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Students deadlocked with university over financial aid

By CAITLIN TREMBLAY News Editor Students say that a change in the university’s financial aid policy is an unfair blow to their wallets.

University officials say that’s not true, and that they’re reviewing the controversial change.

But, in the meantime, it’s caused a deadlock between two sides of a contentious issue on the campus this fall.

At the heart of the matter is a policy change made over the summer in which university officials changed UB’s finan-

cial aid policy, costing around 2,000 students several thousands of dollars in aid.

“We need a couple more days to find a final resolution to the matter,” said Michael Ryan, vice provost for undergraduate education, in a meeting with students on Monday.

While Ryan says that UB officials are working diligently to find a solution for the almost 2,000 affected students, those investigating the legal aspect believe that UB doesn’t fully understand the crux of the situation.

According to SBI Legal Assistance, UB’s new financial

aid policy is not wholly based be eligible for federal aid. Stuon federal guidelines. dents now need a 70 percent “A majority of the change completion rate, as opposed in policy was done to com- to the previous rate of 65 perply with federal guidelines, cent, and must have within but the aspects of the policy 150 percent of the instituthat are most greatly affect- tion’s required credits for ing students are those that graduation, which is 180 hours the federal law leaves up to attempted at UB. the discretion of the univerWhile federal law mansity,” said Brendan James dates the 180 credit hour limit, Gilbert, director of SBI Legal.

Last June, UB changed its see AID page 6 financial aid policy after an audit found that its current Tim Ho / The Spectrum policy was not in compliance with federal guidelines.

Right: UB students are at odds with The new financial aid policy the university about the financial makes it harder for students to aid policy change.

Falcons flap wings to Buffalo downfall Bull aspirations over after Falcons score 14 points in fourth quarter

By DAVID SANCHIRICO Senior Sports Editor There was a noticeable difference between the crowd count in the first half and the amount of fans left at UB Stadium in the third quarter on Tuesday night. The difference was even bigger between the third and fourth quarter attendance figures.

A game-time temperature of 43 degrees dropped drastically as Buffalo and Bowling Tim Ho / The Spectrum Right: The Bulls fell hard in the

final minutes against Bowling Green on Tuesday night.

Effi Eitam speech draws praise and protests

By AMANDA WOODS Asst. News Editor Strong acclaim and bitter opinions collided on Monday when Effi Eitam, a Brigadier General in the Israeli Defense Forces and former leader of Israel’s National Religious Party, took the stage in Pistachio’s Restaurant in the Student Union.

Eitam’s talk, which was sponsored by Hillel of Buffalo and Media Watch International, was intended to open

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Effi Eitam up UB’s Jewish population and the entire community to different points of view.

According to Ben Charlton,

CD MISNOMER Weezer’s new album doesn’t live up to its name.

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ball team,” said Buffalo head coach Turner Gill. “That’s why you have to play four quarters. We didn’t know how to finish the football game.”

The storyline for the first half was Buffalo’s sheer supremacy in all phases of the football game. The Bulls held a 302-123 advantage in total yards over the Falcons and held the ball for more than eight minutes longer than their opponent during the first 30 minutes of game play.

Freshman Jeffvon Gill came in and replaced injured running backs junior Ike Nduka and senior Mario Henry flawlessly, mincing Bowling Green’s offense for 98 yards on nine carries.

But the second half, and especially the fourth quarter, brought along a seemingly new ballgame. The Bulls gained a total of 109 yards in the half as quarterback Tyler see FOOTBALL page 7

No glove, no love

the board president of Hillel, attendees at the speech were free to disagree with Eitam’s opinions.

“In true Jewish tradition, what you think is completely up to you,” Charlton said.

Some students were adamant that speakers like Effi Eitam don’t belong on campus. They argued that Eitam advocated ethnic cleansing and the removal of 2 million Arabs from the West Bank. see SPEECH page 8

Green battled it out through the already frigid air that consistent swirling winds made almost unbearable. The painful weather conditions, coupled with Buffalo’s dominance through three quarters of football, convinced many fans to head to bask in the warmth of home.

But 15 minutes of football is an eternity, and it allowed Bowling Green enough time to spin the game in a direction Bulls fans did not expect it to turn.

Having a lead all night, including a 29-16 advantage in the fourth quarter, Buffalo (3-6, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) squandered the game away. Bowling Green (4-5, 3-2 MAC) wide receiver Freddie Barnes caught an 18-yard touchdown pass with 39 seconds remaining, capitalizing on a Falcon fourthquarter offensive explosive and introducing the Bulls to a 30-29 demise.

“Tough loss for our foot-

By RACHEL LAMB Asst. Life Editor Sex sells.

It was evident by the amount of students at SubBoard I, Inc.’s annual Sexual Health Fair in the Student Union on Tuesday, which strived to provide health awareness and STI prevention tips for UB students.

“The health fair showcases things that are available on campus and in the community that pertain to safety and sexual health,” said Jane

“It’s not that students are uninformed, it’s that they’re incompletely informed.”

-Jane Fisher Fischer, director of health education with SBI. “There is a lot of information [at the fair] about services available to students and it also tries to get students involved in activities and groups on campus.”

Along with providing information materials like brochures about abortion,

OPENING PINS The wrestling team opened its season with the UB Open.

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DIRECTOR OF HEALTH EDUCATION FOR SBI

safe sex and STI testing, SBI gave students that attended free pizza, condoms and lubricants.

“I came because I saw the free pizza, but now that I’m here I definitely want to look around,” said Jamie Raffaniello, a see SEX page 9

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Honor or ruse

USS New York to honor state and city after 9/11 attacks For the sleek, modern ship that cruised into New York Harbor, it was a homecoming of sorts. The USS New York paused briefly near the World Trade Center to pay homage to the ground from which the ship derives its name.

The ship’s docking in midtown Manhattan ends a nearly weeklong trip from Norfolk, Va., as it officially joins the Navy’s fleet. The vessel’s homecoming stems from the fact that it was named after the state in which the 9/11 attacks occurred and the 7.5 tons of steel from the twin towers built into the bow.

The ship docked next to the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in the Hudson River to the west of the city. The sailors and marines aboard – mostly volunteers from the New York area – will spend their time giving tours of the ship until the commission ceremony.

The USS New York – a San Antonio class amphibious transports dock – will serve as a mobile staging area for the U.S. Marine Corps. It will support all three of the marines’ primary mobility capabilities in the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, Landing Craft Air Cushion, and MV-22b Osprey aircraft, which has both vertical and horizontal takeoff capability.

The build is blocky but technologically sophisticated. Once in service, it will transport 700 marines and combat equipment to conflicts around the globe. The Navy worked hard to meet the commission deadline and buckled down to test the ship before it saw duty.

It is a tremendous honor for a vessel to be named after the state.

But one must wonder why the WTC steel was used in the project. It seems the honor misses the mark. The leftover steel from the twin towers could have been better utilized to remember the events of that day.

For one thing, it could have been used to build the memorial part of the new WTC complex.

Some would consider the naming of the ship as a patriotic call to remember those who perished in the 9/11 attacks. But there are better ways to remember them than to attach their memory to a United States warship.

The country must never forget such terrible times. It must teach the children of this nation never to forget. Not one citizen of this country, or any other, for that matter, will forget how the world changed that day.

Enemies will always be lurking around the corner, but let the country show that the U.S. cannot only make war, but peace as well. The United States has commissioned ships in honor of New York before – does this time make it any different?

Not likely.

Time will be the ultimate judge as to whether this tribute is the correct one. Chances are the USS New York will fall out of the conscious memory of the country. The 7.5 tons of WTC steel will be an afterthought on the bow of the ship.

As the ship crept to its berth in New York, the wave breaker steel was already showing signs of rust after just a few weeks of use.

Maybe it was a sign.

As fertility declines, the future looks up New trend emerges between living standards and birth rate Sometime in the next few years, the world will reach a milestone: only half of humanity will be having enough children to replace itself.

The fertility rate of half the world will be 2.1 children per couple or lower in a few years. This is the “replacement level of fertility,” which causes a country’s population growth to slow down and eventually to stabilize.

It is not the same as the birth rate, which is the number of children born per year as a share of the overall population. Fertility rate is the number of children an average woman is likely to have during her childbearing years – generally between the ages of 15 and 49.

In 1798, Thomas Malthus, a British scholar, estimated that long-term population growth would surpass the world’s food supply.

The growing worry is how to provide enough resources to the parts of the world where populations are growing at the fastest rates. They are also those most exposed to climate change, and a rising population will intensify the cost of global warming and result in water shortages, mass relocation and declining food production.

As people fear the consequences for an overcrowded planet, the decline in fertility is a surprising but welcome change. It means that worries about meeting population could prove to be unnecessary.

Slowing fertility has other benefits as well. By freeing women up from the household, it becomes easier for them to work, boosting the size of the labor force. Because there are fewer dependent children, households have more money left for savings.

Today’s decline in fertility is, interestingly enough, both large and rapid. Developing countries are undergoing the same shifts, but at a staggering pace and faster then developed countries.

For example, the fertility rate in Britain was at five kids in 1800 but went down to two kids by 1930 – a 130-year change. South Korea did the same thing in just 20 years.

This drop in fertility also brings in a wave of security. The new middle classes emerging in countries such as China, India, Brazil and Russia have factory jobs, cars, bank accounts and access to a greater standard of living and will subsequently lower their fertility rates.

Macroeconomic research follows the trend of lowering fertility rates. Fertility starts to drop in families with an annual income of $1,000 to $2,000 and falls until it hits the replacement level at an income of $4,000 to $10,000 a year, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a bipartisan foreign policy think tank.

This means that as the world becomes wealthier and more productive, people choose to have fewer children.

It could also mean that more people choose to have fewer children because the average cost of raising a child is $170,460 for a two-parent family with an income between $39,000 and $66,000 per year. Those figures are from a 2001 United States Department of Labor survey.

Due to inflation, the figures have surely gone up.

The declining fertility rate isn’t cause for alarm; It can actually be a positive. It allows concerns about how to feed and provide natural resources to the largest populations across the globe to decrease.

Will the world shift its focus to combat a different problem on the ever-growing list of global concerns?

L E T T E R TO T H E E D ITO R

No formal complaints were filed against Farah To the editor: Regarding the Oct. 21, 2009 article “Farah accused of bribing students,” it is important for undergraduate students to know that no formal complaints were filed against Hassan Farah.

Though a number of students approached members of the Elections and Credentials Committee during the special election for Student Association president, none chose to submit their claims in writing. Considering the presidential election is nearly two weeks past, the allegations have been disregarded, and Mr. Farah should be publically cleared of the rumors.

In the upcoming special election for SA vice president, it is important for candidates, supporters and voters to act with the utmost integrity – spreading our messages truthfully and earnestly. No matter how insignificant these experiences may seem to be, our actions will be remembered.

Please be sure to vote for the next SA vice president on Nov. 11 and 12. And if you still want to be a candidate, petitions are available in 350 Student Union. They are due by 3 p.m. on Nov. 6.

Thank you, Joshua Boston SA Elections and Credentials Chairman

A challenge to the president President Simpson, I love you. You’re a nice guy, but I’m sorry. Someone has to say this.

You’re pulling the wool over all of our eyes with UB 2020.

We students understand that the school will grow by 10,000 students and 6,700 employees. We know you’ll be pulling in impressive new faculty members with multiplepage résumés full of impressive accomplishments. We get that you’re going to build exciting new centers for learning and on-campus life and expand the libraries into massive collections of scholRen LaForme arly journals and reference Senior Managing Editor books.

We’re excited and proud that the University at Buffalo will finally be on par with great schools like UCLA and Penn State. The future looks great for you and UB. But after reviewing the comprehensive plan you unveiled a week ago, we have just one question for you, Mr. Simpson.

What is this grand change going to cost current students?

What is it going to do for the 19,022 undergraduates that are already shuffling through the ugly corridors between Knox Hall and the Student Union and taking the brisk walk from Ellicott to the rest of North Campus?

Big plans like UB 2020 don’t come cheap. They cost a lot of money – $5 billion dollars, to be exact.

You’re going to need approximately $2.9 billion in state funds. You’re going to try to get another $2.1 billion through private partners, philanthropy and other sources.

Basically, it seems like all new money that you manage to get your honorable presidential hands on will go to projects within UB 2020.

And that’s a little bit frightening.

What did you spend this money on before?

We students can’t help but be afraid that the see LAFORME page 4

Walking by faith Days go by, weeks go by, months go by – and before we know it, semesters and years of our college lives are behind us.

Sounds pretty dismal to me. There’s got to be something more to life.

During my freshman year, I, like thousands of other students, was dazed and confused as I tried to find my place in the vast maze affectionately known as UB. Holding onto my faith in college helped me to navigate this maze and ultimately come into my own.

The decision to keep my faith alive was an easy one. My youth group back home had such a powerful effect on me, and I didn’t want the fire to die down. I refused to be Amanda Woods another statistic of stuAsst. News Editor dents who turn away from the church as soon as they gain a little independence.

The Newman Center Catholic campus ministry, my first home away from home at UB, proved to me that I made the right decision.

Every time I step into the Newman Center’s comfy abode in the second floor of the Commons, I am immediately greeted with warm smiles, engaging conversation and on Wednesday evenings, a homecooked meal.

I started singing at the Student Mass on Sunday evenings, where my voice and my passion for my faith can harmonize. I volunteered to help lead retreats, where I can use my experiences to guide others on their journeys.

It was exhilarating. I loved the atmosphere of campus ministry, and wanted more.

That’s when I joined InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

InterVarsity offered me a different feel from the Catholic Mass that I grew accustomed to. The music was more contemporary, and the members worshipped in a more charismatic way. People actually – gasp – lifted their hands and danced in worship.

I was immediately enthralled by this open, see WOODS page 4

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Endless cycle of violence The United States will never capHe would push himself to the ture Osama bin Laden. Any chance limit through numerous exercises we ever had at detaining him has such as heading into the Saudi despassed and will never come again. ert, bringing less equipment each He has learned our tactics and time. This intense training accliisn’t easily fooled. So don’t think for mated him to harsh conditions and a second that he will do the same strengthened his resolve. thing twice.

To his followers, bin Laden is a Bin Laden is a head terrorist and simple man with a lifestyle close to a mastermind at a deadly game of theirs. He would sleep on the floor hide and seek. From birth, he was or dirt, not use the modern comforts bright and simple, disliking any of air conditioning and only drink extravagant things. warm water. This has not only In his youth he was very relistrengthened his survival, but gious and began to dedicate all also made him a legend among his time to the mosque, his followers. becoming a religious

Bin Laden is zealot and devoutly always on the move following the Koran. and always has an Rich Polley His thinking changed escape plan. It is very Intern when he met Syed Qtub. unlikely that we will Qtub wrote the book Milestones, ever capture him alive. which challenged traditional MusThere is also a likely chance that lim faith. he will strike again. He has declared Qtub said, “Don’t wait for your both a jihad and a fatwa, which enemies to strike; you make the first allows attacks on civilians, against move.” He saw the United States as the United States – why wouldn’t the biggest threat, enemy and ter- he continue his campaign until his rorist to Muslims. To bin Laden, demands are met?

American troops are the invading Bin Laden will strike again – he force of his holy land. himself has said that this is only the Bin Laden had nothing against beginning. the United States until the first It’s only a matter of how Gulf War. Former Iraqi President and when.

Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.

He is a master at this game of The exiled Kuwaiti government manhunt. It seems as if he was preasked the United States to inter- paring for this life on the run from vene. At the same time, bin Laden the time he was young. had offered his own holy fighters to Even if the intelligence comdefend Kuwait, but he was denied munity could somehow capture or the honor. kill bin Laden, it could rain down This made bin Laden furious. consequences of Biblical proporNot only did they deny his help, but tions. Martyrdom, which is viewed they also brought outsiders into an as almost godlike, would encourIslamic country. age his followers to continue on his Despite his feelings, bin Laden path, unleashing a new wave of terthanked the U.S. for its assis- rorist attacks. tance, but said that now that SadUnited States military installadam and the Soviets were gone, tions like Prince Sultan Air Base the U.S. was no longer needed in Saudi Arabia should have been in the Middle East. He warned abandoned as soon as the call for the U.S. to leave or it would be jihad and fatwa was declared. Perthe last war the country faced. haps the best way to end the vioWe should have heeded his lence is a refusal to engage such warning. zealots.

Terrorist attacks began around The U.S. government might the world in the name of jihad and sometimes forget that its main conafter each devastating attack, retali- cern is the people it governs. Right ation would occur – an endless cycle now they are entrenched in a war. of violence.

Bin Laden’s early life choices led him down a path to running from the rule of law.

E-mail: rich.polley@ubspectrum.com

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L E T T E R TO T H E E D ITO R

We welcome all students To the editor, While we are certainly glad that Mr. Mallon has taken notice of the new Jewish Studies program at UB [in a “Your Turn” column on Oct. 12], we are concerned that he misrepresents the discipline and our mandate.

Very simply, Jewish Studies at UB – presently under the rubric of the newly formed “Institute of Jewish Thought and Heritage” – is consciously and conscientiously not theology or theologically oriented.

Rather, it is the academic and interdisciplinary study of Jewish thought, history, religion and civilization. As such, it involves all of the disciplines which Mr. Mallon mentions with regard to religious studies: philosophy, history, sociology, English, archeology, American studies, etc.

Presently the IJTH offers a minor in Jewish Studies and anticipates offering a BA in Jewish Studies starting the fall of 2010.

The director of the program, Richard Cohen, has a Ph.D. in philosophy from SUNY at Stony Brook, and the associate director, Aaron

Hughes, has a Ph.D. in religious studies from Indiana University – both state institutions!

Dr. Cohen holds the rank of professor of philosophy in the UB Department of Philosophy and Dr. Hughes holds the rank of associate professor of history in the UB Department of History, and also holds the privately endowed Gordon and Gretchen Gross Professorship of Jewish Studies.

Prior to coming to UB both professors taught in departments of religious studies. While Dr. Cohen was previously (for three years) an assistant professor of philosophy at a private Jesuit college (Loyola College of Baltimore), neither Cohen nor Hughes has ever taught in a theology department. In addition, all associated and adjunct faculty of the IJTH have advanced academic degrees in their respective academic disciplines.

Currently, Dr. Hughes is teaching two undergraduate courses, one on the recent history of the Jews, and another on the borders, literal and literary, between Jews and Muslims in medieval Spain.

This semester, Dr. Cohen is not

teaching a Jewish Studies course but rather a graduate seminar on political theory in the Department of Philosophy. All courses are taught according to academic canons which by their very nature exclude theological adherence.

Mr. Mallon seems to be unaware of the longstanding and lively debate in Religious Studies concerning its purpose and its distinction from theological discourse (a relevant book is Russell McCutcheon’s Manufacturing Religion).

Everyone is welcome to visit the IJTH Web site at www.jewishstudies.buffalo.edu for a mission statement and full course listings as well as additional information about Jewish Studies at UB. We welcome all students who would like to learn more about Jews and Judaism in their long history, including their varied interactions with the many larger environments in which the Jewish people have found themselves.

Sincerely, Richard Cohen, Director, IJTH Aaron Hughes, Associate Director, IJTH

Labels don’t matter WOODS from page 3 unashamed expression of faith and began to do the same. It’s impossible for me to stand still at an InterVarsity service.

My involvement in these two ministries has, apparently, confused many people. I often hear the question, “So what are you? Catholic or Protestant?”

I like to consider myself a “charismatic Catholic” – and no, that is not an oxymoron.

But the label isn’t what matters to me – it’s the lifestyle.

I might sound like Pollyanna, but I’ll say it anyway – every person I’ve met through the Newman Center and InterVarsity has enriched my life.

When I look at my friends from these groups, I see selfless people with their values woven into the

fabric of their lives. I see people who love to help the needy through community service – and never view it as a chore. I see people who are willing to encourage one another through the challenges of college life.

When one of us is hurting, we are all hurting, and when one of us is happy, we are all happy.

That’s just the kind of community I need in college.

A couple of weeks ago, the secretary of the Newman Center led us in prayer before Wednesday night dinner. Before beginning, she said, “When I look around the room, I see so many smiling faces. I can tell that there’s so much hope in here.”

Hearing her say that made my smile grow even wider – because I knew it was true.

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We want to believe LAFORME from page 3 money that would have gone to us in the past is now going to a plan that will only benefit the students in the graduating class of 2050. And we’re hurting for a little bit of cash.

Some of us have noticed that UB is offering fewer classes than before. Current editors and alumni of The Spectrum definitely noticed when the school tried to cut the class that feeds our paper.

Some of us have found that our financial aid has been cut. About 2,000 students certainly noticed when you changed your financial aid policy and cut between $360,000 and $380,000 of their funding at the beginning of the semester. And the 50 students in the Educational Opportunity Program that had to drop out because of the change could certainly use some

of the money that’s being funneled into UB 2020.

You’ve been courting politicians, businesses, and even the state of New York in an attempt to draw people in to your grand expansion plan.

But what about us?

A lot of students don’t spend much time looking into university policies, and you know that. You’re taking advantage of it.

The curious few of us who decide to take a look into your new comprehensive plan will find flashy new things that look entertaining but provide little substance when it comes to education.

Ice skating on Lake LaSalle and boats with wireless Internet access look like a lot of fun. So does “The Oval,” the big green gathering spot that we can use to play Kan Jam between classes. And our athletes

can’t wait for the new field house that will allow them to practice on warm, snowless turf in the dead cold of winter.

And while some of us may look at those new fun things and give you a nod in approval, many of us understand that they’re not going to see the light of day when we’re around.

So, with all due respect Mr. Simpson, I challenge you.

Tell us why we current students should support your grand UB 2020 design. We need to know why we should back your plan when it seemingly has no direct effect on any of us.

We want to believe, Mr. Simpson.

Make us.

E-mail: ren.laforme@ubspectrum.com

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AR T S & LI F E John Ranic Senior Arts Editor

I don’t want no one-minute bands

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SPECTRUM PLAYLIST World Series Edition

SERIOU S BUSIN ESS

By ADAM DANISHEFSKY Staff Writer

A Serious Man

The bar has been set incredibly high for all Coen brothers releases.

For the most part, A Serious Man lives up to these expectations. As with the best of the Coen brothers’ films, it combines a dramatic story with their patented sense of humor.

While the film contains many of the ingredients of past Coen brothers films, it avoids feeling like a rehash.

A Serious Man stands on its

his neighbor, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed, Hollywood Ending).

The comedic use of his name recalls the use of Osborne Cox in Burn After Reading.

In typical Coen brothers fashion, the film’s meaning is left ambiguous. They believe in the audience’s ability to interpret their work, rather than having the meaning spelled out for them.

Due to the film’s ambiguity, it sometimes feels unsatisfying,leaving viewers with a craving to know what happens after it’s over. The film’s depth reveals itself to viewers willing to put some thought into it, creating a movie that is unlikely to leave their minds for a long time.

Throughout the film, Larry is thrown into unfortunate situations, while maintaining that he did nothing to cause these problems. These situations are played for laughs, but how they affect Larry is anything but funny.

The Coen brothers’ decision not to use famous actors for the film works to their advantage. It allows the audience to pay close attention to the plot, without being distracted by familiar faces.

While the actors in the film are mostly newcomers, they are excellent in their roles.

Lennick is hilarious as Larry’s wife. Her actions in the film call see SERIOUS page 6

Party nerds

By ADAM DANISHEFSKY Staff Writer Weezer first shone in the post-grunge path paved by Nirvana. Now they’re writing songs called “I’m Your Daddy.”

Something’s not right.

On their seventh album, entitled Raditude, Weezer seems to be actively seeking a party and invites the listener to do the same. However, the songs are not as guiltily pleasurable as they would have

hoped, with many tiptoeing the line between immaturity and silliness.

The first four tracks succeed at attaining the party vibe that Weezer wants.

While they don’t delve into the personal subject matter that made their earlier albums classics, they are catchy. “Can’t Stop Partying” even features a guest appearance by Lil Wayne.

Lead singer Rivers Cuomo Courtesy of Weezer

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Green careers: step one

Grinders. Heroes. Phillies. Whatever. With the World Series drawing to an end, either New York or Philadelphia will emerge ecstatic and the other will complain more than Ronan Tynan during a matinee screening of Yentl.

Whether you’re on the good side or the dark side, enjoy your homegrown classics.

1.) Frank Sinatra– “New York, New York” 2.) Bruce Springsteen – “Streets of Philadelphia” 3.) The Ramones – “53rd & 3rd” 4.) Mark Knopfler w/ James Taylor – “Sailing to Philadelphia” 5.) HORSE the Band - “New York City” 6.) Neil Young – “Philadelphia” 7.) Beastie Boys – “No Sleep till Brooklyn” 8.) Reggie and the Full Effect – “J” 9.) Elton John – “Philadelphia Freedom” 10.) Mika – “Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)”

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own as an impressive addition to their catalog of films, and is sure to attract Oscar buzz.

Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg, Cold Souls) is a college professor. Although he does not see it coming, his life is about to take a turn for the worst. His wife (Hollywood newcomer Sari Lennick) wants to get a divorce, and he might not be approved for tenure.

The film is a study about how people deal with crisis.

Larry’s Jewish faith is explored throughout the duration of the film. His meetings with various rabbis are bittersweet – hilarious, but also disheartening.

Adding to the dilemma is the fact that his wife is in love with

Courtesy of Mike Zoss Productions

I want you to go hard and fast and leave your taste in my mouth forever.

Oh, and then drop off the face of the planet.

There was a time when bands had longevity.

CDs had more than one single and success wasn’t solely based off ravaging the radio and selling one song a million times through Apple’s song orchard.

Take a walk back with me, won’t you?

Back in the good old days of Carson Daly and Say What? Karaoke, Blink-182 had three huge singles off of both Enema Of The State and Take Off Your Pants And Jacket. The Offspring had four off Americana. Let’s even go back to Metallica, who kicked out six singles on The Black Album – and that was without Napster’s help.

Hell, even the so-called “bad bands” had a stockpile of hit singles.

On Chocolate Starfish And The Hotdog Flavored Water alone, Freddy D and Limp Bizkit had five radio singles, two of which, “Rollin’” and “My Way,” landed in the top five on the Modern Rock Chart.

Let’s not even talk about Creed, who had seven hit singles between ’99 and ’01. And that’s coming from the band whose lead singer professed his love for Christ and later videotaped himself getting side-to-side mouth-to-shaft play with Kid Rock.

Barrel scrapers or not, they did it with consistency and ruled under praise or horror for a long, long time.

With today’s attention deficit society, we get bands that blow up off one song, ride the champagne train into blow and groupies and then release a follow-up that surpasses the sophomore slump and heads wrist-first toward a sophomore suicide.

Do The White Tie Affair, Asher Roth, The Veronicas, Saving Abel, Kevin Rudolph, Metro Station or 3OH!3 ring a bell?

I bet they did at one point.

Maybe you burned like a candle. Maybe you shook, shook, shook it like you had the ’beetus.

Maybe you even loved college.

But what’s for certain is that you no longer give a proverbial something that rhymes with hit.

With the death of the CD, courtesy of iTunes and piracy, bands care less about making time withstanding, meaningful releases and pour all of their energy in one song that’ll earn them a tem-

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By GREGORY COHEN Staff Writer Unemployment rates that rival those during the Great Depression have left many students worrying about life after graduation. Luckily, a new and rapidly expanding field is taking hold in the Western New York area.

Last week, Ed Brodka, a UB career counselor, discussed the many possibilities of obtaining a green career. The workshop had a panel of four people who represented different corners of the green community.

The workshop’s mission was to discuss the green jobs industry and provide information about the possibilities of working in a green field.

“Many of what you would call green jobs don’t fall under the environmental work umbrella,” said Guy Zaczek, a corpo-

rate trainer at Niagara County Community College and panel member.

All companies, even the ones that would be considered working toward an environmental goal, need employees with varying types of skill sets. Marketing, engineering, communication and many other degrees can get people in the door of a green career.

As the green industry expands, it will need people of all types of expertise – even people who probably never considered working in a green field.

As unemployment rises and the workforce grows, the panelists noted that it is very important to do things that will allow job-seekers to stand out to potential employers.

“We are always looking for people who are ready to help our cause, even if it is for a short while,” said Rebekah Williams, the environmental program coordinator for the Western New York Environmental see CAREERS page 6

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‘We are tirelessly looking for a solution’ AID from page 1 how the university interprets an “attempted credit” is up to its discretion. Under the old policy, UB defined an attempted credit as any completed class with a letter grade above an F. In this new policy, an attempted credit is defined as a failure, withdrawal, resignation or military leave. If a student takes a class past the drop/add date, it counts as a

credit in the eyes of financial aid.

Ryan claims that the “attempted credit” is defined within the federal law.

“How we interpreted the law was that it defined an attempted hour as just that – any credit attempted by a student,” Ryan said.

Ryan also said that a committee is still looking into the situation to find the best solution for all students who lost aid under the policy change.

Weezer used to be relevant WEEZER from page 5 has gone through an unexplainable transformation from a shy nerd with guitar skills to a nearly 40-year-old man who sings about partying and teenage romances. His enthusiasm on the early tracks is amusing, although it is not enough to carry the rest of their release.

If Weezer kept the party theme constant throughout the album, it could have at least been amusing. Instead, at the halfway point, the album switches to a mixture of corny love songs and clunky rock numbers.

“No way, we ain’t gonna break up/ We made a promise and our will won’t fade out,” Cuomo sings on “Tripping Down the Freeway.”

While it’s somewhat upsetting to see a talented band like Weezer head in this direction, the record is not without some merit. The guitar work by Cuomo and Brian Bell is entertaining, and the band is as tight a unit as ever.

Weezer is known for making short albums. Still, with an album just over a half hour long, they should have made sure that each

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So go ahead, get drunk and rock out to Raditude. It’s sure to be a blast.

Just remember that there was a time when Weezer was relevant.

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So far, students who were in compliance with the old policy but not the new one have received one year of financial aid probation, but after this academic year, if they are not in compliance with the new standards, they will lose their aid.

The main concern for Ryan and other UB officials is the students who were about to be in compliance with the old rules when the policy changed.

“We are tirelessly looking into a solution for those students who were working to improve their academic progress but lost their aid when the policy changed,” Ryan said.

Rashod Custon, a senior clinical psychology and social sciences and health and human services major, is one of those students.

“I worked hard to improve my grades and to pick a major that suited me and just as I was succeeding, I lost my aid,” Custon said.

Custon is only one of thousands of students in this situation, many of whom are less angry about losing their aid than they are about how the university handled it.

“We weren’t even offered the opportunity to appeal or speak our case,” said Emmanuel Hudson, a senior psychology major.

“You are supposed to be able to appeal your financial aid decision and tell the university about extenuating circumstances, but we were denied that.”

Students are also angry about how UB handled the notification process. Though the uni-

Give us a worthy album RANIC from page 5 porary spot in the mainstream and, more than likely, a longstanding relationship with China White.

It’s awesome that you have a radio single. Now maybe give us an actual album worthy of a spot on the mantle and not the dollar bin at FYE next to Scott Stapp’s solo album and Aqua’s follow-up to Aquarium.

Or even better, why not write yourself a legacy?

Just sayin’.

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versity was audited in April and made the policy change in June, students weren’t notified until late August, after it was too late to make other financial plans such as apply for loans or other scholarships, or even change schools.

“By the time I got the first notification e-mail, it was too late to do damage control,” Custon said. “I was stuck.”

Students are hoping that UB will take the time to re-evaluate its reading of the federal law and take SBI Legal’s findings into consideration.

Ryan hopes to have a decision for students by the end of the week, but he can’t promise it’s going to be one they want.

“I’m stuck between helping students and abiding by federal law,” Ryan said. “I can stretch the rules, I can bend the rules, but I can’t break the rules. But I hope to find some kind of solution for those students caught in the middle [of the old policy and the new policy].”

Solutions that Ryan and his committee are considering include a meaningful appeal process, payment plans, and perhaps a re-interpretation of the federal law – if it’s deemed acceptable by the university.

“This is a tricky situation because if UB is found to not be in compliance with federal guidelines, then we could lose the ability to give out any financial aid at all,” Ryan said.

“These are not institutional funds, they are government funds.”

While Ryan does not yet have a decision and can’t promise any cer-

tain outcome, he can promise that he will look into the functions of the university to be sure that every UB academic and financial aid adviser understands the new rules and can counsel students accordingly.

He also plans to find out why students weren’t given ample notification time and why check stops were given out three weeks earlier this year, barring affected students from registering for classes.

If SBI Legal feels that the school does not grant the 2,000 students who are now lacking both funds to pay for school and the means to register for next semester’s classes an acceptable solution, the organization will pursue legal action.

“I can say that SBI Legal is strongly considering bringing legal action to make the university undo their change and provide affected students with money as soon as possible,” Gilbert said. “Federal guidelines only state general terms for [Satisfactory Academic Progress].

Students only need to be within 150 percent of the required credits to graduate and must comply with the institution’s set percentage of credit completion. UB changed the financial aid policy on its own discretion.

Nowhere in the federal guidelines are UB’s new guidelines outlined.”

Student Association President Ernesto Alvarado also said that if necessary, SA would get involved.

“It affects a lot of undergraduate students,” Alvarado said. “If we need to step in, we will.”

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Help companies with technology CAREERS from page 5 Alliance of the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo.

She said that being active in the environmental community is a great way to network and adds something different to résumés.

“Don’t ask for an internship when looking to help a company you are interested in,” Brodka said. “Ask if they need help with a project or upcoming event.”

Brodka said that internship positions are becoming harder to obtain and asking to help can get a person’s foot in the door without facing rejection.

“Be persistent when offering to do something,” said Mike Lodick, the new business development manager for Sunnking Associates. “Just because they don’t have something for you at the time does not mean later down the road they

won’t need help.”

Students can also offer to help companies by filling in holes in their workforce. For example, panelists at the workshop suggested that students can help with technology like social networking.

Students can offer to set up a Facebook page or Twitter account, as many companies still do not currently utilize these tools.

Individual contribution level to the environment is a personal choice, Zaczek said.

“Do it yourself,” Zaczek said.

“Plant 10 trees and become the head of the tree planting club. Anything is possible.”

Students can visit www.ub-careers.buffalo.edu/ green for more information on being green and working in environmentally sound careers.

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Film has engaging soundtrack SERIOUS from page 5 for a level of silliness that she captures brilliantly.

Aarron Wolf is excellent as Larry’s pot-smoking teen son. His upcoming bar mitzvah leads to one of the most hilariously bizarre scenes that the brothers have ever created.

While the Jewish religion is examined, and its ability to give Larry concrete answers to his problems is called into question, it is never looked down upon. Those familiar with the religion will appreciate the references the brothers make throughout the film.

The 1960s setting of the film is beautifully rendered. The environments are authentic, and the char-

acters work well within them.

Frequent collaborator Carter Burwell creates an engaging soundtrack for the film. Jefferson Airplane’s hit “Somebody to Love” is used frequently, and its relation to the plot remains as ambiguous as the film itself.

A Serious Man will surely divide audiences. While it gets hard to watch Larry’s life get destroyed over and over again, it is an engaging film that is powerful enough to stand with the best of the Coen brothers’ films.

When life gets serious, count on the Coen brothers to further complicate things.

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Pressing the snooze button

By STEVE NEILANS Staff Writer The all-night cram session before midterms is a ritual that almost every college student has experienced, or at the very least, considered.

With progressively busier lifestyles, it’s hard to find time for sleep. But forgoing a night’s rest for other activities could be causing some serious long-term problems.

Last Tuesday, the Sleep Medicine Center of Western New York held a seminar to emphasize the importance of getting a good night’s sleep.

“Some people tell me ‘I just don’t have time to get enough sleep,’” said Dr. Daniel Rifkin, M.D. in sleep medicine. “But [sleep] should be their number one priority.”

According to Rifkin, the average adult should get at least eight hours of sleep per night.

However, it’s often difficult for the sleepless to calm their minds in order to fall asleep after a busy and stressful day.

“The more you’re awake in your bed, the more it perpetuates that sense of wakefulness to your subconscious brain, and the more your subconscious brain just thinks that’s a place for frustrated wakefulness,” Rifkin said.

Wasting countless hours trying to fall asleep causes countereffects, actually making the sleep

deprived individual more awake.

This sensation of feeling awake and being unable to think about anything else leads to feelings of frustration and ultimately the bedroom will become a place of anxiety, not a peaceful and relaxing haven.

“You have to retrain your brain to know your bed is a place for sleep,” Rifkin said.

Without enough sleep, especially if it becomes a trend, a body won’t be able to stay at its peak performance, as rest provides the body an opportunity to recharge its immune system and metabolism.

Rifkin advised those in attendance to avoid things like caffeine after 10 a.m. Once it is in the body’s system, its effects can last up to 15 hours.

He said that students should try to combat poor sleeping hygiene and said that not smoking and avoiding strenuous exercise near bedtime can help.

He also said that students could improve their habits by leaving laptops on a desk and not the bed. The bright screen simulates a sunrise, which actually keeps the mind awake.

Those who have trouble falling asleep could also take a warm bath a few hours before bed.

“You want to warm up your body, but you want it to be able to cool off for the time before bed,” Rifkin said.

Rifkin urges students to avoid taking naps, as napping delays the body’s internal clock, which keeps

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Every student should srtive to get eight hours of sleep each night. the person awake longer.

According to the seminar, poor sleeping habits are becoming more problematic. An estimated 70 million American adults suffer from sleep disorders, and the number continues to climb.

Rifkin said that people who are

Didn’t execute plays on offense FOOTBALL from page 1 Sheehan, Barnes and the Bowling Green offensive tallied 238 yards in the second fame – 152 of which came in the decisive fourth quarter.

The lack of clutch execution was the persistent topic post-game. The Bulls knew they had just watched the game slip from their grasp in the final quarter.

Offensive efficiency dropped in the second half almost as much as the temperature. Sophomore quarterback Zach Maynard entered the second stanza 9-for-14 with 137 yards and a touchdown pass to senior tight end Jesse Rack. But Maynard’s effectiveness fell after halftime as he went 4-13 in the half, including an un-clutch 1-for-6 in the fourth quarter.

“Offensively, you have to get some points on the board in the second half,” Gill said. “You know an explosive offense like they have … you cannot be settled with just the points you have and not get points in the second half. We didn’t execute the plays on offense to finish the drives to get points on the board.”

The defensive and special teams units were also marred with faulty plays and untimely errors. Barnes, the NCAA leader in receptions and receiving yards, finished Tuesday’s battle with eight catches for 122 yards after entering the fourth quarter with just four grabs and 62 yards.

Sheehan also improved when the game was on the line. Bowling Green’s coaches put their chips on him with the team down 29-23 with 2:59 left and 75 yards to drive for a

win. Despite going 15-for-39 up to that point, the fourth-year starting quarterback reacted by going 7-for11 for 81 crucial yards on the gamewinning drive.

“Defensively you have to be able to stop them,” Gill said. “Obviously you can stop them for a little while but you have to do it the whole football game, and we didn’t do that.”

Sophomore linebacker Josh Copeland said the defense’s late downfall was not due to nervousness.

“It wasn’t really [hectic],” Copeland said. “Coaches always told us to be poised in situations and execute. We have to do a better job of executing.”

The special teams, usually the forgotten unit, produced errors that helped keep the Falcons in the game. Junior punter John Rachuna had two punts blocked – one due to a bad snap in the first quarter – that directly resulted in 14 Bowling Green points.

The last one came in the fourth quarter as Bowling Green’s punt block unit diced through Buffalo’s protection. Zach Akenberger got his hands on the Rachuna punt block attempt, and P.J. Mahone – who recovered both punt blocks and finished with 10 tackles on defense – brought the ball to the Buffalo 17.

From there, Sheehan got the Falcons in the end zone with a fouryard touchdown with 10:34 remaining in the game to make the score 29-23.

“Special teams hurt,” Gill said. “[It was] just some simple things where we didn’t execute what was

sleep deprived have enhanced appetites because of lower leptin levels – the hormone that controls how full a person feels.

Rifkin noted there isn’t really a way to prove that a lack of sleep is the cause of obesity, but there certainly is a link.

Students can sleep soundly by keeping Rifkin’s tips in mind and aiming for eight hours of rest every night.

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Situation in Iran is immediate danger SPEECH from page 1

A group protested Eitam’s lecture in front of the Student Union and waved signs bearing the words “Speak peace, not hate,” “Arabs are not cancer” and “End racism now.”

One student, Paul Fusco-Gessick,

a second-year law student, held strong opinions against Eitam. “[Eitam] advocates using civilians as human shields,” Gessick said. “I don’t know why the administration is choosing to bring people like this to campus – maybe to get us to protest.”

Gessick also argued that Eitam only delivered a hate speech and that is not protected under the First Amendment.

Another student involved in the protest, Sangeefa Bhola, a freshman political science major, also spoke out against Eitam.

“We are here for pro-peace, not to advocate hate,” Bhola said. “[Eitam] calls Arabs ‘cancer’.”

The protesters were further outraged when University Police Department officers asked them to leave the Student Union lobby and continue their demonstration outside. Sami Hannah, a Ph.D. student in the School of Education, believed the request was uncalled for.

“The University Police kicked us out of the building against our First Amendment rights,” Hannah said.

“They had no right to kick us out.

We’re not as effective out here.”

When Eitam began his speech, he made it clear that he would challenge the stereotypes about him.

Instead of focusing on the IsraeliPalestinian conflict, Eitam made Iran the focus of his speech.

“The most important problem we all have to deal with is the nuclear project of Iran,” Eitam said. “We are [dealing] with nuclear weapons in the hands of the most radical Islamic regime around the corner.

Iranians were behind most of the terrorist attacks.”

Eitam believes that the situation in Iran is an immediate danger.

“What amount of hatred is needed to brainwash and wipe out the moral foundations that we are all made in God’s image?” Eitam asked.

“I cannot exaggerate the urgency of this emergency in front of us. If we don’t make the right priorities, then an enormous tragedy will come as a surprise.”

Eitam emphasized the need for Israel to do its part.

“We should pray. We should pre-

pare to take action [and] defend our culture, our values and all that we share in common,” Eitam said. “I believe that this issue of stopping radical Islam from dominating the world is something that is very consensual.”

Although Eitam acknowledged that Israel has made some mistakes, he said that the country would not make them again. He also defended Israel’s military strategy.

“Israel did not initiate a war in the Middle East,” Eitam said. “It’s … self-defense because those are the facts. Never in the history of the [Israel Defense Forces] did we deliberately select a civilian target to be attacked.”

Eitam argued against those who accused him of advocating ethnic cleansing.

“As far as myself calling for ethnic cleansing – that’s a lie,” Eitam said.

“My opinion is that the Israeli Arab politicians are coming near to the point that they can’t participate in the Israeli political system.”

Eitam also emphasized the need for Jewish students to understand

the facts, arguing that many are misled by a lack of information.

“It’s time that the American Jew stop being ashamed and [having] such a low morale,” Eitam said.

Many students, such as Mariya Lockshina, a freshman political science major, were enlightened by Eitam’s lecture and said that they learned a lot. “[Eitam] is heroic and an inspiration. He has the facts,” Lockshina said. “If [people] are going to protest, they have to know where he’s coming from.”

Paul Shutter, a junior exercise science and political science major, enjoyed every aspect of Eitam’s speech – even the demonstrations against him.

“I felt it was really powerful.

Hearing him debate the people who were against him was exciting,” Shutter said. “It was really powerful and hit home for me. Seeing all the opposition makes it so much more interesting.”

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POLICE BLOTTER 10/23 – An unattended credit card was taken from the Student Union and used by an unidentified person.

10/23 – An unattended textbook was taken from the Science and Engineering Library.

10/26 – An unidentified person scratched a vehicle in the Alumni Arena parking lot.

10/27 – A student was referred to the Student-Wide Judiciary for disorderly conduct at the Main Circle.

10/27 – A student was taken to Erie County Medical Center from Crofts Hall for an evaluation.

10/27 – Unattended textbooks were taken from Lockwood Library.

10/27 – An unattended ATM card was taken from Clark Hall.

10/27 – A pellet gun was sent to a person at Richmond Quadrangle.

10/27 – A vehicle was scratched in the Ketter parking lot.

10/27 – An unattended laptop was taken from a hallway in the Natural Sciences Complex.

10/27 – A student fainted at Goodyear Dining Hall.

10/27 – An unattended cell phone was taken from a bench at the Commons.

10/27 – Benjamin S. Grunin was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and was referred to Amherst Town Court and the Student-Wide Judiciary.

10/28 – A person was taken to Kenmore Mercy Hospital from Student Health Services for breathing problems.

10/28 – An unattended wallet was taken from a room in Crosby Hall.

10/28 – A fire alarm was pulled in the Wilkeson Quadrangle.

10/28 – A wallet with a debit card, checkbook and license was taken from the Governors Dining Hall.

10/29 – An emergency phone receiver was taken from a basement in Crosby Hall.

10/29 – A person was taken to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital with flu-like symptoms.

10/29 – Burglary and grand larceny was reported after an unknown subject stole NFTA passes from a locked room in Diefendorf Hall.

10/30 – John M. Fiolek was arrested and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

10/30 – A person felt faint and refused an ambulance in the Student Union.

10/30 – A person was taken to the Erie County Medical Center from Wilkeson Quadrangle for a mental health evaluation.

10/31 – A person was taken to the Erie County Medical Center from Goodyear Hall for alcohol poisoning.

10/31 – A person was taken to the Erie County Medical Center from Core Road for alcohol poisoning.

10/31 – An unknown person pulled a fire alarm box in the Millard Fillmore Academic Complex.

10/31 – Clothing items were taken from a laundry room in Dewey Hall.

10/31 – A person was taken to the Eric County Medical Center from Core Road for alcohol poisoning.

10/31 – A person with skin blotches was taken to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital from the Millard Fillmore Academic Complex.

10/31 – A vending machine was broken and items were stolen in Lehman Hall.

10/31 – A vending machine was broken and products were taken in Clemens Hall.

10/31 – An unidentified fire alarm was pulled at South Lake Village.

10/31 – A hit-and-run accident was reported in the Alumni Arena parking lot.

10/31 – An unknown person damaged a parked vehicle in the Jarvis B parking lot.

11/01 – A subject was taken to Erie County Medical Center for alcohol and drug overdose near Townsend parking lot.

11/01 – A subject was taken to Erie County Medical Center for alcohol and drug overdose at Spaulding Quadrangle.

11/01 – Daniel James Ryan was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Kenmore Avenue with a blood alcohol content of .10 percent.

11/01 – A menacing subject was in possession of a toy gun on Maple Road.

11/01 – A subject was taken to the Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital from Flint Apartments for chest pain.

11/01 – A license plate was stolen from a parked car in the Jarvis B parking lot.

11/02 – A person fell at the Center for the Arts and was treated by paramedics.

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Raffaniello expressed interest in the various tables that were there, including HIV information at “Check your status” and “What could you have?” – a general STI educational booth.

“I’m interested in ‘What could you have?’ because that sounds scary,” Raffanello said. “I don’t think [students] care enough to check themselves [for STIs] often.”

One of the most popular tables had synthetic breasts and testicles with fake pre-cancerous lumps in them so that students could recognize what to look for when giving self-exams.

“A lot of students are at risk because they don’t now how to check themselves,” said Jessica Raison, a junior nursing major and also the member of SBI running the table. “It may not be as important to check [at our age], but people should make sure to check themselves later in life because that’s when the risks [of cancer] are the most prominent.”

SBI provided games about sexual health and the body, and gave out prizes. WRUB

provided music for the event.

“I think that not nearly enough people come because they are embarrassed,” said Connor Wolfley, a junior communication major and general manager of WRUB. “But it’s a good thing to come to so that [students] can be educated on an important topic such as sexual health.”

They also provided anonymous HIV testing in 145 SU, where members of the SBI Health Education team welcomed walk-in appointments.

“It’s not that students are uninformed, it’s that they’re incompletely informed,” Fischer said. “It’s not about knowing facts. What’s missing is decision making and behavior modification when it comes to sexual behavior and being safe.”

According to Fischer, the more comfortable students are talking about sexual health, the more questions they will ask and the more they will be informed.

“Students don’t have a problem talking about the common cold and swine flu, so they talk to one another about how to prevent it,” Fischer said. “[Students] need to be able to talk to one another about sexual health so that they can educate one another.”

Most students that attended the health fair were in a relationship and wanted to learn how to be safer.

“I’m in a relationship and I wanted to learn how to spice things up between me and my boyfriend,” said Chris Joya, a junior biological sciences major.

Joya, the president of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Association, was there collecting ideas for the club.

“I want everyone in my club to learn about safe sex,” Joya said. “[Students] need to know that … sex doesn’t have to be bland; they can have fun with it.”

Fischer advises students to utilize the various amenities and programs, both on and off campus, that are available to help students.

“We had the health fair so that students are aware of counseling services, Planned Parenthood and various Sub-Board groups so that they can make conscious decisions regarding safe sex,” Fischer said.

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Team considers meet a success XCOUNTRY from page 12 went out with the top pack and held on to make second-team All-MAC.” Pollow ran a torrid pace of 5:20 per mile in the duel with Purrow.

He was followed by Bloom, who finished in 22nd place with a time of 26:47.6. Junior Chris Allen finished in 35th with a time of 27:15.2. Junior Jacob Hagen crossed the finish line in 27:14.2, and sophomore Dylan Conway finished in 27:31.2.

Kent State won its first-ever cross-country title with 30 points.

The team was led by senior Aimon Scullion, who finished in first place with a time of 25:32.7 and a 5:09 mile pace. Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan and Miami (Ohio) followed respectively.

Unlike the men’s team, the women’s team failed to muster a successful event and finished last out of 12 teams with a score of 317. Its top finisher, sophomore Ellen Muster,

came in at 47th place with a time of 24:10.2. She ran at a pace of 6:29 per mile and finished just six tenths of a second ahead of Western Michigan’s Jenna Matthews.

The other scoring runners were freshman Katie Sanders at 58th place with a time of 24:23.6 and junior Jackie Bozich at 74th place in 25:03.4. Freshman Sam Beim and Leah Wightman rounded off the field, placing 76th and 77th with times of 25:09.5 and 25:10.8 respectively.

They were the only Buffalo freshmen that ran the championships.

Christina Sphere proved to be a disappointment for the team. After finishing in the top 10 at the Reif Memorial Run, she failed to score any points this time around. Sphere finished 93rd out of 104 with a time of 25:41.7.

To Mitchell, Bloom’s and Sphere’s performances were unexpected. “[Ryan Bloom] and [Christina

Sphere] didn’t have their best performances,” Mitchell said. “But [the race] was in tough conditions.”

Miami (Ohio)’s women team repeated as MAC champions with a score of 44 points. Sophomore Ari Fisher of Toledo came first in the individual standings with at time of 22:18.8, 12 seconds ahead of secondplace finisher Alexandra Lizarribar of Kent State.

Considering the results, the team as a whole considers the track meet a success.

“The team is really happy with themselves,” Mitchell said. “It was a tough race and we hanged in there.”

Buffalo is en route to Boston on Saturday, Nov. 14 for the NCAA Northeast Regional meet. The men’s competition starts 2:30 p.m. followed by the women’s competition.

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After dropping to a lower weight class in the offseason, Green swept through five-straight matches in the 149-pound division to capture his first career UB Open championship.

“Desi [Green] dominated every opponent in the tournament,” Beichner said. “He had a ridiculous amount of takedowns. He wrestled extremely well [and was] very focused. He’s in very good shape and went out there with really good confidence.”

Green took the competition by storm and proved that his national ranking was no fluke.

In his first match of the season, Green defeated Pittsburgh’s Ian Heist with a 26-10 technical fall victory. He followed up his first round performance by pinning Jordan Powell of No. 12 nationally ranked Edinboro in just 2:36. In the quarterfinals, Green earned his second technical fall of the afternoon against the two-time Division II national qualifier, Kayne Melko from West Liberty State.

After whipping through the semifinals in a 10-3 decision against unattached wrestler Craig Efert, Green met Jon Kohler of No. 10 Maryland. Green took quick advantage of the reigning Edinboro Open champion and never looked back.

Despite a late mistake that allowed Kohler to regain his composure, the Terrapin proved to be no match for Green, who took a 10-7 decision.

“He’s a leader by example,”

Beichner said. “We ask our guys to go out there with the attitude that you want to dominate, beat and break somebody. Desi [Green] went out there and probably broke every guy he wrestled. He went out there and showed a real good nature of competition — not only to win, but to dominate, and that’s what he did.”

Green wasn’t the only nationally ranked Bull that improved on his performance from last year’s tournament.

After finishing third in the Open in 2008, junior Jimmy Hamel took second place in the 197-pound field.

Ranked No. 20 in the country, Hamel earned three decisive victories to garner a spot in the championship match. With no decision at the end of three periods, Hamel and Matt Wilps of Pittsburgh continued to battle in overtime. With neither wrestler scoring in the extra period, the two faced off in the 30-second overtime session.

Unfortunately for Hamel, Wilps earned an extra escape to win the 197-pound title, 2-1.

“Throughout the day, Hamel was pretty conservative,” Beichner said.

“He has a goal to be an All-American this year and in order for him to achieve that goal, he can’t be as conservative as he was this weekend.

He did wrestle well, but we feel he’s better than he wrestled. We know there’s better things ahead.”

In one of the most impressive performances of the day, sophomore Kevin Smith defeated No. 14 Jimmy Conroy of Pittsburgh, 5-3, en

route to finishing second in the 133pound bracket. Despite falling in the championship match to Maryland’s Division I All-American, No. 8 Steve Bell, Beichner knows Smith’s potential this season is sky-high.

“That was a great first win for him in the opening of the season,” Beichner said. “We felt he wrestled extremely well. He lost in the finals to a returning All-American, but we know he learned a lot from that match because we think Kevin is going to be a contender for an AllAmerican spot. We really believe in his talents and ability.”

Sophomore Dylan Dabolt and freshmen Justin Farmer and Sean Walton each finished inside the top six of the 125-pound weight class.

Freshman Andrew Schutt placed fourth at 141 pounds, while redshirt-freshman Josh Peters finished third at 184.

Green, Hamel and Smith will lead Buffalo into action this Saturday for the team’s first dual meet against Ashland. Matches are set to begin at noon at Alumni Arena.

“We’re looking to dominate [Ashland],” Beichner said. “We have a very young team and a very good attitude. Our guys will keep one thing in mind. When we go out to wrestle, we’re not going out to win by point. We’re going out to whoop somebody’s butt, and that’s the goal of our program.”

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goals and also concentrating on his defense. He was able to shut down much of [the Owls’] offense.”

The Bulls’ offense capitalized on a foul by Florida Atlantic and continued to dominate the first half.

Junior forward Mike Unwin drove past Owl goalkeeper Ciro Martinez, placing the ball in the left corner just before the 20th minute. Senior Steffen Thoresen collected his third assist of the season while helping Unwin earn the goal.

Unwin is the leading scorer for the Bulls with eight goals and 17 points on the season.

The unrelenting Bulls did not stop there. They took a 4-0 lead in the 35th minute as freshman Risto Latti converted the first shot of his career into his first career goal.

Fellow freshman Matthew Chereson delivered the ball to Latti after a deflected corner kick and Latti chipped a shot that sailed over the goalkeeper’s head.

Astudillo was pleased with the effort the Bulls put forth in the first half.

“The first half was entirely a great offensive production,” Astudillo said. “We were able to score goals and maintain a good rhythm.

I was just as happy with what we did on defense as with what we did on offense.”

The Bulls held the Owls scoreless well into the second half, but FAU’s Darnell King got the Owls on the board in the 60th minute when he sneaked a goal past freshman goalkeeper Ryan Lewis.

But after a failed corner kick attempt by Florida Atlantic, Buffalo took back its commanding fourgoal lead in the 72nd minute. A wellplaced pass from freshman defenseman Casey Derkacz allowed sophomore forward Lucas Bassan to get in behind the defense to score his fourth goal of the season.

The Owls answered with another goal as King scored his second goal of the game in the 78th minute,

reducing the Buffalo lead to three goals. FAU tallied one more goal to make the score 5-3, but the game was already decided at that point.

Though Astudillo was satisfied with the team’s overall performance, he would have liked the level of play to carry over from the first half to the second half.

“In the second half, we relaxed a little more and we shouldn’t have,” Astudillo said. “We began to feel too comfortable with the lead. We let up in concentration, intensity and speed, and allowed three goals … still, I was very happy with the result.”

The Bulls will end their 2009 regular season on the road when they face fellow MAC competitor Western Michigan on Saturday.

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Can’t compare to the Premiership SOCCER from page 12 Then there is the concept of relegation.

The three teams that finish with the worst records are relegated (demoted) into the Football League Championship (minor league) and the top three teams from the “minors” move up to the Premier League.

Word association: “relegation.”

“Best thing since sliced bread.”

The brilliant system keeps even the worst of teams competing hard throughout the season.

In the NBA, it’s the complete opposite. Bad teams are rewarded for losing. The worse a team finishes

the season, the higher lottery pick they receive.

In other words, we promote losing.

Getting tickets to a Premiership match is similar to scoring seats at a big college football school such as Michigan. The more games you attend, the easier it is to get tickets to the next contest. If you try going to the Chelsea ticket booth for a match in West London, you’ll quickly get turned away. The stadium sells to true fans that have cheered their team at every game.

Word association: “Premiership.”

“Loyalty.”

The competition in England is better, the sport is purer and the fans are as much a part of the team

as the players. Real supporters tattoo their favorite club’s crest on their bodies and sing traditional chants to propel their teams to victory for the full 90 minutes.

Seen anyone walking around with a Red Bulls logo on their arm lately?

Didn’t think so.

MLS may be growing here in America, but it will never compare to the Premiership.

I may not get to watch many FA matches live, but I’d rather spend my time watching a previously recorded English football match than an MLS playoff game live.

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SP O R T S Strong offense elevates Bulls

By CHRISTY SUHR Staff Writer Andrew Wiktor Sports Editor

Word association Word association is the game where someone yells out a term and others say the first thing that comes to their mind.

For example: “Yankees” would prompt “series in six,” “Ginobli” equals “bat killer” and “Brees” screams “MVP.” It’s not always so easy, however.

Try these: “Sounders,” “Chivas” and “Real Salt Lake.”

“Huh?” definitely comes to mind at first, but “pop bands,” “question mark face” and “cheap strip clubs” would all suffice as well.

Those words, however, are actually team names, and, although all three teams play in the Major Soccer League playoffs, the clubs are all foreign to me.

Yet I’ve heard of Manchester City, Portsmouth and Aston Villa, and they all play across the Atlantic Ocean.

Word association: “MLS playoffs.”

“Who cares?”

That may be a little harsh, but nonetheless true. There definitely are people who would care – such as the Galaxy fan with the high-pitched voice in I Love You, Man – but I’m just not one of them.

I’m much more interested in the first 10 games of the English Premiership than the last few of the MLS playoffs.

Sure, Green Street Hooligans brought to my attention the fascinating world of English “football,” but I have other reasons for caring more about the FA Cup than about the MLS Cup. It started when I went to sleep-away camp and acquired some crucial wisdom. Not only did I learn of late night raids, color wars, s’mores and inter-camp sports, but I also became somewhat familiar with the Premier League. My camp has had its fair share of English counselors who were absolutely crazy about their “football club.”

When I was 8 years old, I learned that the “soccer field” is actually called a “football pitch,” that a “kick” is really a “strike,” and that “playing like a wanker” is not a compliment.

Over t h e n e x t f e w summers, I would pick up a few more facts about the world’s sport.

Example: the structure of the season.

There are 20 teams in the Premiership and from August to May, they each play each other twice: once at home and once on the road. Wins give you three points, draws award you one, and losses leave you with zilch. The team with the most points after 38 games is crowned champion. see WIKTOR page 10

Sometimes it takes a change in scenery to breathe new life into a team.

Following a string of lackluster performances at home, the men’s soccer team was hoping for a win on the road against the Florida Atlantic Owls in Boca Raton, Fla. on Friday.

The Bulls (6-9-1, 1-4-0 Mid-American Conference) came out strong against the Owls (4-9-2, 0-5-0 MAC), scoring on the team’s first shot of the match, and eventually overtaking FAU, 5-3.

In the fifth minute, junior Kieron Gradwell found fellow midfielder, junior Rich Wilson, with a pass inside the 18-yard box. Wilson quickly launched the ball into the top left corner of the goal to give the Bulls a 1-0 lead.

The two connected again when Gradwell passed to Wilson inside the 18, assisting Wilson with yet another goal.

This time, Wilson decided to hit the opposite side, lofting

SIDELINES Bulls get verbal commitment The football team recently received a verbal commitment from running back James Potts of Delray Beach, Fla., according to www.ESPN.com.

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A five-game winless streak was ended as the men’s soccer team traveled down to Florida Atlantic and knocked off the Owls 5-3. a shot into the upper right corner. The tag team effort of Gradwell and Wilson put the Bulls up 2-0 after only 10 minutes of play.

Head coach John Astudillo

noted the juniors as key players of the game and was especially impressed with Wilson. “[The game was] characterized by the play of Rich Wilson,” Astudillo said. “I

was impressed with his high intensity, high-paced performance. He was going so hard on offense, scoring two see SOCCER page 10

Bulls shine at UB Open

By JOE PATERNO Asst. Sports Editor

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Desi Green [right] was the only Buffalo wrestler to capture a UB Open championship Sunday at Alumni Arena.

It was déjà vu at Alumni Arena this past weekend as the wrestling team began its 2009-10 campaign.

The Bulls unlocked the equipment cages and took the mats out of storage on Sunday as they began individual competitions. It was no easy task for Buffalo’s wrestlers as they welcomed some of the top competition in the East to the seventh annual UB Open.

After finishing nine wrestlers inside the top six at last year’s tournament, Buffalo found identical success at this season’s nonscoring event. Wrestling unattached, the Bulls once again finished with nine wrestlers in the top six.

“It was a really good quality tournament and a really

good way to start the season,” said head coach Jim Beichner. “It was a lot of good experience and a lot of good matches for the guys. We had 60 wins and that’s with a pretty young team, a lot of freshmen and sophomores, a couple juniors and a few seniors. So I think we were pretty happy.”

The story of the day revolved around sophomore sensation Desi Green.

After finishing last season with a 40-9 overall record, Green entered the season as the No. 16 ranked wrestler in the nation. Looking to redeem himself after a disappointing sixth-place finish in the 157-pound division at last year’s open, Green had high expectations entering Sunday. see WRESTLING page 10

Crossing expectations

By BRIAN JOSEPHS Staff Writer After great performances in past Mid-American Conference Championships, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams came into this year’s meet with high expectations.

The men’s team had two All-MAC competitors on its side and the women’s team sought to gain momentum from this year’s success.

The teams consider some of those expectations well-met.

Buffalo traveled to a muddy Athens, Ohio over Halloween weekend to give its MAC rivals heavy competition in the sloppy conditions. The teams ran in similar conditions in the previous weekend’s Reif Memorial meet, tuning them up for the championship meet.

The men’s team finished fifth out of the nine teams with 147 points on the 8k Ohio University course. Buffalo’s fifth-place finish was its best MAC Championship result since 2001. Graduate student Dennis Pollow was the team’s top finisher, finishing at 14th place out of a field of 79 runners with a time of 26:26.4.

Pollow, whose performance secured him a Second Team AllMAC selection, finished tenths of a second behind Kent State’s Joe Purpura (26:26.0). The finish makes it the second-straight year Buffalo has had a runner selected as an All-MAC honoree, after junior Ryan Bloom was honored last season.

“Dennis Pollow ran a tough race,” said head coach Vicki Mitchell. “He see XCOUNTRY page 9

Pollow and Carpenter named Athletes of the Week After impressive performances last week, seniors Dennis Pollow and Meili Carpenter earned Athlete of the Week honors.

Pollow carried the Bulls to a fifth-place finish at the MAC Championships, where the team finished in fifth place. The meet was Pollow’s third for the Bulls since he transferred from Penn State.

Competing in the 8K race, Pollow battled the muddy conditions to place 14th overall with a time of 26:26:4.

Carpenter had a recordbreaking weekend in the pool for the Bulls. She swept all four of her diving events in the Bulls’ two meets against Miami (Ohio) and Ohio.

Carpenter broke the Ohio Aquatic Center pool record with a score of 345.30 on the three-meter board against the Bobcats.

Scoreboard Friday Volleyball Buffalo Bowling Green

0 3

Men’s soccer Buffalo Florida Atlantic

5 3

Women’s swimming Buffalo 129 Miami (Ohio) 171 Saturday Volleyball Buffalo Miami (Ohio)

2 3

Women’s swimming Buffalo 146 Ohio 154 Cross-country at MAC Championships Men: 5 of 9 Women: 12 of 12

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The women’s cross-country team finished last at the MAC Championship. The men’s team’s fifth-place finish was its best since 2001.