The Spectrum Volume 63 Issue 73

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A goose nest located in the walkway of the Fargo parking lot is surrounded by yellow caution tape to keep students a safe distance from the nest of these territorial birds.

LET’S TALK ABOUT GEESE BABIES Campus Living alerts UB residents of geese nesting season SAMAYA ABDUS-SALAAM Asst. News Editor

Spring – a season for cherry blossoms, greener grass, less clothing and the creation of baby geese.

On Friday, Campus Living sent an email to students living on campus, alerting them to be cautious of the geese during their mating season. For UB’s residential Canadian geese, the mating season has begun, bringing more baby birds to campus.

Canadian geese are territorial and protective. Students should be wary of provoking the birds, as they may feel defensive and aggressive, according to Campus Living.

Many students feel the geese are a year-round nuisance – the birds’ mating season hardly changes many students’ disposition. Geese attacks are rare, but the fear of attack keeps some on guard.

Ernest Cheung, a junior health and human services major, was leaving his apartment at Flint Village when he encountered a goose standing outside of the exit he normally uses.

“It was just chilling there nonchalantly,” Cheung said. “I was waiting for it to move. But it stood there for a good two minutes before I got frustrated and used another exit, causing me to

be late for class.”

Students like Nick Janson, a freshman communication design major, take extra precautions to steer clear of the birds during this season, going so far as to run away from the menacing birds.

“I was walking by the [Center for the Arts] and [a goose] squawked at me, so I said, ‘back off,’” Janson explained.

This year, UB has taken the initiative to alert students of the nests by putting caution tape around them. It is illegal to move a goose’s nest or its eggs without a federal permit under the Federal Migratory Act of 1918, according to the additional information Campus Living provided in its email to on-campus residents.

Victoria Hellman-Koester, assistant director for residential life, said she has noticed geese chasing students more often in the past two years.

A problematic nest in Fargo parking lot last spring sparked Campus Living to alert students about the geese’s mating season this year. Hellman-Koester recalls her co-worker, Christina Liang, having concerns about students being chased by geese near the dorms.

“Because of the recent construction, they’re becoming more aggressive because we’re destroying their habitat,” Hellman-

Koester said.

She believes this may be the reason why there are so many geese nests in parking lots. Alerting students can help prevent possible geese attacks, she said.

Even so, students are still feeling the effects of geese nests in their everyday lives.

“Sometimes when I’m walking from my dorm toward the Spaulding parking lot, a lot of their nests are close by so they’ll hiss at me,” said Lucas Kramer, a freshman intended business major.

The birds have been such an integral part of daily UB life they prompted the creation of a Twitter handle, “UB_Geese,” two years ago. Though now inactive, the account was dedicated to geese encounters. The handle made references to the everyday

annoyances students face with the birds.

With tweets like, “Oh, you want sleep? TOO BAD! #Brightandearly #Yolo,” students found amusement in the early morning wake-up calls attributed to the birds.

Diana Moore, a senior health and human services major, recalls when a goose laid an egg in the student pathway of Fargo’s parking lot during her sophomore year. Although there was caution tape around the nest, nearby parking spaces were still claimed by the goose.

Moore was forced to park next to the nest one night when it was pouring rain; it was the only spot available. She was met with a hissing goose on the driver’s side of her car and was forced to climb out of the passenger door

and run away.

Other students have had altercations with geese in closer quarters.

Louis Galarza, a senior accounting major, has had firsthand experience with a goose nest at his doorstep. Galarza was living in Porter when a goose laid its nest directly outside the main building entrance. Whenever students would try to leave the building, the goose would become defensive, he said.

“In one case, I left the building and the goose wasn’t on top of the nest, but as soon as it saw me it came flying from across the field and starting making noises at me,” Galarza said in an email.

He added before the goose built its nest outside of his dorm, he did not know geese were vicious and territorial birds. After the incident, however, Galarza views them as “extremely territorial and vicious even when you don’t approach their nests.”

Hellman-Koester recommends students not antagonize the birds, as both the mother and father geese are territorial and protective of their eggs and baby geese once they hatch. email: news@ubspectrum.com

Chad Cooper, The Spectrum A geese sits squawking at passing by students in front of the Millard Fillmore Academic Center.

Polish for a day Buffalo Community Celebrates Dyngus Day JOE KONZE JR special to the spectrum

A typical day on the East Side of Buffalo might be dull and unappealing to the average eye. For 364 days of the year, the Historic Polonia District seems like nothing out of the ordinary.

But the day after Easter, it’s a sea of red and white.

On Monday afternoon, the sounds of festive polka music and the smell of kielbasa and pierogi created an atmosphere on the East Side that reminded people of the days when Polonia was the second-largest community of Polish-Americans during the late 19th century.

Festive floats paraded down Fillmore Avenue to Meadow Drive near the Central Terminal, accompanied by parade-goers chanting Polish phrases. Polish dancers twirled in colorfully embroidered costumes.

Elise Roberts, a senior triple major in international studies, political science and Italian, attended the Dyngus Day celebration for the first time with the UB Polish Student Association.

Although Roberts isn’t Polish, she said on Dyngus Day, “everybody is Polish.”

In 1960, the city of Buffalo started celebrating Dyngus Day to help Polish-Americans embrace their Polish identity while living thousands of miles from their homeland.

From 2008-12, 148,537 people made up the Polish population in the Buffalo-Niagara region, according to the American Community Survey done by the Census Bureau.

“Growing up in Buffalo, I’ve always known about Dyngus Day,” Roberts said. “[I’ve] been really excited to be able to participate in the festivities. Not being Polish, Dyngus Day has always

been more about having pride in my city and celebrating what is a uniquely Buffalonian holiday, within the United States, that is.”

Buffalo’s Dyngus Day celebration has become the largest continuing Dyngus Day event in America – it’s even larger than celebrations in Poland.

Dyngus Day originated as a celebration of the baptism into Christianity of the first king of Poland, Prince Mieszko in 966 A.D., according to dyngusday. com. The holiday has an interesting array of traditions. On Easter Monday, boys traditionally poured water on the girls they liked and hit them with pussy willow plants. The following day, the women had their turn to hit the boys. Women also were able to reciprocate the boys’ advances by throwing dishes and crockery.

Today, men chase women and squirt them with water and women respond with a quick switch

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Monday’s Dyngus Day parade was filled with participants from various Polish community groups. The woman pictured is wearing a dress filled with Easter eggs to celebrate Easter.

from a pussy willow.

This year, Buffalonians were able to start their Dyngus Day at 10 a.m. and party until 12 a.m.

The day included a Dyngus Day mass at the Corpus Christi Church, Polka music at Arty’s in the Historic Polonia District and a kielbasa eating contest at the Broadway Market.

“I love that it is Polish pride and I love the food,” said Valerie Storozuck, a Massachusetts native who was attending Dyngus Day for the third time. “It’s just a great time.”

The annual Dyngus Day Parade started at 5 p.m.

Dyngus Day floats from all across Buffalo lined up in front of Corpus Christi Church on Clark Street through Historic Polonia and ended at the Central Terminal where the party continued.

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“The Real World”

aNNE MULROONEY Features Editor

Lilacs hardly breed in Buffalo, but T. S. Eliot got it right when he wrote that April is the cruelest month.

Tantalizing whispers of spring are spastically punctuated with precipitation in our fair city. One day, all is sweet and lovely; the next, it snows.

We have yet to put away our heavy sweaters, and the days of short sleeves are far in the future.

It is the in-between time, and life is transitional for both the earth and college students. And for seniors, April may be the cruelest month of all – and not just because of Buffalo’s weather.

Fourth-year students must attack their spring workload with the rest of us, setting about their studies and finishing up their final projects, all while sitting on the realization that graduation is less than a month away. For many, the undergraduate days of course registration, meal plans, research papers and ramen noodles are coming to an end (well, maybe not the ramen noodles).

How bittersweet it is. How sentimental, how dazed, and how prematurely nostalgic these almost-graduates become.

As a junior, my heart stirs as I hear seniors remarking on how strange and different life will be after UB. I nod gravely, smile sadly, and know that I, too, will one day face the intimidating change with similar sentiments. It is impossible not to sympathize with their anxiety for the future, coupled with their awakened gratitude for college days.

But among the endearing sighs, there’s one phrase that sneaks its way into the typical college senior’s vernacular that sparks no sympathy in me. We’ve all heard these three words tossed around in conversation – these three words that somehow sum up life post-graduation:

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“the real world.”

This ridiculous phrase thrives mercilessly in seniors’ vocabulary this time of year. You’ll hear the almost-graduates say things like, “I don’t want to go to the real world!” or, “After college, the real world seems terrifying,” or “I can’t believe I have a job locked down already – off to the real world I go!”

I can hardly blame my peers and friends for employing these toxic words so frequently. The phrase has been so long established and so ingrained in our natural dialogue that I think most of us are numb to it, giving no real thought to its implications.

But let’s examine what we really mean when we say, “the real world.”

Is it a harmless term, coined for the convenience of distinguishing different walks of life? Or is it a reflection of something far more harmful, soiling the lens through which society observes and analyzes our lives?

By deeming the post-graduation world as “real,” we imply that the pre-graduation world is somehow “fake.”

This is an unhealthy ideology. Our memories, our past and current relationships, and our hard work all

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Clicking your rights away Consumer awareness vital in combating corporations’ underhanded legal tactics The running joke that nobody reads those omnipresent, novellength “Terms and Conditions” just got a lot less funny.

General Mills, the corporate behemoth behind brands like Yoplait and Bisquick and cereals including Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch, updated its privacy policy to impose what legal experts call “forced arbitration” on consumers. What this means, essentially, is that any customers receiving benefits from the company would agree to resolve any legal complaints through informal negotiation rather than lawsuits.

The new policy was “announced” to consumers via small font on a thin gray bar across the top of the company’s website.

With a broad definition of the “benefits” detailed in the new legal terms, any customers joining Facebook groups or entering in sweepstakes would give up their legal right to sue.

It’s a frightening prospect, that

the simple act of clicking a button on Facebook or downloading a coupon could be construed, via quiet legal finagling, as an agreement to waive consumer rights.

Even worse, General Mills didn’t invent class-action waivers and they aren’t the first corporation to realize their potential. In 2011, the Supreme Court upheld the legality of class-action waivers and since then, multiple companies including AT&T, eBay and Amazon, have slipped arbitration clauses and waivers into their terms of services – terms that consumers rarely read.

Unlike these corporations, General Mills didn’t manage to get away with their slippery, legal dealings. After public outcry to The New York Times’ article detailing the corporation’s new policy, the company revised its guidelines the next day and has now reverted back to its original legal terms.

Despite General Mills’ protests that its intentions were “widely

misread,” the company listened to concerned consumers (and patted themselves on the back with a little self-promotion while doing so), and gave into public demand.

The public won this round, and justifiably so. But since the Supreme Court’s 2011 ruling, consumers have already lost multiple battles in a game they didn’t know they were playing.

Perhaps it shouldn’t be called a game, but a war. After all, the right to sue is more than just a consumer right, but also an effective form of control on companies. The fear of litigation and lawsuits should hover over corporations, especially those that produce the food we eat – not to mention the companies behind the medicine we consume or the cars we drive.

After all, it isn’t too much of a leap from General Mills to General Motors, the company currently under investigation for its faulty ignition switches that

caused at least 13 deaths and 31 crashes.

When corporations make mistakes, consumers can die. This level of responsibility cries out for a system of checks and balances – a legal system which gives consumers the right to unite and call out companies when they do wrong.

Here’s a shocker: that system already exists. General Mills just tried, and failed, to eliminate it.

The public noticed the move, the media lambasted it, and for once, the big guys backed down.

The victory is comforting, but let’s not get complacent. From now on, it’d be wise to exercise some caution before hitting “like.” Maybe it’s time to actually read the fine print. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

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Mr. Trump, you’re … hired?

Donald Trump’s interest in Bills ownership raises eyebrows and ire After eyeing New York’s gubernatorial race, billionaire Donald Trump has set his sights on a new competition.

The list of celebrities considering a bid for the Buffalo Bills franchise, which is now on the market after owner Ralph Wilson passed away on March 25, continues to grow. Trump joins singer Jon Bon Jovi, Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs, former Bills players Andre Reed and Steve Christie and Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly in considering ownership of the team.

Each name is surrounded by rumor, uncertainty and serious pros and cons – Trump is no exception.

The legitimacy of Trump’s interest is questionable. He’s developed a habit of making grandiose announcements only to later back down – his lamentable campaign prior to the 2012 presidential election has not yet faded from memory.

More recently, Trump backed out of the race for New York governor, while continuing to act as though he’s a viable candidate

for the 2016 presidential race.

Trump saying that he’s “serious” means little by now. “Serious” means he’s interested enough to compose a tweet and that’s about it.

And even if Trump is sincere, his rocky relationship with the truth isn’t the only issue. He hasn’t always gotten along with the NFL either. It’s been almost three decades since Trump, as an owner in the United States Football League, attempted to take down the NFL with a $1.69 billion anti-trust lawsuit. But many of the franchise owners in the NFL at the time still own their teams today.

In order to be approved as an owner, Trump would need to be voted in – by some of the very people he attempted to sue, including Ralph Wilson’s wife, who is now the controlling owner of the Bills.

Trump is far from beloved by the NFL, and he’s not exactly a popular figure among the public. Even if he could mend fences with the former targets of his lawsuit, his public image remains

one of greed, political buffoonery and, of course, that dreadful toupee. If Trump bought the Bills, Buffalo would be aligned with the billionaire and all his flaws.

And it’s not just the team’s image at stake. Trump is known for his narcissism, for his self-promotion and “maverick” style, but as a franchise owner he has to be able to cooperate, and put the team’s interests ahead of his own. That’s a pretty dramatic shift from Trump’s typically bullheaded behavior.

But Trump, despite his polarizing nature – in fact, because of his polarizing nature – would certainly keep things interesting for the league. His outspoken and in-your-face personality would draw attention to the Bills.

Fans will simply have to decide if any publicity, even Trump-generated publicity, is still beneficial.

Most importantly, Trump has stated that he would keep the Bills in Buffalo. While taking Trump on his word isn’t exactly a comforting endeavor, it seems likely that he means what he says

in this case, because moving the team simply wouldn’t benefit Trump, who lives in New York.

But just as Trump is far from alone in his interest in the Bills, he’s not the only contender who has pledged to keep the team in Buffalo. Trump’s greatest selling point isn’t his alone. Christie, Reed and Kelly, as former Bills players, all want to prevent relocation. But Christie and Reed, as members to the advisory board of the Buffalo Fan Alliance, would be reliant on fundraising efforts and loans in order to finance ownership. And, unfortunately, Kelly’s health remains an issue at this point.

Trump may not be the best fit for the Bills. But Buffalo is, and he would keep the team where it belongs. If the Bills can’t have Kelly, if former players aren’t able to raise needed funds, if the team has to look a little further down the list, they might as well pick up a second-stringer who won’t rock the boat – too much. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

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Continued From Page 1: As floats pass by, buildings remain abandoned in Historic Polonia Dyngus Day

The dark side of Dyngus Day

EMMA JANICKI

Senior Features Editor

I remember when the school nurse in my elementary school pronounced my last name as ‘yanin-ski.’ I remember hating pierogies the first time I encountered the tiny pockets of dough, fried in butter and covered with onions.

Like many Buffalonians, some of my ancestors came from Poland.

Dyngus Day is a time when the red and white flags fly. Polka music fills the air and pierogies sizzle in fryers. Like the Buffalo Irish on St. Patrick’s Day or the Buffalo Italians during the Italian

Festival, Buffalo Poles spend the Monday after Easter celebrating their ancestral heritage, as well as a major part of Buffalo’s history.

After St. Stanislaus Parish was founded in 1873, a pocket of Buffalo’s East Side, Historic Polonia, became home to the second largest Polish-American colony, according to forgottenbuffalo.com.

Dyngus Day holds a special place in the heart of Buffalo Poles. It rejuvenates Buffalonians’ appreciation of their Polish roots. The streets come alive with parade floats, the smell of cooking kielbasa and the sound of the pussy willows hitting someone on the leg.

Just as streets branching off Abbott Road in South Buffalo have secondary street signs written in Celtic, entering Buffalo’s Historic Polonia on the East Side is like entering another country. Streets boast names like Paderewski Drive, Stanislaus Street. and Sobieski Street, and historic churches like Saint Adalbert Basilica and St. Stanislaus Church peek out over Polonia’s rooftops.

Although Buffalo Poles embrace the day of celebration, Dyngus Day has a dark side.

While walking through the Dyngus Day festivities on April 21, I couldn’t help but be bothered by the state of ruin and abandonment of many of Polonia’s historic buildings. As parade floats pass by enthusiastic onlookers, building after building in Polonia remains deserted and decaying.

Symbolic of Polonia’s modern state is Buffalo’s once bustling Central Terminal – an art deco masterpiece long since abandoned. The Terminal dominates the skyline of Polonia and can be seen from miles away.

During the annual Dyngus Day Parade, beginning from Corpus Christi Church and ending at Memorial Drive, walkers threw candy and beads to onlookers.

As I watched Polish dancers, local unions and politicians pass by, I began seeing Dyngus Day as an incomplete celebration of Buffalo’s Polish heritage.

Dyngus Day idealizes Buffalo’s Polish roots and celebrates the once vibrant community of Polonia while ignoring the utter economic depression gripping the community. Middleclass white people flock to Polonia to drink beer and dance to

polka, leaving garbage and poverty in the streets when the night comes to a close.

As a Buffalo Pole, I will always love Dyngus Day and the opportunity to embrace my Polish heritage. But I think Dyngus Day could do much more to truly celebrate Buffalo’s cultural heritage. Rather than spending a few hours in Polonia just to watch a parade, onlookers could instead participate in a revitalization of the community – somehow.

Community clean-ups or moving businesses into Polonia are potential ways to improve the area.

It is important to embrace one’s cultural heritage but any heritage holiday that only celebrates the past without acknowledging the present or looking to the future does one-third of the work. Truly embracing one’s heritage cannot be a one-day event, but it should be a meaningful effort to revitalize that heritage in the modern world.

We should all want to do our babcie proud and work to make their historic community the vibrant cultural gem it once was. email: emma.janicki@ubspectrum.com

“I had a great time seeing so many people out and watching the parade; the best part of Buffalo are the people,” Roberts said. “And I always love seeing so many people from this great city out and celebrating.”

Ashleigh Freiday, a Grand Island native, participated in the parade sporting a red shirt with the words “Betty Crocksi” on it for her friend Dana Szczepaniak’s food truck business. Betty Crocksi is the only Polish food truck in Buffalo.

“I’m not Polish,” Freiday said.

“I come along for the party, have a good time and it’s great.”

Since its introduction in the ’60s to Buffalo, Dyngus Day has become much more than a way for boys and girls to flirt with one another. Buffalonians unite to show their pride in their city and their roots. Nearly every parade-goer donned red and white clothing – the colors of the Polish flag.

Emma Janicki contributed reporting to this story. email: features@ubspectrum.com

Joe Konze Jr, The Spectrum Dyngus Day patrons in red shirts flooded Memorial Drive and Sears Street to enjoy beer, Polish cuisine and the company of other attendees.

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The UB Polish Student Association takes a walk down Fillmore Avenue as part of the Dyngus Day Parade held Monday afternoon.

Events were within walking distance from one another, including the Central Terminal, which is usually a big venue and host for Dyngus Day. This year, however, it was under construction, moving the bulk of the festival outside.

Valerie Storozuk (left) a Massachusetts native, holds a bushel of pussy willows in her hand as she walks down Fillmore Avenue next to a float.

The Smokey’s Men’s Social Club float (right) was one of the more intricate floats that rolled down Fillmore Avenue on Monday afternoon.

The Polish Heritage Dancers of Western New York showed off their skills during the parade. The folk dance ensemble promoted Polish cultural education and harmony through ethnic dancing and music.

Senator Chuck Schumer was celebrating Dyngus Day sporting a megaphone and shouting “Happy Dyngus Day” throughout the streets of East Side Buffalo.

The majority of Dyngus Day patrons wore red and white to show their Polish pride.

The Broadway Market was home to many different types of Polish food, traditional arts, crafts and Dyngus Day apparel for attendees to check out.

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Every vagina has a story V-Day event advocates an end to abuse against women and girls

CLAUDIA ORNIS

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If your vagina could talk, what two words would it say?

“Slow down,” said 17 female cast members at high volume, dressed in black and red. With this statement, the audience in Norton 117 exploded into laughter that continued throughout Saturday night, as women from the Buffalo community performed their rendition of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.”

The play was the feature event of the V-Day campaign at UB and was hosted by Sub Board, Inc. Health Education. V-Day campaign’s goal is to raise awareness of violence against women and children. The campaign started Feb. 14 and will continue until April 30, with events around North and South Campus.

Themes of the play included sexual exploits, tales of sexual awakening and the fears many women deal with on a regular basis. The play, comprised of 16 different monologues, centers on the vagina.

“Let’s just start with the word ‘vagina,’ it sounds like an infection at best, or maybe even a medical instrument: ‘Hurry nurse bring me … the vagina,’” said Poovri Nair, a freshman anthro-

pology major and Maddie Collins, a sophomore sociology and media studies major. Nair and Collins went on to describe the stigma of the word itself.

Nair and Collins, along with Ryleigh Swiatowy, a senior global studies major, provided an introduction to and history of the play. “The Vagina Monologues” was the result of dozens of interviews conducted by Ensler with women around the world on the topics of sexuality and violence. The original production ran in 1996 and in ’98, Ensler helped launch the global V-Day campaign.

Each of the play’s monologues is titled for the story it told.

Many of these stories were based in comedy. Although the Norton Theater was not full to capacity, laughter reverberated through the room as each woman described their antidotes to stigmas and trials attached to having a vagina.

All things vagina were praised throughout the play as statistics were placed among the anecdotes and narratives. In “Vagina Happy Fact,” Ruoxi Zhang explained that the clitoris “is the only organ in the body designed purely for pleasure.” The organ has 8,000 nerve endings, twice the concentration of fibers that is in the penis.

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Zhang said.

Bryanna Young, a freshman pharmacy major, lamented the most hated experience in vaginal maintenance – the gynecologist appointment – during the monologue “My Angry Vagina.”

The crowd chortled along with insightful descriptions of trips to the gynecologist’s office.

After the performance’s conclusion, Young explained that the relevancy of “The Vagina Monologues” is one of her favorite aspects of the play. “Every [monologue] is open for interpretation,” Young said. “You find a bit of yourself in each girl, and you can’t find that anywhere else.”

Not all of the monologues in

the play were comedic. Horrifying stories of abuse and survival produced somber moments.

In between a monologue about a man who loved to look at his lover’s vagina and “My Angry Vagina,” Rosalind Campbell took the stage to speak of genital mutilation in “Not-So-Happy Fact.”

Female genital mutilation has been inflicted on approximately 130 million girls and young women, according to UNICEF’s 2005 report on female genital mutilation and cutting.

Campbell cited this study and said “about 3 million young girls a year can expect the knife, or razor, or a glass shard, to cut their clitoris or remove it altogether.”

After sharing these statistics with the audience, silence followed Campbell as she took her place among the fellow actresses.

Campbell explained after the show that the purpose of these performances is to get people to think about violence in the world.

“Violence against women and children is real, and it needs to stop,” Campbell said. “That’s the reason for [“The Vagina Monologues”] and that’s what I believe in.”

The message of the real brutality women face around the world was continued in “My Vagina Was My Village,” performed

by Beata Skonecki, a masters of

social work intern at SBI. She spoke of a Bosnian girl who was the victim of systemic rape used as a method of warfare.

The girl used to think of her vagina as a place filled with “water, soft, pink fields.” Then her “village” was destroyed when “six of them, monstrous doctors with black masks, shov[ed] bottles up [her vagina] … there were sticks and the end of the broom.”

The stories of abuse overwhelmed the audience at times, but through the renditions, audience seemed to feel the message of hope and survival that punctuated each performance.

The play ended with the “One Billion Will Rise for Justice” segment, in which anyone who has been a victim of abuse, or who wished to actively stop violence were asked to stand in solidarity against the abuse perpetrated against women and young girls.

This moment stood out most for Sabila Shah, a graduate student working on her doctorate in nursing. Everyone standing in Norton showed that “violence is not something to be ashamed of because there are people that have gone through the same thing,” Shah said. “You don’t have to hide and you’re not alone.” email: features@ubspectrum.com

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UB welcomes Jimmy Fallon – well, sort of Earth Week kicks off with a comedic replica of “The Tonight Show�

GISELLE LAM

Staff Writer

UB students experienced what it was like to be part of the live audience of “The Tonight Show� in the Student Union lobby during Earth Day Tuesday.

Spectators were entertained with the late-night talk show’s standard segments such as “Hashtags,� “Slow Jam the News� and “Catchphrase,� each with its own Earth Week twist.

Students who had seen the flyers around campus and passed by the event were excited by what they thought may be an appearance by Fallon. Instead, they were greeted by an alternative show put together by the Office of Sustainability to begin Earth Week.

The show opened and ended with a monologue and Muppetsthemed musical performance.

The student host, impersonating Jimmy Fallon, kept the show going with the expected humor, receiving laughter from the crowd. “I initially thought ‘Wait, Jimmy Fallon isn’t actually coming here,’� said Victoria Robbins, a sophomore psychology major. “It was a great way to grab people’s attention though.�

Robbins said her favorite part was the “Slow Jam� segment saying it was “just hysterical.�

The event was advertised as “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon� followed by, in a small font, “well, sort of.� The marquee of Earth Week was used to launch the Sustainability Dashboard, a touch-screen kiosk that will be installed in every building on campus this summer.

The device offers the opportunity to see how much energy each building is using in comparison to others. “[It will] lead to more engagement among students, faculty and staff,� said James Simon, the sustainability engagement coordinator. “If you know what you’re using, you can take steps to reduce it and be more sustainable here and in your home.�

Ryan McPherson, UB’s chief sustainability officer, introduced the device while being interviewed on the mock “Tonight Show.� He said it gives people a way to visualize their energy usage. “Once you have this knowledge, there is action,� McPherson said.

The dashboards will calculate energy usage in terms other than

Juan D. Pinzon, The Spectrum Students, faculty and staff gathered for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Well, Sort Of,� which kicked off Earth Week Tuesday.

kilowatts, the usual measure for electricity. Energy usage will be calculated in money spent and even by how many cheeseburgers make up the amount of energy. The alternative units will allow students to look at energy in a different perspective, according to McPherson. The rest of the week is host to a number of other sustainability-related events.

Glamorously Green: EcoFashion Show and Natural Beau-

ty Fair will take place Wednesday in the Student Union from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include a fashion show featuring designs composed of recycled or “upcycled� items and clothes purchased from thrift stores. A beauty fair will take place afterward to educate students on alternative beauty products and methods that are more eco-friendly.

Shivani Kamodia, a senior en-

vironmental health sciences major, organized the event to raise awareness on recycling and more natural beauty procedures. “By making fun events and engaging students outside of the classroom, we’re creating a community that can be more effective in our sustainable changes,�

Kamodia said.

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Cement canoe to row and glow in the dark in regional competition GISELLE LAM

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There are three things that the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) members hope will give them an advantage in the Upstate New York Regional Conference: a steel bridge, a glow-in-the-dark cement canoe and a cowbell.

ASCE will once again compete in the at Cornell University this Thursday through Sunday.

The club will showcase its steel bridge and functional cement canoe, which the members have been working on since the fall semester.

“It’s basically treating it like it’s an actual real world engineering project,” said Anna Kelting, a junior civil engineering major and secretary of ASCE. The soonto-be president said most members have put several hours daily into the project for the past two semesters.

Timothy Van Oss, the current president, said there is always someone in Jarvis 117, their lab room, working on the bridge and canoe. The senior civil engineering major said on a usual day, members show up between classes until 8:00 p.m. And as the competition nears, it’s common for members to stay late toiling on their projects until midnight.

This year’s canoe design focuses on a galactic theme and the natural aspects of space. ASCE’s canoe will create a constellation map within the interior of the canoe, according to Andrea Sacco, a junior civil engineering major and the team’s project manager.

Sacco said the team came up with the idea after an adviser introduced them to glow-in-thedark aggregate.

The material, which they refer to as “glo-gregate,” is glow-inthe-dark stones or sand that can be added to concrete mixtures.

The material can glow for up to 12 hours after 10 to 20 minutes of exposure to sunlight or artificial light.

The team named its canoe after the alpha star of the Taurus constellation – Alderban – nicknamed “the fiery eye of the bull.” Alderban will be featured in the center of the canoe’s design.

“We felt that this name best represented us as UB students, since our mascot is the bull,” Sacco said. Van Oss echoed the sentiment saying the team also bought a cowbell for the competition to show school spirit.

The canoe stand will be made to resemble nebula clouds to create the illusion that the canoe is floating, and the display table will resemble an astronomer’s desk.

Van Oss will be one of 40 members attending the conference, which hosts universities from upstate New York and Canada.

Three awards will be available at the conference, for best cement canoe, steel bridge and an overall award, which includes the first two competitions, a mystery competition and scavenger hunt.

UB’s team won second place for the overall category in last year’s conference.

“They do a good job of combining the technical civil stuff that we do as a club and work on our projects,” Kelting said. “And so, this is where we unveil our bridge and our canoe, which are the two major teams that compete at that conference.”

Kelting said the teams use a combination of knowledge from their engineering classes, advice from older members and help from their many professional advisers.

During the competitions, the steel bridge and cement canoe portions are “the crown jewels,” according to Van Oss. Everyone is usually analyzing everyone

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UB ASCE to compete in the Upstate New York Regional Conference

Michelle Nguyen, The Spectrum Sean Terry, a junior civil engineering major, works on the steel bridge, one of the designs American Society of Civil Engineers members are using to compete in the Upstate New York Regional Competition.

else’s display, he said.

Last year, UB’s main competition, École de Technologie Supérieure from Montréal, used the same font as UB for its canoe, to the chagrin of the UB team.

UB won first place in the mystery competition last year.

The teams were given materials like basal wood, tape and glue to build a structure that could withstand the greatest force.

The teams were graded on the strength and innovation of the structure as well as how many

materials were used to make it.

UB’s team incorporated even the ruler and wrapping that was given.

“Everyone was really pissed because we found a loophole,” Van Oss said.

The first, second and third place winners of the steel bridge team and the first place winner of the cement canoe team this year will be able to attend the national competition in Akron, Ohio and Johnstown, Pa., respectively.

Van Oss said ASCE’s steel bridge team does well and often proceeds to the national competition. Last year, the team placed 11th out of the 213 teams from the United States, Canada and Mexico. The cement canoe team has gone to nationals three times in the last six years.

With this track record, ASCE hopes to improve its standings with each year that comes. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Around Town: More than media Earth Week edition Dr. Alessandra Renzi Speaks at UB as part Buffalo is offering multiple events around the city to celebrate the week leading to Arbor Day. Anyone interested in joining the green movement while exploring the city can look forward to the following events.

Buffalo Enviro-Fair The eighth annual Buffalo Enviro-Fair in honor of Earth Day will be held on Friday, April 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Niagara Square in front of City Hall.

The fair is a part of Re-Tree Western New York, a non-profit organization dedicated to replacing approximately 30,000 trees in Western New York that were damaged or destroyed, according to its website.

About 24 booths of different organizations will be set up with information on sustainability and creating a community of people who care about the green movement. Attendees will be given free tree seedlings and reusable shopping bags. The company, Towne, will also be displaying their latest hybrid, clean energy vehicle.

The event is free for all to attend.

The first Buffalo Enviro-Fair was held at Alumni Arena in April 2007 when former Vice President Al Gore spoke on the topic of global warming.

Buffalo’s first Cherry Blossom Festival Japanese Garden, Buffalo History Museum and Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservatory will be hosting Buffalo’s first annual cherry blossom festival.

From April 23 to May 4, there will be an array of entertaining events from musical performances to Japanese cultural presenters around the Japanese Garden in Delaware Park. Events in the Japanese Garden of Buffalo and The Buffalo History Museum are free; activities at other sites may have an entrance fee.

Events include a tour of the Japanese Garden, Japanese tea ceremony, cherry blossom ball, celebrity chef Mike Andrzejewski will host a demonstration of Japanese food preparation and sake tasting. There will be free screenings of “Dream Window,” and “Cherry Blossoms,” and an orienteering event navigating around Delaware Park to the Japanese Gardens.

The cherry blossom festival ends with the Buffalo History Museum’s Cherry Tree Planting and Creative Pink and White parade through the cherry blossoms.

Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper’s Shoreline Sweep Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper is hosting a Spring Shoreline Sweep on April 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 40 different waterfront locations in Western New York.

Over 1,500 volunteers team up with Riverkeeper each year as part of the Buffalo Shoreline Sweep. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to protecting the quality of water in the region and cleaning pollution from surrounding areas and hosts the River Academy, a hands-on course introducing the Niagara River watershed to its students.

Registration is still open for volunteers to attend the event this weekend.

The organization believes direct engagement form the community is a step toward turning Buffalo away from being a rust belt city to a “thriving Great Lakes Blue Economy.” email: news@ubspectrum.com

of the PLASMA series TORI ROSEMAN

Asst. Arts Editor

After being introduced, Dr. Alessandra Renzi turned red.

Flustered, the professor slowly approached the microphone and began to speak with a thick Italian accent. Her eyes were bright and she was ready to discuss her life’s work.

Renzi was the fifth speaker in the Department of Media Study’s PLASMA (Performances, Lectures and Screenings of Media Art) series, which has run throughout the semester.

Her three-part lecture discussed repurposing media, connective media activism and how people’s newfound ability to connect with others without being in the same place at the same time affects politics and social structure.

Renzi is an assistant professor in emergent media for the Department of Art and Design and for the program in Media and Screen Studies at Northeastern University. Her work explores the linkages between media, art and activism through ethnographic studies and media art projects.

The professor’s example of “Telestreet,” an Italian media jacking movement, was the center of her thesis. In Italy, the government controls most of the media in an attempt to control the population, according to Renzi.

“Telestreet” is an underground television network that intercepts government television signals and gives citizens an opportunity to watch different channels.

This network is also used as a platform to voice political views and to have these views reach the public.

While explaining the concept of “Telestreet,” Renzi’s in-

tense methodology became clear.

She explained this as a form of repurposing media, or a set of practices that are specific in their use to conduct research. She focused on the details of the movement and explained that its relevancy is due, for the most part, to its origins during a time when YouTube and other Internet videos did not exist.

“She was more scholarly than the other speakers,” said Yulia Gilithinskaya, media studies graduate student. “Before the event, everyone was given a manuscript of her work so everyone could understand her lecture better. It helped, and her work and effort is inspiring.”

The professor continued by discussing the idea of connective media activism – producing reality while presenting it. The idea is to present the world with things that are happening as they happen by utilizing media as not only a forum to present ideas, but a research tool.

Renzi explained that the idea is essentially how social media works. She said that knowledge stems from our ability to understand power relations and this knowledge has become easier to acquire through social media.

For her final part of the lecture, Renzi explained how media is connective, not collective. The idea is not always about gathering as much information as possible, but presenting it in a manner in which people are easily able understand it and remain informed.

Renzi refers to media as an entry point.

Media enables people to broadcast ideas around the world. She discussed some of the struggles encountered during work, but she said they did not stop her from pursuing her research.

Michelle Nguyen, The Spectrum

As the fifth speaker in the Department of Media Study’s PLASMA series, Northeastern assistant professor Alessandra Renzi discussed repurposing media, connective media activism and how our connectivity affects politics and social structure.

There was an hour for questions following the lecture. Conversation about the Renzi’s work around the world helped the audience gain a better understanding of why the professor uses her specific methodology.

“Her worldliness is what’s led her to avoid generalizations,” said Paige Sarlin, assistant professor in the Department of Media Study. “She uses historical, non-national examples to prove her point, and it’s because she’s experienced so many different populations and social structures that her argument is validated.”

Renzi said media study is more than what it may seem on the surface – it is a field in which art, politics and social structure interact with each other.

The next and final speaker in the series is Tony Oursler on May 5 in Center for the Arts, room 112. He will be discussing the connection of his works to pop culture. email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

SINGING IN THE SUNSHINE Songs to help embrace the sunshine, sunshades and warm spring breeze After a long Buffalo winter, it can be easy to forget that sunshine and green grass do in fact exist. Spring has sprung, and students can finally be found enjoying the outdoors. There’s few better ways to celebrate spring than some music to relax to while sitting outside and breaking in those new sunglasses.

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The groovy melody of this track takes its listeners on an adventure as the singer croons over guitar and keyboard. The indie-rock band has been around since the ’90s, but has morphed a neo-psychedelic sound comparable to music from the ’70s.

The song tells a simple story, and it’s easy to become lost in the steady drumbeat that keeps it moving forward like a springtime parade.

This one is for the Dead Heads who love to kick off their shoes and enjoy the sunshine. Classic guitar dominates the track, and the familiar tune is perfect for driving around with the top down. It’s difficult not to smile as Bob Weir’s voice tells listeners, “I may be going to hell in a bucket babe / But at least I’m enjoying the ride.”

Sheeran is kicking off the summer with his new upbeat, fast-paced jam. In this single off his latest album, X, the singer has created a melody with potential to be a hit summer song. Sheeran keeps to his roots, singing gently during the bridges, while he puts a new twist on his style with his clever lyrics.

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This throwback is perfect for those warm spring nights, the smooth guitar and storytelling setting the scene for the perfect end to any day. The track is filled honest vocals, reggae percussion and a quiet but powerful guitar solo to break up the verses. It’s easy listening at its finest, appropriate for Buffalo’s slow and steady change from the dreary winter to a brighter spring season.

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“Dirty Vibe” – Skrillex Hear Playlist Online: go to ubspectrum.com

Right off his new album, Recess, Dirty Vibe introduces the artist’s ever-changing style. The bass is hard and fast, exploring trap music influences and breaking away from the dubstep sound Skrillex is known for. The drop, or lack thereof, is not the usual heavy bass as much as a transition into slower, higher-pitched electric music.

The song is made for a night out with friends on the town and will end sooner than you’ll want it to.

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Full of surprises, this song suddenly changes its tempo in the middle of the song, keeping a fresh sound throughout. The track begins with quiet vocals and steady drums that push the song forward, with a relaxed guitar that lies underneath it all.

Suddenly after the first chorus, the guitar picks up and grows louder, the p ercussion more intense, and a keyboard is added. The track is exciting, and a good listening choice when preparing to face the outdoors that is finally free of snow.

“Strawberry Fields Forever” – The Beatles

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The Beatles are a necessary part of any springtime playlist. The flowers are slowly beginning to form on the bare Buffalo trees, and the relaxed melody from the Magical Mystery Tour album provides an apt background for walking around the park or exploring the woods. The guitar picking and the use of orchestral instruments only add to the ambiance created by the famous band. The idea of strawberry fields in the springtime sun is easy to enjoy, and listen to on repeat.

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This song may sound familiar, considering its common use in video game commercials. The singer’s voice is deep and purposeful as he tells a tale of determination and excitement. The guitar solos rip through his chorus, and stop as suddenly as they start, returning back to the slow tone of the singer. Before you know it, you’ll be screaming the lyrics along with the band.

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Another throwback – this ballad isn’t a stranger to listeners. Its comforting message is familiar. The quiet guitar in the beginning and the whammy bar throughout the song are characteristic of the band, and the slow tempo gives the song a gentle vibe. The song is perfect for the first bonfire of the season, reflecting on memories of the past semester with friends and family with a song of hope and recognizable lyrics.

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A track off the band’s latest album Too Rare to Live, Too Rare to Die, “Vegas Lights” is a playful tune about going out and having a great weekend without worrying about the upcoming Monday. The song starts with a chorus of children, and then the beat drops to introduce Brendon Urie’s vocals. Quiet verses accentuate an exciting chorus, and the song’s varying volume levels are what make it so good. The band-gone-duo’s sound is more pop, and their usual cryptic lyrics have become more mainstream than previous albums, but this song delivers perfectly sunny sound.

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Games Recap:

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

What you missed in sports this holiday weekend

As Buffalo’s conference seasons unwind, every game becomes more significant than the last. While baseball and softball compete for Mid-American Conference seeding, the football team prepares for next fall. Men’s and women’s tennis rounded out their season last weekend and begin their push for MAC titles Friday.

Yusong Shi, The Spectrum Freshman running back Jordon Johnson carries the ball in the Blue-White spring game on Saturday. Johnson had 114 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries.

Chad Cooper, The Spectrum Senior pitcher/infielder Mike Burke and the Bulls lost two of three games to MAC East-leading Kent State this weekend.

Spring Football Scrimmage The football team got a look at three of its quarterbacks during its Blue-White scrimmage Saturday, but if everything goes according to the Bulls’ plan, none of them will see the field in the fall.

Following two weeks of practice, the Blue-White scrimmage is an opportunity for fans to witness the upcoming season’s players in a game-like atmosphere.

For the scrimmage, the Bulls split into two opposing teams for a 60-minute regulation football game.

Buffalo got a good look at a player who could see major playing time in the backfield this season during the game: freshman

running back Jordon Johnson.

Johnson ran for 114 yards and scored two touchdowns on 17 carries, leading the Blue team to defeat the White team 20-8.

“He’s always top notch,” said sophomore quarterback Tony Daniel. “He’s really going to help us out this year. He’s going to be a great asset. Each of our scrimmages, he’s had runs like that. We’re going to find ways to get him into the offense … He showed it again today what he can do to make a play and come out here and change the game for us.”

With sophomore quarterback Joe Licata sitting out the game as he recovers from hip surgery,

Daniel led the White team, while freshman quarterbacks Collin Michael and Craig Slowick split reps for the Blue team before Michael switched over to the White team in the fourth quarter.

“That Blue defense looked really good today,” said head coach Jeff Quinn. “So that was the No. 1 defense. The White offense, we were a little inconsistent at times but I was pleased overall by the way our kids handled themselves.”

The Bulls open their 2014 season at home against Duquesne on Aug. 30.

Baseball (17-14, 8-6 MAC) The Bulls faced MAC Eastleading Kent State (25-13, 11-4 MAC) this past weekend, winning the first game before dropping the next two. In Buffalo’s lone win, senior pitcher Kevin Hughes threw a complete game shutout while allowing only two hits en route to a 6-0 victory. For his efforts, Hughes was named MAC East Pitcher of the Week on Monday.

“Hughes pitched the best game of his career, let alone the season,” said head coach Ron Torgalski. “He kept the offense off balance, pitched ahead of

guys and really good defense was playing behind him.”

With the Bulls playing 13 of their last 18 games at home, the team is confident that its late season play will propel it into the playoffs in pursuit of a MAC championship.

The Bulls look to rebound as they host Akron (20-17, 9-6 MAC) at Amherst Audubon Field this weekend for a threegame series. First pitch is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m.

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Continued from page 16: Spring Football

Yusong Shi, The Spectrum Senior shortstop Sammi Gallardo leads UB with 12 home runs this season.

Senior Anamaria Candanoza finished the MAC regular season with an 8-0 conference record in singles competition. The Bulls advance to the MAC Tournament this weekend.

Women’s tennis (14-5, 5-3 MAC) The Buffalo women’s tennis team (14-5, 5-3 MAC) entered Akron looking for revenge on Saturday. Not only was it seeking a win in its regular season finale, the team was also out for redemption – the Zips eliminated the Bulls in the first round of last year’s MAC Championships.

The Bulls concluded their regular season with a 6-1 victory against Akron (10-15, 0-8 MAC) this past Sunday. Senior Anamaria Candanoza secured an 8-0 MAC singles record with her 6-2, 6-2 victory.

“She’s the epitome of discipline, she goes out there and grinds, outworking her opponent,” said head coach Kristen Maines. “That’s what UB tennis is all about. We couldn’t be more proud of her conference play. It wasn’t by chance either, she really earned it.”

The Bulls will play as the fourth seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament in Miami, Ohio this weekend. Their first match against Toledo (14-6, 5-3 MAC) is set for Friday at 10 a.m.

Yusong Shi, The Spectrum Junior Damien David and the Bulls will enter the MAC Tournament as the fourth and final seed. First-seeded Northern Illinois awaits Buffalo.

Men’s tennis (11-7, 1-3 MAC) The tennis team concluded its regular season this past weekend, losing on the road to Northern Illinois (18-5, 4-0 MAC), 5-2, and Ball State (12-11, 2-2 MAC), 6-1.

Due to a head-to-head tiebreaker with Western Michigan (13-11, 1-3 MAC), the Bulls clinched the fourth seed in the MAC Tournament in Muncie, Ill. “We had an early lead, but we didn’t quite finish like we should [have],” said head coach Lee Nickell.

In the first game against the Huskies, juniors Damien David and Sebastian Ionescu won their singles matches at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, respectively.

Buffalo will play MAC regular season champion Northern Illinois in the semifinals. First serve is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday.

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Softball (21-20, 5-5 MAC) In their final home games of the season, the Bulls were swept in a doubleheader against Bowling Green (20-23, 6-8 MAC) on Friday before splitting a twogame series with Toledo (1531, 6-10 MAC). Senior pitcher Tori Speckman threw a complete game shutout in the Bulls’ only win of the weekend, a 2-0 victory over the Rockets on Saturday.

Seniors center fielder Holly Luciano, shortstop Sammi Gallardo, third baseman Tori Pettine, first baseman Heather Ryder and Speckman lost their last game at Nan Harvey Field on Senior Day. “This is a beginning program and kind of just starting off right now,” Speckman said. “So it’s been special to be apart of something that’s going to grow and become bigger. I’ll be able to look back and tell people I was here when it first started.”

The softball team will play four games this weekend, all on the road against Western Michigan (16-27, 7-7 MAC) and Northern Illinois (19-22, 7-7 MAC).

Buffalo will play a doubleheader on Friday against the Broncos and then play a two-game series against the Huskies, starting on Saturday. The Bulls’ first game against the Huskies is set for 1 p.m.

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Seven-on-seven drills with quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends against defenses help to build timing and relationships. It makes sense to have players toss on shoulder pads and a helmet and run patterns.

Your starting running back getting laid out by your starting safety in the backfield doesn’t.

And many universities don’t even have the entire 2014 roster suiting up. Freshmen are still in high school and some are recovering from offseason injuries – like Buffalo sophomore quarterback Joe Licata.

Now that this spring game is behind us, the players have a “break.” Until summer conditioning and then official practices return. “[There’s] never really an offseason,” said sophomore quarterback Tony Daniel when I asked him a few weeks ago how his offseason was.

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Continued from page 7: Earth Week The fashion show will include informational discussions on sustainability and advice on how to recycle the materials used for the designs. The Natural Beauty Fair will consist of tables on homemade natural body scrub, makeovers with eco-friendly makeup and information of the dangers of microbeads, commonly used in beauty products.

The fair will also serve as an introduction to “No-Poo,” which is a method that calls for no shampooing. Instead, consumers wash their hair with baking soda and water to avoid chemicals found in drugstore shampoos. A contest will take place for participants to guess how many harmful or unknown chemicals there are in a mystery product, “to visualize how chemically laden we are,” she said.

Kamodia said she wants to “educate people on how easy it is and that [those who are interested] are not alone.”

On Thursday, Ken Shockley, the director of the sustainability academy and an associate professor of philosophy, will host a talk titled “Reacting and Responding to Environmental Value” from 1 to 2 p.m. in 17 Norton.

Robbins, who has previously attended Shockley’s talks, looks forward to the event. It’s a great way to engage with the professor in a non-lecture style, according to Robbins.

A “Weigh the Waste” event will also take place every day of Earth Week from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the three UB dining centers. Campus Dining and Shops will weigh the food thrown into the trash. It will be a “symbolic number of what we are wasting each day,” according to Simon.

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Softball player brought program to new heights from the circle

Stacey Evans

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When Stacey Evans (2002-05) began her career on the softball team in 2002, the Bulls didn’t have much to celebrate.

In their first two seasons as a Division I program, the Bulls went 19-78. Over the next four seasons, Evans helped lead Buffalo to the best two-year stretch in program history – all while becoming the most dominant pitcher in school history.

She led the Bulls to their first and only winning season to date in 2004, two straight winning seasons in Mid-American Conference play and the program’s first and only playoff appearance.

Evans graduated as the program’s career leader in games played, games started, innings pitched, strikeouts, wins, shutouts and ERA. She continues to hold the record in all those categories except games, games started and innings pitched.

She leads in those categories by a large margin. Evans has nine more wins and her ERA is nearly half of a run better than the nearest Bull in each category.

“She was one of the hardest working players we had,” said former head coach and current Buffalo State head coach Marie Curran. “We were very lucky during Stacey’s career. There were a couple of girls who really pushed themselves and pushed the team.

But Stacey, you never had to ask her to do anything, she was doing it all by herself.”

Curran, who coached the Bulls from 2000 to 2008, called Evans a quiet leader at practice and in

Courtesy of UB Athletics Stacey Evans is the softball team’s all-time leader in wins, strikeouts, shutouts and career ERA and helped lead the Bulls to the best two-year stretch in program history.

the classroom. She was a leader by example. Curran said the team would have been surprised to see Evans get animated.

On May 8, 2004, Evans tossed a no-hitter against Toledo in the Bulls’ final game of the season.

She had flirted with a no-hitter before, but never completed the

feat. It was the second no-hitter in program history.

“Emotionally, you couldn’t tell with her,” Curran said of Evans’ demeanor during the game. “It was the same face she had every other game, but afterwards she was so excited she had done it.”

The no-hitter also gave the Bulls their 25th victory of the season, a program record that still stands. Buffalo finished with a 25-23 record and an 11-10 MAC record in 2004.

It was the first time Buffalo had finished with an overall record or MAC record above .500.

It’s still Buffalo softball’s lone season better than .500.

The only other time the program has finished with a winning MAC record came in 2005. The Bulls made their first and only appearance in the MAC Tournament in 2005 and won their first tournament game, defeating Kent State 2-0 in Evans’ senior season.

Evans’ 2004 season still stands as one of the greatest in program history. She pitched 182.1 innings in 26 starts – roughly a complete game every time she took the mound. She struck out 178 batters, breaking her own record of 137 strikeouts from the previous season. Evans finished with 11 wins, nine shutouts and a 1.38 ERA. Evans was named to the AllMAC First Team after the season, the first Bulls pitcher to be awarded with the honor.

Curran said Evans’ impact on the program stuck after she left as her performance helped the coaching staff recruit potential players while her work ethic left a mark on her teammates.

“For Stacey, [she proved that] someone who works hard can accomplish a lot,” Curran said. “When she had been a part of the program we hadn’t really had pitching at that point, we had just had some younger players who were decent but kind

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of creating that step forward and getting us to the conference tournament before she graduated was huge.”

Evans has been a rare bright spot for a softball program that has historically struggled to win games. With her name etched throughout the program’s record books and attached to some of the best teams in school history, even if the program reverses its fortunes in the future, she will remain an important name in the history of UB softball. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

Buffalo tennis heads into MAC tournament Spring football: Does the season ever end? with championship aspirations ANDY KONIUCH Sports Editor

The men’s and women’s tennis teams are ready to bring home some hardware.

Both teams head into their Mid-American Conference Tournaments this weekend as No. 4 seeds and both are scheduled to play at 10 a.m. Friday. The women’s MAC Tournament will be held in Miami, Ohio and the men’s in DeKalb, Ill. After experiencing a historic start to its season, the men’s tennis team (11-7, 3-1 MAC) cracked the No. 75 spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings for the first time in school history, only to experience some setbacks.

The team lost its final two games, both conference road matches, ending the season losing six of its final 11 matches. One of its losses this weekend was against Northern Illinois (18-5, 4-0) – the team that awaits Buffalo in the semifinals of the upcoming tournament. The Huskies ended the regular season first in the MAC. Head coach Lee Nickell has put his team’s loss to the Huskies behind him and said the team is ready to win a MAC Championship.

Despite Buffalo’s struggles as of late and ending the season with only one MAC win, Nickell is confident his team will make a statement at the upcoming tournament.

“There’s not a lingering hangover from the last two matches,” Nickell said. “In fact, it might be a good thing for us. We’ve come out with some good results this

Yusong Shi, The Spectrum Junior Laura Fernandez and the women’s tennis team split their final two matches of the regular season this past weekend, and are now the No. 4 seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament this weekend in Miami, Ohio.

week [at practice]. Everybody’s fired up. We know we have the team to win the MAC Championship this year. We want to cap off this historic season with a historic win for the university and athletic department.”

Nickell has been shuffling Buffalo’s doubles lineup the past several games to spark more team chemistry. After several failed attempts, however, the team has been practicing in its original pairings.

The semifinal match is set for 10 a.m. Friday. If Buffalo advances, Saturday’s final match is scheduled for 1 p.m. The Bulls would either face Toledo (9-17, 2-2 MAC) or Ball State (12-11, 2-2 MAC).

Nickell is confident his team will advance past the semifinals.

“Our plan is to win a championship and go to the NCAA,” Nickell said. “We want to be the first men’s team to go to the NCAA tournament for this athletic department. That’s our goal.”

After soundly defeating Akron (10-16, 0-9 MAC) last Saturday 6-1, the women’s tennis team (14-5, 5-3 MAC) heads into the MAC Tournament with high aspirations. The team ended the regular season alternating wins and losses in its last four games after an impressive start to the season.

Despite the inconsistent play, head coach Kristen Maines is still confident her team is ready to make a statement at the upcoming MAC Tournament.

If Buffalo were to advance, it would need to rely heavily on its core of seniors who have carried the team since the start of the season. Anamaria Candanoza, who ended the season with an undefeated MAC record of 8-0, is among the top seniors on the team.

“It’s always a team effort,” Maines said. “But we have four seniors that are in our lineup this year. That senior leadership is what you look for and hope that they can step it up a notch for championships.”

Buffalo is set to play Toledo in the quarterfinal match at 10 a.m.

Friday. If UB advances, the semifinal match is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday with the championship on Sunday at noon. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

OWEN O’BRIEN

Managing Editor

On my way to Buffalo’s spring football scrimmage last Saturday, I passed through a game that actually meant something.

It was a beautiful Saturday and the Buffalo softball and football teams were both playing; the football team at UB Stadium, the softball team at adjacent Nan Harvey Field. But there was one glaring difference: although the former played against itself, the softball team was competing for a possible championship title.

But no, I was on my way to cover UB football’s Blue and White scrimmage. I had to help quench America’s thirst for football just 119 days after Buffalo’s bowl loss to San Diego State.

It wasn’t even Easter yet. Even professionals have more time off.

The Mets had 145 days between their final game and reporting to spring training. The Knicks had 135 days. The Bills’ season ended on Dec. 29 and they aren’t even allowed to begin offseason training workout programs until April 21 – 113 days later.

Maybe college football players do need a union. There’s no union representative in the country that would allow clients to re-

turn to work so early.

And don’t get me wrong; this is not an attack against Buffalo Athletics. The fact is, nearly every big-time college football program in the country conducts spring practices and often a spring game, so UB would be senseless not to do the same.

I even saw a line in the team store inside Alumni Arena for the first time.

But this doesn’t change the stupidity of the concept. It’s time for a change and spring practices – especially in the brutal heat of the south – should be removed.

The allure of the spring game is the only way to justify forcing these student-athletes (I feel weird even using this term at this point) to take the football field in March. Yes, practice began in March.

How do you sell this concept to a town? How do you convince media members it’s worth watching? How do you give the appearance to the parents of these young men that they aren’t being exploited?

You toss out the word scrimmage. You invite ESPN. Spring games are heavily attended in the south, and I have to admit even Buffalo’s had a decent turnout. It still doesn’t mean it was appropriate.

In today’s age where we are so concerned about head injuries and concussions, why are student-athletes hitting at full speed five months before the first game?

I understand organizing team activities.

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