim was not able to give a description of suspects involved in his robbery after being assaulted by a group of people. Police are looking into the robbery, which occurred in the 2800 block of Jefferson Avenue near Daniels Street around 3 a.m. Aug. 25. The suspects got away with his money and cell phone. Crime Stoppers If anyone has information about these, or any other crimes, please call Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040. Crime Stoppers offers rewards for information leading to the arrests.
is cardiac arrest, which kills victims within a few minutes. Only 32 percent of cardiac arrest victims receive CPR and the chance of survival is only eight percent if the cardiac arrest occurs outside of a hospital, according to the American Heart Association. Hands-only CPR was introduced by the American Heart Association in 2008 and has proven to be as effective as traditional mouth-to-mouth. In both cases, CPR boosts the chance of survival 90 percent, according to the American Heart Association. Xavier creates fast, hands-only CPR training Xavier implemented its CPR training program, Xavier has a Heart, in 2012 and successfully trained every incoming
freshman in CPR who attended its August orientation. For under $35, the program purchased a training video and mannequin. It took
“You can’t kill someone twice. A few bruises and a broken rib are nothing compared to being dead.” EDMOND HOOKER, DIRECTOR OF XAVIER HAS A HEART
the trainers 20 minutes to learn both CPR and proper automatic external defibrillator use. Those trainers then taught hands-only CPR to groups of 20 students in fiveminute intervals. Edmond Hooker, director of Xavier has a Heart, said the program was well
received by the dean and plans to train every person at Xavier. “You can’t kill someone twice,” Hooker said. “A few bruises and a broken rib are nothing compared to being dead.” UC bill would require certification, liability remains uncertain UC student government approached the issue from a different angle through legislation that would require RA certification and the purchase of two AEDs for residence halls every year. However, the bill was delayed due to liability concerns. The key difference between Xavier’s program and the UC bill is certification. While Xavier trains participants, they do not go through a certification program and SEE CPR PG 2
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Fences have been set up around Wilson Memorial Hall as crews work to prepare the building for demolition, which is scheduled for October. The site will house temporary mobile units for students displaced by renovations to Teachers College. Workers will try to save the facades of the building that opened its doors in 1931.
Long awaited demolition of vacant, deteriorating building set for October RYAN HOFFMAN NEWS EDITOR
In its prime, Wilson Auditorium played host to University of Cincinnati plays, music performances and lectures. Now the 81-year-old building is set to be torn down. UC’s Board of Trustees approved the demolition, which is part of the $45 million, large-scale renovations to the Teachers College complex, at its Aug. 27 meeting. The 40,000 square-foot site, north of McMicken Hall off Clifton Avenue will be torn down to make space for temporary mobile units for students who have classes in Dyer Hall and a portion of Teachers College. The auditorium has been mostly vacant since the early 1980s. Its non-use was mostly due to its location on campus, which is not accessible enough to serve its original auditorium-like capacity. Since the end of the building’s use nearly 30 years ago, maintenance and
upkeep have been neglected and the building’s interior is deteriorating. The renovations needed to bring Wilson up to code are not worth the expense, said Beth McGrew, associate vice president of planning, design and construction. Along with blatant problems, including lead paint and asbestos that would need to be removed, the emergency exit from the stage is not up to code and the building doesn’t meet the state’s egress requirements. The structures in the bathroom would also need a complete overhaul. Although the problems facing the building’s continued existence are numerous, the decision to tear it down was not hastily made. “This has been in the works for years,” McGrew said. Administrators spent years considering possible uses for the auditorium, including converting the area into class space. Multiple studies were commissioned, said UC spokesperson Greg Hand. In the end, none of the possibilities were viable and the university concluded the building would have to be destroyed.
“Each scenario was complicated and after all the studies were done it was clear it wasn’t worth it,” McGrew said. “It didn’t work out to be anything of use for the university.” Demolition was originally approved in 2006, but it was pushed back and the building continued to go unused, McGrew said. The board of trustee’s approval of Phase Three of the Teachers College renovations sealed Wilson’s fate. Fencing was put up around the building Wednesday and demolition is scheduled for October, McGrew said. After the first of the year, the site will be cleared and made ready for mobile units that are being brought in sometime in April to house students displaced by the Teachers College renovations. The temporary complex is scheduled to come online in July — the same time the Teachers renovations are set to start. The fencing around Wilson led secondyear chemistry student Blake Ridenour to start researching the auditorium and tweet at President Ono inquiring about the future SEE WILSON PG 2
Langsam event focuses on gay, transgender efforts on campus News Record instrumental in starting discussion on past, current problems facing LGBTQ community RYAN HOFFMAN NEWS EDITOR
Powell Grant committed himself to changing the University of Cincinnati’s equal protection laws to include gays and lesbians in the 1970s. Although he was optimistic, he didn’t think he would ever find himself in the situation he was in at Langsam Library Friday. Grant was one of four panel members at the first “1st Fridays @ 4” — a series of events hosted by UC librarians intended to engage community members with each other and the library — of the academic year. The fall theme for
the series is justice. Grant was a graduate student at UC in the ’70s when he, along with fellow students, worked to change the university’s non-discrimination policy to include gays and lesbians. The policy Grant helped to change stayed in place until 2009 when it was changed to include transgender individuals. The News Record initially reported his efforts in April, which led UC librarian assistant Pam Bach to focus the first event on the past and present struggles of gay, lesbian and transgender people at UC. Grant was joined by fellow panel members Greg Hand, UC spokesperson; Rebecca Lehman, program coordinator for activities and leadership development; and Z, a doctoral student at Miami University researching
transgender college students. Grant and Hand, who also was a UC student in the ’70s, provided insight into the past climate and struggles regarding gay and lesbian members of the UC community. “Looking back from a position within the administration of the university I can see all the obstacles that were being put in [Grant’s] way and I can see the incredible amount of work that would have had to have gone on and recognized that by not being aware of the difficulties my fellow students were being put into that,” Hand said. “In fact, I was really part of the problem because of my own ignorance and inertia.” Lehman, who was a UC student in the late ’90s and early ’00s, gave a more recent account. She briefly talked SEE LANGSAM PG 2
Cincinnati mayoral candidates visit UC, professor dissects campaign strategies Stances on controversial issues could swing central Cincinnati vote BEN GOLDSCHMIDT NEWS EDITOR
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Mayoral candidate John Cranley explains to students why he believes the streetcar should be stopped.
Cincinnati’s top two contenders for mayor in the November election visited the University of Cincinnati Thursday, but not to campaign to students. Candidates Roxanne Qualls and John Cranley discussed their campaigns, Cincinnati politics and policies with students in a pseudo-political class commonly referred to as Win. The class aims to teach urban planning and political science students how to achieve a personal or professional agenda in politics. Terry Grundy, a UC planning professor who teaches the course, used the mayoral race to demonstrate theories behind political campaigns, and explained how each candidate might mold their
campaigns to gain votes. Cranley, a Price Hill native and former city councilman, can count on votes coming from the west side of Cincinnati, while Qualls — the current vice mayor — can expect to get the majority of her votes from the east side, Grundy said. Both are fighting for swing votes in the central region of Cincinnati and the African American community, which could go either way. Both candidates identify as Democrats. Except for their differences on the Cincinnati streetcar project and the proposal to lease the city’s parking assets — arguably the city’s most divisive and controversial issues – the two find themselves strikingly similar on policy issues. Their opposing stances on the streetcar project could be a deciding factor for SEE MAYOR PG 2
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Mayoral candidate Roxanne Qualls makes her case for the streetcar, saying it will spur development.