The Spectrum Volume 62 Issue 45

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Volume 62 No. 45

Friday, February 1, 2013

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UB alumnus receives award from President Obama RACHEL RAIMONDI Asst. News Editor

Courtesy of Norman McCombs

Norman McCombs is receiving the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for his oxygen concentrator, which facilitates breathing for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases like cancer.

As a kid, Norman McCombs didn’t worry about being picked last for teams.

He worried he would grow up without learning to read or write.

On Friday, the UB alum is receiving the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in Washington, D.C., from President Barack Obama. It is the highest honor a U.S. president can award a citizen for technological accomplishments. McCombs is the fifth UB alum to receive the award.

Obama is recognizing McCombs – the senior vice president of research and development at AirSep Corp. – for creating a medical oxygen concentrator used by people who have difficulty breathing due to chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases like cancer.

The invention gives them their lives back, McCombs said.

The LifeStyle Portable Oxygen Concentrator separates oxygen from the air and puts it in a portable container, eliminating the need for deliveries and refills of oxygen cylinders (tanks).

Currently, 1.2 to 1.3 million of his concentrators are operating in the United States, according to McCombs.

McCombs was the youngest of four children. He was born in his parents’ house in Amherst, a couple miles away from North Campus.

“I was born in the shadow of the University at Buffalo,” McCombs said.

He remembers when the town was an open field and his life was “like camping out,” with no running water, sewers or electricity.

The 75-year-old refers to 1940s Amherst as “Appalachia.” The lack of primary schools along with the town’s small population convinced him his academic future was bleak.

Today, he’s an inspiration for students and faculty, according to UB President Satish Tripathi.

UB honored McCombs last year by building Grace Plaza, named for his wife at his request, outside of Davis Hall to celebrate his patronage of his alma mater and his work as a consultant in the creation of the biomedical engineering program.

“He’s a local man with global impact,” Tripathi said. “It’s a fascinating story – not only as a story for UB, [McCombs] himself, Western New York or New York, but really for the world – to see how a person can really make a difference.”

McCombs’ concentrator meets consumers’ medical needs without interrupting their lives. They can go to stores and travel on planes worry-free. The pump runs on batteries and is rechargeable, allowing users to plug it into the wall when supplies are running low.

“That’s the thing about great inventions – they’re simple [concepts],” said Alexander Cartwright, vice president for research at UB. The concentrator was easily implemented and works well because it does exactly what the user needs, Cartwright said. That’s how McCombs said he does business – he gives the consumer a product or service that is tailored to his or her needs.

McCombs began making oxygen concentrators, which used containerized oxygen, for Midas muffler shops. When he pitched his product, he was met with resistance and was forced to “guarantee like crazy” and lease out the devices on a month-to-month basis. The shops bought them as soon as they realized they were effective and less costly than oxygen tanks.

McCombs, who raised and trained English bulldogs with his wife, then tailored the device for his veterinarian’s operating room.

He created a recovery kennel, which incubated dogs coming out of surgery for little electrical cost. From this, W.R. Grace, a large chemical company, partnered with the engineer to make the oxygen concentrator a medical device for humans.

He left the company in 1986 to join AirSep Corp., which continues to produce his oxygen concentrator.

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Planting seeds of hope

UB brings suicide prevention program to Student Union ANDREA SAADAN Staff Writer From 2004-10, 11 students from UB completed suicide.

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among college students.

On Tuesday, the nationally recognized suicide prevention program “Question, Persuade, Refer” (QPR) took place in the Student Union. Suicide is easier to prevent than incidents like automobile accidents, which is why the suicide prevention trainings are held, according to Sharlynn Daun-Barnett, a specialist for alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention.

More than 1,000 students die due to suicide each year, she added.

Between the summer and fall of 2012, 163 people were trained through QPR, according to Amanda Tyson-Ryba, a licensed psychologist and practicum coordinator.

“We want to inform the campus population and find ways to reduce the likelihood of suicide occurring,” Tyson-Ryba said. “It’s a problem and concern we take very seriously.

That’s why we conduct this training.”

Tyson-Ryba was one of two speakers at the QPR workshop. She strives to “reduce the impact” of suicide on campus. She believes students should use the on-campus workshops and programs they are comfortable with to become introduced to the idea of counseling.

She is no stranger to the issue of college students with suicidal thoughts. The topic is difficult and challenging but is something

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Downtown sushi establishment Seabar Sushi will be representing Buffalo at this year’s Taste of the NFL on Super Bowl Sunday.

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Wellness Services brought in Amanda TysonRyba, a licensed psychologist and practicum coordinator, to help host “Question, Persuade, Refer” (QPR), a well-known suicide prevention program, in the Student Union on Tuesday.

counselors deal with on a fairly regular basis, according to Tyson-Ryba.

“You always hope that someone isn’t thinking about it,” Tyson-Ryba said.

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Buffalo sushi at the Super Bowl Local restaurant selected to represent Buffalo at Super Bowl of Food NATHANIEL SMITH Asst. Arts Editor It has all the ingredients of a legendary Buffalo staple: you take some fresh roast beef, surround it in a bed of rice, wrap it up in a chewy and flavorful beef carpaccio and top it off with caraway seeds, surrounded by a liberal amount of horseradish mayo.

It’s your classic beef on weck sandwich with an Asian twist.

Buffalo isn’t known for its sushi, but one local restaurant plans to change that perception by blending local favorites and introducing new ones with an Asian flair. After five years, neophyte seafood establishment Seabar Sushi and its popular Seabar beef on weck sushi roll are taking their talents to a national stage – representing Buffalo as a precursor to the Super Bowl as part of the Taste of the NFL. Continued on page 2

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Continued from page 1: UB alumnus receives award from President Obama McCombs has created several companies, including his former restaurant, Truffles. He believes he subconsciously created the gourmet restaurant to fulfill his father’s goal of owning a restaurant, which he would have called “Mac’s Place” after his nickname used among friends.

McCombs and his wife had the restaurant as a hobby for 10 years. They still run into old customers who are more interested in talking to Grace – who ran the front of the house, he said. McCombs was always quiet and preferred to work in the back, much like he did at the engineering companies. He felt he belonged in the lab.

Labs have been his workspace for 56 years. He didn’t have the normal undergraduate experience and never knew his graduating class; he went to night school to make ends meet. He gained his medical knowledge through training and research rather than a formal academic program. Now, he is fur-

thering Western New York’s reputation of having leaders in medicine and engineering, according to Tripathi.

The renowned innovator never imagined being in the position he finds himself in now. When he received the email regarding his nomination for the award, he thought it was spam until he saw the government letterhead.

“I’m an entrepreneur, but I just happen to have this skill set,” he said.

McCombs, who refers to retirement as “the R-word,” doesn’t see himself leaving the industry any time soon. He’s just as invigorated by technology as he was in his childhood. He said he’s not old enough to golf yet, anyway.

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Continued from page 1: Planting seeds of hope “And it can raise some anxiety when you learn that someone is seriously considering it.”

The Center for Disease Control reported suicide among males is four times higher than females. However, more females nationally attempt suicide while more males complete it. That statistic is also true at UB, according to Daun-Barnett.

“Suicide among males is over-represented,” Tyson-Ryba said. “More males follow through with suicide because they use more lethal methods.”

A friend who is QPR-trained may be a more comforting avenue than going right to counseling, according to Daun-Barnett.

UB’s Wellness Education Services tries to offer as many resources as possible, she said, such as individual or group counseling and “Life and Learning” workshops on campus.

“We try to explain and normalize counseling as much as possible at different sites where we interact with students, such as at orientation,” Daun-Barnett said. “We also try to give basic consultation trainings to people on the frontlines like doctors and coaches so that students who are more comfortable with them can reach for help.”

Dennis Black, vice president for university life and services, wants students to know the UB community has to treat one another as friends and family. The closer a person is to someone, according to Black, the better chance there is to see the warning signs of potential suicide and provide help.

The ones who don’t cry out for help are the ones we are at risk of losing, Black said.

“From 2006 to 2008, campus police responded to approximately 51 calls about a suicide attempt,” Daun-Barnett said. “And in 2009, 36 students were transported to a hospital due to mental health concerns.”

The National College Health Assessment Survey is conducted every three years and the 2010 survey drew more than 5,000 participants, including both freshmen and graduate students from UB. According to the survey, 183 students reported seriously considering suicide. Thirty-one admitted to having attempted suicide.

“If we’ve learned anything in the past decade, it’s if something doesn’t seem right, then you need to do something about it, ” Black said. “You can’t let it go … you need to ask: ‘What’s the issue?’”

Tyson-Ryba highly encourages for people to become involved in QPR. Wellness Services provides training to reach out to as many people as possible.

According to Tyson-Ryba, the more people who can recognize warning signs of suicide and how to correctly intervene, the better the outcome. She added that it also makes for a well-informed campus.

“Our vision is to have every teacher, every facilities person and anybody who is part of the university to be trained,” DaunBarnett said.

However, an obstacle remains. The issue is not the opportunities the school offers for care, according to Black, but how to get students to employ them.

He went on to say that in most completed suicide cases, people either didn’t seek care or weren’t directed toward it. The services are there, Black said, but the key is identifying individuals and bringing them in.

That’s what the school is going to have to do a better job at, according to Black.

In addition to other wellness services such as pet therapy, massage therapists and painting activities, the school’s Mental Health Committee – of which Daun-Barnett is a member – meets monthly and organizes events like the Suicide Prevention Week (held every September) and “Chill Out” events. The committee also provides wellness grants so students can receive money for events that promote a healthier lifestyle – like alcohol-free events.

There is a Students of Concern Committee that meets each month as well, according to Daun-Barnett. It’s an interdisciplinary body with individuals throughout Student Affairs. If a professor or professional is concerned about a student, DaunBarnett said, they can report him or her to this committee and they’ll look into it.

The City of Buffalo does its part in the fight for suicide prevention.

“There is a Suicide Prevention Walk that is usually held on a Saturday each year,” Daun-Barnett said. “And there are a lot of other suicide prevention activities held, too.”

QPR needs to be supported from the top down and from an administrative level, according to Tyson-Ryba. Everyone on campus is a “gatekeeper,” or an individual who works toward the prevention of suicide, she added.

Ninety percent of people going through a suicidal crisis give warning signs those close to them could notice if they knew what to look out for, according to Daun-Barnett.

“QPR is not intended to be counseling or treatment,” she said. “It’s intended to offer hope through positive action.”

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Continued from page 1: Buffalo sushi at the Super Bowl Taste of the NFL is a not-for-profit or- are excited to show people what we can do ganization that helps food banks and other and express how cool Buffalo is.” hunger-relief efforts throughout the counAndrzejewski is a Buffalo lifer. He grew try. Since 1992, it has held the most success- up in Lancaster and moved downtown withful event during the Super Bowl festivities, in the last few years to be closer to the bevy Party with a Purpose – an event that brings of restaurants he owns, including Mike A’s together different tastes from around the in the famous Lafayette Hotel and Cantina country to the host city of the big game. All Loco, a local Mexican favorite.

32 NFL cities are represented in this event.

The preparation will be intense. The One restaurant from each city and a few honorary chefs from New Orleans are cho- culinary team of Andrzejewski and chef sen to showcase the finest cuisine they have Daniel Kirby will prepare about 2,000 servings of the beef on weck roll along with a to offer.

Hamachi Sashimi, another local favorite, for For a steep price of $600, patrons will the event on Saturday evening. get to sample food and wine at the differThe duo has had experience catering for ent stations and will also get to meet a NFL legend. The proceeds from this event will events – albeit on a smaller scale – in New directly support the local food banks in Buf- York City and other parts of the country falo and feed thousands of people unable to over a five-year period. afford a quality meal – something the NFL As for attending the big game on Sunhas been doing for 22 years. day? The guys are saying “No, thanks,” due For Seabar owner Mike Andrzejew- to the steep price tag. ski, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime and a “We had the opportunity to purchase chance to show the world a spin on a West- tickets, but we passed on that,” Andrzejewern New York classic. ski said. “We’d rather go to dinner, hang out “I’m excited to do it, because you know with the other chefs anyway.” that Buffalo isn’t really exactly known as a Just your typical Super Bowl Sunday. fine-dining mecca,” Andrzejewski said. “But we get an opportunity to show off what the better side of Buffalo really represents. We Email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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Continued from page 4: Social Media: businesses’ new marketing tool able to demonstrate how effective this mode of advertising really is. She believes businesses will now invest more.

Ramkumar agreed.

“The doubts about the effectiveness of social media arise because the link between firms and social media efforts and return on their investment has not been established,” she said.

Ramkumar explained that 75 percent of Internet users are participating in social media and with numbers like these, companies have been looking at ways to connect with customers via Internet social media sites despite the lack of conclusive data.

In order to achieve definitive results, researchers involved in the study used “actual behavioral data,” as opposed to survey data, she said.

The results of this study, while novel, were not altogether unexpected, according to Ghosh and Ramkumar. While other businesses may have been skeptical about just how effective use of social media could be, both were not surprised.

They agreed there has been enough evidence in the past suggesting that social media – and connecting on a personal, functionally modern level with consumers – benefits a business.

Ghosh has been allowing customers to get to know a business through a medium they feel comfortable with, which provides an overall more connected experience.

“You are, quite frankly, abandoning your customer base by not giving them an avenue to first, get to know you and second, communicate with you in an open and social manner,” Ghosh said.

According to the researchers, it’s assuring to have data to support what they already assumed – making businesses “more human” is effective.

The question now is what to do with the results.

“My co-authors from SUNY Buffalo, Texas A&M and Aalto University School of Business (Finland) plan to work on other aspects of how firms can harness the power of social media,” Ramkumar said.

Bezawada expounded on this, alluding to plans of investigating email ads and other Internet driven modes of communication.

Analyzing how customers interact with a business, and using this to create better relationships between company and consumer, appears to be the main goal of researchers.

Ghosh believes that pursuing this goal will bring in more revenue because it will make the company stand out. Competition between businesses is tight and in order to gain customers’ attention, a company must appeal to them by building a relationship.

This relationship, according to Ghosh, will prove to be the “key in today’s marketplace” for a successful business.

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Continued from page 3: How to: Make the Super Bowl interesting for a non-sports fan If you participate in something like this, it gives you motivation to continue to pay attention to the game when you start to get bored. You might even get lucky and end up going home with a few extra bucks in your pocket.

Eat Food is a major part of the Super Bowl tradition. Wings, chips, dip, pizza and chili are all common snacks to eat while watching the big game. Even if you don’t know the difference between a touchdown and a field goal, you know hot wings taste great with bleu cheese. That’s good enough to carry at least one conversation for the night.

It’s also a Super Bowl tradition to support which ever drink is sponsoring the game. Plus, you will automatically look like a sports fan if you are lounging on the couch with a plate of wings in front of you and a beer in your hand.

Count down until the half time show This year, Beyoncé will be making an appearance 30 minutes into the game (football time), which means up to an hour and a half real-life time. So, if for nothing else, wait those 90 minutes to see Beyoncé preform – because let’s be real, she’s worth it.

And you never know what might happen during the halftime show. Anybody remember 2004, Janet Jackson’s highlight?

You don’t want to be the one person in America who misses something like that. *** I hope I’ve given you some incentive to not only watch the game, but also enjoy it. Whether you’re rooting for the 49ers, the Ravens or Beyoncé, it’s going to be a fun night with friends, food and beer.

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Continued from page 3: Immigration for a torn nation Immigration reform will not be easy, and it will not necessarily work. After all, despite the plan being a bipartisan effort, the issue is still hot and controversial among the country’s major parties. It leaves the debate fierce and polarized with much of the heat coming from the Republican Party.

While there is a stress for quick action, everybody behind the reform realizes criticism will make reaching a consensus incredibly difficult. But it is important we are at least taking this step, especially at the beginning of the president’s second term.

And lest the GOP forget that while its cries for immigration reform have often been the loudest, the party walked away with only 27 percent of the Hispanic vote in the last election. Party members can only protest so much.

Obama faced much criticism from Latino voters during his re-election campaign.

These critics said not enough was done to tackle the immigration issues. He’s been granted a second chance – and a very large

one at that. It’s fair to be optimistic this time around. The president needs to continue to push us in the right direction and end the immigration disarray.

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Boys to men

End the Boy Scouts’ ban on homosexuality In a statement last Monday, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) indicated its policy of “not granting membership to open or avowed homosexuals” might soon come to an end.

The end of the organization’s backward and intolerant policy is long overdue, and anything less than full reversal is unacceptable.

The recent release is a complete 180 from the organization’s news back in July, when it clarified its ban on gays and lesbians following a two-year evaluation. Seven months ago, the Scouts said it would take no further action to change its policy.

You can only be so strong when your former members are attacking your morals, though. Hundreds of former Eagle Scouts renounced their rank and returned their medals in response to the decision, spurring protest through social media and the blogosphere. It seems the Scouts couldn’t handle the pressure.

Since the BSA’s founding back in 1910, it has worked toward building the strong and capable leaders of tomorrow. But 1910’s version of “tomorrow” is different from today’s, and the organization needs to change to reflect that by eliminating the biases and hatred cleverly penned as part of its membership code.

To be clear, if the policy is to change, it will not be a national reversal. The organization of 2.7 million members is considering eliminating

its national policy, but decisions on gay membership will most likely differ from charter to charter.

Each local troop would be able to determine its own policy “consistent with each organization’s mission, principles or religious beliefs.”

A fair step in the right direction, but it’s not enough, as history has proven. In 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision made by New Jersey’s highest court that required the BSA to readmit assistant Scoutmaster James Dale after he made his homosexuality public and, as a result, was expelled. Boy Scouts of America v. Dale determined BSA and all private organizations are protected under freedom of association and the First Amendment to set membership standards.

BSA stands alone on this one, as other organizations, such as the Girl Scouts of the USA, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and most recently the U.S. Armed Forces, have disassociated themselves with prejudice. Unlike the Scouts, these organizations no longer need to hide behind an excuse.

Like BSA’s ban on atheist and agnostic members, the organization’s forbidding of homosexuals stems from its connections to religious groups.

The Catholic Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are among the Scouts’ biggest backers, and approximately 70 percent of Scout troops are affiliated with a religious group of some sort.

The Scouts’ policies are bound to change given time, and if they don’t, they risk becoming socially irrelevant. This specific case mirrors the organization’s former policy on racial segregation, which was also left to the local level. It wasn’t until 1974 when one of the last racially segregated troops broke its policy.

When are we going to teach children your sexuality doesn’t determine how much of a man you are? And since when is the BSA the determining factor of manliness and morality anyway, especially as it faces an extensive sexual abuse investigation at the moment? When will we teach them “moral values” include decency and respect and acceptance? We create a list of excuses for why and why not when we should be teaching them it doesn’t matter.

If BSA is so sure the skills it teaches are vital for boys growing up, then it makes no sense to separate them from learning. Character, leadership, loyalty, bravery – these are all fantastic traits we should be teaching our children and traits BSA claims it is teaching them. But the Scouts should also be teaching tolerance and acceptance, especially at such an important, malleable age.

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Immigration for a torn nation Leading the way on immigration reform

We need to repair a broken system and now is the time.

A day after a bipartisan group of senators released a plan for immigration reform, President Barack Obama spoke in Las Vegas on his own terms. His plan is founded upon three main pillars: reforming the legal immigration system, providing a path to citizenship for the 11 million current undocumented immigrants and improving the enforcement of immigration laws.

The compromise would also strengthen border controls, crack down on undocumented workers and provide provisional status to work and live in the United States. If accomplished, it could reunite families, provide visas and, after they make

it to the front of the line, give illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.

A cause for concern, however, is the similarity of many aspects in the plan to those in previous immigration reform efforts. Major immigration reform has been attempted for over 25 years, though, and failed each time beginning with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

The last major debate on the issue died on the Senate floor in 2007. Most previous attempts have focused on improving border security above all else, although illegal border crossings have dropped 80 percent since their peak in 2000 due to increased patrols.

An issue of this magnitude calls for a combination of several goals, all of which have been mentioned so far in this new plan.

Does a country in trillions of dollars in debt have more or less to lose? According to a Congressional Budget Office analysis from 2007, legalizing undocumented immigrants would raise federal revenue by $48 billion and cost only $23 billion in public services. Most economists will argue immigrants with a minimum of a high school diploma increase overall wages, and a study by the American Enterprise Institute shows immigrants with advanced degrees boost employment for U.S. natives.

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How to: Make the Super Bowl interesting for a non-sports fan RACHEL KRAMER Senior Life Editor As some of you may know, the Super Bowl is this Sunday.

For sports fans, it’s the holy grail of sports, a holiday comparable to Thanksgiving or the best day ever. For the rest of us, it’s the day all of our favorite Sunday night TV shows are canceled or delayed (I’m not too happy I will have to wait another week to watch Once Upon A Time).

However, the Super Bowl is inevitable and you feel culturally and socially obligated to sit around the TV with your friends and watch the most im-

portant football game of the year. Every year, I start watching with all the fervor of my footballloving friends because football is one of the few sports I understand. Eventually, around the end of the first quarter, I get bored.

If you’re like me, you may be in need of a few ways to keep yourself entertained and focused for the final three-fourths of the game.

Watch the commercials The Super Bowl is one of the only times it is acceptable to tell your friends to quiet down because the commercials are on. Companies spend up $4 million for 30 seconds of airtime, according to Associated Press.

For this much money, the commercials are pressured to be not only memorable but talked

about for days afterwards. Rumor has it Chrysler bought two minutes of time for just one spot featuring Eminem in last year’s game, according to nbcnews.com. Personally, I can’t wait to see what Doritos comes up with this year.

Buy a box A box is a form of betting for the Super Bowl.

Fans create charts with 100 boxes and people buy them – from $1 a box to $10 a box. You fill your name in once you have bought the desired amount of spaces. Right before the game, numbers are randomly assigned across the rows and down the columns. After each quarter, the score determines who wins. If your name is in the winning box, you get a predetermined amount of money.

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8:51 a.m. – A complainant reported someone in a vehicle passing by her in Governors B Parking Lot, at approximately 10:15 p.m., threw a drink at her.

5:01 p.m. – The Putnam’s manager requested officers after one employee threatened another employee, stemming from an altercation the previous night.

6:04 p.m. – A complainant in Clark Gym reported a fight involving six to seven people in the main gym. Patrol requested an ambulance for one victim with facial injuries.

Patrol checked the area for suspects, but they were gone on arrival. The complainant said six to seven black males rushed by her, refusing to show identification, and ran into the main gym, where the assault took place.

8:22 p.m. – A Clement Hall resident advisor reported students in room 221 using drugs.

Patrol issued Student-Wide Judiciary paper work to students Mohammed Hossain and Nicholas Caccamise. Evidence was seized by patrol and placed in a locker.

8:37 p.m. – A Goodyear Hall resident advisor reported the odor of marijuana coming from a Goodyear room. The resident advisr reported it has been an ongoing issue in this room. Patrol did not find the complaint.

1/23 9:59 a.m. – A Clark Hall manager reported a white male – approximately 5-foot-10, medium build, with black, spiked hair and wearing a jacket – entered Clark Hall and refused to show identification. Patrol reported the subject was a UB student. He was late to class and forgot his ID.

4:50 p.m. – A student reported a white male, with his pants down to his ankles and wearing boxers, came up to him outside the Blake Center and asked what time the bus was coming. The complainant said the subject seemed to be out of place. He was described as 5-foot-6 wearing a brown coat, black or grey winter cap and turquoise shirt.

Patrol identified the suspect on UB Stampede Bus 4124 as a UB student. He said his pants fell down to due to a broken belt, and they were only down for a brief moment.

Patrol verified the belt was broken.

1/25 9:51 a.m. – A UB employee reported multiple windows were shot out with BBs in Richmond Building 3. Patrol reported six windows were broken, costing $2,500 in damage.

1/28 12:29 p.m. – A bookstore employee reported UB student Ryan May admitted to taking four textbooks off the shelf and trying to sell the books back as used. May was charged with attempted petit larceny. He was given appearance tickets to Amherst Town Court and SWJ. 6:46 p.m. – Buffalo Police Department reported an armed robbery of non-UB students on Main Street. Deon Artis, 19, Larron Waller, 19, Jamontrae Ridley, 21 and Cory Walker, 18, were arrested.

Social Media: businesses’ new marketing tool KELSEY BENNETT Staff Writer Businesses are breaking out of the boardrooms and signing on to Twitter.

A new study by the UB School of Management shows that providing a link between social media and making businesses more accessible to the masses could be beneficial.

This connection demonstrates the increase in customer patronage and loyalty to a business. People in the field agree that “humanizing the business” will help the relationship between companies and consumers.

Social media is “redefining the way firms interact with their customers,” according to Rishika Ramkumar, an assistant professor of marketing at Mays Business School and participant in the research study.

Subi Ghosh, the director of sales and e-commerce at Joyce Koons Honda Buick

GMC and a UB alumna, said businesses are attempting to change how they view social media and how it can be used to create more profit from their product.

“Nobody had really measured what impact [social media] had on business,” said Ram Bezawada, an assistant professor of marketing at UB’s School of Management.

There is now empirical data demonstrating when customers use Internet sites such as Facebook and Twitter to connect with businesses, they contribute 5.6 percent more to a business’s “bottom line” as opposed to those who do not, he said.

Customers who participated in social media were also shown to buy more profitable items, as well as the business’ unique and top-selling products when they shopped in stores, according to Bezawada.

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UB’s top medical discoveries of 2012 HANNAH BENDER Freelance Writer UB is known as a research institution, but many students aren’t aware of what professors are doing outside their classrooms.

The Huffington Post used UB as an example of advances in scientific research, coinciding with innovative research and medical discoveries that have come out of UB in 2012.

Nano-shielding Use: A protein that stops the body from attacking itself in autoimmune diseases Researcher: Dr. Sathy Balu-Iyer, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences Pharmaceutical companies are currently developing protein-based medicines for the treatment of many diseases. The body often labels the treatments as foreign, causing an immune response and eventual rejection.

“When the immune reaction goes up then the efficacy goes down,” Balu-Iyer said.

This occurs frequently after organ transplants and is seen in many chronic health problems. Balu-Iyer crafted a “reverse-vaccine” based off a molecule in the body. The vaccine was observed to almost eradicate the negative immune response by sending out a signal that influences the body to be tolerant of the therapy.

“So that is the most important thing… it fits into several biological processes,” Balu-Iyer explained.

Balu-Iyer followed a mechanism the body uses on a regular basis: enzymes that use secondary mechanisms to mediate the immune system.

The treatment is different because it doesn’t introduce any synthetic compounds or mechanisms to the body. Rather, it follows a process the body does naturally. As a result, the chance of complications is almost zero.

The mechanism doesn’t compromise the body’s immune reaction to other foreign antigens, because the nanoparticle is introduced along with the proposed treatment.

It should be effective in treatment of hemophilia and other diseases in which the body attacks any proteins that are mutated and/ or labeled as foreign.

There are several patents – for the mechanism and the use of the lipid – that are in the process of being completed. Balu-Iyer said the university plans to create a company that will stay in the Western New York area and manufacture products based on his discovery.

Tumor suppressors Use: A mechanism to stop cancer cells from spreading to other organs Researcher: Dr. Kate Rittenhouse-Olson, professor of biotechnical and clinical lab sciences CD176 antigen and JAA-F11 antigen are carbohydrates on the outside of cells that aid in the reproduction and spread of mutated cancer cells. By binding a specific compound found in white mice to these antigens, the spread of cancerous cells can be stopped.

Rittenhouse-Olson began work on these carcinogen-related antigens due to inspiration she found in her sister’s fight with

breast cancer. She recently founded ForRobin, a company dedicated to the specific use of JAA-F11 in fighting breast cancer.

This protein therapy may be used to treat cancer in any glandular tissues. When JAA-F11 is bound, spreading of the cancerous cells to the lungs can be blocked. This not only increases life span and the chance of survival, but the quality of life for patients.

Rittenhouse-Olson patented the use of CD176 antigen blocking in 2008 and has since been committed to research with her company For-Robin, while her lab continues its work with the antigen found in all glandular cancer cells.

Within the next year, For-Robin plans on starting their clinical trials for human patients with breast cancer. As for the lab’s work, Rittenhouse-Olson said the vaccine needs a bit of tweaking.

“It’s more of a challenge to your body to make an immune response to a carbohydrate,” she said. “We have to use more techniques to make it acceptable in a human body.”

Imaging Agents Use: A compound that can be used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for people who are allergic to contrast dye Researcher: Dr. Janet Morrow, a professor of chemistry, Pavel Tsitovich, postdoctoral associate, and chemistry students Sarina Dorazio and Abiola Olatunde

Gadolinium is an expensive, rare earth metal, not naturally found in the human body that is currently used as a contrast dye with MRI. It’s like calcium and most people can tolerate it; those who have kidney disease cannot handle gadolinium and MRI must be done without any contrast dye.

“MRI is used a lot but the problem is because you’re looking at water and tissue, sometimes it’s difficult to distinguish what’s going on,” Janet Morrow said. “So about 50 percent of the time, they add what’s called a contrast agent, and that’s what makes a tumor look different than the rest of the brain.”

She is developing an iron-based contrast dye that is cheaper and works through a different mechanism than gadolinium – this naturally occurring metal won’t be as damaging.

In Jan. 2010, Morrow met with other chemists, physicists and imagers in Torino, Italy to discuss Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer imaging – a field of advanced medical diagnostics – and cultivate the development of medical imaging.

“If you have a brain tumor, they will give you gram quantities of gadolinium,” Morrow said. “It’s not naturally occurring, but they’ll give you grams of it.”

The new dye would allow for clearer imaging and more efficient treatment options in all patients. Because iron is found in the body, it can be easily recycled after it’s used as an imager or continued as a “smart” compound – one that she said will “turn on and off, depending on conditions of the tissue.”

Morrow is currently waiting for patents for her discovery while her lab is working to produce “smart” compounds, which change in the presence of heart disease, cancer or other markers.

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UB Compliments, a Facebook page, was created last semester during finals week as a way to spread good spirits across UB’s large campus.

BRIAN JOSEPHS and DUANE OWENS Senior Managing Editor and Contributing Writer Nuzzcrew – Tuned Poetry

Anonymous words of kindness UB Compliments gives students unexpected boosts of confidence SHARON KAHN Staff Writer Maggie Kreuz, a sophomore occupational therapy major, was more than flattered when she logged onto Facebook and saw what an anonymous user had posted about her: “You are such an amazing friend and truly are the happiest person I know. You always bring a smile to anyone’s face and never fail to make people laugh. You will do such great things in life and inspire so many people. Just keep on being you!”

A new Facebook page, UB Compliments, allows users to anonymously post positive words about fellow UB community members. When universities around the world sparked new “compliments” pages on Facebook, one UB student decided to join in.

The UB Compliments page was born in late Nov. 2012. The founder – who wished to remain anonymous – started the page during finals of the 2012 fall semester to bring a refreshing dose to kindness to the school’s population during a particularly stressful time for students.

The operation is simple and doesn’t require anyone other than the creator to run the page. People message the page or the corresponding email (ubcompa@gmail. com) and the creator reviews the messages and then posts them. She checks for hurtful or inappropriate comments and asks for any inappropriate messages to be revised before posting.

“I have always loved doing random acts of kindness and appreciated them when they were done to me … after one of my friends received a compliment from their school’s respective page, I simply fell in love with the idea,” she said.

According to Time magazine, the first compliment page began at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. The page went viral.

Schools such as Penn State, Brown University, UC Berkeley and even high schools and clubs began to take part.

While the Queen’s page spread in a matter of days, the UB Compliments page took a little while to really kick off, according to its manager.

“It was relatively slow at first, but after a few days, it really took off. Since then, the popularity has been somewhat steady,” she said.

Nevertheless, she doesn’t think the page has peaked yet; she believes it will only increase from here.

UB Compliments is a platform for anyone to show appreciation for other UB students, especially if they don’t feel comfortable saying something face to face.

“There are so many different types of people here and it’s important to embrace that and compliment people who stand out in your eyes,” the creator said.

The main goal of the page is to spread positivity in a big school (with nearly 28,000 students) where it is so easy to get lost in the mix, according to the creator. The creator hoped simple Facebook posts would brighten just one person’s day. Students who have received messages agree UB Compliments does just that.

“Seeing the compliment made me so happy,” Kreuz said. “I did know about the UB Compliments page because I had seen some of my friends getting tagged in posts and had actually sent in a few compliments myself.”

Kreuz believes UB Compliments makes students sending and receiving kind words equally happy because it helps people spread love to their friends and also makes people at UB seem more approachable.

Laura Tirabassi, a senior nursing major, was overjoyed when she was notified that she had received her compliment, which read: “You have the biggest heart, most open mind, and beautiful soul. You are such a great friend!”

“It was really nice getting a compliment from an anonymous person,” Tirabassi said.

“I don’t know if it was a friend or an acquaintance, but it definitely brightened my day.”

Maria Gomez, a junior international business major, said the resource is a great way to cheer someone up.

“I think people can be so mean to each other sometimes, and something like UB Compliments could really lighten someone’s day who needs it,” Gomez said.

The creator said the account has received a lot of personal, heart-warming messages thanking her for starting the page.

Each one affirms her motivation to keep it up. It also reminds the creator that people appreciate the idea.

While students at the university continue to take part in posting compliments about others and some have even volunteered to help out, the creator has also received negative feedback.

“I was at a party one time and people starting talking about the Facebook page and how whoever created it must have done it just to compliment their friends,” she said.

Eager to keep the page going regardless of its “haters,” the creator was more focused on preserving the anonymity of the page than proving its true purpose: her way of giving back to UB. She is a senior and plans to graduate in May. Although the future of the Facebook page is unknown, she is enjoying the ride and considers UB Compliments something she can be proud of, even after leaving UB. The compliment-page craze has shifted the negative views of social networking to a more gracious outlook, according to The Huffington Post. While in the past, sites have encouraged people to post negative comments and have enticed cyber bullying, compliment pages have created a kinder way of posting about others on the Internet.

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One thing that has worked for Nuzzcrew – an R&B group featuring junior biological sciences major Uwaoma Silachi, junior pharmacy major Nnabu Eric Enyia and producer Justin Johnson – is how they’ve been able to subtly combine varying influences. “So & So,” for example, combines old-school R&B melody with an attention to lyricism, while Nuzzcrew’s most popular song, “Don’t Die On Me,” is poetic with a simple, radio-ready refrain.

The odd thing about Tuned Poetry is how it sounds stripped of those influences. Instead, what we get are 12 tracks of ballads and clubready songs, which seems to be a standard into today’s R&B climate. Nuzzcrew’s mixtape still feels a bit rushed even though it fulfills that mold.

It’s not that simplicity isn’t a good thing; some of 2012’s best tracks have that trait. If it weren’t for the change in tempo and title tracks, it’d be hard to differentiate one track from the next. They mostly have this semi-aquatic production that’s OK at best and bland at others.

Nuzzcrew doesn’t have a lyrical body of work here, either. The group’s performance is marked by repetition and straightforward cooing for the female listeners. This seems like a disadvantage on the surface, but for Tuned Poetry’s purposes, it works.

Can the “Double O” cover work on a party playlist? Definitely. Is “Tuned Poetry” the type of song a college female would listen to at 3 a.m.? Of course.

Tuned Poetry is worth a few listens, but it does reveal Nuzzcrew needs to solidify its identity. The mixtape shows the trio can make good club songs and romantic tunes – “poetry for the soul,” as they call it. But they’re just that: good.

Listeners can expect greatness as soon as the trio decides what direction it wants to go.

It was a similar problem R&B crooner Miguel saw on his bland debut album. Fortunately for him, he followed that up with Kaleidoscope Dream – one of 2012’s best albums.

Nvolv – Ndestructable

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Anybody who hangs around a lot of music fanatics is going to have one or two people who make that one slightly obnoxious claim: “I was born in the wrong era.” This person can be a fan of any genre, but the main genre many apply this sentiment to is hip-hop and its fabled ’90s golden age.

The ’90s’ best hip-hop albums weren’t just achievements for the genre, but for music in general. The decade was also notable for what fans consider its semi-tragic rise from streetboiled lyricism to the mainstream. There are a few rappers who seek to replicate the balance of grit and floss the era exuded with Joey Bada$$ being one of the more popular ones. UB has Nvolv – who is Joseph Mercedes, a senior communication major.

What makes Nvolv and Ndestructable so likeable is he doesn’t sound like one of the grumps who refuse to get with the changing hip-hop climate. He instead surrounds himself in the aesthetic instead of fruitlessly trying to pay homage to a time long gone, which makes his performances on this EP relatable even if it doesn’t rely on punch lines.

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Nvolv’s technique is one aspect that easily stands out. He’s on beat and unrelenting on each of the eight tracks and his staccato delivery is easily identifiable. It screams “’90s,” but just calling it such would be a disservice to the large amount of charisma Nvolv displays on Ndestructable. Nvolv isn’t someone who bows in the presence of Illmatic or Ready to Die; he’s a character by himself.

It’s almost enough to carry the paper-thin production. It all sounds almost too retro with the shallow keys and the boomless baps. Plus, there just aren’t any moments that are all that memorable. Illmatic had countless quotables, Ready to Die had “Juicy” and even AZ’s severely underrated Doe or Die had that crazily inappropriate rant at the end of “Ho Happy Jackie.”

It’s mostly just flow and hook on Ndestructable, which reveals songwriting issues.

The skills are definitely here, but the hitmaking potential is definitely a few steps back.

Pusha T – Wrath Of Caine

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It’s been about two-and-a-half months since Pusha T hit the Red Room Ultrabar out in Vancouver, British Columbia, for an on-stage live performance. Push blessed the crowd with his first single, “Pain,” featuring Future from his upcoming album, My Name Is My Name, and also decided to hit fans over the head with some breaking news – there will be a mixtape before the album: Wrath of Caine.

As if the anticipation wasn’t enough, Push let loose two trailers for the mixtape. The first depicted everyone chillin’ around the way while two sound bites of Marlo Stanfield from HBO’s The Wire played, and the second showcased the Reagan era and a lot of cocaine – all of this before he announced the mixtape’s release 24 hours before it actually dropped.

The intro starts off with a Jamaican woman letting it be known that Pusha T is the No. 1 artist in the rap game. After she’s finished with her praise, the Norfolk, Va., native lets all know of his return off his first line: “The dead has arisen,” Push exclaims.

The intro served as a medium for Push to clear the air that no one is seeing him or is on his level for that matter. Plus, there seems to be a shot at Lil Wayne in the middle of it all.

“Vengeance is mine says the Lord/Throwing shots at n****s ’cause I’m bored and they whores (p***y!)/I’m Kobe goin’ for his sixth ring/While that church choir sing I’m a lean ’til they crown me king of New Orleans,” Pusha T raps.

All projects are starting to have singles so this one is no different. “Millions” featuring Rick Ross and “Blocka” were the two bangers that were chosen to scorch the blogs and get radio/club play. Both tracks have the best of today’s producers with Kanye West co-producing “Millions” and arguably today’s hottest producer Young Chop producing “Blocka.”

A different Pusha T appears when Wrath of Caine hits “Revolution.” Push goes bar after bar along this timeline of his life. From the beginning where he lived that cocaine dealer lifestyle to going through three different major labels and getting invited to Hawaii for Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy to now being back “full circle,” as he describes it. The “revolution” is how Pusha T survived and overthrew what CNN predicted his fate would be by the age of 21.

The Neptunes, who have always had a working relationship with Pusha T, produced “Revolution” and it has been expected that any Pusha T track less than two minutes long will unquestionably be a standout.

The rest of Wrath of Caine holds good substance with a Harry Fraud-produced track that features Troy Ave and a track from new artist Liva that Pusha T shared studio time with to make the mixtape cut.

These mixtapes have been strategically used as filler for upcoming albums and they have held fans over. It can only be hoped that My Name Is My Name lives up to the hype and buzz it’s attracting from all over.

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For the young bohemian:

For the bros and lady-bros:

What: First Friday and jazz happy hour Where: Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Knox Building), 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo When: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

What: Super Bowl Sunday Where: Brick House Tavern & Tap, 4120 Maple Rd, Amherst When: All Day

Every first Friday of the month, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery opens its Knox Building to the public for free. The building was built in 1962 and houses some of the gallery’s most impressive pieces, such as Andy Warhol’s “100 Cans,” Jackson Pollock’s “Convergence” and Henri Matisse’s “La Musique.”

Starting at 5:30 p.m., visitors can head to the AK Café for drink specials and live jazz music courtesy of the Bates/White Project. The music will end at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy the atmosphere and be sure to browse the collection before heading out to your favorite hipster bar on Elmwood for the night.

If you have a pulse and live in the United States, chances are you’re aware that the 47th annual Super Bowl is this coming Sunday and you’ve already solidified your plans. But if somehow the upcoming sports holiday has eluded you, fear not: Brick House Tavern & Tap has your back. The bar will be serving $2 domestic drafts, $1 Pabst Blue Ribbons and $5 appetizers all day, so you won’t ever have to worry about making a food or drink run and missing a game-changing play. Just remember to drink and eat responsibly because nothing can spoil your team’s win like a bellyache and a hangover.

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For those willing to loosen their vocal chords:

For those looking for a good laugh:

What: Karaoke ‘Kompetition’ Where: OHM Ultra Lounge, 948 Main St., Buffalo When: Friday, 10 p.m. – Close

What: Brian Posehn at Helium Comedy Club Where: Helium Comedy Club, 30 Mississippi St., Buffalo When: Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

OHM Ultra Lounge is holding a karaoke competition every first Friday of the month.

It’s also your last chance to qualify for a spot in the March competition of former champions. For those too afraid to let loose who need some liquid courage, take advantage of the $2 domestic beers and well-drink specials, as well as two-for-one shots. Drink early, drink often and don’t forget to bring your best Journey impression with you.

If you’re looking to laugh your ass off, Helium Comedy is the place to be. The recently opened comedy club has had a bevy of funny men and women grace its stage, including Rob Schneider, D.L. Hughley, Tammy Pescatelli and many more. This weekend, Brian Posehn, who has starred in The Sarah Silverman Program and has had guest appearances on Conan, will be there to bring his humor to Buffalo. If you can’t make it downtown, he’ll also be stopping by Queen City Bookstore on Main Street this Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Continued from page 8: 2012-13 NBA midseason awards Defensive Player of the Year: Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls: Noah is averaging 11.3 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.3 steals per game. He is the staple of one of the league’s best defenses and at the same time hides Carlos Boozer’s defensive ineptitude on Chicago’s front line.

Noah brings intensity that is unmatched and guards the pick and roll as well as any big in the league.

Runner-up: Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies: Gasol is widely considered the best defensive big man in the league and the Grizzlies are the best defensive team (89.5 PPG allowed). But Gasol has too much support to win this award, as he shares the floor with Tony Allen, the best perimeter defender in the league.

Sixth Man: J.R. Smith, New York Knicks: Smith is an insanely streaky shooter who is among the league’s best offensive players when he’s hot. Fortunately for the Knicks, he’s been hot all year, averaging the secondmost points (16.2) on the Eastern Conference’s second-best team (28-15).

Runner-up: Jamal Crawford, L.A. Clippers: Smith edges out Crawford here due to the Clippers’ stronger supporting cast. Smith has single-handedly kept the Knicks in the seven games ’Melo has missed this year, but Crawford’s numbers (16.6 PPG) are respectable.

Coach of the Year: Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls: The Bulls are the third-best team in the East (28-17) and the third-best defensive team in the NBA, allowing only 90.9 PPG. Besides All-Stars Luol Deng and Noah (who

aren’t the most talented offensive players in the league), the Bulls’ rotation includes Boozer, Kirk Hinrich, Nate Robinson, Marco Belinelli, Rip Hamilton and Jimmy Butler. Can you imagine what this roster would be doing if Mike D’Antoni was the head coach?

Runner-up: Mark Jackson, Golden State Warriors: In his first season with the Warriors, Jackson couldn’t come through with his guarantee that they would reach the playoffs. His team finished 23-43. In his second season, the Warriors are 27-17 and currently hold the No. 5 seed in the tough Western Conference.

Team most likely to turn it around: Dallas Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki has led the Mavericks to 12 consecutive playoff appearances since 2001. The Mavs struggled with Nowitzki missing the first 27 games of the season.

They are currently seven games under .500 (19-26) and three games back of the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. With Nowitzki getting back into the swing of things, the Mavericks have won six of their last nine and stealing a playoff spot from the Jazz (who are expected to trade either Al Jefferson or Paul Millsap before the trade deadline) or the Trail Blazers (who’s five-man rotation should test their endurance as the season progresses) seems more likely.

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Bulls move into first-place tie in MAC East Then the Bulls’ attack took over.

Led by Loesing, the Bulls went on a 9-2 run to close out the final 2:18. Loesing had five of the Bulls’ final nine points, including a three-point play with one minute remaining to give her squad a seven-point lead.

“I’m telling you, we need to give our trainer a raise,” Legette-Jack said. “[Loesing] was in a panic after seeing her teammate [Rachael Gregory, who recently suffered an ACL tear] suffer a knee injury and the trainer helped keep her calm and give her the confidence to return.”

Loesing’s final stat line consisted of a team-leading 19 points (7 of 9 from the freethrow line), six rebounds and three assists.

Junior guard Margeaux Gupilan struggled and had six turnovers in the first half.

She bounced back to finish with 13 points and seven assists. She did not turn the ball over once in the second half.

Buffalo had its hands full against the MAC East Player of the Week, forward Kris-

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Best team: Oklahoma City Thunder: The Thunder are leading the league in points per game (105.7) and point differential (+8.4). Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka are having the best seasons of their careers and James Harden’s replacement, Kevin Martin, is shooting the best 3-point percentage of his career (.439 percent and 15 PPG).

ten Olowinski. Olowinski is averaging a double-double on the season, and she kept those numbers on par against the Bulls by scoring 16 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.

Olowinski is a part of the “Big 3” of Miami, which includes Courtney Osborn (13 points) and Hannah Robertson (18 points).

The three combined for 28 of the Red Hawks’ 36 first-half points, but the Buffalo defense held the three to 19 in the second half.

“It’s about being honest about what we do,” Legette-Jack said. “We had to make adjustments and put players into positions to have success.”

The Bulls cannot unpack their suitcases yet, as they travel to Akron (12-7, 3-3 MAC) for a game on Saturday. Game time is set for 2 p.m.

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Friday, February 1, 2013 FROM UNIVERSAL UCLICK

ACROSS 1 Rose oil 6 Make confused 11 Fathers and sons 14 "Blue Jean" singer David 15 Burdened 16 "Who ___ to judge?"

17 Difficult thing to write with?

19 Penpoint 20 "Isn't She ___?" (Stevie Wonder) 21 In a peculiar way

44 Long-legged creatures on the beach 46 Air traffic control devices 48 Doctor's signboard 49 Prefix with "red" or "structure" 50 Small songbirds 52 Cote sound 53 Easily reached 58 "And what if ___?"

12 "J'Accuse" writer Zola

48 Headhunter's weapon

59 Inventor Nikola

13 Female fortuneteller

50 Starting gate at Pimlico

60 Creepy

18 A couple of December days

51 Land in the ocean

61 Badminton barrier

22 She's a real deer

54 Grazing field

62 Meat-___ (non-vegetarian)

23 ___ Day (tree-planting occasion)

55 Surrealist Jean

24 Embroidered napkin

56 Zippo or nada

25 In all ways possible

57 "L.A. Law" co-star Susan

23 Staunch supporter, essentially 63 Email command 26 Mason's tool 27 Honors with ridicule

Edited by Timothy E. Parker February 1, 2013 SNAP ON THE WRIST? By Luke Paul Bryan 11 Penmanship 47 Battery terminal

DOWN 1 "Dancing With the Stars" network

28 Filthy ___ (illicit gain)

30 Lost-and-found containers

2 Prominent rock

29 After-dinner scraps

31 Eliminate, as undesirables

3 Defunct airline

31 Bell's sound

32 Babysitter's bane

4 Lacking direction

33 Fashion show strutter

35 Word with "Faithful" or "Glory"

5 "60 Minutes" segment

34 Band after bandits

6 Birch tree

36 Fancy word for intermission

40 Appears bigger and bigger?

41 Auction necessities 42 Get under one's skin

GEMINI (May 21June 20) -- Working on your own gives you a certain advantage, but you may choose to involve a partner in order to give yourself a psychological edge.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may be facing a few unfamiliar situations today, and the options presented to you will have you considering taking an unfamiliar path.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Are you willing to take the kind of risk that may be necessary to close the gap between you and a rival? This may be a game you choose not to win.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Safety is a prime issue throughout the day; you don't want to find yourself or a loved one in a position that compromises personal security.

26 "And miles ___ before I sleep"

28 Less binding

36 "College" member who votes 7 "James and the Giant Peach" aufor president thor 38 As well 8 "Saving Private Ryan" re-enact39 Rich-textured Norwegian rug ment

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Now is not the time to focus on what might have been, especially since what lies ahead shows so much potential; you'll feel inspired.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You will be ready for a well-earned "time out" toward midday.

Use the time to assess your current position and formulate a game plan.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Approach the day's problems in a way that you feel comfortable with -- without being tempted by another's secret plan.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) -- You have a great deal of ability, and today you'll find yourself in a position that allows you to put it on display in no uncertain terms.

37 Permits 41 Wailer of Irish folklore 43 Canal zone?

9 "Funeral in Berlin" writer Deighton

44 "Pet" that needs plenty of water

10 Check signer

46 Castor bean product

45 Country great Tex

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LIBRA (Sept.

23-Oct. 22) -- You have a great deal to do today in a limited amount of time -- in large part because of what someone in charge is expecting of you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23Nov. 21) -- A figure from the past seems to loom before you today, demanding of you something that you are not entirely willing to do or give.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -You may not get what you want today, but you will have a better idea of what is really available to you as a result of your efforts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A friend or family member will make demands on you today, but you will have every reason to set your own needs aside and cooperate.

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Sports

Friday, February 1, 2013 ubspectrum.com

Bulls-Eye

Men’s basketball squad scores season-high points, bests Central Michigan JON GAGNON Sports Editor Two players recorded career-high point totals, five scored in double figures and the men’s basketball team amassed the most points of its season on Wednesday night.

A 91-73 victory over Central Michigan (9-11, 2-5 Mid-American Conference) in Alumni Arena gave the Bulls (8-13, 3-4 MAC) their third win in the past four games and their largest victory in the MAC this season.

After Buffalo opened a 10-point lead with six minutes to play in the first half, the Chippewas never came within nine points for the remainder of the game.

“Tonight, I thought us having that many guys score and us having 21 assists on 30 field goals was progress,” said head coach Reggie Witherspoon.

The barrage of scoring came from a team that had not scored more than 68 points in a single game in conference play. Buffalo’s 48 second-half points were the most all season against a Division IA team.

After his worst game in MAC play (10 points in a loss against Akron on Saturday), junior forward Javon McCrea dropped 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds. McCrea racked up that stat

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Junior center Cam Downing (33) led the Bulls with 21 points and the Bulls beat Central Michigan 91-73.

line though he did not score in the final 14 minutes of the game. He is now averaging 19.6 points per game in the MAC.

But the stories of the night belonged to backup forward junior Cameron Downing and junior forward Auraum Nuiriankh, who both recorded career-highs in points scored.

“We all knew that they were undersized so we knew that we would have an advantage inside,” Downing said. “As long as me and Javon and the rest of the bigs were able to have good nights down low, we were also able to open the floor for the guards.”

The 6-foot-9, 260-pound Downing scored 21 points in only 23 minutes of action and Nuiriankh had a double-double, notching 18 points (12 for 12 from the foul line), 10 rebounds and five assists.

“I realized [rebounding] would be not just a strong point but something I could really help the team with,” Nuiriankh said, after acknowledging his 15-rebound performance in a 72-52 win at Milwaukee on Dec. 5. “Every night, with [McCrea], myself and [Downing], we just try to dominate other teams’ frontlines.”

The effort from the big men helped the Bulls shoot their best field-goal percentage of the season (57.7 percent) and outrebound the Chippewas 39-22.

The Bulls struggled to find their stroke from three-point range in their opening conference games, making only 10 threes in their first three games (all losses). On Wednesday, they faced a team extremely comfortable from launching it from deep.

“I thought Central posed us with some dilemmas a little bit, in that they came in shooting more threes than anyone else in the league,” Witherspoon said. “We were going to have to guard out by the arc and still have enough energy to do what we wanted around the basket.”

Buffalo did its damage around the basket and was able to set the tone from long range as well, knocking down 8 of 19 3-pointers and holding the Chippewas to 7-for-29 shooting from downtown. The Bulls have now made 31 threes in their past four games (an average of 7.75 per game).

Five of the eight 3-pointers came from the backcourt. Freshman point guard Jarryn Skeete hit two (he finished with 12 points) and senior Tony Watson hit three (11 points).

Central Michigan’s Kyle Randall came into the game fifth in the league in scoring and had a game-high 23 points, but the Bulls were able to hold him to 7-for-16 shooting from the field.

The Bulls will hit the road to take on Western Michigan on Saturday night; tip is set for 7 p.m.

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Bulls move into first-place tie in MAC East Ohio native Loesing hands Miami Ohio second home loss of season

OWEN O’BRIEN Staff Writer With six of its next eight games on the road, the women’s basketball team wasted no time accepting the challenge. Buffalo capitalized on an opportunity to earn a share of first place in the Mid-American Conference East division on Thursday afternoon.

The Bulls (7-13, 5-2 MAC) overcame a 13-point deficit late in the first half to defeat Miami Ohio (13-7, 5-2 MAC), 78-70.

The victory marks the second straight for Buffalo and ends the Red Hawks’ fivegame win streak. It was only the second home loss of the season for Miami.

After going down 30-17 with six minutes left, just when it looked like the game could get out of hand, the Bulls capped off the half with a 17-6 run and pulled within two heading into halftime.

“It’s a young team trying to mature,” said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. “We don’t see deficits. We just look to get better on play-by-play possessions.”

The Bulls had one of their best offensive performances of the season, shooting a season-high 46.6 percent from the field and scoring a season-high 78 points. Their offensive assault came against a defense that had

allowed only 52.5 points per game in conference play entering the game.

“It is always about the next moment,” Legette-Jack said. “We just concentrate on getting better as a family and trusting each other more every single day. If we start thinking about who we play and how good they are, it can psych us out.”

The Bulls shot 11 of 24 from behind the arc and finished with double-digit threepoint field goals for just the second time this season. Sophomore guard Sloane Walton led the attack from deep, tying her career high with five 3-pointers.

Walton’s inclination to fire from the behind the arc came when freshman guard Mackenzie Loesing went down with a knee injury early in the game, though Loesing returned later in the half.

“When one of our kids went down, we had to rely on someone off the bench to be ready,” Legette-Jack said. “What I love about Sloane is she is always ready. You never know when your time will be called, and she came in and looked for her own shot. It was a blessing to see her get the result with how hard she works at practice.”

The second half was a back-and-forth battle through the first 18 minutes, including five lead changes and seven ties, with the largest lead for either team being a slim four points.

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Freshman guard Mackenzie Loesing (35) led the Bulls past Miami Ohio and into a first-place tie in the MAC East. Loesing, an Ohio native, scored 19 points though she went down with an injury early in the game. Her squad is now 5-2 in conference play, sharing first place in the MAC East division.

2012-13 NBA midseason awards

Durant, Lillard lead crowd of exhilarating first-half performances JON GAGNON Sports Editor

MVP: Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder: You can’t go wrong with either selection of the top two choices here, but Durant is having one of the best statistical seasons of all time. He is on pace to be the first player in history to average at least 50 percent shooting from the field, 40 percent from three, 90 percent from the foul line and lead the league in scoring. Not to mention he is averaging the most assists per game of his entire career.

too much time (13 games) from injuries to win the award.

Runner-up: LeBron James, Miami Heat: Typical numbers for the three-time MVP, which are impressive, but the Thunder are the best team in the NBA right now and it’s all because of Durant.

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Rookie of the Year: Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers: Lillard is leading all rookies in scoring (18.1 points per game) and is seventh in the league in 3-pointers made. He has the Blazers playing .500 basketball (23-22), much improved from last season’s 28-38 record.

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Runner-up: Anthony Davis, New Orleans Hornets: Davis is having an above-average rookie campaign (13.0 PPG, 7.9 rebounds per game, 1.9 blocks per game) and appears to be right on track to become the NBA superstar the Hornets expected when they drafted him No. 1 overall. But he has missed

Most Improved Player: Paul George, Indiana Pacers: In the absence of Indiana’s leading scorer, Danny Granger, George has taken over his team and has the Pacers sitting as the No. 4 seed in the East right now. Three years ago, George was a risky 10th overall pick who had unlimited upside. It’s rare in the NBA these days that those types of players live up to their potential, but George has gone above and beyond. He has increased his numbers in every statistical category this season except field-goal percentage, which is understandable because he is taking five more shots per game than last year.

Runner-up: Jrue Holiday, Philadelphia 76ers: Holiday is making his way into the discussion of the best point guards in the league.

He has upped his PPG average from 13.5 to 19 and APG from 4.5 to 9. With that said, the 76ers are a disappointing seven games below .500.

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