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Finding a voice

Survivors of sexual assault heal by sharing their stories RACHEL KRAMER Senior Life Editor He and Sarah were best friends; they were always together. She never thought he would take it to the next level. She didn’t want him to, but she didn’t have a choice. One in four women will be sexually assaulted during their time in college. Sarah is one of them. Eighty UB students admitted to having sex with someone without consent while under the influence of alcohol in the National College Health Assessment Survey in 2010. Every once in a while, Sarah spots her attacker around UB and even though she wants to punch him in the face for what he did to her, she doesn’t. She holds her head up and looks him straight in the eye. She knows her look says more than a punch ever will. She doesn’t crumble because she knows she is not alone. Jessica shares her pain. “Not only had I been assaulted by people I knew, but people I believed to be friends had stood by and allowed it to happen, and in some cases, even encouraged it,” Jessica said. At UB, 180 students admitted to being forced to have sex without their consent, according to that same survey. According to the National Institute of Justice, the victim knows the attacker in 85 to 90 percent of sexual assaults reported by college women. About half of them occur on a date. Sarah and Jessica, like most victims of sexual abuse, knew their attackers. Sarah remembers every detail of the assault by her “best friend” four years ago.

It haunts her to this day. “He grabbed me and put me on the floor with him,” Sarah said. “We never had a relationship like this, never even kissed. I thought he went crazy – ‘No, I’m not going to have sex with you.’ But he persisted. I was wearing pajamas so when I tried to scoot away from him on the ground, he held on and my pulling away only helped his cause. I remember how the basement floor felt against my bare thighs – scratchy carpet, brush burns all down my legs. He was able to get inside of me, but I kept fighting him off. “I don’t know why I didn’t scream; my parents were upstairs. They could have saved me. I was just so ashamed it was happening to me that I just sat there in silence.” Sarah was not only emotionally scarred, but her attacker left a black and blue hickey on her neck. It was a constant reminder of the incident for the next few days. She felt like a whore. “Sexual violence is like a wound that never completely heals,” Jessica said. “It may turn from an open wound into a scar, but it’s always a tender pink mark that aches when touched.” To this day, Sarah questions whether or not it was her fault. The aftermath Sarah entered a state of extreme depression after her attack. She began physically harming herself and used just about every drug to desensitize her body. She just wanted to forget. “I was a raging ball of emotions,” Sarah said. “I repressed all of the memories and just refused to acknowledge why I was so upset. I am now in the process of getting clean and can finally think clearly about it, which has aided in the coping process.” Jessica had a similar reaction.

Alexa Strudler /// The Spectrum

Students and faculty at UB came together to battle the stigmas surrounding survivors of sexual assault at the annual Take Back the Night Rally on Oct. 25. Survivors found a voice by telling their stories amidst the support of their peers.

She knows she didn’t ask for it, it wasn’t her fault, but to this day it’s always inside of her head. Jessica blames herself. In the years following her attack, Jessica felt alone. She told her story to a fellow survivor who was supportive, but Jessica said, “Just telling one person doesn’t make that trauma go away.”

The sole soldier

Spectrum managing editor sits down with Blake Mycoskie

Mycoskie discusses TOMS, the decision that changed his life Third Distinguished Speaker speaks at Alumni Arena AARON MANSFIELD Editor in Chief

REBECCA BRATEK Managing Editor Blake Mycoskie isn’t your typical businessman. He doesn’t wear a designer suit or even anything that resembles standard office wear. Instead, he wears a casual denim shirt, bright red pants he happened to forget to zip – “Oops, I didn’t do my fly, sorry,” he laughs as he zips it up – and a belt made by local artisans he picked up on a recent trip to Guatemala. His shaggy face suggests he hasn’t shaved in weeks, and his unkempt locks imply he just rolled out Adrien D’Angelo /// The Spectrum of bed. Blake Mycoskie, founder and chief shoegiver of TOMS Shoes, sat down with The And for him, the look works. Spectrum to discuss his sustainable business practices and what it's like to be a nontraHis Texas accent is faint and ditional entrepreneur. almost indistinguishable, and it’s difficult to keep up as he excitedly and years of age. And at 36 years old, he’s Mycoskie’s iconic canvas shoes and, humbly speaks of his accomplish- established one of the most success- in return, another pair is donated to ments. He has an impressive story to ful businesses in the fashion industry a child in need. He saw the children tell, one about 2 million pairs of feet, in recent years. in the country’s poorest communities and he has only 10 minutes to tell it. Just six years ago after a get- and knew he had to somehow give He’s admittedly a very nontra- away trip to Argentina, Mycoskie back. ditional entrepreneur, but Mycoskie started TOMS Shoes, a for-profit Instead of starting just the runwas named one of Fortune Maga- philanthropic business that operates of the mill charity, Mycoskie knew he zine’s “40 under 40,” a list of the on a simple “One for One” mission had to do something else. He didn’t most influential people under 40 – a customer purchases a pair of have any experience in charity work,

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She turned to drugs to separate herself from her past and the people who would try to get close to her – especially intimately. The thought of someone’s touch made her nauseous and shake with nerves. She blames this and her fear of being alone for the “parade of bad relationships” she entered. Continued on page 2

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When Blake Mycoskie’s new company, TOMS, was featured in the Los Angeles Times, 2,200 pairs of his revolutionary shoes sold the day the story was published. There was just one problem: he only had one staff member – himself – and 140 pairs of shoes at company headquarters – his apartment. Mycoskie shared this anecdote and many more in front of an estimated 3,500 Thursday night as the third installment – following David Brooks and Laura Bush – of UB’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Mycoskie was 30 years old when he needed a break from his job. He was burnt out after starting an online driver’s ed company – he knows how ridiculous it sounds – and convinced his business partners to let him take a one-month vacation. That month turned into seven weeks, and his vacation in Argentina turned into TOMS Shoes. He overheard a few strangers who spoke English, a rare trait in Argentina, at a coffee shop near the end of his designated four-

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Distinguished Speaker and TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie spoke at Alumni Arena to an estimated crowd of 3,500 on Thursday evening.

week stay. Those strangers were there on a service trip, and Mycoskie – bored with experimenting with tango, trying to learn to play polo and sipping red wine – asked if he could tag along. “Before I know it, I’m in a van with a bunch of strangers going to give shoes to kids who’ve never had them,” Mycoskie said. Continued on page 6

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Continued from page 1: Finding a voice “While I feared intimacy, I wanted so badly for someone to distract me from the shame I felt,” Jessica said. “My choices in relationship partners became more and more desperate – and in some cases dangerous – until I realized that I had to make a change and work with myself to heal.” The most difficult part of recovery for Jessica was establishing healthy relationships and trusting other people. It took her years to stand up and admit: “I was raped.” Even though she never reported her attack to the police or went to the hospital and to this day, she’s never told the most important people in her life what happened to her, Jessica is OK with herself. She no longer thinks of her body as “damaged goods,” through the continuous support of those close to her. Sarah is also on her way to regaining confidence. “I have pushed every boyfriend I have had since away when they got too close,” Sarah said. “I do not believe anyone could possibly love me. I feel like damaged goods. I believe that they all want to screw me over or cheat on me.” Now, Sarah and her current boyfriend are taking things slowly. He respects her strict boundaries and she couldn’t be more grateful to have someone who understands her like he does. He was one of the first steps in aiding her recovery. Ashera Buhite, a senior global gender studies major who has been working with SBI Safety Services and sexual health for a year, said this is normal in survivors. “Learning to trust yourself again after trauma is hard, especially when the world seems to be making you question the validity of your experiences,” Buhite said. “It’s important to have people to talk to and to work hard to restore your own sense of self.”

Taking back control Since Jessica and Sarah have told their stories, they have both become active members in the movements against sexual assault, rape and domestic violence. For Sarah, it was all thanks to Buhite and Demire Coffin-Williams, a psychology and legal studies major and one of the assistant directors at SBI Health Education. They were the most influential in her recovery and coping process. “Because of [Buhite and Coffin-Williams] I have a voice, and I am no longer suffering in silence,” she said. After disclosing to her boyfriend and Buhite and Coffin-Williams, Sarah was able to open up to her mother last January. She was scared because the attack happened under her mom’s roof while her family was asleep upstairs. First her mom was in shock. Then she got angry. Immediately, she wanted to know how to help her daughter. She wanted to report it to the police. “She kept asking who was the mother f***er that did this to me,” Sarah said. “She actually said that she wanted to find him and teach him a lesson.” Sarah has come to peace with what happened and recognizes fighting violence with violence isn’t the answer. She still doesn’t want to report the incident to the police. According to Dr. Maria Testa, a senior research scientist for the Research Institute on Addictions at UB, most assaults are never reported to the police. Testa attributes this to the skewed perspective society has of rape and sexual assault. According to Testa, people have a stereotype of rape “involving strangers jumping out of bushes,” but that’s usually not the case. Most of the time, the victim knows the perpetrator. “[Women] also are more likely to blame themselves and to think that others won’t be-

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lieve or be sympathetic to them because they were drunk or high at the time,” Testa said. “This perception is, unfortunately, accurate. Victims of incapacitated rape are viewed less sympathetically and blamed more than victims of forcible rape.” Jessica and Sarah both fall into this category. They blame themselves. “It eats me alive sometimes, going over the memories again and again,” Sarah said. “What was I wearing? Why did he do this to me? Did I deserve it? The more you talk about it, the more you are able to heal.” Organizations at UB, such as SBI and Wellness Education Services, aim to create safe places at UB for survivors to feel comfortable opening up. They offer bystander prevention training and how to react in a situation if a survivor discloses his or her story to someone. It’s important to ensure the power is in the survivor’s hands because reactions to sexual violence vary from difficultly having sex after a sexual assault to having a hard time with monogamy, according to Buhite. Buhite emphasizes the importance of the first person a survivor discloses to. It is that person’s reaction that will determine the survivor’s next course of action. She acknowledges it is hard for a survivor to open up, but she says it will be worth it in the long run. It was the reaction of the first person that enabled Jessica to tell others her story in the future. She said finding other survivors and disclosing to friends has greatly improved her life and her confidence. She emphasizes the importance of unity when it comes to putting an end to sexual violence. “It is our compassion that will destroy the structures that make sexual violence so prominent in our lives and lead us into a brighter future,” Jessica said. “Each of us has the power to help, to notice and [to] care about what is happening in the world around and break the cycle.” To Sarah, awareness is the key to helping other survivors heal. She said most survivors

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believe they are alone but one in four college women and one in six men will experience some sort of sexual violence. To lower those statistics in the future, society must eliminate existing – and false – stigmas surrounding victims of sexual assault, Sarah said. “If one in four or one in six people had a disease or illness, it would be considered an epidemic,” said Aaron Maracle, assistant director of SBI Health Education. “There would be campaigns and rallies worldwide to prevent it. People should look at [sexual violence] very seriously. But they don’t right now and that’s a problem.” October was Domestic Violence Awareness month. For 31 days, SBI and Wellness Education Services worked to educate people about all types of sexual, physical and domestic abuse. They hosted events such as Walk with Me, organized by Student Wellness, and Take Back the Night, organized by SBI Safety Services, encouraging people to take notice of the survivors who walk around campus and promote strength. Take Back the Night took place Oct. 25 in the Student Union Lobby. Over 200 students showed up in support of the anti-sexual violence movement. The event was empowering and enabled survivors to feel confident rather than shamed into silence, according to Buhite. Sarah stood up and shared her story with fellow survivors and supporters. She felt the love from the room full of people. “It was liberating,” Sarah said. “For a moment in time, I felt like everyone understood each other and it was a beautiful connection.” Sarah and Jessica encourage anybody who has been affected by sexual violence to find his or her voice, so victims can begin to heal. Students who have been affected by sexual violence can go to the Wellness Center, located in 114 Student Union, to use the free counseling and health services or call 8343131, a 24/7 crisis services hotline. *Two of the victims’ names have been changed to protect their privacy Email: features@ubspectrum.com

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The limit does exist Schools’ live coverage game policy is fair

Sometimes journalists have to learn the rules the hard way. Athletic officials at the University of Washington warned a reporter to not tweet so much while he was covering the school’s basketball game against Loyola Maryland on Sunday. Todd Dybas, a local sports beat writer, sent out a tweet saying: “Tonight I was reprimanded by the University of Washington for tweeting too much during a live event.” The incident brought attention to an interesting new rule for live coverage by outside press: UW’s policy states “periodic updates of scores, statistics or other brief descriptions of the competition throughout the event are acceptable” – as long as they don’t exceed 20 tweets per basketball game or 45 per football game. While we frequently stand up for other journalists, this time we stand behind the University of Washington on its policy. Washington is not the only institution with this rule in place. USC has a similar set of rules to keep media from providing playby-play updates, and a few years back, a sports journalist in Louisville had his credentials revoked during a College World Series baseball playoff game due to the NCAA’s strict “no-broadcast” policy. As useful as social media – specifically Twitter – is for fans who are outside the walls of the

arena, it raises the question if the rights to live updates should be protected to the same degree as television and radio broadcasts of the games. The athletic department at UW hosts live chats on its website during games. It’s a product, like anything else, and it’s a product that needs to be sold. It’s going to fight to keep overly detailed live updates and other competition away. According to Scott Woodward, Washington’s athletic director, the goal is to protect the live descriptions of events, a department right for decades. “As technology gets better and better,” he said, “we’re going to have to be more vigilant about how we do it, but also understand that reporting has changed, too. There’s a fine line there and we’re always going to be cognizant and reasonable.” It’s difficult to take a full stand and say no live press should come out of games, but nobody wants to see tweet after tweet of inane information. Opponents of the rule are willing to argue the school is getting free coverage. But there are only so many tweets you can contribute without being repetitive and contributing to the vast information overload that exists because of social media and citizen journalism. If it’s true the majority of fans aren’t looking for every individual detail of every individual

play – that they’re just looking for analysis and reaction – then this shouldn’t be a problem. The athletic departments aren’t trying to silence that; otherwise they would ban live coverage as a whole instead of limiting it. Whether or not you think there should be a limited number of tweets per game, there are better ways to use Twitter when it comes to game coverage. Here is what Twitter should be used for if you’re covering a game: ingame news (that includes score updates), injury reports and analysis – not 140 characters every time a pass is made. The ability to provide realtime updates is becoming more common and more straightforward, but a press pass, ticket or Twitter account are not free passes to publically distribute any and all information. The department has the right to set its own rules and allow as much information as it wants to enter the public. It should be about quality over quantity, and journalism should belong to the reporter who can engage his or her audience, not the one who can tweet the fastest. The department only gave Dybas a warning, but his actions could have ultimately lost him his credentials. No update is that important. Email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

Balancing on the edge Political compromise a necessity as the fiscal cliff nears

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The government is making its New Year’s resolution early this year, and it involves not sending the country spiraling into another recession. President Barack Obama held his first news conference since the summer on Wednesday to discuss his plans for the next four years. His next big task will come before he’s even sworn in for a second term, though, when New Year’s Day rolls around and the Bush-era tax cuts expire, leading to automatic federal spending cuts from the Budget Control Act. Compromise was the buzzword at President Obama’s news conference on Wednesday, but it’s going to have to become more than just a talking point for our government if it wants to steer away from the cliff ’s edge. Taxes were a central issue in during the election, and Wednesday’s talk was centered on the subject. The president reiterated plans to increase taxes on the wealthiest Americans, stating “a modest tax increase … is not going to break their backs. They’ll still be wealthy.” His rejection to any deal that doesn’t raise tax rates on income above $250,000 a year supports his idea that any aversion to the fiscal cliff won’t work if they aren’t included.

Now the president gets an immediate opportunity to test his words. It all goes back to the debates when everyone was wondering what they were going to get out of the president was reelected – if he would be an aggressor or an appeaser, if he would be strong and buckle down or if it would be four more years of the same. Is this the Obama 2.0 that we were waiting for? With such high expectations, his reputation depends on the answer being yes. The president was firm, but he also made a pitch for muchneeded compromise. Lawmakers are going to have three options by the time December comes to a close. They can let the current policy scheduled for the new year go into effect, which will increase taxes and cut spending and possibly drive the economy into another recession while cutting down the deficit. They can cancel the scheduled effects, which could increase the deficit and diminish the state of the economy even further. Or they could find a meet in the middle, whatever that may be. The nation knows that compromise is going to be difficult. We just exited an election season that was based on an “all-

or-nothing” mentality, where the GOP begrudgingly nominated Mitt Romney as its candidate and shot for no higher purpose than to get Obama out of office. Both parties have shown an obvious and adamant lack of desire to compromise on major issues, and now the economy depends, once again, on the two working together. Still the package of changes set to take effect includes tax increases and military cuts, the very foil to the GOP platform. Obama noted that Republicans weren’t going to just adopt his budget without a fight, and he’s right – House Speaker John Boehner stated that he remains opposed to raising taxes on anyone, but is also willing to compromise. It just sounds like rhetoric without any action. The election is over, but the government is still just as divided, akin to rams butting heads. Compromise is absolutely going to be key in the next month or else the president and Congress run the risk of falling off the edge of the fiscal cliff and drag the rest of us down with them. Email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

Sexual bucket list FELICIA O. Special to The Spectrum There are certain things everyone should try during his or her lifetime – things like skydiving, traveling to different countries, climbing a mountain or running in a marathon. This is a different type of bucket list. It’s important to be adventurous and daring, not just during your nine-to-five life, but in the bedroom as well. So here are a few sexrelated activities you should try before you kick the bucket. Doing stuff outside of the house While having sex in the comfort of your own bedroom is nice, there are times when you just need that extra rush of excitement. One of the best places to do it is outside. Whether it’s in the woods (far enough away from town that no one would be able to watch), in a public place like a bathroom or an empty classroom – I hear Knox 20 is a popular hook-up spot – or on a balcony, hooking up in new places always adds thrill to your love life. If you and your significant other are big football fans, doing the deed on the 50-yard line is a touchdown drive. Maybe it’s the uncertainty that comes with doing something new or it comes from doing something forbidden, but having sex in public places can really add something to your orgasm. Hookup with a co-worker This one’s a touchy subject in more ways than one. Office hookups can be sexy, they can be fierce and they can also add a sense of danger to your sex life. Keep in mind, hooking up and dating are two completely different things. When one person becomes much more attached than the other, things get sticky (in a bad way). Make sure both of you understand each other and have the same intentions. But if you are on the same page, there’s no reason you can’t share secret smirks during the day and steamy make-out sessions at night. Try some role play Dress up and pretend to be different people; it can really spice up your sex life. Role play really lets you and your partner play out your deepest and sexiest fantasies. If you’re not quite ready for the whips and handcuffs, try starting with some sexy lingerie – Victoria’s Secret has some great stuff and so does Spencer’s if you’re looking for something more affordable. Don’t pretend you’ve never dreamt about dressing up like a schoolgirl or having your significant other don the uniform. Or perhaps a police officer is more your style because the costume already includes handcuffs. Here are some role-playing scenario ideas: the student and teacher, the sexy secretary and boss and the classic porn plot of the pizza guy. Whichever instance strikes your fancy, playing adult dress up can lead to some scorching sex. Watch porn while having sex Some girls (and maybe some guys) might not enjoy pornography, but you should try watching a video with your significant other at least one time in your life. Pick out the video you want to watch together, set the mood and have an XXX movie night. According to everydayhealth.com, men are usually aroused by visual images, while women find verbal stimuli more affective. Pick something that works for both of you. You will be able to see what moves turn both of you on and what moves are better left out of the bedroom. Use pornography as foreplay or watch a video while doing it doggie-style – that way you can both benefit. If you don’t like it, at least you gave it a shot, right? Incorporate the butt There was this one time I was asked if I’ve ever experienced the shocker. I said no. From the look of pure shock, accompanied by an outraged yell, I could tell my friend was disappointed. Apparently, my negative response meant that I was sexually deprived. According to William Saletan, who analyzed data from a national sex survey from 2010 in an article on slate.com, “Among women who had vaginal sex in their last encounter, the percentage who said they reached orgasm was 65. Among those who received oral sex, it was 81. But among those who had anal sex, it was 94.” Saletan attributed that high percentage to the fact that many women did not only have anal sex, but did so in addition to other sex acts (like vaginal intercourse, oral sex or masturbation). If you want to experiment with anal, remember to communicate openly and clearly with your partner. Also, remember lube will be your best friend in this scenario. Email: feature@ubspectrum.com

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Life, Arts & Entertainment Ready, set, go with Startup Buffalo AMI DIALLO Staff Writer

For 54 hours straight, students will pitch, plan and design. Some will succeed and some will break under the pressure, all in hopes of winning first prize from a group of successful entrepreneurs – the very people they one day hope to join. Buffalo’s Startup Weekend 2012 is a 54-hour event that starts on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and will end on Sunday at Medaille College. The event is a part of a worldwide initiative started in 2007 by Andrew Hyde. “It’s really a way for people with ideas and those who want to start companies – such as software companies – to get together with engineers and designers to go from an idea to a prototype and see if they can build a team or a company from there,” said Dan Magnuszewski, a UB alumnus and coordinator for Buffalo’s Startup Weekend. This year’s Startup Weekend is the first one to take place in Buffalo. It is sponsored by the UB School of Management and coincides with UB’s Entrepreneurship Week, which allows UB students the opportunity to participate in the weeklong event that ultimately leads up to the 54-hour showdown. The first event in 2007 was hosted in Boulder, Colo., according to Steve Poland, one of Startup Weekend’s coordinators and the creator of Buffalo Open Coffee club. Poland also organized the first Buffalo Barcamp. Each of these events were designed to allow “techies to come together and connect in order to create the companies needed for the future of Buffalo,” Poland said. A “techie” is another name for a programmer, designer or business owner, according to Poland. Startup Weekend has been hosted in cities such as Rochester, Ithaca and Syracuse, usually once or twice a year, as a way for “techies” in the industry to come together in one place to do one thing: create, according to Poland. Some of the primary events include speed networking, as well as entrepreneur guest speakers who will discuss their experiences with starting a company. One speaker will be Eric Reich, president and co-founder of Campus Labs, a company that is the “only specialized, comprehensive assessment program that combines data collection, reporting, organization, and campus-wide integration”, according to its website.

First-place winners of Startup Weekend will receive $3,000, $1,500 for second place and $1,000 for third place. Other benefits of the event include winning opportunities to work with some of the companies at Startup Weekend after the event, according to Magnuszewski. “For the entire 54 hours, it’s just a controlled chaos to build a minimum viable product, which is a simple form of a product that works,” Poland said. “The main goal is to be able to launch something on Sunday.” Students, industry employees and academics will be in teams that will present their ideas – one example being a cell phone application – to a panel of judges who are business owners and entrepreneurs. The top ideas will get voted on, and from there, team members will work with their choice of companies on coding, developing and bringing their vision to life with a prototype, according to Magnuszewski. “A lot of these ideas and products won’t continue after Sunday,” Poland said. “But there are some teams that will like what they create and are going to continue after Sunday. That’s what I’m looking forward to seeing.” Judges include Jordan Levy from SoftBank Capital N.Y. and Seed Capital Partners, George Chamoun from Synacor, Teo Balbach from Mercury Capital Partners and Andrew Mager from Spotify, according to Magnuszewski. The competitors will be able to see what it’s like to start a company, Magnuszewski said. They will also obtain first-hand experience on how to start a company – the inner workings and skills necessary. “Most importantly, [the event will] show that creating a software company is not as daunting as it seems and it’s something that can be done,” Magnuszewski said. “It’s about getting a team together and putting some time into it, but it’s not impossible to do.” Entrepreneurship is “a greater good,” he said. It creates jobs while also developing the economy both nationally and locally. Instead of students leaving college and expecting jobs to be waiting for them, Magnuszewski hopes to see more UB students focused on entrepreneurship and realize that it is a valid career path. Email: features@ubspectrum.com

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Department of Media Studies professor Tanya Shilina-Conte hosted a screening for the documentary You Don't Like The Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo, followed by a lecture from York University film professor Brenda Longfellow on Wednesday night.

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Professor hosts expository documentary about Guantanamo Bay MAX CRINNIN Staff Writer Guantanamo Bay: home to some of the fiercest enemies of the United States and one 16-year-old boy. On Wednesday night, Department of Media Studies professor Tanya Shilina-Conte hosted a screening of You Don’t Like The Truth: 4 Days Inside Guantanamo at the Center For the Arts. The documentary, directed by Luc Côté and Patricio Henriquez, followed Omar Khadr during his four days at Guantanamo Bay and brings his experience to the public eye. The film is seven hours of raw and grainy surveillance footage of Canadian Secret Intelligence Service (CSIS) agents interrogating Khadr at Guantanamo, along with interviews from those close to Khadr and involved with his case. Although Khadr is a Canadian citizen and detainee, the nature of his crimes and the fact that Guantanamo remains open makes this film a concern regarding both American and Canadian politics. “Very few Americans have witnessed interrogation footage from Guantanamo,” Shilina-Conte said. “The film comes as a revelation and provides poignant insight into the plight of one among many prisoners held in the infamous prison. The film, [along with] the lecture by professor [at York University] Brenda Longfellow, provoked a thoughtful and meaningful exchange on political relations between Canada and the United States and the world at large.”

In terms of current events, Khadr was recently repatriated to Canada last September. His stay at Guantanamo lasted 10 years. He now faces an eight-year confinement sentence in Canada. Khadr was 15 years old when he was captured after a U.S. military attack on a terrorist compound in Afghanistan. His role at the camp was unclear during and after his capture, but it is speculated that his father, who had alleged connections with Al-Qaeda, placed him there as a non-militant translator. As the only survivor of the attack, Khadr was accused of killing a U.S. soldier and sent to the U.S. Armed Forces’ Bagram Detention Facility before his transfer to Guantanamo Bay. In the attack, Khadr suffered injuries that left his vision damaged and his limbs severely debilitated from several gun shot wounds and explosions. After barely surviving, Khadr was mentally and physically tortured at Bagram without the presence of any legal counsel or conclusive evidence towards a conviction for the crimes he had been accused of. You Don’t Like The Truth focuses on the interrogation of 16-year-old Khadr at Guantanamo and brings to light the violations of international law that kept him unlawfully detained and treated at the prison. The four days of interrogation footage are divided and titled within the film to show a decline in Khadr’s mental state and hopeless situation: “Day 1: Hope,” “Day 2: Fallout,” “Day 3: Blackmail” and “Day 4: Failure.” Continued on page 6

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Weekend in Buffalo It’s the weekend before Thanksgiving break, and although most have food on the mind, you can’t let the activities going on Friday, Saturday and Sunday pass you by. Everybody has had exams and people are still trying to figure out “cuffing season,” but chill out with all this stress and have a good time.

Who: Pilobolus Dance Theatre Where: UB Center for the Arts, North Campus When: Saturday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. If you’re looking for a break from the usual Saturday night bar scene, the CFA’s Mainstage Theater has your escape. The Pilobolus Dance Theatre showcases the “art of movement,” featuring artists who come together to perform athletic and expertly choreographed dance routines. Similar to the eccentric style of Cirque du Soleil, the Pilobolus Dance Theatre relies on creativity, teamwork and acrobatics to put on entertaining performances. Anyone with an interest in theater, music, dance or any mixture of the three will appreciate the show for its artistic appeal; people who aren’t necessarily artistically inclined will appreciate it as a source of pure entertainment. Tickets are still available and range in price from $16.50 and $26.50 for students, to $36.50 for general admission.

Who: Dark Star Orchestra Where: Town Ballroom When: Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. Masterminds like Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh wrote music that defined a generation, creating one of the most famous bands in the history of rock and roll: The Grateful Dead. Now, the most well known Grateful Dead tribute band is “Truckin’” up to Buffalo for two nights of psychedelic rock. Dark Star Orchestra has toured worldwide, playing over 2,000 shows as they capture the essence of the improvisational gurus of yesteryear. Dark Star Orchestra has the sound and the feel of The Grateful Dead down, causing even those with distaste for cover bands to appreciate Dark Star’s sound. The show is open to fans of all ages (16+ unless accompanied by an adult) and tickets are $24 adv. Tickets are $28 day of and $40 for both days. Who/What: An Evening with The Monkees Where: UB Center For the Arts, North Campus When: Sunday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. American pop legends, The Monkees, will be in the Queen City this weekend for a night of music, rare footage of the band and a night of memories. The band, made famous for songs such as “I’m A Believer,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” and “Daydream Believer,” will perform at the Mainstage Theater this weekend despite missing one of

Who/What: Skyfall, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Lincoln Where: Regal Transit Center 18 & IMAX When: Fri.-Sun. 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 a.m. The movies are always an easy go-to for the weekend, either before you go out or if you decide not to go out at all. These three films are based on whatever situation you happen be in during this cold weather. If you’re in a relationship and staying warm this winter, then Breaking Dawn Part 2 is a good look. Skyfall runs for friends and partners; James Bond putting villains in the figure-four and in the next scene sexing some chick with an accent is enjoyed by all. Lincoln is strictly a film for dudes – if you’re taking a girl on a first date to see this film your text messages will become quiet. Use this film as quality time with your uncle or friends that are history buffs.

itd members. Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork will carry on The Monkees’ legacy without vocalist Davy Jones who passed away last February and will be sure to commemorate the late singer during their performance. Tickets range from $52 to $92 for Gold Circle VIP tickets and can be purchased online. Email: arts@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 8: Thankfully, there’s fantasy BenJarvus Green-Ellis (RB/CIN) – Confidence Rating: 8/13 Green-Ellis hasn’t had any great games so far, but he’s still the every-down back in Cincy. He plays against Kansas City this week, which is always a favorable matchup. Eighty yards and a score could be in his weekend plans. Nick Foles (QB/PHI) – C.R.: 7/13 The Eagles have a lot of weapons for him to choose from. I know there are a couple good quarterbacks hurt out there, so pick up Foles if you need a replacement. Out of all the free agent quarterbacks, he has the best chance at finishing the season in a starting role.

Donald Jones (WR/BUF) – C.R.: 6ish/13 If you need a wide receiver this week, Donald Jones is an emerging guy in Buffalo. Bills coach Chan Gailey said Jones will be getting more looks and an increasing role. I know I said the Bills were bad, but somehow every week one of their offensive players does quite well. Pittsburgh Receivers – C.R.: .01/11 Steelers quarterback Big Ben has been ruled out this week. His replacement, Byron Leftwich, hasn’t started a game since 2009 and has only 14 pass attempts in that time. Another interesting fact, according to ESPN: the Steelers have played the Ravens with a back up QB

four times since 2005. They didn’t win a single one. Hmm. Bye week teams: Seahawks, Titans, Giants, Vikings Eliminator/Survival pick: Baltimore over Pittsburgh Email: sports@ubspectrum.com

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University police aims to prevent vehicle break-ins SAM FERNANDO Staff Writer On Nov. 8, a perpetrator smashed windows of two vehicles and stole textbooks from two students in separate events. Earlier that week, a student had his laptop stolen from his unlocked car. Although the number of break-ins has gone down over the past few years, the issue is prevalent, according to Lieutenant David Urbanek of the University Police Department (UPD). Most of these thefts could have easily been prevented, Urbanek said. In September, UPD and public safety aids canvassed 5,113 vehicles (3,643 on North Campus and 1,470 on South Campus) in an effort to reduce the number of break-ins and warn students who may be at risk of theft. Urbanek and Lieutenant Kathleen Zysek, who coordinated the effort, searched cars in various university parking lots with the help of many officers and public safety aids. They then gave each car a pass or fail rating in what they called the “Vehicle Break-in Report Card.” An “F” was given if the vehicle was unlocked or had valuables visible from the outside. Twenty percent of vehicles failed the test. “The amount of crime is being reduced in our parking areas, which reduces the negative effect a crime can have on any of our students, staff and visitors,, this effort will reduce the [number of break-ins].” Urbanek and Nicole Donovan, a sociology major and UPD intern, contacted the students who failed by getting their information from license plates and parking permits. They then emailed the students to let them know their vehicle was susceptible to a break-in and how it can be prevented. Urbanek suggested students hide anything valuable in their cars so it won’t be visible from the outside. This includes the obvious things like laptops, GPS devices and radios, but even less apparent items like textbooks, clothing and jackets. Urbanek also said iPhone and iPod accessories have caused break-ins. “One of the biggest problems is that [students] are attracting thieves,” Urbanek said. “Majority of thefts happen when students leave valuables visible in the vehicle. These types of thefts can usually be prevented.” He said anything a student feels is valuable should be kept in the glove compartment, the trunk or should be taken with the student. He said students should always lock their vehicles because even parking permits get stolen. If a student finds that his or her vehicle was broken into, Urbanek said he or she should not touch anything and call UPD immediately. The police officers will evaluate the situation and see if anything can be done to locate the perpetrator. UPD may be able to use security cameras to further assess the situation. With the holidays coming up, Urbanek said it is even more important to prevent these larcenies. UPD plans to canvass more vehicles at the beginning of the spring semester. Email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Continued from page 1: Mycoskie discusses TOMS, the decision that changed his life You buy a pair (averaging around $55); he gives a pair to a child in need of shoes. It’s that simple. Mycoskie knew the business could sustain itself. “Every single woman in my life spent a lot of money on shoes,” he said. He discussed how he survived the overwhelming first summer of business (TOMS sold over 10,000 pairs when Mycoskie’s goal was 250) with just three workers – unpaid college interns – and how he burst into a shoe shop in Argentina to prepare his first batch and yelled, in Spanish, “I need many shoes quickly!” He said there are three lessons he likes to share with college students: First, “giving feels good and it is good for business.” He said everything you give comes back to you because people are attracted to selflessness, and nothing could be better for your personal brand.

Second, CEOs are looking to hire young people engaged in social causes who have true passion and know how to communicate with other young people. And third, business is all about meeting great partners, and when you’re working for something bigger than yourself, those partners will want to see you succeed. Mycoskie finished his speech saying: “If we all incorporate more giving, the world will be a better place.” TOMS Shoes sold its one-millionth pair in September. The company launched a new initiative – one pair of prescription glasses, sight-saving surgery or medical treatment for each pair of sunglasses sold – in June and had already given away 100,000 pairs by August. Email: news@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 4: The truth hurts In the film, Khadr’s first reaction to the Canadian agents’ arrival was one of joy and hope – a chance to get out. As he soon realized the agents were not there to bring him home, but rather to work against him, Khadr fell deeper into a black hole of legal uncertainty and hopeless existence at the prison. The title of the film is a quote taken from Khadr, as he went back and forth with the CSIS agents while he tried to claim his innocence – a stance he maintained until 2010 when he finally accepted a plea bargain that brought him home to a Canadian prison. Now Khadr, 26, faces up to eight years with a chance of parole in 2013. Longfellow held a lecture directly following the film screening, “Complex Regimes of Truth: Surveillance and Affect,” which directly coincided with the film. “The film is really about demanding that the Canadian government lives up to international law,” Longfellow said. “What happens to human rights and democracy where you have a system that says, ‘You are a citizen, but I’m going to deprive you of your rights of citizenship?’ The Canadian government did nothing about this.”

Longfellow’s lecture went into depth on conceptual ideas of the filmmaking process and the ideas expressed in the film. After Longfellow spoke, the floor was open for students to ask questions and talk about their reactions. Many were intrigued simply by camera angles and framing, while others searched for answers to the film’s purpose in serving a modern audience that may have never seen a documentary of its kind. “The thing that made me most mad, although I’m an avid supporter of Barack Obama, is that he said he was going to shut [Guantanamo] down, and he still hasn’t,” said Corey Rosen, a sophomore communication and film studies major. “I think it’s important, especially for young people my age, to know more about this.” Khadr’s film continues to be screened throughout the world to show what happened at Guantanamo during its 10-year span, but Khadr’s future remains uncertain. Email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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Continued from page 8: Shipping up to Boston Matchup to watch – Bulls cornerbacks vs. UMass passing attack: Last weekend, the Bulls defense forced five turnovers, the last being Lester’s pick that ended Western Michigan’s chances at a last second-minute win. Look for the Bulls’ secondary to have a huge game this weekend against the Minutemen, who have thrown 13 interceptions. Prediction: The Bulls will get off to a slow start but shake their first quarter jitters and prove to be too much for new MAC rival UMass. Although the statuses of both junior running

back Branden Oliver and freshman counterpart Devin Campbell are uncertain, the Bulls will still be able to move the ball with junior Brandon Murie carrying the load. This will help open the Bulls’ passing attack behind Licata, propelling Buffalo to a convincing victory and a 4-7 record. Bulls 42 Minutemen 10 Email: sports@ubspectrum.com

Continued from page 1: The sole soldier but he knew a lot about running a business – he helped run five businesses before starting TOMS. The for-profit element is key to his formula of sustainability. “The idea was that in order for the shoegiving to be sustainable – which the children needed because they needed shoes to go to school and they needed to be replaced every few months because they grow out of them – I thought it would be better to start a business because the business could continually fund the giving,” he said. Charities depend on continual donations, and there is no guarantee people will continue to fund past an initial gift, according to Mycoskie. There’s no guarantee in business either, he knows, but at least the model is more maintainable and consistent. He left Southern Methodist University during his sophomore year to pursue his self-started laundry business. It was a small, simple business, but it grew really fast, Mycoskie said. He could not keep up with the demands of both school and running a company, so one of the two needed to go. He doesn’t regret his choice, but he wishes both could have been possible. “Dropping out of school was more of a necessity; [it’s not that] I didn’t like college or didn’t want to be in college,” Mycoskie said. “All my friends were in college; I wanted to be in college. But I had this business to run.” To date, Mycoskie has traveled abroad over 25 times to personally put shoes on children’s feet in the poorest third-world communities. Over 2 million children in 26 different countries now run, play, and go to school because of his work, but he’s only getting started. “The fact that there’s children in Argentina or Ethiopia or Guatemala or Honduras that are getting the shoes for different reasons – some are to protect their feet from diseases and other kids are getting them so they can go to school,” he said. “Other kids are getting them because it gives them a sense of wealth and security. There are all these stories within the ultimate story.

“I think that people don’t want to buy just a product. They want to buy into a story and be a part of that story.” Many businesses have started to copy TOMS’ philanthropic model. Companies like Warby Parker, which donates a pair of glasses for every pair purchased, and BOBS Shoes by Skechers, which operates in the same fashion as Mycoskie’s organization. But he doesn’t consider it “copying.” In fact, he thinks all businesses should be giving back. “We didn’t start TOMS to be the biggest, most profitable company in the world. We started TOMS to serve and help as many people as possible,” he said. “[If they’re] using the same model and helping people in authentic and real ways, then I think it’s fantastic.” Mycoskie is constantly on the move; in the past year alone, he and his wife, actress Heather Lang, have traveled to over 48 different places. Travel is his inspiration and his way of escaping – not only to hand-deliver shoes to povertystricken soles but to come up with his best ideas. “I do a lot of traveling for work during the year, but I also take a lot of time off so I can be creative and get time outside of the office and that’s really important,” he said. Mycoskie stressed the most important component of success isn’t money, wealth or fame; success lies in following your passions. “I think it’s really important, when you’re young, to follow your passion because you’re not going to make that much money anyway,” he said. “The difference between $1,000 or $2,000 or $5,000 a year from a company that you’re super passionate about versus a company that’s going to pay you a little bit more is going to be inconsequential when you’re 40 years old.” According to that philosophy, Mycoskie is the richest man on the planet. Email: news@ubspectrum.com

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