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Christopher Riddick (right) and roommate Winger Ruiz (left) were just faces in the crowd until they pranked their way to on-campus fame – or infamy – Monday with a disingenuous poster for Fall Fest 2013.

Students create buzz on campus with phony Fall Fest posters

Sophomore Christopher Riddick made a convincing fake Fall Fest 2013 poster (left) with the Fall Fest 2012 poster as his guide. He hung just 20 copies around campus, but it was enough to have the community confused.

MAX CRINNIN

Senior Arts Editor

What impact can 20 pieces of paper have on an entire college campus? Christopher Riddick knows. The $1.60 charge on his print queue seems a small price to pay for the attention his fake Fall Fest posters garnered on campus Monday. The Student Association has confirmed that the Fall Fest lineup as Riddick listed it (A$AP Rocky, Drake and Big Sean) will not be the lineup for the Oct. 13 concert. It all started when Riddick woke up on Sunday with nothing to do. “I mostly did it because I was bored,” Riddick said. “I felt like it’d be interesting to see if people would believe it. Also, [SA] is taking way too long to announce [the lineup], so I thought maybe if I did this, they would get somebody better than whoever they are gonna get.” Riddick and his roommate, Winger Ruiz, both sophomore undecided majors, spent Sunday morning in their Red Jacket

dorm plotting the prank, piecing together a lineup they felt would seem believable, yet almost too good to be true. Artists they considered included Jadakiss, Pusha T, Fabolous and other bigname hip-hop acts. At first, Riddick was choosing names he liked or thought would be funny, but then he began to realize that a perfectly compiled list could actually trick a lot of people into thinking his posters were real. Riddick took point on the operation and Ruiz tagged along every step of the way. In just one hour, Riddick was able to find an online program that would allow him to design, and complete, a poster that he modeled after last year’s official Fall Fest flyer, which he found using Google. He then accidentally deleted his original copy, but it only took an extra 10 minutes to completely finish the one he ended up posting around campus. Riddick headed to Capen Library with his design and printed 20 copies. He meant to print 40, but he did not realize

they would come out double-sided. Undeterred, he made his way from Capen to the Student Union, hitting every bulletin board along the way. By midnight Monday morning, Riddick’s deed was done, and he went home anxious to see what kind of impression his posters would leave the following day. On his walk to class the next morning, he was shocked to see that all of his posters had been taken down. Hours before Riddick was even awake to watch his plot unravel, SA Vice President Lyle Selsky received a photo message of the poster from one of his fraternity brothers. Amidst his shock and rage, Selsky rushed to form a crew of SA members to take the posters down immediately. Selsky knew the posters created expectations that SA cannot meet, and many of his SA coworkers were enraged by the prank. Worried that the hype from a “too good to be true” lineup would only lead to disappointment when the real lineup was announced, they managed to take

down the posters less than 12 hours after they were posted, but the damage was done. “It will disappoint students if that’s not what [the lineup] is,” Selsky said. “We want to make sure we put out the truth and give students what they need instead of putting up fake documents.” Rumors surrounding A$AP coming to Fall Fest had been circling for weeks already, and Riddick’s posters only added fuel to the fire. Twitter exploded with excitement and praise that SA had managed to pull off such an impressive lineup. Most of the hype circled around Drake, whom Riddick added to his list after remembering a UB Rumors tweet he saw months ago stating Drake would be performing at Fall Fest. A few clever students immediately called the chance of Drake performing at UB into question due to the high demand and price for his act along with a conflicting tour schedule already listed for the fall, but many thought the posters were real. SEE FAKE FEST, PAGE 2

Students await Fall Fest announcement SA members start petition Some are frustrated acts have not been revealed to impeach SA president

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The Student Association has designated approximately $390,000 for Fall Fest and Spring Fest combined, but it has yet to announce who will be performing at the Oct. 13 Fall Fest concert. Some students are getting frustrated. Rumors circulating the annual event started with the release of the official date on Sept. 1 at the Reel Big Fish concert. After announcing Fall Fest would be held on Oct. 13, SA President Nick Johns said, “We’ll release the lineup ASAP.” This was the beginning of the A$AP Rocky rumor. SA officials have neither confirmed nor denied the presence of A$AP Rocky in the Fall Fest lineup. SA Vice President Lyle Selsky confirmed there will be four acts, three from the hip-hop genre and one “mash-up DJ similar to White Panda.” That is all the information SA is allowed to release at the moment because the artists’ contracts are not signed, Selsky said. The contracts were sent to Marc Rosenblitt, SA’s entertainment coordinator, via email on Monday. Once they are approved, sent back to the artists and signed, SA can release the names of the acts. Rosenblitt wants students to get ex-

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A$AP Rocky is one act rumored to be attending Fall Fest, but the Student Association has not yet released the lineup. Some students are frustrated with the delay.

cited about who is coming, but SA is “stuck between a rock and a hard place,” he said. Selsky agrees. “I’m itching to tell everyone about the event and to be able to say, ‘look, these people are coming,’” Selsky said. “I preach patience because I know now it sucks, but knowing [who is performing] earlier won’t change the fact that the date is still Oct. 13. So, either way, you’ll be

waiting a month for the event.” They both believe the show will be worth the wait. Julie Safaty, a senior health and human services major, is doubtful. “Fall Fest usually sucks so I never go,” she said. “I would go this year because it’s my senior year. But I want to know because there’s a Bills game that day and I need to know if I should get tickets for that instead.” SEE FRUSTRATION, PAGE 2

Student Association Entertainment Director Erin Lachaal reported she and other SA members have received about 1,500 signatures in their effort to impeach SA President Nick Johns. This week, SA members circulated a petition throughout the Student Union and other areas on campus to collect the 2,541 student signatures needed to impeach Johns. In order for a successful effort, they must collect the names and person numbers f the students and give the list to Student Life to be verified. Then, if the list is proven valid, the movement will go the Student-Wide Judiciary, which will review the claims before finalizing the decision. If the accept the motion, Johns will be immediately removed from office and SA Vice President Lyle Selsky will be names interim president – while also being vice president – until a “special election” takes place. Students seeking to run for president will need 200 signatures and person numbers from students. Lachaal hopes SA will receive the necessary number of signatures by the end of the week. Email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Continued from page 1: Fake Fest

Continued from page 1: Frustration

“I thought it was awesome – I believed it,” said junior biology major Laith AlNajjar. “Drake’s my boy.” Before long, Riddick’s gig was up and the truth spread via Twitter and an official statement on the SA Facebook page, warning students that the posters were fake. Many took the joke well, finding it impressive and funny, but some who originally tweeted with joy for the coming of Drake cursed the prankster who ruined their Fall Fest dreams. Some tweets included: “if drake isn’t coming for fall fest whoever made those flyers is gonna be the most hated person at UB” “Whoever thought it would be funny to joke around about Drake coming to UB for fall fest was very wrong #pissed” Riddick said the only negative feedback he saw was brought on after the truth about Drake came out. “We just made the rumors that were already going around public,” Ruiz said. “We weren’t stopping anything that wasn’t already going on. SA was just taking too long.” Riddick added he was partially inspired to carry out his prank because he finds it hard to feel noticed on such a large campus with so many students. He saw an opportunity to get people talking and laughing all while getting some form of recognition and questioning SA’s hold up on releasing the true lineup for Fall Fest in the process. He admitted that his goal was to see if he could pull it off and trick people, but never to completely ruin anyone’s hopes or SA’s work toward getting the concert put together.

She believes SA should have given the student body better notice because “I have a life and I have to plan and organize events.” Some students agree SA is waiting a long time to announce the acts for Fall Fest compared to last year, when it announced the acts for the Sept. 1 show on July 31. In 2011, however, the headliners were released on Sept. 30 for the show on Oct. 20. “By no means is it unusual for us to have a fest in October, a lot of people have been like, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s never been past September,’ but it’s been as late as November,” Rosenblitt said. “It’s called Fall Fest, so as long as it happens in the fall semester. We try to do it as early as possible because we like the idea of being outside.” Originally, the concert was supposed to take place on Sept. 22. But no “good artists” were able to come on that date, according to Selsky and Rosenblitt. “We wanted to make sure we had the best show possible,” Selsky said. “So we pushed the date back, and now we have a much better show.” In order to achieve “the best show possible,” planning for Fall Fest started in late April or early May. Rosenblitt said the dates that are available for the show to take place in Alumni Arena are “the biggest limiting factor.” He then started talking to people in the music industry to find out what direction they should take given their budget and their availability. This summer, SA sent a genre survey, asking students what type of acts they hoped to see at Fall Fest. The top four were hip-hop, country, electronic dance music (EDM) and pop, according to Selsky. Rosenblitt said any well-known country artist was out of their budget and all of the EDM artists they could afford were on European tours for the season. Once a genre was picked – hip-hop – they sent out bids. “It becomes luck of the draw,” Rosenblitt said. “We are competing with every college in the nation.” He added it depends on who’s available when the dates are open and who is willing to come to Buffalo, which “isn’t thought of as a great location, even though it really is.” They went through over 40 bids this year; typically, they go through 20. Rosenblitt and Selsky acknowledged they can’t make every student happy, but Rosenblitt said, “This show is going to be a very good one, and I think many people will be happy with it.”

Above is the legitimate Fall Fest 2012 advertisement flyer, which Christopher Riddick used to create his fake Fall Fest 2013 flyer.

“If [SA] feels like I really almost ruined their chances of putting on a good show, I apologize,” Riddick said. “If I almost ruined it, does that mean they know [Fall Fest] isn’t going to be that good? I apologize, but it’s not that big of a deal.” SA remains unsure if it can or will take legal action against Riddick and Ruiz for falsely advertising under their name. With his name being published for everyone to know, Riddick is waiting to see how people will react toward him now that he’s not just another face in the crowd. Email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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OPINION

EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR IN CHIEF Aaron Mansfield MANAGING EDITORS Lisa Khoury Sara DiNatale EDITORIAL EDITOR Eric Cortellessa NEWS EDITORS Sam Fernando, Senior Joe Konze Jr. LIFE EDITORS Keren Baruch, Senior Sharon Kahn, Senior Alyssa McClure, Asst. ARTS EDITORS Max Crinnin, Senior Rachel Kramer, Asst. Felicia Hunt, Asst. SPORTS EDITORS Jon Gagnon, Senior Ben Tarhan, Senior Owen O’Brien PHOTO EDITORS Aline Kobayashi, Senior Juan David Pinzon, Asst. Daniele Gershon, Asst. CARTOONIST Jeanette Chwan CREATIVE DIRECTORS Brian Keschinger Haider Alidina, Asst. PROFESSIONAL STAFF OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Helene Polley ADVERTISING MANAGER Emma Callinan Drew Gaczewski, Asst. Chris Mirandi, Asst. ADVERTISING DESIGNER Haley Sunkes Haley Chapman, Asst. Ashlee Foster, Asst.

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ALTERNATIVE PRONOUNS The insufficiency of he or she Have you ever heard someone referred to as “ze” before? Well, at George Washington University, it is gaining traction. Nicholas Gumas, president of Allied in Pride, GW’s largest LGBTQ organization, has made it a priority to ask students for their preferred gender pronoun (PGP) and he’s hoping others will join the movement. A Sept. 5 Washington Post article details this recent development and potential change in culture. What is happening at GW is further support for what has been argued for some time now: the binary gender system just doesn’t work for everyone. “Western culture is deeply committed to the idea that there are only two sexes,” wrote Anne Fausto-Sterling, a professor at Brown University, in The Five Sexes: Why Male and Female Are Not Enough. “Even language refuses other possibilities.” Some are trying to move beyond linguistic limitations. Ze, hir, hirs or the plural pronoun “they” are what some individuals feel more comfortable with. But it is not as easy for this preference to be recognized or practiced by others. Some aren’t familiar with them; they haven’t heard the pronouns before. Others just don’t like it. While mainstream culture has been increasingly more accepting of varying sexual orientations, the struggle for those with varying gender identities has not seen as much progress. We think it should. An intense confusion was propelled when Bradley Manning, re-

cently convicted for her role in WikiLeaks, asked to start being referred to as Chelsea – and the according female gender pronouns. News outlets were initially unsure what to call her and the general public has yet to catch on. We have heard many people still calling her “him.”

many people don’t feel like they fit into one category or gender assignment. This is something that is real for many people. The strides being taken at GW should be a sign to us, too. UB should begin asking students for their PGP. We should be respon-

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What was most troubling about Manning’s announcement was the response. For those not familiar with his past, it seemed like a bizarre turn of events. But the level of surprise amongst the general public is an indication that there isn’t enough awareness of how

sible for people feeling comfortable with the gender expression of their choice. And this shouldn’t be seen as a courtesy or formality, or being overly politically correct. This is a human issue and has to do with respecting the dignity of all forms

of human life. It is also about recognizing the variety in the world and realities of our time. The Human Rights Campaign recently performed a survey of 10,000 LGBTQ youths from ages 13 to 17. The survey asked the participants to pick a gender. It gave them the options of male, female, transgender and leaving an open space to fill out any alternative. Around 600 of the participants filled in responses other than male or female. That’s 6 percent. Some students, for example, articulated themselves as “gender neutral” or “gender fluid.” People are beginning to develop a new understanding of gender. The age of the participants also demonstrates that this is something that is likely to expand in a world that is ever changing. Our university should begin to catch on now. UB has already implemented gender-neutral dormitories, which is a very positive start. But there should also be more. More gender-neutral bathrooms. More options on college applications. We also believe students should have their preference in the classroom. A good idea might be for professors to include PGP on questionnaires at the beginning of the semester. For a state school designed to educate the public, we should embrace an attitude of inclusion and institute university-wide policies that reflect one. Email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

MONEYBALL

Student-athletes on scholarship deserve bigger stipends There are many talented students on a college campus. They range from student government leaders to graphic designers, musicians to mechanical engineers, academic scholars to newspaper editors and beyond. Each individual may bring uniqueness to his or her respective field, the amount of potential they demonstrate may marshal special treatment of some kind, but one particular form of talented college students have a much different experience from the rest: athletes. You likely know what we mean. Last week, the subject of college athletes graced the cover of Time magazine. “It’s Time to Pay College Athletes,” the story is called, and it has enflamed an ongoing debate. Some schools have vocalized their intent to provide at least an extra $2,000 stipend to athletes on scholarship. We feel this is the change that must occur. The NCAA has a clear rule regarding the players: They are not allowed to make money off of their names. Some feel it is a worthy regulation – it protects the sanctity of the game, the integrity and nature of amateur sports. Some feel it is absurd. Others – like us – feel only some aspects of the current situation need to be altered. College athletes deserve more money for their time and the revenue they bring in to their universities. But to open the doors for them to sell their autographs or sign advertising contracts would open the floodgates of corruption. It would muddy the waters and blur the lines between collegiate and professional sports. The recent surge in this debate was prompted from an inci-

dent this summer. Johnny Manziel (sometimes referred to as “Johnny Football”) allegedly accepted payments for his autographs. The NCAA couldn’t prove it, but he was suspended for half a game. What became the more prevalent question for many wasn’t whether he did, but “why shouldn’t he?” This question has provoked a variety of reactions – skepticism and distrust, sympathy and support, apprehension and ambivalence. It has induced a conversation over whether it is time for a change in collegiate athletics. Everyone remembers Tim Tebow. It was hard to miss him. We were inundated with pictures of him in magazines, clips of him on television. For a time, he was a celebrity as prominent as Madonna. But perhaps what many people don’t know is a story of how he couldn’t afford to buy his mother a Christmas present. Many college athletes understand their participation in a sport as a way to an education. If they play, they can earn a scholarship – it enables them to get a degree that may otherwise be financially unfeasible. Playing a college sport can be a full-time job – and for some, it is even more than a full-time job. UB athletes talk to us often about how much time their team involvement consumes. It diminishes their capacity to earn extra income with a part-time job. And yet, some aren’t even receiving full scholarships. They are still taking out student loans. And most won’t go pro. Only one sport – baseball – has more than 2 percent of NCAA players reach the professional level, according to Business Insider. Most athletes are

facing the same job market as the rest of us. Some have said that college athletes should be able enjoy the profits their universities reap because of them. Texas A&M University advertises Manziel merchandise (jerseys with his number but not his name) to a level you would think they are changing their school color to green. What happens at some big football and basketball schools is pure exploitation. And the universities need to take responsibility for it. We understand that certain athletes could be making a lot more, but we think the lavish world of media advertisement and massmarket products would tarnish the games. What student-athletes need is more money for living expenses. The time burden and workload college athletes face as fulltime students is exorbitant. Not to mention, many athletes come from low-income backgrounds. They need money to help them get through college. Each university should have team-specific set stipends. The athletic culture is different at each school and the stipend system should vary accordingly. But some still think that is not enough. Congress has recently agreed to consider this matter. A bill has been introduced to give players more rights to earn money off of their names. College athletes should be able to make money over their own likeness, in theory, but we’re hoping lawmakers will consider the thin line between more player protections and manufactured corruption.

They should be protected in that universities should compensate them for their time and work. And the revenue they bring in shouldn’t necessarily go unrecognized, either. But any change that goes toward recognizing the evolving experience of college athletics must not corrupt the very environment it is trying to improve. Email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

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NEWS

A fresh start

Talking dead Student creates new Korean American Student Association

Students learn about zombies in an unconventional seminar

Chad Cooper, The Spectrum

The new Korean American Student Association (KASA) held its first general body meeting Monday. KASA was created after the Korean Student Association (KSA) was derecognized by the Student Association for mishandling SA funds and abusing SA’s alcohol policy. Aline Kobayashi, The Spectrum

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John Edgar Browning (far right), an adjunct English professor and Ph.D. candidate in the department of transnational studies, instructs a Tuesday class on zombies and their social and cultural implications.

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If a zombie apocalypse hits Buffalo anytime soon, one group of UB students will be prepared to handle the impending chaos. These students meet every Tuesday around a large seminar table in Capen Hall and are instructed by John Edgar Browning, an adjunct English professor and Ph.D. candidate in the department of transnational studies. Browning’s class, “A Cultural History of the Walking Dead,” aims to provide students with historical background on zombies and their social and cultural implications. Reviews of the class have been positive, with most students keenly interested in what the class and its professor have to offer. “To have a class on zombies as a freshman is something fun that I thought would be a more interesting break from the grind of other classes,” said Derek Stein, a freshman media study and political science major, in an email.

“The thing that I am most looking forward to is really the perspective I’ll get from this class on zombies and their prevalence in film and culture.” This perspective is exactly what Browning intends to flesh out and explore. He has been fascinated with zombies, along with monsters of other kinds, since he was a kid in the early 1980s. He said it was around that time that his family first bought a VCR, just as they were becoming more easily available to the typical American family. “My parents were all about taping movies and renting movies, and they had no qualms with showing my brothers and me horror films,” Browning said. “I mean, before I was even in kindergarten I had seen a lot of rated ‘R’ horror films.” Browning later realized his love for monsters, including zombies, could blossom into an academic career – one that has brought him to UB to work on a doctoral dissertation focusing on vampires and people who identify themselves as vampires.

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Zombie films and other representations have more to offer society than gruesome and gory depictions of violence and bloodshed, he believes. “Sometimes, we look at statuettes and pottery to see what particular cultures thought about sexuality,” Browning said. “Well, in a thousand years, they’ll easily look at our films to see what we thought about sexuality.” He thinks this anthropological value surrounding topics like sexuality is not the only aspect of zombies in our culture that is important. Browning suggests it’s not strictly the zombies drawing many Americans to television shows like “The Walking Dead” or the Hollywood blockbuster film and bestselling novel World War Z. “It’s the people that have to survive the zombie attacks and the zombie onslaught,” Browning said. “We’ll discover it’s not [George A. Romero’s] zombies that people love; it was cramming a few people into an enclosure or house and forcing them to survive together, makSEE ZOMBIES, PAGE 6

An organized Korean presence has been missing on campus since the Korean Student Association (KSA) was disbanded last semester. But one student wants to change that. He is creating a new Student Associationsectioned club. In April, the SA Senate voted unanimously to derecognize KSA. The senate said the club mishandled SA funds and abused SA’s alcohol policy. Abe Chung, a junior business and communication major, has taken the initiative to start the Korean American Student Association (KASA) and plans to steer the group in a new direction by creating a more diverse crowd – something he said KSA had opposed. Chung came up with the idea for KASA with Andrew Kim, the treasurer of the Hong Kong Student Association (HKSA). Chung said he realized UB needed a group that could focus on the Korean community while also embracing other cultures. “I wanted to create an atmosphere where internationals and American-born Koreans and just anybody who is just interested in Korean culture can come chill, have fun and learn about Korean culture,” Chung said. In May, SA Vice President Lyle Selsky approved KASA’s temporary club status. He said the club

wanted to start the process early to “get the ball rolling.” Unlike permanent clubs, temporary clubs do not get a budget from SA. Instead, they must raise their funds. KASA must be a temporary club for two full semesters and fulfill a list of SA requirements before becoming a permanent club. Each semester, KASA must hold two general body meetings, host two club events, participate in two SA functions, create two fundraising events and attend two community service events. If the requirements are fulfilled, SA’s vice president and international coordinator will “sign off on” the recognition of the club and then the SA Senate will vote on whether to approve the decision, Selsky said. While Chung had gone to a few SA events hosted by other cultural clubs, he had never been a regular member of SA. He knew delving into a position with sparse SA knowledge was going to be a lot of work. Chung wrote an entirely new KASA constitution because the new club is not affiliated with KSA. He said the constitution doesn’t have loopholes, which will help minimize problems and controversy in the future. He was in contact with International Coordinator Matt Siwiec, who helped Chung get the club started.

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he could not verbalize anything. Laying in a hospital bed, hooked up to tubes and needles, bone-thin from not eating for five days, makeup blogger Talia Castellano held onto Lizzy Lenchner’s hand. She opened her eyes for a few moments, looked at Lenchner and smirked. Castellano, 13, was falling victim to childhood cancer. Castellano died two weeks later. The YouTube star met Lenchner, a junior psychology major, at Sunrise Day Camp, the only day camp in America dedicated to children with cancer. Lenchner was a counselor. The two became close. She learned important life lessons from Castellano, and she is adamant and determined to spread those to the UB community. She has already made an impact with the help of her sorority. Last fall, Lenchner held a philanthropy event for Phi Sigma Sigma to promote awareness of childhood cancer; it was the most successful Greek philanthropy event last year, raising over $2,000.

LIFE

MAKEUP IS MY WIG UB student takes inspiration from Talia Castellano’s story KEREN BARUCH, Senior Features Editor

Lenchner said a lot of college students focus on partying as their “No. 1 priority.” “They don’t realize there’s

so much more to life than just that,” she said. “They need to see that people out there have it worse than them and your life can change in a heartbeat and you really need to appreciate what you have. And yeah, it’s important to live in the moment, but that’s not the only thing you should be doing.” Castellano influenced millions; her YouTube account has more than 45 million views and 1 million subscribers. Before her death, she was featured in CoverGirl magazine and on Ellen Degeneres’ daytime talk show. Castellano had neuroblastoma, the most common extra cranial solid in childhood cancer. Approximately 650 cases are re-

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YouTube star Talia Castellano inspired Lizzy Lenchner to promote awareness of pediatric cancer. The junior psychology major is aiming to plan a variety of philanthropy events for the cause and to make sure Castellano’s legacy lives on.

corded each year in America, according to Norman J. Lacayo, author of Pediatric Neuroblastoma. September is pediatric cancer awareness month. Lenchner worked as a counselor at Sunrise Day Camp two summers before attending UB. Castellano made her way to Lenchner’s group. Lenchner did not expect her 11-year-old camper to completely alter the way she viewed the world.

Castellano latched onto Lenchner and fellow counselor Pamela Glassman. “She would rather hang out with us than any of the other campers,” Lenchner said. “She was 11 years old hanging out with 18- and 20-year-olds and she was mature beyond her years.” At the time, Castellano was just launching her YouTube account, in which she gave in-

depth tutorials of applying mascara, eye shadow and other makeup, gave reviews of different types of makeup and shared her personality with everyone who viewed her series. Castellano asked older girls at camp about their dating lives and was quick to give beauty advice, like what shade of lipstick would bring out Lenchner’s skin tone.

Victoria Putter, a Sunrise Day Camp counselor, said Castellano would put makeup on her head – most famously when she spelled out “makeup is my wig” – because she had no hair. She constantly wanted to do everyone else’s hair. Castellano battled cancer for six years. She did not allow her disease to get in the way of her life, though – not at camp and not at home. She was losing her hair due to the intensive chemotherapy, but she flaunted her passion for makeup, fashion and beauty. She did not let any negative comments keep her from posting her videos. Castellano’s YouTube tutorials were getting more hits each week. During the beginning stages of her show, she only discussed makeup and fashion. After receiving many messages from fans asking why she was bald, Castellano decided to start incorporating her cancer story into the videos. Lenchner said Castellano had a bit of sass and spunk, and she fearlessly shared details of her life with the world. YouTube called Castellano before she passed away and asked if it could pay her for all of the subscribers she received. “Talia’s makeup tutorials were packed with enthusiasm and her personality,” said Amanda Katz, a UB alumna and 2010 president of Phi Sigma Sigma. “Seriously, that girl was talented and as someone who can’t apply makeup, it was admirable.” Katz has faith that Lenchner will successfully share Castellano’s story and faith with the UB community. Lenchner wants to spread the message that there is more to life than partying and even school. SEE talia, PAGE 6

Beyond UB’s borders Winter session offers more affordable taste of international experience CASSANDRA YOCHUM Staff Writer

One reason to try winter session? “Dare yourself to an intellectual challenge – an adventure,” said Debra Street, professor and chair of the sociology department. UB added an extra week to its winter break, extending it to Jan. 26 to accommodate the university’s new winter session. The extra week has inspired some faculty members to create study abroad programs for students, according to Donald McGuire, the undergraduate programs administrator. This year, students have the opportunity to travel to Italy, Istanbul, Tanzania, Singapore, Moldova, London or Hong Kong to study. McGuire and Street are highly involved in the abroad sessions and encourage UB students to leave their comfort zones this winter break and apply to study in another country.

“[The goal is] to give students an international experience,” said Bradley Ault, an associate professor in the classics department. Ault runs the trip to Italy for UB’s winter abroad program. He said the program’s aim is to develop and improve the “social, cultural and historical literacy” of students. Steven Coffed, a junior aerospace mechanical engineering major, traveled to Italy instead of going home for winter break two years ago. The experience has become one of his greatest memories in college. He said it may not be as easy as staying at home, but it’s something that’s impossible to forget or regret. Studying abroad can help undergrads gain academic experience while becoming immersed in a new culture and country. The programs give students a chance to change their global perspective while earning credits, according to McGuire.

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Steven Coffed, a junior enginnering major, Steffanie Rydzik, a UB graduate of 2013, and Daniele Gershon, a junior photography and journalism major, studied in Italy during their winter break two years ago. This year, UB added an extra week to its winter break, which inspired some faculty members to create study abroad programs for their students.

Studying abroad during summer can cost up to $17,585, according to UB’s estimated summer abroad costs. Price varies depending on location. The winter abroad programs are affordable and still give students a taste of learning overseas, McGuire said. The programs vary in cost, though an estimate on UB’s site, including personal expenses, comes to $5,641.80. Coffed wanted to get a preliminary taste of studying abroad, he said.

He said the winter program is an easier way to get the experience of studying overseas without as much worry over the cost or whether it could get in the way of classes. This past summer, Coffed studied in France. The winter abroad program gave him a thirst for adventure and for exploring new countries. Coffed found it easy to adapt to the culture, language and feel of the new country. “[The winter program] enhances not only interpersonal skills within the group but within humanity,” Ault said. “The set-

ting that students are placed into helps them realize the depth of the human experience and helps them become better citizens.” While studying abroad during the winter, students should note the course work is very different from what it would be if they took the same courses at UB. “We’re packing three credits into three weeks,” Ault said. “It’s rigorous, but not overly taxing.” The winter study abroad program has seven upcoming programs in different countries. SEE Winter Session, PAGE 6

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Twelve years later, new ways to remember

BEN TARHAN

Senior Sports Editor

On a crisp fall afternoon, I sat in the car with my father while my mom ran into the post office to mail a letter. It was a bright, sunny day and while I looked out the window, a flash of light caught my eye. It intrigued me enough to get out of the car and examine it. The object was a piece of paper that had been burnt on a horizontal angle through the middle. There was legalese printed on it, outlining the transfers of ridiculous sums of money. But that isn’t what caught my eye.

It was the address at the top of the page: “One World Trade Center.” It was Sept. 13, 2001, and I was about a half mile from my home in Brooklyn – approximately five miles from Ground Zero. I was 9 years old. At the time, I didn’t quite understand the magnitude of the attacks. I was young and afraid. I’d never known any home other than New York City. I remember going to the bathroom and being scared a terrorist would jump out at me. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve become more aware of how that day affected my generation and my home. My perception of the tragedy has changed over time, especially because of how personally New Yorkers took the attacks. When I compare my upbringing to that of other people, I find a lot of difference in my experience because I grew up in the largest city in the country

Continued from page 4: Zombies ing them either work together or not work together and get killed because of it.” The ways in which the uninfected people in zombie stories manage to survive in what Browning dubs their “survival space,” are directly responsible for keeping the genre fresh, interesting and relevant, he said. Another innovation that has kept the zombie subculture so intriguing is the tendency of recent zombie depictions to feature “ambulatory survival spaces” with dynamic sizes and shapes that multiple groups are vying for resources, according to Browning. “The one good thing [about zombie films] now is that people who are interested in our culture, or cultures in general, can look at these right now and basically get the gist of what people are thinking, because sometimes film imitates life,” Browning said. But the opposite is also true, in that, at times, life imitates film –

even zombie films. This relationship is what helped to keep their social applications so relevant throughout history, according to Browning. These are exactly the types of ideals that have captivated Browning’s students, like Krista Armbruster, a biological sciences and Spanish major. “It’s interesting that there are ‘experts’ on topics such as zombies and that zombies have such an extensive history that’s so different from what we think of now when we think of zombies,” Armbruster said in an email. “I’m looking forward to exploring the facets of zombies that I’ve never thought of before.” For other students looking to get in on the monster craze arising in this classroom, Browning will offer a similar seminar during the spring semester focusing on not only zombies, but vampires as well. Email: news@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 5: Winter Session Each of the new programs has a unique educational focus, according to McGuire, because the program attempts to “immerse students into different neighborhoods.” Students who go to Istanbul, for example, will see a mix of cultures and beautiful modern cities. Students will also focus on the problems of the growing city, such as overpopulation, housing and social dilemmas. McGuire leads the program in Istanbul and explained that depending on the students’ interests, the group will focus on problems that involve their academic concentration. While in London, students can expect to learn about the importance of food through a sociological lens, though the program is not strictly for social science majors, according to Street. Street said that by tasting and exploring London’s cuisine, the program will make students realize what food means in terms of processes, relationships, norms and values. “The sociology of food in London has something intellectually tasty on the menu for students from just about any background,” Street said. Students interested in discovering the different roles of film in society can apply to be a part of Cinematic Sociology in Singapore this winter.

“Singapore is an affluent, safe, carefully planned, highly efficient, English-speaking citystate that welcomes Westerners,” Street said. “The course will emphasize how films shape and are shaped by central themes in sociology.” By visiting different sites of Singapore and viewing carefully selected films, students will gain a “common understanding” of prominent world issues, according to Street. Students who prefer to explore the cities of Italy while avoiding the summer and spring rush of tourists can take part in Classics in Italy, one of the longest-running winter abroad programs. “While we have my archeological and historical agenda, at the same time [students] are immersed in the very vibrant culture of modern Italy,” Ault said. The program starts early in the morning and finishes in the afternoon, which gives students time to explore and shop around the country, according to Ault. The winter abroad program is open to all students, but leaders urge students to be prepared for the demanding program. Street said she hopes for mature, openminded and intellectually curious students to apply. “It will be a life-changing experience,” Ault said. Email: features@ubspectrum.com

and because of my unique closeness to the events. On the morning of Sept. 11, I sat in my fourth grade classroom. The signature public school windows, which stretched from the floor to the 20-feet tall ceiling, opened up to a panoramic view of lower Manhattan. The Twin Towers rose above everything else. A girl in my class saw the first plane hit. My teacher tried to remain calm. She closed the blinds and kept teaching. Eventually, she couldn’t take it anymore and went to get more news. She reassured us the FDNY was there and they would put the fires out. I don’t know if she was saying it more for herself or for us. Around 10 a.m. the whole school met in the auditorium. The city was essentially shut down, and it took my mom almost two hours to reach my school, which was usually a 20-minute drive.

When I walked to the car with her, I asked: “Did they put the fires out yet?” That’s when I found out what had happened. For a 9-year-old who had seen these massive buildings as the backdrop to my life (wherever I went, a view of the towers wasn’t far away), I couldn’t imagine they weren’t there anymore. But they weren’t. And I helplessly watched New Yorkers band together and dig through rubble and sort through emotions in preparation for the healing process. When something that massive happens, the healing process doesn’t start right away. The city is still influenced by the attacks today. There are things New Yorkers see as normal that other people just don’t understand. Airport security measures don’t frustrate me. Because of the size of the New York City airports, I of-

ten find myself with an hour or more to spare when I fly out of Buffalo because I leave myself so much time to get through security. It’s hard to believe that it was 12 years ago today that my whole world changed. I didn’t and couldn’t comprehend the influence it would have on my day-to-day life and my worldview as I grew up. It’s easy to say “Never Forget” immediately after a tragedy. It’s different to live it for more than a decade. I can never forget the events of 9/11 because they are a part of me. The people who died and the things that changed are all with me every day. I can never forget, because I am a product of that day. Email: ben.tarhan@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 4: KASA Grace Lee, a sophomore human resources and international business major and KASA’s event coordinator, said she felt excluded when she attended a few KSA events last year. She sensed a divide between the international Korean students and those who were born in the United States. Lee was aware of other KASA-type organizations at other schools, and when she heard Chung was creating one, she knew it was something in which she wanted to take part. Although Chung wasn’t part of KSA, he had heard similar complaints of the former club’s exclusivity. He said he is not sure if the exclusiveness was intentional. Chung said one problem last year was the language barrier between American-born Koreans and native Koreans. Most of the students born in America can’t speak Korean fluently, he said, and Chung felt many

Lee said KASA club members work well together, almost like a close-knit family. Chung agreed. “I think SA [clubs] are actually really important because it helps students to get together with other students with similar interests and kind of creates a family-like atmosphere,” he said. As the first KASA president, Chung is anxious but eager. He has had a tough start trying to create the new club, but he said the process is starting to smooth out. Once the club meets its SAdesignated requirements, it will need to file an “SA club packet,” which documents the organization’s progress toward recognition.

KSA members favored those who could. Chung was born in Korea and raised in the United States. He can speak Korean fluently, like other members of KASA’s eboard. He hopes students like himself can build a bridge between the two groups. KASA members said the club plans to hold many events to promote inclusiveness among students – Korean students in particular. K-Night (Korean Night) is an event Chung plans to throw annually showcasing dancing, singing, acting performances and other talents. One program Chung is especially interested in is ‘LINK,’ which stands for “Liberty in North Korea.” He wants to raise awareness and educate UB about events happening in North Korea. Chung plans to make community service a big part of KASA, as well, to make its name known at UB.

Sam Fernando contributed reporting to this story. Email: news@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 5: Talia Lenchner said Degeneres deserves thanks for making many of Castellano’s dreams come true during her final years. She believes Degeneres’ gestures and Castellano’s fan base, close friends and family helped her hold on. “Her dad even said having so many fans – even though she never met them, just knowing how many people were rooting for her to get better and were praying for her and everything – gave her another reason to fight harder,” Lenchner said. “But I think it all came down to her coming to peace with the fact that she knew she made an impact and touched so many people that she was able to let her soul rest and be free of all the chemicals that were keeping her body functioning. She lived more in the past year than most people do in a lifetime.” Castellano’s ability to stay positive and continue to make people around her laugh throughout her battle with cancer inspires Lenchner to host more philanthropy events at UB.

Castellano swam as long as she could and inspired millions via her videos and personality. Her legacy continues to thrive through the Angels for Talia Facebook page and the social media attention she is receiving. Fashion designer Urbana Chappa found Castellano’s Instagram account and followed the makeup guru prior to her passing. Chappa, who is a cancer survivor, helped Castellano start a fashion line. “Talia always wanted her clothing to be sold in stores that kids can actually afford, like Target and Walmart,” Lenchner said. “The line is in Talia’s legacy.” Lenchner wants to help with Chappa’s clothing line and hopes to volunteer for organizations that help promote children’s cancer awareness. Her goal is to spread Castellano’s hope and ensure the UB community receives her message.

Before Castellano passed away, a Facebook page called “Angels for Talia” was created so family, friends and fans could post about her state, write about how inspirational she was and share photos of her. Two weeks before Castellano passed, Lenchner visited her in her Orlando hospital. On July 16, Lenchner received the text message that made her heart melt and her body go numb. Angels for Talia reported that Castellano had earned her wings to fly and that she had passed away. Lenchner was in shock and denial, she said, and could not accept that one of her best friends had just passed away so shortly after she held her hand at the hospital. When she appeared on Degeneres’ show, Castellano was asked how she stays so positive. “When people ask me that, what do you want me to do, be depressed?” Castellano said. “I mean, a little fishy told me, ‘Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.’”

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Continued from page 8: Gilbo Despite their rough day against Baylor, which amassed 70 points, Quinn still believes this linebacking unit can do big things. “That group right there, we are going to lean very heavily on their leadership and playmaking ability consistently, and it will help us become a better defense,” Quinn said. Gilbo just wants to keep playing football. Even when he red-

shirted last season, he took advantage of the opportunity to make his teammates better. “After a while, just playing scout team and just keep working hard and making everyone else better, that’s what it’s all about,” Gilbo said. “Everyone on this team is important … you didn’t get to play on Saturday, but you got to play all week.” Only one year after walking

on, Gilbo has earned a scholarship and found a place among a talented linebacking core. “It’s been a dream, but it’s been a lot of ups and downs,” Gilbo said. Gilbo and the Bulls take on Stony Brook Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at UB Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. Email: sports@ubspectrum.com

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