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The Spectrum sat down with UB’s 15th President.
Rusty Donlon, a senior mechanical engineering major, recalls his experiences with Peter, Idealistic freshmen enter one such horrifi c roommate, during his freshman year of school. the UB dorms expecting to make new friends, break a few rules, “He was a short little and go on countless late-night ginger, about 5’5, and I’d say about adventures. For the unlucky few, 120 pounds,” Donlon said. though, these aspects of the college During their fi rst encounter in experience can be ruined by the Spaulding 7 fl oor 7, Donlon saw sexilers, weirdos, and hyperactive Peter as a regular college kid. But hotdog-eaters cruel chance saw fi t after the fi rst weekend, warning signs began to spoil that vision. to match them with.
The Spectrum sat down with President Satish K. Tripathi to discuss all matters UB related at the start of the new year. Ask Satish K. Tripathi about his vision for the UB, and he’ll tell you about the three E’s: excellence, engagement and effi ciency. Tripathi, who will be inaugurated as UB’s 15th president on Sept. 23, has plans for the university that span beyond the three campuses and involve state and global interactions. Global “We want an excellent global university. I don’t mean that we are everywhere; what I mean is that the students here are educated in the global sense,” Tripathi said. “They have knowledge about what’s going on elsewhere. They have experience studying abroad. They have experience working with people from different cultures.” Tripathi has led a strategic planning process for UB’s international programs that has expanded the university’s global reach and fosters globalization on each of UB’s three campuses. He has helped to develop relationships with universities in 55
countries; educational programs already exist in Europe, Asia and Africa. In 1847, the university was still a private medical institution; there was one international student in a graduating class of 18 students. “It’s something that’s been in the genes of UB for a long time,” Tripathi said of the university’s commitment to a developed international infrastructure. The university study abroad rate currently hovers around 10 percent, and administrators hope that that number will increase to 20 percent. With increased participation in global programs will come increased marketability for graduates. “When you go to work somewhere, as you graduate and hopefully fi nd a job somewhere, your workplace is going to be totally international,” Tripathi said. “You might not be seeing people together, but you’re working with people all around the world. You become a different person, you become a different student, you become a different graduate.”
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“We went to the fi rst football game and he ate, like, fi ve hotdogs. It was after this night that I realized when he eats a lot; he is uncontrollably hyper beyond all reason. “Everywhere we went he brought his computer and he would sit there [and play Dynasty Warriors] and just smash it when he was losing or something. He would get really pissed off and he started beating his computer. And Continued on Page 5
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Wingfest goers enjoyed the day of honoring Buffalo’s savory snack.
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A Saucy and Spicy Celebration LIZZE WHITE Staff Writer The Buffalo Wing Festival, or Wing Fest as it’s more commonly known, held its 10th annual event this past Labor Day weekend at Coca-Cola fi eld in downtown Buffalo. In those 10 years, more than 137 tons of wings have
been prepared and eaten by over 400,000 people. For only $5, attendees can sample wings from all across the country by purchasing food tickets, two tickets earning three wings. From Brooklyn to Seattle, all the way up from Canada and down to Tennessee, restaurants travelled to the home of the chicken wing to showcase their unique
take on the American classic. Inspiration for the wing festival hailed from Hollywood and Bill Murray, better known as Frank Detorre from the fi lm Osmosis Jones (2001). Murray’s character in the movie heads to Buffalo, NY for a chicken wing festival, which was nonexistent at the time. When a Buffalo News journalist commented on the abContinued on Page 2
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Michael A. Stefanone, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of communication, Facebook is the largest and his colleagues, conducted a social networking site of this genera- study last spring to observe how tion and the largest factor in judging social networking behaviors were someone’s worth, according to a linked with concepts of self-worth. recent study. His study, which was published in
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Cyberpsychology journal, took a sample of 311 college-age students and observed their social networking habits. Stefanone’s study suggests that females who base their self-worth on their appearance tend to post more photos of them-
selves online, and have larger networks on social networking sites such as Facebook. “People have a range of conditions in which they base their self-esteem and self-worth,” Stefanone said. “Appearance is particularly relevant for Facebook
behavior considering how many photos people share online. We found that women are more likely to base their self-worth on their appearance, and that those who did shared more photos online than anyone else in the study.” Other aspects of StefaContinued on Page 5
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Meg Kinsley /// The Spectrum sence of such a festival, Drew Cerza, the Wing King, decided it was high time that Buffalo and its community came together to celebrate the number one appetizer in the world. Wing lovers travel from all over the country to chow down on traditional fl avors like medium, hot, and barbeque. John Baker and his family have been coming from California for the past fi ve years to attend Wing Fest. Baker, along with New York native Charlie Digangi, were sporting the festival’s distinctive chicken wing hat as they signed a waiver just to eat some of Quaker Steak and Lube’s extremely hot wings. Whoever can eat all three wings gets a free T-shirt, and Digangi and Baker proudly had those shirts slung over their shoulders after easily fi nishing the famous fi nger food.
If spicy isn’t a personal favorite, it’s no problem at Wing Fest. Everyone has a chance to sample some original fl avors like Quaker Steak and Lube’s Arizona Ranch and Thai R Cracker or Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings, out of Portland Oregon, and their Spicy Peanut Sauce wings. The variety of live music was as savory as the wide range of fl avors the restaurants offered. Alex Kawecki, a junior engineering student at UB, said that her favorite part of Wing Fest was “listening to the music,” and in particular “The Elvis Impersonator, Terry Buchward.” Buchward was a great performer, playing not just the classic Elvis songs, but also other famous songs like Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl” and The Romantic’s “What I Like About You.” He was even able to get a conga line going.
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chocolate cupcakes. The Keurig brewer company also had a booth that gave out free samples of iced tea and coffee, which helped cool down the extremely hot and spicy day. Since buffalo wings’ creation by Frank and Teresa Bellisimo at the Anchor Bar, they’ve become not only a Buffalo favorite but a national one. For students that attend UB or those just passing through, Wing Fest is defi nitely something a person needs to experience. Not only can buffalo wing lovers sample dozens of different restaurants from around the Buffalo area, but they also get to join in the celebration of one of the greatest culinary creations that came right from their backyard. Email: features@ubspectrum.com
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Cook-offs, eating competitions, and even the Miss Buffalo Wing Pageant occurred throughout the day as well to keep the attendees entertained as they ate wing after wing. Couples were also able to get married on stage, an opportunity that a few actually took advantage of. One particularly messy event had three competitors bobbing for chicken wings in a kiddy pool fi lled with bleu cheese. The contestants wore goggles and kept their hands behind their back as they plunged head fi rst, fi nding as many wings as they could. The winner received a free T-shirt as a reward for their success. Wing Fest had everything a festivalgoer could enjoy, including good food, good drinks, and good entertainment. Even a vegetarian could go and fi nd things to eat. Falletta’s Restaurant in East Amherst had some of the greatest cannoli and
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EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR IN CHIEF Matthew Parrino SENIOR MANAGING EDITOR James Twigg EDITORIAL EDITOR James Bowe NEWS EDITORS Madeleine Burns, senior Rebecca Bratek Steven Wrobel John Hugar, asst. ARTS EDITORS Jameson Butler, senior Vanessa Frith Nicolas Pino Edward Benoit, asst. LIFE EDITORS Akari Iburi, senior Hannah Barnes Keren Baruch, asst. Veronica Ritter, asst. SPORTS EDITORS Aaron Mansfi eld, senior Brian Josephs Scott Resnick, asst. Andreius Coleman, asst. PHOTO EDITORS Meg Kinsley, senior Troi Williams Nyeri Moulterie Alexa Strudler Satsuki Aoi COPY EDITOR Edward Benoit CARTOONIST Patrick Boyle WEB EDITOR Matthew Parrino PROFESSIONAL STAFF OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Helene Polley ADVERTISING MANAGER Andrew Angeles CREATIVE DESIGNERS Nicole Manzo and Aline Kobayashi ADVERTISING DESIGNER Aline Kobayashi The views expressed – both written and graphic – in the Feedback, Opinion, and Peerspectives sections of The Spectrum do not necessarily refl ect the views of the editorial board. Submit contributions for these pages to The Spectrum offi ce at Suite 132 Student Union or HYPERLINK "mailto:news@ubspectrum.com" news@ubspectrum. com. The Spectrum reserves the right to edit these pieces for style and length. If a letter is not meant for publication please mark it as such. All submissions must include the author’s name, daytime phone number, and email address. The Spectrum is provided free in part by the Undergraduate Mandatory Activity Fee. September 7, 2011
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First Amendment Released from Jail Recording Police Officers Deemed a Right
Simon Glik had no idea that when he pressed record on his camera phone almost four years ago that his actions would land him in the middle of a major case about constitutionally protected rights. In 2007, Glik saw an arrest in progress and decided to record what he thought was excessive force by the arresting offi cers. Police noticed and quickly arrested Glik under a Massachusetts wiretapping law that prohibits audio recording without the consent of all parties involved. The charges were dropped, as the law was intended to prevent secretive wiretapping without the other person’s knowledge, but the fi ght was just beginning. Glik sued and after a series of appeals recently won his case against the city of Boston. The ruling sets an important constitutional precedent. It is a protected right under the fi rst amendment to record the police while they are on duty. There are nearly as many cell phones in the U.S. as there are people, and most have the capability of recording video. This near complete proliferation has led to a record number of arrests for recording police offi cers. When this is coupled with the relative ease of distributing the material via sites like YouTube, recordings of police action have been more viewed than ever before. That’s the way it should be. Media has moved beyond a big travelling crew covering stories after the fact, with traditional cameras and reporters working for big news stations. In this global age of the Internet, technology and blogging, everyone is a reporter. The media is ubiquitous, and there
is almost no way to escape it. Undoubtedly, no matter how opposed police departments may be, this is a development for the better. Democracy runs on knowledge like a fuel, and in order to make proper decisions, verifi able evidence like video is becoming more and more powerful by preventing situations where it is an offi cer’s word against a civilian’s. We as citizens should not simply expect police to handle all situations perfectly. Offi cers are still human and are going to make mistakes on occasion, but in instances of police brutality and gross misconduct, major evidence like video recordings can ensure a proper judgment. Even if the police are acting within their authority, using proper force and are being fi lmed, recording of an arrest can be used to accurately report a situation or as an artistic statement. It’s absurd that it has even taken this long to hand down a hard ruling on the side of the fi rst amendment on this issue, and individual states that have been allowing this to continue should be ashamed of essentially handcuffi ng our most cherished right in this nation. Police should also embrace the new way media is used. Technology and uses of the Internet have expanded their ability to investigate crimes and can actually exonerate offi cers who have been unjustly accused of committing acts of brutality. Whatever the case may be, you are entitled to know your rights when you interact with the police, and now among those rights is the right to fi lm and record offi cers of the law.
Education Schmeducation Tea Party Candidate Attacks Department of Education
There are a few surefi re ways to instantly infuriate a liberal democrat. One way is to suggest tax cuts for the rich, and the other is to say the name Michelle Bachmann. Her latest lick of verbal fl ame has erupted into a fi restorm over the federal government’s role in education. At a conservative town-hall style meeting called the Palmetto Freedom Forum, Bachmann responded to a question from Sen. Jim DeMint about the national debt by saying that she would cut the U.S. Department of Education completely in an effort to balance the budget. In addition, she claims that the department is unconstitutional, and that it “eviscerated the constitutional understanding that the control of education truly lies with the parents.” As if your parents didn’t have enough to worry about. Regardless of whether or not Bachmann actually is nominated, her early popularity ensures that she will dictate the debate leading up to the race. Her voice is not singular within the Republican Party. She is a representative of the Tea Party wing that is turning a red party a deeper shade and that all but forced House Republicans to manu-
facture the debt ceiling debate. Bachmann and the talking heads that brainlessly regurgitate her babble are suggesting more than just allowing more freedom for states and parents. Federal funding allows many schools to offer the high quality educations we demand, and insinuating that taking that money away from schools would make them better is absurd. Schools around the nation are in the middle of budget crises on a massive scale, and taking funds from them would be completely crippling. Colleges would also suffer a great deal of damage, as many students rely on federal money like Pell grants and Stafford loans to pay for higher education. Without that money, droves of students would be unable to attend college. With the economy becoming more and more technology based all the time, a drop of this level in college graduation could grievously maim our already fragile economy. This is just another example of the government looking anywhere but d e f e n s e for a place to cut. Considering that only 3 per-
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cent of the federal budget goes towards education, and 25 percent goes to defense, it’s not unreasonable to consider cutting from there instead of butchering pieces of our children’s future. As far as constitutionality, the department obviously falls under the Commerce Clause in the constitution. If anyone were to think that an educated workforce has little to do with interstate or international commerce they would be living in a fantasy world built out of delusion. In order for our nation as a whole to be competitive on a global scale, we need to have our nation as a whole educated well, and leaving this completely up to states is a poor decision. Vermont has some of the best education in the nation and it comes as no surprise that its educational budget is among the nation’s highest. In 2010 it ranked highest for low-income student achievement. Obviously the willingness to spend a bit more on our children is an asset. The Tea Party fantasy that the free-market capitalist system will bring the best results for anything and everything must not be allowed to invade and destroy our education. Candidates like Michelle Bachmann are not the answer to our woes; they’re the beginning of new ones.
Living in the Age of the Slut
Madeleine Burns senior News editor I just realized that I’m, like, totally un-college. It struck me as I read the second installment of The Spectrum’s brilliantly raunchy sex column: unlike many girls my age, I don’t usually rely on plunging necklines, globs of makeup, and sultry “come hither” glances to catch a guy’s attention. Sure, I’ve done the hookup scene and I’ve even scuffl ed through the walk of shame. In the fall of my freshman year, I made a conscious decision to try out the college lifestyle and get shamelessly wild at parties. I lasted a week. In those seven days, during which I let my usually impeccable sense of propriety slip away from me, I grew up. I squeezed an entire four years of recklessness into two weekends and then I was done – done with frats, done with being objectifi ed, done with dolling myself up so I could get down. Bing, bang, boom. So many girls are convinced that the only way to snag a man is to make sure he catches a glimpse of the thong that’s hanging out of their skintight, leopard-print mini. But it’s not about that. For many women, the pursuit of a man seems, tragically, to take precedence over the pursuit of education, a career, and independence. The women of Maxim and Cosmo are caricatures that we cannot and should not be expected to replicate. Any man worth his salt will appreciate class more than cleavage. I’ve been called an Angel, a Good Girl, a You Can’t Be In College Because You Act Like My Mom. But should my fl occulating moments of maturity really make me so much different than others my age? That night you were cheering the arrival of the Stampede bus to take you to South Campus for an evening of indulgence? I was fresh-faced and still in my lifeguard uniform, sipping Moscato with my closest friends and being invigorated by the conversation rather than the alcohol. I used to think that I was strange for not spending my days planning my nights. But what I’ve realized is this: the people who tell you that you’re only young once are the same people who can’t remember half of what they did, or who they did, in college.At nearly 20 years old, I’m in my fi rst real relationship. When we met, I was covered in dirt from a daylong gardening session, my hair was gathered on the top of my head in a disgusting knot, and I was bundled in my faded UB hoodie. He still managed to fi nd something attractive under all that grime. Perhaps it’s the aftermath of the sexual revolution that has left women with the mistaken concept that they need to fl aunt their liberation to appear empowered. Ladies, don’t abuse your dignity and lose your selfrespect in pursuit of some tail. Let it happen organically. Talk to that guy in the library who smiles at you despite the seven frown lines you’ve just developed trying to get through one page of organic chem. Laugh with him when he sees you trip on a sidewalk crack. Accept the offer when the bro you see at Alumni every single day fi nally works up the nerve to ask if he can spot you. To the girl who’d rather meet a guy for lunch than have a guy hold her hair back while she’s puking in the bushes, I raise a glass. To all the party animals and all the boys who take advantage, and to the good girls and the men who help us back up after we’ve fallen: I salute you. You make life interesting. Email: madeleine.burns@ubspectrum. com
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Continued from Page 1: A Nightmare on Dorm Street we were like, ‘Dude that’s your computer,’” Donlon said. But abusing his laptop was just the beginning of strange behavior for Peter. One evening, Donlon had two lady friends over in his room and Peter blatantly downloaded porn while muttering inappropriate slurs. He would openly talk about spending time with ‘Jill,’ the name of his friendly right hand, and spending many nights with her. One night, Donlon walked in his room to fi nd Peter’s legs wrapped around his chair shouting, ‘I love computer science!’ The strangest experience with Peter occurred after an evening of partying on South Campus. Donlon and his friends went out with Peter and helped him into the dorm room when they returned to Spaulding. “I open up the door and I can’t open it because he’s in the way. I look in and he has his pants down… and the mattress is way off the bed. I don’t know how he got the mattress off cause those are heavy mattresses, but it was off the bed and half of it was on top of him and he was just passed out,” Donlon said. While Peter was obnoxious for his behavior, James Wright, senior electrical engineering major, had a serious stench issue with his freshman year fellow. “He really didn’t shower at all. And I think his bad diet also helped, and how hot it is in the dorms,
especially during most of the fi rst semester,” Wright said. “At a certain point I started buying Febreeze and when he would leave, I would spray down the room because I couldn’t be in it.” Wright explained that his roommate, Kyle, only showered about once a week and never went to class. In Spaulding 7 fl oor 4, Wright shared a double with Kyle in a split-triple. “One day, I got back from class and I walked into the common room between the two rooms and I opened the door to my room and I almost threw up. I have a pretty strong sense of smell but I don’t think I’ve ever actually almost threw up from a smell. He was laying on his bed in nothing but his boxers, sleeping at two in the afternoon, not going to classes, and it smelled so bad,” Wright said. “He ate a lot of easy mac. So if we took bad eggs, easy mac, dog [feces], and tuna and we put them all in a pot and cooked it, and with body odor in there, I feel like that’s what it smelled like.” Ryan Adams, senior aerospace engineer major, is a close friend of James and recalls Kyle’s distinct aroma three years later. “It was horrendous. One time I actually walked in, said ‘hi,’ and I just kind of stopped where I was… and I left. I just left. It was horrible,” Adams said. Both Wright and Donlon’s room-
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mates left UB after their fi rst semester. But *Kathy, a senior engineering major who wishes to remain anonymous, is still friends with her freshman year roomie even after her strange experience. “One time I was on prescription meds because I had hurt my back. I was taking codeine, and so I took them, I passed out. I wake up, I leave the room, and I’m greeted by, like, seven people staring at me. So I’m like, ‘What,’ and they asked, ‘were you just in there,’” Kathy said. She later found out that while she was asleep, her roommate, *Ashley, went into their room with her boyfriend. Ashley and her boyfriend were so loud that the people outside of the room could hear them having sex. Ashley never told Kathy about the incident, and Kathy never asked. But being a bad roommate also has its share of consequences. *Dave, a junior biomedical sciences major who wishes to remain anonymous, expressed his gratitude to a nasty roommate through nature’s way of marking one’s territory. The mighty stream. Dave’s freshman dorming experience was in Spaulding 3 in a triple. He recalls his roommates being nice, but one of them was particularly diffi cult to handle. “[My roommate] had gone away back home for the summer and I had just gotten back from a [crew]
race in Philadelphia, and one of my friends had a post-race party in his apartment,” Dave said. Dave and a friend went back to his dorm to sleep for the night and woke up the next morning to drop his friend off at the airport. When Dave returned to his room, he noticed something was odd. “I look at [my roommate’s] bed and I’m like, ‘It’s all wet,’ and I don’t know what’s going on. So I call up my friend and I was like, ‘Dude, did you take a piss on that kid’s bed?’ and he’s like, ‘No, you don’t remember… you got up at like four in the morning and just walked over there, dropped trousers and just went to town on that thing and you were just mumbling sh** the entire time,’” Dave said. “I’m guessing it was just all my pentup anger released in a drunken form.” Dave’s subconscious reaction was a deed most people with roommate issues would only dream of doing. A year of disagreements and opposing points of view pushed him over patience edge and into a puddle of pee. Luckily, no one was splashed during this vengeful event.
none’s study examined how the stronger “offl ine” relationships often correlated to larger and stronger online social networks. The study showed that although females held larger social networks, their relationships often were much stronger than those of their male counterparts. “I am a person that likes to look nice, but I could honestly care less about sharing photos of myself online,” said Jacquie Krajnik, a junior accounting major at Canisius College. “I could care less about getting comments or ‘likes’ on photos of myself. The opinions that truly matter to me are of people I actually associate myself with in real life, not some random guy on Facebook who has a picture of himself shirtless standing in a mirror as his profi le picture.” The study showed that while both males and females more closely associated their self-worth with more private sectors of their lives, such as religion, virtue, and family support, females reported placing signifi cantly more importance on aspects of appearance and approval of others. “Most women are looking to others to feel better about themselves so they post tons of pictures of themselves and sort of feed off of that,” said Cassandra Snyder, a junior biomedical sciences and psychology major. “It makes women feel good about themselves to know that they are sort of envied.” The results of Stefanone’s study were strengthened by a poll conducted by The Spectrum. Out of a sampling of 30 college and graduate student
age females, over 90 percent of the participants agreed that, in general, females who base their self-worth on appearance have more “friends” and post more pictures of themselves. However, in the same poll, over 63 percent of the participants identifi ed themselves as being an exception to Stefanone’s study, saying that their number of friends and pictures on their own Facebook did not correlate to their personal sense of worth based on appearance. “I believe that people should be comfortable with how they look and others will accept them for who they are,” said Kayla Snell, a senior math major. “My friends are my friends because they know that how someone looks doesn't change who they are on the inside.” Regardless of personal discrepancies, Stefanone’s study does give evidence of a strong relationship between the online social tendencies of females and how much the female’s self-worth is based on appearance. The fact that this relationship still exists is surprising considering all of advances towards more equal opportunities for women, according to Stefanone. “Sites like Facebook give us the opportunity to participate in mass media systems like never before,” Stefanone said. “These results…show that stereotypical gender differences in terms of self-esteem and self-worth persist today.” Email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Dress Your Age, Not Your Shoe Size
VERONICA RITTER Asst. Life Editor
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” – Coco Chanel As we grow up, our styles and what we like change drastically in order to refl ect the person that we are. If they haven’t, then they should. As you become older, it’s important to dress and look your age. At a certain point, it is crucial to graduate from one wardrobe and move on to the next. Now, in only the second week of school, what you’re wearing still matters to the teachers that don’t know you yet, and to potential friends. What you wear has the power to attract or repel people. When dressing yourself, you may want to ask, “What type of people am I trying to invite into my life?” Or, “What message am I conveying through my outfi t?” Believe me, what you are wearing speaks vol-
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umes before you even get the chance to say, “It’s so nice to meet you.” First impressions are crucial, especially when they have the ability to affect you for the rest of the year in a classroom setting. Also, being aware of your outfi t at a job interview is extremely important. People judge you based on how well you put yourself together. It’s benefi cial for you to start taking your clothing as seriously as you take yourself, and others will do the same. College is that opportune time that students begin to realize for themselves what it’s like to be considered and treated like an adult. Not only are students given the chance to fi nd out who they are and what interests them, but also gives them an opportunity to start fresh and recreate themselves — wardrobe and all. I’m not telling you to become obsessed with fashion or spend more time fi guring out what to wear rather than studying by any means. What I am suggesting, though, is that you take a few extra minutes everyday in the thought and planning of an outfi t. If you’ve never thought about it before and just grabbed whatever was at the top of your clean laundry pile, just take a moment and ask yourself the important questions. Or perhaps, go
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not put something together… and each event will host about create some fun in Buffalo,” 100-125 people. Among those said Karina Lopez of KC You in attendance will include through your closet to get Since 1943, Paris, There, who handles the PR notable magazine Teen Vogue, rid of things that are no Milan and New York City have aspect of the week. The and other fashion experts. longer relevant to your been widely known for their week also serves as revenue Buffalo Museum of life — like that miniskirt Fashion Weeks, which take for designers and stores to Science presents Modahnik on from eight grade or your place biannually in September show off their collections, and day three, Thursday, Sept. 8. T-shirts with the cheesy and February. for fashion-conscious people Kahindo Mateene, a fashion logos. It will only help you Buffalo, New York’s like customers, buyers and designer from the Congo in the long run to make second largest city is now local boutiques to get a sneak and one of the 2011 Designers room for new and grownready for a chance to shine. preview. in Residence in the Chicago up clothing in that third In 2009, Buffalo’s fi rst ever This is the fi rst year Fashion Incubator at Macy's, grade closet of yours. Fashion Week began and the in which actual designers, who’s women’s line is an Simple items tradition has remained ever whom Byrd has hunted and embodiment of her culture. like a blazer (for girls since. From Sept. 3 to Sept. gathered herself, will be parTickets for this day cost $25. and guys) adds instant 10 at the Walden Galleria Mall ticipating. Day four marks the sophistication to an outfi t. is a fashion action-packed last, but certainly not the least “This year it’s all Also, other pieces such as week. This past Saturday, the about the designers and their of the events at the Buffalo a pair of chic fl ats, or even Galleria kicked off the week clothing… most of them have Niagara Convention Center. a not-so-high platform for by hosting four runway shows, actually shown in New York This is the main stage runway girls, adds a mature touch. featuring clothing from H&M Fashion Week and Paris Fash- event and with tickets as high Guys, boat shoes and loaf- kids, Macy’s adults, H&M as $75, the most expensive. ion Week,” Lopez said. ers do the trick most times adults, and BEBE. Some come from cit- Viewers get their money’s as long as you’re matching None of this could ies as close as NYC and from worth thought, because fi ve it with appropriate things have been possible without designer’s lines are present. places as far as Hungary for on top, such as a simple House of Versatile Styles, Jimthe founder and coordinator of the opportunity to present colored crew or V-neck TBuffalo Fashion Week, Lauren their lines for the fi rst time in my Lee, Lawrence Pizzi, VW shirt. Byrd from RPM EntertainBuffalo Fashion Week. Other “Uncapped,” Solome and Zita Whether or not ment Productions, who was designers are veterans to this, Pop are all there to please the you’ve taken anything born and raised in the Queen and Buffalo is honored to have audience with their upcoming I’ve said to heart, try to City. Thanks to her idea to them dedicate their time and lines. remember these simple Other past events involve downtown Buffalo in work. seven words. Dress your during Buffalo Fashion Week the fashion fi eld, her show has Byrd has upped age, not your shoe size. included a “Notorious Public” been a success each year and her game this year with the has only been getting stronger. impressive array of talent she high-fashion photo shoot in Email: veronica.ritter@ “I wanted to bring has harvested for a week that Niagara Square on Tuesday, ubspectrum.com Sept. 6. This event gave the something here because every fashion fanatics are sure to other major city had it,” Byrd love. Starting eight months in public a chance to be a part of what goes on “behind the said. advance, this year’s week is Byrd, with the help the best yet. Unlike last year, scenes” during this three-hourlong period. Also, an exclusive of RPM, sponsors such as Vita- this year hosts three more min Water, KC You There PR, runway shows along with the designer meet and greet will and Mercedes-Benz, as well main show at the convention take place on Friday, Sept. 9 at interns and volunteers have center on Sept. 10, which will the Larken Center of Commerce. Here, VIP will get to made the week an annual at- feature fi ve designers and preview what’s to come the traction. close out the week. The goal of the event The next event takes following night for the most anticipated night of Buffalo is not only to bring limelight place Wednesday, Sept. 7 at Fashion Week. to the city, but to enrich its the Mansion on Delaware people with more culture. Ave. (414 Delaware Ave.). Email: features@ubspectrum. “[The event is held] to This event includes two com bring something else out there shows: Reckless Necklace and veroNiCa ritter /// tHe sPeCtruM to Buffalo. It’s the second larg- Thomas Lee Designs. Tickets est city in New York, so why for this event cost only $15
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To Move Forward, Just Look Back
JAMESON BUTLER Senior Arts Editor Artist: The Horrible Crowes Album: Elsie Label: Side One Dummy Grade: A After being on The Rolling Stone top 40 reasons to get excited about music, Brian Fallon has produced not only the best album of his career, but one of the best rock albums to come out in
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recent memory. Dripping with classic rock infl uence, Elsie is the debut album from The Horrible Crowes, Fallon’s side project. Elsie showcases a part of Fallon that does not come through on the albums of his other project, The Gaslight Anthem. Alongside Fallon is his friend and guitar tech Ian Perkins. Together, the duo created one of the most dynamic and wellwritten albums of the year. Fallon might be best known as the front man for The Gaslight Anthem, but Elsie is a complete departure from Gaslight. Instead of aggressive punk,
The Horrible Crowes sports a more soulful, blues sound. Beware: Elsie is not for the faint of heart. The 12 tracks the album presents seem to be taken straight out of a hymnal. Every song has a dark and ominous feel, both lyrically and instrumentally, that haunts the listener throughout the album. As the album opens with the poignant “Last Rites,” goose bumps arise on the listener as Fallon describes a lost love. The song prepares the listener for 46 minutes of genuine rock ‘n’ roll. Fallon’s vocals are what drive the album. His soulful voice is a mix of early Bruce Springs-
teen, cigarettes, and a tad bit of James Brown. His raspy voice tugs on the listener’s heartstrings throughout Elsie. This is most apparent on “Go Tell Everyone.” Fallon belts out the vibrato as the organ compliments the lyrics of heartbreak and remorse. Homage to the classic rock mainstays that have infl uenced Fallon and Perkins are abundant on Elsie. From Bruce to Tom Waits, their idols live on through their music. The adoration on “I Witnessed A Crime” is blatant. Fallon uses spoken word on the track, and it would not seem out of place
SOMETHING ABOUT MADDEN
Grade: B EA Sports, like a seasoned coach, knows what works and what doesn’t. Unfortunately, the tenets of their platform are to hold a monopoly over NFL licensing and repackage last year’s content. The qualms with EA’s managerial style notwithstanding, Madden 12 is actually a relatively polished and entertaining title in the series. This year, Madden’s football feels like any classic gridiron game should: hits are harder than ever, interceptions are far more pervasive and the football...well, just feels like football. Controls feel smoother than ever, even without the addition of the time-honored turbo button. While its removal may seem strange at first, players will slowly come to love the freed-up finger — in all fairness, walking on the pitch made little sense in the first place. A streamlined play-calling system keeps the action on the field constant, and the returning “gameflow” option will once again allow players to follow tried and true
page of performance evaluation and skill strategies as opposed to developing their assignments. Want that QB to move more own. like a 2004 Michael Vick than a rooted Tom Modes in Madden are similar to years previous with minor tweaks in place Brady? Invest in agility and speed. This niche of a to appease the role-playing king’s hardcore crowd. fantasy While integrated perprefectly into season cuts, hot America’s greatest and cold streaks pastime and a fully and finally more revealing aligns the longdepth chart will standing get a few rivalry of Get your annual grab-assing on with this year’s football superstar, Madden 12. Courtesy of ea sPorts fans in jocks and nerds. line on day one, the majority of the Madden fan-base won’t find much exciting in The largest flaw of this year’s iteration is the lack of the big man himself. this year’s Franchise mechanics. Amazingly this heavy-handed, Madden has gone MIA, and in his wake white-knuckled sports title can be as are two of the least interesting commentaintricate and as stat-based as the latest tors in recent sports game history. Instead of Madden’s larger-than-life persona and patch on World of Warcraft, as the “Create a Superstar” mode offers page after equally irrelevant (and often humorous)
on a Lou Reed record. Elsie ends similarly to Gaslight’s American Slang. “I Believe Jesus Brought Us Together” ends on a slow and sentimental note, leaving the listeners engrossed with their own thoughts. With Elsie, Fallon fl ashes a message to the musical world; it his for the taking. Check Out: “I Witnessed A Crime” “Black Betty & The Moon” Email: arts@ubspectrum.com
advice, players get the droning, infuriating commentary of Chris Collinsworth. In yet another money-grubbing move in the gaming industry, those who purchase this title preplayed will be forced into spending an additional $10 on the Madden 12 Online Pass required for most of the game’s online features. Those who purchase the game new will thankfully avoid this extraneous fee, but for those who can’t shell out the whole $60 retail price will be left to play a fraction of the full features. Just barely closing negotiations before preseason the lockout has been narrowly avoided, and while NFL fantasy drafts are coming to a close around the nation, Madden masters the realm with its quasi-electronic collectible card game mode, My Ultimate Team. Arguably the highlight for football fanatics, this mode allows for players to draft the best of the best and go head to head to see who comes out as the most NFL-savvy gamer. Placing community at the forefront of the title, Madden 12 creates a solid foundation for friends and colleagues to gather and game. Sadly this stronger, impassioned attempt at community doesn’t Continued on Page 9
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A Week in Ink: Issue No. 27 NICOLAS PINO Arts Editor
of the most impassioned moments of DC history, at the ending of which even Flashpoint No. 5 Batman himself sheds a tear. Offering insight into the reboot and historical significance as the end of another summer’s classic offerings, “Flashpoint No. 5” sports a hefty price tag at $3.99 but is worth its cover-price, albeit just barely. Courtesy of DC Comics While Geoff Johns and the The Amazing Spiderrest of the DC crew are Man No. 668 working fervently on the highly anticipated “No. 1” reboots, the 2011 comic event of the summer comes to a stunning conclusion in “Flashpoint No. 5.” For all intents and purposes, the comic does well to cover a lot of ground. Wrapping up Courtesy of Marvel the Flashpoint series, explaining how and why There is no worse feeling the reboot will happen and for comic book enthusiasts (kind of) concluding the than to see their favorite Amazon-Atlantean super- heroes written entirely out brawl, this issue is packed of character, illustrated in with defining moments. a way that shames their Emotional and heartfelt, creators and defames their Johns puts considerate iconic canon. Thankfully, thought into the last few Dan Slott is not one of pages of the issue, and those kinds of writers. while he manages to pull At times it seems a few heart strings, the as though New York’s comic still feels a bit lack- neighborhood Spider-Man ing and is by far the least and Slott are riding the enjoyable of the series. same wavelength, as this While Johns man- issue is true proof that ages to incorporate most Slott really understands of Flashpoint’s spin-offs the subtle nuances of the into its final issue, they web-slinging hero. aren’t in any capacity of The Spider Island substance, as they feel plot has given artist Humboth rushed and haphazberto Ramos a chance to ard. Andy Kubert displays spread his wings with the his phenomenal artwork team at Marvel and thus in his portrayal of some far has not disappointed.
Of note, a particular splash page featuring Parker in his civilian attire rallying his fellow New Yorkers into battle with a clone army of Spider-Men. On the surface, Slott’s writing is simplistic and easy to follow, but under the bright lights of a critical eye, it’s astoundingly deep, painting a vivid image of what a cataclysmic Big Apple would be like if the world had Spidey’s gifts. With the raging arachnid virus transforming the city’s population into what can only be described as a cacophony of Spideys, Reed Richards gets called into action. Hopefully, he can teach New York that with great power, comes great...well, you know the line.
What separates The Traveler from its comic cohorts is how stunning its storytelling is. Not overly grandiose, but simplistic and refined, the principal writer Mark Waid — known for his writing on DC’s masterwork Kingdom Come — takes a page from the master’s book and produces extremely intelligent content. Waid writes a character both cynical of the world he has to save, yet still altruistic in thesense that he thanklessly works without recognition. This believable character development seeks to elevate the series above the noise of its competitors, and mostly it does a phenomenal job doing so. The palette of vibrant blues, fiery reds and lush greens help to Stan Lee’s The Traveler give the comic an almost No. 10 unbelievable look, as every panel serves as a story in itself. The conclusion of the issue leaves off in a traditional cliffhanger moment, and while fans of Lee’s earlier work and Waid’s interwoven plots know that delayed gratification will provide them Courtesy of Boom! Studios solace, for the rest of Even in his twithe world the lack of the light years the enigmatic comic’s definitive ending man of Marvel, Stan Lee, will be a real kick to the is still collaborating and clock. formulating well beyond what a man of his age To catch up on A Week in should. But now, more INK Vol. 1 check out www. than ever, comic book fans ubspectrum.com/arts/ the world over are grateful comic-books for the man who continuously gives to the commu- Email: arts@ubspectrum. com nity.
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The Noise Around Campus
Meg Kinsley /// The Spectrum
Artist: Dumbfoundead Song: “Are We There Yet” Name: Tony Vongsavath Year: Sophomore Major: Business Why: “To me he is kind of an inspirational artist.”
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Artist: Kanye West Song: “Good Morning” Name: Zac McGee Year: Freshman Major: Undecided Why: “It wakes me up and gets me ready for class.”
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Band: Franz Ferdinand Song: “Michael” Name: Alicia Slocum Year: Sophomore Major: Undecided Why: “I like the band.”
Continued from Page 12: Women’s Soccer Continued from Page 7: Something About Madden game time this season. While the chael Thomas praised his team’s South eastern Missouri match to the have the same success that previous forays into this concept Bulls were still recovering, the play. second match against Colgate last weekend, have had. New additions like three-on-three matches will visitors took advantage, striking “We had some great where the Bulls dominated early but were place a greater emphasis on multiplayer collaboration, but again just over 90 seconds later. moments, some great chances,” unable to build off of that momentum. overall Madden does little to make the online experience a Defender Taylor Broderick scored Thomas said. “It easily could have “When you have a team down you have to be gratifying one. off a free kick pass from forward have gone either way...There was able to fi nish and everyone has to be on the Graphically and musically, this edition has fallen from Hannah Lapp. The a lack of sharpness in our passsame page,” Kress said. “Once we have evgrace, as the game looks more like a 2006 launch title than Wednesday, September 7, 2011 ball defl ected off the hands of ubspectrum.com Page 9 ing, a bit of reacting instead of eryone on the same page, we won’t lose those a 2011 multimillion dollar project. Years ago, the soundtrack Wheldon, giving the Bonnies a 2-1 anticipating, but having said that matches.” included the biggest names and the freshest “pump-up” music advantage. we still gave ourselves enough Buffalo fi nished the weekend against this side of Jock Jams; this year that is simply not the case. The Bulls kept up the frenetic chances that we easily could have the host team, Indiana University. After playpace of the game, and evened up won this game.” Players coming off the college circuit in NCAA 12 will ing furiously contested matches Friday night the score just four minutes later It is the fi rst loss of the be able to import their draft class and continue their rise to and early Saturday, the team appeared to off a free kick from junior defend- season for the Bulls. stardom, a feature that should be a given but feels good anycome out fl at against the Hoosiers, losing the er Shannon Algoe. The ball took “I thought we didn’t have it today, ways. match in straight sets: 25-14, 25-18, 25-12. a David Beckham-like curve from but we kept working, and we For all the gripes, groans and beleaguered issues that “We had a great opportunity Saturabout 25 yards outside the net. had a chance, even at the end,” the world has with the Madden franchise, this year’s iteration day night against Indiana,” Kress said. “But Going into the half, the Thomas said. “We’ll fi nd out a lot is just as thrilling as every one before it, with just enough upwe just really didn’t take advantage with Bulls squandered a golden opabout our team in the next week dates to skate by and small tweaks to keep fans coming back. our approach to the match and the way we portunity to take the lead when to see how we handle adversity.” played.”Although the Bulls struggled, Kress freshman forward Katie Roberts Late in the fi rst half, Email: arts@ubspectrum.com was pleased with the performance of his inexmissed a shot from point blank senior defender Angela Nichoperienced players. range and hit the left crossbar. las hurt her knee when she was “We were able to take a look at a lot Missed opportunities seemed to kicked by a St. Bonaventure of our freshmen and sophomores in differbe the theme for the Bulls as time player in a battle for the ball. ent spots,” Kress said. “[That will] give us a went on, as they had plenty of Nicholas was confi rmed to be OK better idea of what our starting lineup will be chances to score throughout the by the coach, and Thomas said come conference time.” game. she shouldn’t miss any time. The Bulls have all week to prepare The Bonnies would make The Bulls play game two for their next match. They look to rebound at them pay early in the second half of their three-game home stand the St. John’s Kaiser Classic next weekend. when midfi elder Alicia Elwell on Friday against Temple at UB The fi rst match is against Brown (1-2) on scored an unassisted goal off a Stadium. Game time is 7 p.m. Friday at 6 p.m. scrum in front of the net, which Email: sports@ubspectrum.com put the Bonnies ahead for good. Email: sports@ubspectrum.com Despite the loss, head coach MiContinued from Page 12: Women’s Volleyball
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Two quick, sporadic thoughts on what's happening in sports nationally and at UB AARON MANSFIELD Senior Sports Editor Breathe in the bitter fall air; with it comes college football We weren’t blessed with any Appalachian State-esque upsets this year, but the fi rst weekend of college football games yielded some unbelievable outcomes. And hey, Notre Dame lost, which is something I think we can all be happy about. I hope Michael Floyd drove home safely after the game. Some other thoughts… Baylor – 50 #14 TCU – 48 Did you catch this game? You should’ve. What a shootout. TCU outscored Baylor 25-3 in the fourth quarter and the fourteenth-ranked Frogs still lost. Look at these stats from Baylor quarterback Robert Griffi n III – 21-27, 359 yards, fi ve touchdowns. Oregon’s New Uniforms The Ducks’ new threads are absolutely fi lthy. They make Oregon look like a team full of Transformers. I mean, I love Buffalo’s new uniforms, but they still look like a squad from the 21st century, while the Ducks look like they’re from the future. #23 Auburn – 42 Utah State – 38 War Eagle? The defending champs looked like they missed Scam Newton as Auburn was taken to the wire by an inspired Utah State Aggies squad on Saturday. This matchup fi nished in such dramatic fashion. I’ve never seen a more beautifully executed onside kick. Pittsburgh really wasn’t better than Buffalo I’m not kidding. Vegas odds makers had Buffalo pegged as 31-point underdogs. People must’ve lost some serious money on this one. The Bulls looked just as good as the Panthers until mistakes caught up with Buffalo. Chazz Anderson looked better than Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri. I had doubts heading into last weekend, but now I’m sold – the Bulls have a legitimate chance to win the Mid-American Conference this season. Hop on the bandwagon and get to some games, folks. If you don’t, I’ll hate you more than the new add/drop period.
Chaz Alecxih (98) recorded the only interception by either team to help Pittsburgh beat Buffalo on Saturday night.
Buffalo Looks Impressive in Loss Bulls give Pittsburgh a run for its money AARON MANSFIELD Senior Sports Editor Head coach Jeff Quinn and senior quarterback Chazz Anderson don’t believe in moral victories. They do, however, believe in taking the positives from everything. On Saturday, the Bulls dropped a hard-fought battle to Pittsburgh, 35-16. Though they couldn’t complete an astounding upset, the squad is focusing on the bright side of Saturday evening’s loss. Buffalo’s stars shone brilliantly. Anderson threw for 276 yards on 32-of-49 passing, sophomore running back Branden Oliver ran for 114 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries, and sophomore receiver Alex Neutz hauled in 10 passes for 108 yards. Though his stats were impressive, Anderson wasn’t satisfi ed with his effectiveness when he was asked about it immediately following Saturday’s matchup. “Personally, my performance wasn’t good enough,” Anderson said. “We didn’t win the football game and that’s what I’m here
to do. I’m here to win football games. It’s time to get better.” However, Anderson had a different take at a press conference on Tuesday. He said he had looked at the tape and refl ected on his mistakes; he’s learning from them and moving forward. One error in particular stood out from last weekend’s affair. The Bulls, down 7-3, marched down the fi eld into the Pittsburgh red zone. Buffalo looked imposing on the drive, and it appeared the Bulls might take the lead. Momentum shifted when Anderson was picked off by Pittsburgh defensive tackle Chas Alecxih, who returned the ball deep into Buffalo territory. The 2010 football team may have given up right there, but under the leadership of its fi fth-year senior, the 2011 Bulls bounced right back. Anderson led the offense right back down the fi eld on a dominating drive which he capped off with a touchdown run. Unfortunately for Buffalo, its defense couldn’t keep the pace. Pittsburgh scored on its next two possessions.
“I don’t think we wore down,” said senior safety Josh Copeland. “We had more mistakes than they did. We just had to minimize mistakes and we didn’t. So we have to look at the fi lm and come back for Stony Brook.” At Tuesday’s press conference, Quinn echoed Copeland’s thoughts. Quinn said the defense has been thoroughly studying the fi lm to progress from last weekend. Buffalo struggled particularly in run defense. Pittsburgh running back Ray Graham was untouchable. Graham carried the ball 29 times for 201 yards and three touchdowns. Buffalo’s running game was nothing to scoff at. The Bulls’ running game was as good as it’s been in recent memory. Oliver had the best game of his career, and his explosion marked the fi rst time the Bulls have had a 100yard rusher since 2009. Neutz led the way for Buffalo receivers, but senior receiver Marcus Rivers also hauled in eight passes for 83 yards. Senior receiver Ed Young, however, didn’t have the same success.
Young dropped two wide-open passes that certainly would’ve led him into the end zone. Quinn and Anderson were quick to defend Young. “Eddie is going to have an opportunity to go back in there and show his teammates that he’s a reliable, dependable guy,” Quinn said. “Nobody felt worse than [Young]. We’re going to keep working with the young man because I think he’s a great player and he feels bad about what happened.” Anderson said he has all the confi dence in the world in Young. He also said Young is going to have a big game this weekend against Stony Brook. Buffalo fans will have their fi rst chance to see the Bulls play at UB Stadium as Stony Brook comes to town on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Check out The Spectrum’s full game preview in Friday’s edition. Email: sports@ubspectrum.com
Disappointing Weekend in Indy for Bulls
After a quick start to the season, the volleyball team struggled last weekend as non-conference play continued on the road.
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BEN TARHAN Staff Writer Mediocrity and inconsistency are two words that are rarely associated with the volleyball team. However, over the weekend at the Indiana University Invitational, those two traits took on lives of their own as the Bulls were plagued by less-than-stellar play.On Friday night, the volleyball team took on Youngstown State (0-7) in its fi rst match of the weekend. After winning the fi rst set 28-26, the Bulls (3-3)
dropped another close set, 2725, to even the match at a set a piece. In the fi nal two sets, the Bulls showed signs of brilliance by cruising to victory over Youngstown State, taking the next sets, 25-19, 25-18. The victory would be one of the few bright spots in what was otherwise a disappointing weekend for the Bulls. On Saturday morning, Buffalo continued the tournament with a match against Southeastern Missouri State (2-5). After winning the fi rst set 25-19, the
Bulls continued their strong play in the second set to take a 21-17 lead. Head coach Todd Kress was impressed with Buffalo’s effort early in the affair.“[It was] our best set of volleyball this season,” Kress said. However, the squad failed to put away a resilient Southeastern Missouri team and wound up losing the next three sets by tight margins: 2624, 25-21, 27-25. Kress compared the
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Late Goal Lifts Bulls to Second Win of Season SCOTT RESNICK Asst. Sports Editor After last week’s draw against Robert Morris (1-1-1), the men’s soccer team traveled to Detroit to get back in the win column. For the Bulls (2-0-1), Sunday’s match against Detroit (2-1) was the quintessential case of “better late than never.” Thanks in part to a late penalty, the Bulls managed to squeeze out a 1-0 victory against the Titans. In the fi nal minute of the fi rst overtime period, the Bulls gained a one-man advantage after Detroit forward Sam Seppo picked up a red card. The advantage paid off with 3:05 remaining in the match. Junior forward Maksym Kowal attempted to score the game-winner for Buffalo, but had his shot blocked by a Detroit defender. The ball bounced towards
senior forward Nate Woods, who promptly put the ball in the top right corner of the goal for the win. The goal was a huge breakthrough for the Bulls after such an evenly fought match. Both teams took 14 shots and four corner kicks. The win also marks junior goalkeeper Jonathan Viscosi’s second shutout of the season. He had four saves in the contest. After three straight matches on the road, the Bulls open up their home schedule on Wednesday when they face the New Jersey Institute of Technology at UB Stadium. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Email: sports@ubspectrum.com
Sophomore forward Stephanie Velez and the Bulls couldn’t continue their win streak against St. Bonaventure.
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St. Bonaventure Tops Bulls NATE SMITH Staff Writer The women’s soccer team, fresh off its 2-0 win over Colgate (2-3), was looking to start the season 4-0 for the fi rst time since 2008. St. Bonaventure had other plans. The Bonnies (3-2-0) withstood an early defi cit and rallied to a 3-2 victory over the Bulls
(3-1) on Saturday night at UB Stadium. The Bulls dominated the pitch early, with junior midfi elder Taylor Thompson striking fi rst in the sixth minute off a fl awless pass from freshman defender Sophie Therien. The pass gave Thompson the opportunity to make an agile move on St. Bonaventure goalie Megan Junker, and Thompson slipped the ball into the left side of the net for her
fi rst score of the year. During the early part of the game, the Bulls dominated ball possession and the tempo. The Bonnies regrouped, however, and rallied midway through the opening half. Midfi elder Alyssa Lapp scored over the outstretched arms of sophomore goaltender Ainsley Wheldon in the 26th minute. It was the fi rst goal given up by the Bulls in over 284 minutes of Continued on Page 9