The Spectrum Volume 61 Issue 15

Vol. 61 NO. 15

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Monday, October 3, 2011

Progression on Amtrak Chugs Along LISA KHOURY Staff Writer

New York State is on track to receive nearly $150 million in federal transportation funding to improve the Amtrak line, yet so far none of it is going toward the line between New York City and Buffalo.

Instead, $91 million will go toward a new, 17-mile track between Albany and Schenectady. An additional $58 million will fund track and platform improvements at the AlbanyRenesselaer and Schenectady stations.

According to Qian Wang, Ph.D., an associate professor of structural and environmental engineering, this second track between Albany and Schenectady will impact students travelling to and from Buffalo and New York City.

The existing single track will be shared with freight trains.

If there is a second line, the process of travel time will speed up, resulting in less congestion in New York State, according to Wang.

Huskies Falter Late; Bulls Pull Shocker NATHANIEL SMITH Staff Writer

The men’s soccer team notched only two shots on goal in perhaps its toughest test of the season over the weekend.

Those two shots were all it needed.

The Bulls (6-5-1, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) stunned the No. 18 Northern Illinois Huskies (7-2, 0-1 MAC) at the NIU Soccer Complex in both teams’ conference opener on Saturday afternoon, 2-1 in double overtime.

“We had a plan and stuck to it,” said interim head coach David Hesch about the upset victory, according to buffalobulls.com. “NIU is a very good team and the boys played very composed.”

The game-winning goal came in the second over-

In addition, Wang believes the increased train service will attract more people to trains, resulting in higher utilization of the train service, which in turn will reduce vehicle congestion, greenhouse gas emission, and the total number of car trips.

For UB, the demand for a sufficient ride to and from the city is high. About 19 percent of the undergraduate student body at UB, as of 2010, is from the New York City and Long Island area according to Michele M. Sedor, senior program-

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time off the foot of freshman defender Lukas Fedler. His header in the 108th minute was set up off a free kick by junior defender Matthew Chereson. The assist was Chereson’s first since the 2009 season.

The game started out well for the Bulls, as they picked up the first goal of the match in the 17th minute. Junior forward Maksym Kowal received a pass from senior defender Nate Woods on the left side of the field to get his second of the season.

“Max [Kowal] scored a great goal to put us on the board early and Lukas [Fedler] found himself open off a set play for the game-winner,” Hesch said. “It was a total team effort and we deserved to win.”

After the Bulls’ first tally, they knew the heavily favored Huskies weren’t just going to roll over.

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The Bulls pulled off a major upset in their 2-1 double overtime win against No. 18 Northern Illinois.

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A Campus Lost in the Fray

Students’ negative response to Fall Fest falls on deaf ears

FALL FEST LINEUP On Thursday, Oct. 20, Fall Fest will take place. The show will open its doors at 5 p.m. and kick things off at 6 p.m. The headliner for the show will be The Fray with openers The White Panda and 2AM Club.

JAMESON BUTLER Senior Arts Editor SA’s VOICE party appears to have lost its namesake as complaints following the announcement for this year’s Fall Fest continue to go unanswered.

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The Spectrum spent the weekend trying to get comment from SA regarding the enormous backlash

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that ensued following the announcement. Although SA didn’t clear anything up, it did offer this response: “This reaction, whatever is going to happen was going to happen because it was so late in the year anyways that any artist that was picked, whatever students were going to say was going to be positive or negative either way because it was so late in the year and students were already anticipating an earlier show,” said SA Entertainment Director Monique Mattes about the negative student response.

When the Voice Party ran last year, it ran on a platform of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of SA. In a statement to The Spectrum last year, VOICE proclaimed that it wanted students to get the most out of their Mandatory Student Activity Fee; but actions speak louder

than words.

This year’s lineup consists of headliners The Fray, with openers The White Panda and 2AM Club.

The annual music concert uses a fair amount of the students’ mandatory fees to put on a “free” concert for UB’s undergraduate population.

SA has the difficult job of trying to please as many students as possible with the annual concert.

With that said, this year’s lineup has caused an unprecedented outburst from a typically apathetic campus.

The lack of transparency throughout the decision-making process has alienated a large portion of the student body.

The Voice Party remained mostly silent as response after response piled up on SA’s official Facebook page.

Caleb Vaughn, a sophomore electrical engineering major, responded to the negative student reaction on the SA page on Friday.

He implored those hurling negative comments to step back and realize that SA is trying to put on a good show for the students.

However, Vaughn has been unimpressed with SA’s communication

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Michael Buckley: Computing for a Cause LIZ WHITE Staff Writer

“I love teaching; I absolutely love it,” Buckley said. “I find it so much more rewarding [than working in industry].”

It’s one thing to invent the next version of Guitar Hero, or be able to make a million dollars from Angry Birds. It’s quite another to develop software based solutions that improve the quality of life for others.

Michael Buckley, an assistant professor in the computer science and engineering department (CSE) at UB, has taught for over 20 years, making great strides in the computer science field, as both a teacher and an engineer. But he doesn’t let his success affect him. Working in his lab, Buckley offers advice and assistance to the TAs and students that surrounded him with an amiable charm.

Michael Buckley uses his software engineer abilities to create software that betters the lives of others.

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When he started out in computing, Buckley was thrown into a newly established software position with little experience in the software field. Buckley wasn’t always a computer engineer. In fact, if Alexa Strudler /// The Spectrum not for chance, he may have never had

the opportunity.

When Buckley was 32 years old, he applied to a company’s position opening as an electrical engineer; he had only six years of experience designing integrated circuits. When his interviewer asked him what kind of engineering he did, Buckley replied, “What kind do you need?”

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classroom allow him to give students a real life perspective. “[Buckley teaches by] marrying academic with the real world application of the trade and skills they’re learning,” said Kim Grant, the business development manager of Applied Sciences Group, Inc. (ASG).

The company needed a software engineer, and suddenly that’s what Buckley became.

After working as a software engineer for private industry companies, the government, and being co-owner of his company, he decided to trade in his business suits for textbooks.

“I love teaching; I absolutely love it,” Buckley said. “I find it so much more rewarding [than working in industry].”

Grant and ASG recently worked with Buckley and his lab. Together, they created and deployed a wireless communication network for a spinal cord injury center at the James A. Haley Veteran’s Administrations hospital in Tampa, Fla.

Some professors go straight from getting their doctorate degree to teaching without exploring other job opportunities within their field. Buckley is unique in that his experiences outside of the

“He’s a natural teacher. He knows how to work a class,” Kershner said. “Mike brings a level of industrial experience and practical knowledge that is invaluable.”

Helene Kershner, a recently retired assistant chair for CSE, played a large role in promoting Buckley from a part-time to full-time professor.

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NIU forward James Stevenson took a pass from NIU midfielder Isaac Kannah and beat junior goalkeeper Jonathan Viscosi for the score with just over 18 minutes remaining in regulation.

with students.

The game remained knotted at one for the rest of regulation and throughout the first overtime.

There were two prominent chances for Northern Illinois to win the game in overtime. NIU’s Houston Hoffman was left all alone on the left side close to the penalty box in the 104th minute, and sent a shot that just went wide of the back post.

Less than a minute later, NIU midfielder Brad Horton crossed the ball in from the right side, and defender Mike Mascitti rose to head the ball toward the goal. Mascitti’s header was on a clear path to the back of the net, but Viscosi made a spectacular diving stop to deny the shot for one of his four saves on the night, resulting in his sixth win of the season.

The game was a physical one overall, especially in the second half.

The Bulls committed 23 penalties to the Huskies’ 19, and both teams received a total of eight yellow cards. The Bulls were docked with five, with the bench getting booked with two of them in the second half and overtime.

The Huskies had the advantage for most of the game, as they received nine corners to the Bulls’ one, and out-shot the Bulls, 19-6 overall.

Hesch was happy that his team was able to stay focused despite playing against such a highly ranked team.

The Bulls come back home to host conference opponent Bowling Green (6-2-1) in the Falcons’ first MAC matchup on Sunday at UB Stadium. The Bulls will look to stop the Falcons’ lethal offense.

BGSU has scored 16 goals in nine games on the season, and are led

by BGSU midfielder Brandon Silva and BGSU forward Rodcliff Hall’s three goals apiece. Game time is set for 4 p.m.

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“At times I feel like…[SA] responds with a political type of answer,” Vaughn said. “They say they’re the voice of the undergraduate population but they seem to be more distant at times when students are frustrated.”

Vaughn noticed on Sunday that SA is only responding to positive comments on its Facebook page and ignoring the negative posts. While it would be unrealistic to respond to every one, Vaughn hopes SA puts together some type of response to what has become a huge student issue.

Other students simply just don’t believe that The Fray was a top choice in the survey. What is even more troubling to many students is that SA has yet to release the survey results.

On Sunday afternoon, Mattes explained that she wanted to produce the results of the survey, but she was not in her office where she claimed they were on her computer.

“The SA seems to forget this is [our] concert and [they] make it just their concert,” said Joe Carelli, a junior communication major. “State you will never make everyone happy, I understand that, but work with us, don't ignore us.”

In years past, Fall Fest would have already taken place. This year it was moved back due to construction at Alumni Arena. This forced SA to delay picking a date, which limited the talent pool.

In addition to SA’s poor communication following the announcement, some students have issues with the acts themselves.

“A lot of people's expectations for Fall Fest were way too high. Expecting SA to be able to get a huge national act like Drake or Nicki Minaj is just wishful thinking,” said Dan Kozlowski, a computer engineering major. “At the same time, it seems like they really let us down this year. Previous years have had at least four acts for the fests, at least two of which were pretty big names, and the rest up-and-comers.

This year they chose one big band and two [bands] that absolutely no one has heard of.”

Fall Fest is funded through the fee every student pays when they enroll at UB. But, like last year, Fall Fest falls on a weeknight, which prevents some students from attending. Some students have night class, and are forced to skip the event they helped fund.

“Why should I leave class early on a Thursday to see whatever 2AM club is, a cheap Girl Talk rip-off, and a two-hit wonder from five years ago?” said Christine Fabrizio, a sophomore exercise science major.

Check Wednesday’s edition of The Spectrum for more on this developing story.

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Continued from Page 1: Computing for a Cause Whether it’s just a general education class or one of his senior software classes, Buckley teaches for the student’s comprehension, not just their grades. That’s one of his favorite parts of teaching.

“Kris was very instrumental in pushing me to build something.

So was my wife, who knew from raising a disabled daughter that there was great need out there.”

Buckley said.

Helping students understand the material, watching their eyes bulge, and seeing eyebrows go up, is both challenging and exciting, according to Buckley. He loves to see “the light bulbs go off” as he teaches.

The UB Talker was another one of the SRC developments of Buckley and Kershner. The UB Talker is a laptop with touch-screen interface that helps its users communicate.

Continued from Page 8: Bulls Tie Against MAC Opponents The mistake capped off a wild first 15 minutes for the Bulls. Buffalo scored first in the fourth minute when junior forward Taylor Thompson took the ball on the right side to score her third goal of the year. Eastern Michigan responded with a goal of its own in the ninth minute.

Stahl scored the final goal of the match late in the first half. The forward took a pass from sophomore forward Karen McMahon to send a shot to the back of the net to tie the game.

“I never leave a student behind,” Buckley said. “If a student is trying and not getting it, then I feel I’m not teaching it correctly.

So I change the way I present the material, or find more relevant examples.”

A 40-year-old nursing home resident who suffered a stroke at age 20 could barely move and was unable to speak. With the use of the software developed by Buckley and Kershner’s students, this man was able to speak on the phone for the first time in 20 years. The night the UB Talker was delivered, Buckley was one of the first people called. After thanking Buckley and the SRC lab, the man was thankful he could finally order a pizza.

To Buckley, being able to relate a topic to something current is very important. What he focuses on is teaching material students can apply to their experiences, something they can’t find in textbooks.

In his lab now, students from his senior engineering class are working on a device that could give movement simulation for people using wheelchairs, according to Buckley.

Wheldon stood tall against the Eagles’ attack and made eight saves. She currently has a conference-high 60 saves this season.

Grant believes there is another reason for his success.

Greg Houston, a senior computer science major working on this project, sums up working under Buckley with one word: fun. Many others praise him for teaching them concepts that can be applied to real life situations.

Buffalo’s endurance was tested during the weekend. The team has made it through three consecutive overtime games, and Thomas was impressed that his team held steady during the stretch.

Buckley laughed as he considered whether there was a secret to his success.

“I really think that he’s providing his students with a real competitive advantage.” Grant said. “He’s teaching them not just what they need to know but why they need to know it.”

It’s not just teaching Buckley loves; he’s also passionate about making a difference in the community. Buckley founded the Center for Socially Relevant Computing (SRC) in 2009 with Kris Schindler, another CSE faculty member. Ever since, the lab has been inventing programs with the aim of helping individuals in need from firefighters to disabled veterans.

Michael Buckley inspires others with his enthusiasm, his innovation, and his compassion. His personal passion for making a difference and the joy he gets from it gives students the desire to do the same.

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Both of the teams were aggressive and constantly sought for chances to get the upper hand. They attempted a combined 58 shots, with less than half of them on target.

“The team came out and showed a lot of heart playing in their fourth overtime game in five days,” Thomas said. “We definitely needed to play the full 90 minutes, and it’s good to get positive results when you give it your all like that.”

Buffalo heads back to UB stadium this Friday to face Northern Illinois (1-9-2, 0-4-0 MAC). Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

Email: sports@ubspectrum.com Continued from Page 1: Progression on Amtrak Chugs Along mer analyst at UB’s office of Academic Planning and Budget. Due to the new HUB system, the percentage for 2011 cannot yet be figured out.

Miguel Loor, a senior classics major, is from just south of New York City and believes his regular trips to and from UB via Amtrak can be much shorter. He said some of the money should have been put toward building tracks for the Amtrak alone, so it does not have to share one with multiple trains.

In addition to the constant stops on the Amtrak rail, sophomore environmental studies major Denzel Banks found that leg room is a major inconvenience.

“The money should really be going towards the train itself,” Banks said.

Complaints that many New York City and Long Island students have include: expensive food, too few trains running through Buffalo, and congestion in Albany.

bany for no reason. The last time I came here it was good timing, except for that two hour delay,” Wilson said.

Although most students had negative opinions toward the Amtrak, freshman Allyson Colangelo, a biomedical sciences major, is indifferent to the changes. It is a seven-hour trip for her to travel between Buffalo and her Hudson Valley home, and she plans to continue using the rail system throughout her education at UB. “I guess I’ll see the change soon,” Colangelo said. “And I’ll see if I like it or not.”

Construction on the projects is expected to start in late summer 2012.

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Legends of the Fall Fest

Changes must be made to Fall Fest planning

We’ve sat in a pool of student apathy for years now, and it seemed like it would take nothing short of the Gestapo coming in and taking away all the freshmen for us to get out of bed.

The recent issues with our Financial Aid caused a bit of a stir from our slumber, but it paled in comparison to the vitriol, the venom, and the rage that spawned from the announcement of this year’s Fall Fest lineup.

Just in case you’ve been living in some alternate dimension and haven’t heard, Fall Fest will be headlined by The Fray, and opened

by The White Panda and 2AM Club. Most people know The Fray from its 2005 hit “Over My Head (Cable Car)”, but The White Panda achieved notoriety via the Internet, and 2AM club grabbed attention after being showcased on the ABC Family show Pretty Little Liars.

The Student Association claims it selected The Fray after the band were ranked highly in a poll posted to the SA Facebook page. Unfortunately, SA did not release the data from the poll so The Spectrum has no way of confirming the claim.

SA President JoAnna Datz was unavailable for comment at the time of this edition, and SA Entertainment Director Monique Matts responded to an email from The Spectrum with no new information.

So much for the VOICE party being the student voice.

After the announcement, the SA Facebook page erupted with angry comments and disappointed students. Many felt that the bigger bands like Deadmau5 and Skrillex had won the poll and should have been selected.

This would have been totally infeasible, as Deadmau5 costs more than SA has to pay for talent.

But then why were they even on the poll? A little bit of research would have turned up easy numbers on how much any particular artist would cost, and their availability. If they were just putting up random bands, then they at least could have put up a huge amount of acts to give a multitude of choices to the students.

The poll also didn’t include either

SA has no real solution to the problem of the bands being mediocre now. They’ve already booked the bands, and there is nothing that we can directly do about it.

We need to make demands for the future. SA should plan for the next year’s Fall Fest, rather than the current year’s concert. That way, SA would have enough time to book decent bands before they make plans that would render them unable to perform.

I have never been to a Fall Fest. And thanks to this year’s nauseating lineup, I never will.

If that’s not possible, then maybe it’s time to push the SA elections back to earlier in the spring semester, or even at the end of the fall semester. That might give them some more time to figure it out.

Sophomore year I was stranded on South Campus waiting to catch a bus back to North.

I stood at the bus stop for three hours as piles of students pushed onto the UB stampede to see the show – Busta Rhymes, Common, Lupe Fiasco, and Jadakiss.

For a group that ran on being the voice of the student body, the lack of communication about student feelings about the lineup is remarkable. This turned out to be at least a $170,000 investment, and it all came from our pockets.

Junior year, the musicians chosen were a little disappointing but not too terrible. It was the typical top 100 Billboards pop musicians that everyone can hum a tune to. But I wasn’t going to torture myself and drown in a sea of screaming girls waiting for Jason Mraz to wink at them or for Bruno Mars to blow them a kiss.

Show the SA the real student voice and demand better for Spring Fest, and everything that they do in the future.

This year, the lineup is absolutely horrendous.

The Fray? What is this, Fall Fest 2005? At least the artists headlining in the concerts in the past were somewhat contemporary.

Death of al-Qaida cleric sparks debate

Awlaki was a paradigm of the future for terrorist ideology. He used the Internet like none of his predecessors and actively spread the message of Jihadist ideology through YouTube and other social media sites. His fluency in English made him able to communicate to a global audience.

He cast a shadow on some of the most chilling terrorist attacks of the last decade. He personally met and advised three of the 9/11 attackers while they were in America, and investigators believe he had prior knowledge of the attacks. He was in contact with Maj Nidal Malik Hasan before he went on a rampage at Fort Hood, killing 13 people.

The Cleric had a much more intimate knowledge of the United States than many Islamic fundamentalists. He was educated here, receiving a BS in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University and a Masters in Education Leadership from San Diego State University.

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of the opening acts.

Homegrown Horror

A Hellfire missile dropped from a remotely piloted aircraft and launched itself toward a convoy of vehicles. In that convoy was Anwar al-Awlaki, an Islamic cleric who allied with al-Qaida.

Get Pumped for Fall Fest 2005?

Freshman year, I was out of town during Fall Fest, but the headliners were fantastic. Talented performers like Nas and Ludacris balanced out a blast from the ’80s’ hip-hop past with musicians like Biz Markie, Slick Rick and KRS-One.

As it is my last fall here at UB, I was looking forward to attending my very first Fall Fest, and the survey that was sent out during the summer made me think we’d have a promising collection of musicians.

Possibly the most chilling fact of all: Awlaki was born in the United States and was a citizen of our nation.

before a grand jury, except in cases involving “land and Naval forces in actual service in time of war or public danger.”

Vampire Weekend, Chiddy Bang, Taking Back Sunday, Death Cab for Cutie, Girl Talk, Snoop Dogg, MGMT, and The Black Keys just to name a few.

Back in 2010, President Obama put Awlaki on a list that targeted him for drone strikes. Some civil rights groups like the ACLU protested at the time, claiming that the list placed too much power in the president’s hands. They argued that the ordered strike would be circumventing the Fifth Amendment, which guarantees citizens due process of the law. Essentially, they claim Obama acted as judge, jury, and executioner with one stroke of the pen.

We know for a fact that he supported al-Qaida, and that he tried to incite young Muslims around the world to commit acts of terrorism. He was a senior recruiter for al-Qaida, and worked closely with known terrorists.

The survey’s list was gold.

On one level, they are right. Awlaki was never convicted of a crime for his actions related to al-Qaida.

However, not all criminals are entitled to a trial for their actions.

Someone who is shooting randomly in a crowded shopping mall is probably not going to go through due process because he presents a danger to society and those around him. It’s more likely that he will be killed.

The 5th Amendment takes this into account when it says no person can be held to answer for capital crimes unless they’re brought

Is this enough to remove his right to a trial?

The problem is, the Justice Department is withholding information on the particular strike. It refuses to comment on a particular strike, but say it’s lawful to target high-level leaders of enemy forces regardless of nationality.

Obama and the Justice Department should step up and tell us the reasons as to why Awlaki was deemed to be a clear threat to the nation, and why he had to be killed instead of captured and brought to justice in American courts.

Certainly he may have been charged with Treason, maybe even executed, but we would have done it knowing we upheld our constitution without stooping down to our opponent’s level.

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The possibility of having a creative combination of incredible musicians was exciting and I was really looking forward to what SA was going to pull together. But little did I know that the band I wanted to see the least would become the main name for this year.

Compared to the explosive performances in the past, it’s a weird choice to bring this mellow poprock band to headline for the most anticipated fall event at UB. How is a band that some critics consider “emo” going to pump up a crowd?

Don’t get me wrong; I’m not trying to put down The Fray or the people who enjoy its music.

Everyone has the freedom to listen to whomever they please. But Fall Fest should appeal to the masses.

If you’re watching a romantic comedy and The Fray’s hit single “Over My Head” is streaming in the background, you’ll get more than enough to satisfy your inner 13-year-old girl. In the meantime, SA shouldn’t be using our money to bring outdated musicians for Fall Fest.

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This Is Growing Up

A Laughing Matter Gordon-Levitt and Rogen deal with cancer together in 50-50.

EDWARD BENOIT Asst. Arts Editor Movie: 50/50 Studio: Mandate Pictures Release Date: Sept. 30 Grade: B Being stricken with a rare form of spinal cancer in the prime of life is rarely a laughing matter – unless, of course, Seth Rogen is involved.

Such is the premise of 50/50, a comedy-drama film starring the affable Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception) and the always Seth-Rogen-esque Seth Rogen (Kung Fu Panda 2).

The low-key film begins unassumingly enough: Adam Lerner (Gordon-Levitt) and friend/coworker Kyle (Rogen) prepare for another bland day at their underwhelming jobs at a local radio station. The film takes extra care to establish things aren’t exactly coming up Adam’s way: the 27-year-old can’t drive, has a less-than-ideal sex life with his flakey and poser-artist girlfriend Rachel (Bryce Dallas Howard, The Help), and has a dull and unfulfilling job. Kyle, of course, is quick to quip about all of this and more in typical Seth Rogen fashion.

Eventually, the audience finds Adam in a doctor’s office; Adam, apparently, is seeking treatment for the lower back pain he has recently been experiencing. Then the bomb is dropped: Adam has a rare form of spinal cancer.

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From here, the film focuses not on Adam so much as his less-than-perfect relationships with the people that populate his life: Adam struggles with growing detachment from his uncommitted girlfriend, frustration with his concerned yet overbearing mother (Anjelica Houston, When in Rome), awkward sexual tension with his cute psychiatrist Katie (Anna Kendrick, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), and irritation with Kyle, who is apparently willing to exploit Adam’s condition to get them both laid.

Interestingly enough, 50/50 is loosely based on a true story: the experiences of its screenwriter, Will Reiser. Even more interesting is the fact that Will Reiser was real-life friends with Seth Rogen during the ordeal – perhaps there’s something to Rogen always playing himself, at least when it comes to this movie.

Mixing deadly serious subject matter with comedy is a hard act to pull off, and 50/50 deserves high praise for perfectly walking the fine line.

The film will often suck the air out of the theater with a particularly moving or sobering sequence, only to counterpoint it with the laughter produced by Rogen’s irreverent outbursts. Rarely can a movie be called both legitimately funny and genuinely sad, yet 50/50 is such a film.

The feat was certainly aided by the film’s dynamite cast. Gordon-Levitt and Rogen make for both excellent comedic foils and convincing real-world friends, and their unique bromantic

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In a film about human relationships, such a shortcoming is a major one, and all the Seth Rogen shenanigans in the world couldn’t make up for it. This major reservation aside, though, 50/50 remains an emotionally dynamic, well-acted and clever film that manages to turn a life-altering personal tragedy into a laughing matter.

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JEFF STONE Staff Writer Album: Neighborhoods Artist: Blink 182 Label: David Geffen Company Release Date: Sept. 27 Grade: B+ The band that gripped adolescence of a generation with simple and funny songs, Blink 182 is finally back with a dose of melodic nostalgia. Neighborhoods, the sarcastic punkers’ new album, is full of what Blink fans are used to.

And while Neighborhoods is a brand new, shiny set of songs that holds up pretty well compared to most of their older material, the first listen is a bit of a disappointment.

Almost every song leans toward the melodramatic style of “Feeling This” and “Stay Together For The Kids,” but after a couple rotations you may find it increasingly difficult to get them out of your head.

“Up All Night” exemplifies typical Blink form, featuring vocals from both Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge. The next single, “After Midnight,” mixes up the tempo with its driving drumbeat. The song would’ve been right at home on the band’s self-titled 2003 album, and is primed for radio airplay.

Although Delonge sounds like he has something caught in his throat at times and is exceedingly whiny at others, leaving Hoppus to pick up the vocal slack, Blink 182 has aged pretty well.

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Great though the cast is, the development of their character relationships is somewhat neglected. The film tries to tackle a lot, and its meager running time – just 99 minutes – isn’t quite enough to flesh out everything: an extra scene or two between Adam and each of the three women in his life, as well as an extra few scenes with the elderly cancer patients Adam befriends, would have gone a long way. As it stands, the proceedings feel rushed, and plot points like Rachel’s growing detachment from Adam and Adam’s budding relationship with his psychiatrist happen too hastily to be affecting.

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Tracks like “This is Home” and “Ghosts On The Dance Floor” show that the band isn’t done trying new things. Both interweave guitar, bass, and drums with a hefty amount of synthesizer. Thankfully, Blink 182 doesn’t let the synth stray into cheesey-’80s territory and instead uses it well to disrupt the CD’s monotonous tone.

Even if it doesn’t have a chart-topper like “The Rock Show” or “Dammit,” Neighborhoods will fit right in on your road trip playlist. It’s good to have them back.

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House Is Not So Dreamy

Dazzling Spirit With A Crown to Match

MARCENE ROBINSON Staff Writer

Six-year-old Aiden had just received a glove from one of UB’s players at the homecoming game against UCONN. But an autograph from Chazz Anderson was not enough for the young UB football fan. Instead, Aiden approached a young woman in a sash and a sparkling tiara; he wanted his glove signed by the UB Homecoming Queen.

Dream House fails to become the dream horror movie

DAN WHITNEY Staff Writer Film: Dream House Studio: Cliffjack Motion Pictures Release Date: Sept. 30 Grade: D This past weekend, moviegoers were duped by Hollywood…again. Why do people keep falling for the same old tricks over and over?

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bor Ann Patterson (Naomi Watts, Fair Game), a woman who knows more about the house than she originally reveals.

Dream House attempts to fool the viewer by throwing a few poorly planned twists into the film, one of which was actually in the official trailer. If a person had watched the movie without having seen the promotional footage, though, he or she will be able to figure it out within the first ten minutes.

The major question the audience will most Deceptively marketed as a horror film, Dream likely have is why Craig, Weisz, and Watts House was, sadly, the exact opposite. The official agreed to appear in a movie with a mediocretrailer portrayed the perfect formula: a creepy at-best storyline in the first place, let alone one house with a dark secret, an unsolved triple with more plot holes than a Michael Bay film. murder, and whisperings of a killer still on the loose. Surprisingly, the movie didn’t live up to The last minute of the film was just as ridicuthe hype of the trailer – or live up to anything lous as the first 90. Clearly, no one knew how for that matter. to finish this disaster so they tacked on an ambiguous ending that made the movie even The story follows Will Atenton (Daniel Craig, more clichéd.

Cowboys & Aliens), a man who has just quit his publishing job to pursue a career in writing What at first appeared to be an intricate superand spend more time at home with his family. natural thriller turned out to be a muddled and Along with his wife, Libby (Rachel Weisz, The boring catastrophe that is sure to fall into the Deep Blue Sea) and two daughters, he moves to “forgotten movie” category – if only the creator the suburbs, leaving New York City behind. had the decency to never write it at all. One can dream.

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Kelsey Mech, a junior accounting major, was crowned UB’s 2011 Homecoming Queen at the Sept. 17 UB football game. The 20-yearold was on the sideline during the game, cheering on UB in her Dazzlers uniform. When halftime arrived and her name was announced, it was the beginning of a moment she will never forget.

“At first I was immediately shocked [that I won] because there were so many other good candidates that were running against me,” Mech said, “But then I had the biggest smile and I was so excited that I was a representative of the entire university with how many students from how many countries.”

However, her mother, Cindy Mech, was not shocked to hear her daughter’s name announced.

“Not surprised one bit,” Cindy said.

“Kelsey sets her [sights] on a goal and works to achieve them.”

UB Dazzlers dancers were also positive that she would win. Grace Schnitter, one of the team captains, was ecstatic to see Kelsey crowned.

“We had 100 percent confidence in her,” Schnitter said. “She said to us at the end of the game that day, that when she won on the field that she saw all of us put our pom poms up in the air, and that meant so much to her to see how happy we were that she won.”

The Student Association advertises the competition for Homecoming King and Queen every year on flyers, Facebook, and by spreading the word out to all SA clubs. The process for entering involves either the nomination oneself or someone else, then completing an application, resume, and a one page essay on why the candidate deserves to be win.

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Mech exemplifies school spirit by being heavily involved on campus. While maintaining a 3.9 GPA, she is involved in the UB Accounting Association, Polish Student Association, and is a Career Ambassador for the School of Management.

Mech was an RA in Richmond her sophomore year and is now a Community Assistant at South Lake.

As an RA, Mech became a member of the National Residence Hall Honorary and a winner of RA of the Year, a distinction given to Residence Advisors who demonstrate the ability to build great communities.

“To this day everyone on my floor from my last year are really good friends and hang out with each other,” Mech said.

Kelsey Mech was named Homecoming Queen 2011, but her involvement at UB goes much further.

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Dancing, however, has been her greatest passion.

Mech began dancing at the age of 2 and became a UB Dazzler her freshman year at UB. “She is extremely dedicated at all of our football games, basketball games, and any events that we have,” said Melanie Warren, the assistant coach of the Dazzlers.

Part of that dedication comes from Mech being a huge fan of UB sports. She loves UB football and basketball and hasn’t missed a game since her freshman year.

“She always looks the part, dresses the part, and she acts the part. She is a true Dazzler,” Schnitter said.

Exercising is one of Mech’s favorite hobbies and ways of relieving stress. Not only does it help her stay in shape for dancing on the sidelines, but it’s also a moment where she can just forget about school.

“I tell myself I can’t think about school and I can’t think about anything that stresses me out,” Mech said. “It is not only healthy, but it is a mental break too, from the many things that I am involved in.”

Mech believes students should try to be involved on campus as much as possible. She loves living on campus, and knows that she would never want to commute. She said that an easy way to become involved is to stay on campus as much as possible and meet new people.

“Say hi to everyone and anyone that you meet. That’s the way you’re going to make your friends and your connections,” Mech said.

Above the noise of a crowd on Sept.

17, Mech’s father, Thomas Mech, cheered the loudest at his daughter’s crowning.

“Kelsey made a name for herself in school, softball, dancing and pretty much everything that she was involved in,” Thomas said. “[I] guess that about says it all.”

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Bulls Fall Prey to Hawks; Snipe Falcons

I’m Done Deceiving Myself AARON MANSFIELD Senior Sports Editor

College football fans remember the days when Buffalo was the laughingstock of the country. The Bulls were one of the worst teams in the nation in their early D-I years; that’s no embellishment.

Those same fans probably laugh when they see Buffalo’s record now.

They must think that Buffalo has receded back to its bottom-feeding days when schools practically considered it a bye week when they faced the Bulls.

This may be the best 1-4 football team in school history. There’s an enormous amount of talent on the 2011 Buffalo Bulls’ roster. Khalil Mack is an absolute tank and Branden Oliver is no slouch either.

That just might be my problem: every time I think of the team, I think of Mack and Oliver. They’re studs, but they aren’t the whole team.

I experienced an unwilling epiphany as I watched the Bulls get utterly devoured by the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday.

Maybe, just maybe, this team isn’t as good as I’ve tried to convince myself it is.

I’ve been trying to convince myself all year that the Bulls are better than their record indicates. Yeah, they’ve played some big-time opponents so far this year.

However, Pittsburgh is only 3-2 and this year’s Pitt team is nothing like teams of the past. The Bulls lost 35-16 to Pittsburgh and Buffalo fans were pleased with the outcome.

Pittsburgh beat Maine just 35-29 the very next week. That’s right – Maine.

Some of you are probably sitting there thinking: “Maine has a football team?”

Pittsburgh quarterback Tino Sunseri epitomizes the word “average.” Sure, running back Ray Graham is great, but that’s about all Pittsburgh has going in its favor.

Week two: the Bulls demolished Stony Brook. Guess what – Stony Brook is nothing short of horrendous.

The Seawolves are 1-3 and they lost to Brown immediately after playing Buffalo.

I tried to get pumped up from UB’s win. I swear to you, I tried. I thought: “The Bulls are back on the winning track. Now we’re going to march into Ball State, get to 2-1, and show the Mid-American Conference that we’re a force to be reckoned with.”

Psych. The Bulls fooled me yet again.

They looked like they were going to pull out a victory until Ball State scored on a last minute touchdown.

But, I mean, they only lost on a last minute score. That must mean they’re still really good, right?

Homecoming weekend came the next week, and so did UConn. The Huskies were our rival, we were at home, we were bringing out fans in abundance, and it all made sense. We definitely had this one in the bag.

Buffalo lost 17-3 and the Bulls looked horrible doing so. But that was because UConn was a Big East team and the Bulls were a lowly MAC team, right?

I was wrong again. MAC squad Western Michigan defeated Connecticut this past weekend.

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Bulls Tie Against MAC Opponents Buffalo posted its ninth shutout of the season, but was unable to get anything going on offense in its scoreless draw against Central Michigan.

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KRISTOPHER GEARHART Staff Writer The women’s soccer team entered this weekend looking to start a winning streak after its thrilling overtime victory against Miami (Ohia) last week.

While they didn’t win, they didn’t lose either.

Buffalo (8-2-2, 1-1-2 Mid-American Conference) faced No. 42 ranked Central Michigan (8-1-3, 1-0-2 MAC) and Eastern Michigan (0-9-2, 0-3-1 MAC).

The Bulls shutout Central Michigan, but couldn’t get anything past the defense and fought the Chippewas to a scoreless draw. Buffalo managed to score against Eastern Michigan, but ended the match in a 2-2 tie thanks in part to a crucial mistake.

Central Michigan and Buffalo boast the highest-ranked defenses in the MAC, but the Chippewas still found ways to pressure the Bulls and fired off 19 shots.

Sophomore Ainsley Wheldon stepped up once again and blocked every one of the Chippewas’ 10 shots on goal for her seventh shutout of the season.

She currently ranks second in the nation in shutouts.

Wheldon has been clutch for the Bulls all season long, and head coach Michael Thomas was quick to acknowledge that fact.

“Enough can’t be said about Ainsley Weldon,” Thomas said. “She was good when she needed to be good and she was spectacular when she needed to be spectacular.”

Buffalo did not get nearly as many opportunities and didn’t have any shot attempts during regulation. The Bulls had to wait until double overtime for its four shots, but none of them were on goal.

Senior forward Aubrey Stahl had the biggest chance to score for the Bulls.

Stahl had a one-on-one advantage against a Chippewa defender, but had her shot go wide.

Thomas was happy his team was able to go toe-to-toe with one of the top teams in the conference.

“It was great to come out to Central Michigan, and get a tie against a great team like them,” Thomas said.

“It’s something we can definitely build on.”

The Bulls broke their offensive slump when it scored three goals against Eastern Michigan on Sunday, including one for the Eagles.

Tied 1-1 in the first half, Buffalo’s defense attempted to clear the ball away from their territory. Unfortunately for the Bulls, the ball found its way into their own net to give the Eagles the lead at the 14th minute.

The volleyball team has struggled to find its rhythm recently and entered last weekend on a two-game losing streak. It appears that the team is just about to hit its stride after facing two strong conference rivals this weekend.

The Bulls (9-9, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) set out on an Ohio road trip this weekend and visited Miami (Ohio) (11-6, 2-1 MAC) and Bowling Green (15-2, 2-2 MAC) on Friday and Saturday. Buffalo dropped its first contest against the Red Hawks, 3-1, but bounced back to beat Bowling Green, 3-2.

Buffalo started the weekend poorly, as it dropped its first set 25-17 against the Red Hawks. The Bulls came back strong in the next set and took it, 25-19.

Senior blocker Abby Niekamp led Buffalo with a career-high 18 kills, but her performance wasn’t enough. The Bulls’ 26 errors caught up to them as they lost the next two sets by close margins: 26-24, 25-23.

Volleyball: After dropping the first match against Miami (OH), 3-1, the Bulls bounced back to defeat Bowling Green in five sets.

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The Bulls left behind their errors from Friday night and pushed forward against Bowling Green in a impressive five-set showdown on Saturday.

Buffalo started with abysmal play in the first set, hitting .032 in the 25-19 loss. The Bulls fell behind early again in the second set, but rallied to take a 15-12 lead. The Bulls stretched their lead to 24-18 before the Falcons went on a run to tighten the set, but sophomore hitter Dana Musil destroyed any of the Falcons’ comeback hopes with a big kill to finish off the set.

The Bulls were winning 17-8 in the third set, but they failed to close it out. The Falcons brought the set to a 28-28 stalemate, before scoring three straight points to take the set 31-29.

Buffalo had no problem finishing the fourth set, however, and won 25-20 after leading a majority of the set to tie the match.

The Bulls went back-and-forth with the Falcons in fifth set until Buffalo finally broke through with an 11-8 lead. The Bulls were about to clinch the victory when Bowling Green answered back to cut Buffalo’s lead to 14-13. Freshman blocker Alessandra JovyHeuser stepped up and made the game-winning kill to end the Bulls’ losing streak.

Head coach Todd Kress was vigorous in emphasizing the importance of the win over Bowl-

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ing Green, and he praised his team for taking advantage of the opportunities given to them.

“Tonight was a big conference boost and I think we understand what it takes to win,” Kress said. “And now we just have to bring that intensity, that level [of play], and that will every single night.”

The Bulls are now 4-0 in five-set matches this season. Kress credits the success to his team’s conditioning, and he noted that such endurance is rare for a young team.

“It says a lot for about a young team when you have all freshman and sophomores out there,” Kress said. “It’s just about refusing to lose and knowing you have the better-conditioned team in the end and taking advantage of that.”

The Bulls look to carry momentum from the victory into their four-match home stand that begins this weekend. Kress considers three of the four teams to be among the best in the conference.

Buffalo will start on Friday against Kent State (7-12, 0-4 MAC). The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

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Massacre in Knoxville Tennessee Throttles Bulls AARON MANSFIELD Senior Sports Editor The Buffalo Bulls never want to hear “Rocky Top” again.

The fight song was played frequently and the touchdowns came easily for Tennessee on Saturday afternoon, as the Volunteers (3-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) easily dispatched of the overwhelmed Bulls (1-4, 0-1 Mid-American Conference) by a score of 41-10.

The Bulls said all the right things, they prepared meticulously, and they even made it look like they could compete with a top-tier SEC school. There was one problem: the Volunteers were just better.

A massive crowd of 87,758 watched as the Volunteers quarterback Tyler Bray led a methodical Tennessee offense to a complete demolition of the Buffalo ‘D.’ The Vols put up 31 points, Bray tossed for 248 yards and three touchdowns, and Tennessee rushed for 122 yards.

And that was just in the first half.

Bray finished with 342 yards and four touchdowns on 21-30 passing; the Vols finished with 531 yards. “[Bray] picked us apart,” said freshman cornerback Courtney Lester. “He made all the right reads. Some of the plays, me and [senior safety] Josh Copeland would call them out, and he would just go to his second read.”

Bray was the difference in the game.

The Buffalo defense couldn’t slow him down, and the offense didn’t provide any

assistance. Tennessee had the ball for 10 minutes more than Buffalo, as the Bulls’ offense couldn’t get going whatsoever.

Anderson made the right call by holding onto the ball, and there was nothing but open field in front of him.

“[Tennessee] is a great program and they have a January tradition, and we wanted an opportunity to see where our football program was; that’s why we scheduled this game,” said head coach Jeff Quinn.

“We know these are tough games, but I felt there were times that our kids went blow for blow. These kids are going to take this experience back with them and grow and learn from it. They’re going to see themselves having success against a very good football team at times. Difference is, we have to do it collectively, each and every play, four quarters.”

“I knew he was that fast,” Oliver said.

Early in the game, Tennessee running back Devrin Young returned a punt (after Buffalo went three-and-out on its first drive) for 43 yards on the first touch of his college career. That return set up the game’s opening score, as Volunteers receiver Rajion Neal took a reverse 20 yards to pay dirt.

The Bulls stalled on their next drive, and Bray tossed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers on the ensuing possession.

The score was only 14-0, but the game appeared to be over with 3:53 left in the opening quarter.

Then senior quarterback Chazz Anderson gave the Bulls some hope when he took off for a 68-yard touchdown run.

Sophomore running back Branden Oliver said the play call was a zone read, so Anderson could have handed it to Oliver or taken it himself on a naked bootleg.

The Bulls recovered the following kickoff, but their drive didn’t go anywhere, and senior kicker Peter Fardon missed badly on a 44-yard field goal attempt.

Tennessee went into the locker room with momentum and a 31-7 advantage as an 11- play, 72-yard drive that took up 4:45 was capped by a 13-yard pass from Bray to Volunteers receiver DeAnthony Arnett.

Perhaps the game’s scariest moment came when Anderson went down with a knee injury on the second to last play of the first quarter. Sophomore quarterback Alex Zordich stepped in, but Anderson returned to action two possessions later.

Tennessee just wouldn’t slow down, as the quickness of the Vols made it look like the Bulls were moving in slow motion.

“We weren’t surprised at all [at Tennessee’s speed],” Lester said. “When you go back to the film, there were just a lot of fundamental errors that we had. It just goes back to fundamentals.”

The Buffalo defense – which had its best game of the season last week against UConn (2-3) – struggled to contain an extremely potent Tennessee offense, as the Volunteers went for 195 yards in the first quarter alone, with an average of 10.3 yards per play.

Bulls may never want to see the Volunteers again after Saturday’s game.

There aren’t many positives Buffalo can take from this one, but the Volunteers were supposed to dismantle the Bulls, and they did just that.

The weather in Buffalo followed the Bulls to Tennessee, as the temperature was in the low 50s. Tennessee fans said Saturday was the coldest day they’d experienced since February.

Bray now has 10 consecutive games with two or more passing touchdowns. His streak is second in the NCAA, trailing only Boise State’s Kellen Moore, who accomplished the feat 17 consecutive times.

Senior wide receiver Terrell Jackson became Buffalo’s all-time leader in kickoffs and kickoff return yardage in the loss.

The Bulls will only face MAC opponents from here on out.

“It’s pretty much a new season for us,” said senior offensive lineman Matt Ostrowski. “Each game counts now for the MAC championship, and we need to stay consistent. We can’t be making mistakes.

Everyone has to do their part every single play.”

Buffalo will be back in action on Saturday, as the Bulls will take on an impressive Ohio Bobcats (3-1) squad at UB Stadium at 3:30 p.m.

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The score was 17-7 at the end of one.

The teams had never met before, and the

Tennessee is an SEC power and the Volunteers have the next Peyton Manning under center, but Montana gave Tennessee a much bigger scare than the Bulls did. To put things in perspective, even Sacramento State was two touchdowns better than Montana.

So where does that leave me? Doubtful. Doubtful that the Bulls will pull it together, doubtful that Buffalo will bounce back against Ohio this weekend, and doubtful that my optimism was bona fide.

The Buffalo football program has made great strides since the Jim Hofher days. This year’s team would destroy those past Bulls teams, in my opinion, but the squad just isn’t good enough to contend for the MAC title again.

Go 2011 Bulls! I’m still rooting for you. I just don’t believe in you.

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The Volunteers were all over the Bulls and dominated them 41-10.

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