Nov. 30 Shout-Out Provides Pre-Game
Warm Up to Crosstown Rivalry
Date: Nov. 28, 2000
By: Marianne Kunnen-Jones
Phone: (513) 556-1826
Archive: General News
The crosstown basketball rivalry between the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University
does plenty to test the vocal chords of each school's diehard fans. But the Crosstown Shout-Out,
which precedes the basketball Shootout, puts an intellectual twist on the competition by pitting
the schools in a test of speech-making skills.
Three students from each school will compete in the fourth annual Crosstown Shout-Out
from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, in Annie Laws Drawing Room, Room 408/409,
Teachers College, at UC.
Each contestant will give a persuasive speech on the topic "Should Affirmative Action be
Abolished?" Six contestants will give eight to 10 minute talks. They are:
Xavier
Stacie Stark, an organizational communications major from Massilon, Ohio
Julia Volz, an elementary education major from Cincinnati,
Ohio
David Tell, a public relations major from East Cleveland,
Ohio
UC
Melanie Sandy, a political science major and graduate of
Jackson High School in Massilon, Ohio, and last year's winner
Ashlee Bourjaily, a communication major and a graduate of
Newark High School in Newark, Ohio
Rose Dizon, a McAuley High School graduate and a pre-communication major who lives in White Oak
Each student is competing for cash prizes of $500 (first
place), $200 (second place) and $100 (third place) and the chance
to be recognized at the Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
basketball game on Thursday, Dec. 14. The first place winner's
school receives a traveling trophy, which UC currently possesses.
Xavier won the contest the first two years.
The contest is sponsored by Lou Ginocchio, branch manager for
A.G. Edwards & Sons and a 1970 XU graduate.
The judges are slated to be:
Warren Lashley, assistant professor of communication,UC
Barbara Rohrer, president, Legacies in Print
Beth Charlton, director of communications, Cincinnati
Institute of Fine Arts
Dan Pinger, president, Dan Pinger Public Relations
Jennifer Jones, communications specialist, The Metro
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