UCBA Professor of History John McNay has recently had a book published titled “Collective Bargaining and the Battle of Ohio: The Defeat of Senate Bill 5 and the Struggle to Defend the Middle Class.” Published by Palgrave Macmillan, the book is available for purchase on Amazon. “The experience in Senate […]
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Music: Lady Gaga Returns, More Outrageous Than Ever
#8220;I killed my former and left her in the trunk on highway 10.” That’s how Lady gaga opens up her third full-length album, “ARTPOP,” which was released on November 11. It’s testimony to a new Gaga, one who is more open and a little more outrageous. How that’s possible, I’m […]
Movies: Thor Brings Light to the Dark World
The epic new movie release “Thor 2: The Dark World” is awesome. Starring Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman, this movie is perfect to set the tone for the new Avengers movie coming out in 2015. The enemy in Thor is more powerful than ever. Even the mighty Thor has problems […]
Video Games: “Battlefield 4” Still Best in its Class
#8220;Battlefield” is one of the most popular gaming series for the past two generations of gaming. It is known for its innovative way of taking first person shooting, vehicular warfare, and a destructive environment to create a memorable gaming experience. “Battlefield 4” has an awesome and engaging campaign that allows […]
Bengals Offense Sputters in Frustrating Loss to Ravens
In Week 10 of the NFL season, the Cincinnati Bengals offense got off to a rough start against the Baltimore Ravens, not scoring their first touchdown of the game until the Fourth Quarter, thanks to an interception by Terrence Newman. Then, with the Bengals still down 17-10 with two seconds […]
Techno World: The Rise of the Driverless Cars
We are only a few years away from having cars that drive us, instead of our driving them. CNN Money recently posted an article about the topic. In the town of Milton Keynes, just north of London, two-person, electric-powered pods will start to operate on designated pathways in 2017. The […]
Books: Pettit’s Poetry Tests “Fetal Waters”
Professor of English, Rhonda Pettit recently published a book of poety titled “Fetal Waters.” Pettit says publishing a book of poems has always been a goal of hers. “I spent the first part of my academic career writing literary criticism, primarily about Dorothy Parker,” she said. “Those two books-‘A Gendered […]
UC’s Multi-Talented Designers
By all accounts, this year’s UC Body and Mantle show was a huge success. Every semester students from all of UC’s design programs (including DAAP School of Design, DAAP School of Architecture and Interior Design, DAAP School of Art, and UC Blue Ash Department of Art) bring their finished body […]
My World: Let’s Think About Spring Break!
Have you been working too hard at school this semester? With all the stress that comes with attending college, every now and then you need a break from all the books, scheduling, homework, and just all the anxiety that comes with school. Spring break is right around the corner, and […]
Netflix Documentary Contrasts Wealth and Poverty
The Netflix documentary “Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream” is a vulgarly blunt portrayal of modern-day America and its distribution of wealth. The one-hour documentary emphasizes how only a ten-minute trip across a bridge, from 740 Park Avenue, Manhattan, to the South Bronx, can clearly reveal how the […]