The Spectrum Volume 62 Issue 27

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Volume 62 No. 27

Friday, november 2, 2012

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A campus remembers Jacob Vogelman UB alum loses his life because of Hurricane Sandy SARA DINATALE Senior News Editor Jacob Vogelman, a UB alum, 24, died on Monday in New York City when a fallen tree crushed him and his best friend, Jessie Streich-Kest. They count for two of the over 70 deaths that have been attributed to Hurricane Sandy.

Vogelman graduated cum laude from UB with a degree in theater design in May 2010. He was continuing his studies at Brooklyn College, where he was working on his master’s in lighting design. The UB community remembers the New York City native as a dedicated student – passionate for his craft – who had the ability to make whoever he came in contact with smile.

“I can only imagine all the lives he has touched,” said Erin Myree, a UB graduate and college friend of Vogelman’s. “It’s just amazing the overwhelming amount of love on his Facebook wall – everybody has a story with him. He was just one of those people who could have a great time with anyone.”

Myree’s story with Vogelman started in her freshman year of college. She said he was her first friend at UB. She credits him for helping her navigate young adulthood and campus life because she was a commuter. She said there wasn’t a day in her freshman and sophomore years that Vogelman didn’t make her smile. Whether he was suggesting going out for pizza, getting their faces painted in the Union or standing on statues – college life with Vogelman was never boring, Myree said.

Myree described the friendship as effortless, and while she didn’t stay close with him after college, it was always easy for the two to pick back up where they left off.

“You always assume you’ll have time to catch up with everyone you’ve ever met,” Myree said. “It kind of just shows that we’ll never have time to do that again.”

Assembly plans to hold off on Student Life resolution LISA EPSTEIN Asst. News Editor

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Jacob Vogelmen (left), a UB alum, was killed by a fallen tree during Hurricane Sandy in Brooklyn. His best friend, Jessie Streich-Kest (right) also died in the accident.

UB’s theater department remembers Vogelman as brilliant and dedicated behind the scenes of the Center for the Arts’ performances.

“He was always the first and last student you saw when walking into the CFA,” said Nicole Benoit, a UB graduate who was also a part of UB’s theater community.

Thomas Ralabate, the chair of the department of theater and dance and artistic director of the Zodiaque Dance Company, worked with Vogelman in 2009. Vogelman was the lighting designer for the company’s 36th season fall concert. Ralabate described Vogelman as having a “wonderful directed energy” and said Vogelman loved the production process.

Not even an injury that caused Vogelman to walk with a cane for a while stopped him from working on shows, according to Benoit.

“[The injury] never impeded his agility or spirit – you would still find him in the depths of the jungle of a backstage props/ scene closet or working on the grids high above the stages, joyful as always,” Benoit said. “Jacob was a truly vivacious spirit and will be missed by anyone whose path he cheerfully crossed.”

Sara Genco worked under Vogelman as a sophomore when Vogelman was the lighting designer for the Zodiaque Dance Company; she was amazed with his talent.

She said his set design of the department of theatre and dance’s production of Chekov’s “The Cherry Orchard,” was the most stunning she saw in her four years at the university.

But Vogelman was more than just talented – he cared a lot about people. Genco remembers during Spring Fest 2009 – when all the theatre design and technology students were working with the CFA staff to help run the show – Vogelman was working hospitality.

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The Student Association Assembly met on Wednesday to discuss a resolution to Student Life’s proposed policy regarding new club policies. The Assembly decided not to pass a resolution until after the Nov. 5 meeting.

The proposed Student Life policy would potentially shift much of SA’s power to Student Life, a university-administered organization.

After the Assembly’s Oct. 24 meeting, the Assembly decided because there were no new findings on the proposed Student Life policies, members would wait to write a resolution until after the next Student Life forum on Nov. 5.

After the short meeting, Assembly Speaker Steven Jackson made a statement to The Spectrum.

“The Assembly is waiting until after the Nov. 5 forum to make any further public moves,” Jackson wrote in an email. “We hope that Student Life cooperates with us as a part of the Student Association, as well as all other student government systems to implement policies that are effective and efficient, but are not contrary to the interests of each individual body. We will see how this upcoming Monday goes, and after discussing our options with other leadership officials, we will determine our next course of action.”

The next Assembly meeting will be held on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in 330 Student Union.

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Great Scott Sophomore superstar Liz Scott proves to be the ultimate fighter MARKUS MCCAINE Staff Writer At 6-feet tall, she owns the court, spiking home winners, fighting off blocks and encouraging her teammates.

She’s had to scrap for everything in life. It’s been that way since day one.

Liz Scott, a sophomore outside hitter for the women’s volleyball team, almost did not survive her birth.

She wasn’t breathing when she was born. Her family and the doctors were terrified. Eventually, they fixed her breathing problem. She survived.

But everything wasn’t perfect.

“Once they got her breathing, the doctors approached me and said, ‘now there is another issue: she doesn’t have five fingers on her right hand,’” said Polly Scott, Liz’s mother. “My response was: ‘she’s fine, she’s breathing, she’s beautiful!’”

Scott underwent surgery to have her under-developed hand separated into four fingers. It was a procedure that allowed her

to live a normal life with the use of both hands. It was something she refused to let define her in life. Things that came easy for kids growing up became challenges for Scott – challenges she wasn’t afraid to overcome.

“As a child, she was bothered most by the fact that she couldn’t do the parallel bars at the playground,” Polly said. “We told her to keep trying and get stronger and one day she might be able hang on. I remember the day she came home from elementary school and said, ‘I did it!’ I believe that was the beginning of the rest of her life.”

Scott went on to live a normal childhood. A multi-sport athlete growing up, she played basketball, lacrosse and soccer.

But Scott fell in love with volleyball. The moment she picked it up, she knew it was for her.

Her under-developed hand didn’t stop her from thriving in the sport.

“When Liz was in elementary school, she came to us and said she wanted to play volleyball,” Polly said. “We found that very interesting as she had never been exposed

to the game. She didn’t know anything about it. We told her to just go and do her best. She had to learn somewhere. After a few weeks of tryouts, they posted who made the team and she didn’t see her name under the 13-age bracket. She didn’t think she made the team. One of the coaches approached her and said she should look under the 14-age bracket.”

She went throughout her school years playing above her age bracket, even starting on the varsity volleyball team in the ninth grade at Canandaigua High School.

It wasn’t an easy task.

In order to be on the varsity team at a young age, the school required the athletes take and pass a state test showing they could handle the physical requirements to play. The coach allowed her to skip the arm-hang portion of the test due to her hand. However, a member on the team who played the same position as Scott made a big deal about Scott not taking that part of the test.

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Liz Scott, highly recruited out of high school, is making a name for herself around campus as a star on the volleyball team.

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Continued from page 1: Great Scott her feelings. She then said that she had to take the test, to prove herself. She wanted to take the challenge to prove that she earned the position fairly. She didn’t want to be given anything because her situation was different.”

She took the test. Arm shaking, hand slipping and using basically only one hand. She dug deep and passed the test with flying colors.

She hung on longer than any other child, surprising everybody but herself.

“Even though she didn’t know if she could do it physically, she knew mentally she had to tough through it,” Polly said. “That’s who Liz is.”

Undeterred by her doubters, Scott’s dominance on the volleyball court continued. She was eventually recruited by Duke, Temple and LSU. But none of the three juggernaut universities were able to woo Scott away from the Empire State.

She decided to remain in Western New York.

“I chose to play volleyball here for the coaches,” Scott said. “They said I was going to grow with the program, which was a major interest for me compared to playing for a program that has already been established. I wanted to make a difference in the school, and Buffalo was the winner.”

But the coaches had a little bit of help. Scott’s older sister, Margaret, was already attending UB. That was the icing on the cake.

Margaret has been a huge pillar of support for Scott. Growing up, Scott looked up to her big sister, whether it was on the playing field (Margaret made her exploits on the softball diamond) or off it.

Even though the demands of being a Division I student athlete equal little time for the Scott sisters to hang out, the bond is unbreakable as ever.

“We don’t see each other as often as I’d like, since both of us have hectic schedules, but it’s nice to know when we do get home at the end of the day that we have each other if we need anything,” Margaret said. “I’m sure I’m biased since we’ve been living together for all our lives, but she’s as close to the perfect roommate as anyone would be able to find.”

Today, even though Margaret is the older sister, she’s now inspired by Scott drive.

“When we were kids, I always thought she would look up to me as her older sister, but I must have had the roles reversed,” Margaret said.

“Liz is my role model, someone I am now modeling my behavior after and someone I strive to be like because she is an utterly incredible person.”

Scott has taken all of the support, hardship and determination and churned out something special on the court at Buffalo under head coach Todd Kress.

According to Scott, it was an easy adjustment.

“It hasn’t really challenged me that much,” Scott said. “I have to tweak my blocking a little because I have a smaller hand. But it’s nothing major. I set a little different; I have to use two ringers, but it works. It hurts blocking but nothing [too] major. You have to have a little bit of pain to play Division I sports.”

After a sensational freshman season, Scott was named to the 2011 Mid-American Conference All-Freshman team. She has averaged over three kills per set and has hit .260 during her time at Buffalo.

With such great hitting percentage and attacking numbers, Scott has made it one of her goals to break the all-time volleyball kills record at Buffalo.

“If I am [the record holder], it will be a nice surprise,” Scott said.

“But I strive for the MAC Tournament. What’s important is the MAC Tournament. That was a goal I set before I even came to Buffalo.

That would be an awesome prize at the end; it’d be the cherry on top.”

Today, even though her disability hasn’t defined her in the physical sense, it has impacted her mentally.

“It’s what I know,” Scott said. “It makes me ‘me.’ Maybe I wouldn’t be as determined as I am now, you never know. I don’t think it has changed me in a negative way.

I think it has changed me in a positive way.”

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Continued from page 1: A campus remembers Jacob Vogelman “He ran around for 48 hours straight making sure everyone was staying hydrated,” Genco said. “‘Juicebox? Juicebox?’ he would ask. For the rest of the time I knew him, everyone endearingly called him Juicebox, and he wore the name proudly.”

Genco is saddened Vogelman won’t be able to live out his potential as a set and lighting designer.

“You wouldn’t believe how talented this kid was,” she said.

Jessie Streich-Kest, who died with Vogelman, was a long-time friend; the two went to middle school together. They were taking her dog Max out and were then struck by an uprooted tree in the Ditmas Park area of Brooklyn.

They were discovered Tuesday morning by NYPD, after the police received calls from neighbors.

The dog survived the accident.

Myree found the whole storm devastating and said her heart goes out to all those affected by the hurricane – but her heart especially goes out to Vogelman’s family.

“They raised a great young man,” Myree said. “I know from my own brief time with him, he touched my life.”

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Friday, November 2, 2012

Baldy classrooms damaged over weekend Computer equipment and cabinets broken on Saturday LISA KHOURY Senior News Editor On Saturday afternoon, someone wandered through Baldy Hall damaging classroom audiovisual equipment, University Police said.

The unidentified suspect punched and kicked in the wooden cabinets, which hold the computer, keyboard and wireless mouse for projections in Baldy 101 (Kiva), 117 and 119.

In Baldy 118, a light switch and touch-screen monitor built into the cabinet were broken.

UPD Lieutenant Joshua Sticht said the suspect didn’t try to steal any of the equipment; he or she only meant to cause damage, which led Sticht to conclude the suspect was probably drunk.

“There’s no evidence they tried to remove any of this stuff,” Sticht said. “There was no evidence of theft, just outright violence. A drunk person walking around breaking stuff would fit.”

There is also no indication the suspect used tools to break the cabinets, light switch and monitor. It seems he or she only used his or her hands and feet, according to Sticht.

UPD found out about the series of damages in Baldy Hall throughout the course of 24 hours.

A custodial supervisor made the first report to UPD Monday morning, after one of his cleaners discovered the broken computer screen and light switch in Baldy 118 on Saturday night.

Sticht suspects the incident happened Saturday afternoon.

Two professors found their classrooms’ computer equipment damaged on Monday morning, requested IT for assistance and IT reported the damages to UPD, according to Sticht.

UPD believes somebody wandered down the hall and simply “bashed stuff.”

“There’s pretty much a straight line from room to room to room to Kiva,” Sticht said.

“From whichever end they came in, whichever doors they found open, they just damaged stuff in a couple rooms.”

The classrooms are never locked because they’re centrally scheduled, according to Sticht.

The Kiva card-swipe on the door wasn’t working when an officer arrived. There is no way for UPD to check if the suspect swiped into the classroom or if the door was unlocked.

Sticht suspects Kiva was left open like the other Baldy classrooms.

About five years ago, UPD experienced a string of incidents where people broke into classroom cabinets to steal overhead projectors. The suspects broke into the cabinets and audiovisual boxes to get the projectors and electronics.

Saturday’s incidents, according to Sticht, seem to be random acts of violence.

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EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief Aaron Mansfield Senior Managing Editor Brian Josephs Managing Editor Rebecca Bratek Editorial Editor Ashley Steves News EDItors Sara DiNatale, Co-Senior Lisa Khoury, Co-Senior Ben Tarhan Lisa Epstein, Asst.

LIFE EDITORS Rachel Kramer, Senior Lyzi White Keren Baruch Jacob Glaser, Asst.

ARTS EDITORS Elva Aguilar, Senior Adrien D’Angelo Duane Owens, Asst.

Lisa de la Torre, Asst.

SPORTS EDITORS Nate Smith, Senior Joe Konze Jon Gagnon, Asst.

PHOTO EDITORS Alexa Strudler, Senior Satsuki Aoi Reimon Bhuyan, Asst.

Nick Fischetti, Asst.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Helene Polley ADVERTISING MANAGER Mark Kurtz CREATIVE DIRECTOR Aline Kobayashi Brian Keschinger, Asst.

Haider Alidina, Asst.

ADVERTISING DESIGNER Joseph Ramaglia Chris Belfiore Ryan Christopher, Asst.

Haley Sunkes, Asst.

Wear it loud and proud

Students’ suspension for gay rights advocacy teaches important lesson in free speech

In theory, high school is the place where students begin to learn who they are and, in turn, learn how to accept each other.

But one school’s administration needs a lesson in acceptance.

Twenty students at Celina High School, a public high school in Ohio, are facing out-of-school suspension after wearing and refusing to remove T-shirts in support of LGBTQ rights. The shirts read in all caps, “I support [rainbow],” “Express yourself ” and “Straight but supportive.”

A student representative told Hypervoice.com that the assistant principal punished the students because they were advertising political messages, yet the school has no problem promoting a pro-life club called Students for Life or letting students wear shirts that display their political affiliations.

It’s interesting this “political” statement is happening in Ohio, an important battleground state, at a school that was recently host to Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan. But according to the school, politics has no place inside the walls of the school.

Celina’s dress code doesn’t go into great detail on its rules, only offering basic guidelines such as prohibiting clothes that are a danger to the health and safety of students, interference with schoolwork or education objectives, disruption of education or

cause physical restrictions to the wearer. The teachers and administration weren’t able to continue their daily duties in their presence – a disruption of education – and the only way the shirts prevented the students from achieving their educational objectives is because they were forced from school.

There’s an unspoken rule that students in high school have a very limited range on what constitutes free speech. Every word is monitored, writing assignments can have grade points marked off for content or language and officials can ask students to change their clothing if it’s not deemed “appropriate.” That parochial view of free speech clearly matches an equally parochial view of what’s appropriate.

This mild movement started after two girls wore “Twin Day” T-shirts that read “Lesbian 1” and “Lesbian 2.” They were asked to remove the shirts, and in response, students revolted against the administration by wearing the new shirts as pledges of support.

There’s a lot of crying “free speech” as an excuse for actions, but wearing pride shirts is hardly the same as when the Westboro Baptist Church claims free speech for picketing the funerals of LGBTQ people. Unlike those specific claims of free speech, this was without malice, hate or violence.

It was peaceful and supportive.

Think of how many LGBTQ or political shirts you see in the

hallways at a public college. Why should it be any different in high school, which is essentially just a lower level of public education?

The only problem the administration could possibly have is it was political, but if they’re showing exceptions for other student groups, they don’t have the right to pick and choose.

Instead of getting angry or violent at the administration, the students reacted acceptably and appropriately. We should be commending them instead of punishing them, but of course, any kind of uprising in a high school – public or private – doesn’t fit into what’s deemed appropriate.

Let’s punish them instead of letting them stand up for their fellow classmates.

There’s a ripple effect occurring here. By banning the shirts and suspending the students, the administration at Celina High School is subconsciously teaching them they shouldn’t be accepting or publicly supportive of their peers. As tough and brutal as high school can be, we shouldn’t be censoring supportive attitudes and punishing students for who they want to be. It doesn’t help if the administration is more brutal and unfair than some students could ever be.

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Shifting the conversation

Premature talks of Sandy’s cause are politicizing the tragedy November 2, 2012 Volume 62 Number 27 Circulation 7,000 The views expressed – both written and graphic – in the Feedback, Opinion, and Perspectives sections of The Spectrum do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board. Submit contributions for these pages to The Spectrum office at Suite 132 Student Union or 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.

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Superstorm Sandy is still very much in effect, but that doesn’t stop our politicians from talking about the cause.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo became the first politician to publicly link Sandy to climate change and urged governments and the public to take note of the consequences likely to occur if the world continues to ignore the phenomenon. During a news briefing on Wednesday, Cuomo stated that part of learning from the aftermath of the storm is recognizing climate change is a reality.

“There’s only so long you can say, ‘This is once in a lifetime, and it’s never going to happen again,’” Cuomo said.

Now there’s a chain of politicians and pundits wanting in on the action, backing the claims or continuing to deny such an issue is even plausible.

Climate change undoubtedly got the short stick this election season. After the presidential debates, pundits were very quick to point out the issue wasn’t mentioned in any of the three debates or the vice presidential debate. It was the first time this was the case since 1984.

Now, in the midst of tragedy, everyone has decided it’s important enough to become a discussion point. If climate change is such a big deal to these politicians, why did it take something as big as a natural catastrophe to start talking about it?

It’s only natural for our politicians to focus on the cause rather than the effect – to make something out of it that’s not there. After all, there would be nothing to place the blame on otherwise, and every politician needs something to blame rather than focusing on the present.

The last thing the victims are worried about, though, is what caused Sandy. They’re worried about how they’re going to rebuild what was destroyed. They’re worried about putting their roofs back on their houses and worried about getting back to work.

Is it possible Sandy could have been caused by climate change? Certainly – world sea levels have risen by eight inches in the past 100 years, a trend that has been blamed on melting ice and expanding water. But not only is it premature to conclude human activities have made a detectable impact on Atlantic hurricane activity, it is inappropriate to make conclusions at this time.

It’s unfair to say our officials aren’t thinking about it, but if they are, it’s not the only thoughts in their heads. It’s a much different situation for Sandy to strike now than if it struck months ago while the election was still in early stages.

Country leaders can be quickly credited or blamed for what comes during and after the storm, and voters can be just as quickly blinded. With only a few days to go before ballots are cast, voters have to make an effort not to let the storm carry the weight of their decision.

Remember when Mitt Romney took some heat for politicizing the attacks in Libya while they were still going on? This should be approached the same way.

Not that the issue shouldn’t be talked about, and it’s something the candidates should have been and should still be discussing.

But there’s a time and a place to discuss it, and while there are still millions of people out of power, while there are still people without shelter or water or unable to get a hold of family members on the other side of the country, that time is not now.

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Letter to the Editor To the campus community: Major rehabilitation around UB has led to greater handicapped accessibility. Power-assisted doors were, and are, being installed in many places. They are subject to abuse, however. Please consider the following points: • Power-assisted doors are not a convenience; they are a necessity for many. When they do not work, it may be impossible for some members of the UB community to proceed through the door without assistance. Needing assistance to pass through a door robs them of their sense of independence.

• Like all mechanical devices, powerassisted doors fail eventually – largely as a result of prolonged use. Unnecessary use hastens their failure. Heating and airconditioning costs rise. These increases impact the tuition and fees students pay.

• It is inconsiderate to use dirty shoes or cane/crutch tips to activate a powerassisted door, which someone else will activate with a hand.

• UB needs to foster a culture of respect for facilities in place to enable independence by those who are mobility impaired.

With these factors in mind, think carefully when you come to a power-assisted door. Use your own strength unless essential not to do so.

Claude Welch, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor, Political Science

Peter A. Rittner, Assistant Dean for Educational Technology, College of Arts and Sciences

Convince your guy friend “No Shave November” is a bad idea RACHEL KRAMER Senior Life Editor The beginning of November always comes with certain things: a crisp chill in the air, leaves changing colors, the countdown to Thanksgiving – and beards. No Shave November has begun – brace yourselves, girls.

No Shave November started in Australia in the late ’90s as a charity event to raise money for and awareness of animal cruelty. Now, No Shave November, also called Noshember, is celebrated worldwide as an act of charity for prostate cancer – a competition of masculinity and a superstition.

For the past couple of days, I have listened to the guys I know talk about their beard-growing preparation. When should they shave for the last time? Should they go for a full beard? A goatee?

My answer is always discouraging. I hate beards.

If you’re growing out your facial hair to support a charity, by all means, do it –you have my support. However, if you are like most guys and are just growing it out as a competition between friends or to display of how manly you are: stop it. You are going to look stupid.

Many girls agree with me.

Beards are scratchy to touch, distract from your face and they hurt when kissing. Beard burn is the worst.

Beards cover up your naturally attractive face, and while you may think you look sexy and sophisticated, you look kind of creepy and messy.

There are very few people who look good with an immense amount of facial hair, and those people include Zack Galifianakis, Morgan Freeman and Santa Claus. Beards give this trio personality and uniqueness. Just because beards work for them, it doesn’t mean facial hair will enhance or improve everybody’s jawline. Just look at Brad Pitt or George Clooney.

Scruff is a different story. The scruffy look makes guys look sexy. Many guys look great with a little stubble around their cheeks, but once that stubble takes the inevitable plummet to a bush, it’s time to break out the razor.

If one of your close guy friends or boyfriend is thinking of growing out his facial hair as a display of “manliness,” tell him to change his mind with a few of these arguments.

Think about Thanksgiving. By the time you go home to see your family, it will be day 21 or 22. Do you really want to see that summer fling for the first time with a bush covering those adorable dimples she loves? Spoiler alert: she isn’t going to want to go further than a hug when that scratchy beard touches her face.

Another Thanksgiving problem: food. You know by the end of your gravy and turkey feast you are wearing most of it on your face. A napkin usually can suffice to clean it all up before it’s time for pie, but with a 22-day-old beard, it will take a hose and a vacuum to get ready for dessert.

Besides the itch that accompanies your face full of hair, do you really want to have to shampoo your face daily so it doesn’t start to get dirty?

Once again, many girls hate the bearded look. We understand you think you look cool and you want to develop discipline and prove to your friends how macho you are. But if it came to a hot guy with a fuzzy face or a not so attractive guy with a smooth jawline, many girls would pick the clean-shaved stud.

If it’s your boyfriend who is threatening to be a No Shave November champ, you could always tell him, “If you stop shaving, so will I.” Remember, this month-long hairy holiday can be celebrated as a co-ed holiday. So if men start growing out their beards, girls, feel free to stop shaving your legs and/or armpits.

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Life

Zombies and a guide to leadership skills Courtesy of datemyschool

College dating 101 AMI DIALLO Staff Writer With the new age of technology and advancement of the online community, everything can be done on the Internet. Time is a very large concern for college students as they balance classes, work and participating in clubs. Most college students are always scraping for more time for activities.

One of them is dating.

An undergraduate UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences student was having trouble finding a suitable significant other – until he signed up for DateMySchool, where he goes by “Alexandropz.”

DateMySchool is a new way for single college students – who don’t have the time to go out and look for dates – to meet new people, according to Alexandropz. Instead, DateMySchool.com brings the dates to the students.

Alexandropz said the website is extremely timesaving and helpful.

“I started using it last May after I broke up with my girlfriend,” Alexandropz said.

“I wanted to try to find a pretty, smart girl who was actually going to college. All of the girls presumably go to college and that already puts them up several notches, as opposed to girls who don’t. Also, girls get a chance to meet guys that are very likely to be successful in their lives.”

Balazs Alexa and Jean Meyer, both Columbia Business School graduates, founded DateMySchool.com in Nov. 2010. It started as a dating site exclusively for Columbia University students. It was recently featured as about.com’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards’ Best College Dating Site and Best Free Dating Site. The website even beat OkCupid, according to Melanie Wallner, a New York University graduate and DateMySchool’s public relations director.

“Jean and I met at Columbia and we knew we wanted to build a startup,” Alexa said. “We wanted freedom.”

They wanted freedom to make their own decisions without restriction from others, according to Alexa.

After a student in Columbia’s nursing school complained about the hassle of meeting guys outside her department – which according to Alexa, was 90 percent female – Alexa and Meyer knew they had to find a solution to the problem.

That’s when DateMySchool was created.

Within the first week of the site’s launch, 5 percent of Columbia’s student body opened an account. This lead to the spread of DateMySchool to other Ivy League campuses and over 50 other campuses in New York – including UB, Buffalo Sate and Canisius.

“My mom sent me The New York Times article on DateMySchool,” Wallner said. “[She] said, ‘Melanie, this sounds interesting. Maybe you should try this to find a straight guy and get a job.’”

After having no luck finding dates, Wallner gave DateMySchool a shot to find her the perfect guy. She has been a member of DateMySchool since March 2011 and is constantly meeting new potential boyfriends.

As the director of public relations, Wallner leads on-campus marketing initiatives and campus tours to increase the awareness of DateMySchool nationwide.

In every new company, tough obstacles are bound to arise, according to Alexa, and with the competitive online dating platform, succeeding is one of the greatest challenges.

“The toughest obstacle is what every startup faces: how to be the 1 percent of startups to succeed,” Alexa said. “Ninetynine percent fail, so the odds are not good, but so far, I think we’re the 1 percent.”

Since the duo are close friends and copartners in running the site, both Alexa and Meyer work together constantly to improve DateMySchool and keep up with their success.

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ADAM LEIDIG Staff Writer Barely anyone is left on Earth. The zombies are hungry for human flesh. The survivors have to find a way to survive long enough to see the sunrise. They need to bring the group to safety.

“The End of Days: Leadership Skills for Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse,” a student workshop hosted by the Center for Student Leadership & Community Engagement, taught listeners the basics for bringing the group of surviving humans to safety.

The workshop was created and presented

by Jude Butch, the leadership programming coordinator for the organization.

“There’s been a lot of talk in the news about zombies and the Mayan calendars, so I thought why don’t I just do something tongue in cheek on that,” Butch said. “I thought it would be interesting to tie it into leadership skills.”

To start off the workshop, Butch presented what official organizations say about zombies. According to Butch, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention made a statement on its official website saying zombies do not exist.

Butch knows this but continues to use the idea of zombies to provide a framework for teaching leadership skills.

Butch explained – whether you’re being chased by undead creatures in a zombie apocalypse or just getting work done in a regular business setting – leadership is essential to identifying groups’ goals and fulfilling them. She also stated it is effective for a group not only to identify its strengths and weaknesses, but the group should be open to improvement.

Students in the workshop shared their leadership experiences and how they have used the concept of leadership to make decisions.

Butch also presents the importance of group consensus – as opposed to majority voting – and the notion of complete honesty within a group in its critiques between its members.

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The Center for Student Leadership & Community Engagement held a workshop that taught students how to ward off possible zombie attacks – like the one depicted here, the Strategist and Role Players Association Zombie Walk on Oct. 19 – and taught students valuable leadership skills.

Students such as Brian Zylinski, a biological sciences graduate student, illustrated how instrumental the workshop was in identifying key factors of leadership and how to apply them to specific situations.

“Some of the things that were mentioned I can apply to some real world situations,” Zylinski said. “Definitely the things he mentioned about working in a team and consensus and building that trust among your team members to get the best result are very applicable.”

Butch showed a clip from the film Zombieland to exemplify how and why planning can help navigate situations – whether in an office or an abandoned city with zombies lurking around for human flesh.

Popular culture can make the learning process more fluid instead of boring, and concrete concepts won’t teach students why leadership skills could be important in the near future, according to Butch

“Right after Steve Jobs had passed away, I did a life learning workshop called iLead, which dealt with Steve Jobs’ ideas about leadership because students have a foremost interest in current events,” Butch said.

The event finished with an activity on a zombie apocalypse situation where students had to rank 10 items. They chose which items they would take first, and then as a group ranked the top five items, such as water and shotgun shells.

Through The End of Days: Leadership Skills for Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse workshop, students were shown how leadership could make or break a group. They also discovered how well one group of students might survive in a zombie apocalypse.

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Sandy relief efforts continue Students feel UB isn’t concerned with tragedy

RACHEL KRAMER Senior Life Editor It is day five of Hurricane Sandy and though the rain and wind has died down, the aftermath has just begun.

New York City has opened up limited forms of transportation, the major airports have reopened and clean up has begun.

There are 4.5 million homes without power and so far 124 people have been killed due to the storm, according to cbsnews.com.

Many students still can’t contact their families, and the floods, wind and trees have destroyed many homes.

Samuel Hakim, a junior communication major from Long Beach, N.Y., doesn’t know where he will be spending Thanksgiving. His home was flooded due to Hurricane Sandy.

Hakim just got in contact with his family Wednesday for the first time since the storm hit. They are safely in a hotel in Queens, N.Y., with electricity and heat. It was a rough couple of days before he heard from them.

Like many families in Long Beach, Hakim lived in a two-family house on the bottom floor. This meant his home was one of the first to flood. The water started rushing into his house at 8:15 p.m. with high tide and by 8:30 p.m. his family had moved upstairs to the neighbor’s place.

Now five days later, his house is still unlivable. There is four feet of water covering the floor. His cars are filled with water and permanently sunk into the ground.

“Long Beach is a war zone, from the pictures I’ve seen,” Hakim said. “But Long Beach will stay strong as a community and get better soon.”

Hakim maintains a positive attitude and states that even though his home is destroyed now, it can be rebuilt. He thinks he is lucky his home didn’t float away or burn to the ground.

Jason Rosenberg, a junior international studies andpolitical science major, is outraged by the way UB and the student body have handled the disaster.

“Most of the UB student body is from downstate and there has been little to no sympathy from the school or the professors,” Rosenberg said. “I mean, we have students who have been worried sick about their homes, about their families and UB doesn’t seem concerned whatsoever, even still days later. They should have reached out to the students more. And they definitely should have postponed school until the next day. I was incredibly outraged.”

Rosenberg had a quiz and a test the day after the hurricane hit his hometown of Merrick, N.Y. on Long Island. He wasn’t able to focus because of the worry he had for his family.

Hakim agrees. He stayed up all night on Monday trying to get in contact with his family and in class he wasn’t in the right mindset to do any work.

“My friend from home called me while I was going to class. Somehow he has service and told me he was watching as his basement was flooding.” Hakim said. “That freaked me out. That’s when I got really nervous.”

Hakim thinks teachers should be more understanding of the students who feel they need to go home to help out because it’s a natural disaster and out of the control of the students.

He feels it is the responsibility of the university to do something about the storm.

“I wish they would understand that a lot of their population is from downstate like Long Island and New York City,” Hakim said. “I think they should take notice and send out, at the least, a letter about who to talk to. I mean, I’m in a bad situation, but I know there are students worse off than I am. Some kids homes are destroyed or underwater … it would look good and be a good thing on the part of UB if they did something to help the students.”

Rosenberg wants UB to step up and help out with the students who need it.

Since the storm, Rosenberg’s family has been without power. It only took them a few hours to reserve a room in a hotel room to ensure warmth and electricity, and now almost all the hotel rooms near his home-

town are booked, according to Rosenberg.

He has been able to contact them through texts and calls and has found out his family is safe, but three trees have fallen in his backyard.

“I’m worried, but I’m less worried knowing my family is safe,” Rosenberg said.

“I wish I was with them. I feel at such a disconnect being eight hours away.”

Hakim wants to be with his family, too.

Even though he can video chat and call them at any time now, he wants to aid in the clean-up efforts.

“I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I only want to be with my family if the worst were to happen,” Hakim said. “I would want to be with them no matter if the house burned down or not. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

Corey Rosen’s family is expected to be without power for the next 10 days.

Rosen, a sophomore communication and film studies major and resident of Mamaroneck, N.Y. in Westchester County, has been in contact with her family through texting. They have been charging their phones at a friend’s house with power.

The signal is shaky and unreliable, but she knows her family is safe.

Her main concern is a tree that fell on her house during the storm.

“Because so much chaos is occurring, my parents have not been able to receive help to remove the tree,” Rosen said. “I wish I was home to help out the community as well as my own house.”

The National Guard has stepped into many towns, including Hakim’s home in Long Beach, to start clean up and damage control. They have enforced a 7 p.m. curfew and are handing out food rations and providing fresh water to the residents. Hakim thinks it will be a long time before everything is “back to normal.”

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Big Draw colors in the CFA SHELBY L. MILIZIA Staff Writer Human suspension and a worm boom box: the Center For the Arts had it all.

Last Friday, the CFA participated in The Big Draw and Open Studio Extravaganza for the first time. The Big Draw, an international celebration of drawing and art, is an interactive and family-oriented art campaign and is celebrated worldwide in museums, schools and galleries during October. The various activities are meant to help people create and understand experimental space.

At UB, it doubled as a platform for students to showcase their art.

“Open studios really are just an opportunity for the MFA [Masters in Fine Arts] candidates to show their work, get feedback on their work, let the public know what they’re doing and just have a conversation,” said Sandra Q. Firmin, University Art Gallery curator.

One of the featured pieces was a collaborative performance by Mark Snyder and Augustina Droze, visual studies graduate students. The performance featured Droze, who hung upside-down on a rope, revolving as a pendulum and splattering paint inside a box built of metal bars.

Snyder said inspiration for the piece came from a professor he had years ago.

The professor collected African fetish dolls used to chase away ill-behaved spirits. According to Snyder, a glass box was placed on the carved dolls’ chests, while the rest of the dolls’ bodies were covered in nails and bits of metal.

“The glass box is where the soul is kept,” Snyder said.

Snyder allowed the purity inside the box to exist within a larger environment.

Outside viewers who stood in the CFA had the opportunity to become psychologically stimulated by the generated notions of pain and poor connotations associated with hangings and sometimes bondage play.

Nine volts, nuts and bolts

Courtesy of Roland Satsuki Aoi /// The Spectrum

Last Friday, the CFA participated in The Big Draw, an interactive art exhibit for all ages, for the first time.

“Ropes themselves talk of multiplicity of languages,” Snyder said. “Ropes talk of the working man. They talk of crime and punishment.”

Jordan Dalton, a MFA candidate in the Department of Media Study, decided to forgo the visual for other sensory means of communication. This was demonstrated through his creation of the worm (boom) box.

“One day, I think I opened the [worm] bin up and I was like ‘Woah, they’re really noisy today. It would be really cool to amplify the sound.’ So that’s what I did,” Dalton said.

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Your gear gets busted.

If you’ve never suffered more than a few broken strings, let me tell you:you’re one of the lucky ones.

It may not be your fault; it may not even be gravity’s fault. But when you show up to a practice or a gig and realize the guitar gods have disowned you in a public desecration of your rig, you need a plan B – something to give you that, “Shhh, daddy’s got’cha” feeling that will make everything all right.

If the venue you’re playing at erupts into a heinous electrical fire that engulfs your drummer and thrusts the crowd into hysteria, a battery-powered amp will make sure you’ll still be heard. You can go down like the Titanic, Jimi Hendrix flaming-guitar style.

Dramatized exaggerations aside, battery-powered amps are actually good to have around for realistic possibilities, such as performing outdoors, because finding a place to play on campus can be a hassle.

When I lived in Wilkeson Quad, I had trouble playing my bass outside in the green without hugging a building – which actually got me into a bit of trouble with the anthropology department.

Even with an extension cord, the outlets are just too sparse to get out far enough.

Perhaps this was the purpose of Ellicott’s prison-like design. I’m not quite sure.

At any rate, with a Roland CUBE or Vox AC1, you can get out there where the action is and where noise-sensitive office personnel are not. This also gives any guitarist with some charisma the possibility of making a few extra bones by busking (play-

ing for gratuities) even if they don’t have an acoustic instrument. Just leave a pitiful note etched onto cardboard next to your guitar case.

Something like, “My drummer lost his arms. Going solo.”

You’ll be making back the $40 you spent on the amp in no time.

If distortion is your go-to effect, there’s good news: it doesn’t take much to distort a 10-watt amp. Chances are if you want to play at a reasonably loud volume, your guitar is already distorted beyond belief. Some of these amps, like the Rocktron VG05, even come with a distortion switch in case you want to remove any hint of a guitar in your sound.

These amps typically run with a single 9-volt battery. Speaker size and battery life vary, but the volume is surprisingly loud for such a small power source and loud enough to still annoy your roommates. The greatest part is convenience, as most guitarists have a bunch of 9-volts lying around anyway.

There are a surprising amount of high quality battery-powered amps that run for about $300. But unless you’re a professional street performer, I wouldn’t recommend dropping quite that much on a backup amp.

In the end, true money savers with a little bit of bravery can try making their own battery-powered amplifier. Because telling you how to do this in writing would be ridiculous and unnecessarily confusing, I’ll tell you simply that YouTube is your friend.

The technique of hardware hacking, or modifying electronic devices, can even allow you to add effects to your cheap $20 battery amp. Nicolas Collins wrote an excellent book on this art entitled Handmade Electronic Music: The Art of Hardware Hacking.

It’s more time consuming than running to Guitar Center, but because the components in these amps are so cheap, you could build yourself an amp for about $5. All you really need is a soldering iron and basic knowledge of circuitry.

When you want to be portable, economic and safe, pick up a battery-powered amp.

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Contninued from page 4: College dating 101 Neither gentleman is new to the entrepreneur scene. Alexa was a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company and co-founded a media venture similar to Hulu, back in his hometown in Hungary.

To Alexa, having the freedom and uncertaint, and not knowing what’s going to happen is one of the most enjoyable parts of working with DateMySchool.

Meyer on the other hand, who Alexa describes as a “tech genius,” launched Bankexam, which is one of the top three French education sites.

“Jean and I are very different people, and that helps us to see the same opportunities, achievements and issues through unique perspectives,” Alexa said. “Our refusal to settle or blindly agree on anything has made our product the safest, most private and efficient social platform out there.”

Since Nov. 2010, DateMySchool has expanded to over 1,000 schools nationwide, and increased its users to more than 125,000 – all while enhancing DateMySchool’s safety, privacy and efficiency.

Though some members haven’t has as much luck as Wallner has with finding dates, the search continues, and as the members increase, so do the chances of meeting “the one.”

“I’ve messaged girls who go to UB, but the conversations rarely went further than a few messages, if I got a response at all,” Alexandropz said.

“The trend seems that girls are afraid to actually meet people that go to their school, so conversations with girls from far away usually came pretty easy.

I’m good looking but I haven’t met anyone yet.”

As DateMySchool continues to make strides toward success with future plans of expanding internationally in the fall of 2013, building something worthy and prolific is the main objective in trying to make the site a selfsustained company.

“Right now, we’re focused on building the safest, most private and efficient dating platform out there, not our net worth,” Alexa said.

Although running DateMySchool takes up a lot of Alexa’s time, he still enjoys watching Sci-Fi movies and playing sports. As for those aspiring to build a site or dream of becoming an entrepreneur in general, his only advice is to, “stick with Nike’s advice and just do it.”

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Continued from page 8: Hawk hunting He said it: “A lot of younger guys that had an opportunity to play when we were out, they came stepped in and they got a lot more confidence now. So with that confidence knowing that they can play, they can come in and relieve us. And our veteran leadership, I feel like we are on the verge of a breakout game these next four games.”

– Fred Lee on the possibility that the Bulls could break out with their impact players back from injury.

Prediction: The Bulls are tired of just missing out on these wins. This is a team that is a few plays away from being 3-4. Miami is a talented team, especially on offense, but the Bulls have

enough weapons offensively to pull this game out. Oliver should have a solid game as usual. If the passing game is consistent, the Bulls should win this game.

They have played almost every opponent close, having a chance to take a late lead in every game this year except for matchups against Georgia (7-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) and Northern Illinois (8-1, 5-0 MAC). It’s about time Buffalo finally wins one of these close games.

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Continued from page 8: Shot from a Cannon how hard he’s worked by looking at him. He’s an athlete; he’s lean; he’s real tough. It’s not an accident that he looks like that.

He looks like that because he trains [really] hard.”

Like Cannon, senior Mark Lewandowski is approaching the 100-win milestone, which would help strengthen his already-impressive résumé. Last season, he led the Bulls with 33 overall wins and 21 two-point near falls, and he earned his second NCAA Tournament berth.

Lewandoski’s highlight moment came last season when he defeated Ohio’s Miles Chapman 15-0 at the Virginia Duals.

“He’s as good as anybody else in the country and he can compete with anybody in the country,” Beichner said. “This year, he is starting off at 165 [pounds]. He started off at 157 last season. We believe he is bigger and stronger and better prepared for 165.”

The Bulls had a tough time in the 197-pound weight class last season.

Sophomore Justin Heiserman, who was a true freshman last season, provided glimpses of success last season, but he

is moving up a weight class to heavyweight. Redshirt sophomore Angelo Malvestuto, a transfer from Virginia Tech, will look to add explosiveness to the 197-pound slot.

“It’s been a real struggle,” Beichner said. “We were looking for a difference maker, and we believe Angelo is that difference maker.”

Malvestuto is not the only transfer on the Bulls’ roster who’s looking to make an impact.

Redshirt junior Justin Farmer was slated as the starter last season at the 133- pound weight class, but he will have to out battle redshirt sophomore Erik Galloway and junior Sean Walton.

Galloway, who transferred from Pittsburgh, will have a fair chance to prove his talent.

“We don’t know who the starter will be,” Beichner said.

“This weekend will determine a lot. [Galloway] is … extremely talented. We will see how he fairs this weekend.”

Sophomore Max Soria and freshman Tony Lock aim to provide the Bulls with more consistency this season.

Last season, Soria qualified for the National Championships and finished with an overall record of 21-17 and a dual-meet record of 9-5. As for the freshman Lock, the 184-pound prospect will look to make the jump to the next level.

Lock’s 51-0 record last year as a senior in high school helped propel him to a New York State title at the 182-pound weight class.

“He is extremely talented and finds ways to win,” Beichner said. “He goes out there sometimes and may not show the most athleticism of the team, but he really knows how to win.”

Lock will replace sophomore Jake Waste, who is taking the year off to redshirt after having a fantastic freshman campaign with a 24-9 overall record.

The Bulls came in at No. 4 in the MAC preseason rankings. They’ll play host to the UB Invite at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

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Continued from page 5: Big Draw colors in the CFA Dalton already used a bin of worms – called red wrigglers – for vermiculture, the process of using worms for compost, when she came to this realization.

Dalton constructed a soundproof wooden box containing microphones to amplify the worms’ movement.

While listening carefully, viewers can actually hear the miniature ecosystem in action.

The sound likens to the static white noise of a television, but with little crinkling sounds from the worms.

“There’s this great Charles Darwin quote,” Dalton said. “Something about ‘We as a species should realize that every square inch of the earth has been through the stomach of at least one earthworm.’”

The Big Draw was held in combination with the “Falling Through Space Drawn by the Line” exhibit, which is currently on view at the UB Art Gallery through Dec. 8.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You can't believe everything you read today, but what comes to you directly from a reliable source is something you can count on.

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Raging Bulls extend season by suffocating Hartwick Men’s soccer team one win from MAC Tournament berth BRANDON BARNES Staff Reporter

Senior John Martin-Cannon (right) will return to the Bulls’ lineup and be a leader after redshirting last season.

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Shot from a Cannon

Impressive veteran, wrestling team return for 2012-13 season JOE KONZE JR Sports Editor Last season, the wrestling team had only one senior in its lineup. With nine freshmen on board and many veterans battling injuries and redshirt eligibility, the squad learned on the job.

Now, one year later, they’re back. And they’re hungry. The Bulls, who finished in fifth in the Mid-American Conference, are ready to compete with a more experienced lineup.

Senior John Martin-Cannon, who redshirted last year –meaning he could compete in open tournaments but not team play – is returning this season as arguably the

team’s best wrestler. Cannon was ranked second in the nation among redshirt wrestlers in the 174-pound weight class last season, according to openmat.com. He posted a record of 21-4.

Cannon enters this season ranked No. 1 in the MAC preseason rankings and will look to become a member of the 100-win club at Buffalo. He is currently at 72. However, he won’t be participating as the team opens play in the UB Invite this weekend, due to injury.

“John Martin is one of best wrestlers and one of our best leaders,” said head coach Jim Beichner. “We expect his recovery to be 100 percent. He probably won’t compete for the first two weekends.”

Redshirt junior Andrew Schutt, who is already gaining national attention, will provide help this season. He is ranked No. 2 in MAC in his weight class of 141 pounds.

Schutt will replace the lone graduated senior, Kevin Smith, in the Bulls’ lineup.

Smith finished as one of the Bulls’ most decorated wrestlers of all time with 121 wins.

Schutt’s quickness and athleticism will provide the Bulls with strength at a position that has previously been most viable to their success.

“He’s really worked hard and he’s at the weight class that we think he can get on the stand at the end of the year as an All-American,” Beichner said. “You can see Contniued on page 6

Hawk hunting Bulls take on RedHawks in home MAC East matchup Miami (OH) at Buffalo, 12:00 Saturday, UB Stadium

It all comes down to Friday. One win and the Bulls are in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. A loss and their season is over.

On Halloween evening, the Bulls (5-101, 3-2-1 MAC) continued their improbable run toward a playoff berth with another victory, continuing to rewrite their season and earning their first road victory. Conference nemesis Hartwick (4-10-2, 1-5 MAC) was their latest victim. The Bulls defeated the Hawks by a final score of 1-0 for the team’s third consecutive shutout win. The victory sets up a showdown with Northern Illinois (5-9-3, 3-2-1 MAC) for the final tournament spot.

Junior defender Joey Merlow scored the game’s only goal in the 29th minute. Merlow received a well-placed pass from senior forward Patrick Ryan and ripped a shot just inside the right post of the goal. Hawks goalkeeper Mateo Munarriz was in poor position on the play and Merlow took full advantage. “[Ryan] found me on the outside and I drove to the goal,” Merlow said. “I beat the defender and I noticed the goalie was out of position. I took a chance. I knew we needed a goal and I looked at the near post and I sunk it in.”

It was Merlow’s second consecutive game with a goal and his first game-winning goal of the season. He credits his recent success to a change in the offensive game plan, which allows him more opportunities to be aggressive.

“We have been changing formations all year,” Merlow said. “It is set up that I am getting the ball more often on the outside and in scoring positions. We’re looking for me to score now. I have had a couple of opportunities and I have been able to put them away, so I’m thankful for that.”

The Bulls turned around their season on Oct. 19 when they hosted conference rival Florida Atlantic University (2-11-1, 0-5 MAC). Head coach David Hesch introduced a new defensive strategy: counterattacking the opposition whenever they possess the ball in the Bulls’ territory. The results have been remarkable.

During its three-game winning streak, Buffalo has boosted its shooting percentage to 21, scoring five goals off 24 shots – a significant improvement from its previous average of 6 percent shooting.

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It was another tough weekend for the football team. The return of critical players – junior running back Branden Oliver, junior wide receiver Fred Lee and junior wide receiver Alex Neutz – wasn’t enough last Saturday.

The Bulls (1-7, 0-4 Mid-American Conference) came a few plays short against a talented Toledo (8-1, 5-0 MAC) squad and fell 25-20.

Buffalo will hope to put a notch in the win column this week when it takes on Miami Ohio (4-4, 3-1 MAC). The RedHawks come to town having just won an important MAC contest against previously ranked Ohio (7-1, 3-1 MAC), 23-20. They are now in position to compete for No. 1 in the MAC East. The Bulls will play Miami at UB Stadium at 12 p.m.

Miami Ohio has weapons on offense, including quarterback Zac Dysert and his go-to partner, wide receiver Nick Hartwell.

The RedHawks have struggled on defense, however, as they are ranked 115th nationally in total defense, giving up 495.6 yards per game. They have given up more

Miami Ohio quarterback Zac Dysert (4) is one of the best QBs in the Mid-American Conference.

He’ll lead his strong RedHawks squad into UB Stadium on Saturday.

than 30 points in five games this season and allowed more than 50 points twice – in losses to non-conference foes Cincinnati (5-2, 1-1 Big East) and Ohio State (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten).

The last time they met…

The Bulls were routed in Oxford, Ohio on Oct. 29, 2011. The RedHawks pulled away early in a 41-13 win on Homecoming Saturday – their first homecoming win since 2007. The Bulls struggled on the ground against a ferocious run defense, managing only 77 yards on 34 carries. Dysert tied a school record at the time with five touchdowns. He also threw for 313 yards and tossed only five incompletions.

Player to watch: Dysert is one of the biggest passing threats in the conference, and he has thrown for 2,225 yards and 15 touchdowns thus far this season. Earlier this year, he broke his own passing touchdown record, throwing for six against Akron in a wild

56-49 win. He also set a school record with a gaudy 624 yards of total offense. He is in seventh place on the all-time career passing yards in MAC history with 10,755 – just 75 yards behind Miami alum Ben Roethlisberger.

Matchup to watch: Bulls pass offense vs. RedHawk pass defense: The key to the Bulls pulling off a home win against the RedHawks will be the ability to pass the ball off play-action situations effectively. Buffalo’s ‘O’ has a favorable matchup, as the RedHawks’ 115thranked defense will stack the box against a Bulls team that has two solid running backs in Oliver and freshman Devin Campbell.

With the emphasis on the run game, the play-action pass should be wide open, as the wide receivers will have opportunities to work against man-to-man coverage. The question is: will junior quarterback Alex Zordich make the big plays or will freshman quarterback Joe Licata be the guy who gets the nod on Saturday?

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Licata to start at quarterback Saturday JOE KONZE JR Sports Editor Redshirt freshman quarterback Joe Licata, who graduated from local Williamsville South High School, will get his first career start this Saturday as Buffalo takes on Miami Ohio (4-4, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) at UB Stadium. Licata replaces junior Alex Zordich.

The news comes just a week after Licata nearly led Buffalo to an upset over Toledo (8-1, 4-0 MAC).

Late in the third quarter, Licata stepped in for Zordich – who was “shaken up,” according to head coach Jeff Quinn – and led the Bulls on a seven-play, 73-yard drive that ended in a touchdown pass. He finished with five completions on 11 attempts for 68 yards and a touchdown.

So far this season, the Bulls’ scoring offense ranks 12th in the MAC through eight games with Zordich as the starter.

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