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The evolution of social networking

By CAITLIN TREMBLAY Campus Editor

From MySpace to Facebook and Twitter to Tumblr, social networking has shaped the way people interact with not only one another, but with the media itself. The New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Buffalo News and even our own university have Twitter accounts and Facebook pages.

Social networking sites have revolutionized the way information is spread. It feeds into the American demand for instant gratification and alerts people to new facts and details literally every minute of every day.

Michael Stefanone, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at UB, said

By LAUREN NOSTRO Asst. City Editor

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown addressed the “safer, stronger, and smarter” city of Buffalo on Feb. 19 with a list of high hopes for Buffalo’s future. A crowd of disillusioned laborers, however, lined the streets surrounding the Convention Center to publicly display its grievances with the Brown administration.

Hours before Brown’s fourth State of the City address began, over 350 local firefighters, backed by their loved ones and supporters, hoped to bring attention to the supposed negligence that the Local 282 Union has been facing for years.

In the dispute between the Brown administration and Buffalo’s organized labor lies trouble for a group of Buffalo’s finest. Buffalo’s firefighters have been without a contract since 2005 and have not had a pay raise since July 2003.

However, the Brown administration readily supplied the details of the two previously negotiated contracts that Local 282 rejected in the meantime.

“The city always negotiated in good faith, in each [proposed contract],” said Peter Cutler, the director of c ommunications at the Office of the Mayor. “The contracts were agreed to by the fire union negotiators and city negotiators and as Mayor Brown always insisted, the contracts were fair to the firefighters, fair to the city taxpayers and affordable to the city.”

that social networking sprang from this natural human need for information and interaction.

“People all share the need to connect and interact with others. That’s what makes us human,” Stefanone said. “If you examine the evolution of the Internet, it seems natural that people would develop social networking tools.”

Take the incident in Lockwood on Feb. 16: students received more updates from Twitter and Facebook statuses than from university e-mails.

“If you followed the Lockwood ‘gunman’ incident, Twitter, along with the hub, was by far the quickest place to learn what was going on,” said Chris Martin, a junior informatics major.

Martin appreciates Twitter and Facebook

for the quick uptake on big news stories, especially in mysterious situations like the one in Lockwood, where people are craving answers to many questions.

“I don’t post to Twitter that often, but for up-to-the-minute news on things that media outlets are slow to pick up on, it’s awesome,” Martin said.

However, there’s a negative aspect to this. The Spectrum came under fire from see SOCIAL page 7 Clinton Hodnett/ The Spectrum Right: Social

networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have changed the way news media relates with its readers.

Firefighters fight back against Brown

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Buffalo firefighters are angry at Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and his administrations over a variety of problems.

WIKTOR ELECTED EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

By CHELSIE HINCKLEY Asst. City Editor

Editor in Chief

Following a closed forum of The Spectrum’s editorial board Monday night, Andrew Wiktor was elected editorin-chief for the 2010-11 school year. Wiktor is the current senior sports editor, and is a junior English and political science major. He has been on the staff since 2008.

“I’m very excited to have been elected,” Wiktor said.

“I have a lot of new ideas for the newspaper that I hope will attract more readers and make our publication more enjoyable to pick up three times a week.”

Asst. City Editor Chelsie Hinckley initially participated in the election, but dropped out due to personal reasons.

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Joyful beginning for new Campus Ministry Center

By STEPHEN MARTH

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The contracts mentioned were negotiated in Jan. 2007 and Nov. 2008. According to Cutler, each firefighter’s salary would have increased by 29.77 percent in the first contract and by 20.49 percent in the second contract, with full health care benefits.

Both contracts were rejected in a vote by the rank and file.

Union leaders warned the city that the Brown administration would release salary and benefits figures for Buffalo firefighters, which would contain their overtime pay.

“This creates the illusion of high salaries,” said Dan Cunningham, president of Buffalo Firefighters Local 282. “These [salary] figures just don’t quite add up.”

Local firefighters know firsthand the risks of excessive overtime and the impact of a lack of contract.

“It’s very hard to make ends meet when you are working so many hours a week and not being compensated,” said Jeffrey Arnone, a Buffalo firefighter. “Because of the [Brown] administration’s lack of foresight and, inevitably, the shortage of manpower, we’ve had to work more overtime.”

Within other professions, overtime wages are well worth the additional hours, but in a demanding line of duty such as firefighting, overtime can hamper the ability of the force as a whole,

Members of the UB community gathered together on Sunday to celebrate the Newman Center’s dedication mass. The new building is located on Skinnersville Road.

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Father Patrick Keleher’s dream was to have one place where UB students, staff and community members could come together and celebrate their Catholic faith.

The newly constructed Campus Ministry Center in the Newman Center off of UB’s North Campus has fulfilled that wish.

The center was dedicated on Sunday at a full mass of UB students and community members.

Students in the Catholic Campus Ministry finally have a place to call home.

Keleher, the pastor for the Newman Center who spearheaded the project, said the dedication was “heavenly, joyful and energetic.” He added that he is excited to be so close to UB. see NEWMAN page 4

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according to Arnone.

“While we’ve made money in overtime, we are subjecting ourselves to all the hazards of firefighting and first aid calls more regularly,” Arnone said. “As a result, we are getting sick more often. The department is an older department because the city hasn’t put classes on in quite some time and the older we are, the more susceptible we are to injury.”

Since the last bargaining session more than nine months ago, union leaders fear the Brown administration is blatantly ignoring organized labor.

According to Cunningham, Local 282 has made a number of formal requests to the mayor’s office via certified mail and all of these requests have gone unanswered in recent months. Local 282 attempted to spark contract negotiations back in early September.

“The Mayor and [his] administration have ignored court orders and numerous other requests,” Cunningham said. “We’re getting ignored except when [Brown] needs to use us.”

In a live conference with The Buffalo News following the State of the City address, Brown insisted he and his administration are “willing to meet over a new contract, any time, any place.” However, Brown insisted he would “like to see these 15 letters [sent by Local 282].”

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the seven-year pay freeze are not the only issues Buffalo firefighters have faced with the Brown administration.

According to Cunningham, the Court of Appeals ruled on Oct. 15 that the Rinaldo award, an interest arbitration award, was nullified.

The award, made by arbitrator Thomas N. Rinaldo, created a fouryear legal battle between the city administration and Buffalo firefighters. The decision effectively ended a tradition that gave firefighters pay parity with police officers, called for placing fire personnel under a single health insurer, made what the union viewed as unfair changes to injuredon-duty policies, and paved the way for other changes.

While the union was pleased that the award was invalidated, Cunningham believes these actions are still taking place.

“Four months later and Brown is still withholding raises and benefits from certain employees who are off work on duty-related injuries,” Cunningham said.

According to the Buffalo News, this past February, Brown vowed to “crack down” on police officers and firefighters filing claims for on-duty injuries. He is convinced that some employees are abusing the system.

However, this crackdown isn’t the least of the union’s grievances.

Local 282 claims the city hasn’t paid for remaining funeral expenses of the August 2009 deaths of two local firefighters, Lieutenant Charles

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Both men died in the line of duty at a Genesee Street deli after a false report of a civilian trapped inside the burning building. The families of the two fallen men joined the protest on Feb. 19.

According to Cutler, however, the families of each fallen firefighter were compensated completely long ago for the funeral expenses and other related matters.

“The union is seeking reimbursement for expenses it incurred for the reception [it] coordinated following the funerals of each firefighter,” Cutler said. “The City Comptroller informed the union that the city would not reimburse the union for alcohol, which is a longstanding city policy dating back to at least the 1970s.”

With more issues on the rise and a lack of communication between the Brown administration and Local 282, local organized labor leaders and Buffalo’s firefighters and police force hoped the protest would draw attention to their cause.

With an impressive turnout and array of support, attendees said the mood was “generally positive” and expressed their support for Buffalo’s organized labor unions.

“The firefighters’ union is in a tough predicament because [of] the 24-hour necessity of their profession,” said Evan Schweigel, a senior urban and public policy major and attendee of the protest. “[It] means that they can’t go on strike, but this really just highlights their importance to the city.”

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End of the line

Paterson believed to have ordered calls in abuse case Lately, the position of New York governor has been one controversial office to hold. This past week hasn’t been the easiest for Gov. David A. Paterson; news of his using improper influence has spread like wildfire.

The end result was Paterson’s withdrawal of his bid to seek another term in office. Monday’s headlines were filled with reports of Paterson ordering staffers to interfere in an abuse case.

Paterson should do more than that, however. He should resign.

Paterson was thrust into the political spotlight after the Elliot Spitzer scandal and has fumbled all the way through his first term as governor.

It is certainly not easy to take over a state government amid a financial crisis. But the lack of foresight and innovative problem solving from the administration has left much to be desired.

Feeble attempts to correct the budget deficit spawned plans to increase all New York State residents’ utility taxes by 2 percent and cut large chunks from the SUNY education system.

Paterson has roughly 300 days left in office. The state budget has an $8 billion hole in it and needs to be balanced by the end of March. The state legislature is crying out for reform after this past summer’s royal rumble for power within the Democratic Party.

It all falls on the governor’s lack of ability to get anything done.

Now, this abuse case has surfaced. The mere fact that Paterson had state police and his staffers contact the woman who was abused by his aide, David Johnson, is just embarrassing.

Members of Paterson’s security detail admitted

to meeting with this woman after the altercation.

They supposedly offered counseling and discussed her options with her. Even if that was, in fact, what was discussed, it’s still grossly inappropriate.

In fact, this woman said in court that the troopers were harassing and badgering her to drop the charges. Additionally, the two staffers Paterson ordered to call the woman were his press secretary and a friend of both the governor and the accuser.

The administration has claimed that neither Paterson nor the press secretary were aware of the severity of the assault. That’s bogus. Members of the governor’s security detail spoke with her soon after the alleged assault.

Resign. Go away. Take a vacation; there are far too many things that New York needs fixed for a lame duck governor to deal with. Residents of New York will no longer tolerate out of touch ideas, especially after this gross abuse of power.

Even members of his staff think this administration has gone terribly wrong. Denise O’Donnell, top adviser on criminal justice, resigned last week from her post within the administration.

She stated it was “unacceptable” that Paterson and state police had made contact with the accuser, and said that “good conscience” would dictate that she could not remain on staff.

New York is in dire straits and needs a strong, credible leader. Regardless of the governor’s intentions, his word is no longer trusted. The fundamental bond of trust with the public is broken.

There is no real way to repair the trust of the public.

Gunplay

Supreme Court looks into Second Amendment’s reach Enron, torture and gun control are just a few of this week’s coming attractions to the United States Supreme Court. Who ever said the land’s highest court doesn’t hear interesting cases?

The issue that will affect millions of Americans directly is g un control. The case of McDonald v. Chicago challenges the city’s 28-year-old handgun ban.

What makes this case so interesting is that two years ago, the Supreme Court struck down portions of the District of Columbia’s gun control law. Now there is a bigger issue at play here than gun control.

Remember, America – the Second Amendment allows citizens to bear arms if they so choose. It doesn’t make it a requirement.

The Supreme Court has been very flimsy on such issues and has generally ruled on a case-bycase basis. That choice by previous justices of the Supreme Court has left no real precedent to follow, which is dangerous.

The challengers in this case are banking on the five-to-four decisions rendered two years ago by the Supreme Court, which accepted an individual’s right under the Second Amendment to carry guns for self-defense.

But if that happens to be the case, federal and state laws will contradict each other. So the entire question is changed.

Does the federal right to bear arms overrule city and state laws?

In the McDonald v. Chicago case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago ruled using a 19th century precedent that the Second Amendment doesn’t apply to states and cities.

Now, that isn’t saying guns would be outlawed or illegal, it just means that local authorities would have to determine the rules regarding carrying weapons. Nobody is trying to take the guns away from citizens.

For a long time the Supreme Court has used a doctrine of “selective incorporation.” So on a caseby-case basis, the court has determined when the Bill of Rights applies to states and cities.

It either does or doesn’t. There is no middle ground.

Traditionally, the Supreme Court has leaned on the 14th Amendment to allow for this site-specific ruling. There are two important clauses.

One is the due process clause that requires the federal government to act with proper respect to the law. The other is the privileges and immunities clause, the purpose of which is to protect individual rights.

The latter was blocked in regard to selective incorporation in a Supreme Court ruling in 1873, which forced the Supreme Court to use the due process clause from then on. Many have argued that the Supreme Court uses the second clause to allow for more sensible rulings in protecting individuals’ rights.

The court will skirt the gun issue, instead focusing on whether or not the Second Amendment applies to cities. If the case is returned to the lower court, the reasonable gun restrictions will be upheld.

Given the current conservative leanings of the Supreme Court and the ruling of two years ago, it would seem that the right to bear arms is near and dear to Americans’ hearts.

But the Supreme Court should remember that these laws are in place to protect citizens from other citizens’ guns.

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Technical fail I have one cell phone, a simple iPod Nano and an average PC laptop. These basic devices are as advanced as my technological gadgets get, and I like it that way.

Technology is obviously an important part of our culture. It helps us to cultivate our network for the future and get through everyday life quicker and easier.

However, I think it’s taking over the world – and not in a good way.

Fa c e b o o k , T w i t t e r a n d MySpace have replaced real communication.

These social networks have created a lazy society where instead of picking up the phone and calling someone, it’s ok to simply click Adrian Finch on his or her Web page and Senior Life Editor write a quick blurb about how you miss the person.

A face-to-face conversation has become something of the past.

Traveling to a local café to sit and catch up with an old friend while enjoying a cup of coffee no longer happens. Instead, we can easily put someone on speakerphone while we get dressed in the morning or drive to work, and we feel satisfied with the conversation.

E-mail has also changed communication, turning pen pals and postcards into outdated notions. Why take the time to write a letter, buy the stamp and find an envelope if you can instead log onto the Internet, and in mere seconds have the letter sent and received in a span of five minutes?

I myself have resorted to e-mail when communicating with my grandpa who lives in Florida. Although I know that it doesn’t replace the virtues of a faceto-face conversation or the anticipation of getting a letter in the mail, I do it because it’s easy and because I, too, have taken advantage of technology and gotten lazy.

Even reading a book has become effortless. The serenity and escape from reality that a library see FINCH page 4

My people This past weekend, I had one of the most fulfilling experiences I’ve had in a long time.

I had the immense privilege of meeting and interviewing members of the cast and crew of The Vagina Monologues, currently in production at UB. The 42 women that make up the cast represent everything that the college population should be today: educated, accomplished and dedicated to a cause and belief in a better world.

Seeing such an incredible group of women working together in a productive fashion got me thinking about the cumbersome relationship I’ve had Shane Fallon with my own community.

Life Editor

The demographic I hail from, LGBT (homosexual male in particular), is chaotic, to say the least.

Unlike virtually every other cultural group, we don’t grow up among our brethren, and most of us spend easily the first quarter of our lives pretending to be something – or someone – else.

By the time we come tearing out the closet door and stepping into the rainbow sunshine, the exposure to so much light can make us blind.

I can’t count how many times I’ve witnessed a perfectly kind, sweet and logical person turn into the complete opposite of himself once he’s seen the possibilities the gay lifestyle offers.

Painful memories of the past are forgotten, old friends and occasionally family members are disregarded, and the party scene becomes paramount.

There is no empathy, compassion or humility, and common decency would seem to be forgotten. Souls are lost, appearances undergo metamorphosis and treasured memories become relics.

Yeah, it’s true that the current status of the gay community is pretty bleak. But to repair the cracks on the outside, one must fix the fissures that exist on the inside.

This allegorical tale may not apply to every out and proud gay across the land, but in my experience, for every ambitious, educated and occasionally fun-loving gay I’ve met, I’ve head-on collided with five casualties see FALLON page 4

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Project was in the works for four years NEWMAN from page 1 “I have been here for 21 years and I love it,” Keleher said. “Our hope is that this building increases student involvement. That is the paradigm in our location – being so close to UB’s campus, our presence will increase in many ways at and for the university.”

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main chapel and multipurpose space with seating for 380 people, a side chapel, offices, classrooms and a kitchen.

Before the reconstruction, the Campus Ministry only had an office located in the University Commons in which to hold events such as Bible study, Wednesday night dinners and social meetings. Masses were held in a small chapel off of Frontier Road or in the Student Union Social Hall.

The new building brings together all of these aspects under one roof, creating a unity for the members that was previously lacking.

“So many possibilities are available now with programs and I think in the years to come, the numbers of programs and those in attendance will increase,” said Katie Koch, campus minister at the Newman Center.

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of church members. Construction began after a groundbreaking ceremony in August 2009.

The funding for the pricey project came from the generosity of members of the Catholic community in Buffalo and at UB. “Without them, the process would have been difficult and we have been working closely with the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo and specifically Bishop Kmiec,” Koch said.

Students involved with the Catholic Campus Ministry expressed excitement about the construction of the new building.

“I like the Newman Center. It’s a community of people from the permanent and temporary residence coming together for the same reason and the same belief, and [it] serves as a support system that you can go to with any problem,” said Derek Peloquin, a junior chemistry and math major. “The dedication had an air of excitement because the new center is a place where everyone can go and just have fun and help each other out.”

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Bishop Edward U. Kmiec reads to members of the UB community at the Newman Center’s dedication mass.

the students and the community members in their new place of worship for the first time.

Nadia Aboley, a longtime member of the Catholic Campus Ministry, sang at the dedication. She was enthusiastic about the new center and felt that the sense of permanence was one of the best things about it.

“The Bishop dedicated the new building and it was great to see everyone come together. It is a symbol that we will be here generation after generation,” Aboley said.

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Forgotten who we once were FALLON from page 3 of the community.

Perhaps it’s not completely our fault. Maybe it goes back to the nature-nurture debate. Perchance our mommies loved us too much and our fathers never gave us the time of day.

The answers may never be known.

It is my humble belief that my fellow homosexuals and I should stop being so incredibly selfish for a

change and try to work toward the common good for a hot minute. It’s going to be an enormously ambitious undertaking, but the end results can be amazing.

Here is what I do know: my people are in a state of what appears to be terminal disconnect. We are consumed by vanity, pride and deep social pools with no real depth. We have been so willing to recreate ourselves from whom we once were that we have completely forgotten who we have always been.

We are sons, fathers, brothers, cousins and grandchildren. We are friends, lovers, caregivers and caretakers. We are the past and future.

We may have left behind the heterosexual world where we came from, but we have obligations to it, which we cannot afford to disregard.

We need to make sure that the stereotypes attached to our culture are not allowed to continue.

What the common gay man would seem to forget is the immense struggle this community has gone through to get to where it is today. From the Stonewall rebellion of 1969 to the plight of Harvey Milk to the crippling AIDS epidemic to the present struggle for marriage equality, the history of this remarkable people is hardly commonplace – or restricted to the dance floor.

One of these days, I’d like to see my own version of The Vagina Monologues, one in which all the gay men of the world have set their pettiness aside and admitted what unites us all: each other.

I’ll close with a lyric from legendary R&B singer Angie Stone: “My people, hold your head up / My people, don’t get fed up / My people rise, my people fight / My people do all right.”

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also supplies on-the-spot distraction.

In class, I see students simultaneously checking their Facebook on their laptops, texting on their BlackBerry, taking notes in an open document and shopping for spring break must-haves on the Internet.

It’s gotten pathetic that we can no longer sit through 50-minute lectures, pay attention and reap the benefits of the thousands of dollars that we’re investing in tuition.

Every day is a struggle to turn off our outside world and put it on hold.

I put my phone on silent when I go to bed or out to dinner with friends, but some people can’t even do that.

You just can’t escape from it. Technology is constantly changing, and you’ll never be able to keep up. As soon as you get the newest cell phone loaded with applications, a newer design comes out a few weeks later and you’re out of style.

I find the whole thing utterly overwhelmingly and exhausting.

I think we should enjoy the benefits and the luxuries that technology can provide us, but we shouldn’t forget where we came from – pen pals, coffee dates, libraries and genuine communication.

With that in mind, I’ll take my own advice and trade in e-mails with my grandpa for an airplane ticket in April.

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FINCH from page 3 provides has been replaced by devices like Kindle and the iPad. In an era where technolog y dominates all thought and communication, relationships have also fallen victim. People used to frequent bars or restaurants on the weekend to meet their future soulmate, but now they can log onto Web sites like Match.com or eHarmony and find their perfect special someone instantly.

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AR T S & LI F E DeRulo’s dodgy debut

By JOHN HUGAR Staff Reporter

Jason DeRulo ended 2009 as one the hottest names in music. His Imogen Heap-sampled single “Whatcha Say” rose to the top of the Billboard charts, and the promise of a full-length album left R&B fans titillated. Now that album is here, and the results are solid, if unspectacular.

DeRulo’s self-titled debut is a decent effort, comprised of nine

tracks of typical mainstream R&B. Some of them are quite fun listen to, but others are painfully drab and generic, leaving the listener clamoring for a little more originality.

The aforementioned “Whatcha Say” is by far the strongest track; it makes brilliant use of its sample and is impossible to get out of your head. It’s easy to see why it became such a major hit, as it’s a wonderful piece of pop music.

Unfortunately, the other numbers simply do not hold up to the standard. The second single “In My head” is a drab,

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lifeless ballad that sounds exactly like everything else on a typical R&B radio station. It doesn’t break new ground and it’s not particularly fun to dance to.

Equally worthless are closing number “Blind” and ballad “Fallen,” where DeRulo begs his ex to sleep with him one more time. This sort of thing was already done on Usher’s Confessions, and DeRulo’s inferior imitation is simply unnecessary.

Still, this album is far from awful. Some of the tracks are quite strong and indicate that DeRulo has a bright future.

“Ridin’ Solo” is a fun post-

breakup jam that would be a fine choice for the next single, and “Love Hangover” is a number about a one-night stand that would make R. Kelly proud.

This album has its moments, but it suffers from too many dull tracks and a lack of personality.

DeRulo lacks the clever wit of Trey Songz, or even Jeremih. In the aftermath of Chris Brown’s post-Rihanna pop exile, DeRulo has taken his place as R&B’s dullest performer. Still, if he develops a sense of humor, he has a bright future.

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Stop hating on SeaWorld

Cop Out

I still believe.

One week ago, Dawn Brancheau, a senior killer whale trainer at SeaWorld Orlando, tragically died.

Brancheau was finishing up a training session at Shamu Stadium when Tilikum, a 12,000-pound killer whale grabbed her by her long ponytail.

“Tilly,” as the male leviathan is affectionately called, then pulled her deep underwater, where she eventually drowned.

While the outcome was unfortunate, this was more about incorrect trainer behavior than animal homicide.

Being a member of the International Marine Animal Trainer’s Association, I can tell you that Brancheau would admit she had made an error as a trainer in this situation. She was lying in four inches of water on a platform, rubbing Tilly down as he was lying on his back. She may have lost sight of her environment and gotten too comfortable, having over 16 years of training experience with this particular whale.

Tilly is the largest killer whale under human captivity in the world. SeaWorld has certain protocol in place directly for this whale. When certain rules are broken, there are tragic consequences.

Brancheau was highly experienced and could be considered the cream of the crop in the animal training industry. She had a welcoming presence and gave great advice to apprentice trainers such as myself.

I was fortunate enough to meet her last March when I visited SeaWorld Orlando. She radiated passion and love for her profession. She shared her gift with millions, diving off the nose of Shamu and surfing his back during thousands of safe interactions in the killer whale show “Believe.”

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It would be difficult for Kevin Smith to top the mess of a movie that was Jersey Girl, but he comes extremely close with his latest disappointment, Cop Out. Smith directed this little gem, but luckily, he didn’t write it. This is an unusual move on the director’s part, since he is almost always involved in both processes.

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Fleet Feet Sports is motivating students and staff to keep moving by bringing the No Boundaries running program to the University at Buffalo. The free 12-week program is especially designed for beginning runners or for those who want to start running again.

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Bruce Willis’s and Tracy Morgan’s performances are the only saving graces for Cop Out.

The No Boundaries program provides beginning runners comfort in numbers.

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He even distanced himself from the movie, tweeting last December that it wasn’t his movie, but rather a movie he was hired to direct.

The screenwriters, Mark and Robb Cullen, know the basics of funny, yet know nothing about filmmaking.

Smith does his best with the material, yielding decent results. What we get, as the title shamelessly implies, is a somewhat amusing buddy-cop comedy that has no point.

It’s just there.

The goal: to prepare students and staff to run a 5K race in June.

Alice and Dan Loncto, owners of Fleet Feet Sports on Delaware Avenue in Buffalo are excited to bring the program to UB for the first time.

“Fleet Feet Sports across the country have always offered training programs, but they have always been for races larger than a 5K,” Alice Loncto said. “We have been getting more and more people coming to us and saying that they can’t run a 10K race because they are new runners.”

Fleet Feet Sports has chosen the Race for the Cure as the final goal because it is a beginner-friendly race with approximately 4,000 to 5,000 runners of all levels competing in it.

The Loncto hope to inspire those who may have always wanted to take up running competitively or as a recreational activity, but never thought that they could keep up with more experienced runners.

“We want beginning runners to know that it’s just about crossing that finish line,” Alice said. “We want to encourage them to go at their own pace.”

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Love, heartbreak and having fun are the messages sent out by the beats and rhythm in the debut pop album from English artist Little Boots.

The debut album of singer/song writer Victoria Christina Hesketh – also known as Little Boots – Hands, hit UK Albums Chart at No. 5, and No. 20 on Irish Albums Chart.

Many listeners might receive this new artist as a sweet and redefined Lady Gaga. With the electro pop base, her music gives off the perfect club beat that anyone could dance to for hours.

The opening track, “New in Town,” fully encompasses her sound and who she is. From beginning to end, Little Boots creates a unique beat mix that entices listeners and lets them experience this new type of retro dance rhythm.

“New in Town” is the type of song that could easily be a No. 1 club mix.

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POLICE BLOTTER 2/10 – An unattended laptop was stolen from the Center for Tomorrow.

2/21 – Video games were stolen from an open room in Red Jacket Quadrangle.

2/22 – A bicycle was taken from the Audubon Parkway.

2/23 – A person was chased at Diefendorf Loop.

2/23 – A person was sent to the Student-Wide Judiciary for misconduct in the Center for the Arts screening room.

2/23 – A person attempted to steal a projector from the Millard Fillmore Academic Center.

2/23 – A person fell in a stairway in O’Brian Hall and sought his own aid.

2/24 – A person with abdominal pain was sent to the Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital from Flint Village.

2/24 – A vehicle was struck at the Jarvis B Lot. 2/24 – An unattended laptop was stolen from the fourth floor of Lockwood Library.

2/24 – An unattended laptop and wallet were stolen from Clinton Hall.

2/24 – A person was sent to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital from the Triple Gym for a shoulder injury.

2/24 – A door was damaged in Hochstetter Hall.

2/24 – A vehicle was entered in the Governors B Lot. An iPod and a GPS were taken.

2/25 – A person used false credit cards for tuition payments.

2/25 – A laptop and items were taken from an open room in Dewey Hall.

2/25 – A person received unwanted text messages.

2/25 – A cell phone was stolen from Wilkeson Quadrangle.

2/25 – A wallet with credit cards and an iPod were stolen from Dewey Hall.

2/26- An unattended laptop and phone were stolen from Lockwood Library.

2/26 – A person was sent to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital by a friend from the Center For the Arts for a laceration.

2/26 – A person was sent to the Student-Wide Judiciary for off-campus harassment.

2/27 – A person was bothered by his ex-girlfriend in Goodyear Hall.

2/27 – A person pulled a false fire alarm at Knox Lecture Hall.

2/27 – Laptops were stolen from an open room in Goodyear Hall.

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2/28 – An extinguisher discharge caused a fire alarm in Porter Quadrangle.

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2/28 – Samuel Bonnet was arrested and charged with driving with a .08 blood-alcohol content.

2/28 – Scott Nebsenzahl was arrested and charged with criminal mischief and unlawful possession of marijuana at Richmond Quadrangle.

2/28 – A hand railing was damaged in Goodyear Hall.

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The Bulls struck first in the third, rallying off five runs to take a 5-0 lead. They added to their lead and went into the seventh inning with a comfortable 10-3 advantage, but the Lady Techsters wouldn’t go down without a fight. They scored four runs in the final inning, which gave

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Barr struck out seven batters and pitched the complete game.

Teague was impressed with her play throughout the weekend, noting that she threw to some strong hitters.

“Sharon Barr did a great job,” Teague said. “Both teams had exceptional hitters and I thought she did a great job in the games that she pitched.”

Despite losing two out of three games, Teague was happy that the Bulls can bounce back from losing. “[The team] reacted pretty well,” Teague said. “We talked to them around the second and third game... about staying close to a team that

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They encounter a wacky but brutal Mexican drug dealer, who steals the card and blackmails them.

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Okay, that’s enough. There’s no need to explain any further. It’s been done before.

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looks like they’re better than us. In the third game, there was a ton of urgency. Unfortunately, they still put runs up on the board, but didn’t affect the game at all. We definitely dominated the game.”

The Bulls head west to begin the San Diego classic next weekend.

Their first game is against Cal Poly at noon.

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for ribald humor and silly antic,s but also a sense of sincerity in every one of his films.

Smith’s movies are quite personal, both in the way they draw from his knowledge of cinema and in the way they deprecate movies themselves.

Ironically, Smith gives the impression that he doesn’t take moviemaking seriously because, in his view, everything is a gag.

Of course, there could be nothing further from the truth. Smith loves movies. They are a part of culture, something that he both admires and rebels against. It’s that juxtaposition that makes his films funny, original and often great.

Cop Out, however, fails. Ignoring the fact that it is hackneyed and formulaic, the movie is quite annoying. It’s very dialogue-intensive, and the Cullens’ ramblings are only somewhat funny. They get enough laughs, but that’s mostly because of the actors and direction.

Still, the movie is decent enough.

No one is expecting an Academy award (especially Bruce Willis, who has, surprisingly, never been nominated), and as the trailer and everything else about the movie suggests it is just a bag of cheap laughs.

However, it would have been nice to see Smith at least try to revise the script. The only thing that drives the movie forward is Willis’s and Morgan’s performances.

Willis plays the same tired, cantankerous cop he’s been doing for the past 20 years. No complaints, though. He’s still fun to watch.

That’s more than one can say about Morgan. Though the comedian has a pudgy baby face and a silly demeanor that might attract some, yet leave most annoyed. It would behoove him to actually do something with his comedic skills besides make dumb voices and pout like a child for 110 minutes.

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In less than a decade, Rohm has managed to release six full-length albums. He wrote all 14 tracks on Acoustic Sessions.

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With infectious melodies and heartfelt lyrics, country artist Jackson Rohm’s latest installment does anything but disappoint.

Acoustic Sessions is filled with a varied arrangement of acousticbased tracks. Even though Rohm has found success, starting out wasn’t effortless.

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between lighthearted tunes and heartfelt ballads throughout. Meanwhile, “Gasoline and Matches” is Rohm’s no. 1 download on iTunes, and for easily discernible reasons.

With catchy lyrics such as, “Come on, start my fire/ Explosive when it catches/ Baby, you and I are gasoline and matches,” Rohm has said it’s a real crowd pleaser.

The second half of the album takes a more serious turn with love songs like “Wanting More” and “Leave it Alone.”

“That’s a tough one for me to answer,” Rohm says of his musical inspiration. “I listen to a lot of pop and country still, but I have gone through so many phases of listening to music.”

Even so, he does have his preferred favorites, ranging from Cat Stevens, Ryan Adams and Steven Kellogg, to Tom Petty and The Counting Crows.

Much of Rohm’s songwriting comes from personal experience.

This is the case with Rohm’s latest single, “Christine.”

“Some are more personal than others. The song is about a girl I chased around years ago,” Rohm said.

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Chuck Tompkins, head of animal training for SeaWorld parks, says that SeaWorld is not taking this incident lightly and everyone in the industry is feeling a significant loss.

As I walked through the halls this past week at UB, I have heard many say they think having marine mammals under human care is wrong and inhumane.

But if so many are concerned for animal welfare, than why did over 180 million people visit aquariums

and zoos across the nation in 2009?

These parks provide people with a personal connection and valuable education on how we can preserve animal’s natural habitats.

SeaWorld may not provide as much water as the open ocean for these animals, but they do provide an environment that allows them to grow, learn and thrive by receiving the highest quality of care.

In the wild, the average killer whale dies in their mid-20s. Tillikum is 31 and still growing under human care.

SeaWorld maintains the largest collection of animals in the world.

They care for more than 100 endangered, at risk and threatened animal

species from across the globe and are a leader in animal care and research.

The dedication of trainers has led to breakthroughs in the environment that are invaluable in these uncertain times.

Take it from a future employee of SeaWorld – this is where the future lies.

Brancheau lived out her passion and dream. Every day she went to work to impact the lives of more than 12 million visitors a year.

So, before criticizing her work and the marine mammal industry, just ask yourself — what are you doing to leave your mark?

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A dream for advertising researchers SOCIAL from page 1 the university for allegedly posting rumors on its Twitter account during the Lockwood incident.

These “rumors” snowballed and were repeated and reported by other local media outlets, creating a big cyber ball of confusion.

Though he likes the news aspect of social networking sites, Martin said he mostly uses them to keep in touch with friends and family despite his busy college schedule, and believes this is what social networking sites should be used for.

“I use Facebook primarily to procrastinate – it’s a huge time sink.

[I also use it] to keep in touch with friends that I wouldn’t see otherwise,” Martin said.

Stefanone feels that social networking sites, though used for news, are meant to serve their namesake: networking. Stefanone points out that in sharing personal information on these sites, possible connections for relationships and jobs can arise.

“Social networking sites allow us to essentially broadcast personal information – like we’re our own celebrities,” Stefanone said. “This is consistent with the celebrity culture we live in now. But don’t forget – only a small fraction of your Facebook network are actually friends of yours.”

According to Stefanone, the main purpose of social networking sites is simple: to make money.

“The biggest beneficiaries of sites

like Facebook are marketing and advertising companies. Don’t be fooled for a second – everything you do on Facebook is data that is sold to others,” Stefanone said. “The bottom line is that sites like Facebook exist to make money. Every time you answer a 20-question quiz, or enter information about your favorite bands or movies – all of these things are actually data points about your interests and preferences in life.”

Facebook and Twitter are a dream for advertising researchers who are looking to reach a target audience.

“Ten years ago, people had to pay for rich data like that. Now, young people enthusiastically make it publicly available. Those data points are sold so that other companies can target advertising at you,” Stefanone said.

Still, Stefanone agrees that social networking sites are new media.

These sites bring information to the masses the way newspapers used to.

They are the present and the future of monopolizing news media.

“There has been a shift [in our roles in the news],” Stefanone said.

“We’ve moved from content consumers to content producers. Yes, it may be fun producing and sharing content – often intimate, personal content. I often wonder what the costs are, though.”

Despite not always being a trustworthy method for news, Stefanone feels that because it’s instantaneous, social networking is here to stay.

“[Social networking] never left,” Stefanone said. “People have been networking since the dawn of civilization. The only difference now is Facebook is mediating our relationships.”

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Bright spots offensively for Buffalo BASEBALL from page 12 get used] to live pitching.”

In an 11-5 drubbing in the first game, the Bulls sent out senior ace Pierre Miville-Deschenes who lasted only four and two-thirds innings.

In that stretch, he surrendered four runs on seven hits, but only one run was earned as the Bulls committed four errors in the game.

He also walked four batters and struck out three.

There were some bright spots offensively for Buffalo.

Senior right fielder Charlie Karstedt hit a home run in the top of the sixth inning and finished the game with two hits and two runs batted in.

With three singles in the game, senior catcher Brad Cochrane went 3-for-4 in the game and scored on a double off the bat of senior first baseman Rob Lawler in the top of the eighth inning.

Senior hurler Chaz Mye toed the rubber for the Bulls in an 8-4 loss during the second game. He walked four 49ers and struck out three in four-and-a-third innings pitched.

Both teams were quiet at the plate early on. Three innings went into the books and the game was still at a scoreless deadlock.

Buffalo, however, exploded in the

fourth inning with three runs.

Senior left fielder David Neff led off the inning with a single to right centerfield. With no outs, senior center fielder Adam Skonieczki blasted a home run to left center to start the scoring for the Bulls.

Skonieczki only had two home runs all of last season so the early display of power is a good sign for the Bulls.

Considering the season just started, Torgalski thought the hitting was good.

“For the first weekend out, I thought [our hitting] was okay,” Torgalski said. “I think we have a lot of room to get better and at times I thought we got ourselves into bad hitting counts. When we were aggressive early in counts I thought we swung the bats pretty well.”

After senior third baseman Jacob Rosenbeck earned a walk, Cochrane blasted a double down the left field line to finish the scoring for the Bulls in the inning.

Charlotte, however, didn’t let the Bulls get comfortable as the 49ers equaled the Bulls in the bottom of the third with three runs of their own. They would add three more runs over the next two innings to pull away.

Eight of the nine starters got a hit in the game for the Bulls, but it was

not enough on Saturday.

The Bulls set out on Sunday with hopes of avoiding the sweep, but it didn’t take long for the 49ers to disrupt the Buffalo effort.

After a three-run inning that was highlighted by a Rosenbeck double, which scored two runs, the Bulls looked to be in a great position for their first victory. The 3-1 score quickly evaporated, however, when the 49ers came to the plate in the bottom of the inning.

Charlotte plated seven runs on only four hits in the bottom of the third inning. Starting pitcher senior Brian Pullyblank was pulled after throwing just two-and-two-thirds innings. He allowed six earned runs and walked three batters in his first start ever for the Bulls.

The Bulls would get outscored 4-1 the rest of the way and lose their third straight game, 12-4.

Rosenbeck and Cochrane led the Bulls from the plate, hitting .444 and .400 respectively for the series.

The Bulls will have to lick their wounds quickly as they get right back on the road this weekend for a three-game series with the Morehead State Eagles. The first game is set for Friday at 3 p.m.

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The album only continues to shine with the track “Symmetry”, where she uses simple, everyday comparisons portray her feelings about another. The track is enhanced with a catchy rhythm that will make

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Boots shows the connection between body and music in all her tracks and allows listeners to get out of their seats and dance to her English pop.

Little Boots is already gaining popularity over the Atlantic. It will be interesting to see where She goes from here in the United States.

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Beneficial for body and mind FLEET from page 5 that they will not feel overwhelmed by the program. Coaches implement a run-walk method of training, in which runners will consistently walk for one minute and then run for one minute. A cowbell is used to keep the pace consistent.

“5K is a big distance, and somebody can’t just go out and run that distance right away,” Alice Loncto said. “You gradually need to build up to that distance. It’s a slow, gradual process.”

The program will consist of weekly group runs, educational seminars on proper stretching and nutrition, as well as the creation of individualized fitness plans.

Students and staff who register for the program will have coaches and mentors leading them on Thursday night runs on North Campus starting on March 25.

There will be a coach available to work on individualized workout plans for each group of 15 runners.

“Everyone will be able to access coaches by email with any questions or concerns they have,” Alice Loncto said.

In the past, Alice said that their training programs have gained the interest of about 100 registrants.

With the number of faculty and staff at UB, Dan Loncto only sees the

program growing.

Dan, who is a coach for the program and has been running for 40 years, believes that running is beneficial for both the body and mind.

He also believes that it is perhaps one of the best forms of exercise for heart health.

“Running is an easy, inexpensive activity to get involved in, and you can do it almost anywhere,” Dan said. “A group environment helps [because] people are not [running] alone.”

According to Alice, once people get into running, it often becomes addictive.

“I know a lot of coaches and mentors who are now hooked,” she said.

Dan’s experiences as a coach have been really rewarding.

“It’s very gratifying to see someone run [in a race],” Dan said. “There are people who struggle to [get to the race] and it’s very rewarding to see them finish in the end.”

Those interested in running can attend informational meetings, which will be held at noon and 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in 330 Student Union.

Students and staff can also visit www.noboundariestraining.com for more information.

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Couldn’t win on Senior Night WBBALL from page 12 half, Hedderson drove the baseline and found an open freshman guard Chrissy Cooper, who hit a 3-pointer to give the Bulls a 27-24 lead. Despite committing 15 turnovers, the Bulls took that lead into the break.

“I thought we did a decent job of contesting shots and rotating into help position, they had some shots that they didn’t hit in the first half,” said head coach Linda Hill-MacDonald.

The turnover problem finally caught with the Bulls in the second half and led to shooting struggles. They shot 36.7 percent and turned the ball over 14 times in the second half.

Overall, the Bulls committed 27 turnovers in the game, something Hill-MacDonald was not pleased with.

“They definitely were extending out on defense, and putting a lot of on ball pressure and denying the next pass out,” Hill-MacDonald said.

“We needed to be stronger with the basketball.”

Kent State opened up the second half with a 14-4 run and never looked back, outscoring the Bulls 43-28 in the second half. The Flashes were

lead by a strong defensive effort and leading scorer Jamilah Humes.

Humes scored 25 points in the game and got to the rim with ease.

“She’s very good off the bounce, she was able to get to the rim time after time, that’s where she did most of her scoring inside the paint,” HillMacDonald said.

Golden Flashes’ junior forward Taisja Jones also added 20 points, including 10-of-12 from the free throw line.

Brown finished the game with another double double for the Bulls, tallying 17 points and 11 rebounds.

With her fifth rebound of the game, she set the school record for rebounds in a single season (330).

Hedderson finished the game with 14 points and five assists in 26 minutes off the bench.

The lone senior on the team, guard Dayna Smith was honored before the game for her four years of hard work and commitment to the team.

The regular season is over and the Bulls head into the MAC tournament looking to end their six-game losing streak. First-round action starts Saturday. Match-ups have yet to be determined.

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Proud to be a Buffalonian PATERNO from page 12 that takes nothing for granted and leaves it all on the line.

He embodied the meaning of a true Buffalonian.

I couldn’t help but get a bit emotional as Miller received his silver medal. Call me corny, but hearing the Canadian fans erupt in applause for the leader of their rival country sent chills down my spine. The mixed emotions of determination and courage turned heartbreak and anguish made the hair on my arms stand on edge.

On the verge of tears, Miller bowed down, accepted his medal and saluted the world with a swift, classy gesture of thanks.

I’ve never felt so proud to be a part of Buffalo sporting history than that very moment. Miller stood before us as a defeated man whose spirit was lifted by the respect and appreciation given to him by fans around the world.

That’s worth more than any form of medallion in my eyes.

Before we know it, the Bills will once again be the talk of the town and I will once again be sanctioned to my cave of embarrassment and depression.

But until then, I want to simply say thank you, Ryan. Because of you, I can once again proudly say, “Hey, I’m from Buffalo.”

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Women’s comeback was cut short TENNIS from page 12

“Right now we are getting in to the meat of our season, and getting this win against Niagara is vital for our confidence for our trip down [to Florida],” said head coach Lee Nickell. “Having teams like

[Niagara], all they do is give us tough tests of what we will eventually see in the [Mid-American Conference].”

Buffalo started off the night with 8-3 victories in both the No. 2 and No. 3 positions in doubles competition. Junior Marcelo Mazzetto and freshman George Tibil joined

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together to win the No. 2 match, while the duo of junior Mitch Zenaty and freshman Vusa Hove was also victorious.

The Bulls received a scare in the No. 1 doubles match as senior Kirill Kolomyts and sophomore Wojciech Starakiewicz faced a 6-3 deficit against the Purple Eagles’ freshman tandem of Matthew Kane and Jeremy Quiroz. But the Bulls battled back to win five-straight games to complete the doubles sweep with an 8-6 win.

Behind the strong efforts in doubles play, Buffalo continued to take care of business in singles matches.

Ranked No. 6 in the Northeast, Starakiewicz started where he had left off in earlier in the meet. Meeting Quiroz for the second time on the afternoon, Starakiewicz scored sixstraight to take the first set against Niagara’s youngster. Starakiewicz needed to rally after he fell behind in the second set, but was able to force a tiebreaker and defeat Quiroz, 6-0, 7-6 (3).

Niagara continued to show resilience in the No. 3 spot as Kolomyts met another freshman in Brandon Gallegos.

After splitting opening sets, Kolomyts eventually upended Gallegos in a back and forth rally during the super-tiebreaker to keep Niagara off the board. Down 4-2 early in the tiebreak, Kolomyts rattled off eight straight points to clinch the tiebreak, 10-4 and win the match, 5-7. 6-2, 1-0 (10-4).

We had some tight matches at the top,” Nickell said. “We were pushed but got through.”

The rest of the matches went as planned for the Bulls as freshman George Tibil downed Niagara’s Joseph Zelic 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 4 position. Sophomore Alex Kalinin won his team-leading 10th singles

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match of the year in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over David Lemieux-Sarrasin, while Hove completed the sweep over Jordan Tedesco-Blair, 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 6 match.

Buffalo has a week off to prepare until it hits the road for a spring break trip at 2009 Sun Belt Tournament runner-up, Florida Atlantic, on Sunday. Buffalo will also meet with Troy and Southern Illinois before returning home in mid-March.

Women’s Tennis A strong start and bold performances were not enough to lead the women’s tennis team to a successful comeback on Saturday.

Despite early success, Buffalo (3-2, 0-0 Mid-American Conference) fell to in-state rival Syracuse (8-2, 2-0 Big East) 4-3 at the Miller Tennis Center.

The Bulls started out well, winning two out of three doubles matches to take a one-point lead.

Each team recorded a win in doubles matches before the Buffalo team of freshmen Tamara Markovic and Kira Golenko defeated the Syracuse duo of junior Simone Kalhorn and freshman C.C. Sardinha in a grueling 9-7 match.

Head coach Kathy Twist pointed out the freshman pair as key performers in the match.

“They’re fighters, both of them,” Twist said. “They both hung in the match and they both had a lot of pressure on them today.

I’m very proud of them. They’re coming along nicely.”

The Bulls, however, could not carry the momentum from doubles into singles competition. Play started off slow as senior Diana Toia was defeated by junior Christina Tan of the Orange, 6-3, 6-1. Junior Aleksandra Petrova also lost in straight sets to Eleanor Peters, 6-4, 6-2.

Playing in the No. 1 spot, senior Denise Harijanto was defeated by Sardinha in straight sets as well, 6-2, 6-4. Sardinha disturbed Harijanto’s rhythm the entire match, causing Harijanto to commit many unforced errors.

Twist said Harijanto needed to be more patient in order to successfully take advantage of her opponent’s height.

“I thought she needed to set up the point a little better,” Twist said.

“Sometimes you get into a rhythm and you’re rushing. I would like to have her take more time and set up the point, because when you hit those high, deep balls to her, she was able to come in and volley those away. Harijanto needed to do that a little more. She needed to be a little

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Despite taking the point in doubles play, the Syracuse Orange won four of six singles matches to beat the women’s tennis team, 4-3.

patient in order to get that shot.”

Down 3-1, Markovic lit a spark to ignite a Buffalo comeback. In an even match-up against Syracuse’s Simone Kalhorn, Markovic emerged victorious in three sets. Markovic won 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, completing victories in both the singles and doubles competitions.

Junior Diana Popescu capped off the Bulls comeback by defeating Syracuse sophomore Emily Harman by a score of 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-0, to tie the match at 3-3.

The comeback was cut short in the final singles match-up between Golenko and Syracuse sophomore Alessondra Parra. Golenko battled to match point in the second set, but was unable to finish off Parra, who went on to win in the third and final set, propelling Syracuse to the 4-3 victory.

Despite the tough loss, Twist was encouraged by Buffalo’s efforts.

“Everybody fought, and the matches were very close,” Twist said. “Most of them were pulled out except the last one, so I have to be pleased with the way they played against a very good Syracuse team.”

Buffalo returns to competition beginning March 8 with three matches in three days against James Madison, Boston University, and Bryant in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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SP O R T S MIAMI REDHAWKS

Flurry of turnovers cost Bulls

By CHRIS RAHN Staff KENT Writer STATE GOLDEN FLASHES

Joe Paterno Sports Editor

Hometown heroics For the first time in a long time, I wasn’t disappointed.

I wa sn’t emba r ra ssed, and I didn’t have reason to cover my face.

Yes, Sidney Crosby put the dagger through my heart with his overtime goal Sunday afternoon as Canada prevailed, 3-2. The Americans failed to pull off the impossible. They failed to produce the miracle that we had all hoped for and managed only a silver medal.

But for the first time in a long time, I was proud.

I was proud to be a native of the red, white and blue, and I was proud to know that this is my country.

But most of all, I was proud to be a Buffalonian.

It may sound crazy, but the past two weeks have given me reason to stick my chest out, raise my chin and say, “I’m from Buffalo.” I can walk around with my head held high and say, “This is my city, this is my town, and I’m proud of it.”

I don’t get that feeling too often. It’s hard to be proud of a city that has suffered through four-straight Super Bowl losses, a 10-year playoff drought, the Music City Miracle, a Monday night meltdown, 40 years without a Stanley Cup… well, you get the picture.

For 17 days, the Winter Olympics changed all of that.

While the heartbreaking Buffalo losses will always linger in the back of my mind, the Olympic Games made me forget I live in a town plagued by sporting futility.

The representation of the city of Buffalo shone brighter than the immortal Olympic flame that lit the Vancouver sky for two-plus weeks. I was proud to know that my hometown athletes donned the red, white and blue for not only my country, but for my city.

Although he hails from East Lansing, Mich., Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller has become Buffalo’s pride and joy. After his showing in Vancouver, the 29-yearold has skyrocketed from the Queen City’s son to the face of hockey.

What he did at the Olympics was nothing short of spectacular. He stopped 139 of 147 shots in six games, recorded a 5-1 record and, despite falling short of the gold, was named tournament MVP. Miller took the ice in Vancouver with the stars and stripes on his mask, but displayed the Buffalo blue and gold in his equipment. While it may be overlooked by most, I knew that he was not only representing America, but symbolizing Buffalo.

He displayed to the world what it meant to be a humble, blue-collar worker – a man see PATERNO page 9

Kent State 67 Buffalo 55

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With a halftime lead Tuesday night, the women’s basketball team looked as though it would pull off an upset, but a mess of turnovers cost the Bulls a win on Senior Night.

The Bulls (7-22, 3-13 Mid-American Conference) hosted the Kent State Golden Flashes (19-9, 12-4, MAC) and looked to end a five-game losing streak and close out the regular season with a win. The Golden Flashes currently sit in second place in the MAC East standings.

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overmatched by a better second half by its opponents. Kent State used an early second-half run to come from behind and win 67-55.

The Bulls were strong defensively in the first half, forcing the Golden Flashes into 13 turnovers and 34.4 percent shooting from the field, which included 0-of-8 from long range.

Sophomore guard Brittany Hedderson and junior forward Kourtney Brown led the Bulls offensively in the first half with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Hedderson and Brown combined to score the team’s first 22 points.

With 15 seconds left in the first

Opponent: Miami (OH) Record: 12-17, 8-7 Mid-American Conference.

Tipoff: 7 p.m.

Venue: Millet Hall in Oxford, Ohio

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Despite a loss to Kent State, Kourtney Brown broke Buffalo’s single-season rebounding record.

see WBBALL page 9

Bulls win one in triple-header

By ANDREW WIKTOR and BRIAN JOSEPHS Senior Sports Editor and Staff Reporter

Courtesy of Paul Hokanson/ UB Athletics

Buffalo didn’t anticipate stiff competition in Lake Charles over the weekend.

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Rain postponed the Cowgirl Classic last Friday, but when the softball team took the field the following morning for a triple-header, it took two games until the sun shone on the Bulls.

Buffalo (3-4) traveled to Lake Charles, La., for matchups with Louisiana Tech (5-4) and McNeese State (9-6) this past weekend and went 1-2 in the make-up games. It dropped the first contest against Louisiana Tech, 5-2, and then suffered a loss against McNeese State, 9-3. Though the day started off rough, the Bulls ended the weekend on a strong note as they beat the Lady Techsters in a rematch, 10-7.

Head coach Jennifer Teague was surprised with how impressive their opponents were.

“The competition was a lot better than I had anticipated,” Teague said. “I knew they were good hitting teams, but I didn’t know they were that good of a hitting team. It pushed us more than I had anticipated, and I thought we had responded well for such a young team.”

The Bulls were the first to score in game one with an RBI single by

junior infielder Alexandra Bejarano in the bottom of the second inning.

Senior pitcher Sharon Barr was the beneficiary of the hit. Earlier in the inning, she was walked and then advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Alyssa Ward. Buffalo took a quick 1-0 lead, but was unable to hold on.

In the fourth inning, two RBI singles and a walk with the bases loaded gave the Lady Techsters a 3-1 advantage. The following inning, Louisiana Tech tacked on another run and ultimately went on to win 5-2.

Following game one, the Bulls faced off against McNeese State.

The Cowgirls struck first in the third inning, but the Bulls answered when sophomore infielder Terese Diaz hit her first home run of the season in the following inning. This tied the game 1-1, but the deadlock was shortlived.

McNeese State responded in the bottom of the frame with three runs of its own. It added four more runs the next inning and went on to win 9-3, sending Buffalo to consecutive losses.

“We knew it was going to be a long day because we played three games,” Teague said. “I think trying to find a groove [was difficult].” see SOFTBALL page 6

Last meeting: Jan. 9, 2010.

The Bulls defeated the RedHawks in their conference home opener earlier this season, 72-55.

Miami’s last game: Loss vs.

Kent State, 66-58 Miami’s key players: Sophomore forward Julian Mavunga recorded 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the game against Kent State.

Senior guard Kenny Hayes contributed 15 points, four rebounds and four assists.

Junior forward Nick Winbush also recorded double digit points with 13 points. Hayes is the leading scorer for the RedHawks, averaging 14.6 points per game while Mavunga and Winbush have averaged 9.9 points per game.

Buffalo’s last game: Win vs.

Ohio, 72-69 Buffalo’s key players: Senior guard Rodney Pierce is third in scoring in the MAC with 19.2 points per game after finishing the last game with 26 points, four assists and a career-high five steals. Senior guard John Boyer tallied 16 points – including four 3-pointers – seven assists and a career-best four steals. Boyer leads the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio.

SIDELINES 2010 Football Schedule Revealed 9/ 2

vs. Rhode Island

9/11 at Baylor

Bulls knocked around in season opening series

9/18 vs. UCF

By MATTHEW PARRINO

10/ 23 vs. Temple *

Sports Editor

10/ 30 vs. Miami (OH) *

Opening day came and went for the baseball team over the weekend, and though its bats were hot, the Charlotte sticks were just plain scorching.

The Bulls (0 -3) lost three straight games to the Charlotte 49ers (4-2) and in the process allowed a staggering 31 runs in the three-game series.

Buffalo pitchers struggled throughout the weekend, but it was to be expected on their first outings of the year.

“I expect all of our pitchers to get better,” said Bulls head coach Ron Torgalski.

“I thought every pitcher we threw out there struggled at times and I have to attribute that to it being the first time they’ve been outside.”

Early season rust and limited on-field practice time is what Torgalski feels led to his team’s slow start.

11 /4 at Ohio * (ESPNU)

9/ 25 at Connecticut 10/ 2 at Bowling Green * 10/16 at Northern Illinois

11 /12 vs. Ball State (ESPNU) Rob Schulz/ The Spectrum

Senior Kirill Kolomyts won in both doubles and singles play as the Bulls swept Niagara, 7-0, at the Miller Tennis Center on Friday.

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Although the Bulls lost all three games during their opening series at Charlotte, senior third baseman Jacob Rosenbeck hit two doubles, drove in two RBIs and batted .444 to lead Buffalo.

“I think the big thing was the fact that we haven’t been outside,” Torgalski said. “We need to get used to taking balls on grass and dirt. [We need to see BASEBALL page 8

Men prevail, women fall against non-conference foes

By ANDREW BELLAFLORES and JACOB LAURENTI Staff Writers

Men’s Tennis Nothing could stop the men’s tennis team Friday night. Whether it was the late February snowstorm or a flock of Purple Eagles, the Bulls were determined

to leave the Miller Tennis Center with a win over their cross-town rival.

While the rest of the city of Buffalo was plowing its driveways clear of snow, the Bulls (3-2) plowed their way through Niagara (2-5), winning 7-0. see TENNIS page 10

11 / 20 vs. Eastern Michigan * 11 / 26 at Akron *

(ESPNU / ESPN360) 12 / 3 MAC Football

Championship

* Denotes MAC opponent