WATCH: MainStreet Stride Celebrates UC s Famed Mascot

The clouds finally cleared for the fifth-annual University of Cincinnati MainStreet Stride red-and-black foot parade through the heart of campus on May 15. The grand marshal was the UC Bearcat, the 2009 Capital One National Mascot of the Year. The event kicked off

UC’s Alumni Weekend

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View a slide show of the MainStreet Stride.

The MainStreet Stride is a campus tradition following the 2006 completion of MainStreet, a corridor through the heart of campus where people can live, learn, work, dine and play. Student organizations as well as students, faculty and staff representing offices across the university dressed up in their best red-and-black getups to parade their pride through campus. Lucy the Bearcat also joined the parade with an escort from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.

The entries were judged by 2009 Homecoming Queen Melissa Feltz; 2009 Homecoming King Sean Huff; UC Head Baseball Coach Brian Cleary; Public Safety Special Events Coordinator Cathy Krumpelbeck; and Associate Professor Susan Sipple, a recipient of the 2010 UC Mrs. A.B. “Dolly” Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching.

The winners were

Most Appreciated
Band Director Terren Frenz and the UC Bearcat Band

Most Spirited Student Organization
UC Women’s Basketball

Most Spirited UC Department
UC Student Life

Most Creative Student Organization
Programs and Activities Council (PAC)

Most Creative UC Department
College of Business

President’s Choice Student Organization
Bearcast Radio Online

President’s Choice University Department
Facilities Management & Utilities

As the parade ended with a picnic on Alumni Commons, UC President Gregory H. Williams inaugurated the new 2010 Student Government senators, Student Body President Drew Smith and Student Body Vice President Mark Rooney.