The Spectrum Vol. 68 No.36 by The Spectrum Student Periodical

THE SPECTRUM VOL. 68 NO. 36 | MARCH 7, 2019

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UB’s International Council prepares for Hazardous waste ‘International Fiesta 2019: Human Nature’ containers found on The event will take place at the Center South Campus for the Arts, where 15 clubs in total parClub members discuss ticipate in the grandiose event. Eight of UB removes, relocates Saturday’s competition them are international organizations like containers from BiomediIndian SA, Malaysian SA and Latin American SA. The evening is centered around cal Education Building folJULIANNA TRACEY the dance competition, but this year brings lowing Spectrum report ASST. ARTS EDITOR some change. Dhiral Patel, vice president of Indian International Fiesta has always been a way for UB students to display cultural SA, discussed the difﬁculty of adapting the club’s performance to the theme and pride. The annual dance competition, which the challenges associated with organizing will be held on Saturday, presents a variety of performances rooted in different cultures. Student Association clubs have put a semester of work into this year’s presentation of International Fiesta 2019: Human Nature, which will celebrate COURTESY OF UB INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL cultural differences International Fiesta will take place in the Center for the Arts on Saturday of clubs ranging night, with 15 clubs participating in the “Human Nature” dance competition. from Korean SA to > SEE FIESTA | PAGE 6 Buffalo Bhangra.

Student Association gives International Council clubs roughly $136,740

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The Spectrum found four hazardous waste containers on South Campus, three months after a state audit report criticized the university for its hazardous waste storage. The containers were in the Biomedical Education Building in areas accessible to students and the public late Friday afternoon. The containers were still there at 9:30 a.m. on Monday. The audit report, in December, called UB’s materials “vulnerable to mismanagement at the very least.” The containers, one filled with liquid and three empty, were labeled “corrosive” and sat on the first and fourth floors near UB’s anatomical gift and animal research

Former UB student Hannah Christensen scheduled to appear in court Friday morning

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The Spectrum found hazardous waste containers on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of the Biomedical Education Building.

labs on South Campus. The Spectrum did not find UB-generated hazardous waste labels or general trash disposal labels on the four containers, despite UB’s “eight golden rules” on waste accumulation in its hazardous waste guidebook. A New York State Department of Health employee, who declined to provide a name for fear of being fired, called the storage situation “concerning.” “There should be periodic inspections by whomever oversees health and safety on campus,” the DOH employee said. “I come out of a university environment and this did not follow label requirements or storage requirements.” Two of the empty, blue and barrel-like containers had a label from Buffalo Industrial Chemicals, Inc. They stood on the top floor and emitted an odor strong enough > SEE HAZARDOUS | PAGE 5

World-renowned UB professor Robert Genco dies Wednesday morning

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The overall budget for Student Association International Council clubs since Aug. 1 is roughly $136,740, including budget and revenue adjustments, according to the SA General Ledger. The money makes up 30.7 percent of the Student Association’s $4.2 million budget. The African SA, Caribbean SA, Filipino

Former UB student Hannah Christensen is scheduled to appear before Justice Christopher Burns at Erie County Supreme Court at 9:30 a.m. for her arraignment on Friday. Christensen is being charged with one count of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting, a Class “E” felony, and one count of Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian, according to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Christensen allegedly hit Renuka Ramanadhan with her car on Nov. 1, 2018 in front of Hadley Village and fled the scene without calling the police. Christensen was a sophomore biological sciences student at the time. Ramanadhan suffered a fractured pelvis and skull as well as a traumatic brain injury. Christensen pleaded not guilty at her Dec. 3 arraignment. Erie County Court released her on her own recognizance. If Christensen is convicted, she faces a maximum of four years in prison. Christensen is no longer a student at UB, according to UB officials. Christensen did not respond in time for print.

American SA, Latin American SA and Organization of Arab Students make up over 70 percent of the overall budget. International Council clubs will participate in International Fiesta Saturday at the Center for the Arts at 7 p.m.

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Longtime UB Distinguished Professor Dr. Robert Genco died Wednesday morning in Foster Hall, according to UB ofﬁcials.

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Longtime UB Distinguished Professor Dr. Robert Genco died Wednesday morning in Foster Hall during a meeting with colleagues, according to UB ofﬁcials. “Dr. Genco was a world-renowned scholar, educator, mentor, innovator and entrepreneur who was exceptionally committed to our university throughout his long and distinguished career,” UB President Satish Tripathi said in a statement. University Police and Emergency Services arrived at Foster Hall at 9:07 a.m. on Wednesday and performed CPR on Genco, but were unable to revive him, UB spokesperson John DellaContrada said. DellaContrada did not know the cause of death, as of Wednesday night. > SEE DR. GENCO | PAGE 4

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Living Stipend Movement protester breaks Open Meetings Law at Council meeting Student spoke out before meeting was cut short

council members walked out of the meeting. “How long do we have to wait for a living stipend? … How long do we have to wait for you to prioritize graduate student employees in setting the university budget?” they asked. Macy McDonald, an English Ph.D. stu-

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The Living Stipend Movement broke New York State’s Open Meetings Law at the UB Council meeting Monday morning. Roughly 50 people attended the meeting, where Living Stipend Movement protesters made their presence known. Jessica Baker, associate for the State University of New York Ofﬁce of General Counsel, started by clarifying the meeting’s purpose. She explained New York State’s Open Meetings Law and said there would be no time for public comment. This didn’t stop English Ph.D. student Willis McCumber from speaking out roughly ﬁve minutes in. “On behalf of the graduate students assembled here today I’d like to ask the council to consider a blessing to the budget priorities of the upper-level administration at the university,” McCumber said. “We’d like to ask the council when it will consider the budget priorities of a major cross-section of essential workers at UB.” McCumber’s interruption was a direct violation of the OML, which Baker reminded him of. McCumber ignored Baker’s request to stop talking and Baker recommended the council go into executive session. Jeremy Jacobs, council chair, made a motion to move the meeting into executive session and with a majority vote, the meeting ended. Executive session allows a public body to discuss private matters such as those that “will imperil the public safety” or information relating to open police investigations. The Living Stipend Movement read their two-page statement in unison while

was “not how [they] want to be spending [their] time,” but was necessary to get their point across. “I mean, we don’t want to be here … but we just feel that they’ve forced our hands, that they forced us into a corner,” McCumber said. “I’m really disappointed

Brown said he hopes UB can provide an interactive breakdown of the budget online, so students can see how fund reallocation affects different departments. “It would be pretty neat if it were online and interactive … to have the full picture of the university’s budget and basically say,

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Jessica Baker, SUNY associate, explains the Open Meetings Law to English Ph.D. student Willis McCumber. McCumber disrupted the UB Council meeting to advocate for graduate stipends.

dent, said she felt the outburst was necessary to disrupt the council’s “business as usual” attitude. “I think when they leave the room like that, they’re hoping that we will go away,” McDonald said after the meeting. “If they ignore us, then the uproar will die down, we’ll be quiet, we’ll take their ‘no’ as no. They have an obligation to support the ﬁnancial and academic interests of the students.” McCumber said the demonstration

by the way the faculty has recently avoided ‘OK, let’s try to ﬁgure something out,” and abdicated its responsibility to come to Brown said. make a statement on this issue.” Brown’s report included recommendaMike Brown, student representative tions for educating students on the ﬁgures to the council, said he could not discuss behind UB building names and acknowlwhat took place during the executive ses- edgement and collaboration with memsion, but explained the report he initially bers of “the First Nations” –– the Haudenosaunee. planned to present. Adm_SUNYBuffaloAd_002_FA18.pdf 1 1/24/19 He said he believes there are “two2:03 PMThe UB council is set to meet next on paths” to resolve the stipend conversation: June 3. increasing UB’s budget from the state or Email: jacklyn.walters@ubspectrum.com reallocating UB’s current funds. Twitter: @JacklynUBSpec.

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The UB Council went into executive session on Monday morning after a graduate student stood up and interrupted the meeting procedures. The student violated New York’s Open Meetings Law. We know the UB Council doesn’t have to listen to graduate students by law. But UB Council members, all of whom advise UB on its future, should sit down, listen and respond to future UB alumni. On Monday, UB Living Stipend Movement members shouted down the UB Council’s quarterly meeting. Jessica Baker, associate for the State University at New York’s Ofﬁce of General Counsel, started the meeting by clarifying the council’s purpose. She detailed OML and said there’d be no time for public comment. Still, graduate students made a public comment on Monday. We don’t think this was okay, as it clearly violated the same OML that the UB Council themselves broke –– according to Robert Freeman, New York’s

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The differences in U.S. and U.K. parties KIERAN POWER STAFF WRITER

With American parties, it’s all fun and games until armed police bust down the door and shut the thing down. For those of you who grew up here, this is common knowledge. But as an international student, this is something I still have to remind myself when a basement DJ tells everyone to be quiet.

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The U.S. has a unique college party culture based mostly on house parties –– something we do not have in the U.K. This is because the drinking age is 18, so by the time people are at university, it’s all about pubs, bars and clubs. While I missed the cozy familiarity of teenage house parties and the thrill of avoiding angry neighbors from my teen years in the U.K., we usually didn’t have the threat of squad cars full of Kevlar-wearing cops to keep us on our toes. The police in the U.K. don’t even carry guns, except for special units and police in highsecurity areas –– like Westminster or Buckingham Palace. This means that if police do show up at your door in the middle of a rave, it’s just with stern faces and the threat of a ﬁne if the noise doesn’t stop. It was annoying and inconvenient, but not as scary. But as for the partying itself,

Greek Life is not very common in the U.K. so my notions of fraternities and sororities were mostly formed by movies like Neighbors and 22 Jump Street, as well as the odd documentary focusing on hazing. While I haven’t joined a frat, I have been to a number of their parties, and though they might not be as wild as the set-pieces from frat movies, they can still get pretty crazy. Crowding into packed basements across Buffalo and wilding out with my friends are some of my favorite memories of socializing at UB, even if they’re not ofﬁcially sanctioned. That’s another difference in party culture between the U.S. and the U.K. As a result of our lower drinking age, U.K. universities host events and parties every single week. Most universities have night clubs on campus that are staffed by students and invite DJs and performers from across the

was UB’s own Student Association president. On Monday, current SA President Gunnar Haberl said he has campaigned in Albany for Education Opportunity Program students, some of which demonstrated in the Student Union on Friday. We’re sure Dandes remembers his time responding to concerns raised by his peers. Dandes was a student representative on the UB Council, too, just like current student representative Brown. Brown advocates for the graduate students who helped vote him into his position. We wonder if Dandes, and other UB alumni on the council, will respond to students’ concerns. On Tuesday, UB promoted Shared Governance Day and pushed for all UB community members to support university goals and measures. We encourage all UB community members to work together toward this goal: to hold a community forum, promote open dialogue and solve issues beyond the scope of a regular UB Council meeting. Email: opinion@ubspectrum.com

country to host. This means the night lasts longer, there’s no real risk of a shutdown and partying and socializing are essentially ubiquitous. On the other hand, it tends to be more expensive than partying in America, you have to deal with big, burly bouncers and since mid-week partying is more common, the dreaded in-class hangover is also more common. As for music, most U.K. clubs tend to play similar stuff to U.S. parties, with a time lag as trends travel across the Atlantic. But you do have British night clubs that play U.K.-speciﬁc genres such as garage, drum and bass and grime. I wouldn’t swap UK party culture for U.S. party culture, but I will acknowledge two great party innovations the U.S. has given us: beer pong and red solo cups. Seriously, thanks for those. Email: opinion@ubspectrum.com

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We think it’s good practice for UB to hold a community forum, where UB Council members and UB administrators can answer graduate students’ questions in the public view. Student representative Mike Brown, during the December meeting, said the UB Council should consider following the SUNY Board of Trustees’ lead and have a separate public forum. Jacobs asked Brown to submit a written request for a forum and said he planned to meet with council members to schedule a forum. So far, that forum has not happened at UB. Even when the Buffalo Niagara Coalition for Open Government met in January, coalition president Paul Wolf said he was disappointed in the council’s inability to hold a public comment period in December. We hope this happens, as council members such as Jacobs, June Hoeﬂich and Michael Cropp all were UB students. They should hear from students as they were once in their shoes. Even council member Jonathan Dandes, now president of Rich Baseball Operations,

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top government official –– in October. We think the students’ response, however, was bound to happen. Students said they have to work second jobs and are crippled by student debt. They’re not happy with UB’s response to the issue, either. Even though the council dedicated most of its December meeting to the issue, students still argued that UB’s stipend powerpoints, which administrators show at meetings, do not include “high” mandatory fees. UB administrators filed out of the first row of the Buffalo Room on Monday just seconds after council chair Jeremy Jacobs called the council meeting into executive session. UB administrators aren’t required to stay by law but could have stayed seated and listened to students like UB Professional Staff Senate Chair Domenic Licata did. On Monday, demonstrators asked “how long” they have to wait for UB to give them a “living stipend.” Only three out of 17 current Spectrum editors were on staff when the movement began in 2017.

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I was ready to give up after my first day at UB. I landed in Buffalo in the middle of a January snowstorm and just 33 hours earlier, I boarded a plane in 80-degree weather. I’m multiracial, multiethnic, multicultural and I’ve lived in two countries in different hemispheres. I am no stranger to adaptation and transition. Still, nothing could have prepared me for that snowstorm. I had no clue where I was going after I left the airport. I grabbed the first person I saw in a UB hoodie. He was Taiwanese and -- in true international student solidarity -- he helped me find my way to campus. We arrived outside the Ellicott complex, but since UB is a maze, I realized I was nowhere near my

new apartment at South Lake Village. I’m used to 80-degree weather. There was no way in hell I was walking that distance in the middle of a snowstorm. But we didn’t have swipe access and were left stranded for hours. Two asthma attacks later, I was crouching down behind a fort the student built out of all our suitcases put together just to block out the cold air He called UPD and asked them to assist me in going to South Lake Village. They politely declined, saying they “don’t have that service.” “What do you mean you don’t have that service,” he yelled into the phone. I was pissed. I was in a new country all by myself and felt overwhelmed and scared. Two RAs ﬁnally came to our rescue and ordered me an Uber to South Lake Village, which they didn’t even make me pay for. I walked into an empty apartment, with no sheets on the bed, no real food and no company. I was devastated. I was exhausted. All I wanted was to take a damn shower.

But I didn’t have any soap either. I was so ready to give up and would have gladly taken another 33-hour flight back to my tropical homeland. On the verge of tears, I asked my CA Ruben if he had any soap to spare. I must’ve been in quite a state. Ten minutes later, he was back with the cutest travel-sized bottles of shampoo, conditioner and a full bar of soap. The last 40 hours had been absolute hell. Ruben’s one act of kindness, however, gave me more warmth than any fireplace could have. I had made my first friend at UB. Yes, he was my CA but it still counts. I thought to myself, “Maybe this Buffalo thing might work after all.” But it still took time for me to get accustomed to life in America. The next couple of weeks were a dizzying affair of orientations. I had to get used to such a large campus, and seeing what America was all about. Of course, I got the occasional,

“Singapore. . .Is that in China?” I also got the famous indifference Americans have toward international issues. I was truly surprised that some students I interacted with didn’t know anything about countries outside of this continent, let alone countries in my part of the world. I grew up in Singapore and England so I am well versed in topics ranging from Brexit to Lee Kuan Yew. It was frustrating at ﬁrst, but overall I was glad I got the chance to educate people about who I am and where I come from. The UB experience has afforded me so many opportunities I never had in England or Singapore. I get to take classes about topics I never knew I could learn about. I can contribute to groundbreaking research in labs I never thought I could work in. Moving to yet another country, although stressful and frightening, was truly a transformative experience. And I’m really glad I stuck it out that ﬁrst night.

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‘A seat, a voice and a vote:’ what shared governance means to UB UB community gathers for fourth-annual Shared Governance Day JACKLYN WALTERS CO-SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

UB community members chanted “A seat, a voice and a vote” at the fourth-annual Shared Governance Day to emphasize the purpose of shared governance Tuesday afternoon. Members of the Faculty Senate and Professional Staff Senate organized the meeting at the Center for Tomorrow, where UB and SUNY community members spoke about the importance of collaboration on campus -- or shared governance. Ken O’Brien, a former SUNY Brockport professor, discussed “why shared governance is patriotic,” and SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson and Provost Tod Laursen spoke at the meeting on speaker phone. Gunnar Haberl, UB Student Association president, and University Police Chief Chris Bartolomei also spoke to the crowd of roughly 100 people on the relevance of shared governance in their positions. PSS Chair Domenic Licata and FS Chair Philip Glick opened the meeting by deﬁning shared governance and its role at UB. “Shared governance is the bedrock of higher education in the United States,”

Licata said. “Since the first shared governance day in 2016, the faculty, staff and students have worked together with the administration on many significant initiatives around our academic mission.” Glick said shared governance should be a priority for every member of the UB community. “We’re here today because we all want to make UB a better place,” Glick said. “Any decline in the participation of faculty in governance seriously threatens the quality of higher institutions.” O’Brien took an interactive approach to the discussion and asked attendees for their goals, best and worst examples and threats to shared governance. He said shared governance is “one of the basic tenets of higher education” but “is not generally well understood.” “It’s really difficult to define, but you know it when you see it,” O’Brien said. The audience’s goals included having a voice in university decisions and the “opportunity for collaboration.” The audience said threats to shared governance included the issue of “complacency” and people refusing to involve themselves in university conversations, leaving administrators to make decisions alone and defeating the purpose entirely. Haberl discussed SA’s achievements in the past year and attributed its progress to the collective efforts of university members.

“My entire term, we’ve prioritized [shared governance],” Haberl said. “We started with the rebuilding of relationships, and it’s relationships that get the job done. [I] hope that whoever gets elected next year continues to build those relationships.” Johnson and Laursen congratulated UB for being a “leader” in the shared governance initiative and brieﬂy discussed SUNY’s PRODI-G (Promoting Retention, and Opportunity for Diversity, Inclusion and Growth) program, which intends to increase the diversity among SUNY faculty members. Johnson said the program will unite “SUNY, individual campuses and donors” to hire 1,000 “diverse and inclusive” faculty members. Glick said there are multiple “pillars” to

shared governance which include students, faculty and staff. He said Tuesday’s meeting was important to “get all the pillars at the table.” Licata said everyone should be involved in discussions at UB to help the university grow. “You all have a seat at our table, a voice that will be heard and I urge you to continue to assist us in building the best UB that we can together.”

scientiﬁc papers and he and his colleagues were among the ﬁrst researchers to connect gum disease with heart disease and stroke, according to the UB website. He also helped launch more than 80 companies in Western New York while he was vice provost of STOR. “Our hearts go out to Dr. Genco’s wife,

Frances, his son, Robert, and his daughters, Julie Alford and Deborah Powell; to all of his colleagues in the School of Dental Medicine and across the university; and to the countless students whose lives he touched over more than ﬁve decades at UB,” Tripathi said. “Dr. Genco was always an invaluable

source of support, perspective and leadership to me personally, and to our entire university community. I know I speak on behalf of our entire UB family when I say that he will be sorely missed.”

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Faculty Senate Chair Philip Glick holds a phone as SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson and Provost Tod Laursen talk on speaker phone at UB’s Shared Governance Day. The fourth annual celebration on Tuesday emphasized the importance of collaboration in UB’s decision making.

Kieran Power contributed reporting to this story. Email: jacklyn.walters@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @JacklynUBSpec.

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DR. GENCO Genco, 80, a professor of oral biology, periodontics and microbiology in the School of Dental Medicine had been working at UB since 1968. He led UB’s Microbiome Center and was previously the vice provost of UB Ofﬁce of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach. He published more than 395

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HAZARDOUS to make reporters cover their noses as they approached. The odor permeated the top floor stairwell and reached the floor stairwell below. The two white containers were somewhat translucent and could hold approximately 200 gallons. One was labeled “Acid Power” and was half-filled with a liquid. It did not smell and was on the first floor behind a door labeled “Restricted Access.” Spectrum reporters pushed on the door and it opened on Friday and Monday morning. The other was labeled “ALKA-DET 3,” a cage-washing sanitizer. Labels warned contact “causes severe skin burns and eye damage.” The Spectrum contacted UB Environmental Health and Safety Monday after reporters verified UB had not relocated the containers. EHS Associate Director David Vasbinder said staff removed and relocated the three empty containers to “appropriate storage areas” by Tuesday morning. The “Acid Power” container, the one with the liquid, was not there when EHS searched the building on Monday afternoon, Vasbinder wrote in an email. A lab animal facility worker who works on South Campus told The Spectrum that workers moved the container, which he called “soap” to wash cages, into a locked facility on Monday. Phosphoric acid was the main ingredient on the label of the container containing liquid. Vasbinder said the cagewashing liquids were similar to household cleaners and disinfectants. The empty blue containers, he said, had contained ethylene glycol, which is found in antifreeze and was used for the building’s heating loops. The barrels originally contained “formula 1251,” a product used “in specific types of cooling water circuits,” according to a safety data sheet. UB had washed the containers and refilled

them with ethylene glycol, according to Vasbinder. “However, previous labels on these [containers] were not removed or defaced as should have been done,” Vasbinder said. Ethylene glycol was “removed from the heat transferring system, put into barrels then fed back into the system” at the building. Vasbinder wrote that UB Facilities used the containers. He said EHS “detected a slight smell at the top of the stairwell” on Monday and the containers “were empty and had bung caps in place that keep them sealed.” He said there may have been “some of the characteristic sweet odor from residual ethylene glycol, which would not have posed a health threat to individuals using the stairwell,” UB’s EHS has “eight golden rules” that state UB employees must stamp a UBgenerated “hazardous waste” label on a container when it comes to campus. Employees also need to fill out a UB general trash disposal label for container disposals. The Spectrum did not find any UB-generated container labels on Friday and Monday. The Spectrum’s findings come three months after the state comptroller’s office reported “limited assurance that only authorized people have access to [UB] areas storing hazardous materials” and UB was “not open or responsive to the risk raised” by auditors. UB, in a written response to the report, said OSC’s report was “incorrect and misleading,” having the “potential to needlessly alarm our students, employees and campus communities.” The Spectrum reached out to OSC, but a spokesperson declined to speak on matters outside the audit. “[EHS] … will be reviewing proper storage of empty containers and proper labeling of containers for secondary purposes and to indicate the empty conditions,”

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Vasbinder wrote. How The Spectrum found the containers On Friday, two Spectrum reporters working on a story unrelated to hazmat walked into the BEB and smelled a nausea-inducing odor. The reporters saw the containers and investigated. According to a safety data sheet, the product on the barrel wass “for industrial use only” and it should be in “locked up” storage. Vasbinder wrote that the stairwell landing “is not normally accessed unless someone with key access is going to the roof.” The reporters walked up the stairs without encumbrance. Spectrum reporters also found two white containers on the BEB’s first floor. The containers were labelled with a Pharmacal Research Laboratories, Inc. logo. The doors leading up to the containers were unlocked and open to the public, once on Friday and again on Monday morning. Vasbinder wrote that the location was a “restricted area” and “not a direct path through a building nor is it a public access corridor.” One container, labeled “phosphoric acid,” is sold as “Acid Power” on Pharmacal’s website. The other container, labelled “potassium hydroxide,” is sold as “ALKADET 3.” GHS classifies the contents of “Acid Power” and “ALKA-DET 3” as “serious” and “severe” for skin and eye exposure. Vasbinder wrote that the “ALKADET 3” container “did have a label which reflected the previous contents but there was no additional labeling to indicate that it was empty.” David Niederbuhl, facility manager at the Comparative Medicine Laboratory Animal Facilities, said the white containers’ location on Monday is not

where the lab usually places them. “We were storing them there for a short period of time, one of them was actually empty and we were waiting for the [other] tank to be emptied to [another] facility,” Niederbuhl said on Tuesday morning. Niederbuhl said the containers’ storage location was not regular practice and the containers are “typically” inside of the facility behind a set of closed doors. The doors by the containers should have been shut, he said. “We put the full [container] in our facility and the empty one is out by the loading dock for [Newton] freight company to pick up,” Niederbuhl said on Tuesday morning. He said the company was “supposed to pick up” the empty container on Monday, but he was in downtown Buffalo, so he could not conﬁrm its status on Tuesday morning. Vasbinder wrote in a statement that UB takes its obligations to provide a safe and secure environment “very seriously.” “We will continue to uphold our rigorous standards to ensure a safe campus environment,” Vasbinder wrote. “[EHS] will continue to communicate with any departments using bulk chemicals to ensure that they are aware of restrictions on storage of full or empty containers in public corridors and stairwells.” Vasbinder wrote that EHS holds safety training sessions for campus chemical users and reminds training attendees about “proper container labeling and storage practices.” Email:

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Caribbean SA puts spotlight on culture and concerns around campus Club members look to make an open space to discuss issues on campus LEAH HIGGINS STAFF WRITER

Tashana Aldeus wants everyone to know that Caribbean islands are “more than just beaches.” Aldeus, a junior health and human services major and publicity coordinator of the Caribbean Student Association, wants more students to be aware of CSA. It has been an ofﬁcial club at UB since 1975 and treasurer Yugii Smith, a senior computer science major, said this has been “the best year yet” for the club. Club ofﬁcials said club participation has declined in the last three years, but said participation has improved as the club has addressed more social issues around campus. “One time I can remember a topic of discussion that came up,” said CSA President and senior chemistry and political science major Patrice Cunningham. “We started asking each other, ‘Do you see people of your kind as professors? Do you feel comfortable enough going up to your professors and asking for help? Do you feel represented?’” Members meet every Friday and present topics that concern Caribbean culture and bring attention to current issues. Previ-

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Indian SA’s performance. “We took a literal approach to the theme, but it all depends on how people interpret human nature,” Patel said. “We’re trying to bring out the general emotions that impact most people [and] we want to show the audience how it affects them.” Elise Helou, coordinator of the International Council, which oversees UB’s international clubs, said that this year’s International Fiesta explores the experiences that shape human nature and the variety found in human cultures. “We, as humans, are molded by our experiences. Likewise, the same can be said about cultural groups of people,” Helou said. “My intention with choosing the theme was to have each competing act highlight what course of events or event shaped their individual culture and set it apart from all the rest, with a focus on feeling, thinking and acting.” Helou said she would focus primarily on assisting the clubs involved this year. “Through my experience participating in Fiesta, there were some things I had

ous discussions have included the cultural appropriation of hairstyles, differences in language dialects and a discussion on the societal treatment of plus-sized and slim women in the Caribbean and United States. The club encourages an open space for discussions, wanting to make everyone involved feel comfortable talking through issues, according to Cunningham. Students discussed similar topics during Friday’s Pre-Law Chapter of the National Black Law Students Association demonstration in the Student Union. The demonstration highlighted UB’s diversity on campus and Cunningham said the CSA supports working with other organizations like Black Student Union and NBLSA to show solidarity. “When we do speak in a forum as individual voices we are not as effective,” Cunningham said. “After the conversation ends, that’s when the discussion about the topic ends.” Cunningham takes pride in the club’s mission to create a family-like environment for students to go to. She said all students should think about what representation means on campus and if students have someone who they relate to. The club works through programming and weekly meetings to extend awareness about Caribbean culture throughout UB. Smith grew up in Jamaica, but wanted to expand his knowledge about other Carib-

wished were done for us that I wanted to give to my clubs,” Helou said. Helou wished there was a Fiesta info meeting, a group photo session the day of the show, a chance to send judges a portfolio to give them a better idea of the individual cultures and “clear communication” of deadlines. Helou expects a high turnout for the event and feels the SA and the organizations participating have advertised the event well. “One-thousand free undergrad tickets were all handed out within ﬁve days, which is really satisfying,” Helou said. “It feels good knowing people are looking forward to attending the event.” Helou said she had to book the CFA in August and began arranging club details, like practice-room reservations and deadlines during winter break. The Latin American Student Association is one of the groups that has been preparing for the competition. This year, the club’s piece will focus on Puerto Rican dances, such as Taíno Arawak, Bomba, Salsa, Reggaeton and Latin trap. Joedie Padilla, a LASA alum and one of

bean cultures when he came here. “When people talk about the Caribbean, they talk about certain islands, but there’s a lot more that comes with the Caribbean,” Smith said. Among countries currently represented in the club are Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Haiti. The club respects the different cultures that each island fosters and offers a space for uniﬁcation, as the club’s motto states, “Out of many, we are one.” CSA is hosting three programs in the spring semester. The ﬁrst is called “Out N’ Bad” and will be held in the Student Union Theater on March 31. The competition is set to host different dance teams to perform for a prize.

The club’s pageant “Beauty and The Beach” takes place on April 14. The club chose the theme as a platform to promote awareness toward pollution in the ocean. The club is also hosting Carifest for the ﬁrst time in April. It aims to celebrate the club’s Founder’s Day with a celebration of Caribbean heritage. Club members will dress up in traditional Caribbean clothing, have a band march and a carnival. Members said they hope this will draw attention on campus and encourage people who are not familiar with the club to ask questions about what it does and represents. Email: features@ubspectrum.com

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Members of Caribbean Student Association stand for a group portrait. CSA looks to make the club environment a safe place for students to talk about social issues on campus.

the 10 choreographers involved in their performance, said the focus on Puerto Rico was meant to highlight their history of survival. “Throughout history, Puerto Rico has had series of events that have challenged the people of the island to survive,” Padilla said. “Puerto Ricans are experts on using music as a way to express themselves and bring people together. What better way to tell the story of the people of Puerto Rico than through its art and music on the night of Fiesta?” Padilla hopes their performance reaches the Puerto Rican population in Buffalo. “After Puerto Rico’s most recent events, it’s important for us to bring their story to light and use that as an example to show the audience the power of staying strong and uniﬁed when it comes to surviving,” Padilla said. “We believe that our performance will be able to touch people of different backgrounds that could relate to our story.” Clubs outside of the council are also participating in International Fiesta. UB Breakdance has been preparing for its performance at the competition. The group

has been a part of International Fiesta every year. Lloyd Tanedo, the president of UB Breakdance sees this performance as an opportunity to show how breakdancing has changed over the years. “[Breakdancing] is not what everyone expects now,” Tanedo said. “People think it’s only spinning on your head, only rap and hip-hop. But it’s evolved to a different level now.” Many groups are excited for the performance, with Helou hinting a special surprise for the audience. “I’m looking forward to seeing their reaction. I’m excited to be on the other side of the show for once and be a support to the groups performing,” Helou said. “I’m also so appreciative of the opportunity to combine the three things I love most: event planning, dance, and my amazing, talented, hard-working and dedicated International organizations.” Human Nature will take place on the CFA Mainstage on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Email: julianna.tracey@ubspectrum.com

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The Best International Restaurants in Buffalo

ISABELLA NURT ASST. FEATURES EDITOR

Buffalo has more on its plate to offer than wings. The Queen City has an abundance of authentic ethnic restaurants. All it takes is a little off-campus exploring to expand your palate to almost anywhere in the world. West Side Bazaar 25 Grant St., Buffalo The West Side Bazaar is a socially conscious organization as well as one of the best spots to eat in Buffalo. The organization was founded in 2009 as a safe place for immigrants to start small businesses. Now it incubates 13 restaurant and retail shops from people around the world. 007 Chinese, run by a couple from Myanmar and Malaysia, is the best place to get authentic dim sum in the city. Another worthy mention is Abyssinia Ethiopian Cuisine. The owner, Zelalem Gemmeda, imports spices from Ethiopia for her recipes from home. Niagara Cafe 525 Niagara St., Buffalo This is the only restaurant in Buffalo that serves solely authentic Puerto Rican food. This cozy and casual lunch and dinner spot is also located on Buffalo’s Westside. The prices are college-friendly, with most lunch specials being $6. Some highlights from their menu are Puerto Rican staples such as cassava with beef, green bananas and pork, chicken and white or yellow rice. You can also try imported sodas like Coco Rico and Kola Champagne. Their food truck travels around Buffalo to different events during the summer months. Polish Villa 1085 Harlem Rd., Buffalo and 2954 Union Rd., Cheektowaga Buffalo has a large population of Polish immigrants and descendents, so it’s no surprise there is a great Slavic restaurant. Polish Villa has two locations, one in Buffalo and one in Cheektowaga. Owners serve their own family’s traditional homemade pierogies with choices of sauerkraut, cheese, potato or mushroom. More traditional dishes include kielbasa, or Polish sausage, and golabki, or cabbage roll. Polish Villa also has a food truck that

serves items from their menu as well as zapiekanka, which is a popular street food in Poland that consists of an open-faced sandwich on a baguette bread roll. Yey’s Cafe 3225 Main St., Buffalo

Buffalo now has a Cambodian restaurant. Yey’s Cafe opened fall 2018 and is located just minutes from South Campus. The ambience is pretty hip, with hanging shelves of Asian plants and colorful wall art. If you’re unfamiliar with Cambodian cuisine, you may find it similar to neighboring countries with its sweet and spicy combinations. They are known for their curries, but tend to be less spicy than Thai dishes. Their noodle soup can also be compared to Vietnamese pho, and the num pang is a sandwich similar to Vietnamese banh mi but with beef instead of chicken. This place is vegan-friendly, with an assortment of dishes to choose from. Pastry by Camille 1416 Hertel Ave., Buffalo and 617 Main St., Buffalo The most instagrammable French dessert can be found here. Pastry by Camille’s assortment of crepes and creme brulee are tasty as they are pretty. The restaurant has two locations: one on Main St. and the other on Hertel Ave., with Hertel having a larger selection on their menu. The resturaunt built quite a reputation for their sweets but, they have noteworthy savory French dishes as well. The Into the Wild crepe consists of Alaskan salmon with lemon butter. If that doesn’t make your mouth water, well, I can assume you just don’t like salmon. The space doubles as a restaurant and art gallery, so you can pretend you are enjoying a sophisticated, Parisian cafe while ignoring the mountainous Buffalo snow outside. Taqueria Los Mayas 3525 Genesee St., Cheektowaga This restaurant, located five minutes from the Walden Galleria Mall, is owned by a family of Mexican immigrants from Buffalo, who have brought the tastes of their home here. Their menu is large, but one unique item you won’t find anywhere else in the city is their chilaquiles verdes. The dish consists of small cubes, fried in a

Buffalo Bhangra: Where cultural preservation and cardio go hand in hand Students discuss the cultural signiﬁcance of the dance form TANVEEN VOHRA CO-SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

Students in the Buffalo Bhangra group use Bhangra as a way of preserving their culture through integration with popular culture. Bhangra is a folk dance from the Punjabi region in South Asia. The dance form is a celebration of the harvest season and holds deep cultural meaning to performers, according to Parmveer Ratth, the president of Sikh Student Association and the Bhangra group. “From every single prop used in Bhangra, to basically how the costume is, is based off our culture,” Ratth said. Ratth said Bhangra dance steps are also related to the harvest, such as Fassla — where dancers move their arms — which mimics how grains “flow in the wind.” And each prop they use also has significance. “Daang,” which is used in the dance, is a walking stick used to walk through fields, and “sapp,” is a percussive instrument that can be used as a scarecrow or to cut crops, according to Ratth. Bhangra also tends to be a “highly cardio-intensive workout,” Ratth said, which makes it seem “intimidating” to beginners. “[Beginners] easily get startled and get mad or annoyed because I’m kind of yell-

ing at them to fix this step, or I keep repeating the same thing over and over,” Ratth said. “But once they realize their mistakes and see the difference, they don’t get angry anymore.” Jasmeet Aujla, secretary of SSA was a beginner herself when she joined Buffalo Bhangra as a freshman and said she also felt this frustration. “It was obviously frustrating at first. But luckily, we spent the first few months doing a boot camp of sorts where we learned the basic steps,” Aujla said. She said beginners who get upset when they are unable to perform perfectly are “the ones who are really trying,” and are usually given more attention in instruction. The months of hard work and constant practice are worth it to the group however, when it sees the reaction of students at events, such as the upcoming International Fiesta on Saturday. “You can see, as soon as [Buffalo Bhangra] gets on stage, everyone’s just erupting. You go back and look at everyone’s social media there’s always videos and pictures of the Bhangra team,” Arjan Gujral, vice president of SSA said. “Even in Capen, they have this diversity board that they put up this year, and they have old Bhangra teammates that we know.” The crowd’s response instills a sense of honor for the Bhangra team. “You feel a sense of pride. And then it also motivates us to try even better and project what our culture is and what our dance form is,” Ratth said.

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green or red sauce and served with queso and an over-easy egg. But even if you stick with a standard taco or burrito, their authentic recipes will surely stand apart from Taco Bell. Even their nachos, which have earned a certain Americanized misrepresentation as “arcade food,” are a

surprisingly hearty dish with a delicious blend of toppings and marinated chicken.

For Punjabi-American students who have grown up in the U.S., the group allows a chance to learn more about the culture they come from. Aujla said she grew up in Watertown, New York, where “there weren’t a lot of Punjabi people,” and her cultural experiences were limited to Sunday school at her local gurdwara and her parents. “Which is why when I came to UB, it was such a good opportunity for me to be surrounded by people who could, get me more into it [Punjabi culture],” Aujla said. The dance form has high cultural signiﬁcance to the people of Punjab and their descendents, but students who come from all over India, Pakistan, Africa, Latin America and the U.S. have participated in the group, according to Aujla and Ratth. Ratth said song mixes in the Buffalo Bhangra performances use hip-hop beats and nods to famous rappers, which helps attract the audience and prospective dancers. “[The audience] ﬁnds it appealing when

they pick out like, ‘Oh look there’s a Kendrick reference,’ or ‘There’s a Drake reference,’” Ratth said. The pop culture references are more than just a tool to attract the audience, Gujral said. He said the intersections between African American and Punjabi culture run deep. “All of the ﬁrst and second generation brown kids, we all basically listen to rap music because there’s so many cultural ties that are interesting,” Gujral said. “Especially between Punjab and like the things that black people have gone through and sort of their history.” UB’s Bhangra group and SSA, according to Ratth, regularly addresses social issues and are involved in the community. “Our main goal is just to share and introduce everyone in the UB community to who we are,” Ratth said.

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Buffalo Bhangra performs at a previous event. Bhangra is a folk dance from the Punjab region in South Asia, but students from all over the world perform in the group.

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Culture on camera Rutuja Sawant deﬁes cultural expectations after leaving India SAMANTHA VARGAS ASST. ARTS EDITOR

Growing up in India, UB student Rutuja Sawant never felt like she could express herself. She struggled between the pressure to succeed academically and the lack of representation in media, but found a sense of identity through filmmaking. Sawant, a junior media study major, has been pursuing film since she was a freshman. She never used a camera before she moved from Mumbai. Now she has worked with multiple film genres, all with the intention of submitting her work to film festivals. After climbing an uphill battle against insecurities and academic pressure, Sawant has made a full transformation since coming to Buffalo. Sawant has made big strides in the department of media study, culminating in the screening of her film “Janitor Jay” in a Performance, Lectures and Screenings in Media Art course. She has received a flood of attention from students and faculty, enough attention to warrant entire response papers on the film. “I feel like UB has given such a space to me when I came here. I feel comfortable to express myself more than I ever had before,” Sawant said. “Knowing people have discussed my film is a big deal for me. I felt really honored.” But Sawant didn’t have this confidence three years ago. She originally applied to UB to pursue mechanical engineering. She only switched into media study after taking one film class. “Growing up in India, I was kind of ex-

pected to just choose engineering or one of the STEM fields. So after high school, I thought, ‘I’m just going to do engineering.’ My parents expected me to always do well in school,” Sawant said. “I always knew I wasn’t really interested in it, but more so doing it for my parents.” She said her parents supported her decision, although they would prefer for her to pursue a more “stable” career. Switching majors was a relief to Sawant, who recalls the pressure she experienced during high school. “In school there was always a competition over grades. I still wonder if any of us were actually even friends, or if it was all just about the competition,” Sawant said. “People kept pushing me. They would say, ‘You used to be a good student,’ but I was still getting 80s. I was never failing.” Sawant said she began to feel the effects of her culture’s demands over time. She began to burn out and isolate herself. “Eventually I closed off. I feel like I had so many things to contribute, so many things that I wanted to do in school but I couldn’t take it,” Sawant said. “When I went back home last summer, my sister told me, ‘You were so different two years ago.’ I wasn’t me at that point.” Sawant was able to come out as gay after coming to UB, but her journey toward self-acceptance came with its own obstacles. She was bullied by a former roommate and other students. “When I came [to America] a few years ago, I didn’t know anyone who came from my country that I could talk to. I felt like I was the only [gay person] from India. Some people were not very nice to me,” Sawant said. “It was hard, but I was able to find a group of great friends. Going through something like this, with people that supported me, it gave me confidence

like my parents, who do not even think to voice my opinions.” Now that she is able to pursue her pas- about sexuality and gender expression, sions, Sawant feels as though she can ex- think about new ideas. I want people to press her true self. This newfound free- understand things better and change perdom is seen through her films and work spectives,” Sawant said. “Growing up in my culture I didn’t see people express who ethic. Justin Allen, a junior health and human they really are, in media or in Bollywood services major, has acted in many of Sawa- movies. I want to make that for people. That would make me really happy.” nt’s films. “For all of her films, she has everything planned out and makes sure everyone is Email: amantha.vargas@ubspectrum.com on the same page. It’s incredible to see a Twitter: @SamVargasArts. student filmmaker be so organized,” Allen said. “Her work is so different and interesting. Even as an actor, you become so engaged in the plot and all the small details she includes.” Sawant said she hopes to create progressive dialogues with her work as she continues with her career. One of her recent films touched on the topic of gender expression. She drew the inspiration for the film from her own struggle with sexuality. “I’ve always had a problem with dressing ever since I was young. People always expected me to dress a certain way. My mom always hated that I liked T-shirts and jeans, nothing girly,” Sawant said. “I always felt you should dress how you COURTESY OF ALLISON MERSIREAU want, not based off your genRutuja Sawant celebrates the inclusion of her student film der. I wanted to make a film “Janitor Jay” into the PLASMA curriculum. about it to show people what words might not be able to.” She wants to pursue filmmaking that will offer different kinds of representation and give different perspectives. “I want to make films that make people

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Bulls beat Ohio 82-79 NATHANIEL MENDELSON SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

Back to back. The No. 19 UB Bulls claimed the MidAmerican Conference regular-season title for the second-straight season as they defeated Ohio 82-79 Tuesday night. The Bulls basketball team (27-3, 15-2 MAC) has won eight-straight games with its last loss against Bowling Green on Feb. 1. Buffalo has now tied the school record in wins for a season and the most in MAC play. Last year’s Bulls squad set both records. The Bulls have one more game left this week before hitting the road to Cleveland for the MAC tournament. “[I] give Ohio a lot of credit. They came ready to play tonight and gave us all we could handle,” said head coach Nate Oats. “I was happy with the way we shot the ball in the ﬁrst half, but I wasn’t particularly pleased with our defensive effort, which we need to improve on before Friday. With that being said, I am extremely proud of this group for everything they have accomplished so far this year. Winning the

regular season was just one of our goals for this season and I am happy for the guys in our locker room.” The Bulls’ victory on Tuesday night wasn’t as easy as the last time. Buffalo beat Ohio by 47 points when the teams played two weeks ago. It is the largest margin of victory they’ve had this season. UB seemed like it was on its way to another 47-point victory but sloppy plays kept the Bobcats close. The Bulls hit 12 shots in the ﬁrst half and 11 were 3-pointers. Junior guard Davonta Jordan led the way with four three pointers just nine minutes in, tying his career high. Jordan didn’t score another point the rest of the game. Sophomore guard Jayvon Graves gave Buffalo its largest advantage of the ﬁrst half 39-29 with three and two free throws from senior forward Jeremy Harris would give Buffalo a 41-35 lead into halftime. Ohio quickly closed in on the Bulls after the half, pulling within two points with 15:47 remaining. Freshman guard Ronaldo Segu and senior forward Montell McRae put UB back up by eight with more threes. Senior forward Nick Perkins and Harris traded buckets to build Buffalo’s lead up to 12 points with less than 10 minutes remaining.

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ly, men’s and women’s basketball has been the main producers of talent with multiple players going to Australia and Europe to continue their playing careers.

currently playing NATHANIEL MENDELSON SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

As Buffalo athletics continues to prosper, more athletes are signing professional contracts abroad after graduation. Recent-

Wes Clark Wes Clark may have only spent one year in Buffalo, but he made a splash. Clark led the Bulls to the second round of the NCAA tournament last year and showed off to scouts that he should be playing professionally. Clark signed a contract with Happy Casa Brindisi of the Italian-Serie A basketball league this past summer. The MidAmerican Conference tournament’s Most Valuable Player has helped the team go 12-8 on the season to ﬁnish sixth in the standings. Clark averaged 13 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 23 minutes per game in 10 games.

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Stephanie Reid picks up her dribble. Reid has played for two professional teams since leaving UB, both in her native country of Australia.

Stephanie Reid Stephanie Reid was a star point guard for women’s basketball in her four seasons here. She was an integral part to the teams’ run to the Sweet-16 last season.

WEEKEND PREVIEW IN UB ATHLETICS Thirteen different events to watch the Bulls SPORTS DESK

It’s a busy weekend for fans of UB sports, with a total of 13 events happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Seven of UB’s 14 varsity athletic teams will compete at UB and throughout the country. Men’s Basketball - Friday, 6 p.m. The Bulls are in the midst of an eightgame win streak and play Bowling Green Friday at 6 p.m. The Falcons are the last team Buffalo lost to and currently sit in second place in the Mid-American Conference. The Bulls clinched the MAC regular season championship on Tuesday with their win against Ohio. The game at Alumni Arena is already sold out, as Buffalo tries for a school-record 28th win this

season. Women’s Basketball - Saturday, 2 p.m. Buffalo will play its last game of the regular season against Kent State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Bulls made their last trip to Alumni Arena on Wednesday and will use the game against the Golden Flashes as a ﬁnal tune-up before the MAC tournament starts next week. Senior guard Cierra Dillard currently ranks top-ﬁve in the NCAA in scoring this season at 25.5 points per game. Men’s Tennis - Friday at 12 p.m., Saturday at 10 a.m. Men’s tennis will play two matches in Princeton, New Jersey this weekend. They play Bryant on Friday and Princeton on Saturday. The Bulls are 2-2 over their last four with wins against Quinnipiac and Xavier and losses to Penn State and Cleveland State.

But the Bulls went cold momentarily, and Ohio took advantage. The Bobcats dominated Buffalo inside with a series of layups and dunks to make it a one-point game with 5:32 left, 63-62. Senior guard CJ Massinburg, who had been quiet all night, had to step up. Ohio fouled the senior and he sank two free throws to bring Buffalo back up by three and a Harris jumper made it a four-point game with Ohio missing one of two free throws in between. Massinburg, who shoots a team-high 78.1 percent from the free throw line, attempted 10 foul shots in the final minute of the game. He made seven. Massinburg scored 10 of his 17 points over the final three minutes. Massinburg missed his final two foul shots, but the Bulls were able to hold on as Ohio wasn’t able to attempt a desperation heave with so little time remaining. The Bulls’ three-point shooting did not sustain through halftime as Buffalo made 4-14 in the second, compared to 11-20 in the first. Harris led the Bulls with 20 points, Graves added 10 and Perkins had 17 to round out the top scorers. The Bulls conclude the regular season on Friday when they host Bowling Green

Reid ﬁnished her UB career with 1,218 points, 681 assists, 366 rebounds and 218 steals. She is the only player in school history with over 1,000 points and 600 assists. Reid has played on two teams in the past year: the Frankston Blues and Dadenong Rangers. Both teams play in her native country of Australia. Reid appeared in only four games for the Rangers, playing just 5.8 minutes per game. The Rangers play in the top league of Australia. Reid re-signed with Frankston for a second season and she will be joined by former Bull JoAnna Smith. The two overlapped during Reid’s freshman and Smith’s senior seasons. Current Bull Courtney Wilkins used to play for Frankston as well. Blake Hamilton Blake Hamilton graduated from UB in 2017 and has already spent time at multiple clubs. Hamilton scored over 1,000 points in his career at UB despite only playing two seasons. He had 438 rebounds and 226 assists in his career. Hamilton originally signed with BK Ventspils in the Latvian Basketball League. Hamilton was versatile for Ventspils with 10.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists in his one season there. He most recently signed with Panionios of the Greek HEBA A1 basketball league and played one game with them so far. He played 27 minutes and scored 10 points with 8 rebounds.

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Senior forward Nick Perkins goes for a layup against Ohio. Perkins ﬁnished with 17 points during the 82-79 victory as the Bulls secured the MAC regular season championship.

and try for a school-record 28th win. Bowling Green defeated the Bulls 92-88 last time. The game is sold-out and begins at 6 p.m. Email: nathaniel.mendelson@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @NateMendelson

Cassie Oursler joins Reid as the other member of the 2017-18 Bulls to play abroad. The center for UB signed with AE Sedis of the Spanish women’s basketball league but has been assigned to their affiliate Arxil Pontevedra in the second division. Through 19 games, Oursler has been the starting center playing 28 minutes per game. She currently averages 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds in her role. Oursler scored 26 points against FC Barcelona during a 78-69 win on Feb. 23. Naaman Roosevelt Naaman Roosevelt graduated from UB in 2010 and went undrafted before finding a home on the Buffalo Bills. Roosevelt bounced around in the NFL for a few years before finding a more permanent role with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He has 224 receptions, 3,188 yards and 19 touchdowns since joining the Roughriders since 2015. Roosevelt is one of Buffalo’s many players to currently be playing in the CFL. Natey Adjei, David Goldsby, Dillon Guy, Kamathi Holsey, Ernest Jackson, John Kling, Jake Silas and Drew Willy all currently play or have played recently in the CFL.

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Cassie Oursler

Women’s Tennis - Friday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. Women’s tennis is one of the busier teams this weekend with three matches in two days. All three games are at home, with Friday’s matches against Binghamton and St. Bonaventure and Saturday’s against Oakland. They won their last match 5-2 against Drexel. Softball - Thursday 5 p.m., Friday 4 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Softball plays in the Lady Bison Classic in Nashville, Tennessee over the weekend, as the team faces Lipscomb in its opening two games and Valparaiso the ﬁnal two. The Bulls won one game this season on Feb. 15 against Nebraska-Omaha 4-1. Track and Field - Friday and Saturday Track and ﬁeld will send four members to the NCAA championships this weekend. Leon Atkins will compete in the

men’s 800-meter run, Crystal Henderson in the women’s triple jump, Samuel Wray in the men’s weight throw and Jaskiran Dhaliwall in with women’s weight throw. Atkins is the only athlete competing on Friday with the 800m semiﬁnals at 7:27 p.m. The triple jump is at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and the men’s weight throw is at 2 p.m. and women’s at 4:30 p.m. Wrestling - Friday and Saturday The MAC wrestling championships are being held this weekend at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Troy Keller is the highest-seeded Bull at No. 2 for the 165-weight class. Derek Spann at 133, Bryan Lantry at 141, Jake Lanning at 174, Brett Perry at 197 and Jake Gunning at 285 are all seeded third in their respective weight classes.

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