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Students gathered to protest changes in financial aid.

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Founder’s Plaza Site for Rally Cry

STEVEN WROBEL News Editor Students at UB are tired of getting pushed around and now they’re pushing back.

With scholarships and financial aid frozen in University at Buffalo accounts, students wielding screeching megaphones gathered to speak out against recent comments by Jennifer Pollard, the interim director of financial aid, published in The Spectrum.

The 50-person protest was held in Founder’s Plaza on Thursday morning.

Pollard was quoted in Wednesday’s edition of The Spectrum, stating that students should take responsibility for their expenditures and not depend solely on financial aid to support themselves.

Many students argue that these comments were “classless” and insensitive.

“I do not use [financial aid] money to maintain a student ‘lifestyle,’” said Seth Cavello, a graduate student pursuing a degree in geology, in an email. “I simply do not have another option.”

Even students who have been able to find alternate sources to compensate for funds being held by the university argued that financial aid money they are entitled to goes toward more than just paying for tuition.

The aid also pays for housing, books, and family care, students said.

“We want [the administration] to know that we have the right to be in the know as to why we are not getting our financial aid,” said William Jamal Richardson, a fifthyear sociology major and one of the event’s organizers. “We want our money now; we have bills we have to pay. We want to get our

money from the university now.”

Students are upset that the administration has implemented a system that requires students to pay, in full, tuition that may be covered in part or in whole by scholarships, waivers, grants, or loans.

The difficulties have made balancing tight college budgets difficult and forced students to find other means of obtaining funds.

“In order to avoid eviction, buy groceries, pay bills, buy textbooks and buy gas for my commute, I have been forced to borrow money from my retired parents who are on a fixed income,” Cavello said. “I can survive on ramen noodles and cans of soup as well as any other student, but as soon as my financially-strapped parents are forced to sacrifice their well being because of this change of rules...I take offense.”

The financial aid office has ar-

Also, it provides media critique and recognition programs for members, provides information on developments in journalism and student media and provides a forum for members to communicate with others and share their work, according to the mission statement on its website.

This year ACP held its annual 2011 Story of the Year contest, and the finalists have been announced. ACP honored 10 entries for individual awards, and two of these 10 final-

gued that students were given notification last November as to the changes in financial aid.

“My feeling on [informing the students] is that we clearly thought it was enough,” said A. Scott Weber, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education. “We’re going to evaluate how we communicated and we’re going to try and figure out how to do it even better. So whether we did it well or not in this case, I think we felt like we had done a good job. On the other hand it’s always good to stand back and ask what we could’ve done better.”

But many students argue that this notification was not well publicized and was distributed to students at a time when they were focused on studying for finals.

ists hail from The Spectrum.

Andrew Wiktor, former editor in chief and Amanda Jonas, former investigative reporter are both among the five finalists for the ACP News Story award and Diversity Story award, respectively.

“Reaching New Heights,” an article about off-campus living and the potential dangers of student housing, landed Wiktor in the top five. In addition, Jonas’ piece, “A Shameful Low in Higher Education,” not only made students aware of how inaccessible the campus is to disabled students, but also helped her stand out in the ACP contest.

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“If [the university] wants all this money, the least they can do is show is a little [stinking] respect,” said Cayden Mak, an MFA candidate in the media studies department and organizer of the rally. “If I get sick, I’d like to be able to go to the doctor.”

The university has said that they are willing to work with students to help sort out financial aid issues. Stay with with The Spectrum as the story develops.

Additional reporting by Iburi and James Twigg

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Much Ado About Nothing

Students Evacuated From Clemens Hall due to Smoke AARON MANSFIELD Senior Sports Editor

In February 2010, UB students anxiously waited as news unfolded that a gunman was pacing Lockwood Library. As it turned out, there was never a gunman at all.

At 8:15 on Wednesday evening, approximately eighty students and faculty members were evacuated from Clemens Hall for fear of a fire, as smoke drifted through the hallways.

Once again, the threat was a false alarm.

Lights flashed in the night sky as six fire trucks, eight police cars, and one ambulance arrived quickly on the scene. The reason: in room 1004, there are wall-mounted

heaters/air conditioners that blow out air with electrical motors. One of those motors malfunctioned, but kept running until it burned itself out.

Consequently, smoke appeared, and the other air conditioners pushed the smoke throughout Clemens Hall.

“We always have a plan,” said University Police Department Lieutenant David P. Urbanek. “We did advise [those in Clemens Hall], ‘This is for real, leave,’ and they did.”

The fire departments from Getzville, North Bailey, North Ellicott Creek, and Snyder were on the scene.

Hal Limebeer, a senior English major, called 9-1-1 after noticing "a hazy smoke" and the smell of burning plastic.

“We were in our class and someone knocked on the door and said ‘You may want to vacate; there’s smoke

in the hallway,’” Limebeer said. “I was the last one out of the class. I smelled the smoke before I saw it.

It had that sort of toxic smell to it.

“I was one of the only ones left up on the 10th floor and I was like ‘Don’t you think someone should call 9-1-1?’ 9-1-1 connected me through to the Amherst Police. I pulled the fire alarm and then we realized the whole building could be full of people and we don’t know if the smoke is coming up and if we might be trapped. The Amherst Police gave me permission to smash the glass and pull the alarm, so that was pretty fun.”

UPD arrived on the scene within 30 seconds of the call.

Though there are striking similarities between the scenes at Lockwood and Clemens, there is one fundamental difference between the two situations: this time, students were not informed of the episode.

Students and faculty were evacuated from Clemens Hall on Wednesday night after the possibility of a fire was reported to Amherst Police.

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Continued From Page 1 Several UPD officers said the incident took place in a controlled environment and wasn’t a danger to students.

Joseph Brennan is the associate vice president for university communications. He made the call to not send out an emergency text message.

Brennan said he made the decision because there was no imminent threat to students.

Though there was no apparent danger, several students were stuck in fascinating circumstances.

Shant Tamazian, a freshman biomedical sciences major, was given a rude greeting from one policeman.

“When we were walking towards Clemens, that’s when [the first responders] were coming in,” Tamazian said.

“And one cop just said: ‘Turn around; don’t even ask about it,’ as if someone was dead.”

Matt Lower, a freshman social anthropology major, was a firefighter in his home state of North Carolina.

When he saw the fire trucks, he ran to the scene.

Eric Davila, a freshman undecided major was in class on the basement floor of Clemens when the fire alarm went off.

to work out, walking behind Clemens to Alumni Arena, when the scene unfolded.

Cramer said he smelled smoke and heard a ton of sirens, so he knew something big was happening.

Several students believe UB could’ve handled the situation much better.

“I’m kind of surprised that I haven’t gotten a campus alert about whatever is going on here,” said Jessica Kolceski, a senior theatre major. “I mean, I’m signed up for text alerts so I’m like, ‘what the heck?’”

Senior English major Caleb Houseknecht was in class in Clemens.

“At first, it didn’t really sound like a typical fire alarm,” Houseknecht said.

“This one was more like a dinging bell like someone was hitting a glass with a spoon, so nobody really thought it was a fire alarm.

Our teacher didn’t really know what we should do, so he checked and after a couple minutes we slowly walked out. I think UB should send out some sort of emergency text message, or inform the teachers of how to react to a fire alarm, or do something because we were all pretty much clueless.”

“Everybody was still in their classes, just sitting around,” Davila said. “We were all really confused, wondering if it was a fire drill. Then we started to walk out when our teacher decided, ‘oh, maybe this is a natural fire.’”

Students weren’t the only ones left frustrated.

Freshman business major Jesse Cramer was on his way

English adjunct instructor Andrew Galarneau was just

Several UB faculty members present at the scene were irritated that they couldn’t get back to their offices to retrieve any materials they left inside.

over an hour into his first class of the semester when it was cut short due to the incident. That particular class only meets once per week, for a total of 14 times during the semester, so Galarneau was disappointed that the episode threw off his teaching schedule.

Though this time it was just a hassle, students have voiced concern about what would’ve been done if there were an actual fire. Urbanek assures students that they have no need to worry. “[When the fire alarm is pulled], we get a signal immediately,” Urbanek said.

“We immediately respond.

We confirmed we had smoke in the building. How we do things here is that we set up a primary command area.

We have traffic and everything controlled so nothing interferes with the area.”

Onlookers began to worry when members of the Twin City Ambulance unloaded a stretcher and rolled it into Clemens. However, UPD said the stretcher was simply a precaution in case a fire fighter was to fall ill.

Firefighters pulled down ceiling tiles to make sure nothing had spread. Clemens Hall re-opened at 9:45 p.m.

Classes in Clemens will continue as normally scheduled this week.

Additional Reporting Madeleine Burns

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8/23 – A subject was charged with DWI on Coventry Rd. 8/23 – An intrusion alarm was set off in South Lake Village.

8/23 – Bicycle larceny was reported on Main Circle.

8/23 – A subject was charged with harassment in South Lake Village.

8/23 – An alarm was set off in Lockwood Library.

8/24 – An intrusion alarm was set off in Squire Hall.

8/24 – An intrusion alarm was set off in Norton Hall.

8/24 – A subject was charged with disorderly conduct on Main St. 8/24 – Larceny was reported in The Commons.

8/25 – A subject was charged with reckless operation of a vehicle on John James Audubon Parkway.

8/25 – An animal complaint was made in Spaulding Hall.

8/25 – A vehicle was impounded on Augspurger Rd. 8/26 – A noise complaint for loud music was made in South Lake Village.

8/26 – A subject was arrested on Main St. and Kenmore Ave. 8/26 – A subject was arrested on Englewood Ave. 8/26 – A weapons complaint was made in Bissell Hall 8/26 – A subject was charged with reckless operation of a vehicle in Diefendorf Loop.

8/26 – Property damage was reported on Frontier Rd. 8/26 – A marijuana complaint was made in Goodyear Hall.

8/27 – A suspicious vehicle was reported on Frontier Rd. 8/27 – A subject was charged with disorderly conduct on Main St. 8/27 – A subject was charged with disorderly conduct on Core Rd. 8/27 – A subject was charged with disorderly conduct on Main Circle.

8/27 – A subject was charged with criminal mischief on John James Audubon Parkway.

8/27 – A traffic arrest was made on Main St. 8/27 – Property damage was reported on Frontier Rd. 8/27 – A subject was charged with harassment in Clement Hall.

8/27 – Suspicious persons were reported in UB Stadium 8/27 – Suspicious persons were reported in Fronczak Hall.

8/28 – An intrusion alarm was set off in Fargo Hall.

8/28 – A suspicious vehicle was reported on Core Rd. 8/28 – A subject was charged with harassment in Baldy Hall.

8/28 – A subject was charged with harassment in Hadley Village.

8/28 – Suspicious persons were reported in Parker Hall.

8/28 – Suspicious persons were reported in Acheson Annex.

8/29 – A suspicious vehicle was reported on Frontier Rd. 8/29 – Larceny was reported on White Rd. 8/29 – An animal complaint was reported in Hadley Village.

8/29 – Larceny was reported in the Beane Center 8/30 – An intrusion alarm was set off on Core Rd. 8/30 – A noxious odor was reported on White Rd. 8/30 – A hit and run was reported on Bailey Ave.

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Opinion EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR IN CHIEF Matthew Parrino SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR James Twigg EDITORIAL EDITOR James Bowe NEWS EDITORS Madeleine Burns, senior Rebecca Bratek Steven Wrobel John Hugar, asst.

ARTS EDITORS Jameson Butler, senior Vanessa Frith Nicolas Pino Edward Benoit, asst.

LIFE EDITORS Akari Iburi, senior Hannah Barnes Keren Baruch, asst.

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A Failure to Communicate Ub doesn’t understand students Paying rent and eating every day have been deemed unnecessary to getting an education.

That is according to Jennifer Pollard, interim director of financial aid.

Pollard started a firestorm Wednesday when she responded to students who “can't pay their rent, they can't eat, get their car or are getting collection calls…” by telling them that financial aid is there “to supplement paying for their education…not responsible for paying their education.”

There must be some sort of mistake. According to the FAFSA website, financial need for school includes the cost of room and board, even when the students are not contracting the school for these services. It is even specified that the aid can be used to pay for dependant care. Just because it doesn’t appear on our bill that does not mean that it doesn’t apply.

Obviously there is a rift between Pollard’s views and what the U.S. Department of Education says.

Her stance is more than slightly disturbing.

Students most often move off campus to save money, as the rent is drastically lower than on-campus housing, and implying that students are using the financial aid to support a “lifestyle” that wastes their money is wrong in most situations.

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Regardless of Pollard’s callousness to student’s issues, the main issue is UB’s horrible handling of informing students about the changes.

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One would think that a change on this scale

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We had an economic impact on Western New York to the tune of $1.7 billion from 2006 to 2007, and each year that impact is growing.

Students alone spend over $200 million in the area and are a big economic engine in Buffalo.

We have events going on nearly every day, and scandals that erupt. Over 40,000 people are on campus during classes, bigger than many small cities.

So it would come as no surprise that UB gets great media coverage, especially when something of importance is involved, right?

Not exactly. When you take a closer look, a disturbing trend emerges. Local media has dropped the ball on covering even major issues at UB, going just short of completely ignoring us.

Although, it should be noted that our sports teams get covered well by The Buffalo News, major stories have fallen through the cracks.

For being such a huge part of the WNY community, it seems unlikely that there are no stories to be covered here.

In fact it’s more than unlikely. It’s untrue.

Take for example the article “The Great UB Heist,” written by Artvoice. The implications made in that article had far reaching impacts.

Yet it took The Buffalo News over 2 weeks to cover anything about the issues in the article, and brought little new reporting to the table. A major news outlet should be a little more concerned about the fate

Rebecca Bratek News Editor For the past two years, I was your typical college student. I lived in the dorms on campus, woke up a halfhour before each class, and took for granted the easy access and easy “commute” I had to the academic buildings.

I was spoiled.

Now, in my third year here at UB, I’ve moved home with my parents in an would call for a big information campaign attempt to (hopefully) save up some to make sure students are aware of the new money for grad school. policies and to prepare for them. Instead, they updated their facebook page and sent out an email. It’s a definite blunder to break up over email, and it’s even worse to inform someone of major financial changes that will affect how they live over email as well. Even a text message would have been better.

Whether or not the university thinks it did enough to warn us, UB undeniably did a poor job, as evidenced by the record number of calls into the SRC leading up to the beginning of classes. They’ve even set a new record for calls in a single day at over 10,000. This is a failure on an epic scale.

When you take into consideration the fact that our tuition was hiked and that UB is making at least $10 million more per year, the least that could have been done is some flyers around campus, maybe they could have put a message on a blimp, anything to show that they were actually concerned bout us.

Yet it’s become more and more obvious that this is not the case. When UB makes a massive change that is going to have rippling effects on every student on campus, apparently those being affected are completely absent from their thoughts. Their number one concern is making things easier for themselves without any regard to the consequences it may have on the very people that hold this school up on their shoulders.

We Get No BuffaLove Local media outlets all but ignore Ub

UB Parking Haunts My Dreams

Don’t get the wrong idea: I’m still very involved in campus life, but living at home has its perks. Homecooked meals, no shower shoes, and finally I own my own car. Again, you could say I am spoiled.

What I’ve also gained is a 20-minute commute to and from campus. Although the drive itself is a piece of cake, it’s imagining the torment of finding a parking spot that leaves me in a cold sweat.

Wednesday morning, I woke up late and arrived to UB 10 minutes before my first class. I was welcomed by the inability to find any parking remotely near my building and spent almost a half-hour looking for a spot that didn’t require hours of walking, scratching past cars, or making illegal moves. And if that wasn’t enough, I almost had two different students tbone my car and was left screaming expletives at the top of my lungs.

It’s no secret that UB parking is something that commuter students see as their worst nightmare and I’m definitely not the first to list the complaints. But, I think it’s really time for we the students to let the administration know that this is something that is only getting worse as the semesters and years progress. Complaining to our friends and peers will solve nothing.

UB2020, now a part of NYSUNY2020, promises to expand the university and will move the medical campus downtown and fund building projects on all of UB’s campuses. The plan is to draw thousands of students to the university.

What I fear is the lack of parking.

If 29,000 students, combined with almost 10,000 faculty and staff members, cannot park on this campus now, what will happen as the school expands? Nowhere in the ambitious and positive UB2020 plan is the parking situation mentioned.

I know I speak for every commuter when I say that this needs to change.

UB needs to set aside time and funds of millions of taxpayer dollars. to expand its parking along with Certainly this must be a fluke, UB is a big deal, building expansions. You simply cannot have one without the other. isn’t it?

Why not take a page out of the Veteran’s Administration Hospital’s book that’s located across from South Campus? The amount of parking they had for their patients and staff was not sufficient, so they are in the process of building a parking ramp on their grounds. UB should look to build a parking ramp or two. If destroying natural space is a concern, plans can Buffalo TV station WGRZ was supposed to cov- be made to create structures underer the student protest of the financial aid policy ground.

Not according to The Buffalo News. Doing a simple search on its website shows that they have not covered any story of substance in the last month that has anything to do with UB other than sports stories. A $140 million dollar change to financial aid policies that affects over 20,000 students might at least cause a blip on the radar of other news outlets, but not Buffalo’s local news.

changes, but they apparently decided it wasn’t important enough and didn’t send anyone to cover the rally. Considering the level of student apathy in recent years, a story about students standing up for their rights should get big coverage from local outlets.

It seems like the Buffalo media outlets only care when there may be a shooter in one of our libraries or when they can make an easy story out of selecting Satish K. Tripathi as president of UB. More coverage of these stories was important to the community, and it was failed.

UB has taken upon itself a monumental task.

It has been dedicated to revitalizing the flailing region by expanding, creating jobs and generating spending in the area. The Buffalo News and the local television news stations have a responsibility just as The Spectrum does to cover the issues that their readers deserve to know.

Another potential compromise would be letting students park in some of the faculty lots. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven by the lot directly outside of the Student Union or Hochstetter A and have seen empty spots just waiting to be filled.While most lots are student and faculty friendly, maybe if all were shared or shared earlier in the day, students wouldn’t have to park what seems like miles away, sprint to class, and deal with consequences of being late because of something that was likely out of their control.

Long story short, what used to simply be an annoyance in past years is quickly becoming a huge problem for students. Something needs to be done. I know my portfolio of horror We all need to be held to a high standard, and stories will only grow larger as the Buffalo’s local media needs to help get the year goes on and I’d love to hear from all of you regarding what you’ve exword out about what goes on at UB. perienced and what you think can be done about it.

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Stay Safe on Campus As a new semester kicks off, students are focused on the exciting things: new friends, new classes and new activities. In Bissel Hall, home of the UB police department, officers are preparing to help the school community keep track of safety, too.

The Spectrum sat down with Gerald W. Schoelne Jr., chief of police at UPD, to discuss safety tips on campus.

What students can do: Be cognizant of your surroundings: the university is not an island. If you leave the dorms or go off-campus, go with two or three others, especially after dark.

The most common crime on campus is larceny. Never leave your belongings unattended, especially in the libraries or lockers.

To avoid smashed car windows and stolen possessions, always lock car doors and never leave items visible on the seats.

Don’t drink the jungle juice: Schoelne encourages students to avoid drinks mixed in garbage cans and drinks whose contents are unknown.

New students are the most likely to be victims. Schoelne encourages students to familiarize themselves with emergency contact information and to contact the police if they are in need of assistance.

What the police are doing: Recently, UB has installed new security cameras and emergency blue light phones on North and South campuses.

Constant patrols on the campuses ensure a high visibility and make the police almost immediately available to students in need.

Registration for electronic devices, to discourage theft, are available in UB libraries.

Random checks on the Stampede system will ensure that all using the bus system have university ties.

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HUB YOU

a Collection of Responses to the HUb

“It’s not easy; they just threw it at us. I can’t find anything. It needs to be more organized.” – Rosemary Lanza, sophomore occupational therapy major "They try to make it more efficient, but end up making it worse. It's probably good for the newer students, but older students who are used to the previous system just find it confusing. A lot of the newer stuffs they try to introduce is just plain annoying, like the smaller window for registration, the layout, interface, everything is just made more complicated." – James Ly, senior chemistry major.

“The only thing that I like is that you have a ‘cart’ method for when you register for classes. My biggest personal issue was that when they transferred to the new hub system I lost my AP credits that I received in high school. I recommend everyone who had AP credits to check their transferred credits just in case you may have a situation like mine where they were not given to you cause of the transfer.” – Michael Badura, sophomore international business major “It’s maybe the worst piece of technology at UB. The thing that bothers me most about it is that the systems in place before already worked fairly well. So they tried to fix something that wasn’t broken, and now it’s broken.” – Paul Stephan, junior urban and public policy major “As with most new systems, some things aren’t really working quite right and there are legitimate problems that we’re working to address.” – Susan Huston, Director of Administrative Computing Services. “[HUB would be better] if there was more explanation. For financial aid, it’s confusing because you have to go in and say how much you want and I didn’t know anything about that. I liked having the actual paper bill sent home. That was a lot better.” – Jessie Allen, senior mechanical engineering major.

“Last year, you would type in what class you needed and they’d give you like 50 available class schedules. But this year, they’ve made it really difficult,” – Sarah Davidson, sophomore exercise science major.

“While I think it’s a pretty good idea to have student services online in the same place, I cannot help but feel that it's a lot easier to find what I was looking for when it was still on MyUB. People may dismiss it as something that just needs time for adjustment, but the user interface just strikes me as messy in comparison.” – April Tan, graduate of the class of 2010 "I don’t like it at all. I feel like there should be more introduction to it before they completely change everything." – Amanda Poon, junior medicinal chemistry major.

“The idea here is that this system brings together a lot of disparate parts that we had before in a complicated, but integrated, system that students should see much more clearly. With that said, there have been challenges in this process as you would expect.” – A. Scott Weber, ViceProvost and Dean for Undergraduate Education

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Construction on Ub’s solar array is well underway AKARI IBuRI Senior Life Editor

The largest solar array to ever lay ground in New York State is under construction in UB’s backyard.

Located on the fringes of North Campus and Flint Road, this 3,200 panel UV-hungry solar contraption will stretch over 175,000 area feet of space. Construction began in June and is anticipated to be ready for use by the end of the year.

Modeled after the structure of a DNA strand, the ‘Solar Strand’ is expected to harvest 750 kilowatts of energy to help power a sufficient chunk of on-campus apartments. Such successes will push the university closer to its desire of being carbon neutral by 2030.

The solar array was imagined by the visions of award-winning landscape architect, Walter Hood. Hood was the selected finalist for an international competition UB hosted to find the best landscapist to turn the university’s ideas into reality. He was one of nine artists from the U.S. and U.K. that submitted their works to UB and landed his way into the top three.

Hood’s work is recognized for its humanistic style and strong value of relationship between people and their environment. This element of unity was exactly what UB was hoping to achieve.

“It’s open to the public and that’s what makes it unique,” said Robert G. Shibley, chair of UB’s Environmental Stewardship Committee and dean of UB’s School of Architecture and Planning. “It’s very rare to find a solar installation particularly at this scale. There are over 3000 panels and at this scale of construction to make it open to the public is a

unique adventure.”

While solar panels have a stigma for being unflattering or boring to look at, Hood’s reputation for transforming dull spaces into works of art made him an ideal candidate.

The university was thrilled to have such an innovative artist on board for this exciting project.

Hood’s community-conscious architectural style will integrate the Solar Strand into the lives of the university as both a source for alternative energy and a center for learning.

The installation will provide the public with designated areas for learning with direct experiences with the wonders of the environment.

“The outdoor classroom is literally under the shade of some of the larger panel arrays with plazas that one can bring school busses of elementary school children or environmental [education] classes or even biology classroom work devoted to some of the ecology on site related to the drainage areas that we’ve established on agrarian or natural landscape areas,” Shibley said.

Recycle Being green is all the rage nowadays and it seems as if more people are talking about it than actually doing it. From identifying recyclable materials to dividing papers and plastics into separate bins, recycling seems to be a hassle when it is easy to throw everything into the trash. But the truth is, even a little effort to recycle will help in huge ways, especially if everyone at UB participated one item each day. All In One Recycling is a new system at the university that has taken the step of separating all of your recyclable items out of your hands. Metals, papers, plastics, glass – any reusable material can be placed in these innovative bins. Next time you go to toss your empty soda bottle into the trash, remember

that the tall bin with the blue top is hungry for that plastic. Your friend who just finished that can of soup can feed the bin some dessert.

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We’ve all been down that dark road of being squirrely; a person that you kind of know, a friend of a friend, a lab partner from last semester. You walk by this person, but for some reason neither of you acknowledge each other’s existence.

Maybe it was an accident or maybe you’re a victim of awkward acquaintance encounters, but now it’s uncomfortable seeing them around campus and finding ways to shift the focus to phone or the ground as they walk by. This twisted tango of avoiding and ignoring does nothing but leave you feeling flustered and the other feeling unmemorable. Just say hello, smile or nod your head.

It’s great to stay connected with the people you meet and it’s simply the nice thing to do.

Hold Me They’re tall, dark, and heavy. We touch them every day because we have to, but sometimes it’s nice to have someone else hold it

for you. Opening doors for other people may be second nature to some, but for others, this common courtesy has been forgotten.

This small gesture is very much appreciated by those who experience it. Maybe you’re in a rush to get to class or you’re late to meet a friend and you’re marching through doorways and blowing down doors. Take a break from your intense mission and hold the door for someone. It makes a stranger feel appreciated, and likewise for the door holder.

I don’t understand, but you do You always see that student in class that has trouble focusing on the professor and cannot grasp any of the material being taught.

If you know what’s going on, don’t be selfish with your information. Helping others gives you a better understanding of the information and you may find a new friend. Never forget that you can potentially save someone from flunking out of a class, or out of the school. Whether or not you realize it, you could change a life forever.

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The marriage of both science and fine arts is a key element to the design of the solar installation. Through this blending of the arts and science, UB shows its appreciation for all of the studies.

“We think it matters what the campus looks like and the kind of image we project about our role and interest both in science and technology and efficiency and ecology and also in the humanities, the fine arts and the production of culture that every university is also about,” Shibley said. “And in one gesture, this art installation that generates power sends a message [of] what the university is about.”

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Scarf It Over VERONIcA RITTER asst. Life Editor Fall is quickly approaching and while it may be too soon to bundle up in thick sweaters and jackets just yet, a scarf is the perfect accessory to stay warm and look good.

With scarves come variety, and not just in the color, design or fabric. The ways to wear them are multiple, ensuring a kick to any outfit.

Dress your outfit up with print, fringe or tassel scarves. The bold patterns and bright colors will perk up a chilly day. Animal print scarves are growing in popularity; animal print is a big trend alert, so why not try it out with a scarf? Or, you can try a thicker, knit scarf to keep warm. The texture and volume will keep things interesting.

The best thing about scarves is that there is a style for everyone. Scarves are an easy

way to express more of your personality through your clothing.

Don’t be afraid to play with them either.

Tie both ends together to make a circle and wrap it around your neck twice for a very stylish touch. Or start from the front of your neck and wrap it around, leaving the rest hanging down in the front for a different look. The classic one side thrown over the shoulder will never get old. While it’s okay to try new things too, like the bandana look, forming an upside-down triangle in the front.

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KEREN BARuch asst. Life desk Editor Since my ‘Fresh Meat’ column came out on Wednesday, I’ve received many pleasant text messages from boys all around campus. And by pleasant, I mean every penis in Buffalo has been hatin’ on me.

Well, today you’re in for a not-so-delicious treat, boys.

They are lightweight, affordable, and make Reading this one may be the biggest difference to an ordinary look. hard for you, so please try to Throw it on top of a plain colored shirt to cut back on the angry mesmake your outfit more exciting or over a sages. Girls, use this column leather jacket for a rocker-chic look. They as your sex-life bible. I’ll be are so effortless and yet instant fashion and discussing what I refer to as a torturous routine that girls that’s why we love them. secretly enjoy putting themselves through, and what most refer to as “Friends With Benefits.”

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Her grandmother – proving that a scarf, no matter its age or look never goes out of style.

How: The classic scarf move of folding it in half, wrapping it around your neck, and pulling it through the loop.

Wear: Urban Outfitters How: To achieve this trendy scarf look, shape your scarf into a U-shape and knot it at the back of your neck to create a circle and voila.

Whether you’re already a victim of this rising phenomena, or you’re in the process of slowly falling into it, every girl finds a time where she is purely physically attracted to a boy, at first. I’m talking about times when the butterflies aren’t fluttering, but your lips are ready to lock.

The times when the lips on your face aren’t down to talk, but the lips between your legs are spread wide open. If you choose to act on your raging hormones, just know you’re in for a hard and bumpy ride (and I don’t mean like a cowgirl).

After some time of pure erotic pleasure you realize that you want to be more than just sex-buddies. His fingers slowly massaging your G-spot leaves you shaking in bed, but you find yourself wanting to peck him on the lips when he’s finished.

Tough luck girl, it’s too late.

Your partner’s feelings are not mutual because you are just friends…with benefits.

Friend. The single word that has the ability to stab a girl in the stomach if it’s not all that she wants (I use the term stomach instead of heart, because heart is too mushy for this friends with benefits fad).

You’ve seen the movies.

In Friends With Benefits, Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis fall madly and deeply in love after sleeping with each other as strictly friends for approximately one month.

Yeah, as if that’s realistic.

What about No Strings Attached? Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher may convince you for the one hour and 48 minutes that love can come out of being friends with benefits. Nonetheless, once the movie ends and reality hits you in the head, you realize that it’s called ‘friends with benefits,’ not, ‘let’s be sappy and cuddle after we do the dirty.’

Our lives are not meant to be like movies.

If you’re going to try out this FWB nonsense, at least allow me to give you advice on how to do it properly and not get emotionally attached.

Take it slow. Don’t show up in a boy’s bed with your legs spread open, ready to put his hot pocket into your microwave, because no one wants an easy friend.

Show him that you really are interested in being just friends. Never put out without receiving first, because you’re not there to pleasure him, you’re there to get it in.

Tease him by moving your hands down his chest, and slowly into his pants. Keep your hand there motionless, make eye contact for no longer than five seconds, and then stroke your hand back up his chest. There will be no hand-to-penis contact and he’ll be left hard as ever, wanting more.

Do not, I repeat, do not, stay afterwards to snuggle, for the ultimate hit-and-quit.

It’ll drive him wild if he feels like he’s being used solely for sex and eventually he’ll want your heart more than he’ll want his erection. This will leave you hurt free and wet as ever.

“Friends with benefits is a great idea, but girls are way too emotional,” said Noelle Zinn, junior nursing major.

Also, Erica Stern, sophomore business major, says that a friend with benefits is convenient, but at the same time it’s incredibly hard not to let emotions get in the way.

On another note, “Friends with benefits is an asset to any society,” said Zack Gold, sophomore communication major. “Sex releases chemicals in your brain, good chemicals, if everyone had sex with a friend every day, there would be no need for drugs.”

Every boy that I’ve spoken to has been pro-FWB, while every girl voted against the act.

Figures.

FWB is a sticky situation, pun intended. So just get your hands on that Goo Gone and remove the stickiness. Either be friends and get rid of the benefits or give yourselves a title. If you find that your situation isn’t as convenient as you thought it would be, stop what you’re doing before you lose the benefits, and more importantly, the friend.

I happened to come across a genius boy with a genius idea. Danny Behar, senior history major said, “If you start f****** your friend that you obviously have a personal relationship with, I think eventually it'll grow and things like jealousy start to come into play. Acquaintances however, people you don't really care about or know, are perfect sex partners because there are literally no strings attached.”

Maybe an acquaintance with benefits is the thing we’ve all been missing out on in our lives. Think about it.

Email: Keren.baruch@ ubspectrum.com

Unpack Your Troubles September 7-17, 2011

Suicide Prevention Week

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SePt. 7 • 11AM–2PM • Student union SociAl hAll Stress Survival Art Activity, Games and Prizes, Mental health Awareness resources, Yoga/relaxation demonstrations and nutrition demonstrations.

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Active Minds Speaker: Jordan Burnham SePt. 7 • 7PM • liPPeS concert hAll in Slee hAll Jordan’s program educates students about depression, suicide, and coping skills for young adults.

For more information on Jordan visit www.activeminds.org.

Arrive early, seating is limited. Advanced reserved seating for faculty/staff bringing classes/students or groups are available by contacting carissa uschold at cuschold@buffalo.edu

QPR – Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Program SePt. 8 • 11AM–1PM • 210 Student union

Welcome UB Students!

St. Leo the Great Roman Catholic Church parish family welcomes you to pray and live your faith with us.

Mass Times: 885 Sweet Home Rd., Amherst Saturday Vigil: between Maple Rd. and Sheridan Dr. 4:30 PM (just 3 minutes from UB’s North Campus) Sunday: 8 AM, 9:30 AM and 11 AM Monday-Saturday at 8 AM in the chapel

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this fall. This time around Robin and Catwoman will join Bats in the fray, but going up against the likes of Two-Face, Penguin, Freeze and Hugo will be no easy task. Batarangs will fly when Batman and co. hit shelves in October.

Uncharted 3 Release Date: Nov. 1

Gears of War 3 Release Date: Sept. 20 With humanity on the brink of extinction, Marcus and Delta Squad have a lot riding on them. With only a few cryptic details leaked out about the most fist-bumping-est, bro-shooter of the season, all we know is that a secret collaboration between Papa Fenix and the Locust Queen may be the last chance at salvation. cOuRTESy OF ROADRuNNER REcORDS

Black and White America Seems Gray VILONA TRAchTENBERg Staff Writer Artist: Lenny Kravitz Album: Black and White America Label: Virgin Records Release Date: Aug. 30 Grade: C+ For decades, many veteran musicians have tried to defy the generational gap and continue to produce music past their prime; Lenny Kravitz is no exception.

From the cover art to the title of the CD, Kravitz’s ninth studio album, Black and White America, seems as if it will provide an inspiring concept, but the album is underdeveloped and the notion is not promoted throughout the record.

The opening song, appropriately titled “Black and White America,” promotes unity with a Motown-funk introduction and intertwines his personal story about his parents’ interracial marriage.

“The future looks as though it has come around/ And maybe we have finally found our common ground/ We’re the children of one father/ If you’re looking back don’t bother/ We’re black and white America,” sings Kravitz.

After the sentimental opener, “Rock Star City Life” is the catchiest song

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on the album. Although it starts with the typical Kravitz guitar riff, it transforms into a generic pop-rock identity crisis.

There are subtle moments on the album that reveal Kravitz’s characteristic jazzy,guitar-funk, which could woo any American woman, but the cliché musical attributes overcome the melodic contribution.

This rugged rocker is a forefather in the music industry, but the lack of prevalent instrumentals and lyrics make him lose his individualistic edge. This album doesn’t have the spark that will have listeners remembering these songs for generations to come, as his other works do.

Despite creating strategic collaborations with rap heavy weights Jay-Z and Drake to attract more popularity to his music, Kravitz takes a step backwards by failing to put more of his own identity into the it.

This album will make listeners want to reminisce with classic Kravitz as his attempt to minimize the dividing line between pop and rock is a squander in his latest musical endeavor. Kravitz tries to fly away to new heights with this album, but falls short in furthering his musical career.

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With both sides fighting off their imminent deaths, the unlikely alliance must band together to quell the Lambent threat. Featuring some of the goriest multiplayer this side of the 360, Cliffy B. will be working overtime to make this one of the biggest trilogies of the season.

Rage Release Date: Oct. 4 Rage, the upcoming first-person shooter from the developers at id, combines the gritty post-apocalyptic world of a quasi-Mad Max and the racing mechanics of beloved racer DiRT into a game that has high hopes to dethrone the cataclysmic king that is Fallout.

Mutants, thieves and bandits are all par for the course as the survivor of a time long past must fight for his life in a world unlike anything he had ever imagined. Between over-the-top racing action, heart-pounding shoot-outs and its gritty crippledsocietal undertones, Rage looks to be a serious contender in the extremely overpopulated genre.

Uncharted 2 was one of the best games to ever happen to the PlayStation 3, and with the Naughty Dog team becoming the spearhead of Sony’s game development front, there’s a lot of hype around Nathan Drake’s latest exploits.

Sporting revised gameplay mechanics and much improved online play, Drake will have a busy few months. Uncharted 3 will have the globetrotting treasure hunter exploring vast expanses of Middle Eastern deserts. While Game of the Year awards are still months in the future, there’s definitely a few gold doubloons on this game stealing the show.

Battlefield 3 Release Date: Oct. 25 In the intense rivalry between EA and Activision, everyone is a winner. For those looking to spice up their warfare with vehicular madness, look no further, as the Battlefield series has always delivered on the high-octane, frenetic action.

Because every match is a big team battle, players can look forward to teams of 12 on 12. For those rocking a keyboard and mouse, matches can reach the up to 64 digital soldiers. With both a new Call of Duty and a new Battlefield releasing a mere two weeks apart, UB Resnet should prepare itself for the approaching network onslaught.

Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Release Date: Nov. 11

Batman: Arkham City Release Date: Oct. 18 With the Joker back in the Asylum all should be well in the world of Bruce Wayne, but with Hugo Strange savagely enforcing the newly-created sector for the insane Gotham has become a ticking time bomb ready to explode.

Between its gratifying combat mechanics, intricate detective work and the plethora of personified comic characters, Arkham City will almost certainly swing its way to the top of gamers’ must-play piles

Wizards and warriors unite as the role-playing game of the decade is a mere three months away.

Bethesda, the masters of sandbox exploration have worked tirelessly on the 16-plus miles of area to traverse, filling it to the brim with creatures both magical and mundane.

Skyrim’s game engine looks to be the most impressive yet, as players will be able to live out some of their most far-fetched fantasies in a world catered around their every whim. Fulfilling the legacy of the Dragon-Born is hard to do, but hey, somebody’s got to do it.

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Fall TV Preview New Shows Terra Nova FOX, Monday, 8 p.m., Sept. 26 While the world waits on Jurassic Park 4, the Fall Fox lineup has got the nation covered on their dinosaur fix with its latest sci-fi thriller. Following families in their transition from the future to 85 million B.C.E., Terra Nova explores life on the run from the world’s biggest cold-blooded killers.

Grimm NBC, Friday, 9 p.m., Oct. 21 The evil that lurked in your bedtime fables has a place in the world and so do those who fight it. When a cop learns he has a gift for seeing the monsters beneath their human forms and has a destiny to fight them, his police work takes on a whole knew dimension.

A Gifted Man CBS, Friday, 8 p.m., Sept. 23 Seeing a dead person is never good, especially for a man of science. Dr. Michael Holt (Patrick Wilson, The Ledge) is suddenly graced by the presence of his dead ex-wife, a women completely his opposite who works to reform his worldly habits from beyond the grave.

Returning Shows

ABC, Thursday, 8 p.m., Sept. 22 Just when it seemed Hollywood had reached a creative low, they turn out this gem. A remake of the classic T.V. show from ’70s and the movies from the early 2000s, Charlie’s Angels lacks any sort of ingenuity. Hopefully, with Drew Barrymore’s direction, the new series can breathe life into a tired franchise.

While Sunny may be past its prime, it still remains one of the best comedies on television. The degenerates that inhabit Paddy’s Pub will continue to be socially awkward for the entertainment of millions. Hopefully, season seven is a return-to-form for the show.

After Charlie Sheen’s melt down, the creators of Two and a Half Men scrambled to find a big name star to continue the story. Enter Ashton Kutcher (No Strings Attached) who will play the person who bought the house after Charlie Harper dies. While the show might lose much of its fan base, Kutcher will provide some much needed laughs on a show surrounded by darkness.

Bones FOX, Thursday, 9 p.m., Nov. 3 Somehow Hart Hanson has managed to keep fans of the anthropologist/FBI crime-fighting duo in suspense for six seasons, and not just over the murders. The question of Dr. Brennan (Emily Deschanel, The Cleveland Show) and Booth’s (David Boreanaz, The Mighty Macs) inevitable relationship came to a climax at the end of last season with the announcement that Brennan is carrying Booth’s newest little bundle of joy. With the dueling snipers story arch all but wrapped up, season seven is free to explore new character complications.

Modern Family ABC, Wednesday, 9 p.m., Sept. 21 If you haven’t seen this show, now is the time to jump on the bandwagon. Between the impeccable cast and the top-notch writing, Modern Family is one of the best comedies in recent memory. Following three branches of the same family tree, the show will have you rolling on the floor as you make the connection to your own family.

Person of Interest CBS, Thursday, 9 p.m., Sept. 22 J.J. Abrams has created two of the biggest shows of the past decade with Lost and Alias. Person of Interest is poised to be his third. The show takes a look at a world where it is possible to see a face that is connected to a crime before it happens. The only catch is you don’t know if the person is the victim, a witness, or the guilty. With Abrams at the helm, there will be twists abundant throughout.

CBS, Monday, 9 p.m., Sept. 19

FX, Thursday, 10 p.m., Sept. 15

ABC, Sunday, 8 p.m., Oct. 23

Charlie’s Angels

Two and a Half Men

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Once Upon A Time Prepare to delve back into the minds of the men who created Lost. Ripped from the pages of fairy tales and cursed to live in the real world without an inkling of their true identities, your favorite childhood characters must lay their hopes in Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison, How I Met Your Mother) to become the heroine in the classic battle of good and evil.

distance plan with Priya (Aarti Mann, The Young and the Restless), the crew will have to band together to deal with their constant relationship highs and lows. While this hyper-evolved comedy has taken over nearly every cable station, those looking to catch up on the series’ beginning can do so on every other station, laugh track and all.

The Big Bang Theory CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m., Sept. 22

NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, Tuesday, 9 p.m., Sept. 20 G. Callen’s (Chris O’Donnell, Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore) enigmatic past has come to plague the Los Angeles-based Office of Special Operations. With the mysterious resignation of Hetty (Linda Hunt, Nip/Tuck) and her entanglement with the Romanian mafia, Callen and company set off to find her, only to find themselves wandering down the dark alleys of Callen’s past. Last season left fans kneeling on a Romanian beach, waiting for answers that season three will hopefully provide.

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1 Candy container

69 Word with “when,” “what” or “who”

5 “Take a hike!”

70 Shipwrecked one’s refuge

10 Lose strength

71 Big name in tractors

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5 Mumbai wraparound

23 Derisive look

6 Tribal unit

24 Ornamental arch

7 One to one, e.g.

25 Ruffle some feathers

8 First ___ equals

28 Set up a new billiards game

9 Adjunct for “war” or “gossip”

33 Finish’d

10 Perch or pike

36 Land of Apia

11 She played Jennifer on “WKRP in Cincinnati”

39 Popular cosmetics ingredient

12 At the summit

40 Sends round the bend

13 Some consider it a gift

44 Start of a bedtime story

21 What a need might do

45 Greek promenades

22 The third character?

46 Drop off for a bit

26 Word with “Palmas” or “Cruces”

47 Prepare leftovers

27 They’re big in Australia

50 Olympian tale

29 Cold and blustery

52 Crimson Glory, for one

30 King or Freed

31 Mix for rum 32 Seaweed variety 33 Olfactory trigger 34 Beach bird 35 Like Bill Gates 37 Make up one’s mind 38 Molecule component 41 Sign of success?

42 Barn bedding 43 Big name in cosmetics 48 The law has a long one 49 Worked hard 51 Laundry repository 53 Lacking originality 54 Clementi work 56 Dry Italian table wine 57 Miscalculated 58 Bottle blondes 59 Cobra and Viper 60 Kind of surgeon 61 Distribute (with “out”) 62 German/Czech river 63 Kind of formality 64 DOJ department

55 Lessened, as suffering 59 Learn by rote 64 Paying passenger 65 Summa cum ___ 66 Cut the fat 67 Appropriate anagram of “Bart”

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Buffalo refused to let off the throttle. The squad leapt to an early lead in the final set to finish the match with a victory, 15-10.

Freshman hitter Liz Scott carried the team throughout the match against Colgate. Her match-high 20 kills, along with 12 digs, impressed Kress.

“I thought Liz played exceptionally well for a freshman in her first weekend of play,” Kress said. “There’s always the learning curve for freshmen when they start out and play in their first college match. I thought she did a nice job.”

Buffalo’s match against Seton Hall was no less of a thriller. The Bulls won each set by a narrow margin: 29-27, 25-23, 25-22.

Kress was proud of his team’s ability to hold its own in the tight contest.

The Bulls used a 3-0 run to clinch the close first set.

Seton Hall quickly regained its composure and jumped out to an early 7-2 lead in the next set. However, they would not hold on to that lead for long, as the Bulls came back Dana Musil and the volleyball team start season strong. strong with a 14-6 run bookended by kills SpEcTRuM FILE phOTO from Scott and senior blocker Abby Niekamp.

Bulls Win Two in Season-Opening Weekend

BRIAN JOSEphS Sports Editor

The volleyball team is entering this season as the youngest team in the nation, according to Bulls head coach Todd Kress. But in its first two games the squad has demonstrated a veteran-like work ethic The Bulls (2-1) started their 2011 campaign in Hamilton, N.Y. by competing in the Colgate Classic. Buffalo began the tournament with a 3-0 sweep of Seton Hall (1-1) and followed that up with a 3-2 comeback victory against Colgate (1-2). The Bulls would fall against Colgate, 3-1, a day later.

Buffalo’s two victories were hard-fought.

The young team was on the ropes against Seton Hall when it dropped the first two sets, 25-21, 25-20. Kress made sure that his team regained focus.

“I talked to them… about their mentality and their mental toughness,” Kress said. “Those things, no matter what the score and who is the opponent, you have to give it your best and fight through adversity.”

The Bulls started to regain their rhythm when freshman hitter Sable Staller made her collegiate debut in the third set. Buffalo received a huge boost from her eight kills, and the team came roaring back to take the third and fourth sets, 25-18, 25-22.

Niekamp ended the set with another kill to add to her match-high total of 16.

Neither team was able to gain control in the third set. As they battled back and forth until the score was tied, 23-23. Seton Hall then gave up a point for having the wrong player serve the ball. The Bulls took advantage of the error and ended the match with a double block from sophomore hitter Dana Musil and sophomore blocker Carissa McKenna.

The Bulls couldn’t capitalize on the momentum of the two matches. Buffalo was plagued by sloppy play in its rematch against Colgate and hit an unimpressive .176. Although the percentage was considerably higher than Colgate’s .056, Colgate was able to capitalize off of Buffalo’s mistakes. Colgate took the sets, 25-21, 8-25, 25-22, 25-20.

Kress expected a better effort from his team in the third match.

“If you beat [a team] the day before, you expect to win the next match,” Kress said. “But when you expect to win, you still have to go out and back that up. No one is going to go out and lose. You have to be the ones to produce the win and we didn’t go out there and do that.”

Scott once again led the team with 11 kills, while Musil posted a weekend-high of 19 digs.

The Bulls’ next match is on Friday as they travel to Ohio to face Youngstown State (0-4).

The match is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.

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Head coach Jeff Quinn has put in the work to make the Bulls ready for Saturday’s game against Pitt. cOuRTESy OF pAuL hOKANSON

The Road Begins at Pittsburgh

Football team kicks off season on Saturday AARON MANSFIELD Senior Sports Editor

Last year at this time, the football team demolished an overwhelmed Rhode Island squad in the season opener. This year, Pittsburgh looks to do the same to Buffalo.

The Bulls are massive underdogs as they travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Panthers at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The 65,000 person capacity of Heinz Field yields a massive stage for the Bulls and head coach Jeff Quinn, who enters his second year at Buffalo.

All summer long, the players have anticipated this game. However, the odds are stacked against Buffalo. Pittsburgh has won both of the previous meetings between the teams.

The Panthers came out on top, 27-16 at Pittsburgh in 2008, and 54-27 at Buffalo in 2009.

Last year, Pittsburgh finished 8-5 and they defeated Kentucky in the BBVA Compass Bowl. There’s a new man in charge this season. Head coach Todd Graham begins his tenure with the Panthers after coaching Tulsa last season.

“We’ve looked at film of Tulsa as well as film of Pitt,” Quinn said. “And we’ve also looked at Michigan film, because their offensive coordinator came from Michigan.”

In addition to co-offensive coordinator Calvin Magee, cornerbacks coach Tony Gibson and tight ends coach Tony Dews came from Michigan.

Pittsburgh’s main weapon is running back Ray Graham, who rushed for 922 yards and eight touchdowns last year. The Panthers will look to get the ball to Graham as much as possible.

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Michael Vick may be Good for Entertainment; He’s bad for Society

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by Nike in 2007 was, in my opinion, one of the best sports commercials of all time.

I’m not an animal activist and, as disgusting as his actions were, I’m not bitter about Vick’s dog escapades. Hell, I have a cat.

But 2004 Michael Vick is not 2011 Michael Vick. Everyone seems to have forgotten because he looks the same on the football field.

In America, we love comeback stories and we love to hear about people overcoming the odds. Sure, no one expected Vick to come back to the NFL so noisily. But let’s be real: he didn’t truly run a comeback route.

Lance Armstrong is a comeback story. He overcame cancer to win the Tour de France.

Rick Ankiel is a comeback story. After pitching his whole life (and beginning an impressive pitching career in the Major League), Ankiel suddenly forgot how to throw strikes.

Literally, he completely lost command. So, he switched his position to outfielder and worked his way back up through the minor leagues. After honing his batting and fielding skills for two and a half years, he is now a serviceable outfielder for the Washington Nationals.

Michael Vick is not a comeback story. He was – and is – one of the most talented athletes in sports. After serving his time in jail (which was his legal obligation; there’s no way around that), Vick was given a two game

Much has been made of the youth and size of Buffalo’s offensive line. Nine offensive linemen have gained weight since last year, including redshirt freshman Jake Silas, who has gained 54 pounds. Graham, however, thinks his defensive line has the upper hand on Buffalo’s protection.

“Obviously if they’re playing as freshmen then they must be pretty talented,” Todd Graham said. “But I like our guys up against just about anyone. We have a really good defensive line.”

Quinn has been adamant in the summer that he has 100 percent faith in his offensive linemen, and he believes that area has been one of the most improved positions on the team.

Saturday marks the first game in a Buffalo uniform for senior quarterback Chazz Anderson.

The Bulls are looking to match their road win total from last year. In 2010, Buffalo went 1-5 away from UB Stadium.

Fans who aren’t taking the trip can catch the game on ESPN3.

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Vick’s “It” Factor BRIAN JOSEphS Sports Editor

AARON MANSFIELD Senior Sports Editor I loved Michael Vick in 2004. When we were playing Madden, I terrorized opponents with him. I’d run all over the field with Vick and eventually gallop into the end zone after an 80-yard scamper.

“Now I want to talk about Buffalo who I believe is a very well-coached football team and a dangerous football team,” Todd Graham said. “They look a lot like some of the teams I competed against at Tulsa. They are very skilled and the quarterback is a very accurate passer. I watched some of their films back [when Quinn was] in Cincinnati. I think they have three wide receivers that are special; they can hurt you and can go out and make things happen. I think this whole game is about us going out and performing the best we can. Early in the season I am always a firm believer that the team who makes the least mistakes is going to win. You can’t beat yourself.”

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suspension from the NFL. That’s right – two games. Last year, Albert Haynesworth was suspended four games because he didn’t get along well with head coach Mike Shanahan.

The Redskins cited the reason for his suspension as “conduct detrimental to the team.”

I’m not saying Haynesworth is in the right, but I hardly think that his disrespectful attitude warrants a punishment twice as harsh as that of someone who was locked up in jail for two years.

At the end of Vick’s first season, his Eagles unanimously voted him the winner of the Ed Block Courage award, given to the player that “exemplifies commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage.”

“Sportsmanship and courage.”

He’s back in the NFL because he’s talented.

His talent will forever carry him in his career. He was in jail because he deserved to go to jail. The consequences were his to accept.

It’s no secret that Vick just signed a six-year, $100 million contract with the Eagles. He’s a great player and he’ll lead his team to a handful of wins, but giving Michael Vick such an exorbitant lump of cash tells him, and every other athlete out there: You can do whatever you want because you’re just that talented.

Think back to last year when the Eagles lost to the Packers, 27-20.

far he fell because of it. That is a stigma, but it also makes him relatable to the audience.

The spotlight should’ve been on how the Packers managed to come away with the win despite Aaron Rodgers’ sloppy play. Instead, many sports analysts and fans found themselves talking about Michael Vick.

America is going to look at Vick and see both the criminal and the NFL superstar. This grabs way more attention than our clean-cut No.1 NFL Draft picks because we’re used to seeing the same thing every year. Vick’s case is a diversion from that normality.

Vick was supposed to be on the backburner for what was going to be Kevin Kolb’s breakout season. But Kolb’s concussion opened the door to Vick’s 278 total yard, performance against the Packers in a failed comeback attempt.

Just a year later, Vick has signed a $100 million, six-year contract with the Eagles, and he is now the face of the franchise.

That’s good for him.

And good for us as well.

Vick’s rise toward the NFL elite only reflects well on the league. Sure, I could go on about how this is the perfect story about redemption. But the position that Vick is in goes way deeper than that.

Look at the NFL’s most marketed athletes: the legendary Peyton Manning, the perfect Tom Brady, the heroic Drew Brees, and the passionate Ray Lewis. All of those athletes are made to personify what we expect from a star.

God bless you, Michael Vick. I hope you continue to succeed in your illustrious career.

Just don’t try to convince me that you deserve any comeback award.

A majority of Americans can’t relate to that sort of image, whether we want to admit it or not. But the aforementioned athletes are just so good, that we totally disregard how far apart from reality these idols are.

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Vick is different because he is flawed. We are all aware of the sin he committed and how

Of course, Vick isn’t the only such athlete in the NFL. Donte Stallworth and, more notably, Plaxico Burress have both served time for criminal offenses.

However, there are plenty of those types in the NFL. How many players have there ever been like Vick?

Secondly, there’s nothing to gain from denying Vick from progressing in the league. Why should we suspend him, criticize his payroll, or even keep him in prison? Vick already did his time. The NFL has had dozens of other criminals. There’s no point in just pinpointing him just because he’s a headlining athlete.

If Vick is going to be spotlighted, he should be spotlighted for the right things. He threw for 3,018 yards and rushed for 676 yards to lead the Eagles into playoff contention last season. He’s clearly pulling his weight.

The fact that someone like Vick only comes once in a lifetime is precisely why he is beneficial for the NFL. He was great during his time with the Falcons, but that added mark on his career will surely spur the audience interest in the NFL.

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