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Volume 59 Issue 13

An independent student publication of the University at Buffalo

Childhood friendships may influence eating behaviors

By GIGI RUBIN Staff Writer The kids you chose to sit with at your high school lunch table may have a profound effect on your future.

According to a new study conducted by a researcher at UB, young people’s eating habits are strongly influenced by what is deemed socially acceptable by their friends.

Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, Ph.D., assistant professor at the UB School of

Medicine, collaborated with Marlana Howard, Margaret Read and Erica Mele on this study, which was published in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Salvy and her colleagues surveyed 23 overweight children and 42 average weight children between the ages of 9 and 15, who were randomly chosen to participate with either a friend or another child they had never met before.

The investigators suspected that

As of press time one of which had a silver handgun, said John Della Contrada, senior director of media relations for the university.

Victims reported the suspects as two black males, both wearing dark clothing.

One of the suspects had a black scarf on his head.

The first suspect was reported to be 6-feet tall, while the second was roughly 5-foot-9-inches tall.

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Personalities major factor in voting trends

By LAUREN NOSTRO Staff Writer White working class voters are more likely to support Republican policies than those of Democrats, according to a recent study conducted by UB researchers.

The study, entitled “The Undeserving Rich: ‘Moral Values’ and the White Working Class,” was published in the June 2009 edition of Sociological Forum.

“What motivated our study was that we found it curious that despite many empirical indicators that working class white voters did not support Republican economic policies, such as on tax cuts, state provisions and health care, nevertheless large numbers of their demographic were consistently voting Republican,” said Steven G. Hoffman, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of sociology at UB. Researchers in the Departments of Sociology at Northwestern University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Department of Political Science at Millsaps College also contributed to the study. see VOTERS page 13

see FOOD page 2 Photo by Tim Ho / The Spectrum Right: A new UB study finds that

your friends might influence your eating habits.

The limits of freedom

ARMED ROBBERIES ON NORTH CAMPUS Two UB students were robbed at gunpoint in seperate incidents on North Campus late Sunday night, officials said.

The first robbery, which occurred around 10:10 p.m. on Lee Road near Jarvis B Parking lot, sent one student to the hospital for stitches.

The second robbery occured shortly thereafter between Ketter Hall and Putnam Way. Police are now searching for two suspects,

friends might take on the role of “permission givers” and allow students to eat more food in one sitting.

This hypothesis was created based on prior research on this subject using adults. Salvy and her fellow researchers believed that only overweight children, not normal-weight

UB Freethinkers hang fliers depicting prophet Muhammad

By KEELEY SHEEHAN Executive Editor The UB Freethinkers tested the boundaries of free speech last week – and the Student Association pushed back.

On Tuesday, the UB Freethinkers hung fliers around the school to publicize International Blasphemy Day on Wednesday. The posters depicted Jesus, the Jewish God and the prophet Muhammad.

“There’s not a big enough flier to incorporate all religions, so we went with the big three,” said Ed Beck, co-founder of the Freethinkers.

Members of the Muslim Student Association were offended by the fliers because of their depiction of Muhammad, which goes against Islamic law, according to Ernesto Alvarado, SA vice president.

MSA considers their beliefs to be personal and found the Freethinker’s fliers to be a mockery of their religion, Alvarado said. “[The image] was highly offensive to their beliefs as well as their culture,” he said.

According to Beck, members of MSA complained to SA President Hassan Farah

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Members of UB Freethinkers show fliers that were removed due to offensive material. about the fliers, which were then taken down.

According to the Freethinkers, this was a violation of their right to freedom of speech.

“There’s plenty of things on campus that offend us as a group, but we’re not making calls to censorship,” Beck said.

The group said their aim was not to single out a particular group of people.

“We would never attempt to target [one] group. We are critical and skeptical of religion in general,” said Lauren Pollow, vice president of Freethinkers. “Reli-

gion is not above criticism,” she said, adding that her own life and secular beliefs are often criticized.

According to the Freethinkers members, criticism of their materials has never been taken directly to SA, and to their knowledge no one has complained about the depictions of Jesus or the Jewish God. “I’m surprised it took this long for someone to start complaining,” Alvarado said.

In September 2005, Danish newspaper see RELIGION page 12

You never know what you’re going to get when it comes to the city of Buffalo.

For newcomers to the University at Buffalo or for people who have lived here their entire lives, Western New York has hidden gems and flat-out awful things that you should stay away from at all costs.

With that said, we’ve decided to try something new this time around.

While you will get The Spectrum’s editorial board’s opinion on what is the “best” of Buffalo, you’re also going to get the “worst.”

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We hope that you take this list with a grain of salt. Read it, and then go explore. There is much, much more past Amherst and Main Street that will make you appreciate — or hate — the area you now call home.

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FOOD from page 1 children, would eat more when eating with an overweight friend.

“When eating with strangers, I [tend to] eat less because I subconsciously feel that the strangers are judging me,” said Stacy Steiner, a freshman exercise science major.

“I’m more likely to eat more food when with my friends; however, when [I am] alone, I don’t eat more than I normally would.”

Before participating in the study, the participants had to write down all food consumed in the past 24 hours and they were not permitted to eat two hours prior to the start of their research appointment. They also had to record their hunger level on a scale of one to five.

After this procedure, the children were split into 33 pairs of

friends and 39 pairs of formerly unacquainted children. While the children played in the room, they had the option to eat baby carrots, grapes, potato chips or cookies. The children were observed from an adjacent room and a closed-circuit television. At the end of the 45-minute session, the amount each child had consumed was weighed.

The study concluded that those who ate with friends consumed more than those who were with strangers. Results also proved that overweight children who were matched with other overweight children – regardless of whether or not they were friends beforehand – ate more than if they were matched with a non-overweight child.

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conducted among adults, with one slight difference: “This study did not involve an ‘eat alone’ comparison group, [so] it is not clear whether overweight participants overate in the company of friends or whether they suppressed their intake in the presence of unfamiliar peers or both.”

From this study, Salvy drew the conclusion that children look to their friends to determine what an acceptable amount of food per meal is.

Stephanie Darsa, a freshman undeclared major, does just that.

“In the presence of someone who would most likely be passing judgment, such as a potential boyfriend, I would absolutely be more inclined to eat less; in fact, most times it is normal that there is appetite loss,” Darsa said.

Molly Neuhauser, a freshman communication major, has a different perspective.

“I eat more alone when there is no one around to stop me or judge what I am eating, but I would eat in front of anyone – the difference between friends or strangers does not really bother me,” Neuhauser said.

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THE BEST OF BUFFALO (AND WORST)

Country living

ON CAMPUS

I hate living in the suburbs.

I wake up to sirens, lawn mowers and the sound of a distant construction projects every day. Amherst is by no means the residence of my dreams.

However, two-minute drives to class are much better than the 45-minute commutes from Wilson – the place where I grew up and still call home.

I’m sure you have never heard of Wilson – it’s a Matt Mosher small quiet town Life Editor about 30 miles north of UB along the coast of Lake Ontario. I went to school there, got into plenty of trouble and formed lifelong relationships.

Wilson is widely known for its gorgeous harbor and Boat House restaurant – which almost everyone in town has worked at during some point in their life. The town is also known for having many, many farms and a cow population that exceeds the human one.

I feel fortunate for having grown up in Wilson, living in a house a few miles away from town. My parent’s house is on Lake Road, our only two neighbors are at least 50 feet away and our land is over two acres with a cornfield across the street. One of the Great Lakes is our back yard.

The sunsets are picture perfect, Toronto is clearly visible and watching sailboats go by while sitting at a small campfire is one of the more soothing things life has to offer.

Every morning I woke up in Wilson, the only thing I would hear was the lake breeze rustling the leaves of our many trees, waves crashing onto our beach and nothing else.

Spending time in “the country” is the most peaceful and stress-free way of living I have ever known.

Now all I encounter is endless seas of traffic made up of soccer moms, business executives and buses. I used to see beautiful star filled nights, boats of all sizes cruising along, and the occasional motorcyclist enjoying the wide-open country roads. Since I moved up to Amherst, rundown mini-malls, office buildings, shops and plazas pollute my sight.

The 30-mph speed limit and endless traffic lights also get to me, having learned how to drive on country back roads where no cops ever patrol and stop signs only come every couple of miles. see MOSHER page 12

BEST COFFEE ON CAMPUS

Perks If you need a comfy couch and a caffeinated pick-me-up after a rough day of classes, head over to Perks in the Ellicott Complex.

The coffee shop is a mellow place to grab a moderately priced cup of joe and enjoy a muffin or two. If you’re looking for something a little fancier, they offer White Knights and Carmellas – similar to Starbucks’ chocolate and caramel espresso drinks – and snazzy treats like tarts and pumpkin pie.

Perks is a good place to relax or study. It’s usually not too busy, and there are a lot of café style tables and cushy couches and armchairs.

The only downside is that there are usually only one or two people behind the counter, and it’s sometimes a bit of a wait, but the friendly staff gets you your order as quickly as possible.

WORST ON-CAMPUS JOB

Dining Hall Staff Imagine knowing exactly what goes into that stuff they serve in the dining halls. And imagine cooking it and serving it to a lot of people who don’t like the looks of what they’re about to eat.

Welcome to the life of a dining hall employee.

To make matters worse, they have to deal with students complaining about the food quality – something they can’t do anything about.

In addition, it can’t be fun digging through everyone’s leftover food with your hands, whether or not you have gloves on.

The best part is that the job involves really long hours – they have to be there hours before meals are served to cook and set up and hours afterward to do dishes.

And they still have to do their homework.

The Vendy

BEST ON-CAMPUS JOB

Student Life Working at Student Life is like being a camp counselor.

The workers get to decorate a haunted house, create balloon arches and throw dance parties. There are very few other jobs that can boast such a variety of fun activities. Plus, every event they have includes free food.

Honestly, what’s not to love? They get to spend their time at work meeting new people, hanging out with their friends and watching people have a blast at an event they’ve set up.

Working at Student Life is the perfect job for anyone who gets bored by sitting still, staying quiet and knowing exactly what you’ll be doing for each hour of the day.

I’m perplexed.

I love Buffalo. I was born here 21 years ago and I haven’t left.

Yet. I’m nearing the end of my collegiate career here, and I know that I’ll be traveling somewhere across the country to continue my life. I have no future here.

And it’s not my fault.

The City of Buffalo has been through some Stephen Marth pretty rough times Editor in Chief over the years. Prior to the Great Depression, Buffalo had 573,000 residents, which made it the 13th-largest city in the United States at the time. Since then, Buffalo has lost 55 percent of its population, causing the city to rapidly spiral towards an urban wasteland.

From the rise and fall of the Erie Canal to the powerhouse that was one known as the steel industry, Buffalo continues to get slammed, causing the city to fall deeper into a hole that it cannot climb out of.

WORST COFFEE ON CAMPUS

If you’ve got a few dollars to waste and you don’t actually want coffee, hit up the Maxwell House vending machine on the second floor of the Student Union.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

After putting money in, you might get a steaming hot cup of mediocre coffee water that you could have made at home, or you might not. The machine might make a few buzzing noises, and then screech at you as you walk away – if you’re lucky.

Losing my grip

BEST ON-CAMPUS PERSONALITY

Dennis Black

Simple improvements that could help Buffalo are always halted. Whether it is an Indian-run casino near HSBC Arena, a Bass Pro shop where Memorial Auditorium once stood, or even the rest of the waterfront, there’s always someone – or something – holding the city back from even attempting improvement.

Confident, smart, and sexy, Dennis Black, the Vice President of Student Affairs, is a figurehead of the UB community.

A true jack-of-all-trades, Black is a former attorney who puts his heart and soul into what he believes in. Black can be found at almost every major event at UB, and is no stranger to the events in the greater community. Most recently, he was sighted at UB’s annual Linda Yalem Run and will assist in the homecoming king and queen deliberations later this week.

Black has campaigned extensively on behalf of UB’s students, whether it is with regards to their personal safety both on- and off-campus (specifically in University Heights), the rights of students with learning disabilities or campus transportation.

Oh, and did we say how he’s a pretty nice guy?

As I drive throughout the city, it’s pretty obvious that it’s dying. Mayor Byron Brown – who was sadly voted back into office after last month’s primaries, isn’t doing a thing.

Gun buyback? Nice try. Police on the streets?

Good thinking.

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see MARTH page 12

It isn’t enough.

So many houses are vacant and should be demolished, or should be demolished even though they are filled up with people who could care less about the image of this city.

Buildings are empty downtown to the point that you can hear crickets chirping at night, especially considering there are only around four people outside at the time – and those people happen to be asleep on the sidewalk.

This city has so much promise. If the Buffalo Bills could move their stadium to the waterfront Cleveland-esque, Buffalo would have so much life – even if it only happened on occasional Sundays. If technology companies could call Buffalo home, you’d see the

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The New Victor E. Bull This semester brought a new appearance to UB’s beloved mascot, Victor E. Bull. The once cuddly, approachable and huggable character that served as a welcoming committee for incoming freshmen and a riot leader at football games in the past has now adopted what can kindly be called a more realistic appearance.

Victor would seem to have indulged himself in some sort of bull growth hormone. His chest is thicker, biceps larger and his bullring now looks like an instrument of pleasure versus domestication.

His new swagger gives spectators the urge to flee upon sight of him rather than give him a big hug and urge the team on.

It is unclear exactly what the reasoning behind the makeover was.

It can only be hoped that in time Victor will admit that he has a problem and seek help – ideally sooner rather than later.

Best parking lot

Furnas Trying to figure out the best parking lot at UB is a lot like trying to figure out which terminal disease you’d like to have – they’re all pretty terrible.

However, if you have to pick one, the Furnas lot in front of the Student Union is the place to be. It’s techni-

cally for faculty and staff only, but that rule goes out the window after 3 p.m. and on weekends.

The Furnas lot puts you between the bookstore, the Student Union and Furnas Hall. On cold days, you can use the Student Union as a hub and travel the tunnels to whichever building your class might be in.

Avoid Governors E at all cost.

You’re better off parking at the Center for Tomorrow lot. At least they have busing there.

Best place to “do it” on campus

Knox 20 Even when living with the most understanding roommate, it can sometimes be tough to satisfy an important need when sharing a confined space.

WORST parking lot

Governors E Attention masochists: Do you love the feeling of the brisk Buffalo winter against your face? Enjoy icicles in your hair? Want to get an extra workout in the sub-zero season?

Park at Governors E lot.

There is really no good reason for this parking lot to exist. The only thing in walking distance is the Governors Residence Hall. Those nerds already get a quiet dorm and they don’t have to walk across the Audubon to get to classes – do they really need their own lot?

On packed days, many students are forced to park in the Governors E lot because the rest are full. They’d be better off just staying home.

Students that want to venture from their dorm room or apartment to spare their living buddies’ ears from their more intimate moments might choose to migrate toward campus to experience a thrilling moment.

It’s difficult to imagine now, but Knox 20, perhaps the largest lecture hall on North Campus, might provide the perfect environment to fulfill students’ wildest fantasies.

Providing an escape from reality and the monotony of the bedroom, various students prefer to find a nice hard table or desk instead of their soft bed.

As the lecture hall is always open, the promiscuous duo might be surprised by students filing in for the beginning of their class. However, some might enjoy the excitement of the unknown and the conflicting sense of being bad, but feeling so good.

October 5, 2009 Best UB professor

Mike Vogel At times, UB seems to be a pretty awful place. There’s urine-covered toilets, some not-so-tasty food, mascots on HGH and Long Island girls.

But there is light at the end of the tunnel. And that light is UB journalism professor Mike Vogel.

Mike Vogel is like a knight in shining armor, attacking evil dragons with his sword. And by dragons, we mean editorials. And by sword, we mean his pen.

Call us biased for giving the nod to a journalism professor, but Mike is just too good at what he does. Mike, who is also known as the editorial editor for the Buffalo News, comes in on Monday nights and teaches us aspiring journalists about the who, what and why of the editorial page.

He’s also a pretty funny guy, and knows how to make a three-hour class go by in 30 minutes.

Oh, and he’s half the reason why we have a pretty awesome adviser.

Nonetheless, for students who want to jump into the field of journalism, taking a class with Mike Vogel is the way to go. You’re learning from one of Buffalo’s best. He’s better than any full-time professor you’ll find here.

Honorable mention: Bruce Andriatch. Is this ethical?

to do, don’t go to the bottom floor of Capen unless you’re writing a paper about the variety of colors of Ugg boots in the winter.

Light pink? Come on… seriously?

Best UB policy

Smoking Ban Dreamt up by starry-eyed UB faculty and staff who more than likely hated walking out of Capen into a cloud of second-hand smoke, UBreathe Free promised to rid campus of unsavory smoke clouds and piles of cigarette butts.

The smoking ban went into effect Aug. 1, barring smokers from lighting up anywhere on campus. Shortly after, the university made a change in the policy allowing smokers to get their nicotine fix in parking lots more than 100 feet from buildings.

Despite criticism from smokers and civil rights enthusiasts alike, the policy has remained in effect and so far, there is a significantly smaller number of smoke clouds hanging around doors and outdoor areas.

People are either respecting the ban or finding really tricky ways to hide it.

Yes, there are still a handful of smokers who decide to stand outside of Capen and smoke anyway. But for a policy that is largely not enforced, it seems to be rather successful.

Best place to study

top of Lockwood With almost 30,000 people on UB’s three campuses, it is almost impossible to find a spot where one can get some peace and quiet.

Luckily, the Lockwood Memorial Library is a perfect place to go.

With the fourth and fifth floors designated as strictly “silent study floors,” a lot of graduate and undergraduate students find themselves holed up in the cubicles. Each one contains its own outlets, lights and cushioned benches.

Harsh lighting? No. Loud music?

Not here … only the sounds of keyboards, pencils and occasionally the quiet weeping from a frustrated grad student can be heard.

If one needs a quick break from molecular formulas or studying for the GREs, there is graffiti carved onto the cubicle walls from past cubicle residents: 4/20 4ever. I heart gum.

Nice. worst place to study

bottom of Capen

Commonly dubbed “Club Capen,” the bottom floor of Capen Undergraduate Library is absolutely the worst place to study.

Most frats and sororities demand “library hours” of their pledges, and since the Capen basement is one of the only floors that is not silent, most of them travel there in flocks.

Furthermore, it is one of the places that promote group study sessions, so the loud atmosphere of people not getting work done can assuredly be distracting.

It’s not unusual to hear people blaring their iTunes libraries without headphones, running and yelling across the rooms and the ever-prominent squawking of Long Island girls (why are their voices so high?).

If you have important studying

WORST UB policy

11 p.m. Cutoff It’s common knowledge that college kids stay up late.

Whether it’s to go bar-hopping, finish a paper, complete scholarship applications or watch Bewitched reruns on Nick at Nite, the college crowd doesn’t often make it to bed before 1 a.m. Everyone seems to know this except UB. Why does the university think it’s a good idea to shut down half of its Web site’s functions at 11 p.m.?

Past 11 p.m. you can’t check your grades, view your DARS report, register for classes or drop classes – all of which are aspects of the Web site that UB students should have access to 24 hours a day.

The 11 p.m. policy doesn’t allow UB students to do their work during their peak studying hours. Also, students can’t make their class schedules for the following semester past 11 p.m. Many students are at parttime jobs until then.

When are they supposed to look at the class schedules and doublecheck their DARS report?

In this economy, college students are busier than ever with classes, extracurriculars and part or even full-time jobs.

It’s not like the hamster running the wheel that controls UB’s servers needs to rest, or anything. And if it needed to take it easy, why not do it for an hour or two, perhaps around 4 a.m. or so? That would be harmless.

These simple programs on UB’s Web site should be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week – but they aren’t, making the 11 p.m. shut down time UB’s worst policy.

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CITY

Congressman Brian Higgins stands out as a different type of government official in the Queen City.

The Democrat, who represents most of the City of Buffalo as well as suburbs to the east and south and Chautauqua County, has lobbied for increased spending of federal dollars in Western New York.

BEST TRANSPORTATION BEST LOCAL BAND

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Every Time I Die has left its mark on the music scene forever and have made us in Buffalo proud to call them our band.

Your Friend’s Car

There’s always debate, especially on the weekends, about the most cost-effective way to travel around Buffalo. And to put it plainly, the best way to travel is in a friend’s car.

It puts the least strain on your wallet because most likely your buddies won’t ask you to pay for the gas you burn.

Traveling by automobile also allows you to take in all the beautiful sites our city has to offer, especially when you’re cruising along on the Skyway.

To navigate the Queen City, the best bang for your buck in transportation is not a cab, but your best friend’s car.

Higgins was also pivotal in preventing the shutdown of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Cheektowaga, N.Y. and eliminating the North Ogden Street tollbooths.

His visible sympathy for veterans and those who have lost loved ones overseas, as well as his advocacy to tear down the Skyway, also make him a popular local political figure If he would reconsider his support for a downtown Buffalo casino, then he would certainly be the perfect congressman for this area.

Oh, and he has cool hair.

NFTA-Metro

Pop punk bands generally aren’t the most original, but there are those that can put their own twist on the catchy lyrics and bouncy music that defines the genre and be able to call themselves a good band.

Unfortunately, the Buffalo boys that make up Cute Is What We Aim For aren’t one of these exceptions.

The band fails to excel in even the simplest of genres. Their lyrics are bland beyond belief and their instrumentals fail to impress.

If someone asks you about them, it might be better to take the same approach so many do for cheating – claim you’ve never even heard of them and hide any ties you might have.

With so little talent present in Cute is What We Aim For’s attempt at pop punk, we can’t help but wonder if they would be better if there was a class for this.

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For many years, students of all ages have been denied effective transportation from the downtown Buffalo back to UB’s South Campus.

Just about everyone has run into this problem from NFTA-Metro – they’ll take you there, but the way back is up to you.

The same service provider that doesn’t run the subway past 1 a.m. also fails to offer an express bus downtown for college students.

NFTA-Metro could make a killing on the night commute. Any student would pay a decent amount for a bus or subway ride late at night. To make matters worse, the NFTA won’t even give UB students the chance to buy a yearly pass for unlimited commuting, like we see at other schools in the area.

NFTA-Metro is, without a doubt, the worst way to get around Buffalo.

WORST POLITICIAN

Byron Brown Byron Brown’s reign at City Hall began with him balancing Buffalo’s books. That single positive has since been outweighed by the negativity associated with his poorly planned actions since obtaining the post.

BEST PLACE TO GET MICRO BREWED BEER

Pearl St.

Instead of knocking back Keystones at a frat party or taking out a pitcher of Bud Light at the Steer, students can explore fair priced and excellent tasting micro brewed beers.

Buffalo doesn’t have very many bars to choose from when it comes to hand crafted beer, but those that do offer it have perfected the process.

The Pearl Street Grill and Brewery is one such bar, offering a wide variety of homemade booze, including a delicious Irish stout suitably named Street Brawler, along with other brands like St. Pearlie Girl, Lighthouse Premium Blonde and another titled Train Wreck German Amber.

Maybe it’s for the best that he doesn’t see the process through for the long haul.

Honorable Mention: State Senator Antoine Thompson

Arts Editors John Ranic, senior Christopher DiMatteo Jameson Butler, asst.

Eric Hilliker, asst.

James Twigg, asst.

Executive Editor Keeley Sheehan Managing Editors Ren LaForme, senior David Jarka Jennifer Lombardo News Editors Jennifer Good Caitlin Tremblay Ashley Hirt, asst.

Amanda Woods, asst.

Life Editors Adrian Finch Matt Mosher Shane Fallon, asst.

Rachel Lamb, asst.

Constipated? Too embarrassed to pick up some Dulcolax from CVS? Head out to Johnny Rockets at the Boulevard Mall – it’ll do the job for you.

Though the ’50s-era music and old-timey feel of the restaurant are amusing, they don’t make the food taste any better. The burgers are bland, the fries are forgettable and they might as well point out the location of the nearest bathroom as soon as they set the chili hot dog down on your table.

Sure, McDonald’s and Burger King are pretty awful – but at least they have the business sense to only charge a buck or two for a burger.

Johnny Rockets charges up to $5 for some of its offerings.

Then again, $5 is a pretty good deal for a stool softener.

The opportunity to eat a homecooked meal is a rarity in college.

But at Rachel’s Mediterranean Food, located in the Commons, everything – from the falafels to the pizza logs – is homemade.

BEST BURGER JOINT

Reid’s Drive-In, Tucked away on the banks of the Erie Canal in the Northtowns lies a small, dirty burger joint with a big secret – they sell possibly the best burgers in Western New York.

The food is ridiculously cheap.

A meal consisting of a burger, onion rings and a milkshake costs

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Reid’s food is honestly not something that can be properly explained in print – you just have to try their food to understand.

The menu includes the Alternative Brews Hazelnut Brown, Buffalo Tap Room Cherry Wheat, Flying Bison Oatmeal Stout and many others.

Reid’s Drive-In, located at 150 Lake Ave. in Lockport, is open all year round, even though it’s an outdoor restaurant. They just put up a couple of thin walls in front of the ordering windows in the winter.

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Reid’s famous white hots will only set you back a couple of bucks as well.

For those not in the mood for a trip downtown, Alternative Brews located on Sheridan Drive offers a list of nearly 100 different beers, including domestic, imported, premium and homemade beers.

Where should we start? His possible involvement in funneling money to failed restaurants, his anti-poverty initiative that lacks any actual action plan, support to the potential economic disaster of a downtown casino, general lack of transparency and the now inevitable red-light camera installation are just some of the issues that plague Brown’s tenure.

The icing on the cake may be allegations that Brown, a New York City native with strong ties with downstate Democrats, plans to use the mayoral post as a steppingstone to run as Lt. Governor under Andrew Cuomo’s ticket.

less than $5.

At these prices, you’d expect the food to be awful – but that’s not the case. Reid’s makes its own hot dog sauce that’s to die for. The burgers taste like a slice of heaven that was marinated in a jar of awesome for three weeks and then coated in a thick layer of delicious.

The bar, located on Pearl Street in downtown Buffalo, also offers seasonal brews and an extensive menu to fill patrons’ stomachs while they wash it down with pint after pint of home brewed beer.

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Higgins helped secure $279 million for local governments in a new 50-year relicensing agreement with the New York Power Authority, approval for the construction of a new federal courthouse building downtown and has pushed for increased funding for the Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

If you think so too, make sure to let their father know. He happens to be a professor right here at UB.

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Rachel’s offers a vast menu selection, ranging from Mediterranean delights such as souvlaki to every American college student’s craving – chicken fingers.

Though meals can get a little pricey and sometimes the food takes a few minutes extra to make, Rachel’s is worth it.

The food is very high quality, comparable with that of off-campus diners, and the portions are large. It’s impossible to leave Rachel’s hungry.

Whether your taste buds crave something with a Mediterranean twist, or a traditional American appetite-satisfier, Rachel’s has it all.

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WORST ON-CAMPUS DINING

Jump Asian

Note to self – never eat Asian cuisine at a not-so-Asian food venue. It just won’t taste the same.

Jump Asian Express, next to Tim Horton’s in the Student Union, is proof of that fact.

Something is not right with the spices in the food. The General Tso’s chicken has an odd taste and texture to the point that it seems inedible.

The rice is decent – where could anyone go wrong with white rice?

But the problem lies in the type of rice used. It certainly isn’t the finegrained rice one would expect at an Asian restaurant; it seems more like instant rice.

And who’s to say whether or not the food is fresh? How long does the food sit out on those warmers before it’s served to the next student in line?

It might be asking a little much to expect genuine Asian cuisine on a university campus, but please, Jump Asian – try to be more on the mark.

When students are craving Asian food, it’s a letdown when the food on the plate is, well, not even close.

BEST PLACE TO GET THE “MUNCHIES”

Lake Effect

October 5, 2009 better than the dining hall “food,” Lake Effect Diner has something for everyone’s craving.

Not only can you order anything you want at anytime, the price won’t make you break open that piggy bank.

The atmosphere is what makes the Lake Effect the go-to munchies spot. As soon as someone walks in, they realize that there aren’t too many diners like this left.

If you are a n00b to the Lake Effect, go with the good old-fashioned burger. With ground beef that actually tastes like beef, it is a nice change from most other places in Buffalo.

If you can brave the cold and snow to go to class, it is worth braving it to take a trip to Lake Effect.

Pistachio’s

The problem with people who “get the munchies” is that they tend to be broke – the price of munchieinducing substances consumes most of their cash flow.

With that reasoning, any eatery that isn’t dirt-cheap is a terrible place to get that all-too-familiar craving.

The worst of these offenders is Pistachio’s in the Student Union.

Make no mistake – the food is totally awesome, dude – but the prices don’t exactly fall under the budget of the average substance-abusing student.

The poor red-eyed saps most likely will stand at its entrance, watching the chefs create Picasso-eque pasta masterpieces as their stomachs growl and their buzzes subside.

But that’s OK. They’ll just go home, hop on the Pineapple Express and forget the entire rest of the day.

BEST PIZZA

Zetti’s

When the late night munchies kick in or the campus dining services don’t seem too appealing, Buffalo has a long list of pizza places to choose from.

Zetti’s is among the top pizza places to choose from and has two locations conveniently located to both North and South Campus, along with a new location on Transit Road.

With an authentic New York City style pizza, the restaurant provides the taste buds with a feel of home for many students and the price fits well within budget.

The restaurant also offers other tasty options to those not in the mood for tomato pie, such as calzones, pastas and salads.

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It’s pretty hard to mess up pizza – even the worst slices are generally pretty decent.

But Franco’s Pizza makes the “worst” list for several reasons.

Its four locations are located well outside of walking distance from either campus and the delivery service is overpriced, takes too long and sometimes shows up cold with the toppings stuck to the top of the box.

Between the cold deliveries and high prices, students are better off making their own pizza or visiting some on-campus dining options.

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BEST WINGS

Duffs’s

From the minute you walk into Duff’s and see the “our hot wings are really hot” sign, it’s pretty much a sure bet that you’re about to embark on a culinary journey and discover the best wings that Buffalo has to offer.

The wings come steaming hot by the bowl with gigantic cups of bleu cheese and a bucket for all of your wing detritus.

Duff’s wings truly are a tantalizing trip for your taste buds. Why? Because they haven’t tried to get fancy and show off. Their straightforward approach to the wing is what sets them apart from all of the other wing joints in Western New York.

The wings are simply fried, coated in the sauce of your choice and placed on your table with some bleu cheese and a heaping pile of napkins.

No muss, no fuss, just really good wings.

Plus, Duff’s has some of the best prices around, though the wings are so good, they could probably raise prices and still get customers.

The best time to go is on a Friday or Saturday night with a bunch of friends. But be forewarned – Duff’s on Sheridan Drive is tiny, and you will wait. If you’re really craving some Duff’s wings, you can make the trek out to Orchard Park for their bigger sister restaurant.

Order one of the wing and pitcher combos - you won’t be disappointed, unless of course you are one of the rare few who, for whatever reason, don’t like delicious wings and beer.

If that’s so then you should probably stay away from Duff’s.

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an amazing fifth title since their inaugural season back in 1992. Steenhuis scored 101 points last season, his best point production as a pro.

In addition, the Bandits win this one by default. With Buffalo’s other franchises falling short of the playoffs, the Bandits are the only opportunity Buffalonians have to throw a mass celebration downtown.

BEST COACH

Turner Gill At the end of the 2005-06 season, the Buffalo Bulls football program was a measly 10-69 since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1999.

That summer, Turner Gill replaced head coach Jim Hofher, intent on turning the fortunes of college football in Buffalo.

Three seasons later, Gill has accumulated a 15-23 overall record, including an 11-13 record in MAC play. In 2008, Gill led Buffalo to the school’s first ever MAC championship, in addition to an appearance in the program’s first post-season bowl game.

Gill’s presence has brought a new attitude to the Buffalo locker room.

His knowledge and credibility has enabled Buffalo to extend its recruiting base across the nation.

The former Heisman trophy candidate has given the Bulls a distinct identity and has made the program a staple name in Division I-FBS football.

Honorable mention: Lindy Ruff, Buffalo Sabres

WORST CHANCE

Buffalo Sabres With the worst odds to win a championship, the Buffalo Sabres continue to backtrack as a franchise – even when they seemed so close to a Stanley Cup win only a few seasons ago.

The team has completely dismantled its core and is left with a group of players that lack the fortitude the team had in the playoff years.

Goaltender Ryan Miller keeps the Sabres in most games but also gives a few too many away as well.

Forward Tim Connelly is the most potent offensive threat, but is more injury prone than most people in the world. The team hopes to build a strong chemistry and overcome a lack of star power to find its way back to the playoffs.

While teams in the Northeast Division stock up with superstars, the Sabres lose their best guys and don’t add the talent necessary to be a contender.

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Buffalo Bandits The best chance Buffalo has at a championship franchise is the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League.

The Bandits have won four titles in their history and last won a title in 2008.

Led by their midfielder Mark Steenhuis, the Bandits hope to win

WORST PRO ATHLETE

Trent Edwards You know you’re bad when you have thrown just one more touchdown than interceptions this season and it’s considered successful.

Edwards has not been gaining any fans in the Buffalo area with his play. After backing up J.P. Losman his first year, Bills fans grew tired of Losman’s inadequate play and waited to see what Edwards could do.

But the experiment has not gone well. His conservative play and lack of a quality arm has hindered his progression as a pro quarterback. With an impressive arsenal of receivers at his disposal, Edwards has no excuses for his poor play as he continues to hear the boo-birds at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

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WORST BAR

Broadway Joe’s If the house parties stop at Main Street and Lisbon Avenue, so should the bars. Although Broadway Joe’s promises its devotion to the Buffalo music scene, it falls flat.

Broadway Joe’s, located over half a mile from South Campus down Main Street, doesn’t seem to live up to the hype of its fellow Main Street bars. Blizzard or no blizzard, the hike just isn’t worth it for UB students.

If the words “bar & grille” plastered on their sign are any indication of their severely lacking menu, it’s no wonder the bar’s outskirts are consistently deserted.

This ill-named grunge-style rock bar hasn’t gained itself a very solid reputation in its few years of existence.

Never having to wait in a line may sound intriguing, yet with a reputation for a love of denying at the door, Broadway Joe’s does not seem to provide enough incentive.

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Former Buffalo Bills general manager Marv Levy hired Dick Jauron in the winter of 2006 after the sudden resignation of Mike Mularkey.

Jauron began his coaching career as a defensive backs coach with the Bills in 1985. After successful stints in Green Bay and Jacksonville, Jauron became head coach of the Chicago Bears, where he was named AP Coach of the Year in 2001.

Despite the 2001 accolade, Jauron has become a notorious name among NFL head coaches. In 10 years, he has compiled a miserable 57-76 career record, including just one winning season and a single postseason appearance.

Jauron’s reputation as a soft and conservative coach has lived up to expectations in Buffalo. Jauron has finished each of the past three seasons 7-9 and has failed to bring the Bills to the post-season. His indecisiveness and atrocious game management have brought nothing but mediocrity to an organization that hasn’t been to the playoffs in nearly a decade.

Ignoring the community’s outcries to replace their incompetent leader, the Bills granted Jauron a contract extension following the 2008 season.

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John Tavares A true Buffalo athlete, John Tavares has been with the Bandits since their inaugural season.

And since that point, Tavares has been the face of the National Lacrosse League. He is first in NLL history in goals, career points and assists. Tavares is one of the main reasons why the Bandits, Buffalo’s best professional team, clinched the 2008 NLL Championship.

We don’t always remember it, but it’s safe to say that The Steer Restaurant and Saloon never lets us down in the fun department.

Since 1969, The Steer has been reliably providing UB students and Buffalo bar-goers with a great place to get some steak and wings, watch the game and sip on a cold beverage or two.

During the day, this rustic-style bar, located just a few blocks from South Campus in the University Heights, is perfect and formal enough to take visiting family to a delicious and classy meal. By night, The Steer transforms into a rowdy great time with just enough security to keep to the excitement in – and too much underage nonsense out.

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The diet of a college student usually consists of fast food, coffee and large amounts of alcohol.

This combination is enough to power the average student through a year of mind and soul crushing exams and papers. At times, though, it is nice to buy some real food.

Look no further than the greatest grocery in the area, Wegmans.

Walking into a Wegmans for the first time is like the scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when everyone walks into the candy room. The amount of different types of food they have is astounding. Simply put, Wegmans is an experience.

When people talk about Wegmans, it is the only time you’ll hear somebody love a grocery store.

Because of the great meat, produce and beer selection, it’s a grocery store they have every right to adore.

Rust Belt Books at 202 Allen St. is a bookworm’s paradise.

The store is packed from top to bottom. Tons of piles lay haphazardly around the floor, perfect for a rainy day perusal.

The collection has been built on garage sale and thrift store finds and with everything from cookbooks to first editions to fiction, there’s something for everyone.

The store itself has a laid back, inviting atmosphere. There’s a small back room used for events like book signings, plays and poetry readings.

Art from local artists lines the walls and is changed frequently to give plenty of the local creative types the chance to display their work.

WORST GROCERY STORE

Budwey’s

Wegmans stands as a food heaven, causing other places to just stand in its shadows.

While there is nothing wrong with Budwey’s, it’s nothing compared to Wegmans. Why would you go to Budwey’s if Wegmans is close by?

Budwey’s just can’t compare to anything Wegmans has to offer.

Food selection is worse than Wegmans and a lot less aesthetically pleasing. It’s a place where you have to be instead of actually wanting to be there.

Again, there is nothing entirely wrong with Budwey’s. Their prices are decent, but it is far from the best around.

It’s just your average bland grocery store.

Nestled away in the Southtowns, the village of East Aurora is considered to be one of the best communities to reside in throughout Western New York.

East Aurora contains a rich historical background that includes the old residence of former president Millard Fillmore, the Knox family, Fisher-Price’s corporate headquarters and the Roycroft Movement.

This upscale trend has continued today as a good portion of the Buffalo area’s wealthier people live in and around the village.

East Aurora also contains numerous small shops and restaurants along Main Street that add a smalltown charm to its atmosphere.

Honorable Mention: East Amherst

WORST BOOKSTORE

Borders Express There’s no such thing as a bad bookstore, but if forced to choose just one, Borders Express in the Boulevard Mall is not the best place if you’re a fan of variety.

It’s a decent place to go if you’ve got a specific title in mind and you want to pick it up quickly and leave, but for the bookish types, there are better places to search through the shelves for the perfect weekend companion.

If you’re in the market for Twilight or the latest Dan Brown “book,” Borders Express is fine.

But if you’re looking for something interesting and out of the ordinary, or reasonable prices, check out one of the locally owned secondhand bookstores around Buffalo.

WORST PLACE TO LIVE

Lechworth Woods It takes a certain breed of person to want to live in the Ellicott Woods.

For the most part, those types of individuals are few and far between.

Unlike your normal campgrounds, the Ellicott Woods is not readily meant for people to pitch a tent or build a log cabin, mainly because UB officials never intended it to be habitable. Thus, Ellicott Woods is only for those who are trying to earn their Wilderness Survival merit badge.

On top of it, you would have to deal with University Police messing with your stuff a lot, too.

Honorable Mention: Love Canal

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X-Treme Wheels Xtreme Wheels is the music venue equivalent to diarrhea. It sounds horrible, it feels horrible and just when you think you’re done with it – surprise!

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Transit Drive-In

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Do you know of a place where you can watch two showings for the price of $8?

At Transit Drive-In you can see two movies for that price in the comfort of your own car.

This means no texters can disrupt your viewing with their obnoxiously lit cell phones flickering throughout the entire theater like glow sticks at a rave. Another bonus to the drive-in experience is you and your friends don’t have to worry about being hushed when you talk because the rest of the audience is in their separate cars.

Snacks – another big expense when going to the movies – are nothing to worry about at the drivein. The prices listed on the Transit Drive-In Web site are a bargain, with cheeseburgers for $2.75 and popcorn starting at $2.75 as well.

If you are really stretched for cash, throw some snacks in the trunk.

For added entertainment before you watch the movie, you can play miniature golf for only $3 a game.

It’s only 15 minutes from campus and offers a different movie experience.

Pack as many friends as will fit into your car and enjoy a night under the stars watching the newest movie releases. No one can make an excuse because this drive-in even has free public wi-fi for those study-holics.

Regardless of whether Buffalo has produced a relevant band in around a decade, we still love our music and Raggedy Ann scene unconditionally. Maybe we’re dreamers, but all of us burnouts, hair-sprayed boygirls and posers need somewhere to congregate and see the musicians we pretend to be.

WORST SPOT TO SEE A MOVIE

Galleria Regal

After a long week of stressors from school and work, some college students prefer to relax by watching a movie.

However, the movie experience is anything but stress free at the Galleria Mall Regal. While waiting in line, you’re constantly reminded of how immature teenagers are today, as they let out piercing screams and run around like long-lost kids missing about a month’s worth of Ritalin pills.

Next, you go into shock when the ticket attendant tells you the price, $9.50 - and that’s only for one movie.

After the ticket extortion you’re greeted by the expensive snack foods, where nachos cost over $4.

Not to mention that they’re not even real – the chips come sealed in a bag with a container of cheese sauce on the side.

Once you get into the theater, you’ll get grossed out as you watch the couple in front of you start a makeout session – even before the previews have ended.

The best place to do so? The Town Ballroom.

Located at 681 Main St., directly across from the last above ground subway stop, the Ballroom is easily accessible from campus.

Run by Donny Kutzbach, his harmonica and ex-Goo Goo Doll manager Artie Kwitchoff, the Town Ballroom has danced around the dying music scene and established itself as the best, and last true venue left in the heart of the city.

Taking over The Sphere’s schematics, the Ballroom is more or less a spherical sea of support. Looking out into a room of people and not knowing where the walls meet the ceiling as a three-tiered orb of fans sing in unison is nothing short of breathtaking.

And more or less, that’s why bands love it. Booking the biggest, most relevant acts on a consistent basis, the Ballroom is the perfect blend of band lure and booking genius. And if you’re being a doubting Thomas, go and try to buy tickets the night of any mid to upper level show. We can almost guarantee no dice.

With projection screens inside the hall and in the lobby by the bar, even if they’re not the “hi def” they claim to be, you don’t have to be close to the action to experience it.

Actually, you don’t even need to be in the same room.

With a sound system that’s always crisp and no shortage of ways to see the band you came to see, the Town Ballroom really is the pearl in the center of Buffalo’s bearded musical clam.

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The only bad thing about the Town Ballroom is its security.

With a group of ill-tempered ogres and grey-haired gargantuans, the crack security staff members are unnecessarily mean, sometimes violent and trigger happy on the kickout pistol. And with the ridiculous “no camera” rule, they’re like the Gestapo of picture police.

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First and foremost, the sound inside Xtreme Wheels is second to none in how bad it is. Part skate park, part live venue, Xtreme Wheels is a gutted warehouse built for storage, not music. The acoustics are terrible and unless you’re centered and within the first few rows by the stage, you’re listening to a muddled mess.

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Secondly, located not-so conveniently on the 300 block of Hertel Avenue, concertgoers before and after the show are within a stones throw of a bus stop and, well, nothing. Have fun getting there without a car.

The venue itself is frigid. After all, it must be hard to heat a warehouse, or at least pay a bill to do so. But it’s not like it matters how comfortable the people are inside your building’s walls that paid good money to be there and keep the doors open.

The venue and more specifically, the promoters, have more or less monopolized the mid-level concert bookings around Buffalo. For fans of bands not big enough to book the Town Ballroom, Xtreme Wheels is really your only choice, and it’s a Sophie’s one at that. Either go and see a band you really like at a concert hall you hate, or don’t see them at all.

Odds are, you’ll find yourself hopping back on the wagon.

Really, the only positive thing about Xtreme Wheels is the 50-cent Snickers Ice Cream Bars they sell.

Bad venue and all, there are few things more enjoyable than savoring a frozen Snickers.

Oh, and to top off everything, Xtreme Wheels is the only venue in Buffalo to book the band Brokencyde…multiple times.

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‘We don’t want anything to get offensive’ RELIGION from page 1 Jyllands-Posten printed the cartoon that the Freethinkers used on their flier. The drawing, and subsequent cartoons printed by the paper also depicting Muhammad, drew sharp condemnation from the Muslim world. Some Muslim leaders called for peaceful protests while others issued death threats to those involved in printing the cartoons. A number of Danish embassies were attacked in Syria, Lebanon and Iran, as well as other European buildings, resulting in over 100 deaths.

Members of the Freethinkers said that the cartoons, while they may offend, do not cause physical harm.

International Blasphemy Day is the same day as the anniversary of the publication of the Danish cartoons.

They reprinted the cartoon to bring attention to the lives lost in the controversy.

“This is much bigger than a cartoon on a piece of paper,” Pollow said. “It’s the history of the holiday.”

International Blasphemy Day activities were ultimately postponed due to the weather on Wednesday. The group had planned to hold the event outside to offset any possible noise disruption, Pol-

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“We are at a public institution,” she said. “I was really hoping people would have the intellectual tools to consider this issue.”

The group has a good relationship with other religious groups on campus, according to President John Kapitany.

“The vast majority of the student body has the confidence to ignore [material they find offensive],” Beck said.

He said that the group encourages debate between students.

“We will stand up for anyone’s right to believe whatever they want,” Beck said.

According to Alvarado, they had the fliers removed because SA had not approved them before they were hung.

“If you’re going to have an event, you have to show us the flier for the event,” Alvarado said. “We needed to see the flier to approve the event.”

The members of Freethinkers said they were unaware that they were required to get their fliers approved by SA. According to Beck, the group has designed, printed and distributed all their fliers in the past.

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Other bonuses are the amount of things to do at night. Movie theaters, bars and restaurants scatter the area, offering plenty to do on a boring night. Not that bonfires and late night pier jumping ever gets boring in Wilson, but up here options seem limitless.

I have to say that overall, living in Amherst, or suburbs in general, is not for me. I’ll suffer through the rest of this semester and the next, but as soon as I graduate I’m heading back home and back to some peace of mind that living there provides.

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Kapitany said that clubs were not told at the club orientation that they needed to have their fliers approved, but that they were aware that SA requires all clubs to include the SA logo on their fliers. Alvarado said he didn’t mention this rule because he had never encountered any problems with posters in the past.

“While they’re welcome to do whatever they need to do … they can’t be offensive to any other group,” Alvarado said. “We can’t put stuff up with the SA logo that people are going to find offensive.”

According to Alvarado, SA does not allow certain material to be printed on club fliers, such as images of guns or other violent pictures, or posters with messages printed in a language other than English that does not also provide a translation.

“We try to be really careful about what we put up and what we put our logo on,” he said.

Farah had a meeting with a representative from MSA and members of the Freethinkers to discuss the complaint. SA wants the group to begin censoring themselves, according to Beck.

Alvarado said the group wouldn’t face any consequences beyond having the fliers removed.

“I don’t feel the need to reprimand them. Our job is not to punish them and swiftly strike down,” he said. “I think that what they stand for is very intriguing and interesting, [but] we don’t want anything to get offensive.”

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As I watch the Buffalo Bills take on the Miami Dolphins, I’ve realized that I’m moving south.

Florida? North Carolina? We’ll see.

All I know is that it will be a step up from living in a home that’s slowly dying – one day at a time.

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Representing Brooklyn in Buffalo

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Matt and Kim wowed fans with their unbelievably indie music on Friday night.

By CHRISTOPHER Di MATTEO Arts Editor Plaid flannel shirts, tight jeans and karabiners were wrapped around the corner of the Dunn Building, all anticipating cramming into one of the city’s smallest venues Friday night to see the up-and-coming sensation known as Matt and Kim. Ninjasonik, a rap duo that has known Matt and Kim since their days back in Brooklyn, kicked off the evening. Accompanied by their DJ, a Buffalo native, the group warmed up not only the crowd but also the headline act, as Matt and Kim stood off to the side of the stage and enjoyed the show.

Before turning over the show, Ninjasonik ended on a high note by performing a remix of one of Matt and Kim’s biggest hits, “Daylight.”

After a quick gear setup, the house music was cut and Matt and Kim came to the stage with explosive energy and performed a remix of B.I.G.’s “Where Brooklyn At” with Fat Joe’s “Lean Back” playing over the thunderous applause.

There were some technical difficulties soon into the band’s set, but it was not a problem as it gave Matt the opportunity to jokingly sing R. Kelly’s “Remix To Ignition” with

the crowd.

The show was a family affair for Kim – she brought her aunt out from the crowd and up to the stage after the second song. Sitting behind the group was probably best for auntie – the seat looked comfortable and the crowd got rather rowdy during the show.

Matt encouraged the rowdiness before the song “I Wanna.”

“I know that when you try to push through the crowd to get to the front everyone looks at you like you’re an a*****e,” Matt said. “But for this song I am giving everyone permission to be an a*****e and push to the front.”

The show erupted again when the group played one of their most well known songs off the new album, “Good Ol’ Fashioned Nightmare.”

To make one of their best songs even better, the band changed it up by playing a solo to the melody to the Sugar Hill Gang song “Apache” in the middle of it.

They stood on their stools and sang the chorus of the song, filling the room with their energy and pulling it right back in when they found the crowd singing it right back.

Matt told the audience different facts about the songs they played throughout the show and even informed the audience that “Silver

Tiles” was the first song they ever wrote.

Right after, Kim had a moment to show everyone what she brought to the party and rocked out the drums a la carte.

Later, the male half of the group spoke about how the duo loves Buffalo and that they were happy to be back. They stopped by after a trip to Canada.

“This [song] is about something Canada doesn’t care about; it’s baseball,” Matt said, before playing “Lightspeed.” “Well, they do have the Blue Jays so they have that going for them.”

At the end of the song, the group started playing Gary Glitter’s “Rock and Roll Part Two (The Hey Song)” and Matt gave out high-fives to the fans.

Matt had a few things to say before going into the duo’s hit single, “Lessons Learned.”

“This is the first time we played this [song] in Buffalo, the first time Kim will sing in Buffalo and the reason we won a VMA for the first time, and the first time I took my pants off in public in February,” Matt said.

The crowd erupted and kept the excitement going through the song.

The energy stayed high into the next song as Matt played the intro to Guns ’N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” while Kim crowd surfed.

The band had another small technical difficulty during the next song when Matt’s keyboard became unplugged during “Jesse Jane.” It didn’t faze the band and Matt asked the crowd if they had seen District 9 or Inglourious Basterds.

“I had never seen someone get scalped before, that s*** f****d me up a bit,” Matt said, in reference to Tarantino’s latest masterpiece.

The band went right back into the song afterwards and joked about the mishap when the song was over, offering some advice.

“If a keyboard comes unplugged, plug that s*** back in and keep going,” Matt said.

For their final tidbit of a cover, the band had the audience on their

Bulls showed mental toughness VOLLEYBALL from page 16 with 20 kills, while hitting .371 percent. Junior outside hitter Melissa Hornbaker had 10 kills and junior middle blocker Kristen Bignell made eight kills.

According to head coach Todd Kress, it was considered a great team effort in terms of “mental toughness.” That same mental toughness was not on display on Saturday night.

The Ohio Bobcats (12-4, 4-0 MAC) visited Alumni Arena and defeated the Bulls 3-1 (14-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-12).

The first set seemed promising as Silver led the attack, garnering 10 kills by the end of the game. However as the match progressed, the Bobcats – led by Ellen Herman’s 12 kills – systematically found holes

on the Bulls’ side of the court. They took each of the following sets, finishing in dominating fashion in the final set by more than 10 points.

“We obviously didn’t play the best volleyball we can play … we didn’t execute on the opportunities,” Kress said. “It was a winnable match, we just didn’t take advantage of the opportunity.”

The team finished with a low .033 hitting percentage compared to Friday’s .317. Ohio hit a feasible .164 to increase its lead in the MAC. According to Kress, there was a difference in team fortitude between the two matches. “[They] fought [their] tails off to win that Kent State match and [Saturday] we didn’t,” Kress said.

Kress felt Buffalo’s biggest issue in the loss to the Bobcats involved the team’s overall hustle.

“It wasn’t Xs and Os, it was mentality,” Kress said. “It was our mindset, it was our fight. It was our defensive coverage. All the things I look at are fight plays and hustle plays.”

This seemed true as the Bobcats gradually increased in kill percentage as the match went along. The same proved true inversely for Buffalo, whose kill percentage dropped as the match progressed.

Despite the disappointing loss, Kress and his squad plan to come out with the same strategy.

“We’ll come out, work hard Monday in practice and if we have a good couple of days, on Thursday we’ll be ready to go,” Kress said.

The Bulls play host to the Akron Zips on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m.

Its purpose was to see why and how this voting trend happens, Hoffman explained.

“We wanted to see how well it stood up to more systematic empirical scrutiny,” he said.

Republican economic redistribution policies tend to provide benefits and favor to the wealthy. Therefore, support from working class populations is based on preference of the “moral values of the Republican party,” according to Hoffman.

According to the study, 22 percent

of the voters chose the phrase “moral values” as the best explanation of their voting behavior and 80 percent of these voters chose George W. Bush in the 2004 election.

Participants in the study believed Republicans were more moral than Democrats on specific issues such as abortion, gay marriage and stem cell research. It was found that these preferences were based largely on Clinton’s behavior, where many voters claim that his lack of traditional moral behavior, referring to his public affair, taught children poor personal morality.

The show ended with the crowd screaming for more, but the fun didn’t continue. Matt stuck around to sign autographs and hug fans.

He took the time to ask each person their name, give them an autograph or two and offer sincere thanks.

The show not only proved just how great Matt and Kim are at performing live, but also how much they love their fans.

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tiptoes with their hands in the air, which is how one should be when the intro to Europe’s “Final Countdown” is being played.

Before playing the last song, Matt thanked Ninjasonik and the crowd one more time.

“It’s because of you that I get to be here. This is the most important song I’ve ever written and it’s for you guys,” Matt said, before going into the best song to end the night, “Daylight.”

The study states that although both Sen. John Kerry and Bush are known to be wealthy, Kerry’s apparent haughtiness makes his attitude toward the classes “suspicious,” while Bush’s “down to earth” nature makes his beliefs more believable.

The study concluded that the key criterion for distinguishing between the “deserving” and “undeserving” rich is that the deserving do not look down on others, whereas the undeserving can be identified through their a certain “way of talking.”

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Team is too complacent SOCCER from page 16 Junior forward Mike Unwin scored his fifth of the season off a free kick outside the 18-yard box to put the final nail in the coffin.

Although it was hard for Astudillo to find a flaw after the 3-0 win, he would have liked to see a little less self-satisfaction in his players during this game.

“Things that I like is guys going both ways, offense and defense,”

Astudillo said. “When you have that type of balance, and everyone is going 100 percent, you are going to have good results. But anytime I saw some complacency with some of those players, you heard me shouting out there. We have been too complacent during games and it is not going to be something that’s allowed any more.”

The Bulls have found a common trend in their games this season.

With each shutout this year, Buffalo

has been victorious. However, in games where their opponents have scored one goal or more, the Bulls have been defeated. Their inability to rally after giving up a goal has become a problem for the team.

“We do not do very well when we’re behind and that is something we have to change,” Astudillo said.

“We have to learn to play with the pressure.”

The Bulls will look to gain momentum before three-straight MAC matchups when they travel to Michigan to face Detroit Mercy on Tuesday. Game time is set for 4 p.m.

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While the Bulls improved in all sides of the ball from their previous three efforts, mistakes and missed opportunities continued to plague them. “[It was a] tough ballgame,” Gill said. “I’m proud of the effort of our players. Bottom line is that Central Michigan made a few more plays than we did and executed a few more plays than we did and that’s why they got the victory.”

Down by one touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Bulls had three chances to tie the score, but failed to capitalize each time.

The Bulls put together an effective drive early in the fourth quarter and reached the Chippewas’ red zone. After a third down pass fell inches short of the first down marker, the Bulls were faced with a 4th-and-1 from the Central Michigan 11-yard line. Gill called timeout and called for a quarterback sneak.

Central Michigan’s defensive tackles held the line and prevented Maynard from getting the first down.

“If it’s less than one [yard] I’m going to go for it,” Gill said. “That’s just my mentality in most cases.

There might be one or two cases in a game where I may not go for it, but most cases I’m going to go for it on fourth and less than one.”

While Gill has confidence in his team’s ability to convert, he recognizes the downfall.

“I believe we should get it,” Gill said. “If we don’t get it, then I don’t think we deserve to win the football game.”

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Despite Ike Nduka’s career-high 172 rushing yards, mistakes cost the Bulls in a 20-13 loss to Central Michigan. familiar face on the defensive unit showed up and had his best game of the season.

Junior safety Davonte Shannon finished with eight tackles and made his presence known early on when he intercepted Chippewa quarterback Dan LeFevour with 1:38 left in the first quarter.

Shannon made another big play on a third down in the fourth quarter. He got into the offensive backfield and stopped LeFevour on a quarterback keeper to bring on the punt team, stalling a possible scoring drive that would have put the game away for the Chippewas.

Central Michigan head coach Butch Jones was high on Shannon and the rest of the Bulls’ secondary.

“That was the best secondary we have faced up to this point in time,” Jones said. “And they’re very well coached.”

But Shannon’s play was all for naught. After running for a first down with less than three minutes left, Maynard attempted a deep pass down the sideline to senior receiver Naaman Roosevelt. Well covered, Roosevelt stopped his route, leaped early and attempted to make a onehanded catch. He missed the ball and Central Michigan cornerback Josh Gordy came up with the diving interception.

The interception essentially marked the end of the game. Buffalo got the ball back at its 25-yard line with 11 seconds left and was unable to produce magic. Maynard’s downfield heave with no time left on the clock fell to the turf and left Buffalo with its fourth-straight loss.

LeFevour threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns and one interception. He also racked up 98 rushing yards on 21 attempts.

For the Bulls, Maynard threw for 210 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He also ran for 47 yards on eight attempts.

One complaint about the sophomore thus far in his career has been his reluctance to run, but he was able to find some openings against the Chippewa’s. “[It was] an adjustment I made myself based on the tempo and some of the routes we run,” Maynard said.

“The running lanes opened, so I just took it and went and used my second dimension. In turn I hoped it would open up the defense a little more.”

The Bulls will next host Gardner-Webb on Saturday at UB Stadium with kick-off scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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Starting to gel SANCHIRICO from page 16 Turner Gill called a timeout to strategize and get an effective play call in there.

The result: a quarterback sneak up the middle. Take the intangibles – the predictability, a new starting center, and a lanky quarterback that doesn’t generate much push with his 185-pound frame – and it becomes clear that a different play call was needed.

After the game, Gill said that the team didn’t deserve to win if the team couldn’t gain a yard.

That statement is true, but the

decision to use a quarterback sneak did not give his team the best opportunity to effectively execute a welldesigned play. Sometimes being conservative is more risky than thinking outside the box, and that play call showed it.

My trust remains with this coaching staff. Improvements have been made and the talent on the team is starting to gel.

But if that talent is not put in the best position to win, they unfairly get the blame when it’s the coaches who should get the heat.

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October 5, 2009

SP O R T S Nduka not enough David Sanchirico Senior Sports Editor

Awaiting alterations Desperate times reveal coaches’ true characters.

How they react during those dire periods could mean the difference between a turnaround and a long season in the basement of your conference.

On Saturday, the football team’s coaching staff implemented changes in some areas and remained consistent in others.

One solid adjustment was starting junior running back Ike Nduka. With Buffalo’s inability to generate an effective ground attack directly correlating with a three-game losing streak, the coaching staff called upon Nduka to provide some spark.

The result was 172 rushing yards.

The staff’s decision to utilize Nduka’s skills kept Buffalo in the game against Central Michigan, but as close as UB was to getting its first conference win, a lack of weekly and in-game changes to playcalling and game plans kept them that far away.

The story has been the same all season long. It’s the reason Buffalo has been outscored 44-7 in the first quarter. Opposing coaches come into games with the ability to predict Buffalo’s actions from the get-go.

It’s also the reason opponents have outscored the Bulls 40-10 in the third period. While Buffalo’s coaching staff adds a few wrinkles to its game plan, opposing teams digest what they witnessed in the first 30 minutes of play and spit out an entirely new effective plan.

It gets more specific than not changing the schemes and game planning. The current way things are being run are just not working.

The way the defense has played thus far leaves a lot to be desired, but the unit isn’t exactly getting put in the best position to succeed.

Defensive coordinator Fred Reed’s soft man-to-man and zone defenses are not yielding results and, except for a couple of easily diagnosed blitzes up the middle, does not get risky.

Why not press the receivers more often when CMU quarterback Dan LeFevour is moving downfield with ease with numerous quick slants and comeback routes?

And not to get too picky, but some specific play calls should have made fans cringe Saturday.

Buffalo’s first drive of the fourth quarter made it seem like a tied game was imminent. Starting at their own seven-yard line, the Bulls got into CMU’s red zone and wound up with a 4thand-short at the 11-yard line. see SANCHRICO page 14

SIDELINES Mixed results for cross-country squads

By MATTHEW PARRINO Asst. Sports Editor Lightning lit up the skies on Saturday at UB Stadium and sent a charge into a Bulls running game that had been missing in action since Buffalo’s season-opening win over Texas-El Paso.

That spark, however, was not enough for the Bulls (1-4, 0-2 Mid-American Conference). They lost 20-13 at the hands of the Central Michigan Chippewas (4-1, 2-0 MAC).

The kickoff was delayed 20 minutes because of lightning and play was again halted for 40 minutes with 5:53 remaining in the third quarter.

The stop-and-go was no problem for junior running back Ike Nduka, who took over as the starting running back because of the inconsistent play of junior Brandon Thermilus and senior running back Mario Henry.

Despite a minor mishap on the first play from scrimmage in which Nduka ran into sophomore quarterback Zach Maynard on an attempted hand off, Nduka was the offensive star for the Bulls.

Nduka rushed 22 times for

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams faced their largest field of competition on Friday at Lehigh University’s Paul Short Invitational. With more than 100 colleges competing in three divisions, the women finished in fifth while the men placed 34th.

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At the end of Saturday’s match, emotion overcame many of Buffalo’s players. a career-high 178 yards and despite being prepared, could barely contain his excitement over the chance to play. “[Bulls head coach Turner Gill] has us all practice like we are going to start, so when

he told me I was starting, I was just excited and I felt really confident,” Nduka said.

Nduka felt the need to showcase his talent and prove the promotion to start-

ing running back valid.

“I wanted to do something,” Nduka said. “I felt confident and prepared. Having my teammates and coachsee FOOTBALL page 14

A weekend with the rivals

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The volleyball team finished 1-1 last weekend after knocking off Kent State on Friday before dropping Saturday’s match against Ohio.

Sometimes you need a rivalry game to regain momentum.

After dropping two of their three games on the road last week, the men’s soccer team looked to get back to their winning ways against local rival Niagara on Friday at UB Stadium.

Despite their .500 record this season, the Bulls (5-5-0, 0-1-0 Mid-American Conference) have been fairly inconsistent on both offense and defense. Having allowed 15 goals while scoring just six in the past six games, head

coach John Astudillo looked to shake up his game plan and revive his team’s production against the Purple Eagles (2-5-1).

“We needed to make some changes because we had not really been scoring and we have been letting a lot of goals in,” Astudillo said. “Sometimes you have to change things around, if you leave it the same, you get the same results.”

The newly established game plan was a success for Astudillo and the Bulls.

Buffalo recovered and defeated Niagara 3-0, behind a freshman goalkeeper Ryan Lewis shutout.

Running out of the Gold division, the men scored 819 points in the 42-team field.

In his first competition as a Bull, graduate Dennis Pollow placed 70th among 386 racers in the 8K race. Pollow finished in a time of 24:44 while sophomore Ryan Bloom finished close behind in 25:23.

The Bulls will have two weeks off before competing in the Bowling Green University Falcon Invite on Oct. 17.

Scoreboard

By BRIAN JOSEPHS Staff Writer

Friday

The first weekend in October at Alumni Arena was filled with highs and lows, coupled with large amounts of intensity for the volleyball team, as the Bulls split a pair of games against conference foes.

The Bulls’ conquest began on Friday when they bested the Kent State’s Golden Flashes, 3-1(14-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-27).

In the process, the Bulls (11-6, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) capitalized on the Flashes’ many faults and errors. Kent State (8-9, 1-2 MAC) totaled 15 service errors as opposed to Buffalo’s five. Kent State also had four blocking errors, compared to Buffalo’s one.

In the end, Buffalo traded points with a resurging Kent State team. The Bulls finally secured the victory after defending against two match points.

Senior outside hitter Dani Silvers led the team

Buffalo Niagara

Men’s Soccer

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New game plan leads to win

By MATT WEBER Staff Reporter

Competing in the 39-team Brown division, the women finished the day with 292 total points, just 10 points behind third-place Dickinson College.

Sophomore Ellen Muster led the Bulls with a 36th place finish out of 337 runners. Muster finished the 6K course in 22:37. Freshman Katie Sanders finished 45th while freshman Sam Beim and Leah Wightman placed 51st and 71st, respectively.

Astudillo tipped his hat to the standout play of his goalkeeper. He also credited the stingy effort by the defense, which gave up just three shots in the shutout. “[Lewis] came up with a good effort,” Astudillo said.

“I like what the backs did though. I think the backs shut everything down … the 10 guys in front of him that played such great defense really played a hand in Lewis’ success. I think we really needed to give him some experience between the pipes … and this was about as an opportune time as I could see.”

The defense wasn’t the

only unit to respond to Astudillo’s changes. Offensively, the Bulls’ three goals were the second most scored in a single game this season.

In the 33rd minute of play, junior defensive back Kieron Gradwell netted his first career goal off a place kick from senior midfielder Alex Marrello.

In the 77th minute of the second half, sophomore forward Anthony Johnson sent a rocket passed Niagara goalkeeper John Fiutowski to put the Bulls up 2-0. The goal was also the first of Johnson’s career. see SOCCER page 14

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Buffalo 0 Eastern Michigan 2 Volleyball

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Cross Country at Paul Short Invitational

Men: 34 of 42 Women: 5 of 39 Saturday Football

Buffalo 13 Central Michigan 20 Volleyball

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