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Volume 62 No. 37

Monday, December 3, 2012

UB makes first land purchase for new medical campus

UB’s top 10 professors

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Money talks in every language

International students bring over $108 million to local economy CALEB LAYTON Staff Writer Not many UB students would say attending college is cheap.

But for Siddhant Chhabria, it’s especially expensive.

This semester, Chhabria, a junior economics and finance major, will pay over $9,000 for tuition, over $5,000 for housing and receive $0 in federal or state financial aid.

“Including food, housing and tuition, I’d say I pay around $30,000 a year,” Chhabria said. “[And] I’m not on any financial aid policy.”

Chhabria is a native of India, and like most international students, he is not eligible for government aid. Like all international students, Chhabria must find room and board away from home and must pay out-ofstate tuition – which is two-and-a-half times more expensive than in-state tuition.

International students at UB contributed more than $108 million to the local economy during the 2011-12 academic year, according to an Association of International Educators (NAFSA) report.

That’s more than $20,000 per person.

The relatively high cost of attending UB has not kept prospective international students from enrolling.

Last year, 5,357 international students enrolled at UB, making the school the 19thlargest population of international students of any university in the country.

The NAFSA report indicates the large number of international students who attend UB are an economic boom for Western New York.

“The amount of money [international students contributed], there aren’t a lot of companies in Buffalo that have a payroll that high,” said Stephen Dunnett, vice provost

for International Education.

UB has successfully drawn international students to campus after decades of advancing university influence over seas.

In 1979, UB became the first American university to set up an exchange program with China.

Today, Chinese students make up the largest percentage of international students at UB.

double the cost an international student pays at UB. “Because it’s a state school, UB’s tuition is lower than any other school that [an international student] would go to,”

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UB has over 5,000 international students. Siddhant Chhabria, left, makes up part of that number and contributes to the over $100 million international students bring to the local economy. Mira Pandya, right, explains the draw Indian students feel toward American degrees.

UB also has an established executive master’s of business administration school located in Singapore, which is ranked in the top 15 executive training schools in Asia.

“UB’s reputation is higher internationally than it is here,” Dunnett said. “We take very good care [of our international students]. We help them with a lot of their dayto-day activities ... and we have all kinds of activities to better integrate them into the university.”

International students’ attraction to UB is also the result of UB’s status as a public university, which makes its tuition low compared to other American universities.

New York Univeristy and University of Southern California – two private universities with a high enrollment of international students – both estimate their cost of attendance to be over $59,000 per year, nearly

Chhabria said. “And it’s a big campus with a lot of opportunity, so for the tuition that we’re paying it’s definitely worth it.”

The $108 million UB’s international community generates is a small part of the impact international students have on state and national economy.

International students contribute over $2.5 billion to the state economy and $21.8 billion to the national economy, according to the NAFSA report.

Nationally, the number of international students has gradually increased over the past five years. In 2008, UB had less than 4,400 international students and has since climbed over the 5,000 mark. U.S. universities currently enroll 764,495 international students – the most ever, according to USA Today.

From the track to the mat Sophomore wrestler Waste doubles as drag racer

MEG LEACH Staff Writer When sophomore wrestler Jake Waste was 8 years old, he didn’t just dream of slamming opponents on the mat. He wanted to slam his foot on a steel pedal and feel the rush of going 0-100 mph in a matter of seconds.

Waste has made his name known by dominating on the wrestling mats of Alumni Arena as one of the Bulls’ top wrestlers this season. However, in his hometown of Ramsey, Minn., he’s one of the best that the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has to offer.

The NHRA is a drag racing governing body. Most racers, like Waste and his father Jason, test their skills on the drag racing track. It’s one of the largest motorsports associations in the world, with over 40,000 licensed drivers.

Waste’s calm perspective on the track is the same edge he has when he walks onto the wrestling mat. Waste finished an impressive 24-9 last year and narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament. He finished third at the Mid-American Conference Championships.

The exchange from the track to the mat is always the same theme for Waste: collected in the face of excitement.

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Sophomore wrestler Jake Waste (left) tinkers with his “baby”: a ’69 Camaro z28. He has been drag racing cars in the NHRA since he was 8 years old. He's traveled to Iowa, Colorado and everywhere in between.

Waste’s college career keeps him away from the garage but not off the track. He flies home for the holidays and small periods over the summer. His time at home is devoted to the track and the garage, where the family builds their cars.

For Waste, racing is a part of the family business. His grandfather, Bob Waste,

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started racing long before Jason was even born, when the sport was in its infancy. Jason developed a strong devotion for all things steel and horsepower. The love of racing was passed down like an heirloom from grandfather to father to son.

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Students say young people in foreign countries are drawn to American universities because degrees from America present more opportunities.

Mira Pandya, president of Indian Student Association and a senior biological sciences major, said degrees from America give intenational students “an edge.”

“If they choose to go back home, they’ll have an advantage over any students that chose to stay within the country,” Pandya said. “They could be offered better positions, better jobs."

One of the main reasons Chhabria came to study in the United States was the esteem Indian families hold for American universities. “[Going to an American school] is considered very prestigious,” Chhabria said.

“Parents will say, ‘Oh, my son is studying in America.’”

UB gains more than a financial advantage from attracting international students to Buffalo.

The university would have trouble preserving its science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs without its international students, who tend to study those majors, according to Dunnett.

“One of the biggest benefits of international students is in the STEM fields,” Dunnett said. “Not as many American students go into science and math. It would be hard to maintain those programs without international students.”

International students’ contribution to the local and national economy is expected to continually increase in the coming years, due to the continued increase of Chinese and Saudi Arabian students studying in the United States.

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Possible UB alumnus arrested for selling drugs out of ice cream truck A pharmacy technician, who appears to have attended UB, was arrested on Wednesday for selling drugs from an ice cream truck he drove through Cheektowaga last summer.

Abraham I. Reinhardt, 23, allegedly sold prescription painkillers, hallucinogenic mushrooms and marijuana. He was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after a four-month investigation from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, The Buffalo News reported.

The pharmacy student currently attends St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. A LinkedIn account under the name Abe Reinhardt lists him as a 2012 pharmacology and toxicology graduate from UB and a student assistant in the UB Health Sciences Library, where he started working in Sept. 2010.

It also says Reinhardt is a pharmacy technician at Rite Aid in Tonawanda, while The News reported he is a pharmacy technician at a Rite Aid in the Rochester suburbs.

Dale M. Kasprzyk, a resident agent in charge of the DEA’s Buffalo office, told The News the instant the DEA heard Reinhardt had access to children through his ice cream truck route, the federal agents accelerated their investigation of him.

The federal agents searched Reinhardt’s college apartment in Rochester after securing a federal search warrant.

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Continued from page 1: From the track to the mat “I was racing since before he was a baby,” Jason said. “And he was always excited to come to the tracks. He could barely walk, but he was always excited in and around the car. We would talk about how he would jump for joy in the back of the car just getting ready to go.”

To get the competitive edge started early, Jason introduced Waste to riding dirt bikes when he was 6 years old. Due to restrictions placed by the NHRA, children cannot get behind the wheel of any vehicle until they are 8 years old. But as soon as Waste grew out of the bikes, he was put into a junior dragster (a half-scale drag car).

He was already familiar with the intricacies of power racing. Thanks to his experience on two wheels, Waste was ready to impress on four.

“They give you time and speed limits [in Jr. Dragsters],” Jason said. “At 10 years old, he was going a little over 70 miles an hour.

Once you hit 13, you can go 80 miles an hour.

Those cars are faster than your current Mustangs and Corvettes in an 1/8-mile race.”

Jason was amazed to see his son perform so well so early. As a result, the family invested time, money and miles into pursuing Waste’s racing career, taking trips from their home in Minnesota to Kansas City, Colorado and Iowa just to race.

They crisscrossed the Midwest, sometimes spending 17 hours on the road one way, to race for only seconds at a time. Wherever they went, everyone was amazed by Waste’s skill on the track.

“I remember a friend of mine who was 60 years old,” Jason said. “He came to me and said: ‘This kid is good. I haven’t seen anybody that good in a long time.’”

When Waste talks about his races, you would never think of him as a protégé behind the wheel. He is humble concerning his racing success.

“You have to know in the back of your head that no matter what, you’re the best,” Waste said. “You can’t just be like: ‘Oh yeah, I’m awesome.’ So I keep that levelheadedness.”

When Waste grew out of the Jr. Dragster cars, he had to move up to a true hot rod and race exclusively muscle cars.

While Waste is humble about his driving ability, he’s nothing but proud of the car that he and his dad spent countless hours building.

It is an all-steel metal monster that is designed to go from zero to over 160 miles an hour in under nine seconds. The bright red vehicle is the embodiment of what NHRA stands for: taking something from the garage

and revolutionizing it into a high-velocity masterpiece of horsepower and adrenaline.

Since upgrading the vehicle over the winter holidays, the car races a full two seconds faster, but it has been through its fair share of rough times.

“The car wasn’t ready for [racing],” Jason said. “And we had to put in 1,000s of dollars to get the car ready. When I drove it, it was all over the place. I was actually afraid. The car was moving all over the track. I thought I was going to lose control and it was popping and shaking. I tell Jake: ‘I don’t know if you’re ready for this. I’ll make some adjustments but I’ll watch the car. You drive it; you tell me what needs to be done.’”

The car was like a test of trust for the Waste family – a challenge that Jason could not overcome. Could a 16-year-old kid match up?

The car was no trouble for Waste. After his father passed over the keys, Waste commanded the car with the hands, feet and knowledge of a racer well beyond his years.

He was able to harness the raw energy of the car and convert horsepower to speed. He earned his fastest time yet on the track.

“He drove it and he communicated everything to me and he drove that car like a champ,” Jason said. “I was dumbfounded.

I mean, here he is, a kid. I’ve been doing this for 30 years and this kid, in this short amount of time, can do it like this. He drove a car where I couldn’t. He beat my time. And there’s this elusive eight-second time slip [in racing], and he broke it, at like 153 miles an hour.

“And we both teared up and gave each other a big hug. It was just a big hurdle to get over.”

For as much work as it takes to get a car ready for the race, racing is just a small part of a weekend at the track. There are family, friends and an environment buzzing with excitement and enthusiasm for the sport.

The bond Jason has with his son is a strong one that’s been fortified over their time on the track, unbreakable by even the competition of a race.

“We raced once. I don’t want to talk about it.” Jason laughed. “I wanted to beat him so bad, but I jumped the red. The funny thing was I was faster at the time and catching up. He was giving me the middle finger all the way down the track. We have that goofy bond, where we mess with each other like that.”

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Continued from page 1: Possible UB alumnus arrested for selling drugs out of ice cream truck They found prescription pain medications, like 80 Opana pain pills that are highly addictive. Agents also found marijuana, a substantial quantity of mushrooms and approximately $2,000 in cash, The News reported.

It is not yet determined whether or not the drugs are from Rite Aid. There is also no evidence Reinhardt sold drugs to children who bought ice cream from his truck, but officials are investigating the customers.

Reinhardt appeared at district court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hugh B. Scott late Thursday afternoon to answer to his charges.

Reinhardt potentially faces up to 20 years in prison.

Scott appointed attorney Larry Desiderio to represent Reinhardt after Reinhardt requested a court-appointed attorney, claiming “he cannot afford to hire a lawyer on his $150-a-week salary at Rite Aid or from his Amazon Internet business, which brings in between $100 to $300 a week,” according to The News.

Reinhardt was released on a $5,000 signature bond and was ordered to undergo mental health assessment and stay away from alcohol and drugs. Officials discovered indications that he may have a substance abuse problem, according to The News. He is due back in court on Dec. 4.

Kasprzyk said the DEA will work with Rite Aid management to determine if there was any pharmaceutical theft involved.

U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. said the arrest serves as a “warning to those with access to prescription medications through their employment that they will be pursued if they violate the law,” The News reported.

Hochul told The News clamping down on abuse of prescription pain medicine is a major challenge for area law enforcement as more and more people overdose on those medications.

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Continued from page 4: AudioInflux The improvisation is not lost, however, for every member gets a moment to take one off the wrist.

According to Courtin, one of the cocreators of the 5-year-old band, its hungry title began on a road trip to New York City where he and a fellow band mate played the very first open mic night at a hostel.

“We conceived the name in the elevator ride down to the basement where they were having open mic,” Courtin said. “We just wanted to freak out in front of a couple people so there was like three people there, sitting on a couch in the back of the room.

10 minutes after we were playing they were all gone. So that’s where the band name came from.”

SHEESHA

When an encore erupted a wall of cheers, Courtin took the mic and introduced AudioInflux with a smile creeping below his Albert Einstein-inspired hairdo.

AudioInflux’s new EP is on the way and a weeklong tour in North Carolina has been booked for April Fools’ Day 2013. But even for a group with such a wild style, listeners may not be prepared for the new release.

“We’re playing all types of stuff on that EP so be ready man, it’s different,” English said.

UB makes first land purchase for new medical campus SAM FERNANDO Staff Writer UB has officially purchased the first of three parcels of land at 960 Washington St., in its effort to move the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences downtown.

The purchase is part of the $375 million construction of the medical campus, which is in conjunction with President Satish Tripathi’s vision of UB 2020 – a comprehensive plan to achieve “enduring prominence” for UB’s future. UB needs to update its 60-year-old medical buildings, which hold classrooms “used for medical education in 1950,” according Michael Cain, dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

“In moving the medical school downtown, where it will be aligned with local hospitals and other key life sciences partners, UB is staying true to our roots in more ways than one,” Tripathi said in a press release. “Building healthier communities has always been a vital focus of our academic vision ... The acquisition of this land is a timely and important step as we move forward with this critical next phase of UB 2020.”

With the first parcel purchase, UB has begun laying out the plans for the new campus, which is currently slated to open in Aug. 2016. UB has selected an architecture firm, Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum (HOK), to head the project.

The first step HOK took was creating a plan that focused on the practicality of the layout of the campus. They had to make sure certain buildings, which housed similar programs, were adjacent.

The next step is the design phase, which will cover everything from the style of the buildings down to the location of electrical outlets.

UB is working to purchase the other two parcels needed to complete the medical campus. The final legal papers are currently being executed.

New York State gave UB a $35 million grant to start the plans for the medical campus and allowed UB to borrow $215 million at a low interest rate, according to Provost Charles Zukoski. The school of medicine is taking $50 million from its reserves to put toward the project. They also have money they were going to put toward renovating the existing school and are putting it toward the new campus. The rest will be raised from capital fundraising campaigns. They need to raise $375 million total.

Cain said the goal for the project is to pay cash for 45 percent of the cost. The rest will be paid by New York State bonds, which are essentially a mortgage.

He said creating a new medical campus is necessary in order to improve the School of Medicine.

“We are in a school that is now over 60 years old and it shows,” Cain said. “[Renovating] the school and making it a 21stcentury school, the cost to do that is much more higher than building new construction.”

Cain said the current classrooms are based on models used in the 1950s. Building a new campus will be cheaper than updating the old classrooms to what is expected in an accredited medical school, he said.

Having one unified campus for School of Medicine will help bring structure to the program, according to Cain.

He also said currently first- and second-year medical students are primarily on South Campus while third- and fourthyear medical students are “everywhere but South Campus.”

The new campus will also bring students and facilities closer to major medical centers in Western New York.

“We are [currently] six miles in the wrong location,” Cain said. “Almost every medical school in the country is on a campus with its major teaching hospitals. Although we have teaching hospitals in many sites around Buffalo, the largest number of those sites are in fact on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.”

By moving the campus closer to these medical centers, physicians and physician scientists on the faculty will be able to have their research labs near the hospitals where they primarily work, instead of having to drive long distances to get from work and school.

Cain is excited to embark on this project and he believes the new campus could be the turning point of medical studies for the university.

“This is something that will transform the School of Medicine and will help transform health care delivery in Western New York,” Cain said.

Construction of the downtown medical buildings is expected to be complete in May 2016, and the campus will officially open that August.

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EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief Aaron Mansfield Senior Managing Editor Brian Josephs

On the rise

Be informed about your sexual health

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Saturday marked the 24th anniversary of World AIDS Day, and our nation is failing at creating the “AIDS-free generation” it so longs for as the high infection rates and low testing rates of the latest CDC report shows.

New HIV numbers estimate of the approximately 50,000 people infected with the disease each year, over 1 in 4 (26 percent) are between 13 to 24 years old.

HIV/AIDS has had a stigma for being just a “gay disease” since the first cases of the ’80s. While 87 percent of young men infected with HIV got it from having male-to-male sex, which still leaves a considerably large number of youths who don’t fall under that category – people who are making poor and uninformed decisions.

There is no excuse for this anymore. We have the education, the science and the technology to make sure people are well-informed and safe. Any excuse is a silent excuse at this point.

Everybody wants to pretend they’re invincible, our generation especially. Perhaps it’s because of the disease’s severity or the stigma around it; HIV is thought of as being difficult to contract, but the numbers clearly prove otherwise, and the 1 million people in the country who have contracted it would beg to differ.

If the people in this age group are considered too naïve to be having sex, then parents and teachers should understand the young adults are also too naïve to know which precautions to take if and when they do have sex. There are people who don’t know how to use a condom or what a condom even is.

They don’t know that HIV can take six months to show up on tests so the once-every-couple-years HIV test mindset that many people have is not going to cut it.

It’s evident that our generation is scared of having to go through the process of getting tested for HIV. Sixty percent of youth infected with HIV do not know they are infected and don’t receive treatment because only 35 percent of U.S. 18 to 24-yearolds have even been tested.

Sex education is always an election talking point and debate subject, but while the politicians are talking, more kids are going out and having unprotected sex. According to the National Conference of State Legislation, only 21 states and the District of Columbia require public schools to teach sex education.

New York is not one of them, despite having Senate and Assembly bills currently pending. And while 33 states require instruction about HIV/AIDS, only 18 require their sex education curricula be “medically accurate” (reviewed by health departments or based on facts taught from published authorities). It leaves you to question what the other states are teaching, if anything at all.

Contrary to the beliefs of the right wing, teaching kids about sex isn’t going to make kids go out and have sex. What it is going to do, though, is make sure they are aware of the risks that come with having sex and what they can do to protect themselves from those risks.

Buffalo and New York as a whole are still stinging from numbers released back in September. Students in Buffalo Public Schools are having sex at a rate 20 percent higher than the state average with the highest teen pregnancy rate in the state. The district’s report shows half of the school students are currently sexually active and over 10 percent had sex before they were 13 years old.

But the task doesn’t just lie with just the schools.

Parents need to take the responsibility to educate their children, especially if they feel the schools shouldn’t be teaching sex education.

New York State Public Health Law requires all people aged 13 to 64 are offered HIV testing, including students seeking services at UB’s Student Health Services. Testing is confidential, voluntary and only costs $10. There’s no reason to become a statistic – go get tested.

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It’s time for LGBT education “Same Love,” a hip-hop song by Macklemore, follows the life of a gay man and the life he built with his partner, has been praised by Ellen DeGeneres and has become an anthem of cultural acceptance since its debut, rapping lines like: “When kids are walking ’round the hallway plagued by pain in their heart/A world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are.” A good song with a powerful message.

The same song got Susan Johnson, a teacher at a Michigan middle school, suspended without pay after playing it for her eighth-grade performing arts class.

Decisions like this call for awareness from both sides. The teacher’s three-day suspension as a response was over the top, but despite having good intentions, there’s no reason to believe she shouldn’t have stuck with protocol. At the same time, LGBT education in schools needs to start being, at the very least, fair and balanced.

Johnson, who originally was put on a three-day suspension, was reinstated after the story garnered attention from the media and the American Civil Liberties Union. The reason for the teacher’s suspension, as cited by the school, is a rule from the staff handbook regarding recorded material that requires the instructor first preview any taped material and then submits a completed form about the proposed clip to the administration for approval.

Despite the rule, most of the people outraged by the suspension came in response to the content of the song, standing with the common belief the school suspended Susan Johnson because of the message the song delivered. The administration became aware after a student complained, and the already-hot issue made its way into the headlines of The Detroit News and national outlets. Unfortunately for Johnson, she was punished after playing a song about tolerance rather than hate, but she should have realized that, especially because this is such a hot topic, it was going to cause controversy and someone was going to get offended. In this case, she should have made the push to be approved for the song before playing it in class.

But while schools obviously should monitor the content that is being played or performed, especially for children of a young age, it’s 2012. If a song about LGBT rights is still enough to cause dishevelment, then we have a far more serious problem than just violated staff codes.

LGBT students still haven’t found a safe haven within the walls of their schools because they are ignored in almost every form of education or point of history. And because they are forgotten in the shadows by their administrations, they often feel like they won’t be missed by anybody else. According to a study last year, gay teens are five times more likely to commit suicide than their heterosexual peers. The City of Buffalo still hasn’t forgotten about Jamey Rodemeyer, the 14-year-old freshman at Williamsville North High School who committed suicide after relentless bullying from his peers.

At the beginning of the year, the Future of Sex Education (FOSE) composed a report claiming that teaching children about homosexuality would increase tolerance and reduce bullying in schools.

Any side you look at it, the advocates, the opposition and the administration need to really begin putting the students first and realize that whatever decisions they make actually affect what the students take away from the situation. These students are at a malleable age. We shouldn’t necessarily be punishing good intentions, but it would be hypocritical to say one side should be allowed to do something but not the other.

That is the entire thought behind LGBT education – teach both sides fairly and let the students ultimately make their own decisions. It’s, of course, hard to progress with this education in schools. Sexuality, specifically in regard to the LGBT community, is still perceived predominantly as a religious topic, and with that spin, it immediately goes against the arguments to keep religion out of schools.

Susan Johnson should have received punishment for breaking staff code and should have played the song in the next class after receiving clearance.

But whether or not the content of the song was the cause of the suspension, the kids at the school were still directly affected. There’s no way to prove this was an LGBT issue, but the very concept needs to stop being an issue we tip-toe around or we further risk having it pulled out of every story and exploited.

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Poppa Popovich Was the Spurs’ head coach really in the wrong?

BRIAN JOSEPHS Senior Managing Editor Gregg Popovich isn’t what you’d call a “people person.”

But we already knew that.

The Spurs are possibly one of the most boring successful franchises to watch. They don’t have the flash of the L.A. Clippers. They don’t have the big name stars like LeBron James or Kobe Bryant. San Antonio has the famously stoic Tim Duncan, a guard with a ridiculously bad music catalog (Tony Parker) and the skillful, but not really compelling Manu Ginobli.

The team doesn’t rely on those big-time Sportscenter plays but rather straight fundamentals and precision.

Not the most exciting thing in the world to watch, but it wins games and has been for over a decade.

And then there’s Popovich, the straight-faced 63-year-old who just never seems to be satisfied with life in general. When Charles Barkley was doing a sideline interview with Popovich, the head coach bluntly told him the question limit was two when Barkley was about to ask his third. In an earlier sideline interview, Popovich admonished reporter David Aldridge for using the term “happy.”

So in short, Popovich and the Spurs aren’t really a revenue generating team, but Commissioner David Stern already knew that. This makes his fine against the Spurs all the more childish.

Stern was furious when Coach Pop decided to send Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobli home to rest instead of starting them for the nationally televised game against the Heat. In fact, he was so mad that he decided to issue a statement the same night as the game.

“This was an unacceptable decision by the San Antonio Spurs and substantial sanctions will be forthcoming,” Stern said.

Well, it sucks we couldn’t see the 36-year-old Tim Duncan play, but I don’t know about unacceptable. When you have an aging lineup that’s finishing a six-game road stretch (with five games in seven days), you have to figure out who’d really be hurt by just one night of rest. Fans are going to be disappointed, but that’s a fleeting feeling with today’s fast-paced league.

Even if the decision did inspire some absurd month-long stretch of vitriol, would Popovich really care? I’m guessing the long-term reasoning behind the choice was so the stars would be better able to assist the teams come clutch time in the latter part of the season and playoffs. We all know stars shine brighter in the playoffs where a majority of “basketball fans” (a lot them aren’t around during the regular season) are watching.

It’s selfish, but it’s smart-thinking.

Totally acceptable.

The “substantial sanctions” epitomizes Stern as sort of this all-business totalitarian. Popovich’s decision is unacceptable in Stern’s eyes because the commissioner is a showman. Never mind the team’s goals – if the audience doesn’t have a good show, that’s not good business. Stern just can’t have that in today’s mainstream NBA league and, of course, Popovich had to be made an example of.

The irony of it is the Heat-Spurs matchup did actually turn out to be a good game – Miami ended up winning 105-100.

I do find it a bit humorous thinking maybe Stern’s hefty fine may be a bit of a scheme. It draws eyes to the dull Spurs organization, and that may very well slightly increase viewership for San Antonio games. The commissioner will take the public heat, but he still wins at the end of the day.

Either way, Popovich is gonna be Popovich.

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Arts & Entertainment Fast as lightning

MAX CRINNIN Staff Writer

UB’s Center For the Arts was transformed into a monastery as members of a packed audience received their black belt in Shaolin Warrior entertainment.

On Thursday night, Shaolin Warriors Production stopped in Buffalo as part of their current North American Tour and gave a dazzling performance before a nearly soldout audience at the CFA. The disciples of the Shaolin monastery presented their fighting techniques through a series of dramatic displays of Kung Fu martial arts. The monks engaged the crowd and pulled members on stage for a night of both humorous and jaw dropping martial arts action.

Shaolin Kung Fu makes up one of the two major schools of martial arts that originated in China. Founded by an Indian Buddhist monk over 1,000 years ago, the Shaolin monastery still trains monks today in a traditional system that involves a lifetime of learning and training. Monks are trained primarily in meditation and Buddhist practice, along with intense physical regimens designed for defense against all types of opponents.

The monks have always been known to practice their fighting techniques in nonaggressive ways; their aim is to add discipline and defense to their training rather than any pursuit of conflict. In an effort to train the body more rigorously, the mind is tested through physical endurance practices and vice versa.

The performers of Shaolin Warriors are trained in China, but their performance takes eastern traditional Kung Fu and modifies it for a western audience. The show is designed to highlight the major fighting techniques of Shaolin Kung Fu while adding impressive feats of pain endurance and strength displays to stun audiences.

The performance was divided into five sections, each depicting a different series of practices or teachings from Shaolin: enlightenment, mind over body, mimic boxing and Chi Gong, mastery of weapons and graduation test. The stage was set with backdrops of the monastery and natural scenery from the base of Mount Shaoshi where the Shaolin monastery was founded.

The performance was theatrical without any dialogue, and the monks used their techniques as a choreography that told a story of two young monks and their progression toward becoming a master.

What began as a studio project in Rochester, N.Y. four years ago manifested into what is now AudioInflux – a name describing the twist and turn of harmonic material into something tangible, hard-hitting and downright funky.

The powerful pipes of Chris “Hollywood” English are located behind the drum kit while MC Marcus “MdotCoop” Cooper takes front and center for some lyrical rhyme and reason between hooks. This group left audiences chilled last Friday night as they took Nietzsche’s on a funktional journey with local bands Peanut Brittle Satellite and JazzBollah.

“I don’t know if we’re looking for a genre; it’s just something that I’ve always wanted to do you know,” said Kyle Uschold, bassist for AudioInFlux. “Ever since I started playing bass [I have been] like ‘I need an MC to play over.’ It makes you bob your head and what else is better to have an MC over than that?”

English received the nickname “Hollywood” while living in North Carolina in 2004 after a friend heard him perform. English said that while it may be a little harder to fit in with the mainstream movement, the musical variance allows them to own their sound.

He claims it keeps the music “not so onedimensional.”

Under the red and aqua shadows from the lights on stage, a hypnotic, hip-jerking heartbeat ignited across the crowd. As the

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Last Thursday night, the Shaolin Warriors made stopped at the CFA and showcased their incredible talents in the art of Shaolin Kung Fu with audience participation.

Youngsters from the audience had a chance at becoming masters, too. At one point, several of the monks left the stage and asked any young child who wanted to go on stage to stand in a large group for a training exercise.

The children came to the stage in masses and hilarity ensued. After all the crying little monks returned to their parents in the audience, the Shaolin monks proceeded to teach the group a series of Kung Fu movements.

The audience was wild with laughter and the children clearly enjoyed themselves.

“It was fun, and my favorite part was doing the kicks,” said Jacob Parzych, 7, who bravely performed on stage with the group.

The monks quickly returned to serious business after the comedic relief and continued to draw “oohs” and “ahs” from the audience who showered them with applause throughout the evening.

At one point, one of the monks lay down across the blades of three large swords and a double-sided bed of nails was placed on his chest. Another monk laid his back on top of the bed and then a large slab of concrete was placed on his chest, only to be smashed into pieces with an enormous sledgehammer.

Several similar feats of pain endurance were mixed in with a show that showed off the amazing flexibility and acrobatic skills of the monks.

The young boys whose story set the performance to a theatrical storyline showed

off abilities that included splits, back bending and flips of all kinds.

But it wasn’t only the young ones who got to show off.

After the intermission, the monks returned to the audience to pull more members from the crowd, this time seeking out adults.

Two men were asked to remove a bowl that had been suctioned to a Shaolin monk’s chest, a task that proved to be impossible.

The most crowd-pleasing moment came when two grown men were brought onto the stage and asked to perform a fighting sequence.

The audience burst with laughter as the two men struggled to complete the sequence in unison. One of the men towered over the other and clearly already knew a thing or two about hand-to-hand combat, making his opponent seem a bit unmatched.

“It was very interesting,” said Chris Taggart, a bank manager turned Shaolin monk after his on-stage debut. “I have a background in martial arts, but it’s a different style than I’m used to, so the movements and techniques were a little different. I really enjoyed it.”

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and singing simultaneously could look this easy all the time, more drummers out there might actually try this feat.

“I have to play the drums to get the music first, and then like the music in my head will make my voice do whatever I need to do ‘cause if I got the rhythm down, everything’ll come to me,” English said.

Crowd favorites “Back in the Day,” and “Can You Feel,” kept the crowd’s sway upbeat and wavering. Gallicchino even treated the audience to a special rendition of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” using a vocoder, or a device that encodes an instrument’s pitch with speech, to sing the tune AudioInflux-style.

Peanut Brittle Satellite held the main stage during one solidly built hour of otherworldly progressive madness. With songs that alternated between having two concurrent drummers or guitarists alongside the bass, violin and keys already playing, these Satellites used their dissonance to truly take their audience on a ride.

Producing a sound somewhere between Adrien D'Angelo /// The Spectrum The Twilight Zone, jazz and masterful guitar AudioInflux, a Rochester funk band, headlined Friday compositions, Peanut Brittle performed only night at Nietzsche's with support from local acts Pea- one vocal song during their set, capturing the nut Brittle Satellite and JazzBollah. intrigued onlookers only by their musicianship. Additionally, Evan Courtin spliced his electric violin into a multi-effects pedal, alband delves into “Beautiful,” MdotCoop’s lowing moments of cello to enter this sixsharp verbal transitions sync with Uschold’s person symphony. quick fingers on bass. Guitarist George MillFor this crunchy sextet, it’s all about er mouths his guitar solo out loud as Tony thorough composition. The band focuses Gallicchino’s organ haunts through the mix. on strange rhythms, melding polyrhythmic And then there’s “Hollywood” English, grooves with mixed meter progressions. who bites into the drums with wafer-crisp, singing all the while. If playing the drums Continued on page 2

There’s really no reason to have an alarm set when you can rely on your friends and members of the group chat constantly sending you screenshots before noon.

The everyday meme always keeps me laughing, but lately everything has focused on the constantly entertaining love triangle between pop/hip-hop artist Chris Brown, pop artist Rihanna and Brown’s ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran.

This week, Rihanna once again let it be known to the world that she and Chris Brown are together by dropping two pictures via Instagram. The first read, “Home is where the c**k is.” with the caption “#frankfurt is looking like heauxm[sic]” (where Chris Brown is on tour) and a follow-up image of her holding him after his performance.

Last Friday morning, I woke up to a screenshot from MediaTakeOut, which claimed Karrueche has a baby bump and the child may very well be Brown’s. They also reported she was two months pregnant and concluded that’s why she continues to stick around with Brown.

Not one week, better yet not four days, ever pass without some type of update between those three. In the beginning of all of this turbulence and VH1-esque drama, I believed Brown was winning.

Brown has revitalized his career after soaring through the air at the 2011 VMAs. Rihanna’s restraining order against Brown was lifted, and he still managed to subliminally diss her on his “Way Too Cold Freestyle” in May 2012. He then courted her all over again while still continuing to be in a relationship with Karrueche.

Heads turned and ears perked up when Brown decided to end his relationship with Karrueche. It’s easy for people to look at Brown and say he’s confused and doesn’t know what he wants, when in actuality he’s doing exactly what he wants.

Karrueche has since been spotted staying overnight at Brown’s home and millions have seen the intimate images of Brown and Rihanna.

Overall, though, Rihanna doesn’t seem too upset with Chris and neither does Karrueche. They seem to take their frustrations out on each other rather than the man casually sitting in the middle, and that’s why both of these ladies are losing.

Rihanna proves to be the bigger loser because she was directly influenced by a very traumatic situation. The abused returning to the abuser is a domestic violence statistic that happens too frequently.

The image she sends to young fans is that it’s all right to forgive and forget. If he’s cute enough, if he’s successful enough, if he can dance, then it’s like nothing ever happened. Love conquers all, right?

MediaTakeOut isn’t the most reliable source, but when it comes to anything pertaining to Rihanna, they’re normally spot on. So if Karrueche really is pregnant with Brown’s child, he will forever be connected with a woman he still remains to have feelings and care for. And that’s a situation Rihanna is going to have to live with if she continues with Brown.

I look at Karrueche and she reminds me of a girl who fell in love and continues to love. She dismissed what this man has proven to be capable of and spent several months with him. She’s being brushed off as number two. If she is pregnant, she needs to handle her business as she chooses. If not, then she has to move on.

It’s definitely easier said than done and something that can only be figured out on the persons’ own, but very necessary to at least hear.

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UB’s top 10 professors Editor's note: This is an opinion piece written by two UB students who are not affiliated with The Spectrum JAYNE O’CONNOR and RYAN HAUSER Special to The Spectrum Carole Emberton, history

are as pressing today as they were in the 1860s.

Emberton is always looking for new and innovative ways to teach her students and she is always trying to relate to them.

“I try not to lose sight of the fact that I’m learning, too,” Emberton said. “I think because I consider myself a partner in the learning process along with my students, it allows us to relate to each other more fully and really embrace the course as an opportunity for intellectual growth rather than just a credit that has to be fulfilled in order to graduate.”

Lance Rintamaki, communication

Dr. Peter B. Morgan, economics

Rintamaki is generally considered one of the best professors at UB. His students say even though he holds classes in Knox, he manages to make them feel small and personal.

He attributes that to his learner-centered style of teaching. He likes to focus on topics that are relevant to the audience which he hopes will keep his students engaged and entertained.

In one of his courses, Sexual Communication, he tackles some awkward and difficult topics. He is thankful for the level of maturity his students show.

“We’re careful to try and focus on the science of sexual communication, it’s not all that risky, from my perspective,” Rintamaki said.

“It’s an absolute pleasure to work with them as we tackle some of the stickier topics.”

The course attracts a huge crowd, but Rintamaki makes sure he talks to them instead of at them, creating the feeling of a much smaller group of people. He teaches in the way he would like to be taught. In college, he hated sitting through “dry and disconnected lectures.”

He wanted to be engaged, and he wanted the professors to care about him as a student.

“Being a professor is a privilege and I take it seriously,” Rintamaki said. “I care a great deal that students get their money’s worth from my class, that they gain knowledge and grow in ways that

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Emberton is a Civil War scholar and professor in the History department. She teaches several courses on the Civil War era, from her introductory class (HIS 161) to an advanced seminar.

According to her students, Emberton excels at taking complex topics and breaking them down into manageable pieces of information. She discusses thought-provoking topics in her lecture, essentially reeducating her students after years of reductive summaries of the “good” North and the “bad” South.

In her seminar, Dr. Emberton takes it a step further by forcing students to examine the ways students traditionally learn about about the Civil War and the lasting ramifications of those views in our society.

“The Civil War is a dramatic story about what it means to be an American,” Emberton said. “Was it permissible for a nation dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality to hold millions of human beings in perpetual bondage? Was this nation for white men only?

What place would African Americans, women, working and poor people, immigrants and indigenous people occupy in the nation?”

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Morgan teaches courses in economics but bases them in logic and reason, which guarantees his classes are unique compared to others in the economics department.

He encourages students to think about common facets of everyday life they normally don’t pay attention to.

He tackles questions such as: why people are willing to pay more for a diamond than for water – something that keeps us alive? Or why rich people are willing to pay more for an item than poor people are? As it turns out, there are rational formulas behind all of these questions, which, coupled with Morgan’s knowledgeable anecdotes, make his courses must-takes for those interested in increasing both their understanding of economics and their reasoning capabilities.

serve them well and would be hard to come by otherwise.”

Dr. Larry Hawk, psychology

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Hawk has an immense knowledge of psychology, and his hilarious examples and interactive lectures guarantee his students remember the information.

He likes to have a good time with his courses and is known to play a wide variety of music for his students to break up the monotony before class starts.

He decided to become a psychology professor after he took PSY 101 while in college. He had originally thought psychology was “going to be lame,” but he was shocked when he found out it had a scientific side.

Hawk enjoys looking into problems that can be seen throughout everyday life so he can relate to his students.

Continued from page 4: Chris Brown, Rihanna, Karrueche: losing stock falls, and he continues to tarnish his own name. He has resorted to biting and punching Rihanna and in the end got off free, with two women fighting with each other instead of bringing it to his doorstep. He should’ve accepted that someone is going to remind him of his actions everyday. Though Brown really doesn’t have to apologize to anyone but Rihanna, people still feel as though they are owed and he should forever suffer.

Brown tweeting corny things like, “I should fart while ur [sic] giving me top,” doesn’t do anything positive for his image. I can’t imagine what his PR team goes through.

As of today, Brown and Rihanna have spent Thanksgiving and many more days together, and Karrueche has most likely been home in Los Angeles. We can only sit back and watch how all of this plays out. With new factors emerging consistently, none of this is going to come to a conclusion anytime soon.

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Continued from page 5: UB’s top 10 professors Winkelman is a clinical associate professor who teaches NUR 250, a prerequisite course for all nursing students.

She decided to become a professor after being a pediatric nurse practitioner. She wanted to be able to share the information and experiences she has gained with students.

Cameron Ruocco, a nursing student, can tell that Winkelman genuinely loves what she teaches and it translates to her teaching approach.

She likes to think of her teaching style as creative, flexible and fair.

“Classroom learning needs to offer a variety of learning opportunities that are interactive, challenging and fun in order to engage students,” Winkelman said “Faculty need to be available to students to guide them in their unique and dynamic professional growth.”

She encourages her students to “think like a nurse” when it comes to the concepts they learn in the classroom so they will be prepared to develop a professional attitude. She continues to come up with new methods to asses her students that are interesting and engaging.

news in order to show his students how learning applies to current events.

“If you think hard enough about nature, you realize that it is a beautiful but also a very frightening thing,” Kinney said. “The only things scarier than the origin of the universe or the interior of a black hole are numbers.

Numbers hold an existential terror for me, and I like that.”

His courses allow students to think about the universe in different ways, allowing them to grow intellectually and personally. His astronomy course, which satisfies a general education requirement, is a great class because, coupled with Kinney’s teaching abilities, it could lead to a new passion in physics.

“I want students to understand that there are facts in the world, and that it is possible to systematically figure out what those facts are and are not,” Kinney said. “Then act on them.

Make decisions. Build things.”

Kinney wants his students to understand the replacement of superstition with scientific rationality is “the greatest success story in human history,” and for an informed citizen, “understanding this is not optional.”

Dr. William Kinney, physics

Claude Welch, political science

or join UB’s staff. He chose to be a professor and has been since 1964.

“On some occasions, I may wear dress appropriate to a particular region or sing a national anthem, hopefully not off-key,” Welch said.

Asking students for feedback on the class gets students interested in becoming active in their own education, and creates higher expectations for the quality of teaching they receive at a place where research is clearly a higher priority.

“He cared about the students and constantly asked for our feedback and input about the course content and his teaching skills, which I really appreciated,” Wegrzyn said.

According to Welch’s students, the commitment to his students makes the transition from high school to college easier, especially for the many freshmen taking his World Civilizations. Welch hopes his students gain an appreciation for how much exists outside the borders of the United States and hopes it leads to a desire for “life-long learning.”

Dr. Joyce Sirianni, anthropology

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William Kinney, an associate professor in the physics department, grabs his students’ attention and holds it during his classes. Not only does he have a vast knowledge of his field but also a love for what he teaches.

Kinney considers his choice to be a UB professor “one of the most financially stupid and spiritually rewarding decisions,” he’s ever made.

Kinney links the topics of his courses with historical facts, he uses animations to display concepts and he’ll discuss current day scientific

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Claude Welch teaches World Civilizations and brings a level of commitment to his students that inspires students to always come to class. Jenna Wegrzyn, an industrial engineering major, praised Welch for the effort he puts into his course – even large lectures.

Welch had three career options before he decided to become a professor: return to journalism (he had previously worked at The Wall Street Journal), enter the U.S. State Department,

Joyce Sirianni, a distinguished teaching professor, not only has a passion for her work, but has a passion for her students as well. While many of her students agree her courses can be challenging, often requiring students to memorize osteological landmarks and primate anatomy, they are also very rewarding. Students come away from her courses with knowledge they can use in graduate, nursing and medical school.

For students planning to go to any of those schools, Sirianni’s Comparative Primate Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology Osteology classes are highly recommended, though many do not know about them because they

are tucked away in the Ellicott Complex. Sirianni shows students that an education in anthropology is far more useful than most would imagine and that it can be applied to many fields, not just anthropology itself.

Sirianni expects a lot and her courses are not an easy A, but she constantly pushes students to be the best they can be.

Dr. Kushal Bhardwaj, African American studies

Dr. Donald T. McGuire, Jr., classics

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Donald McGuire is not just a good professor because of his knowledge of history but also because of his passion and ability to transmit it.

McGuire developed an interest in history during the ninth grade; he was captivated by language and fascinated by the literature and archeology of the Mediterranean.

“I want students to gain some understanding and respect for the past, some sense for the personal levels and for the rich textures of ancient cultures,” McGuire said.

McGuire does not just give an overview of historical events; he discusses small niches of a time period that most professors don’t talk about.

It gives his students the opportunity to learn something different. McGuire likes seeing the light bulb go off, and he enjoys the challenge of finding explanations that do justice to the material.

“When I teach, I try to respect students’ intellects and enthusiasms, to find ways to build a solid foundation in the material under discussion, and to make interesting and often unexpected connections to our own world,” McGuire said.

McGuire is passionate about what he teaches and it’s contagious, according to his students. His courses are incredibly unique, remarkably captivating and rewarding.

Although employed by the Athletics Department, Dr. Kushal Bhardwaj – known to his students as “Dr. B” – is one of the African American Studies Department’s strongest professors, according to his students. Dr. B encourages participation and a bond between the students in these classes.

Students sit in a circle to spark conversation, and anyone is free to speak on an issue raised by another peer or Dr. B himself.

Bhardwaj teaches not only the material specific to the class itself (African American studies, Hip-Hop, etc.), but also skills such as teamwork, public speaking and confidence in one’s voice and opinions. Dr. B typically holds an “after hours” session immediately following his three-hour class, where students can talk to him about issues not relevant to the course material (e.g. politics, current events or simply personal stories or feelings).

Dr. B’s eccentricity and unique teaching style captivates his students from the start.

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ACROSS 1 Straitlaced sort 6 Lawn ball game 11 Turtledove's remark 14 Panorama 15 Brother in Genesis 16 Having had many birthdays

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -It's important to talk openly and honestly about the issues facing you -- and to get others to do the same. Agreement isn't required.

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58 Cartoon baby cry 59 Likable prez?

60 Mr., in India Edited by Timothy E. Parker December 3, 2012 DON’T GO! By Henry Quarters

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8 Like iceberg lettuce

53 Overwhelm, as with work

48 Take habitually

9 Grammatical connector

54 Small role for a Hollywood star

49 Ran up a tab

10 Draw into a trap

55 Dud on wheels

51 Manicurist's tool

11 Deliver

57 Type of college protest

52 Word from Beaver Cleaver

12 Martini orb

63 Twin with a connection

46 Avoids detection

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -Excitement is on the rise, and not just because you are embarking on a project that promises serious rewards.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You and a loved one know just what is next, and just how to get the most out of it -provided you can stay the course.

31 Letter flourish

7 Kayaker's accessory

44 Native American pole

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You mustn't risk a friendship merely for financial gain. You'll find other ways to make up for what was recently lost.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A slip of the tongue can land you in hot water; you must be careful that what you say is an accurate representation of what you feel.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You mustn't take it to heart if your behavior isn't completely understood -- or appreciated -- by those around you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) -- You've gained much lately, and now is the time to do a little accurate accounting in order to know just where you stand -- and what you need.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 22) -- It's time to lay down the law to someone who has been taking too many liberties of late. There are certain rules he or she must follow.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- That which is out of sight is no less influential than that which is right in front of your face. You must respond accordingly, of course.

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Sports

Monday, December 3, 2012 ubspectrum.com

Gone in 67 seconds

Bulls fumble lead, game to Bonnies NATHANIEL SMITH Senior Sports Editor The men’s basketball team had a statement win in its sights: a late three-point lead on the road against a local rival that has tortured the Bulls for years.

Buffalo couldn’t get a shot off on four straight possessions, as sloppy play led to the squad’s demise.

Despite their best shooting performance of the season, the Bulls (2-7) could not hold on, turning the ball and the game over to St. Bonaventure (4-2) and falling 82-79 at the Reilly Center in Olean, N.Y. on Saturday night.

With 1:07 to go, the Bulls held a threepoint (79-76) advantage and had the ball.

Bonnies guard Demetrius Conger stole a pass from sophomore forward Will Regan and finished with a dunk. The next possession, after a Buffalo timeout, it was senior guard Tony Watson who lost the ball, as Matthew Wright picked his pocket and finished at the other end.

With the lead now gone, the Bulls tried to hold the ball for one final shot and the win. But junior guard Jarod Oldham was dispossessed of the ball, as Conger once again stole it with eight seconds left and eventually made two free throws for the 82-79 advantage with 1.1 seconds to go.

Watson couldn’t hold onto the ball after a last-second pass up court and the ball trickled out of bounds as time expired. The Bonnies faithful, witnesses of a 6-0 run to swing the game in just 67 seconds, erupted in jubilation.

“I don’t know if they got rattled. I just know that it wasn’t good execution,” said head coach Reggie Witherspoon. “Again, we’ve said it before: it’s guys that are in those spots that hadn’t been on the floor in those spots [last year], and there’s too much hesitation. We have to work our way through it.”

The finish was the culmination of a wild affair, especially in the second half. There were a total of 16 lead changes after halftime alone, as the Bulls and the Bonnies tried unsuccessfully to pull away from each other.

Every time one team hit a big bucket, it was answered on the other side of the court.

Buffalo wasted its best offensive performance of the season from beyond the arc, shooting a season-high 54 percent and netting 13 successful long balls. Oldham was especially effective from long range. He made five threes, a career-high. He also posted a new career-best mark in scoring with 20 points to go along with four rebounds and six assists.

Three other players finished in doubledigit scoring, including Watson, who sunk four baskets from beyond the arc en route to a 15-point performance. Regan finished with 10 and junior forward Javon McCrea had his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds in just 24 minutes due to foul trouble.

JON GAGNON Asst. Sports Editor

Nick Fischetti /// The Spectrum

Junior forward Javon McCrea (12) and the Bulls turned the ball over on their final three possessions.

The shaky late play cost them the game, as Buffalo fell to St. Bonaventure, 82-79.

On the other side of things, the Bulls were unable to stop Conger and the Bonnies’ weapons on the offensive end. Conger finished with a team-high 20 points, as four St. Bonaventure players finished the game in double-digit scoring. The Bonnies shot 46 percent on the night.

“I thought it was a tough matchup for us,” Witherspoon said. “Conger was the main one, and we tried some different things; we tried some zone … but we couldn’t with that personnel.”

It was a tough pill to swallow for a team that played arguably its best basketball of the season. Witherspoon talked about how his young team is working on playing a complete game from start to finish.

“We’ve got to find a way to control the game and not just play well in it,” Witherspoon said. “That’s a process.”

The Bulls now take to the road for their next matchup, as they head west to Wisconsin to take on Milwaukee (2-5) Wednesday night. Buffalo will attempt to avoid a threegame losing streak. The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m.

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Bulls bested by Bison JOE KONZE JR. Sports Editor After falling to Duquesne (5-1) at home last Wednesday, the women’s basketball team traveled to Lewisburg, Penn. searching for its second win of the season.

The Bulls (1-7) outscored Bucknell (5-2) 46-43 in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome a slow start in the first, as they fell 78-71 at the Sojka Pavilion Saturday night.

“Again, it was a tale of two halves,” said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. “But I’m really grateful that I can get a half out of these young ladies, who don’t really know how to win yet. They just haven’t put the two halves together yet.”

Buffalo received impressive offensive production from its standout freshman guards, Rachael Gregory and Karin Moss.

Moss had a career-high 15 points – all of which were 3-pointers – igniting the Bulls’ offense in the second half.

Gregory added 17 points – tying her career high in points – and nine rebounds.

She was just one rebound shy of recording her first career double-double as a Bull.

“It’s just a matter of when a Karin [Moss], Mackenzie [Loesing], Rachael [Gregory] are all going to step up on the same day,” Legette-Jack said. “It’s going to be beautiful to see. I just want the community to really help us grow this young team and help us give this team hope.”

The fall of Lexington

Sophomore guard Valerie Majewski also provided an offense threat, as she added 11 points – tying a career high – nine of which came on 3-pointers.

Majewski and Moss knocked down eight of the Bulls’ nine 3-pointers in the game.

“I teach women that this game is a microcosm of life and every time you have the opportunity to make a first impression you must,” Legette-Jack said. “These young ladies are grabbing a hold of that.”

Sophomore forward Kristen Sharkey’s 11 points helped the Bulls’ bench come up big with 41 points, their second-strongest scoring effort of the season. The Bison bench, by comparison, ended up with only nine points.

“If you have two people as your leaders and those are the people you have to set your plays for, the other 12 kids that you don’t fully give the reins to become that significant person,” Legette-Jack said. “The one who steps up that day is the one that we will lean on.”

The Bulls return home to play four consecutive home games, the first against St. Bonaventure (4-4) Wednesday night.

Tip is slated for 7 p.m.

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The defending college basketball national champions have lost two straight games to unranked teams, relegating them to an unimpressive 4-3 record early in the season.

I couldn’t be happier.

Maybe it’s because having one fewer powerhouse in the country increases the chances of Syracuse getting its second national championship, but I think everyone who isn’t from Lexington, Ky. should be pleased with these early-season results.

Kentucky’s struggle is good for college basketball.

Don’t get me wrong; UK basketball is one of the all-time legendary programs, so when head coach John Calipari first brought the Wildcats back on the map, it was great for the game. But since then, what he has been doing with his teams is not.

It’s not his fault all these top recruits choose to go to Kentucky. I would try to do the same thing if I were him, but as a fan of the game, it’s not something I enjoy. As Cal says, the flaw is in the rules, and they need to be changed.

But because that doesn’t appear to be happening any time soon, we’re going to have to deal with Kentucky dominating high school recruiting and producing a Miami Heat version of a college basketball team.

Not this year, though.

It’s early in the season, but I’m not afraid to say Kentucky has zero chance at winning a national title this year. Here’s why: Freshman-forward-flattop-phenom Nerlens Noel is severely overrated and underdeveloped. The Anthony Davis comparisons are laughable. The hype Noel received for his defensive prowess and ability to protect the rim, so far, is well deserved.

Offensively, he looks clueless. Forget the stats – for anyone who has seen him go one on one in the post, it’s an abysmal sight. He has no moves with his back to the basket and he looks uncoordinated with the ball in his hand. Every time he attacks the basket, he attempts to dunk the ball, which isn’t working like it did in high school. There’s no finesse in his post game.

Second, there’s no point guard. Look at all of Calipari’s successful teams in years past. What is one thing they have in common? They all have dominant point guards (Derrick Rose, Tyreke Evans, John Wall and Brandon Knight).

Even last season, Marquis Teague was an above average point guard who controlled the game. This year, Calipari has zero trust in North Carolina State transfer Ryan Harrow and Coach Cal has attempted to mold freshman shooting guard Archie Goodwin into his man to run the point.

Simply put, it’s not working out.

Goodwin clearly needs to be an off-ball guard. There’s only place in the world for a score-first point guard who tries to create his own shot every time he brings the ball up and sparingly gets his teammates involved: Oklahoma City, where the Thunder’s Russell Westbrook hogs the rock.

Inexperience will ultimately be the demise of this team. The John Wall team made it to the Elite Eight. When that squad left for the NBA, Brandon Knight and co. made it to the Final Four the following season. But then players stayed and gave last year’s team some muchneeded experience in order to become national champions.

This team doesn’t have that. No one from last season’s team stayed and the freshmen struggles have been imminent thus far.

Unfortunately, the balance of college basketball this season may be short-lived.

If the youngsters on this year’s team continue to underperform, their draft stock may drop enough for them to want to come back for their sophomore year to redeem this season.

Oh yeah, and Kentucky has already signed three of the top six recruits in the 2013 class. So enjoy the Wildcats’ struggles this year while you can (I know I will), because their dynasty is still brewing.

Nick Fischetti /// The Spectrum

Freshman Rachael Gregory and the Bulls outscored Bucknell 46-43 in the second half, but they were unable to overcome a 16-point first-half deficit.

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