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PARTY IN THE NEW SA Value Party sweeps SA election AMANDA LOW News Editor

James Ingram said he always knew his party had the potential to earn the student body’s support. On Thursday, undergraduates proved him right. The Value Party celebrated in the Student Association office as Election and Credentials Chair Matt Siwiec announced Ingram and the rest of his party swept the SA elections. Presidential and vice presidential candidates Ingram and Evan Chen, respectively, won the two executive positions with 250 votes more than the Impact Party. Erin Lachaal and Myriam Diomande, who also ran for president and vice president, received 951 votes while Ingram and Chen had 1,201. Sade Cadle also came out on top with 1,021 votes for the position of treasurer from the student body over Impact’s Juan Jimenez’s 965 and independent candidate Ali Ahmed’s 155. Before the announcement of the results, both parties were talking casually to each other – the different colored clothing corresponding with their parties was the only obvious divide. It seemed there was less tension between the two tickets than in previous years.

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The Value Party celebrates its victory in the Student Association election after sweeping all seven positions.

The number of undergraduate votes cast this year was 2,303 – 237 fewer than last year’s total. About 11.8 percent of the undergraduate student body voted in the election. “When I put this team together in the beginning, I knew we

had the potential to do it as long as we took the right steps to get there,” Ingram said. “We took all the right steps, so I am really happy with the outcome.” Immediately after the announcement, Lachaal shook some of her opponents’ hands

and, with tears in her eyes, hugged Diomande and thanked her team. Lachaal was grateful for the support her Impact Party received from the student body during election week. “We are proud of the campaign we ran and we felt and still

feel like we were better suited for the job,” Lachaal said in an email. “Despite the results, we will continue our work trying to advocate for the student voice and standing up for what we believe in.” SEE ELECTION, PAGE 6

A PLUSH universe

‘The value of story’

Thomas Nguyensmith’s exhibition “In PLUSH We Trust” now in CFA

Doctor, journalist Gupta talks at fifth Speakers Series event

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Harumo Sato, a junior fine arts major, enjoys the interactive art experience PLUSH. The exhibit, created by Thomas Nguyen, will run until April 5.

MEGAN WEAL

Asst. Arts Editor

Right now, a stuffed, multi-colored fabric anomaly engulfs the Visual Studies Lower Gallery of UB’s Center For the Arts. It hangs on the wall, surrounded by other bulbous pieces. PLUSH has invaded the space, there’s no going back. When you walk into the exhibit, you walk into Thomas Nguyensmith’s alternate universe. Nguyensmith’s universe is revealed in the exhibit, “In PLUSH We Trust.” It’s a universe shrouded in excitement, rule breaking and few limitations. The art takes you into Nguyensmith’s creative mind – like an explosion of an ingenious imagination. “The art world is saturated by these ideas about what is art and what isn’t art,” Nguyensmith said. “So if I started my own world, I can make my own rules.” Until April 5, the PLUSH universe will be inviting everyone

in to take part in various events. Next week, from April 1-5, the Visual Studies Lower Gallery will be home to PLayoga, WW/ PwUSH (a PLUSH wrestling event) and PLUSH PolicDodge Ball. Nothing is off limits and everyone is welcome, according to Nguyensmith. Visitors of the exhibit are encouraged to dance in the art, make themselves comfortable within the art and break free from any artistic constraints. This isn’t the type of art event that will warrant a typical reception – it will involve a confusing accumulation of PLUSH fights, unrestricted dance and loud music. There’s also a WERKt Wall – designated purely for incessant twerking. “I’m reclaiming a space for myself,” Nguyensmith said. “In this other world, this creature is just a thing that is there.” But this “thing” works to inspire those around them to be happy and free. SEE PLUSH, PAGE 6

SAM FERNANDO

Senior News Editor

For Dr. Sanjay Gupta, being a television journalist didn’t come easy. In fact, by his own admission, he was bad at it. He had pitched an idea to CNN in 2001 to talk about health issues on television, and though he was a doctor with no television experience, they still gave him a shot. Initially, he didn’t feel he was successful. “I wasn’t very good at this – I wasn’t very good at doing television. And I am not saying that to be falsely humble or anything like that,” Gupta said. “It didn’t feel natural. But one day, my wife gave me a great piece of advice. She said, ‘Imagine the camera like it was a patient.’ And that clicked; that made sense to me.” Gupta, now an Emmy-winning medical correspondent for CNN and world-renowned neurosurgeon, spoke about his experiences in both fields to an audience of 4,000 in Alumni Arena Wednesday. He discussed balancing medicine and journalism. Gupta, who continues to practice medicine as associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., found the ‘value of story’ was a way for him to connect the two fields. And that point was made clear throughout his talk, as he delivered several anecdotes about the many topics he has covered – war, natural disasters, personal triumphs and tragedies, and many more. “Medicine and media, people think of these as very disparate things,” Gupta said. “What-

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta uses stories to connect his two passions: medicine and journalism. The Emmy-winning journalist and world-renowned neurosurgeon spoke at Alumni Arena on Wednesday as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series.

ever it is, when you are thinking about adding something new to your life, one of things that I found as very important is, you have to think about what ties these things together rather than what distinguishes them apart.” He told a story about Jesus Vidana, a marine who was struck in the head by a sniper’s bullet while in Iraq. He was pronounced dead on two occasions. When paramedics brought his body back to camp, they found a pulse. They asked Gupta, who was with the camp as a war correspondent, if he could help. Gupta told the audience he had to “literally take off [his] journalist cap and put on [his] surgeon’s cap.” He used a drill, with a bit he sterilized himself, to remove part of Vidana’s head and removed the blood clot and the bullet. Gupta used the inside of an IV bag to “essentially recreate the outer layers of the brain.” A few years later, Gupta received a phone call from San Diego. It was Vidana, who

asked Gupta if he remembered the patient from Iraq. Gupta joked, “How do you forget about operating on Jesus in the middle of the desert?” Gupta used this, and many other anecdotes, to prove his initial point: Individual stories, in the right context, are important in making people care about news. He said it’s in our nature to care about fellow humans. “What I believe is that people are inherently compassionate. That is our default position,” Gupta said. “If we get rid of all the noise and all the other things that affect our decision making on any given day and listen to ourselves and what gives us joy and makes us feel good, we are compassionate. In fact, I would say human beings are hardwired to be altruistic.” Gupta continued with anecdotes. He told the story of when he was in tsunami-torn Sri Lanka shortly after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami. SEE GUPTA, PAGE 6

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Report lists Buffalo-Niagara as deeply income-segregated Metro University is in unique position to mitigate issues Buffalo-Niagara Falls has been rated the seventh most incomesegregated metropolitan area in the United States. As part of an ongoing series in The Atlantic, noted urban studies theorist Richard Florida spoke to a rapidly growing trend in large American metros – segregation by income group. Citing a report by Charlotta Mellander, Florida states income segregation has worsened across the nation since 1980 as the wealthy retreat to lavish tracts and the poor are congregated into lower-income neighborhoods. The article echoes a 2012 Pew Research report similarly finding a significant increase in spatial separation between the strata of society. The problem makes intuitive sense – the rich wish to live near others that are wealthy while the poor are forced into common areas by income restrictions and related issues. The trend itself is lamentable, though hardly surprising. Income inequality is reaching historic levels and the poverty rate in this country sits at 15 percent, or over 46 million people. The report also notes the expected reduction in predominantly middle and mixed income census tracts down from 85 percent in 1980 to 76 percent in 2010. More deplorable, however, is that Buffalo ranked seventh among large metros where lowerincome residents are most segregated. Buffalo’s placement on the list mirrors other trends. De-industrializing rustbelt cities are more susceptible to this type of segregation, according to Florida. Further, small and medium-sized college towns often also suffer from high levels of poverty concentration where a “town-gown divide” persists. Another notorious distinction for this city (Buffalo is also the third-poorest city in the United

Upper-income households in predominantly upper-income census tracts

States, according to the Census Bureau) requires more than just an apathetic feeling toward the community. Though large-scale, sweeping solutions are both elusive and beyond the abilities of anyone outside of the highest levels of government, personal and university action can be taken to mitigate resultant issues. Increased crime rates, lower educational attainment and even more pervasive chronic disease are all issues magnified in less advantaged communities, according to The Atlantic report. Though underlying causes of income segregation are complex, a more ardent response by the university and its members to work in and with the surrounding communities within the city, particularly disadvantaged areas, is necessary now. Greater investment in the city, student involvement with nonprofits and academic studies and research involving residents or community organizations can bridge the gown-town gap this area faces between UB and the local community. UB, and students particularly, hold a unique position within Buffalo to assist residents and mitigate the effects of what is evidently a growing problem. Taking greater effort to integrate within the community and build rapport between university students and the local community effectively assists locals in need while demonstrating the social concern and conscience among the student body. Volunteering, community service projects or tutoring at local city schools are all steps we can take to both ameliorate issues and integrate with the city. Income segregation within the city does not preclude us from integrating with its residents.

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Transparency and cooperation ‘outside president’s purview’ President Tripathi refuses to pursue greater UB Foundation budget clarity With a proverbial shrug of the shoulders and turn of the cheek, UB President Satish Tripathi has casually committed to maintaining UB Foundation’s lack of transparency. Tripathi has denied a December call from the UB Faculty Senate to make public the budget of the UB Foundation (UBF), the private organization that controls nearly $1 billion of UB assets and endowment funds. As reported in The Spectrum Wednesday, Tripathi released a dismissively short, vague letter responding simply that calling for UBF’s budget to be public was “outside of [his] purview.” Never mind that Tripathi sits on the UBF’s board of trustees and compensation committee. The Faculty Senate’s letter requesting greater transparency in how UBF funds are distributed is certainly merited. In a surprising moment of collective action for a group that rarely has enough members present to take votes on resolutions, the Senate’s call for greater transparency surrounding

the endowment follows a growing trend, as evidenced by a similar legislative move in California requiring university foundations to publicize records. Tripathi’s letter states much of UBF’s financial information is already available. He fails to mention much of the most pertinent information is hidden behind vacuous labels, like the nearly $52 million for “other fees and services.” Because UBF is a private institution, it is not subject to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests. Tripathi responded in the letter to the request from the Senate to release the UBF budget “as if it were subject to FOIL” by stating that was beyond his “legal authority.” Naturally, this claim raised a question. With his position in the university and on the board of UBF, doesn’t Tripathi have the clout to, if not unilaterally enact, at least encourage the budget release by working with faculty and the foundation’s board? This question was, in fact, asked

of the president in a Faculty Senate executive session Wednesday. Tripathi responded, in a word, no. What is most disconcerting is that this university’s president would refuse to cooperate with the Senate, which represents collective faculty concerns, to address such a pressing issue – transparency for such a significant portion of the university’s endowment. What is most ironic is that in December, the administration – in response to the Senate’s original motion – stated, “[UB] values transparency and understands the importance of being transparent.” Apparently, working with faculty to meet this end requires too much commitment to uphold these “values.” The use of the UBF’s nearly $1 billion of funds is of significant importance to students and faculty at this university. The money is used for everything from student scholarships to pay “top-offs” for faculty. The distribution of this endowment directly affects those who study, teach and work at and

for this public institution. An indifferent response to legitimate faculty concerns regarding a necessary and laudable cause exemplifies both weak leadership and carelessness that is reprehensible at such a high level of office. The university, its faculty and students deserve more than a cold, calloused reply delivered in a typically bureaucratic tone, dated one month after receipt of the Senate’s initial letter. Tripathi insists UBF is outside of his “purview.” Publicizing the budget is within the purview of the UBF board of trustees. Encouraging budgetary transparency, and expressing faculty concerns about it, is within the purview of the Faculty Senate. Cooperating with the faculty at the university he leads and working with the UBF board of trustees on which he sits is within the purview of President Tripathi. Beyond that, it’s within his responsibility as president of this university. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

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Students upset with lack of fashion classes, clubs at UB create their own paths KEREN BARCUH

Senior Features Editor

Jillian Redash has wanted to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology’s State University of New York (FIT) since she was in middle school. But because getting accepted is competitive, she decided to go to UB. She regretted her decision. UB does not offer a fashion major, and there is currently not a fashion club. Students are voicing their concerns about the lack of a fashion-forward community at UB. Some expected the university to offer experiences in the fashion industry during their undergraduate college career. Redash, then a psychology ma-

jor, transferred from UB to FIT after her freshman year. “I knew that in four years I’d end up with a degree in something I wasn’t truly passionate about,” Redash said. “I’m very happy I’m now going to school for what I love: fashion.” Redash now has her associate’s degree in Fashion Buying and Merchandising and is working to receive a bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Marketing Communications. Allison Deutschman, a senior English major, had a different experience. She attended Herkimer County Community College, where she studied Fashion Buying and Merchandising and debated between transferring to

UB or FIT. She chose UB. “Ultimately, I want to write fashion editorials and there isn’t really a major for that here, so I had to make my own,” Deutschman said. “UB doesn’t seem motivated to embrace fashion or the fashion world, which surprised me.” Deutschman considered starting a fashion club but was discouraged when she heard about the last Student Association fashion club, which never grew during its temporary status. Desiree Hill, who graduated from UB in May, attempted to resurrect the Fashion Student Association (FSA) during her time at UB. She was president of the group.

Courtesy of Allison Deutschman Allison Deutschman (right), a senior English major, stands with fellow fashion aficionados Jess Lyons (left) and Carly Heitlinger. Deutschman has found ways to immerse herself in Western New York’s fashion community. Her efforts gained her a front-row seat at this year’s Buffalo Fashion Week.

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But first, let me take a selfie MEGAN WEAL Asst. Arts Editor

Tilt your head a fraction of an inch to the side, find the right balance between a pout and a smile, lift your cheekbones and widen your eyes before pressing the button, adding a filter and clicking upload. I just searched #selfie on Instagram and 91,357,684 posts popped up in return. If we stop and think about it, that’s pretty weird. If social media didn’t exist, people wouldn’t walk around handing out photos of themselves to others. It would be just about the most egotistical thing a person could do. But we do have social media, and the selfie phenomenon is showing no signs of fading away anytime soon – though it does seem to be evolving. Last week, an onslaught of girls’ selfies inundated my Facebook feed. But there was a noticeable difference – every girl was barefaced. What started as an act of awareness turned into a spontaneous fundraiser spurred by the hashtag #nomakeupselfie. The trend has now organically flourished into a widespread effort to accumulate attention and money for a good cause, raising over $13 million in six days. The concept is simple. You take a photo of yourself with no makeup – there’s no Instagram filter, no Photoshop and no hiding. You then upload your selfie and donate $5 to Cancer Research UK. The correlation between a barefaced selfie and cancer awareness is beyond hazy. In fact, there is little to none. Nonetheless, girls across the globe began snapping and donating. The trend began in England, but it wasn’t long before the hashtag rapidly expanded across the globe. Unfortunately, no good deed can go without critique and judgment. Critics argue that the trend’s roots lie within vanity rather than a genuine desire to help the cause. Others took to shaming the makeup-free appear-

ance of women in the selfies. It was an inevitable backlash that produced a razor-sharp, double-edged sword. Nevertheless, it seems as if the message was spread with great success without getting lost in the cynicism: over $13 million does a lot to quash criticism. I will repeat myself – over $13 million. That’s more than 2.6 million selfies. Whether the motivation to post these photos originated in generosity and concern or sheer vanity and acceptance, the selfies made a point. Each of these images displayed a similar trait. The stigmatized “duck face” had been replaced with smiles – smiles that represented a unity of girls comfortable in their own skin. These selfies featured a rarely seen and sorely needed degree of candidness. Girls weren’t hiding behind a thick layer of foundation and fake eyelashes. They were celebrating the way they looked. And perhaps, for some, the novelty of the experience did take precedence over the charitable component – but with the constant scrutiny that surrounds body image and appearance, such a celebration of appearance in its most honest and sincere form is worthy of praise. With or without prompting, the occasional selfie isn’t something to look down upon. A line needs to be drawn between confidence and pretentiousness. A selfie isn’t necessarily an exclamation of, “Look how good I look today, please ‘like’ my photo so I look super popular.” Maybe it’s someone saying, “I felt good and confident and happy in myself today and I wanted to take a photo.” So let’s stop judging people when their confidence is starting to rise a little. If you don’t like the photo, then keep scrolling – chances are, you’ll never see the image again. So I’m unconventionally urging you to take more selfies, the more candid the better. Pose (or don’t), smile, snap. email: megan.weal@ubspectrum.com

UB’s Society of Feminists discusses sexuality, sensuality of breasts CLAUDIA ORNIS

Staff Writer

What began as a conversation about “top freedom” and the stigma of not wearing bras morphed into discussions of breastfeeding, nude dancing and prostitution, as students attending a discussion hosted by UB’s Society of Feminists grappled with their opinions on society’s treatment of breasts. Claire Modica, the president of UB’s Society of Feminists and a neuroscience graduate student, moderated the dialogue, which took place Wednesday in the Student Union. “When I see a woman standing nude, there’s almost no sexual nature at all,” Modica said. “For me, it’s that scooping, that picking up [with bras] that looks sexual. I don’t understand why people would create laws to tell women they have to cover up when that part of somebody is so unsexual when they are not engaging in any kind of intercourse.” The idea that breasts are innately sexual was a topic of contention throughout the discussion. Not all members agreed with Modica’s statement and argued that breasts are an inherently sexual part of a woman’s body. Certain African and Caribbean cultures, and other “warm cultures,” do not consider breasts to be sexual. Some members of the discussion used these examples to counter the argument of the innate biological sexuality of breasts while other students used these same cultural examples to claim that breasts are naturally sexual. “If you look at African art, and especially their sculpture tradition of African art, they have really exaggerated breasts,” said Jordan Maxfield, a senior film studies major who argued that breasts were biologically sexual. “It’s a strange dualism where, in day-today life, seeing breasts isn’t considered sexual, but in their art they are even more exaggerated than in Western cultures.” The implications of the exaggeration of breasts in culture remained contentious, and the debate over breasts’ sexual nature went back and forth for some time during the discussion until Modica intervened to explain her interpretation of the difference between sexuality and sensuality.

“Something being sexual elicits some sort of thoughts of sex,” Modica said. “You could, depending on where you grow up, link anything with sex. If someone trains you to think that toes are sexual objects, you will think that toes are sexual objects. But then there is sensuality. If you are attracted to one sex, you begin to make caricatures of their bodies that make them different.” Modica went on to explain that finding certain parts of a woman’s body sensual does not necessarily mean they are sexual. Thoughts and moods in the room changed as one member brought up the idea of breastfeeding in public. Speakers who before agreed with the idea of “top freedom” and the right of women to bare breasts in public were more skeptical of women breastfeeding their children in public. Some students argued that in certain places, it is inappropriate to breastfeed in public – in an airplane or in a restaurant, for example. Others brought up the fact that most times breasts are not fully bare when a woman is breastfeeding in public, mentioning that both mother and child are often covered with a cloth during the process. As the topics grew increasingly contentious, students tended to hold similar opinions. When Modica brought up the idea of topless exotic dancing, there was little dissent on the notion that topless exotic dancing is a viable employment option that should not be looked down upon. Jerry Tippin*, a sophomore theater major, shared his personal connection to the exotic dancing business when he explained that his mother became a stripper after graduating from college. He argued that at the end of the day, it all comes down to money, saying that if someone can make large sums of money through legal employment, then it should be considered a legitimate job. The conversation then turned to prostitution, which many students agreed should be legalized on the premise that it could be regulated and taxed to allow safer environments for prostitutes and their customers.

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Continued from page 4: Fashion “I noticed there is a natural and free-flowing style amongst us UB students,” Hill said. “To not have an open forum of creativity to share our inspirations came as a shock to me.” When Hill was president of FSA, she wanted members to be in touch with trends, so she led a small, fashion-forward group of people who had cultural influences from all over the world, she said. Building a club took time, according to Hill, but her group managed to form an e-board. But nearly every member was either a junior or senior and had to focus more on studies than on FSA, she said. Talia Foster, a sophomore com-

munication major, wishes Hill’s efforts resulted in a long-term group. She hopes to work in the fashion industry upon graduating and feels as though majoring in communication is “settling.” She chose to attend UB because she didn’t want to attend FIT, so close to her home on Long Island. She is upset she couldn’t have the “college experience” away from home while simultaneously studying what she loves. Foster has found a way to advance in the field, though. Last summer, she interned at a fashion showroom called Ilene Oren & Company in New York City. This summer, she plans to do the same. But she still wishes she had

the chance to take fashion classes throughout the year. “Not only would it teach me more, but also I would enjoy coming to class so much more,” Foster said. Deutschman, too, finds her own ways to remain part of the fashion industry in the Queen City. She said she misses learning about the industry through classes, but Buffalo has provided her with alternative methods of learning. Some of Deutschman’s professors allow her to integrate her knowledge about fashion into her final papers. Also, her blog has gained exposure outside of the classroom. “I was so excited to sit front row

at Buffalo Fashion Week in September,” Deutschman said. “I’ve also had the opportunity to attend various charitable fashion shows locally. It’s the little things – fashion is here if you hunt for it.” Deutschman is not upset about choosing UB over FIT. Here, she is one of the only fashion bloggers, so she gets invitations to events because she can engage with a niche market: Western New York Fashionistas. She also works in retail and style floor sets, giving her the ability to experiment with fashion creatively on a daily basis. “It’s all about being open-minded and working your way up,” Deutschman said. “I had to ac-

Continued from page 1: Election After his party won, Chen immediately hugged members of the opposing party before celebrating with his ticket. Chen said the Value Party managed to get through the stressful week, in which members campaigned on the Student Union floor Tuesday through Thursday, because the group worked as a team. “We’re all friends, so we kept going,” Chen said. “A lot of us didn’t get a lot of sleep, but a lot of us went to study together and supported each other while we were going through [it].”

Cadle was “at a loss for words” after her party won. But she said she believed in her party’s potential strongly because it had “overqualified candidates.” As long as they put in the hard work, the victory was expected, she said. “What I plan to do now is to continue to keep pushing forward,” Cadle said. Ingram’s party has pledged to update SA by modernizing its basic operating procedures. Rather than having a class teach topics, like how to book a room, Ingram plans to make video tutorials for

those skills. This would make the information available for students to watch on their own time. Since the beginning of the semester, Chen has been working with the Richmond Fitness Center in Ellicott Complex. He wants to increase awareness of the services the gym provides, such as free trainers, classes and medical help. “I get to make a difference more under a different title,” Chen said. “And regardless of what would have happened, I already made plans to make a difference. I feel there is something I can do now in

more different fields.” Ingram said he is looking to hire the most qualified people for SA. “I think that the students selected a great group of people,” Ingram said. “We are all hard-working individuals and we are all in it for the students. I think we can all look forward to a great year next year.” Madelaine Britt contributed reporting to this story. email: news@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 1: Gupta As he prepared for a live report with the satellite live feed, he remembers sitting and trying to take it all in. He was attempting to figure out how he was going to best convey the story and take the viewers along on the journey. He then saw a family in a battered house close to the shot. He walked toward them and distinctly remembers the mother fixing her son’s hair as Gupta approached. Amidst all the wreckage, they still wanted to look presentable. It was a very powerful moment to him, he said. After he was finishing up his live report, he saw the boy inching closer and closer to the broad-

cast. When the cameras turned off, Gupta noticed the boy had crackers in his hand. He saw the mother, who was farther behind the boy, give the universal signal to eat. “They didn’t have anything left – they lost everything,” Gupta said. “And what little they had, they were giving to me.” Gupta, who attended the University of Michigan for undergraduate and medical school, has contributed to multiple PeabodyAward winning pieces of coverage, like his reporting on Hurricane Katrina in 2006 and the BP oil spill in 2010. The Atlanta Press Club named him “Journalist of

knowledge the fact I was going to be in Western New York when I transferred in – not a booming fashion metropolis. I had to work with it.” Hill said she would love to see a creative and energetic group of freshmen and sophomores bring back FSA. The club is necessary on campus, Hill said. “There are so many creative and stylish people who grace the halls daily at UB,” Hill said. “There is a simplistic and unique style about a lot of students that you don’t see anywhere in this area. A demographic like that must be shared.” email: features@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 1: PLUSH Although the art takes the audience on an adventure – people’s eyes dance between piece to piece and flare in the flurried excitement of color – the real focus is on the audience reaction. Visitors are encouraged to assimilate into the art and take themselves outside of their mundane comfort zone. It encourages people to smile, according the artist. “His art is just him,” said Philip Koperski, a senior fine art major and DJ to various PLUSH events. “If Tommy was a physical thing … he would just be PLUSH.” All events will take place within the Visual Studies Lower Gallery of the CFA. More information on dates and times are posted in the events section of the UB Visual Studies department website. Everything in the exhibition may seem displaced – a little on a whim – but scratch the surface it becomes obvious that everything entwines together like the tentacles of PLUSH.

the Year” in 2004, and Forbes mag- thing he found ironic. He stressed azine named him as one of the the fact he is a doctor before a “10 Most Influential Celebrities” journalist. in 2011. In 2009, he received the first Shortly after President Barack Health Communications AchieveObama was elected in 2008, Gup- ment Award from the Amerita received a call from then Chief can Medical Association’s Medical of Staff John Podesta. At the time, Communications Conference and Gupta was watching The Ohio the Mickey Leland Humanitarian State/Michigan football game and Award from the National Associeating a cheeseburger. When Pod- ation for Multi-ethnicity in Comesta asked him if he was interest- munications. ed in being the Surgeon General, “This idea of nurturing and fosGupta joked that he put down the tering conversations … that in burger. many ways is what I do – it’s my email: arts@ubspectrum.com He turned down the consider- job,” he said. ation because it would have meant that he wouldn’t beSCCC_Summer14_Buffalo_Layout able to prac- email: news@ubspectrum.com 1 2/28/14 10:41 AM Page 1 tice medicine and surgery – some-

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Despite obstacles as club team, men’s lacrosse finds success TOM DINKI

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On Feb. 19, the @UBConfessions Twitter account – which tweets anonymous messages it receives from students – tweeted: “Men’s lax and hockey teams: stop acting like you’re varsity sports. You’re club. Chill.” The men’s lacrosse team is a club sport, but the squad says it plays at a high level and has talented players just like the varsity teams. “Recently, we got bashed on Twitter on UB Confessions … I thought it was kind of funny that the varsity athletes would come at us like that because I understand we’re not varsity, but we’re still athletes,” said Andrew Gasper, a senior defensive midfielder and club president. “I feel like they should respect us as such, [although] we’re not on scholarship.” The men’s lacrosse team plays Division I college lacrosse in the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). Despite being part of a club team – which comes with difficulties like funding a portion of its budget, organizing travel arrangements and competing for practice time in Alumni Arena with intramural teams – the players have had more success than many varsity teams on campus. The Bulls have won the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League (PCLL) Conference Championship two of the past three seasons. The club is part of the Student Association (SA), so players have to fundraise part of their budget – a large portion of which covers traveling. The team raises money by sending out donation letters to alumni, selling team apparel and working concession stands at UB football games. The team does not charge for tickets to its own home games and has recently considered pursuing

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Freshman midfielder Pete Flood cradles the ball in the lacrosse team’s 8-7 overtime victory against Vanderbilt March 16. The squad has won its conference championship two of the past three seasons.

sponsors to help support its budget. The players on the team pay fees and purchase their own equipment. “You have to have more heart [to play a club sport],” Gasper said. “I understand you’re representing the school on a varsity sport – of course you have heart – but to pay to play the sport takes a certain amount of heart.” Senior defenseman Chris Siderakis is the team’s treasurer. His main responsibilities include collecting team dues and keeping track of the budget. Siderakis knows how much money any player on the team owes at any point. “I have a giant Excel spreadsheet where I have a bunch of equations set up with how much people have paid, how much they’ve earned through fundraising, how much they have due,” Siderakis said. “I have a lock box in my room. Once it gets to a certain amount [of money], we’ll take it to SA and deposit the money. But I always have a tally on how much is in there.” Siderakis and Gasper work closely to organize the team’s travel arrangements by booking hotel

rooms and reserving buses. The Bulls use Grand Tours buses to travel to road games but drive themselves if the destination is less than three hours away. During Spring Break, the team took a trip south to play at Vanderbilt, Alabama, Central Florida and West Virginia. The Bulls went 4-1 on the road in their five total games, despite their opponents’ distinct advantage: being able to practice outdoors. Because of Buffalo’s winters, the Bulls practice in Alumni Arena. UB doesn’t allow them to practice on grass fields on campus if there is ice due to safety concerns. Practicing lacrosse in the gym can be difficult. The ball bounces differently on the hardwood from on the turf, and space is limited because non-varsity teams aren’t allowed to practice on the new main basketball court. “We’d be shooting into the bleachers … or shooting into the curtains, which aren’t made to stop lacrosse balls,” Siderakis said. “People were playing intramural volleyball behind the curtain. You don’t want to be getting hit by an 80-mile-an-hour shot by a lacrosse

ball just blindly. That was a very tough practice because we wanted to make sure no else got hurt, but we still wanted to be somewhat productive.” In previous seasons, the Bulls practiced indoors from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., but they have been practicing late at night this year – which the players prefer. But it can still be difficult to get practice time, as intramurals have preference ahead of the lacrosse team. Players sometimes have to miss practices because of class. Gasper said some professors allow them to make up tests so they can practice for or play in a game, but others simply see them as a club and will not allow it. “If we have tests, we’ll have to miss practices,” said freshman midfielder Ben Ott. “Or, I had to miss a scrimmage because I had a test. If it was a varsity level, I’d probably be able to get out of the test and make it up.” But involvement in a club sport does have its advantages. Players can miss a game or practice for academic reasons, which they may not be able to do on a varsity team. Gasper said they can have more fun because they do not have as many restrictions as varsity teams. “I’ve got a couple friends on [varsity] teams that I know from high school, and their team controls their schedule,” Ott said. “They tell them when they’re going to eat, sleep. We don’t have to make that sort of commitment, which is nice.” The team also determines its own schedule. Head coach Ryan Crawford – who is a volunteer – contacts other schools to schedule nonconference games but takes input from Gasper. The players can then decide where they go for trips, such as the ones during Spring Break.

As a club, the team cannot give scholarships and does not actively recruit lacrosse players to come to UB. Instead, the team recruits UB students who are lacrosse players. Regardless, players across the country have expressed interest in playing for the Bulls. “Our presence is definitely growing,” Gasper said. “Kids know about us. Even kids that aren’t local. I had a guy in Massachusetts email me and some guys down south, so it’s pretty cool to get that influence and be spreading around.” Gasper and Crawford respond to emails from prospective students who are interested in joining the lacrosse team. The Bulls recruited at freshmen orientation this year and have used sites like UBLinked and Twitter to spread awareness about the team. They have embraced their role as a club team. “There’s a camaraderie between the club teams like lacrosse and hockey,” Gasper said. “We know we’re club teams. We have a good time. It’s like, we’re the club. Let’s represent club sports. We’re not varsity, so what?” The Bulls have become one of the more successful teams on campus while balancing their club’s administrative responsibilities. “It’s different when you’re running the team,” Gasper said. “We’re running our team. We have our coach but we’re doing all the necessary things to keep this team running.” The Bulls play at No. 5 Michigan State (5-2) Saturday before their home opener against conference rival No. 4 Boston College (5-1) April 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Kunz Field.

16, nine and 12 games, respectively, in her previous three seasons. Last season was the first time she ever won a MAC Tournament game. Legette-Jack said Gupilan told her after the game she wishes she was just a sophomore, saying, “It seemed like the first two years I wasted time,” according to LegetteJack. “I think if you add five minutes to that game, we would come out winners,” Loesing said after the 7460 loss. In all honesty, this wasn’t the case. Regardless of who may be the better team, there’s no question Ball State was superior on that Thursday. Still, she said those words with so much confidence you have to wonder if that’s how the entire locker room felt. If they did, it’s because of Legette-Jack. Her personality is contagious. She does everything with so much passion and emotion that you can’t help but be captivated by her presence. The team has rallied around her spirit and taken it in. Legette-Jack is never shy about expressing her faith in God. She’s always thankful to Athletic Director Danny White for the opportunity to coach again. And she constantly expresses pride for her team.

“Something I can assure you is that everyone who played us, they know that there was nothing left after the game was over – whether we won or lost,” Legette-Jack said. Even during Thursday’s press conference, she was smiling. She opened with a joke about how the podium was so far off the ground – much different from Alumni Arena. Legette-Jack better get used to bigger podiums – she’s likely to be sitting upon them much more frequently in the near future. She even mentioned the Bulls had an “outside shot” at the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) – a statement that though unrealistic, displayed just how much confidence she has in her team. With a smile on her face, Legette-Jack closed the press conference saying, “Certainly understanding I don’t lose easily but I know what our future has and I’m just so excited about our future because it’s very, very bright.” The future is indeed bright. Twelve months from now, Loesing may be back on that podium, sitting next to Legette-Jack with a smile on her face instead of tears.

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Tears of growth and faithful smiles

OWEN O’BRIEN Sports Editor

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The emotions on sophomore guard Mackenzie Loesing’s face told the story. Her eyes were puffy and pink as she sat down at Quicken Loans Arena’s press table following the women’s basketball team’s 7460 quarterfinal loss to Ball State March 13. She almost immediately put her head down on the table between her arms as head coach Felisha Legette-Jack gave her opening statement. Everybody in the media room knew what Loesing had been doing those 20 minutes before addressing the media. And I think we all understood why. She’s one of the – if not the

– best and most important players on the team and she hadn’t played her best game. Maybe she felt as if she let down the seniors who won’t play for Buffalo again. Loesing led the Bulls with 16.3 points per game this season, but struggled and only shot 4 for 20 for 10 points in the final and most important contest of the season. Legette-Jack described Loesing’s style of play as irreplaceable for the Bulls and a major reason they had the fourth-best record in the conference. “Mackenzie is a jackknife,” Legette-Jack said after the loss. “She’s going to play hard. She’s going to give everything she has. She believes in what we are trying to create. She believes in the system and I just know she is going to continue to get better.” When asked her first question, Loesing’s voice trembled. But as she continued speaking, she regained her composure. “I think anyone who follows [Mid-American Conference] women’s basketball can see that transformation that has happened in the past few years here,” Loesing said. “I think, yes, our future is very exciting, but we should have had it this year.” Her tears prove this is not just something she knows she is sup-

posed to say. She thoroughly believes it. Emotional press conferences after a Buffalo women’s basketball MAC Quarterfinal game are a rarity – largely because the Bulls seldom get that far. And when the Bulls have reached this stage, they’ve overachieved and played with ‘house money.’ That’s not the case anymore. Loesing wasn’t satisfied with the team’s season – not in that moment at least. I’m sure many in the locker room shared her sentiment. Despite its 17-win season – the most since 2002-03 – the team felt it could have done more. The Bulls not only say they want to win a championship, but they truly believe they should. “It’s never comfortable or fun to be in this position,” Loesing said. “Obviously coming in, we believed we could be MAC champs, so to see that dream go away so soon was unexpected.” Luckily for Loesing, she has two more chances to raise a banner into Alumni Arena’s rafters. Senior guard Margeaux Gupilan – who was sitting next to Loesing in the press conference – doesn’t have that luxury. She graduates with 358 career assists – the sixth most in program history – but was unable to earn a title. The Bulls won

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