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Local soldier shares experience in Haiti

By JESSICA TUFTE Staff Writer

All the soldiers in Combat Medic FPC Adam Klyczek’s unit are showering about once a week and eating MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) while helping Haiti recover from the earthquake that hit earlier this month.

They are sleeping outside and have built a city of tents in an effort to get some form of

shelter over everyone’s heads.

“Down the hill is where the city is, and they set up a bunch of tents. Not real tents, but they used sticks and draped things over,” Klyczek said.

“We set up a hospital in one of them. Day in and day out, we are treating people here. We are up to 20 births now. The twentieth was last night.”

Klyczek is familiar with these conditions. He spent six months in Iraq, which helped

him mentally prepare for dealing with disaster zones, but he still can’t wait to make the trip back to Clarence to see his family and friends.

“I just got the news that see SOLDIERS page 2 Courtesy of Adam Klyczek Right: Combat Medic FPC Adam

Klyczek poses with a Haitian girl whom he helped after the devastating earthquake while serving in the U.S. army.

Savvy seniors steal a win

By ANDREW WIKTOR Senior Sports Editor

Ohio 69 • Buffalo 72 Senior guard Rodney Pierce started the game out with a traveling violation, but after 40 minutes of basketball, he walked out of Alumni Arena with the game-winning shot.

Coming off of a thrilling one-point win over the Miami RedHawks, Ohio was looking to take the momentum from its last game into Saturday night’s contest at Alumni Arena. The Bulls, on the other hand, were trying to forget their Wednesday night loss to Akron and wanted to give their seniors a memorable good bye.

Buffalo (17-10, 9-6 Mid-American Conference) got its wish as a pair of senior guards, Pierce and John Boyer, willed the Bulls to a three-point victory, 72-69. “[The game was] another MAC dog fight to the end,” said head coach Reggie Witherspoon. “We were a little jumpy offensively, but we stayed in there defensively long enough to give ourselves a chance to be there at the end.”

And they seized that chance.

With just over two minutes remaining in the game, Pierce hit a 3-pointer that tied the score, 67-67. The Bulls followed up the trey with a defensive stop and had their first chance to take the lead in the second half. On the ensuing possession, senior Caitlin Johnson/ The Spectrum forward Calvin Betts had an open look at a 3-pointer, Senior guard John Boyer was one of six players honored on senior night as the Bulls but strong-armed it off the back rim. defeated Ohio 72-69 on Saturday night at Alumni Arena.

After a long possession, the Bobcats’ leading scorer, Armon Bassett, knocked down a mid-range jump shot that put Ohio (16-14, 6-9 MAC) up by two points. On the next play, however, Pierce hit another 3-pointer to give the Bulls a one-point edge, 70-69, with 25.2 seconds remaining.

Betts committed a foul that forced Ohio to inbound from the baseline, where they had struggled to get the ball in play all night. Pierce knocked an errant pass into Boyer’s hands and was then fouled with just over 10 seconds to play.

Buffalo struggled from the free throw line all game long – shooting 38.5 percent (5-for-13) – but Boyer knocked down the free throw tries to put his team up by three. Bassett got a good look on the ensuing possession, but his 3-point tried hit the rim and into the hands of sophomore forward Mitchell Watt, essentially capping the game for Buffalo.

But Boyer’s clutch free throws were key in the win and continued his best stretch of basketball as a Bull. He is second in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.6), and in the past six games has had 31 assists to just two turnovers.

“You run [the plays] that many times in practice [and for] that many games, you finally get a handle on it and you know what you’re doing out there,” Boyer said. “The game has slowed down for me. [I’ve been] making the easy pass. If [my teammates] didn’t make shots, I wouldn’t be getting assists.”

Buffalo seniors Sean Smiley, Pierce, Boyer, Betts, Adekambi Laleye and Max Boudreau were honored before tip-off. They were each walked onto the floor by their parents and were presented with a few gifts from see MBBALL page 2

Friday’s Fiesta

Toyota recalls create mixed feelings

By JEFF PELZEK

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Since last September, the Toyota Motor Corporation and its subsidiary luxury car company, Lexus, have recalled millions of its vehicles due to defects, which have led to inadvertent acceleration, and ultimately, a handful of deaths in the United States.

Most of the customers troubled with the defect complained of sticky gas pedals.

For several weeks, Toyota cautioned all drivers to be aware that the gas pedal became see TOYOTA page 4

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Friday night, the Center for the Arts was filled with the sounds, colors and dances of the world. Despite the frigid weather, International Fiesta was sold out with many students still clamoring for last minute tickets.

According to Student Association President Ernesto Alvarado, the show is crucial for the UB community.

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‘People burn bodies on the sidewalks’ SOLDIERS from page 1 we should be going home in a week or two. I can’t wait to be home again,” Klyczek, a 2006 Clarence High School graduate, said.

He has spent the last month in Haiti treating the wounded. Klyczek is a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. “I got here and we were the first

soldiers to be in Haiti because we were in Global Response Force.

We got the majority of the acute patients, the ones with crush injuries,” Klyczek said.

Crush injuries range from broken legs and pelvises to traumatic brain injuries. Since their arrival, the nature of injuries has shifted from crush injuries to infected wounds.

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and treat the holes left when falling rubble ripped out chunks of flesh. “[Injured survivors] were flooding the airport as soon as we got there.

It was … about a week of just treating people and giving them food and water. Our [Forward Operating Base] is a few miles from the Port-au-Prince airport, which was about where the epicenter of the earthquake was,” Klyczek said.

Klyczek and his fellow soldiers bring in as many medical supplies as they can and try to get out to areas that are far removed from their home base.

“Every once in a while, we will transport people to hospitals that need it. And then when we’re not working out in the tent, we go out in the city and do what we call ‘tail-gate medicine,’” Klyczek said.

So far, Klyczek says that he and his comrades have been met with joy from the Haitians who are desperate for help.

“Everybody’s really happy we’re here,” Klyczek said. “They have had some pro-American demonstrations here, so that’s good. Not really something we’re used to.”

Klyczek is proud of his time in Haiti and feels that, unlike in other places he’s been, he’s gained a sense of philanthropic accomplishment.

“There was this one little boy who came in every day. He was leaving the house and a cinder block fell on his leg when the earthquake struck.

We had to amputate all the toes on his right foot. He’s got maybe twothirds of his foot left. He won’t be able to walk on it,” Klyczek said.

“Every day we would debride the wound, which is very painful, and he wouldn’t cry. Not once. And he would show up the next day with a smile on his face. It’s hard to see children damaged mentally after all of this, but a part of me knows that they are going to be all right.”

Haiti has a long road ahead, but maybe everyone could learn a little from the idea of being thankful for something as simple as being able to take his or her next breath.

“I like to think of myself as an optimistic person, but also a realist,” Klyczek said. “Everyone here is striving to live; they’re passionate. They’ll get through it. They’re strong. You ask them how they’re doing and they say, ‘I’m good. I’m good. I’m taking another breath, so that means life is ok.’”

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“No matter where I am – Iraq, Afghanistan, or Haiti – I am supposed to say that I get the same satisfaction and I have no opinion on where I would rather be,” Klyczek said. “They don’t want me to say that I’d rather be in Haiti. The sheer number of people I’ve helped here and who have wanted my help is incredible. The individuals I helped in Iraq were much more meaningful because they were my brothers. But here, overall, there is a much greater sense of accomplishment.”

Haiti, however, is not devoid of its own horrors.

“There are bodies on the sides of the streets everywhere. People burn bodies on the sidewalks. There are trucks of bodies that drive by. I saw a little girl’s body getting eaten by a dog,” Klyczek said.

Despite walking past scenes like these on a daily basis, Klyczek tries to remain optimistic.

“There is no feeling like saving people. Especially the children. I’ve saved at least 100 children here,” Klyczek said. “It sucks to see some of these things.”

Klyczek still is haunted by an image of a young boy whose strength and maturity made such a bad situation seem like nothing.

MBBALL from page 1 the Athletic Department, including a framed jersey and a box of flowers.

The best present of the night, however, was the win. With the victory, the Bulls have now won 10-consecutive senior day games.

“I always say senior night is not just for the seniors,” Witherspoon said.

“This is another group leaving here having never lost on senior night…

It’s a way of binding our program and we can say we sent [the seniors] out right.”

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could to get the win. Pierce poured in a game-high 26 points and five steals while Boyer canned four 3-pointers and dished out seven assists. Betts played stellar defense as well.

Ohio received balanced scoring as five players finished in double figures. Leading the team was freshman guard D.J. Cooper, who filled up the stat sheet with 12 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Senior center Kenneth Van Kempen played big minutes for the Bobcats. He hit a few big mid range jump shots and finished the night with a doubledouble (16 points and 10 rebounds).

“It’s big to get a win on senior night,” Boyer said. “We didn’t want to be the first group in 10 years not to leave on a win. We’ll be going into [Millett Hall at Miami (OH)] and it’s going to be another dog fight like every other game in the MAC.” The Bulls will conclude their season Wednesday night when they visit Miami (OH). Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. If Buffalo wins, it receives a first round bye in the MAC Tournament, which will be held in Cleveland, Ohio from Mar. 11-13 at the Quicken Loans Arena.

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Controversy swirls around abuse case of Paterson Aide Gov. David A. Paterson gave the residents of New York one of the biggest understatements on Friday when he dropped his campaign for reelection due to an incident with his top aide.

“I don’t want to talk about that because it just, you know, those are things that I’m sure the attorney general will ask,” said Paterson in his first public remarks about the incident.

This is a governor who took the reins amidst the Elliot Spitzer scandal. The residents should have seen the warning signs, right?

And if foul play hasn’t already crossed the minds of New Yorkers, Deputy Secretary for public safety Denise O’Donnell resigned on Thursday afternoon.

Maybe.

Currently, the governor is under the microscope due to allegations that a top aide to Paterson violently assaulted his longtime girlfriend. The woman went to court to seek an order of protection against David Johnson, who had started as the governor’s driver and scheduler before becoming one of the governor’s closest advisers.

The woman who claims the assault returned to court months after complaining that the state police had been harassing her to drop the charges. The state police had no jurisdiction in the case, but did confirm that a member of the governor’s security detail did speak with the woman.

When seeking a final protective order, the woman received a call from the governor himself, which prompted the woman to miss her final court date and have the case dismissed.

This is ridiculous.

New Yorkers have always been weary of Paterson. Polls, like Siena College’s poll of registered voters, found that almost two-thirds of voters would rather have someone else in office.

To make matters even worse, Paterson refuses to address his role in the matter. Like any Chief Executive, the buck stops with him – good, bad or ugly.

“The fact that the governor and members of the State Police have acknowledged direct contact with a woman who had filed for an order of protection against a senior member of the governor’s staff is a very serious matter,” she wrote in her statement of resignation. “These actions are unacceptable regardless of their intent.”

There is no way that the State Police could have thought their intervention was appropriate.

The irony of all of this is that Paterson’s administration has strived to champion the cause of battered women. Furthermore, when Paterson first became governor he insisted that the State Police must not interfere with political matters.

There is no doubt the details will continue to come out about the incident. But one thing remains clear. Abuses of power can be present anywhere. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo found that the State Police have been interfering in politics going back to George Pataki’s administration.

American politicians enjoy a shroud of immense power and a boys club mentality. Sadly it is usually the public gets the short end of the stick.

This whole situation reeks of impropriety. Maybe this is the wake up call to New Yorkers to give the political landscape a good shake up.

We interrupt your usual program of Oh my god, I’m a middle class college student with a test to study for and there’s blood in my mucus for something else, something slightly worthwhile.

Perhaps the single most important and most influential device of my generation is the Internet. We use it for an almost obscene amount of time doing almost everything, from checking e-mail to taking care of some virtual farmland to sending money for a needy Nigerian prince to proving Thebat420 wrong that Batman could beat the Hulk in a carefully worded essay that sounds more articulate than your papers due the next morning.

Yeah. We do a lot.

The Internet is marvelous and at times, a weird place. One can only be in awe in all of its magnificent digital glory. In this day and age of hyper speed information Eric Hilliker distribution it is easy to forget one Arts Editor simple thing. People are stupid.

I mean really stupid.

The great thing about the Internet is the large expansion of everyone’s favorite amendment, freedom of speech.

Twitter, Wikipedia, and a gratuitous amount of blogs litter the web, giving every person who logs on a voice.

Unrestricted and unlimited freedom of speech is a wondrous thing. The worst thing that could happen is if someone got an iron grip on it and filtered whatever they don’t want.

The Internet will hopefully remain as open and free forever.

Although the freedom of the Internet is no doubt a great thing, it is a double-edged sword. The Youtube and IMDB comment sections often turn more into a hive of hate and racism, rumors of D-list celebrities’ death (poor Sinbad) plagues the masses and looking up George Washington on Wikipedia has resulted with someone deciding that he is a master of Muay Thai.

Germinating from this cyber wasteland is what many perceive as the new generation of the news. A digital distribution of information headed not by single entities but by the masses of the free. News by the people, for the people.

Many of those who have fully embraced this call it the harbinger of the death of the old media, the printed word. Of course, I find this ridiculous. Why would you trust the Internet?

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As the events of Tuesday unfolded, The Spectrum took to it’s Twitter account, making reference of missing students and witness reports, all of which incited a level of panic among our University community.

While we understand you feel a journalistic obligation to report the news, repeating those unsubstantiated rumors caused chaos among the community and ultimately escalated the situation unnecessarily.

Moreover, it was incredibly disappointing to see senior members of your staff criticizing the means by which this situation was handled. Being that you are undergraduate journalists, and not crisis management specialists or law enforcement officials, we would be interested to know how you are qualified to pass such egregious judgments. As members of our institution who our students trust to deliver accurate and unbiased information, we are of the opinion that you blatantly misused that power.

Furthermore, as members of this community, we are both shocked and disheartened by the lack of respect shown to the University Police as well as Buffalo and Amherst Police Departments.

While members of your publication were busy “tweeting”, these brave individuals were risking their safety to ensure ours.

The events should have made us come together as a community. Instead it left us having to choose between faith in our administration or faith in our student newspaper. If we should ever have the misfortune to experience an event of this nature again, we would urge you to exercise caution and responsibility in your efforts to keep our students informed.

We both, as we believe you should, trust in the University Police and our administration to make the decisions necessary to protect our community.

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I don’t want to know these things I found myself looking at Victoria Beckham’s Wikipedia page the other day. I was quite surprised to discover that Victoria, better known as “Posh Spice,” has actually done quite well for herself after her days with “the most successful female group of all time.” Besides wedding a famous soccer player, she’s started her own fashion line, written an autobiography, and made several documentaries.

Why would I care? How did I even find my way into such a terrible corner of the Internet?

It has become a compulsion for me to gather as much information as possible – however Brendon Bochacki useless it is and whatever it perAsst. Campus Editor tains to – in some kind of effort to exploit all of the methods that have become available in recent years. I cannot think of a piece of information that would matter less to me than Victoria Beckham’s post-Spice Girls status, but I read at least a quarter of the article before I was able to come to that realization.

When all of the knowledge in existence is so easily accessed, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to determine just what things are in my best interest for me to know. This particular case was obviously a prime example of completely useless information, but where should the line be drawn?

As cliché as it might be to point fingers at technology as the source of civilization’s downfall, I feel like I have to do it. The good that new information sharing methods have done for the world are undeniable, but it has been becoming more and more apparent to me that they are changing my day-to-day life in a way that cannot possibly be for the best.

I can’t remember the last time I was in an argument that actually had an answer somewhere and lasted for more than two minutes. Within 30 seconds of the disagreement, one of the parties involved typically gets on an iPhone and is waving around the answer in no time – depending on the 3G coverage. The process might take a little longer if you have a Droid, but still.

The days of heated debates about any fact-based argument have become a thing of the past.

And I miss them.

School papers of any kind have also lost a good amount of satisfaction that used to come with their completion. I see BOCHACKI page 4

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Filipino American Students Association names winning act FIESTA from page 1 spread throughout UB.” Seven SA groups participated in the competition for a cash prize. The first act started off with the Malaysian Student Association. The group performed an array of different cultural dances, and surprised the audience with a Lady Gaga themed finale that had the crowd on its feet.

The Filipino American Student Association then took to the stage.

It wowed the crowd with Tinikling, an intricate bamboo pole dance. The highlight of their time on stage was the balancing acts they performed using liquid filled glasses while dancing the Tinikling.

The Organization of Arab Students came on stage after. The organization opened up with a view into the palace of a Middle Eastern king. The stage then exploded with tinkling bells and the hypnotic moves of graceful belly dancers. The students finished off their act with the

traditional Dabkeh dance.

Like many of the SA groups that night, the Chinese Student Association had a theme-based act. Its performance depicted the legend of Mulan. Starting off with a graceful water sleeve dance, the Chinese SA finished off with a martial arts performance that showed Mulan’s transition from girl to warrior.

The Latin American Student Association finished off the first act. Performing with a backdrop of a South American village, LASA showcased its diversity in an act that included the Chacarera, Argentinean Zamba and Tango. It ended with a sizzling Reggae tone number that had the audience on its feet.

The Indian Student Association was the first group to perform in the second act. Portraying the diversity of India, it performed a number of dance styles including Bhangra, Garba and Bollywood. The Indian SA finished off with a grand finale, tying all these dance styles together and

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showing the unity of these diverse cultures under one nation.

The Japanese Student Association ended the lineup of competing groups. Using a backdrop color scheme and different dance techniques they depicted the various seasons of Japan.

As the judges deliberated who was the night’s winner, there was plenty of talent to keep the audience entertained. The exhibition segment contained diverse dance styles performed by the Caribbean Student Association, UB Assassins, UB Zeal and the Polish Student Association.

Each group brought something different, carrying over the diversity element of the whole show into the exhibition act.

After much deliberation the judges announced the Filipino American Student Association as the winning act, followed by the Indian Student Association and the Latin American Student Association.

Following the success of previous

said. “The voting was very close… overall what it came down to was just a matter of small finite details that put the [Filipino American Student Association] over the edge.”

Despite the competitive nature of the show, many of the groups performing did not consider winning their primary goal.

“We are not going into the competition to win, but to get recognition from [the students and community],” said Derek Chong, a senior computer science major and Malyasian Student Association dancer.

According to Rawey Kased, a senior media study major and Organization of Arab Students choreographer, culture was the main point.

“We are out here to promote our culture,” Kased said. “It’s all about the culture. It brings people together.”

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About 15 percent of students registered Toyotas TOYOTA from page 1 entangled underneath the floor mat fabric if it was pressed completely.

Further investigation proved that the pedal built into nine new Toyota models accumulated friction with use and could spontaneously remain pressed.

But the complaints continued.

Owners of the ’09 and ’10 Prius models started to complain about an inability to apply their brakes after running over a pothole or speed bump. The manufacturer explained confidently that it was actually a component of the anti-lock Brake system, which allows the vehicle to maintain traction when rolling over precarious terrain.

Meanwhile, automobile experts and the media raised concerns about the computer systems of the models. Toyota has invariably denied any problems with the computer system, claiming in a press release updated Jan. 25, “we are confident that no problems exist with the electronic throttle control system in our vehicles.”

“St udents have reg istered 3,100 Toyotas with Parking and Transportation Services at UB,” said Christopher Austin, Assistant director of PTS in the Spaulding office. “Over 20,000 parking permits have been issued to students this academic year…so about 15 percent of students who have registered a

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Maullika Dua, a junior biological sciences major, believed the show over exceeded its predecessors.

“I thought the show was really good, I loved all the colors, the music, I think they improved a lot from last year,” Dua said. “They were very well coordinated. Each of the SA groups added something different this year.”

According to Andrilisa Read, International Coordinator for SA, the show was a huge success because of all the dedicated participants.

“The show was amazing,” Read said. “It’s about the people who leave their heart out on that stage. They have been practicing for months, endless hours…this year the judges have struggled the most, because it was extremely close.”

This notion was seconded by judge Justin Schceiber, a UB alumni.

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Recall service specialists are currently contacting students and other drivers with the recalled models in order to schedule appointments for repairs at certified Toyota dealerships.

“It’s a big hassle,” said Arik Kayam, a sophomore business major.

As a driver of a Toyota Camry, Kayam plans to deal with the problem soon, but not immediately.

“I’ll get it done in the summer when I have more time, and when they have settled on a story… they seem to be saying new things about the recall every day,” Kayan said.

With much of the world starting to go green and as more fuel-efficient cars become popular, Toyota has been leading its way into the future of auto sales. In 2008, the company surpassed General Motors in sales by 600,000 vehicles, dethroning a 77-year long legacy.

But after the recall of 12 of its topselling models, the safety concerns and unavoidable stigmas in tow have caused a 16 percent drop in sales for Toyota, as well as comparable gains for its competitors.

“My car isn’t one of the recalled models,” said Josh Wertheimer, a senior exercise science major. “I’m lucky to be safe, and to be excluded from this giant mess.”

According to Toyota’s Web site, the repair process is simple, but to some customers, it is nonetheless

bothersome. It requires replacement parts for some models, while others only require a new driver-side floor mat.

Despite the assertions regarding the computer system, Toyota is also installing new “software” for the models affected by the ABS problem.

“You have to slug over to the dealership and either spend the day there, or take a loaner,” Kayam said.

“You can only assume that the loaner Toyota is safer than your own car.”

The company knows that the defects endanger everyone driving, not only its customers.

Consequently, Toyota is urging its customers to remove the floor mats from under the pedals, and to seek repairs as soon as possible to avoid any further accidents.

The most notorious case concerned a California Highway Patrol officer whose passenger-laden Lexus ES 350 accelerated uncontrollably and shot off the highway, crashing into an embankment and killing everyone inside. Their last moments were recorded on a horrifying 911-phone call.

The imagery is disturbing, but Toyota seems confident in its products post recall. Still, skeptics turn away from the major car company, while faithful Toyota drivers pray that lightning won’t strike twice.

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Need self control BOCHACKI from page 3 obviously wouldn’t want to spend 10 hours in the library flipping through books like an idiot to try to find the relevant information, but I vaguely remember a fulfillment in having to do that that I haven’t had in years.

For the same reasons that I would rather have a book collection than a Nook, a stack of CDs instead an iPod, and a row of DVDs on an entertainment center instead of a hard drive plugged into an Xbox, there’s something that I just don’t like about having the ability to have any of the information I could desire in a matter of seconds.

That’s not to say that I don’t actually have each of those

things that I’d rather not, but that’s exactly my point. There are some things that I’d like to know that would probably be best for me if I didn’t, but when there’s virtually nothing stopping me anymore, I can’t help myself.

Solution: I don’t know. Perhaps a little self-control is in order. It surely isn’t necessary that I satisfy every one of my curiosities about whatever I seem to think I need to know at a given moment.

But by doing anything short of disabling my computer’s Internet and destroying my cell phone, that just doesn’t seem to be possible.

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AR T S & LI F E

By JOHN HUGAR Staff Reporter

With the U.S. Olympic Hockey team advancing to the gold medal game, it was hard not to feel a little patriotic on Friday. Even the most hardened cynic had to be brimming with just a bit of American pride.

As a result, the timing couldn’t have been better for the first performance of the semester by the UB Symphony Orchestra, which was a tribute to famous American Composers. It was an inspired idea for a performance, and was executed to near perfection. The orchestra was truly on its game Friday night.

Considering the inclement weather conditions in the Buffalo area that evening, there was a concern that the orchestra would be playing to an empty crowd. Luckily, that was not the case, as a nearly packed crowd was on hand to witness a truly excellent show.

The program, entitled Viva America, featured performances of five wellknown compositions by early 20th century American, such as Aaron Copland and George Gershwin.

The evening began with Aaron Copland’s An Outdoor Overture, an epic, grandiose performance that certainly grabbed the audience’s attention. As the orchestra was playing, everyone in the crowd had their

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Despite inclement weather on Friday, the UB Symphony Orchestra played to a nearly packed crowd.

Triumphant tribute eyes glued to the stage.

The orchestra’s performance was nearly flawless. For the entire tenminute overture, there was rarely a bum note. The students performing this piece had put great effort into their work, and it paid off. Even a hardened classical music snob would give them props for their tremendous chops.

The second number of the night was David Diamond’s Psalm, which while not without its share

of bombast, is considerably more subdued than the opening number.

This composition relies very heavily on the string section, whose playing needed to be perfect for it to work.

Luckily, the string section was up to the task. Once again every instrument was in tune, and the audience received the full effect of the orchestra without even a hint of dissonance entering the atmosphere.

The centerpiece of the first half was a performance of three relatively

brief numbers from Leonard Bernstein’s classic musical On The Town.

The highlight of this was “Lonely Town: Pas De Deux,” the most somber and softest number of the night. It worked as a perfect juxtaposition to the earlier aggression, and showed that the orchestra was not only talented but quite versatile as well.

After a roughly 25 minute intermission, the ceremonies resumed with a performance of Adagio for

Strings by Samuel Barber. As the title suggests, this number features the string section almost exclusively, and, they once again met the song’s challenge with ease.

The delicate number was performed beautifully and was received very warmly by the crowd. It was arguably the most difficult performance of the night, and the symphony played it effortlessly.

The orchestra’s final number, and the true heart of the show, was George Gershwin’s An American In Paris. Coming in at a whopping 23 minutes, this was not only the lengthiest number of the night, but also the most complex.

This number featured the full orchestra, with lively horns mixing in and clashing with the drums. It was the perfect counter to the softness of the previous song and it had the crowd captivated.

When it was all done, the orchestra received a thunderous round of applause. And they had truly done their job.

This show was nothing short of a triumph, and it clearly showed the talent of UB’s symphonic orchestra.

Anyone who saw the show knows how lucky he or she is to have witnessed the immense talent of his or her peers.

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CYNICS REIGN SUPREME

By JAMESON BUTLER and JAMES TWIGG Asst. Arts Editors

Balls, God and Hitler’s phallus are just a few of the grossly inappropriate, but still hilarious, topics covered by Louis C.K.’s hysterical performance at CFA on Saturday night.

Comedian Louis C.K. isn’t known for his sophisticated or educated ways, quite the opposite in fact. And his latest performance is no exception. C.K. was brash, direct and completely unafraid to crush people’s faith in anything or anyone.

From the start, C.K. let the crowd know that he wasn’t afraid to offend. Most comedians who perform in Buffalo tend to make the generic jokes about the wings or weather of the city. Louis however chose to not so much joke about the city, as completely degrade it in a sidesplitting manner.

“The most fun you can have in Buffalo is sitting in your hotel room and seeing how far you can shove your finger up your own

a**,” C.K. joked.

From start to finish, C.K. had the crowd in hysterics. No topic seemed too over the line for the comedy veteran. This was ever apparent when he went on to inform the crowd of his personal views on family life.

C.K.’s cynicism is so deeply rooted that even his views on his own little ones are distorted.

“The first thing I think about when I pick [my daughters] up is when is the earliest I can put them to bed and it won’t be considered child abuse. 5 p.m.? It’s p.m., that’s night,” C.K said.

Despite the never-ending onslaught of hilariously raunchy jokes, the show did was hindered by a negative. Not to any fault of Mr. C.K. however. A few members spread amongst the crowd saw fit to add in their own commentary much to the displeasure of the crowd and C.K. alike.

The ushers managed to silence the obnoxious attendees though, and it was smooth sailing from then on.

C.K. made sure to throw in his two cents when it came to the aspect of a higher

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power. Using several specific examples from the Bible, C.K. pointed out a handful of flaws in the Christian mythology.

In a nutshell, C.K. believes in God. More specifically though, he believes God is a jerk. In all fairness, some of his arguments were rational.

“If you take the lord’s name in vain you go to hell. Rape didn’t even make the list.”

C.K. said.

Although C.K could be considered quite the cynic, he took some time out of his stand up to talk about doing some good.

“I believe that recycling is the best and most easiest way to be a better human being. I mean I don’t do it, but it is great,” C.K. said.

C.K. began his stand up career over 20 years ago, and as he roamed the stage at the Center for the Arts, it was apparent why C.K. has had his hand in much of the comedy world’s doings for so long.

Most people do not know, and may not even believe, that C.K. directed and wrote see LOUIS page 8

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Louis C.K. kept the crowd laughing Saturday night with his filthy and unapologetic sense of humor.

When it rains, it’s fun

By ADAM WILLIAM Staff Writer

Today’s videogame industry is beginning to concentrate more on online multiplayer game play than on the single person campaign.

Many games overlook the actual story of the game. Luckily the Playstation 3 exclusive, Heavy Rain, breaks this trend.

Heavy Rain is one of the most original games in recent years. The game tends to focus more on the story element of the game rather than it’s gameplay.

The main story tells the tale of Norman Jayden, an FBI agent, and Scott Shelby, a private detective, as they search for a serial killer who goes by the alias of the Origami killer. There is even a secondary story, which focuses on Ethan Mars, a father who is searching for his son.

The characters are given unique personalities and are well implemented into the game.

No matter if it’s a potential psychological issue or a drug problem, the characters’ flaws are not only inserted into the game but

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Ethan Mars searches for his son and get entangled with the plot of a killer in Heavy Rain.

also have ramifications when playing as the specific character. Even the smallest actions can have major consequences.

Heavy Rain’s story involves psychological as well as detective elements. However, the player’s interactions can vary depending on the decisions they make. During much of the gameplay, the characters are forced to make quick decisions that have a heavy impact upon the story.

When the going gets tough reaction times get quicker and the options shake and become harder to read. Sometimes this can lead to a panic attack, which can cause faulty

decision-making and button mashing.

Heavy Rain offers a unique set of controls when guiding the characters through the mystery. The whole game feels as though it is an interactive cut scene, which is better known for being incorporated into the God Of War series. The game also makes use of the controller’s motion sensor, often giving it that Wii game feel.

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Paintings from Albright-Knox to be featured on stamps

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There will soon be a direct tie to Buffalo when people use the new set of $0.44 stamps from the United States Postal Service.

Four paintings from the AlbrightKnox Art Gallery’s collection will be featured in the 10-stamp collection from the Abstract Expressionist period.

“We didn’t know how many of our works would be included,” said Maria Scully-Morreale, the Director of Public Relations and Marketing at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. “We received a call from the Post Office in December once they had decided.

We are very proud that four key works from our collection are being honored by the Postal Service.”

The four works from the AlbrightKnox to be included are: Mark Rothko’s Orange and Yellow (1956), Arshile Gorky’s The Liver is the Cock’s Comb (1944), Robert Motherwell’s Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 34 (1953-54), and Jackson Pollock’s Convergence (1952). The latter is arguably one of the most famous works within the Albright-Knox Gallery. All four are oil-on-canvas paintings.

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Rothko’s Orange and Yellow and Pollock’s Convergence are just two of the works on display at the Albright-Knox that will be featured on new U.S. postage stamps.

people will come on March 11th to celebrate,” Scully-Morreale said about the upcoming dedication and first-day-of-issue ceremony.

“All 10 stamps are being sold here for the first time,” Scully-Morreale said.

The celebration is expected to attract stamp collectors, art collectors, students, and other members of the public.

In addition to the stamps being first issued at the gallery, there will also be members of the USPS present to cancel the stamps. This means that the stamps released that day can be cancelled on the same day proving that the stamp came from the opening. This is a major attraction for stamp collectors.

Another Buffalo connection to this set of new stamps is that they will be printed locally at Ashton Potter USA Ltd. in Amherst. This turned out to be sheer coincidence because when

the company bid on the contract last year to print the stamps, no one knew that four paintings of the 10 stamps featured on the stamps were from the local art gallery.

“It’s just really nice that the paintings are here, the opening is here, and they were printed here,” Morreale said.

The Albright-Knox has the largest number of paintings of any gallery with works featured in this new set of stamps.

According to Jennifer Bayles, the Grants Manager at Albright Knox, the Abstract Expressionists were also known as the New York School.

“This activity caused a major shift in the art world from Paris to New York,” Bayles said.

The collection, according to a Postal Service release, “honors the artistic innovations and see STAMPS page 8

I’m worried HILLIKER from page 3 Sure, there are the rightminded and actual intelligent people on the Web who are able to do the right thing, but the hundreds upon hundreds of other idiotic voices drown them out. If Twitter and blogs are the future of news, I’m worried.

With print, these institutions have restrictions, rules and ethics that are particularly non-existent on the web. The Internet is filled with bias, false information and just flat out stupidity. That’s not to say that newspapers don’t share the same amount of mistakes but of course, error is going to occur.

That is impossible to avoid.

“But Mr. Fascist Newspaper Man,” you say, “shouldn’t I have voice? Why should the flow of information be restricted to a few exclusive organizations?”

Well, you are right, hypothetical person number one. You have every right to voice whatever

information or enlightenment you have. The problem is when people completely disregard the traditional source for one that is completely chaotic.

The traditional source, though, cannot survive without evolving. Some front-runners of print are unwilling to accept the coming changes of news. It is an unstoppable force and those that do not adapt will fail.

A combination of the rapid and unlimited power of the Internet and the ethical side of the old could create a superpower of media distribution. It is a necessity to weed out the idiotic and chaotic nature of the Internet.

That is the major obstacle.

The future of news is upon us. Hopefully, it isn’t the same mess it is today.

At least it isn’t cable news.

There’s no saving that.

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Men hit pool this weekend SWIM from page 12 dominated in the one-meter diving event, finishing with a score of 301.45. Carpenter wrapped up her perfect season by winning the conference championship in the three-meter event. She scored an impeccable 350.65 points, breaking her own school record for the fourth time this season. Carpenter was the only diver to break the 300-point mark and the second-place finisher

collected only 284.30 points.

In another record-breaking effort, Schirmers finished the 400 IM in 4:18.98. Schimers shattered the Bulls’ record that was set in 2004 by nearly an entire second. Schirmers also finished fourth in the 200 breaststroke and broke her second school record of the weekend with a time of 2:15.91.

“Schirmers had a tremendous meet,” Bashor said. “She broke the school record in the 400 IM and the 200 breaststroke. Schirmers,

‘We averted any major disasters’

Carpenter, and Simmons made the first team All-MAC, which I believe is the first time we have had three people on their in a while.”

Although some of Buffalo’s individual efforts were hard to top, the Bulls impressed in some of the team events as well. Their 400 freestyle relay team of Simmons, senior Sam Palma, junior Jessie Koltz and junior Jordan Deren took second place in a time 3:24.62, breaking a previous school record that was set last season.

Record-breaking performances aside, Buffalo managed to finish in just fifth place as a team. Toledo earned 670.5 points to capture the MAC championship crown. Miami (OH) finished in second with 572 points, followed by Ohio in third with 527 points. Eastern Michigan placed fourth with 453.5 points, while Buffalo and Akron rounded out the top-five with 392 points each.

The men’s swimming and diving team hits the pool this weekend in Eastern Michigan for its MAC Championship. Day one of the meet begins Thursday and the tournament runs through Saturday.

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TRACK from page 12 MAC Championship appearance.

“That’s just really impressive for a freshman to be able to stand out at that level,” said women’s head coach Vicki Mitchell.

To close out the women’s meet, senior Allison Grimes, sophomores Jackie Burns and Natalie Fildes, as well as McClary finished third with a time of 3:52.21 in the women’s 4x400-meter relay.

“We averted any major disasters,” Mitchell said. “[We] had a few girls really step it up and overall we were pleased with their performance.”

The men’s quartet of seniors Ezekiel Porter and Brian Smith, along with junior Sean Brummert and sophomore Isaiah Mask finished third in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:19.15.

Junior Jamal Norward placed second in the men’s 60-meter hurdle behind Eastern Michigan’s Vanier Joseph, who ran a 7.99.

Another point scorer for the Bulls was junior Eugene Kennedy, who set a pair of season bests. He placed third in the men’s high jump with a leap of 6-feet 10.25-inches (2.09m). Kennedy also placed fourth in the triple jump

after leaping 45-9.25 (13.95m).

Several individual runners also scored points for Buffalo. Freshman Will Cole and Porter finished seventh and eight respectively in the 400-meter run. Porter ran a 50.01, and Cole finished in 50.77. Senior Ryan Zillmann and Brummert both placed fifth in their events as well. Brummert ran a 1:55.19 in the 800-meter race and Zillmann finished with a 4:19.10 in the mile race.

“I think most of [the runners] feel good about the meet,” Mitchell said.

“They were a few that were disappointed that they didn’t have their personal best performances, but most of them were pretty pleased.”

Jenkins, whose men’s team had a slew of athletes surpass personal records, shared the same sentiments.

“They were happy,” Jenkins said.

“We came here to make a showing and get ready for an outdoor championship. The guys and the ladies came to run, and that’s what we expected.”

Both indoor track teams will be in competition again at the ECAC and IC4C Championships in Boston. The weekend meet begins Saturday and concludes on Sunday.

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Presence of jazz was fitting STAMPS from page 6 achievements of 10 abstract expressionists, a group of artists who revolutionized art during the 1940s and 1950s and moved the United States to the forefront of the international art scene for the first time.”

The celebration will feature the Amherst Central High School Varsity Singers and the Sweet Sixteens coming together to sing for the

opening. The master of ceremonies will be David Failor, the Executive Director of Stamp Services, and the Hutchinson Central Technical High School Jazz Ensemble will finish the ceremony.

The presence of jazz in this ceremony is fitting because, “jazz played an important part in the lives of the artists in New York City,” Bayles said.

“Our chief curator is also a jazz drummer. He’s going to play a song

with Hutch Tech [Jazz Ensemble] after he introduces them,” Bayles said. “An art historian and scholar getting down and dirty on the drums.”

The ceremony is on March 11 at 10 a.m. in the Albright-Knox Art Gallery auditorium and is free of charge.

Members of the public are welcome.

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Raunchy jokes LOUIS from page 5 the cult classic, Pootie Tang.

Before Louis C.K. graced the stage with his over the top comedic genius, the evening started off with the extra dry Todd Barry. Barry’s humor complimented C.K.’s brash absurdity quite exquisitely, which would explain the two touring a great amount together.

Spending a decent amount of time talking about looking for a new pad for him and his lady friend, which seems to be a little bit tricky for him.

“My realtor sent me information about a new apartment. It had four pictures and three of them are of the outside. The fourth was of the stove.

I’m not stupid. Its not like the were standing next to a beautiful living room and were like ‘Look at that paper towel rack!’” Barry stated.

Barry and C.K. have become great friends over the year, so when C.K. asked Barry to come up to Buffalo on his private jet to perform, there was only one answer that popped into Barry’s head.

“I don’t really want to hang with Louis, but that jet seems pretty sweet,” Barry joked.

After a night filled with raunchy jokes, inappropriate comments, and an overall lack of faith in the human race, C.K. left with the audience on their feet and tears in their eyes.

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Linear gameplay RAIN from page 5 utilize the control scheme.

There is one downside. Minor tasks such as standing or walking can become a bit redundant and cumbersome.

The game plays very linear, so it is very hard to get lost; it also avoids game overs, so even in the scenario where a main character is lost, the game will just continue on.

This results in multiple different scenarios for how the story ends.

The replay ability is the greatest asset of this game. Since almost every situation has multiple choices to make, each with its own ramifications, the game and ending can be altered based on the most miniscule decisions the player makes.

Add the fact that Heavy Rain does not end till the last page of the story, and the fact that the story is different whenever you play it, and this makes for an experience gamers will want to replay the several times over.

Unfortunately, the beginning of

the game can be slow and continues well beyond the basic tutorial. The unique control system does give the game a fresh feel, although it also seems to hold Heavy Rain back at some points. The game seems to drag a bit at certain points, especially when you’re stuck doing mundane objectives.

Visually, the game is stunning.

Since the game isn’t focused on its gameplay, Sony uses its Blu Ray capabilities to add to the game’s appeal. Characters look very lifelike and are limited to reasonable motions, avoiding glitches. Graphics usually are not a good way to judge a game but it is always nice to have something pleasant to look at.

Even though the gameplay isn’t the best, Heavy Rain’s originality and story warrant at least one play through. But be warned: after playing through once, it is likely the gamer will to want to go back and try out different scenarios.

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Culture shocked

By STEVE NEILANS Staff Reporter

With one of the largest bodies of international students in the entire country, it’s no wonder why many University at Buffalo students often feel displaced from their own culture while at school.

To help these students deal with the shock, expectations, and cultural sacrifices often associated with living far away from home, UB’s Intercultural and Diversity Center of Student Life held a cultural exchange event on Tuesday.

The event featured a panel of six student speakers who have either journeyed to the United States for their studies or have recently returned from studying abroad.

Derek Chong, a senior computer science major, traveled from Malaysia to study at UB.

By ADRIAN FINCH and SHANE FALLON Senior Life Editor and Life Editor

A female empowerment movement that has grown steadily for the past decade has returned to the University at Buffalo.

V-Day is an internationally recognized movement that works to end violence against women in over 130 countries.

Founded by Eve Ensler, the nonprofit organization sponsors events that bring public awareness to violence against women and distributes funds to help survivors of abuse every year.

Ensler allows groups to perform works created for the V-Day campaign and use the proceeds to help programs in their community to end violence, according to their Web site.

One of the most notable works in the campaign, The Vagina Monologues, is based on the true stories of 200 women who were victims of abuse and violence.

The play tells stories of strength, sexuality and the painful experiences of women in a tragic and emotionally jarring manner.

“Its important [that these issues] are brought to the table so people are aware of what’s going on and we can act to stop it,” said Nicole Moore, a senior English major and member of the play.

He admits that he always wanted to travel to another country to further his education.

Now in his final year, Chong is grateful for the opportunity to study in Buffalo, but he said things weren’t always so perfect. After the attacks on 9/11, Chong had reservations of coming to the States because of Malaysia’s association with Islam.

Looking back, Chong doesn’t know why he was worried. Today, he admits that Americans are much friendlier than Malaysians.

Other speakers, who left U.S. soil to study and experience of the rest of the world, said they were surprised by how inaccurate foreign attitudes were of the United States.

“When I was in Italy, I had a professor who’s favorite actor was Clint Eastwood,” said Steve Rogers, a junior biology major. “And he see SHOCK page 10

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Students from both the U.S. and abroad discussed the challenges of adjusting to life in a new country.

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Cast members of The Vagina Monologues gather in their efforts to end violence against women worldwide.

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By JESSICA DIGENNARO Asst. Life Editor

By RACHEL LAMB Life Editor

Jordan Raup and Daniel Mecca met freshman year in a film class.

The boys, both media study majors, instantly connected over a love of film, but never realized that together they would create a machine.

With that, The Film Stage was born. The popular film Web site just reached its one-millionth view Thursday night.

TFS also has news coverage, podcasts, film reviews and previews, trailers and has just added a forum where visitors can discuss films with other people and TFS staff.

TFS has interviewed prominent actors, directors and producers including Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt from 500 Days of Summer, Gary Whitta, the writer of The Book of Eli and the entire cast and director Troy Duffy of The Boondock Saints II. “They combine a kind of variety of up-to-date, what’s-going-on reportage with sharp criticism, nice interview bits and surveys of various scenes,” said Diane Christian, a film expert and Distinguished Teaching Professor in the English department.

“Hooray for them.”

The founders created a blog in Sept. 2008 and eventually led them

Along with Moore, 41 other UB students, staff members, and community members have joined together for the production of The Vagina Monologues, which will be performed on March 21 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and March 22 at 7 p.m.

“I came from a house of domestic violence, I’ve been in abusive relationships, and I’ve had friends [who’ve been through] abuse,” Moore said. “I need to bring awareness about it because no one should have to go through the things that I’ve been through.”

Sarah Tanbakuchi, an alumna and cast member, also endured similar struggles and has used her experience to advocate for abused women.

“I have had three close friends who have been victims of domestic violence,” Tanbakuchi said. “It’s been very painful, and there’s a lot of stigma around this [subject], and I want to bring awareness so women don’t feel they have to hide from what they have been through.”

Director Kayla Maryles, a senior health and human services major, has been involved with The Vagina Monologue for three years and explains that the play is meant to educate people in a nonconventional way about domestic violence and abuse against women.

“I think a lot of women are

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UB students Dan Mecca and Jordan Raup founded the Film Stage, a Web site providing the latest news on the film industry.

launched their own domain, thefilmstage.com, in Jan. 2009. Both Mecca and Raup update the site as much as four times a day.

“If I see Web sites that have important and interesting news, I immediately update [TFS],” Raup said. “If we [break news] first, then other sites will link back to TFS and it adds to our traffic.”

TFS has 17 staff members other than the creators, including three UB students. The site initially started out as just Mecca and Raup writing, but they started adding contributing writers shortly after the actual site launched.

“We have writers from as far away as Australia and Hawaii,” Mecca said.

Having people in different parts of the world has come in handy, as TFS has been present at many red-carpet events and film festivals, like the

Toronto International Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.

The editors use integral networking skills like Facebook and Twitter to get in touch with other film news Web sites and companies. “[TFS] has been such an incredible networking tool,” Raup said. “There are so many opportunities that have presented themselves that [we] never would have gotten without it.”

According to Mecca, what makes TFS so unique is that all of the writers and editors are filmmakers or aspire to do something with film, whereas journalists write most film sites.

“Since we know so much about film, we’re able to give a more technical viewpoint, especially in podcasts,” Mecca said.

TFS currently has two podcasts, see FILM page 10

It’s hard to ignore the trench-sized pit of plastic bottles present in the Student Union these last few weeks, or the 15-foot signs invading the university entrances to measure its recycling rate. This is all evidence of UB’s attempts to triumph in the nationwide RecycleMania competition, which has now reached its halfway point.

The event, which is ending on March 27, has UB competing with 600 other schools to see who can reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste.

“RecycleMania’s success comes from its ability to use competitive spirit and campus rivalries to motivate students who are less likely to respond to ‘save the earth’ kinds of messages,” said Stacy Wheeler, co-founder of RecycleMania.

Although it began in 2001, this marks the second year UB is partaking in RecycleMania, and the first year the Student Association has been involved.

Chris Llop, a senior electrical engineering major and director of the SA Environmental Department, says the competition is about see RECYCLE page 10

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‘You can’t wear flip-flops in France’ SHOCK from page 9 honestly believed that the entire U.S. was like the old Wild West.”

Many international students said the connection between Hollywood and America is definitely

real for foreigners. They admitted to watching American movies before traveling to the U.S. to catch a glimpse of what life is really like in America.

Olga Stamatova, a junior accounting major who is a native of Russia,

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said the Hollywood-sized expectations were hard for her to ignore. “[I thought], ‘I’m going to be going to America, and there is going to be money everywhere,’” Stamatova said.

However, Stamatova quickly realized that was far from the case when she arrived and found the streets weren’t really paved with gold.

Stamatova also found that her traditional Russian customs didn’t translate very well while in the United States.

Holding hands with her girlfriends in public and kissing strangers on the cheek when introduced, for example, didn’t fit into the American definition of personal space.

“Those are the little things which make you, you,” Stamatova said.

Caitlin Lanoye, a senior Spanish

major, found these cultural differences are sometimes accidentally mistaken for an insult.

“When I went to Spain, I didn’t realize for a while why people would stare at me after I met them,” Lanoye said. “But it was because they were offended I didn’t give them two kisses on the cheek.”

This kind of culture shock is what many students experience while studying in a country they weren’t raised in. For Rogers, being American meant that he never had to wait in line at airports, but it also meant feeling uncomfortable in those countries that aren’t too fond of Americans.

“In a sense, if you don’t know French in France you’re out of luck,

similar to being out of luck in the U.S. if you don’t speak English,” Rogers said. “People can tell you’re American - you can’t wear flip-flops in France.”

But despite those rare times where trouble did occur while in a foreign country, every student on the panel agreed that studying abroad was a great and rewarding experience.

In addition to the Cultural Exchange, the Intercultural and Diversity Center plans to host a series of movie nights to further highlight cultural differences. For more information, visit their office in 240 Student Union.

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Five other SUNY schools are participating RECYCLE from page 9 promoting recycling habits, but it’s also about winning.

“RecycleMania is a 10-week national recycling competition, but we’ve made it into a SUNY thing – we’re competing with five other SUNY schools more directly,” Llop said.

UB currently ranks second behind Brockport in the SUNY challenge.

Binghamton, Albany, Fredonia and New Paltz are also fighting to win bragging rights.

Imelda Alituwa, a junior business major, thinks UB can do better.

“I think they should put out more [recycling] bins and more effort,” Alituwa said. “We can beat Brockport – it’s a small school.”

Ian Laing, a senior environmental studies major, agrees that more recycling opportunities are necessary for UB to prevail.

“People are lazy, Laing said.

“There is a garbage can on the side of the hallway that they are walking on, they are going to throw [recyclables] in the garbage.”

Llop says his department is now spanning the campuses, looking at all of the recycling bins and finding places for new ones. He says students

can help by visiting the SA Environmental Department’s Facebook page and pointing out places where more bins are needed.

“We’ve been in second place pretty consistently, but it’s where we are at the end that really matters,” Llop said. “We really need everyone to come together and make us win.”

Beginning as a challenge between Ohio University and Miami University of Ohio, RecycleMania was designed to not only increase recycling participation by students and staff, but also to raise awareness about the significance of waste reduction programs on campus.

Success is measured in eight different categories to see which school recycles the most on a per capita basis, produces the least amount of waste, and recycles the largest percentage of their waste overall.

UB is currently in 72nd place in the national contest, with a recycling rate of 33 percent. Llop says students can improve their standing not just by recycling more paper, cardboard, cans, and bottles, but also by consuming less. Finishing entire meals and using only a small amount of toilet paper in the bathroom, he says, should be a part

of everyone’s daily routine.

Ian and his cousin, Josh Laing, a senior environmental studies major, agree that RecycleMania is a great idea, but they think the university should work to promote it more.

Josh suggests that some motivation may even be needed for students to change their behavior.

“If students were to drop off their recyclables in a certain room on campus, they could get points towards a gift card or something.

UB should promote something like that,” Josh said. “Because people will always do things if they get something in return, which technically, they are with cleaner air, but that isn’t enough for some – there needs to be some incentive.”

RecycleMania collected nearly 70 million pounds of recyclables last year and prevented the release of approximately 98,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

With about 100 more universities participating this time around, they hope students across the country will soon be enjoying the benefits of a cleaner environment.

May the best school win.

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overlooked and a lot of women are silenced through their own violence or other people’s stories,” Maryles said. “This is a liberating experience for women to stand on stage and reclaim their words and sexuality.”

Kate Mullen, an alumna, director of the play A Monologue, A Memory, A Rant and A Prayer and member of The Vagina Monologues, also expressed her desire to act as a support for abused women. “[I want to be] a voice for the silent victims and survivors because they need someone to stand up for them,” Mullen said. “This was a good place to show someone that it’s ok, and that there’s support.”

For the first time in its production at UB, the cast of The Vagina Monologues has joined efforts

with the American Sign Language community.

Alongside Maryles, Emily GlennSmith, ASL program director at UB, directed the cast.

“For me as a deaf woman and professor at UB, it is important to open access for deaf women and men in the community,” Glenn-Smith said.

She explains how it is very common in the deaf community, both locally and nationwide, for gaps to exist with regards to sex education. “[These educational gaps] bring unawareness, and result in a lot of sexual and domestic abuse in the community. [My goal with this play] is to educate in ways that are otherwise missing,” Glenn-Smith said.

Despite its enormous success and powerful message, The Vagina Monologues has collected criticism throughout the years as being overly

feminist and a source of ridicule.

“People think [this play] is a joke – just women talking about tampons and not a campaign to end violence.

It’s very serious, and the people who make fun of it are the ones who need to see it the most,” said Erin Vanderbosch, a senior English major.

Cast member Lauren Pollow, a senior psychology major, explains how the V-Day campaign has become an important part of her life since her own rape and shock when she discovered how common sexual abuse is against women.

“The Vagina Monologues is an amazing play,” Pollow said. “It’s something that combines the great things of being female, and the things that connect us all, like domestic violence.”

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one of which is made by Raup and Mecca called The Film Stage Podcast, where they mainly do reviews and news updates. The second, The Film Stage Spotlight, focuses on more technical and in-depth discussions about films and directors.

“We like to cover techniques of directors,” said Allan “Hash” Aguirre, a sophomore media study major, contributing staff writer for TFS and Spotlight podcaster. “For example, we just did one on [Martin] Scorsese and we did a chronological timeline of all of his work.”

Although people who are very informed about film run TFS, Raup believes that the technical viewpoints don’t alienate viewers who are not as learned as the writers.

“We generalize most of our [content], especially with news,” Raup said. “If we didn’t, then we wouldn’t get nearly as many readers as we do.”

The site is generally widely liked, but there are some who are not impressed with the coverage that TFS puts out.

“I think it’s too ‘Hollywood,’” said a senior media study major who wished to remain anonymous. “I would like it a lot more if they would

focus on more obscure stories and directors.”

Raup and Mecca are currently working on independent films that will premiere in the Student Union Theater at the end of April. Both have had film internships and plan to move to either New York City or Los Angeles to pursue their film careers.

The founders will still play an important role in TFS after they graduate, but they expect to hand over some of the responsibilities to other staff members so that they can fully focus on their futures.

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SP O R T S Buzzer beater ends Bulls comeback

By JUSTIN DIXIE Staff Writer

Buffalo 58 Ohio 61

February was a disaster for the women’s basketball team, which has now lost six of its last seven games. During the month, the team played in some close games, but none were closer than Saturday night’s last-second heartbreak loss.

After losing four-in-a-row, the Bulls (7-21, 3-12 MidAmerican Conference) were excited to face the Ohio Bobcats (9-20, 4-11 MAC) after beating them soundly over a month ago at Alumni Arena.

Buffalo made a solid effort down the stretch, but the month ended much like it began – with a loss. The Bulls fell to the Bobcats, 61-58.

With the game tied, Ohio guard Jennifer Bushby nailed a 3-pointer as time expired to knock off the Bulls. The shot came after Buffalo erased a 12-point, second-half deficit.

Bulls head coach Linda Hill-MacDonald blamed the shot on a lack of execution. “[Bushby] should have never caught the ball in the first place,” Hill-MacDonald said. “That was what we said in the timeout. Don’t let Bushby touch the ball and don’t let [Ohio guard Jenny] Poff touch the ball.”

The team was unable to lock up the Bobcats’ key players and paid the price.

Ohio opened the game on an 8-2 run to quickly put Buffalo on its heels. Powered by junior forward Kourtney Brown, the Bulls responded with a 21-10 burst to take their largest lead of the game at 23-18.

When Brown went to the bench with 5:30 remaining for the rest of the first half, Ohio fought back with an 11-0 run and took a 29-28 lead at halftime. Poff converted two 3-pointers during the run to help the Bobcats go into the locker room with the lead.

Buffalo played good defense in the first half, holding the Bobcats to 32.4 percent shooting from the f loor and out-rebounding their opponents 23-18. However, carelessness with the basketball was the main x-factor in the first half as the Bulls turned the ball over 15 times, leading to 15 Ohio points.

The Bobcats came out swinging in the second half, using an 18-7 run to take their largest lead of the game, 47-35, with 11:40 remaining.

The Bulls would once again claw their way back into it behind Brown. Despite being double and triple teamed, Buffalo’s star took over the game and scored eight straight points to bring the Bulls within four points at 49-45.

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While Brittany Hedderson contributed with ten points and four rebounds, the Bulls could not complete the comeback to beat the Bobcats.

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A 3-pointer by freshman guard Abby Dowd and more clutch baskets by Brown pulled the Bulls to within two at 55-53 with 2:30 left.

Buffalo had multiple chances to tie or take the lead, but didn’t take advantage of its opportunities.

Sophomore forward Beth Christensen missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw with 1:12 left and then turned the ball over with 23 seconds remaining. Two free throws by Poff pushed the lead to four for Ohio.

Sophomore guard Brittany Hedderson then cut the lead to one with a 3-point play with 15 seconds left. After another free throw by Poff, junior forward Jessica Fortman knocked down a jumper with four seconds left to tie the game at 58.

However, the Bulls left too much time on the clock for Bushby, as she raced down the court and sank the game winner.

Brown was her usual dominant self on the afternoon.

The junior recorded her 17th double-double of the season in leading the Bulls with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Brown did struggle at times when the defense applied pressure and she turned the ball over a team-high six times.

Hedderson was the only other Bull to reach double figures, scoring with 10

points. Christensen had a nice all-around game with five assists, four blocks and seven rebounds.

Poff and Bushby each had 21 points to lead the Bobcats.

They shot a combined 8-for-16 from the 3-point line.

Hill-MacDonald saw sloppy play by her team, which finished with 26 turnovers, but also gave credit to Ohio’s defense.

“It was a combination of [good defense and sloppy play],” Hill-MacDonald said.

“We telegraphed some passes and they stepped in the passing lanes. They’re not playing this season with the same kind of defensive consistency as they did last season, but when they step it up, it’s hard to get open.”

Although the ending was not what the Bulls hoped for, Hill-MacDonald was pleased with the heart the team showed.

“I thought the effort was great,” Hill-MacDonald said.

“They did everything we asked them to do to get back into the game. It’s unfortunate for us that [Bushby] hit that shot.”

The Bulls will celebrate senior night on Tuesday in their final game of the regular season against Kent State.

Tip-of f is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Broken records Two Bulls win MAC honors

Madonia wins MAC shot put title

By CHRIS LAW

By BRIAN JOSEPHS

Staff Reporter

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Expectations were exceeded and Bulls records were broken at the MidA merica n Conference championship meet this past weekend. Both the men’s and women’s indoor track teams placed fourth at the MAC Championships at Central Michigan University, scoring 72 and 46 points, respectively.

“We did very well,” said men’s head coach Perry Jenkins. “Our sprinters and jumpers came through… We all did a good job.”

On the men’s side, Eastern Michiga n clinched its 13th MAC indoor title.

EMU won nine out of the 17 indoor events.

Kent State won its second women’s cha mpionship despite being down by 23 points with three events remaining. The Golden Flashes outscored host Central Michigan by 34-4 in the final events and took the championship.

Buffalo had many standout performances at the championships and a few Bulls broke school records.

The men’s f ield team showcased their athleticism as junior Matt Gac won the weight throw with a toss of 65-2.25 (19.87m), a new school record.

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Senior thrower Jake Madonia has battled back from cancer and landed a place in the Mid-American Conference championship books as he won the shot put on Saturday by more than 14 inches.

Senior Jake Madonia won the shot put on Saturday with a throw of 59-2.25 (18.04m), and sophomore Rob Golabek finished in third with at throw of 56-8 (17.27m).

The women were successful on the field as well.

Junior Tiffany Maskulinski came second place in the pole vault with a jump of 12-feet

11.50-inches. Sophomore Kristy Woods was runner-up in the shot put with a toss of 52-1.75.

On the track, freshman Jamiee McClary finished second in the 200-meter race and placed sixth in the 60-meter dash in her first see TRACK page 8

It’s every college athlete’s dream to become a conference champion. But for some of the athletes on the women’s swimming and diving team, the title of conference champion wasn’t the only dream that came true at the 2010 MAC Championship meet in Oxford, Ohio.

Freshma n f reest yle swimmer Caroline Simmons and senior diver Meili Carpenter each won individual Mid-American Conference championships and, along with sophomore Alie Schirmers, broke many school records.

A r g u a bl y t h e m o s t impressive swimmer of the conference championships, Simmons shattered three school records on consecutive days during the four-day meet.

On day two of the meet, Simmons finished second in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 22.86 to break a decade-old school record.

Simmons shattered the previous school record of 23.18 that was set in 2000. The freshman swimmer followed up on her success by breaking the school record in the 200meter freestyle, swimming the race in an impressive 1:49.73.

On the last day of the

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Diver Meili Carpenter was one of two Bulls to win a title at the MAC Championships.

event, Simmons remarkably broke another school record for the third-straight day.

On Saturday, Simmons won the 100-meter freestyle in a record-breaking time of 49.69 to claim her first MAC title.

Simmons etched her own place in Buffalo swimming history as her time broke one of the longest standing school records, a time of 50.89 that was set in 1998.

Simmons impressed head coach Andy Bashor with her performances.

“She had a great meet,” Bashor said. “To be a

freshman and perform in that kind of pressure is great.

Breaking three individual records, and then she was on two relays, the 200 and 400meter freestyle relays, that broke records.”

Senior diver Meili Carpenter also impressed at the conference championships.

Competing in only two events during the meet, Carpenter managed to sweep the board and collect two MAC championships.

On day two, Carpenter see SWIM page 8