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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Four more years
President Barack Obama celebrates his re-election Tuesday night with his wife, Michelle, and daughters, Natasha and Malia Ann, in Chicago.
Students celebrate Obama’s slim victory in re-election LISA KHOURY Senior News Editor President Barack Obama was re-elected on Tuesday night, beating Republican nominee Mitt Romney in enough swing states to secure four more years in the White House. The closely fought election came down to a nearly split nation. Obama defeated Romney despite a weak economic recovery and persistent high unemployment as voters decided between two polarized visions for the United States. As of Tuesday night, Obama earned 54,830,313 votes and 303 electoral votes. Romney had 53,776,833 votes and 206 electoral votes. The president narrowly won in Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Virginia, Colorado and Nevada – which were all battleground states. Florida was too close to call at the time of press, but the results of the election had already been projected in Obama’s favor. Romney received 49 percent of the popular vote while Obama earned 50 percent. Distinguished political science professor James Campbell said it might be the smallest margin an incumbent won by in American history. UB students watched the election results in the Ellicott Complex Atrium, among other places around the Buffalo area. At about 11:15 p.m., many jumped out of their seats and embraced their friends when it was projected Obama would win. “I’m extremely happy about Obama,” said Joselyn Barahona, a sophomore interdisciplinary human services major. “I’m overwhelmed with joy; this is some-
thing amazing. I can’t believe it. It’s an amazing, amazing moment.” Barahona said the president is the type of person who keeps the entire country in mind. He “wants the best for everyone.” She thinks he’s the best candidate for college students. She wants to stay at UB, and she said Obama provides more opportunities for her to obtain financial aid. The Spectrum polled 1,242 UB students prior to the election, and 44 percent said they would vote for Obama, while 23 percent said Romney. Harsh Agarwal, a sophomore computer science major from India who is not an American citizen, couldn’t get up from his seat after learning Obama was re-elected. Agarwal is worried about his future in America, or if he still has one with Obama as president. Agarwal said he now has to make amends with his family in India, who he’s currently not on good terms with, and move back after he graduates. He thinks economic growth under Obama has been insufficient and doesn’t know if he can still one day be a successful American business owner. “I’m really disappointed,” Agarwal said. “I think this was the biggest election at least in my lifetime, as of now, because this is going to define what my career is going to be. I was planning on staying over here after I graduate, and it doesn’t seem like that anymore.” Campbell, who voted for Romney, wasn’t surprised by Obama’s slim victory. He said the nation is currently extremely polarized, and Obama’s incumbency made the difference in the election.
Campbell said Hurricane Sandy highlighted Obama’s incumbency and may have given Obama an advantage. According to an NBC and Wall Street Journal survey, roughly 67 percent of likely voters approved of how Obama handled himself in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy while 16 percent disapproved. Before Hurricane Sandy, Romney was leading political polls by one point. After the hurricane, Obama built up a slight lead, according to Campbell. Campbell said those who voted for Obama didn’t consider the biggest issue of this election: the economy. He said because the recession was over within the first five months of Obama taking office in 2009, it was Obama’s responsibility to turn it around. “Obama perused policies that were not productive,” Campbell said. “We’re $6 trillion further in debt, and we still have economic growth of 1.5 or 2 percent and 8 percent unemployment. To me, I don’t see how any reasonable person will look at that and not say it didn’t work out.” Campbell also pointed out Obama’s failure to pass Obamacare as bipartisan. No Republicans in the House or the Senate voted for it, which is not a “healthy situation.” English professor Neil Schmitz said Obama will be a stronger president in his second term. “He will be able to do things he couldn’t do in his first term: confront intransigent Republicans in Congress, set in place new regulations on Wall Street and financial centers and he’ll continue to make wise appointments to his cabinet and major federal agencies,” Schmitz said in an email. Continued on page 11
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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.
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The election is over – now what? The games Looking forward to the next four years After months of rigorous campaigning and over a year of election preparation, we finally have a victor and a familiar one at that. President Barack Obama was re-elected by the nation for a second term – for four more years and one more chance. By the time of press, President Obama had won the election with 303 electoral votes to Mitt Romney’s 206 votes, taking the popular vote by nearly 55 million votes. Some of the most important battleground states didn’t even come into effect – Florida still has yet to be accounted for, and there was no winner projected for Ohio when all major networks projected the winner of the election. As we re-elect our president for a second term, we have the opportunity to not just look forward to the next four years but to reflect on the last four. It’s been a long campaign season, and the debates and missteps of recent months have led to a lot of conversation on how we stand as a world power. Let’s go back to the debates and think about the third one, which was supposed to be a discussion on foreign policy. Romney was ambiguous, and people were unsure if he could lead the country in a way that was appropriate. At the same time, the president has been criticized as weak and appeasing, especially in his response to the attacks in Benghazi on Sep. 11. But as aggressive as people claim Romney would be, Obama is
not the meek, weak commander in chief who many people have said he is. And after killing Osama bin Laden and many major al-Qaeda leaders, overthrew Gaddafi and pulled out of the war in Iraq, the overall image of the country has arguably improved since Barack Obama, especially in the eyes of our allies. This election has proved something that our president might not have expected: people do not feel entirely confident with him. CNN polls from last month gave Romney a nine-point lead when asked who the American people felt could manage the economy better. Promises that our country would be under 6 percent unemployment by this time were left unanswered, and the rate has just recently reached under 8 percent. But with many complaints came many accomplishments. Though controversial, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, focused on decreasing the number of uninsured Americans and reducing the cost of health care, set to go into effect by 2014. We’ve seen the auto industry bailout and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Obama increased funding for student financial aid, reformed the student loan program and oversaw an expansion to the Pell Grants program. And in Dec. 2010, Obama signed the bill repealing the
17-year-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy: the controversial law that banned openly gay men and women from serving in the armed forces. In the next four years, collaboration and compromise is a must. The resistant conversation of every presidency is how the president-elect shifts to become too moderate or appeases the opposite political party, but as cliché as it sounds, nothing will get done if President Obama and the Republican-led Congress do not work together in the next four years. What comes next? Maybe four more of the same – we don’t know. There has been a recurring argument that President Obama couldn’t possibly fix the mess left for him in four years. As a nation, we can now only look forward to seeing what he will do in eight years. But with Tuesday’s victory, America proved that while it might be a little wary about re-electing Obama, it’s willing to give him a second chance. The stigma that came with Mitt Romney was that you didn’t know what you were going to get out of him. Would we, as a nation, see a Conservative commander or a Moderate Mitt? Romney’s vague platforms and Obama’s incumbency played in Obama’s favor, but the proximity of this election might be what the president needs to motivate him. Email: editorial@ubspectrum.com
And so it goes
It’s time to reform the Electoral College Shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday, all major networks projected the re-election of President Barack Obama. It was an evening built on tension and anticipation. “So goes Ohio and Florida, so goes the nation,” everyone said. Would they be the deciding states for who takes the oath and the Oval Office? No. No, they wouldn’t. The results were declared before the precincts for those two states were even reported. The final vote for last night’s election didn’t come down to Ohio and Florida as expected, but that doesn’t mean the conversation about the Electoral College should change. In fact, the buildup for this election and the final results show exactly why we need to eliminate the Electoral College. Going into Tuesday’s election, Rasmussen Reports had Romney and Obama tied in Ohio with 49 percent. This was not just another statistic akin to those of states like New York or California. Ohio got a phenomenal amount of attention this election season as a swing state. And what does that mean? It means Ohio is one of the few states in the nation that isn’t predominantly Republican or Democrat. This could have been the second time in a little over a decade and the fifth time in our history that the winner of the popular vote lost the electoral vote and, therefore, the presidency. With as quickly as the electoral votes were coming in at the end of the contest, the election looked like a total blowout. In reality, there was
only a separation in the popular vote of just over 1 million voters, with Obama leading 50 percent to Romney’s 49 percent. The Electoral College isn’t fair because it suppresses the voices of voters who don’t necessarily agree with the red and blue sides of which their states sway. Elections should be determined by the will of the people and not by the bureaucracy of the Electoral College. With a popular vote system, the candidate would have to change his or her strategy to focus on the more populous areas of each instead of the more rural areas to obtain more votes. You would see Mitt Romney campaigning heavily in New York City and in Los Angeles as opposed to Small Town, Pennsylvania. At the same time, the candidates will be required to focus on the needs of the nation as a whole. Imagine the 2012 election under the popular vote. Campaigning in states like Ohio and New Hampshire would be completely feverish, and there would be a necessity to apply real solutions to our nation’s problems instead of just presenting regionally specific rhetoric. One of the positives of winning an entire state is if the outcome is contested, the controversy is contained to only the states in which the controversy is relevant. A closely contested race under the popular vote system becomes a national catastrophe. The American system was never designed to control democracy proficiently, however. It was designed
to limit it and quiet it in an effort to simplify things. We forget that in our country’s rebellious start, we were an America of distinct colonies and cultures. Hundreds of years later, we are far more educated and far more advanced. We have access to technology that lets someone from New York know what is going on in Wyoming. We currently have a system where the candidates are not focused on states that are guaranteed to swing a certain way. Instead, they cater specifically to the states that are as split as possible. How often have you heard in this election season “my vote won’t matter?” We have enough apathy in this country without our votes “mattering” or not. These people aren’t going to care to vote if they live in an area where their electors dominate their vote. If you’re in New York and referring to the national election, you’re right – we look through blue lenses and vote Democrat. But not everyone in the state does, and those people who don’t won’t have their voices heard. If we are really a country that governs for the people and by the people, we should make sure all the people have their votes and voices matter. That might not come in the hands of a popular vote system, but it certainly doesn’t come with the Electoral College. Email: editorial@ubspectrum.com
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ELVA AGUILAR Senior Arts Editor The polls have closed, the dust has settled and the votes are in. Now everybody on my Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram feeds can finally shut up. Don’t get me wrong; I actually think it’s a beautiful thing our country gives its citizens the privilege of free speech. But with the good comes the bad and because the Internet has given us the assumption that any thought that comes to mind deserves to be immortalized online, I’m glad this is all over. It doesn’t bother me that people have opinions. In fact, I praise every one of my peers who took the time to learn about who they voted for before they hit the polls. What bothers me are those who took the time to comment about the election this year but did absolutely nothing to spread knowledge, awareness or even add to the conversation at hand. For example, the political cynics who believe that our votes “don’t count” and that voting for the president makes no difference. I can understand where the frustration comes from. I’m sure so many of you have felt disillusioned by the government that’s given you institutions such as the university you attend. What I frequently wish to troll on those Facebook statuses and tweets, however, are the other elections that people somehow forget about. Yes, I’m aware of how overwhelmingly Democratic the Southeastern end of New York State is and how that effects the votes in the Electoral College during the presidential election, but the local elections that effect us much more then the presidential election does go seemingly unnoticed. Whether you voted here in Buffalo or via absentee ballot, that vote for your state senator, senators, congressmen and representatives will directly affect you much sooner and much more significantly than your vote for president did. But cynics don’t see that. If your apathy for government is strong enough that you don’t care about local elections either, why are you wasting keystrokes incessantly complaining about it anyway? It’s beyond me. Personally, I respect those who have clear-cut opinions on who they want to vote for. I respect people who take the time to learn about policies, how those policies will effect them and their loved ones and that they’re brave enough to stand by what they believe in, whether or not I agree. What bothers me, however, are those who base their votes off skewed opinions or their complete disdain for their opponent. Countless people I graduated high school with flood my timeline about how “stupid, ignorant and Christian” Mitt Romney is and how they plan to fully support Obama. What the argument lacks, however, is any reason why anybody should have voted for President Obama. Likewise, on the eve of the election, I saw a parody Mitt Romney twitter account claim Obama supporters had a head start on voting because they’re all unemployed, and “true” Romney supporters are blue collar Americans who work nine to five. Ignorant statements like that are why these extreme left and right wing Americans feel the way they do about each other. None of it is based on logic, they just hate, and because we live in the glorious country that we do, they’re allowed to hate all they want. My prayers have finally been answered, however – it’s all over. The suspense is over and our president is Barack Obama. Although the media circus is over, the games have just begun. It’s time to see if all of the color commentary online will continue and who truly cares about their communities and country. Those of you that do, thank you. Those of you that don’t, stay away from the Internet. Email: elva.aguilar@ubspectrum.com
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UB forms post-SRSI committee, looks Senate awards grants, for advice from esteemed professor derecognizes Nelson provides expertise on academic-industry relationships clubs SARA DINATALE Senior News Editor
In the wake of UB’s contested shale institute, the Faculty Senate has created a committee to review polices and assess how the university should handle conflicts of interest and the formation of institutes. The Joint Committee on Research and Scholarship had its first meeting last week. The committee also met with Cary Nelson, a former president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and current professor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Nelson gave a lecture on Monday entitled “What to Do When the Devil Offers You a Deal” and also met with multiple faculty members in his two days on campus. The research committee and the UB Coalition for Leading Ethically in Academic Research (UBCLEAR) were two of four sponsors of Nelson’s lecture. It’s the Shale Research and Society Institute’s (SRSI) first report – with its national attention and “fundamental flaws” – that Nelson said brought him to UB. Nelson co-authored a draft report with AAUP that illustrates 56 policies about how universities should handle academic-industry relationships. “The AAUP does not reject industry funding in the least – we think it’s inevitable, we think it can produce lots of important results,” Nelson explained. “It just needs to be done in an ethical manner that protects the fundamental purposes of the university. So [AAUP is] trying to lay out in detail what those ethics should be.” He said SRSI’s report, along with two others issued by other universities around the same time, didn’t properly acknowledge the financial conflicts and conflicts of interest the authors had. Within AAUP’s 56 policies, published reports must acknowledge a five-year his-
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Cary Nelson, former president of the American Association of University Professors, lectured about industry-academic relationships and private-public partnerships following UB’s controversial shale institute.
tory of funding – which SRSI did not disclose on the front of its report. Nelson feels this type of transparency is vital in a public university that receives public funds because it identifies faculties’ financial conflicts of interest. Alexander Cartwright, vice president for research and co-chair for the Joint Committee on Research and Scholarship, said the 56 principals – including how to handle conflicts of interest – are a “good starting point” for the committee. “I’m trying to avoid saying [the committee is] about SRSI because it’s not,” Cartwright said. “It’s actually about how we conduct our research and how do we have the clearest research possible.” Nelson’s lecture was the first of a series about public-private partnerships, according to the committee’s other co-chair,
Faculty Senate Chair Ezra Zubrow. He hopes these lectures will allow for public discussion. Nelson first contacted James Holston, UBCLEAR chair and English professor, about coming to campus after seeing some of the organization’s activities against SRSI. Proper disclosure of financial conflicts of interest helps everyone because it shows faculty has nothing to hide, according to Nelson. Financial conflict of interest is fact and not hypothesis, he said. “It doesn’t prove the fact you were influenced by it,” Nelson said. “But it raises the possibility that you were, and it can be unconscious, which is important. People are not perfect.” Continued on page 11
On Sunday, Nov. 4, the Student Association Senate met and awarded grants to two clubs and derecognized 10 others. The senators heard proposals from Sikh SA and Singapore SA. Sikh SA requested $1,500 for the Panjabi Gala. Sikh SA expects 150 to 200 people to attend the event. The gala will provide a Panjabi experience with a Sikh disc jockey to set the atmosphere. The club requested $1,500 to help pay for the venue, DJ, transportation and security. The Senate decided to award Sikh SA $650 from the New and Innovative Line to help pay for transportation and security. The motion was passed in a 14-1 vote, following a vote to award the club $800, which did not pass, 1-14. The senators agreed the club could have done the event with only $500, but since Sikh SA has a small budget, they believed the extra $150 would help fund future events. The Singapore SA asked the Senate for $1,000 to help fund its International Cosmic Bowling Night, which will serve as a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish foundation. Singapore SA already raised enough money to pay for catering and transportation for the event. They requested the Senate help cover the cost of the lanes. The club is renting 40 bowling lanes at Transit Lanes and expects 300 people to attend the event. The Singapore SA hopes to fundraise $7,500 through ticket sales and advertisement deals to donate to Make-AWish. The Senate awarded Singapore SA the $1,000 grant they asked for from the Cosponsorship Line on unanimous consent. Continued on page 11
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Students progress in conversation during Student Life’s second forum Students and Student Life members discuss controversial legislation SAM FERNANDO Staff Writer On Monday night, the Office of Student Life held its second open forum in the Student Union Theater to discuss the policy change that caused much controversy among student clubs and organizations. Students fear the proposed policy – which states every club must have a university adviser, cannot be dual-recognized and must be annually re-recognized by Student Life – would change the way clubs operate and exist independently. Student Life has met with a number of organizations and clubs to help understand students’ problems with the proposed policy since students expressed their concerns at the original forum, which was held on Oct. 21. During the first forum, students expressed how angry and offended they were with many areas of the policy – like the strict member eligibility rule – which Student Life focused on Monday night. SA President Travis Nemmer noticed a big difference in students’ attitudes from the first forum. He believes the conversation has changed for the better. “This meeting was conversational, the last meeting was confrontational,” Nemmer said. “The first meeting was about correcting wrongs, and this meeting was about addressing the corrections and progress is being made. Right now, we are the opposite of complacent, but the dialogue is going and it’s healthy and it’s robust, and we will come out of this with a policy that does not infringe on the autonomy or the efficaciousness of SA clubs.” The goal of Monday’s forum was to use the students’ feedback to influence change in the policy, and some changes have already been made. The policy won’t be finalized until all revisions have been discussed. “My approach was the same, but I think what changed was that students saw how we are willing to work with them,” said Tom Tiberi, the director of Student Life. “The first meeting was about giving us feedback on how the policy will affect you. We got feedback and we made changes.”
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Barbara Ricotta, Kerry Spicer, Michael Lewis and Tom Tiberi led the second Student Life policy forum to discuss proposed legislation on Monday night.
The biggest objection throughout the night was regarding member eligibility. Currently, clubs and organizations are allowed to have up to 10 percent of active members as non-UB undergraduates, according to the new policy. Tiberi is adamant this stipulation will not change, although the percentage is up for revision. Jonathan Grunin, a senior political science major and SA Senate chair, agrees with Student Life’s member eligibility policy. He said although they don’t have a 10 percent mandate, the rule is in conjunction with SA policy. “I feel that clubs that are already in trouble with these policies are going to be in trouble with SA regular policies, anyway,” Grunin said. “If your club can’t get student interest, you are going to be derecognized by us anyway, so the least of your worries is Student Life policies.” He even said students who have a problem with the “10 percent rule” are probably going to be looked at by SA because they just brought up allegations against themselves.
One student mentioned members who graduated from his fraternity can still be active, as stated by its national bylaws. He estimated only 30 percent of active members are current undergraduates, which violates the 10 percent rule. In response, Tiberi said he will speak to more fraternities and sororities to resolve the issue. Kerry Spicer, associate director of Student Unions and Activities, and Michael Lewis, a student activities associate in Student Life, joined Tiberi on Monday night. Tiberi felt Lewis and Spicer could best explain the policy and its efforts to revise it. “This was brought to us by students who were concerned about alumni taking control over their organizations and taking the power away from the students,” Spicer said. “We are trying to respond to student needs and student feedback.” The policy’s dual-recognition caused a lot of controversy in the first forum because some clubs are dual-recognized. The engineering club is recognized by the engineering department and SA and couldn’t be dualrecognized under the new policy.
Tiberi and Lewis clarified the issue on Monday night. Tiberi said a club would have to choose one entity to be the “primary recognizing agent” and would mainly adhere its rules. Although a lot of questions still exist, he said he plans to talk to corresponding academic departments and clubs. Tiberi and Lewis also said Student Life would not be able to derecognize a club. The only group that could derecognize a club is its primary recognizing agent. Many students had a problem with the original stipulation where clubs had to have faculty advisers. The rule was removed from the policy after students expressed their concerns at the first forum. Although it’s no longer a requirement, Tiberi strongly suggested on Monday night that clubs have faculty advisers. Christian Andzel, the president of UB Students for Life and the vice president of UB Conservatives, was a strong opponent of the proposed policy at the first meeting. He even told Tiberi that night to, “let us have our freedom back to run our clubs how we see fit.” He is starting to feel differently. “[My opinion] has changed a little bit,” Andzel said. “I think I understand what they are saying now, and I somewhat agree and I just want to clarify with them. I think we are moving in the right direction now.” Lewis said he got a lot of student feedback on Monday night, mainly regarding academic clubs, sororities and fraternities, which he will “take into account.” “We recognize that there are a lot of different issues that affect clubs in many, many different ways,” Lewis said. “So we are trying to reach out to specific organizations to accommodate them and those particular concerns. As we spend time with groups on an individual level, we can find out what their concerns really are.” Although no official date has been set, the final revision of the policy will be written early next semester. The policy was originally planned to take effect in Jan. 2013, but is now set for May 2013. Email: news@ubspectrum.com
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World of Witchcraft Former Spectrum UB students examine cultural beliefs in editor in chief wins national award witches through anthropology class, club Matthew Parrino takes third in ACP Sports Story of the year
On Sunday, during the fall College Media Association convention in Chicago, Ill., the Associated College Press (ACP) recognized 2011-12 Spectrum Editor in Chief Matthew Parrino as one of the best student journalists in the nation. Parrino’s story – “The X-Files” – took third place in ACP’s Sports Story of the Year contest. “I'm truly honored and humbled by receiving this prestigious award,” Parrino said in an email. “A lot of hard work went into last year at The Spectrum by a group of about 70 people, and it’s recognitions like these that show all of us how meaningful and what an achievement all that work really was.” His article, written during the fall of 2011, told the story of UB basketball forward Xavier Ford (now a sophomore) and the challenges he faced trying to balance basketball and helping support his family in high school. After countless interviews and a long writing process, Parrino told the story of how Ford pushed through long days that began with a paper route and ended with basketball practice and homework. “I’m proud of the piece on Xavier Ford and I feel lucky to have been able to tell his story,” Parrino said. “Xavier is a very kind and thoughtful young man who has gone through a lot to make something of his life and I’m proud to say he was one of my classmates and that he represents the University on and off the court.” Parrino’s piece was one of 592 total entries for the Story of the Year contest, spanning through news, features, sports, editorial and diversity categories. Parrino fondly remembers his time at the paper and hopes a bright future is in store for the publication.
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“I wish more people really understood the power of a student newspaper and its importance at a big university such as UB,” Parrino said. “People at every level of management and leadership at the school should always be held accountable and The Spectrum has now made a name for itself the past three years in doing just that. “The future is so bright at The Spectrum and the opportunities at such a large and diverse university allow for us to continue telling the amazing stories of those within our small community.” Former Editorial Editor James Bowe was also recognized as an honorable mention for his editorial “Step Down, Sikander Khan,” which implored former Student Association Treasurer Sikander Khan to vacate his position following a $300,000 scandal at the end of the spring 2012 semester. Email: news@ubspectrum.com
ERIN MAYNARD Staff Writer
In 2000, 15-year-old Brandi Blackbear was accused by her high school of “hexing” a teacher and casting spells. Blackbear said her only crime was her interest in a religion called Wicca. But the courts saw it differently and ruled that Union Intermediate High School in Tulsa, Okla. had not violated Blackbear’s constitutional rights by disciplining her for “disrupting the educational process.” Wicca is a modern pagan religion, which usually incorporates the practice of witchcraft. Although rare in the modern western world, Blackbear’s case is only one of many cases of women being accused of practicing witchcraft in the last millennium. It’s a global phenomenon. Phillips Stevens, an associate professor in the anthropology department, teaches “Magic, Witchcraft and Sorcery” (APY 377), where students learn that witchcraft prosecution is not an isolated, historical incident. Rather, Stevens teaches the belief in witchcraft is shared almost universally by all cultures, although there are significant cultural differences among believers. Stevens teaches not only the history of witchcraft and the causes for accusations, but also traits of witches. He recently showed members of the Anthropology Club the documentary World of Witchcraft. The film explores the legal system of the Central African Republic (CAR) in relation to witchcraft. Article 162 of the CAR’s penal code makes witchcraft a crime punishable by death or long-term imprisonment. Stevens also lectured about the global beliefs of witchcraft. The political officials of CAR believe sorcery and witchcraft are cultural values and the “west should leave Africa free” to believe and to prosecute. “They are two different ideologies,” said Dan Rosen, a senior anthropology major and treasurer of the Anthropology Club. “There are Western ideas of law and medicine, and there are also traditional ideas of healing.”
Jessica Fletcher, a senior anthropology major, shares Rosen’s concern about her own Western upbringing. “It’s hard to remove personal bias and belief when examining another culture or practice,” Fletcher said. In modern Western culture, these characteristics are barely enough to be investigated but elicit a very different response in nonWestern cultures. In the film, every person who spoke with director Daniel Bogado – except for one – swore they believed in witchcraft. Even those in jail for the crime who protested their guilt believed witchcraft is real. While filming, Bogado recorded the beliefs of several political officials from the area including Minister of Justice Laurent Ngon Baba and cabinet member Marcel Serekossi. Ngon Baba stated witchcraft must exist because the country has a law against it. Serekossi equated the belief in witchcraft to belief in God. Religion is often the root of witch accusations. Stevens said a gradual shift in Christian religious beliefs during the Late-Medieval period led to the start of the European witch trials in the 15th century. In 1542, Henry VIII passed the first of several Witchcraft Acts in Great Britain. It made witchcraft a crime punishable by death and forfeiture of land. In America, the most famous of the witchcraft trials occurred in Salem, Mass., in the 1690s. According to Stevens, accusations of witchcraft are always preceded by times of severe social and political unrest. “When you put away your own kin, [on charges of witchcraft] it’s serious,” Stevens said. “There’s something else going on there.” Warring factions trying to establish a village separate from the town plagued Salem, Mass. The Rev. Samuel Parris, who led the village church, further divided the people by demanding outrageous fees for his salary. Not only was Salem Village unstable, but the entire Massachusetts Bay Colony had its charter revoked by King James II and was facing an uncertain future. Further, the whole area was subject to tensions from the French and Indian Wars. Continued on page 14
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Life A vision for a better future
Singapore SA will hold Cosmic Bowling for Make-A-Wish SAMANTHA OLIVIA YUEN-MAK Staff Writer Andrew Tan has a vision. He has made it his goal to give back to UB and the Queen City’s community. As president of the Singapore Student Association (SgSA) and a senior business major, he created a new community service chair position to ensure SgSA gives back to the local community. SgSA is hosting its secondannual Cosmic Bowling night. This year, the event will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and will give back to the community, one strike at a time. Last year, SgSA held its first Cosmic Bowling event at Tonawanda Lanes, where the group boasted a strong turnout of supporters and dominated 20 of the alley’s lanes. The event initially started out as a social event where students and SA came together to have friendly competitions and to win prizes. This year, the group is doubling its attendance. Members hope to have 40 lanes booked at Transit Lanes and have already invited 18 international student associations, faculty, Student Association executive board members, corporate teams and the Make-AWish Foundation representatives. This year, instead of trying to host a purely social event, SgSA wants to make sure this time its cause is one that ultimately benefits the community as a whole. Tan and his other executive board members came up with the idea to give participating members more responsibility and control over the event’s outcome.
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Singapore SA is pulling for a big turnout for its second-annual Cosmic Bowling night to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
“Since the event is on Nov. 11, we adopted the idea to make a wish on 11:11,” Tan said. “MakeA-Wish Foundation is relevant because it is close to the hearts of the participant members. They will be able to put themselves in a positive position.” According to Tan, Singaporeans like to volunteer. Most Singaporeans start to volunteer in elementary school, which teaches the young students the importance of helping out in one’s own community. “In Singapore, some of the places that we volunteer are at old folks’ homes, hospitals and local parks,” Tan said. “Singaporeans like to give back to make a meaningful impact to locals and give back to less fortunate people and less privileged people.” According to Tan, there are four steps to Make-A-Wish: to be, to go, to do and to have. The cost of one wish is about $7,500, according to Tan.
SgSA hopes to make at least one wish come true with donations the group will be giving. All the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Aside from the Cosmic Bowling event, SgSA also has some other charity activities planned for the participants of the event. SgSA will be auctioning away a variety of items that range from small prizes to a date with one of its executive board members. Melissa Tan, a senior communication major, will be auctioning herself for a date to the highest bidder at the event. “We were joking around and coming up with ideas for the event, so I joked and said, ‘Yeah, okay, I’ll put myself for auction for a date,’” Melissa said. Melissa said she hopes the bidders will spare no expense to win a date with her. She wants all of the proceeds from the auction to go toward the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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Ryan Teng, a senior business major and vice president of SgSA, is fully supportive of Tan and his vision to give back to the Buffalo community. “It is a very strong culture in Singapore – in the communities, in Singapore we give back. What [Tan] emphasized a lot when he took on his term as president was that he wanted us to have our own community service event to give back,” Teng said. Teng said he and Tan are working very hard to make this a successful event for members of his organization and for all the other individuals involved. “What we want to do is to make an event our own, our own initiative,” Teng said. “This Cosmic Bowling is our own initiative. It just so happened that the event is on 11/11 so it struck us to do it with Make-A-Wish foundation.” Tan hopes this event will trigger other schools and organizations to donate to the Make-AWish Foundation, not only nationally, but globally as well. He hopes to maybe even some day bring the campaign to Singapore. “So by benefiting Make-AWish Foundation and wish families, what we are trying to start here is the possibility of the idea going global,” Tan said. “Who knows how much grander, how much more larger scale it could be in years to come. There is potential for it and room for it.” The club has great expectations the event will have a great turn out. The event is open to the public. For more information about the event, go to SgSA’s Facebook page. Email: features@ubspectrum.com
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UB hosts blood drive for Hurricane Sandy victims LISA EPSTEIN Asst. News Editor UB is hosting four blood drives this week through the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Sandy. Melanie Reimondo, a first-year graduate student in the department of urban and Regional planning, has volunteered with the American Red Cross since she was 16 years old and has been an intern with the organization for the last two years. Reimondo said UB reached out to the Red Cross to try and help in any way it could. “The UB Student Affairs office reached out to the Red Cross, and asked us to either host a donation event or do blood drives,” Reimondo said. “The blood drives will be this week and we’re putting together a donation event for this weekend, as well.” According to Reimondo, there have been over 400 drives canceled so far in the affected areas of the Hurricane, leaving a 12,000 unit deficit and an increased need for blood. Reimondo believes the blood drives will be a good way for the Buffalo community to give back and help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. “A UB graduate was living in New York City and was killed from the storm and therefore the school and its students are eager to do something to help these cities recover,” Reimondo said in an email. The blood drives will be held in 210 Student Union on Monday, Nov. 5 through Thursday, Nov. 8. The events will be held between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Nursing downstate back to health JACOB GLASER Asst. Life Editor The email came in late last Wednesday evening. Professor Joann Sands, a nursing instructor for the UB School of Nursing, scrolled through her inbox to find a plea for help sent to her from the local Medical Reserve Core (MRC). They needed assistance of experienced and professional medical staff to aid in the relief efforts that have been organized in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The following day, Sands approached her superior with the idea of taking volunteers from the nursing school to travel with her down to Suffolk County, Long Island, alongside assorted EMT’s, volunteer firefighters and other trained medical staff. Sands’ peers wasted no time in giving her their consent in the endeavor, and at approximately 1 p.m., a mass email was sent out to all senior nursing students asking them to volunteer their services for the relief effort. “Students had about one hour to decide if they wanted to participate in this relief effort,” Sands said. “They had to get themselves packed, ready to go and then report back to campus.” Lyndsey Conway, a senior nursing student, was one of seven UB students who were able to aid in the medical relief efforts. She decided 20 minutes before the deadline she wanted to help. “I pretty much had a half hour to get everything ready and to get back to campus,” Conway said. “From campus, we had to go down to Albany and meet up with other medical personnel from other areas, and then continue the drive down into Suffolk County.” According to Sands, her and the seven UB students, along with 20 other trained professionals with various medical skills and training, arrived in Suffolk County around 1 a.m. Friday morning. The relief team began working around 8 a.m. and didn’t stop until approximately 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon, according to Sands. According to Conway, the UB relief team primarily operated out of the John J. Foley Nursing Facility in Yaphank, N.Y. Within the facility, students and staff members cleared out two existing dining
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UB nursing students went downstate to Suffolk County, N.Y. to help with the victims of Hurricane Sandy who need medical attention.
rooms and established two additional care and treatment centers, aiding in any way they could with the patients and the overall population of the area, many of whom are still without electricity, housing and food, according to Conway. According to Sands, although the area they were operating in had not borne the brunt of the devastation brought on by the hurricane, there were people coming from over 20-30 miles away seeking medical aid and the comforts of a hot meal, dry clothing or someone to talk to. “A lot of what we did was really just patient interaction, talking to people and letting them tell their stories,” Sands said. “It was just a very therapeutic process for some of the patients to have someone there to listen to them and to have some to talk with.” According to Conway, one of the primary forms of medical care the relief group provided was assisting in the administration of prescriptions for individuals who were either unable to medicate themselves or who didn’t have access to their medications. The UB nursing students were given lists of the residents who were known to be on medications and in need of medical assistance. They attempted to call these individuals to ensure they were okay and to see if they needed any other medical assistance. Continued on page 11
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The Arab Spring and Its Aftermath: Islamism, Democracy and the Politics of Dissent Ed Husain Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies Council on Foreign Relations
Perhaps the most important development in the wake of the so-called “Arab Spring” has been the growing influence of Islamist groups. In Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria, Islamists are shaping the new Middle East, whether as heads of state, civil society leaders, protesters or rebel fighters. Who are the various Islamist groups and what do they represent? What role do they seek in their respective societies? Ed Husain will explore these issues in a wide-ranging discussion of the past, present and future of Islamism in the Middle East.
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UB students come together to help with hurricane relief efforts RACHEL KRAMER Senior Life Editor
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Tuesday, November 13 • 7:00 p.m. Student Union Theater, North Campus
“Goodbye Mubarak!” (2011) On January 25, 2011, the world was captivated as thousands of protesters flooded Tahrir Square in Cairo. But the foundation for the protests had been laid before the mass outpouring of opposition. “Goodbye Mubarak!” reveals a revolution-inwaiting already simmering under the surface of Egyptian society one year before the protests.
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together and do something proactive to support and help the victims of the hurricane. Hakim said not all students are working together, but that is to be expected. “There is definitely an out-of-sight, out-of-mind factor that upstate students have,” Hakim said. “Downstate students are obviously going to take more notice on the situation because it hurt them directly, while upstate students will probably put it in the back of their minds simply because they were not affected.” Semoff ’s family was affected by the hurricane’s wrath. His mother, who lives in Manhattan, has been unable to get into her 34th-floor apartment because there is no electricity. She can’t walk up 34 flights of stairs without heat. Her home won’t be fixed for another two weeks. “Most people have no heat or power,” Semoff said. “I’d rather have that than not have a home at all. A lot of students are dealing with that. I think it’s horrible certain students lost so much.” Hakim is also one of those students. His home in Long Beach is flooded and unlivable. His town won’t have power, sewage systems or clean water until next week, and people have taken to looting other houses for supplies, according to Hakim. “Everyone is still staying strong,” Hakim said. “It does not matter how big or small the donation is. The people downstate see that others are acknowledging their situation. It helps.” If students want to help with the relief efforts, they can donate blood in the Red Cross blood drives occurring all week, purchase a T-shirt from Campus Tees or the SBI Ticket Office or go to Stay-Up UB this Saturday – portions of their profits will go toward the Red Cross.
Unite ReBuild. White T-shirts displaying this slogan can be seen throughout campus, the glaring UB blue letters offering strength and solidarity. The shirts are being sold for $5 in Campus Tees and at the SBI Ticket Office. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross to help victims affected by Hurricane Sandy. The white and blue shirts were designed by Ned Semoff, a senior communication design major. As a graphic designer, he played with words and UB until he came up with a design that didn’t mention disaster. It is simple enough that students will want to buy them and it gets across the point of relief, according to Semoff. The shirts are a symbol of more than raising money. They were designed on Friday afternoon and all the organizations on campus worked together to get them printed and able to be sold on Monday morning, according to Semoff, “I think it is interesting how a lot of the students, when something like this happens and when it hits home, seeing how students react to it,” Semoff said. “It’s amazing how students are dropping everything and working together.” The Student Association ordered 500 T-shirts to start and it hopes at $5 each, SA will raise at least $2,500. If Campus Tees and the SBI Ticket Office run out of shirts, they will order more. “It’s a group effort,” Semoff said. “We represent the students. We want to make sure the students who want to help out can. It’s not just SA clubs; individual students are all working together, even those who weren’t affected.” Samuel Hakim, a junior communication major, is doing everything he can to help his hometown of Long Beach, N.Y. while continuing his schooling at UB. He thinks it’s important for students to stand
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Continued from page 4: UB forms post-SRSI committee, looks for advice from esteemed professor Nelson said shared governance at UB is broken. He said the events around SRSI have “brought this to light.” Shared governance between faculty and administration should have allowed Faculty Senate oversight in the creation of the institute and the appointment of its co-directors, John Martin and Robert Jacobi, Nelson said. Zubrow, however, thinks the Faculty Senate and the university administration have recognized the increase of the important role of joint governance over the last year. Nelson stressed how vital faculty senates should be within universities. “There’s a lesson to learn from this and I’m interested in watching this institution learn the lesson,” Nelson said. Cartwright thinks it’s important to review polices periodically, “independent of any particular institute and anything that’s going on.” Nelson stressed the importance of academic freedom, which means faculty members can say and publish whatever they want – something Cartwright agrees with. He thinks it’s important to protect faculty and their research, and the committee will discuss how to use policies to protect faculty. Members of UBCLEAR recently wrote a report to send to the SUNY Board of Trustees regarding the shale institute, which the trustees are currently investigating. UBCLEAR wants SRSI to be shut down, but Nelson disagrees.
“Personally I would like to reconstitute the institute or I would want to identify it as a unit to promote economic relations,” Nelson said. He doesn’t think SRSI has lived up to its mission. The committee has no set timeline, but Cartwright said it is a permanent committee and it will make recommendations to construct policies around built consensus. Recommendations from AAUP are only a part of what the committee will examine, Cartwright said. The committee is made up of: Edward Steinfeld, architecture and planning; Timothy Dean, the College of Arts and Sciences; Chunhao Li, School of Dental Medicine; David Burganowski, Graduate School of Education; Joseph Mollendorf, engineering; Susan Mangold, law; Arun Jain, management; Mary Ann Meeker, nursing; William Jusko, pharmacy, Cather Dulmus, social work; and Edward Herman, University Libraries. Nelson felt his talks with administration and the committee were well received. “I think some administrators are sympathetic toward incorporating some of the AAUP’s principles in the faculty handbook,” Nelson said. “That would go a long way in making sure that the mess over the shale institute wouldn’t have happened and wouldn’t happen again.”
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Continued from page 9: Nursing downstate back to health “A lot of the other direct nursing care we provided was day-to-day self-care for the patients,” Conway said. “We would help the patients out of bed, get them showered and dressed and assist them with any other standard hygiene issues. We helped to feed them, and we helped administer the patients with any of their prescription medications they needed to take.” According to Sands, the service the UB students rendered was on a strictly voluntary level. Her students took on this endeavor without any form of compensation and simply volunteered to help in any way they could and, according to Sands, she couldn’t be happier with the results of their relief effort. “I’m just so proud of the students that went down,” Sands said. “It was an incredible, real life learning experience for the students, and they represented [the school] so well. I’m just super proud of what they helped to accomplish.”
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Continued from page 4: Senate awards grants, derecognizes clubs The senators liked the club’s ambition and hoped awarding the grant would encourage other clubs to be ambitious in coordinating events. The Senate ended Sunday’s meeting by derecognizing 10 clubs Bahai, Educational Opportunities Program SA, Hindu SA, Hip Hop SA, Students for Justice in Palestine, United Socialist Movement of the Americas, Geography, Minorities in Health Related Professions, Pharmacology and Toxicology Club and Political Science have not
fulfilled their requirements and did not respond to their council coordinators’ attempts of communication. SA President Travis Nemmer described the clubs as “beyond the pail.” The clubs have been delinquent for as long as five years. A motion to derecognize all 10 clubs wholesale was passed by a vote of 13-2. Email: news@ubspectrum.com
Continued from page 1: Students celebrate Obama’s slim victory in re-election Vice President of College Democrats Brendan Dunn agrees with Schmitz and said America will see significant improvement in the next four years. “A lot of his policies and legislation that was passed over the years of his first term will be coming into effect, and we’ll be seeing a lot of the results and benefits of his legislation,” Dunn said. Many students and professors are looking forward to the direction Obama is leading the country in socially, such as equal rights for the LGBTA community and marriage equality. Schmitz looks forward to America continuing to “go rainbow.” Obama will continue to appoint wise judges and protect Americans’ liberties, he said. As far as economic, domestic and foreign policies go, half the country
was willing to renew Obama’s term and half said he failed and the United States should try someone different. Obama’s legacy in his last four years includes: passing the Affordable Care Act (2010), passing the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009) to stimulate economic growth, ending the war in Iraq, eliminating Osama bin Laden, turning around U.S. Auto Industry, recapitalizing banks, repealing the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and toppling Libyan Leader Moammar Gaddafi. Many students at UB are optimistic and excited for the next four years, which will be a test of whether or not the president will keep his promises. Email: news@ubspectrum.com
Conway was equally proud of her efforts as well as the efforts made by her fellow students. “We helped a lot of patients get in touch with their family members, who up until then had had no idea if their loved ones were safe or in danger and the [family members] were so thankful to learn that their families were OK and were being taken care of,” Conway said. “Over the four-day weekend, we helped about 44 individual people with their everyday needs. You could just feel the positive response from the community for our support.” Conway encourages students to get out and help in any way they can with the relief efforts on and off campus. Email: features@ubspectrum.com
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Arts & Entertainment The Aqueous groove
Keep on dreamin’
Local band excites Nietzsche’s
SHU YEE RACHEL LIM Staff Writer Tucked away at the back of the bar, the main stage slowly woke up as musicians took their places and plugged in their instruments. The dance pit was ready to erupt with an energy that had been absent in the early hours of the evening. Aqueous, a local jam band, rocked Nietzsche’s Saturday night with Connecticutbased band Seed, which opened the show. At first, only a few curious listeners came near the stage to hear Seed play, but their progressive funk influence soon swept across the entire bar. The crowd progressively thickened and pushed forward to hear the out-of-town band. Lyrics were scarce, but the music was so intensely invigorating that by the end of the second song, audiences were screaming “OW!” out to the bar’s sticker-filled ceiling. What made Seed stand out was their quick change in tempos during and between their songs. These slight changes kept their performance refreshing. “There are a lot of changes in there, but we like that challenge; we like something that keeps us thinking the whole time,” said Derek Joly, Seed’s 29-year-old saxophonist and synth player. Members of the crowd enjoyed the progressive band’s musicality. Even those who weren’t fans of their style could attest to their musical prowess. Mike Gantzer, a 23-year-old Aqueous guitarist, was a guest performer on one of Seed’s songs. “I love sitting in with other bands,” Gantzer said. “I do it as often as I can because, for me, it’s like every band has a different thing, a different flow, a different way that they communicate with each other. And I like to sort of step into other people’s worlds and see how they do it and get the feel for that. That got me pumped for our show.” The vibe that Aqueous brought to the bar, not just as musicians but as people, was
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Bassist Evan McPhaden (above, foreground) performed at Nietzsche's last Saturday with his band, Aqueous.
so vibrant and fresh that the audience came rushing up even before they started playing. Aqueous, a highly improvisational quartet with a serious sound, can also be seen as a band of goofballs with a nerdy side. Aqueous has a specific Nintendo figurine on stage that they draw inspiration from. The players emulate the persona of their figurines. “We are avid Nintendo and Super Mario fans. Each one of us has a specific Mario character. That’s who we are when we play,” said Evan McPhaden, 23, bassist of Aqueous and a UB alum. “I’m Yoshi, Mike’s always Mario, Dave’s usually Wario and Nick’s always DK. We’re all stuck in middle school.” Aqueous played groovy-rock tunes that were diverse and interesting. Their transitions were especially unique as they blatantly but smoothly crossed over from one happy mood to another. Even daylight savings time,
which fell in the middle of their set, was powerless over their musical momentum. Gantzer thought the performance was wonderful because the audience was receptive. “Sometimes, you might play technically, like really spot on, where everything’s really efficient and played well, but to me, it has got to be the vibe from the audience that’s good,” Gantzer said. “And there were a lot of mistakes and f**k ups and stuff, but that’s all right for me. I’d rather sacrifice that to have a quality, energy-based show.” Piercen Hicks, a junior engineering major at UB, is a loyal Aqueous fan. He has attended their concerts for a long time and is proud to be their roadie. Hicks danced most of the duration of Aqueous’ set, shuffling his feet and swinging his elbows. According to Hicks, Aqueous’ biggest message is to have fun and live happily. “I love the part where you can release your body and just groove to the sound waves,” Hicks said. “And then all you do is take that soul enrichment back to your daily life.” Much to the dismay of their soundman, Aqueous heeded to their audience’s wish and performed an encore. “This song is dedicated to [our soundman] Ryan John Nogle, who just informed me through my earpiece that ‘I need to pee,’ so this is to him, the longest song in the world,” Gantzer told the crowd. Aqueous played the start of Queen’s legendary “Bohemian Rhapsody” into one of their own songs and then finished “Bohemian Rhapsody” in one fluid motion. A few members on the dance floor swayed and raised their lighters while singing along. Aqueous will play next at Mojo’s Bar in Jamestown, N.Y. Email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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Artist: Meek Mill Album: Dreams and Nightmares Release Date: Oct. 30 Grade: BBefore the Internet became a platform to share music and spoiled today’s generation of rappers, the hustle of personally selling music out of a car trunk was the only way people knew who you were. It was the only way to create a buzz. Regardless, the overwhelming theme of struggle that comes with conquering musical obscurity is prevalent in rap music. Most of these artists don’t know what a real struggle is, but Meek Mill does. The Philadelphia rapper released his solo debut album, Dreams and Nightmares, after previously dropping nine mixtapes and climbing the ranks of Rick Ross’ label, Maybach Music Group. Dreams and Nightmares lays out exactly that: Meek Mill’s highs and lows, and all the blood, sweat and tears he saw to get to this milestone in his life. Continued on page 14
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Breckenwood breaks into popularity FELICIA HUNT Staff Writer As struggling musicians in Buffalo, local pop punk band Breckenwood was looking for a break. They all wanted to play a show that would put them in the mainstream eye beyond the success that accompanied signing with indie record label, Buzz Records. Bassist and senior biology major Will Folckemer found that break – a weeklong contest held by TopBlip to open for pop punk veterans Sum 41 at Town Ballroom. “When I found out we won, I was actually at McDonalds waiting to order a five-piece chicken select,” said Breckenwood drummer Cameron Kukla. “Before I could order, I looked at the text and screamed we won at the McDonalds drive-thru window.” The band – named after the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Breckenridge Street— has been on a rollercoaster ride for the past year and a half. Vocalist Garrett Shea, guitarist and senior finance major Nick Bonaventura, Folckemer and Kukla have survived through the gut-wrenching twists and turns to find themselves stalled at the band’s peak. Finding funds to travel to venues, dealing with broken instruments and losing a chance to play Vans Warped Tour at Darien Lake last summer have been learning experiences for Breckenwood. However, after winning the chance to open for Sum 41 this Wednesday and releasing its debut album, Take Me There, through Buzz Records last Saturday, the band is on a high like no other. “We aren’t trying to dive headfirst in the water anymore; we are trying to do the breast stroke,” Kukla said. “We tried to go too far too fast but we learned and now we just have to go on a steady course and be serious about the future.”
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Senior finance major Nick Bonaventura, Garret Shea, Cameron Kukla and senior biology major William Folckemer, left to right, form Breckenwoode, a local band.
Folckemer, who works on campus at Perks in the Ellicott Food Court, prides himself on being Internet savvy. His skills helped him form Breckenwood a year ago through Craiglist, and he found the contest very shortly before its deadline ended. Breckenwood won the contest and claimed the band owed its success to its fans, who worked tirelessly to support the band. Friends and fans of the band posted the contest link on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Breckenwood was up against nine bands and solo artists across the nation but still won with 376 votes and 9,378 views on a video performance of a song from Take Me There. The band could have never predicted it would be sharing the same stage as Sum 41, as some of the members have been fans since Sum 41’s peak in 2001. Growing up, the members of Breckenwood were all exposed to music in different ways and had approval from their parents to do what they loved. Bands like Black Sabbath inspired Folckemer, while teachers in high school influenced Bonaventura.
The band does most of its touring, practices and local shows during the semester amid midterms and part-time jobs. The biggest setback of touring in the summer is Folckemer’s demanding and time-consuming job. His absence delays Breckenwood’s agenda because he does most of the social media and venue booking for the band. “It’s hard, but [while school is in session] it’s a lot easier because we all have set schedules,” Kukla said. “Summer was the worst because the only time we practiced was right before we had a live show.” Breckenwood tries to focus their energy on making the band known around UB because Bonaventura and Folckemer attend the university. They played at Rocktoberfest at the Student Union Theater last month and filled about half the venue. They attributed the turn out to the plentiful amount of flyers they posted on campus, which were plastered in front of the Stampede bus stops and even some bathrooms. “The Rocktober show hit me pretty hard when the audience was singing along to our songs,” Shea Continued on page 14
MATT BENEVENTO Staff Writer Movie: Wreck-it Ralph Release Date: Nov. 12 Studio: Walt Disney Animation Grade: A
The film is packed with scores of video game references that will keep casual and hardcore gamers laughing. The “Bad Guys Anonymous” scene, featuring classic characters like Bowser from Super Mario Bros and M. Bison from the Street Fighter series, adds credibility and makes the story more relatable. Disney’s flawless animation paints the screen with a prism of vivid colors and fast-paced action. As the story progresses, it mirrors the historical evolution of video game graphics. From the square, jerky 8-bit world of Fix-it Felix to the beautiful, fluid environment of the Sugar Rush world, the film subtly transports you through video game history. Wreck-it Ralph’s biggest success comes from the emotional attachment to the characters. Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program) is an adorable, pint-sized, glitchy racer from the game Sugar Rush. Vanellope and Ralph form a loveable partnership in the hope of finding their place in a digital world that doesn’t seem to appreciate them. Disney has once again raised the bar for not only animated films, but for the video game/movie genre as well. Wreck-it Ralph’s clever story and goofy humor will satisfy viewers of all ages, gamers and non-gamers alike.
Video games and movies have an infamous relationship. Movies based on games and vice versa rarely live up to the expected hype. There are a few exceptions, but unfortunately for every Goldeneye, there are 10 Dooms. Disney’s newest animated adventure, Wreck-it Ralph, breathes new life into the video game/movie genre. Although the film isn’t based on an actual video game, Wreck-it Ralph captures the essence of gaming and brings the characters to life. Wreck-it Ralph, voiced by John C. Reilly (Cedar Rapids), plays the villain in an Atari-styled video game called Fix-it Felix. Unfulfilled with his life as “the bad guy,” Ralph embarks on an adventure to become a good guy, prove his bravery and win a medal. In order to win a medal and become a hero, Ralph leaves his game and travels to the other games in the arcade. Ralph’s expedition takes him to places like the terrifying sci-fi world of Hero’s Duty and the colorful, sweet land of Sugar Rush. Email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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Continued from page 13: Breckenwood breaks into popularity said. “Just that on its own is mind-blowing. Those are words we wrote.” Breckenwood’s fan base on campus has proven to be loyal, as some fans say they’ve attended 10 or more of the band’s shows. Kristen Ferrino, a senior psychology major and Folckemer’s girlfriend, has been to more than 40 shows. While schoolwork and extracurricular activities have always strained the busy couple, Folckemer’s focus on the band takes even more time away from the two of them. But Ferrino makes it work. She loves going to Breckenwood’s shows to support her boyfriend because its something he loves, and they try to make as much time to see each other. Breckenwood knows most of its fans by name, and Bonaventura and Folckemer have even accompanied two fans from Pennsylvania to prom. When another Pennsylvanian fan lost a signed Breckenwood flyer, the band traveled to the boy’s home to give him a signed copy of its unreleased CD, prompting the boy’s father to call them a “class act.” “We’re trying to reach out for one fan at a time and get that fan an awesome CD or give them a great show,” Shea said. “That’s the
best part of the band: getting to see people’s enjoyment with what we do.” Shea describes the band’s sound as highenergy pop punk. The band’s debut album contains immense power behind every track, whether it is an acoustic song or a pounding rock song. Every song is diverse but remains cohesive with Breckenwood’s overall sound. Sophomore psychology major Tony Knox has been a Breckenwood fan since the beginning. He attends any show he can and commends the band on how it stays consistent with its genre of music. “My favorite part of seeing Breckenwood live is the energy they give to the crowd,” Knox said. “They are professional but approachable off stage and that is something fans value.” Breckenwood is planning to embark on a larger tour and play in Boston, Mass. as well as Rochester and Syracuse. They also are looking into booking a spot on this year’s South by South West Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Breckenwood will play at Town Ballroom tonight at 7 p.m. with I Am Dynamite and Sum 41. Email: arts@ubspectrum.com
Continued from page 16: Bulls take third in home meet “It’s nice for the guys to know we can wrestle with anybody,” Lewandowski said. “A lot of our younger guys coming in, it’s their first time wrestling. It’s nice for them to get out and scrap with some of the bigger teams in the country.” Redshirt sophomore Mike Soria (Max’s brother), redshirt sophomore Erik Galloway and sophomore Justin Lozano all found the podium as well for Buffalo, finishing third in their respective weight classes. “As a team, we have to get everyone rolling,” Max Soria said. “They have to jump on board and keep their heads up if they didn’t have such a good day.” Redshirt senior John-Martin Cannon did not wrestle. He was out due to injury. “You’re talking about the No. 1 seed not scoring points, and he can score up to 15-16 points for your team,” Beichner said. “And he’s also preventing somebody else from scoring points by wrestling. But no one person is a team. He’s a significant guy, somebody we count on to score lots of points and win.”
Buffalo took third in the tournament behind Mid-American Conference foe Kent State, which finished second ahead of the Bulls by just three points, and No. 5-ranked Ohio State, which took home first place. “I think there were some good people here, some good teams,” Max Soria said. “We have some things we have to fix. We had a couple guys wrestle hard. We have to get back to the drawing board and fix some things up.” The Bulls will now have a short week to prepare for their next tournament. Buffalo will travel to SUNY Brockport to take part in the Oklahoma Gold Classic on Saturday. “We start right in with trying to correct errors that we made in the opening tournament,” Beichner said. “We are going to take a lot of positives out of this.”
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Continued from page 12: Keep on dreamin’ The introduction and title track, “Dreams and Nightmares,” opens with a reflective Mill, a man wistfully recalling the work he’s put in to get where he is. Halfway through the track, the soft, melodic piano merges with a heavy bass and an ominous orchestral sound, and Mill’s flow changes from grateful to aggressive. The track sets the tone for the entire album and outlines that although Mill is aware of his humble beginnings, he is more than deserving of the fame, money and luxuries he has now. “And I’m the king of my city ’cause I’m still calling them shots/And these lames talking that bulls***, the same n***** that flopped/I’m the same n**** from Berks Street with them nappy braids that lock/The same n**** that came up and I had to wait for my spot,” Mill raps. The songs on Dreams and Nightmares that outline Mill’s rough past are lyrically more intriguing than their boisterous counterparts. “Traumatized,” “Tony Story Pt. 2” and “Who You Around” featuring Mary J. Blige all show the Philly rapper at his most honest moments – moments of betrayal, helplessness and subsequently inspiration. “They want more than my mother/ More than Omelly, and that n**** like my brother, greedy motherf***** /Crazy thing about it, I don’t hate ’em, I still love ’em/I
might have said things, I never said f*** ’em,” Mill raps on “Who You Around.” Dreams and Nightmares doesn’t go without its audacious tracks, either. Party anthem “Amen,” featuring Toronto rapper Drake, has been one of the standout songs on this album and Meek Mill’s introduction into mainstream rap. Despite its religious name, the song follows the radio rap track formula: women, money and a great hook. Although Dreams and Nightmares shows Meek Mill can balance the braggadocios trends in hip-hop with his storytelling raps, the album doesn’t reflect the peak of Meek Mill’s career. Mill has been releasing mixtapes consistently since 2008 and was once only recognized in the underground hip-hop scene. Like most artists, this debut album showcases what old fans know, but nothing more than that. Meek Mill is undoubtedly one of MMG’s premier artists, but Dreams and Nightmares shows no progress from the mixtape he released last May, Dreamchasers 2. With his debut album behind him, rap fans can now set the bar for Meek Mill, and the true test will be when his next project comes out. Email: arts@ubspectrum.com
Continued from page 7: World of Witchcraft Stevens believes certain characteristics trigger the word “witch.” These include being rebellious, capable of transformation and flight, accompaniment by an animal counterpart and the practice of ritualized murder. Witches do not need magic to accomplish these feats – they are imbued with these properties. But as Blackbear’s case shows, crying “witch” is even present in modern America. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had defended the rights of citizens practicing Wicca and other minority religions in the past, but they believed this was the first time they were defending a citizen against a lawsuit involving an actual accusation of witchcraft. Wicca represents only 0.1 percent of U.S. religious practitioners, according to religioustolerance.org. But Wicca is one of the fastest growing religions in the country,
with membership growing from 8,000 to 134,000 from 1990-2001. Additionally, the U.S. courts have consistently recognized Wicca as a religion. It has an entry in the United States Army Chaplain’s Handbook and the Department of Veterans Affairs includes the Wiccan pentacle as one of the religious symbols that can be engraved on a veteran’s headstone. Although Western culture creates a perception that witchcraft is no longer an issue, Blackbear’s case is a cautionary tale that westerners are still susceptible to unwarranted beliefs in magic. Steven’s will not miss as an opportunity to analyze and understand witches and their persecutors. Email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Two months too soon OWEN O’BRIEN Staff Writer
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Senior wrestler Mark Lewandowski and the Bulls placed third as a team overall this weekend as they hosted the UB Invite. Lewandowski picked up his first individual title of the season in the 165-pound weight class.
Bulls take third in home meet MARKUS MCCAINE Staff Writer Twelve wrestling teams assembled in Alumni Arena as the wrestling season kicked off Sunday with The Buffalo Brawl. Despite key injuries and an inexperienced lineup, the Bulls held their own against some national powerhouses and finished third. “What I saw was a lot of good,” said head coach Jim Beichner. “And I saw some bad, some bad that we need to correct. This team is good. It’s a very good team with a lot of talent. I think we were shooting for
second place, but third place is pretty productive for our first time out with all these freshmen in the lineup.” The event hosted teams from the Northeast and Midwest. In the 125-pound bracket, redshirt sophomore Max Soria moved on easily into the semifinals. In his semifinal match, Soria took down Army’s Hunter Wood. In the finals, Soria got out to a quick lead and used the momentum to take home the 125-pound championship. “It feels good,” Soria said. “My freshman year, I didn’t do so hot, so it feels good to win that finals match.”
Top-seeded redshirt senior Mark Lewandowski also did not disappoint, as he made his way through the bracket and into the finals. Though Lewandowski faced a tougher match in the finals – against Johnny Greisheimer of Edinboro – Lewandowski prevailed in the end, winning the match 6-3 and taking home the 165-pound title. “It feels pretty good,” Lewandowski said. “I hadn’t won it yet and wrestled the same guy [Greisheimer] five times now. So to go out dominate him in the finals feels good.” Sophomore 174-pounder Jake Waste also performed well for the Bulls. He found the podium with a second-place finish. Continued on page 14
Gannon upsets new-look Bulls Women’s basketball falls short in first scrimmage BRANDON BARNES Staff Reporter A different look and refreshed attitude under new head coach Felishia Legette-Jack have this year’s women basketball team looking for improvement after a disappointing 2011-12 season. Buffalo hosted Division II Gannon in an exhibition match on Saturday and the Bulls were upset at home after a late run by the visitors, falling by a final score of 63-53. Although the Bulls held a decisive advantage in offensive rebounding and free throw attempts, it was the Golden Knights’ defense and timely scoring that made the difference. With 7:27 left in the game, junior forward Nytor Longar stepped to the free throw line and made one of two attempts, bringing the score to 49-45 Gannon. Buffalo could not get any closer, as Gannon exploded on a 15-1 run over the next six minutes to push the game out of reach. Beating Division I teams is nothing new for the Golden Knights. They beat Mid-American Conference team Akron by nine early in the preseason. Gannon is currently ranked in the NCAA Division II Poll. “This is a nice team,” Legette-Jack said. “They are going to be really good. They are ranked 14th in Division II. They have quality players and they are going to be good for a long time.” Gannon’s nothing-to-lose mentality and tradition of excellence may have affected the Bulls at the start. “I thought we came out nervous in the beginning,” Legette-Jack said. “In that middle segment of the first half, we showed some good signs that we are young, we are going to be fun and we are going to come
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Rachel Gregory (31, above) and the Bulls fell to Division II Gannon 63-53 on Saturday in an exhibition match.
after you. In the second half, we played their ranking. We played their culture and we did not play the kids, and that is what was disappointing.” Gannon connected on 8-of-25 3-point attempts, including 4-for-11 in the second half. The final backbreaking three came in the middle of the final run to close out the game. After an offensive rebound, Gannon found Jen Pappich at the top of the key for an open three. It was her second of the day and it stretched the lead to 52-45. Despite the Golden Knights’ hot shooting, the Bulls were aggressive on the defensive end and harassed Gannon’s ball
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handlers with full-court pressure. The result was several errant passes and 12 steals for Buffalo. Nevertheless, Buffalo struggled to convert on scoring opportunities. “I like the competitive spirit,” LegetteJack said. “But we did not have focused spirit. We have to get better with our focus.” In her first-ever collegiate start, freshman forward Rachael Gregory was locked in. She led all scorers with 17 points. She also pulled down six rebounds and had two assists. Gregory was aggressive with the ball and attacked the rim repeatedly. The results were high-percentage field goal attempts and multiple free throw attempts. Gregory’s individual effort masked Buffalo’s struggles from the field and the free throw line. The Bulls missed 14 free throws, going 18-for-32 from the charity stripe. Buffalo shot 26 percent from the field. A struggling offense is not what Legette-Jack expects from her team, but she is confident her squad will execute better offensively as the year goes on. “We have some good shooters,” Legette-Jack said. “If those shots go in, it is a whole different ball game. But I like the fact that they have confidence enough to take those shots, and I think that those guys that missed those shots, are going to hit those shots during the season.” The Bulls outmuscled the Knights for 25 offensive rebounds. Buffalo is looking to improve on its 9-22 record of last season. That road will begin in the regular season in hostile territory – against Big Four rival Canisius. Buffalo bested Canisius last season by a score of 62-57. Tipoff for the game on Friday will be at 7 p.m. Email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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The NBA season is underway and there is one big three that couldn’t care less: Me, myself and I. Don’t get me wrong; I’m a basketball fan – definitely more of a college fan, but I enjoy the pro game as well, especially after last year’s shortened season. What was so great about it last year? After a summer lockout, fans – myself included – lost sleep over the thought of a winter without Kobe Bryant. Who would we take our anger out on if we didn’t have LeBron James? I was accustomed to surviving Buffalo’s winter by witnessing him miss game winners. I enjoyed professional basketball last year more than any other season of my life because it was so short. But now do you really expect me to adjust my weekly routine around the multitude of NBA games? Why are we doing this so soon? This is way too early. Last season, the first game was Christmas day: Celtics and Knicks at noon. I scheduled my holiday Mass around this and I didn’t mind waking up for an earlier one. I wasn’t going to miss opening day. It’s a good thing I didn’t. Amid unwrapping my gifts, I was given the greatest gift of all: a Knicks comeback victory. I was hooked. I spent the rest of the day ignoring family and sitting on the couch watching game after game. But now you want me to plan my Halloween around opening day? Sorry, David Stern, that’s not happening. Last season, the Knicks played 66 games in 124 days. That’s more than a game every other day. There were multiple streaks of three consecutive games and I wanted to see them all. I can’t tell you how much schoolwork I skipped because of ’Melo and Linsanity. Fast forward to this year. The Knicks will play 82 games over 168 days. I now have a 49 percent chance of turning on my TV and seeing the Knicks, rather than 53 percent. Yeah, it’s only a 4 percent change, but the extra 44 days of the season just aren’t worth it. Do we really need 82 games to tell us the Heat will be the best team in the East? Or the top three in the West will be the Thunder, Spurs and Lakers? And, of course, the Knicks are going to disappoint but make the playoffs as a six or seven seed. I could probably tell you the 16 playoff teams now, and I am certainly no expert. There was more importance to each game last season. The league actually started playing defense. Players played hard for 48 minutes and wanted each and every game. This is why I love the college season. It’s roughly 30 games long and the athletes bleed for victory every night. Try finding a program that doesn’t stress defense first. Coach Krzyzewski at Duke has had seasons where his squad was among the top of the nation in scoring, but he will tell you: if you’re not playing defense, you’re coming off the court. That’s what makes the college game so much fun to watch. The NBA played more defense last year, whether you realized it or not. In the 2010-11 season, 27 of 30 teams averaged over 95 points a game (90 percent), nine (a third of the league) of them over 100. This was one year before the lockout. Compare this to last year’s more compacted season, which saw only 20 teams score more than 95 points per game. Only three averaged above 100. I’m not saying I enjoy watching a 7875 game, but a defensive battle every now and then is a nice change of pace from the 128-122 shootouts. Bottom line: am I excited for basketball this season? Yes. But don’t talk to me until Christmas day.
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