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SA’s new source of power McMahon’s precision is pivotal to keeping SA stable JOE KONZE JR

News Editor

A small kinetic sculpture sits on the desk in Student Association President Sam McMahon’s office. There’s an electromagnet in the base that runs on a 9-volt battery. There are two rings above the base that spin in a spherical motion. Without the magnet, it is impossible for the sculpture to move. When oscillating, the model swings like a pendulum back and forth. The electromagnet is the essential piece of the contraption. It’s a mirror image of McMahon’s persona. On Oct. 10, McMahon, a senior aerospace engineering major, was elected SA president – taking over at a vital time. But much like the kinetic sculpture, his style is all about precision. His office is still in transition, similar to SA. Two items stand out within the four white walls: a whiteboard that hangs with the outline of a calendar color coordinated in expo marker – red for personal tasks, brown for schoolwork and blue for anything relating to SA.

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A device sits on SA President Sam McMahon’s desk. The electromagnet base is the driving force that keeps the model in motion. Much like the sculpture, McMahon’s style of leadership is all about precision.

SEE MCMAHON, PAGE 2

THE DECISION

SVOBODA’S SELECTION OF BUFFALO OVER OHIO STATE

HAS LED TO HISTORIC CAREER AT UB

OWEN O’BRIEN Sports Editor Kelly Svoboda knows winning isn’t the same everywhere. The Cleveland, Ohio, native was promised a roster spot on the Ohio State volleyball team, but head coach Geoff Carlston couldn’t guarantee a full scholarship – she may have had to walk on. Ohio State was her “dream school” and one of the best programs in the country. The Buckeyes weren’t the only team, however, to draw her attention. She was offered a full scholarship and the opportunity to turn a struggling program into a contender at Buffalo. She didn’t have much time to make a decision, and Bulls head coach Todd Kress gave her an ultimatum. He told Svoboda Buffalo needed a commitment before she went to Miami, Fla., for her club team’s national championship tournament. Not many athletes would turn down the packed crowds and Big Ten environment for the dim lights of the Mid-American Conference. Svoboda did. She didn’t want to blend in as just another piece of a prestigious university’s puzzle. She wanted to leave a lasting legacy. “[The coaches] really talked about how it takes someone special to come to a program that’s at the bottom and build it up, compared to going into an already great program,” Svoboda said. “I embraced the challenge. I wanted the challenge.” Although the Bulls struggled through Svoboda’s first three seasons in Buffalo (finishing 39-53, 13-35 MAC combined), she and the team have thrived

Chad Cooper, The Spectrum

With six games remaining in the regular season, Kelly Svoboda is 126 digs behind school leader Lizaiha Garcia for first in program history.

this season. The Bulls (16-7, 4-6 MAC) opened the year winning their first 12 games, and Svoboda has won MAC East Defensive Player of the Week honors twice. She has recorded 449 digs (19.5 per game) this season and ranks second in UB history with 1,758 career digs – just 126 behind all-time leader Lizaiha Garcia. Svoboda is on pace to break the mark. Svoboda never considered going anywhere besides Ohio State before her club volleyball teammate, senior outsider hitter Christine Fritsche, told Svoboda she had accepted a scholarship from Buffalo. She told Svoboda to at least visit before commit-

ting to the Buckeyes. Even after her teammate’s endorsement, the decision to pick UB wasn’t easy. She spoke at great length with Kelly Coughlin – her first Cleveland Volleyball Company coach and “the man who got [her] into serious volleyball” – before coming to a conclusion. Coughlin understood it was Svoboda’s dream to play at Ohio State, but told her she could be part of a revolution at Buffalo. Svoboda said there have been moments in her college career when she has faced both personal and team-related challenges and has thought to herself how much easier it would have been to go to Ohio State.

One of her biggest challenges was being thrown into a leadership role in her sophomore season. The Bulls had only one senior in 2011 and the remainder of the team was either freshmen or sophomores. Buffalo finished the season 11-19 and won only four MAC games in what Svoboda described as one of her most stressful years of volleyball. This year, the team was in a much different position when Svoboda’s dream school visited Alumni Arena on Sept 21. The Bulls were 12-0 and playing with an unfamiliar confidence. Although they were swept by the Buckeyes, Svoboda enjoyed her moment playing opposite the red and white colors she almost sported.

“We were really jacked up,” Svoboda said. “It was great to play against them. It would have been better if we beat them, but it made me happy I chose UB even more because it made me look at where I’ve been and where I am now.” Svoboda calls the libero position her “passion” as she loves the grittiness that it demands. She puts her body through extreme agony with every full-body extension and roll on Alumni Arena’s unforgiving wooden floor. For Katie Svoboda, her mother, it’s hard to watch her daughter play such a laboring position, as Svoboda sacrifices her body nearly every possession. Katie notices the plays when Svoboda rises to her feet a little slower, following a rough dive or when she misplays a ball. “She gives me a heart attack,” Katie said. Katie and Bill Svoboda Sr. drive to nearly every one of Svoboda’s games, even if it means missing work. Bill Sr. is the assistant principal at Trinity High School – Svoboda’s alma mater – in Garfield Heights, Ohio, and Katie works for a health care company. Svoboda grew up in a competitive household with her brother, Billy, who is three years older. As children, the two were curious to find out who was stronger, faster or a better swimmer. They often played pick-up basketball in the driveway. But the competitions were far from friendly. Many of them ended in fistfights, tackles and Svoboda calling for her father to break it up. SEE SVOBODA, PAGE 8

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Continued from page 1: McMahon “I think he’s just [wired] that way,” said SA Vice President Lyle Selsky. “With aerospace engineering, if you’re off by a millimeter, the plane could shatter. That’s just who he is and I’m glad we brought someone like that into SA because it does promote accountability and efficiency.” And the kinetic sculpture on his desk acts as a contrast between his engineering classes and running the SA. It distracts you from dialogue and helps you unwind, according to Selsky. “It’s fantastic,” Selsky said. “You would think people wouldn’t pay attention to it but it’s like driving a car; you’re fully focused on the road but it helps you unwind. Your mind is not 100 percent focused on what you are thinking, so whatever comes up is just going to come out. It leads to more honest and open conversation.” At around the age of 2, McMahon began to show signs of his meticulousness and concentration. While playing with his Lego blocks, his father Doug McMahon noticed how focused McMahon was on building sculptures. “Both of his grandfathers were, ironically, engineers,” Doug said. “He was always driven to the mechanical side of things. He was riding and operating a tractor at a young age and mechanically inclined that way.” Growing up, McMahon was drawn to space and wanted to pursue a future as a pilot. But he learned there were two ways that he could become one. He could take the military route or attend a school that offered a commercial pilot program. But he wanted more than just experience and a degree in commercial piloting; he wanted something technical. “I kind of wanted to make sure I had a solid background,” McMahon said. “I found out that I really liked talking to people and managing people.” For six months, McMahon interned at PCC Airfoils, LCC in Cleveland, Ohio. The company

Brian Keschinger, The Spectrum

A whiteboard hangs in McMahon’s office. It has the outline of a calendar and is color coordinated in marker – red for personal tasks, brown for schoolwork and blue for anything relating to SA.

focuses on manufacturing complex and highly technical investment castings for turbine engines that are used in military jet engines, commercial jet engines, helicopters and industrial gas turbines. From July 2012 to January 2013, he worked in process engineering with PCC alongside other engineers, machine operators and clients. It was there he learned what he wanted to do: He wants to be a leader. “I like doing the people side of things a lot more than I like doing the technical side of things,” McMahon said. “I think that’s good insight into what I want to do.” Prior to his internship in Cleveland, his junior year at UB, McMahon was approached by a group of friends who were involved in the United Nations Association Student Alliance and asked if he could fill in on a conference trip to Toronto.

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McMahon accepted the offer and attended the conference. “It was kind of a cool experience,” McMahon said. “I went to another conference in Rhode Island and that was the first step in the door to what the Student Association was and everything.” When he returned from Cleveland, he heard about a front desk opening at SA. He applied for it and got the position. It was there McMahon learned the basic principles of SA. And the following summer, he was hired as the office manager. “They usually hire just one or two people over the summer to help around the office,” McMahon said. “I knew that if I could seal up a job … [it would be] the perfect thing to have as a summer job. And this summer, it took off from there.” Throughout his time at SA, McMahon has earned a reputation around the office as a person who has great work ethic and al-

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ways knows what’s going on. Being an aerospace engineering major, his time management skills stand out among all things. He never misses appointments and is a “man of his word,” according to SA Treasurer Siddhant Chhabria “A lot of people say they are going to do [things],” Chhabria said. “He’s showing [the student body] he’s not only saying it.” The main focus of McMahon’s platform involved utilizing the $94.75 student activity fee to its fullest potential. His first plan was to offer a holiday bus service that will provide students with transportation to and from the airport on select days during the holiday break. Within his first week as president, the shuttle service was approved. Student Life released the schedule for Thanksgiving break on Oct. 22. “He wants to get his platform done and [we’ve] seen that with

the bus shuttle,” said SA Deputy Chief of Staff Loren Fields, McMahon’s girlfriend. “He’s been trying to get that done because he thinks that’s what’s best for the students and he wants to get goals done. But in the end, he wants what’s best for everyone else.” Although there are issues from the past that are haunting the SA, Doug, his father, feels that McMahon is more than qualified to handle the situation. “He’s extremely responsible,” Doug said. “He’s always been responsible and cognizant of responsibilities, what the impacts are in regards to cause and effect.” SA has resembled a pendulum in recent years – some have been stable and others have swung out of control. Regardless of how the organization gets pushed or pulled this year, McMahon will act as the essential piece. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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OPINION The choice to chaperone

Parental supervision of teen drinking is beneficial Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler has spurred a national conversation. Last week, the state’s top law enforcement officer drew headlines when a picture of him at a teenage beach-house party was released. The party involved underage drinking. One thing Gansler should have learned from this incident is that when politicians mess up, the best response is to just say, “I’m sorry.” Defiant reactions generally don’t bode well with the public – especially when you have been caught. But the conversation that ensued has been less about Gansler and more about the role of parents in teen drinking. Gansler, a Democratic candidate for governor of his state, has not had a good start to his campaign – for this and other blunders. This incident is one, however, with which many parents can empathize. The picture was taken in June during what is known as “Beach Week” – a tradition in which thousands of high school seniors retreat to beach communities the week after graduation. It is a time of celebration, a time to let loose and bask in the recent accomplishment and the prospect of the future; it is a taste of the freedom of college life. So

naturally, this time involves drinking. Many parents are aware that their children drink before they turn 21. And many want to ensure their children are safe when they partake in what can sometimes be the risky business of drinking. For some parents, they prefer to have a chaperone present for parties that involve underage drinking. Gansler has not confirmed that he was chaperoning, per se. But his appearance at a party in Bethany, Del. – where his son was staying for the week with almost a dozen recent graduates of the Landon School in Bethesda, Md. – has induced dialogue. The public has discussed whether it is better for parents to take preventive action to stop their sons and daughters from drinking or whether they should facilitate a safe environment for it – because they are going to drink anyway. Parents have the right to raise their child how they see fit, but there is truth to the claim that teenagers drink. And it is certainly true that once someone gets to college, a whole new level of freedom emerges, and it does students a lot of good to be prepared for the independence.

If they are going to drink anyway, it is good to have them do it with adults present – not only for them be safer, but also to provide restrictions and give high school students the cushion of learning to drink and understanding their limits. Children who are suppressed during high school tend to go over-the-top wild when they get to college. And this can lead to poor academic performance and even greater problems. The students who come to college with experience drinking at least have a greater sense of all that it entails, and for some, it will eventually become old hat. Here at UB, we see lots of students push their limits. They do so without parental supervision, because parents aren’t going to be there all the time, and eventually, the time will come when young people go out on their own. The important thing to recognize about parental supervision for partying in high school is that parents need to have an active role; their presence alone is not enough. Their presence does change the calculus of kids interested in engaging in debauchery – but they can also do more. If a parent is going to let kids drink in

their house, they should take away their keys before they let them in to make sure they don’t drink and drive. They should also keep their eyes open to make sure drinking doesn’t lead to excess or more dangerous activities. High school is a delicate time for young people. Among a host of other things that induce angst, students are in the process of establishing who they are and are going to be. It is well-established psychologically that many teens need to release hormonal energy during that difficult phase. Having parents around is at least some insurance that they don’t damage themselves and their futures in the process. Parents who just wag their fingers in front of their children’s faces and say, “Don’t drink,” are ignoring reality. When the children get to college, they will drink before they are of legal age. It is better to work with your children before they reach that juncture to help protect them from themselves. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

A conundrum of ethics The Spectrum will continue to publish student suspects’ names The Miami Student, the student newspaper of Miami University (OH), has announced it will no longer publish the names of student criminal suspects. As its editor in chief, Katie Taylor, has indicated, in today’s world, the standard for reporting is evolving. Today in the Internet age, if a student makes a mistake and is arrested and his or her name goes online, it is there forever. “Technology has made this discussion pertinent,” she wrote in a column. “Tradition must be reevaluated as the world changes around us.” We agree that the nature of journalism needs to be reexamined as the method of communicating the information changes, but we believe it is a matter of principle that media outlets report the news to the fullest extent possible. And that is what we intend to do. People are human and we understand that. Young people come to college with the intention of beginning their adult lives and it is not uncommon for students to

make mistakes. Journalists sometimes make mistakes, too. If a college newspaper shares a police blotter that is inaccurate, then the suspect becomes a victim – because that reporting will be on the web for the rest of his or her life. Should something like this potentially haunt someone forever? That is a difficult question. There is no easy answer and this is a matter full of ambiguity. It is our call, however, that the news is the news. Media outlets are in no position to place value on one type of criminal suspect over the other. If a student is involved in a news story, he or she should be covered; if a professor is involved in a news story, he or she should covered; if anyone is involved in a news story, he or she should be covered. The job of a newspaper is to provide the public with all pertinent information to their lives, and part of our job requires commitment to the truth – we report with complete objectivity over what has happened. The question The Miami Student’s decision has impelled is one

that attempts to redefine what the public needs to know. If someone has been arrested for a crime, the information of that arrest already belongs to the public domain. When that arrest is relevant to the community members’ lives, it is worth reporting. It informs the community what has been happening around them and causes them to consider what could happen in the future – with certain people and in certain places. When we publish endless police blotter reports of students getting robbed at gunpoint around South Campus, then students know what could happen around that area. If there were to be a pattern of students getting arrested, that would be pivotal information the community would need to know. But there is a crucial distinction in our legal system germane to this conundrum: Suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. When we report on student suspects, we acknowledge this by prefacing the suspect with the word “allegedly” before the crime. Many readers, however, ignore this distinction

and jump to conclusions. And many suspects are still disgruntled that their arrests have marshaled media coverage. It is not the role of a newspaper to consider the protection or penalization of the public. It is true, though, that a college newspaper is a venue for a university community to communicate with each other. The prospect of having your name published in such a venue for impropriety may change some people’s calculus before acting. It would be imprudent for a newspaper to ignore this specific function and act as if it doesn’t matter. As we are living in a more and more media-saturated age, it is important to continuously keep asking ourselves how the standard of reporting is changing. But for now, we will not be changing the presentation of our reporting. For it is our solemn obligation to report the news, whatever it may be. And that is what we will do. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

’Tis the season for Halloween

RACHEL KRAMER

Asst. Arts Editor

It’s the end of October, a time for overindulging in Halloween candy, carving pumpkins, drinking apple cider and complaining about the chilly fall weather. It is not the time for sleigh bells and Santa Claus. Halloween hasn’t even happened yet and Christmas is already being shoved in consumers’ faces. It’s overwhelming. Kelly Clarkson released an album titled “Wrapped in Red” – with 14 Christmas songs – on Tuesday. Last week, I walked into CVS on campus to pick up some

Halloween candy, and there were Christmas stockings next to the plastic tombstones. Does anyone else see a problem with this? Stores are so eager to make a profit on the Christmas spirit, each year it starts earlier. If this continues, we will be trick-ortreating for candy canes instead of candy corn. Last year, Target started airing advertisements for Christmas three weeks before Halloween. The retail store was tracked by YouGov BrandIndex’s “buzz score,” which asked women above 18 years old with children: “If you’ve heard anything about the brand in the last two weeks, through advertising, news or word of mouth, was it positive or negative?” In early October, before the Christmas campaign, Wal-Mart was more “buzzed about,” but after the Christmas spirit came to Target, its buzz score doubled and maintained a steady lead over WalMart throughout the holiday sea-

son, according to the study on brandindex.com. This year, Kmart started its Christmas promotions in September, 105 days before the holiday. It aired a commercial with a scene of a gingerbread man sneaking up on a woman working in an office and the voiceover says, “Don’t let the holidays sneak up on you. Shop early with Kmart free layaway … Kmart. Get in, get more Christmas.” Christmas isn’t sneaking up on anyone; it’s making a loud and obnoxious entrance to the world that can’t be ignored. Kmart received angry tweets and posts on the Kmart Facebook page expressing frustration about the advertisement. I don’t blame them. CEO and founder of BrandDeals.com Brad Wilson said in a Time magazine article that, in 2009, his website launched Black Friday deals in early November. If his company did that this year, it “would miss half of the holiday shopping season.”

Twelve percent of consumers begin their holiday shopping before September, 6 percent get started in September and 20 percent start in October, according to the National Retail Federation. I am all about Black Friday shopping and getting great deals on holiday gifts, but not until after I go trick-or-treating. I understand getting the word out about holiday deals in mid-November, but mid-October, or even as early as September, is too far. This year, the first night of Hanukkah falls the day before Thanksgiving, but none of the current holiday ads are for half off dreidels or gelt, they are for Santa dolls and stockings. The retail world needs to calm down and look at a calendar – first comes Halloween, then Hanukkah and Thanksgiving and then comes Christmas. Let me deck my halls with a jack-o-lantern before trying to sell me some boughs of holly. email: rachel.kramer@ubspectrum.com

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FEATURES

Wrecking gender stereotypes, or just a wreck? Students discuss how celebrities have redefined gender roles for women Chad Cooper, The Spectrum

On Oct. 18, UB’s InFocus discussion series centered on Miley Cyrus and how celebrities have impacted gender roles in society. Students offered their opinions on Cyrus and why this issue is prevalent.

GISELLE LAM

Staff Writer

Chemical weapons, Syrian conflicts and Miley Cyrus. It’s all about hot topics at UB’s new monthly InFocus discussion series. Last month, UB students gathered to have an informal conversation about the conflicts in Syria and the United States’ involvement. Next month, the InFocus discussion will cover the violent subculture of America, mainly revolving around gun use and gun control. But this month, the discussion series took a bit of a different approach: The Miley Effect. “The Miley Effect,” a discussion facilitated by Dr. Laina Bay-Cheng, an associate professor and director of the Ph.D. program at the UB School of Social Work, allowed students to openly discuss how pop singers redefine gender roles for women. The debate, held on Oct. 18, focused on whether artists are empowering young women to embrace their sexuality or if they perpetuate negative stereotypes. Megan Bragdon, program director for the university’s Honors College, said Cyrus is an example of someone who

can either empower or disservice young women. Bay-Cheng said society’s response to Cyrus’ new image directly relates to her studies on how social norms and conditions – such as relationships and pop culture – shape young women’s sexuality. She said figures of popular culture like Cyrus don’t only reflect current norms and ideas about young women’s sexuality, but they also create those norms and ideas. Jeremy May, a junior communication and psychology major, attended the event after having many discussions and debates over Cyrus and the “obviously volatile type of issue” present. During the discussion, May said Cyrus’ old “good girl” image and the big change that she has experienced relates to Christina Aguilera’s transition “from traditional girl to expressing herself in a radical, rebellious way.” May considers Cyrus’ transformation to be similar to Aguilera’s, except “on steroids and even more social.” May said hearing that other people have similar views helped him further understand Cyrus psychologically. SEE MILEY EFFECT, PAGE 8

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A shinin’ diner

Lake Effect Diner is a must-visit for UB students MEGAN WEAL

Contributing Writer

It’s Saturday morning – you stayed up a little too late the night before and now you’ve slept in and missed brunch in the dining hall. We’ve all been there, rummaging around the back of our cupboards, trying to pull out the stale packet of Lucky Charms that you purchased for these emergency situations. But that’s not going to make you feel any better. You need to make your way to the Lake Effect Diner on Main Street. As soon as you step into the diner, located near UB’s South Campus, you’ll have a smile on your face. Stepping in the front doors is like stepping back to the ’50s. If you donned a poodle skirt and a pair of kitten heels, or wide-leg trousers and a trilby, you wouldn’t look a bit out of place next to the pale pink and grey diner booths. The little touches are just as noticeable as the ’50s sign that hangs above the door for all of Main Street to see – the art deco embellishment on the back wall, the oldschool milkshake maker and the metal stools that adorn the bar make Lake Effect Diner a place to remember. The only modern spin that the diner inherits is its soundtrack – smooth and relaxing, but still current to subconsciously sing along to as if you were in your bedroom. The atmosphere is picture perfect. The menu is brimming with options. If the menu weren’t enough on its own, the origins of the diner’s food make it 10 times more impressive. Lake Effect Diner makes great American food from scratch in its kitchen. The burgers and sausages are all homemade, the bacon is cured and flavored on sight and the addictively light pancakes are made from scratch and come served with homemade maple butter. This doesn’t mean that the diner charges astronomical amounts for its food, though. Burgers start at $6, milkshakes stand at $5 (with a low-calorie option available) and the mountain of food that I’m about to mention comes in at $10. In my book, that’s pretty impressive. My pick of the bunch has to be the Blizzard Breakfast – two sausages, two streaks of bacon, three eggs cooked to your choice, home fries, toast and a pancake on the side, accompanied by whipped cream and maple butter. Just a little tip: Don’t pour your maple syrup over your pancakes straight away – the maple butter is packed with flavor, and if you add too much more, you’re going to be left with nothing but a mass pile of sugar. Sometimes, less is more when it comes to pancake toppings. The best bit has to be the sausage. This isn’t just your regular sausage; it’s beautifully tender and meaty and obviously handmade. The plate is huge, perhaps a little overwhelming actually. But don’t panic – you can take home anything you don’t manage to finish. There’s actually a bit of science behind this, too. The bacon and the eggs contain natural cysteine, which is going to neutral-

Megan Weal, The Spectrum

The Spectrum’s restaurant reviewer says Lake Effect Diner, with its traditional, 1950s flair and scrumptious food creations, is one of Buffalo’s best-kept secrets.

ize any alcohol left in the system. The bacon’s a double hitter – it’s also going to start replenishing the salts that faded out of your body the night before. Meanwhile, the sugar in the pancakes is going to give your brain a little jump-start – just make sure you drink a lot of water at the same time so you don’t end up in a sugar slump an hour later. A dollop of ketchup on the side will give you some Vitamin A, Vitamin C, the antioxidant lycopene and beta-carotene. Then the potassium-heavy home fries are going to soothe the headache that’s beating on your skull. The same goes for the toast, which is going to boost your glycogen stores while omitting serotonin, which is going to help to put you in a better mood. And the sausages are just delicious. This place is not nearly as busy as it should be. But don’t let that discourage you – take it as your opportunity to have great food delivered quickly and with a smile. There’s nothing worse than great food being ruined by a restaurant that can’t cope when it’s at full capacity, so take it as a huge bonus. Take advantage of Lake Effect Diner now before the weather starts to turn and walking down Main Street turns into a cold, snowy assault course. In honor of fall, the diner is serving up some of the fluffiest pumpkin pancakes that Buffalo has to offer, as well as its seasonal “Oktoberfest” milkshake. Head down on a Tuesday and take advantage of its twofor-the-price-of-one milkshake deal. I highly recommend ordering a PB&J for a peanut butter treat with a subtle strawberry jam under-flavor. Guy Fieri gave it his stamp of approval, and now you most definitely need to as well. email: meganreb@buffalo.edu

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UB seeks to save lives with Good Samaritan Policy Students who call 911 to help others are protected from punishment KEREN BARUCH

Senior Features Editor

Josh Fromm, a junior finance major, was walking on Northrup Place in the University Heights with his friends. They came across two girls passed out on a lawn, rolling around in their own vomit. The girls were foaming at the mouth and there was no one else in sight. Fromm said it was clear they had been drugged. Within a few minutes of finding them, an ambulance arrived and the girls were taken to a hospital. Fromm still does not know who they are or where they were before ending up on the lawn, but he is glad someone had called an ambulance for them. UB developed a Good Samaritan Policy eight years ago for students that find themselves in situations similar to Fromm’s, and it is continuously developing. Elizabeth Lidano, director of Judicial Affairs and Student Advocacy, said the policy was enacted to encourage students to do the “right thing” in negative situations: to always make that phone call that could potentially save a life. The policy guarantees students will not receive judicial consequences when they call for help. The students who seek the assistance, the assisted individual(s) and others involved in the situation are all clear from penalties under this rule. The policy applies even when there is illegal drugs, underage drinking or disorderly conduct involved. There are 1,852 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 who die from alcohol-related injuries annually, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The policy is intended to minimize that number.

“It is vital someone calls for medical assistance when an individual is experiencing severe intoxication or serious injury after consuming alcohol or drugs,” Lidano said. “Because these emergencies can be life-threatening, the University at Buffalo seeks to reduce barriers to seeking assistance.” If a phone call had not been made the night Fromm found those girls, they may not have survived, he said. Fromm believes the policy is pivotal on a college campus. Students are going to go out and have fun in a college town and sometimes people go over their limits, so it’s important to have a policy that can get these people help without repercussions, he said. The threat of punishment causes hesitation during confusing and stressful party situations, according to the official Students for Sensible Drug Policy website. The website said the existence of a Call 911 Policy is essential to ensuring people are able to receive help. If causing or threatening physical harm or sexual violence are present in a situation, UB’s Good Samaritan Policy does not apply, Lidano said. Katie Mertens, a UB alumna, said she thinks the policy is a good idea overall, but some students become so intoxicated that their thought processes aren’t working properly enough to even think to call for help. The policy needs to be promoted well enough, she said, so students remember the service when they are in the midst of partying. Dani Guglielmo, a sophomore communication major, believes the Good Samaritan Policy will help save lives at UB. South Campus can be scary at night, Guglielmo said. With all of the drunken students running

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UB has developed a Good Samaritan Policy so students on campus are not afraid to make a phone call that could potentially save a life. Under this policy, students who are intoxicated or who have abused drugs can receive help without repercussions from the university.

your options around and the robberies that happen – often because students are too drunk and walk home alone – a policy that reduces penalties is crucial, she said. Lidano said many students have already utilized the policy to help their drunken, unresponsive friends get help.

Students who have been hospitalized for an alcohol overdose often reach out to Lidano, the police officers, Campus Living staff members and the fellow students who made the call for help. They thank them for caring and for essentially saving their lives, Lidano said. This is what inspires her to continue enacting

the Good Samaritan Policy and promoting it on UB’s campus. “We want to do all we can to make sure a student in need gets the proper care and avoid a tragedy,” Lidano said.

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A come-hither kind of cinema The Counselor: a flimsy film that fails to seduce its audience ERIC CORTELLESSA

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Film: The Counselor Studio: 20th Century Fox Release Date: Oct. 25 Grade: F It is hard to believe that Cormac McCarthy wrote this film – a sordid, rancid, monotonous piece of drivel. But he did. And it is leaving a lot of viewers wondering whether he just failed miserably at his first original screenplay or whether Ridley Scott (Prometheus) butchered it beyond comprehension. It is probably a bit of both. The Counselor may read better than it seems, but it is a dud – an incoherent, inane crime “thriller.” The screenplay is clunky – full of stilted dialogue – and the acting is as awkward as it is overemphasized. It is one of the most star-studded lineups of the year and not a single actor seems put to good usage, except for maybe Pené lope Cruz (I’m So Excited!) – and that may be because she is barely used; her presence alone provides a performance. The opening scene between her character, Laura, and her soon-to-be-husband, the counselor (Michael Fassbender, Prometheus), is a teasingly graphic moment. Since Shame, Fassbender has been Hollywood’s main guy for explicit escapades on the screen – he’s willing to expose himself and really take risks. And Scott thinks he’s being quite daring by beginning a movie with cunnilingus. When the director tries to make this film titil-

lating, it is deadening; nothing is more unconvincing in The Counselor than its eroticism. The film moves between a puerile (and inept) commentary – on the nature of intimacy and relationships and trust – and an illicit plotline that centers on a criminal enterprise that trades cocaine on the Texas-Mexico border. Physical desire is placed alongside a capitalist impulse; and McCarthy and Scott make a sense of yearning embedded in the larger American story. This is a movie about chasing something. And in a weird way, its technical ineptitude matches its thematic undercurrent – both the filmmakers and the characters are misguided over what they are chasing. Fassbender’s title character is in the middle of a crooked deal between Renier (Javier Bardem, To the Wonder) and Westray (Brad Pitt, World War Z). Renier’s girlfriend, Malkina (Cameron Diaz, Gambit), is the shadowy figure placed in between it. She has leopard-spotted tattoos on her neck and darkness all in her eyes. And Diaz brings perhaps the most outrageous sex scene of the year, involving a Ferrari windshield. She is one of the most egregious femme fetales to come out any recent movie. The adolescent fixations that pervade this work, along with its overarching tone of existential dread, feels more like a McCarthy novel on acid. And Scott’s color pallet seems to suggest that, too. McCarthy, an inimitable prose master known for his spare stylistic control and sense of ma-

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chismo, seems out of place in this decadent work of indulgence. The movie was conceived in the patterns of grandiosity – it is heavy and dull and full of ethical implications. In The Counselor, the moral collapse of modern man is a soul sickness of sorts. But the problem is that its moral framework doesn’t come out of the raw material that makes such inquiries interesting – it is too rooted in hyperbole and comes more out of convention than it does an artist’s obsession. Even if McCarthy and Scott were not attached to this project, it would likely attract a talented array of actors – the script is full

of disquisitions on longing and regret, morality and death. In a Shakespearean sense, this film aims at poeticism, but strains itself in how ridiculously it takes up its own undertaking. The film becomes a series of incessant musings by characters who are not interesting – and these moments are wedged in between scenes of tawdry violence. The film thinks it is really saying something about the darker sides of human nature. But it is a debacle of style and method, a spectacle of gratuitous violence in a garish world. It all takes place in an affluent segment of a widespread underbelly – in an attempt to provide an examination on ambition and

desire, love and loss. The only kind of loss you feel, however, is the amount of time you spent watching this movie. The Coen brothers’ adaptation of McCarthy is fitting – a merging of subtle depth and deadpan delivery. But Scott can’t help but give in to his urge for making McCarthy’s sensibility and his own a kind of shared hopelessness. And when you leave the theater, you just don’t buy any of it. email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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SET SAIL Hardcore band Sirens & Sailors release first major label album, Skeletons All information according to University Police 10/21 5:40 p.m. – A student reported his laptop was stolen out of his vehicle, which was parked in the Clark Hall parking lot. The victim was unsure if his vehicle was locked. 10/22 1:38 p.m. – A faculty member reported someone had stolen his faculty parking pass from his unlocked vehicle in the Jacobs lot. 9:52 p.m. – A student called UPD stating a white male on his bike wearing a black ski mask, reflective vest and shorts approached her in front of Clemens Hall. The subject asked the complainant where the Student Union was and if she would get coffee with him. The complainant became frightened and pulled out a can of pepper spray and said, “I don’t think so.” The complainant was able to find her car and drive home.

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Album: Skeletons Artist: Sirens & Sailors Release Date: Oct. 29 Label: Razor & Tie/ Artery Recordings Grade: B+ Rochester, N.Y., hardcore band Sirens & Sailors might be commonly mistaken for Sleeping With Sirens, a more popular “metalcore” outfit, but that association could now be over. Sirens & Sailors have taken their heavy riffs and catchy two-step grooves to the next level with their major label debut, Skeletons. Their debut album, Still Breathing, and last year’s EP, Wasteland, garnered enough attention for a headlining tour this past January, signing with Razor & Tie in June and opening for August Burns Red at the 2013 iMatter Festival. Skeletons constructs a balance between new and old Sirens & Sailors. Their sound from Wasteland is still present with other elements of various metal subgenres, including djent. Carson Slovak, Grant McFarland and Troy Glessner have worked with bands like August Burns Red, Silverstein and Affiance to perfect their albums. Now, they add Sirens & Sailors to their list. The opening instrumental track, “Inception,” is the calm before the storm. It progresses into “The Chosen One,” a song title aptly fitting vocalist Kyle Bihrle’s love for Harry Potter. Guitarist/ clean vocalist Todd Golder lends his voice in the proper sections of the song and it doesn’t sound forced. Bihrle and Golder balance the harsh growls and melodic singing with ease; it’s a common element of any Sirens & Sailors track. “Go For The Throat” and “Straightjacket” are easily two of the heavi-

est songs on Skeletons. The classic video game-like chords that start “Straightjacket” are intriguing as they progress into Golder and Jimm Lindsley’s technical guitar work. The djent influence doesn’t completely overwhelm the listener and classic Sirens & Sailors is still at the forefront. “Go For The Throat” is a track that will get the crowd to move at live shows. Sirens & Sailors are already praised for their energetic stage presence, and “Go For The Throat” will only enhance the experience for both the band and fans. It’s easy to imagine attendees jumping over each other to grab Bihrle’s mic just before the breakdown to scream “This is for what you did to me.” Skeletons’ intermission track, “Reflections,” is a reflection of the band’s blend of softness and grittiness, an embodiment of their name. The instrumentals lure you in like a siren would at sea. While the second half of the album is solid, only one track really stands out among the rest. “Born & Raised (Flower City)” is a shout out to Rochester. It’s where their fan base started and Sirens & Sailors promise to never forget where they came from. The lyrics are meaningful to anyone who has ever called Rochester home, and the song will make Water Street Music Hall shake whenever Sirens & Sailors come home to play. Whether you’re a new member of The Sail Crew or a veteran, Skeletons has something for everyone. Sirens & Sailors can’t be pin-holed into one subgenre and this album proves it. Sirens & Sailors are embarking on The Preda Tour with fellow Rochester natives Ice Nine Kills on Nov. 1. Their first show will be at Water Street Music Hall as a celebration of Skeletons. email: arts@ubspectrum.com

10/24 2:27 p.m. – A student reported her clothes were stolen from a Richmond Quadrangle laundry room.

10/26 12:20 a.m. – A student reported her cell phone was stolen early the day prior. She said she last saw the phone in the Natural Science Complex room 210 around 3 p.m. on Oct. 25. 2:01 a.m. – A complainant reported a group of individuals was recklessly driving a Zipcar and honking the horn around the Main Street and Bailey Avenue lot. UPD spoke with the operator of the vehicle, who said the group was heading to their home on Merrimac Street. 10/28 12:15 p.m. – A complainant reported someone broke into her vehicle in the Fargo Lot, which was parked there from 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 27 to 11 a.m. on Oct. 28. The complainant said Nike sneakers, prescription medication and a cell phone charger were taken from the vehicle. 3:04 p.m. – A UB employee reported the theft of a Keurig coffee maker from the Wilkeson coffee house. email: news@ubspectrum.com

News Briefs Buffalo Zoo gets closer to construction of new polar bear exhibit The Buffalo Zoo is optimistic about the future state of its new polar bear exhibit. Assemblyman Sean Ryan said the Assembly has decided to give $400,000 toward the exhibit. The zoo still needs about $1.4 million to reach the $14 million needed to build the polar bear home. The zoo’s president Donna Fernandes told The Buffalo News the zoo is close enough to its goal to be confident in the exhibit’s construction this fall, but it’s “still actively seeking contributions from supporters.” Luna and Kali, the two polar bears living at the zoo, would be at risk of getting sent elsewhere if construction does not start soon. In zoos around the country, polar bears are recognized as an asset because many are dying. The North Carolina Zoo is renovating its own exhibit, spending $8.5 million even after its two polar bears died, according to The News. A demolition of Buffalo’s old bear exhibit, which costs $238,000, is expected to take place from November to January. They will reuse 25 percent of the old stone in the new exhibit. Fernandes hopes the habitat will open in September 2015 with coniferous plants that will give the bears a more natural transition. Texas judge partially changes abortion law On Monday, a federal judge in Texas ruled doctors performing abortion sur-

geries would not be required to have “admitting privileges” at a nearby hospital. This was a part of the state’s new restricting abortion law and is a small victory for many abortion rights groups and clinics. Admitting privileges are a doctor’s right to use hospital facilities for his or her patients. The law would have given hospitals the right to deny doctors who wish to perform abortion surgeries. Monday’s ruling specifically helped clinics that use visiting doctors who are unable to obtain admitting privileges locally. Abortion rights groups said admitting privileges serve no medical purpose and could force as many as one-third of the state’s abortion clinics to close. The law still stipulates, however, doctors must use a particular drug protocol in nonsurgical, medication-induced abortions – a measure many doctors say is outdated. This did not change the other two main provisions of the law, which require all abortion clinics meet the standards of other surgery centers and a ban on nearly all abortions after 20 weeks past conception. The ban interferes with the Supreme Court’s decision that a fetus is still viable around 24 weeks. The original law was set take effect Tuesday. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Continued from page 1: Svoboda “We didn’t really get along [as kids],” Billy said. “I used to beat on her a lot and I kind of like to say that’s why she’s so tough now. I just used to really beat the crap out of her.” Billy played basketball and football in high school but also tried volleyball when he was in sixth grade. He played until eighth grade and competed with his sister. “He thought he was better than me, but he wasn’t,” Svoboda said. They were not the only two athletes in the family, however. Svoboda has 37 cousins and often played games like “capture the flag” with her cousins Danny and Brendan, who lived down the block. Even capture the flag resulted in swings amongst the family members. “Every time we played, there was a fight, and I swear I don’t think there was a time me and my sister were on the same team,” Billy said. “We just wanted to beat the other one all the time.” Svoboda’s competitiveness has shined throughout her career. The Cleveland Volleyball Company was one of the best club volleyball teams in Ohio. In her final season, her 17-and-under team won the national championship in Miami, Fla. She was the libero – as she is at UB – and the squad lost just one of 16 openinground games throughout the tournament. After the preliminary rounds, Svoboda’s team faced the only team it had previously lost to, in the tournament’s championship game. They avenged the loss to win the U17 national championship. “We knew going into games that we

were going to win,” Svoboda said. “There was no doubt.” She is reminded of this feeling with this year’s Bulls’ team. She first got it with the Bulls’ matches against Central Florida and Valparaiso this season. Svoboda said going into those games, they thought those teams may have been more talented, but the Bulls willed themselves to victory regardless. The current core of Buffalo seniors was one of coach Kress’ first recruiting classes at UB. They were brought in to a losing culture that had surrounded Buffalo volleyball. “Up until this year, we’ve been working hard for it, but it just hasn’t clicked yet,” Svoboda said. “Now this year, it’s finally all coming together. It feels now we are doing what we were supposed to do.” When her playing career is over, Svoboda wants to remain involved in the game and become a coach. She said she has had many great coaches in the past and wants to be able to use what she’s learned to help other players. Some of Svoboda’s 37 cousins play competitive volleyball and Svoboda enjoys helping to coach and play with them when she is home. Coughlin, her former coach and mentor, has seen her potential to coach from the time Svoboda was in ninth grade. He saw a tenacious player on the court who challenged not only herself, but also her teammates and coaches. Coughlin described her as one of the only players to critique the quality of a practice at the end.

“I told her back in her sophomore year of high school, one year after I had her, that I planned on being her assistant coach at a college in the future,” Coughlin said. Svoboda’s personal success as she climbs up the Buffalo record books is no surprise to her coaches or family members. Her mother said just thinking about the games she’s played gives her goose bumps. “That girl was always at the gym, always working out,” Billy said. “I’d come home from school and be like, ‘Where’s Kelly?’ And [my parents] would say, ‘She’s at [Cleveland Volleyball Company],’ and I’d just be like, ‘Go figure.’” Whether she wins a conference championship or not, Svoboda believes she made the right decision in selecting UB. The Bulls had won 11 or more games in a season just three times in the past 13 years. This season, they surpassed that mark before their first loss. The Bulls’ winning ways are new to a program that has recorded just one winning season since 1996, and Svoboda’s decision to pick Buffalo blue over Ohio State red has been a major factor in this season’s success. Svoboda and the entire senior class have accomplished almost everything they wanted coming in. Only one thing is missing: a MAC Championship. Svoboda looks to accomplish her goal in her final year at Buffalo, as she did in her final season of club competition.

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such a big topic when many other celebrities have come out and sexualized their image, representing a metamorphosis to womanhood. “I think what we need to be talking about is pop culture,” Melin said. “I think she’s just doing what pop culture has taught her to do as a woman from the day she was born.” One attendee said Cyrus must push limits and break the image of being “Billy Ray Cyrus’ daughter” and Hannah Montana in order to enforce the message that she is an individual. Bay-Cheng said young women are turning to figures like Cyrus to see what is go-

ing on and to possibly find some inspiration. She added that recently, more girls are like Cyrus in the sense that they “go wild” and reject judgment thrown at them. Bay-Cheng said that in the past, women did not feel they had the right to express themselves like Cyrus does today. “Not saying this is ‘awesome feminist progress,’ but it is movement,” BayCheng said.

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Svoboda is second on the Bulls in service aces (20) and attempts (300).

Continued from page 4: Miley Effect Bay-Cheng discussed the two images of Cyrus: the delicate and “virginal” Disney star and the rebellious, crude VMA sensation. She explained that, traditionally, female sexuality has simply been about virgins versus whores. Now, adolescent females are dealing with sexuality, which creates more of a gray area that is being explored between the two labels. Bay-Cheng believes Cyrus is the perfect example for this sort of study. Cyrus’ “Hannah Montana” days reveal an innocent part of her life, guided by male figures around her, such as her father. Her new image is guided by her personality and appearance, and Bay-Cheng

said both of these sides are polarized on this “virgin/whore” spectrum, yet it is not about focusing on these oversimplifying labels. During this InFocus meeting, students discussed what they believe Cyrus represents and how she serves as a reflection of pop culture and gender norms. Participants dissected her new persona to explain women’s sexuality. Though many had strong opinions on how Cyrus exploits her image in media, others felt it was more than just about the face value. Paige Melin, a senior English and French major, questions why Cyrus is

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