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Clinton Hodnett /// The Spectrum Although school was closed on Wednesday, some UB students still made their way to campus for a snowball fight outside of the Center for the Arts

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UB students and administrators have mixed opinions on The Student Assembly’s tuition stance

Faculty Members Receive Prestigious CAREER Awards

The CAREER Program, also known as The Faculty Early Career Development Program, presents one of the NSF’s most esteemed awards. CAREER awards support junior faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching and researching within the context of the mission of their institutions.

“These awards are recognition that these junior faculty are the best of the best in their fields,” said Alexander Cartwright, UB vice president for research.

“The process for winning a CAREER award is extremely competitive and requires that the faculty demonstrate an outstanding plan for research and education.”

These faculty members must be at the forefront of their research areas, but they are also required to develop innovative education and outreach programs related to their science, according to Cartwright.

Zhang’s project, entitled “CAREER: Excited States Properties of Semiconductors and Nanostructures: Methodology Developments, Practical Applications, and Education” will receive $450,000 in research monies through the award from 2010 to 2015. Zhang’s main research goals are to understand and predict materials’ properties with the purpose of developing a theoretical framework that enables accurate and efficient calculations of quasiparticle and optical properties of solids, and to promote physics education.

“Part of the research grant will be used to upgrade our computing equipment which is critical for the success of our research,” Zhang said. “The majority [of the] funding is to support graduate and undergraduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers.”

Zheng’s project, entitled “CAREER: Multiscale Structural and Dynamic Modeling of Kinesin-Microtubule Motor System” will be using $610,000 in research funding from the award.

Zheng will employ computer-modeling techniques to examine important movements of kinesins, the smallestknown molecular motors. The aim of

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“My advice to the students who are interested in research and trying to get funding to pursue research would be to keep thinking and thinking,” Park said. “It is frustrating at times when

It is frustrating at times when you think you have a good idea and no one would believe it. That’s where I was before this grant. I did not let it discourage me though, but rather tried to motivate myself to do better and think of an even more innovative and daring idea so that they would have to fund my work simply because it is so good.

Meg Kinsley /// The Spectrum After more state budget cuts to the SUNY system were announced this week, UB students may be in jeopardy of paying more in return for less.

AMANDA JONAS  Investigative Reporter Student leaders from across the 64 SUNY campuses sent a strong message to Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday in response to his budget for the upcoming year. Along with a 10 percent, multimillion dollar cut to the SUNY budget came the governor’s promise to not increase tuition for state schools this year.

The Student Assembly, a SUNY student government association, responded to the governor’s budget by asking him to raise tuition, rationally.

- Sheldon Park you think you have a good idea and no one would believe it. That’s where I was before this grant. I did not let it discourage me though, but rather tried to motivate myself to do better and think of an even more innovative and daring idea so that they would have to fund my work simply because it is so good.”

A statewide student government that represents all 465,000 students from 64 New York public universities, colleges and community colleges, the Student Assembly is composed of elected student officials from every SUNY campus.

For students interested in comparable research grants, there are many similar programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

The assembly, which has no real legislative power but rather acts strictly in an advisory role to the Albany state government, has opposed mid-year, unexpected and irrational tuition increases that the SUNY system has faced as a result of the state’s financial hardships for the past several years.

NSF has a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program that exclusively supports undergraduate research. Recently, UB received an NSF grant under the program Computational Science Training for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences (CSUMS). This program provides apprenticeships worth $10,000 to each student participating in the program.

According to Julie Gondar, a senior at the University at Albany and the president of the Student Assembly, in recent history the SUNY system has faced tremendous budget cuts and tuition hikes with all the extra revenue making its way into the pockets of the legislators and not back on the campuses where it belongs.

In addition, almost all NSF research grants have an educational component, which supports undergraduate research. You can learn more about these opportunities at http://www. nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search. cfm. g

Along with the help of her fellow assembly members, Gondar has proposed to the governor a resolution that asks for a rational, yearly tuition increase that students can plan for and expect instead of the unexpected tuition hikes seen in the past several years.

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Peihong Zhang and Wenjun Zheng, assistant professors of physics, received the awards in 2010 and Sheldon Park, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, will begin receiving funding through the award beginning this month.

The most recent recipient, Park, has issued a proposal, “Yeast-based disulfide trapping for engineering selective inhibitors of a protein kinase,” that will be supported by $400,000 in research funding from the NSF. Park’s lab will be using an engineered yeast strain to rapidly screen a large number of potential protein mutants in order to find rare mutants that can selectively disrupt key protein-protein interactions, which are known to play important roles in cell signaling, proliferation, and development. Finding such mutants can help with future research and medical applications.

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The National Science Foundation’s CAREER awards have been presented to three UB faculty members, which has generated nearly $1.5 million for new research projects in Buffalo.

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“If [the governor] does not enact a rational tuition increase policy now, then next year tuition will go up,” Gondar said. “Saying that tuition is not going up this year is the same as saying it will go up next year.”

President John Simpson also took time to weigh in on what the governor’s new budget could mean for UB students.

“I think, in my view, that it is less about an increase [in tuition] per se and more about a [tuition] policy that makes sense,” Simpson said. “As it is right now, you have no way of predicting when tuition is going to go up, how much it is going to go up and, perhaps most of all, [tuition increases] are plugging holes in the state budget as opposed to providing better education to the place you are a student and the place you are paying tuition.”

Simpson also supports the Assembly’s proposal of a rational tuition increase to combat the state’s budget cuts and the irrational tuition hikes of the past.

“I agree with the Student Assembly’s position that having a rational tuition policy is the way to do it,” Simpson said. “You look over the last 30 years and into the future and [you can see that] your tuition is going to go up. Let’s do it in a way that we understand and can predict and is rational as opposed to the roulette way that we have now.”

However, UB students like Renée Groetz, a freshman nursing major, feel that it is unfair for Gondar and the Student Assembly to tell the governor that all of SUNY is in favor of tuition increases.

“Tuition should stay as it is; it’s high enough already,” Groetz said. “I don’t think that [the Student Assembly] should say that everyone does [want a tuition increase], because that is probably not true. I feel like all SUNY students should have had a vote, not just the Assembly.”

Liz Connors, a freshman communication major, also disagrees with the Assembly’s message to the governor. “[Tuition] is so much money already,” Connors said. “The Student Assembly does not represent the opinion of all of SUNY. There are so many students just here [at UB] that I’m sure would totally disagree with raising tuition.”

While some UB students may not feel represented by the Assembly’s decision to support a rational tuition increase, Gondar reminds students that the Assembly is comprised of representatives from all SUNY schools that were elected by the student body.

She also stated that her objective is not to raise tuition, but make possible increases predictable.

Amanda Horn, a junior communication major and a UB SUNY Delegate, supported the Assembly’s stance on a rational tuition policy and urged other UB students to do the same.

“I think [if Cuomo raised tuition] it would have been an unpopular choice at first,” Horn said. “But I think if you look into it more, [a rational tuition increase] is a better choice because it is a more sustainable option for [SUNY schools].”

Horn believes that it is a more sustainable option for SUNY because in the past Albany has raised tuition but kept up to 90 percent of the increase to help pay off the state deficit. Horn says, however, that a rational tuition increase system can and will be a success only if all of the extra funding from the increased tuition goes right back to the schools.

Students should look at a rational tuition increase policy as a positive rather than a negative, according to Horn.

“Rational tuition [increases] is a way to ensure that SUNY students

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Black History Month Begins By Remembering Rich Past SCOTT NORMANAsst. Cultural Affairs Editor If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.

—Carter G.Woodson “Negro History Week”, Journal of Negro History XI (April 1926 Although the study of Black history has developed considerably over the past cen-

tury, many scholars argue that it is still highly under-investigated. Most aspects of Black history are not included as an integral part of education, they say, and where some are included, the whole story is not told, although historians agree that the contributions of Black people to both the nation and civilization are as numerous and important as those of any other.

February is Black History Month—for many, the only time they are exposed to this history.

Growth of the Month It was only about 150 years ago that Black people began to investigate their history.

In 1841, James W.C. Pennington published the first book on Black history entitled, A Text Book of the Origin and History of the Colored People.

In the following years, many men and women including William C. Nell, Martin Delany, William W. Brown, G.W. Wiliams

and W.E.B Du Bois made great contributions to the study of Black History. But an established, systematic approach to the study did not exist until 1915.

History Week, was designed to introduce Black youth to the history of their people and to inspire them to be proud and aware citizens.

In 1915, Carter G. Woodson started the “Negro History Movement.” Later that year, Woodson established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH).

The annual, week-long program has expanded into the now nationally-recognized Black History Month. During this month, one can find many articles, programs, presentations, and seminars dedicated to the learning and celebrating of Black history.

A year later, to further develop a systematic study of Black history, Woodson and the ASNLH launched the Journal of Negro History—the first such publication solely dedicated to the research of Black history.

Woodson wrote many articles and text books for all levels of study on Black history. His dedication to the acknowledgement of the achievements of his people earned him the title “The Father of Negro History.”

In February 1926, Woodson and ASNLH sponsored a week-long program in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the richness of Black history. The program, called Negro

UB Celebrates Different organizations at the university are sponsoring such events throughout the month. Presentations of Black art, music and cultural food will be made. Among the many speakers will be Andrew Young, Robert Wiliams, and Shirley Chishom.

There will be a commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. and a tribute to Duke Ellington.

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Cyclone Yasi Batters Northeastern Australia Cyclone Yasi tore through the northeastern Australian state of Queensland on Wednesday. The category five storm destroyed many coastal towns but there have been no reports of death or serious injury so far.

The storm hit Queensland with winds measuring up to 190 mph.

The coastal towns of Tully, Mission Beach, and Cardwell are reportedly among the hardest hit areas.

The extent of the damage is yet to be determined, as phone lines and power have been cut throughout the region.

Queensland officials have said that the storm hit as hard as they feared and that residents should not think they are out of the clear yet. The storm is currently at a category two and continues to make its way across northern Queensland. Flash

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flood reports have also been made throughout the state.

Queensland residents were warned about the storm on Monday. People had plenty of time to board up their homes or to seek refuge in evacuation centers where many will remain until the storm completely passes.

Gulf Of Mexico Expected To Recover By 2012 Recovery from last year’s BP oil spill is expected to need until the end of 2012 to be completed. BP attorney Kenneth Feinberg expects a 30 percent recovery by the end of 2011. The gulf’s important oyster harvesting industry will not fully recover until much longer.

Feinberg is also the administrator of BP’s $20 billion payout fund for victims of the spill. He stated that all payout compensation would be based on the 2012 recovery predic-

tion. This assessment was based on research by a Texas professor and an outside consulting firm.

Florida officials have questioned the assessment, claiming it is overly optimistic about future unknown environmental and economic conditions. Feinberg’s administration of the payouts has also been criticized. Victims have complained about the timeliness and amount received as compensation for the spill. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has ordered Feinberg to disclose that he is acting on behalf of BP, not as an independent administrator.

The BP Deepwater Horizon spill was the worst in U.S. history. $3.3 billion has been paid out to 168,000 people so far.

comed the addition of a new exhibit focusing on illuminating its variety of plants. The display, “Night Lights at the Gardens,” can be seen in each of the Botanical Gardens greenhouses.

The idea for the change in lighting was first proposed to the Botanical Gardens by Doug Sitler, who had set up a well-lit mile long area of woods in Chautauqua County. His exhibit was called “Night Lights at the Heron.”

The light show includes LED and floodlights, as well as globes and disco balls that are continually changing the lighting on the more than 20,000 plants that are housed in the Botanical Gardens. A new tranquil soundscape has also been included to add to the atmosphere.

Botanical Gardens Offers New Views Of Plants

The exhibit gives visitors the opportunity to appreciate the plants as never before. The new lighting and assortment of colors add to impressiveness of the rare and exotic plants.

On Wednesday, the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens wel-

“Night Lights at the Gardens” is open Thursdays through Sundays from 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. The ex-

hibit will be held until Feb. 19 and costs $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students.

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Mubarak Should Step Down, But U.S. Shouldn’t Force Him

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For the past week now, the biggest news story has been the revolt in Egypt. Protestors have been gathering in the streets calling for the resignation of Egypt’s longtime president, Hosni Mubarak.

The story has taken many twists and turns.

Initially it was about the resistance protestors faced from Mubarak’s police forces. Then, the story shifted as many called for Mubarak to step down. Leaders across the world stage, including President Obama were critical of his administration.

Earlier this week, Mubarak announced that he would not seek re-election, but that he would continue to act as president until September.

This outraged many.

The consensus was that Mubarak should acknowledge the demands of the Egyptian citizens and leave office as soon as possible.

The Spectrum also believes this. The fact is, violence has been occurring ever since the protests started and, as long as Mubarak is in charge, it isn’t going to stop anytime soon.

The Egyptian people have made it known that they want Mubarak out of office as soon as possible. The fact that Mubarak is not seeking re-election proves that he is all too aware of this.

He can stop the violence in Egypt very easily by simply resigning, yet his refusal to do so means that he is essentially

enabling violence. It is wrong for him to allow this chaos to continue while failing to acknowledge the demands of his own people.

While The Spectrum believes Mubarak should step down, we believe, perhaps even more vehemently, that the United States should stay as far away from this as possible. So far, President Obama has taken a measured stance on the subject, declaring support for the protestors, but not planning to get the U.S. involved.

We believe he should continue his subdued response. The last thing the United States needs to do is to intervene in Egypt, and have it turn into another situation like Iraq.

vasion, the rest of the world turned on the United States in a big way. Attempting to play any role in the selection of Egypt’s next president would only lead to that same sentiment.

Condemning Mubarak was the right move, because it showed that Obama would not blindly support America’s allies if they were doing something he believed was wrong.

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Anyone who uses the Internet on a regular basis is aware of the bullying that can occur within its realms. From harassing Formspring questions, to privacy-violating videos, the information superhighway can be a haven for multiple forms of harassment.

That was proven all too true last week, when a video of seven kids attacking a 13-year-old boy was posted on YouTube. The boy, Nadin Khoury, was beaten brutally, and if a woman hadn’t seen what was going on and stopped it, it is possible that he would’ve died.

Obviously, the beating the boy took is already an extreme form of bullying, but the video appearing on the Internet made his problem worse.

Essentially, he was bullied twice.

First, he suffered the beating, and then he suffered the humiliation of the public being able to view it. It contributed an extra dimension to the bullying experience.

Of course, videotaped beatdowns aren’t the only way the Internet can compound the problem of bullying. Websites like Formspring make it possible to harass people anonymously.

If someone wants to viciously insult someone else, but doesn’t want to be held responsible for it, he can ask all the harassing Formspring questions he wants.

There are no repercussions.

The most tragic example of the Internet being used for bullying is the Tyler Clementi incident, in which two of Clementi’s roommates filmed him in an intimate encounter with a male partner, and posted the video on the Internet.

After being humiliated thoroughly, Clementi committed suicide shortly thereafter. At this point, the problem of people using the Internet to attack others was abundantly clear.

Granted, it’s not as though the Internet has somehow made people more evil. There have been bullies since the dawn of time.

What it has done, however, is make it easier for bullying to occur.

While parents can’t control everything their children do, they can, at the very least, keep a watchful eye on them and teach them to not be the sort of people who engage in these harmful acts.

Quite simply, while the Internet may make bullying easier, it doesn’t make bullies. We realize that some kids turn bad no matter how much good parenting they receive, but we believe it’s wrong to blame the Internet for the things that occur within its realms.

That responsibility lies with the people putting it there. The kids who posted the video of the beating should receive the majority of the blame, but the parents who were unable to prevent it should put at least part of the blame on themselves. If they had looked more into what their kids were doing, they may have been able to stop this. g

As with many things, the responsibility lies with the parents.

While the Internet may facilitate bullying, parents are the ones who have the responsibility to not raise kids who become bullies.

The word around campus Although not quite as raunchy as Generation’s personals once were, these are the voices of UB’s students who have something to say. If you want to be heard, too, write us a blurb online at ubspectrum.com. Some of the wittiest remarks will appear in the paper in no particular order.

Sweet new look. It’s about time.

What’s with all the color pages in this new Spectrum? Are they meant to make up for the lack of content the paper has suffered from for the past couple of years?

I love the new Spectrum, especially how big the logo is! Keep up the good work; the design is awesome!

One word on the redesign: fugly.

Although you’ve got a few kinks to work out on the new web layout, it’s refreshing. And the new print is amazing.

Keep it up.

I respectfully disagree with Mr. Goodnough. Students need to accept responsibility for their actions as adults. We all know that cheating is not permitted at the university because it hasn’t been permitted since starting in school at kindergarten. Like your article pointed out, more cheating leads to security, which leads to higher costs. Why should I pay for another person’s stupidity?

I saw you stumble off the Creekside Hill that leads to the road. It wasn’t even funny – I’m sorry! Because it’s happened to me before. I wish UB Apartments would put up a pavement so we don’t have to hike in snow. :(

*SATIRE Help! I Can’t Think of a Facebook Status!

LUKE HAMMILL Senior Managing Editor My Facebook stats have been down lately – only a few “likes,” barely any photo comments, no new friend requests, an empty inbox – and, in equal proportion, my real life has also been rather bland. It can’t be a coincidence.

That’s why I need to think of the coolest, wittiest, funniest, most interesting Facebook status ever. That would get things turned around for me.

I can visualize it now: there I am, sitting on my computer.

(My phone isn’t cool enough for Facebook Mobile.) I’m smoothly typing away in the “What’s on your mind?” box, saying all the right things, using all the right words, making all the right references. I’m winning everyone over before I even press “Share.” All of my 575 friends are at their own computers, glued to the screen, salivating, unable to take the suspense, wondering what I’m going to say.

After I post the status, I’ll just kick back and watch the likes and comments accumulate, feeling more and more popular by the second. Everyone will be thinking about how cool I am. I’ll feel like a world champion, sitting there in all of my glory. Then I’ll get dressed.

Only problem is, I don’t know what the status is going to be yet.

That’s where you come in. For once, the e-mail address at the bottom of this column will actually have a purpose. Feel free to send me a suggestion for an awesome status. Come to think of it, don’t e-mail me.

Send me a Facebook message.

Before you send me anything, though, just know that I want this status to be completely and truly original. I mean, I don’t want to be another one of the thousands posting about the Super Bowl on Sunday. I don’t want to be just another person posting some lyrics from a song.

I want to stand out from the groups, events, and photo albums named after some abstract phrase that only the people in the pictures will understand. (Real album title: “You’re my popcorn. I really like your kernels.” What?)

I became consumed by this quest for the best status on Wednesday, when I had nothing better to do except sit on Facebook all day, because there was this crazy thing going on outside: white, powdery stuff was falling from the sky.

There was no way I would have survived had I gone out there; inches of the stuff had accumulated on the ground.

Good thing school was closed.

There’s no way anyone would have made it.

Where was I? Right, Facebook.

I’ve actually thought of something. I figured out what I’m going to use for my next status: this column! After all, it gets posted online in addition to being printed in the paper.

It’s something original, and, hopefully, my 575 friends will think I’m cool because I got published.

So, if, for some reason, you actually enjoyed this column, let me ask you for a favor. Don’t just like it in real life. Make it count and like it on Facebook, too. g

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Addressing a Smoldering Situation VERONICA RITTERStaff Writer For students who are tired of seeing cigarette butts littering the ground, have friends and relatives that are looking to quit smoking, are simply curious about tobacco and its effects, there is light at the end of the smoke-filled tunnel.

The New York State Tobacco-Free College Conference is coming to the University at Buffalo’s Center for Tomorrow this Monday, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Registration will begin day of at 9:30 a.m. The conference will also be making stops in Syracuse, Albany, and New York City.

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“Our goal with this conference, and the three others across the state the same week, is to educate the entire campus community on why a tobacco-free campus is so important and the right thing to do,” said Jennifer Sullivan, a member of the American Cancer Society, the entity responsible for the conferences. “[We] really wanted to concentrate on a project that was focusing on colleges actively working on the development and implementation of 100 percent tobacco-free campus policies and perhaps take it to a system like SUNY that had influence over 64 campuses.”

other member of the American Cancer Society who is instrumental in designing tobacco free policies for campus life.

“Also, since a 100 percent tobacco-free campus is our goal, and UB is ahead of the curve, we wanted to kick the week off here.”

The keynote speaker of all four conferences will by Ty Patterson, director of the National Center for Tobacco Policy, who spoke at UB last semester in a workshop to help spread the word on UBreathe Free. Patterson got started in this field when he was asked to spearhead UB’s tobacco-free initiative in 2003 at Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Mo. Since then, he has been speaking at schools across the continent in an effort to bring about more smoke-free campuses. Patterson himself is a successful quitter after 20 years of smoking.

In the spirit of helping people end their addiction to tobacco, the Wellness Education Services on North Campus is continuing its “Quit Smoking Walk-in Clinics” Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone who is interested can come in and receive education, plans, stop-smoking aids, and advice.

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For my New Year’s resolution in 2007, I vowed to go back to college and get a degree and to quit smoking. The college vow was new, but the quitting the habit of smoking was an annual tradition since 2002.

I finally managed to kick the habit with a lot of support, and quickly realized one major development: for a few months after my last coffin nail, the smell of someone else’s smoke was an enticing aroma that made my mouth water.

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Race to Nowhere, a documentary that examines America’s school system, will be shown just one time on one day in the Student Union Theater next week.

On Monday, students will have an opportunity to watch a film that critically examines our country’s schools. Unlike Waiting for ‘Superman,’ a renowned documentary that supposes our education system is not nearly demanding enough, Race to Nowhere presents a contrasting viewpoint: our students are being overworked ineffectively and are not learning the necessary skills to thrive in life.

“It’s a documentary about the failure of the school system in America,” said Shervin Stoney, SA vice president.

“It basically shows how our system is very test-focused and how we have all of these kids who are now becoming depressed. It also shows that we have teachers who are more concerned with wheth-

er their students are passing the exams and less concerned with what they’re actually learning. “ First-time director Vicki Abeles, a former Wall Street attorney and mother of three who became alarmed about the school system when her 12-year-old daughter was treated for stress-related illness, created the film.

“As a mother, I experienced the stress firsthand and realized that no one was talking about it,” Abeles said in a press release. “I saw kids who were anxious, depressed, physically ill, checking out, abusing drugs and, worst case, attempting suicide. I felt compelled to speak out about this crisis by making a film and giving voice to the students, teachers, and parents.

I wanted to expose a deeper truth about our education system. We are graduating a generation of robo-students, unable to think and work independently, creatively and collaboratively.”

The film is probably the least known of all the other selections in SA’s film series this month and is set to air at 6 p.m. Other showings include Easy A (2/9), RED (2/10-2/11),

Little Concert, Big Cause AKARI IBURIStaff Writer “Come Dream with Us” appropriately reads the caption splashed across the promotional flyer for a tour featuring musicians hailing all the way from the rainy state of Washington.

When UBreathe Free was announced here at UB, I was really optimistic. After spending hours stuck in buildings studying, the last thing I wanted to inhale when heading outside for a breath of fresh air was someone else’s cloud of cancer.

They say that an ex-smoker is the biggest advocate for a smoke-free environment and it was not until I became an ex-smoker myself that I realized how true this is. I deeply regret any clouds of my smoke that blew in the face of non-smokers now, simply because I deeply resent it when a cloud of smoke blows in my face.

MO MOVIE VIE

The most exclusively shown film in the Student Association’s Film Series this February may also be its most noteworthy.

It was 1996, and while many of the readers of this column were starting kindergarten, I was beginning the first year of my first attempt at college. I was also beginning my first year as a smoker.

For 11 years, I smoked at a rate of two to three packs a day and worked many crappy, low-paying jobs. This left me walking a thin balance between food money, gas money, rent money, and the most important cigarette money more than once.

‘Our students are pressured to perform; they’re not necessarily pressured to learn deeply and conceptually.’ - Race to Nowhere ANDREW WIKTOREditor in Chief

MICHAEL TYSON Asst. Life Editor

I had heard plenty on the dangers of smoking – the warnings were already on the packs – but some idiotic part of my brain still decided it would be a good idea. While college did not work out so well – I flunked out after two semesters – my cigarette habit took off admirably.

Race to Nowhere Film to Play Monday

On their two-month “Winter Greyhound Tour,” autococoon and 1985 will be stopping at Sugar City in Buffalo this Sunday to intoxicate music lovers with their sound and enlighten humanitarians.

Justin Bieber Says “Like” A Lot After we watched this, we “liked” it on Facebook.

Caitlin Payne Roberts of autococoon and Matthew Fu of 1985 will perform alongside local musicians, Martin Freeman of Repeater and Joshua Lee Almendinger, in an effort to support Roberts’ association with the Honduras Accompaniment Project.

At the end of the tour in mid-February, Roberts is expected to attend training in San Francisco, Calif. for her travels to Honduras where she will live among protesters of the military coup that ousted their former president in 2009.

Safety Video No paycheck is worth working in that factory.

According to the Honduras Accompaniment Project’s website, the organization “works to accompany the nonviolent social movement in Honduras in the face of the repression begun by the coup.”

The controversy that ignited the protesters occurred in June 2009 when Jose Manuel Zelaya found himself forcefully removed from his home early one morning and abruptly flown out of the country. Although it was speculated that Zelaya was interested in altering the Honduran constitution to lengthen his limited four-year term, the people of Honduras were outraged at the spontaneity and force of his removal.

The days that followed were painted with riots by angry protesters in opposition to the coup. Nonetheless, they quickly found themselves confronted by police and attacked with tear gas and other

Due Date (2/17-2/18), Tangled (2/23), and Megamind (2/242/25).

Students can guarantee themselves a spot in the theater by pre-registering online at sa.buffalo.edu. Registration, however, is not mandatory, and popcorn will be served to all in attendance, free of charge.

Race to Nowhere may not be a widely known film, but it promises to raise awareness about a problem facing our youth and has been received by warm reviews.

“Every once in a while, a film comes along that has the potential to change the culture,” said New York Times bestselling author Rachel Simmons (Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls) in a press release. “Race to Nowhere shines a light on the crisis of learning and meaning facing American education. The film is both a call to arms and a beacon of hope, a source of relief and outrage and a way forward for all of us.” g E-mail: features@ubspectrum.com

methods. Since then, individuals continuing the peaceful protesting find they are continually mistreated and their voices are repressed.

Through the Honduras Accompaniment Project, Roberts will connect with these protesters while providing them with support and encouragement.

With the delicate picking of an acoustic guitar and a voice that carries a chilling vibrato, autococoon echoes the techniques practiced by folk musicians with songs self-described to possess “lyrics springing forth from our collective unconscious and music wrought with deliberate placement.”

Roberts, along with Fu, will be performing solo and is sure to provoke thought and question through her authentic performance. The band 1985 has recordings that include songs with creatively layered tenor vocals, balancing the strong pitch with a strumming of minor chords. Songs that often possess lyrics with political and social undertones are not overly abrasive or too obvious, leaving room for interpretation.

The two bands are unsigned yet, but they have recorded albums through MASA Records (Music as a Social Agitation) founded by Fu. They will be playing alongside Buffalo’s Repeater, which offers a collection of music one may describe as being robotic or mechanic. Though there is no singing laced throughout its sounds, the complexity of the distortion produced enough to digest.

This concert is anticipated to be unique, as it will be an eclectic blend of west coast sounds with the local scene. The variety of music from these talented artists coupled with the intriguing atmosphere of Sugar City will be sure to provide attendees with a thoughtful experience.

The concert will be on Sunday and begins at 7:30 p.m. Sugar City is only asking for $5 in donations as a cover. g

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and future SUNY students know what tuition will be ahead of time,” Horn said. “This enables future students and their families to properly save and prepare so they can attend SUNY schools.”

Age of X: Alpha Writer Mike Carey has taken one of Marvel’s most beloved franchises and turned it on its head. The mutants don’t fight for mankind any more; at this point, they’re just fighting for survival.

Shervin Stoney, the Student Association vice president, agrees that tuition should be increased only if it means that all the money will be sent back to the schools to save programs and student services that are in danger of being cut due to the governor’s proposed budget.

“I’m only in favor of a tuition increase if all of the money goes back to the students,” Stoney said. “In the past, the state legislator has done a 90/10 split [where Albany takes 90 percent of the money from the tuition increase and only gives the schools back 10 percent]. If the legislators plan on doing that, I don’t want any part of it. I only support a tuition increase if every dollar goes back to the students.”

Courtesy of Marvel

In addition, Gondar wants students to know that the Assembly is not trying to raise tuition but rather to fight for “tuition reform.”

This antithesis of the XMen franchise is laying the groundwork for what could be one of the greatest works written about Stan Lee’s genetically different heroes. Artist Mirco Pierfederici took the well-recognized faces of Gambit, Cyclops and Magneto and distorted them to fit this twisted alternate reality of Earth.

“We don’t want to raise your tuition. We are trying to protect you and your education,” Gondar said. “It’s not about raising tuition, but we [as SUNY students] have to be willing to raise tuition so our programs and quality of education does not get cut.”

As these characters’ backstories are elegantly brought to light, Pierfederici’s work complements the incredibly dark overtone in the most spectacular of ways. There are no smoke and mirrors and no fancy tricks – just gritty, explosive artwork that can make the reader feel the heartache of war.

Nischal Vasant, SA president, agrees with Gondar that schools like UB could face significant changes if something is not done to change the SUNY financial situation.

“We need to sit down and talk about what this means for UB,” Vasant said. “It’s a question of ‘would you be willing to pay a higher [tuition] fee to keep all the services and academic programs that we have on campus right now?’ And it’s not as simple as, ‘yes I support it’ or ‘no I don’t,’ because at this point we need to find out what the impact of the whole situation is.”

The combination of the governor’s proposed $20 million cut to the SUNY system combined with the lack of a rational tuition policy could lead to some tough decisions for SUNY students, according to Vasant.

“I believe that at some point this semester students are going to have to take a stand,” Vasant said. “From the limited information that I have now, [the governor’s budget cuts to SUNY] may have a very significant impact here at UB.” Simpson, who reminds students that the SUNY system already sustained $60 million in budget cuts in the last few years, warns that an extra $20 million in cuts could have severe effects on campus.

“The simple truth is that we are out of Band-Aids,” Simpson said. “In the past few years we have done all the clever things we could think of [to make cuts]…while still protect[ing] the academic core, and we will have to continue to do that. But now [with the new 10 percent cut] we will be seeing changes on campus that the students and the faculty and staff will be seeing on a daily basis. Everything, everything is on the table.” g

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In a world where the XMen never existed, and being born a mutant is a crime punishable by death, there are only two options for the sparse population of remaining muties: either kill or be killed.

Teen Titans No. 91

Courtesy of DC Comics

Puberty is a rough time, especially for those whose weekend chores consist of saving the planet from total destruction. Yet, if there are any adolescent role models to follow, they would be the members of DC’s iconic team of young heroes: the Teen Titans.

In this strange reality, Magneto is the symbol of hope and unity in the mutant community. He alone is leading the charge to create an equal society. His safe haven for mutants is known worldwide as the only asylum in a country torn asunder by the war on the x-gene.

It’s a grim, gritty and utterly war-torn take on a classic franchise, and it’s awesome.

Speaker For The Dead No. 1

The series has undergone a major facelift in the past year, as Dick Grayson left to become Gotham’s new dark knight, and Bruce Wayne’s assassin-bred son, Damian, takes up quarters in Titans Tower. Since teamwork was never his best attribute, the new “boy wonder” has a lot to learn.

Thankfully, a lesson in butt-kicking isn’t needed.

1985 ushered in a new era for those of the four-eyed variety. It was the year that the Nintendo Entertainment System was introduced, Doc and Marty explored the time-space continuum in Back to the Future, and a relatively unknown Orson Scott Card wrote one of the best science-fiction novels of all time, Ender’s Game.

Befriending Deathstroke’s illegitimate child, Ravager, Damian has at least found some solace in his rather abrupt shift to the team. This issue also heralds the end of a romantic era, as Superboy and his feminine counterpart, Wonder Girl, decide it’s best to break it off, as Wonder Girl aims to take the helm of the Titans’ flagship.

This issue is full of surprising moments and nostalgic memories, mixed perfectly with the ever-changing landscape of the teenage superhero squad. J. T. Krul’s writing has many great panels, but for every panel that has an interesting dialogue, there’s another that is relatively shrouded in obscurity.

A simple read and a staple franchise of the DC universe, “Teen Titans No. 91” doesn’t steal a seat in Homecoming Court, but it definitely wins the award for “most likely to succeed.”

This treasure of the sci-fi genre went on to win two consecutive “best-novel awards” in the category and is still cherished by those who have indulged in Card’s masterpiece. In the modern day, graphical representations of precious childhood memories are revered, and a comic book interpretation of Ender’s Game’s sequel, Speaker For The Dead, was the next logical choice.

Courtesy of Marvel

Logical though it may be, this comic does justice to the work it represents, and with the author of the book on staff, only greatness can be expected to follow. Delivering the series into a new decade with this issue, artist Pop Mhan, scriptwriter Aaron Johnston, and director Orson Scott Card have transitioned the novel almost perfectly to an ink format.

Speaker For The Dead follows the events of the first book, but it does so in a way that any comic fan can pick up instantly. Its rich plot is not fleshed out in the sparse pages in issue no. 1, though Card has laid the groundwork for a spectacular iteration of a timeless piece of science fiction history. g

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Filzen, Mulkey Shoot Down the Rockets

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LUKE HAMMILL Senior Managing Editor

Many students at UB were heading to their afternoon classes at 2 p.m. on Thursday during another typical day of school. Meanwhile, the men’s basketball team was playing a matinée game due to Wednesday’s snow day.

Despite their schedule being thrown off, the Bulls (14-6, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) had no problem disposing of Toledo (4-18, 1-7 MAC), winning by a score of 81-58.

Junior guard Zach Filzen led the team with a career-high 23 points and six rebounds, including five 3-pointers.

Senior guard Byron Mulkey added 20 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three steals, with four longrange shots of his own.

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PREDICTION

Silva is coming off a last-second submission win over Chael Sonnen in which “The Spider” looked beatable for the first time in his UFC career. Belfort’s convincing knockout victory over Rich Franklin in his last fight has fans excited for his showdown with Silva.

The two styles in this fight should compliment each other very nicely. Belfort likes to look for the knockout and really push the pace, while Silva is methodical and waits for his opponent to make a mistake before unleashing the fury, either with his standup or Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

PREDICTION I think this fight is going to go at least two rounds. Both fighters should land some shots, but I don’t see Silva losing. He has proven in the past that he can handle big power punchers, and Belfort doesn’t really have the takedown prowess of Sonnen. Expect Silva to either put Belfort away via knockout or referee stoppage on Saturday night.

Silva by knockout

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Rich Franklin (28-5-0, 1 NC) vs. Forrest Griffin (17-6-0)

This bout pits two popular UFC fighters against each other in what boils down to a must-win for both guys. Franklin is coming off an electrifying knockout of UFC legend Chuck Liddell. The stunning loss forced Liddell to retire and Franklin is looking to make Griffin his next victim.

It has been over a year since Griffin has been in the octagon and the former Ultimate Fighter season one winner is in desperate need of a convincing win. Two fights ago, Griffin was embarrassed by Anderson Silva, whose knockout of Griffin instantly went into the vault of all-time best knockouts.

The Bulls were a different team in the second half, however – especially on the defensive end. During one stretch, junior forward Mitchell Watt had three blocks (he had four total), freshman forward Javon McCrea added another block, and Mulkey and Filzen each stole the ball.

The intense defense led to easy offense for Buffalo.

Head coach Reggie Witherspoon was glad that the postponement did not distract the team from increasing its winning streak to six games.

The change of pace did have somewhat of an effect on the team’s mindset, though.

“We really didn’t execute our defensive scheme as well as we’d have liked to in the first half, so we really made a point of coming out with a lot more energy and a greater deal of concentration,” Mulkey said. “When we play well on defense, the offense usually flows right into it, and we perform well.”

“We did get thrown out of our routine,” Witherspoon said. “Yesterday at practice, the guys were getting a little edgy. I said, ‘I’ve never seen guys this edgy on a snow day.’

Growing up, a snow day was great. No class, just play basketball. But I think maybe

On the offensive end, Filzen, the Bulls’ leading scorer, was the hot hand yet again.

With 6:27 remaining, he had scored 14 of the previous 17 Buffalo points. However, he was quick to deflect the praise to his teammates after the game.

Franklin’s standup is too good for Forrest and I think that will show when they meet on Saturday night. Griffin lacks knockout power and Franklin has an iron chin.

CAREY BEYERSports Editor

I expect Franklin to knock Griffin out in the first round and make him seriously question if he should still be fighting.

Franklin by knockout

Head coach Jeff Quinn announced the 2011 recruiting class in the Center for the Arts on Thursday night. The coaching staff has brought in 20 young players to provide the program with new athletes to move forward with.

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The class is comprised of individuals from every position on the field and represents 10 different states and two Canadian provinces. Quinn could not be more pleased with the way the class came out.

With the 2010 season in the rearview mirror, the football team has set its sights on the future.

“From top to bottom this is as solid a class as we have ever signed here,” Quinn said. “My focus over the last 12 months has been to sign a group of young men at every single position [and we did that].”

Anderson Silva (27-4-0) (C) vs. Vitor Belfort (19-8-0)

This fight has been about a year in the making. Belfort was originally tabbed to take on Silva in January 2010, but had to pull out of the match due to injury. This fight should be super entertaining.

It may have taken until halftime for the Bulls to re-focus.

Buffalo only led by five points at the break after some sloppy play, including 10 turnovers.

“We’re just running our offense, and whoever gets the looks gets the looks,” Filzen said. “The way they were playing, I got some looks, but it will probably be a different guy next time. That’s the way our offense works…. When we get the ball moving, we’re pretty hard to guard…. I just tried to let it come to me and shoot it when I was open.”

Buffalo will hope to bring the hot shooting and the tough defense to Muncie, Ind. on Saturday, when they will face MAC West-leading Ball State (13-7, 5-2 MAC) in an important conference matchup. It won’t be easy, though, because of this week’s altered schedule and the bad weather.

“The first big challenge for us is getting [to Ball State],” Witherspoon said. “We had a flight [Thursday] and they canceled it, and we tried to get another flight and there’s not one available.”

Witherspoon also indicated that after the day of travel on Friday, the team will have to get up for a shorter-than-usual 7 a.m. practice on Saturday morning, adding, “These are all things that are going to be a challenge to our preparation.”

Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. g

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their minds were ready for an opponent and not each other… I was concerned about whether we would be able to re-focus.”

Jon Jones (11-1) vs. Ryan Bader (12-0)

In what has been deemed the first true test for Jones, Bader brings some serious knockout power to the table and should test the chin of the young phenom – Jones – in an early fight-of-the-night candidate.

Jones has taken the UFC by storm and has destroyed everyone put in his path. The one loss came via disqualification when he was about to TKO Matt Hamill. The referee stopped the fight because Jones was said to be using pointed elbows. So far, nobody has come close to Jones and if he wins this fight he will certainly get another jump in competition for his next fight.

Bader holds an impressive knockout of Keith Jardine and is coming off a tough fight against Antônio Rogério Nogueira in which Bader won. His stand up game is getting better with each fight and his ground-and-pound is some of the best in the Light-Heavyweight division.

PREDICTION I think there could be some back-and-forth on the feet to start the match, but Jones is too versatile and athletic for Bader.

Expect to see a good amount of the ground game in this fight with Jones pulling out a late TKO victory. g

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Quinn was especially proud of the success the program had with retaining players who made early commitments to the program. There are many cases in college football in which players change their minds after making initial decisions about where they will play.

The ability to avoid this only makes a team stronger.

The crown jewel of the group is local phenom-quarterback Joe Licata. Licata was one of the first players to commit to the Bulls in the fall. In his final year with Williamsville South, he set the Western New York all-time record with 87 career touchdowns and won the Connolly Cup, which is awarded to Western New York’s top high school player.

The young gunslinger also set school records for passing yards in a game (492), season (2,573), and career (6,671). He is ranked as the 79th best quarterback in the nation by ESPN. Quinn believes that Licata will be a great fit, not only for the football program, but also for the university as a whole.

RECRUITING CLASS ’11 Jesse Back OL Cincinnati, OH Marqus Baker DB Tampa, FL Gabriel Barbe OL Montreal, Quebec Robert Blodgett OL Lima, NY Khari Brown LB Upper Marlboro, MD Mike Brown DB Pickerington, OH Wyatt Cahill DL Tempe, AZ Patrick Clarke PK New Castle, DE Tony Daniel QB Hiram, GA Joe Felicia DL Marcellus, NY Dillon Guy OL Hamilton, Ontario John Kling OL Cheektowaga, NY

“He’s a tremendous young man,” Quinn said. “He wanted to stay close to home. His sister is a graduate of [UB] so [he’s] quite familiar with the university and our values.”

Licata is not the only recruit to have previous ties to the university. Quinn and his coaching staff also secured a commitment from Niagara Falls running back Dale Stewart. Although most students at the university may not recognize his name, they probably know his older brother, James Starks.

Stewart was an all-around skill player for his high school squad. He was predominantly used as a running back, but he also started at quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back, and kick returner. He was also an All-Western New York selection this past season.

Stewart’s versatility will be a dangerous weapon for the Bulls when he sees the field, but the first step is to decide which position he will actually play. “[Stewart] is going to be in a big skill position,” Quinn said. “He is going to be someone we to want to distribute the ball to. My defensive coaches have been fighting for him to be a defensive back but…[he] is going to be on the offensive side, being a running back first, as well as special teams.”

Joe Licata QB Williamsville, NY Kyndal Minniefield DB Daphne, AL Kendall Patterson DL Abingdon, MD

The biggest question when it comes to new recruits is how soon they are able to contribute to their teams.

This group of athletes has the potential to be incredibly successful at the university, and the coaches are willing to let them start as soon as possible.

Six true freshmen started for the Bulls in 2010, and Quinn expects that number to increase if the new Bulls show that they are worthy.

“We expect all of our young men to come in and compete right away,” Quinn said. “I’ve always said to these young men when they come on campus, ‘I don’t redshirt before the year starts.’ I don’t believe in that.

I expect that this class can come in and play early.”

The fans will have to wait until September to see these athletes in regular season action, but if Quinn’s excitement is any indication of what is in store, the True Blue Nation will have plenty to cheer about. g E-mail: sports@ubspectrum.com JEFF QUINN PHOTO: CLINTON HODNETT /// THE SPECTRUM, Joe Licata photo: Source: ubbullrun.com, Dale Stewart photo: Source: niagara-gazette.com

Dale Stewart RB Niagara Falls, NY Brandon Tammaro LB Plymouth, MI Anthone Taylor RB Huber Heights, OH Matt Weiser TE Womelsdorf, PA Ron Willoughby WR Avon Lake, OH