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FEEL THE BERN More than 10,000 supporters show up for Sanders

Creating a political revolution MARLEE TUSKES & TORI ROSEMAN SENIOR NEWS EDITOR & SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

There were moments during Bernie Sanders’ speech at UB Monday night when his words couldn’t be heard. The Alumni Arena crowd, 8,000 strong, cheered so loud in support of Sanders that his speech was barely audible over the noise at times. Sanders held his “A Future to Believe In” rally in a packed Alumni Arena Monday – discussing the pay disparity between the top 1 percent and the rest of the country, the rising cost of college and student debt and environmental issues like fracking. The Student Association invited the Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont senator to campus after students, led by UB Progressives, started a petition for the event that garnered more than 3,000 signatures. Sanders’ visit to UB became ofﬁcial just last Friday. He also visited other SUNY schools Albany and Binghamton on Monday. His appearance comes with the New York State primaries approaching on April 19. Fellow Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, have already spoken in Buffalo and Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is set to speak in the Queen city on April 18. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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Bernie Sanders spoke to a packed Alumni Arena of more than 8,000 people Monday night. Many students showed their support for the Democratic presidential candidate with cheers and “A Future To Believe In” signs.

So many people weren’t able to enter Berne Sanders’ rally after Alumni Arena reached capacity that the Democratic presidential candidate took the time to address the crowd outside in the rain. Sanders’ visit to UB Monday night drew approximately 11,000 people, with more than 8,000 actually making it into Alumni Arena for the rally and another 3,000 who stood outside after the building was full. Sanders’ rally made North Campus a crowded and hectic scene throughout the entire day, with a line forming outside Alumni Arena as early as 8 a.m. and eventually wrapping all the way behind UB Stadium. Those who didn’t make it inside watched Sanders’ speech on a video board outside the arena. Although doors would not op`en until 4 p.m. and Sanders would not speak until 7 p.m., attendees began lining up outside Alumni Arena as early as 8 a.m. Monday. Brooke Kirisits, Dylan Batley and Kaleigh Ferguson, all of Niagara Falls and non UB students, were the ﬁrst three people in line and prepared themselves for the long wait with snacks and blue ponchos. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

Buffalo Ted Cruz once more to visit UB Athletics’ brand to no longer feature ‘New York’

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Athletic Director Allen Greene (front) speaks at Tuesday’s press conference in Capen Hall about UB Athletics’ new branding, as Nancy Paton (back), vice president of university communications, looks on. With a university-wide branding initiative, UB Athletics’ branding will no once again feature ‘Buffalo’ prominently instead of ‘New York.’

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After nearly three years of major rebranding to jerseys, facilities and the overall athletics department, and some controversy among fans, UB’s sports teams will once again prominently feature the word “Buffalo” and not “New York.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will be the second presidential candidate to visit UB in less than four days. Cruz is set to speak at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in the Ellicott Complex on UB’s North Campus on Thursday morning. The event will be a town hall meeting in accordance with MSNBC at the North Campus venue that holds 340 people. It will start at 11 a.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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UB’s branding initiative is aiming to make the university a “distinctive brand.” The strategy looks to unite all of UB’s schools and units around the “University at Buffalo” name and is focused on clearing up the longtime confusion about the university’s name, said Nancy Paton, vice president of university communications. “If you think about it, some people call [the university] SUNY Buffalo, some people call it something else,” said President Satish Tripathi. “So from outside it’s pretty confusing so we really need to have a consistent plan for the campus so that when people say this is the University at Buffalo they know exactly what we’re talking about.” The research process began roughly a year ago, and university ofﬁcials provided an update on the initiative Tuesday. UB hired Ologie, a Columbus-based marketing company that has teamed up with Marshall Strategy Inc., a San Francisco-based branding company, as the vendor for the project last year. UB is paying the ﬁrms a $314,000 contract for the initiative. The money for the contract came from investment funding – not students’ tuition, Paton told The Spectrum last year. Paton said the university conducted extensive research and gathered input from UB alumni, students, community members, faculty and staff in order to build a framework of what makes UB a unique institution. She said there are aspects as to what makes UB distinct and sets it apart as a university.

“Those unique attributes and those unique ways we do things set us apart and so telling the story in that way is going to be critical for really establishing an enhanced, strengthened reputation for the university and really telling the experiences as to what its like to be here and in Buffalo,” Paton said. UB asked students their perceptions of the word “Buffalo” and they expressed a lot of pride and excitement for the renaissance of the city, according to Patton. The research included surveys and focus groups. Paton said the university found that students preferred “University at Buffalo” when referring to the school formally and “UB” when referring to it informally. The university extracted ﬁndings from the research and developed a framework that will convey the story of “all facets of the university” in signage, logos, UB’s website, photography, social media and brochures, according to Paton. A major component of the strategy is based around the “Here is How” concept – a storytelling platform which looks to recognize UB as an institution that represents the university’s “unique personality.” Paton said the rebranding initiative looks to tell “inspirational and aspirational” stories about the university. Student Association President Minahil Khan is one of the student representatives on the President’s Brand Council, which helped provide input on the branding strategy. She said from a student perspective, she was happy to hear that the “data makes sense.” She said that in data yielded from the surveys, students enjoyed going to events like the fests and International Fiesta and it

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seemed reﬂective of her own experience or other students she has met. The incoming SA executive board has begun its transition meetings on the branding initiative, according to Khan. The university announced Tuesday that UB Athletics brand will also be changed due to the university-wide branding effort. The current UB Athletics’ “State University of New York Buffalo” wordmark will be changed to a “Buffalo Bulls” wordmark to more closely align athletics with the entire university’s brand. The current mark proved controversial among fans and alumni due to its placement of the words “New York” in a more prominent position than the word “Buffalo.” Paton noted the university will continue its afﬁliation with SUNY, despite the rebranding effort. UB Athletics will use the tagline “New

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President Satish Tripathi (left) and Athletic Director Allen Greene (right) discuss UB’s new branding initiative, which looks to unite all of UB’s schools and units around the ‘University at Buffalo’ name, in Capen Hall Tuesday morning. The university-wide branding initiative will mean a change in signage, logos, UB’s website, photography, social media and brochures.

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Some students upset over handling of Sanders rally – but should be grateful there was a candidate on campus at all The energy on campus was electric Monday. The campus was bustling and the hype around Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ appearance at UB was high. Students packed into Alumni Arena to see Sanders speak, whether they supported the candidate or not. Yet some were upset with the handling of the event, like the long lines, the Student Association giving away priority tickets an hour early and the fact many students couldn’t get inside the rally at all once Alumni Arena reached capacity. It’s easier to forget this is a presidential campaign – things are bound to get hectic as supporters from not just UB but all over the state ﬂocked to see their candidate. Students should appreciate the fact that they even had an opportunity to hear a candidate speak – which happened as a result of group of students taking the initiative to petition and SA noticing and reaching out to Sanders’ campaign. Some students felt it was unfair that SA handed out priority tickets sooner than the originally scheduled start time of 11 a.m. and that only 500 were available. The line for tickets started earlier than 7 a.m., which meant that there were more than 500 students waiting in line more than an hour before the 500 tickets were supposed to be given out. SA estimated that more than 1,000 people were in line by 10 a.m. As the line grew longer – extending from the SA ofﬁce

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bers. Once again, students were upset they were unable to approach Sanders and that the crowds were pushing in order to move to the front. Some students reported getting smacked in the head or yelled at by people behind them wanting to get close to the presidential candidate. Getting out of the arena – and off of North Campus – was difficult because of the amount of both foot and vehicle traffic, which served as another point of contention. University Police assisted with directing traffic and Stampede buses appeared packed, shuttling students back to dorms and to the Center for Tomorrow parking lot. It’s easy to complain about the things that went wrong. It wasn’t perfectly organized and about 3,000 people didn’t make it inside Alumni Arena. But students should remember how quickly the event came together and be appreciative of the fact Sanders was at UB at all. It’s rare for students to care enough about politics to start a petition for their candidate of to come to their campus. It’s even rarer for their student government or university to listen to them and actually being said candidate to campus. And for those who made it inside Alumni, Sanders’ speech made them forget about standing in line or being drenched in the rain. email: eic@ubspectrum.com

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it created a traffic and safety hazard. The volunteers then cut the line off in front of the UB Stadium, pushed those already standing in line back toward the stadium and then tried to create a zig-zag for those who joined the line. This was not effective and created chaos as Bernie-goers formed a mob of people near the crosswalk. With people lining up as early as 8 a.m., there should have been a solid plan beforehand of where the line was to going to go when it inevitably got too long. And, like any long line, some groups delegated one person to wait in line and save a spot while other group members showed up later. This isn’t uncommon – the same thing happens for Fall and Spring Fests, on the lines for SA tickets and pretty much any time impatient students are forced to wait for a long time. But after a while, it didn’t even matter where you were in the Sanders line so long as you kept moving to the front of the mob. The line jumping definitely bothered some students, who waited for hours and still couldn’t make it inside Alumni Arena. This is no fault of UB or SA, but it would have been helpful had the volunteers managing the line had been on the same page and had a comprehensive plan for the thousands of expected attendees as they waited to enter the arena. After Sanders finished his speech, he took the time to shake hands and take selfies with students and other community mem-

I shared soap with a strange man in the shower

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nearly to Lockwood Library – it became a safety hazard. With more than 500 students in line, there was no reason to wait to hand out the tickets – if you weren’t there, you weren’t going to get a ticket. Only 500 priority tickets were offered to students because that’s all the Bernie campaign gave to SA, which the campaign did not have to do. It wasn’t up to SA to only have 500. And students should keep in mind that having a priority ticket didn’t necessarily guarantee entrance – it only allowed students to bypass the general admission line and join a separate line. So even if students got a priority ticket, they still would have had to get to Alumni Arena early to wait in the student line, which grew quite lengthy itself. The priority ticket situation could have been advertised better. The process was explained in an email sent Friday night, but many students neglect to check their emails. It could have been emphasized that priority tickets were not the only way to get inside Alumni. But students should keep in mind the event became ofﬁcial just three days prior to the rally. That doesn’t leave much time to have a complete ironed out advertising campaign. Another issue students raised was the general admission line, which was somewhat warranted. As the line to get into Alumni wrapped around the back of the building, it hit a snag. Sanders volunteers tried to have the line cross the street behind Bissell Hall, but

DAVID TUNIS-GARCIA

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In an effort to not look like a trash bag full of mango pulp this summer, I have taken up running around the track at Alumni Arena. Which has been great – when I actually do it. The only problem is that I sweat. And as my friends and family would attest, I sweat profusely. I’m not one of those people who can ﬁnish up a workout lightly glistening like a turkey in a Norman Rockwell painting. By the end of

my run I’m beat red and drenched. I can’t go to class like that. I need a shower. But where? I’m a commuter, I can’t go back to my dorm and home is a half an hour drive from here. I guess my only option is the public shower at Alumni. A public shower though? I haven’t done that since swim class in eighth grade. And even then, we all wore our trunks. But being the gross sweaty guy in class is not an option. I will not let that be me. The locker room shower it is. I came to my running session fully prepared: gym bag stocked with fresh clothes, body wash and a loofa. After my run, I undressed down to my skivvies and after a

moment’s hesitation shed them and strut into the shower loofa and body wash in hand – I’ve been informed on multiple occasions that I don’t walk like a normal human being; apparently, I strut. This isn’t that bad, I kept thinking as I waited for the water to heat up, alone in the shower room. I actually feel pretty free. Another gentleman enters the shower with me. Huh, surprisingly still not weird, I think. I ﬁnish up my shower and it’s time to walk past this hygiene-conscious gentleman who is standing right next to the exit. I make my way past him – eyes up of course so as not to see anything I

shouldn’t – and I’m ready to dry off when I hear, “Hey.” I stop and turn around. “Can I borrow your soap?” asks this stranger one hand on the wall, one hand covering his junk. “Sure,” I respond as casually as if a classmate had asked to borrow a pen, standing there as he squeezes the gel into his hand, back turned to me. He hands the bottle back and thanks me and I turn and ﬁnish drying off before returning to my locker to dress. I did a nice thing, I think. That wasn’t weird at all. email: davidtun@buffalo.edu

Why Brexit affects the entire world Britain’s exit from the European Union is a world issue

KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS SENIOR ARTS EDITOR

Those who aren’t up on their world knews may not know Britain is making major waves with its upcoming vote on whether or not to leave the European Union. This move – termed Brexit – stands to affect the ﬁnancial institutions of the world and has many bankers and investors on the edge of their seats. On June 23, Britain will vote on whether or not they will remain a part of the European Union. Brit-

ain acts as a launching site for many ﬁnancial institutions into the other collective European countries, which means its departure from the Union and the European currency would force many institutions to review their positions. Currently, the UK serves as a base of operations for Swiss, Japanese and U.S. ﬁnancial institutions into Europe. According to the Wall Street Journal the country is split on the issue, with 44 percent polling indicating a desire to stay, 42 percent indicating a desire to leave and 14 percent unsure on the issue. Wall Street Journal also estimates the country has £6.9 trillion, or $9.8 trillion, in banking assets – assets that Britain stands to lose should they leave the European Union. Many banking institutions have

headquarters in Britain because it allows them to easily operate in Europe without having to deal with the regulations for each individual country. The capital outﬂow that would ensue from Britain’s departure could very possibly ﬂow into the cities of Dublin, Ireland or Frankfurt, Germany – both of which have been making highlighting their appeal to banks in London. While no one expects the capital cascade out of the country, there is concern about what happens in the long-term. These foreign entities will have to reallocate a great deal of resources and scale down many of their operations in Britain, which takes time. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently put out a statement in which they foresee Britain’s exit

would cause extensive economic damage, not only in the region, but also in the global economy. This also comes after the IMF cut their expectations on the global economic growth rate by 0.2 percent, down to 3.2 percent, according to the Wall Street Journal. The IMF considers anything below three percent to be a global recession. This news doesn’t bode well as many countries are still recovering from the market crash of 2008, so many in the ﬁnancial world are keep a close eye Brexit developments. While you might not have heard of the situation now, you can be sure that you will hear about it when the British people come together to vote on this issue. email: kenneth.thomas@ubspectrum.com

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Sarah Koenig talks about how her podcasts ‘come alive’ ‘Serial’ producer discusses podcasts and journalism at Center for the Arts HANNAH STEIN ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Sarah Koenig made the first season of her now award-winning podcast in her basement. She had to pause the recording each time one of her kids flushed the toilet upstairs. She didn’t realize just how popular the podcast would be until there were 300,000 downloads in just a few days. The “Serial” podcast – two seasons with a total of 23 episodes – now has more than 200 million downloads. Koenig, a journalist, radio personality and producer of “Serial,” spoke in the Center for the Arts on Monday night to discuss the structure, content and work that goes into making her podcasts. “Serial” is a non-fiction podcast about the investigation of the 1999 homicide of Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old high school senior from Maryland, and the murder conviction of her boyfriend Adnan Syed, who remains in jail today. Koenig co-created “Serial” with Julie Snyder in 2014 as a spin-off of “This American Life.” Koenig said she was captivated by Lee’s murder and had many questions about it. She knew when she started to report about it that other people would be interested as well. Koenig said she thinks her podcast may have gained attention because of a similar “trigger” people get when they watch TV shows like “Breaking Bad” or “House of Cards.” “They were enjoying [‘Serial’] as much as they were enjoying entertainment,” Koenig said. “But it wasn’t entertainment – it was

journalism. It was real and people were not used to responding to journalism in that way.” Koenig said the tone of her podcast is casual and conversational, which creates the misconception that her reporting is “easy breezy.” She said her work is emotionally tiring and that everything she says could have a consequence. She said she feels a lot of pressure and developed anxiety. Koenig said because “Serial” is about a sensitive topic, she had to be careful of what information she puts out to the world to hear. As she was getting ready to launch “Serial,” Koenig described the podcast as “a really good non-ﬁction audio book” to her colleagues, who laughed at her and compared it to a drama on television because of its cliffhangers and complicated stories. On social media, people began asking if it was irresponsible for journalism to be entertaining. Koenig said that journalism is allowed to be entertaining and if it weren’t, she wouldn’t be standing in front of the audience giving a speech about her podcast. “I think artistry is OK and important as long as long as you’re sticking to the truth,” she said. “Really truthful reporting can look like art sometimes.” She said she is attracted to a lot of stories that are “dense” in nature and that many times, she was unsure of what was “right or what was solid.” Koenig said this puts her work in a “vulnerable position,” which makes checking and rechecking crucial. She said the biggest challenges were when detectives or prosecutors wouldn’t speak to

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her and the fact that Syed’s attorney died about a decade ago. Koenig said she has spent roughly 42 hours on the phone with Syed, who likes to joke around and talk about life in prison. She said she thinks it’s possible Syed could be innocent, but she doesn’t know if he actually is. Koenig said a few weeks after she released “Serial,” people began to make their own podcasts about the podcast. She said people were debating, developing and discussing their own theses and creating their own shorthand – all of which she deﬁned as “pop culture.” Many people in attendance who resonated with Koenig’s presentation were from the Buffalo area and attend other colleges in the area. “What made her presentation really substantial and have tasty bits to it was that she wasn’t like a very traditional impartial reporter,” said Eric Pitman, a Buffalo resident. “It was almost conversational and you were endeared to her because she was able

to relay an impartial story even though her own emotions and ideas were imprinted on it and that’s hard to do.” In her reporting, Koenig said she hopes to “reflect the world” in order to create a sense of empathy and to make her stories meaningful. She said she tries to make the people in her podcasts as “human” and as “3D” as possible. “We should always be looking for the details and the moments in our stories that reflect life the way it really is. We shouldn’t be trying to mimic other things we’ve heard because we think that’s the way they are supposed to be told. We shouldn’t be making people into caricatures,” Koenig said. “We should be trying to reflect the world the way it is – in all the funny, bizarre and sometimes upsetting ways that it is.” email: news@ubspectrum.com.

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Sanders opened his speech to an excited crowd talking about the campaign’s movement as well as the large voter turnout he hopes to garner in New York. “This is the campaign on the move. Your presence here tonight tells me how much energy and enthusiasm we have and it tells me if we have a large voter turnout a week from tomorrow we are going to win,” Sanders said. He said his two “radical ideas” are an economy that works for “all of us” and not just the wealthy, and investing in young people through jobs and education. Sanders discussed his platform on both the prison system and the war on drugs, which he said are tied together. Sanders cited marijuana as one of the most common offenses for those who are wrongfully imprisoned. “Over the last 30 years millions of Americans have received prison records because of the possession of marijuana,” Sanders said. “This has destroyed a whole lot of lives. When you have a record, it’s hard to go out and get a job.” Sanders noted that marijuana is a schedule one drug alongside heroin, which he said should not be the case. He argued that although many can discuss the “pluses and minuses” of marijuana, people cannot argue “marijuana is equivalent to a killer drug like heroin.” Sanders also discussed how fracking is ruining not only the country’s water but its environment as a whole. He said American families should not have to worry whether or not their water has lead in it and points out that his opponent, Clinton, has supported the practice in the past. Thousands of students and Buffalo residents stood out in the rain for hours to see Sanders – many even lining up outside of Alumni Arena as early as 8 a.m. Monday. Michelangelo DiVirgilio, a freshman undecided major, waited outside the SA ofﬁce for an hour just to receive a student priority ticket that allowed students to bypass the general admission line. He then waited an additional hour outside Alumni Arena to get through the doors. He said the worst part about waiting outside was dealing with wet shoes, but for him it was worth it. “[Sanders is] intelligent, he’s caring, kind and I could go on but I just support him and his ideas,” DiVirgilio said. The campaign offered 500 priority tickets for which students began lining up for as early as 7 a.m. Monday. Although SA was originally going to distribute tickets at

11 a.m., the long line caused it to begin giving tickets away about an hour early and the tickets were gone within 45 minutes. Prominent members of the Buffalo community spoke before Sanders appeared on stage including a figurehead of Buffalo’s Black Lives Matter movement and organizers of Buffalo for Bernie, a grassroots movement which campaigns for Sanders. Jim Hightower, former commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture, spoke in front of the crowd about Sanders’ campaign and the success it has seen. He said Sanders is comparable to a famous United States president. “We are a growing grassroots movement to restore America to its own people,” Hightower said. “[Sanders] has a Franklin Roosevelt-sized vision for America.” Larry Cohen, the outgoing president of the Communications Workers of America, hyped up the crowd. He introduced Sanders and had to use chants to stall several times as Sanders took longer to come out than expected. The delay was caused by Sanders himself, who spoke to thousands of supporters who were unable to get inside the venue due to overcapacity. “It’s about working class families, young people who are here today, it’s about our future,” Cohen said. “I’ve done this work my whole life, I’ve been a part of a lot of campaigns, but I’ve never met someone like Bernie Sanders.” Halle Phillips said although she is unsure who she will vote for in the primary election, she was excited to hear Sanders speak. Phillips, a freshman exercise science major, waited two and a half hours in the general public line. She said she likes how Sanders has his own agenda and has “always been on the right side of history.” Students remained in the arena even after Sanders was finished speaking to try and take pictures with the candidate. Sanders went around to high-five and take selfies with crowd members. Some students said this rally really made them “feel the Bern.” “It’s definitely exciting to see him in the flesh,” said Spencer Diamond, a freshman communication major. “Most of what he said were things he’s said before on TV, but seeing him in person was invigorating.” email: news@ubspectrum.com

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More than 11,000 people attended Bernie Sanders’ “A Future to Believe In” rally on Monday in Alumni Arena. Supporters stood in a long line for hours in the rain waiting to get into the rally, and once Alumni was filled to capacity fans stood outside, where Sanders spoke briefly before entering the arena for his speech.

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“We look at his other rallies and he’s got 10,000 people coming out, so we just wanted to be sure we could get in,” Batley said while waiting in line Monday morning. “We know it’s a smaller venue. We just wanted to take no chances.” Dominic Lauricella, a sophomore media study major, was the first UB student in line after arriving outside Alumni Arena around 9:30 a.m. Lauricella likes Sanders’ relatability. “When he says stuff, you’re not like, ‘OK, he’s saying that to cater to the Latino vote, the black vote.’ He’s saying that because he thinks that and he means that,” Lauricella said in line Monday morning. The line grew larger through the day until it eventually winded up all the way behind UB Stadium. A half an hour before doors opened, Sanders campaign workers estimated there were already 4,000 people in line. The line crossed over Augspurger Road, with a University Police officer directing traffic. Azmatullah Mustahsan, a junior political science major, waited in the rain for more than four and a half hours to see Sanders. “Seeing a presidential candidate is a rare opportunity,” Mustahsan said. “It’s even rarer to see a candidate you support, whose ideas and policies you agree with.” About 3,000 people didn’t get into Alumni, but Sanders spoke to the crowd before entering Alumni to give his speech. Hannah Olek, a senior art history major at Canisius College, was one of those standing outside the arena when Sanders addressed the crowd. She got in line between 4:20 to 4:30 p.m. but capacity was reached before she finally got to the door. She said Sanders made shorter blanket

statements and focused on gender equality. “I feel like it’s something important,” Olek said. “It’s a huge election, the biggest in our lifetime so far. It’s great to get out there and see what the candidates have to say, even if you don’t vote in the primary.” Sanders’ campaign gave the Student Association, which officially invited Sanders to UB after students began an online petition, 500 priority tickets that would allow students to skip the general admission line at the rally. Students began lining up outside the SA office in the Student Union as early as 7 a.m. Monday to get a priority ticket. Although SA was originally going to begin distributing tickets at 11 a.m., the long line prompted safety concerns and tickets were handed out nearly an hour early. By the time SA began to give out tickets, it estimated there were already more than 500 students in line. Five hundred tickets were gone in 45 minutes. Some students decided to forgo the general admission line that formed outside Alumni Arena because they were under the impression they could not get in the without a priority ticket. “I thought you needed a ticket to get in, so once I didn’t get one I figured I wouldn’t be able to go,” said Tyler Dash, a senior economics major. Afterward, Sanders shook the hands of those who stood along the railing surrounding the podium and stopped to take selfies with supporters. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz will hold a much smaller town hall meeting at UB on Thursday. Tom Dinki contributed reporting. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Local band Mojo Stone opens up for international act MAX KALNITZ ASST. ARTS EDITOR

Gaining publicity as a local band is hard to do. Many times bands ﬁnd themselves playing in small clubs or bars late at night, with no time in the spotlight. Opening for a larger act can be a great way to gain exposure in the music community. Mojo Stone – Simon Visco on guitar and lead vocals, Ryan Burrow on bass and backup vocals and Nick Militello on drums – has been trying to do just that. Mojo Stone will play a show on May 8 with the Budapest rock band Ozone Mama. The Hungarian band is currently on an international tour, making stops all over the world including Toronto. Through a mutual friend, Visco befriended the guitarist from Ozone Mama and convinced him and his band to make a onenight-only tour date in North America. “It’s really incredible, we’ve got people coming in from all over the place,” he said. “There’ll be local bands and people from all over the world to see us play, so it’s a special occasion to say the least.’’ The band originally formed in Sept. 2014 and after rotating through a few bassists, decided Burrow was the best choice for their permanent bassist. “It was back in December (2014), I went to GFY’s to watch them play and it was just the two of them,” Burrow said. “Nick and Simon were raw, I thought to myself “I have a bass and the equipment and I could totally lay down the bass licks that they needed. So I brought it up to them and ever since we’ve been together. The band just released its debut album on Dec. 15, titled Mojo Stone. The album was written and recorded in

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Ryan Burrow (left) and Simon Visco (right) are members of Mojo Stone, an upcoming rock band who will be opening for Hungarian rock band Ozone Mama on May 8.

Simon’s basement and Simon led editing with help from the band. “All the songs were written lyrically by me except ‘Soul Shine,’ Nick wrote that one. I usually come up with a guitar lick and then Ryan would find a bass line that fit and it all came together,” Visco said. “Our drummer Nick is heavily influenced by metal and hard rock. He really gives the music some balls and makes it sound bold. For their first album all three members decided it was a good idea to record it on their own, and get some experience going through the recording process. For their second album they plan to invest in either studio time or better equipment to build their home studio. “For recording it in my basement it actually turned out very well. We learned a lot

through recording. Visco said. “I learned how to produce and engineer, and now we feel a lot more conﬁdent going in to future recording sessions.” Burrow also added that his background in stage crew and music in high school added to his knowledge of the recording process. “I knew a lot about where the levels had to be thanks to my experience during stage crew, working on different musicals or shows during high school,” he said. “If it wasn’t for my amazing teachers, making me learn music theory and all aspects of the music industry, I wouldn’t feel as conﬁdent recording and especially playing.” All three members of the band have a lot of experience from being involved with music starting at an early age. “I started singing during elementary

school, and I started to get competitive during high school,” Burrow said. “I played a little bit of guitar but I didn’t play the bass until Simon called me up and I joined the band. A bass and amp fell into my possession and I was able to pick up the instrument pretty quickly.” While Burrow had lessons, Visco relied on himself to learn the guitar. “I started teaching myself when I was 12, I didn’t have a teacher, I would just look at tabs or YouTube videos and play along until I had the song down,” he said. “My dad helped me a little bit since he’s played guitar for ages, but I mostly taught myself.” The band doesn’t really have any problems – they credit that to their ability to play so many live shows and consistently think about writing new material. During their show with Ozone Mama they will be debuting three or four new songs. Ozone Mama is an Americana rock band from Budapest, Hungary that has been slowly gaining global recognition. It has many hits on YouTube with between 30,000 and 50,000 views each. Mojo Stone landed this gig at the perfect time, as the band is busy performing tracks off its recent album, while writing songs for an album release at the end of the year. “I don’t want to rush anything, but ideally I’d like to see us push a new album out by the end of the year,” Burrow said. “Let me emphasize that we aren’t going to rush. That can be a major problem for bands, and their music will be of much less quality.” The three members look forward to playing more shows and widening their audience as they gain more and more of a following. Mojo Stone’s next show is Saturday, April 23, at the Music Room in East Aurora at 7:00 p.m. After that they’ll be playing their biggest show at the Evening Star Concert Hall in Niagara Falls with special guests Ozone Mama and Wacko Fest. The band’s songs are currently available on YouTube, Spotify and SoundCloud. email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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Buffalo has a high quality selection of concerts this week – its genres range from jam bands and slacker garage rock to trap and ’90s hip-hop. There is even a funk collective coming to town this week. Check out the list of featured concerts this week and make sure to buy a ticket, get out of your house or dorm room and go see a show. It’s a great way to de-stress before heading to ﬁnals in a couple weeks. Wednesday, April 13 Turkuaz and The Nth Power – Iron Works

One of the most eclectic concert options this week, Turkuaz and The Nth Power will both be vising Iron Works on Wednesday. Turkuaz, a nine-piece funk collective from Brooklyn, New York is closer to an orchestra than a band. They have incredibly arranged songs, each with nuanced rhythms, harmonies and choruses. What’s more, the band loves to improve, guaranteeing that each show feels spontaneous and authentic. The Nth Power has been to Buffalo a few times. They are a popular soul group whose music is ﬁlled with impromptu jams and lush guitar riffs. Each group’s spontaneity ensures this concert will be fun and diverse. Thursday, April 14 The Mowgli’s – Waiting Room The Mowgli’s, an alt-rock band from Calabasas, California has been on the fringe of the alt rock mainstream for some time now. From their ﬁrst release Sound the Dawn to their most recent Kids in Love, the band has experienced a wide-range of success. The group is now signed to Def Jam Recordings following its earlier successes and has been touring off of its newest album for the past year. Currently, the band’s biggest hit is called “San Francisco,” which will likely be performed at the Waiting Room on Thursday, along with a host of their other biggest hits. Friday, April 15

DTCV – Mohawk Place DTCV is the odd combo of Lola G, a French musician, and James Greer, a novelist and guitarist from Los Angeles. Both being multi-instrument talents, the duo went on to release casual, “anarcho-symbolist” rock, as they call it. Overall, their music is reminiscent of a fusion of surfer, indie rock and chill wave. Their music is catchy and easygoing; the show on Friday at Mohawk should be a perfect place to unwind after a long work or school week. Currently, the duo is touring off of their newest album CONFUSION MODERNE. Saturday, April 16 Father – Waiting Room Atlanta’s burgeoning rap scene is highly regarded as one of the most go-to places for finding new talent. Father, who has been in the Atlanta scene for a few year now, both as a rapper and as a producer, but also the owner of Awful Records. He has blown up in recent years because of his brash, off-the-cuff bars and personality. His live shows are touted for their insanity – mosh pits, fights and more generally, wild, reckless behavior are routine for his shows. If you are going to make it out to his show on Saturday, be ready for a raucous night. Sunday, April 17 Mobb Deep – Evening Star Hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, consisting of rappers Havoc and Prodigy, is considered one of the most influential ’90s hip-hop groups on the East Coast. They have sold over three million records and are still making music today. In 2012, the group went on an indefinite hiatus, but got back together in 2013. In 2014, the group released The infamous Mobb Deep, its eighth studio album. Don’t miss this chance to see one of the most iconic rap groups of all time. They will be performing all their biggest hits, like “Shook Ones (Part II)” or “Quiet Storm,” on Sunday. email: brian.windschitl@ubspectrum.com

UB Police blotter 4/5/16 – 4/11/16 All information according to University Police 4/5 7:32 a.m. – A UB employee reported a suspicious vehicle in the Sherman parking lot. The vehicle was reported to be running and had a jacket over the steering wheel. Patrol reported that everything checked out OK.

suspicious person in the break room of the Biomedical Research Building. The employee approached the subject and asked him if he needed help but the subject did not reply. The subject headed into the stairwell closest to Harriman Hall. Patrol reported the subject was gone on arrival.

4/6 5:26 p.m. – A UB student reported losing his wallet, which contained his driver’s license, debit cards and $500 in cash. The student believes he may have lost his wallet somewhere between the Crossroads Culinary Center bus stop at Moody Terrace and the Student Union. UB lost and found and First Transit could not locate the wallet. 9:07 p.m. – An individual reported seeing someone under the bridge of the Audubon Parkway near Greiner Hall possibly spray painting. They believed they saw a blue can of spray paint. Patrol arrested one individual.

4/9 11:36 a.m. – A student reported a suspicious box in Cooke Hall with the words “Mercury Poison” written on the side. Patrol reported that the box contains projector slides and the student will follow up with Environmental Heath and Safety Services.

4/7 2:10 a.m. – A caller stated that she and a coworker were working in the Statler Food Commissary when they both became nauseated. They refused medical care but requested an officer. Patrol requested an ambulance be dispatched for one of the victims upon arrival. One of the ovens in the commissary was not venting properly and facilities detected carbon monoxide. A second ambulance was dispatched for the second victim. 4/8 12:24 a.m. – A UB employee reported there was a man with a dog on the first floor of Crosby Hall. The caller stated that the dog ran toward him and he put his foot up to stop the dog. The dog was a small white poodle type. The subject advised patrol that the dog was a “service dog in training” but failed to provide proper documentation. 7:45 a.m. – A UB employee reported a female with a cut hand was yelling, swearing and “acting out of control.” Patrol reported that the individual appeared to have a cut on her hand but refused any medical assistance. 12:50 p.m. – A UB employee reported a

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4/10 3:18 p.m. – A victim reported his headphones and $200 cash were taken from his room in Clinton Hall. 5:27 p.m. – Patrol reported hearing screaming coming from outside the UPD booking area. Patrol checked the area of Webster Road near UB Stadium and observed a male kneeling on the ground yelling and a female walking away. Patrols identiﬁed the two subjects as UB students and reported no physical injuries to either party. The subjects reported the argument was over a food disagreement and that they did not wish to pursue harassment charges. 4/11 9:27 a.m. – A UB grounds worker reported an injured goose on St. Rita’s Lane near the dead end. Patrol reported the goose had a broken wing. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals told patrol if the goose can be contained they will come get it. It is unclear what happened to the goose. 3:24 p.m. – The father of a UB student requested a welfare check on his son due to not being in contact with him for a month. The Spaulding staff reported speaking with the subject’s roommate who reported the subject was at the gym. The roommate said he will deliver the message and agreed to let the subject use his phone to call his father. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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UB gave an update to its university-wide branding initiative Tuesday morning, which included the announcement that a new “Buffalo Bulls” wordmark will replace UB Athletics’ current “State University of New York Buffalo” wordmark. The current watermark, which was implemented under former AD Danny White in 2013, put an emphasis on the word “New York” in large letters, with the word “Buffalo”

small and barely visible underneath. Current Athletic Director Allen Greene said the university and athletic department will work in cohesion with one another under the new branding initiative. He said the New York Bulls Initiative (NYBI), started by White to put emphasis on UB’s standing as the largest public university in New York, is no longer needed. “The difference between a couple years ago and now,” Greene explained, “is that athletics was telling the story for the univer-

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Cruz’s visit will be much smaller than the rally Bernie Sanders held this past Monday at Alumni Arena, which drew nearly 11,000 supporters. Donald Trump, Cruz’s Republican opponent, is set to speak at the First Niaga-

ra Center on April 18, one day before the New York primary. Cruz’s speech will last roughly one hour and there will be a Q&A opportunity after the speech.

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sity. Now, the university is telling the story for the university.” The university also announced a new primary logo and spirit mark for UB Athletics. The university’s traditional interlocking “UB” will serve as the sports teams’ and department’s primary logo, with a new spirit mark that serves as the first update to the charging bull logo since 2006. UB Athletics will still put some emphasis on New York, as it will use the tagline “New York’s Public Powerhouse” in its future marketing efforts to promote UB’s status among public universities in the state. Greene said the school is financially ready for the branding, but admits the process is “expensive and extensive,” as the “State University of New York Buffalo” mark is now featured on almost all apparel and jerseys and on the UB Stadium field and Alumni Arena court. “We’re not just going to throw everything away,” said President Satish Tripathi. “The transition will be gradual. All of our letterheads and everything else is not going to go away in one day. We need to use what we have.” Greene said whatever amount of money put into the “New York” branding through NYBI was not a waste, citing the five conference championships won by teams in the past two years. He said the investments were “wise” and “strategic,” and allowed Buffalo to be put in a “competitive perspective.” Greene said implementing the “New York” mark throughout the athletics department the past three years was for the most part not “new expenses.” He said jerseys are replaced and the basketball courts get resurfaced every few years regardless of a logo change, and cited the fact that the UB Stadium turf needed to be completely redone in 2014 anyway due to damage from winter weather. UB Athletics’ first order will be new jerseys for student-athletes and replacing the watermarks at the center of Alumni Arena and UB Stadium. The current athletics’ wordmark was often a point of debate among UB fans, alum-

ni, media and Buffalo residents, as some felt it shied away from UB’s location in the city of Buffalo and did not instill pride of their alma mater. Even some former student-athlete and UB all-time leading passer Joe Licata tweeted that he preferred the Buffalo mark to the New York mark on Tuesday. Roughly a year ago, UB administrators sought out research and focus groups made up of people who have been associated with UB. Administrators asked six main questions, including what the names UB, Buffalo and New York meant to them. “We learned when asked about the university name, it was overwhelmingly preferred to call it the University at Buffalo for the formal academic name than UB,” said Nancy Paton, UB vice president of communications. Greene was on the original administrators committee and helped lead the branding effort when he was still deputy director of athletics under White. Greene said White was engaged with the initial branding conversations and the affect it may have on athletics before he left UB to take the athletic director job at the University of Central Florida this past November. Greene said he texted White Monday to let him know about Tuesday’s announcement. He said White told him “Whatever is in the best interest of the university, perfectly fine.” “Not everyone fully understands that our sole purpose is to support the university,” Greene said, “and because [a few] years ago there was not a university-wide platform to tell our story, we felt we had no choice but to tell our story of UB from an athletics perspective and now we’re able to do it cohesively.” UB Athletics has already begun some small changes to adhere to the new brand, like changing the heading on the UB Bulls website and its social media profile pictures to reflect the new wordmark and logos. Tom Dinki contributed reporting. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

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An international flare MICHAEL AKELSON

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For senior tennis player Sergio Arevalillo, April 10 was just like any other game day this season. He showed up at the Miller Tennis Center for his singles match and played his heart out, like he always hopes to, and came away with a victory for his team. He was upset about the Buffalo men’s tennis team’s 5-2 loss to Western Michigan that day. It wasn’t until after the match that Arevalillo found out that his singles match victory was the 100th victory of his UB career. “It feels like I just hit 50 wins not that long ago,” Arevalillo said. And he wasn’t the only Buffalo player to have recently reached the milestone. Fellow senior Pablo Alvarez won his 100th match on March 18 against Binghamton. The two Spanish tennis stars, who have been friends since before they arrived in Buffalo, continue to collectively make history for the Bulls (9-6, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) together. They lead the team in singles victories this season, Arevalillo with 21 and Alvarez with 17, as Buffalo looks to claim its second straight conference title. Since the two met as teenage tennis prodigies in Spain, they’ve done nearly everything together when playing on the court. Both of them moved to the United States to pursue an education and further their tennis careers four years ago, and their parallel journeys to 100 wins have endured through

Spanish tennis players Arevalillo and Alvarez both claim 100th career victories

obstacles, including adjusting to a new language and new culture. Arevalillo and Alvarez first met at the age of 12 as frequent opponents in several adolescent tournaments in Spain. Even though they were often lined up on opposite sides of the court, the two gradually became friends. After high school, Arevalillo ended up at UB in the fall of 2012.When a Bulls recruit from South America had failed to make the necessary grades, Buffalo head coach Lee Nickell was looking for somebody to take his place. Arevalillo told Nickell that his extremely talented best friend was looking for a school in the United States, and Alvarez joined the Bulls in the spring of 2013. At first, the two struggled to adjust to American culture. They knew some English from high school in Spain, but for those first few months in Buffalo, they mostly had nothing more than each other to rely on. “It was really a struggle for both of us,” Arevalillo said. “At the beginning it was kind of a struggle, because the teacher’s would go really fast, and we couldn’t understand much of what they were saying, but after the first few months, we learned everything.” It also helped them on the court. If one of them couldn’t totally understand what a coach was trying to say, the other could explain it to him in Spanish.

“When your teammates comes for you and cheers for you it’s the best feeling ever,” Arevalillo said. “When one of us comes [to cheer for each other], we’ve known each other for so long that, it feels deeper. It’s like having some part of your home there.” For most athletes, overcoming all that and still managing to win 100 wins would be a proud individual moment. For Arevalillo and Alvarez, it doesn’t matter much. The two have their eyes on bigger things, like leading their team to a second-consecutive MAC Championship in the conference tournament in a few weeks. “Having 100 wins is something that makes us really happy,” Arevalillo said. “But it’s not what we wanted. Our goals are more set on team goals. It’s more team goals more than individual goals, so we can have 50 wins, we can have 2 wins, we can have 11,000 wins if you want to put it like that, but as long as the team wins, we’d consider that we achieved our goals.” What comes after college for the two best friends is still up in the air. They both plan on playing in some tournaments back in Spain this summer, then returning to UB in the fall to ﬁnish their education. After graduation, they both plan on pursuing a professional career in tennis.

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Senior Pablo Alvarez prepares to serve the ball to start a match for the Bulls. Alvarez won his 100th match of his Buffalo career earlier in the season against Binghamton on March 18th.

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Quick hits Teams now all in thick of MAC play, women’s basketball brings in transfer SPORTS DESK Baseball (11-17, 4-5 MidAmerican Conference) Buffalo is going through a tough start to conference play. After losing two of three in a series against Eastern Michigan (11-15, 5-1 MAC) a week before, the Bulls dropped two of three again this weekend, this time to Ohio (14-17, 4-5 MAC). The Bulls started the series off with a 9-3 victory, thanks to junior pitcher Alec Tuohy. Tuohy started the game and finished with five strikeouts and one earned run allowed in seven innings. The Bulls lost the next two, including a 6-5 loss on Sunday to close the series. Both teams were tied heading into the ninth inning, but the Bobcats got the game-winning run thanks to a wild pitch. Sophomore third baseman Ben Vey finished 1 of 5 at the plate with a home run, while sophomore infielder Don Kilian went 3 of 4 at the plate and had one RBI. On Tuesday, the Bulls defeated Canisius (16-16, 6-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) 5-4 on Tuesday. Senior pitcher Brandon Mumaw finished with five strikeouts in six innings, while freshman catcher Andrew Taft finished 3 of 5 at the plate with one RBI. Sophomore pitcher Logan Harasta came into the ninth inning to get the save for Buffalo. The Bulls remain home to host Miami Ohio (15-15, 6-3 MAC) for a three-game series starting on Friday. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. Softball (11-25, 5-4 MAC) The Bulls continued solid play in conference by defeating Ball State (18-22, 4-7 MAC) in two of their three matchups this weekend. The Bulls won both matchups on Friday, including a 13-4 victory in five innings, before falling 5-3 in their last matchup of the series on Saturday. The 13 runs scored are tied for the second-most runs the Bulls have scored this season. In Buffalo’s 2-0 victory to open the series, the Bulls received a dominant performance from sophomore pitcher Charlotte Miller. Miller received the start and finished with five strikeouts in seven innings pitched.

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Sophomore pitcher Charlie Sobieraski delivers a pitch for the Bulls. The Bulls dropped two of three against Ohio before picking up a win against Canisius on Tuesday.

Junior utility hitter Savanna Norcio finished with one hit and one walk in all three games. The Bulls travel to Akron, Ohio to face Akron (19-17-1, 3-4-1 MAC) at Lee Jackson Field for a two-game series on Wednesday. The first pitch is set for 1 p.m. Men’s tennis (9-6, 2-2 MAC) The Bulls lost their one matchup this weekend, which will matter heading into the MAC Tournament. On Sunday, the Bulls lost to Western Michigan (16-5, 4-1 MAC) 5-2, which will make it tough for them to capture the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament in two weeks. But the Bulls are in position to grab the No. 2 seed. The Bulls won the first doubles set Sunday, before dropping the next two sets. Seniors Pablo Alvarez and Sergio Arevalillo won their single matches, but the team couldn’t muster another victory in singles action. The win for Arevalillo was his 100th victory as a member of the Bulls. The Bulls are on the road this weekend to face Ball State (9-10, 2-2 MAC) in Muncie, Indiana on Friday and Northern Illinois (157, 3-2 MAC) on Sunday. Friday’s match is set for 1 p.m. Women’s tennis (11-6, 3-2 MAC) The women’s tennis team split this past weekend, as it defeated Ball State (18-3, 5-1 MAC) 4-3 Sunday after falling to Miami Ohio (8-9, 3-1 MAC) 5-2 on Friday.

The Bulls won the first match in doubles play Sunday, but dropped the next two. In singles play, the two teams went back and forth and were tied heading into the final singles match. Freshman Sanjana Sudhir defeated Ball State’s Isabelle Dohanics 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 to give the Bulls the win over the MAC leaders. Sophomore Tanja Stojanovska and junior Laura Holterbosch were victorious in both singles and doubles play for the Bulls. Buffalo travels to the University of Toledo to face Northern Illinois (6-10, 1-3 MAC) on Friday. The Bulls will then face Akron (13-9, 3-3 MAC) on Saturday. Friday’s match is set for 1 p.m. Track and Field The Bulls won six events at the Lou Onesty Invitational held at the University of Virginia on Saturday. Senior Austin Price won the men’s long jump with a jump of 7.17 meters, while sophomore Charlotte Malloy finished in second place in the 5,000 meter with a time of 18:04:93. Senior Laurent Dure finished in first place in the men’s high jump. The Bulls also finished in first place in the 4x100 meter relay, won by seniors Malayah White, Camaria Long, Asher Beasley and junior Tyra Forbes. Junior Meagan Hopkins and sophomore Morgan Mahoney finished first and second in the 10,000 meter run, with Hopkins recording a time of

36:20:51, while Mahoney finished with a time of 36:44:95. In all, the Bulls won four track events, highlighted by first and second place finishes by junior Lloyd Webb and senior Frankie Pfeil in the 10,000 meter run, while sophomores Justin McCarthy and Justin Van Epps finished first and second in the steeplechase. Women’s basketball On Monday, the Bulls announced that Cierra Dillard, a 5-foot-9 transfer from the University of Massachusetts, will join the Bulls for the 2017-18 season. Dillard, a guard, was one of the Minutemen’s most dynamic scoring threats as she averaged more than 15 points a game in a competitive Atlantic 10 Conference and ended the season ranked sixth in scoring in the conference. Dillard, a native of Rochester, is possibly the most talented Western New York player to play for Buffalo. She was a three-star recruit coming out of high school and was considered for the McDonald’s All-America team in 2014. Dillard was named to the All-State team three times in her high school career. Due to NCAA transfer rules, Dillard must sit out the entire 2016-17 season. She will have two years of eligibility remaining for Buffalo. email: sports@ubspectrum.com