The Spectrum Volume 61 Issue 77

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Friday, April 20, 2011

Vol. 61 NO. 77

Khan Emails Budget Instead of Attending Senate

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Life

LISA EPSTEIN Asst. News Editor Student Association Treasurer Sikander Khan sent out the 2012-13 proposed budget on Monday after not attending Sunday’s Senate meeting.

Never Forget When Matt Huberfeld, a junior communication major, was 10 years old he began to learn about the Holocaust in Hebrew school.

When his grandmother was 10 years old, she was living it.

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Alexa Strudler /// The Spectrum The Student Association assembly decided to back the Senate’s petition after Senate Chair Darwinson Valdez presented to the body during Wednesday’s meeting.

At that meeting, Senate started a petition to recall Khan and suspended his pay.

SA Assembly Backs Senate Recall Petition

Engineering Coordinator Dan Pastuf made a budget because Khan failed to make his own budget by the April 14 deadline. Khan never called a finance meeting in the fall semester, according to Pastuf. However, Khan made and sent out his own budget at 12:52 a.m. on Monday.

REBECCA BRATEK Managing Editor On Wednesday evening, the Student Association Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to support the Senate’s efforts to recall SA Treasurer Sikander Khan. The decision was made after Senate Chair Darwinson Valdez implored the body to join with and boost the Senate’s efforts.

Pandas Add Strength To Their “Foundation” These pandas have dubbed their way across the country, bringing fresh paint to the roots of reggae while keeping red, yellow, and green as primary colors. Mindful, psychedelic, relentless, and eerie are a few of the best ways to describe this airtight group.

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“I’m thankful the Assembly agreed with the Senate, but I don’t think it was good enough,” Valdez said. “ But I’m really grateful that Assembly is helping us and hopefully we can have something done by tomorrow.”

When the Assembly last met, it decided to table any discussions surrounding Khan, his involvement with Virtual Academix, and how he

almost spent $300,000 on a mobile application. But at Wednesday’s meeting, the body was ready to take a stand.

Khan claimed that he hadn’t sent out the budget earlier because he hadn’t received a consensus from the finance committee and said that he took Pastuf’s budget into consideration when writing his budget.

Senate Chair Darwinson Valdez said that he doesn’t care which budget is chosen, but he wants to use whatever budget is best.

The Assembly again chose not to exercise its constitutional right of initiating recall procedures because of the current timetable – there are only 11 days left in the semester and Khan’s term – and because threefifths of the body’s members would have to sign the petition. Only

SA has seen a deficit of approximately $140,000 in its budget, and Khan’s budget estimates a net income of $14,877.50 after revenue and expenses are calculated. Last year’s budget, put together by then SA Treasurer Anthony Roman, estimated a net income of approximately $4,635.

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A Time to Remember and a Time to Forget “It took a little longer for our train to get the people out,” Diamond said. “I don’t know what happened. So one of the storm troopers tells the service man that was in charge: ‘What’s taking so long to get these dummies out?’

He said: ‘Sir, some lady just gave birth and we’re trying to protect the child.’

The guy goes right up, picks up the little tiny baby and kicks it like a football.”

WESTON SHAPIRO Staff Writer At the age of 15, Joe Diamond awoke to German soldiers barging into his home. They dragged him and his family out into the streets of his small town within Czechoslovakia. As he was hauled away, all he could hear was the ridicule coming from the window of one of his neighbors: “Can I have your winter coat?”

The acts of slaughter and destruction committed during the Holocaust almost 70 years ago still resonate within many. The murder of over 11 million innocent people – of which 6 million were Jewish – between the years of 1933 and 1945 shows how low the depths of human morality can sink.

Hillel, the internationally run Jewish organization at UB, asked Joe Diamond, a Holocaust survivor, to speak this past Wednesday night. Diamond is a speaker for The Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo. He is one of the few who survived the onslaught of the Germans during World War II in the Auschwitz concentration camp. He told his story to 60 people in the Hillel lounge.

Diamond will never forget these moments.

Hanul Ryou /// The Spectrum Joe Diamond is a Jewish Holocaust survivor who spoke at Hillel, UB’s jewish organization, about his experience during one of the darkest moment’s in history.

The progression of the Nazi control over the 12-year period did not start off with the immediate killing of what Hitler and his regime considered “impure people.” It was a slow progression, as described by Diamond: a snowball effect of basic human rights being taken from the Jewish people, eventually leading up to their entrapment.

The Jewish people, along with homosexuals, the handicapped, and others deemed “unfit to be part of the human race” in Hitler’s eyes were shipped to concentration camps in boxcars on trains. The Germans packed them in like sardines, Diamond said, with a single bucket of water per car to survive the journey.

When he arrived, a German officer and two army men greeted Diamond, his 7-year-old brother, and his parents. His mother and brother were deemed “unfit” for slave labor and were sent off to a residential camp, also known as a gas chamber.

Diamond never saw his mother or younger brother again.

Diamond did anything he could to survive. Once he asked a German soldier for some spare bread. Diamond vividly remembers the officer throwing the piece on the ground only to watch 20 people dive toward it like animals.

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Doubles Play Loses Two Matches for Bulls The women’s tennis team has been struggling to win doubles matches since entering conference play. However, it needed the point in both matches this weekend.

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Bulls Keep on Streaking Offense overpowers Niagara as Buffalo sweeps series BRANDON BARNES Staff Writer There were two outs, runners on first and second base, and the count in the pitcher’s favor. When all seemed lost, a rookie player on the softball team connected on a moonshot into deep left-center field. It didn’t leave the yard, but the first inside-the-park homer of the season came at an opportune time.

The Bulls (14-21, 5-5 Mid-American Conference) hosted Big Four rival Niagara (9-20, 2-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) for a doubleheader on Wednesday. They swept the day, winning both contests while putting on a dynamic hitting and base running display. Buffalo won the first game 11-0 in five innings and took the second game, 9-6.

In the middle of all of the offensive fireworks, freshman outfielder Karly Nevez had a big day. The young outfielder scored four runs, including the go-ahead homer to sink the Purple Eagles’ chances.

“Not gonna lie, I was surprised,” Nevez said. “I was thinking: ‘don’t hit it to the shortstop.’ All I thought: ‘get a hit, get on.’”

In both contests the Bulls saw the ball exceptionally well, making solid contact and driving pitches into the gaps. The Bulls finished with 20 hits and 20 runs combined.

In the first game, Buffalo sophomore pitcher Tori Speckman was dominant. Speckman allowed one hit and struck out six in five innings. She kept the Niagara batters off balance; they took flailing, weak, halfhearted swings with regularity.

“I think Tori is starting to find some of the confidence that she had last year,” said head coach Jennifer Teague. “A lot of people don’t know but we are dealing with a little bit of a hand injury with her so we changed some of her grip. She is finally getting to the point where she is getting comfortable with it.”

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Tinghao Zhang /// The Spectrum Karly Nevez digs out an inside-the-park homerun giving the Bulls the lead for good in a 9-6 victory on Wednesday. With a double-header sweep the Bulls have won six of their last seven games.

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Continued from page 1: Khan Emails Budget Instead of Attending Senate “Khan’s budget is being considered,” Pastuf said. “I know it has been looked at.”

Khan did not follow the correct procedure: having the budget approved by the finance committee and then having the finance committee present it. A procedure, Pastuf admits, that has never been followed in his time at the Senate, including last year.

Pastuf said due to “conflicting events” involving Khan, the finance committee has had to “make due with what [they] have.”

Khan sent his budget out for senators to review and hoped that the senators would view the budget objectively, according to his email. “[The] Master Budget is the key for SA Financial Sustainability; please don't let politics or other issues which may have arisen because of me influence your judgment,” Khan said in the email.

In his email, Khan described his last week as “rough,” but said he would be in the office “all next week to make changes to the budget, if senators can visit me or send me emails.”

Valdez said that he has personally not seen Khan in the SA office this week.

“I heard he was around last week, but I personally have not seen Sikander, so I can’t say that he hasn’t been around,” Valdez said. “I was around the SA office the entire day [Monday] and I didn’t see him. All he did was submit the budget and not comment on it, so for me I can’t say if he’s around enough.”

Valdez proposed a motion at Sunday’s Senate meeting to hold Pastuf’s budget for one more week in order to finalize it. The Senate doesn’t want the Emergency Powers Council to approve the budget before it’s finalized, according to Valdez.

Valdez also voiced concern over Pastuf’s budget and the way it was put together, claiming that the changes made are extremely unfair to the students and the Senate.

“I have personally received notice from some of the senators that have heard that Travis [Nemmer] sat next to Pastuf when they were doing the budget and [Nemmer] said: ‘Oh can you add this,’ when he shouldn’t have had any say in the new budget,” Valdez said. “You see it, for example, in an increase

in [Nemmer’s] budget line of $5,000 and an increase in the vice president line of $2,500.”

Nemmer said that he did speak with Pastuf regarding the budget, but didn’t do anything unconstitutional.

“We spoke,” Nemmer said. “Not to any substantial things, not as much as maybe let on.

But yes, we spoke with the finance committee and we’d be remiss not to. But at the end of the day we do not write the budget. It would be unconstitutional if we did.”

The two budgets have competing viewpoints, according to Pastuf. He anticipates a lot of debate in the coming Senate meetings.

The biggest difference Pastuf picked out between his budget and Khan’s involves athletics. The SA pays $30,000 to the athletic department, which among other things pays for tickets for students to attend games. Pastuf said if SA fails to sign and pay for that contract, as Khan is proposing, undergraduates would have to pay whatever rate UB would set for tickets.

“As a D1 football school it would be kind of shameful if that was the situation – our attendance would instantly drop” Pastuf said.

Khan also stated in the email that he wanted to give The Spectrum $5,000 to make the newspaper more “fiscally independent.” He said his intention was to give The Spectrum the equivalent to $1 per student from the mandatory activity fee, but that would require “SUNY-level action.” Khan wrote that he urges the senate to give The Spectrum the equivalent amount.

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Continued from page 1: SA Assembly Backs Senate Recall Petition 23 of the Assembly’s 49 voting members were at Wednesday’s meeting; 29 members would have to sign the petition to initiate the process.

Instead of taking its own measures, the Assembly wrote a resolution in support of the Senate’s recall petition; the Senate chose on Sunday to act as individual undergraduate students and begin collecting signatures.

“The Assembly wanted to fulfill what we originally decided to do at our last meeting – pass a formal condemnation of Sikander's actions – while at the same time showing our support of the Senate-led recall,” said Assembly Member Alex Dvorscak, one of the members who introduced the resolution. “In this resolution I feel that we accomplished both.”

The Assembly toyed with the idea of suspending members that have missed two or more meetings this semester in order to gain a three-fifths majority during the meeting. The Speaker may suspend any member that has missed at least two meetings, and that member loses his or her voting privileges, as a result. The suspension is in effect as soon as the Speaker sends out a letter or email to the member, according to the SA constitution.

Essentially, Speaker Steven Jackson could have sent out suspension emails during Wednesday’s meeting in order to obtain the three-fifths majority, but he ultimately chose not to take such actions; if he followed through with suspending members – while Jackson has that power constitutionally – he could have violated quorum rules and may have unjustly suspended members just to pass a political action.

“I’m not going to be removing anyone from the Assembly, mainly because it is late in the year,” Jackson said. “On a personal level, I think we are doing the right thing, but ultimately it was up to the Assembly, and if the Assembly says we’re going to go with the petition, then that’s what I’m going to back.”

The Assembly and Senate are now trying to collect enough signatures – 2,576, the number of voters in the last SA election – to present the petition to SWJ. Valdez hopes the bodies will be able to collect 3,000 signatures by 5 p.m. on Friday.

“The Speaker of the Assembly should have made the decision of removing those people that have missed two meetings because it is impeding them from doing their course of business,” Valdez said.

“Assembly could’ve either delivered by today or made a committee today and delivered by Sunday, in case we’re not able to get the 3,000 signatures.”

Students who wish to sign the petition can do so by finding any member of the Assembly or Senate, or they can stop in 350 Student Union and take a petition from the Senators’ mailbox.

The Senate will meet on Sunday at 3 p.m., room to be announced. The Assembly has called meetings for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at 8:20 p.m., room to be announced. Wednesday night’s meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in NSC 218. Jackson will cancel meetings as he sees fit.

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He also urged the senate to make a committee that will enforce the SUNY guideline of reviewing the SA’s fiscal agent every three years.

He wrote that the Faculty Student Association has made a bid proposal regarding this, but cited his current reputation as the reason they’re not responding.

Khan ended the email by writing: “You [the senators] will be impeaching me in a week's time regardless, all I request of you is to look at this budget objectively, compare it with all the budget[s] in the past that lead us to deficits and make the most informed decision.”

Email: news@ubspectrum.com Additional reporting by Sara DiNatale

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The Pic and the Dead

Los Angeles Times was right to publish graphic photos On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times published two controversial photos. In the grand scheme of things, a newspaper makes thousands of photos public without any hitch, but these two photos are different.

later, the revolution in Lybia killed its dictator, Muammar al-Gaddafi. Again, the dilemma arose. The images were already public, and papers were tasked with the question of whether or not to put the images in their issues.

Both pictures were graphic images of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan posing with corpses and dismembered body parts, smiling and laughing for the camera.

Some did, like the UK paper The Guardian, and some didn’t. Both sides had good reasoning.

The Los Angeles Times should be commended for bringing this issue to light, even in the face of certain criticism.

Military officials strongly objected to publishing the photos. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told the media that the pictures could incite violence after they were made public, because insurgents in Afghanistan would take the photos and use them as anti-American propaganda.

Ever since the invention of photographs, the issue of publishing disturbing images has been a major talking point in the world of journalism. When Osama Bin Laden died, news outlets were chomping at the bit for President Obama to release a photo of Bin Laden’s body, confirming his death.

Obama rightly decided that putting the pictures out to publish was a bad idea. A few months

Yet how can that be?

The answer is that nothing is black and white.

In all of these situations, the images transcend from snuff to important topics. The Los Angeles Times was right to publish the photos for many reasons, even though what it put out was graphic.

Firstly, a major part of the issue is the fact that the photo exists. Not only does improperly handling the remains of enemies break military regulations, but the soldiers also broke rules by taking pictures with the remains for unofficial purposes.

In essence, the photos are a big part of the wrongdoing, and a story about soldiers posing improperly with dead bodies wouldn’t be complete without the actual pictures. Nobody can make a judgment about the content of a photo without actually looking at it.

Also, the LA Times showed a measure of restraint by showing only two of the 18 photos.

According to the paper, the remaining 16 were even more extreme than the published two. By not giving out every picture, they show that they’re not simply going for shock factor, but trying to accurately report a story.

Critics also contend that if a photo was going to be published, that it shouldn’t have been on the front page. That way, at least people who didn’t want to see it wouldn’t have to look at the image.

The front-page picture, however, was fairly tame and wasn’t bloody or gory. It was a soldier laughing in the foreground, with a dead body in the background, and the hand of a deceased insurgent on the soldier’s shoulder.

The Internet has changed everything – the media included. In the past, the only people with access to these photos would have been the people of Los Angeles. Now, every person in the world can look, and traditional media has a hard time keeping up.

Every day, papers around the country are facing the problem of publishing offensive content, and we applaud the Los Angeles Times for showing the proper amount of restraint coupled with a fervent dedication to putting out the truth.

Opinion

One fan’s journey through a foreign sport NATHANIEL SMITH Senior Sports Editor I’m Nathaniel Smith. I’m a 23-year-old African American from the Big Apple. I love basketball, I love baseball, and I love football.

But there is a special spot in my heart for hockey.

I know, a black guy, loving hockey? Crazy. But let me explain.

I grew up in Southern Queens, an area that is not your typical hotbed for hockey fandom. Typically on Sundays after church, my aunt, uncle, and myself usually sat on the couch and watched Knicks games, which of course was a lot of fun in the ’90s. But hockey was not a big part of my early life.

Then 1994 happened.

I have only one vivid memory of that year. It’s not one of Knicks center Patrick Ewing waving his hands to the heavens after a tough series against the Indiana Pacers.

It’s not even the excruciating series against the Houston Rockets, where the Knicks blew their only chance to win a title in that era (sorry folks, the Knicks had no chance in 1999 against the twin towers of Tim Duncan and David Robinson).

It’s the sound that erupted from WFAN’s Howie Rose’s mouth as New York Rangers left winger Stephanie Matteau scored the game-winning goal against the New Jersey Devils in double overtime of game seven of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Uncle Ted Goes Ballistic Letter to the Editor Rockers comments are threatening and ridiculous

Clearly we are in the “election season lull.” That’s the time between the primary seasons, when the candidates for U.S. president have been chosen and the actual meat of the campaigns begins.

To prove this, we submit the coverage of Ted Nugent as evidence of a lull.

Recently, the legendary rocker endorsed Mitt Romney for president after he asked for Nugent’s support back in March. Nugent is a fervent conservative, most noted for his insane dedication to gun rights that can be seen even in his concerts.

The guy brings various unloaded assault rifles on stage with him like they’re musical instruments ready to be played.

Nugent is also notorious for his outlandishly offensive one-liners that he routinely spews out. Among the ones that are fit to print are calling Janet Reno a hunting dog, and saying that apartheid in South Africa was not “black and white” and that all people are not “equal.”

So, to many who know him, it was no surprise when he said that he would either be “dead or in jail” if Obama wins November’s election. Further complicating the issue, he said these comments at an NRA rally.

Let’s get this out of the way first: what Nugent said is unacceptable.

Nobody in the United States should be surprised in the least that the Secret Service is taking a look into what he said. Even if we all know that what Nugent says is wild and over the top, it would be irresponsible to not make sure his threat was real.

Without a doubt, it was a threat.

Whether or not it was meant as a threat, when you make comments that imply violence against a sitting president, it’s a threat. A minor one, but it was a threat indeed.

Nugent should apologize for what he said. Not even for making threats against the president, but for wasting the time and money of the Secret Service. Being a crusader against taxes and government waste, it’s silly for him to have made comments he knew would have to bring scrutiny from the Secret Service and waste their funds.

Conservatives want to paint the backlash as an instance of political correctness run amok. Yet, when rapper Common performed at the White House, conservative radio hosts went ballistic when they realized that a line in one of his songs talked about cop killings.

You know what they say about glass houses.

They do have a point, however. The fact is taking the insane ramblings of a ’70s rock star seriously is on par with taking the street speeches of a drunkard on a Friday night as beautiful rhetoric.

What’s curious is why Romney wanted Nugent’s endorsement in the first place. How could he have been oblivious to the fact that Nugent is a sandwich short of a picnic? Could it be that nobody involved knew that Nugent might say something ridiculously offensive in the future?

Of course, we can’t hold Romney accountable for what someone else said, but since he actively sought Nugent’s endorsement, it’s only reasonable for him to denounce the beyond the pale comments. Unless he never wants to insist that the people who Obama has met once or twice, like Bill Ayers, reflect poorly on our president’s character.

We’ve learned a lesson from Nugent’s remarks, at least. If you’re going to say something about the President, refrain from saying you’ll shoot him.

I read with interest the front page article by Lisa Khoury in the Wednesday, April 18, 2012 issue headlined “Talking Leaves Falls Silent: The Death of the Textbook.” Miss Khoury represented the issues raised in our conversation about the business of selling textbooks quite well, though I have one minor factual correction­the book Blink was not ordered by Professor Mardorossian, but by one of her colleagues.

MANAGING EDITOR Rebecca Bratek EDITORIAL EDITOR James Bowe

Enter Jarome Iginla.

He was everything one would want in a star. He was quick. He was tremendous with the stick, with quick dekes that would leave defenders in awe, and a slapshot that was nearly impossible to stop on a good day. He was a leader. He loved his country of Canada and loved his teammates, and that love was reciprocated.

I am deeply disturbed, however, by the headline, and by the second to the last paragraph, which casual readers will easily misinterpret as a death knell. Both the headline and that sentence imply that Talking Leaves…Books is going to fold up and disappear. While it is true that we are exiting the business of selling textbooks, we are very much alive, dedicated as always to providing the community of readers with a well-chosen selection of the best books the world has to offer, from timeless classics to today’s cutting edge poets, philosophers, scientists, fiction writers, artists, activists, critical and creative thinkers and more.

Over three decades ago, we chose to serve UB (and Buffalo State and Canisius) students and faculty by providing an alternative place to purchase books for classes, encouraged by faculty anxious to provide students with a counter to the existing textbook choices, and to have them experience a different textbook environment, one in which books--all kinds of book--were center stage. We typically supplied about 150 of the several thousand courses offered each semester. Changing reading and buying habits, and a volatile retail marketplace for books, fueled in part to the extreme rate of inflation in textbooks, and the predatory practices of Amazon. com, have made it difficult to continue handling texts in a way that makes financial sense for us. We abandon that service with great sadness, confident it is the right decision.

We are not going anywhere, however--our doors remain open to everyone. We know that books, and the readers who engage with them, change the world­our exit from the textbook business doesn’t alter that core belief. We will be forever grateful for the relationships forged over the decades with faculty and students. We will continue to cultivate those relationships and new ones with members of the UB community, and the community at large. We will remain the kind of store that we believe every community needs and benefits from­independent, knowledgeable, rooted, diverse, open-minded, idiosyncratic and engaged. Silence is not in our DNA. Students who care about books, who love to read and explore the many worlds that reading and writing open up for them, will, we hope, continue to seek out and find us on Main Street and on Elmwood Avenue, and to explore the community that exists off-campus.

The death of the textbook is not the end of Talking Leaves, but another beginning-­we will soon begin offering used books-­not texts but previously owned books chosen with the same care as our new books. We will be here as long as there are readers/supporters of the printed book who believe in the local community locus and the physical bookstore.

Sincerely,

More importantly, he was black.

In a game that is dominated by Caucasian athletes, it was refreshing to see a guy like Iginla not only hold his own in the NHL, but also dominate games.

With Iginla as my hero, I watched the NHL in awe. I loved the big hits, the sick goals, and the even more impressive saves. I fell in love.

It’s a love that persists to this day. It’s refreshing to me to see players like the Philadelphia Flyers’ Wayne Simmonds and the Winnipeg Jets’ Dustin Byfuglien grace the ice, giving hope to kids like I once was, that maybe they can also play ice hockey at a professional level.

With all that said, I always get weird looks when I tell people that I love hockey, or when I strongly proclaim that the best sports tournament in the world is the NHL playoffs. Sometimes it seems as if people expect me to just talk about basketball or football, and that I shouldn’t talk hockey because I’m not as well-versed in the sport as I am with football.

It’s a weird life. I come to a hockey-crazed town such as Buffalo, and it’s an amazing hockey city, but I feel unworthy to give my hockey two cents to locals. When I go home to NYC, there are few people in my neighborhood that could even name a single player in the league.

So I stand in hockey fan purgatory. And that’s okay.

Jonathon Welch, Talking Leaves…Books

I still love this game.

Email: nathaniel.smith@ubspectrum.com

EDITORIAL BOARD

SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR Brian Josephs

Just like that, my 5-year-old mind was intrigued. But my interest waxed and waned. With a sport with few superstars that looked like me, it was honestly hard for a young, impressionable person like myself to love the game.

To the Editors,

April 20, 2012 | VOLUME 61 NUMBER 77 | CIRCULATION: 7,000

EDITOR IN CHIEF Aaron Mansfield

“MATTEAU! MATTEAU!”

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

NEWS EDITORS Sara DiNatale, co-senior Lisa Khoury, co-senior Lisa Epstein, asst.

Joe Konze, asst.

LIFE EDITORS Rachel Kramer, senior Lyzi White Keren Baruch Brad Parker, asst.

PHOTO EDITORS Alexa Strudler, senior Satsuki Aoi Nick Fischetti Reimon Bhuyan, asst.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Helene Polley

ARTS EDITORS Elva Aguilar, senior Adrien de L’Ange Duane Owens, asst.

Lisa de la Torre, asst.

SPORTS EDITORS Nathaniel Smith, senior Scott Resnick Jon Gagnon, asst.

Ben Tarhan, asst.

WEB EDITORS Aaron Mansfield Brian Josephs Rebecca Bratek

CREATIVE DIRECTORS Aline Kobayashi Nicole Manzo

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Nature: Who cares?

MAX CRINNIN Staff Writer

The other day my friend told me that she “hates nature.” Although this disturbed me and I had to seriously question our friendship, it struck me that maybe she had a legitimate reason.

I immediately wanted change her mind.

Solyi Lee /// The Spectrum LinkedIn is a professional networking website used as a gateway to find jobs and internships, as well as connect individuals to past and present colleagues.

Are You LinkedIn? NIKITA SIDANA Staff Writer Aakash Agarwal, a junior economics major, Googled himself to see what he would find.

The first link in his results wasn’t Facebook, like he assumed it would be – it was LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a professional networking website created to connect individuals with colleagues, make contacts for jobs or internships, and to get advice from experts from various fields.

According to their website, LinkedIn started in 2003 and has over 150 million members from over 200 countries. It’s a gateway to finding employment and allows employers to find po-

tential candidates while also letting those candidates research their employers.

Through LinkedIn, college students can showcase their skills in a more in-depth way than they are able to on their resume. Students can post their recommendations from professors, join groups of their interest, include lists that show what they are reading, and give details about their skills and expertise. Additionally, they can join professional events, see who else is going to attend, and create and answer polls about various topics and view results. Other applications can be added to your LinkedIn page such as blogs and travel details.

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This friend is from Long Island – in her mind New York City is the source of all things beautiful: bagels, pizza, hot dog vendors, and taxis. That mindset, along with a few bad camping trips, is all it’s taken for her to deem the natural world a “dirty” and “gross” place.

Maybe a happy life in NYC calls for no need to admire nature’s wonders and no desire to rough it out in the woods for a few days. But for me, the natural world is where I find my beauty.

It’s easy to forget that in a big city or here at UB our natural environment absolutely controls our quality of life. Resources like food and water, the air we breathe, politics, and recreational activity are obvious answers to what the environment dictates for all of us.

To think that someone could simply not care about this is T:10.625”hard for me to accept.

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Recycle.

You hear a lot about saving the environment these days, and many swear it off as something for neo-hippies to complain about and nothing of importance.

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They say: “Somebody else can save the world; this all doesn’t really affect me in my perfect little world.”

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Turn off the lights and open your window.

Natural sunlight and fresh air are both good for you. Let the breeze take over your room while saving energy. Not only will your electricity bill be lower, but you’ll also be helping out society.

Refill stations for water bottles are all around campus and they are free. You will save money on overpriced water and save plastic from going in the landfill. Come on, it’s impossible to look bad holding a CamelBak. These simple steps are not asking much but they will help the environment a lot. Being conscious of the environment can be challenging and burdensome at times, but it’s something we will all benefit from.

Thinking more about our reliance on nature may even inspire you to do more.

“Students should get involved because, simply put, they are our future,” said Jim Simon, UB Green’s sustainability engagement coordinator. “What better place than a university to serve as a living laboratory for ideas and change surrounding sustainability?”

As much as I want to change my friend’s mind about nature, there’s a chance that may never happen. Despite that, I can trick her into benefiting the environment, and I hope I’ve done the same to you.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

KEREN BARUCH Life Editor When Matt Huberfeld, a junior communication major, was 10 years old he began to learn about the Holocaust in Hebrew school. When his grandmother was 10 years old, she was living it.

“She was with her whole family in a ghetto in Poland,” Huberfeld said. “There was a group of people trying to escape one night. Her mother handed her all of the money that she had and said: ‘take your sister and don’t turn around.’”

His grandmother did just that. She went from city to city with her younger sister until she made it to the U.S., leaving the rest of her family behind.

Her parents and four other siblings were murdered.

April 19 is Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day to commemorate the 6 million Jews that were slaughtered during the Holocaust. The on-campus fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) hosted its 2nd annual “Never Forget” walk throughout campus. Huberfeld is a brother in this fraternity.

Dressed in all black, 30 students wearing stickers that said “Never Forget” on their chests walked silently through campus as heads turned and people began to whisper and wonder what was happening. While outsiders looked away and forgot about these passionate people marching in a straight line, these 30 students continued on. They were remembering the innocent lives that were taken away under Hitler’s Nazi regime.

AEPi nationally hosts this walk with B’nai Brith, a Jewish youth organization.

“I just want people to know that we’re still here no matter how many times people try to get us down, we’re going to keep coming back,” said Jason Kirschtel, sophomore business major and leader of the walk. “And an event like the Holocaust should never happen again. People should remember it, they should talk about it, and that’s the only way you can prevent it from reoccurring.”

Kirschtel’s grandparents and relatives were German, and while he doesn’t know much about their history, he knows that some of his family was killed during the Holocaust. His dad is the CEO of the Jewish Community Center in Rockland, and throughout Kirschtel’s entire

Satsuki Aoi /// The Spectrum The Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity hosted its second annual "Never Forget" walk to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Holocaust and those who continue to struggle with the pain.

life, he’s been surrounded by Holocaust survivors and liberators.

He’s heard a variety of survivors speak about their experiences firsthand, including Joe Diamond who spoke at UB on April 18.

“Sometimes it’s difficult for them to recall some of the harsher memories,” Kirschtel said.

“Everything was just very moving [with Joe].

Hearing it on a firsthand basis from actual survivors, whether they were branded with numbers or not, [causes you to think]: ‘wow, this could never happen.’ But it did [even though] it’s hard to believe sometimes.”

As Jews in the UB community, the brothers of AEPi hope to keep these survivors’ stories moving and remembered. Jenny Findel, a junior me-

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She also has a survivor in her family.

The Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. paid for the survivor to fly from Israel – where she lives now – to America, in order to donate some of her belongings to displays in the museum.

Findel hasn’t been able to find out details about her family’s experience with the Holocaust, but after attending the walk hosted by AEPi and hearing Joe Diamond’s story, she feels passionate about learning her family’s history. Findel wants to ensure that the Holocaust is never forgotten and that those whose lives were taken are forever commemorated.

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As the group of 30 students stopped for a moment of silence in the SU, Rabbi Avrohom Gurary from the Chabad on UB’s North Campus stood out in his traditional black hat and suit.

“Remembering the Holocaust should inspire us to perpetuate the lives of the 6 million Jews that perished in the Holocaust by deepening our Jewish identity, being proud of our Jewishness,” Gurary said. “It should inspire us to study more about our heritage and tradition, to live like Jews and to commit ourselves to rebuild a proud and active generation of Jews. This is Hitler’s true defeat.”

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“It makes me feel insulted because it’s a part of history,” Vallon said. “It’s in text books and people don’t get that it’s a fact of history.”

Rachel Marks, a freshman business major, describes these people as ignorant because there’s historical evidence backing it up. She said that people that are insisting it didn’t happen are living in a fantasy world, especially because in addition to the 6 million Jews killed, 5 million gypsies, homosexuals, and African Americans were murdered as well.

Even students that are not Jewish attended the walk to honor the beliefs and emotions of their friends. Nicholas Natoli, a senior communication major, was one of them.

Natoli attended the walk for the first time, but he’s been learning about Holocaust remembrance for years. Every year Marion Blumenthal Lazan, the author of Four Perfect Pebbles, is a guest speaker at his elementary school.

Natoli remembers that his friends, whose grandparents were victims of the Holocaust, would be in tears at the end of every presentation. Nobody cries the way they did because of a fictional story being read out loud, Natoli said. He could see the pain through their tears, and from then on decided he would advocate and stand up for his friends and all of the families that are broken because of the Holocaust.

Each of these students pledged to memorialize the many victims that were thrown into gas chambers, starved, beaten, and shot to death.

They promise to commemorate the families that have been torn apart – the children were forced to leave their parents behind and the parents who were forced to watch their children burn to death. While others preach that the Holocaust never happened, these students will see the tears in their friends’ eyes and the number tattoos on their grandparents’ arms, and continue to promote awareness.

These students know that for as long as they’re at UB, and for as long as they live, they will never forget.

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Pandas Add Strength To Their “Foundation” ADRIEN D’ANGELO Arts Editor

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UB Inducted into the “Radio Music Society” LISA DE LA TORRE Asst. Arts Editor Facing the crowd, Esperanza Spalding explains that her next song, “Hold On Me,” depicts some rather hard times in life. Her advice to the crowd to deal with such times is repeated through her mantra: “I’m okay, I’m okay, I’m okay.” But before she can utter the last “okay,” a shrill female voice from the audience interrupts her repetition.

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“No, you’re great!”

These pandas have dubbed their way across the country, bringing fresh paint to the roots of reggae while keeping red, yellow, and green as primary colors. Mindful, psychedelic, relentless, and eerie are a few of the best ways to describe this airtight group.

The crowd applauds in agreement as Spalding smiles humbly, and the band begins to play.

Backed by a talented ensemble, Grammy award-winning Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding performed at UB’s Center for the Arts on Wednesday as part of her Radio Music Society Tour.

Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad (GPGDS) has been a live band working off a single studio album for six years, and its preference to performance over studio work is clear. The band’s latest album, In These Times, manages to preserve its live sound while utilizing studio quality.

This is achieved by an additional step in production called “dubbing,” where effects, mainly consisting of delay, are used to create the echo that became popular through reggae dub household names such as Lee “Scratch” Perry and King Tubby.

GPGDS long-time live engineer Joel Scanlon is more than qualified for this step, allowing fans to bring the live feel back home.

When a band that’s been on stage over 1,000 times decides to release its first electric studio album of their career, anticipation is high. After their January release of Country, the

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quintet’s first attempt at an acoustic record, they’ve turned to electric instruments once again with the sound that started it all.

In These Times features some of the tracks from GPGDS’ debut, Country, such as “Healing” and “Love You More,” with the same brilliant voices and a little more thump. Since the band has undergone changes itself, it only makes sense to create another album to represent the evolution.

In 2009, the group dropped two of its members: lead singer/guitarist Matt O’Brian and keyboard/melodica play-

er Rachel Orke. The change was notable in its live performances and for the next year, GPGDS searched for a way to fill the gap while performing as a quartet.

The band’s golden ticket came when multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Dan Keller joined the mix. As a songwriter and musician with incredible promise, Keller’s compositions have become brow-raisers for fans familiar with GPGDS’ material.

“Family Sake” is the clearest indicator of Keller’s influence.

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The setting was intimate, with a comforting rug at Spalding’s feet, which made the stage seem more like home.

Another interesting prop was the enormous, human-sized radio that sat on stage and held some of the ensemble’s sheet music. As the lights lowered, the theater filled with the sounds of a changing radio frequency. This established a playful vibe from the beginning, and the fake radio stations featured funny clips of music that typical jazz listeners might avoid on their radio.

Though the crowd was a mix of young adults and middle-aged fans, it was obvious from the energetic atmosphere that they were all aboard the Spalding bandwagon.

Yan Gong /// The Spectrum On Wednesday, Esperanza Spalding and her ensemble rocked the CFA Mainstage Theater for the first stop of her Radio Music Society tour.

After an instrumental introduction by the ensemble, Spalding dance-stepped onto the stage and made it clear to the audience that she and the band were here to build a rapport.

“That was us,” Spalding said. “And we are so happy to be here with you, now that you know us.”

Spalding performed her newest album, Radio Music Society, in its entirety.

She spoke to the audience between every song, weaving them together with little quips and relatable anecdotes that elicited laughs and head nods from the crowd.

Spalding had no problems being spontaneous during her set musically. In addition to featuring a long solo by alto saxophonist Tia Fuller, the upbeat “I Can’t Help It” also featured a “call and Continued on page 10

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Continued from page 1: A Time to Remember and a Time to Forget “You [would] steal bread from your friend at night – who you were bunking with – to survive,” Diamond said. “That’s what they made out of us.”

Out of the 3,500 people that were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, only 320 survived.

Diamond sometimes feels guilty for being alive because all of his childhood friends were killed.

He also feels lucky.

While standing in line to be executed by the gas chamber, a stranger tapped him on the shoulder and decided to save his life.

“He made me go up, up high on the attic by the roof, where I was able to get on the roof and I jumped down,” Diamond said. “I crawled on my stomach until I got to an

outhouse. I saw a Russian prisoner who was in charge of the outhouse and I asked him to hide me. He put me right in the hole, the manhole, and nailed the top down. Later I got mixed in with another group and they forgot about me, saving me from the gas chamber.”

Diamond never goes a day without wondering why he was chosen by the stranger to be rescued.

“It really just shows me that people can get through struggles in their life,” said Ilana Saffeir, a freshman occupational therapy major and a member of the Hillel board. “The Holocaust is a terrible event in history and to hear someone who survived it kind of gives me hope that I can do what I want in life, too, because it’s not as hard as living through that event.”

Saffeir has seen other Holocaust survivors in the past and every story seems different to her. She

is amazed at how easily Diamond can recall details of the events that took place during the Holocaust so many years ago.

After the war ended, Diamond was liberated. He made the choice to come to America. There was nothing left for him in Czechoslovakia so he started a new life away from the country where he remembers so much pain.

He connected with the family he had in Buffalo in 1945. Upon arrival in the U.S., Diamond had two things: $5 and the will to live.

Jamie Schnitzer was partially responsible for bringing Diamond to speak and was very moved by what he had to say. Coming from a family where her grandfather was a Holocaust survivor, Schnitzer understands the toll that the emotional baggage can have on a survivor’s family.

Continued from page 5: Are You LinkedIn? Unlike Facebook, which is a social networking site, LinkedIn focuses on professional networking. It is meant to showcase abilities and work experience.

A user can upload pictures, update past and current jobs, and add friends who can become future colleagues and referrals.

Edward Brodka, group learning coordinator at Career Services, encourages students to sign up for LinkedIn to amplify their professional network. According to Brodka, LinkedIn helps gain access to the hidden job market – jobs that are not posted online but through the connections made on LinkedIn. This gives students a chance to be approached for an interview by several companies.

“I wanted to have current and future employers have a positive online image of me,” said former UB student Brian Schick. “I locked down my Facebook account to anyone but friends and opened a LinkedIn account.”

“It makes me feel sad, but it’s good he’s sharing the message,” Schnitzer said.

Now, 67 years later, Diamond is happily married and living in Buffalo. He has two kids and four grandkids. He thanks God everyday for his unbelievable luck.

The scarcity of remaining Holocaust survivors only strengthens the power of Diamond’s speech. These survivors won’t be around forever and with their disappearance over time, it is society’s responsibility to learn from them while there’s still an opportunity.

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Buffalo area. As a result, employers can quickly and efficiently find useful information about Schick.

Brodka believes that college students should open a LinkedIn account to see what UB alumni have done.

“You can be on LinkedIn even if you are an undecided major,” Brodka said. “You can look at what other UB alumni have done with their major and get some guidance out of that.”

Students can make connections and find people who are in fields that interest them and email them for advice or for an informational interview.

LinkedIn is also a platform for meeting people with similar interests. It gives access to experts in various industries and keeps members updated with current trends. A user can post comments on forums, which allows for building connections between group members.

A recruiter through LinkedIn contacted Schick, who graduated in May with a master’s in computer science. His information was forwarded to the employer and he was hired within three weeks. He is now a computer engineer in research and development for Sigma International in Medina, N.Y.

Agarwal makes sure to update his profile regularly and continues to make connections with new people he meets and looks for advice from UB alumni. He hopes that his LinkedIn account will help him land an internship or a job.

Schick’s LinkedIn account, like Agarwal’s, is the first result that comes up on Google – at least in the

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Though the pitching performance was impressive, it was the offensive barrage that ended the game early. Buffalo jumped on Niagara early on and never let up, scoring five runs in the first inning. That big inning was highlighted by sophomore infielder Sammi Gallardo’s two-run bomb to center field. Gallardo finished the game with four RBIs. After the first frame the Bulls continued to tack on runs, repeatedly pounding Niagara starter Julie DiMatteo. In the bottom of the third, with a seven-run lead, junior infielder Andi Saucier hit a two-run homerun that cleared the scoreboard in centerfield.

The Bulls’ offense was still relentless in the second game, driving in six runs through five innings, running starting pitcher Bri Allen from the contest in the second.

In the bottom of the sixth, Buffalo’s defense had a momentary lapse, allowing Niagara to get back into the game, knotting the game at six, which led to Nevez’s heroics.

Teague and her staff have been working extensively with the players’ hitting approach, and some unusual practices have helped propel this team during its streak.

“We looked at a lot of video and we were getting our bat heads out in front of the plate where it needs to be to hit pitches,” Teague said. “But we weren’t hitting it for power, and we were really kind of weak at contact.

We’re hitting a lot of basketballs and we’re hitting into tires, so we’re kind of going old school and throwing some untraditional things at them, and it is really making them push through the ball.”

For the Bulls, the sweep gives them three consecutive wins and six of their last seven. Their next opponent is conference rival Kent State, but Teague believes in the abilities of her team.

“I like our chances,” Teague said. “The bottom line is whichever team comes out, plays the most consistent, and plays their hardest is going to win. Kent State is a top team and a proven team. They have been a top team in the conference but I like my team right now.”

Buffalo will host Kent State (22-20, 8-4 MAC) at Nan Harvey Field on Saturday and Sunday. First pitch for the opener is at 2 p.m. and the finale is set for 1 p.m.

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Train Keeps on Chugging Artist: Train Album: California 37 Release Date: April 13

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FELICIA HUNT Staff Writer After three years of touring from the success of 2009’s Save Me, San Francisco and mega hit “Hey, Soul Sister,” pop-rock group Train released their sixth studio album California 37 on Tuesday.

During Train’s tour, lead singer Pat Monahan wrote and compiled all the tracks for the album while injecting his personal life in the carefully constructed lyrics. This smart decision balanced the album.

California 37 opens with “This’ll Be My Year,” a counterpart to Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire.”

Monahan scatters lyrics about the births of his children and his relationship with his current wife among references ranging from 9/11 and Facebook to Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing.”

“I stopped believin’/ Although Journey told me ‘don't,’” Monahan sings.

The success of the opening track diminishes as Monahan and company constantly name-drop during the album. “We Were Made For This,” and “You Can Finally Meet my Mom” rely heavily on pop culture references and have piano notes reminiscent of the past hit “Drops of Jupiter.”

The album’s first single, “Drive By,” has already achieved Billboard success with its catchy reggae guitar cadence. Monahan makes the chorus infectious with an injection of melodic stuttering on the song, and you can’t help but tap your feet to the beat.

California 37 then progresses into “50 Ways To Say Goodbye,” a Latin-themed mariachi tune that brings rock-infused guitars together with hilarious lyrics about a failed relationship.

“She was caught in a mudslide/ Eaten by a lion/ Got run over by a crappy purple Scion,” Monahan sings.

The title song “California 37” can be described as pop-hop. Monahan attempts a gangster tone as he sings about the naysayers of his band and his first wife. This track is a fail with Monahan’s tone, but the captivating hook is sure to remain in listeners’ heads.

“Bruises” takes Train in a different direction with the addition of Country crooner Ashley Monroe. Monahan and Monroe act as two different characters and interact with each other through the lyrics.

“Have you seen him?” Monahan sings.

“Not in years,” Monroe answers.

With California 37, Train has established a solid release that has sufficed the high expectations. Monahan’s trademark vocals and ukulele use soothes fans that have been with the band from the beginning. Train will surely continue their 18-year existence with this release.

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Today we can do anything from connecting with people internationally to ordering food. The Internet has brought an infinite amount of knowledge available at our fingertips.

Last weekend the likes of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Bon Iver, Rihanna, and more performed at the Coachella music festival in Indio, Calif. Following the current trend of bringing the concert experience worldwide, the folks at Coachella teamed up with YouTube to display a live stream of last weekend’s performances. To add to the admiration of technology, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg incorporated an almost-lifelike hologram of the late, great rapper Tupac Shakur.

Before, one would have to learn about concerts through the radio, still photography and word of mouth. With Google at my fingertips, I can find live-streaming concerts or at least amateur videos online shortly after the show closes. I can sit and chat with my friends about what Jay-Z did at his SXSW show in March, the complete Hot97 Summer Jam concert in New York City and Kanye West’s astounding 2010 Coachella closer.

These legendary moments in music history can only bring a grin to my face and make me wonder what life would’ve been like if Twitter, YouTube and Instagram existed in years past. Imagine if we could’ve had access to watch The Beatles’ show at Shea Stadium in 1965 or the moment at Ozzy Osbourne’s show in 1982 when he bit a bat’s head off. Twitter probably would have crashed and we would’ve had full coverage on blogs before the people live at the show made it home.

Living vicariously through the pixilated audience is great for people who are strapped for cash or just too far away. If your favorite artist is stream-

ing a concert live, you can turn your laptop to full volume from the comfort of your dorm or apartment and see what others see. This distanced sight is great for those who are impartial to crowded venues and appreciate viewing shows in a more comfortable environment.

Granted, most of us would prefer to experience music live and not through our laptop speakers, but the Internet definitely offers the prize of convenience.

Another upside with the popularity of live streaming or tweeting shows is the pressure it puts on artists to be spontaneous during their various shows.

Sure, they have to keep a specific order to their shows, but now they feel compelled to bring special guests, unexpected covers, freestyles, and sometimes premiere new music when they hit major cities.

The Internet has its pros and cons. For every annoying fad that comes of it, there are revolutionary moments like the live concert streaming we witness today. If advancements similar to Tupac’s hologram keep coming, I can learn to be patient with teenagers on Facebook and my peers’ horrible grammar skills.

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“Foundation” “Even as we sing together, Everybody’s songs should be their own/ In what moves you /Is a melody of silence, bigger than the words and seeds we have sewn,” Keller sings.

GPGDS manages to keep a devious deep, swinging style that leads a toe-tap into a full-on body shake – rendering listeners helpless to the groove.

Those familiar with the band’s live set know the classic trickery, which can be called “the fake out.”

The boys start a song, and without warning, there is a seamless switch to another, changing the tempo and leaving the audience in shock. This method appears in In These Times with the track “Foundation,” which

begins with a teaser to “Burkina Faso.”

Overall, In These Times is a feelgood album that carries itself with determination. GPGDS’ expertise in effortless force through music is received with intense clarity, tone perfection, and attention to detail.

It’s not a surprise that a band of this stature would produce an album as enticing and majestic as this without breaking a sweat.

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The audience was hesitant at first to sing out loud, but the encouraging and relentless Spalding eventually had the theater full of voices from professionals and fans alike. The interaction between the crowd and the performers played a significant role in ultimately making this concert a fun and warm atmosphere.

Though the crowd showed a strong sense of personality, the Mainstage Theatre was not a sold out venue. Sophomore biomedical engineering major Dave Rubach attributes the turnout to the minimal advertising done by the school.

Another aspect of the show that left students wanting more was the distanced structure of the venue. Numerous times throughout the night, Spalding acknowledged the lack of intimacy and even urged people to get up and dance if they felt so inclined. To her, the venue’s conservative nature was a harsh contrast to the spirited musicians on stage. This, however, was not a deal breaker for Rubach.

“If it [were] a different venue, it might have been more lively,” Rubach said. “But regardless, I think everyone loved it.”

Eventually, some members of the crowd decided to take Spalding up on her offer. By the end of the show it was not strange to see some of them standing in

front of their seats or on the side of the auditorium, dancing to the music in high spirits.

The extraordinary level of musicianship on stage also contributed to the success of the night.

Spaulding switched between a classical upright bass and electric bass guitar throughout the set, fingers moving swiftly up and down their necks without fail as she grooved through the riffs in each song.

Her other contribution to the night was her renowned voice, which maintained a smoothness and level of power throughout each song that ultimately sets her apart from other vocalists.

She sang and scatted effortlessly, capturing the essence of jazz and adding her own flavor to it.

“She is like an angel on stage,” said Christina Douglas, a junior neuroscience major from Columbia University. “I love that she has this Latin American vibe…I never heard her before [tonight], but I’ll definitely be listening to her from now on.”

With substantial understanding between audience and performer, Spalding stumbled while describing her feelings, which caused one outspoken fan to yell to her: “We got you, girl!”

After the show, Spaulding happily met with her fans and spoke with them as though she’d known them for years, joking around and offering wide smiles to all who approached her. Kevin Baptiste, a senior geography major, was among the line of

fans waiting to meet her.

“I have all of her albums except for the first one…but I’ve been a fan of hers for a while now,” said Baptiste. “If I just get her to sign something, take a picture with me, I’ll be set [for weeks].”

Many who attended had not heard Spalding’s music before, and based on their comments, it seemed clear that this concert was a step in the right direction for her.

This was the typical show every performer should strive to put on – there was no crazy flair, no distracting pyrotechnics or light shows to take away from the music.

In fact, the only visualizations were simple shapes and colors displayed behind the performers.

The magic ingredient that made this show successful was its authenticity. Spalding and her band are genuinely talented.

The fans that attended are genuinely interested in her music, and everyone present was eager for a genuine, good time.

Students looking to indulge in some of Spalding’s jazz can check out her new album in stores or grab some tickets for her next show at Webster Hall in New York.

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Continued from page 12: Doubles Play Loses Two Matches for Bulls es that you have to win. We won some but we didn’t win enough to take it as a team today.”

After the marathon of a match on Friday, the Bulls looked to rebound on Saturday against Eastern Michigan. From the start of singles play, there was an intense mood coming from both teams. Sophomore Tanvi Shah let her play do the talking, swiftly defending each shot that Eastern Michigan’s Nino Mebuke hit at her, while Mebuke was vivacious.

“I knew she was a good player and she was going to push me,” Shah said. “Coach told me just to keep the ball high and deep and work my way through. [She said] if I get a short ball then just attack and it worked.”

Shah defeated Mebuke in two sets 6-4, 6-2.

Although she was exhausted after Friday’s match, Markovic was able to build on that threeset victory by shutting out Eastern Michigan’s Ankita Bhatia, 6-0, 6-0.

Markovic said. “I just focused on what I needed to do strategically, instead of focusing on if I was tired or that I had a long match.”

The team once again found itself in a deciding match situation. It all came down to sophomore Anamaria Candanoza. She won her first set, but dropped the final two. “[Anamaria] knew how important that match was, not only about pride, but also to her team,” Twist said. “She hung in and she fought hard against a very difficult opponent, and I am proud of her, win or lose, that is the example I want on the court [and] what UB is.”

The Bulls will now have time to rest up before they head to Northern Illinois (11-9, 2-4 MAC) on Sunday. They will return to DeKalb, Ill. the following weekend for the MAC Championships.

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Continued from page 12: The Spectrum Predicts UFC 145 Prediction: Jon Jones has been compared to Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali by members of the media and fight fans everywhere. There’s a reason for that: he’s that good. Jones is 15-1 and the only loss on his resume came because he was disqualified for questionable illegal elbows to a downed opponent – Matt Hamill.

Evans has been one of the best throughout his impressive six-year career. He has wins against some of the best in the history of the sport: Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, and Rampage Jackson. But time is no man’s friend, and even worse for Evans – Jones is a killer.

What separates Jones from the rest is his unbelievable ability to beat his opponents at whatever they’re good at. He outstruck Lyoto Machida and Rua and outwrestled Jackson. He’s never been on his back – Ever.

Evans is a great wrestler and former UFC Champion Dan Henderson predicts that Rashad will be able to take Jones down. Not so fast, Dan. Evans fights on the outside and will be forced to fight at the Jones’ pace, who is faster, quicker, stronger, and arguably as good of a wrestler at this point in his career. His takedown defense has been tested throughout his career, and he’s shown time and time again that he can’t be taken down.

With all that said, Evans has a chance to take Jones down; it just isn’t likely. Machida dominated Evans in the standup during their title fight, and Jones outclassed “The Dragon” in that department.

Jones has ferocious leg and head kicks and says he’s worked more on his kicking game for this fight. Sounds like a scary situation for Evans.

Look for the fight to go into the second round at least, as Evans really likes to feel things out when he’s in the octagon. Nobody dances around as well “Suga” Rashad Evans and you can expect he will try to avoid Jones’ shots and anything in the clinch or on the cage.

The major factor will be if Evans will be able to fight through Jones’ 10-inch reach advantage and find his way inside, where he might be able to catch Jones. That seems to be the only shot anybody had to beat “Bones.”

If Evans is taken down, look for Jones to explode with some of the nastiest elbows in the sport. If it ends up in that position, it shouldn’t be too long before Jones’ hand is raised in victory.

Continued from page 12: In the “Bull” Pen The Walking of the Bulls Canisius takes advantage of errant Bulls’ pitching It was a tight 5-4 game between two local rivals. Then the fifth inning came, and in what would end up being a seven-run frame for the opponent, the baseball team struggled to record a strike, let alone an out.

Behind the control issues from the pitching staff – allowing six walks on the afternoon – Buffalo (10-23, 3-8 Mid-American Conference) fell to Canisius (20-19, 7-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference), 14-4, on Wednesday afternoon for the third time this season.

The game got away from the Bulls in the fifth, when freshman lefty Mike McGee entered the game, replacing sophomore starter Dan Ginader.

McGee immediately loaded the bases with the help of an error by second baseman Jon Mestas. McGee then walked in two Golden Griffins, before first baseman Jimmy Luppen opened an insurmountable lead for Canisius with a bases-clearing double.

McGee only lasted two-thirds of an inning, giving up six runs (one earned) while allowing three walks.

“Mike [McGee] has been like that all year,” said head coach Ron Torgalski. “He’s either a hit or a miss, and today was a miss. He came in and wasn’t ready. He was behind every hitter he faced, and when you pitch behind against good teams you’re in trouble. [Canisius] had good plate discipline and forced him to throw to them, and he didn’t.”

The team hits the road to Ohio (19-17, 8-4 MAC) for a three game set.

The series will get underway on Friday in a matchup of two top pitchers.

Buffalo will send senior Cameron Copping to the mound – who has thrown three straight quality starts – against the Bobcats’ Brent Choban. The Ohio ace boasts a 5-2 record with a 2.51 ERA. First pitch on Friday will be at 6 p.m.

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Doubles Play Loses Two Matches for Bulls JOE KONZE JR Staff Writer The women’s tennis team has been struggling to win doubles matches since entering conference play. However, it needed the point in both matches this weekend.

On Friday, the Bulls (6-10, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) split the six singles matches but failed to beat Toledo (9-9, 2-3 MAC) in doubles play and dropped the four and a half-hour match, 4-3. Buffalo would have little rest, as it faced Eastern Michigan (8-13, 4-2 MAC) the next day. The Bulls split the singles matches but failed to win the doubles point again and ended their home portion of the schedule with another 4-3 loss.

Teammates and fans gathered around two courts, as juniors Tamara Markovic and Kira Golenko represented the tying and go-ahead points, respectively, in two deciding matches. Markovic finished first, defeating Toledo’s Lexi Pitt in three sets (6-3, 5-7, 6-3), putting Golenko in position to win the match for Buffalo, but Golenko fell.

“It was tough emotionally, but as an athlete you are used to it,” Markovic said. “I came out as a winner and that is what keeps me positive.”

Eyes shifted to the final match, where Golenko was in an animated showdown with Chrissy Coffman for the overall team win. After dropping her first set, 6-1, HYPERLINK "http://www.buffalobulls.com/sports/ wten/2011-12/bios/golenko%20kira%20u1js" Golenko took control and won the second set in a tiebreaker, 7-6.

However, Coffman won three straight games to seal the win with a 6-4 third-set victory.

Young Kyung Yoon /// The Spectrum The women's tennis team fought hard over the weekend, but couldn't come away with a 'W.'

“We knew that the matches were going to be very close all the way down the line,” said head coach Kathy Twist.

“So of course it comes down to the last couple of matchContinued on page 10

NHL Playoff Suspensions Determined by Roulette Results BRYAN FEILER Special to The Spectrum

It’s true – the teams in the NHL playoffs are officially out of control.

There have been elbows to the head, crosschecks, charges on defenseless players, and other stuff that I thought was only legal in the WWE. However, even worse than the action of the players, is the – for the lack of a better word – arbitrary suspensions that NHL Vice President of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan has been handing out.

A roulette board would produce more consistent results.

Shanahan did a great job during the regular season by cracking down on headshots and dirty plays, handing out strict suspensions and hefty fines. Players seemed like they were getting the idea.

Then the playoffs started. Nashville captain Shea Weber punched Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg in the back of the head as time expired on the first night of the playoffs.

Weber then proceeded to take Zetterberg’s head and repeatedly smash it into the glass.

Shanahan fined Weber $2,500 and did not suspend him.

When Shanahan preaches that blows to the head and concussions are the most important issues, and then allows Weber to get away with that, he’s sending a message that players can do whatever they want in the playoffs.

Weber defended himself by simply saying: “It’s the playoffs. It’s the playoffs.”

However, a few days later, Shanahan flipped the switch and starting handing out suspensions like candy to trickor-treaters. There have been nine suspensions handed out as of Thursday.

One of those suspensions was on Rangers rookie Carl Hagelin, who received three games for elbowing and injuring Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson.

Hagelin deserved to be suspended. This was the type of hit that players were warned about and punished for during the season. But a three-game suspension is far too long.

Various stories from around the UB sports world Coming up Aces Men’s tennis looks to grab conference title after a slow start The men’s tennis team has a chance to do what seemed unimaginable entering conference play – win the Mid-American Conference after a rough start.

After sweeping its weekend matches, winning a back and forth battle against Northern Illinois (19-7, 3-1 MAC), 5-2, and blanking a hapless Chicago State (0-20, 0-3 MAC) team, 7-0, the Bulls (9-8, 4-0 MAC) stand alone in first place in the conference as they look to finish the season as MAC regular season champs for the second time in three seasons.

The non-conference schedule was not kind to Buffalo, as it started 1-7 on the season. With losses to tough teams, including Brown (16-5, 2-2 Ivy League) and South Carolina State (17-2, 5-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), the Bulls took their licks early in the season.

Junior Vusa Hove (23-7) and freshman Damien David (19-5) have been hot individually during this stretch, both going 4-0 so far in conference play. Hove is second all-time in Buffalo singles winning percentage with a .691 clip. David is looking to join Hove at the 20-win plateau.

It was during the team’s spring break trip that it started winning matches at a torrid rate. The Bulls started by defeating The Citadel (5-17, 0-10 Southern Conference) and blanking both Duquesne (14-9, 4-1 Atlantic 10) and St. Bonaventure (2-16, 1-5 A-10).

Buffalo continued to win eight of its next nine matches, showing complete domination of its opponents, especially in conference play.

The Bulls’ win streak set them up to take control of first place by themselves in the MAC. The Bulls will take on Ball State (16-9, 2-2 MAC) this weekend for the opportunity for a regular season conference title with a win, or a Northern Illinois loss to Chicago State.

The match will take place at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center in Muncie, Ind. and will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Continued on page 10

The Spectrum Predicts UFC 145 The time for talking has come to an end. After almost a year of bad blood between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones and top contender Rashad Evans, Saturday will be the culmination that fight fans everywhere have been waiting for.

In the weeks leading up to the title fight, Jones was asked if he’d ever fight his friend and mentor, Evans. He basically said that if he was forced by UFC President Dana White to choose between fighting his friend and losing his job, he’d fight Rashad. Evans didn’t like that.

If you haven’t followed the story line, take a glance around the Internet and you should be brought up to speed pretty quickly. Here’s the story “in a nutshell”: Evans and Jones were training partners and supposed friends.

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from the former champ. So when Evans was injured before a possible shot at the title back in February 2011, Jones was in-

serted into the main event. He beat Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to become the youngest champion in UFC history.

So the feud began. Evans completely divorced himself from his former camp and all his coaches. He moved his training camp to Florida and now is dead set on beating an entire camp that wronged him. Jones is a 5-to-1 favorite and The Spectrum doesn’t see any scenario where the champ loses his title. Here’s why: Continued on page 10

Although the hit looked bad, Hagelin was trying to finish the play on a puck carrier releasing the puck, and he has never been in trouble with the league. There was no intent.

Weber practically assaulted Zetterberg after the game, and he got off with a fine that he could pay for with the change between his couch cushions. Those are two totally different plays.

Let’s take Penguins forward James Neal’s suspension, for instance. Neal skated across the rink, left his feet, and hit Flyers forward Sean Couturier when he was away from the puck. Just to be sure that every person in the arena saw his intent, Neal then skated after Flyers center Claude Giroux and threw an elbow right at his head. Giroux has missed time this year because of concussions.

Neal received one game. Only one game for both hits?

That’s half a game for each hit. Shanahan believed Neal when he said that he tried to avoid the hit and that’s why he left his feet. However, in the video of Shanahan’s explanation, the film is stopped and Neal is looking directly at Couturier. Neal had plenty of time to avoid the hit.

Shanahan believed Neal’s intent was evident because he pursued Giroux after the hit.

By this standard, leaving your feet to avoid the hit is something that Shanahan can tolerate.

So if that’s the case, why did Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw get suspended for three games for his “hit” on Phoenix goaltender Mike Smith? A goalie is fair game when he’s outside the crease, and Shaw had no intent of hitting Smith.

Smith played the puck and Shaw did not leave his feet.

He even turned his head to avoid getting hit in the face. It should have been a two-minute penalty for interference, but Smith didn’t look like Dominik Hasek trying to make his trademark fish-out-of-water saves.

Shanahan has thrown around three words when giving out suspensions: intent, injury, and recklessness. Intent must be the main aspect that the league looks at when giving out suspensions.

Injury is the hardest to judge because you can’t always tell how long a player will be out in the first few days.

Reckless stick work and hits – such as Hagelin’s – should not carry as much of a suspension. A one- or two-game ban isn’t guaranteed to prevent this sort of behavior.

Let’s be consistent, Shanahan, because things are spiraling out of control.

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