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A victory for Centrie By BRENDON BOCHACKI Asst. Campus Editor
Student protests against the proposed budget cuts for the Latina/ Latino Studies program appear to have paid off. According to Jeri Jaeger, associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences, the program will be able to continue operating at its current funding. This announcement is satisfactory to students and faculty alike, who formed a petition in late January against the prospects of some of
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the budget cuts – more specifically, the possibility of cutting a number of courses taught by Craig Centrie, professor of American Studies. Centrie is known for his dedication to the department and his vast knowledge of the subject matter of his classes. When it was revealed that some of his courses were in danger of being cut, Centrie’s fans, led by Dr. Ruth Meyerowitz, professor of American Studies, united in support. Based on the recent announcement, his supporters are able to breathe a sigh of relief. None of
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Centrie’s courses are going to be cut. Ernesto Alvarado, Student Association president, is thrilled to hear that Centrie will be able to continue in his position at full strength. “I’m a huge fan of Craig’s,” Alvarado said. “He’s probably one of the best professors at UB. I can’t say enough about the work he has done see CENTRIE page 8 Courtesy of Craig Centrie Right: Craig
Centrie, a lecturer in American Studies, will teach classes in the Fall despite threats of course cuts.
University officials work to comply with new carbon monoxide law
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and has been reinstated as a student at UB following a campus disciplinary hearJunior defensive back ing. We are disappointed Sherrod Lott was arrested that he put himself into a for an undisclosed crime situation that caused negaearlier this month, tive consequences which has put his for himself, his role on the team in family and our question. football program.” Associate Lott’s position Athletic Director/ on the team will Communications be evaluated folP a u l Ve c c h i o lowing the judicial confirmed that process. officers from the “Pending final Amherst Police lega l proceedDepartment ings, we anticipate arrested Lott on Sherrod being the weekend of clea red of a ll Feb.13. charges and we Head football Sherrod Lott will consider fully coach Jeff Quinn reinstating him to is handling the our football prosituation internally. gram at that time,” Quinn “We were made fully said. aware of a situation involvCalls to the APD were ing Sherrod Lott through not immediately returned. our campus police,” Quinn said. “At this time, Sherrod has complied fully with all parties, shown great E-mail: sports@ubspectrum.com remorse over his actions,
Amanda Hansen was just 16 years old when she died in her friend’s West Seneca home last year. She died from carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of a leak from a defective boiler. Her tragic and accidental death sparked a movement in New York state for the passing of Amanda’s Law, which requires all homes to have CO alarms. The alarms must be installed on the lowest floor of the building having a sleeping area, and they must be clearly audible in all sleeping areas, especially over background noise. Gov. David A. Paterson signed the act into law in August 2009, which went into effect on Monday. This leaves UB Residence Halls and Apartments planning as to how they will comply with the new law. “Today acts as an important reminder for all New Yorkers to check that their smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are installed properly and are in good working order,” Paterson said on Monday. “Ensuring the safety of New York’s families is a responsibility I hold most dear, and this law will do its part to help prevent future tragedies involving carbon monoxide poisoning.” The law states that homes and
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Carbon monoxide, known as the “silent killer,” often claims its victims during sleep. Without a CO alarm it’s impossible to detect a potentially dangerous leak.
residences built before Jan. 1, 2008 can have battery powered CO alarms. Homes built after that date must have alarms hard-wired into them. This leaves a tricky situation for residence halls: many of the dormitory-style living spaces aren’t exactly laid out like normal homes, apartment buildings or hotels. Residence Halls are seeking
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certain terms of credit card usage. “This CARD Act … is a key part of a number of administration initiatives to increase the protection of consumers, particularly in financial markets and particularly in areas where credit is involved,” said Jared Bernstein, senior economic adviser to the vice president, during a conference call. “For too long, credit card companies have had free rein to employ misleading and unfair practices that hit
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UB professor and chair in the Department of Health and Behavior, Dr. Gary Giovino, spoke to students about the UBreathe Free initiative at a forum hosted by the SA and GSA on Monday night.
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UBreathe Free initiative defended Monday night, a forum was held that allowed students the chance to voice their opinions and concerns about the UBreathe Free initiative, something that student leaders felt that was never looked into prior to its implementation. Nicole Jowsey, president of the Graduate Student Association, spoke first, saying that the purpose of the forum was to garner information about the program and how it can be improved.
expert opinions and advice as to how best comply with the new law. “We’re waiting for state clarification as to how we need to react to the new law,” said Don Erb, director of Residential Facilities. Since officials from the University
The days of being pressured to open a credit card through incentives of free T-shirts or foot-long subs are now over. Last spring, President Barack Obama signed into law the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act), which went into effect on Monday. This new legislation has established a renovated set of rules for credit card companies to follow, restricting those under the age of 21 from
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Hoping for progress New health care reform plan unveiled before summit with lawmakers
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Health care reform has been the Obama administration’s top policy priority for almost an entire year. If Senator Edward Kennedy had lived longer, or the election for his replacement had turned out differently, maybe Congress would have done something. The president has been on the sidelines for the debate over how to fix America’s health care system. This week’s live health care television summit between the President and Congressional leaders will shape American politics for years. It may provide the political turning point this year. If the meeting fails to shake things up and doesn’t lead to real reform, Democrats and the president are in for a miserable time. President Barack Obama unveiled a new plan on Monday. Here are the basic facts to keep in mind: the bill would provide coverage for up to 30 million people who are currently uninsured, the future government deficits will also be reduced and medical costs will be brought under control. Perhaps the flashiest new measure is to give the federal government, along with state insurance regulators, the power to halt excessive premium increases. Last week, customers of Anthem Blue Cross saw their rates increase by 39 percent. Such actions would no longer be tolerated. The proposals are far from perfect, but the administration estimates the cost of the plan will be $950 billion over 10 years, which would reduce the deficit by $100 billion over the next decade and about $1 trillion in the decade after that. If Republicans threaten filibusters, let them. Democrats should use a budget reconciliation producer that requires a majority vote for passage in the Senate.
The United States ranked No. 37 in the World Health Organization’s latest rankings. Countries like Oman, Cyprus and Finland all ranked ahead of the United States. If that doesn’t upset Americans, what will? Just saying no to everything without any counter-proposal doesn’t carry weight anymore. The point of having the summit televised is to allow all Americans to see what their leaders are actually doing. Republicans need to start putting their own ideas on the table, then the debate will no longer be about the flaws in the Democrats’ plan – whether they are real or made up. It will become a debate about what the Democratic and Republican plans consist of. That’s a fair debate. To anyone paying attention, Democrats have included many Republican suggestions in these proposed bills. If the only way to gain Republican votes is for Democrats to enact only conservative Republican ideas into law, that isn’t bipartisanship. That’s blackmail. Republicans were outraged over “backroom” deals in forming the bill. The Democrats have made their plans public, let the Republicans do the same. Let the American people decide for themselves. Republicans have the right to be as conservative as they choose to be. They have justifiable political reasons to oppose health care reform. But just saying no and providing no alternative plan is unacceptable. This may be the last chance to fix the health care system. A loss for President Obama and the Democrats is not an option.
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On Friday, some of you may have picked up The Spectrum and read a column titled “Dear Athletics.” Those who didn’t see the print version may have heard about the piece from friends and read it online. Others may have read a letter to the editor that ran in Monday’s edition, criticizing the opinion while expressing the inaccuracy of the published comments. Since coming to Buffalo in 2007, I’ve been displeased with the athletics program. Though I knew I wasn’t attending a big name sports school, I thought we’d have more spirit than I experienced. Last Saturday, I was home watching the men’s basketball game against Kent State, and realized many flaws with our athletics program, which I decided to critique in an opinion article. But who am I to talk? After all, I was sitting at home. Sure, at least I was watching the game, but I was a bus ride away from Alumni Arena and didn’t make the trip to support my school. At the time, I thought an opinion piece could possibly effect some change – and maybe it could have – but I completely screwed that up when I threw the cheerleaders under the bus by generalizing that they were all overweight. I was angry with our student body’s lack of support for athletics, and I took a cheap at the one group of people who exhibit more school spirit than anyone else here at UB. It was foolish, it was inaccurate, it was mean and I am extremely sorry for my comments. Though I never realized how strong my words could be, I saw their power following the aftermath of Friday’s publication. I owe the community an apology for my terrible choice words, but more importantly, I beg for the cheerleaders’ forgiveness. None of you, the cheerleaders, have ever done anything wrong to me and for me to publish a column that took an unwarranted and inaccurate jab at you was entirely wrong. For that, I am extremely sorry and I hope that you can accept my apology.
It’s all good In the past two weeks, I received a ticket for using my cell phone while driving, which caused me to miss a quiz; I fried my cell phone to death in a cup of water, so it lost every bit of information it held; my dog ate at least three pairs of my favorite shoes; I spilled a drink on my notes and then broke my boyfriend’s laptop on his birthday; I have undoubtedly humiliated myself in public at least five times due to my worst enemy – black ice. Now, what do all of these unfortunate situations have in common? Yes, I grumbled and complained about them all as if I were the only person on earth these things ever happen to, but that’s not the only similarity I’m looking for. The correct answer would be that all of these things were my fault, Jennifer Good plain and simple. City Editor As I go through my dayto-day routine, it is becoming increasingly apparent to me that I complain… a lot. Granted, the things I’ve just mentioned are all incredibly miserable and would understandably call for some moans, groans and grumpy moods, but the point is they all could have been avoided had I just been a little more careful. Sure, a lot of people tend to whine or bask in selfpity when inconvenient things shimmy themselves smack dab in the middle of our way, but I think it’s time a lot of people – myself included – learn to pick our battles and admit when we screw up. Complaining about legitimate misfortunes is one thing; in fact, it’s expected, if you ask me. But when I blatantly hop in my car attempting to get from South Campus to North Campus in 15 minutes, then slap my iPhone to my ear when my hands-free headpiece is right next to me, I’m asking for it. Of course, I gave the officer attitude as if it were his fault I did all of these things, and was appalled that he was doing his job correctly to my disadvantage. Of course I raced home cursing all the way, only to vent to my roommates. Of course I completely deserved that ticket. It’s so easy sometimes to only see situations from the ‘woe is me’ perspective. When people screw up big time, they don’t want to immediately blame themselves; they want a shoulder to whine on. To hell with diamonds, venting is a girl’s best friend. see GOOD page 6
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Though I made a huge mistake, I have learned a few things from my error. First of all, there is support for UB Athletics. The cheerleaders work extremely hard every game to try to get the students more involved, the pep band learns new songs to rally the crowd, the Dazzlers practice countless routines to keep the fans entertained, and True Blue stands behind their athletics no matter what. Secondly, the Athletics Department tries extremely hard to get the student population involved, but this is by no means an easy task. I assure the entire staff that I never intended to debase your efforts and I respect the hard work that you all put in day in and day out. In truth, I was more disappointed with the students – myself included – for not attending every sporting event. Lastly, I realized that The Spectrum can bring about change. Though my cruel comments overshadowed my article’s purpose, my words were heard across campus, and that means something. I promise that I didn’t write the article for shock value and I wasn’t trying to get my name spread around campus. I wrote the piece because I genuinely care about our school spirit and think we would all have a lot more fun at UB if we went crazy for our Bulls every time they took the field, stepped on the court, dove into the pool, or raced around the track. Yes, I regret my inaccurate and hurtful slander, and I would take it back if it were that simple. But there are no “re-dos” in life. I wrote the article and I take full responsibility. The best I can do now is apologize to those who I have hurt and learn from my mistake. Once again, I am extremely sorry for offending those that I did and I assure you all I won’t make the same mistake twice. Sincerely, Andrew Wiktor Senior Sports Editor The Spectrum
Love lost Losing a friend at an early age is one of the most painful experiences one can go through, but one thing I have certainly learned throughout the past four years of my life is that it is inevitable. Like little mementos meant to reopen old wounds, I have a stack of prayer cards from the wakes of the many people I have lost throughout recent years. Three distinct cards stick out in my mind as being particularly painful. These three men were only 24, 21 and 19 years old when they lost their lives. One life was lost due to icy roads, another to driving too fast and the last to a drug addiction. It is always said about someone when he or she passes away, but each Christopher Di Matteo of these three guys was Senior Arts Editor really incredible. Joey was one of the funniest kids I had ever met and you were guaranteed to have fun anytime you were around him. If Luke had one thing, it was integrity; he was a standup guy that was extremely loyal and trustworthy. Mike was one of the most talented piano players I have ever heard. When he played, it sounded like he should have had an orchestra accompanying him. Now Moe. At the young age of 24, my friend and colleague at The Spectrum lost his life to pneumonia. As anyone who knew him would say, he was one of a kind. He was always happy, never had a bad thing to say about anyone and just enjoyed life. “God loves me, so it’s only right I share some of that love with you!” That is a quote from Moe, which is probably the best way to sum up his outlook on life. He accepted anyone with an open mind and heart, and left the impact of his huge personality everywhere he went. Coming from a small community that mourned the loss of young lives together, I morbidly thought as a freshman that the death of a student at UB would go unnoticed. But I soon learned how wrong I was. As unfortunate as the deaths of UB students see DIMATTEO page 6
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AR T S & LI F E By JOSH Q. NEWMAN Staff Reporter
On Friday, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery premiered an exhibition on the works of Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca. Spanning 28 years, Kuitca’s career showcases an acute sense of the great philosophical and physical action that is art. “Kuitca likes to explore the dynamics of space,” said Douglas Dreishpoon, chief curator at the Albright-Knox. “He finds space an active component of our lives and something that we take for granted.” The exhibit, roughly three-and-a-half years in the making, was painstakingly organized by Dreishpoon. It contains more than 50 paintings and 25 drawings, and has works that have been imported from all over the world, including London, Puerto Rico, Chicago, Buenos Aires, Barcelona and New York. Maria Morreale, director of public relations and marketing, is ecstatic about the new exhibit. “We are quite lucky to have this,” said Morreale. “We deeply appreciate Kuitca’s work and have been adamant in bringing them here.” Kuitca, born in Argentina in 1961, has been drawing and painting since he was six. He had his first gallery exhibition when he was 13 years old and became an internationally known artist in his early twenties. His works have been displayed in prestigious art galleries such as the Museum of Modern Art, the
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FOR WHOM THE BED TOLLS Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution and the Tate in Great Britain. Kuitca’s artwork focuses on public and private interactions, emotional drama, political and social systems, and the exploration of space. Morreale describes his work as “visual poetry.” “He likes to use metaphoric and symbolic images,” Morreale said. “There’s a message of human interaction and dislocation
in his work.” Kuitca, who was present at the opening, was amiable and very straightforward when discussing his work. He describes his approach to art as a point-of-view oriented process. “Without the point of view, you can’t make art,” Kuitca said. “My point of view is hard to describe. I would say that it’s a physical reaction. Art is essentially a physical action.” He considers art to be more physical than
cerebral. He brushed aside idealism when asked about the philosophy of art, describing it as a “fake equation.” However, Kuitca still believes that emotional contradictions are what his work is about. “I like to shift the scale,” Kuitca said. “There are active emotions, opposites, and contradictions present in my work.” In terms of space, he differentiates between the presence and absence of matter. The contrast of the two fuels his ideas, particularly his depictions of humans. He has not drawn human figures for nearly 20 years, claiming that he is more interested in the remnants that humans leave. Indeed, the two most prominent objects in his works are beds and maps. “The bed contains an incredible amount of the human condition,” Kuitca said. “Some of the most important human experiences occur on the bed, including life, death, dreams, lovemaking and sickness. It is simple, but rich with experience.” Not only does he draw and paint beds, he uses them as materials. At least five of his works, including “Heaven” (1992), have used bed mattresses as the surface material (which he claims are not much different than canvases). In addition to mattresses and canvases, Kuitca also likes paper. He uses mixed media such as graphite and pastel in his work. Paper, for him, has a certain vitality see EXHIBIT page 8
No longer just a stupid kid By JAMESON BUTLER Asst. Arts Editor
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The album starts with the title track and it is a great blueprint on just what the album is going to be about. With “This Addiction,” A3 brings back the pop-punk sound that made them so immensely popular. A3, who have always been fond of bitter ballads, draw the connection between love and drugs, particularly heroin, everyone’s favorite opioid. Just like heroin, as soon as “This Addiction” enters your blood, you’re hooked. The fast paced instrumentals only compliment the hauntingly see TRIO page 11
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The Rocket Summer jets back The Rocket Summer i n t o t h e s p o tOf Men and Angels light, bring ing upbeat lyrics to the pop-rock arena. W it h r e l a t i v e silence since 2007’s Do You Feel, lead si ng er/g u it a r i st/ Island pianist Bryce Avary Feb. 23 has penned the brand new 15-track album, Of Men and Angels. Imbued with the strong guitar-driven sound that fans have become accustomed to, the initial tracks “Roses” and “You Gotta Believe” kick the listener into gear and set the tone for the rest of the album. Closely following are a few of the strongest songs The Rocket Summer has put out to date. The title track has a beat that hearkens back to “Do You Feel”, while “I Need A Break…But I’d Rather Have A Break Through” draws you in with its powerful chorus. Yet the middle portion of the album takes a different turn. Avary changes the tune up as he explores a different rhythm, and more serious topics, in the three successive tracks- “Japanese Exchange Student”, “Nothing Matters”, and “Tara, I’m Terrible”. This divergence from the norm never detracts from the album, but gives the listener a break in a long album that could have faded into monotony. “Hey!” serves to bring the pace back to the norm for the remaining four tracks, which closes out with the sentimental message of “Light”, where Avary reminds us that he’s “old enough to know/ that time doesn’t move slow enough/ and young enough to know/ that
incarnate can inexplicably devastate anything and everything. Other than the shotgun, the only perk to being a homosapien is the radar, which when
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Interspecies battle royal By NICOLAS PINO Staff Reporter
Aliens versus Predator is one of the most classic disputes in all of sci-fi lore. Some side with the terrifying aliens for their swarming abilities, and others favor the predators for their advanced technology. Regardless, both seem to overwhelm the human race. This series has finally produced a game that is relatively bearable, yet sadly this FirstPerson Shooter hybrid will sometimes have you “running for da choppa.” AVP is really almost four games mashed into one, and not in the most eloquent of ways. This game attempts to do what no others have been able to: make a great movie game. The three campaign modes take the player from the worst race in the universe, humans, to the best, the aliens. Predators strangely fall in the middle because of human weaponry, their one weakness. The human campaign is short, but it can still be a frustrating few hours, as nearly anything that moves can wipe out a marine. But for humanity, there is salvation in the form of the shotgun. This double-barreled, BFG
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have been, losing kids like Jonah Dreskin, Javon Jackson and Nick Orrange brought the UB community together. Seeing people unite in a time of sorrow puts a face and heart to what is usually seen as a cold bureaucratic system. The reactions of students, faculty, staff and alumni to the deaths of students shows those who attend UB that they are not just a number; rather, they are a part of our school and therefore our lives. Moe was no longer attending our school and was at graduate school in Florida when he perished, but we here at The Spectrum have still received many condolences for the loss of our friend. Those who knew him and heard of his death had many kind words, and just showed how members of the UB community do
not let the loss of one of their own go by with no attention. Despite the pain that being reminded of our lost friends brings, or how much we just want to stop everything, we want to ask why. Why did we have to lose our friends? We must go on; I am sure that is what Moe would want. As difficult as it is, and as many questions that could be asked, what is important is honoring their memory and never forgetting what they have done for others. If there are students that have passed away during my time here that I failed to mention, I am sorry and hope that their loved ones are not too upset. For the many students at our university that have lost other friends during their time here, just remember that you are not alone. It will get better. E-mail: chris.dimatteo@ubspectrum.com
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While true, this doesn’t make it reasonable all of the time. I don’t care if you’re Dr. Drew; no one wants to listen to pointless complaining about something that could have been prevented. It seems to me that if we all just slowed down and smelled the roses a little more, we’d probably have less to complain about. There are much more serious issues in the world that others don’t even say a word about, and yet here I am with steam coming out of my ears because my roommates left the Brita empty again. I have my issues that deserve a friend’s attention, as I’m sure
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all of my readers do, too, but no more nonsense. Reality is here and it’s hitting me hard. Maybe this means I’ve finally matured, or maybe I’m well on my way to finding my Zen place. Either way, it’s about time I try and work on zipping my lips during certain circumstances – or better yet, not being so darn careless all of the time. Sometimes it may feel like when it rains, it pours, but if you live in Buffalo, it’s always pouring rain anyway, so you might as well smile and make the best of life – as carefully as possible. Make it all good. E-mail: jennifer.good@ubspectrum.com
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Truth, deception and heroism By SHANE FALLON Life Editor
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A modest proposal Dear Diary, City of Buffalo, Buffalo Police, University Police, and anyone else who will listen: I’ve got a bone to pick with all of you, and I know I’m not the only person who wants these questions answered. The second amendment and the Queen City would appear to be on a collision course. The past month has shown more than enough evidence of that. The shooting in the Allentown restaurant Merge in January by a deranged dishwasher left the proprietor wounded and his 18-year-old son dead. Not long after that, there was a shooting outside of the Hotel Marriott in Amherst, right outside of the University at Buffalo’s doorstep. Trinity Place, also in Allentown, was the site of a nearly four-hour hostage situation that left Eric Ocasio, 27, of Buffalo, dead. Ocasio succeeded in shooting and injuring a police officer before committing “suicide by police” by pointing his gun in the wrong direction – at the remaining SWAT teams and police officers. Four days later, Jason Ocasio, brother of the aforementioned deceased, took his own gun to Buffalo’s police station and pointed it at an officer. After a wild car chase, James Bond-style, he was apprehended and remains in custody. And of course, who could forget last week’s complete fiasco right here on North Campus? No one could forget the disaster that wasn’t – the frantic search for Lockwood Library’s invisible gunman with his magic bullets. The drama of the downtown Buffalo area would not appear to be contained within the city limits. It’s been a crazy week, an see FALLON page 12
The 2004 film Hotel Rwanda was nominated for three Academy Awards, and continues to be widely rented. The American Film Institute has named it one of the 100 most inspirational movies of all time. Yet fifteen years after the Rwandan genocide, details of the event are still causing controversy. Dispute has arisen concerning the validity Hotel Rwanda and the credibility of its title character, hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina. In most public appearances, Rusesabagina prefers to be introduced as a man
who “single-handedly prevented the slaughter of more than 1,200 refugees” during the Tutsi genocide in 1994 at the Milles-Collines Hotel. Edouard Kayihura, a native Rwandan, survivor of the genocide and resident of the hotel, sees things differently. “I was in the hotel. Mr. Rusesabagina did not save my life. Mr. Rusesabagina saved less lives than anyone who was in the hotel,” Kayihura said. United Nations General Romeo Dallaire also met Rusesabagina during the genocide. “Indications are that the hotel manager [Rusesabagina] did everything in his
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Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager of the Milles-Collines Hotel in Rwanda, has been called out by actual guests of the hotel for falsifying his character in the film.
power to have U.N. soldiers removed from the hotel. I also received unconfirmed reports that [Rusesabagina] had given General
Bizimungu [a chief architect of the genocide] a list of hotel guests and room numbers,” Dallaire said. Fortunately, the U.N. altered the room numbers of those who were in the most danger. Another army member, General Dallaire, also had no knowledge of the film’s existence until after it was released. Yet, there was a character in the film that was based on him, played by Nick Nolte. Within the walls of this “Hotel Rwanda,” other travesties are said to have occurred. “[Paul Rusesabagina] cut phone lines … forced us to pay for rooms and food, and
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Searching for native pride By JESSICA BRANT Asst. Life Editor
When Charles Bonham received a frantic e-mail from the Native American People’s Alliance listserv, stating the possible end to the organization at UB, he felt compelled to reach out to the club for the first time. “When I was informed that the NAPA was dissolving, I was at first deeply saddened,” said Bonham, a freshman undecided major. “Here was an organization that sought to reach out to a community that, in my experience, often needed a unifying force to truly be recognized.” Kristie Martin, the president of NAPA, sent the frantic but heartfelt e-mail to the 100 or so Native American students who were placed on the listserv. “NAPA has been around since 1970 and used to be a really prosperous club with many community ties and a large influence on campus,” Martin said. “I’ve tried really, really hard to spread cultural awareness about Native Americans and open membership to everyone … but I’m at a loss.” It has been difficult for Martin to garner interest among the native and non-native community. There are many misperceptions that exist about Native Americans, and Martin has been exposed to such stereotypes while attending UB. “A guy once [asked] me, ‘You guys actually
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Members of the Native American People’s Alliance hold a banner representing the five Iroquois nations, a symbol of pride in the Native American community.
exist?’” Martin said. “A lot of people think that we are cartoon characters. It makes me feel fictionalized.” Kristie’s desperate cry to the small Native American population on campus was also heard by Steve Demchak, a graduate student in the department of American Studies. He, too, can identify with Kristie’s struggle to keep her organization alive, as he is facing a similar struggle for survival. Demchak has worked with NAPA for the past
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two years and took on the endeavor of forming a Native American Graduate Student Association, which was recognized by the Student Association this past November. According to Demchak the process involved a lot of patience and relentless searching. “Getting any Native student to come together in some united form here at UB has been like pulling
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UB students are interested about the information they learned at the Sun, Sex and Safety fair held by SBI in the Flag Room on Tuesday.
games and pamphlets, about being safe with alcohol. “[WES] is here because we thought that they have greater experience with alcohol-based programming,” Fischer said. Sharlynn Daun-Barnett, the alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention specialist at WES, explained that men have more water mass while women have more body fat, which means that women reach
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By RACHEL LAMB University at Buffalo students leaving for spring break often think about the sun, the beach and having fun with their friends. But they rarely think about the alcohol poisoning, violence and sexual assault that can happen on their vacation away from the Queen City. Luckily, Sub-Board I, Inc. held its annual spring break fair in the Flag Room on Tuesday to educate students about being safe while having fun on break. The fair focused on sex, sun and safety, with various booths set up to provide information about each subject. “Being in the sun is usually equated to having fun, which is equated to alcohol,” said Jane Fischer, director of SBI Health Education. “Sex is historically a part of spring break, and alcohol is the number one sexual assault drug. We want students to be safe while having fun.” Fischer realizes that fun means different things to different people, so there were a variety of activities as well as pamphlets and other literature available for students and passersby. Wellness Education Services also had a booth at the fair to further educate students, through
those who had no money to pay were removed from their rooms. That money either went straight into his pocket or else was used to buy high-end liquors, which he then tried to sell back to us for even more money,” Kayihura said. The film Hotel Rwanda, starring Don Cheadle and Sophie Okenedo, depicts Paul Rusesabagina as a politically connected but neutral Rwandan who defied the Hutu authorities and fearlessly provided shelter to Tutsi refugees without considering the consequences. “Rusesabagina was [not only] both politically active
higher blood alcohol levels with less alcohol than men. “Even though [women] want to think of [themselves] as equals when playing drinking games, [they] have biology against [them],” Daun-Barnett said. Daun-Barnett offered tips for all drinkers, such as only consuming one drink per hour, eating before and during a drinking session, staying see SEX page 12
Ten years ago, Jennifer StapleClark was in her sophomore year at Yale University when she began working at a doctor’s office. While there, she watched countless patients lose their eyesight from undiagnosed Glaucoma. If the patients had gotten their yearly eye examination, the disease would have been treatable and even preventable, and would have ultimately saved their eyesight. To create awareness and provide information about eye care to those who couldn’t afford it, Staple-Clark created Unite for Sight, a non-profit organization that globally encourages communities to provide quality eye care and treat preventable blindness. “It’s so important to provide people with information about their eye site,” Staple-Clark said, “[Unite for Sight] started as a small organization and has grown substantially from there.” Today, the organization has helped over 900,000 people receive eye care, and has restored the vision of 30,896 individuals, according to its Web site www.uniteforsight.org. The organization partners with
eye clinics in North America, Africa and Asia to provide them with the volunteers and financial means to perform procedures, surgeries and eye examinations year-round. With over 6,700 volunteers trained in the past decade, Unite For Site works to break down patient barriers by bringing eye care services to rural areas and city slums, and educating community members about improving their eye care and preventing blindness. Staple-Clark explains that the organization has four divisions: Community Fellows Program in North American, Global Health & I n n ov a t ion C on f er enc e , Global Health University and Global Impact Corps. The Community Fellows Program has over 1,000 members in universities across the nation. These Fellows, or volunteers, help to reduce patient barriers by acting as a support for members in their community. They also work to put patients in contact with organizations who provide free eye care. Held each year in April, the Global Health & Innovation Conference invites 2,200 participants from across the world to exchange ideas see SIGHT page 10
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2/16 - A suspicious person was reported possibly carrying a long gun on Putnam Way. The area was secured. 2/16 – An officer fell at O’Brian Hall and injured his shoulder. 2/16 – A vehicle mirror was damaged at Fargo Lot. 2/16 – A vehicle was broken into at Governors E parking lot and textbooks were taken. 2/16 – A male individual was reported possibly carrying a rifle case at the Health Science Library. 2/17 – A person was sent to Erie County Medical center and the Student-Wide Judiciary for an alcohol overdose at Main Circle. 2/17 – A vehicle window was broken at the Governors E parking lot and textbooks were taken. 2/17 – A cooking-related fire occurred in Flint Village. Nothing was damaged. 2/17 – A person shoplifted a lighter at CVS. 2/17 – An unattended backpack was stolen from Clark Hall.
2/17 - A vehicle mirror was damaged at Spaulding Lot. 2/18 – A person was sent to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital from Talbert Hall for low blood sugar. 2/18 – A person was sent to Erie County Medical Center Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program from Pritchard Hall for an evaluation. 2/19 – Anthony P. Lunghino was arrested and charged with misconduct and resisting arrest at Capen Undergraduate Library. 2/19 – A person fell on a walk behind the CFA and refused aid. 2/19 – A person with sore ribs at Goodyear Hall refused aid. 2/20 – A person punched another individual in Richmond Quadrangle Building 1. 2/20 – A waterline in the 141 Millard Fillmore Academic Center men’s bathroom was tampered with. Continued on Page 10
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for the students and the university.” According to Alvarado, he and the SA were very involved in the formation and distribution of the petition to keep his classes. “I was really proactive in repelling any of the acts that would cut any sort of cost for the Latina/Latino Studies program,” Alvarado said. “I think it’s these kinds of classes that really highlight the diversity of the university. We pride ourselves as being diverse, so I think it’s imperative that we continue funding in these areas.” The decision to continue funding for the Latina/Latino Studies program comes alongside the announcement of sig nif icant organizational changes to be implemented in the College of Arts and Sciences this coming fall. In a message to the faculty, the school’s dean, Bruce McCombe, announced the formation of the Division of Transnational Studies. This new division will house each of the individual international departments of the CAS – African and African American Studies, American Studies, and Global Gender Studies – along with the programs in Canadian Studies, Caribbean Cultural Studies, Latina/ Latino Studies, and Polish Studies. The motivation behind this
administrative decision was the hope of bringing together these departments and programs, which existed independently until now. “This structure maintains the autonomy of the three departments and four programs – which will retain their chairs and directors – while facilitating the closer collaboration of the faculty and students within the allied disciplines that comprise it,” McCombe said in his announcement to his colleagues. Under the new organization, the international disciplines will be more readily able to work together. Because the majors and minors in these areas have requirements spanning the several international departments, such synergies are essential. According to Donald Grinde, professor and chair of American Studies, while communication and cooperation between the departments has always been necessary, an organizational structure that brings them under common leadership will serve well. “I think that it has great potential to develop some important synergies amongst all of these programs and departments,” Grinde said. “I think it will be very good for the faculty, as well as the students that are involved in those departments.” E-mail: news@ubspectrum.com
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beds on fire and overturned chairs into abstract works of art. For that, the Albright-Knox is astounded and grateful to have the exhibit. “His works contain metaphors for a lot of things,” Dreishpoon said. “His works are poignant and pregnant with meaning.” Th e e x h i bi t io n w i l l b e on view until May 30. Visit www.albrightknox.org for more information. E-mail: arts@ubspectrum.com
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INITIATIVE from page 1 Ernesto Alvarado, president of the Student Association, then clarified that the SA and GSA were neutral parties who were concerned about the lack of student voices in regard to the policy. Alvarado then introduced the main speaker – Dr. Gary Giovino, the chair of the Department of Health Behavior. Giovino started out by letting the audience know that the deaths of several close friends and relatives, including his mother, led to his rejection of smoking as a valid lifestyle. Giovino advocated for UBreathe Free and believes that it can be very effective in helping people quit smoking. “Policy-based initiatives are the ones that make the most difference,” Giovino said. As proof, he cited the changes in sanitation that have come about over the years as hospitals have instituted certain policies to prevent the spread of germs. Giovino feels that the best way to get people to quit smoking is to change the culture of acceptance, or “default” attitude, that currently exists. “[UBreathe Free] is not meant to
be punitive … it’s meant to change the default,” Giovino said. According to Giovino, the policy has three main goals: protecting nonsmokers from secondhand smoke, encouraging smokers to quit and protecting the environment. When asked about how the policy is being enforced, Giovino said that he feels the best way to change the default is for individual students to respectfully remind smokers they see that smoking is no longer allowed on campus. “I quit [smoking] when I realized I was up against a chemical,” Giovino said. “It won’t work to nag people to quit.” In terms of official enforcement, Giovino said that signs have been placed around campus, events have been held to help smokers quit, and around 400 volunteers have been recruited to give smokers cards reminding them about the policy, as well as to pick up any cigarette butts they see on the ground and educate the people around them about why they are doing it. In response to a question about the repercussions for students caught smoking, Giovino said that everyone is subject to a 1994 law that prohibits people from smoking in, or at the entrances to, buildings.
“UBreathe Free expands that law to all of campus,” Giovino said. Therefore, theoretically, people should be “subject to judiciary processing.” However, this has not been enforced. In regards to designated smoking areas, which many students have advocated for, Giovino was opposed. “The more exceptions you make, the less compliance you get,” Giovino said. When asked whether a plan is in place to enforce the policy among the staff, Giovino said that one had been discussed, but offered no further details. Amanda Ayler, a graduate student in the Department of Health Behavior, supports UBreathe Free and feels that forums such as this one are important. “It’s good for students to keep talking to policy makers,” Ayler said. “I think UBreathe Free has been effective; I’ve definitely noticed a change. I intern in the Wellness Center, so I know the things they know. No one notices the people who aren’t smoking anymore because they aren’t standing [around campus] anymore.” E-mail: news@ubspectrum.com
‘Installing these alarms is going to cost money’ MONOXIDE from page 1 Residence Halls & Apartments is already aware of what needs to be done, Erb said that CO alarms will be installed in the on-campus apartments. Many apartments, including those in Hadley Village and South Lake Village, already have the alarms and it’s just a matter of making all of them comply. “Because of the way the apartments are heated and laid out we can already work on making all the apartments comply [to Amanda’s Law],” Erb said. “The [dorms] are laid out differently and we’re waiting for clarification on what we need to do.”
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Complying with the law also raises funding questions. With the ongoing SUNY budget cuts residence halls may have to find creative ways to attain the money needed for compliance, but Erb isn’t worried. “As with any renovation, installing these alarms is going to cost money,” Erb said. “But it’s necessary and will be done.” Erb wants students to know that the residence halls are safe and that they will comply with the new law as soon as possible. “Students shouldn’t be alarmed or concerned. The alarms are an added safety precaution,” Erb said. “They will be installed as soon as we get
SIGHT from page 7 across all disciplines of global health, according to Staple-Clark. The Global Health University offers training, workshops and opportunities to volunteers and focuses on new strategies and topics in the field of global health. Offering hands-on experience in global health for students and professionals, the Global Impact Corps gives Fellows the opportunity to learn about effective treatment options and how to assist nurses and optometrists during eye care procedures. “It’s very much for students an immersive global health experience… they are able to travel abroad and see the complexities and realities of global health first hand,” StapleClark said. Each year, over 300 participants travel abroad. This year, Matthew Jackson, a sophomore premedical student studying clinical laboratory science at UB will travel abroad to Chennai, India as a Fellow in May.
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“We absolutely love working with students and to have them and their excitement is fantastic. They are able to bring their own skill, expertise and resources for these eye clinics,” Staple-Clark said. Jackson is interested in doing research while in India on patient barriers. He hopes that his research will be published some day and will make a difference in the treatment of patients. “There were a lot of opportunities I could have applied for…but I was touched by [Unite for Sight’s] Web site ... my research could possibly make things better over in India and treatment could be easier for them to get,” Jackson said. One of the requirements as a Fellow is obtaining or collecting eyeglasses to pass out to patients while abroad. Jackson has purchased 600 eyeglasses, raised $500 to put towards surgeries for patients, and plans to order sunglasses for patients. “UB is a big school so I want to raise awareness [through fundraising],”
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2/20 – Ashley N. Coleman was arrested on warrant at South Lake Village and turned over to the Buffalo Police Department. 2/20 – Suspicious activity was checked out at Beane parking lot. 2/20 – Unattended textbooks and cash were stolen from Capen Undergraduate Library. 2/20 – A person was sent to the Student-Wide Judiciary for marijuana possession in a vehicle
said Jackson. “[Problems like] cataracts are so easily treatable but many people can go blind from them.” Jackson is still fundraising for Unite for Sight, and can be contacted by e-mail at mrjackso@buffalo.edu. 100 percent of all donations will go directly to the organization and their goal of providing eye care and sightrestoring surgeries to those living in poverty. “Every dollar makes such a large difference…if you have 50 students who contribute $1 each, that’s one person’s sight that they have restored,” Staple-Clark said. To become a Fellow for the Global Impact Corps or to get involved in the community with Unite for Sight, check out their Web site or call (203) 404-4900 for more information. “We live in a beautiful, multicultural world and the ability to experience it through vision is one of the greatest gifts we can give,” Jackson said. E-mail: features@ubspectrum.com
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on Flint Road. 2/21 – Gregory I. Fertel was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated with a 0.21% blood alcohol content on Main Street. 2/21 – A person’s welfare was checked at Fargo Quadrangle. The subject was referred to Counseling Services. 2/22 – A vehicle was struck in a hit-and-run accident at the Slee B parking lot.
2/22 – An unattended laptop was stolen from Lockwood Library. 2/22 – A laptop was stolen from Goodyear Hall. 2/22 – Timothy M. O’Connor was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment at Spaulding Quadrangle. 2/23 – A person was chased at Diefendorf Loop.
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Merriweather justified the hype MERRIWEATHER from page 5 the esteemed cover. Now that the album has arrived, it’s safe to say Merriweather has justified the hype. His debut album Love & War is a great start for the up-and-coming artist. It is a strong, worthwhile effort, and Merriweather’s beautiful voice carries 11 tracks of classic ’60s inspired soul. The ceremonies begin with “For Your Money,” an epic ballad in which Merriweather details his disillusionment with New York City. It’s an emotionally resonant tail of a foreigner discovering that the land of
fame and fortune isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and it serves as one of the strongest tracks. Equally appealing is “Red,” a soulful number about heartbreak that became a top-five hit in his native England. With Merriweather’s lyrics, it’s easy to see when it became so popular; when he lets his powerful vocals shine through, it’s impossible to not feel his pain. The song leaves a lasting effect on the listener. Unfortunately, this album is not without its share of flaws. Many of the songs are mere generic soul ballads that simply do not carry the weight of the album’s stronger
Feel the pain TRIO from page 5 beautiful lyrics. “This addiction/Can’t seem to live without you/This addiction/Now going clean/This addiction/I go through withdrawal without you/ Sick with this addiction in me,” Matt Skiba sings. As the listener plunges deeper into This Addiction, A3 continues to return to their punk foundation while introducing new aspects into their music at the same time. The clearest example of this would be “Lead Poisoning.” A3 does not do anything special with the three static instruments of the band, but rather throw in a few new ones, horns. Although the brass may not be in the song for long, they accompany the stringed instruments remarkably.
When Alkaline Trio slows down the pace for songs “Dead on the Floor” and “Fine,” the listener can feel the pain and tears they went through prior to writing the album. “When you asked me if I’d stay forever/Guess you meant just for the week/We felt so good together/It was way too good to be,” Skiba sings painfully. This Addiction may supply a great rush at first, but by the end of the album, the listener itches for something more. As good as the album is, This Addiction is strung out towards the end. Besides the slight redundancy, the band has returned from the abyss with one of its best albums in its long and sinful career. E-mail: arts@ubspectrum.com
Stealth, speed and deadly attacks AVP from page 5 paired with AVP’s rapid turning can be a devastating combination. Predator plays like a juggernaut. That is until the marines actually shoot back. Of all the technology the Predator race posseses, the shield is strangely absent. However, the ability to leap higher than Rey Mysterio on steroids can have its advantages. The ability to become invisible is a nice feature, but marines can’t be fooled by such jedi mind tricks. Aliens are everything they should be and more. Stealth, speed, and deadly attacks make alien the most fun to play. The alien’s ability to climb walls can make players feel either very empowered or incredibly nauseous, depending on the amount of game fuel in their stomach. With regenerating health and vicious stealth kills, Alien claims this round of AVP. Both aliens and predators have gruesome fatalities. The easiest way to achieve them is to either sneak up behind the opponent, or knock them to the ground in melee combat. The fourth mode, and by far the best, is the online multiplayer. It certainly won’t bring down the pantheon of shooters (like, Halo, Call of Duty or Left 4 Dead) but it can make for some very interesting online matches. Each of the three possible characters has pros and cons, serving to make the online mode very enjoyable. The last mode worth mentioning is human survival, in which the player fights in standard horde mode. As you play, the room progressively opens up to more areas, the enemies get tougher and the quantity of the aliens increases. This is all well and good, but this is slowly becoming an industry standard, and AVP does nothing to really change the formula. In truth, Aliens vs. Predator doesn’t make any phenomenal leaps forward, but does provide a fun arena for all
the fans of the movies. For fans of the series, or those looking for another fun FPS to add to their collection, AVP is entirely recommended; but lack-luster game-play in some of the campaigns and limited appeal make this game another good, but not great movie based game. E-mail: arts@ubspectrum.com
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tracks. Merriweather’s excellent voice prevents any of the numbers from being unlistenable, but the strong benchmark set early in the album doesn’t quite hold up in the later tracks. Still, this is a very strong album from a singer with unlimited potential. There are few – if any – male singers with better singing abilities than Merriweather, and he seems to have a knack for writing quality tunes. If he can keep it up for a whole album, he’d have a masterpiece on his hands. E-mail: arts@ubspectrum.com
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Offered a variety of safe-sex options SEX from page 7 with friends, not mixing alcohol with dehydrating energy drinks and alternating between alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Another purpose of the fair was to teach students about how to remain safe when having sex. Booths like “Eroticizing Safer Sex” attracted many of the students who came to the fair because it had interesting displays and information about sex. “I learned that oil-based lubricants can pop a condom, so I guess I’m not going to use them anymore,” said Chelsey Lonberger, a graduate student in the Library and Information Studies Department. Lonberger was on her way to get lunch when she stumbled upon the fair and decided to check it out. “This fair is really useful for
undergrads. When I went to Canisius as an undergraduate, they never had anything like this,” Lonberger said. “They didn’t even give out condoms.” What differentiated the fair from the others is that it offered a variety of safe-sex options like condoms, dental dams and lubrication. It also had emergency contraception (the Plan B pill) on sale for $25. Students like Lonberger appreciated the chance to think ahead. Courtney Bauer, a sophomore psychology major and assistant supervising counselor for SBI, ran a table called “Shark-Infested Waters” which allowed students to prepare in advance for things that could possibly happen while on break, like getting separated from their friends or waking up after a night of heavy drinking next to someone they didn’t know.
“This game is about preparation and getting ready for what could happen while on break,” Bauer said. “People going on spring break are just thinking about having fun; they don’t think about anything bad that could happen. This table makes people think in advance in case unfortunate circumstances happen to them.” Bauer believes that the fair was useful for students because many have a lot of bad misconceptions about sex. This was a chance for SBI to honestly answer questions and provide information. Additional information about the fair, alcohol and sex can be found on the SBI Web site, healthboard. buffalo.edu, or the WES Web site, http://student-affairs.buffalo.edu/shs/wes. E-mail: features@ubspectrum.com
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teeth,” Demchak said. “I’m Navajo enrolled, and I had to chase down Native grad students and others to get our paperwork in to get recognized by the GSA.” According to Martin, the university’s effort to recruit Native American students has been minimal and the overall lack of outreach to the Native American community has been disappointing. “[Our club] doesn’t have the numbers that clubs like the Latin American Student Association or the Black Student Association have,” Martin said. “It’s tough trying to get those numbers.” Martin is a Daniel Ackers Scholar, the only merit-based scholarship program at UB that gives special consideration to underrepresented
minority students. Martin believes that if more incentives like this were offered, especially to those students who live on reservations, the university could attract more Native American students. “Syracuse University offers full scholarships and free housing and Cornell and Potsdam also have large Native American communities,” Martin said. “The belief is that most Native Americans don’t attend college, and [NAPA] wants to dispel that.” According to Donald Grinde, chair of the American Studies program and a specialist in Native American research, UB cannot compete with private universities like Syracuse in the aggressive recruitment race because of the school’s state status. Grinde, however, agrees that the university could do more to make
UB welcoming to Native American students. “UB could do more to make the university a better place for these students in terms of a more diverse curriculum, a better campus climate, and more programs,” Grinde said. Martin plans on working hard to spread awareness about NAPA and Native American culture. She has several events planned, such as panel discussions, social dances and cultural cooking lessons. Additionally, for the first time this year, her organization will hold a welcoming celebration for accepted Native American students in the fall. “I don’t want NAPA to dissolve while I’m in presidency,” Martin said. “I want this club to succeed.” E-mail: features@ubspectrum.com
Facts both past and present are still overlooked RWANDA from page 7 in Rwanda, but a member of the Democratic Republican Movement, the ‘Hutu Power’ party that carried out the genocide … given his proximity to these radicals, it is reasonable to conclude that he knew more about the events to come than the movie would suggest,” Kayihura said. In the years since the genocide, Rusesabagina has established an international reputation as a figure of peace and inspiration for the oppressed. He is frequently requested to make paid appearances in the United States and abroad. However, to Kayihura and other survivors of the genocide who have
kept track of Rusesabagina’s career, facts both past and present are still being overlooked. “I want to throw up because he’s using [the movie] to forward his own political agenda,” Kayihura said. “[Since 1994], Rusesabagina has used his platform to champion and reinvigorate those same ethically divisive Hutu Power politics, raising money for causes that have less to do with helping survivors than revenge … most flagrant is his attempt to paint the murders committed by the Hutu Power extremists as simply a byproduct of civil war and not genocide.” However, Kayihura expresses good sentiments about the movie’s
creation, regardless of the future of Rusesabagina’s career and historical legacy. Nevertheless, Kayihura still feels that people should know his story. “I am happy the movie was made because it bought awareness to what happened, but [Rusesabagina] has used it to run his own political career. No one who was [at the hotel] can say he was a hero,” he said. Kayihura promises that he will continue to spread his story and make sure that “people know the truth.”
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Shooting craze has gotten old FALLON from page 7 exhausting month, and a grueling round of fear and anxiety, and it all goes back to one thing – guns. Frankly, before all of this drama happened, my interest in a person’s Second Amendment right to possess weapons of the firearm variety was minimal. Of course, I cried when hearing about the massacres at Columbine High School and Virginia Tech, and make jokes about the card-toting members of the National Rifle Association who mostly reside in and around the Texas border. My modest proposal, however, is this: leave it at home, everybody. All of it – especially your guns. And if that doesn’t work, then maybe we should do away with the entire Second Amendment. One of the most absurd sayings
I’ve ever heard is the tag phrase, “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” Yeah, people do kill people – with guns. What a revolutionary concept. What use does a resident of urban Buffalo or a student at UB have for possessing a firearm? We live in a society where information is so easily accessible you can order a gun off the Internet and find blueprints for a bomb on Google. All of these avenues for information would seem to be used as more avenues for the crazies to plot their next act of insanity and murder against innocent people. Guns belong to a certain demographic of people. Those people are members of law enforcement, whose job is to protect innocent civilians. I’m not saying that people should blindly and senselessly hand over
all of their freedoms to police and other authorities. That is a recipe for disaster and a dystopian universe. What I am saying is that those with power also have a responsibility to protect us. Therefore, the police and other law enforcement officials, who have been specially trained, should have the Second Amendment reserved for them. Seriously people, the school and street-shooting craze has really gotten old. It’s time to take a progressive step towards a more peaceful society by eliminating a threatening object from restaurants and school libraries, and investing real faith in those who can and will be able to protect us. It’s a step I’m willing to take. E-mail: shane.fallon@ubspectrum.com
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Heading to the championships By CHRISTY SUHR
Indoor Track & Field
Asst. Sports Editor
Women’s Swimming & Diving The women’s swimming and diving team worked during the past three weeks to get ready for the Mid-American Conference Championship meet, and they hope all if its hard work pays off. After dropping the final match of the season to Toledo on Feb. 6, the Bulls (8-3, 4-3 MAC) continued to practice for the championship competition, which commences on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Nixon Aquatic Center. The championship runs until Saturday. At the Toledo meet, the team of senior Jessica Ballard, sophomore Brynn Marecki, junior Jessie Koltz and freshman Caroline Simmons recorded a season-best time of 1:44.68 in the 200-meter medley relay. Head coach Andy Bashor notes this as an important event at the Championships. “I’m really looking forward to the 200-medley relay,” Bashor said. “It’s an event that we won last year; the first ever relay title. So, I’m excited to defend that.” Among the pool of competitors, Bashor said Miami (OH) (7-4, 5-2 MAC), Toledo (11-2, 7-0 MAC) and Ohio University (10-2, 5-2 MAC) will present the biggest challenge to the Bulls. Miami (OH) is the defending MAC Champion.
With the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships just days away, he men’s and women’s teams are deep in preparation. Buffalo only sent part of its team to the final competition of the regular season. Although the Bulls had no team scoring at Friday’s Zips Open at Akron’s Stile Field House, they did yield five first-place finishes – three for the men and two for the women. Women’s head coach Vicki Mitchell said Akron served as good practice for the athletes involved. “We used it as a tune-up for some of the athletes that needed a little bit more prep or a little bit more confidence work going into the MAC Championships,” Mitchell said. “The ones that we did take really had some great performances. We had a lot of personal bests coming out of that meet at Akron, so it went very well. For the other athletes that didn’t compete, we we’re just resting them up. They did workouts at home to avoid a weekend of travel so that they are physically and mentally ready to go for this coming weekend.” At Akron, junior John Bauman took the 800-meter race in 1:53.55. The men also recorded wins in both horizontal jumps. Junior Andrew Omoregie finished first in long jump with a distance of 21-0.75 (6.42m), while freshman Tomarris Bell won
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Head coach Andy Bashor says that the women’s swimming and diving team is ready to dive well and swim really fast at the MAC Championships.
triple jump at 44-11.50 (13.70m). The women’s team also captured a win in the 800-meter run as freshman Leah Wightman recorded a 2:12.84 victory. Off the track, junior Ajla Glavasevic threw 37-6.50 (11.44m) to secure a win in the shot put. Glavasevic is expected to compete in the women’s pentathlon at the MAC Championships. While Mitchell does not want to make a prediction about what place the women’s team will finish at the conference meet, her expectations are high. “We have several individuals
that are ranked quite highly in the [MAC],” Mitchell said. “I just expect all the women that go to compete to perform at their personal best level, which means equaling their best performances so far this season or exceeding them. If they do that and rise to that level of competition, I think as a team we’ll do quite well.” Both teams have one more day to practice before heading to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. on Thursday morning for the championship. Competition is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., respectively. Men’s head coach Perry Jenkins
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Hill-MacDonald knows that to end their current three-game losing streak the Bulls will have to show up on the defensive end against the Falcons. “We need to get out and defend,” Hill-MacDonald said. “We know we have to defend the perimeter as they have some great shooters.” At the end of the day, this is still a very young team. The Bulls have five freshmen and four sophomores and the team is still learning how to win. The f if th-year head coach would have liked to see quicker
improvement but what she has witnessed bodes well for the future of Buffalo basketball. “We would have liked to see some lessons learned a bit sooner,” HillMacDonald said. “But I think what we’ve been through this year and the playing time some of our young players have received has great potential to pay great dividends for us next year.” Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday against the Falcons. E-mail: sports@ubspectrum.com
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number seven in the East, but we struggled as a team in doubles play. I went to them and asked if they would break up for the good of team and they did with no problem. In the fall we worked heavily on doubles play and now it’s paying off.” Despite sweeping doubles play, Columbia took four of six singles matches to clinch the victory. The only players that managed to pull out singles wins for Buffalo were Golenko and Toia. Golenko won the No. 4 match over Donovan in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (1), while Toia overcame Diana Shapoval in the No. 6 position, 6-4, 7-5. “I thought the team fought well,” Twist said. “We could’ve pulled this one out. We just have to do a better job of playing certain points better.” While Twist said she expects to win every match, a loss to a good
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the No. 2 wrestler of the monthly MAC individual rankings, Stella found himself in a quick 4-0 deficit to Northern Illinois’ Bryan Deutsch. In the first period, Deutsch dominated Stella with an early takedown and a two-point nearfall. But just like Bishop, Stella left all of his emotion on the mat and came back to pull off a reversal in the second period to put Deutsch on his back at 2:43. Stella’s last win marked his 70th career victory for the Bulls. The Bulls also managed to collect wins from their group of nationallyranked wrestlers. In the 165-pound weight class, No. 19 nationally ranked sophomore John-Martin Cannon improved his MAC record to 4-1 with an 11-5
decision over the Huskies’ Joe Clothier. Cannon managed to take down Clothier four times to record nine of his 11 points off of takedowns. At 133, No. 17 Kevin Smith won his fifth MAC dual bout of the season. Smith beat Northern Illinois’ Tristen DeShazer rather easily, as he possessed a 3-1 lead after two periods and concluded with a 10-3 win. After starting 0-3 in MAC competition, redshirt-freshmen Josh Peters ended his season the right way. Looking for his second consecutive MAC win, Peters faced off with Northern Illinois’ Zach Benzio. In the second round, Peters took command of the match with a reversal and two-point near fall. Peters went on to win the 184-pound bout, 10-4, improving his conference record to 2-3. Histor y was made in t he
197-pound weight class when junior Jimmy Hamel earned a 14-4 major decision over the Huskies’ Scott Penny. The win marked Hamel’s 85th career victory and 40th career dual meet victory. Hamel’s win moved him into a three-way tie for ninth place in overall career victories at Buffalo. Hamel is now tied with Josh States, who wrestled for the Bulls from 1997-2001, on the Buffalo all-time dual-meet victory list. The Bulls now turn their attention to the MAC Championships. They will be held on March 6 and March 7 at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
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Country’s best janitors RAHN from page 16 couldn’t afford the training or the taxes in Delaware? Another sport I question is curling. For those of you who aren’t familiar with curling, it’s nothing more than heaving a heavy stone down a narrow ice rink towards a target – similar to shuffleboard. Two teammates use brooms to sweep in front of the stone to direct its path towards a strategically targeted spot. Exhilarating. But seriously, who curls? At what point in one’s life do you realize that you are good enough
to be in the Olympics for curling? I personally think our curling team is recruited from the country’s best janitors. I overheard during the curling broadcast that a lot of our team’s training takes place in a bar. If that’s really the case, there’s a chance I could be the best curler in the world – but no one would ever know. Furthermore, the competition for an athlete to qualify for the Olympics in sports such as skiing, speed skating, or luge is nowhere near what it is for a sport like basketball. I don’t mean to disrespect these athletes and their abilities. What
Shaun White did this year in the snowboarding half-pipe competition was amazing. But who’s to say there is not someone out there that is better, but just hasn’t had the means to pick up the sport? The competitors in these sports emerged from such a small population that it would be ignorant to call them the greatest athletes in the world. Throw me some money, put me in skis and give me a mountain. I’ll be representing the red, white and blue come 2014. E-mail: sports@ubspectrum.com
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SP O R T S Weekend split hands Buffalo first loss By JUSTIN DIXIE Staff Writer
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Greatest athletes in the world? There’s no denying that the
2010 Winter Olympic Games
in Vancouver have been as competitive as ever. Many people consider the games to be a gathering of the greatest athletes in the world, but is this true? A re t hese rea lly t he world’s greatest athletes? I don’t think so. Geographic location and socio-economic status limit the exposure of many of these winter sports. Athletes that partake in these games – for the most part – were born into an ideal situation that allowed them to find success in their event. I don’t want to take anything away from these athletes because they dedicate their lives to their sports, but they are only the best of a small percentage of people around the world. Many Winter Olympic events require athletes to spend an unfathomable amount of money on expensive equipment a nd specialized training that is necessary to achieve great success. Not everyone has the means to even think about being involved in such sports at a young age. The cost of picking up snowboa rding ca n r un someone around $1,000 on equipment alone, not to mention the additional expenses that arise every time the boarder grows. Just to get on a mountain alone costs no less than $50 for a lift ticket, unless you buy a season pass for about $500. Now imagine how much it would cost for one to be good enough to compete in the Olympics. Expenses aside, geography limits many would-be competitors too. Only people in certain regions of the country have the ability to participate in certain winter sports, limiting the competing population even more. Sports such as fig ure skating require a life-long commitment. Think about male figure skater Johnny Weir, who is considered to be one of the best figure skaters in the United States. Weir picked up figure skating at the age of 11, which is considered very late for an Olympian. By the age of 12, his family moved from Pennsylvania to Delaware so he could be closer to his coach and training rink. This demonstrates not only his parents’ dedication to establishing a figure skating career for Johnny, but also proves that location matters. They moved to another state with the hopes that their son would some day hold a gold medal on an international podium. But what if they see RAHN page 14
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Senior Denise Harijanto (above), alongside partner Alexsandra Petrova, went undefeated in doubles play over the weekend. The Bulls split matches, defeating Army but losing to Columbia, and now stand at 3-1 on the season.
The women’s tennis team got off to a blazing start when the season began, and it looked to continue its dominance in West Point and New York City over the weekend. While the matches started off promising with a win against Army, Columbia halted the Bulls in its tracks. On Friday, Buffalo got off to a strong start as the Bulls (3-1) downed Army (4-4), 4-3. The Bulls’ No. 1 doubles team of senior Denise Harijanto and junior Aleksandra Petrova got the ball rolling with an 8-3 victory over the Black Knights’ Annie Houghton and Kristin Beehler. Buffalo clinched the doubles point as senior Diana Toia and junior Diana Popescu made easy work of Army’s Michael
Tollerton and Robie Verano, 8-1. With doubles play victory behind them, the Bulls focused on singles play to clinch the win over the Black Knights. Both Popescu and Petrova carried over momentum from doubles competition and got wins in their singles matches. Playing at the No. 2 position, Popescu defeated Erin Colston in the first two sets, 6-7 (4), 6-2, before Colston retired early in the third set down 1-0. Petrova then downed Beehler for a second time with a straight set decision, 6-2, 6-3. Freshman Tamara Markovic clinched the match for Buffalo in the No. 5 position with a straight-set victory over Tollerton, 7-6 (3), 6-3. see WTENNIS page 14
Bulls look for strong finish to season By MATTHEW PARRINO The road to the Mid-American Conference Tournament is reaching its conclusion and the women’s basketball team is hoping to recreate the magic it experienced just a season ago. Before the Bulls (7-19, 3-10 MAC) get a chance to play at Quicken Loans Arena, they first have to close out the regular season. Up next are the Bowling Green Falcons (21-6, 11-2 MAC) at Alumni Arena on Wednesday. The Falcons are the best team in the MAC this season and dominated the Bulls in their first meeting this year, 78-60. Head coach Linda Hill-MacDonald knows how good of a team Bowling Green is but has confidence in her squad. She felt the performance of her team in the first half of the first meeting needs to happen for the entire contest this time around. “We played [Bowling Green] very tough, particularly in the first half,” Hill-MacDonald said. “Although they won that game. they had to work hard to do it. It’s our home court and we hope to take what we’ve learned the first time we played them and correct some of the things we could have done better for the entire 40 minutes.” Ringing through the halls of Alumni Arena are the memories of last season when the Bulls surprised everyone
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The Bulls will need role players like Kourtney Brown (above) to step up and beat the Bowling Green Falcons.
by making it to the semi-finals of the MAC tournament before falling to Ball State, the eventual winner. Recapturing that drive and focus is essential for the Bulls down the stretch and Hill-MacDonald welcomes the change, however expected it sooner. “We certainly talk about the way we finished last season,” Hill-MacDonald said. “Each game presents a new opportunity and players have to come into each game with that mindset. We don’t want to wait until the MAC tournament to finally play the way we’re capable of playing.” The three games left on the schedule for the Bulls will gauge how far the team has come this season. Even though they have played poorly at times, the Bulls have a lot of talent and need to finish on a high note to have success in Cleveland. Hill-MacDonald attributes the Bulls’ struggles to inconsistent play and the inability to put forth a 40-minute effort as a team. “If we could play 40 minutes like we play three quarters of the game, that would have made a difference in a lot [of our losses],” Hill-MacDonald said. “That’s the biggest problem; the lack of consistency in our performance.” An essential component to the Bulls success is contributions across the see WBBALL page 14
Bye, bye seniors
Last meeting: The Bulls bested
the Zips 78-65 earlier this season at Alumni Arena thanks to a career high 31-point performance from senior guard Rodney Pierce. Akron, however, leads the all time series, 23-18. Last results: Buffalo (16-9, 8-5 Mid-American Conference) is coming off a 77-75 overtime thriller against Saint Peter’s. The Bulls won the game on a long buzzer beater from senior guard Sean Smiley. Akron (20-8, 10-3 MAC) will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 70-53 loss against Virginia Commonwealth this past Saturday. Before falling to the Rams, the Zips had won five games in a row and had been successful in seven of their pervious nine contests. Record-setting game?: If the Bulls can win at the James A. Rhodes Arena, they’ll pick up their record-setting ninth road win of the season. It won’t be easy however, as the Zips are 12-3 on their home floor this season and have gone 5-1 in the MAC. Key players: Buffalo will continue to run their offense through senior guard John Boyer and Pierce. Boyer currently leads the nation in assist to turnover ration (3.30) and in the past four games has committed just one turnover. Pierce is third in the MAC in scoring and is coming off a 22-point game against the Peacocks. Akron is led by a balanced scoring attack. Junior forward Brett McKnight leads the team with 10.2 points per game while senior forward Jimmy Conyers pours in 9.5 per game. Two more players score over eight points per game and three others tally over seven each contest. Conyers leads the team in rebounding with 6.8 per game.
Predictions:
The Bulls are riding a five-game winning streak and are coming off a dramatic victory during ESPU Bracketbusters weekend. They’re going to storm into Akron hungry to win and will jump out to an early lead. The Zips will fight back, and this one will come down to the wire. Buffalo, however, will come out on top and will sweep Akron for the first time since the 200304 season. 62-59, Buffalo Andrew Wiktor Senior Sports Editor
Going into the JAR and leaving with a victory won’t be easy for Buffalo. Akron remembers the intensity Buffalo played with in January’s contest and will look to top it in Wednesday’s contest. In the first contest, Buffalo rode Pierce and Sean Smiley to victory. The two combined for 52 points on 8-for-9 shooting beyond the arc. That’s not going to happen again, so guys like Titus Robinson and Max Boudreau need to show up to give the Bulls some presence inside the paint against Akron’s talented big men. Even with the winning streak, Akron has not played its best basketball (last four wins came by an average of four points), and with Buffalo starting to surge, this may be a huge win for the Bulls. 64-63, Buffalo David Sanchirico Managing Editor
SIDELINES
By CHRIS LAW Staff Reporter
Everyone’s college career comes to an end at some point, and one of the toughest things to do is let go and say goodbye. For two Buffalo wrestlers, the end of the collegiate journey arrived this past weekend as seniors Dan Bishop and Andrew Stella wrestled in their last regular-season meet as Bulls. Behind the emotions of their graduating teammates, the Bulls (9-7-1, 2-3 Mid-American Conference) collected their second-conference win of the season, defeating Northern Illinois (9-10, 1-4 MAC), 25-8. By getting the win, Buffalo earned its first dual-meet victory over the Huskies since the ’00-’01 season. Bishop saved arguably one of his best
SCOUTING AKRON
Wednesday Women’s Basketball vs. Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Men’s Basketball at Akron, 7 p.m.
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In his last home meet of his career, senior Dan Bishop’s clutch reversal turned a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 victory as the Bulls bested Northern Illinois, 25-8.
performances for last. After two periods, Bishop faced a 1-0 deficit against the Huskies’ Izzy Montemayor. Just when it looked like Bishop was down and defeated, he recorded a reversal in the third period and held on
to collect riding time for a 3-1 win. Another comeback on the afternoon was needed for Stella to close out his collegiate career on a good note. Facing see WRESTLING page 14
at MAC Championships, 7 p.m.
Thursday Women’s Swimming and Diving
at MAC Championships, 11 a.m./7 p.m.