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Volume 59 Issue 78

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UB Council problems continue Boston wins second election, while Memon fights against initial proceedings JOSH BOSTON

By CAITLIN TREMBLAY

week. While the results of the second election won’t be official until late Monday, Maaz Memon, the winner of the original election, is hoping to stop it in its tracks.

Memon won the first election by 419 votes but was deemed ineligible to run after the election committee received “complaints” about him — the subject of which have yet to be made public.

Memon believes his competitors and others on the election committee are unfairly targeting him because they did

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UB student politics are nothing if not full of drama, and the two elections for the UB Council Student Representative are no exception.

A f ter what wa s deemed an illegitimate round of elections from April 6-8, a second round of elections was held last

not want him to win. He also feels that the election committee neglected to follow the stated rules and regulations that they’re bound to by the university.

Memon has been in talks with a law student about the legality of the matter and has submitted an 18-page statement to the committee outlining all of the reasons he feels he’s been treated

MAAZ MEMON

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Politically incorrect

By ADRIAN FINCH and CHRISTOPHER Di MATTEO Senior Life Editor & Senior Arts Editor

Bill Maher, the 100th distinguished speaker in the 23-year series, covered a variety of topics Saturday night in Alumni Arena. From calling Sarah Palin a MILF to President Barack Obama a good special education teacher, no subject was left untouched.

The controversial author, comedian and host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, set brutal honesty and crass humor as his objective in his pursuit to entertain a diverse crowd of University at Buffalo students and community members alike.

“Gas is getting so expensive that on Lindsay Lohan’s latest sex tape, she is sucking on a siphoning hose. I’m just kidding – it’s a dick,” Maher said.

Maher has no inhibitions when it comes to criticizing American politicians. His previous talk show, Politically Incorrect, was canceled in 2002 after he referred to the country’s position in Iraq as “cowardly.”

However, cowardly was certainly not the way he described Obama, stating that even racists think he’s doing a good job.

“I think our ninja president got his mojo back,” Maher said. “Bush was white, and he was a moron that made us look bad.”

Joel Lim / The Spectrum Maher spent time speaking about both the Democrat Bill Maher, UB’s 100th Distinguished Speaker, brought the laughs on Saturday night.

Solar array to be installed at UB

By AMANDA WOODS Asst. Campus Editor

UB is stepping up on its green efforts and will soon have a solar power source on campus. Renowned artist and landscape artist Walter Hood won a public art competition to develop a 1.1-megawatt solar array for the Flint Road entrance of North Campus.

Hood, the founding principal of Hood Design and professor and former chair of the Landscape Architecture Department at the University of California-Berkeley developed “The Solar Strand” concept, which the New York Power Authority (NYPA) will begin constructing in August.

The installation will include 5,000 photovoltaic panels that will reduce UB’s carbon emission by 500 metric tons and meet the power requirements for 735 student apartments.

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and Republican parties, denouncing the right but pointing out flaws in the left as well.

“At some point in this country’s history, the left moved to the center and the right moved to the mental institution,” Maher said.

Calling the right “a bunch of crazy crackers,” Maher questioned why Southerners would dress up for Civil War reenactments.

“It’s like having a party and inviting all the chicks that ever dumped you,” he said.

The political movement of Tea Party conservatives – or Teabaggers, as he referred to them – did not escape Maher’s wrath either.

“The founding fathers would have wanted nothing to do with these f**king morons … Little-known fact – George Washington was not into NASCAR,” Maher said.

The speaker dove deeper into the inner workings of the government, by explaining politicians’ manipulation of their constituents through a comparison between Americans and dogs, emphasizing their keen sense of fear and victory.

“Fear and fake patriotism,” Maher said. “You can win an election by saying you love America more than your opponent. I f**ked the flag, does my opponent see MAHER page 4

The blue and white gets down and dirty

By AMANDA JONAS Staff Writer

Combine 200,000 gallons of water from Lake LaSalle, a dirt-filled field and 128 teams of volleyball players, and the muddy mayhem of Oozfest is created.

Run by the University Student Alumni Board and the Office of Alumni Relations, Oozfest is one of the University at Buffalo’s favorite traditions.

Oozfest is one of the biggest mud-volleyball tournaments Rob Schulz/ The Spectrum in North America. CelebratRenowned landscape artist Walter Hood won a public art competition ing its 26th anniversary, this to develop a 1.1 megawatt solar array year’s Oozfest was approprion Flint Road. ately named, “Just Ooze It!” The event took place on 16 The project was made possible volleyball courts near South by a $7.5 million grant from Lake Village, where games NYPA to UB as part of a $21 ran nonstop from 8 a.m. to 3 million statewide renewable p.m. energy program.

Alyce Schaefer, a junior University President John biology major, and Bobby DobB. Simpson is looking forward meier, a sophomore business management major, played on see SOLAR page 4 the Spike Nasties team.

OINKALICIOUS Flying pigs, deep-fried twinkies, carnies and Chinese acrobats are the norm at the Erie County Fair.

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UB students and friends participated on Oozfest on Saturday, the largest mud volleyball tournament in the U.S.

“It’s an amazing opportunity for a great time with great people,” Dobmeier said. “It was my goal to get as muddy as possible, which I guess I accomplished.”

With regard to the mud, some students like Lisa Snow,

a senior psycholog y and health and human services major, made light of being covered from head to toe.

“I wanted to exfoliate my skin and I thought this was the best way to do it,” Snow said. “I think it’s working. Its

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hardening on me as I speak.”

Scott Saxer, a graduate assistant in the Office of Alumni Relations, organized the event and was excited with the level of participation. see OOZFEST page 2

Weather: Mon: 56o high / 36o low

James Starks is on his way to the NFL as the newest member of the Green Bay Packers.

Tue: 54o high / 36o low

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Wed: 56o high / 38o low

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Some teams considered as legends OOZFEST from page 1 “I’d say 128 [volleyball] teams is pretty good,” Saxer said. “We maxed out the brackets. It’s great.”

Saxer noted that the event was not contained only to the volleyball fields; WRUB Radio was on hand, providing music for the event. The football team and cheerleaders also stopped by and there were a host of giveaways, from Bill Maher tickets to Buffalo Bills memorabilia.

The most popular addition, however, was located near Alumni Arena.

“There were a bunch of hot showers by Alumni,” Saxer said. “People seemed to be pretty excited about that.”

For those who didn’t want to trudge all the way to Alumni, the Getzville fire department was on Source: facebook.com hand with a fire truck to hose off the Justice League of America and Poached Trout in White Wine Sauce won awards at Oozfest.

Oozfest participants.

Ron Dinderski, a firefighter from Getzville, was volunteering at his Tharma said. “I refereed volleyball seniors [and] it brings back teams first Oozfest this year. back in my country, but it’s more fun from across the country [and allows “We were here last night for two out here.” alumni] to get to see each other hours and an hour this morning, Saxer noted that two of the teams again.” watering the mud pit,” Dinderski have especially become legends at Sean Kenney, a senior accounting said. “And we’ve had a constant Oozfest. major, agrees with Saxer. line for the hose since early this “The two longest running teams “I wanted to get the full UB expemorning.” are the Poached Trout in a White rience before I graduated,” Kenney Saxer stated that each of the 128 Wine Sauce, who have participated said. “I’ve never done this before. It’s teams had a minimum of six and a for 21 years, and The Sheepherders, a great way to end my senior year.” maximum of eight players and were who have been around for 17 years,” Awards for first, second, and third composed of undergraduates, gradu- Saxer said. place teams were recognized at the ate students, members of the larger The mud, the prizes and contests events conclusion. The team Don’t Buffalo community and UB alumni, for Best Costume and Longest Run- MUDDLE in our Business came in some from as far away as California. ning Team gave participants the first, followed by District Five and Gagee Tharma, a senior finance opportunity to relax and have fun Santa Clause is Coming to Town in and human resources major from before the busy weeks ahead. Best second and third places, respectively.

Sri Lanka, refereed during Oozfest Costume went to Justice League of Next year’s Oozfest will be held and noted the unique experience this America and Longest Running Team on April 30. event provided participants. went to team of alumni Poached “We wanted to have a UB Alterna- Trout in White Wine Sauce. tive Spring Break team, but we found “It’s a great way to blow off steam out we couldn’t play because it was before finals,” Saxer said. “It’s one full, so we decided to volunteer,” last hurrah for a lot of graduating E-mail: features@ubspectrum.com

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Immigration reform done wrong Arizona law marginalizes Latino community Dios mio. Arizona’s newest immigration law is downright scary.

The law, at its heart, looks to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants in ways that are against everything the United States stands for. There have been protests and even Facebook groups in opposition to the law.

This law is the broadest and strictest in decades. It makes the failure to carry immigration documents a crime and gives the police the ability to detain anyone suspected of being in the United States illegally.

Many opponents of the bill suggest that it provides the opportunity for racial profiling.

No. The law is racial profiling. It gives no guideline, such as reasonable cause, for police to stop someone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. The United States does have a history of racial profiling – does anyone remember Japanese internment in 1942?

Arizona politicians are making a tremendous error in judgment. The signing of this bill into law is a reactionary event to the murder of a prominent rancher in Arizona this past week. Arizona is currently the major crossing point for illegal immigrants and has resulted in violent flare-ups from drug runners.

The more preposterous point in all of this is that even Arizona Senator John McCain supports this bill, although in previous years he didn’t believe it was necessary to document illegal immigrants.

Even President Obama, who rarely ever criticizes state law, has come out strongly against the bill.

He was quoted in the New York Times as saying that the law serves “to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and our communities that is so

crucial to keeping us safe.”

Now, it isn’t unheard of for police to ask for documents on subways, highways and in public places.

Many European nations follow such procedures, but given the fluidity of travelers within the European Union, they seem more reasonable.

The worst part of all of this is that the Latino community in Arizona makes up around 30 percent of the state’s total population. Many of these families have been citizens of the United States for generations.

Not only is the law devoid of logic, but politicians continue to fan the flames of the issue. A prime example is John McCain’s response to the president’s criticism at a news conference in Phoenix on Friday.

“If the president doesn’t like what the Arizona legislature and governor may be doing, then I call on the president to immediately call for the dispatch of 3,000 National Guard troops to our border …” McCain said.

He stated that the law is being passed to compensate for “the federal government’s failure to carry out its responsibilities, which is to secure its borders.”

The government didn’t fail at anything. When former President George W. Bush tried to pass immigration reform, his own party killed it, mainly because of a guest-worker program that would allow workers the ability to get a three-year work visa in the United States.

This legal means of allowing a regulated flow of immigrants into the country would let immigrants work in jobs the ordinary American citizen wouldn’t do.

It is slightly embarrassing to all Americans that this law has even been passed. Racial profiling is downright wrong, no matter how the issue is looked at.

The Arizona immigration law truly represents a slippery slope.

Bring on the babies

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Two weeks ago, South Park hit an impressive milestone with its 200th episode. So how did creators celebrate? In a fashion that only Matt Stone and Trey Parker could – by offending an entire religion to the point of receiving death threats.

So when the second part of the episode aired, Comedy Central wasn’t taking any chances. Every time the word Muhammad was said in the episode, it was bleeped out.

This is just one of many examples of the increasingly sensitive society we find ourselves in today. Our country is known primarily for its belief in freedom. But we’ve hit a point in which we can’t even mention the name of a religious figure without worrying about being killed.

By no means do I James Twigg mean to single out a Asst. Arts Editor single religion. I am actually attempting to criticize the institution of all religions. In my mind, religion doesn’t make us better people. It makes us worse.

Sure, Islam has taken a lot of heat in the past few years, but it isn’t the only religion out there killing in the name of some deity. It’s a story as old as time itself.

History books are all stained with the blood of religious wars. The Crusades, the Thirty Years’ War and the Iraq war were all ignited because somebody believed that their god was worth killing hundreds of innocents for. It’s truly disgusting.

This is the number one reason that I’m an atheist. I find it too hard to fathom the idea of worshipping someone who is responsible for the see TWIGG page 6

Here we are

China may reverse one baby per family rule One of China’s most famous policies is its one child per family law.

But it seems the leaders of the world’s fastest growing economy are debating whether or not to reverse course. Score one for freedom.

Even a hint of changing course on a very large human rights issue brings some traction to the belief that the more China becomes part of the world, the more open it will become.

The one child policy has been in place since 1979.

The Chinese government believed it was the correct action to alleviate social, economic and environmental issues in China at the time.

The fact remains that China’s population is grossly distorted due to the one child policy. Antiquated beliefs have led many families to prefer male children to females.

China must and should reverse the policy.

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), a Chinese think tank in Beijing, published a report in January 2010, stating that within ten years, one in five young men would be unable to find brides if the population trend continues on its current path.

In the same report, CASS also stated that by 2020, China will have 30 to 40 million more young men under the age of nineteen than young women. So basically, the young men of China have a future to look forward to of little prospect of marriage and a male population that is roughly the same as the population of the entire United States.

In fact, according to China’s National Population and Family Planning Commission, the population will actually begin to shrink in 15 years. China’s family size has been shrinking since the 1970s, which makes sense, given the implementation of the one child policy.

I’m going to hell

If the population dips below a certain point, it could result in a worst-case scenario of slowing economic growth in China. Considering that China is the major manufacturer of the entire world’s goods, some people might argue that it would make sense to start pumping out the babies.

But there have been negatives to this policy. For instance, the crime rate in China has skyrocketed.

There have been stories leaking out of China of bride abduction, sex trafficking, rape and prostitution. This very well may be coincidence rather than an actual correlation, but it could be speculated that the shortage of women is causing men to revert to unethical means of procuring them.

The removal of the one child policy could present the opportunity for families to keep their newborn daughters, rather than killing them to reserve space in the family for a son, thereby reversing this criminal trend.

Although a decline in population could have negative effects, a minor decrease or simple stabilization of the population may actually be a good thing for China. The population decline would ease food and water shortages that China is already facing.

The government widely takes credit for giving China’s current population economic prosperity by avoiding some 400 million additional births. On the flip side, many of the families that have violated the rule have either been fined or lost their jobs, and even sometimes their homes.

As with every decision, there are positive and negative aspects to all possible courses of action. Only China can make the right choice for its people.

Today is the last day of school.

Although today is a day for some well-deserved celebration, it’s also a day that warrants reflection — another year has passed us all by. Here are a couple of questions you might want to ask yourself before you crack open that first beer.

1. When was the last time you slowed down for a minute?

Sometimes, I feel like here at UB (and probably at every other college), everyone is way too concerned about career paths and five-year plans and what job they are going to get when they graduate and how much money they are going to make. Do all those plans and goals make you happy or stress Luke Hammill you out? If you fail to Asst. Sports Editor achieve them, will that be a huge catastrophe?

I think those people need to live a little more in the here and now. Planning ahead is great, but too much of it only sets you up for disappointment. I have no idea what I’m going to do when I get out of school, and that feels kind of liberating. Heck, I don’t even know how this column is going to finish yet.

So slow down a little. If you’re worried that you still don’t know what you want to do, look at it this way — I’m glad I’m not already pigeonholed into a predetermined profession for the rest of my life.

Be glad you made it to today, and try to enjoy it a little. Which brings me to my next question.

2. Are you enjoying your classes? Are you genuinely interested in what you’re learning in your major? If you are, great. Keep going; you’re see HAMMILL page 6

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To the editor,

In “Pappé’s Questionable Content” (Mairghread Ryan, Spectrum, April 14), Professor Ernest Sternberg says that Professor Ilan Pappé’s UB lecture on March 24 “bordered on hate speech.”

It’s surprising to read this, since Professor Sternberg did not attend the lecture. (I did, and saw that he was not there.) Moreover, he seems not even to have heard a tape, for he says not one word about the lecture itself.

Not just ordinary scholarly ethics, but the Torah itself, has some fairly sharp things to say about “bearing false witness.”

And for such a short letter, Professor Sternberg produces a remarkable number of factual errors. The Arab Revolt began in 1936, not 1933. Israel ethnically cleansed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians not just “in the context of a total war,” but also in the five months before the Arab armies attacked in May 1948. And no reputable

historian of any political persuasion claims any more that the Palestinians left their homes “on their own.”

The historical record reinforces what common sense would expect: that they left their homes because of violence and the threat of violence.

Professor Sternberg also engages in strategic misrepresentation. Indeed, it is true that “some” Palestinian refugees left Israeli-occupied Palestine during the Nakba, and that “all” Jewish refugees left the rest of Palestine. But

surely the numbers of that “some” (750,000) and that “all” (well under 1% of that) are also worth noting.

In the future, I strongly encourage Professor Sternberg to speak more accurately, to attend the lectures he wishes to review, and to hear the speech he wishes to label “hate speech.”

James Holstun Professor jholstun@buffalo.edu

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f**k the flag?”

It wasn’t all laughs when Maher took time to question American’s trust in the economy.

“This economy is all about … betting against success; it’s all about widening the gap between the rich and poor,” he said.

Maher continued to explain that while the middle class suffers, the top 1 percent of the population receives tax breaks. He believes a solution to the economic pitfalls lies in taxing the rich.

“There is plenty of money in corporate welfare,” he said. “That is the giant lake the [government] needs to tap.”

In a time in which Americans are struggling to get by, Maher questioned why taxpayer money is going toward corporate bailouts.

“Isn’t that the great thing about free markets?” Maher said. “If you fail, you fail.”

Commenting on the perceived health care revolution, Maher reminded the audience that health insurance is still run by private industries and is ranked only 37th in the world by the United Nations, which is behind Guatemala.

“Where are they getting this sh*t that the U.S. has the greatest health care [in the world]? … Do you know where they are getting it? Grey’s Anatomy and House,” he said.

Warning the audience that people often walk out when he criticizes religion, Maher wasted no time on calling the Bible a “seriously flawed holy book” and “a book of Jewish fairy tales.”

“Why is the purposeful suspension of critical thinking a good thing? … If Mother Theresa thinks it is a crock,

then it is like finding out that Colonel Sanders doesn’t eat the chicken,” Maher said.

The speaker also mocked Mormons, adding that he would not want anyone to baptize him into the Church of Latter-Day Saints after he died.

“I don’t want to spend my time …

[Mormon], I’ll take my chances in hell – at least they have drugs down there,” he said.

With this in mind, Maher questioned why people would listen to the pope and his “giant pointy hat” about the great beyond.

“It’s just so f**king stupid that people sit there and are like, ‘Yes, he must know [what happens after death],” he said.

Before discussing the scandal surrounding the Roman Catholic Church and sexually abused children, Maher disclosed that he was raised Catholic. He could see the potential for children to be molested because of what he viewed as a pattern among religious institutions.

“Anytime there is a cult and there are people in pioneer outfits [running around], there is going to be some child-f**king going on,” he said. “Anytime there is a guy that says he is God’s infallible wingman, lock up the children.”

After admitting that he would happily trade the experience of his childhood bullying with gentle masturbation from Michael Jackson, Maher brought his speech to an end.

Upon receiving a standing ovation, Maher provided some wise words to the audience before his departure.

“Kids, take the advice of Bill Maher,” he said. “Vaporize, never smoke.”

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Result of a collaboration SOLAR from page 1 to the solar power implementation, and emphasizes the importance of energy preservation on a college campus.

“Environmental sustainability is fundamental to a university,” Simpson said. “It’s part of our history, it’s part of our heritage… and I think it’s really something that’s fundamental to UB 2020 and the future of our university. This is as an example to the communities we work in to better our institutions.”

Hood’s “Solar Strand” concept applies the idea of pairs of molecules entwining to form a DNA strand to the UB campus.

“One of the things I didn’t want to do was create something in isolation. I wanted this to be emblematic of the larger environment,” Hood said. “One of the things your campus doesn’t have is things connected and what the array tries to do is bring all of these things together.”

Hood explained that his proposal will create a new “patch ecology” that will reinforce existing freeway and roadway drainage patterns and intertwine with creeks and campus woodlands. He emphasized that the array will easily integrate natural beauty with solar technology.

Hood’s vision also includes what he calls “social rooms” – student recreational spaces that break through the photovoltaic array at

three locations.

Simpson, along with NYPA trustee Patrick Curley, introduced Hood at the Albright Knox Gallery following an exhibit called “UB Solar: The Art of Power” which features the designs proposed by the contest’s two other finalists, Vito Acconci and Diana Balmori.

This project is a direct result of collaboration between the state of New York, NYPA and UB. No taxpayer money went into this development, according to Curley.

“The solar park personifies the Power Authority’s commitment to UB,” Curley said.

Curley is certain that Buffalo’s typical wintry whether will not cause the solar arrays to malfunction; the panels were designed to withstand high wind and snowfall.

In fact, he added, because Buffalo is the sunniest and driest city in the Northeastern U.S., it is an ideal solar energy location.

According to Robert Shibley, the senior advisor to the president and director of campus planning and design, the new solar energy source is necessary for UB today, not a future consideration.

“The point is not that we are ready to move forward, but it establishes a condition to meet today’s needs,” Shibley said.

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The aptly named “Punk Rock Summer Camp” is back for its 16th year and is boasting one of its strongest lineups yet. Although the tour is famous for being the grueling boot camp for the newer bands, this year also brings back some older, wellestablished acts. Gracing the stage will be the talented men of Sum 41 and Motion City Soundtrack – both must-see acts. Also hitting the parking lots will be We the Kings, Four Year Strong, Alkaline Trio, Never Shout Never,

All-American Rejects, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Buffalo natives Every Time I Die. Of the lesser-known bands, The Downtown Fiction is one that shouldn’t be overlooked. As the tour crisscrosses the USA, the only reason punk rock lovers have for missing this summer staple is if they’re out of the country.

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Although this concert may require a passport and a roughly two-hour drive, it will be worth it. All Time Low boasts some of the best music in the pop-punk genus and has a live show to match it. After years on the Warped Tour,

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Summer energy

By VANESSA FRITH Asst. Arts Editor All winter, concertgoers have hidden from sub-zero temperatures in the warmth of an indoor venue. But now the temperature’s rising and summer nights draw music lovers out into the open, filling up arenas and parking lots across the country. So here are a few dates you might just want to skip that summer job for. this quartet has honed their summer concert skills and definitely won’t disappoint.

They are joined by three more headliners – Boys Like Girls, LMFAO and Third Eye Blind.

Out of the nine other performers, Forever the Sickest Kids and Good Charlotte are two sets you will want to be in the pit for.

concerts, then consider the night of August 5 booked.

Green Day gives one of the best live shows this decade has to offer. They won’t be taking your attendance for granted. The trio will work up a sweat halfway into the first song and their energy won’t die down until the last note ends. Plus, they tend to bring along fireworks. Oh, and that other band? AFI? They’re pretty amazing as well.

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Another band that grew up in the spotlight, Paramore started in the business at an

age when they still knew how painful it was to go to a bad show, so they have created the opposite. With an energetic show sure to keep you happy, they are supported by the amazing talents of Tegan & Sara and New Found Glory.

Although Kadawatha is lesser known, they have a strong sound and Paramore fans can trust that the band wouldn’t bring along a bad act.

Lynard Skynyrd God and Guns Tour Darien Lake PAC 7/3 • $29-$59.50

It’s a chance to yell “Free Bird” and actually have it be relevant. see CONCERT page 7

Summer movie extravaganza

By ERIC HILLIKER Arts Editor

The city of Buffalo is finally hitting temperatures over 40 degrees, which can only mean one thing: summer is right around the corner.

Come the summer months, Hollywood’s biggest films will be heading toward your nearest theater. Billionaire armored playboys, living toys and explosions that probably cost as much as your tuition will populate the screens, starting in May. Quite possibly the biggest and most anticipated film of the summer is Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan’s Inception, which opens July 16. Nolan is reteaming with most of the crew from the Dark Knight, including composer Hans Zimmer. It will be very surprising if this movie is not another hit for the auteur.

Much of the allure for Inception has been generated from the enigmatic story. Very little is known about the film due to Nolan keeping

much under wraps. The movie centers around a man named Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island) who has the technology to enter people’s dreams. Here he is able to steal ideas and sell them to the highest bidder.

Combined with the success of Dark Knight, all-star cast and trippy, jaw-dropping visuals, Inception will probably be the king of summer movies.

Summers past were usually filled to the brim with comic book movies, and this one is no different. The one grabbing the most attention is Iron Man II, the sequel to the surprise hit from two years ago. Jon Favreau returns to the director’s chair, while Robert Downey Jr. (Sherlock Holmes) reprises his role as Tony Stark.

Stark will have to contend with different powers, including the U.S. government, which wants to get its hands on the Iron Man armor, the revenge-craving Whiplash (Mickey Rourke, 13) and rival businessman Justin

Hammer (Sam Rockwell, Gentlemen Broncos).

Possibly the most interesting comic book adaptation in years will open August 13. Titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, this one is being directed by cult comedy director Edgar Wright, most notable to American audiences for the two great comedies Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

The title character, played by Michael Cera (Youth in Revolt), looks like he will break the awkward type that Cera usually plays. Cera, as Pilgrim, must fight the seven evil ex-boyfriends of his new girlfriend. The film’s unusual story and unique visuals make it a must-see this summer.

For something that isn’t a comic adaptation, director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe (State of Play) reteam for the legend of the bow and arrow master/fighter for the poor, Robin Hood.

Adapting a much grittier look, Crowe will play the renowned hero as he fights the forces of corruption and tyranny in England. When

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Just before University at Buffalo students embark on another demanding semester, they can celebrate the end of summer at one of Western New York’s oldest traditions.

Established in 1819, the Erie County Fair will make its annual warm-weather appearance Aug. 11-22 at the Hamburg Fairgrounds.

A half-an-hour drive from North campus, the Fairgrounds’ 275 acres have been the permanent residence of the fair for nearly seven decades and this year, will include $500,000 in free entertainment, over 2,500 animals, and a mile-long midway.

Louann Delany, marketing director for the Fairgrounds, says that the fair attracts so many Buffalonians because it offers something for everyone.

“We average about 950,000 [guests] over the 12-day period,” she said. “The top reason people come to the fair, according to our surveys is to see the livestock and next is the

Nothing says summer in Buffalo like Italian ice, Polish sausage and Greek souvlaki, and heritage festivals are the best place to grab these delicious eats and celebrate the diversity of the city.

Held every year in Buffalo’s Little Italy community on 1207 Hertel Avenue, The Sorrento Cheese Italian Heritage Festival attracts hundreds of thousands of Buffalonians.

This year’s festival will be held from July 15 to July 18, and throughout the four-day event, The Formula Band, Exit, The Divas and Boys of Summer are just a few names that will entertain the crowd with live musical performances on the main stage.

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The Erie County Fair serves as a last hurrah for students before they embark on another semester.

these two get together, something good usually comes out of it.

For action junkies, the summer is a blessing.

This summer has no shortage of out of control action fun for junkies to sink their teeth into.

The A-Team gets a modern makeover this summer, starring Liam Neeson (Clash of the Titans). It looks like it will keep the overthe-top nature of the show, but with a bigger budget.

The Predator franchise hopes to revive itself this summer after its previous awful outings in the AvP movies. The Robert Rodriguezproduced film looks to get back to the roots of the first film as a group of criminals, led by Adrien Brody (The Fantastic Mr. Fox), must survive the hunt of a new batch of the infamous invisible hunters.

Topping off the action fest is Sylvester

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National Buffalo Wing Festival attracted over 90,000 people from 49 states last September.

as Italian Idol, the Second Annual Cheese Building Contest, the Miss Italian Festival and the Bocce tournament, Italian pride is sure to be alive and well.

New to this year’s festival is the first annual “Dancing Under the Stars” competition, sponsored by Folonari Wines see CULTURE page 8

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Screw God TWIGG from page 3 deaths of literally thousands, if not millions, of people over the course of human history.

Even with all of our advances in technology and education, the same blood is still being spilled because of religion. Every single religion is guilty.

Of course, religion doesn’t turn everyone into psychotic serial killers, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t screw people up in various other ways.

I’m sure many people out there recall the tragic deaths of those who perished in the Flight 3407 crash in February of 2009. During the memorial service, Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church protested because they believed that the crash was a form of God’s punishment.

Seriously? That was, hands down, one of the most disturbing things I

had ever heard. When I first found out about the protest, I couldn’t even begin to understand the reasoning behind it. Turns out the answer is simple – religion makes people crazy.

Now I can’t deny that religion has certainly done some good in this world to a certain degree, but in my mind, it’s held us back more than anything.

You don’t need fear of eternal damnation to be a good human being.

All you have to do is simply try and be a good person. That’s it. So I guess what I’m saying is, screw God. You religious extremists can keep him or her or whatever. I’ll put my faith in humanity where it belongs.

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See you in the fall HAMMILL from page 3 on the right track.

If you’re not, then think about the next 50 years of your life and whether they will be happy or miserable. Did you choose your major solely because of job availability or potential salary? In my humble opinion, that’s the wrong way to go about it.

Study something you enjoy, regardless of what some adviser told you about the job market. I used to be ashamed to say that I’m an English major, because people would inevitably ask me what I planned to do with the degree and what the use of it was. I never used to be able to give a good answer, but after thinking hard about it for a long time, I realized why I study what I study.

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I come up with my own answers and reach my own conclusions.

That’s not a knock against the people in those majors. If you’re one of them, the world needs people like you. Just make sure you actually want to be one of those people. If you’re not, don’t be ashamed of your major if you’re doing something you enjoy, and don’t let some dork in a suit and tie belittle you for it.

If you don’t know what you enjoy yet, I’m sure you’ll find out soon.

3. What have you learned about yourself this year?

This is the most important question of them all. Though I’ve hated school at times, the thing I’ve loved about college is that I’ve learned an incredible amount about myself — light years more than I’ve learned in my classes. And I’ll bet that’s the most crucial information you can learn in college.

Speaking of classes, they’re over now. So get out of here!

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CONCERTS from page 5 Festivals Music festivals are an integral part of the summer and there are three well-established, excellent offerings you can get to without too much trouble. Unfortunately, none are in the Buffalo area and most will make your wallet cry.

Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN June 10-13

• $249.50 (w/ camping)

Travel time: 12 hours

This infamous four-day festival really needs no introduction. Featuring over 100 bands and comedians, concertgoers will get their money’s worth. This year, the festival hosts such bands as Rise Against, the National, Against Me!, Gaslight Anthem, OK Go, Bo Burnham, Manchester Orchestra and Frank Turner.

Comedians include Conan O’Brien and Nick Kroll. It’s expensive and far away, but if it has enough bands you like, it’s going to be worth it.

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Travel time: Eight and a half hours

Since the largest Bamboozle falls during exams (May 1 and 2), most will be missing this. Yet for the first time ever, this problem has been rectified with Bamboozle’s newest endeavor, located in the Windy City.

It may be a drive, but the tickets are cheap and the eight hours on the highway will pay off with the headliners alone: Something Corporate, Cobra Starship, and 3OH!3. Since the only shows the newly reformed Something Corporate has announced are Bamboozle-related, fans may want to head out to see them for fear they may disappear again.

Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago August 6-8 • $215

Travel time: Nine hours

Featuring mainly punk and pop acts, this year’s major bands include Sound Garden, Green Day and Lady Gaga. Other well-known bands appearing are Arcade Fire, MGMT, The National, AFI, Matt & Kim, Drive-By Truckers, Switchfoot, Foxy Shazam and The Strokes. As with Boonaroo, if the love of the music outweighs the hefty price, the money won’t be wasted.

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tradition and the next reason is the food.”

Animal-adoring students can make the trip to Hamburg this summer to come face-to-face with nearly every farm animal imaginable, along with some more exotic species like sea lions, tropical birds, lions, tigers, and monkeys. They can even watch a cow giving birth or feed a bottle to a baby pig in the “moo-ternity ward.”

Joshua Skabry, a senior communication major and Buffalo native, says visits to the fair were a part of his childhood and for the past three years, he has been working behind the scenes at it.

As a cook for some of the fried foods stands, Skabry has deepfried everything from vegetables to Twinkies and Oreos, and encourages his peers to come sample the food.

“I love trying all the different foods that I wouldn’t usually eat,” Skabry said. “A lot of [it] is really good, [and] it’s not that expensive.”

With over 800 vendors offering products at fair specials, the Erie

County Fair is also a surprising shopper’s destination. And gamer’s ages 18 and older can make their way over to the adjacent Fairgrounds Gaming and Raceway to gamble away their paychecks before, during, and after fair season.

With this year’s theme catching “Fair Fever,” some of the musical acts for 2010 will take guests back a few decades. The Village People and the Four Tops are scheduled to host free concerts and will be joined by classic rock and country artists Jason Aldean, Peter Frampton and Jamey Johnson.

But the top attraction is always the World’s Largest Demolition Derby, according to Delaney. On the final day of the fair, thrill-seekers can watch cars smashing into one another and witness the occasional rollover or fireball if they’re lucky.

The Erie County Fair boasts itself as being the largest county fair in North America. The Erie County Agricultural Society, a not-forprofit organization, operates the fair with the mission of preserving and enhancing the agricultural and historical legacy of New York State.

Adult admission to the fair and most of its attractions is $10, and students with a proper I.D. will receive half-price discounts after 5 p.m.

Jessica Tornabene, a senior electrical engineering major, has been a regular fairgoer since she was eight years old, but insists the fair isn’t just for families.

“UB students would be interested in going for the music, food, games, and rides,” she said. “And there is always some sort of show going on, whether it be a concert or some sort of competition to watch.”

Skabry thinks students should check out the fair if for no other reason than to people-watch. He says it is always entertaining.

“Most of the people from around here go to the fair so you always see familiar faces,” he said. “There are a lot of cool attractions and friendly people walking around – we’re the city of good neighbors for a reason.”

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Buzz and Woody are back again MOVIES from page 5 Stallone’s The Expendables. Boasting a large cast of action star mainstays, the film hopes to return to action movie glory days. The plot in a nutshell – a group of mercenaries dubbed the Expendables must deal with a cold-blooded despot.

The film will also contain a scene that will most likely go down as the greatest piece of cinema ever: the appearance of Bruce Willis, Stallone, and “the Governator” himself,

Arnold Schwarzenegger, all together onscreen for the first time.

For people looking for something with less angst and more laughs but not lacking action, turn to Adam McKay’s The Other Guys, staring Mark Wahlberg (Date Night) and Will Ferrell (The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard). The film looks like Cop Out done right.

A summer wouldn’t be complete without another classic from Pixar.

This time Buzz, Woody, and everyone’s favorite gang of animated

toys are back in Toy Story 3. In this installment, the toys are donated to a daycare. Pixar never fails to disappoint, and Toy Story 3 will be another hit in its library.

The summer will be another wild ride for movies. From dream thieves to incompetent cops, there is something for everyone.

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This coming fall, gamers will be able to lay their hands on the latest installment of Bungie’s infamous series, Halo Reach. But on May 3, you’ll be able to get your first taste of the all-new, revamped multiplayer.

In order to make sure Reach will be the best it can, Bungie has decided to have an open beta test to help find all those irritating bugs in the system.

This time around, the game will include all-new additions such as jetpacks, sprinting and high customizability. But that’s not all. The game will also feature several new game types, including headhunter and the hectic invasion.

Everybody’s favorite stereotypeenforcing video game character is back in the follow-up to his 2007 hit. The same galaxy-hopping and gravity-defying gameplay that fans fell in love with in the original is back. But this time around, Mario will be accompanied by his longtime dinosaur pal, Yoshi.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 promises to provide hours upon hours of fun that gamers of any age can enjoy. So when you’re trying to decide whether to buy Galaxy 2 or not, just ask yourself this: has there ever been a Mario game that wasn’t loads of fun?

Alpha Protocol is a mash up between James Bond and Fable. This spy RPG puts players in control of CIA agent Michael Thorton, with the future of the world resting squarely on his shoulders.

Each decision the player makes has an ultimate consequence that will eventually change the outcome of the game. To make things tricky, the game leaves the player in control of real-time conversations that may or may not lend a helping hand.

When mixed with a large helping of third person butt-kicking action, Alpha Protocol is looking to be one of the best games coming out this summer. You don’t want to miss this one. see GAMES page 9

All festivals offer unique things CULTURE from page 5 and Channel 7, which will take place on July 18. Baby Joe Mesi, Tony Masiello and Dennis Di Paolo will put their best feet forward as they prepare to twirl across the stage with dancing instructors from David DeMarie Studios and Spezio’s Dance Dynamics.

Some of the Queen City’s most popular Italian restaurants, such as Marco’s Italian Restaurant and Ristorante Lombardo, will hold cooking

demonstrations for those who want to tap into their inner chef and cook like the professionals.

Admission into the Italian Heritage Festival is free to all who crave a taste of Italy.

Become Greek for a day at the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, located at 146 West Utica Street. This is the site of Buffalo’s 33rd Annual Greek Fest, taking place June 4 to June 6.

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A $2 admission price will grant festival-goers access to the finest Greek cuisine, dancing and music the city has to offer. Children 12 and under are free of charge.

Attendees will be able to try some mouthwatering Greek lamb roast or traditional Greek pastries like baklava and loukoumades – a Greek fried dough – while sipping on some Greek coffee and enjoying the sights and sounds of Greece.

Church tours will be given throughout the celebration so guests can learn more about the Orthodox Christian faith and the ornate design and structure of the church.

Festival-goers are encouraged to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Polish Union of America at the Polish Heritage Festival. The event will be held at the Hamburg Fairgrounds in Hamburg, NY on June 11 and June 12.

The Polish Heritage Festival is famous for breaking the Guinness World Record for the most fish fry dinners served at an event. A whopping 2,552 fish fry dinners were served in 2008.

The John Gora Band, the Ludowa Nuta choir and the Polish Heritage Dancers of Western New York will be present to liven the atmosphere and promote a true Polish-American spirit.

Daredevils will have the chance to experience flying in a helicopter, courtesy of H&L Enterprises of WNY LLC, and food lovers will have the opportunity to enter a pierogi eating contest or taste a variety of Polish desserts, provided by local vendors.

Those looking to broaden their horizons can take a mini-class on Polish culture and language taught by the Polish Saturday School, or can participate in a number of other historical festivities.

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The best thing about the upcoming Transformers action game isn’t the insane fight sequences or the fact that it’s based primarily off of the original cartoons, but that it doesn’t have the names Michael Bay or Meghan Fox attached to it anywhere.

Transformers: War for Cybertron gives players the choice to play as either the noble Autobots or the deceitful Decepticons. Each storyline posses its own campaign and tells the story from specific points of view that makes each faction seem justified.

This game is the best way to relive your favorite childhood moments with updated graphics and lots of explosions. So get ready to transform and roll out.

Singularity Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC Release date: June 29

Singularity is, in its simplest sense, a mind trip. Players take control of a Russian air force pilot with a device that allows them to warp time as they see fit. But in Soviet Russia, time warps you.

By utilizing the device on their arm, players can age their enemies into dust. The other option is to just go the old school route and pump them full of lead.

The game promises to be full of intense special effects, powerful weapons and terrifying monsters.

One thing is for sure – hallucinogens aren’t needed to melt your mind with this game.

APB is the upcoming MMO from developer Realtime Worlds and it promises to be nothing less than mind-blowing.

Think of APB as a multiplayer Grand Theft Auto that consists of hundreds of gamers playing against each other. They can choose to either enforce the law or break it. Exciting car chases, intense gun fights and daring bank heists are the staples that will hold this masterpiece together.

In addition, the game promises to be one of the most highly customizable games of all time. From your character to your car, everything in this world has its own personal touch.

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As the semester comes to an end and the University at Buffalo campus becomes a desolate wasteland, students living in the surrounding areas will begin the search for inexpensive ways to enjoy their time away from books and lectures.

Luckily, Buffalo is host to a variety of art festivals during the summer months.

The Allentown Art Festival , perhaps the most well-known and popular festival, will be celebrating its 53rd year in the Allentown Historic Preservation District on Sat. June 12 and Sun. June 13 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. “[The Allentown Art Festival] is an extremely large event. It’s been taking place for 53 years and is an art festival offering everything of very high quality. You can get very lovely and expensive pieces of artwork… or there are some very nice things for every budget,” said Mary Myszkiewicz, president of the Allentown Village Society, a volunteer, not-forprofit organization that sponsors the famous festival.

According to its website, the festival has a rich history. Beginning in the spring of 1958, the event hosted 50 local craftsmen and artists, and attracted over 20,000 patrons and locals to the Allentown area.

Three years later, in 1961, the number of exhibitors had grown to 225, and finally in 1970, had reached a total of 600 featured artists, with crowd estimates of over 250,000.

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The Allentown Art Festival is just one of many festivals available to Buffalo residents this summer.

and much more fun. 450 artist and crafters [will be featured this year],” Myszkiewicz said.

Myszkiewicz estimates that over 300,000 people will attend. She encourages UB students to make the short drive to Allentown, as there is something for everyone during the two-day festival.

“If you just look at things, you have a good time,” Myszkiewicz said. “There are restaurants and bars, and it’s a great place for people watching…it’s great for all ages.”

The festival has not only become a historical legacy, but also cherishes young, up-and-coming future artists.

According to the website, 10 percent of the gross profits will be donated to the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo to be used toward art scholarships.

If students are unable to attend the Allentown Art Festival, the 11th annual Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts offers a great alternative.

EAFA will be held on Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Elmwood Village.

According to its website, the festival will feature over 170 artists and craftsmen, 50 musical performances on its solar powered stages, and a solar powered café with tables, chairs, protection from the sun and a variety of food and beverages to try.

In addition to its vendors, EAFA will feature Environmental Row, where patrons can learn about energy alternatives and ways to decrease their impact on the environment.

According to the website, the festival is “the only free, family friendly arts event to have a comprehensive environmental focus in New York State.”

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“The rules that the election committee has made for handling complaints are clear,” Memon said.

“The accused candidate must have a hearing and must have the opportunity to present evidence and a defense. Additionally, no election process will be invalidated on the basis of a complaint.”

According to Memon, the election committee did not inform him as to what the complaints pertained to, nor was he given any information regarding or inviting him to a hearing. Instead, the committee ruled in a closed session that he was never a candidate — something that is also against election rules.

“This ruling was made without a hearing and without any ability of me to confront my accuser,” Memon said. “I do not know what the complaint was about. All of this has been ruled outside of my presence.”

Memon appealed the ruling, but the election committee said he didn’t have the right to appeal because he wasn’t a valid candidate (as per their first ruling). In other words, Memon wasn’t allowed to appeal the first ruling because of the decision made in that ruling.

The committee said in an e-mail to Memon, “Your appeal has been denied on the grounds that you were not eligible for candidacy on the petition date, March 15, 2010.”

Michael Lewis, the student government liaison in charge of the UB Council election, feels that due to the current circumstances, a second election is essential to maintaining a fair student government.

“The re-run of the election was necessary to correct the problem with the original election, which was

determined to be invalid. I am not able to release specific reasons as to why Maaz Memon was not allowed to run due to student confidentiality reasons,” Lewis said.

Memon feels that the complaint may have been about his unfinished community service hours, which he says he forgot about. During a previous round of elections, Memon was given five hours of community service because one of the students campaigning for him broke some rules. Because he was the candidate, he took the blame.

When Memon discovered that he had forgotten about these hours, he finished them the next day.

“I didn’t break any rules or do anything violent,” Memon said.

“Further, the person who gave me these community service hours was Josh Boston.”

Josh Boston was Memon’s closest competitor in the UB Council election and did in fact hand out community service hours during the Student Association election in his capacity as chair of the Elections and Credentials Committee for SA. Boston does not feel that he has any part in the controversy.

“I don’t want to comment on the situation because I don’t feel that it involves me,” Boston said. “But the issue seems very cut and dry.

[Memon] shouldn’t have been able to run in the first place. It’s a black and white issue.”

Memon is fighting for his right to the rules and regulations as presented by the election committee for UB Council. He also doesn’t believe that he should be disqualified for five community service hours.

Lewis certified Memon’s petition.

Memon feels that from that point forward, he should have the right to due process under the rules.

The election rules state that “the student must be in good disciplinary standing (through the Office of Judicial Affairs) at the University at Buffalo.”

Memon never received a letter from judicial affairs saying that he was in bad academic standing or had past due community service hours.

Plus, his petition was certified in the first place and he feels that changing his status after the fact is wrong.

“No penalty was given to me by the Student-Wide Judiciary, nor was notification given by the StudentWide Judiciary, Office of Judicial Affairs or the Office of Student Life that I was not in good disciplinary standing until the surprise result of the committee’s investigation and ruling,” Memon said.

Other rules that Memon claims the committee broke in regard to his situation include not allowing him to present a defense, not providing him with a copy of the complaints against him and not applying proper provisions for a second election. Per the rules, a special election must be held and new candidacy petitions must be taken. This did not happen — the second election was only a “rerun” of the first, but with Memon’s name absent from the ballot.

Memon also said that the committee did not release the official election results in the required 48 hours, did not complete candidacy certification properly and that his community service hours were owed to a separate committee and therefore do not apply to UB Council election — even though he has since completed them.

Memon also claims that his rights as a resident of New York State have been neglected, as all UB employees are also employees of the state. “[Michael] Lewis’s conduct in not having a hearing and in revoking my

candidacy without affording me the occasion to present any evidence, witnesses or defense is state action,” said Memon, citing the Fourteenth Amendment, which guarantees the right to due process. “The state action has deprived me of the liberty to be the duly-elected selectee for University Council student representative. It has deprived me of the property right of being the officeholder to that position.”

Memon wasn’t able to stop the second election, which Boston won, as per unofficial results released last Thursday.

According to those results, Boston won with 233 votes, 45 more than his second competitor.

“I feel pretty good about my victory,” Boston said. “I think it was a good choice for student affairs to have a second election, in light of the controversy in the first election.”

Memon is hoping to discredit these results in his fight against the election committee because he feels he should have been on the ballot again.

Memon is demanding that the election committee certify the original election results, in which he won by a 60 percent margin, and either certify that he won the position or hold another election with all of the original candidates.

“The university is denying the will of the students in choosing me as their representative. Furthermore, denying me the process promised to me by the rules I followed is a violation of my constitutional rights by the university,” Memon said.

“Therefore, I am demanding that the original results be certified and that I have my election to the position of UB Council student representative be certified.”

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‘We have a long way to go’ FOOTBALL from page 16 been the play of redshirt freshman quarterback Alex Dennison, who outperformed Davis on the afternoon. Despite throwing an interception, Dennison went 19-of-29 for 210 yards with two touchdowns through the air and one rushing score.

Dennison looked confident on the field and was accurate throughout the game. Quinn thinks both players will be important pieces to the Bulls’ attack.

“We’re going to need them both,” Quinn said. “We need to keep developing them and allowing them to grow throughout the summer. It’s going to be a competitive situation between the two of them.”

Dennison had good chemistry with his receivers and displayed a good rapport with redshirt freshman wide receiver Alex Neutz.

Neutz is another local product at receiver and played his high school football at Grand Island High School.

He led the way for the Bulls with 106 receiving yards in the game and made an outstanding play to score on a 49-yard touchdown pass from Dennison.

After getting a step on the defender, Neutz caught a slightly awkward pass over his right shoulder and displayed impressive footwork in tiptoeing the sideline for the touchdown.

After the game, Neutz gave all the credit to his coaching staff and his teammates.

“It was great play calling by the coaches,” Neutz said. “Everybody was doing their part. The offensive line was blocking, the quarterbacks were making their reads, so I couldn’t have done it without the team.”

Dennison also connected with junior wide receiver Terrell Jackson on an 11-yard touchdown after fellow junior wide out Marcus Rivers set up the score on a 59-yard reception.

Rivers is hoping to erase memories of last season in which the pass catcher struggled with catching.

“New coaching staff, new offense, new me,” Rivers said. “It’s all about confidence and [Quinn] is instilling confidence in me and the players around me.”

Coming into the game, the defensive unit was thought to be a step ahead of the offense because of the new spread offense that has been

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Jeff Quinn gave Bulls fans a first glimpse of his new team at the annual Blue & White Spring Game. The offense edged out the defense, 49-41.

installed by Quinn. With the help of a balanced running game, the offense looked sharp and kept up with defense.

The play of the offensive unit impressed senior safety Davonte Shannon.

“I think they played equal to us today,” Shannon said. “They came out fighting and we had them up against the ropes. But they came back and made plays. I’m really proud of them today.”

Shannon showed why he has been a three-time first-team AllMAC selection with a dominating performance for the Blue squad.

Shannon recorded four tackles, two pass break-ups and the only interception of the game.

His experience and leadership qualities will be a key for the Bulls this season. He will anchor a defensive unit that is expected to be better then ever.

The injury woes of senior running back Ike Nduka continued in the Spring Game. He looked very good early on after running for 27 yards on three carries, but had to leave the game with a shoulder injury.

Sophomore running back Jeffvon Gill led the Bulls on the ground, racking up 43 yards on 13 carries.

The summer promises to be a time of preparation for the Bulls as they look ahead to next season and continue to get used to the coaching staffs new schemes. Quinn knows

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“We hope the festival helps to feed your creative spirit in many ways, from elegantly fired Raku pottery to paintings of local landscapes… from good old fashion rock ‘n’ roll to jugglers to African drumming,” said Joe DiPasquale, chairman of EAFA on the festival’s web site.

For those who appreciate music as an art form, the Music is Art Festival will be held later this summer in downtown Buffalo. The specific dates and times for the festival have not yet been released.

Music is Art is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in 2004 by Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac to encourage others to view music as an integral part of the Buffalo art scene.

According to its website, the festival was first held in 2003 near the Allentown Art Festival.

“Since then, the Music is Art Festival has become Buffalo’s most extensive exhibition of local music, dance and art,” the site said.

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artists, dance troupes, live art created in front of the masses, a photography exhibit, local DJs and a variety of other booths and notfor-profit organizations to educate visitors on the importance of art in the community.

If these festivals aren’t enough to satisfy students’ art cravings, they can also visit the Albright-Knox Art Gallery on Elmwood Avenue for $8.

The Gallery will remain open during the summer months on Tuesdays through Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

On June 5 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the Grounds, the gallery will host the festival Art Alive, where community members and artists recreate paintings of the gallery’s collection as live art.

that his team is a work in progress but is excited to see what the future holds.

“We have a long way to go,” Quinn said. “But I know for a fact that we are on the right course…It’s going to be an exciting year and it’s going to be 12 great football games ahead of us, so I’m looking forward to it.”

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of five matches, which culminated in the team’s highlight win of the season against Western Michigan.

The Broncos, the four-time defending conference champion, came into the April 3 contest with a 25-match MAC winning streak and a No. 74 national ranking.

But Buffalo pulled off the unthinkable 4-3 upset at the Ellicott Tennis Courts. It was WMU’s first MAC loss since 2006 and marked Buffalo’s arrival on the men’s tennis scene.

In what Nickell described as a “surreal experience,” Buffalo held a 3-0 game advantage before a sunny sky gave way to clouds and constant

30 mph wind gusts. With the change of weather came a WMU storm that tied the match up at three. It took a spirited comeback from freshman Vusa Hove to secure the upset and to continue the miraculous season.

“I remember we were all believing and mentioning Brown throughout the [WMU] match. We were all ready to take the chance and we had nothing to lose,” Mazzetto said. “The Western Michigan win was proof the hard work was paying off.”

That drive continued to produce wins. Buffalo defeated the remaining MAC teams on the schedule and completed the regular season as champions. Nickell’s goal was to change the outlook, and he succeeded.

“We’re in a great position. All the athletics here are in a great position because the record books haven’t been written yet,” Nickell said. “We

can do things that athletic teams in the past haven’t done, and that’s the thing. [Getting] them to sit there and to know, ‘Ok, this is our chance, we can do this’ – that was the biggest part of getting a team to succeed.”

Buffalo’s mission isn’t complete yet. The MAC Tournament commences on Thursday, with Buffalo playing its first match on Friday.

The Bulls are going into the match knowing that it only takes one loss to end the season and end the dream.

But regardless of the way the season ends, this year introduced the Buffalo’s men’s tennis program to the top of the MAC standings.

“Coming in and just being intense and showing that we can win, that was my goal,” Nickell said. “And I think we can consider this season a success.”

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‘That made me want to cry’ STARKS from page 16 made me a little more humble and gave me more fire to work harder.”

To pass the time until his name was called, Starks looked for any distraction to take his mind off things.

He talked with his family, played cards with his grandma and took walks up and down his street.

As if waiting weren’t stressful enough, Starks had countless friends and family lighting up his cell phone to get the latest information.

“I had a lot of people calling me,” Starks said. “I’m thinking, man, this could be coaches calling me. But I didn’t have a lot of people with me.

Mainly just my family.”

The effect Starks has had on his hometown has been immeasurable. Known in his neighborhood as “Buck,” Starks has always carried himself with class and his success gives the people around him someone to look up to and respect.

“It gives the city a lot of hope,” Starks said. “[It shows what can happen when] you do the right things. It gives kids growing up in Niagara Falls somebody to look up to. I try to do all the right things and be a good role model.”

After he got off the phone with McCarthy, Starks took his first walk outside his house as an NFL player and saw the reactions from his neighbors.

“Coming out of the house and seeing everybody in tears, not only my family but friends around me just happy to see that ‘Buck’ made it,” Starks said. “That made me want to cry right there. I’m blessed to be able to be an influence on somebody’s life like that.”

Growing up in Western New York may have made Starks more attractive to Green Bay because of the similar climate and weather conditions. Throughout his career, Starks has battled wind, rain and snow on the football field.

Rookie camp begins on Thursday for Starks in Green Bay, so he doesn’t have much time to enjoy the moment before he has to get to work. “[The Packers] have a great offense,” Starks said. “They have a great line and a good defense. I’m blessed to be in a great situation and help a good team win a Super Bowl.

I’m going to make the best of it.”

The Bulls’ all-time leading rusher ran for 3,140 yards and 34 touchdowns in his career at Buffalo and set a school record after amassing 222 total points.

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‘Believe’ ROWING from page 16 Buffalo’s Varsity Eight boat recorded a second-place finish for the second consecutive season while Northeastern finished first. The Bulls gained 15 points for second place, which allowed them to edge out the Huskies, 33-32.

“From the first day, I told our kids that this would be the biggest race of the season and you have to believe that you can win it,” said head coach Rudy Wieler in a press release. “Our kids bought into that philosophy and they worked so hard for this race. I couldn’t be any prouder as a coach than I am today of this team.”

Wieler also received the CAA Coach of the Year award, while four rowers earned spots on the All-Conference Team. Seniors Kate Garofalo, Tara Rudkoski and Cathleen Streicher, as well as sophomore Brit Ronald, took the honor, along with three athletes from Northeastern, two from Drexel and George Mason and one from both Delaware and Old Dominion.

The team competes again on Saturday in Hanover, N.H., against Darmouth, Cornell and Columbia.

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MEN’S TENNIS TURNAROUND M AC R E C OR D 2010: 5 - 0 2007-2009: 3 - 12 •

SIDELINES Two Bulls signed as free agents

The story of the ’09-’10 men’s tennis team

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The men’s tennis team has improved in dramatic fashion in the last year.

For two months last summer, Lee Nickell made his case to become Buffalo’s men’s tennis head coach. Former coach Sherif Zaher resigned in April to return to Egypt, and Athletic Director Warde Manuel’s search for a replacement went national. Manuel was determined to find the guy who would make Buffalo’s tennis program relevant.

When interviewed, Nickell, a Buffalo assistant in ’08-’09, stressed potential to Manuel.

That was only because there were no other positive adjectives to describe the team. Buffalo had just come off a 7-11 season that included just one Mid-American Conference victory. It was the third year of a miserable stretch for Buffalo tennis – all with Zaher leading the team – in which Buffalo won only three conference games.

There was no team confidence or camaraderie.

The team was a divided group of frustrated individuals.

“What I think I did [in the job interview] was I sold Warde and the crew on the potential and where I think this program could go,” Nickell said.

It’d be an understatement to say that the potential Nickell referred to was realized.

Manuel hired Nickell in June, sparking an unthinkable turnaround this season. With a week to go before the MAC Tournament, the Bulls sit at 12-6 and a perfect 5-0 in MAC play.

The regular season was capped when Buffalo traveled to 14-8 Ball State on April 17, grabbed a 4-3 victory and captured the team’s first-ever MAC Regular Season Championship.

The team heads to the MAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed with hopes of clinching an NCAA Tournament appearance.

The difference now from the three-year stretch of futility? Ask any of Buffalo’s players and they’ll say confidence and chemistry.

“I knew we had much better players and we could actually believe in ourselves because we were trying to believe in nothing [in previous years],” said senior Kirill Kolomyts. “This year I was actually very confident in our team and I knew what we could achieve.”

Nickell has a lot to do with the successful season. Junior Marcelo Mazzetto was in Brazil when Nickell was picked as coach, but according to his teammates, he was the best candidate to ignite a turnaround.

“A lot of the guys were in Buffalo [during the coaching search] and I remember when they announced the three candidates and all of them came to Buffalo to be interviewed. All the guys really liked [Nickell] and vouched for him to be the man in charge,” Mazzetto said.

The increase in belief came early on. Nickell spent the fall semester riding the players to work harder and to build bonds. The team became a family and everyone started trusting each other.

Nickell abolished the negative energy that had saturated the program for so long.

That momentum continued during the start of the spring regular season. Buffalo opened the season with a close 4-3 win over Brown, the Bulls’ first win over an Ivy League team. It was a sign that a special season was on the horizon.

“After that Brown win, we started believing that this team was different and the moment was different,” Mazzetto said. “It was our time to succeed.”

The wins kept piling up at an unusual pace against once unbeatable teams. After falling to 4-4 on the season, the team sparked a win streak see TENNIS page 14

Starks packs bags for NFL

By MATTHEW PARRINO Sports Editor

James Starks

A fresh start

By MATTHEW PARRINO Sports Editor

Following the departure of Turner Gill in December, questions surfaced at UB Stadium as to whether or not the football program would fall back to the bottom of Division I football, where it had been a mainstay since entering the Mid-American Conference in 1998.

Head coach Jeff Quinn has laid all questions to rest.

Buffalo’s new head coach has brought a new energy to Amherst and has transitioned nicely into his job as sideline commander.

The season kicked off on Saturday afternoon at UB Stadium when the team held its annual Blue & White Spring Game. With the offense in white and the defense donning blue uniforms, the team gave Bulls nation

ones. But mostly good ones,” Starks said. “The community was great, the fans were great- this is my home…My teachers, the students, my coaches - it’ll be something I will miss and I’ll cherish that for the rest of my life.

This is my family, too.”

After missing his senior season because of a shoulder injury, Starks worked tirelessly to get his body back in playing shape. His work ethic impressed at the NFL scouting combine and the front office in Green Bay. Packers head coach Mike McCarthy personally called

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The NFL Draft is the ultimate waiting game.

Players around the country count the minutes until they receive that coveted phone call and their name is finally called at the Radio City Music Hall podium.

Former Bulls running back James Starks had to wait a long time to hear his name on Saturday, but after 192 picks, he was announced as the newest member of the Green Bay Packers via the team’s sixth-round draft pick.

Starks had trouble finding the words to describe the waiting process.

“It’s so hard to explain,” Starks said. “I was so anxious. It was like waiting for a football game. You’re out there and you want to go hit somebody and you can’t do anything but wait. It was hard, but it’s over with and I’m a Green Bay Packer.”

As he prepares to call Green Bay his new home, Starks recognized that leaving Buffalo will be bitter-sweet.

“There are a lot of good memories and a few sad

Starks after the pick to welcome him to the team.

Waiting to hear his name get called over the threeday period is an experience that will inspire him to work harder and assure the Packers that they made the right decision.

“I was just trying to soak everything in,” Starks said.

“To me, [the wait] was just motivation and it showed me that even if you’re in the limelight, you may not always be as good as you think you are. This draft just

Despite failing to be drafted during the NFL Draft, two former Bulls standouts found new homes on Saturday.

According to The Buffalo News, the Buffalo Bills signed former Bulls receiver Naaman Roosevelt to a free agent contract, while safety Mike Newton signed on with the Indianapolis Colts.

“To have an opportunity to play with Buffalo is a dream come true,” Roosevelt told The Buffalo News.

Roosevelt made 269 receptions for 3,551 yards and 28 touchdowns in his four years as a Bull. In 2008, he set the single-season record for receptions (104), yards receiving (1,402), and touchdowns (13).

While Roosevelt stays local, Newton will join former teammates Drew Willy and Jamey Richard in Indianapolis.

Newton had the best game of his collegiate career in the 2008 MAC Championship game when he returned a fumble 92 yards for a touchdown en route to being named the game’s Most Valuable Player.

Bulls get shut out in three-game MAC series The baseball team dropped all three games of a three-game series to Mid-American Conference rival Kent State over the weekend.

In Friday’s game Kent State (2418, 10-5 Mid-American Conference) took its largest lead in the top of the fifth at 6-1. Buffalo (18-20, 4-11 MAC) attempted a rally with three runs in the bottom of the fifth to bring the score to 6-4, but were held scoreless in the last four innings on their way to fall 9-4.

Things did not improve in Saturday’s doubleheader as Kent State bested the Bulls in both games, 16-8 and 8-4.

Buffalo plays a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday at Le Moyne College. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.

Women’s tennis team closes out regular season The women’s tennis team fell to the Western Michigan Broncos at the Sorensen Courts in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Friday.

The teams split the six singles matches and the second and third doubles matches, but WMU pulled out a narrow 9-7 win in first doubles to earn a 4-3 victory.

On Saturday, Buffalo squared off on the road against Bowling Green at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.

The Bulls recorded wins in the first, second, third and sixth singles competitions, and also took first and third doubles. With the 5-2 win over Bowling Green, Buffalo closed out its season at 8-8 overall and 4-4 in the Mid-American Conference.

Buffalo will be the fifth seed spot in the upcoming MAC Tournament at Western Michigan University.

The team opens tournament play against Toledo this Friday.

see STARKS page 14

BULLS CATCH CONFERENCE CROWN

By CHRISTY SUHR Asst. Sports Editor

a glimpse of what’s to come for the upcoming fall season.

Quinn got a chance to evaluate his team for the first time in a real game atmosphere as the White team defeated the Blue team, 49-41.

“I felt there was a lot of energy and there was a high level of tenacity and physicality,” Quinn said. “We asked our kids to play fast, play strong, play physical, but at the same time understand that it’s the spring game.”

Sophomore quarterback Jerry Davis started the game for the Bulls and turned in a workmanlike performance. He completed 12-of-20 passes for 113 yards and avoided making any mistakes, which is something Quinn feels is very important.

The surprise of the day may have see FOOTBALL page 13

The rowing team topped five crews to win the 2010 Colonial Athletic Association Championships on Sunday in Sandy Run, Va. Buffalo competed along with Northeastern, Drexel, George Mason, Delaware and Old Dominion in three events on the Occoquan Reservoir in pursuit of the CAA crown.

The Bulls cruised to conference championships in the Varsity Four and Second Varsity Eight races.

With 33 total team points, the Bulls finished one point ahead of defending champion Northeastern.

Led by junior coxswain Mollie Riester, the Varsity Four boat maneuvered to a first-place finish in a time of 7:30.3. Accompanied by junior Megan Bayley, sophomore Rachel Cuthbert and freshmen

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Sydney Gilchrist and Sarah Gallagher, the crew finished six seconds ahead of Delaware while Northeastern crossed the finish line in third.

Sophomore coxswain Kate Evely helped the Second Varsity Eight earn its first victory with a time of 6:43.2. The boat of juniors Lindsay DiCosimo and Ashley Hanhurst, sophomore Alexandra Condon,

Dakota Smith and Jacklyn Postulka, as well as freshmen Rosa Kemp, Shannon David and Danielle Carlino earned Buffalo 12 points as Northeastern tallied 10 points in a second-place finish.

Defending champion Northeastern trailed Buffalo going into the Varsity Eight race, 18-14. see ROWING page 14