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Quinton Brock is one half of the rap duo Network with his counterpart Derek Sullivan. The group has helped Brock focus on his music and play with popular artists like Pusha T, Mike Stud and Wale. He uses interesting soundbytes, sci-fi effects and lyrics to differentiate himself from other artists in the Buffalo scene.

HIP-HOP ARTIST BROCK HOLDS ONTO DREAM UB JUNIOR AIMS TO ESTABLISH BRAND WITH HIS GROUP, NETWORK JOE KONZE JR

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At Trattoria Aroma, an Italian eatery and pizzeria in Williamsville, Quinton Brock knows what it’s like to be under pressure. Whether he’s grilling vegetables and meat or placing pizzas in the oven, Brock is constantly multitasking. In his mind, there’s nothing he can’t handle; he has performed in front of a crowd of 2,500. Pizza making isn’t his primary focus. Brock, a junior English major, is an up-and-coming hiphop artist. Instead of sausage, onions and dough, Brock works with 808 drums, sci-fi sounds and lyrics in his home studio. “Working at restaurants is cool because it forces me to constantly challenge myself,” Brock said. “I constantly have to think. I’m multitasking. I have dough in the mixer, a pizza in the oven.”

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Brock applies the same logic to his music. He has to find the right ingredients to separate him from others and give listeners a product they will enjoy – just like his pizza. Rapper Brock and producer Derek Sullivan, a UB alumnus, make up the rap duo Network. Brock has a sense of quiet confidence – until you get him talking about his music. “If music was an organized thing at UB, I [would be] Khalil Mack,” Brock said. “I am the No.

1 draft pick. That’s what it is. I have the productions to prove it.” Others believe in Brock’s talents, too. Jon Bap, his older stepbrother, is Network’s sound engineer. He’s confident in his brother’s talent. Brock’s confidence is something that was embedded in his DNA at a young age. When Brock was 5 years old and visiting New York City, he walked through Times Square with his family and was approached by a homeless man.

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The man stopped Brock and his family and said Brock was “blessed.” Brock believes it happened for a reason. He feels that he is destined to become a wellknown recording artist. Many artists have modern musical influences they idolize and aspire to become, but for Brock it’s a bit different. His musical influences aren’t the latest artists many of his peers listen to or rappers from the ’90s and early 2000s. Instead, he has two radio stations programmed in his car:

XMU – an indie station on SiriusXM Radio – and ’80s on 8. These two stations help make up his musical Rolodex. “I listen to a lot of different music all the time,” Brock said. Brock uses current chart-topping rappers like Kanye West and Drake to stay “in tune” with today’s generation of hip-hop. He wants to make people think – something he says he didn’t do in the past as “Scooter” Brock, his former emcee name from his freshman year. During his freshman year at UB, Brock played a show with wellknown local rap artist Chae Hawk and dubstep recording artist Grabbitz at The Vault in Buffalo. Hawk invited who he thought was the next up-and-coming generation of performers to participate in the local showcase. Brock’s second video, “What You Want From Me,” had 125,000 views, which put him on Hawk’s radar. SEE BROCK, PAGE 2

Spectrum elects 2014-15 editor in chief The Spectrum’s editorial board unanimously voted Sara DiNatale as next year’s editor in chief Sunday. DiNatale, a junior English major with a media study minor, is currently a managing editor for the newspaper. She started as a staff writer in the fall 2011 semester and in three weeks was promoted to assistant news editor. The following year, she earned the position of senior news editor. “I’m honored to be elected as The Spectrum’s editor in chief,” DiNatale said. “I’ve been working toward this position since I joined the paper as a freshman. I’m looking forward to next year

and will continue the newspaper’s upward trajectory. The Spectrum is capable of so much, and I’m excited to grow the organization alongside the 2014-15 staff.” DiNatale plans to improve The Spectrum’s video presence by creating a new position of video producer/editor. She also plans to increase the newspaper’s online presence, especially in the area of social media. Over the past three years, DiNatale has interned at Artvoice, a Buffalo newsweekly, and at The Buffalo News as a business reporter. This summer, she is temporarily moving to Portland, Ore., to be a reporting intern for The Oregonian.

“Ever since Sara started at The Spectrum, it hasn’t been a matter of if she will become editor in chief but when,” said current Editor in Chief Aaron Mansfield. “She has shown immense promise in her first three years here, and I couldn’t imagine handing over this organization to anyone else. I have the utmost confidence she’ll take the newspaper to a new level of greatness.” DiNatale said she’s “excited to keep The Spectrum on pace with the changing world of journalism” by focusing on the paper’s multimedia presence in addition to its print edition.

Jody Kleinberg Biehl, The Spectrum’s faculty adviser and direc-

tor of UB’s Journalism Certificate Program, pointed out that DiNatale is the first female editor in chief since 2009 – and also the first editor in chief in five years not from the sports desk. “Sara is as talented as she is dedicated and has proven herself repeatedly as a reporter and editor,” Biehl said. “She also has a quiet determination that distinguishes her and that, I think, will make her a tremendous leader. I look forward to working with her and to watching her grow.” email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Continued from page 1: Brock But when Brock arrived to the venue and Hawk was introducing the artists, the crowd’s reaction created a weird atmosphere for Brock. “Chae walks up to the microphone and he’s hosting the show and he announces these other guys, ‘Oh, tonight we’re going to have the Queen City Boys,’” Brock said. “Everyone claps. He says, ‘We’re going to have Grabbitz.’ Everyone’s clapping. And then, ‘Scooter Brock.’ Boom. Dead silence. It was, like, the lowest. I was like, ‘f***.’” Brock said after the “uphill battle” of that set with the crowd, he realized “it couldn’t get much lower.” Since dropping the “Scooter” persona and teaming up with Sullivan, Network has played shows with popular recording artists like Pusha T, Mike Stud and Wale. Before Network, when Brock was performing solo, he drew a lot of influence from Mac Miller. But he has come a long way since songs like “Bros,” which was inspired by Miller’s style. In one of Network’s latest songs, “Chocolate Milk,” Brock uses a metaphor to describe his transcendence from “Scooter Brock” to a more mature artist. Brock said that throughout his time in school, from kindergarten to 12th grade, the only thing that remained constant in his life was the delicious beverage. “Now, I get to college and there is no more chocolate milk. I don’t drink chocolate milk every day anymore,” Brock said. “So the song is about change. It’s about me letting go of ‘Scooter Brock.’ It’s letting go of everything that I did, all of my accomplishments. I took my videos off of YouTube that had 125,000 views.” For Bap, working with Brock is comfortable; it isn’t strict like running a business, he said. “I feel when he first started, he just had this idea of, like, being famous,” Bap said. “Now, it seems like he cares more about the music aspect.” Brock and Sullivan do numerous things outside of performing together to estab-

lish themselves as an engaging and friendly rap duo. The group puts its music on YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp and Facebook. It started with “Mayo Mondays,” something the duo tries to do every week that includes promo pictures and mixtapes to create anticipation for future albums, Brock said. It also encapsulates who Brock is as a person: funny and laidback. This week’s ‘Mayo’ special is their new single “Pendulum.” “[Derek and I] were sitting in Chipotle, and we didn’t have a title for the album Light Mayonnaise,” Brock said. “And it was originally going to be The Mayonnaise and Co. LP. But then, we were in Walmart shooting the cover and the case only said ‘Real Mayonnaise,’ the other case said ‘Light Mayonnaise.’ So we took a picture of the light mayonnaise.” Sullivan helps keep Brock focused. Brock likes to refer to him as “Dad,” not because he is older than Brock, but because if Sullivan doesn’t like anything that Brock produces, he is honest and open with his criticism. “I think the cool thing about our dynamic is that he is the dreamer and I’m like the realist,” Sullivan said. “He wants one thing and I see it another way. But it’s that constant clashing that kind of, like, brings us together. We’re never on the same page with anything. And people who know us will even say we are best friends that hate each other.” Sullivan and Brock are trying to brand themselves as artists with the help of Bap and the relatively new Network project, which began in Aug. 2012. Brock will continue studying artists and listening to their first interviews after they sign big record deals. He wants to see how he can get his big break. And Sullivan will keep feeding him thrashing beats. With Network, Brock believes he has found the ingredients for success. email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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InFocus: #everything UB students discuss social media and its effects on day-to-day life and culture

Andy Koniuch, The Spectrum The Honors College held the sixth InFocus event for students to discuss what social media means to society. Michael Stefanone, a communication professor, moderated the discussion and gave insights and questions. Left to right: Ifem Ononye, a sophomore aerospace engineering, Joao Eng, a sophomore economics major, and Phillip Tucciarone, a senior chemical engineering major.

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If Facebook were a country, it would be the second most populated one. Every second, 9,100 tweets are sent – which is 1 billion tweets in fewer than five days. Every minute, 65 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube. Social media has become an increasingly engrained part of society. And Friday afternoon, the Honors College hosted the sixth installment of the InFocus series on the trend. Students questioned the importance of social media, specifically delving into Facebook and other platforms, as well as the state of media in the news. Dr. Michael Stefanone, an associate professor for the Communication department, moderated the discussion. “We have the same needs and desires and motivations that we had a thousand years ago,” Stefanone said. He said attention has always been one of these desires, and we have just transitioned to using Facebook as a platform to compete for each other’s attention. He posed a question to the room to start off the discussion: Are we better off with social media in our lives? Joao Eng, a sophomore economics major, believes social media has been a positive addition to our world both to individuals and to our society. It gives individuals the opportunity to maintain contact with people they haven’t seen in a long time, and it gives groups in society the ability to organize easily and effectively, he said. Robert Rondinaro, a junior biomedical science major, agreed with his point. He said technology has given people throughout history more access to the masses and through this, triggered huge changes in society. The students also discussed the transitions of relationships between people due to the presence of social media. “Our transition into social media has just been putting what we’ve been doing for years and making it tangible,” said Kelsey Gage, a sophomore communication and theater major. There has always been a “social contract” between people who would be considered acquaintances, according to Gage. If someone knows another person who may be able to help them and has been in a social setting enough with them, there is an agreement that they may be able to offer help. Stefanone referenced Dunbar, who said a person could only have 150 meaningful relationships throughout their lives.

Facebook now provides this categorization of friends, but research has shown that people still only engage with 10 people on average each day, Stefanone said. Phil Tucciarone, a senior chemical engineering major, views social media as a “library.” “I have these 10 to 12 people who I talk to and have these very tight bonds with,” Tucciarone said. “But then I have these friends or networks that I can recall on – go to the library and open on up.” Rondinaro thinks some people use the large amount of friends on Facebook as a status symbol, and it is easy to add people we don’t know well because it is “low cost.” The group also discussed Facebook buying the smartphone application WhatsApp – a free international text and voice messaging app – for $19 billion. With Facebook knowing a plethora of information about users, it has the ability to tailor its homepage to the interests of users and friends, Stefanone said. He believes besides access to the users, WhatsApp gives Facebook access to an even more personal part of technology – users’ phone numbers. “That is a valid, detailed representation of who I am, of what my social network is,” Stefanone said. Gage believes WhatsApp could evolve into something completely different than it is now. “Twitter used to just be ‘tweet about your lunch’ and now it’s a political platform where riots and revolutions are starting,” Gage said. Along with this, Stefanone thinks Facebook is turning into the next news source by people posting links of what matters to them specifically, and in turn, also suggesting links to the user. The room agreed that social media has also had a huge effect on journalism. “Sometimes anyone being a journalist gets mistaken for journalism,” Tucciarone said. “It’s one of the dangers of the mass communication of the Internet – questioning credibility.” Gage believes this is also bringing the “rise of the whistleblower.” “The everyday person doesn’t care what this person higher up thinks of them,” Gage said. “So if they have information that can bring them down, it just takes the push of a button and it can go viral … It’s like news sources are almost scared of it.” Whether it is for socializing or news sources, most of the students all believed social media is what you make of it. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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OPINION

BANKS, NOT BUFFALONIANS, NEED TO SHOULDER BURDEN OF ABANDONED HOMES Unfinished foreclosure proceedings put homes in legal limbo across region The City of Buffalo is being overrun by ‘zombie’ foreclosures, with the problem spreading from depressed urban areas into suburbs in the region. These blighted homes, falling into disrepair and decay, are as terrible as their name implies. A zombie foreclosure occurs when a homeowner abandons the home after receiving a notice from the bank that the house will be foreclosed. But for an array of reasons, the bank never completes the paperwork. This leaves the home title in the newly absent homeowner’s name, along with legal responsibilities for the house. The irresponsibility of the bank combined with infamously long foreclosure proceedings in New York - 820 days, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency - creates the problem. Legally, the bank servicing the home’s mortgage can walk away from the foreclosures proceedings, leaving the title with the homeowner. This allows the bank to avoid taking on the liability of the often low-value derelict buildings. It is simply not worth their time. But what is an easy and convenient cop-out for banks causes serious problems for homeowners, neighborhoods and cities. The issue creates a major financial and legal burden for the unknowingly liable homeowners. Across the Buffalo metro area, hundreds of these vacant, parasitic homes are haunting their former owners and neighbors. Homeowners are often blissfully unaware the foreclosure process was never completed, leaving them accountable for, at times, thousands in debt, code violation fines and municipal services. Last year, Buffalonian David Volker was hauled into court for code violations on a home he believed was foreclosed and no longer his responsibility, according to a Reuters report. The preponderance of this problem in Buffalo and surrounding suburbs demands immediate legislative action. This city already has a notoriously pervasive abandonment problem. Buffalo has faced a striking population decline since 1950, when the population was 580,132, down to its current 261,310, according to the census. Coupled with economic hardship, the city is choked with thousands of abandoned homes.

Allowing banks to unconscionably leave the problems of these homes on the doorstep of often already depressed communities is both reprehensible and irresponsible. These abandoned homes often become blights on neighborhoods, quickly attracting crime and vandalism. The eyesores then drive down property values for neighbors. Attorney General Eric T. Shneiderman proposed state-

wide legislation last week to help ameliorate the problem, according to The Buffalo News. The plan calls for a registry of these homes to assist municipalities in tracking them and language to hold banks responsible for maintenance. Similar legislation has been thwarted in the past, however, due to the powerful bank lobby in the state capital. Banks, understandably though shamefully, would rather not be held ac-

countable for the dilapidated residences. Allowing this problem to persist would subject entire neighborhoods and homeowners to continued and worsening harm from these properties in favor of the preferences of negligent banks. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

ART BY AMBER SLITER, THE SPECTRUM

All politics – and political contributions – are local Billionaire brothers moving influence from national to local elections Distorted campaign contributions by a wealthy, politically active duo may be coming to a local election near you, courtesy of the Americans for Prosperity (AFP) super PAC funded by David and Charles Koch. The billionaire barons are infamous for their political proclivities, often articulated through huge campaign contributions to right-wing and industry-friendly candidates. In 2012 alone, AFP spent over $120 million campaigning against President Obama and like-minded candidates. Super PACs, political action committees, allow for unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations and other groups to spend on political causes. Though super PACs cannot officially work with a candidate’s campaign, they can – and do – spend on ads and other forms of tactics, some coercive, to influence elections and political decisions.

Super PACs are a recent legal creation following the Citizens United Supreme Court decision in 2010. The case effectively allowed for unlimited campaign contributions, giving corporations First Amendment rights to free speech, often through spending for political causes. The ruling has been controversial, with the floodgate of political funding it opened being the primary target. The influx of so much money for attack ads, fliers and robocalls at the national level is certainly an appalling distortion of the democratic process, but a more disturbing trend has started to emerge. Spearheaded by AFP, huge contributions and vitriolic advertisements are beginning to force their way into much smaller, local elections where stakes are high for local constituencies and alteration far easier than at the national scale.

The Koch brothers and their super PAC were largely unsuccessful at the national level in 2012, despite the money they spent. But some of the smaller elections they are targeting now may be more susceptible to outside influence AFP has been active in campaigns across small towns in Kansas, Ohio, Texas and other states. In Coralville, Iowa, AFP turned a typically cordial race into a venomous matchup with attack ads and fliers blanketing the town, according to The New York Times. Though the candidate the brothers fiscally supported for city council lost, the debacle brought attention to the new targets for the Koch brother’s cash, and the dangerous precedent it sets. Money is already a distortive force in our democracy at the national level, and allowing such tactics to be employed at local

levels strikes directly at the heart of our democratic process. It is less that money is not speech and more the undue influence that money can have on unsuspecting voters. Limits to political spending are the only practical method to stymie the debasing influence money often has in elections. Most recently, AFP has targeted politics in Iron County, Wisc., to encourage a mining venture in the area, environmental degradation and the good of the community be damned. This saga has yet to play out, but the efforts by AFP will likely have some influence, if only to muddy otherwise affable political decisions. The influence of money in elections is usually deplorable, but striking on this level makes the issue that much more influential, and reprehensible. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

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LIFE, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Zooming in on a wide field New club aims to help Health and Human Services majors find their place KEREN BARUCH

Senior Features Editor

What do guidance counselors, behavioral scientists, health insurance specialists, sociologists and consumer safety officers have in common? Health and Human Services. There are currently 500 students enrolled in the Health and Human Services major, according to Susan Pearles, assistant director of the program. Within the major, there are three departments: community mental health, early childhood and social gerontology. Students with a health and human services degree enter a broad field of career options, according to nationalhumanservices.org – and some students want more than just classes and advisers to aid them in finding their niche in the subject. Jenny Rizzo, a sophomore health and human services major, reached UB and realized SA didn’t offer a club relevant to interests in health and human services. She decided to take action and be the first to start the club so future students didn’t find themselves stuck in her position. She emailed the listserv of students in her classes and posted in the “UB Everything” Facebook group. She said she received a multitude of “great responses,” which encouraged her to pursue founding the club.

Kelsang Rmetchuk, The Spectrum UB’s new health and human service club students network and find their niche in the field. Pictured left to right: Didarul Bhuiya, Director of Public Relations Karen Heredia, Vice President Akanksha Kataria, President Jenny Rizzo, Josephine Briones and Director of Human Resources Angela Baronio.

She filled out the 14-page application and prepared to start a club she felt would help many students at UB. “The biggest thing any student can do to help them get a job in the future someday is network,” Rizzo said. One intention of the club is to get health and human services majors in touch with one another outside of a classroom setting. Getting to know each other on a more personal basis will help in the future when members go their separate ways to job hunt, Rizzo said. The club will also help stu-

dents build their skillsets. Working as a team and learning from each other will ultimately help boost their experience and résumés, according to Rizzo. Guest speakers, already in the field of health and human services, will come to lecture and meet with club members. Rizzo believes this will aid in networking and will give students a chance to ask questions and discover whether the field is actually for them. They will also participate in local community service projects and volunteer at health and human service events.

Allie Falkenberg, a senior health and human services major, said the scope of the major is so vast, it’s almost impossible to know what you want to do with the degree. Joining a club to help her figure it out would have been ideal during her freshman year, she said. She wishes someone created the club four years ago. “Having this club will introduce students to careers they may have never even heard of or learned about in their classes,” Falkenberg said. “It would have been beneficial to me in college.” The club held its e-board elections during its first meeting on

March 6. The club’s third meeting is Thursday at 7:15 p.m. in Jacobs Hall, room 206A. The group has approximately 11 members. “Honestly, I don’t have an exact answer as to what this club is yet,” Rizzo said. “I want all the members and myself to work together and make the club something we all want it to be.” Rizzo hopes to see the club continue to grow and believes many of the 500 students in the major will benefit from what it has to offer. email: features@ubspectrum.com

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UB’s Pre-Meds Without Borders treat people in Costa Rica, gain life perspective JENNA FITTS

Staff Writer

Matina Douzenis was treating a boy in Costa Rica when she found out he had gone his whole life misdiagnosed. What was thought to be an allergic reaction with a rash was actually scabies. The boy had the skin disease, undiagnosed, for 10 years. He was taking unnecessary antihistamines and steroids before Douzenis’ correct diagnosis. She said there is nothing more rewarding than curing the disease in a boy who otherwise would have never been treated. Douzenis and three other UB students traveled to Costa Rica over Spring Break as part of UB’s chapter of Pre-Meds Without Borders. The club aims to support future doctors by establishing partnerships with local non-profits and fostering emerging leaders in their communities. “You start to see connections being made,” said Douzenis, a senior biomedical sciences major and president of the club. “It’s

not just medicine, it’s the social and cultural aspect that can affect the physical health of these people. You get to see what life is like elsewhere.” The group is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing “health related conversations through proactive engagement and high impact volunteer work,” according to its website. Douzen said the trip opened the eyes of participants. This is the first year UB’s PreMeds Without Borders has taken part in an international trip, which was open to all students, regardless of major. “Our name indicates we should be breaking the barriers of the world not limited to the borders here at UB,” Douzenis said. The club raised the $2,000 that covered the cost of the trip through various fundraisers through the GoFundMe, a fundraising website. The students worked with the International Service Learning (ISL) program – a national non-

profit organization that provides educational opportunities for college students who want to do service in other countries. The UB students went to Costa Rica with students from other schools across the country associated with ISL. “We wanted families of the students to feel confident where we were going through,” Douzenis said. “We felt like they were the best choice for us.” The students shadowed Xiomara Rodriguez, a doctor from Costa Rica, who runs her own practice there. She volunteers her time to help students interested in becoming doctors. “The people there didn’t have much, but they work with what they have,” said Taina LoSasso, a senior sociology and Spanish major who went on the trip. “We were kinda doing the same thing. Our pharmacy was things that were donated. Our clinics were made of curtains to split us up ... They don’t look for anything more than what they have ... they make it work.”

Courtesy of Vanessa Alvarado Left to right: Issac Becker, an undecided major at Colorado College, Jackson Mores, a kinesiology/pre-med major at Iowa State, and Matina Douzenis, a senior biomedical sciences major. Douzenis went to Costa Rica with students from UB and other universities to shadow doctors. They treated a boy named Justin (pictured above) for scabies, an ailment he had for 10 years.

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Just don’t show their genitals

Push the porn debates aside and take a look at sex in mainstream media

EMMA JANICKI

Asst. Features Editor

Pornography. Pornography. Pornography. Are you thinking about it yet? Now: Weeds, Fifty Shades of Gray, Scandal.

Likely you’re not making direct connections between the first three words and the last three. Obviously Weeds and pornography are different. We all know the argument: pornography objectifies women and teaches heterosexual men that women are only objects for sexual pleasure. According to this outlook, porn teaches men that women are always willing and ready while creating standards for sexual performance just about no average women can achieve. On the other hand, this perspective argues that men are just sacks of skin attached to specially chosen penises. Any everyday place can become a site for a sexual rendezvous. Any woman

could be waiting in the wings for the horny man to come along. Maybe she’s got a friend, or even better, a sister to join! But while many people look down on porn, just as many are ignoring the harmful effects of sex in mainstream media, particularly in television shows. I believe the future of porn can be less objectifying and more feminist but that seems far less important than revolutionizing depictions of sex in mainstream media. To begin at the beginning, pornography and television sex differ in that pornography is typically viewed by one person at a time, while families, friends and co-workers gather around to watch their favorite show. Porn

remains on the fringes of society, maintaining a sense of taboo. Mainstream media, on the other hand, normalizes its depictions of sex by making it a family affair. People revel in rehashing last night’s new episode at work but avidly summarizing a porn film for your boss may be grounds for dismissal. Americans widely acknowledge that porn creates sexual standards and expectations that can be detrimental to the ‘proper’ sexual development of young people and yet little attention is given to how sex is portrayed on a daily basis on television. Because groups of people gather to watch television shows, the mass audience is much larger than for porn. A porn film may have only

a few thousand viewers while television shows routinely bring in a couple million viewers. The more people who watch a certain portrayal of sex, the more it becomes normalized. When one type of sex becomes the norm, every other form of sex becomes abnormal and eventually, taboo. It’s argued that porn only shows a limited number of ‘types’ of women, but mainstream media does this to an extreme. The leading ladies of many television shows and films are, at the very least, slender. They are often cookie-cutter attractive, white, fashionable and have longer hair. SEE SEX, PAGE 6

Learning humanity from World Civ Students, faculty share opinions on general education requirement to study history SUSHMITA GELDA

Contributing Writer

Organized gossip. Associate research professor in the Classics Department Timothy Boyd believes these two words summarize world history. Boyd has been teaching World Civilizations (UGC 111 and UGC 112) at UB for 13 years. He finds studying history valuable because it gives him a sense of humanity. “It has given dimensionality to everything I see around me and it has added depth to what I read or even hear about on the news,” Boyd said. He said it’s important to understand the “organized gossip” of humankind because “seeing patterns can help you to grasp why things happen – and sometimes why they happen over and over again.” “Who wouldn’t be curious to

know about where we, as humans come from, what we’ve done over so many centuries in so many places, what we’ve done well and what we haven’t and why?” Boyd said. Some students share Boyd’s curiosity and have a passion for the subject. Others do not. Regardless, any student with fewer than 24 SUNY transfer credits is required to take UGC111-UGC 112 to graduate. Andrew Vitale, a freshman chemical engineering major, said he likes certain parts of history, but he doesn’t think UB students should be required to take the complete the two-course sequence. “I’m not into the first half of World Civ,” Vitale said. “That history is not that interesting to me. At all.” But he finds certain elements from the second part of the course, such as the Renaissance

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Ramsey, she thinks it’s important to have a broad understanding of history before exploring the specifics. Andrew M. Stott, the dean of undergraduate education at UB, said the UGC 111-UGC 112 sequence is important not only because it helps students gain broad knowledge of history, but because it enriches students’ understanding of humanity itself. Stott believes world history is one of the fundamental values of education. He doesn’t want students to be technical robots. Rather, UB wants to produce “well-rounded individuals with rich interior lives,” he said. Stott explained that UB is in the process of reforming the general education requirements. “We don’t really have a general education program right now,” Stott said. “We have a series of disparate and unconnected requirements.”

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The new General Education Program, proposed for fall 2016, will be cohesive and have a “central, organizing narrative,” according to Stott. The program will continually ask students to integrate their studies and understand the connections between their courses, he said. In addition, students should find intrinsic value and relevance in the courses. “You should be able to understand and describe the narrative of your education rather than just say, ‘Yeah, I took a lot of courses because I had to and I checked them all off,’” Stott said. Stott believes the new General Education Program will expect students to understand different cultures and the narrative of human history. “The original intent of World Civ was a really great idea,” Stott said. “That spirit must endure.” email: features@ubspectrum.com

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A Shakira that doesn’t struggle translates to an album that does Combination of Shakira’s improved personal life, less lyrical involvement affect album Album: Shakira

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Managing Editor Shakira is unapologetically candid in her music. Listeners empathized as she fell desperately in love in Laundry Service; felt her heart break in Oral Fixation Vol. 2; and channeled their inner animalistic sides in She Wolf. In those albums, the Colombian singer/songwriter shared her most personal thoughts – we listened as she sorted through emotions during relationships, professed her love unabashedly to boyfriends and wished flea bites upon her ex and his new lover. And, along the way, listeners related. Ironically, in her new self-titled album Shakira, we’re not hearing the Shakira we’re used to. The singer’s 10th album marks the first time she hasn’t written or co-written all of the tracks, and as a result, the album somewhat suffered. Since Shakira’s last English album was released in 2009, the 37-year-old has started a new relationship with boyfriend Gerard Pique and birthed her first child. I expected more insight into those experiences. She gives us some in “Broken Record” and “23,” both of which she wrote for Pique, and “The One Thing,” which she wrote for their

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1-year-old son, Milan. But the album as a whole left me wondering what else she’s feeling and wanting more – something, as an avid Shakira listener, I’m not used to. The best songs on the album capture the poetic quality of Shakira’s music. In “Broken Record,” for instance, Shakira sings to Pique as if no one else is listening. Her voice is fragile. The lyrics are intimate: “I’m older but you’re wiser than anyone can see/ You’re patient like no other has even been with me/ Your eyes take me to places/ I’d never dreamt about/ Your voice is the only music I can’t do without.” She also brings us sincerity in “The One Thing.” Written for her son, it’s not a typical lullaby; it’s an upbeat rock song that’ll have you dancing, jumping up and down and waving your arms in the air – listeners feel Shakira’s high-lifted spirit from the birth of her son. And the lyrics are endearing as she attempts to explain her love for him: “I can’t explain the way it feels/ I could choke on my own words/ Sometimes it seems like it ain’t real/ Like you’re really here my love.” Likewise, it wouldn’t be a Shakira album without at least one hit pop song. Track two, “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” is the first single off the album. The collaboration with Rihanna has already reached Billboard’s Top 100. There’s also global potential in track one, “Dare (La La

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La),” an infectious, electro-pop song. Shakira has already recorded a version of it for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. But, in many tracks on the album, there are glimpses of Shakira’s influence that tease the listener into wanting more. For instance, in “Empire,” track three, Shakira’s lyrics feel personal in the beginning, but then the song falls into a repet-

Continued from page 8: Reactions As Passarelli alluded, the Bulls failed to win the MAC Tournament or play in the NCAA or NIT postseason tournaments. No. 3 Buffalo fell to No. 6 Eastern Michigan, 69-64, in the MAC Quarterfinals in Cleveland, Ohio. Passarelli does not think reaching the postseason tournament is the sole way to define success. “To consider this season a failure would be wrong because there was a lot of progress made, but at some point progress has to turn into results and an NCAA tournament berth,” he said. Buffalo had three seniors in its starting lineup – none more imposing than MAC Player of the Year McCrea. He set the program record for career points. Senor finance major Ryan Hurley said McCrea and Hurley’s presence brought a different attitude to this year’s team. “I think [the season] was a success because there was an expectation to win every game they played

in,” Ryan Hurley said. “Bobby Hurley and Javon’s senior year created those expectations and although we didn’t win the MAC, a consistency is starting to develop and I think that is important for building a program and the culture behind it.” Ryan Hurley described the Bulls’ early exit from the MAC Tournament as “pathetic.” “To have the confidence that team seemed to have after closing out the regular season with a great showing was really disappointing,” Ryan Hurley said. “Especially since this is a reoccurring theme where we have a more than capable team who struggles in Cleveland.” The Bulls are just 3-6 in Cleveland the past six seasons, with only one victory in the past five years. The low win total is due partially to byes the Bulls have received for finishing in the top four of the conference in the regular season. Senior geographical information systems major Alex Pissi said he ex-

pected the Bulls to have a strong 2013-14 season and was happy with their regular season. But the early exit from the MAC Tournament bothered him as well. “I still think the season was a success but that loss definitely leaves a sour taste in your mouth,” Pissi said. The MAC East Championship and presence of Hurley has changed the attitude and expectations for some students regarding Buffalo basketball. Athletic Director Danny White constantly speaks about creating a championship culture, and it seems some fans are beginning to echo his optimism. “Their future is bright,” Passarelli said. “[Freshman guard] Shannon Evans and [junior forward] Xavier Ford can be stars, and the name appeal of Bobby Hurley will get recruits here to rebuild in a hurry.” email: sports@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 5: Sex Although certain pornographers play to the fetishes of au-

diences by having very particular ‘types’ of actresses, mainstream media plays to the beauty ideals of white America. Where are the girls with pixie cuts? Where are the Ethiopians, the Japanese, the Russians or the Brazilians? Where are the girls who weigh more than 135 pounds? Where are the middle-aged women? From where I stand, sex in mainstream media depicts sex as a casual and extremely sudden act. There is often very little transition time

between the meeting of two souls and one of them hurriedly getting dressed to leave the room. The sex is either rough or beyond passionate. Clothes are pulled, ripped or dropped off the moment the door opens. Although the man is silent until his extremely explosive orgasm, the woman is responsible for providing the background noise. Perhaps porn is having a negative effect on society by creating standards of sex that are unattainable by the average individual, but mainstream media creates a single standard of sex that discounts the in-

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itive, catchy string of vocals that reveal she didn’t have a strong lyrical influence on the track. “Empire” is very obviously a new experiment for Shakira. The track dabbles with auto-tune and synths in the chorus that complement her strong vocals well. It’s a new musical side to Shakira that works. But other musical risks, like her first country song, “Medicine,” fea-

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turing her fellow “Voice” judge Blake Shelton, ventured too far away from the passionate lyrical poet that she is. The fifth track, “Cut Me Deep,” featuring MAGIC!, has a mix of reggae, ska and rock reminiscent of No Doubt. The beat is catchy, and Shakira’s vocals are beautiful, but the lyrics, not written by Shakira, again fall short. Similarly, the lyrics of track four, “You Don’t Care About Me,” are implicative of a past experience, possibly with ex-boyfriend Antonio de la Rua. But Shakira didn’t write this one. If she did, the lyrics may have been even more spiteful. In past albums, Shakira captivated listeners through honest lyrics and ranging rhythms. In both ways, Shakira showed no boundaries. Her music usually personifies honesty, sincerity, realness. As a celebrity in Hollywood, Shakira embodies those characteristics – and that’s refreshing. Shakira is still good, and parts of it highlight those wonderful things about Shakira. But maybe that’s just it – maybe she’s not taking us through a struggling time. She’s in a point of her life where she’s happy and content – and this album may simply represent that. email: arts@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 8: Quick Hits Men’s Lacrosse (4-2) Buffalo fell 12-3 to No. 5 Michigan State (7-2, 3-0 Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association) on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich. Buffalo took a 2-1 lead in the first quarter but was outscored 11-1 for the rest of the game. The Bulls begin conference play next weekend as they host rival No. 4 Boston College (5-2, 0-1 Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League) Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Bulls will also host Pittsburgh (3-3, 1-1 CCLA) Sunday at noon. Both games will be held at

Kunz Field. Softball (14-13) The Bulls were set to begin conference play this weekend at home against Ball State (18-11) and Miami Ohio (13-15, 2-0 MAC), but the games were canceled due to weather and will not be made up. Buffalo returns to the field when it travels to Canisius (6-17) for a doubleheader Tuesday. The first game will begin at 3 p.m. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 5: Pre-Meds The students went around the villages of Tirrases and Santiago Del Monte knocking on random doors asking if anyone was sick in the house. They saw 20 patients each day, and if there were more than one sick individual in the household, they would ask who was the sickest. The students scheduled appointments for patients, many of whom did not have insurance. They broke up in triages – clinical rooms – to alternate between getting family history, taking the patients vitals, giving information to the person recording and providing them with a physical. “We are in this bubble I feel – especially in UB,” Douzenis said. “We see certain people every day at school even [though] there’s so many people … it’s a really small world.” The trip exposed some of the darker parts of country the students hadn’t known about, they said. They learned how poorly the women in Costa Rica could be treated; birth

control is forbidden due to the community’s strict religious values. LoSasso recalled one woman in particular who had lost a lot of her children before they were born due to abuse. “I tried really hard not to cry,” LoSasso said. “[She] seemed like such a happy person … Why would someone do that to her?” Many women would become pregnant multiple times, but only a couple gave birth because their husbands abused them, according to LoSasso. The group felt the trip expanded the way they perceive the world and that the trip was a rewarding learning experience. Pre-Meds Without Borders hopes to open their club to anyone and diversify it. There are no qualifications to join and they are always open to take suggestions into consideration. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Students have mixed reactions to men’s basketball team’s season

Chad Cooper, The Spectrum Men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley led the Bulls to a 19-10 regular season record and their first-ever outright MAC East title. Buffalo fell to Eastern Michigan, 69-64, in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals on March 13.

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To some students, mediocrity has become the norm when referring to Buffalo basketball. The men’s basketball team’s 19-win season and first-ever outright Mid-American Conference East Championship pleasantly surprised those students. The Bulls went 19-10 in 201314, including a 13-5 MAC record after a 14-20 2012-13 season. Despite three seasons with

at least 20 wins in the past five years, students were unsure how this year’s squad would fare. Some students felt the addition of head coach Bobby Hurley and the emergence of players like senior forward Javon McCrea would make fans forget about the previous, 14-win season. Others were uncertain if the changes would be enough to elevate the Bulls. Senior communication major Bryan Bergstol didn’t have high expectations for this year’s team.

He thought they would have a “slightly above average record” but now believes the team’s performance could help when it comes to recruitment. “[They] never really had a stellar season in the past couple years so [there was] no reason to expect different [this season],” Bergstol said. Senior international business major Christopher Passarelli expressed a similar sentiment. “My expectations were honestly not very high this season,”

Passarelli said. “A new coach, new system and lots of question marks when it came to the rotation of players.” This wasn’t only Hurley’s first year as Buffalo’s head coach, but as a college head coach in general. He previously assisted his brother Dan Hurley at Wagner from 2010-12 and then Rhode Island for the 2012-13 season. Hurley is better known for his college playing career – he holds the NCAA all-time assist record (1,076) and won two national

championships with Duke. Passarelli liked what he saw from the first-year head coach. “He is most definitely a player’s coach, and that was definitely evident throughout the season,” Passarelli said. “Although it was disappointing that they had the right cast to make the tournament, Hurley was remarkably confident in his squad and showed knowledge beyond his years as a first-time head coach.” SEE REACTIONS, PAGE 6

Women’s tennis easily defeats Quick Hits Huskies on the road Games canceled due to weather; JEFF PLACITO

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The women’s tennis team’s motto this year has been to play with consistency and discipline. The Bulls (11-3, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) followed this game plan on Saturday, as they took an early lead in the match and never slowed down, defeating Northern Illinois (6-8, 1-3 MAC) 6-1 Saturday afternoon. Head coach Kristen Maines believes the players executed the game plan perfectly, sticking to what has worked for them all season long. “It’s been a theme for us on how we work, by being consistent first and then we’re able to win the big point,” Maines said. “Many times players get tempted to go for the big shot when in reality you need to achieve the basics first and that’s staying consistent and disciplined.” Maines thinks the team has played extremely well to this point this season regardless of whether it’s on the road or at home at the Miller Tennis Center. “I don’t think being away had any bearing on us, but the girls played absolutely outstanding from start to finish [Saturday],” Maines said. The Bulls started strong with an 8-1 win by the senior duo of Miranda Podlas and Tanvi Shah in first singles competition. Seniors Marta Stoyanova and Anamaria Candanoza followed suit with another 8-1 victory. Freshman Margarita Kotok and Laura Holterbosch’s 8-3 victory capped off the sweep of doubles

Yusong Shi, The Spectrum Senior Tanvi Shah and the women’s tennis team defeated Northern Illinois 6-1 on the road Saturday.

play, giving the Bulls the doubles point. Doubles play has been a strong point for the Bulls this season. Buffalo has a 51-22 record in doubles competition this season. “Doubles point is critical because it gives you momentum going into singles,” Maines said. “It’s always been a stressed factor by me. We practice doubles a lot and it’s something we’ve really worked at so it’s not by chance.” With the early lead heading into singles play, the Bulls stayed hot for the rest of the match. Stoyanova earned the first point for the Bulls, defeating Maria Rozo, 6-1, 6-0. The second singles point for the Bulls came as Podlas easily defeated Cristina

Alvarez, 6-1, 6-1, giving Buffalo a 3-0 lead. The Bulls secured the victory with the next finish as Kotok handed Arantza De La Torre a 6-1, 6-3 defeat. With the match already clinched, Candanoza defeated Mary Malkin, 6-1, 6-1. Shah – the Bulls’ No. 1 singles player – defeated Northern Illinois’ Nelle Youel, 3-6, 6-2, 10-8, to keep the possibility of a sweep alive. In the last match to finish, junior Laura Fernandez battled Haley Dekkinga in one of the few three-set matches of the contest. Fernandez dropped the first set 4-6 but rallied back to win the second 7-5. Fernandez couldn’t carry the momentum into the third set, as she lost 10-7 in the final set. Next weekend’s matches will be the Bulls’ last home contests of the season. Buffalo begins the weekend with Miami Ohio (9-4, 1-0 MAC) Friday. The Bulls will honor Candanoza, Podlas, Shah and Stoyanova before Saturday’s match against Ball State (11-7, 1-0 MAC) for Senior Day. Both matches are set for 1 p.m. at Miller Tennis Center. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

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McCrea named finalist for award

Chad Cooper, The Spectrum The baseball team split its games with conference rival Ball State this weekend in Rochester. The third and final game of the series on Sunday was canceled due to weather.

Men’s Basketball (19-11, 13-6 Mid-American Conference) Senior forward Javon McCrea was named one of the 30 finalists for the Lou Henson award Friday. The award is given to the nation’s top mid-major player. McCrea was named MAC Player of the Year and finished his UB career as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 2,004 career points. The winner will be announced at the CollegeInsider. com Awards Banquet April 4. Baseball (11-9, 3-2 MAC) The Bulls faced Ball State (1710, 4-1 MAC) this weekend at Monroe Community College in Rochester for what was supposed to be a three-game series. The Bulls split the first two games with the Cardinals, but the last game of the series was canceled on Sunday due to weather. The Bulls defeated the Cardinals, 14-13, in 11 innings in a

game that started on Friday, but had to be finished Saturday. Buffalo faced an early 8-0 deficit and trailed 13-9 heading into the final three innings. The Bulls tied the game at 13 in the bottom of the ninth, but play was suspended due to darkness. The Bulls went on to win in the 11th on Saturday after senior infielder/pitcher Mike Burke hit a double to right field to score sophomore infielder Tyler Mautner. On Saturday, the Bulls had just four hits in a 5-2 loss against the Cardinals’ All-American pitcher, Scott Baker. Buffalo plays at St. Bonaventure (4-14, 0-4 Atlantic 10) in a doubleheader Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Fred Handler Park. SEE QUICK HITS, PAGE 6