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Eunice Lewin thinks there is a “national urgency to encourage more students to get involved in science.” So when she approached some of the leaders of the City of Buffalo to create the first annual Science Week (April 7-11), she was trying to help solve that issue. Lewin, a SUNY trustee, teamed up with UB, Buffalo State College, Erie Community College, Buffalo Public Schools (BPS) and Mayor Byron Brown to create a weeklong celebration of science for BPS students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The goal of Science Week is to highlight the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for young students, Lewin said.
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The event was created in conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership (ISEP), a coalition headed by UB. Currently, 12 schools in Buffalo are part of this partnership. ISEP is funded primarily by a $10 million National Science Foundation grant. Lewin saw the scientific and research resources in Buffalo and recognized an opportunity to use those resources to give back to the community. “We have incredible intellectual capital, and this is the perfect time to collaborate higher education with the public schools to help strengthen our educational pipeline and also to excite students about science,” Lewin said. Lewin worked with Dr. Joseph Gardella, a distinguished professor of chemistry who heads ISEP, and Alexander Cartwright,
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Wednesday, Chief Information Officer J. Brice Bible sent an email to all students and faculty informing them of “Heartbleed” – an online bug that experts say left up to two-thirds of Internet servers open to potential breach. Google and cyber-security firm Codenomicon engineers detected the bug this week. Heartbleed is the name given to a particular vulnerability in certain web security software. This gap allows anyone privy to the defect to collect user data that would regularly be inaccessible. Bible said there is “no evidence” UB sites were compromised. He prompted students and staff members to be wary and “pay close attention to all your sensitive user accounts.” Jeffrey Murphy, the interim information security officer at UB, said UB passwords and usernames have always been
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safe from this type of security breach. Some UB websites, like UBLearns, however, were susceptible to the bug gaining access to “snippets” of content without gaining information about the user. As of 5 p.m. yesterday, all central and department systems were reviewed, according to Murphy. Experts revealed the vulnerability goes back over two years. But it remains unclear how long anyone has been aware of the gap in the most widely used encryption software, OpenSSL. Most web users know OpenSSL as a closed padlock icon alongside “https” in the address bar of certain websites. The encryption software is used in a wide range of sites, protecting everything from email conversations to credit card numbers. Affected sites include Twitter, Facebook, Gmail and TurboTax, though most major sites are now claiming they have patched the hole in their security. SEE HEARTBLEED, PAGE 2
SARPA to host 25th annual UBCon
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Courtesy of Joseph Baldovin The UB SARPA club is set to host its 25th annual UBCon event this weekend. Included in the event will be the famous Nerf war (students preparing for last year’s war are pictured). UBCon will take place in the Student Union and starts this Friday at 9 p.m.
“This year, we’ve acquired some more video games for our library, some more table-top games and we just really like getting more people to come around and enjoying games in general.” The event will also host popular figures of the role-playing community, including: Sarah Wilkinson, a nationally known entertainment illustrator; Jess Hartley, who has written con-
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You might see all types of Nerf balls flying through the Student Union this weekend. Don’t be alarmed. The Strategists and Role-Players Association (SARPA) is hosting its 25th annual UBCon event from Friday to Sunday. “The Nerf war is something that every year someone is asking about,” said SARPA President Tyler Linn. “Someone came by our office yesterday asking where they could sign up for the Nerf war. It’s something that I always look forward to ever since I’ve heard about it.” For $25 for the weekend, comic book lovers, role players, video game enthusiasts and Anime fans from around the country can come together at UB to perform and enjoy the varying art forms. Participants can purchase single-day tickets Friday ($10), Saturday ($15) or Sunday ($10). About 100 tickets were sold during the presale period, according to Linn. Linn said he is confident this weekend is going to be one of the biggest conventions yet. Last year, about 1,600 tickets were sold on the first day. “We, as a club, are about every form of gaming,” Linn said.
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the vice president for research and economic development, to create Science Week. “These STEM fields could provide access to some future employment in the region’s growing innovation economy, including emerging life sciences and advanced manufacturing industries,” Cartwright said in an email. “By talking about science and engaging the students in hands-on activities, we get them thinking about the possibilities.” Monday, festivities kicked off at the Native American Magnet School (School No. 19), where UB President Satish Tripathi, Senator Tim Kennedy and Buffalo State College President Howard Cohen talked about the importance of STEM. Tripathi even gave the students a science lesson.
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Yusong Shi, The Spectrum Logan Butt (left), a first-year student at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, volunteered during Science Week at Roswell Park Cancer Institute to help students learn and experience the field for themselves. His particular station showed students how to extract and concentrate DNA from a banana.
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tent for more than 30 role-playing game products as a writer for White Wolf Publishing; and Nigel Sade, an abstract artist from Ohio. The speakers will be available for a question-and-answer session. “We didn’t have to do a lot of fundraising,” Linn said. “Generally, our fund for UBCon is from the previous year’s roll-
over. We’ve been able to properly utilize all of our budget for this year.” SARPA also made sure to bring back its R.A.V.E. event that is included within UBCon. It will be the 11th installment of R.A.V.E. and the fifth year of dance events held at UBCon. Buffalo DJs DJHJ, DJ Ru and DJ Chris Slomba will perform at R.A.V.E. The DJs have set lists
that include video game tunes and electro-house songs. The R.A.V.E. will take place in Baldy Hall. Video gamers can play each other in a variety of games located in SU 220. There will be a demo of the ARTEMIS Spaceship Bridge Simulator. The multiplayer, multi-computer network game simulates a spaceship. But it won’t be the only system in the game room. “After a lot of communication, we were able to rent ‘the octopus,’” Linn said. An “octopus” is a gaming network of four Xbox consoles and TVs. The UB Cosplay club, a temporary Student Association club, will host a costume play event. It’s a murder mystery, live-action, role-playing game. Participants will have the opportunity to dress and act out their role-playing characters to solve the plot. Well-known Cosplayers Rikala, Alanaleilani and Duplicitous Dichotomy from Rochester will be on hand to help show fellow role players how to structure the event. UBCon kicks off Friday at 9 p.m. email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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The Lab Coat Chronicles: new scientific findings at UB New technology could allow for better energy generation Researchers specializing in photonics at UB have discovered a method of maximizing and reusing energy absorption through a microchip. This would be done by a nanoscale component of microchips called “multilayered waveguide taper arrays.” The component helps to effectively slow and absorb more light frequencies at different locations – collecting a “rainbow” of wavelengths. Qiaoqiang Gan is the lead researcher on the project and an assistant professor of electrical engineering. “This advancement could prove invaluable for thin-film solar technology, as well as recycling waste thermal energy that is a byproduct of industry and everyday electronic devices, such as smartphones and laptops,” Gan told the UB Reporter. The tapers are made of ultrathin layers of metal, semiconductors or insulators and the thickness of the layers are adjusted to cater to different frequencies. This advancement could be applied to a broad variety of fields.
Thin-film photovoltaics, used to harness solar power, are an alternative to traditional solar cells because they are less expensive and more flexible. The thinfilms, however, also absorb less energy. But because the waveguide tapers are able to absorb visible and infrared wavelengths, adding them to the photovoltaics could potentially increase their energy generation. The waveguide taper arrays would even be able to avoid detection programs that rely on radar, solar, infrared and other forms. The four other contributing authors of the research, Haifeng Hu, Kai Liu, Xie Zeng and Nan Zhang, are also Ph.D. candidates in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Their findings were published on March 28 in the journal Scientific Reports. Computers can determine pain fakers better than humans can, study shows A new study co-authored by UB researchers has discovered that a computer can distinguish between real or faked pain better than a human. Mark Frank, a professor and researcher in the communication
department, worked on the joint study with the University of California, San Diego and University of Toronto – the study was published in Current Biology, a reputable scientific journal. Researchers created video clips of the faces of two sets of people. The first set were those who were in pain during “cold presser” test in which a participant’s hands are immersed in ice water to determine the subjects pain tolerance. The second group of clips was of people faking pain. Experimenters showed both sets of clips in random order to 205 people. The study found that participants were able to determine the difference between people in real pain and fake pain 55 percent of the time, whereas the computer determined the correct difference 85 percent of the time. “In highly social species such as humans, faces have evolved to convey rich information, including expressions of emotion and pain,” said Kang Lee, a professor of communication at the University of Toronto, to UB Reporter. “And, because of the way our brains are built, people can simulate emotions they’re not
can touch and feel what science is.” Thursday, hundreds of high school students from BPS and charter schools converged at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Hohn Auditorium. CNSE hosted a “Nano Day,” in which students interacted with science experiments firsthand. Juliana Evans, a biology teacher at Burgard Vocational High School, said her students understand the lab concepts, but finding a way to apply those concepts is difficult. She thinks Science Week could have a profound impact on Buffalo. “It gets the students interested and aware of other opportunities which can encourage them to continue working hard and stay in the area, improving the culture of Buffalo,” Evans said. Ann Mychajliw, a biology and living environment teacher at South Park High School, said Science Week is also an opportunity for students to meet pro-
about 1,000 times thinner than a human hair, are made of porphyrin – similar to a fat like vegetable oil. It would be delivered intravenously and a red laser will signal the nanoballoon to open, and when the laser is removed, it will close, capturing proteins and molecules that may cause further cancer growth. Doctors would then collect the nanoballons through drawing blood or taking a biopsy. Jonathan Lovell, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has done experiments with mice that have been effective. “Why PoP-liposomes, or nanoballoons, open in response to an otherwise harmless red laser is still a bit of a mystery to us, but we have definitely unearthed a new and unique phenomenon,” he told the UB Reporter. “Its potential for improving how we treat cancer is immense.” Lovell said human trials could start as soon as five years from now. email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Continued from page 1: Science Week Science Week is also intended to change the way science is taught in public schools. About 45 BPS teachers met at Buffalo State College Wednesday to highlight teacher-preparation programs and new teaching techniques. Lewin said the SUNY system graduates more than 5,000 teachers each year and preparing future teachers remains a top priority for SUNY. Christopher Stiles, a Ph.D. candidate at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) and a volunteer at one of the Science Week events, said the week could help improve teaching methods. “It not only furthers our understanding by explaining something to someone that isn’t classically trained in science, you have to figure out ways to relate scientific knowledge that a ninth grader can understand,” Stiles said. “It lets them approach science in a much more tangible way … That’s why all these have a hands-on component, so they
actually experiencing so successfully that they fool other people. The computer is much better at spotting the subtle differences between involuntary and voluntary facial movements.” The computers could serve some practical purposes, including determining the veracity of pain in patients and determining deception in security, medicine, law and job screening purposes. Nanaballoons could improve the effectiveness of cancer treatment One difficulty in cancer patient’s chemotherapy treatment is concentrating the drugs to the cancer-ridden area. The current state of treatment sometimes dilutes the drug on its way to the area – occasionally giving patients unwanted side effects. But some researchers at UB have discovered a more effective way to solve this problem. The new method would encapsulate the cancer drugs in a PoPliposome, or a nanoballoon, that pops open when struck with a red laser. This will increase the effectiveness of the treatment, while reducing the risk of side effects. The nanoballoons, which are
fessionals in various fields of science. She said it brings reallife science to students, which is difficult to do in a classroom. Friday, Dr. Shirley Malcolm, a nationally and internationally renowned educator in the fields of STEM, and Congressman Brian Higgins will speak at Burgard High School as part of Science Week. Lewin said though Science Week is in its infancy, it is an important addition to the Buffalo community. “This is not a one-time thing,” Lewin said. “This is an integration of what I hope is a longterm collaboration between SUNY and K-12 in Buffalo.” Amanda Low contributed reporting to this story. email: news@ubspectrum.com
Despite safety for UB usernames and passwords, Murphy urges students to consistently change passwords and check bank and credit card statements. Both sentiments have been repeated widely in the wake of the breach becoming public as general ways to be safe on the Internet, in which threats like this are always present. Ken Smith, the manager of computer operations, said before a user changes passwords or security information, he or she should make sure the websites have updated their encryption key – otherwise a breach could still potentially occur. Conflicting reports have circulated the Internet on the seriousness of the breach. Some experts, like computer security specialist Bruce Schneier, are portraying the security vulnerability as “catastrophic.” Others, like Forbes contributor James Lyne, bemoan such claims as hyperbolic. Meanwhile, major sites like Google and Amazon are claiming they have either corrected any security holes or, in the case of the latter, were not impacted.
Likewise, students are split on the seriousness of the bug. “Internet breaches aren’t a very new thing … so I’m not worried,” said Gino Notto, a sophomore computer science major. Shintaro Matsamoto, a senior computer science major, called this “a serious issue,” going on to state he was worried about the breach. The Heartbleed vulnerability is being corrected by websites patching their security. Websites such as Yahoo! and security experts are urging Internet users to change passwords and remain vigilant of personal data and information, like bank accounts. Websites like http://filippo. io/Heartbleed/ offer a way to check whether sites are safe. Sam Fernando, Tress Klassen and Ben Tarhan contributed reporting to this story. email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Over 2 million long-term unemployed Americans remain inexplicably and unacceptably caught between a divided Congress and nearly stagnant economy. The Senate voted 59-38 to pass extended unemployment compensation Monday, which would provide five additional months of unemployment benefits to the unemployed in struggling states beyond the current 26-week limit. The bipartisan bill received primarily Democratic support with five Republicans joining in. It now goes to the House of Representatives, where it faces an uncertain future, at best. Opposition in the House is likely to either kill this bill or indefinitely delay its implementation, while millions of long-term unemployed Americans struggle to get by without benefits. Extended benefits were cut off at the end of last year due to similar congressional inaction and inability to compromise. Making matters worse, Congress leaves for a two-week spring break at the end of this week, while their constituents wait for action. The situation would be
absurd if it were not so serious. In the wake of the recession in 2008, Congress acted to extend unemployment payments of about $256 per week to a maximum of 99 weeks, which was later reduced to a 76-week maximum. Extended benefits ended Dec. 28 after Congress failed to reach an agreement on the measure. The debate then was similar to now – Democrats want the benefits extended quickly in a relatively “clean” bill while some Republicans state they want “jobcreating measures” included and others refuse the extension on ideological grounds. The failure led to over 2 million Americans losing benefits. Approximately 72,000 people are added to that tally every month. Claims that the recession “has been dealt with” by Republicans like Tom Cole, or that these extended benefits are “a disservice to these workers” by Rand Paul, are baseless if not ludicrous. Jobcreating measures, however, are necessary as the economy continues to make its stubbornly slow recovery.
Long-term unemployment continues to plague the country. Though it has decreased from its peak in 2010, it remains at 191 percent of pre-recession levels, according to The New York Times. And last month, the nation finally replaced the number of jobs lost during the recession, though this seemingly good news doesn’t include the 14 million additional adults who have since entered the workforce. The economy continues to struggle. Some measures Republicans have proposed, such as job training, are practical and deserve consideration. Extending benefits is beyond practical – it is necessary and strategic. Extended unemployment payments help families as well as the economy. The U.S. economy lost $4.7 billion between January and March this year due to benefits ending, according to House Ways and Means Committee Democrats. Further, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has repeatedly lauded the job creation spurred by unemployment benefits, because it de facto stimulates national spending.
Action on unemployment benefits is a common-sense measure and should be considered with reasonable job creation provisions. This, however, requires a level of cordiality Congress has proved itself incapable of. Ahead of a difficult mid-term election, both parties are playing political football with unemployed Americans’ livelihoods. The Republican House is currently obstructing the progression of this bill, but fault lies throughout Congress. Stubborn Democrats are unwilling to negotiate on reasonable job-creating measures and obdurate House Republicans are generating an all-too-familiar result – heated rhetoric without action. What is costing Americans access to desperately needed unemployment benefits and potential access to more private-sector jobs is not something outside our control – it is political posturing and intransigence. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com
Botched job costs tax department Frequent mistakes by private subcontractor cost tax department $6 million A $6 million blunder by the New York state tax department – after innumerable mistakes by a department subcontractor – has residents in the state perplexed and annoyed. An audit released Wednesday by state comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli – responsible for state financial reporting and accountability – revealed significant and costly oversights and errors in last year’s paper tax returns. The audit revealed the state Department of Tax and Finance contractor New York State Industries for the Disabled (NYSID) and subcontractor SourceHOV made a high enough rate of errors processing tax forms to cost the tax department $6 million in overtime to correct the issues. The contract itself was $16 million for three years, begging serious questions on how the department failed to fully vet con-
tractor options for such a highstakes deal. NYSID had a primarily administrative role in the debacle. The private vendor SourceHOV, which handled the technical aspects of processing the paper income tax return forms the state contracted out, failed repeatedly to meet requirements in its contract. Delays plagued the process and “introduced errors and inaccuracies in at least 22 percent of the returns,” according to the audit. The allowable rate of errors according to the original contract was half of 1 percent. The problems cost the state additional interest for late payments and have cost the tax department additional overtime to correct problems that should have never occurred in the first place. The incident speaks to the dangers and issues that arise as every area of public life is tinged by
privatization of state functions. Increasingly privatizing state functions itself requires interrogation, particularly when those tasks are as sensitive as handling tax returns. The clear lack of state oversight throughout 2013, the first of the three-year contract, is even more troublesome. The audit revealed the state did not appropriately monitor the operations, leading to issues that “spun out of control,” according to DiNapoli. The lack of oversight compounded what was clearly a poor selection of contractors in the first place and reveals poor management if not some level of ineffectiveness on the part of the state. Though the subcontractor was clearly too incompetent to complete the task entrusted to it, the state tax department clearly remains culpable for these problems as well.
The vendor will be held responsible for the oversights and errors, either by receiving an adjusted reimbursement for the services or by the state seeking damages, if applicable. The situation appears to be receiving appropriate attention now. Unfortunately, this level of involvement, which the contract called for at the beginning, was not paid to it at the outset. State functions always warrant careful attention by stakeholders and citizens. As these tasks are increasingly devolved to private companies and contractors, however, even stricter scrutiny is required to protect against misuse or abuse of power – or, as was the case here, protection against simple negligence and ineptitude. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com
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AROUND TOWN Feeling artsy? Check out events in Buffalo this weekend EMMA JANICKI
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Kelsang Rmetchuk, The Spectrum Douglass Fitch, a renowned artist in the fields of theatre, music and visual art, poses at the opening of his “Visual Signatures: Constructed Drawings” exhibition in that Kaveeshwar Gallery, with one of his hand-made sets from his live animation rendition of Peter and the Wolf.
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Imagine a small dollhouse, complete with miniature dolls that become animated as their handlers move them through the rooms. The scene is childlike and nostalgic; it has no determined ending. Now imagine a similar scene, but instead of a dollhouse, there is a hand painted and handcrafted theater set. And instead of dolls, there are hand-cut, paper puppets that sail through the scene – entering on one side and exiting on the other. Finally, think of this tiny scene projected upon the back wall of a large, full theater. The animated puppets are brought to life by artistically sculpted symphonies produced by some of the largest philharmonic orchestras that tour the world. A story is created. This is Douglass Fitch’s work. Fitch is a renowned theater director, visual artist, puppeteer and designer. His talents blur together into an amalgam of artistic outlets. As part of President Satish Tripathi’s annual spring tradition that began last year, the Signature Series, Fitch and his art have been in residence at UB. In the fall of 2014, Fitch will become UB’s inaugural College of Arts and Sciences WBFO Visiting Professor. “I think it’s a fantastic opportunity for all different departments,” said Chantal Calato, a visiting assisting professor at UB. “They aren’t ordinarily exposed to this working method, so I think they’re going to have their horizons brightened.”
On Wednesday, Tripathi welcomed Fitch and his exhibition, “Visual Signatures: Constructed Drawings,” to the Kaveeshwar Gallery on the fifth floor of Capen Hall. After brief speeches from Tripathi and Fitch, Fitch walked around the room with a visible excitement. His passion for art began at a young age. He spoke of a childhood fixated by the power of puppetry. He told the audience how discipline was never his strong point, how he would ignore the commands that his father gave to him and how the only discipline strategy that worked was when he was told to do something by a puppet. His family became heavily involved within the puppet world. They began running a puppet theater. His upbringing was immersed in creativity. “All over the world, puppets were never a children’s thing – it was a real art form,” Fitch said. “A completely seriously, maybe folk art form, but definitely serious. And it was a way of storytelling.” Fitch has taken this love of artistic storytelling and created a career. In 2007, he co-founded “Giants are Small,” a now hugely celebrated production company based in New York. “Giants are Small” is renowned for its unexpected range of genremerging productions, which assimilate together to provide a fusion of live filmmaking, puppetry, music and visual art. It’s live animation. “The world of puppets means that you’re creating a whole world. You’re kind of creating a parallel universe,” Fitch said.
“It’s an art form that allows you to really invent almost every part of it. It’s a way of putting on theatre where every part, even the theatre itself, you’re building. So it was great freedom and a great education in investigating things.” Though artistic extravagance is apparent in Fitch’s work, the idea of functionality is one that resonates with him – not just as something he eagerly wants to convey, but also as an aspect that rouses cynicism within him. While growing up within the art world of the ’70s and ’80s, he saw dramatic changes being made. “Suddenly there was a new function for the art world – and that was to produce highend luxury goods and products that were very expensive,” Fitch said. “And that was the function – and I thought that was pretty weird.” Consequently, Fitch’s artwork is expressively fun. During his time at UB, he intends to impart this outlook on art through the varying art departments, specifically music, dance and visual arts. Fitch’s plans are extensive – they bounced around the room of the Center For the Arts Black Box Theatre during a “fireside chat” Thursday afternoon. The audience added their own ideas and the collaborations began. “He’s a really smart guy. I like what he says about visual literacy and the elements around that,” said Ian Shelanskey, a senior theater design major. “All his work is incredible.” email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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There will be no shortage of culture in Buffalo this weekend. If you check out any of the following events, not only will you get off campus and away from the looming academic buildings, but Buffalo’s city air will rejuvenate you for the homestretch of the semester. This Friday is the second Friday of the month, meaning that Burchfield Penney Art Center, located at 1300 Elmwood Ave. on the Buffalo State College campus, is free to the public after 5:30 p.m. Current exhibitions include “Bridging the Great Divide: Landscape from Tradition to New Media,” “Biological Realism: Alberto Ray” and “Melt” by Brian Milbrand, according to the Center’s website. “Biological Realism” is a series of paintings, videos and sculptures that documents environmental changes in the Scajaquada Creek of Erie County. For the science-brained student, Ray is a scientist who uses visual mediums to display his collected data. If you were already thinking of the free visit to the Center, this may just pique your literary interests: this weekend is the first ever “Words,” an exhibit which celebrates Buffalo’s contributions to literature in the late 20th century. The event began Thursday and runs until Sunday. Pianist Douglas “Trigger” Gaston will be performing during Happy Hour at the Center at 5:30 p.m. Friday. At 8 that same night, UB associate professor of English Judith Goldman will give a poetry reading. Goldman has published four books, is the Poetry Features editor for the journal Postmodern Culture and has had her work published in Berkeley Poetry Review, text/sound and Aufgabe. Saturday at the Center is jampacked with Words events including Slow Art Day, which encourages visitors to spend more time on a single work of art through organized discussion, and poetry readings by Michael Basinski and Bufffluxus, Tennessee Reed, Alan Bigelow and Ishmael Reed. From 4-5 p.m., Michael Basinski and Dr. Steve McCaffery, the David Gray Chair of Poetry and Letters in the UB English Department, will have a discussion and give a poetry reading. McCaffery will perform after the conversation with Wooden Cities, an ensemble “devoted to working with young musicians and encouraging them to explore new methods of creating,
performing, and thinking about music,” according to the Center’s website. At 6 p.m., author Ishmael Reed and Buffalo News journalist Jeff Simon will give a lecture and discussion session. The final day of Words, Sunday, will focus on art and the role of Buffalo in “shaping the ideas of our postmodern era,” according to the Center’s website. From 1-4:30 p.m., a workshop will be given on the complications of Plein Air painting, entitled “Plein Air Painting: Knowing When to Stop.” At 2 p.m., Executive Director Anthony Bannon and Buffalo arts figure Ed Sanders will lecture on postmodernism. Finally, from 3:30-5 p.m., worldrenowned choreographer John Lehrer will host the reading of Sanders’ Poem from Jail. There will be three readings of the poem, given by three different people, and three choreographers and dancers will perform their interpretations of the poem during the readings. If poetry, art, lectures and literature aren’t your thing and you’d rather sit back and take in a movie with your favorite sweetie, The Screening Room Cinema in Amherst will be showing Clue on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights (get there early for beer, wine and food) and the Dipson Theatre at Eastern Hills Mall will be showing The Lunchbox and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Although the temporary Whem Ankh ancient Egyptian exhibit closed at the Buffalo Museum of Science earlier this year, mummies have been brought back to the museum. “Mummies of the World Exhibition” opens on Saturday and student tickets are $18, which includes admission. The Museum is located at 1020 Humboldt Parkway on Buffalo’s east side. According to the museum’s website, this is the “largest exhibition of mummies and related artifacts ever assembled” and will have both purposely and naturally preserved specimens. While you’re at the museum, be sure to check out the newest science studios: “Bug Works,” “InMotion” and “Our Marvelous Earth.” And if you are feeling more social this weekend but find yourself bogged down with studying and papers, be a little French and spend the afternoon working in a coffee shop. Try places like Sweet_ness 7, Spot Coffee on Elmwood, Coffee Culture or Dog Ears Bookstore in South Buffalo. email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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Finding faith in prison Students visit Collins Correctional Facility to spread message of love anne MULROONEY
Asst. Features Editor
From singing “Amazing Grace” to saying the ‘Our Father’ prayer in front of chain fences and razor wires, Newman Center students offered religious and emotional support to local prisoners this weekend. Saturday night, students visited the Collins Correctional Facility, a prison located in Collins, N.Y. Working with Collins Christian Ministries, a faith-based organization focused on providing services to prisoners and their families, students stood outside the fences of the prison. They sang to and prayed for the prisoners. Students attended the holy hour service as soon as they arrived at the prison at 7 p.m. After about 45 minutes, they went into the prison and stayed for almost an hour. It is not uncommon to find prisoners who turn to, maintain and develop their spiritual lives during incarceration. According to the Pew Research Religion & Public Life Project, more than 73 percent of state prison chaplains say that efforts by inmates to proselytize or convert other inmates are either very common (31 percent) or somewhat common (43 percent). April Tarantino, a freshman art major, was nervous about the experience at first – it was her first time participating in the Newman Center’s visit to the prison. “I had no idea what it was going to be or look like,” Taranti-
Courtesy of Maria Hens UB students from the Newman Center visited Collins Correctional Facility on Saturday night. From top to bottom, left to right: Brendan Lynch, Curtis Boyle, Joanna Hallisy, Sarah Dow, Caroline Brown, Siena Wilder, Debbie Brown (pastoral associate), April Tarantino, Katy Pinkham, Maria Hens
no said. “When we pulled up, it was like something right out of a movie … it was very intimidating.” Once she considered why she was there and what they were about to do for the prisoners, her anxiety vanished, replaced by inspiration. She began to feel the power of their message. “When an inmate signs up for a program like this, I see an inner apprehension in them,” Deacon Jack Burke, who works
in the prison, said in an email. “They feel they are not worth saving. They feel that they cannot be forgiven. They don’t understand the love of God and His desire to have a relationship with them.” When prisoners witness the students singing and praying for them, they often feel a change in themselves, according to Burke, who said he has seen many “grown men cry because they can feel the love and the forgive-
Karma Bomb
ness that Christ offers us.” The deacon has seen many prisoners released to take their lives in entirely new directions, given “the hope of change” through rejuvenated faith. “These are those who know that they want more out of life,” Burke said. Tarantino saw these changes taking place in the prisoners firsthand as the students of the Newman Center sang and prayed.
“We were sending them a message, telling them that they may feel alone but they are loved,” Tarantino said. “When we read off the names and let them know that we were all praying for them, some of them began to cry. They held their arms out and said ‘thank you,’ and it was one of the most moving things I have ever been a part of.” Curtis Boyle, an industrial engineering graduate student who went on the trip, has been visiting the Collins Correctional Facility for three years now. Each time he visits, he is struck by how much the prisoners are able to grow and maintain their spiritual lives in such a hostile and toxic environment. Boyle believes it’s important to remember the prisoners’ humanity, though some view them only as criminals. “They’re just people,” Boyle said. “I think a lot of the time, we focus on the action, that sin that person has undertaken, and not the person as they are. We forget all the intricacies of their lives, all the things they have going on, and the circumstances they were in. That gets lost. There’s so much more to a person than just that one action that puts them in prison.” Tarantino said she believes in the importance of seeing people as more than their mistakes.“I think we all walked away with the gift of giving,” Tarantino said of her experience. “It is totally true that in giving, we receive.” email: features@ubspectrum.com
A simple success
PlayStation 4’s first high-caliber exclusive is heroic continuation of beloved series
Manchester Orchestra simplifies sound to remain consistent JOE KONZE JR
Senior Arts Editor
Album: Cope Artist: Manchester Orchestra Label: Loma Vista Recordings, Favorite Gentlemen Release Date: April 1, 2014 Grade: A
JORDAN OSCAR Arts Editor
Game: Infamous: Second Son Platform: PlayStation 4 (PS4) Developer: Sucker Punch Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC (SCEA) Released: March 21 Grade: B+ Power consumes and corrupts. Power attracts and creates. But for Delsin Rowe, power transforms. Power transforms Delsin (voiced by Troy Baker) from a graffiti artist who vandalizes the American-Indian reservation where he lives to a super hero, or villain, capable of remarkable feats. It doesn’t take long for Delsin’s transformation to take place and for him to realize what he can achieve with his newfound power. Delsin absorbs other conduits’ abilities like a sponge, which is triggered when he comes into contact with a conduit or bio-terrorist – people with superhuman abilities – toward the onset of the game. Since the events of Infamous 2, conduits have been branded as bio-terrorists who are tracked, hunted and imprisoned by the newly formed Department of Unified Protection (D.U.P) – led by its concrete crazed leader, Brooke Augustine. And Delsin uses his ability to absorb other conduits’ powers to wage a one-man war against the agency that imprisons his kind. But he isn’t alone for long – power attracts. As the third game in the Infamous series, Second Son is a magnificent game driven by the upgraded power of PS4. The game is by far the best Infamous yet and manages to cram a remarkable
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amount of character, life and beauty into the series’ first departure from Cole MacGrath’s electric tale and the hectic chaos that ensues when Seattle is put under martial law by D.U.P. But as magnificent as it is, Second Son still feels like a familiar, safe continuation of the series and is weighed down by its controller gimmicks and the series’ binary decisions. The game picks up quickly and never falters in momentum through its conclusion – even as players spend hours exploring the city with Delsin’s various abilities (completing side missions and finding blast shards, which can be spent to allow Delsin to improve his abilities). But generally, the player just causes mayhem and destruction. The different sets of abilities that Delsin absorbs throughout the game grant the player multiple ways to traverse the sprawling Seattle landscape and approach most combat situations. Although most of the game allows for player’s choice, some confrontations only allow the player to use certain powers. Nothing in Infamous match-
es the thrill of unleashing Delsin’s full power through one of the game’s “Karma Bombs” like the “Orbital Drop” – earned through either heroic or villainous deeds. There are a few boss fights, a few emotionally charged moments – in which the visual fidelity, audio quality and character rendering capabilities of PS4 shine – and, as always, there are key choices in which the player can choose whether to continue along a gallant or infamous path. These decisions still feel too polarizing like previous games of the series – you either choose to do something monstrous or something good. And switching your path midway through the game can irrevocably tarnish your progress within it. But seeing Delsin’s alteration from start to finish as both a hero and an infamous villain is as satisfying in previous games, if not more so. Infamous: Second Son not only transforms Delsin, but it also transforms the player. The choice of what to do with this power is up to you. email: arts@ubspectrum.com
Manchester Orchestra has succeeded once again. In their 2011 album, Simple Math, hidden amongst the vast musical spectrum were an orchestra and a children’s choir. Though less is more in their latest album, Cope, Manchester Orchestra maintains their style with a slightly different approach. Cope gives listeners more thought-out and polished music with lyrics that, sung by lead singer Andy Hull, send a sensation from the top of your skull all the way down to the tips of your toes. The album focuses primarily on straight rock songs that fluctuate between various distortions. In some songs, it’s a crisp guitar riff distorted by a muffled fuzz. In others, it’s a natural guitar with a little bite on the back end. This contrast between the sound of the guitar and the vocals provides a strong presence that fills the void of the intricate elements from Simple Math. It’s still the same Manchester Orchestra we fell in love with, just simplified. “Top Notch” is an exceptional introductory song. An almost muffed distortion bellows through your headphones. But the guitar doesn’t drown out Hull, and it certainly doesn’t detract from the passion and emotion he conveys through every note he sings. It reels you in and doesn’t let you go; you get stuck inside Manchester Orchestra’s musical fusion bubble after 47 seconds, and you’re unable to escape.
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But the most impressive element of this album is the blueprint of the songs. You will listen to the whole album and not find a single song that resembles it. “The Ocean” has a catchy flow that catches you by surprise. The guitar riff isn’t onedimensional; it gives listeners something to bob their head to while Hull kneads the brain as he shows off his vocal range. And after a palm-muted intro filled with that catchy riff, the chorus gives off a vibrant and bright tone that makes you feel like you are looking at something beautiful –like an ocean. Soon after the inspiring chorus, the music falls back in line with that appealing riff. The only downfall of the album is that it eventually comes to end and leaves you wondering, If Manchester Orchestra can simplify their blueprint and make this type of stellar album, what will they do next?’ In its entirety, Cope is as complete of an album as any an artist could make. Each album needs a new direction and message to get across to its listeners. By differentiating Cope from Simple Math, Manchester Orchestra showcased their immense talent their knowledge of music while maintaining their signature appeal. email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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À LA MODE: A Guide to Style FOUR
HATS for
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Asst. Features Editor
It’s 9:05 a.m. and your alarm has been going off for at least an hour. You roll over, open the curtains and … it’s pouring. You stayed up into the wee hours of the night finishing a paper, and all you want is a sunny day spent on the beach, or hiking, or just sleeping. How easy would it be to just pull on your Hunters, some black leggings and a hoodie? It would be so easy – too easy. But if you dress like you’re ready for bed, then you’ll look like you’re ready for bed and feel like it’s time for bed. Getting ‘dressed up,’ or at least getting dressed, offers silent encouragement throughout the day to stay awake. Looking good helps you feel good. So instead of pulling out your old hoodie, try incorporating hats into your rainy-day wardrobe. They’ll push any outfit up a couple levels while keeping your hair dry. Here are four different hats and four different outfits to weather, well, the weather.
The Wide-Brimmed Felt Hat Very 2013 Insta-fashion, this black felt, wide-brimmed hat from Forever 21 will definitely keep all of your hair, and probably your shoulders, dry. In the summer, this hat serves as an excellent visor to keep your face safe from the sun. Although it is neutral in both color and style, I paired it with the ever-classic mix of black and white to work with the extreme popularity of black and white that arose last year. To play up the crop-top-long-skirt trend I discussed last Friday, I wore a black crop top from Garage and a patterned pencil skirt from PacSun. This silhouette can go from school to a night out quickly, as it’s comfortable and sexy, showing skin in new places while accentuating other areas by covering them up.
The French Beret The beret can quickly err on the side of costume, but if you truly own the look, then pairing it with just about any outfit or jacket will become second nature. For this look, I played up what I associate with a French style – high collars, pleated skirts, over-the-knee socks and navy blue brogues – to make my reference point obvious, but not costume-y. While perusing the Army Navy Surplus Store in Buffalo’s Larkin district, I found a plethora of berets ranging in color – from red to bright pink and classic navy blue to black. With an Ann Taylor sweater, an American Apparel tennis skirt, white Target tights and burgundy over-the-knees from Forever 21, you might as well take this look to Paris.
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The Flat Cap In this borrowed-from-theboys look, I combined one of my boyfriend’s flat caps – bought at a high street men’s store in Oxford – with Volcom boyfriend jeans, an American Apparel short-sleeve leisure shirt and a riding jacket from Stein Mart. The look is very ‘English gentleman in the countryside,’ invoking strolls through gardens or the hunt. If you’re used to keeping your style very feminine, incorporating masculine elements can be sexy and interesting in a new way. Moving between traditional gender boundaries puts a whole new step in your walk.
The Cloche Keeping close to your head, the cloche-style hat will keep the rain away but has a very Coco Chanel-esque look. This yellow and navy blue version from Target – which never fails to impress with its hat selection – can, surprisingly, be added to many outfits. Yellow can sometimes take on the characteristics of a neutral, especially as an accessory that serves to punch up your outfit. It adds a breath of color while looking classically cute. For the rest of the outfit, I went with a plain black maxi from Garage and a cropped trapeze-ish cardigan from Forever 21. If you’ve never explored the wonderful world of hats, check out stores like Target and Forever 21 and browse Google for hat styles by the decade to invoke glamour of the past. Regardless of the weather, hats are an easy way to instantly upgrade any outfit. emma.janicki@ubspectrum.com
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Mix of veterans, fresh faces make up Bulls’ backfield, O-line BEN TARHAN
Senior Sports Editor
Replacing one first-team AllMid-American Conference player is hard. Replacing two is nearly impossible. That’s the task the running backs and offensive line are taking on this spring as they move on after the loss of the program’s all-time leading rusher, Branden Oliver, and offensive lineman Jasen Carlson. This figures to be a much easier task for the offensive line than for the running backs, as the line returns everyone except Carlson. The offensive line also played the last six games of the season without Carlson after he broke his leg in the Bulls’ game against Massachusetts Oct. 19. “We have an older group of guys and we know what’s going on, so we’re going to lead the team,” said senior offensive lineman Trevor Sales. Replacing Oliver will be a taller task. Last season, the Bulls rushed for 2,176 yards on 538 attempts. Oliver accounted for 1,535 of those yards and 310 attempts while breaking his own single-season record for rushing yards. Four of the Bulls’ top five leading rushers from last season won’t be returning in 2014. The only one who is returning is sophomore running back Anthone Taylor, who was the Bulls’
Chad Cooper, The Spectrum The Bulls’ veteran offensive line is looking to lead the offense this season and open up holes for whoever emerges as the top option in the backfield.
second-leading rusher with 399 yards on 82 attempts. “I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m ready [to be the No. 1 running back],” Taylor said. “I feel like every day I get closer to being able to fill that role. [Running backs coach Matt] Simon, he makes sure we pay attention to detail and that’s what we come out here to do and our motto is ‘attention to detail takes no talent.’”
Sophomore Jordan Johnson is another player who will be stepping into a larger role in the backfield. Johnson redshirted his freshman season two years ago and sat out last year with a broken arm. Sophomore running back Devin Campbell is one of the Bulls’ most versatile players, as he can line up in the backfield or in the slot as a receiver. He stepped in for an injured Oli-
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ver two seasons ago to rush for 502 yards, amass 176 receiving yards and account for three total touchdowns. With Oliver healthy last season, Campbell saw most of his playing time as a slot receiver. He carried the ball 11 times for 21 yards and two touchdowns while catching 19 passes for 200 yards. He has also seen a large amount of reps in the backfield
this spring. “Two years ago when Bo got hurt, Devin as a true freshman ran the offense for us, so it doesn’t matter … we don’t care who it is back there. We’re going to block regardless,” said junior offensive lineman Andre Davis. The offensive line and running backs play a critical role in head coach Jeff Quinn’s offensive scheme, as the Bulls are consistently a run-first offense even with the talent in the passing game. The offensive line’s ability to excel in run blocking can only help sophomore quarterback Joe Licata and the passing game. “We made it to our first bowl game last season since we’ve been here,” Sales said. “Our first season we finished with an above .500 [record], so that was huge for us. So this season we want to carry that over and just continue to push on and this year do the same thing but win a few more games at the end and maybe win the MAC and win a bowl game this time.” The young backfield and veteran offensive line will get their first chance to work together in a game situation April 19 in the Blue-White Game. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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Courtesy of Potted Palm Productions Senior center Tyler Norris carries the ball in the first series of the Empire Rugby Conference sevens tournament (hosted by Rutgers March 29) with sophomore fly-half Ryan West trailing behind. UB will host the third of four ERC sevens tournaments this Saturday at UB Stadium.
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The hitting won’t let up at UB Stadium after the football team completes its Saturday morning practice. The UB Rugby Football Club will take the field for an afternoon of fast-paced, competitive action with dreams of competing in the national tournament. UB will host the third of four series of the Empire Rugby Conference (ERC) sevens tournament Saturday at 1 p.m. at UB Stadium. The Cup Championship is set for 8:45 p.m. The men’s rugby team is currently in fifth place of 12 teams in the standings. Buffalo received five points in the first tournament at Rutgers March 29 and six points in the Binghamton tournament April 5. The team that emerges with the most points after all four tournaments advances to the American Collegiate Rugby Championship (ACRC) sevens in Virginia Beach, Va., May 3 and 4. Rugby sevens is different from traditional 15s rugby because it’s only a 7-on-7 competition as opposed to 15-on-15. The games are quicker, as well; the halves are only seven minutes, rather than 40. There will only be a five-minute break between each game, so the games will be constant throughout the day on Saturday. Each team will have about an hour or two to rest before competing again. “It’s half the amount of men covering the same sized field, so
you’re pretty much always sprinting and always tackling for seven minutes,” said Colin Ollander, the club president and a junior. “When you’re playing, it feels a lot longer than that.” Rugby sevens likely has more appeal to the casual fan or someone who has never watched rugby. There are fewer penalties and stoppages in play, leading to a quick game pace and more action. Senior wing Phil Tucciarone said sevens are “more entertaining” than 15s, and that is the reason they will be in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Schools competing include Binghamton, St. Bonaventure, Stony Brook, Brockport, Rutgers, Colgate and Syracuse, along with three nonconference teams. There are four pools of three teams, and Buffalo’s pool consists of Syracuse and Wheeling Jesuit, a nonconference team. Every team’s first two games will be against the other two teams in their pool. In order to have any chance of winning the individual tournament, a team must first finish atop their individual pool, putting extra importance on the first two games. “Last week [in the Binghamton tournament], we had a tight loss in our first game against Stony Brook and then we shut out the next two teams, 44-0 and 370, and we still couldn’t place in the top four because of that first loss,” Tucciarone said. “Were we one of the top four teams in that tournament? I would say so. But it’s just the way the tournament’s
organized.” Buffalo will be led by its top point-scorers: senior center Tyler Norris and sophomore fly-half Ryan West. Norris scored four tries and West had three tries and five successful conversions in the first ERC sevens tournament. Buffalo will be playing with its top lineup for the first time all tournament season. Some players had to miss the previous tournaments due to academic commitments, but Tucciarone said he expects all of Buffalo’s top players to be able to participate Saturday. UB’s biggest strengths are its experience and knowledge of the game. The team is filled with seniors who have played with each other over the past four years. Buffalo was selected as one of the four host schools in part because the series ideally includes two upstate and two downstate locations. The club was able to rent out UB Stadium through Associate Director for Intramural Sports and Sports Clubs Michelle Bernas. Every school will play four games, either in the championship or losers’ bracket. With four games in an eight-hour period, sevens tournaments are an extreme test of physical endurance. “That last game is miserable,” Tucciarone said. The tournament begins at 1 p.m. Saturday at UB Stadium. The event is free. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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Baseball (13-12, 4-4 MidAmerican Conference) The Bulls face Western Michigan (13-15, 4-5 MAC) in a three-game series this weekend at Monroe Community College’s Tribune Field in Rochester. The series was supposed to be Buffalo’s home opener at Amherst Audubon Field, but it was moved to Tribune Field due to field conditions. This is the second home series this season the Bulls have moved to Rochester. The first game is set for Friday at 4 p.m. Softball (17-16, 1-1 MAC) In their home opener at Nan Harvey Field Wednesday, the Bulls faced Niagara in a doubleheader. Buffalo split the two games, losing 9-8 before prevailing in the second game, 6-3, in five innings. Buffalo hosts both Central Michigan (23-11, 3-1 MAC) and Eastern Michigan (9-24, 0-6 MAC) this weekend. Buffalo will face the Chippewas for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Friday and then play the Eagles Saturday and Sunday. Women’s Tennis (12-4, 3-2 MAC) The Bulls will be on the road this weekend for games against Western Michigan (12-8, 1-3 MAC) and Bowling Green (86, 2-2 MAC). Buffalo faces the
Broncos Friday and the Falcons Saturday. Both matches are set for 1 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse (5-3, 0-1 Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League) After playing their first two home games of the season last weekend, the Bulls will play three road games this weekend. Buffalo will face New Hampshire (1-3) Friday, No. 16 Northeastern (6-1, 2-0 PCLL) Saturday and Connecticut (4-1, 1-0 PCLL) Sunday. Men’s Tennis (11-5, 1-1 MAC) Junior Damien David won MAC singles Player of the Week. David had two victories at No. 1 singles last weekend, clinching a 4-3 victory for the No. 72 Bulls over Binghamton (10-8). He followed that performance with a win over the Broncos’ Nadin Indre Sunday to help defeat Western Michigan (11-10, 0-2 MAC), 4-3. Buffalo does not play this weekend but will return to the court April 18 to face Northern Illinois (16-5, 2-0 MAC) on the road. The Bulls close the regular season April 20 at Ball State (911, 0-2 MAC). email: sports@ubspectrum.com