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UB community agencies look at barriers and solutions to stability for mothers and children in a workshop being held on Friday.
Women and Homelessness Seminar FLOYD SWEETStaff Writer The UB 2020 Civic Engagement and Public Policy Initiative will be sponsoring the Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop II: Women and Homelessness on Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the St. Stanislaus Church Social Center.
Distinguished Professors clockwise starting above: Robert Baier, James Campbell, Paul Knight, Teresa Quattrin, and Stanley Schwartz.
Five Announced as Distinguished Professors MATTHEW MANFROStaff Writer This past month, five professors have been appointed as UB Distinguished Professors for the 2011 school year. Appointments are effective on Sept. 1. The five faculty members – within the fields of dentistry, medicine, and social sciences – (above) are Robert Baier, James Campbell, Paul Knight, Teresa Quattrin, and Stanley Schwartz. The UB Distinguished Professor designation recognizes professors that have taught for at least five years within the university, while achieving national or international prominence as leaders in their respective fields. Robert Baier is an executive director of the Nation Science Foundation cooperative research center in Biosurfaces, and is the director of the Biomaterials Graduate Program. “I am very pleased to receive this recognition especially since our group in Buffalo was among the founders of the new field of Biomaterials Research, developing ‘parts for people,’” Baier said.
dential election outcomes has led to his recognition as one of the leading researchers on the topic within the entire country. Additionally, Campbell was recently elected as president of Pi Sigma Alpha, a national honor society of political science. Paul Knight is a professor within the department of anesthesiology, and Stanley Schwartz is a professor within the departments of medicine, pediatrics and microbiology in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Knight has published 115 papers in peer review journals in anesthesiology, with his research focusing on the relationship between anesthetics and viral infection. Schwartz, also a prolific researcher, has become a leading authority on the relationship between drug abuse and AIDS. Schwartz has received numerous awards for his research including a UB Sustained Academic Achievement Award as well as the Stockton Kimball Award.
Baier’s tireless work toward the development of biomaterials and surface sciences along with over 100 research trials has had an important effect on the practice of medicine and dentistry. Baier has received numerous national and international distinctions and awards serving on a variety of editorial boards and university committees. He has also devoted his time to mentoring individual undergraduate students through his independent studies courses.
Teresa Quattrin is a professor and chair of the department of pediatrics in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
“Since I worked my way through engineering school on a six-year co-op program and then spent 18 years in government and industry research before joining UB full time, I emphasize to students what actually happens in practical circumstances,” Baier said. “This practical knowledge puts our students way ahead of the competition for the best jobs, and serves the public by eliminating the mistakes made by my generation of technologists.”
Quattrin’s extensive research has led to her reputation as an expert in childhood diabetes and obesity, leading to her election to the Society of Pediatric Research in 2003.
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“I have always believed that a good teacher has to diligently prepare him or herself to interact with students and elicit their feedback to better his or her teaching style,” Quattrin said. “It is also important for a good teacher to ask the students what ‘they want to get out’ of a lecture or shadowing or teaching at the bedside. Also equally important is to keep up with changes in the way students enjoy being taught.” g
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Presentations at the event will include a keynote address by Maureen Hayes, senior research associate at the National Center for Family Homelessness. “Homelessness is not as visible in Buffalo as in some larger cities, but it is just as severe,” said Sam Magavern, a clinical professor in UB’s School of Law and co-director of the Partnership for the Public Good. “Over 2,000 people are homeless in our region on a given night, many of them women and children.” This workshop will give faculty and students a unique chance to hear about the most recent research and to meet with community groups and agencies that are on the front lines in the struggle to end homelessness, according to Magavern. “In Buffalo, women are the dominant face of poverty. Two out of three families living in poverty in our commu-
Suzanne Tomkins, a clinical professor and director of the Women, Children, and Social Justice Clinic at UB’s School of Law, will be presenting on the experience of working with clinical students on behalf of residents at Carolyn’s House. Carolyn’s House, which is located in the City of Niagara Falls, has 19 apartments and can support the housing needs of women with multiple children. The goal of Carolyn’s House, a program of the YWCA of Niagara, is to provide the resources necessary to empower women and children to move from homelessness to independence and dignity, according to Kathleen A. Granchelli, CEO of the YWCA Niagara. “The women and children who come to Carolyn’s House from all over Western New York are homeless for a variety of reasons, which may include domestic violence, substance abuse, and poverty,” Granchelli said. “However, the one common thread is certainly poverty.” Over half of the women and children in homeless shelters are there as the direct result of abuse suffered as a child, an adult, or both, according to Tomkins. “It has been an enormously enriching experience to learn from these incredibly resourceful survivors,” Tomkins said. The on-site support systems at Carolyn’s House attempt to combat poverty and dependence, and are also a study in community collaboration. The model of Carolyn’s Houses, com-
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bining economic development strategies in a supported housing environment, is the subject of Granchelli’s discussion at the workshop. One of these programs includes a culinary institute for women and their children, sponsored by the John R. Oishei Foundation. Women who complete the culinary coursework can be hired by the Catering Crew, a full-service catering company located at Carolyn’s House, or at the Airport Café at the Niagara Falls Airport. The workshop, which will be held at 389 Peckham St. in Buffalo, is sponsored in partnership with the Homeless Alliance of Western New York, National Center for Family Homelessness, Partnership for the Public Good, and Western New York Service Learning Coalition. The workshop is co-sponsored by the UB Gender Institute and the WNY Women’s Fund. For more information, contact Megan Connelly at 716-852-4191 ext. 110. Additional presentations include Ellen Grant, former Erie County Commissioner of Mental Heath; Lauren Breen, director of the Community Development Clinic; Teresa Miller, associate professor at UB’s School of Law; Monique Watts, director of development at WNY Women’s Fund; Kevin Blair, Ph.D., professor of sociology at Niagara University; William O’Connell, HUD Region II Community Planning and Development director and former executive director of the Homeless Alliance of WNY; Karen Carman, director of the Matt Urban HOPE Center; Jessica Walker, director of the Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo; and Kenneth Gaston, substanceabuse counselor of GROUP Ministries Inc. g
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“It is a great honor to be recognized as being a leader in my field with the title of UB Distinguished Professor,” Quattrin said. “It is a privilege few have to built an entire career at one institution and being able to develop my career at UB, and being recognized by UB for my accomplishment, speaks to the philosophy of this institution.”
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James Campbell is a professor and chair within the department of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences. Campbell began teaching at UB in 1998 after holding teaching positions at the University of Georgia and LSU. His research program in testing theories of congressional and presi-
Local presenters will address specific issues related to women, poverty, and homelessness. The forum will focus on research conducted in Western New York by the National Center on Homelessness, according to Suzanne Tomkins, a presenter at the event and clinical professor and director of the Women, Children, and Social Justice Clinic at UB’s School of Law.
nity are women-headed households,” said Monique Watts, director of development and marketing for the WNY Women’s Fund. “With Western New York having some of the highest poverty rates in the nation and a steadily decreasing population, this issue is very pressing.”
The University at Buffalo is one step closer to making UB 2020 a reality. On Wednesday, a bill sponsored by Republican North Buffalo State Senator Mark Grisanti, entitled the “UB 2020 Flexibility and Economic Growth Act,” passed through the New York State Senate and was sent on to the Assembly. The bill, co-sponsored by four local senators – George Maziarz, Patrick Gallivan, Michael Ranzenhofer and Timothy Kennedy – still needs to be passed by the Assembly and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo before it is enacted into law.
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If passed, the bill would allow UB to establish a rational tuition increase policy starting in the 2011-2012 academic year. The revenue raised from the rate increases, which would be limited to a $375 increase for undergrads and a 15 percent increase for graduate students, would go toward funding UB 2020 initiatives. Families who make less than $60,000 a year would be subsidized by additional financial aid programs to defray the effects of the tuition increase. In addition to allowing UB flexibility in determining tuition rates, the bill allows for future expansion on UB’s three campuses by altering state law and allowing the university to raise additional funding through the use of campus-related nonprofit organizations. Local leaders like Grisanti support UB 2020 because the plan not only pledges to revitalize the UB campuses, but promises to spur economic growth throughout Western New York by pumping money back into the local economy and creating thousands of jobs in construction and in the educational industries. g
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Presidential Search Speculations Arise LAUREN NOSTRO Senior News Editor Satish K. Tripathi, provost for seven years, is reported to be one of two finalists under consideration for the position of UB’s 15th president, according to The Buffalo News. The Buffalo News ran an article on Thursday, which stated that Tripathi’s name had surfaced in recent days as a leading candidate. The other candidate is unknown and is from outside of the university, according to these sources. Tripathi, who arrived at UB in 2004 from the University of California-Riverside, is a native of India. He formerly served as dean of the Bourns College of Engineering for seven years in California.
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SUNY officials said Wednesday that the presidential search was still underway, according to The Buffalo News.
John Della Contrada, assistant vice president for media relations, released the following statement in an e-mail on Thursday: “It would not be appropriate for the university to comment on speculation re-
garding specific or potential candidates. The search committee’s public statements are online at http://www.buffalo.edu/presidentialsearch.” The Presidential Search Committee, a panel of 15 members of the UB community, has attracted controversy from the United University Professions, the union representing faculty and staff on state campuses. The UUP questioned how faculty were chosen to be a part of the Presidential Search Committee and raised questions about SUNY guidelines, which state that a small group of finalists should be selected to visit the campus and meet campus and community members, according to The Buffalo News. Tripathi graduated from Banaras Hindu University and holds master’s degrees from Banaras Hindu and the University of Alberta, Canada in statistics. Additionally, Tripathi holds a master’s and doctoral degree in computer science from the University of Toronto. The final decision for UB’s next president rests with Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher and the SUNY Board of Trustees, which is scheduled to meet on March 22. g
Mexican President Additional UB Homepage Calderon Set to Charges for Redesign Meet with Obama Soldier Involved in Progresses Wikileaks President Barack Obama is to meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon to calm tensions between the two countries on Thursday at the White House.
The meeting comes two weeks after the death of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements agent. A member of the Los Zetas drug cartel allegedly killed agent Jaime Zapata in northern Mexico. Since the killing, the head of the cartel and the member that allegedly carried out the killing have been arrested. Recently, U.S. documents were leaked that revealed a harsh criticism of Mexico’s efforts and implementation of anti-drug tactics. The documents described Mexico’s armed forces in the war on drugs as inefficient, corrupt, and still too reliant on the U.S. to carry out an operation. The focus of the meeting between the two presidents will be on immigration as well as economic and anti-crime issues. Calderon met with U.S. business leaders on Wednesday evening to discuss investment opportunities. Calderon is also scheduled to meet with House Speaker John Boehner during his U.S. visit. g
A soldier connected with the publishing of U.S. government documents has had new charges filed against him by the U.S. Army. Private First Class Bradley Manning is now looking at 22 new charges after he supplied information to the Wikileaks site. In May, Bradley was charged with 12 counts of illegally downloading and sharing a secret video of military operations as well as sharing secret military and diplomatic documents. Bradley now faces more charges including using unauthorized software on government computers and aiding the enemy, which is a capital offense. Prosecutors say they will not pursue the death penalty. Among the leaked information are 380,000 military records from the Iraq War and 250,000 files from a U.S. state department database, which reveal classified information spanning back more than 50 years. A secret video of a 2007 helicopter attack in Iraq was also made public. Bradley is currently being held in a Virginia military jail. If convicted of all charges, he faces life imprisonment. g
A welcoming and interactive homepage is often the first impression of what students and faculty can expect from the university. Last year, UB began efforts to revamp its homepage under the direction of the Office of University Communications. The goal of the home =page makeover is to highlight UB’s unique culture and identity while also making the site as efficient and user-friendly as possible. In addition to the www.buffalo.edu changes, new links will be available for academics, admissions, research, and other topics. Extensive research and interviews were conducted to gauge the needs of current, as well as prospective, students and faculty. Members of the redesign group spoke with colleagues at universities around the country to see what worked, and what didn’t, for their respective sites. Students and faculty can contribute to the process by keeping up with site news and leaving comments on the UB Homepage Redesign blog at www.buffalo.edu/redesign. The first changes, including the new home page, will be implemented in June. g
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The other day, I downloaded UB’s 2011 Directory, a complete listing of every department at the university. Most entries have one person listed as the head of the department, with contact information for that person.
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After carefully scouring the document, I found a whopping 54 departments and sub-departments… …before I got to the letter ‘B.’
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The Supreme Court has ruled that the Westboro Baptist Church can lawfully conduct its protests.
Right Decision Made In Westboro Case Church has right to protest The Westboro Baptist Church is one of the most controversial organizations in America. Its inflammatory rhetoric against homosexuals, along with its protests of military funerals, has made it very unpopular with the majority of Americans. As its protests have continued to court controversy through the years, there was frequent debate over whether or not it should be allowed to preach its beliefs in the manner it does. That debate reached a boiling point three years ago, when Albert Snyder, the father of a deceased veteran whose funeral was protested by the group, decided to file a lawsuit against it. Snyder argued that the protests constituted invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and civil conspiracy. The case reached the Supreme Court, and earlier this week, the court ruled 8-1 in favor of Westboro. The Court ruled that barring it from protesting funerals would be an egregious limitation of free speech, and therefore is unconstitutional. The Spectrum agrees with the
Court’s decision. While we acknowledge that this is a difficult issue, and we condemn the hateful rhetoric the church preaches, the simple fact is, free speech is free speech. A person, or group, in this country has the right to state his opinions no matter how unpopular they may be. If the Supreme Court were to restrict what the WBC could say, that would cite a precedent in which it could make similar restrictions against any other group. It would be a very slippery slope. Many have argued that Westboro’s manner of protesting should be restricted because it incites violence against homosexuals. This is where the situation gets rather difficult. While the Church does preach intolerance of homosexuality, its protests do not necessarily encourage others to take violent action against gays. Rather, it simply states that it believes homosexuality is immoral and that God will punish those who practice it. Admittedly, the Church does it in a fashion that is highly inflammatory and offends others.
Still, at no point does it encourage others to commit hate crimes. Additionally, the Church does not make a great effort to recruit members to its cause. While many religious institutions claim to offer salvation to anyone who joins, Westboro essentially believes that everyone else is doomed, and it’s too late to join its side. Essentially, they laugh at those who disagree with them. This is important to point out because it makes a lot of difference in the case at hand. If the Church was saying, “God hates homosexuals, and therefore you should punch one,” that would be speech worth restricting. Simply stating their interpretation of the Bible, however, does not qualify. The Spectrum understands why the Supreme Court’s decision will frustrate many. The Westboro Baptist Church says many ugly things that we find unfathomable. Still, this is America, and in America, you have the right to say and believe what you want, no matter how hateful or moronic it is. g
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U.S. Should Not Use Force Against Libya No need to create another Iraq In the past week, the situation in Libya has gotten worse. Libya’s longtime ruler Muammar el-Qaddafi has refused to step down and continues to kill his own people. This has led to a lot of debate about whether or not military force should be used. Many feel that force is the only thing that Qaddafi will respond to, and the United States is the country that should be leading the charge against him. The Spectrum does not agree with this sentiment. Contrary to popular belief, the United States does not need to act as the world’s police force. While Qaddafi’s actions are egregious to say the least, and we certainly condemn them, the last thing the United States needs is to stick its nose in another country’s business. Consider the situations we have already gotten ourselves into in Iraq and Afghanistan. Iraq has already displaced Vietnam as the
longest-running conflict in American history. Additionally, the Afghanistan situation has gone on far too long. It seems like once the United States commits troops to a given country, it’s impossible for them to ever leave. If that seems far-fetched, consider that the U.S. still has some troops stationed in Germany. Considering that World War II was resolved some time ago, that hardly seems necessary. If that weren’t enough, consider the United States’ reputation as a country that gets involved too much in other countries’ problems. The world community largely resented the invasion of Iraq, and people tend to view the U.S. as a nation with a strong sense of entitlement that needs to involve itself with every conflict. Sending troops to Libya would only inflate this problem. It would
create a lengthy conflict, and it would lead to anti-American resentment in other countries. When looking at this, it becomes clear that not getting involved on a military level is the smartest thing the U.S. can do. As this debate has raged on, many have proposed the multi-lateral “no-flight” zone, in which other nations would agree to not fly aircraft over Libya. The problem with this solution is that it would be difficult to enforce without the use of a military presence. Again, it would lead to the U.S. playing too large of a role in the situation. The Spectrum supports the Libyan people and is certainly sympathetic to their plight. We just don’t think the best way to solve the problem is for the U.S. to send in troops and get involved in another potential quagmire. As grim as it sounds, the best move for the U.S. is to stay on the sidelines and let the situation run its course. g
You read that correctly. I was going to write this column after doing a full analysis of the entire directory, but I stopped after the letter ‘A’ for two reasons: First, it would have taken me eight hours to get through the entire thing (not exaggerating); and second, the fact that there are 54 departments and subdepartments under one letter of the alphabet proves my point better than an analysis of the whole directory ever could. And you wonder why we’re in a budget crisis. Keep in mind that in my count, I didn’t include headings in the directory that are cross-listed – in other words, departments known by more than one name that are also listed somewhere else in the 28-page PDF file. What’s even more stunning is the vast array of titles that are given to the heads of the departments. Bear with me over the next six paragraphs. (Remember, these numbers are still only through the letter ‘A’ in the directory.) I found 14 permutations of the honorable title of Dean. Among them are three Assistant Deans (two of which also possessed other titles not worth mentioning here), a Senior Associate Dean, eight variously titled Associate Deans, and two regular old Deans. None of them are Dean Martin. There are 19 forms of the highly estimable position of Director. One is a Co-Director, four are Interim Directors, one also happens to be a Principal Investigator, the one Senior Associate Director seems to be slightly better than the one Associate Director, there is a Director of Advisement, and nine pitiable souls are just plain, unremarkable Directors. Four different people are some sort of Vice President, but none of them are simply “Vice President” alone, and none of them have the same title. There is also an Assistant Vice Provost. Oddly enough, there are no Presidents and no Provosts, so somebody has obviously fooled these people. There is a Chairman, four Chairs, and zero Tables. I found an Editor-in-Chief and an Editor, and neither of them was Andrew Wiktor, Luke Hammill, or anyone else from The Spectrum. And I don’t think I remember seeing those names when I picked up Generation for 30 seconds that one time. There are an additional 10 people who are called other things, but I’m running out of space. I know I’ve said this already, but these are only the heads of the departments that are listed under the letter ‘A.’ Each of the people described above (presumably) is the supervisor of a whole bunch of other people, who all probably have crazy titles of their own – for all I know, the guy that sweeps the floor in Capen is called the “Senior Associate Library Sanitation Technician and Anti-Pathogen Specialist.” So what do all these titles mean about their respective employees when you look at them together with all of the other titles? Nothing. g E-mail: luke.hammill@ubspectrum.com
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ARTS & LIFE A Call for Immediate Action In Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget, $20 to $22 million is projected to be cut from the University at Buffalo this upcoming academic year. This is in addition to the $60 million that has already been cut from UB since 2008, which amounted to 30 percent of the total funding to the university. “It is imperative that students understand the implication of the budget cuts that could take effect. The University at Buffalo has, thus far, been able to absorb the $60 million cuts since 2008 without students feeling the ramifications due to the shifting and streamlining of resources,” said Shervin Stoney, Student Association vice president and a senior political science major. “Students, however, will unfortunately feel the effects of these most recent cuts more so than in the past because the university has already done what it can to offset the reductions in funding.” Such drastic changes have already occurred at other SUNY campuses. SUNY Albany was forced to close many of its language departments and SUNY
Stony Brook had to shut down an entire campus in reaction to the over $1 billion that SUNY has cut over the past three years. In response, SA has planned a rally against these proposed cuts. A bus will be going to Albany on Tuesday, March 8 to support legislation that directly benefits UB and its students. The bus will leave from the bus loop in front of the Student Union at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning and will arrive in Albany around 11 a.m. While in Albany, the students will be able to explain UB’s position on the budget cuts with a number of New York State legislatures who have agreed to meet, per the SUNY delegates’ requests. The bus will leave Albany around 4 p.m. and return to UB around 10 p.m. There is no cost to students, and all that are available and vocal about this issue are encouraged to attend. Approximately 50 students may sign up to attend the rally at the receptionist’s desk at the SA office, located at 350 SU. If there is additional interest, SA will try to secure more transportation.
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In the past, the state legislature has raised tuition unpredictably. Ninety percent of the increase was redirected into the state budget rather than sending it back to UB. However, due to the fact that the UB 2020 bill (S3143A-2011) was recently passed (55-1) by the NYS Senate, there is a chance that discussions in Albany with the Assembly will be favorable. “It is very important for UB students to participate in the rally… students need to understand that what happens in Albany doesn’t just stay in Albany. Decisions made by the governor to cut SUNY funding will cause lasting and obvious impacts on all 64 campuses across the state,” said Amanda Jonas, one of UB’s SUNY delegates, a senior English major, and an investigative reporter for The Spectrum. “Students at UB cannot sit idly while our funding is being taken away to patch holes in New York State’s deficit. We are the future of New York. This is our state, our school system, and our education. If New York mistreats its students today, they won’t contribute to a greater tomorrow.” g
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Speaks to UB JAMES BOWEStaff Writer In a time when it seems that those who are the loudest are the only ones heard, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri showed the audience quite the contrary. The Distinguished Speaker Series’ latest installment Wednesday evening showed that quiet elegance and sophistication could speak volumes in a cacophonous world. Sitting in a lounge chair opposite UB English professor Carine Mardorossian, Lahiri preferred to be interviewed rather than make a traditional speech. Her calm and insightful answers led to very intimate feeling that kept the whole audience captivated for an hour and a half. Her cultural heritage took center stage immediately. Lahiri’s family is from the Bengal region of India, specifically the city of Calcutta. She was born in London but moved to Massachusetts at the age of three. Due to her lineage and knowledge, she is often characterized as a representative of Bengali culture. “I don’t see myself as a representative of a whole section of a population,” Lahiri said. “I just don’t see it that way.” While it is her connection to India that intrigues many readers, it’s her astute view of acclimating to the culture shock of America that keeps readers coming back. Her stories and novels share similar themes: all are often very concerned about the generation gap in immigrants, as well as how the younger generation adapts differently than their parents. “The three generations, parents, children and grandchildren... all have different priorities. None are less than the other,” Lahiri said. Her books and short stories take mostly the view of the children, as she is the child of immigrants herself. She experienced Bengali culture through her parents, who “kept it alive” for her. Lahiri admitted, however, that her relationship to India is changing. “One’s identity is a work in progress,” she said. “Now, [being a writer] is the ultimate change in my identity. These things are not fixed for many. Maybe all.”
writing in France since the 1950s. Her work left an indelible mark on Lahiri, and many of her themes of isolation and immigration are shared by Gallant’s work. “I connected to her work and I just drank it in. I read and reread her books over and over,” Lahiri said. Her drive to write individual stories, however, is not as easy to pinpoint. When asked about what advice she had for student writers, she had a difficult time describing the process by which her stories come into being. Part of her difficulty came from the fact that not all stories are the same. Some come to her quickly, while others take years. The seed that starts the story is also different each time, as certain stories start with a character, some with a title, and others with something more ethereal. “Sometimes you just know you have something, like a film in your hand,” Lahiri said. “You don’t know what it is, but you know something is there.” This ambivalence leads to her different formats of writing as well. Her debut Pulitzer-Prize-winning book, Interpreter of Maladies, is a collection of short stories, and her sophomore effort, The Namesake, is a novel. She enjoys writing short stories because, to her, they are “closer to poetry” than novels, and the shorter format forces her to be more creative. She admits that some ideas are just impossible to fit into a short story and require the length of a novel, like The Namesake and her newest novel that is yet to be released. She sees the entire writing process as “highly imperfect,” and said accepting that leads to better writing. “Each [story] is sort of like a miracle to me,” Lahiri said. “It’s very mysterious and magical.” Her ability to form this magic into the written word has earned a large and diverse fanbase, as demonstrated by the crowd gathered to witness the interview. Not only was it a reflection on UB’s diverse population, but it was also a sign of her skill of joining cultures through literature. “I’m a Bengali-American as well,” said Arjun Ray, a freshman computer engineering major. “It was great to see what she thought.”
Often, her views of American and Bengali culture are juxtaposed through marriage. The arranged marriage is commonplace in India, and American relationships come as a shock to Indians. Preceded by a clip from the film adaptation of her novel The Namesake, Lahiri explained why she writes about marriage so often.
Wherever her ideas come from, her talent and skill have earned her a place on the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. Along with screenwriters, musicians, and many other kinds of artists, Lahiri has now dedicated her abilities to promoting the arts on a policy level through the government.
“I write about them because I was exposed to so many, and I am a product of one,” Lahiri said.
The difficulties immigrants face when moving to a new nation ripple through generations, and even though the problems they face are unique, Lahiri acknowledges that people mainly want the same thing.
Her identity as a writer and her craft of writing fiction began to bind the whole talk together. Like many students, she went to college with the intent of being a teacher at a university, as her father had done. Throughout her time in college, however, the writer in Lahiri just “came out.” One of her most critical inspirations was Mavis Gallant, a French-Canadian author who has been
“I think we all want a sense of belonging and love,” Lahiri said. g E-mail: features@ubspectrum.com
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Local pop punk band The Boy and His Machine contributes its own stylings to Buffalo’s music scene.
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and roll. We try not to think about it too much, but just write something we would listen to,” Strawser said. “We really do touch on a few different genres that appeal to a large group of people instead of just pigeonholing ourselves into one thing.”
JAMES TWIGGSenior Arts Editor Chicken wings, losing sport franchises, and music are all things Buffalo can be proud of, and local up-and-comers The Boy and His Machine are continuing the proud musical tradition of Buffalo. The Boy and His Machine is a fourpiece pop-punk outfit that first came together in Buffalo nearly six years ago. Since then, the band has released three EPs and is currently at work recording several new songs. Though the band now consists of Ron Griffo (vocals, guitar), Jake Strawser (guitar), Christian Adams (bass), and Tom Falcone (drums), this was not always the case. In the beginning, The Boy and His Machine was merely a solo effort. “The band initially started with just Ron and his acoustic demoing out sounds in his bedroom as a solo project, hence the name. But after a while, it came together as a full band, and here we are today, almost six years later, still going strong,” Strawser said. This isn’t to say The Boy and His Machine have not experienced some rough patches. Strawser admits that being a part of the band has meant sacrificing jobs, girlfriends, and money, but it has all been worth it so that the band can keep doing what it loves. Most recently, the band was forced to fill its drummer position. But the band made the best of the situation and has pushed forward together. “In every relationship, things and people change, and that’s what happened here. And now we’ve got one of our best friends and an amazing drummer, Tom Falcone, with us, and I couldn’t be more excited to share this all with him. He brings a lot to the table and I can’t wait for everyone to hear the new stuff,” Strawser said. Though listeners can find The Boy and His Machine filed under pop punk, the band refuses to be chained down by the genre. They aren’t afraid to reach out and draw on inspiration from other styles of music. “I think our music is a good blend of pop punk and just straight up rock
This ideology of not being confined to one sound is what makes The Boy and His Machine stand out. They don’t conform, but rather make their own identity within the Buffalo music scene. Lyrically, the band isn’t afraid to get personal. Griffo draws upon his reallife experiences and emotions to craft lyrics that are as catchy as they are authentic. “Our first EP, Show Them What You’re Made Of, was really about getting out of your hometown and making a name for yourself. With our latest [EP], Count on It!, it was more about the trials and tribulations you face being out on the road or just on the day-to-day,” Strawser said. “That’s what I love about Ron’s writing style…that it is always about real feelings or experiences.” Currently, The Boy and His Machine is hard at work recording new material in Baltimore, Md. The band is receiving a helping hand from producer Paul Leavitt, known for his work on All Time Low’s So Wrong It’s Right, as well as Circa Survive’s On Letting Go. Those hoping to get an earful of the band’s new songs are in luck. The Boy and His Machine will be playing March 8 at Xtreme Wheels with The Wonder Years and Man Overboard and encourage everyone to come out and have a good time. “Well, besides the fact that all the bands playing are outstanding, [coming to the show] would be a great opportunity for you to come hear some of our new songs, some of the old ones, and to come hang out and say ‘what’s up,’” Strawser said. With a new drummer, new songs, and a driving determination, it seems as though there’s little that can get in the way of The Boy and His Machine. For these bandmates, it’s all about doing what you love. “For us, all we have ever wanted to do is just play music, so in five years if that’s happening, I’ll be smiling for sure,” Stawser said. g
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A Little Night Music packed the Black Box Theatre with musical comedy.
Big Talent for A Little Night COLLIN SCHWEIGERStaff Writer Before the last notes of music had left the air, the relatively small audience at Wednesday night’s premiere of A Little Night Music spilled forth with thunderous applause and screams of encouragement that filled the Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theatre to the bursting point. UB’s department of theater and dance has once again outdone itself, performing a rendition of A Little Night Music that would make Stephen Sondheim proud. First premiering on Broadway in 1973, A Little Night Music is a story of love and frustration in turn-ofthe-century Sweden. Fredrik Egerman (Michael Barattini), a middleaged lawyer, has recently married an 18-year-old girl named Anne; however, Anne’s refusal to consummate the marriage for a variety of reasons has left Fredrik in search of the physical embrace of a woman. After 11 months of desperately pleading for the attention of his wife, Fredrik decides to try to re-kindle his romance with Desiree (Kara Tripoli), an actress of moderate success and fame. However, trouble soon ensues when Desiree’s lover, a certain Count Malcolm (Zach Rich), who has a bad relationship of his own, becomes suspicious of the two and sets out to ruin Fredrik’s marriage. Comedic relief comes, in large part, courtesy of the female half of the
cast. Desiree, Petra (Maria Pedro), and the Countess (Tracey Mellon) are each sources of humor in their own way. The Countess’ bitter and jaded sense of humor contrasts that of the playfully promiscuous Petra, with Desiree falling somewhere in the middle. The combination of these three leading ladies leaves the audience in stitches. Anne’s refusal to consummate her marriage with Fredrik leads to one of the most entertaining numbers in the show, entitled “Now.” During this song, Fredrik contemplates the various ways in which he might have sex with his wife. After comically considering rape, seduction and romance, he finally decides that his only real option is to take a nap. Other standout musical numbers include Petra’s promiscuous romp entitled “The Miller’s Son,” the opening number of the second act, entitled “The Sun Won’t Set,” and the most well-known song of the show, “Send in the Clowns.” In terms of vocal talent, this show is packed full of it. Both Barattini and Tripoli demonstrate excellent range and timbre, while each performer showed immense talent in his or her own right. “I was just amazed at how big these kids’ voices are,” said Robert Cooke of Williamsville. “The stage is so small and their talent is just so huge; it was almost overwhelming.”
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One of the most impressive aspects of the performance was the relative ease with which the performers dealt with the sudden, jerking tempo changes that are characteristic of the show. A Little Night Music is known as one of the more difficult musicals to perform due to the complexity in meter and key, yet the performers handled it wonderfully. The lighting for the show was also fantastically well put together by Max Levitt. The blending of reds, blues, greens, and yellows brought a certain sense of softness and intimacy to the stage, drawing the audience into the action. The only real downside to the performance was the size of the theater. The Black Box Theatre is relatively small, leaving the audience pressed right up into the action on stage and the dance numbers cramped and confined. The performance would have benefited greatly by a larger stage on which the performance could have opened up a little. A Little Night Music is a performance that the department of theater and dance can be proud to present. Everything from music and vocal talent to lighting and set design was incredibly well executed. A Little Night Music is playing at the Center for the Arts’ Black Box Theatre until Saturday. g
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Golabek Conquers Goliath Walk-on turned All-American hopeful shatters records
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With multiple records under his belt, Rob Golabek is already a Buffalo legend. AARON MANSFIELDStaff Writer
won the MAC indoor championship.
Remember Rob Golabek’s name. He might become the first track and field Olympian to come out of UB.
In addition to being a recordbreaking shot put thrower, Golabek is a momma’s boy and a selfless teammate.
Sadly, with all the attention on football and basketball, most students have probably never heard of him before. After hearing his story, he will be hard to forget.
His mother, Sandy Trudeau, was Golabek’s number one motivator when he struggled in high school.
It’s nearly impossible not to notice him walking around campus, at 260 pounds. The junior communication major is an unusual athlete. For starters, he’s arguably the best track and field athlete Buffalo has ever had, but he doesn’t run sprints or jump over hurdles. He throws the shot put, and is scary good at it. Earlier this season, he broke the Mid-American Conference shot put record for longest throw. Last weekend, he
“Often times, I told him to do what he enjoyed doing, and he really just enjoyed doing the shot put,” Trudeau said. “When he did it, he did his best. I’d always tell him not to quit. Sometimes you get tired, but you have to continue doing it.” Trudeau knows what it’s like to press on when life knocks you down. When Rob was a boy, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Golabek witnessed his mom’s perseverance in the face of despair and decided he wanted to emulate her. The tattoo
on Rob’s right arm, which says “faith,” is in honor of his mother. Trudeau had to get another biopsy for breast cancer when Rob was a 17-yearold student at Frontier High School in Hamburg, N.Y. “I was scared out of my mind,” Golabek said. “She said ‘Robbie, all you got to do is have faith.’ The biopsy was negative. I got the tattoo the next day. Every day I walk in [Alumni Arena], I truly have faith in what I do and I believe that I can do things that have never been done.” Golabek has already done things that have never been done before at UB, but he isn’t planning on slowing down. He has infinite expectations. “I’m never one to put limits on anything,” Golabek said. “I have a lot of goals. I love checking them off every time I accomplish one. Obviously,
Why wait till graduation to start going places?
the Olympics are a goal for anyone. But my short-term goal is to become the first UB All-American track and field athlete. My senior year goal is to take a shot at the national championship.” Despite being a high school All-American, Golabek had to walk-on to the Bulls. For financial reasons, he started his career at Southern Connecticut State University. Although he liked the school, Golabek realized bigger things were achievable. “It just wasn’t what I needed athletically,” Golabek said. “I’m a local kid. I grew up watching the Bulls play basketball and football games. I’ve watched the sports; I’ve known the athletes here; I grew up 25 minutes down the road. I have family all throughout Buffalo. I was born and raised in Buffalo, New York.”
Golabek had to overcome a major size disadvantage. At under six feet tall, he competes against athletes who are generally at least six inches taller, but he more than makes up for it with his work ethic. “What I lack in height, size and genetics, I make up for in hard work,” Golabek said. “I’m in the weight room every day. I’m in the [shot put circle] every day. I’m not missing a lift or practice. I just work my ass off. I know that I don’t have the natural height advantages that other people have, so I need to make up for it in hard work.” Golabek’s high-school teammate Chris Buck, a thrower at Lehigh University, saw firsthand the obstacles that Golabek faced. Buck said that there were many schools that considered Golabek a high risk coming out of high school.
Golabek set his mind to making Buffalo’s track and field team, and the rest is history. He has already shown vast improvements from last year, but Golabek will be the first to tell you how much of it is due to his coaching and training staff. He is full of praise for every member, and he is insistent that he wouldn’t be flourishing if it weren’t for all the work they put into him. One member of the coaching staff that knows Golabek well is throws coach Jim Garnham. Garnham has known Golabek for years, as he also coached the thrower while he was in high school. Both men have the upmost respect for each other. Garnham, who has been coaching throwing for nearly forty years, recognizes the rarity of the work ethic and talent in Golabek. “He hits [the gym] hard every day,” Garnham said. “He’s there at nine in the morning. He doesn’t miss a beat. He’s right up there with the best athletes I’ve coached, if not the best. He has the drive.” His strength may be intimidating, but Golabek is known by friends and family as a considerate and gentle giant. “To the outside world, he’s a jock,” Trudeau said. “To me, he’s my baby. He’s kind. He’s sweet. He’s a hugging kind of son. That’s the Rob I see.” His mother is not the only person that Golabek cares about. He sacrifices much of his time to ensure that his teammates can continue to compete. The track and field team only has six scholarships to split amongst 30 athletes, so he said he picks up odds-and-ends jobs as much as he can so the team can afford to spread out scholarships. He may be a caring guy outside of competition, but, in the circle, Golabek is the ultimate competitor. He lives by the belief that records are meant to be broken.
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“I hate to lose and I hate records,” Golabek said. “When I walked into high school, I looked at the record board and said, ‘That’s impressive, but I think I can beat it.’ I never wanted some record to tell me how far I could throw. When I came to UB, I saw the record board and I had the same feeling. In both my first year and this season, I’ve broken both school records. I just set the MAC record and I still don’t think that’s enough. I don’t see a limit just because it’s never been done.” The records have already begun to fall, which makes the future look even better for Golabek.
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SPORTS Bulls Clip RedHawks BRIAN JOSEPHSAsst. Sports Editor Even though Wednesday was Senior Night at Alumni Arena, it was the play of a junior that helped the men’s basketball team escape with a win. The Bulls (17-11, 8-7 Mid-American Conference) snapped their fourgame conference-losing streak with a 59-49 win against Miami (Ohio) (15-15, 10-5 MAC). Both teams struggled shooting in the game, but the Bulls were able to play better defense down the stretch to dispose of the RedHawks.
The Bulls also exploited Miami’s weakness on the boards. They outrebounded the RedHawks 48-33, while outscoring them 16-8 on second-chance points.
The Bulls (15-14, 8-8 Mid-American Conference) took a beating from Bowling Green (25-4, 13-3 MAC) despite 32 points from senior forward Kourtney Brown. Brown became Buffalo’s all-time leading scorer amongst women and men in the game, but it was not enough as the Bulls fell 92-68. Brown also recorded two blocks in the contest, putting her atop the MAC all-time blocks list, but the Bulls’ defense could not contain the Falcons’ shooters. Bowling Green shot 54 percent from the field and 46 percent from longrange, while tying a school record and posting a season-best for 3-pointers made in a game. Since it was Senior Night and also the last game to be played at Anderson Arena, head coach Linda Hill-MacDonald knew that the atmosphere gave Bowling Green an advantage. “[Bowling Green] got into a groove early,” Hill-MacDonald said. “It was lights out.” The Falcons never relinquished the lead in the game and survived an 8-0 run by the Bulls after leading by as much as 16 in the first half. Bowling Green all-time leading scorer Lauren Prochaska led the Falcons with 22 points, including five 3-pointers. She also distributed the ball well for a gamehigh six assists. Bowling Green was ferocious on defense as well, converting 10 Buffalo turnovers into 16 points in the first half. The closest the Bulls came to their opponent was six points, but the Falcons proved they had a bird’s-eye view of the hoop. They ended the period with a 13-point advantage by a score of 41-28.
Davies was a major part of the basketball machine that BYU was putting on the court this season. He was Jimmer Fredette’s number-two man on the floor. He was the team’s leading rebounder and was third on the squad in scoring.
Miami (Ohio) head coach Charlie Coles believed the Bulls’ zone defense was the main reason for his team’s loss.
The points from the bench partially made up for Mulkey’s ineffectiveness. Buffalo got a substantial 18 points from its non-starters, while Miami (Ohio) only received four. Witherspoon believed that such output from the bench will prove to be crucial in the long run. “I don’t know if we’ve been able to win [without Mulkey’s high output] in the past,” Witherspoon said. “But we were able to do it today, and it helps the development of all our guys.” Buffalo is now preparing to close out its regular season in a very hostile Bowling Green environment on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons (12-18, 7-8 MAC) will play their final regular season game at Anderson Arena against the Bulls. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. g
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Bowling Green did not waste any time, ensuring that Buffalo had no chance at a comeback in the second half. Prochaska hit 2-of-4 shots from behind the arc for the Falcons in the first four minutes as they extended their lead to 22 points. The most obvious factor in the loss for the Bulls was teamwork. While all four seniors who started for the Falcons scored in double
He must have done something terrible for a program that had a legitimate shot at a national title to kick out a player that contributed that much. Late last night, the official reason rolled in. The country held its breath to find that the heinous act that Davies had committed was…having sex with his girlfriend. Wait, what? The sophomore was dismissed from the team and is looking at expulsion from his university because he had sex with his girlfriend? Was she underage? No. Was it consensual? Yes. Was she human? Yes. When the announcement was made, the collective thud of every sports fan’s jaw hitting the floor could have been heard halfway across the world. It turns out that at BYU, having consensual sex with a partner of legal age is an offense equal to that of steroid use, gambling, or assault.
Some of the rules are simple. Rule number one: be honest. Some are more complicated. Rule number six: abstain from alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee, and substance abuse. The rule that caught Davies was rule number two: live a chaste and virtuous life.
“It’s sad,” Hill-MacDonald said. “[It’s sad] for Kourtney to have a game like she had but not have teammates step up. It was not a game played with the consistent level of tenacity that we need at this time of year.”
Sexual intercourse of any kind is considered unchaste and therefore grounds for disciplinary action. The initial reaction to this news is utter disbelief. How could a program handicap itself so severely for something so minor?
Bowling Green had nine more assists than Buffalo in the game and outrebounded the Bulls 36-30. Falcons forward Jen Uhl led the way with six rebounds. She was also responsible for Bowling Green’s early run, scoring eight of the Falcons first 10 points.
That is the price of integrity. It may sound ridiculous to most of the country, but BYU takes pride in its value system. It is the religious beliefs that define the university, not the athletics department.
Senior guard Ashley Zuber contributed eight points and three assists, while senior forward Bridgette Kendricks had six points and a career-high four assists.
The move is commendable. Every student agrees to abide him or herself by the code of conduct. They all know what is expected of them if they wish to be a student at BYU. Although he was a starter on one of the best teams in the country, Davies was one of these students first.
The Bulls shot 44 percent from the field and only 30 percent from 3-point territory. The 92 points allowed was the second-most for the Bulls this season since giving up 94 in a loss to Miami (Ohio) (11-18, 3-13 MAC).
He was not shown any special treatment because he was an athlete, something that is all too common. Unfortunately, the decision to hold true to its values has struck a blow to the basketball team that it will not recover from.
Coming into the game, Brown, Fortman, Kendricks and Zuber had defeated every team in the MAC during their careers, except for Bowling Green. The Bulls’ last hope of beating the Falcons will only come if the two teams meet in the MAC tournament.
The NCAA tournament is right around the corner, and there is not enough time for the team to come up with an entirely new style of play to compensate for Davies’ absence and still be competitive. Spectrum File Photo
The women’s basketball team suffered a devastating 92-68 loss at Bowling Green on Wednesday.
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The mystery that the school was putting around this incident was only making it more interesting. The fact that it wasn’t illegal eliminated most of the more intriguing theories, but it still must have been something bad.
This is because BYU has a code of conduct that all of its students must abide by. As BYU is the largest Mormon university in the nation, the rules are heavily influenced by the religious affiliation of the school.
Hill-MacDonald felt bad for the lack of support provided to Brown by the Bulls.
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The rumor mill started swirling. What did he do? We have heard horrible stories of the actions of athletes in the recent past, so the severity of his infraction was only limited by our imaginations.
Senior guard Byron Mulkey may have allowed the excitement of the night to get to him and it showed in his play. His early foul trouble forced him to play more conservatively throughout the game. He turned the ball over three times and didn’t record a single assist.
figures, senior forward Jessica Fortman was the only other Bulls’ player aside from Brown to do so, with 10 points. Fortman also added five rebounds and four assists.
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Early yesterday morning, the news broke that Brigham Young University would be excusing Davies from the basketball team for a vaguely worded “violation of the school’s conduct policy.”
Watt continued to be a force throughout the game. His 12 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks, and two steals proved to be one of the deciding factors of the contest.
More Records Broken in Bulls Loss The women’s basketball team surrendered 16 3-pointers on Wednesday night and suffered its worst loss in the final game of the regular season.
Brandon Davies seems to have contracted the worst sexually transmitted disease ever: expulsion.
At around noon, the school released a statement claiming that Davies’ violation was not criminal in nature.
The Bulls played solid defensively, as well. Buffalo started the game in man defense but quickly turned to a 2-3 zone, despite being continuously burned from beyond the arc in the opening minutes of the game. The change succeeded in shutting down the RedHawks’ offense. Miami (Ohio) couldn’t get anything going and only shot 19-of-57 from the field in the game.
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Despite the defensive efforts and its dominance on the glass, Buffalo still found itself struggling offensively in the second half. Buffalo shot an abysmal 6-of-24 after intermission and saw some of its top performers struggle throughout the contest. Junior guard Zach Filzen, who totaled 12 points, shot just 33 percent from the field.
“I’m feeling good, but it was a great team win,” Watt said. “Last game against Akron…they left [the forwards] wide open at the top of the key and I took offense to that. So this game, if [the RedHawks] laid off, I wanted them to pay for it.”
Byron Mulkey (2) struggled against Miami (Ohio) with just nine points and two rebounds.
Watt, along with freshman forward Javon McCrea, led the defensive effort against Miami’s super-forward Julian Mavunga. The tandem of Watt and McCrea held the RedHawks’ junior to only six points on 3-of-14 shooting. His absence offensively seemed to really affect Miami (Ohio) as the game progressed.
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Junior forward Mitchell Watt added more content to his season-long highlight reel over the course of the game. He threw down a thunderous put-back dunk early in the first half to bring the Buffalo crowd to its feet. He also helped bring the Bulls back with his outside shooting after they trailed 20-8 in what was looking like a possible blowout.
Although Watt was modest about his stats, he explained how his shot selections were motivated by players giving him open looks in recent games.
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“Buffalo surprised me with their defense,” Coles said. “They went to zone and it took us away from what we were trying to do. We don’t have a good zone team because we don’t have the two inside guys to work the high-low with… So [it was a] key move by [Bulls head coach Reggie Witherspoon] for going zone.”
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