Happy Thanksgiving from TNR

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Happy Thanksgiving

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Tips to optimize your Black Friday quest

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Update from Bearcats' Cayman Islands tourney

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Pumpkin pie: as good as you think it is?

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NMeewsdical marijuana: Coming to a dispensary near you

PARKER MALATESTA| NEWS EDITOR

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy announced Monday that they have received 370 applications to operate 60 medical cannabis dispensaries across the state.

17 of the applications were from Hamilton County. Names of some of the county applicants' businesses include Curaleaf Ohio INC, Medical Marijuana 513 LLC, Nature's Apex LLC, Ohio Releaf III LLC and Black Diamond Investments LLC.

Nature's Apex represents Rhinegeist Brewery's attempt to install a medical marijuana farm and cultivation site in Camp Washington. The site would also include a beer warehouse, a brewery and a dog park.

Students at the University of Cincinnati are curious to see how the medical marijuana landscape develops, and could possibly question buying cannabis illegally from campus dealers.

"It all depends. I'm a smart consumer and for me the only thing that matters is price," a third-year arts and sciences student that smokes cannabis every day said. "Whatever option is the cheapest while not compromising the quality is the one I'll go with."

The application fee for parties interested in a dispensary was $5,000.

According to the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program, certified physicians may recommend medical marijuana only for the treatment of a qualifying medical condition. All medical marijuana patients and their caregivers are required to register with the State Board of Pharmacy.

Some of these conditions include cancer, Crohn's disease, epilepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder, hepatitis C and multiple sclerosis.

"I would much rather buy medical marijuana if I could," a first-year student that labels herself as a regular smoker said. "Consciously, I feel better knowing my money is going to companies that would pay heavy state taxes benefitting schools, pension programs, public works -- rather than encouraging a harmful cycle in local communities.

Earlier this month, state officials granted licenses to cultivators to grow medical marijuana.

The only location in the Greater Cincinnati metro area to earn a license is in Monroe, a small city in Butler County. Before they can begin production, a state team must visit their facility.

"As an epilepsy patient, I know that I'm one of the first on the list of eligibility for medical cannabis when it comes out in Ohio," a third-

year student that smokes every day said. "Smoking dry cannabis bud is not legally protected by Ohio's medical law, so I'll have to buy that from dealers nearby."

The student went on to discuss how intaking cannabis has benefited him physically and mentally.

"I know that I'm going to have to shy

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away from smoking as well, so utilizing the resources that will be legal like edibles and oils will not only prevent seizures, but prevent me from the dangerous behavior of smoking," the student said."Ever since I started smoking marijuana, I haven't had a seizure. It works."

Title IX coordinator search back to drawing board

Nov. 22, 2017

JUSTIN REUTTER | NEWS EDITOR

The University of Cincinnati is going back to the drawing board in its search for a new Title IX coordinator.

UC has gone almost two years without a full-time Title IX coordinator after the departure of Jyl Schafer in 2016.

According to the listed job description, the Title IX coordinator handles day-to-day application and review of

university policies and practices as it relates to Title IX, Title VII and other Equal Opportunity laws at both the state and federal levels. They also coordinate response, prevention and education initiatives pursuant to Title IX and related statutes. The position is also responsible for handling regulations and disseminating information of implementation requirements.

"My hope was to have a person hired at the beginning of this semester; however, it didn't work out,"Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Bleuzette Marshall said."I messaged members of our community [those who participated in oncampus interviews] that I made an offer to a finalist, but it was declined because she wanted to pursue other interests by joining a law firm. Our search committee is back to the drawing board and continuing the search."

The university is working hard to find a coordinator, with the search being led by Marshall.

"Bleuzette is really beating the bushes to find a candidate," said Vice President for Student Affairs Debra Merchant."As soon as she has someone qualified to fill the position, she will let us know. I know it is very high on her priority list."

The university is looking for a candidate who has a bachelor's degree with a minimum of ten years of progressive experience in student personnel, student affairs, higher education administration, legal studies, counseling, human resources, equal opportunity, social work or a related field, according to a job description provided by Marshall.

Other qualifications include: experience or training in responding to complaints of gender-based harassment and gender-based violence as well as complaint investigation,

resolution and grievances, experience collaborating with departments to develop campus/company-wide strategies for the implementation of prevention programs, experience dealing with the specialized needs and concerns of marginalized communities and their experiences with gender-based violence, with trauma informed training preferred.

The university is still facing two separate U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights lawsuits to determine whether it is a sexually hostile environment.

This is an example that the university cares only about its image, said McKenna Corey, a Students for Survivors (SFS) member, in a forum Thursday.

Corey said the university has shown through failure to hire a coordinator or rewrite a sexual misconduct policy that it would rather sweep negative things under the rug than deal with them.

"The university cares a lot about their image, and a lot about profit. They profit off of us as bodies here. And it's been evident by the fact that they're encouraging rape culture -- and encouraging white supremacy -- that they don't care about the way that we feel in response to these things."

Grace Cunningham, co-founder of SFS, said she was "not surprised, but disappointed."

"UC's complacency in rape culture has been clear," Cunningham said."This is just another example. UC has and continues to fail survivors on this campus. Survivors deserve to have support at the university they pay to attend."

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NPeowsssible tax bill could impact students struggling with student loans

PARKER MALATESTA | NEWS EDITOR

Currently being debated in Washington, the Republicansponsored tax bill could have massive implications for many Americans struggling with student debt.

According to the Pew Research Center, roughly four in 10 people under the age of 30 have student loan debt. The tax bill going around in the Senate would keep most student loan policies intact.

However, the House bill would make large policy changes compared to current law.

If Republicans succeed and get a plan to President Trump's desk, it is likely that the bill will be a mesh between the two House and Senate bills. It is possible that this bill will affect all students that deal with student loans.

Current U.S. policy allows individuals with incomes below a certain level to subtract up to $2,500 of student loan interest each year. The House bill on taxation wants to eliminate this deduction to clear room for the national deficit.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, student debt totaled $1.34 trillion nationally at midyear 2017.

"Try not to get into [student debt]," a Fifth Third Bancorp investment executive said."You have to research the options that you can get, and you're much better off if you can get someone to cosign. If a student can avoid taking on any loans whatsoever, it's going to benefit them in the long run."

The median bachelor's degree borrower owes a median of $25,000, while those seeking graduate degrees owed a median of $45,000, according to the Pew Research Center.

The Institute for College Access and Success has several recommendations for recent graduates to keep in mind regarding paying back student debt.

"It's important to keep track of the lender, balance and repayment status for each of your student loans," the institute writes."When federal loans come due, your loan payments will automatically be based on a standard 10-year repayment plan. If the standard payment is going to be hard for you to cover, there are other options, and you can change plans down the line if you want or need to."

If you are looking for someone to talk to about your student debt situation, visit the One Stop Student Service Center on the second floor of University Pavilion. Each regional campus has their own version of One Stop as well.

You can email One Stop at onestop@uc.edu or call them at (513)-556-1000.

If you want to file a complaint about your student loan servicer, contact the Department of Education or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

"There are various programs that will forgive all or some of your federal student loans if you work in certain fields or for certain types or employers," the institute writes."Public Service Loan Forgiveness is a federal program that forgives any student debt remaining after 10 years of qualifying payments for people in government, nonprofit and other public service jobs."

To find out more about Public Service Loan Forgiveness, visit .

Celebrating the harvest: Holiday traditions around the country

BEN REES | CONTRIBUTOR

International students at the University of Cincinnati are spending the upcoming Thanksgiving break in their own ways, sharing their native traditions that most closely resemble the holiday we've come to know as a time to share the harvest.

Thanksgiving began in the 1600s as a way for the pilgrims to celebrate their first harvest in America. It became a national holiday during Abraham Lincoln's presidency and was a time of giving thanks to God for the bountiful harvest.

Today, Americans spend Thanksgiving with family and a traditionally large dinner, watching football and giving reflecting on what we are thankful for. In America and Canada, we celebrate Thanksgiving but all around the world,

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people have different ways of celebrating a bountiful harvest.

China The Chinese celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival. The Moon Festival has been celebrated in some form since at least 1000 B.C. The celebration is thought to have originated as a way to thank the gods for the harvest. Today, the celebration is quite similar to Thanksgiving in North America. The Moon Festival is celebrated by gathering with family to give thanks for the successful gathering of wheat and rice. The Chinese use this time to celebrate with many popular cultural aspects like eating mooncakes, making lit lanterns and performing traditional Chinese dances. In addition, the Moon Festival is also a time for romance where marriages are celebrated and new couples often emerge. The Moon Festival is also celebrated in Vietnam, The Philippines and Taiwan.

Argentina While America and China celebrate harvesting vegetables and grains, the people of Argentina celebrate the gathering of fruit. Argentinians celebrate "Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia," translated to "the Grape Harvest National Festival." The first celebrations of Vendimia date back to the 17th century and had its first official festival in 1936 in Mendoza, Argentina. The holiday is celebrated with wine, traditional foods, dancing and spectacular parades. First, there is a Blessing of the Fruit ceremony. Next, there is a parade of chariots carrying the elected Reinas or queens where one Reina will be elected the Queen of the Grape Harvest. Finally, the traditional "Acto Central" takes place. In this event, over 100 performers and dancers perform in a show of

light and music with a fireworks finale. Germany In Germany and Austria, there is a celebration called

"Erntedankfest," which translates to "Harvest Festival" in English.

Originating in the early 1900s, the holiday was first celebrated by farmers and eventually gained the interest of other citizens in the region and today, the celebration brings in thousands of tourists.

Like the other celebrations, this holiday is spent giving thanks to God for the gift of a bountiful harvest. This is an annual weeklong celebration consisting of parades, church services, live music, traditional foods and traditional clothes.

International Student Celebrations:International students often partake in their own customs themselves, spending the holiday with friends or family if they can. Selena Dinh, a sophomore international studies student, hails from Cambodia. The Cambodian New Year is the most comparable aspect to Cambodian culture that resembles Thanksgiving. "A lot of thanks is given in bringing in the Cambodian New Year in April," Dinh said."I plan on spending Thanksgiving with my family." Some international students, however, plan to partake in the American tradition. "Australia doesn't have anything like Thanksgiving or any kind of harvest holidays," sophomore journalism student and Australian native Clare Spratt said. Pratt plans on spending the holiday with a close friend and her family in a traditional American Thanksgiving meal. All over the world, people are celebrating the gift of the harvest in spectacular and diverse ways. The main aspect that all these celebrations share is that the community comes together to give thanks for the blessings we have received.

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NAemwsericans to possibly get taxes cut, Senate's turn to debate

PARKER MALATESTA | NEWS EDITOR

This week in Washington, both the House and the Senate introduced plans that cut American taxes.

Most notably, the bills seek to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 20

percent. "For too long, this broken tax code has put

the needs of the people second, propping up Washington special interests at the expense of hardworking Americans," said Kevin Brady, Republican of Texas, who is a chair on

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President Donald Trump, flanked by Speaker of the House Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), left, and House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), speaks with reporters about his proposed tax reform plan in the cabinet room during a meeting with congressional GOP leaders at the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 2, 2017.

the House Ways and Means Committee and introduced the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The Senate plan has strong diversions from the bill in the House that was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee.

The House bill is structured with four tax brackets, while the Senate plan stays with the current seven brackets.

Both chambers approving a plan and sending it to the White House, would give the president the landmark legislative victory that he has been looking for this year.

"Corporate business tax reform is always advantageous to encouraging business," said economics graduate student Trenton Davis.

Per the Joint Committee on Taxation, 80 percent of tax filers that earn from $50,000 to $75,000 would earn a tax cut in 2019 from the bill. In 2027, only 60 percent of citizens in that tax bracket would earn a cut.

"It is a provable lie to say that lowering corporate taxes will not create more jobs," said Davis.

According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the proposed tax reform could increase the national deficit by approximately $3 trillion to $7 trillion.

Republican officials have stated that they will slash all deductions except mortgage

and charitable deductions. According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, this could raise $4.5 trillion.

"The personal income taxes that he wants to do, are provably going to favor the rich," said Davis.

Before the House voted on the bill last week, President of the American Council on Education, Ted Mitchell, wrote a statement to officials urging second thoughts.

"The House tax reform proposal released today would discourage participation in postsecondary education, make college more expensive for those who do enroll, and undermine the financial stability of public and private, two-year and four-year colleges and universities," Mitchell said.

It's now the Senate's turn to debate and alter their bill, where Mr. Trump has had the most trouble pushing his goals.

"According to the summary of the legislation provided by the House Committee on Ways and Means, this bill would increase the cost to students of attending college by more than $65 billion between 2018 and 2027. This is not in America's national interest," said Mitchell.

SG and RAPP collaborate to make social justice education available for student leaders

JUSTIN REUTTER | NEWS EDITOR

An Intersectional leadership collaborative has been created in collaboration between Student Government and UC Racial Awareness Program (RAPP).

The collaborative was made to make social justice education available to student leaders who are unable to attend RAPP because of the time, as many leadership organizations have meetings on Wednesday nights, said Vineela Kunapareddi, co-writer of the bill.

In addition, summer training for supplemental instruction leaders and resident advisers often conflicts with RAPP's August five-day intensive.

"Both sides have expressed frustration at this conflict, and ideas have been tossed around of moving either the senate meetings or RAPP meetings," read an initial outline for the program obtained by TNR.

Both Student Government and RAPP stand to benefit with Student Government receiving important social justice training and RAPP getting to collaborate with influential student leaders, according to the outline.

Anahita Sharma, a fifth-year liberal arts student and student worker at RAPP, came up with the curriculum, and Kunapareddi wrote the bill after gathering feedback from SG and student leaders.

"When Anahita and I were talking about how a lot of student leaders promise to advocate for all students but don't

necessarily put themselves in the hard conversations or communicate with the underrepresented constituents, we started playing around with the idea of having a discussion based educational program on intersectionality specifically tailored to the needs of student leaders," Kunapareddi said.

The program will be a weekly two-hour program that consists of RAPP student-led facilitated group discussions.

"The program is split into three units: intersectionality, privilege and oppression, and allyship," Sharma said."The intersectionality unit goes over identities like race, gender, sexuality, ability and so on through interactive workshops, activities and facilitated discussions."

"The privilege/oppression unit is more about dominant and subordinated group dynamics, systemic and systematic oppression, etc.," Sharma said."The allyship unit focuses on advocacy for marginalized groups while in leadership positions and turning education into action."

Dates and times will be decided based on participants availability, and will be based off their schedules, said Kunapareddi.

"It took a while to solidify the program but now after getting everyone on board, we're building the cohort and will be piloting the program in the spring semester," she said.

The application is currently being circulated in SG and the boards. It will soon be sent out to other student leaders.

While Student Government has made a

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External Holdover for Student Governmant, Vineela Kunapareddi worked to create a bill called the Intersectional Leadership Collaborative.

huge improvement since a few years ago in terms of diversity, they still have a lot of room for improvement, said SG VP Dana Drage.

"At times we get very siloed in terms of what issues are important," Drage said. "RAPP does a wonderful job creating intersectionality, which I know is a big

component of this program, so that students can learn not just the Silo that they are in, but the silo that their friends are in, and really end up demolishing the silos and really create an intersectional understanding of why [Diversity and inclusion] is so important."

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Life & Arts

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Stores advertise Black Friday sales to draw the attention of shoppers on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 at Dolphins Mall. Shoppers headed to the mall for their holiday shopping and savings. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald/TNS)

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Tips and tricks to optimize your Black Friday shopping

NOELLE ZIELINSKI | LIFE & ARTS EDITOR

Black Friday is just around the corner. For many people, this is an exciting time and for others it can be seen as a nightmare. There are certain ways, however, to strategize and optimize your Black Friday experience.

Make a plan: If you go into Black Friday blindly and just plan to "wing it," it's not going to work. Making a plan a couple of days before can make the experience much easier and less stressful. Some key things to plan out are who you're going with, where you're going, what time you want to go and what you're looking for. Planning the small things can make the day less stressful and more enjoyable. Try writing it out or even making a list and cross things off as you go.

Do your research: Several stores release their Black Friday deals way before Black Friday. Look up the ads online and see if there are any coupons you can print off beforehand. Trust me, you don't want to be relying on pulling up the coupons on your phone while you're standing in line. Printing off coupons and taking the store ads can help prioritize what you're looking for and help you compare the prices among different stores.

Amazon is a lifesaver: Amazon has amazing deals the entire week leading up to Black Friday. Many people think that they have to wait until Cyber Monday to get the greatest online deals but many companies and stores start their sales on the weekend of Black Friday as well. Amazon currently has a "Black Friday deals week" tab that takes you directly to all of their highlighted deals of the week as well as their specified deals of the day. Amazon is a great way to save money on bigger items such as houseware gifts for your friends and loved ones. It also allows you to compare different brands and prices and read customer comments so you are sure to pick the right gift for the best price.

Tackling the mall: The mall can be an absolute madhouse of Black Friday. One of the main things to remember is that the earlier you get there, the best parking spot you'll get. If you get to the mall any time after 9:30, you will not be likely to get a parking spot. Also, parking close to a main entrance can be very beneficial especially if you are planning on purchasing a lot of things because then you can easily find your car and you won't have to carry all of your bags around trying to search for it. Planning is going to come in handy when

tackling the mall because this can cut down on the amount of time you spend in each store. Making a list of the stores you need to buy gifts or items from should be the ones that you go to first, especially if what you're searching for is having a sort of special sale. Going to the stores you need to go to first can make the entire trip less stressful.

Walmart: Walmart is a different kind of beast. Taking on Walmart can be a challenge in and of itself but if you know how to shop, you can easily find several gifts for your friends and loved ones for a great price. The key to shopping at Walmart on Black Friday is looking at the sales ad days before you go shopping, and yes, I mean days. By doing this, you can compare to other stores to see if Walmart is really the best option for what you're looking for. Once you actually get to Walmart, I recommend you focus shop for exactly what you intend on buying. It is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of shoppers at Walmart on Black Friday but staying focused can help you find what you're looking for quicker and can make shopping at Walmart as stress free and painless as possible.

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