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Volume 63 No. 66
We all scream for … fro-yo? As weather gets warmer, students call for frozen yogurt eatery on campus
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Yusong Shi, The Spectrum Yotality, a popular frozen yogurt restaurant that has five locations in the Buffalo area, has opened its newest shop on Sweet Home Road near North Campus. Some students are expressing interest for an on-campus eatery.
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Even as temperatures remain cool in Buffalo, some students can’t get enough of the cold, as frozen yogurt vendors are opening around the area. Recently, Yotality opened at The Exchange, an apartment complex across from North Campus. Frozen yogurt shops are getting closer to UB, but some students are clamoring for an on-campus eatery that they can frequent instead of the dispensaries included in five dormitory dining halls. Ray Khol, the marketing manager of UB’s Campus Dining & Shops (CDS), said there has been “some initial conversations regarding national frozen yogurt franchises” coming to UB, but “none have been researched at this point.” While home on Long Island, Samantha Schustek, a senior speech and hearing sciences major, goes out for frozen yogurt twice a week with her friends. In Buffalo, she does not go as often because frozen yogurt vendors are not located near her South Campus home, and she isn’t near the dorms when she’s on campus. Schustek’s favorite thing about going out for frozen yogurt is trying something new each time. To date, her favorite combination is taro, original and soy pea-
nut butter frozen yogurt topped with carob chips, waffle cone pieces and almonds. If UB’s campus featured a frozen yogurt shop, Shustek said she would likely visit it twice per week as she does back home. There are five frozen yogurt machines in dormitories on North and South Campus – two in the Crossroads Culinary Center (C3), one in each Goodyear and Governors Dining Center and one in Perks in Ellicott Complex, according to Khol. “The mix we use is locally made from Upstate Farms and each location carries a variety of flavors throughout the semester,” Khol said in an email. The frozen yogurt eateries in Buffalo are a drive away from North and South Campus, though the new Yotality could be considered in walking distance. White Rabbit Frozen Yogurt, which has three shops in the Buffalo area, Red Mango on Transit Road and Yogenfruz in the Walden Galleria are three examples of frozen yogurt suppliers that attract customers throughout the year. Roughly 200 to 300 customers frequent White Rabbit Frozen Yogurt each day, according to Brandon Brown, an employee. Janice Cochran, a nutritionist and dietician at the Student Health and Wellness Center, urges students to tell CDS what they want to see on campus.
Though some see frozen yogurt as a healthy option, Cochran believes it is a “gray” area. “Certainly, it potentially could be a nice addition [to a student’s diet],” Cochran said. “With any kind of yogurt or frozen yogurt product, you can get some that may have more nutrition than others – some may have more additives and sugars.” Cochran said frozen yogurt does contain calcium, but typically less than what is in “regular” yogurt or milk. She also said fro-yo usually has less probiotic content and is higher in calorie content than perceived. “I would generally say with yogurt, it’s nice to also consider it as a means of topping it with different things,” Cochran said. “It doesn’t always have to be sprinkles and candy. You can top it with fruit and granola and nuts to make it even more nutritious.” Camille Farkas is a senior psychology major and the president of UB’s Nutrition Club. “The yogurt is prepped with probiotics, which help to maintain a healthy G.I. system,” Farkas said. “On the downside, a lot of frozen yogurt companies will add more sugar to make their products comparable in taste with traditional ice cream.” Farkas believes frozen yogurt is a better alternative to ice cream, though it may not be as healthy as some students believe. SEE FRO-YO, PAGE 2
Songwriting Club offers haven for student musicians GISELLE LAM
Staff Writer
Corey Marikovics has been performing music for 15 years, but when she’s on stage at openmic nights in Buffalo, her heart races and her palms get sweaty. The senior psychology major, who has been singing since childhood, is planning to move to Nashville, Tenn., to pursue music after graduation. But she believes she can’t pursue her dream on her own. A strong support system must accompany every musician, she says, and the temporary Student Association group Songwriting Club exists to serve that need. The club, which reached its temporary status this spring, aims to provide musicians at the university a place to share music with others, while they encourage each other’s musical talents. “This is really why I want to pursue Songwriting Club and push more people to be in it,” Marikovics said. “Because if you do have this problem and you
Michelle Nguyen, The Spectrum UB’s Songwriters Club offers students a new place for musicians to share, critique and analyze each others’ music. From left: Alex Urdaneff, a freshman accounting freshman; Volkan Turkkan, a senior civil engineer; Zoë Bandes, a sophomore sociology major; and Scott Herman, a senior English major.
[have] stage fright, you have that support.” In the beginning of the year, club founder Zoë Bandes teamed up with Marikovics, Scott Herman, a senior English major, and UB alumna Laura Wastell to create an environment where UB artists could practice and share their music for critique and anal-
ysis. Musicians need someone to reassure them when their music is good and offer advice when something’s bad, Marikovics said. Bandes expected to meet many musicians when she came to a large school like UB, but she was instead left wondering where all of them were.
She said for a university that is not predominately music-based, UB has a lot of talent. “We want to have it where people go around, show what they’re working on, critique, comment, maybe if you like someone’s song you can collaborate,” said Bandes, a sophomore sociology major. “It’s just that way to find that network of people, so you can meet other people who like the same types of music as you or who want to play the same types of music as you.” Herman said UB Songwriting Club is the solution. “[The club is] for students to realize that there are places and people for music playing and that college is not just about going back to the dorms and playing alone,” he said. The club provides a confidence builder, Herman said, and a place for musicians to be “able to share something rough with people [they’ve] never met before.” Herman pushed Marikovics to pursue music. She said her passion for singing would not be as
strong without her fellow student musicians, like Herman, who she calls her “father in music.” She hopes to give similar guidance to another musician. Alex Urdanoff, a freshman undecided major, has attended the group’s meetings, but he has yet to share his music. He said he never really mustered the courage to do so, and in the past has only performed his original music for one friend. He struggles with performing in front of others, and although he hasn’t played in front of the club, he said the laidback environment will make it easier for him to eventually share his music. “I think there may be a chance to further develop my own songwriting,” Urdanoff said. “I just need to be less shy and more open with it.” Songwriting Club offers intimacy, which is important because musicians should be comfortable with the people analyzing their work, according to Marikovics. SEE SONGWRITING, PAGE 2