THE SPECTRUM VOL. 68 NO. 39 | MARCH 29, 2019
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RA agreement may violate students’ free speech Campus Living said it will review its RA/CA training program as legal experts question agreement’s constitutionality BENJAMIN BLANCHET, BRENTON J. BLANCHET EDITORIAL STAFF
For years, resident advisers have told The Spectrum they can’t talk about their classroom experiences without Campus Living approval. Some said they can’t even talk about Sizzles’ burgers. Why? They said Campus Living “doesn’t allow” them. When students become RAs or CAs, they have to sign an agreement. The agreement references Campus Living’s “Student Code of Ethics,” which states that student employees cannot speak to the media without professional permission. Legal experts say this language is “overly broad” and could be a violation of students’ First Amendment rights.
“An RA has a legal right to speak as an individual about personal experiences and observations and about working conditions, and the employer has no authority to control that speech or to impose punishment for it,” said Frank LoMonte, a media law expert and director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information at the University of Florida. Campus Living Senior Associate Director Brian Haggerty said the agreement “does not limit RAs from speaking with the media from the perspective of a UB student.” Students, he said, are free to ask if they have questions about the policy. “We approach each year with a reasonable expectation that new staff will seek some clarification about their job expectations,” Haggerty wrote in an email. He wrote that he would make the policy more clear for incoming students in August. “I can’t address what former staff are describing, but for returning and incoming staff, we will review our current training program held in August to be sure staff are clear about expectations.” Legal experts say, as a public university, UB has some control over non-student employee speech. Still, they said Campus Liv-
Can RAs talk to the media? In early January, a Spectrum reporter asked a student for a reaction on a story about campus food. She declined to comment and said it was because she is an RA. LoMonte said the student’s response is “the exact risk of an overly broad policy.” LoMonte said if a person gave an interview and spoke as a Campus Dining & Shops customer and got fired by Campus Living, it would be a “slam dunk” First Amendment case in any U.S. court. “You couldn’t possibly say, ‘Well, when we told you to sign this confidentiality agreement, we literally meant that you forfeit all of your rights attached to the media > SEE RA
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BREAKDOWN OF 2019-20
The Spectrum elects 2019-20 editor-in-chief Editorial board unanimously elects managing editor Brenton Blanchet
ing’s code has “overly broad” language and it raises questions over First Amendment violations of college students’ free speech. Haggerty said the code does not “represent a contractual relationship,” although they still have to sign a document and verify they understand the code. The document they sign includes a statement of agreement that says they “must abide” by their “job description (including the code of ethics).” LoMonte said whether a document is referred to as a “contract,” “rule” or “policy,” you can’t force people to surrender First Amendment rights as a condition of employment. He said it’s fine if the agreement says they’ll respect residents’ confidential information but a blanket “don’t talk to the media without approval” prohibition “goes too far.”
SA EBOARD CANDIDATES INITIATIVE PARTY ACTION PARTY
CLEAR PARTY GOING FORWARD, GOING BLUE PARTY
JACKLYN WALTERS CO-SENIOR NEWS EDITOR
The Spectrum’s editorial board elected Brenton Blanchet, a junior communication major, as editor-in-chief for the 201920 academic year. Blanchet ran unopposed and campaigned for a web-driven approach to news coverage with an emphasis on social media. “This position means the world to me because now I’ll be in charge of the paper > SEE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | PAGE 7
P.R.I.D.E. PARTY STUDENT REFORM PARTY
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Buffalo basketball seasons end on same day
Nate Oats leaving UB
Coach signs new contract with Alabama
ANGELA BARCA Head coach Nate Oats looks on during Buffalo’s NCAA tournament loss in 2016. Oats has resigned from UB and will now be the head coach at University of Alabama. NATHANIEL MENDELSON SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
Men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats is leaving UB for the same position at the University of Alabama. Oats, who signed a five-year extension on March 14, resigned on Wednesday and owe UB $750,000 to take the position in Alabama. When Oats signed his new deal, he told his agent to tell other schools “no” unless the offer is “unreal.” Oats was set to make $837,000 this season and will replace Alabama coach Avery Johnson who made $2.9 million this season. Oats would have been the highest-paid public employee in New York State. The men’s basketball program just finished its best season in program history finishing with 32 wins and earning a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament. Buffalo was ranked for 19 consecutive weeks and has won Mid-American Conference championships in three of Oats’ four years as head coach. “I want to thank the UB administration for helping us elevate Buffalo into one of the premier mid-major programs in the country,” Oats said in a UB athletics press release. “The support we have received from the Western New York community during the good times and the bad times has been nothing short of amazing. This community has made Buffalo feel like home for Crystal and my family over the last six years.” Associate head coach Jim Whitesell will serve as the interim head coach during the search. This announcement comes after Oats reaffirmed his love for Western New York when he signed his new contract. “I wish Nate the very best and we’re thankful for everything he has done to elevate our men’s basketball program,” said Athletic Director Mark Alnutt in a press release. “An opportunity like this is life changing for Nate and his family. Thanks to Nate and the team’s success, the Buffalo coaching position will be extremely attractive and a national search is already underway. It will be conducted as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. We wish Nate and his family all the best.” UB Athletics said they will not be releasing any further comments on the search at this time. Email: nathaniel.mendelson@ubspectrum.com
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UB community mourns loss of professor and friend Dr. Robert Genco JACKLYN WALTERS CO-SENIOR NEWS EDITOR
Dr. Robert Genco was more than a professor. He was a father. He was a friend. And his peers said he was an “integral” part of UB for 51 years. Genco was the vice provost of UB’s Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach, a professor of microbiology and periodontics, and a distinguished professor of oral biology and UB alum. He published roughly 400 scientific papers and helped find correlations between heart disease, strokes and gum disease. Genco, 80, died on Wednesday, March 6 after suffering a cardiac arrest during a meeting in Foster Hall. Julie Genco Alford, Genco’s daughter, said he “always incorporated people that he loved” into his life. She said he prioritized spending time individually with his 10 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren, and created a tradition of traveling around the world with each of them. Alford said when Genco’s grandchildren turned 11 years old, he would take them on a “special trip” somewhere around the world. “Some of them went to Japan, some of them went to Scandinavia, some of them went to Paris, some of them went to Spain,” Alford said. “The kids just couldn’t wait until they turned that age where they got to go on this special trip with Poppie.” Deborah Genco Powell, Genco’s daughter, said her parents started the tradition to get to know their grandchildren better. She said her father was “very caring and
empathetic.” Powell spoke with her father the Sunday before he died and she said he “spent the whole time” asking about her children and grandchildren. “He was always a very positive person, he was always very helpful,” Powell said. “It was just so refreshing to be
around him, to be around that optimism.” Frank Scannapieco, chair of oral biology, wrote in an email that Genco was “arguably one of the most illustrious alumnus of the UB School of Dental Medicine.” “It is impossible to overstate Bob’s contributions to Oral Biology, UB and the
ubspectrum.com world of periodontology,” Scannapieco said. “He truly enjoyed pursuing his scientific interests, and was not afraid to jump into new areas of inquiry with both feet. He motivated many colleagues by asking questions and pushing the field forward. He will be missed.” UB President Satish Tripathi said, in a statement, Genco “was exceptionally committed to [the] university” throughout his time at UB. “Dr. Genco was always an invaluable source of support, perspective and leadership to me personally, and to our entire university community,” Tripathi said. “I know I speak on behalf of our entire UB family when I say that he will be sorely missed.” Genco worked closely with some of his colleagues on research projects and was in the middle of research at the time of his death. Vanessa Barnabei, chair of obstetrics and gynecology, said they were in the middle of a collaborative research proposal when Genco died. Barnabei described Genco as “humble” and said he was “always welcoming and positive.” “I never saw Bob without a smile on his face. I mean, he could be talking about the most serious thing, but he still was always upbeat,” Barnabei said. “He was just the kind of person that so easily made connections and brought people into his sphere and into his charm.” Alford said Genco loved UB and was never tired of it despite working here for over five decades. “He had opportunities to leave and go elsewhere. And he never did,” Alford said. “His heart was at UB, his soul was at UB. He had started his career at Foster Hall on the Main Street campus and the day he died he was in Foster Hall. It’s a symbol of how he has come full circle.” Email: jacklyn.walters@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @JacklynUBSpec.
GENCO MEMORIAL COURTESY OF DEBORAH POWELL Dr. Robert Genco was a world-renowned professor, pioneer of periodontics and UB alum. He died in Foster Hall on Wednesday, March 6.
OPINION
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Where to go when you can’t take it back to the bedroom CHARLOTTE VALENTINE
What do you do when you when you decide to bring your Tinder date home but all three of your roommates are there? Don’t worry kids, Charlotte Valentine’s got your back. College is the perfect place to experiment with your sexuality. And you’re provided with all the optimum apparatuses. A whole campus full of people. No parental guidance. And your very own extra-long twin bed. But for many students, the biggest c––kblock at college is the very place they live: the dorm room. Doing the deed in a dorm is not ideal, especially when you live in a Red Jacket quad. So when you and your consenting partner are, in the famous words of Will Smith, ready to get jiggy with it, the next best place to go is a car. It’s moderately private, it’s moderately comfortable, it’s basi-
cally the perfect spot. For those students who don’t have a car on campus, don’t fret! You can currently join Zipcar for free –– happy Earth Month to you –– and can move your sexytime to a self-service car. That’s a popular spot for most students at UB too, according to UPD Deputy Chief Joshua Sticht. “We do find people having intimate relations in parked cars quite often,” Sticht said. “In those cases we just check the welfare of the parties involved to ensure that everyone involved is consenting and not intoxicated to the point where consent is not possible.” If you aren’t into car sex, I can’t blame you there. For those breezy, 60-degree spring semester nights, bring your date down to Baird Point. If you plan it right, you can host an entire romantic evening –– complete with a happy ending –– all in one spot. Bring a picnic and watch the sunset. Smoke a blunt and stargaze. And once you know the coast is clear, feel free to fornicate.
I suggest bringing a blanket –– concrete is not your friend –– or try expanding your horizons with some standing-sutra. (And if you try any of the crazy yoga sex positions, let me know how it goes.) For the more adventurous crowd, try out the roof of Harriman Hall. While the building is right in the center of South Campus, the roof is so private, it’ll basically feel like your own private balcony. Balcony sex is cool, James Bond did it. But I won’t tell you how to get there, you’ll have to figure that one out yourself. If you’re really down for a thrill –– or an overtly public quickie –– you have indoor and outdoor options. For the brisk April days ahead of us, Knox 20 is the prime spot. Or, if you’re looking for something a bit more intimate, reserve one of the private cubicles in the Lockwood Library. Once the Buffalo weather calms down, make the Walter Kunz Stadium bleachers your new go-to. “It’s kind of cold so you have to go when it’s warm out,” an
anonymous source said. “But also when the f––king architecture kids aren’t doing intramural soccer.” So I would maybe suggest going after dark. For all you bougie folks who feel like sex requires a mattress, try renting an Airbnb. If you’re trying to keep your sex life “special” and “meaningful,” you can find rooms for as cheap as $20 per night. Or you could just go the easy route and talk to your roommates to reserve a time to do it in your own bed. If you or someone you know fear or have experienced sexual assault, there are a number of local resources. Students can make an anonymous report on UB’s website, through the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (716-645-2266), Crisis Services of Erie County (716-834-3131) and UPD (716-645-2222). For off-campus emergencies call 911, Amherst PD (716-689-1311), Buffalo PD (716-851-4444) or the New York State police 24/7 seual assault hotline for college campuses (1-844-845-7269). Stay tuned for another sex column by Charlotte Valentine on April 8. Email: opinion@ubspectrum.com.
Letter to the Editor
When my girlfriend showed me the letter from the editor of The Spectrum to its readership regarding its blank cover, I read it and said to her, “Here we go again.” A couple of Undergraduate Student Association officials decided not to let a Spectrum editor into the International Student Fiesta. The reason: A senior arts editor forgot to apply for a press pass before the event. Thus, the officials at the door of the crowded CFA made the decision to not let the editor into the room. Should the editor have had a press pass? Yes. Should the SA official have let the editor in? Yes. Is that what matters about the story? No. My initial reaction was not about the arts editor’s mistake, the Spectrum’s coverage or the narrow view of the SA official who didn’t let the only independent and student run newspaper into
the event; here’s why. The Faculty Senate Executive Council in February voted on a resolution which asked the administration of UB to fund a living stipend for all graduate students without simultaneously cutting the amount of graduate student teaching assistants, as these workers have become essential to the university’s teaching mission. The committee voted 8-3-4 in favor of the resolution, and the votes were public. Two weeks later, after Provost Zukoski gave a speech about the “difficult” financial situation at UB, a seemingly different group of faculty senators voted on what was essentially the same resolution. It was staunchly voted down in private ballot 3-12. The answers about the African American Studies department and about systematic racism at the university are increasingly
unspecific and underwhelming. When the spokesperson for the university says of EOP, “We are extremely proud of the program and advocate for its ongoing support,” it would help if the money being funneled into the program relayed that same message. At the last UB Council Meeting, the Council illegally went into executive session after refusing to listen to graduate students’ response to the Provost’s presentation from the previous December meeting. Mind you, this presentation largely scapegoated CAS, individual departments, and its message seemed to be “get over it.” As a reminder, Michael Jones –– the student representative on the Council –– suggested at the December meeting that UB Council have at least some room for open forum. This suggestion seems to have been totally ignored.
The Music Library, one of the cornerstones of the arts at UB, has a totally uncertain future. The planning for the library space has gone on completely behind closed doors. This is meant literally. The only information we have is that the university is only tallying when you go out of the door and not when you go in. The Spectrum article on the music library is only filled with non-answers from higher-ups. So when The Spectrum, the only independent journalistic outlet on campus, isn’t let into the International Student Fiesta - an event which will be plastered all over promotional materials –– you can’t blame me for saying, “Here we go again.” Anti-transparency just seems to be standard operating procedure here at UB.
I am writing to express my displeasure with the publication of the “Letters From the Editors” and similar in the March 14 edition of The Spectrum. The choice to publish these pieces in place of secondary source coverage of Saturday’s Fiesta is not only disrespectful to the winning KSA, but to the rest of the performers, Gunnar Haberl, Elise Helou and the entire student body. The Spectrum admitted that it did not have tickets for their reporter and photographer, and additionally did not have press passes. By admitting that they didn’t follow the rules, they have absolutely no case to argue that being barred
from the event is an infringement of free press. The mention of past occurrences of rule bending/breaking when Spectrum reporters were allowed to cover events without press passes does not help the case either. Broken rules in the past should not guarantee continued similar habits in the future. A mistake was made by someone with The Spectrum. Plain and simple. It happens to everyone; we are all human. The decision to create this false narrative claiming that your denial of entry was everyone else’s fault is misplaced and truly a poor representation of UB.
I spoke with a source close to Elise and found out that even the performers needed tickets to remain in the event to watch their friends perform. Working at The Spectrum does not make anyone special. We are all still students and we all have to follow the same rules. The Spectrum needs to retract these pieces and formally apologize to all of the abovementioned parties. The facts associated with this situation were misrepresented by the publication. UB students deserve better. I am very disappointed in The Spectrum’s actions because I usually enjoy picking up a copy when
a new edition comes out. The Spectrum has long been a reliable source of facts and a good place to find out about more nuanced issues on campus. In this case, they are wrong and need to right their course.
--MIKE MONTORO PH.D. MATH STUDENT
Thank you for your time. --
DANIEL G. KORFF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDENT
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Editor’s note: The Spectrum stands by its letter.
FEATURES
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Meet the Candidates: UB SA 2019-20 president, vice president, treasurer TANVEEN VOHRA, JACKLYN WALTERS NEWS DESK
Student Association executive board elections for the 2019-20 year will run April 2-4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Union Theater. The president, vice president and treasurer of the e-board are paid a combined total of $45,000 per year, and are responsible for managing a budget of over $4 million paid for by UB students’ mandatory student activity fee. Here is a breakdown of candidates running for e-board elections:
engagement, which she plans to facilitate through “online and in-person” town halls through Facebook Live and Google Hangouts. She also hopes to promote change within the larger SUNY SA, which she said implements resolutions that have already been passed at UB. Kratt said she wants to promote environmental sustainability such as increasing the number of electric vehicle parking lots and cited the current SUNY Chancellor’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent. Kratt said she hopes to increase the availability of counseling services for students experiencing mental health issues, regardless of the extremity of their problems. “Students should have access to counseling services and no matter the severity of the situation,” Kratt said.
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with her. Hoke said she plans to attend club meetings, increase face-to-face contact with club members and send weekly emails to clubs so they can openly communicate with her. Treasurer Name: Eric Weinman Year: Sophomore Major: Computer engineering, mathematics-economics and political science Weinman is the current SA Senate chair and helped the finance committee write the finance handbook this past winter. He said he hopes to create video guides to increase financial literacy among SA clubs, as he said the financial handbook is too lengthy for students to take the time to understand. Weinman said he wants to implement emergency-purchase order lines for clubs, as well as make adjustments to the SA Senate’s late fee and rollover policies. This would include creating separate brackets for club fees and goals depending on club budgets. He said his time as Senate chair helps him to remain impartial in financial and club matters.
President Name: Yousouf Amolegbe Year: Fourth year Major: Aerospace engineering Amolegbe is SA’s event manager, activities coordinator for the African Student Association and a party organizer. P.R.I.D.E.’s agenda stands for progressive, reform, integrity, diversity and empowerment initiatives. They hope to advocate for an increase in black faculty members and the Educational Opportunity Program, as well as implementing mandatory sexual violence training for all student athletes and Inter-Greek Council members. It is the only party advocating specifically for disability services. Amolegbe said they plan to implement diversity training for students in order to have a better educated, open-minded student body. He said he hopes to reach out to different religious clubs to ask what they need and to determine the best ways to accomodate for students with differing religious beliefs. He said the P.R.I.D.E. party does not want to make any “promises” so they do not disappoint the student body if unable to fulfill any initiatives. Vice President Name: Georgia Hulbert Year: Junior Major: Political science
ISABELLA NURT | THE SPECTRUM Members of the CLEAR party from left to right: Eric Weinman, Sadie Kratt, Abbygail Hoke.
CLEAR Party
President Name: Sadie Kratt Year: Junior Major: Environmental geoscience and geographic information science
Kratt is the current SA Environmental Affairs director and the SUNY SA’s Director of Sustainability. She is running on a platform of transparency and student
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Vice President Name: Abbygail Hoke Year: Sophomore Major: Political science and history Hoke is the coach of UB’s Mock Trial team. She said her time there has given her leadership experience which prompted her to advocate for UB clubs. Hoke said she hopes to ensure students feel respected and represented by SA. She said increasing communication between students, SA and clubs will improve this. She said she wants clubs to be familiar
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ISABELLA NURT | THE SPECTRUM Members of the P.R.I.D.E. party from left to right:Kendra Harris, Yousouf Amoledge, Georgia Hulbert.
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Hulbert is SA’s assistant entertainment director and is the president and founder of the Student Disability Advocacy Alliance and said she identifies as a person
with a disability. She said the P.R.I.D.E. party hopes to advocate for disability services on campus and continue SA’s current initiatives of sexual assault prevention, mental health
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ubspectrum.com awareness and implementing menstrual products in all bathrooms. Hulbert said she hopes to establish recycling centers so students who live off campus can recycle if their housing complex does not provide the necessary amenities to do so. Treasurer Name: Kendra Harris Year: Junior Major: Economics Harris is currently the treasurer of the Black Student Union and is on the SA finance committee. She highlighted her experience handling BSU’s $35,000 budget as well as helping to determine club budgets as a finance committee member. Harris said she wants to encourage clubs to post their general body meetings and information online. She said this would help students to have a better understanding of how to get involved with clubs. Harris said she wants to “ensure students know where their money is going” and emphasize diversity and inclusion on campus.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT President Name: Omran Omar Albarazanchi Year: Junior Major: Chemical and biological engineering Albarazanchi has been an SA senator since last year, and has been a critic of the current SA administration and said he hopes to create a “truly welcoming” student government that is more inclusive. He cited his experience starting a political science club, being the president of the engineering council, and managing a $200 million dollar college budget at his previous university. He specifically hopes to efficiently train SA senators so they can act as an “executive oversight.” Albarazanchi said he actively advocated for senators to vote against derecognizing Pre-Meds Without Borders, which he said was about to be derecognized due to a “pure miscommunication problem,” and hopes to implement a rule tabling motions to derecognize clubs for at least one week before voting. Albarazanchi also said he hopes to increase UB’s visibility in terms of student engagement and representation at conferences. He said he feels smaller public universities and even community colleges are “outpacing” UB in these areas.
ISABELLA NURT | THE SPECTRUM Members of the Students Reform party from left to right: Daniel Connolly, Omran Omar Albarazanchi, Jaycee Miller.
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Vice President Name:Daniel Connolly Year: Junior Major: Computer science
Connolly also became an SA senator this year after running unopposed. He said he wants to promote a culture of humility and servitude toward the students SA represents. Connolly hopes to “completely revamp”
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the SA website by hiring a graphic designer, and ensure the entirety of the SA budget, club constitutions and resources are posted online. If elected, Connolly wants to invite the 2020 presidential candidates to ISABELLA NURT | THE SPECTRUM UB in an effort to Member of the Students Going forward, going blue Party: give students “firstMarina Akaic hand experience” hearing from political candidates. As a freshman, Connolly was a part of UB Students for Trump. When asked about his political affiliations, he said freeTreasurer dom of speech was really important withName: Marina Akaic in SA and hoped to bring speakers from Year: Senior Major: International trade both sides of the political spectrum to give “all students opportunities.” Akaic hopes to “get involved” in her education and her community by running for Treasurer the position of SA treasurer. She cited her Name: Jaycee Miller previous experience handling part of the Year: Junior finances for her mother’s daycare center. Major: Political science and She has not previously held an SA posiFrench tion, but hopes to “build on” and “learn Miller is a current SA senator who cited from” current SA treasurer Tanahiry Esher experience as a treasurer for her high camilla. If elected, Akaic wants to prevent stuschool class during her bid. Miller said she hoped to put up a “digi- dent activity fees from being increased tal module” for finance, which clubs could and wants to increase funding to SA-represented clubs. participate in online in order to fulfill part Akaic believes through increasing diverof their requirement to maintain their persity in SA, she could bring “fresh” perspecmanent recognition. tives while solving SA-related problems. Miller also plans to “reframe” the language in the SA handbook in order to The Spectrum plans to discuss an endorsement “hold [SA members] accountable” to for Monday’s paper. their jobs. She gave the example of setting hard time limits such as “a maximum of Email: news@ubspectrum.com three weeks” on how long SA can take to process certain requests from clubs, rather than giving time frames such as “two weeks or longer.”
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that gave me a place to belong on campus,” Blanchet said. “I want students to turn to us not only when they need news, but when they want their voices heard. And my mission is to make sure students see our role as just that.” Blanchet said his plans include hiring an “engagement editor” who would create special content for The Spectrum’s social media platforms, manage student outreach and handle online analytics. He also wants to expand the opinion desk. Benjamin Blanchet, the editorial edi-
tor, recalled how Brenton initially joined The Spectrum in the fall of 2016, hoping to write about Justin Timberlake’s “FutureSex/LoveSounds” album. “He came in with a unique passion. Something unlike –– even from a writer’s standpoint –– something that I cannot find matched anywhere else,” Benjamin said. “As a brother, I’m very proud of him, of course. But [I’m proud of him] just as an editor who helped coach him on the arts desk back in 2017 [too].” Shubh Jain, The Spectrum’s senior multimedia editor, said he is looking forward to Blanchet’s social media initiatives.
Student Association councils vote to endorse next SA e-board TANVEEN VOHRA, JACKLYN WALTERS CO-SENIOR NEWS EDITORS
Student Association councils voted to endorse candidates for the upcoming SA
elections Wednesday night following the candidates’ speeches. Three councils –– Academic, Engineering and Sports –– endorsed CLEAR party president, Sadie Kratt, and vice president, Abbygail Hoke. Five councils –– Academic, Engineer-
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“The most prominent way in our age to get traction, spread the news out there and let people know what’s happening [is through] social media,” Jain said. “Getting an editor to manage these mediums, and curate posts to suit audiences’ interests and spread stories in an interesting and engaging way is something that would help us.” Blanchet has been writing for The Spectrum since his freshman year and has held roles as an assistant arts editor, arts desk editor and senior arts editor. Blanchet is currently the managing editor. Blanchet will be taking over for current Editor-in-Chief Hannah Stein, who
has held the position for two consecutive years. Stein said she’s worked closely with Blanchet and has no doubt his dedication and strong work ethic will help him and the paper succeed. “Within the past two years especially, I’ve seen Brent grow tremendously as an editor, reporter and leader,” Stein said. “I know the paper is in very capable hands and I’m excited to see what he brings to the paper next year.”
ing, Special Interest, Hobby and Sports Councils –– endorsed the Student Reform party’s treasurer, Jaycee Miller. People of Color Council and International Council endorsed the P.R.I.D.E. party –– Yousouf Amolegbe for president, Georgia Hulbert for vice president and Kendra Harris for treasurer. Hobby Council and Special Interest Council endorsed the Student Reform
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24/7 about any subject,’” LoMonte said. “Say in your other life you’re an RA but you also get to sing on American Idol, there’s no way they can tell you to not talk to the news media about your singing career. So I think even [Campus Living] would acknowledge that it has to be something relating back to information that you’ve gathered in your RA life for sure.” Harshita Girase, a senior computer science major, was an RA during her sophomore and junior years in the Governors’ Complex. She said there are situations where she believes she shouldn’t talk to media outlets, like when a student fell from a Goodyear Hall window in 2017. But she said the code of ethics can be interpreted in different ways. “It doesn’t say what you can talk about and what you can’t. Just to not talk about [anything] is weird,” Girase said. “Well, if someone comes to me and asks me about my experience as a student, can I not share
that? Whether it’s positive or negative is a different thing, but I think I should be able to talk about [what’s going on] regardless.” She said the code shouldn’t prevent RAs from talking to outlets as individual students and the code can lead to fear of an unknown consequence. Will Creeley, vice president for legal and public advocacy for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, said the RA-signed statement of agreement seems to “clearly incorporate” the code of ethics and “notes that the code of ethics is something the employee ‘must’ abide by.” “It seems to be very reasonable for an RA to imagine that they will also be bound by the code of ethics and could suffer employment consequences for failing to abide by it,” Creeley said. “It doesn’t seem aspirational, it seems mandatory.” Kari Quimpo, an RA and CA from August 2014 to May 2017, said she remembers Campus Living professional staff telling her the code only covered Campus Living matters.
“I could see how [the code] might be misinterpreted as a blanket statement,” Quimpo said. “I do remember during our meeting that it was explained that, while we are allowed to talk to the media about clubs, we have to be mindful that we are representatives of the paraprofessional community. So I always interpreted it as: I can’t talk about Campus Living, but if I do talk to the media about anything else, I should conduct myself professionally.” Annie Bennett, a senior biology major and former Governors’ Complex RA, said she remembers her car being involved in a seven-car collision in a parking lot. She said she couldn’t talk to a member of the media after because of her position as an RA. Bennett said she’s been approached by the media twice in her four years at UB. She interpreted the code to mean RAs shouldn’t speak to the media, which she thought was acceptable. “You can’t talk bad about living on campus just because we’re representing UB,”
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Bennett said. “And that’s [what is] really important about the job is that we’re representing UB and you have to surrender your personal feelings.” “We’re there representing a huge business. They want people to live on campus because it gives them a lot of money. I wouldn’t want to not sell that.” Bennett is no longer an RA and still said she was worried that her old boss would find out she was talking without permission. First Amendment freedoms LoMonte said a public university, such as UB, is a government agency therefore it’s subject to the First Amendment. He said policies such as Campus Living’s are commonplace at other universities, where employees think they shouldn’t talk to the media even if a policy is not “on the book.” LoMonte said there are “rights that you > SEE RA
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Sometimes the monster isn’t under your bed A collection of UB roommate horror stories
and was assigned a random roommate in the dorms. My roommate once told me
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Starting college can be a trying time for new students. They’re moving away from home and developing new relationships with people. It doesn’t help that they have to reside in the same room as a total stranger. Sometimes these roommates turn out to be lifelong friends, but they might just be your worst nightmare. The Spectrum interviewed students and compiled a list of their worst roommate stories. 1. “Freshman year, I was placed with two random roommates on South Campus. Both were generally very nice girls, and I have no harsh feelings toward them. But one of them got her first boyfriend the first week of classes. It wasn’t long before he started spending the night around three times a week. I didn’t voice my issue with it because I didn’t want to start any problems and our other roommate was barely there. One time my friend and I walked into the room when they were ... [having sex]. They decided to move their activities to our shared shower. I’m pretty sure they thought I couldn’t hear anything over the water flow but anyone who has lived on South would know that the showers basically amplify all noises coming from inside. They spent a solid hour in there and I was forced to hear everything. I even had to clean the shower knowing what was done in it. They broke up recently, but only after the year was over.” 2. “I came to UB as a transfer sophomore
had a boyfriend that basically lived with us rent-free. He would eat our food and
I even have a video of her saying she would kill me and keep me in her fridge. that she “wanted to eat me” and that she thought “I would taste delicious.” I even have a video of her saying she would kill me and keep me in her fridge. Totally normal behavior.” 3. “I was assigned a roomate while dorming when I was a freshman. One day I decided to take a nap, but I woke up to my roommate defending the confederate flag on Twitter and getting decimated online. Then we both had to meet with our RA to discuss why my roommate was wrong.” 4. “I moved into a house with a few people I thought were my friends. One girl
never contribute. Sometimes he would show up to our house and try to hang out with me just so he could be inside when his girlfriend wasn’t home. Their breakup only amplified the problems.” 5. “One of my housemates came from a super rich family and it definitely showed. She was always very entitled, but had no sense of responsibility. She also was super passive aggressive and would never talk to me directly. She would destroy the house and then get upset if we didn’t clean. She also accused me of stealing money from her and even claimed I was trying to ruin her life. When it came time to move out,
she tried to tell our landlord I was responsible for all the problems in the house.” 6. “I had a roommate sophomore year that was an international student. I didn’t mind that they were from another country but we couldn’t communicate. She would leave large amounts of food out that would end up on my side of the room. I walked in on her and her boyfriend having sex multiple times. I also think she stole almost $70 from me, but I could never prove it. The worst part is that I could never even talk to her about it.” 7. “I decided to dorm my freshman year with a girl that was friends with my boyfriend back home, even though we had never met. I tried to be a nice roommate but she was always super awful to be around. I remember that she used to fight with her boyfriend on the phone constantly, to the point where I would have to leave the room. Once he came up to visit and they started to whisper fight at 1 a.m. while I was trying to sleep. The weirdest part is how she dropped out of school a few weeks from the end of the semester and never told me. She disappeared and wouldn’t answer my texts, but was still active on social media. Then the school just let her start the spring semester like nothing had ever happened. I guess that’s what happens when your parents pay for everything.” Email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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TREY LIGGINS | THE SPECTRUM The RA office at Richmond Quadrangle. Campus Living’s “Student Code of Ethics” states that RAs and CAs cannot speak to the media without professional permission. Legal experts said the code’s language is “overly broad” and could be a violation of students’ First Amendment rights.
can’t make people give away by contract.” “So we’re really just arguing if freedom of speech is one of those or not,” LoMonte said. “I think the courts have been pretty clear that you can’t make people sign a broad waiver. You can make them sign a narrow waiver that is actually necessary to do the job, but if you say every interaction you have with the news media needs preapproval by a government official that’s too much. I don’t know of any court that has ever upheld a waiver like that in a government workplace.” Creeley said the rules for government employees are different from the rules of students when it comes to First Amendment protections. Government employees have less First Amendment protections
and the government, as an employer, can take action in ways that it could not against a student, he said. “The government enjoys a greater degree of control over employee speech when they speak as employees in order to ensure the official operation of government function. That being said, what’s somewhat concerning to us at [FIRE], is the fact that several provisions in the [RA] agreement don’t seem to leave much, if any, room for a student employee to comment as a student rather than as an employee. That gives us pause.” Creeley said RAs are still students and they should be allowed to speakas students. He also noted Campus Living’s policy doesn’t say “you will not make comments on your role as a paraprofessional
staff member” and the current one is too broad. “From a First Amendment standpoint, telling a government employee that he or she can never comment as a private citizen on a matter of public concern without first gaining permission from a government employee to do so, that’s the problem,” Creeley said. “To be clear, the university does enjoy some discretion over the speech of its employees but this policy, as formulated, doesn’t leave room for RAs to speak as [students], and that’s the problem.” LoMonte said acceptance determines if something is a contract, as signatures or handshakes could be “legally binding” and seen as a contractual agreement. “If there is no acceptance — if it’s just
something the university distributes and says ‘you are required to live by this’ — then it’s not a contract, it’s more like a regulation. But legally, this distinction makes no difference,” LoMonte said. “Whether it’s referred to as a policy or a handbook or a contract or a cheese sandwich, it’s still a violation of the First Amendment if it purports to forbid any unapproved contact with the news media.” Girase said Campus Living should be able to update the “Student Staff Code of Ethics.” “I think they [are] able to work on it and make it more specific in terms of saying you can talk about your food, stuff and experiences as a college student but don’t talk about stuff that goes on like a suicide [attempt],” Girase said. “With any event that goes on in an organization, you’ll want to keep it on the down low because you don’t know the exact details. There’s a very high chance the students don’t know what’s going on because the information that they get is not necessarily from the source … I think they should definitely be more explicit about what you can talk about.” Girase said an opportunity for Campus Living’s two-week, RA/CA training program over the summer is a good opportunity to cover the code. “Maybe we can dedicate half an hour or a short time to go over it and explain why you can’t talk,” Girase said. “I think it’s important to know the reasoning instead of just saying ‘don’t talk.’” Email: benjamin.blanchet@ubspectrum.com and brenton.blanchet@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @BenjaminUBSpec and @BrentonBlanchSpec
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Co-existing in small numbers Buffalo co-ops offer alternative living spaces for students ISABELLA NURT ASST. FEATURES EDITOR
The Nickel City Housing Cooperative holds its potluck dinner on Monday or Wednesday nights, where a mix of people sit around a large dinner table eating a vegetarian meal, almost like a family. But they are not family, they are a co-op. A co-op house is a cooperative living situation where residents each own a share of a house. The residents each take part in the financial, upkeep and cultural matters of the house. Co-ops attract younger adults — 20 to 30 years old — with the relatively low cost in rent and shared community living aspect. Pasquale Raico, a Ph.D. candidate in the mathematics department, is a resident of the Nickel City Housing Cooperative. “It’s not the cheapest housing in the city,” Raico said. “But it’s cheaper than most other places.” The Nickel City Housing Cooperatives are the oldest-standing co-ops in Buffalo, located in the Allentown and Elmwood areas. Other than a few graduate students, there are not many students, living in the Buffalo co-ops, said resident Abby Poletz. Poletz said that co-ops for college students are common in other cities, but not in Buffalo. “I think the majority of co-ops in the U.S. are all student co-ops, usually undergrad,” Poletz said. “I think in Austin and Ann Arbor there are about 10 or 12 [North American Students of Cooperation] co-ops.” “Co-ops tend to attract a more liberal or left group of people,” Raico said. “So I think there tends to be more discussion in terms of equitability. But it really depends on the group of people living there at the time, and it can easily turn into a ‘bro-op.’”
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“It’s usually, from my experience, men that are minorities between the ages of 18 to their early 40s that have difficulty finding affordable housing,” Hall said. Hall said that he isn’t sure if these housing co-ops would appeal to these demographics, and that the cultures are not necessarily for everyone. “These [co-ops] seem to be definitely branding it for a certain type of renter,” Hall said. “I don’t know the idea of vegan potlucks would make you feel like you would fit it. I don’t even know if I would be comfortable in that type of environment.” Email: isabella.nurt@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @Nurt_Spectrum
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“They guaranteed to me [the recreation center is] getting done,” Oats said during his press conference after signing his new
known as the triple gym, is located inside Alumni Arena. According to UB Athletics’ website it is claimed to be a “state-of-the-
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UB will continue developing plans for a new recreation center despite the departure of men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats. Oats has been the most outspoken member about a lack of practice space in athletics. Oats said he wanted his players to have 24/7 access to practice facilities at UB. He agreed to a new deal through 2024 on March 14 with the guarantee UB would build a new recreation center. But Oats is now leaving UB two weeks after signing his extension for a head coaching position at the University of Alabama. The planning for the new facility was not contingent on Oats’ time at UB, university spokesperson John DellaContrada wrote in an email. Men’s basketball reached new heights since Oats joined the program six years ago. The Bulls won the Mid-American Conference championship for the secondstraight season and made the NCAA tournament as a No. 6 seed, the highest in program history. In order to reach the level of top-level mid-major schools the university would need to upgrade its facilities. Oats has been vocal in his want for change and the conversion of Alumni Arena into a private space for athletes.
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deal. “They didn’t give me a timeline, but they said it’s getting done. So, you’re The Spectrum, you can put a little pressure on [UB]. The quicker it gets done the quicker we can redo Alumni and our facilities.” Since opening in 1982, Alumni Arena has been the home of UB’s athletic teams and served as a recreation center on North Campus. Students can be seen on the 100-level jogging track in Alumni Arena during men’s and women’s basketball practices. The Ed Wright Practice Facility, also
art practice facility.” Recreation, intramurals and class instructors mainly use the gym for basketball and volleyball. Oats wanted to change that. “My guys need to have 24-7 gym access where nobody else has access to that gym,” Oats told The Athletic in January. “So the facilities are not where I want them to be. We need to continue to work to try to get that. We’re the biggest public university in New York, so we’ve got a ton of alumni. There are guys with money out there that want to help. We need them to
give the money to get this thing, facilitieswise, where we want to get it to.” In February 2018, The Spectrum reported there was a new student health and recreation center coming to North Campus. The location was proposed to be along Lee Road by Lake LaSalle where there are currently unused fields. Since 2005-06, UB has taken $3.50 from each student’s comprehensive fee to fund a new student health center. When reported, the funds stood close to $2 million. There have been several unsuccessful attempts to relocate Student Health Services to North Campus in the past, mainly running into funding and space issues. Women’s basketball head coach Felisha Legette-Jack was more hesitant on the topic when asked by The Athletic in December, stating that she doesn’t know if the university will get a recreation center in the next 10 years. Oats shared a similar sentiment on the timeliness of the project to The Spectrum. “It’s hard, you can’t completely redo locker rooms and all this stuff in one night when it’s still the student recreation center,” Oats said. “Once it’s no longer the student recreation center the space is really large enough to do some serious things that can help the program out. The quicker they get that thing built, which they promise me is getting done, then the quicker we can get our facilities up to the power that I feel our program is.” Email: Nathaniel.Mendelson@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @NateMendelson
Buffalo basketball seasons end on same day Men’s and women’s hoops fall in Round of 32 NATHANIEL MENDELSON SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
Buffalo men’s and women’s basketball seasons ended within an hour of each other. The men fell to the No. 3 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders 78-58 in Tulsa, OK and the women fell 84-72 to No. 2 seed UConn in Storrs, CT. The men completed the best season in school history with 32 wins but lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament for the second-straight season. The women were tossed into a matchup with one of the top teams in the country af-
falo wasn’t able to keep up its shooting percentage or rebounding against Texas. Against Texas Tech, the Bulls put together their worst offensive output of the season by points scored. The previous low was 62 points against Southern Illinois. Buffalo finished with shooting splits of 36.5/33.3/50.0 and was outrebounded 4532 by the Red Raiders. The Bulls were down only eight points at half despite only getting six points combined from Massinburg, Harris, Dontay Caruthers and Jayvon Graves. Things didn’t improve in the second half and Texas continued to dominate the Bulls on their way to the 20-point victory. “Not the way we anticipated ending the season,” now former head coach Nate
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Women’s basketball celebrates after winning the MAC championship. The Bulls upset Rutgers in the opening round before falling to UConn in the Round of 32.
ter upsetting Rutgers on Friday. The two teams have combined for five wins in the NCAA tournament the past two years and three Mid-American conference championships. Men’s basketball entered the NCAA tournament this season as a No. 6 seed, their highest seed ever. The Bulls faced former UB coach Bobby Hurley in the Round of 64 and easily beat his Arizona State team 91-74. Senior forward Nick Perkins and guard Jeremy Harris each had 21 points while senior guard CJ Massinburg had 18. Buffalo made over 50 percent of its shots and outrebounded the Sun Devils 42-26. Buf-
Oats said. “You know, try to look at the positives. We got 32 wins. That’s the most tied with Houston. Obviously they play later. These guys had an unbelievable career. For them to be beat, it’s going to have to be by somebody really tough and Texas Tech is really tough. Got to give them a ton of credit.” It was the last game for two of the best players in school history with Massinburg and Perkins and the last game for Harris, Caruthers and Montell McRae. Massinburg finishes his career with the second-most points in school history at 1,990 and set the school record for points in a season with 636 this year.
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Men’s basketball seniors Jeremy Harris and Nick Perkins hug after winning the MAC champinoship. Their college careers ended on Sunday when Buffalo lost to Texas Tech in Tulsa, OK.
“The emotions are kind of all over the place, you know,” Massinburg said. “You know, you hate to go out like that, but when one team gets to end their season with a win, you know, so I mean, I just want to thank the City of Buffalo for allowing me to come in and just have an impact on you guys. And you guys have embraced me and loved me, and I loved you guys right back and just with Nick and Coach Oats and all of the assistants been amazing. I just want to thank Buffalo.” The UB women battled to the very end against UConn but came up just short. The Bulls were down 71-49 at one point and battled back to make the score 75-66 with 4:18 remaining. Senior guard Cierra Dillard continued her dominance of any competition finishing with 29 points, seven assists, seven rebounds and three steals even though she suffered an injury during the game. “I didn’t go to the locker room. I knew if I went to the locker room, I wasn’t coming back out, and I’m not that type of player,” Dillard said. “My team’s down. My team needs me. I’m coming back out. I don’t care if I have to hop on one leg. I went to the back corner, made sure I could run on it, tightened up my tape job and got back out there. I physically had to pull on Coach Jack and tell I had to go back in. I just got a couple of screams out and tightened it up, used that adrenaline and got back out there to help my team.” Despite being outsized by the Huskies, Buffalo battled on the boards and pulled down 25 offensive rebounds. Senior for-
ward Brittany Morrison finished with nine points and 10 rebounds before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Buffalo bothered the Huskies with their zone defense with junior forward Summer Hemphill patrolling the top of the threepoint line and taking away UConn’s main ball handler. The Bulls held the Huskies to just three points over a 10-minute stretch from the end of the third quarter and throughout the fourth. “A lot of people come into UConn, and nobody’s won here, but a lot of teams get blown out,” Dillard said. “A lot of ranked teams get beat. They can’t say they walked over us. UConn cannot say they walked over Buffalo. UConn cannot say that Buffalo didn’t give them a fight. They can’t say that we laid down. We could have – the first quarter, the second quarter, halftime – we were down by 20, and we end up losing by 12. I think if we had five more minutes we could have given them a run for their money. I think they would have been in real trouble.” Buffalo has won an NCAA tournament game the past two seasons and won the MAC tournament despite being the No. 4 conference seed. The Bulls finish their season with a 24-10 record. Men’s and women’s basketball combined for a 56-14 record, two MAC championships, two NCAA tournament berths and two tournament wins. Email: Nathaniel.mendelson@ubspectrun.com Twitter: @NateMendelson