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A 990 tax form confirms that UB officials were compensated with six-figure salaries by the UB Foundation.

Artvoice Compensation Numbers Are Correct

University ‘Fact Sheet’ circulates, incorrectly disputes calculations LUKE HAMMILLSenior Managing Editor

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John Simpson did receive at least $474,118 in compensation on top of his $265,000 state salary in 2008.

Though the UB Office of University Communications insists that such numbers were arrived at sloppily and inaccurately, it’s true.

Celebrating Journalism through the Airwaves GRACE CLARKEStaff Writer News is available any time of day on a growing number of mediums. The Internet is the number one outlet for news consumption in America, according to the Newspaper Association of America. As online media becomes more accessible, the Internet races past one of America’s first mass mediums: the radio.

On March 21, Eileen Buckley, news director, anchor, and reporter for WBFO, UB’s National Public Radio member station, was honored as “Radio News Director of the Year”

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Like a Fine Wine

A Closer Look into the Lives of Nontraditional Students MICHAEL TYSONAsst. Life Editor They are in the halls, in the classrooms, in the libraries, and maybe even on the bus.

Some look like students; others resemble professors or lost parents. They are nontraditional students, and they walk among us.

In Spring 2010, there were 1,515 non-traditional students wandering the corridors of UB. Nontraditionals also make up 8.2 percent of the UB student enrollment, according to the Academic Planning and Budget

Public records and tax forms show that an Artvoice journalist under fire by the UB administration has added the numbers up correctly in his investigation of the compensation of top-level UB officials.

An official university “Fact Sheet” has attempted to convince the community otherwise, but it is not entirely factual, and it does not contain any proof or evidence of its own.

Background

A March 31 Artvoice piece titled “The Great UB Heist,” written by associate editor Buck Quigley, reports extensively on the UB Foundation (UBF) – a UB-affiliated, not-for-profit, private organization that handles private gifts to the university – and the additional compensation that top-level UB officials received from UBF, among other things.

Over the course of Quigley’s work on the Artvoice article, he lost a court decision in which he contended that UBF was subject to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests. An Erie County judge ruled that, being private, UBF does not have to provide access to records, despite the fact that it acts on behalf of a public university.

The day after the article ran, the UB Office of University Communications issued a “Fact Sheet” that disputed many of Artvoice’s claims.

Department. A non-traditional student goes to school full-time and ranges in age from 25 years old and up.

is 30 years old. “If it wasn’t for the Marine Corps, I wouldn’t have come back to school or been able to. That and my fiancée.”

“I did a BA in business administration, but I wanted to get into a different field,” said Debbie Mullins, a sophomore who is now 43 years old and is seeking a second degree in psychology. “[This is] something I’ve wanted to do for 11 years, and my son encouraged me to go back to school.”

Some non-traditional students took some other type of work after high school and are just now coming to college. Oftentimes, family obligations or financial hardships have served to delay matriculation. For such students, finding their lives’ purposes did not follow a straight path.

There are many paths to becoming a nontraditional student, and there are many reasons for following this path. Joining the military is one such reason.

“I decided to do some good for the world and work in a non-profit religious capacity,” said Dustin Muscato, a 30-year-old sophomore engineering major who graduated high school in 1999. “I was passionate about it, and so I went that route instead of college.”

“Out of high school I was on a bad path, so I joined the [Marines] to set me straight,” said Scott Schenk, a junior history major who

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“I was in New York City when 9/11 happened, and the companies that I worked for left the city,” said Ivanelli Scolari, a junior majoring in American studies who is 30 years old. “So I thought college was now or never.”

Some already attended school in a

Male-dominated Field of Science Explained

to answer the question, “Why Aren’t More Women In Science?” The focus of the lecture was to create a better understanding of the underrepresentation of females in science-based careers and addressing its causes.

STEVEN WROBELStaff Writer

Williams, a professor in the Department of Human Development and the founder and Meanwhile, women with lower levels of tesdirector of the Cornell Institute for Women tosterone were more likely to be interested in in Science, served as the keynote speaker for helping others and, if interested in science, the event. She offered a few factors to explain pursued careers in the health sciences and vetthe lack of females in scientific academia. erinary medicine.

Women’s preference and choice of a career was one of the suggestions for the unbalanced Williams also presented the fact that women’s gender roles in scientific academia that Wil- standardized testing scores across the board liams most supported. She suggested that some leave them with more possibilities. of the preferences are tied to a chemical hormone level in amniotic fluid during fetus de- Continued on Page 4 velopment. Women with higher levels of tes-

Women in scientific academia are severely outnumbered when compared to their male counterparts. Last Tuesday, UB Undergraduate Academies hosted two guest speakers to discuss this trend.

Wendy M. Williams of Cornell University and SUNY Distinguished Professor Esther S. Takeuchi of UB spoke to a crowd of 140 students and faculty in the Student Union Theater, aiming

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Administrator Compensation A graphic accompanying Quigley’s piece listed various top-level UB officials’ compensation – such as outgoing President John B. Simpson’s $739,118 – adding state salaries and UBF compensation together to arrive at a final figure.

The Fact Sheet asks, “Is the information about executive salaries and UBF compensation accurate?” and answers, “No. There are inaccuracies and sloppy math.”

The Fact Sheet provides no numbers of its own to support that claim.

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traditional way, but had to leave for various reasons and are just now getting back to it.

Financial woes often hit these students after a few years in college. They struggle with health problems, family obligations, and the possibility of simply not being ready for college quite yet.

“I dropped out of UB in 1979 after my freshman year,” said Polly MacDavid, an English major graduating in June at the age of 50. “I didn’t know I was bipolar back then.”

Nontraditional students face many of the same problems as their younger peers – keeping up their grades and socializing – but they also face a bevy of other obstacles. One major problem is fitting into an environment geared toward people much younger, and in some cases generations younger. This puts an added burden on the already stressful college environment and can lead to a greater amount of failure among nontraditional students.

“Most of the students I interact with are young enough to be my children,” MacDavid said. “UB can be a very lonely place.”

“It’s tough with the younger generation surrounding you,” Mullins said. “I feel really out of place at times.”

“It’s actually a little aggravating dealing with 18-year-old kids who want to play with their

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tosterone, regardless of the gender of the child, were more likely to produce children who had a greater interest in “hands-on” experiences and learning how things work. This drives them more toward careers in “hands-on” science, such as engineering and physics.

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“The Fact Sheet was compiled by the Office of University Communications in collaboration with people throughout the university and input from the UB Foundation,” said Assistant Vice President for Media Relations John DellaContrada. “The provost’s office emailed it to deans and vice presidents....

It was distributed to campus communicators and people out in the community who asked about the veracity of the article.”

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Phish Makes Waves For 7,000 at Alumni On this day in UB History, The Spectrum reviewed the Phish concert that had come to campus over the weekend. The concert was a huge hit, with almost 7,000 coming out to see the band perform.

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As UB Moves Ahead, Disabled Students Fall Behind Those students who took the time to read through The Spectrum’s investigative piece on accessibility at UB on Monday learned that over 500 UB students with disabilities must navigate through a university that doesn’t comply with the American Disabilities Act. It is most ironic that the Disability Services office itself, let alone the rest of UB, is ill-equipped to serve these students. It should be a spacious, ultra-accessible place where disabled students are made to feel comfortable and able. It should be the last place where these individuals are made acutely aware of their conditions.

But its door is not one of the handicapped-accessible doors that open at the push of a button – those buttons that many able-bodied UB students absentmindedly push between classes – forcing wheelchairbound students to seek help when entering and exiting the one office on campus designed to make life easier for them.

Additionally, the office suffers from a lack of space, and it seems logical that a cramped, tightly packed room should be the last place to serve as a haven for disabled students.

This is certainly not the fault of anyone at the Disability Services office.

The people who work there have shown that they genuinely care about disabled students, and the office stretches its meager $80,000 budget to do everything it can for said students.

It is people like Director of Facilities Planning and Design Kevin Thompson – who offhandedly remarked that “luckily, [he hasn’t] had to take a test” at the Disability Services Testing Center, where there is no safe fire exit for disabled students – and Associate Vice President for Academic Planning and Budget Sean Sullivan – who has been accused of ignoring requests for additional space in the Disability Services office – who are the problem.

UB planners can’t even cop out by saying that campus buildings were built before federal accessibility regulations were made. Many of the entries on the list of UB’s most inaccessible buildings were constructed after the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which created accessibility stipulations for organizations that receive federal funding. UB, as a public university, receives such funding.

It’s true that disabled students represent less than 2 percent of the total student population at UB. But does that make them any less important? We say no. Budget cuts or no budget cuts, these students need to be provided for, and federal law agrees with us.

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Buffalo BOE Debates Rescinded Rule Teacher residency is a moot point

When most Spectrum staffers were playing around in one-piece pajamas, the Buffalo Board of Education (BOE) was working hard on a new regulation for city teachers. In 1992, the board created a residency rule, giving new teachers six months to find housing with the City of Buffalo.

Now, as we Spectrum staffers are of legal age and have moved on to higher education, the Buffalo BOE has revisited the 19-year-old policy and, as of March 23, rescinded the residency requirement on a 5-4 vote.

Today, less than three weeks later, BOE and Common Council members alike are pressing to reinstate the residency policy.

The problem is, who cares?

Whether or not a city teacher lives within city limits is not rectifying the troubled school district anytime soon, so why is Buffalo wasting its time? There are far greater problems within the system that should be addressed; teacher residency is being granted undeserved attention.

The Common Council, comprised of the legislators who represent the nine districts of the City of Buffalo, has called on the BOE to reenact the residency rule of ’92 and has even contemplated withholding over $70 million in education funding, according to The Buffalo News.

Errr what?

So the Common Council is going to further cripple Buffalo’s public education system by lessening its funding – or by refusing to increase it – because of a residency policy that will have little effect if it is or isn’t in place?

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It seems to not only be shortsighted but also a moot point.

Proponents of residency requirement claim that teachers who live in the city can better understand their students and are more integrated into city life, thus are better enabled to instruct. However, there is nothing in the old rule that stops an east-side teacher from living in North Buffalo or Elmwood Village, two areas distinctly different from where he works.

This flaw in and of itself is enough to get rid of the regulation, but those opposed to the rule make an even better point: forcing teachers to live in the City of Buffalo likely limits the teacher-candidate pool, making the struggling school district lose out on promising teachers.

More so, teachers can’t be generalized; they deserve to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Dedicated teachers spend a remarkable amount of time at the schools in which they work, between teaching, holding office hours, and helping out with after school activities.

It is plausible that a teacher who lives in the suburbs can be equally involved with his students as a counterpart who lives in the city. It’s also possible that a city teacher who resides within the City of Buffalo can be better than one who lives in the suburbs, and the reverse applies, too.

The Buffalo school system is misguided if it believes that residency requirements are the answer to the city’s long list of educational problems. The Common Council is worse for considering a reduction in funding. Both entities need to get it together. g

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the Editors: I think it’s absolutely absurd that The Spectrum has endorsed Joshua K. Boston for student representative on UB Council. In fact, since your editorial board criticized him for not doing his job, it seems that you should actually endorse the opposing candidate.

From what I know, this opposing candidate, Mia Jorgensen, represents a fresh voice in possibilities for university governance. While Mr. Boston’s credentials cannot be questioned, Ms. Jorgensen’s are equally -- if not more -- impressive, as she has a track record of actu-

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On April 6th, the Muslim Student Association of the University at Buffalo brought lecturer Norman Finkelstein, an advocate of the idea that the Holocaust is an exaggeration or outright myth, to speak. Under the guise of discussing the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, Norman Finkelstein has made serious accusations against Israel, the Jews, and Jewish individuals that they have exaggerated the events of the Holocaust and profited from this alleged exaggeration. He has even gone further to describe Zionists (people who believe in establishing and supporting the Jewish nation in the land of Israel) as “Nazis with beards and black hats” in a book entitled The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering.

No matter where one sits on the ideological spectrum, it is clear that Dr. Finkelstein has an aggressive vendetta against the Jewish people and the Jewish state. Indeed, it would be accurate to define Dr. Finkelstein as anti-Semitic. According to the United States Department of State the definition of anti-

ally advocating for students both on campus and in Albany with the Graduate Student Employees Union and other groups. As you may be aware, of late the GSEU has been advocating not just for the rights of teaching graduate students, but also of all students, questioning many of the decisions of the administration that have excluded us from major decisionmaking processes. Ms. Jorgensen has served with distinction as the Business Agent of this organization for many years. You even voice some of the same criticism that she has brought to students about Mr. Boston’s role on the Council.

Moreover, as you noted, Mr. Boston has worked for The Spectrum and serves on its Board of Directors; did it not occur to the editorial board that, perhaps, this is a conflict of interest and another acceptable solution might be to not endorse anyone? You don’t publish endorsements for the Graduate Student Association elections, so it’s quite reasonable to abstain from endorsement.

Semitism is “[a]ccusing the Jews as a people, or Israel as a state, of inventing or exaggerating the Holocaust.” The State Department further states that such examples of anti-Semitism may include “[d] rawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.” This, in whatever way you look at it, is clear evidence and justification to define Norman Finkelstein as an anti-Semite.

thenticity of an entire ethno-religion as well as to question one of the most horrific mass murders in the history of humankind.

Despite this, the Student Association of the University at Buffalo, along with the professional administration, allowed student mandatory activity fees to fund this speaker.

In essence, fees that the University at Buffalo requires from every student who attends it have been allocated to bring in a promoter of hate and discrimination. While the United States is based on the ideals that people can speak and express themselves freely, there is nothing that can justify an undue assault on the very history and identity of a race or people. The events of the Holocaust make up an integral part of the history of the Jewish people.

To even question its occurrence is to question the legitimacy and au-

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Cayden Mak MFA candidate in the Department of Media Study

With all this information available, the powers that be at the University at Buffalo have not only given a platform to allow a hatemonger to speak, but are paying him to do so. Further, the University has not issued any form of condemnation against Dr. Finkelstein or what he stands for. The idea that the historical fact of the Holocaust is seen as a political topic, and thus not worthy of a stance being taken when someone comes to deny it, is offensive. It is even more offensive when a university (a place of enlightenment and higher learning) refuses to acknowledge a historical fact as a fact.

To deny the Holocaust is to deny the history of the Jewish people.

To deny the history of the Jewish people is to deny their right to exist. To have allowed an emissary of hate to come and speak is nothing short of disgusting; to give him a platform to espouse falsities and blood libels is even worse. As members of the population who

KEREN BARUCH Staff Writer These days I’m having a difficult time understanding why some girls go out. Many claim that they go out for a “fun night out with the gurlzz.” Some may say that the mission of each night is to find the most adorable boy at the bar and take him home so that there’s something to gossip about the next morning over a Starbucks French Vanilla Soy Latte.

Do girls go out so that they can let go of their stresses while dancing on the classiest of classy bars, pouring liquor into mouths of boys hungry to get some that night? No. What seems to be the main reason girls go out are for the muploads.

Mupload, the widely known abbreviation for “mobile upload,” has become the conqueror of most of our Facebook news-feeds.

Every night at approximately 1 a.m., anyone who is mid-Facebook stalking knows that his mini-feed is about to explode with phone images of girls who just have to share their every movement with the rest of the world.

Most captions of these infamous muploads include some sort of typo, so that all of the Facebook stalkers are aware that whatever is happening in the image is most definitely not happening sober.

Captions such as, “she woulkkd” and “bestfriendzzzomggg,” are there to show the entire online community that you have a life and that there’s nowhere you’d rather be other than out and wasted.

Do girls do certain things just for the picture? Has our society begun to base its actions on whether or not the action will be recorded and then posted for the world to see? Would the girl dancing on the bar alone have gotten up on that bar if there hadn’t been a Blackberry around to take a snapshot of it? Is anything we do anymore real, or is the cause behind our actions to create an image that we want people to believe?

Once these wild party animals wake up and realize that they “don’t remember” their night, they refer to Facebook to find out exactly where they were, who they were with, and what they did.

“What do you mean I went to UHots?! How many times did I tell you to keep me away from there!” is the most common “morning after” statement (as if anyone really doesn’t remember ordering that grilled cheese and french fries).

Even better, the muploads bring popularity as the muploader’s notifications begin to soar and the image receives “likes” and comments. Through it all, the girls in the photos and the one behind the camera pretend like they’re too cool to care that their image is receiving publicity, and they act as if their poses and funny moments come naturally and the camera just happened to be there at the perfect time to capture a friend falling or a couple making out.

We can’t forget the embarrassing muploads of old pictures lying around our friends’ houses from the third grade. These days, it’s impossible to find a teenage girl who would be willing to let her friend’s humiliating opportunity go un-captured or un-muploaded.

We’ve been sucked into a world where we willingly make our private lives public and we attack every chance we get to prove to the world that we’re cool, having fun, and living our lives in the fast lane – via muploads. g

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live, study, and interface with the University at Buffalo, it is nothing short of an outrage that the University has allowed an anti-Semite to come speak. It is even more of an outrage that the University at Buffalo does not condemn such an assault on history. In this light, we demand an apology from the University administration and Student Association. We further demand that these organizations acknowledge the historical authenticity of the Holocaust. To not do that would be to condone the actions and beliefs of Norman Finkelstein as well as be an injustice to history and the countless millions who perished in the fires of the Holocaust.

The world vowed to never forget the Holocaust. Let us remember it and honor those who died in it.

Joshua Anbar Political Science Major, Student at the University at Buffalo OPINION WEDNESday, APRIL 13, 2011 v THE SPECTRUM

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Male-dominated Field of Science Explained Continued from Page 1 “People who get high scores in both aspects of standardized testing in verbal and math, are far more likely to be women than men,” Williams said. “Because women’s tendencies push them more in that direction [of non-math intensive fields] and their scores are [high in both aspects], the girls have more options.”

Williams also suggested that there is a difference in math ability between genders. This often suggested factor was one that Williams quickly disregarded as being true in its entirety, but explained it was not totally false.

“We do know that girls and boys have the same average scores in mathematics [on the SAT and GRE],” Williams said. “[But] boys have a much broader, flatter distribution, meaning that there are many more boys and men at the extremely high level of ability… and many more boys at the low level.”

This fact shows that, compared to men, more women tend to score around the average than at either end of the percentage distribution. Therefore, for universities that base admission on a certain percentile ranking level, the number of men in that group is more likely to be higher than the number of women.

Williams, however, stated that women are certainly gaining ground. Over the past 22 years, the percentage of women making up the top 1 percent of scores has risen from 8 percent to 25 percent.

She also cited a 2005 study that stated that girls, when they are taking the same

mathematics class, typically outscore their male counterparts.

The issue of sex discrimination preventing women from getting jobs in the scientific fields was also addressed at the lecture. Williams argued both sides of this factor by citing several studies.

“Swedish researches that looked at 114 post-doctoral funding applicants and saw that their analysis of data that women had to be three times as productive as men to get funded,” Williams said.

Williams presented a study conducted by the National Academy of Science that concluded that, after reviewing 2,680 academic grant applications, found no gender related bias in which papers were accepted. A similar study had 989 academics peer-review the exact same paper submitted under a male name, a female name, and a nongender name and found that there was no preference toward a particular gender.

Women looking to pursue academic careers and achieve tenure often run into the conundrum that Williams jokingly referred to as the “Temporal Incompatibility of Academic Tenure Clock and Biological Clock.” This incompatibility exists between the age at which a woman might receive tenure in a position and its inverse relationship with fertility.

While Williams’ messages was somewhat challenged by some members of the faculty, her message of postponing child rearing until after tenure is achieved was not happily accepted by some of those in attendance.

“Everything that [Williams] said made sense, but it’s discouraging to hear that her only advice for women considering parenthood and a life of academia is delay because her assumptions are based on [women] getting a position in your late 20s or early 30s,” said Dawn Ruth, a graduate student in her early 30s pursuing her Ph.D. in geology. “[Her message] was representative of a very specific assumption of women starting their academic career at 29…I didn’t get what I wanted out of it.”

Williams’ message was contrasted and curbed by Takeuchi’s post-lecture comments.

Takeuchi is a SUNY Distinguished Professor at UB in the engineering and chemistry departments and serves as co-director of the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR).

Takeuchi’s message focused on participation and encouraging people to step outside of realm of what is expected.

As a recipient of over 140 patents and a recipient of the the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, Takeuchi’s call for participation was well-accepted.

Takeuchi shared quotes from famous philosophers and academics and summed up her message by telling the audience that there are still plenty of advances to be made and that everyone has a contribution to make.

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with one mosquito,” Takeuchi said. g Email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Early Years of The Spectrum Made Electronic Through UBdigit

to navigate. The site also uses optical character recognition, which provides the most relevant and accurate search results of a particular keyword.

Digital collection provides a timeline of UB history

“The Spectrum is the oldest publication at UB,” Edens said. “It has had a distinguished history, and earlier issues continue to be a valuable source of information about the university. The great work done by The Spectrum staff through the years deserves to be seen by others.”

DAVID WEIDENBORNERNews Editor “UB Building Plans Progressing.” “New Argus Club Plans Magazine.” “Coffee Hour Today 3:30.”

These were a few of the front-page headlines of the very first issue of The Spectrum, dated Nov. 17, 1950. This issue, and others dating from 1950 through 1957, can now be located online through the university’s digital collections service, UBdigit.

The process to make The Spectrum available online began four years ago when university archivist John A. Edens met with The Spectrum’s editorial board and staff advisor to digitize the earliest editions of the newspaper.

“The board was supportive of the idea as long as we did not create a commercial site and charge,” Edens said. “Of course, [University Archives] never had plans to do so.”

University Archives was then given funding from the Western New York Library Resources Council to create the online collection.

Microfilm of the 1950s’ editions of The Spectrum had already been produced by University Archives, which simplified the digitization. The microfilms of these editions were then transformed into their digital versions with help from Backstage Library Works.

“Backstage Library Works scanned the individual papers and provided article segmentation,” said Stacy Person, director of Digital Library Collections for UB Libraries. “[Backstage] also used a process known as optical character recognition which takes keyword searches to find a specific article or topic.”

The article segmentation allows readers to click on an individual article which then opens up a separate zoomed-in window, making the website user-friendly and easy

With access to older editions of The Spectrum, it is possible to view the digital collection as a timeline of UB’s history.

Having the newspapers digitized also makes it much easier to retrieve specific sets of information needed for research.

“Each paper gives a snapshot of what was going on, on any particular day,” Person said.

“Before, you would have to physically go to the archives and get what you needed to find out.”

Also available through UBdigit are electronic editions of other student newspapers including The Bee from 1921 through 1950, The Argus from 1947 through 1950, and the UB Law School’s student newspaper, The Opinion, from 1949 through 1987.

Publications featuring student photography, art, and other areas of interest can also be accessed through UBdigit. “[The collections] are a value to anyone doing research on the history of the university,” said Kathleen Quinlivan, senior assistant and project librarian for UB Libraries. “They are only becoming more valuable as more digital collections are added.”

UBdigit is planning to add more collections including yearbooks and student artwork to their online site which can be located through the UB Libraries homepage. Whether or not additional years of The Spectrum will be digitalized is still uncertain due to funding.

“We would like to provide more issues using the microfilm up through the date when The Spectrum introduced color,” Edens said. “We will be able to do so, however, only with outside financial support. We hope to interest alumni in contributing to the cost.” g

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Buffalo Whiskerino has begun the fourth-annual mustache-growing competition that will raise money for Compass House.

Bring In The ‘Stache Buffalo Whiskerino grows mustaches for charity LESLIE TUNMOREStaff Writer It’s growing season.

The men of Buffalo Whiskerino have begun their fourth annual month-long mustache-growing contest and beauty pageant that aims to raise money for Compass House. Compass House is a safe shelter organization that helps runaway and homeless youth in Buffalo.

The idea of growing facial hair or participating in a “whiskerino” has been around for a while and has been used to raise money throughout the country.

“When we started, there were already a couple dozen groups doing the same thing across North America,” said Peter Firestone, a founding member and current grower. “We basically just adopted the idea and found that it was pretty easy to get people involved. We realized that many men harbor a deep, unfulfilled desire to sport sweet ‘staches; they just need some way to convince their significant others that it’s the right thing to do – that their ‘stache is actually good for humanity. That’s where the charity part comes in.”

The contest, which runs from April 2 to May 7, is open to the public. Participants have to fol-

low a strict code of conduct beginning with a five week “grow period” during which it is forbidden to shave. All members must start the competition with a clean-shaven face and post their picture on the Whiskerino website for verification. Throughout the month, members must maintain their ‘staches within the boundaries of the official rules.

The ‘Whiskerino Code of Ethics’ encompasses the do’s and don’ts of proper mustache growing for the competition. No extra facial hair besides the mustache is allowed on the face; no Frank Zappa handle bar ‘staches and no artificial hair enhancement will be tolerated.

During the “grow period,” members must raise donations for the event which can be done in-person or online at www.buffalowhiskerino.com. Donors can select a random member from the Gallery of Growers and donate via credit card. Only growers who raise $100 or more will be entered into the mustache pageant at the end of the month.

The May 7 pageant, held at Gordon’s Pub on Hertel Avenue, is similar to the Miss America pageant, except there are no gowns or swimsuits, according to Firestone. There is an expert panel that is made up of locally famous mustache aficionados and there is an initial “catwalk” round followed by various events including a Beer Foam retention round. The event is concluded by a question and answer period where contestants must convince the judges of how their ‘staches could change the world should they be anointed Mustache King.

“Just being a part of the pageant was awesome,” said Daniel Massey, a 2010 UB alumnus with a bachelor’s in African American studies and history. “It was a rush that I look forward to being a part of again. Mustaches have a bad rep that I believe needs to be adjusted.”

Members of Buffalo Whiskerino also participate in other events through the month including a cameo appearance at the Roller Derby Match and at the annual Dyngus Day Parade.

The last event is a tour of the Compass House so that growing members can see what the money they raised goes toward.

Compass House is a nonprofit agency offering safe shelter and services for runaway and homeless youth in Western New York. Founded in 1972, the organization remains the only shelter and resource center for both male and female runaways and homeless youth ages 12 to 24 in Erie County.

“We had Buffalo Whiskerino approach us four years ago about doing a fun fundraiser that was unsolicited which was fantastic for us,” said Candice Fletcher, development director of Compass House. “Two of the founders heard about compass house and approached us about growing mustaches for charity and wondered if we were interested in promoting it and being a recipient agency.”

The core principles of each group are essentially the same. Both try to inform and educate while having a good time.

“The founding members were all involved on some level, past or present, in working with youth,” Firestone said. “We all saw firsthand in the communities where we’ve worked that there is a need for services like those offered by Compass House. Unfortunately, we live in times where funding for agencies that work with both youth and the homeless are dangerously underfunded. And as we have seen, the consequence for cutting costs to social services today is increased costs to our community tomorrow.”

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From Math Major to Tony Award Nominee AKARI IBURIStaff Writer Courtesy of Julie Dennis-Brothers/FOX

Actor, director, Tony Award nominee, and University at Buffalo professor.

Stephen McKinley Henderson

[Davis] and Denzel [Washington]; that was a thorough delight,” Henderson said. “The only thing that could be better about doing Fences was that August was alive to see it.”

For some, success can be measured by a list of achievements. For Stephen McKinley Henderson, it can all be read within the stretch of an inspiring smile.

Wilson, who passed away in 2005, was a playwright of whom Henderson had grown to highly respect. From 1996 to 2002, Henderson performed as Turnbo in the story Jitney and explained how the role was one of his favorites ever.

He and three other actors remained on the tour for the entirety of six years, and the chemistry was impenetrable. Wilson would often refer to the men as North, South, East, and West.

“You love the fact that you’re even able to do what you love to do,” Henderson said.

Henderson is a professor in the department of theatre and dance and a prime example for aspiring students that strong motivation and self-drive will award you with what you deserve.

Aside from offering acting courses in the fall semester, he is an actively involved member of the performing arts community. Whether he is performing for a sold-out theater or teaching in a small classroom, Henderson remains humble and never forgets all of those who inspired him throughout the years.

“What I loved about [Jitney] was that [Wilson] so loved it. He loved the company and that group of actors,” Henderson said.

Though Henderson has found happiness and success in the realms of theater, his early college years were leading him down a drastically different path.

The Tony Award nomination he received in 2010 for the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences was awarded with meaningful and impeccable timing. In the same year, Henderson was a nominee for the “Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play” for his role as Jim Bono and his former teacher from The Juilliard School, Marian Seldes, received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her primary work as a Broadway actress.

In his first year attending Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo., Henderson was enrolled as a math and political science major. Through the efforts of Gloria Terrell, an influential high school teacher, and her husband, Joseph, the two were able to encourage Henderson to exercise his acting talents and audition for The Juilliard School. From there, Henderson blossomed, continuing onto attend the North Carolina School of the Arts, graduate school at Purdue University College of Liberal Arts, and Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance of England.

“She’s a major inspiration and influence because she is the one that showed me that you can have a career on the stage in an age [of] television and movies,” Henderson said.

Since a scholarship to The Juilliard School for acting landed him into the newly established acting program in 1968, he and Seldes have remained in touch throughout the years.

These collective experiences, meeting significant mentors such as Lloyd Richards, and the birth of a son encouraged Henderson toward a career in teaching.

Today, he continues to juggle and achieve a delicate balance of teaching and performing. He is currently involved in the LAByrinth Theater Company and has recently filmed a movie called Tower Heist starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy anticipated to be released this winter. Henderson encourages the UB community to support their own performing arts and attend student productions such as the upcoming Side Man premiering on Wednesday.

“I was so proud to be nominated for a Tony the year they were acknowledging her lifetime achievement,” Henderson said. “It was so personal. Every time I saw her it just did my heart so good.”

Henderson’s participation in the revival of Fences also struck a sentimental chord as his experiences working with the late Wilson were some of his most memorable. The two had shared a deep admiration for poet Amiri Baraka; their first encounter with one another began with reciting Baraka’s poetic words back and forth.

“Acting is about serving the dramatic piece of literature. It’s not about the acting, it’s about the story,” Henderson said. g

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Students gathered at a candlelight vigil in memory of those who died in last month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Candlelight Vigil Reaches Out to Those in Japan FLOYD SWEETStaff Writer On Monday, the Graduate Student Association sponsored a “Healing Through Light” candlelight vigil to mark the one-month anniversary of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan at UB’s Newman Center.

The university is home to over 4,000 international students, including many Japanese students who felt the effects of the tragedy, which left over 13,000 dead and over 14,000 still missing in Japan.

“We are happy to do anything to help those in need through times like this, especially when so many were directly or indirectly affected,” said the Rev. Msgr. Patrick Keleher, director of the Catholic Campus Ministry.

While many students participated in the vigil, the same cannot be said for their paid counterparts. Emails were sent to faculty and staff, and many advertisements were made through the Student Association and GSA. However, only

two staff members were in attendance.

“I was extremely disappointed to see that no faculty or staff attended the event,” said Grace Mukupa, organizer of the event, vice president of the Graduate Student Association, and a Ph.D. candidate in global gender studies. “This makes students feel that the university doesn’t care much about them, [which] again... brings up the idea of [whether or not] UB calls itself a ‘family.’ I think we should act like one, especially at times like these.”

Mukupa personally experienced the aftermath of the tragedy and created the event in support of Japanese and other students at the university and to honor those affected in Japan.

“I wanted to create a space and an outlet for those who are away from their families in Japan or anywhere in the world to join hands and pray together for those affected by the disaster,” Mukupa said.

Mukupa was raised in Japan and attended school in Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo at the Internation-

al School of the Sacred Heart. For days after the disaster, Mukupa worried about her cousin and his family who reside there, who were all unreachable at the time. Thankfully, Mukupa’s cousin was eventually able to contact his family through Facebook, assuring them that he, his wife, and their 4-year-old daughter were all right.

“My wish is to keep the hope and keep the fire burning until Japan recovers,” Mukupa said. “I want people to understand that natural disasters are inevitable; today it might impact someone else but tomorrow it might impact you.”

The UB Soccer Club was present at the vigil to show its support.

“When a tragedy takes place halfway around the world, it is somewhat incredible how hard it hits home here in Buffalo,” said Brandon Tarney, a senior engineering major and member of the soccer club. “With a school that is composed of people from virtually everywhere on the globe, the grief and sadness is shared, as well as the opportunity to aid those most in need – our friends and family in Japan.”

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jor and member of the Japanese Student Association, shared the story of when he was a boy in Japan and a similar disaster struck.

“The world is not as big as you might think; we are all connected,” Nakamura said.

Nakamura emphasized how global relief efforts made a significant difference in his survival during the past tragedy. Other students shared stories of friends and family affected in Japan.

“I have a friend in Japan who was separated from her family and had much difficulty locating them,” said Kyoko Umezaki, a second year graduate student in the mechanical engineering program and a member of the JSA. “Thankfully, they were all fine and although my friend and her family were not directly affected, they saw everything.”

For those who were unable to attend the ceremony, the GSA will have a donation box on the third floor of the Student Union for the next week. Blankets, financial donations, or anything that can be of help is appreciated, and 100 percent of donations will be sent to Japan. g

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Tuesday marked the 150th anniversary of the start of our nation’s Civil War. In remembrance, this week’s playlist isn’t a collection of songs from varied artists, but the album The Monitor by Titus Andronicus in its entirety. A concept album about the Civil War, this seems a fitting tribute to the over 600,000 soldiers who perished.

|1| “A More Perfect Union”– Titus Andronicus |2|“Titus Andronicus Forever”– Titus Andronicus |3|“No Future Part Three: Escape From No Future”– Titus Andronicus |4|“Richard II”– Titus Andronicus |5|A Pot in Which to Piss”– Titus Andronicus |6|“Four Score and Seven”– Titus Andronicus |7|“Theme From ‘Cheers’”– Titus Andronicus |8|“To Old Friends and New”– Titus Andronicus |9|“…And Ever” – Titus Andronicus |10|“The Battle of Hampton Roads” – Titus Andronicus

Hot Hits with Hugar: Volume 1 JOHN HUGAR Contributing Writer The Spectrum writes about music quite a bit, but usually it focuses its attention on albums. There hasn’t been any segment covering all the inane singles polluting the radio. Until now. In this section, I’ll be navigating the dark, murky waters of modern pop, and attempting to decipher the truly atrocious from the merely mediocre.

esting. I didn’t think I would ever long for the days of “I Gotta Feeling,” but this bland, over-synthed ballad did the trick. As for the lyrics, they’re standard Peas fare. If anyone was going to think “me love you long time” was a romantic line, it was Fergie. The Black Eyed Peas: lowering America’s IQ by 10 points a year since 2004.

Katy Perry ft. Kanye West – “E.T.”

Wiz Khalifa – “No Sleep”

Kanye is easily the best thing to happen to mainstream music in the past decade, so the fact that even he couldn’t make Katy Perry seem bearable really says something.

Remember, this is the guy who made us care about Estelle for 15 minutes back in 2008. At this point, Perry should officially be declared a lost cause. Between this, and Russell Brand’s unnecessary remake of Arthur, this family is committing crimes against humanity left and right.

David Spade once joked that Lynyrd Skynyrd should refer to all their songs besides “Freebird” as “Not Freebird.” After hearing this by-the-numbers stoner rap, I think Wiz should adopt a similar policy at Spring Fest – “this next song also isn’t ‘Black and Yellow.’” Wiz seems like a nice guy, but beyond his breakout hit, he doesn’t have much to say. What’s that, Wiz? You like to smoke cannabis and engage in sexual intercourse with females? How utterly fascinating!

Chris Brown – “Look At Me Now” What could Brown be referring to with that title? Probably, his transition from guywho-beats-up-women to guy-who-punches-windows-because-someone-asked-himabout-beating-women. Well, I guess that is somewhat of an accomplishment, since Brown is better off taking his rage out on inanimate objects. Still, this isn’t enough to save this rather limp attempt at braggadocio. Lil Wayne’s verse makes it bearable, but the dull monotonous chorus sticks out like a sore thumb. Brown just doesn’t sound inspired, maybe because he knows he hasn’t really come that far.

Britney Spears – “Till The World Ends”

The Black Eyed Peas – “Just Can’t Get Enough” Relax, it’s not a Depeche Mode cover – although that would’ve been far more inter-

Not Quite the Best of Foo EDWARD BENOITStaff Writer Artist: Foo Fighters Album: Wasting Light Label: RCA Release Date: April 12 Grade: BDespite all the hype, anticipation, and speculation that has surrounded Wasting Light, this latest offering from David Grohl and company is far from the best of Foo. The Foo Fighters’ first album since 2007, Wasting Light, was recorded over a period that marked a number of changes for the band, including the return of rhythm guitarist Pat Smear as an official member. Though its lineup may have changed, Foo Fighters’ music hasn’t, and this is both the blessing and the curse of Wasting Light.

Kicking things off is “Bridge Burning,” a typical Foo Fighters track that boasts a great hook, a catchy chorus, and more than enough of Grohl’s recognizable voice to go around.

The track has a certain momentum to it, and makes for an excellent introduction.

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This song was written by Ke$ha, and performed by someone who has absolutely no business still being famous, so how it managed to actually be decent is beyond me. The fact that Britney’s robo-vocals are considerably stronger than Ke$ha’s patented “drunk girl standing on a table at the bar at 3 a.m. begging someone to have sex with her” style probably doesn’t hurt. Nothing special here, but a decent dance song, which is far more than anyone could’ve expected from these two.

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choice for the album’s first single, “Rope” is an uninspired track built around a repetitious guitar riff that quickly wears out its welcome and a chorus that fits poorly with the rest of the song.

“Rope” proves to be more the exception than the rule, though, as most of the album’s 11 tracks are pretty solid. “White Limo,” the fourth track, is a surprisingly heavy fairing

by Foo Fighters’ standards that takes the edge off when necessary with yet another well-placed catchy chorus. “Miss the Misery” boasts a great 6/4 riff, while “Walk” ends the album with a note of optimism.

Though the album contains a few duds — the self-consciously poppy “Arlandria” comes to mind — the greatest flaw of Wasting Light is the stagnation it seems to represent. The album lacks both the ambition of 2005’s In Your Honor and the touch of maturity that Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace brought in 2007, and in many ways it seems like a step backward. Though there are several good tracks on Wasting Light, not one of them pushes the band’s envelope.

Though falling back on established formulas isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it isn’t a good thing either. Ultimately, Wasting Light is an album just this side of mediocre from a band that can do a lot better. g

The next song, “Rope,” instantly saps any of that residual momentum. An unfortunate

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An Atmosphere of Music as Good as the Sound

Rap lyrics are not usually accompanied by an array of carefully crafted instrumentals, but Atmosphere avoids the stigma of mainstream rap, providing a compilation that stands out in a sea of mediocrity.

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VILONA TRACHTENBERGStaff Writer Artist: Atmosphere Album: The Family Sign Release: April 12 Label: Rhymesayers Entertainment Grade: B+ Atmosphere keeps it in the family as their new title, The Family Sign, breaks the mold of a traditional Atmosphere album while also being the beacon of underground rap.

The Family Sign begins with “My Key,” which introduces an instrumental break with low, harsh tones. The lyrics introduced mimic the journey of each of the tracks through a story-based lyrical presentation.

With the release of his new album, the duo from Minneapolis, Minn., Sean Daley and Anthony Davis, prove that less is more. Combining precision instrumentals and a steady flow of impressive lyrics, Atmosphere’s latest proves that producers are overrated.

The introduction of “Became” is a surprise to listeners, with the melodic piano fusing into a percussion interlude on this family tribute. This song is just one of the many examples of the rhythmic variation found throughout the album.

“Just For Show” provides a catchy reggae beat with a jazzy instrumental feel, which keeps the tracks feeling original and fresh.

This record guarantees free flowing lyrics without the normal arrangement of rap, and presents a strong feeling of freestyle.

However, Atmosphere may have benefited if it added a few tracks that included some standout choruses, rather than just a continuous flow of rap.

The album ends with “My Notes,” featuring a piano background, bringing the album full-circle.

With The Family Sign, Atmosphere has crafted an album that will keep the listener guessing while breaking rap conventions at every turn. g

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Facebook: The New Recruiting Tool JENNIFER HARBSenior Life Editor With the ever-growing popularity of Facebook – there are now more than 500 million members – and its worldwide reach, many employers use Facebook as a tool to gauge future and present employees. As a result, many students feel the need to portray themselves in a different way in order to avoid judgments from employers, other students, and even their families.

“We don’t necessarily say [Facebook] is the best tool,” said Arlene Kaukus, director of Career Services. “One thing we do encourage students to be mindful of is that Facebook is a social media tool that some recruiters are looking at, so even if you’re not necessarily using it as a career or networking tool, there are recruiters who will routinely look up someone’s Facebook profile and see what’s on there.”

A number of UB students have realized that some employers do take Facebook profiles into account when evaluating a potential applicant. Some have begun to change the content of their profiles for current and future job hunts.

“You have to restrict what you do, what you look like. [Facebook profiles] don’t totally accurately portray you,” said Chris Haumesser, a junior in the School of Management.

“Facebook was just supposed to be for college kids, but now it’s turned into a networking site for jobs. Anything that doesn’t look professional is something I wouldn’t want on my Facebook. I wouldn’t want an employer to judge.”

Many seem doubtful regarding the potential benefits of having a Facebook page when looking for a job. Some prefer the more content-limited, business-related nature of LinkedIn, a networking website with slightly under 100 million users.

“We are encouraging students to really use the LinkedIn networks for their career and professional job search. That really is the tool that has been developed and exists for professional networking,” Kaukus said. “So we are saying to students in our career counseling that if they’re going to be using social media, definitely pay attention to building a strong and well-designed profile on LinkedIn.” In order to build an effective LinkedIn profile, Kaukus suggests being selective in choosing key words, being clear and descriptive when mentioning experience, listing competencies and skills, adding a profile picture as to give a visual indication of who the candidate is, and including leadership roles on campus and in the community to round out candidacy.

“There’s really not that many good things that can come out of Facebook for a job interview. It only might hurt you,” said Tony Piascik, a freshman civil engineering major. “You

Oh No, Little Boy NICOLAS PINOVideo Game Correspondent Grade: B+ Quantum theorists have struggled with the sport of professional wrestling for far too long. The beautiful intermingling of forces in the testosterone-induced soap opera have confounded and amazed audiences, but the newest entry to the wrestling game Hall of Fame, WWE All Stars, will help to solve the world’s quantitative physics quandaries.

Featuring 30 of the greatest trademarked names to ever step into the ring, All Stars knows exactly how to bring the pain.

Cosmic forces collide as the legendary luchador Rey Mysterio will be able to finally fight an ’80s Sergeant Slaughter, and comedic combatants such as “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Sheamus the Celtic Warrior can finally determine who is worth their weight in Slim Jims.

All of these phenomenal fights will be placed within the realms of a near-perfect combination of classic wrestling controls and an over-the-top fighting game combo system. Combinations are strung together effortlessly as Stone Cold’s furious mallets of fists form a Zen-like trance leading up to his famous seven-letter move all within a few simple button presses.

Employers are now using Facebook to gauge future and present employees. have to be careful what you put up there, anyone can look at it… I don’t have [a LinkedIn], but it seems more professional than Facebook. It’s more of a resume rather than just something social with your friends.”

As Facebook grows, new generations are taking part in social media, including parents, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. When the dichotomous representation goes further than the job hunt, some are not comfortable being “friends” with family members who may also use the site to collect personal information.

Mike, who chose to remain anonymous due to the sensitive nature of his response, has two separate Facebook pages – one for family and another for friends.

“I’m not out to my family; I haven’t told them I’m gay. So I have one Facebook that [says I’m] straight and one that [says I’m] gay. I have to filter more of what I’m saying on my family one,” Mike said. “They still do see me as straight and if they saw it on my Facebook, that’d be like me coming out.

There’s two different me’s – the one that’s straight that my family sees that keeps them happy and the other one where I can be out and free, that keeps me happy and I don’t care what I write.”

Some express concern with what is represented on Face-

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book, as posts, questions, or pictures may be misconstrued.

“Everything can be taken out of context. You don’t really know what the real deal is. Something might be considered offensive, but you might not be seeing the full picture. That’s when judgments are made,” Haumesser said. “People take Facebook as a description of your personality… People look at your Facebook and they think it’s everything about this person and they don’t see anything further than that. It’s the tip of the iceberg.”

According to Kaukus, students should look at their Facebook profiles in terms of, “would I want a prospective employer to see this [or] read this?” Although much of this may be a personal judgment call, it’s important to consider whether the content on Facebook would enhance or detract from one’s application.

“Obviously it’s very important for students with their Facebook profile to be conscious of the information you want a potential employer to see,” Kaukus said. “Be mindful of the content, both the pictures as well as what is written on your Facebook profile because you really do not know who might get access to it, take a look at it, and evaluate your candidacy for a position based on that.” g

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This iteration of the wrestling franchise is truly the “Andre the Giant” of its peers.

Modes like Path of Champions and Create-ASuperstar add a generous amount of hours to a genre that often relies too heavily upon its exhibition mode.

The exaggerated action takes center stage as 619s knock wrestlers across arenas and Slaughter’s Cobra Clutch decimates the bulky opposition. The cartoonish, muscularly endowed gladiators feed into this highoctane experience, purposely showering the sport in a completely ludicrous light.

The downside to incorporating a fightingbased health system into the purely pinbased previous system is that matches can be severely shortened for the most skilled and, adversely, unskilled of opponents.

The AI of the game takes full advantage of the health system, but generally lacks the ability to fight better. The countering system the game implements is simplistic yet brutal, as reversals literally shift the momentum of a match every other move. On its harder settings, countering becomes essential to becoming the king of the spring-loaded ring.

Voice acting is yet another area where the game’s superstars shine. Contributing to the ambience that the game provides are the voices of the “Macho Man,” the ever disturbing Paul Bearer, and the original Hulkamaniac. The voices are the true-to-life legends.

Similarly, the addition of footage from old wrestling matches continue to inspire and awe its onlookers before the player begins

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Lay a smackdown through the decades with WWE AllStars. each and every Fantasy Warfare melee, a match that pits the old champions against their “Edgier” carbon copies.

As with any of wrestling’s ventures into the electronic realm, it’s one best shared among friends, which WWE All Stars certainly provides with plenty of events to go around.

Local and multiplayer options are available, but at this juncture in the gaming generation, these are almost expected. While nothing in the game definitively exceeds its predecessors, it does provide an ample reservoir for the lore of the wrestling world to draw upon.

The game represents another high point in

the chronological chart of outstanding wrestling games, though the common denominator in this hyper-saturated genre is the appeal of the leather mat. Without the love of the full-throttle, decidedly confusing, yet relatively simplistic sport, this game is nothing more than an antiquated attempt to resurrect personas of yore.

At its current price, it is hardly worth the full purchase, but for an evening in rocking out to “Real American” and “Sexy Boy,” WWE All Stars provides the ideal video game complement. g

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Artvoice Compensation Numbers Are Correct

University ‘Fact Sheet’ circulates, incorrectly disputes calculations Continued from Page 1 “You don’t just say ‘mistaken,’” said James Holstun, a professor in the English department. “It’s a university; you make a claim, you give reasons.”

Artvoice’s numbers are accurate.

“It is profoundly contrary to basic scholarly standards to accuse anyone of inaccuracies without providing a single example of inaccuracy,” Quigley said in an email. “The information presented on salaries derives from simple arithmetic performed on publiclyreported amounts.”

The Spectrum found the numbers and added them up.

Do the Math

In 2008, 2009, and 2010, Simpson received his annual state salary of $265,000, according to SeeThroughNY.net, a website that uses “official government sources” to give “New Yorkers a clearer view of how their state and local tax dollars are spent.”

An IRS tax form (990) (available at GuideStar.org, a website that “gather[s] and publicize[s] information about nonprofit organizations”) for the 2008-9 fiscal year shows that UBF paid Simpson $216,779 and that he also received $67,424 from UBF “and other related organizations.”

Additionally, The Chronicle of Higher Education’s website shows that in the same fiscal year, Simpson received $85,000 from private sources and $17,600 in retirement pay.

Finally, the university further compensates Simpson with a house at 88 Lebrun Road. Another 990 tax form (also from GuideStar.org) for the 2008-9 fiscal year shows that the UBF-affiliated FNUB, Inc. receives $87,315 in “program service revenue” for the house. $265,000 + $216,779 + $67,424 + $85,000 + $17,600 + $87,315 = $739,118; the same number is printed in the Artvoice story.

The Spectrum was also able to verify all of Quigley’s figures for

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Vice President David L. Dunn ($765,429), Medical School Dean Michael E. Cain ($595,425), and recently departed Vice President Scott D. Nostaja ($507,307) in the same manner. The UBF 990 tax form shows that all of them, including Simpson, worked an average of 40 hours per week for UBF (while also being paid as full-time state employees), which the Artvoice story also noted.

Duly Noted

The Spectrum was not able to validate the UBF compensations for the other six people on the list (Vice President Marsha Henderson, incoming President Satish Tripathi, Vice President Kathryn V. Costello, former Senior Advisor to the President James A. Willis, Assistant Dean George Braen, and Assistant Vice President Carol J. Kobrin), but the SUNY salaries listed for them on the Artvoice chart are accurate, according to SeeThroughNY.net.

Quigley said that information about those employees’ UBF compensation was obtained from paperwork provided to him during the court proceeding by a UBFaffiliated law firm. He was willing to provide the paperwork to The Spectrum, but as it is not available electronically, it was not available at press time.

“Salary data was incorrect in four instances,” DellaContrada said in an email.

He added that the figures were not in front of him and that figures could not be provided before press time.

“I will say that I did look at those numbers that were reported in [the Artvoice article] and I did find some inaccuracies,” said Rick Kustich, director of assets and revenues at UBF. “…We want to be as transparent as possible.”

Kustich told The Spectrum Tuesday afternoon that he would call the newsroom after taking a look at the numbers. He had not called back before press time (late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning).

“If any of [my] information is inaccurate—particularly that provided to the IRS—I encourage responsible parties at UB to correct it as quickly as possible,” Quigley said in an email. “There may well be further inaccuracies, in the form of further payments… which remain covert. There’s something ludicrous about someone hiding information and simultaneously complaining about inaccuracies.

The multiple sources of compensation, some visible, some invisible, are precisely the problem: they make transparency impossible.”

It should be noted that for Quigley’s calculations, he used 2010 state salary data and added it together with UBF compensation data from the fiscal year 2008-9.

This is apparent in the Artvoice article. SeeThroughNY.net shows, though, that these employees’ state salaries do not differ by any relatively noteworthy amount from year to year, if they differ at all.

Braen, Cain, Dunn, Henderson, and Tripathi all received raises in their state salaries in 2010, and Costello received a raise in 2009, according to SeeThroughNY.net.

Roughly $80 million in state budget cuts to UB and other SUNY schools occurred over the past three years, as the Fact Sheet acknowledges.

He Said, They Said

“[Quigley] has a history of bias against the university, did not call anyone at the university about some of the issues he raised in the article, did not bother trying to confirm any facts,” DellaContrada said.

DellaContrada also said, in an email, that “UBF and the univer-

sity have invited Quigley several times to sit down and discuss his concerns and questions. He has refused.”

Quigley said that he had been invited after being denied FOIL requests and interviews with top-level officials, but he wasn’t interested in “a little sit-down” and being “handed brochures.”

“I think I’d had enough info from them by that time,” Quigley said in a phone interview. “The article was written after the outcome of the court case, so no, I didn’t contact [DellaContrada] since then, but I’ve got tons and tons of conversations and emails back and forth with him since this all began, since I first started looking into it, so there was plenty of conversation with him.”

Quigley said his issue with the university was its transparency.

“For the record, I’m a UB alum,” Quigley said. “I love UB. I think I’ve made it clear what I’m concerned about.” g Editor in Chief Andrew Wiktor contributed to this report.

Stay with The Spectrum in the coming issues for a follow-up piece.

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Background: March 31: An Artvoice cover story reports on private foundations at UB. April 1: The UB Office of University Communications issues a “Fact Sheet,” which disputes many of the article’s claims, to select individuals on and off campus.

April 6: The Spec-

trum runs an editorial reflecting on the Artvoice article.

April 10: The Spectrum obtains the Fact Sheet.

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D'Youville Canisius cell phones. They don’t want to listen to their professors,” Schenk said. “I come here for a specific reason; I come here to learn, to get a degree.”

“Since I started college, I have been confronted with an underlying age and race prejudice among faculty, staff, and students,” Scolari said. “That probably makes it harder for some of us to have an overall positive experience.”

Some nontraditional students struggle to blend in

den of paying for school on one’s own. While there are many programs to help out students with low incomes, many nontraditional students tend to make too much money to take advantage of them without quitting their jobs. This places a lot of strain on time-management.

With the added stress of raising children and other familial obligations, stress is a constant feature when school is in session.

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“However, I do not believe most people my age can take advantage of it as much as I have been able to.”

“I was working for American Sales in Lancaster, and I was working the night shift,” Schenk said. “So I’d work 10 hours at night, come home, shower, grab my books and come here or ECC. That sucked, but ever since the G.I. Bill changed and all that stuff, I figure I’m making two times more not working than when I was working and going to school.”

Many different paths lead non-traditional students to UB. While some came right in, others transferred from community colleges or were able to update their registration from their first attempt at higher education.

Muscato and Mullins came straight to UB. MacDavid came back to UB in ’84 and ’85, and then again in 2004 after gaining a paralegal certificate from Erie Community College, which is also where Schenk transferred from.

Alex McCrossen /// The Spectrum Scolari is a transfer student from Monroe Community J.R.R. Tolkien said, “Not all who wander are lost.”

College in Rochester, N.Y. with the college environment. People straight out of high school simply are not ready or equipped, for the most part, to socialize with people that are 10, 20 or even 30 years older than they are.

“Socially, it was a bit odd at first due to my age gap,” Muscato said. “However, I have overcome this and have great relationships with tons of regular students.”

There is also the added bur-

“Coming in, not knowing what’s expected, balancing work and school – it’s overwhelming,” Mullins said.

“Sometimes I find myself doing homework at work.”

There is some relief though.

There are several programs that can help a student who knows where to look.

“Because I quit my job and I am independent, I have qualified for extensive tuition assistance and loans to sup-

Just as they have different paths that led them here, these students also have various visions of where they are headed.

“After I finish UB, I’ll be going back to New York City,” Scolari said. “My work experience has been in financial services, so I think I’ll go back to that.”

“I have no idea what I’ll do after graduation. Hopefully [I’ll] get into grad school – the

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poetics program here at UB,” MacDavid said. “I really want to use my diaries and my poems to write some kind of autobiographical account of my life.”

“I plan to pursue a degree in psychology,” Mullins said.

“I am not sure what I would like to pursue at this point career-wise.”

“If I don’t get into law enforcement, then I’ll be looking for teaching jobs. After that, I’ll go for my masters because that’s required,” Schenk said. “And then, grow old and be a number one grandpa. I want the T-Shirt to prove it.” “[I’ll] get my MBA at UB and then go directly into industry,” Muscato said. “Or go

Celebrating Journalism through the Airwaves Continued from Page 1 at Medaille College’s sixth annual media awards ceremony.

Buckley, a Medaille alumnus, considers her alma mater a “launch pad” for her career.

“I was overwhelmed by who else I was honored with,” Buckley said. “It was neat to be honored with other members of the community who were all so different from me and my line of work.”

Buckley began working with WBFO as an intern in 1984 and believes that public radio is “the strong face for journalism.” Personally, she has seen the evolution of public radio throughout her time in the industry.

“Journalism and radio broadcasting have a close relationship,” Buckley said.

“In public radio, we look at things very in-depth. We cover spot news stories, but we also sink beyond the headlines, asking the hard

directly into industry and get my MBA concurrently.”

Many non-traditional students also feel that they can also help their fellow students navigate through challenges they have already mastered.

“I feel I am very capable of dealing with faculty and professors due to my experience in the real world, and I feel this gives me a good advantage,” Muscato said. “I have absolutely no [qualms] on getting help or asking for help.”

“I wrote a big research paper on this idea that I have: all high school students should serve a mandatory two years in the military before going to college,” Schenk said. “I

think that everyone needs an eye-opening experience.

It doesn’t have to be the military either; it could be Peace Corps, or study abroad, really anything that gets you away from the isolating, closedeye experience that you have from years one through 20 where all you learn is what’s force-fed to you.”

Big or small, old or young, rich or poor, students all share many characteristics in common. Perhaps an added bonus to getting to know that 40-year-old in English composition is that traditional students will face crossgenerational relationships in their careers, and learning to work together is an integral part of today’s job market. g Email: features@ubspectrum.com

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The advancement of online media presents a challenge for public radio. Buckley refers to these competitive media platforms as inspiration for public radio and Buckley herself to push for more cutting-edge stories.

“WRUB is an important facet of Sub Board because it gives students the capability to make their own radio station,” said Cragg Chaffee, president of Sub Board I, Inc. “Most of the DJs are all volunteers and it gives them a real-world opportunity to not only be on the air but to run a radio station.”

“People want to hear facts about their news; they want balanced pieces which present all arguments to a story,” Buckley said. “With so many different formats, airwaves are not what people use to embrace their news as much as before.

This is why it is so important for [public radio] to dig deeper for factually stimulating pieces.”

Buckley accredits her success in the radio broadcasting industry to the support she gained through participating in internships including WBFO. Currently, WBFO accepts interns that act as “news gatherers and producers of information,” according to Buckley.

WBFO interns work as journalists, collecting soundbites and putting together stories which go on air and are posted on the NPR website.

Students can also work with WRUB, UB’s studentrun radio station located on

The majority of WRUB content is music-based, but the station also provides coverage of UB athletics and streams the events online.

While WRUB plays an important part within the university, many students do not seem to be taking advantage of the on-campus radio station.

“It is hard to access the station,” said Katherine Diller, a sophomore biological sciences major. “I think they need to advertise more to reach a greater student audience and gain more listeners.”

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The Bulls were shut out by Toledo last weekend.

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Bulls Look To End April Struggles

In game one, Toledo starting pitcher Mike Hamann shut down the Bulls offense, throwing seven innings of shutout ball. The Bulls were only able to muster up six hits, which resulted in zero runs on the scoreboard.

In game two, Toledo jumped all over Bulls senior pitcher Josh Edwards in the second inning. They roughed him up for six runs on six hits. Edwards settled down and only gave up one more run as he pitched a complete game.

JOSH RUBINStaff Writer

Head coach Ron Torgalski was frustrated after the game with his team’s offensive performance.

The Bulls offense scored its only three runs in the fourth inning. Senior designated hitter Eric Bryce hit a two-out single to move sophomore first baseman River McWilliams to second. Then, junior outfielder Jordan Camp came through with an RBI double.

With runners on second and third, freshman shortstop Michael Burke delivered a double to knock in Bryce and Camp.

The baseball team started play last weekend on a seven-game losing streak that it was hoping to break in Toledo. After play concluded on Sunday, the streak had ballooned to 10 games.

The Bulls (7-21, 0-9 Mid-American Conference) dropped all three games against Toledo (16-15, 7-2 MAC), and none of the contests were very competitive (7-0, 7-3, 9-5).

Buffalo’s offense has been a huge problem in many games this year, and that didn’t change last weekend. The Bulls were outscored over the three games by a combined score of 23-8.

“Our inexperience is really showing right now,” Torgalski said. “Our guys aren’t used to seeing the type of pitching Hamann displayed today. We just need to step up to the plate focused and really lock into the at-bat.”

Although the Bulls continue to struggle at the plate as a team, sophomore center fielder Matt Pollock continues to swing a solid bat for Buffalo. He had four hits in the series and his dependability at the top of the lineup has been helpful for the Bulls this season. This season, Pollock is hitting .315 and leads the team with 35 runs scored; his two triples are a team best.

In game three, the Bulls looked to put an end to their offensive struggles. They were able to come up with five runs on 12 hits, but it wasn’t enough.

The Bulls were up 5-3 going into the bottom of the seventh.

Junior pitcher Cameron Popping ran into trouble, so freshman pitcher Cory Folk came in

to relieve him. After he quickly gave up two hits, the Bulls went to junior pitcher Kevin Hughes to attempt to get out of the jam.

Hughes gave up one run, and when the inning was finally over, Toledo had scored six runs.

After entering the seventh inning with the lead, the Bulls went down 9-5 and were never able to mount a comeback.

Sophomore catcher Tom Murphy had a huge day at the plate against Toledo in game three.

He went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. He leads the team with a .387 batting average, 41 hits, 31 RBIs, and seven home runs. His development at the plate is another positive that Torgalski can take out of the tough start in conference play.

Torgalski knew going into the season that it would take some time for his young team to figure things out. Playing in front of a home crowd is just the thing the Bulls need to get back on the winning track, according to Torgalski.

“We just need to keep improving every day,” Torgalski said. “We have been playing a lot of games on the road lately, so it will be nice to be playing on our own field Tuesday.”

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SPORTS NHL Playoffs Preview WESTERN CONFERENCE CAREY BEYERSports Editor The Western Conference has been unbelievably competitive this year and it should have come as no surprise to anyone that the final spot could not be decided until the last possible game of the season. Overall, the talent in the West, this season, has trumped almost everything that the East has put forth. Now that all of the seeds are set, let’s take a look at the first-round matchups.

No. 1 Vancouver Canucks vs. No. 8 Chicago Blackhawks The President’s Trophy winners (Vancouver Canucks) are downright scary this year.

The Canucks are number one in the league in both offense and defense. They are No. 1 in the NHL for goals scored, with 258, and No. 1 in goals allowed, with 180. Their power play is the most efficient on the continent, with a 24.3 percent success rate and their penalty kill is tied for second-best.

Goaltender Roberto Luongo is in the top five for every major statistic among starting goalies, topped by only Boston’s Tim Thomas in many.

The combination of twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin is the most potent combination since Ottawa’s first line from the middle of the last decade. Each brother is ranked in the top four in the league for points. Daniel is the undisputed offensive champion with 104 points; his brother Henrik tops the league with 75 assists.

There is no weak spot in the Canucks’ game. None. God help anyone who gets in between them and the Cup. The Blackhawks only barely made the playoffs this season after winning the Stanley Cup last year. If Dallas had beaten Minnesota, these next few paragraphs would look a lot different.

Chicago is very good offensively. The team has scored the fourth most goals in the league, 252. Each member of the team’s first line leads the team in a different scoring category. Patrick Sharp has the most goals with 34; and Patrick Kane gets the assists, 46; and Jonathon Toews has the most points, 76.

If the Hawks want to succeed in the playoffs, however, they will need to find a way to kill pen-

alties. The team’s penalty kill squad is 25th in the league with a 79.2 percent success rate.

to-day with a broken ankle, the Kings could be in more trouble than they can handle.

Sadly, taking the Blackhawks’ opponent into account, none of this will matter. Seeing as these two teams have the longest distance to travel in the opening round of the playoffs, the only way that Chicago will win a game will be if Vancouver’s plane is delayed in the middle of nowhere and they don’t show up at the arena.

Prediction: Sharks in six

Prediction: Canucks in four

No. 2 San Jose Sharks vs.

Los Angeles Kings The Sharks are an all-around efficient team, but they don’t do anything exceptionally well.

Their offense and defense are both good, but there is nothing that really sticks out about them, except that they win.

The team is fourth-best in the West in both offense and defense with 243 goals scored and 208 allowed. Its greatest strength, however, is the power play. The Sharks are No. 2 in the league in power play efficiency, trailing only the Canucks for production.

While there is nothing flashy about the Sharks, there is also nothing terribly wrong with them. They do have a poor penalty kill, ranked 24th in the league, but beside that, there is not much weakness in the team. This is, of course, only if you neglect the fact that San Jose has always been that team that performs very well in the regular season and then collapses in the playoffs.

The Kings are a defensive powerhouse. Drew Doughty and Jack Johnson lead the team’s back men and the group as a whole has held opponents to the third-lowest goal total in the West. Goaltender Jonathon Quick is sixth in the league with his goals against average of 2.24, but his save percentage, although still very good at .918, is not as impressive. This is because, thanks to the defense, he has faced the least shots among Western Conference playoff goalies that played the entire season.

As good as the team’s defense might be, its offense is downright atrocious. The Kings are the lowest in the playoffs with their 209 goals on the season.

Anze Kopitar leads the team in points, but his 73 points are only tied for 18th in the league.

As he is currently listed as day-

the playoffs. If the Coyotes can maintain their composure and not commit too many penalties, this will be a nonissue.

Prediction: Coyotes in seven

No. 3 Detroit Red Wings vs. No. 6 Phoenix Coyotes The name of the Red Wings’ game is offense. The team from the Motor City is No. 2 in the league for goals scored and fifth in the league for power play efficiency.

Henrik Zetterberg is in the top 10 in the league for both assists and points. There is not one main goal scorer for the team; however, as team goals leader, Johan Franzen has only 28 and is followed closely by teammates Dany Cleary with 26, Zetterberg with 24, and Pavel Datsyuk with 23.

Behind the front line, however, Detroit is incredibly vulnerable. The 237 goals allowed by the Red Wings are the worst of any playoff team.

Goaltender Jimmy Howard is the worst goalie in the playoffs. His goals against average of 2.79 is the third-worst of all starting goalies in the league and his save percentage of .908 is likewise near the bottom of the rankings. Much of this failure is a result of his level of skill, but he does not get much protection from his defenders as he has faced the ninth-most shots out of any netminder.

To make things worse for Detroit, the team will be without Zetterberg for at least the first game of the series as he has ruled himself out with a leg injury.

Phoenix is probably the most average overall team in the playoffs. While there is nothing particularly bad about the Coyotes, they do not excel in any aspect of the game. They are 14th in goals scored and 13th in goals allowed. There is no player that stands out on offense.

Shane Doan is the team’s points and goals leader, but he is not very far ahead of his teammates. Doan has 20 goals on the season, but seven other players have scored at least 16.

The defense has allowed the third-most shots on goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov, but Brygalov has been able to prevent goals from being scored.

Phoenix’s special teams are horrible. The power play is only successful 15.9 percent of the time and its 78.4 percent in the penalty kill is the worst in

No. 4 Anaheim Ducks vs.

No. 5 Nashville Predators The Ducks are a bit of an anomaly when you compare player stats to team stats. This is because they have a group of players that will produce heavily and then the rest of the roster does not.

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Updates and quick takes on UB Athletics and beyond

UB Athletes of the Week UB Athletics has named men’s track and field junior thrower Rob Golabek and softball junior infielder/outfielder Kristin Waldron Athletes of the Week.

Golabek continued his throwing dominance with his firstplace finish in the shot put at last weekend’s 84th Annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Golabek once again broke the UB school record with a 62-7.75 (19.09m) toss. His throw was a foot more than the second-place finisher’s.

Anaheim has four players in the top 25 in the league for points, including goals champion Corey Perry, but the team is only ranked 11th in goals scored.

Waldron was solid at the plate for the Bulls, hitting .500 in Buffalo’s four-game Mid-American Conference home series. She scored the game-winning RBI single in extra innings to clinch a 5-4 victory in Saturday’s game against Western Michigan. She also tied the school record with her four hits in game one against Northern Illinois. g

The Ducks have scored the fourth-most goals on the power play despite having the 10thleast opportunities.

Striking Out Cancer

Goalie Jonas Hiller missed some time this season with an injury, but he was still able to post the league’s fifth-highest save percentage with .924. At the same time, he is 17th in goals against average.

The poor goals against average is because Anaheim touts a defense that is fourth-worst in the league for shots allowed. If the Ducks want to win, they will need their lower lines to step up and their defense to shut down opponent’s shooters.

Nashville is Anaheim’s polar opposite. The Predators have one of the best defenses in the league, allowing the third-least goals throughout the season and possessing a penalty kill percentage of 84.9 percent.

A lot of this is because of goalie Pekka Rinne who is in the top three for both goals against and save percentage.

There is not much offense in Nashville, however, as the Predators are ranked 22nd in the league for goals scored at full strength and 26th when on the power play.

This is going to be a classic matchup of great offense versus great defense, but seeing how each team is very weak in one half of its game, we may also finally find out what happens when a very stoppable force meets a very movable object. g

Prediction: Ducks in six Email: sports@ubspectrum.com

The softball team will collaborate with Canisius College to take part in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Strike Out Cancer event.

The Bulls will be selling $1 pink ribbons in the week leading up to their two-game series against the Griffins on April 19-20. They will also be collecting donations from family, friends, and UB faculty. In addition, Buffalo and Canisius will collect money for each strikeout pitched during the April 20 game. The proceeds will be given to the American Cancer Society.

The fight against cancer is personal for many members of the softball program. Head coach Jennifer Teague was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2006 and has been in remission for over four years. Former Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator Nan Harvey passed away after a three-year fight with ovarian cancer in 2003. The Bulls’ home field is named in her honor. g

Rowing Team Hits the Waters The rowing team has a lot to live up to after winning the Dad Vail Regatta and the Colonial Athletic Association Championship last year.

The Bulls started off their 2011 campaign last weekend when they traveled to Camden, N.J. to compete in the Knecht Cup. Buffalo posted some good performances, but came away with only one victory.

Senior Suvita Viswanathan, junior Rebecca Rayter, sophomores Francisca Strange-Sepulveda, Bethany Cross, and Kylie Lewis took the Second Varsity Four with a time of 8:10.84, beating Kansas by nine seconds.

The Second Varsity Eight boat of seniors Gina Giammichele and Sam Palma, sophomores Taylor Drozenski and Sydney Gilchrist, and freshmen Brittany Davidson, Barbara Prescott, Kaitlyn Koscielniak, and Hannah MillerSelzer, had a 6:59.17 fourth-place finish in the Grand Final. They came within two seconds of first-place finisher Wisconsin.

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NHL Playoffs Prediction CAREY BEYERSports Editor

Western Conference

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Finals

Semifinals

Quarterfinals No. 1 Vancouver Canucks vs.

No. 8 Chicago Blackhawks Canucks in four

No. 1 Washington Capitals vs.

No. 8 New York Rangers Rangers in seven No 2. Philadelphia Flyers vs.

No. 7 Buffalo Sabres Flyers in five

No. 2 Philadelphia Flyers vs.

No. 8 New York Rangers Flyers in four

No. 3 Boston Bruins vs.

No. 6 Montreal Canadiens Bruins in five

No. 3 Boston Bruins vs.

No. 5 Tampa Bay Lightning Bruins in seven

Stanley Cup Finals No. 2 Philadelphia Flyers vs.

No. 3 Boston Bruins Flyers in six

No. 4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs.

No. 5 Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning in six

Bleedin’ Orange and Black in Buffalo STEVEN WROBEL Staff Writer When people think about professional sports in Buffalo, they can usually only name the Bills and the Sabres. As such, there is an opinion that this city cannot win championships.

Both of these ideas are terribly misguided.

For those who don’t know who the Buffalo Bandits are, you need to shimmy out from under your rocks and buckle yourself in for an awesome experience.

The Bandits are a professional lacrosse team that plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 10-team league has franchises all

Vancouver Canucks vs.

Philadelphia Flyers Canucks in six

No. 1 Vancouver Canucks vs.

No. 2 San Jose Sharks Canucks in six

2011 Stanley Cup Champions

No. 1 Vancouver Canucks vs.

No. 6 Phoenix Coyotes Canucks in five

No. 2 San Jose Sharks vs.

No. 7 Los Angeles Kings Sharks in six

No. 2 San Jose Sharks vs.

No. 4 Anaheim Ducks Sharks in six

No. 3 Detroit Red Wings vs.

No. 6 Phoenix Coyotes Coyotes in seven No. 4 Anaheim Ducks vs.

No. 5 Nashville Predators Ducks in six

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across the U.S., and stretches up to include three teams in Canada.

which the Sabres play.

For all the haters who are going to deny that lacrosse is a major professional sport, I’d have to call shenanigans. Lacrosse is one of the fastestgrowing sports across the U.S., not only at a professional level, but also at the collegiate levels and lower.

The game is played five-on-five plus a goaltender for each team in four 15-minute quarters. The game is kept fast-paced by only allowing a 30-second shot clock for each team.

Padding is minimal, physicality is high, and the energy is through the roof.

The Bandits have been a top competitor in the league since their establishment in 1992. They have been successful in winning four championships in 1992, 1993, 1996, and 2008. That’s right – as the Bills had lost their third- and fourth-straight Super Bowls, the Bandits were winning championships in their inaugural seasons.

Music is played throughout the game and in-house announcer, Chris “Swennie” Swenson, keeps the crowd involved with his largerthan-life attitude and quirky sayings that demand the audience’s attention. Whether it’s celebrating a goal or trying to get the crowd riled up, Swenson is regarded as one of the league’s best arena announcers.

The Bandits play their home games at HSBC Arena. The games, which typically are on Friday and Saturday nights, are played on artificial turf that is laid down on top of the ice on

Games are also MC’d by local radio personality Rich “The Bull” Gaenzler. The Bull is up in the stands with fans, doing ticket-giveaways, T-shirt launches, and raffle

announcements along with the team mascot, Rax. One player that really serves as the driving force to attract people to the game of lacrosse is John Tavares. The 42-year-old Ontario native has written the record books and is arguably the best lacrosse player in the history of the sport. Tavares holds the league record for career assists, goals, and points and continues to play the game with ageless wonder.

What may be most amazing about the game of lacrosse is the fact that the players themselves do not rely on it as a full-time income. Many players have other jobs or are students during the week and play lacrosse on the side, earning them the nickname “weekend warriors.” Tavares, for example, is a high school math teacher in Ontario.

The Bandits, now in their 20th sea-

son, are seated atop the East division with a 10-4 record and own the tiebreaker against every opponent in their division. They’re coming off of a successful weekend during which they fended off two division rivals, the Toronto Rock and the Rochester Knighthawks, each in away games.

I am still shocked at how many people I encounter who have never experienced a Bandits game. With two games left in the regular season and a playoff berth secured, the opportunity still exists this season to attend a game.

As for me, I’ll be cheering on the Bandits, rooting them on to another championship cup. Good luck doing that at Ralph Wilson Stadium next season. g Disclosure: Wrobel has been affiliated with the Buffalo Bandits.

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