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THE COFFED STORY UB sophomore overcomes father’s death to continue successful path BRIAN JOSEPHS

Senior Managing Editor

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COURTESY OF JAMES COFFED SR.

One of Steven’s most prized possessions is a Marvin the Martian watch (left), which belonged to his father, Jim (right), who passed away in a biking accident last summer.

summer morning. Even as bright of a character as Steven is, when he reflects on the incident, he often pauses as if struck by the bitter numbness of being blindsided by one of life’s cold mechanisms. A few minutes later, his recollection of his father feels cathartic, in a sense. It’s about 9 a.m. on a winter day and he looks re-energized. He’s still grieving, but there are too many more worlds to conquer to mourn. ** As a child in St. Mary’s Elementary School, Steven not only showed how smart he was but also a sense of focus and drive that’s rare at such an age. The Depew, N.Y., native was always close to his family, but the true answer to why Steven was always so motivated has always

remained a mystery to many of his relatives. “Jim and I never had to push him at all. He was just driven to be the best he could,” said Sue Coffed, his mother and a teacher in the Starpoint Central District. “He was very self-motivated, so it wasn’t like we had to say, ‘Steven, do your homework.’” Steven’s work ethic never waned as the years went by; it grew just like his accolades. He maintained honors from elementary school to junior high, became class president in seventh and eighth grade, developed into a skilled sportsman and grew into an accomplished pianist from when he first started playing the instrument when he was in second grade.

St. Joseph’s High School didn’t offer Steven much of a challenge, either, judging from the fact that he graduated with an average of over 100. He was also captain of his school’s soccer team for two years, a member of the National Honor Society and a key member of the school’s jazz band. He got accepted into schools like Notre Dame, Yale and the Eastman School of Music, but chose UB because of the Presidential Scholarship – which covered all UB-related costs. These are all achievements the average student would boast about, but Steven speaks about them as if they were arbitrary. His motivation is obligatory, though. SEE STEVEN COFFED, PAGE 2

Rocky road to downtown campus UB, Fruit Belt citizens quarrel over land, partnership RACHEL RAIMONDI Asst. News Editor

Citizens of the Fruit Belt, an area in Buffalo’s lower East Side, are fed up with UB. They said they haven’t received any information about UB’s plans to buy McCarley Gardens – a lowincome public housing development – to expand the downtown Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. Citizens are concerned about their homes and neighborhoods and think UB doesn’t care about its relations with the community. UB officials, however, believe they are doing the best they can under the circumstances. On March 19, the Ellicott District Common Council held a meeting where to discuss McCarley Gardens. Citizens were appalled when no UB representative attended. “I don’t intend on giving a yes vote for anything else for what UB intends to do in the City of Buffalo at this time until they have become much more neighbor-friendly,” Council Member Darius Pridgen told The Buffalo News. Pridgen could not be reached for comment by the time of press. UB officials agree their community relations could be better, but they don’t think the university is entirely at fault. Mike Pietkiewicz, assistant vice president for government community relations, said when he found out about the 1 p.m. meeting, it was already 12:40 p.m. and he was in Schuyler, N.Y., on his way back

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McCarley Gardens is at the center of a controversy. Community members of the Fruit Belt are upset UB didn’t consult them about the university’s plans to buy the low-income housing development to expand the downtown Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

from conferences in Albany. He said disclosing any information is not up to him, anyway. Because citizens aren’t involved in the contract and no future plans have been solidified, UB and current property owner Oak Michigan Housing Development Corp. will not release any information. Oak Michigan, a not-for-profit housing development corporation sponsored by St. John Baptist Church, approached UB about purchasing the land in 2009. The two signed a contract in 2010. No progress has been made recently because the two parties need to work with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to create a relocation plan for cur-

rent residents. The church, however, is determined to sell the property for $15 million, which will help fund a $500 million community development plan – with or without UB’s involvement, according to Pietkiewicz. Some citizens are still unsatisfied and have expressed their feelings in an online petition created by Amina Johnson, community outreach coordinator for People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) Buffalo. The petition calls for a new economic opportunity panel to discuss the fate of the aging apartment complex. UB and the church created the current panel, which includes three representatives from

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Marvin the Martian and Costello:

Steven Coffed, a sophomore aerospace and mechanical engineering major, has a valedictorian certificate hanging in his bedroom, a mention in a Business First article that named the best scholar athletes in Western New York, a Presidential Scholarship – which is awarded to only 25 of the university’s approximately 5,000 incoming freshmen – and multiple other academic honors. One of his most treasured possessions, however, is a Marvin the Martian watch. At first glance, the watch could be seen as a subtle but arrogant reference to his success because of its juxtaposition. Marvin is known for continuously failing despite his superior intellect. But as he sits smiling in his loosely fitting red button-up, it’s clear Steven is not a cocky persona. Selfassured, but never cocky. Steven’s friends and family laud him for his brilliance but never forget to point at his laidback, amiable personality. His surgical precision when balancing numbers and concepts doesn’t outweigh his humanity. That watch – and the red shirt – also belonged to his father and best friend, Jim Coffed. Jim was a talented engineer with the soul of an artist. He was also an avid bike rider who advocated for bike safety in the Western New York community. This wasn’t exactly a hidden hobby, either; Jim rode outfitted with a bright helmet, reflective gear and a safety bar, which was encrypted with quips like “GET OFF THE PHONE” aimed at trailing drivers. His passing seemed too random for a man who was so passionate and talented – he died from a collision with a garbage truck one

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each party. These members conducted 72 individual and group interviews with the public to listen to concerns and get ideas for what actions could benefit the area. “The University at Buffalo is not privileged to make decisions about the Fruit Belt and Hospital Hill neighborhoods,” Johnson said in the petition. “The residents of McCarley Gardens and the Fruit Belt have the right to use their deserved voice regarding this neighborhood planning.” As of Sunday, 137 supporters had signed the document online. Although the petition will not have any direct effect on the contract, Johnson uses it to encourage UB officials and citizens to work together. In some regard, the two groups’ collaboration has already begun. On Saturday, students cleaned up the Fruit Belt through the “UB Gettin’ Dirty” program as a way to make peace with the campus’ future neighbors and do community service. “It’s good public relations, because they’re building the new medical campus in the city,” Fruit Belt Homeowners and Tenants Council President Zaid Islam told The News. “Now they can have a vested interest in the neighborhood that they’re building in.” There will be a Common Council meeting at City Hall on April 23 at 1 p.m. to further discuss the issue. Pietkiewicz said he will attend. Email: news@ubspectrum.com

SA Assembly names Kathan new speaker TAYLOR BRUNDAGE Staff Writer

Melissa Kathan, a freshman accounting major, has been elected as the new Student Association Assembly speaker. All but two of the approximately 30 Assembly members in attendance voted for Kathan on Wednesday night, according to current Assembly Speaker Steven Jackson. Jackson conducted the election. Thirty students attended, most of which were current Assembly members. Three nominees presented their speeches at the beginning of the meeting. Khashayar Karami, a sophomore in the School of Management, and Davis Podkulski, a freshman in the School of Management, ran against Kathan. Kathan’s speech roused overwhelming applause after she presented new and radical methods for positive change at UB. She expressed a drive toward making all students’ needs heard, which propelled the majority of the Assembly to vote for her. “I think I was meant for this position,” Kathan said. “I’m willing to fight for the students at all costs.” She voiced her plans for the future of UB, stressing the importance of student opinion. She proposed holding a forum 30 minutes before every Assembly meeting. All students would be able to come and openly discuss their ideas in this forum, she said. Kathan said she would do anything necessary to invoke more student involvement in the Assembly and SA in general. She looks forward to continuing the “wonderful” job Jackson has done. “[Kathan] reminds me of myself,” Jackson said. “Maybe a little more driven. I’m confident she’s going to do a great job.” The speaker-elect plans to have a presence at UB functions as early as summer orientations. She said she would be working to recruit new members for SA and the Assembly, specifically through social media outlets like Facebook and Twitter. In a school of over 19,000 undergraduate students, flyers and posters on campus are simply not enough, she said. In her speech, she provided the numbers taken every fall semester from the past five years. Kathan noted the Assembly has dropped from 80 members to 13 members. The spring semester did have an increase of membership to 42 from fall semester’s 13. “We need those numbers up,” Kathan said. “We’re supposed to be the largest body and [a 13-person Assembly] is simply not good enough.” Jackson expressed his pride in Kathan for stepping up and making a name for herself. Although a majority of the Assembly expressed the same pride, many are sad to see Jackson go. Jackson, who was the Assembly speaker for two years, is leaving SA as a whole. The junior history and education major is switching his major to computer science and wants to focus on his new and challenging upcoming curriculum, he told The Spectrum in February. James Ingram, a sophomore political science major and next year’s academic coordinator in the SA Senate, voiced his opinion on Jackson’s tenure. “He’s always been very helpful and knowledgeable about UB,” Ingram said. “I think that helped him become such a great speaker.” Jackson said he will miss his position, but it’s been an “amazing and rewarding run.” Because of his experience, he was able to meet and influence students like Kathan, who he said had a significant impact on his life. SEE SA, PAGE 8

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If Jimmy was still around and I introduced you to him today, here’s how I’d introduce you to him: ‘This is my brother Jim, he’s the nicest and smartest guy I know.’ I’d probably say the same thing about Steven.

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“From me being an only child, I saw how much my parents gave me every day,” Steven said. “They were super supportive … giving me rides, paying for me to go to a good high school – all that stuff. It just made sense in my mind to give back to them.” Steven didn’t just ride high school off his natural intellect; his work ethic was supreme. It’s the type of hard work that requires a student to wake up for school at 6 a.m. after staying up until 2 a.m. to finish homework. One of the highlights of Steven’s day was a little nap he caught on the 40-minute bus ride from his house to St. Joe’s. Steven’s musical and academic ambitions never overshadowed his approachable personality – laidback, funloving, quick-witted. He’s what one would consider a “guy’s guy,” or the type his best friend Aidan Ryan says “you’d want to have when you’re in a bind.” In short, he doesn’t fit into the “nerd” stereotype his certificates would suggest. Nerds don’t usually get kicked out of senior trips for bringing alcohol. His musical taste – which ranges from metal to R&B – may be Steven’s most unique trait. His favorite musician is Elvis Costello, which is almost too fitting. The famed songwriter’s influence isn’t limited to one genre, and Steven’s interests aren’t just limited to engineering, music and academics. He’s an adventure seeker. Jim was also an adventure seeker. He was artistically talented as well; Steven played instruments, while Jim drew sketches. Both were naturally intelligent, too. Jim’s brother, Mark, and his father, James, both agree he was the smartest one in the family. Jim was Steven. Steven was Jim. “He’s pretty much a clone,” Mark said. “If Jimmy was still around and I introduced you to him today, here’s how I’d introduce you to him: ‘This is my brother, Jim, he’s the nicest and smartest guy I know.’ I’d probably say the same thing about Steven.” The father-son duo went everywhere together. Jim’s Disney World was Allegheny State Park in New York and his Europe was Redwood National Park in California. Because of Jim, Steven has been going to Allegheny “ever since I was in the womb.” Jim would also take his son to air shows, which influenced Steven’s love of aerospace engineering. Jim was a mechanical engineer. After a stint at a company that made windshield wipers, Jim became a design engineer for Greatbatch Medical – a business that specializes in making components for implantable medical devices, such as the pacemaker. He was

COURTESY OF JAMES COFFED SR.

Jim Coffed added a neon green safety bar, which often had phrases aimed at trailing drivers, to his bike.

an engineer by trade but had the soul of an artist, as he’d use his three-dimensional thinking ability to solve problems. The trait was particularly crucial in such a difficult line of work, which created parts upon which people’s lives depended. It would take Jim as long as five years to get some of his patents approved. Perhaps Jim’s biggest impact was his love of biking. An avid bicyclist for about 20 years, Jim caught eyes by being the very picture of biking safety. He’d wear so many bright colors that Steven said it looked like as if “he swallowed a neon glow stick.” His biking outfit would elicit sympathies from others. “If you’d go by him on the street, you’d say: ‘Look at that homeless guy. Poor fella,’” said Tom Marzano, Jim’s supervisor at Greatbatch Medical. Jim traded in his car for long bike rides to his job in Clarence, N.Y. When he’d return from work, he was ready to tell his family stories about his encounters with drivers while he was riding his bicycle. Jim was adamant about bike safety but never hostile; he traded confrontations for sharp quips to get his point across. His focus seemed necessary judging by the statistics. “In Erie County, 5 percent of all accidents include bicycles and pedestrians,” Justin Booth of Go Bike Buffalo told WIVB. “They represent 31 percent of all injuries and fatalities in the region.” ** In the summer of 2012, Steven was used to his father waking him up around 7 a.m. to say goodbye before he

went off on his bike to go to work. Steven would then sleep until about 11:30 a.m. before he began his day. July 2 started out similarly with a goodbye from his dad around the same time – only this time, he woke up 20 minutes later to his mother’s shrieks. The police showed up at the front door. Jim had died. He was 52. Jim’s father, James, who spent decades as an accident investigator, recollected the trauma with a Spectrum reporter eight months later. He’s covered all kinds of accidents throughout the years but said in a suddenly world-weary tone that nothing could prepare him for this. His clear eyes didn’t symbolize decades’-old wisdom but revealed a deep-seeded wound that still bleeds. “The day before he died, he came over to my grandparents’ house and drew a picture of what the design [of his latest work at Greatbatch Medical] was,” Steven said. “My grandfather has a hard time looking at it, because it brings back a lot of emotion.” Jim was riding down Walden Avenue when a dump truck suddenly turned right, resulting in the life-ending collision. Steven didn’t find out the details until days after. He was still in shock over losing his best friend because of a random instance. “They were close, real close,” James said. “If you could think of the closest person to a parent – mother or father – that would be the type of relationship.” What particularly haunt Steven are the green bike and the helmet in which his father was killed. Both are sitting in Steven’s house – undamaged.

Sue received Jim’s last approved patent the day after his death. “The only thing missing is him,” Steven said. Then came the mourning; then came the diagnosis – Steven found out he had mononucleosis (the kissing disease) a day after his father’s death; then the comfort of his girlfriend, Jessica Wojcinski, who returned from a trip to Chicago for the funeral; then the funeral, which was attended by hundreds of people whom he had affected by his personality, mechanical work and dedication to bike safety. Instead of a prayer, Steven opted to put lyrics from Elvis Costello’s “(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” on his father’s prayer card for the funeral. Jim would’ve liked that. This all happened days before Steven was supposed to go on his anticipated trip to Germany with Ryan. Steven was undecided on whether he was still going to go, but he only thought of what his father would advise him to do in such a situation. That would be to go, because Steven believed Jim lived every day to the fullest. While Germany provided a refreshing change of scenery, the trip still proved to be a painful one. “It was not ideal,” Steven said. “Every day you wake up, it’s like you don’t want to get out of bed. You don’t want to move. You don’t believe that that’s happened. There are still days where I wake up and I still have some dream where I’m out biking with him. Then you wake up and forget that he’s gone.” The world didn’t stop, though. School was but a few weeks away when he returned from Germany. ** Aerospace and mechanical engineering are generally considered two of UB’s hardest programs. Steven decided to take 24 credit hours last semester with courses from those programs, which was a decision he would come to regret. As expected, the workload proved to both emotionally and physically taxing for the sophomore, who lives in Greiner Hall and would often call his mother for support. “I didn’t realize that he was taking that many credit hours, and it sickened me when I found out. His comment was that I think I needed to be occupied,” Sue said. “The thought process behind it was bury yourself in your schoolwork and you won’t think so much about your dad. I didn’t find out until November he was taking that many credit courses.”

He didn’t go through the semester with the same self-assuredness he had in high school. This made the news he received that one day in his work office after the end of the semester all the more surprising. He found out he had gotten a 4.0 GPA. The heartbreak and tribulations he’d endured had been worth it. Steven left his job at the UBIT office, went to Baird Point and cried. He had succeeded once again. “I told people in my family and they were like: ‘Don’t take so many credits,’” Steven said. “People were happy for me, but they knew how much work went into that, and they knew a lot of it had to do with this need to prove myself and that I could keep going on. On one hand, it was good; on the other hand, it was destructive at times.” ** Steven is now taking 15 credits. His semester isn’t any easier, though; he makes it his mission to find time for his family in addition to keeping up with his courses and continuing to play keyboard. Jim’s passing has convinced him life is too random to skip out on spending time with loved ones. Steven’s also starting to fit into his dad’s clothing, which he said he wears more now. Although he still misses his dad, the sophomore puts everything into perspective. Living is painful, but it can be worse. It can also get better. He had the honor of summarizing that philosophy – moving forward and appreciating the now – when he delivered his father’s eulogy: “I said how he was the kind of man who lived every day like it was his last. He was always spending time with family or saying, ‘Hey, I have a day off. I know you have some homework and probably got to get stuff done, but why don’t you and I go to Allegheny,’ or, ‘Why don’t you and I go out and catch a movie?’ He was doing that not only for me but for everybody. As hard as it is for me to see him go, I don’t think that he lived with any regrets. I hope that in his memory and for his sake, other people will live that way, as well, and recognize that each day is one to be lived to the fullest. While I mourn for the loss of my father, it was my best friend I was going to miss. “I said good night and told him how much I loved him.” He can always see his father when he looks into the Marvin the Martian watch. Email: features@ubspectrum.com

Opinion

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Elected officials should continue to push gun control agenda forward

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On Wednesday, Senators Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., and Patrick J. Toomey, R-Pa., announced an agreement has been reached among Democrats and Republicans in the Senate on a bill that expands backgrounds checks for gun buyers. The bipartisan compromise will result in a debate reaching the Senate floor, the first time to happen on a gun bill in that chamber in two decades. The Senate voted 68-31 on Thursday to allow the debate to proceed. It will permit amendments to the agreements already reached, which include an expansion of background checks for all gun buyers, higher penalties for criminal sales and a renewal of the assault weapons ban. While the assault weapons portion of the bill has slim to no chance of being passed, it now seems the most feasible area of gun control legislation – background checks – is now back within the realm of possibility after seeming elusive in recent weeks. The first thing to be happy with is that Democrats and Republicans finally seem to be working together on an issue dear to the hearts of many Americans. With Congress at a 10 percent approval rating, according to Gallup, it should be more than reasonable to expect members on both sides of the aisle to feel it necessary to seek compromise and action on major issues – especially when the majority of the American public supports it. A recent poll released on Thursday revealed that 92 percent of Americans support background checks for all gun buyers, according to CBS News and The New York Times. We support gun control laws. We support stricter regulations that make it more difficult for a gun to get in the hands of someone who means to do harm. Many of us have experienced gun violence firsthand and fully understand the danger and severity of the issue. In order to ensure that these background checks are carried out throughout the country, a federal program is the most effective way to manage the gun buying process, rather than letting individual states formulate their own regulations. There needs to be national government oversight. Many of the bill’s detractors claim that stricter gun laws – such as the kinds included in this agreement – are an infringement of their constitutional rights.

We respectfully disagree and do believe that it is important for those of us who are pro-gun control to embrace the notion that the Second Amendment provides Americans the individual right to own a gun. While the amendment was originally meant to provide states the right to form their own militias Congress could not destroy, its meaning now ismuch broader than that. Many liberal-minded people claim that the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and 14th Amendments, etc., should always be read expansively, yet the second should be read very narrowly. As we support the right to own a gun, however, we do not believe regulations and restrictions violate that right. If you want to be textual about it, the scope of “the right to keep and bear arms” in the Constitution would be very wide. To say the legislature cannot determine any limitations would mean machine guns, torpedoes, missile launchers, etc., could be well within the right of any and all Americans to own. Restrictions are necessary. What the bipartisan group is proposing is a good step toward commonsense regulations that are necessary given the violent climate of the culture demonstrated in the wake of recent tragedies in Newtown and Aurora. We need legislation designed to help alleviate further incidents. Some say that in the larger scheme of things, such a bill is irrelevant; those who want to get their hands on a gun will be able to do so, regardless. Well, whether that is the case or not, we do not believe it is right for the government to stand idle and concede that this is a solution-less problem. An expansion of background checks, which we would like to see include a mental health dimension, can help prevent someone from getting a gun with the intention of murder or even mass murder. If the federal government can stop just one of these incidents from happening again, it should do everything it can. As the scripture says: “Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world.” This recent Senate maneuver has rescued the gun control debate. Now it is time for Congress to start the process of rescuing lives. Email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

This aggression will not stand

The time has come to take Kim Jong-un more seriously The Pentagon issued on Thursday, for its first time, intelligence that deemed North Korea’s nuclear capability has reached a new and higher level. It believes North Korea has established how to develop a nuclear weapon that can be delivered by a ballistic missile. The Supreme Leader of North Korea, King Jong-un, announced on Tuesday that he advised South Koreans to vacate their country, as the peninsula was going to be on the verge of entering a nuclear war. For many, this was not a surprise at all and much of the world has previously adopted the attitude of, “What else is new?” What had developed was a pattern – a pattern of North Korea crying Armageddon until someone swoops in to intervene and help facilitate a compromise. The problem for Kim is that been nobody is taking him seriously anymore, resulting in his beginning to lose leverage. The Obama administration has made it clear it believes he has been blustering more than really contemplating action. The administration previously released a statement saying it saw no evidence that North Korea was mobilizing military action, according to The New York Times.

Well, now there has been a new level of aggression to emerge out of North Korea that our intelligence has unveiled. We already knew that it has conducted three nuclear tests and has fired a ballistic missile that reached the Philippines. The question now is: Are these recent signs precarious and a cause for serious concern? Former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, however, predicted two years ago that North Korea held the potential to advance its capabilities within a few years. It seems because for the last 10 years or so we have been repeatedly told to be scared of North Korea that they have evolved into some version of the boy who cried wolf. We don’t want to see the United States engage in any type of interventionist foreign policy that is not necessary – but we also don’t want to dismiss a country’s threats as hyperbole if the potential for destruction is real. The president has made it clear he has no desire to engage in any type of military intervention that is not necessary and was quick to point out the strong “disconnect” from Kim’s “rhetoric and action.”

Our foreign policy has been consistently to try and ease any tensions as diplomatically as possible – which is exactly what our foreign policy should be at this time. It is important to recognize these issues with North Korea are usually ephemeral and tangential, though we believe this extended period of progression is becoming more ominous. Recently, James R. Clapper, director of National Intelligence, told the House Intelligence Committee, “North Korea has already demonstrated capabilities that threaten the United States and security environment in East Asia.” Many have pointed to the history of this type of rhetoric from Kim’s father and grandfather, which would often prove as intended to obtain aid in the form of money, equipment, food, etc., in order to simmer down. The problem may be that Kim is enough of an Icarus figure to want to really exceed his father and his father’s father. He may want to go beyond these mere tactical maneuvers. The danger is that damage could incur before he falls to his plank – his own self-destruction. We are not suggesting that Kim’s rhetoric is intended for an audience, both internal and external, with the hopes of achieving some concrete

goal. It very likely is, but the development of nuclear capabilities are a legitimate cause for the United States to consider them a risk. Clapper has said he believes his “primary objective is to … affirm his power.” That he wants to earn the respect that comes with being a nuclear power. The issue most prevalent is that he has differed from his father who would just provoke then back away. Kim has been consistently making strides to further his nation’s nuclear capacity. He is not backing down so easily. As Kim has been drawing distinctions between him and his father in how he governs the country, we should remain privy to these changes in patterns and should maintain close surveillance. What is most important is to remain strategic in trying to subdue Kim without letting any aggression come to fruition. As Sun Tzu asserted, “The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.” But we should always be prepared for the worst-case scenario. Email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

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Life

LONG NIGHTS, FAST MONEY Student bartenders describe nights working in Main Street bars RONNIE SIMMONS II Staff Writer

On her first night of work, Shelby Herneisey saw one girl make out with another girl. Later that night, she saw the same girl slip in a bathroom covered with puddles of water. The girl’s dress went up, and Herneisey saw everything. Herneisey considered it a great first night working as a bartender at Mojo’s. Like Herneisey, a junior communication major, some students split their time between attending classes and bartending at Main Street bars like Northside and Mojo’s, located near South Campus. The nights are long and the customers are rowdy, but bartenders enjoy the social, laidback atmosphere. Herneisey has seen more “crazy” moments since her first night on the job. Once, she saw a guy proceed to pull down a girl’s pants on the dance floor. Another time, a couple was kicked out of Mojo’s for having sex in the bathroom, “just out in the open on the sink.” Before she poured her first drink, a friend referred Herneisey to the manager of Mojo’s. Herneisey believes she was hired because the manager wanted a girl from her sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta. Rachel Boccard, a junior exercise science major and a bartender at Northside, echoed Herneisey’s thought. “He hired everyone in Greek life,” Boccard said. “He wanted at least one person in every fraternity and sorority to bring people in.” Students cannot just walk into these establishments and fill out an application. Hunter Spector, a junior business major and bartender at Northside, has seen people get turned away after coming in looking for work. A personal connection to the manager trumps experience and qualifica-

tions, he said. Spector had no experience bartending before being offered a position. Instead, he developed a friendship with the manager and was given a shot because of this familiarity. Before customers arrive, the bartenders clean, set up, drink and socialize with their coworkers, according to Herneisey. But times are not always leisurely behind the bar – especially during the 1 a.m. rush. Bartenders have to serve as quickly and efficiently as possible, while not being able to take a break or sit down for hours, according to Spector. Circumstances can become stressful as the night continues and people drink more. Customers get antsy and rude while waiting for their drinks, Herneisey said, and remembering the contents of different drinks can be difficult. Patrons can also get rude when a bartender messes up his or her drinks. Herneisey recalled an embarrassing time when a girl called her out for failing to make her drink correctly. Female bartenders have a particular problem to deal with from behind the bar – creepy guys, according to Boccard. “They’ll be asking for [my] number and they’ll wait until the bar closes and try to take me home,” Boccard said. “Guys are very forward, especially when they are drinking. They don’t realize how they act. It is definitely very uncomfortable sometimes.” Herneisey has also dealt with “creepy” situations. Once, an older man who did not order a drink simply stood at the bar and stared at her all night. She was so uncomfortable she refused to stand at his side of the bar. She also realized some girls do not want to be served by her, even if the bartenders are really busy.

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Shelby Herneisey (above) is a both a student and a bartender at Mojo’s and other bars on South Campus. While juggling bartending and studying, Herneisey has witnessed some crazy events.

They’d rather wait for a male bartender. By splitting tips with her fellow bartenders, Boccard makes at least $100 a night, or roughly $20 an hour at Northside. She pointed out the effects on her sleeping cycle because she cannot get to bed until 5:30 a.m. Boccard also said bartending interferes with her own partying, but she views her job as a way of seeing her friends and keeping her social life intact. Having friends at the bar can also have negative side effects. “It stinks having people think that you are friends with tip you because they just assume … they

don’t have to tip, but that’s the only place our money is coming from,” Herneisey said. “People expect free stuff … and I could lose my job by giving stuff away.” She saw it happen to a former coworker, who handed out “beer after beer” to a group of guys. The girl was fired that night, Herneisey said. From behind the bar, Herneisey enjoys watching her peers interact while they are under the influence. For example, she said, she enjoys following those who are leaving together. Spector recommends bartending to the average student if he or she gets the opportunity – but only if

they have good time management abilities. “It shows that you can work under pressure, multitask and work efficiently,” Spector said. “It is a fun, sociable experience, and you rack in money relatively quickly.” An outgoing personality is necessary to be a successful bartender, according to Herneisey. She believes the skills she is using in her job as a bartender will help her in the future. Email: features@ubspectrum.com

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Around the World with UNYTS Students organize event to raise awareness, gain organ donors SHARON KAHN

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UB students are saving lives. For the eighth consecutive year, students of Karen Swierski’s COM 453 Advanced Public Relations class hosted an event in conjunction with Upstate New York Transplant Services (UNYTS) to raise awareness and gain support for organ, eye, tissue and blood donations. Swierski, an adjunct professor in the communication department, wants her students to have the experience of working with a non-profit agency before entering the corporate world. Swierski, who has been working with non-profits throughout her career, said she would never work for a corporate company. She wants her students to feel the satisfaction of working for a non-profit like she has felt for the last 35 years. Swierski’s students started planning this event on the very first day of class, she said. A representative from UNYTS comes in the first week to explain what the company does. Swierski discusses the various parts of creating a campaign like this and the students break up into teams to embark on this semesterlong campaign. There are two main goals the students aim to reach by the end of the campaign: increase awareness of the need for donations and get people to sign up to donate. There are currently 117,000 people waiting for organs and, for most, the only way to receive them are from individuals who have passed away and are organ donors, according to Swierski. “Donors feel good that a piece of them is able to live on through helping another person,” Swierski said. Students get first-hand experience in the public relations (PR) field through this campaign project. Students practice making press releases, creating flyers, engaging an audience and making people aware of a cause, Swierski said. They can also add this experience to their professional portfolio for future job opportunities. “It’s a win-win for everyone,” Swierski said. “Students get the experience in PR and UNYTS gets donors.” The event, which took place in the Student Union lobby on Thursday, created an easy way for UB students to sign up to donate their organs while having a good time. Students who sign up to donate their organs get free pizza, popcorn and cotton candy, according to Erika Neuwirth, a senior communication major. Students can also sign up to take part in a game of around-theworld basketball. Winners receive a $10 Starbucks gift card and are en-

tered to win a $50 gift card to Dick’s Sporting Goods. Michael Imperiale, a senior communication major, learned a lot about UNYTS and organ donation after taking part in the course and working on the campaign. “I like how the organization is locally based, so most of the donations stay within Western New York,” Imperiale said. “I became an organ donor because of this and I think that most people do [after taking this course].” Imperiale, who hopes to work in the PR field after graduation, believes the course was beneficial to the future of his career. Imperiale learned the ins and outs to planning an event and about non-profit organizations. “Before this class, I would never work in non-profit,” Imperiale said. “Now, I think I would be more inclined to do so.” Learning how to build awareness about a cause is a key skill students pick up throughout this course. Imperiale said in order to convince individuals to donate, they need to be educated about the cause first. “I would definitely recommend this class to other students – not only because of the experience but because of the professor,” Imperiale said. “She teaches in a way that really motivates and engages the students.” Imperiale’s team was in charge of tabling. They had to attract people in the Union and teach them about organ donation, ultimately getting them to sign up. The tabling team made big displays with pictures and facts to inform people walking by of its cause. The team also used candy and bracelets as incentives to get people to sign up. Ronald Girshman, a senior communication major, said the entire experience was very eye opening. Girshman too, is now an organ donor. Girshman said each person on each team gets a specific role. One team member organized the teammates’ schedules in order to split up the work. Jobs were designated based on what individual schedules permitted. The students said they gained skills they will able to use within their careers. Everything is knowledge based, and when people know about the cause, they are more inclined to get involved, Imperiale said. The event held in the Union was their most successful way to gain donors, according to Imperiale. The students were able to get 110 people to sign up to become organ donors at the event.

COURTESY OF COM 453 UB’s COM 453 class hosted an Around the World tournament (above) to encourage students to become organ donors. Bottom left, Jared Weise (left) and a classmate helped out by tabling while Haley Sunkes (bottom right) took a pie to the face.

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Five kilometers of color Color Me Rad 5K comes to Buffalo for the first time

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Senior Life Editor Students lined up to have their bodies painted with brightly colored cornstarch. With bright pink war paint under their eyes and battle lines down their arms, these students are ready to bombard the students walking through the Student Union. These colorful students are passing out flyers advertising for Color Me Rad, the 5K run taking place at Darien Lake Amusement Park on June 22. So far, 4,200 students are signed up, according to Colin Miller, a freshman digital media study major and marketing coordinator for the run. They hope to fill all 5,000 spots by the day of the event. All proceeds from the race will go to Special Olympics New York. This is the first year the “slew of color mayhem” is taking place in Buffalo, Miller said. The run has taken place 50 times and has passed through other major cities including Rochester, Syracuse and New York City. Miller believes there is a large running-for-charity culture here in Buffalo, which is why Color Me Rad will be so successful, he said. Unlike some other 5K runs, this one requires a uniform – all white. “You’ll start off with a shirt as pure white as your grandpa’s dentures and you’ll soak up enough color while running to change your skin tone forever,” according to Color Me Rad’s website. “You’ll wind up looking like a pack of Skittles. Just remember not to ‘taste the rainbow.’” Participants start off the race clean, but each kilometer is a different “color zone” in which runners are hit with “color bombs” of a specific color of dyed cornstarch to mark their progress, according to Miller. Keeley Duffney, a freshman biology major, has been waiting to be a part of this race for a year. She watched her older brother get covered in paint at a Color Me Rad 5K in her hometown of Albany and she has wanted to get in on the action ever since.

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Alexa Strudler, The Spectrum

Freshman digital media study major Colin Miller (above), was in the Student Union Thursday recruiting people to sign up to participate in the first Color Me Rad 5K run in Buffalo coming this summer. Unlike many other 5K runs, every kilometer, participants are showered with bright color bombs.

“I remember seeing pictures and I went to watch him do it and he said, ‘It’s the most fun thing he’s ever done.’ So, I’m trying to promote this one for Buffalo,” Duffney said. Even though she does not consider herself a runner, Duffney is excited to contribute to the event and has even enlisted the rest of her sorority to run with her in the race as a team. It has been hard getting people to travel back to Buffalo over the summer, but it will be worth it when they have a great time at the race, she said. Duffney has never run a 5K before but said she isn’t worried because, “It’s actually fun and a lot of people who aren’t athletic could actually do it; it’s more relaxed and laidback.” Participants don’t have to actually run through Darien Lake; they are able to move at whatever pace they feel most comfortable, Miller said. He guarantees it will be the “most fun race you’ve ever participated in.”

Jessica Glauber, a sophomore biomedical engineering major, couldn’t wait to register. She stopped in the Student Union to sign up for the 5K and dragged her friend, Kaylee Abato, a freshman occupational therapy major, along with her. Glauber had heard of the race before and always wanted to be a part of the color mayhem, but she never had the time. This year she made sure she was able to participate. Abato agreed to sign up because she had never run a 5K before, but if she was going to start, she might as well start with one that’s made to be fun. “[Glauber] asked if I could do it so I just said, ‘Why not?’” Abato said. The two Buffalo natives plan on convincing more friends to come together and form a team for the event. Miller has been working with Color Me Rad and multiple schools in Western New York to get as many

students as possible involved with the movement and build a communal feeling among students throughout the city. If there is anyone who wants to be a part of the fun but doesn’t want to be in the race, they can become part of the Color Bomb Squad – like Duffney did her first year. Bomb Squad volunteers receive a free T-shirt and get the opportunity to shower the participants with color bombs and ensure everybody is soaked with tie-dye. To register, students can go to colormerad.com and pay $40, but the price will rise as it gets closer to the event, and be a part of the first annual “slew of color mayhem” in Buffalo. Email: features@ubspectrum.com

It’s about that time of the year when everybody is getting sick of each other. Sure, you’re roommate’s passion for dubstep was acceptable at first – you even grew to enjoy it. But now it’s eight months later, and if you hear one more Skrillex “hit,” you’ll go insane. Everybody is happy for those two lovebirds who – after six months – are finally together. You pretend not to mind them cuddling, whispering and kissing across the room from you, but their excessive PDA is enough already, no matter how cute it is. If you see one more playful tickle fight, you’re going to snap. You really do care about your roommate’s sexual adventures. In the beginning of the year, sharing them brought the two of you closer together. Details are great, but you really don’t need to hear all of them anymore. Sound familiar? Whether you’re a freshman who has fallen in love with a solid group of new friends or you’re a senior getting ready to graduate and leave the clique you now love to hate, it’s that time of the year when everybody is getting on everybody’s nerves. Those personality quirks of your roommate, your best friend or your coworkers – which didn’t seem like a big deal at first – have been festering in your mind for months. Now, when your roommate takes four days to clean his dirty dishes, you want to punch him. SEE HOW TO, PAGE 8

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JORDAN OSCAR

Contributing Writer

Game: BioShock Infinite Developer: Irrational Games Publisher: 2K Games Released: March 26 on PC, PS3 and 360 Grade: A “Bring us the girl and wipe away the debt.” These words haunt Booker DeWitt at the outset of BioShock Infinite, a game that would have to be nothing short of extraordinary in order live up to the expectations set by the first two games in the BioShock series. Despite setbacks, delays and ridiculously high expectations, Irrational Games’ second iteration into the BioShock series delivers one of the best gaming experiences in years. While it is not perfect, there are very few games that achieve the same miraculous level of detail, art direction, entertaining gameplay and narrative as BioShock Infinite. Set in 1912, the story follows an ex-Pinkerton, Booker DeWitt, who must travel to Columbia in order to bring a girl named Elizabeth back to New York and erase his mysterious debt. It may sound like a simple premise, but once DeWitt reaches the city of Columbia, nothing feels simple anymore. Inspired by The White City at the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, the neoclassical floating marvel of Columbia is nothing short of remarkable. The religious zealot Com-

stock, who has crafted Columbia into a nativist utopia with America as its religion, controls the city. Seeing the Founding Fathers immortalized and idolized like the gods of Greek mythology is one of the first tastes that reveal the pathological idealism captured by the people of Columbia. The pathological idealism maintained throughout BioShock Infinite, combined with the heavy influences from early 19th-century American society is merely a piece of what makes the world of Columbia so irresistibly believable. The level of detail, ambience and characters are the cities true selling point. Infinite is packed with paintings, statues, plaques, posters, audio logs and people, which give the game its remarkable level of depth, and responsibility is brilliantly placed on the player to take the time to discover a large part of this narrative. Characters have always been one of BioShock’s strong suits and Infinite is no different. The city of Columbia is bustling with people on the streets having everyday conversations, talking about news or commenting on events throughout the city. Complete with its own Rockefeller-esque robber baron character, Fink, this game has a very unique and distinct cast, all of which are animated and voiced in a remarkable fashion; like Elizabeth, the mysterious girl DeWitt is sent to retrieve from Columbia. Voiced by Courtnee Draper (Bored to Death), Elizabeth is DeWitt’s companion for a majority of

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the game but is also one of Infinite’s greatest achievements. Elizabeth also helps DeWitt find ammo, money and lock picks and she will occasionally provide health or salts in combat when he is running low. She is not just another AI companion but someone gamers can truly begin to care about. Her unparalleled animations, actions and voice acting make her one of the best characters in recent video game memory. While the world of Columbia is full of stunning details, it is also extremely violent. Launching a hail of flaming crows at your enemies as they are pecked to death is just one example of the way violence plays into Infinite’s streamlined combat.

Like “Plasmids” of the previous BioShock’s, “Vigors” grant the player eight abilities, which can be combined in ways that keep the combat both exploratory and entertaining. They can all be upgraded, just like the myriad of weapons in the game, with clothing that provides buffs in certain situations. While the combat can get a bit dull at times, with a spike in difficulty toward the end of the game, the use of “Sky-Lines” in combat never tires. The childlike power fantasy of swinging from rail to rail, the sense of speed and gratification of launching yourself at an enemy, is one of Infinite’s most enjoyable game play aspects.

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These rails also provide a unique change in level design and transportation around many of the varied environments. The addition of large enemies like the Gatling gun toting Mechanized Patriot or Handyman into any fight offer a welcomed change of pace and create some exhilaratingly tense moments throughout the game. Fans of the original BioShock may find themselves disappointed by this iteration’s combat. However, where Infinite truly shines is its story. The narrative produced by the game’s stunning art direction, characters and city of Columbia simply add to the level of depth and creativity carried by the phenomenal story. Unlike many games which falter in their conclusion, BioShock Infinite packs a conclusion that is not only satisfying but will keep you coming back for more. Email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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Although Ingram is upset to see Jackson’s term end, he is equally excited to see Kathan’s begin. Lyle Selsky, the vice presidentelect, shares Ingram’s excitement, even though he does not yet know Kathan as well as he would like to. “From what I’ve heard she’s wonderful and hard working,” Selsky said. “I look forward to working with her and continuing

Keeping players in college basketball longer gives them the chance to better prepare for the pros and increase their draft stock. And for those uninterested in college, go straight to the pros after high school. So how does all of this affect the NBA? Weaker draft classes and less talented incoming players are creating a huge gap between the best and the worst teams in the NBA. This season is evidence of that, as for the first time in NBA history, five different teams have recorded at least 12-game winning streaks. The players making early entries into the draft as freshmen are often not ready to compete in the NBA, leaving the teams that own the top picks with prolonged turnaround in their quests for success via the draft. Teams that selected in the top five of last year’s draft – which was

to push this great body.” Kathan and Jackson agree this past year was a time of recovery from past complications within SA. They would like to see the organization really start moving forward. “It’s time to stop questioning our purpose,” Kathan said. “It’s time to get the ball rolling.” Email: news@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 6: How to The root of the annoyance may stem from applying to summer jobs, cheating on your strict beach-bod diet or hating the gloomy Buffalo weather, but it feels like it’s your friends’ fault. They are being too loud, too nosy, too annoying, too nice or too cheerful. But remember it’s not necessarily their fault. Yes, listening to your roommate’s boyfriend sing Celine Dion in the shower is annoying, but his singing isn’t the reason you didn’t get that summer internship. And remember, your hungover coworker isn’t the reason it’s raining outside. When you feel yourself start to get frustrated with the people you’ve grown closest to over the past few months, take a deep breath and think about what’s really aggravating you. Most likely, it isn’t your best friend’s high-pitched sneezes or your coworker’s lack of fashion sense. Take a walk, go exercise, listen to your favorite song or watch a movie. Maybe you just need a

minute to yourself – time to relax. It’s hard to be “on” all the time. If you have taken some time to think about the situation after you have calmed down and realize you really can’t hear another Skrillex song without losing your mind, say something. Talk to your roommate about it. If the problem can be fixed by a simple conversation, then you can save yourself a lot of stress, irritation and headaches. And I’m sure he or she will have something you do that annoys him or her just as much. Overall, you will end up with a more productive and soothing environment for everyone. These last few weeks of the semester can be tough but you won’t be able to handle the stress of finals, the tediousness of moving out or the excitement of endof-the-year parties without your college family around you. Email: rachel.kramer@ubspectrum.com

considered to be an above-average class – are a combined 125-259 this season. With the rate of ineffectual players entering the draft as freshmen and becoming top picks, it’s going to take a while for teams like Phoenix, Sacramento and Charlotte to become relevant. The counter argument: “The top freshmen in college would just declare for the NBA draft as high schoolers anyway and still be top picks, so what’s the difference?” There’s a huge difference. From 1995 (when it became common for high schoolers to declare for the draft) until 2005 (when players’ eligibility requirements were changed), only nine players were selected in the top five: Kevin Garnett, Jonathan Bender, Darius Miles, Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, Eddy Curry, LeBron James, Dwight Howard and Shaun Livingston. An average NBA fan

knows at least four of those players. The crop of high schoolers drafted outside of the top five were even less recognizable. Teams were scared of taking chances on high schoolers and instead they used their top picks on promising, experienced, impactful college players who had multiple years of tinkering their game before entering the next level. And that’s what this new rule could bring back. Let’s allow players to choose to go pro after high school, give teams better odds of drafting impactful players and give college fans the opportunity to fall in love with a team that isn’t revamping its roster each season. Email: jon.gagnon@ubspectrum.com

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The structure of Division I athletics and the bonds he developed with his teammates helped him adapt to the new culture. “When you’re coming from overseas to a place that’s so different from your home, it’s vital to have some guys that you can rely on,” said Nickell, who once had a teammate from Zimbabwe on his college team at Furman University. “We had a couple of guys on the team that had been through that same experience and they really helped Vusa get everything set straight right away.” Hove has gained more support stateside as his family has recently moved to New Jersey. Emmanuel got a job as a professor at Rutgers University. As Hove and his family continue to adapt to a new country, the Bulls strive for a second consecutive regular season MAC Championship. A man who traveled halfway across the globe to pursue his passion will lead their efforts.

In their absence, junior Derek Brim, senior Adam Redden and sophomore Marqus Baker stepped in to fill the void. Brim finished the season with 47 tackles, appearing in all 12 games and making five starts. Redden appeared in 10 games. Baker appeared in 10 games for the Bulls and totaled 17 tackles and six pass breakups. “We have a lot of people that can play; everybody knows that,” Lester said. “We have probably nine DBs in a room. All of them can play, and we can be replaced at any time.” Naturally, they aren’t huge fans of any quarterbacks in the conference. Nothing makes them happier than seeing the disgust on the face of a quarterback after succumbing to their defense. “There are a couple quarterbacks in the league I don’t like; actually, I don’t like any of them,” Johnson said. “It feels good when you pick off the ones you really don’t like. I’m not going to men-

tion any teams … it feels good when you pick them off.” There is one thing Johnson and Lester want the conference to know for certain. “Our secondary is the most swagger-ific secondary in the MAC,” Johnson said. “I’m excited. We are all confident. We know we have a talented group of individuals. I’m excited for this season.” Fans have four months until they can see the secondary in legitimate game action, though the Blue-White scrimmage will take place April 20 at 2 p.m. at UB Stadium. Email: sports@ubspectrum.com

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