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Tanner Miller, a freshman undecided major, is transitioning from female to male. After questioning his gender earlier this year, he decided the name Tanner and masculine pronouns better suit him.
Tanner Miller was always attracted to women. But he didn’t like the term “lesbian” and didn’t know why. He never felt comfortable with his sexual orientation. That was until he learned what it meant to be transgender. Tanner, a freshman undecided major who used to go by the name Morgan Miller, is in the process of transitioning from female to male. He questioned his gender identity in January 2016 when he began shopping in the men’s section for loose-fitting clothing. Two weeks ago, Miller came out to the public as transgender. He’s had to consider changing his name on legal documents. He’s had to tell his friends and family to use different pronouns. He’s even considered taking hormones and undergoing sex reassignment surgery. And it all started when he first questioned his sexual orientation. Two years ago Miller came out to his mother as a lesbian, but coming out as transgender has been completely different. “It’s different when you announce that you’re trans because you actually have to tell people. When I came out that I was a lesbian I didn’t make a big post or anything, people just saw that I was in a relationship,” Miller said. Miller was dating someone who was nonbinary – a gender that is not exclusively male or female – and later transitioned to a male. That’s when Miller began questioning his
own gender identity. “I didn’t know what it meant to be trans. So I decided to do more research and I started wearing men’s clothing, and I was like ‘Oh, OK, this is better,’ and I felt more comfortable seeing myself as a guy,” Miller said. Miller told five close friends to use male pronouns instead of female pronouns when referring to him. He wanted to see how male pronouns sounded and immediately felt comfortable when his friends referred to him as Tanner. “I figured maybe if other people see me as a guy it’ll make me feel better about myself,” Miller said. “Whenever they said, ‘Look at him over there, that’s Tanner,’ it made me feel super comfortable and I liked that.” But changing one’s name on personal documents can be a tedious process. Students who wish to change their name can fill out an application through UB’s Office of the Registrar and submit it with acceptable documentation, such as an ID or passport, along with the name they choose to go by. If a student has not legally changed their name, they can submit a notarized statement declaring a variation of their existing name. The application will change the student’s UB email, ID card and Blackboard information, but can take upwards of a month to take effect. Miller hasn’t started the process of changing his name with the school, but has asked professors to refer to him as Tanner instead of Morgan. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Tech Talk Randi Zuckerberg appears as second guest for UB Distinguished Speaker Series TORI ROSEMAN MANAGING EDITOR
Randi Zuckerberg wanted to sing on Broadway. Little did she know that she would move on to become one of the most successful female entrepreneurs with a hand in the development of Facebook, her own production company and an author of three books. “I didn’t take engineering classes, I didn’t know how to code,” Zuckerberg said. “I wouldn’t call myself a hacker. All it took was putting myself in a culture where I wasn’t afraid to fail.” Zuckerberg spoke at the Distinguished Speaker Series Wednesday night at Alumni Arena. The businesswoman spoke about her experience with Facebook, the mobile workplace and how technology has become a staple in people’s lives to a fault.
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Randi Zuckerberg spoke at the Distinguished Speaker Series Wednesday night at Alumni Arena.
Zuckerberg, after graduating from Harvard, went to California to help her brother Mark – the creator of Facebook – with his business in Silicon Valley, home of all things technology. A small startup, the two wore many hats and worked tirelessly to move their collegecentral company into the big leagues. The siblings worked in different departments with Mark primarily in coding and interface and Randi involving herself in marketing. “At Facebook, there was a culture that you didn’t have to wait for a boss to hand you something to do, you just did it,” Zuckerberg said. She stayed in Silicon Valley for about a
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decade, finding success as Facebook and social media began to grow. Her goal was to see Facebook become a 24-hour news hub that allows users to be connected and informed at all times. As Facebook moved closer to this goal, Zuckerberg saw her time in the Valley as limited. The entrepreneur also grew tired of the technology rhetoric she was constantly surrounded by. She calls Silicon Valley a “one industry city,” in which everyone is involved in technology, one way or another.
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UB Student Association hosts town hall meeting with local State Senate candidates MADDY FOWLER STAFF WRITER
Student debt, the environment and political corruption were some of the issues students wanted local New York State Senate candidates to address. The Student Association (SA) hosted a town hall meeting in the Student Union Theater with Steven Meyer, the Democratic candidate for the 146th Assembly District, and Amber Small, the Democratic candidate for the 60th Senate District on Tuesday night. Meyer was originally supposed to debate his opponent, incumbent Republican Ray Walter. Walter failed to show up, therefore the event ended up being an interview rather than a debate. Small’s opponent, Chris Jacobs, also failed to attend the event. *Tori Roseman, a senior political science major, interviewed each candidate for roughly 45 minutes. Students submitted questions and topics online and SA members vetted the questions before the debate. The candidates participated in a brief question and answer session with the audience following their interviews. Dillon Smith, a senior political science and economics major, SA Senate chair and UB Votes Representative, said the discussion topics for the town hall meeting were based on input from students. Student debt was the most popular topic among students, according to Smith. “When we questioned students on what they wanted to hear, we always heard ‘What about my student loans? What about the debt I’m going to take on after I leave here? What about the job [opportunities] afterwards?’” Smith said. Meyer was the first to speak and dove into discussion about ethics, the economy and student debt. He said he would like to see the government take steps toward implementing free public college. “Students are graduating with what is essentially a mortgage on a home they can’t afford,” Meyer said in regards to student debt, which he said averages $25,000 per student. Meyer also said the next president should “strongly consider” forgiving all student debt. Small said she doesn’t think college should be completely free, but it should be more accessible to low-income students. “It’s supposed to be a public education [at SUNY colleges] and yet we are still saddled with debt that is going to last us decades,” Small said. “A barrier to getting a college degree should never be whether or not [the student] can afford it.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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Meyer said he sees students and families in Western New York struggling and doesn’t think politicians care about helping them. He said politicians are more focused on reelection and money and not focused enough on making a difference for their constituents. Small also spoke about government corruption and wants to create transparency and accountability. “It really ticks me off,” Small said. “We send people to represent our needs in Albany and in Washington and they end up serving special interests and not constituents.” Both Meyer and Small said corruption stems from the current campaign finance system. Meyer and Small both commented on the loopholes that allow corporations to contribute mass amounts of money to campaigns and how these donations go unchecked. “There are loopholes [in campaign finance] that allow corporations to literally buy elected officials,” Meyer said. Meyer also said there should be harsher punishments for politicians convicted of corruption. “If you’re convicted of corruption in New York, you can still collect your tax-payer pension,” Meyer said. “That’s disgusting. We are literally paying for corrupt politicians to continue living. We’re paying their salaries because that’s the way our system works.”
Small said in order to eliminate corruption, the income of state legislators should be limited. She said by limiting state legislator incomes, you take away the “monetary influence that leads to so much of the corruption.” “We’re not really sending the most qualified people to represent us, we’re sending the people who can afford to get there,” she said. “If you’re a state legislator, it doesn’t have to be your full-time job. Well, if you’re an attorney, if you’re a developer, that’s a big conflict of interest.” The event was created to help students step away from the national election and get a glimpse of local and state politics. Smith said it’s important for students to attend events featuring local political candidates. “The power of an event like this is to inform students of what they can do and what’s going on [in local politics], to break through the noise and confusion of the national campaign and show there are candidates that they can support more directly at a local level,” he said. Smith said if students want to become more educated about local politics, they should read The Buffalo News and review the candidates’ platforms on their websites. Mike Brown, a sophomore political science major and SA Assembly speaker, said he liked how the candidates focused on fix-
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Steven Meyer (pictured), the Democratic candidate for the 146th Assembly District, spoke in a town hall meeting Tuesday evening along with Amber Small, the Democratic candidate for the 60th Senate District, and UB students.
ing the political system. “Both candidates mentioned how New York is the most corrupt state and it’s just atrocious,” Brown said. “We need a complete upgrade and overhaul for how New York State handles their whole political system.” Brown feels getting involved in local politics is a step in the right direction.
“We’re not going to make any progress on the national level unless we start getting involved on the local level,” Brown said. *Tori Roseman is the managing editor for The Spectrum email: news@ubspectrum.com
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UB’s Gender Week is an important step to equality UB often celebrates any scholarly or academic advancement, which makes it very warming to see the university celebrate achievements of minority groups on campus. This year’s Gender Week will focus on “Cultural Transformations,” highlighting feminism, misogyny, women and labor, violence against women and more. But more importantly, it highlights women on campus who have served as leaders and have made a significan impact on campus while fighting for diversity. It also shows students they have the opportunity to succeed even if they are the minority on a campus of 30,000 other students. Women are represented at UB better than most schools, considering five out of the 12 deans are
women. Using Gender Week as an opportunity to emphasize women in power proves that UB is taking a step in the right direction by allowing students, faculty and staff to participate in meaningful conversation about salient topics. Gender is a word that has changed in meaning over the past few years. ABC News considers there to be 58 gender options, including gender fluid, non-binary, genderqueer and transgender. This change in how we define ourselves is important to include in discussions about gender, rather than just women and women’s rights. Transgender students and faculty are still underrepresented on campus. Having student-ran clubs and a few gender-neutral bathrooms are not enough. Students who are unsure of
their gender identity and feel that they are the minority, are looking for safe spaces. They’re looking for other students and faculty facing similar struggles to prove to themselves that the university isn’t solely based on heteronormativity. It would behoove the university to bring in speakers to discuss other gender identifications aside from male, female and transgender. This discussion would be beneficial to those students and staff who still struggle with their identity. This value of equality is not only beneficial for current students, but also for prospective students. Having a Gender Week alone will comfort future UB students and parents by showing them it is a university where they will be protected. It also shows young men the im-
portance of gender equality and forces them to acknowledge their existence among successful women and transgender students. Male input and support will lead to change in areas that need it. It is important to discuss issues such as domestic violence and sexual abuse with all genders – though they typically impact women, they can affect anyone. But this discussion should not only be limited to just one week throughout the entire school year – it must continue. UB should take this opportunity to provide a voice to the voiceless students who feel they are misrepresented. Show the country that UB is more than STEM and research, but about inclusion and diversity. email: eic@ubspectrum.com
LETTER TO THE EDITOR [Monday’s] UB Spectrum contains an article by Ashley Inkumsah titled “Philip Glick and Domenic Licata speak out on UB Foundation transparency” (Oct. 24, 2016). It includes the following passage regarding a plan by Staff Senate Chair Licata and Faculty Senate Chair Glick to share UB Foundation secrets with a slightly larger group, including staff, student, and faculty representatives: “’I think I’ve read in other news organizations that there’s still some faculty members that are very unhappy about this,’ Glick said. ‘When you represent 1800 faculty members you just can’t make everyone happy, but
this was an effort to try to make the majority of the people happy and to represent them.’” This is not a matter of making everyone happy, but of Professor Glick remembering the decisions of the body he is trying to chair. On Dec. 3, 2013, the UB Faculty Senate passed a resolution calling on the UB President to make the details of the UBF budget public, as if it were subject to the Freedom of Information Law. President Tripathi refused, but the Faculty Senate’s call for full transparency stands. This is true even if Professor Glick now feels that secrecy shared among a slightly larger group—including him-
self, perhaps? – Is better than full transparency among the entire UB community and the citizens of New York State. Why is this important? There are many, many reasons. As one might expect, when a self-appointed group of lawyers, CEOs, and building contractors like the UB Foundation oversees a billion dollars worth of other people’s money, serious problems crop up. The UB community can read about them in “The Other Buffalo Bilion: Time for Transparency at the UB Foundation,” a report issued by the UB chapter of AAUP, which I co-authored. But here’s another example,
which we did not mention in that report: in fiscal year 2014-2015, students living in UB housing paid $22,132,111 in rent not to UB but to the UB Foundation. Did you know that? Neither did I, until I poked around a good deal. This sort of information should be public, easily accessible, and widely discussed, not squirreled away or available to a slightly larger secret group. Truly, Jim Holstun Professor of English
Money Talk: The AT&T and Time Warner merger What to expect from this year’s merger
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It’s been hard to ignore the headlines about the upcoming AT&T and Time Warner merger, which has been quoted as the largest merger of the year. The merger between the two media giants is worth $85.4 billion and is a reactionary tactic for both companies. Time Warner, who’s buying AT&T, is opting for wireless assets with their subscribers leaving the cord behind. AT&T is looking to increase its mobile cell service competitiveness. But the merger has a lot of onlookers trying to make sense of it. While there is a high chance that the government could block the
would decrease pay-tv competition. On the other hand, media consolidation is a very real issue that’s been brought up in talks of the merger. Media consolidation, which refers to the collection of all reach and media power to fewer people, is never seen as a plus from consumer eyes. There’s also the talk of media independence in the case of CNN, which is owned by Time Warner and making sure that they maintain their journalistic independence. In a nutshell, the concerns surrounding this merger are that a larger company would have more reach and access into the personal information of its subscribers with more services being combined, coupled with the possibility of rising prices. Although, with politicians speaking out against the merger, it’s hard to predict if it will even go through. email: kenneth.thomas@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @KenUBSpec
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merger, it does say much about the mindset of these businesses. Eighty percent of corporate mergers resulted in price increases ranging from 7 to 10 percent, according to John Kwoka, an economist at Northeastern University. This research looked at 1,000 different mergers over the last 20 years. Time Warner’s debt added to the current value of the merger brings it up to $108.7 billion, as a halfcash and half-stock transaction. The merger would create a pay-tv subscriber base larger than that of Comcast, which would be 25 million and 22.4 million, respectively. This would also increase the range of content that the media conglomerate would offer. While there are concerns of the merger decreasing the level of competition in the industry, but AT&T has countered with the fact that the merger is vertical, as opposed to horizontal. A horizontal merger would be a merger between media giant Comcast and Time Warner cable, which
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The first person Miller officially came out to as transgender was Travis Sharp, his English professor. “During midterm week we had one-onone meetings instead of class, so when I went to his office I saw the LGBT safe space sticker and thought it’d be the perfect time since I didn’t want to be called Morgan in class anymore,” Miller said. Sharp welcomed Miller’s transition from Morgan to Tanner. Sharp himself identifies as queer and came out when he was an undergraduate. “The main thing I wanted to do was make sure he felt welcome as he is. I want my students to see their peers for who they are and what they bring to the table,” Sharp said. Miller saw Sharp’s office as a safe space. “There’s a sense of kinship between us. I came out in my undergrad as well, but there was a deep risk with my family. They were religiously conservative,” Sharp said. “Tanner has received a great amount of support from his friends and family and he feels much more comfortable now.” Miller felt relief. He finally realized why he never wanted to wear pink frilly skirts or dresses when he was younger. He noticed that the name Tanner empowered him. He was ready to break free and tell more people, including his family. Miller tried a few times to tell his parents that he was becoming transgender but the conversation never happened. There are many cases where a person comes out to their family and they are immediately disowned, Miller said. A month ago, he finally sat them down and made the announcement, learning that they were very much accepting of the news. “One day we were all watching TV and I said, ‘I have something kind of serious to tell you guys,’ and my brother went, ‘OK, I ate your leftovers…’ and that kind of broke the ice,” Miller said. “I finally said that I’ve
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been questioning my gender since January and I have come to the conclusion that I’m trans and I was in tears.” Miller’s parents and brother took the news well and informed friends and family about the change, but his mother, Vicki Miller, needed time to get used to it. “I had a little bit of a difficult time wrapping my head around it. I was mourning the loss of my daughter. We always had a special mother-daughter bond and I thought we were going to lose that,” Mrs. Miller said. Mrs. Miller emphasized that while she has to get used to his new name and pronouns, support is key while having a child go through such a life change. “At first my mom was upset that she was the only girl in the house. She thought that with my transition I was going to completely change, which isn’t true at all. I’m the same person,” Miller said. Mrs. Miller suggests watching other parents’ YouTube videos or reading articles about what the change entails and how others have been so supportive to their own children. “I’m liberal and pro-equality, but you have to understand it’s different when it’s your own child,” she said. “Try not to let personal convictions get in the way and seek support. Whether it’s friends and families or other videos online the best thing you can do is seek support and educate yourself.” Miller decided on National Coming Out Day two weeks ago that he wanted to tell the rest of the world about his transition. Tons of friends and family commented on the post sending loving and welcoming comments his way. “I was extremely nervous posting that video. I took like 20 takes before I finally uploaded one,” Miller said. “Everyone from my high school teachers, extended family and all my friends were posting such warming comments and it made me feel great.” Since Miller came out, he’s faced multiple challenges. Gender-neutral bathrooms were
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(top) Tanner Miller at age 13 in front of the White House in Washington D.C. (bottom) Tanner Miller at age of 3 in Corning NY
one of them. UB has made improvements to the number of gender-neutral bathrooms with the newest addition in the Silverman Library. “I really like that they incorporated one in the new library, but I wish there were more gender-neutral bathrooms,” Miller said. “It’s usually taken up, but it still gives me somewhere to go because I don’t feel comfortable in either bathrooms at the moment.” There are other things that have been personal roadblocks, such as his physical appearance. Miller isn’t sure about a sex change, but wants to start taking hormones as a first step into his transition. “It’s a little bit of a process. I have to talk
to a gender therapist and they have to see me for at least six months before I can be approved for hormones. Then I have to find a doctor that’ll take my insurance,” Miller said. After he is approved for hormones, Miller plans on looking into top surgery as his next step. Even though it’s pricey and risky, Miller still has a support system. “You have to remember this is your child, not you. It’s only gender,” Mrs. Miller said. “I have a healthy beautiful child and he’s a great person. The most important thing is his mental health and wellbeing.” email: max.kalnitz@ubspectrum.com
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UB faculty members Brenda Haughey, Albert Ermanovics, Harold R. Ortman recently died. Brenda Haughey, a former associate professor in the School of Nursing, died
on Sept. 19. She retired from UB in 2000. A memorial service for Haughey was held at North Presbyterian Church in Williamsville on Oct. 8, according to a UB news release. Haughey was 75 years old. Albert Ermanovics, a former associate director for Student Life in the Harriman Student Center on South Campus, died Oct. 10. Ermanovics died after suffering
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“You would go out for coffee and everyone would have their laptops out, pitching ideas,” Zuckerberg said. “Everyone worked in the industry. Even if they were a lawyer, they worked for a tech company, if they were a chef they worked for a tech company.” She decided to move back to New York, where the arts flourished and conversation was no longer stagnant. She developed her own production company, Zuckerberg Media and became her own boss. Lindsay Macaluso, a senior in the school of management, introduced Zuckerberg to the audience. “Randi Zuckerberg is an icon for our time,” Macaluso said. “[Zuckerberg] is the kind of entrepreneur, the kind of leader that personifies the digital age.” Once Zuckerberg moved out of the Valley, she began to seriously advocate for women as entrepreneurs and employees in the tech industry. Zuckerberg claims she always “talked the talk” when it came to women in the industry but was still working under someone else. Once she started her own business, it was easy for her to invest in other women. She spoke about feminism and the role social media plays in the feminist movement. “On one hand, I think it’s given a powerful megaphone to the movement. On the other hand, I think it’s given a megaphone to the haters,” Zuckerberg said. “I think we’re entering into the age of women, that this is a new era in history. It’s a really exciting time, with this historic election and everything we’re going into.” Zuckerberg became an angel donor and 50 percent of her current investment portfolio is in women-run businesses. Rachel Seah, a junior communication major, found Zuckerberg to be inspirational to
not only women but people of all genders, races and ethnicities. “Past speakers have been very serious, but I like how she engaged with the audience,” Seah said. “It went well with her idea of a techy world. She was great to listen to, it was really inspiring.” The businesswoman also spoke about people’s current relationship with technology. She commented on how many people are constantly “plugged in,” which leaves little room for creativity or real emotional connection. “Our relationship with technology isn’t healthy,” Zuckerberg said. “Our technology is coming in between the things we love, not bringing us closer.” She gave the example of “hackathons” at Facebook, where all employees would stay up all night developing an idea they didn’t have time to work on during the week. It was at one of these hackathons she came up with the idea for Facebook Live, which
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is currently accessible to 1.5 billion people. Zuckerberg also touched on mobile technology and the newfound ability to work remotely. This allows for anyone to be an entrepreneur or businessperson and opens opportunities for those who have stepped out of the traditional workplace setting. Priyanki Nabaneethan, a senior business major, was happy she attended her first Distinguished Speaker event. “I had no background of who she was beforehand, but she is an amazing, multitasking woman,” Nabaneethan said. “It was interesting to see her speak.” Zuckerberg closed her speech by discussing virtual reality and new technology like 3D printing and self-driving cars. She warns that though these new inventions seem great now, there are repercussions to instant
gratification. The naturally talented entrepreneur ended with a song, a parody of “Part of Your World” with a technological spin. She also shared that she did in fact fulfill her dream of singing on Broadway when she was asked to guest star in “Rock of Ages” a couple of years ago. Overall, Zuckerberg said it’s important to appreciate the technology people have without becoming consumed with it. “I saw a self-driving car on the road in California and was alarmed,” Zuckerberg said. “But then I noticed that people who were driving cars were on their phones. We need technology to save us from technology.” email: tori.roseman@ubspectrum.com
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SPORTS
Thursday, October 27, 2016
THE SPECTRUM
Bulls prepare for Akron Buffalo faces Akron Thursday night on just four days rest DANIEL PETRUCCELLI STAFF WRITER
The Buffalo Bulls (1-6, 0-3 Mid-American Conference) are struggling to find their first conference win and things aren’t going to be any easier this week. After Saturday’s 44-7 loss to the Northern Illinois Huskies (2-6, 2-2 MAC), the Bulls host east division foe, the Akron Zips (5-3, 3-1 MAC), on Thursday night at UB Stadium. Buffalo will only have five days to right the ship after a turnover-riddled performance against the Huskies. Freshman quarterback Tyree Jackson will need to be more efficient as he threw four interceptions Saturday. “You gotta be a little more simple in what you’re doing, just on your time of prep and practice reps, gotta make sure we can get it done,” said head coach Lance Leipold. “It’s probably more the fresh bodies being banged up and things like that that you need to be concerned about.” The game plan will not only have to be simple, but also effective. The Zips are currently the third ranked scoring offense in the MAC. After continuous issues on defense, Buffalo will have to try something new to slow Akron down. Junior quarterback Thomas Woodson has been impressive under center for Akron this season. He has completed 66.9 percent
ANGELA BARCA, THE SPECTRUM
UB football head coach Lance Leipold walks along the sidelines after a loss. The Bulls host east division foe, the Akron Zips (5-3, 3-1 MAC), on Thursday night at UB Stadium.
of his passes this year for 1585 yards and 15 touchdowns. Woodson missed the first three games of the Zips conference schedule but recovered after a solid performance last week in his return against Ball State. “They’ve got big receivers they can throw the ball up to, they’ve got good inside receivers that create separation and quickness at the running back spot. So that’s gonna be a challenge,” Leipold said. The one thing that may help the Bulls defense is that the Zips rely more on their passing game. While the Bulls rank last in the nation in run defense, they current-
ly are fourth against the pass. Unfortunately for Buffalo, top cornerback senior Boise Ross may be out for the game after an injury against Northern Illinois. He was moving around in practice Monday but did not participate. If he is unavailable for the Bulls, sophomore cornerback Brandon Williams will have to step in as his replacement. Akron has a strong offense but struggles on the defensive side of the ball. They are ranked 11 out of 12 in the MAC in total defense as well as ninth in scoring defense. Buffalo will need to exploit this to compete Thursday night. With two bottom half MAC defenses,
this game could turn into a shootout. The short week adds to all these issues, with less time than normal to prepare for their next opponent. That short recovery time may be an issue for Buffalo’s front seven that has been tasked with facing a massive workload this season. After being exposed in their second game of the year against Nevada, teams have rushed at least 45 times in every game against Buffalo since. Aside from the physical aspect, the team will also have less time to study their upcoming opponent. The team is going to lose out on time on the film room and condense their normal week into only a few days. “You know today was a combination of our Tuesday, Wednesday format and then we’ll run our normal Thursday format tomorrow,” Leipold said Monday. “[We] went for a little over an hour last night so we got some good work, they’ve really come out with a good attitude and want to get better, try to get things corrected. But were leaving the pads off, trying to stay as fresh as we can.” While both teams face a short week, the Bulls have home field advantage. However, because of NCAA sanctions, coach Leipold explained how that may not be an advantage. “It’s probably somewhat of an advantage to be the away team because [the home team] players have to go to class up until noon of the day of the game,” Leipold said. “You really don’t get your players till after 1 o’clock. Whereas, if you’re the away team, you’re traveling on Wednesday, you’ve got your night meetings and you’ve got all morning.” Thursday’s kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
Finishing strong UB men’s soccer looks to finish the job with three games remaining THOMAS ZAFONTE STAFF WRITER
There’s an old adage in sports that good teams can win ugly. Last Friday, through the rain and cold, Buffalo men’s soccer played an ugly game against Mid-American Conference rival Western Michigan and managed to come out with a 1-1 tie despite being “outworked,” according to head coach Stu Riddle’s. With Buffalo (9-3-2, 1-1-1) trailing 1-0 in the 90th minute, senior forward Russell Cicerone went up in the box with less than a minute left in the game and snatched life from the jaws of death as he knocked a header into the net off a cross from senior defender Alec Fisher. Buffalo will happily take the result, but with just three games remaining in the season and MAC positioning hanging in the balance, UB can’t afford to play another game like the one they played against Western Michigan. “I was disappointed with our performance against Western Michigan quite frankly,” Riddle said. “We looked disinterested for some reason. It was about the 80-minute mark that we realized we were down, we got some energy and managed to claw out a draw.” Buffalo will host Northern Illinois (1-94, 0-2-1) this Friday and Riddle is urging his team not to overlook them despite their record. NIU will be playing with their season on the line, as another loss will knock them out of contention for the MAC Tournament. Following the NIU game, Buffalo will host Oral Roberts two days later before hitting the road to take on Bowling Green in the regular season finale. Currently ranked 53rd in the NCAA RPI rankings, Buffalo is hoping three straight wins to close out the season will make them an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament if they can’t win the conference tournament. “We have three regular season games left,
KAINAN GUO, THE SPECTRUM
Senior forward Russell Cicerone takes a shot on goal. Cicerone went up in the box with less than a minute left in the game against Western Michigan last Friday.
I think if we are able to do our business in those and win a [MAC] semifinal, you are looking at a team that would be 13-3-2,” Riddle said. “We are 53rd in the RPI right now, I can only imagine how those wins would move us forward. We would definitely be hard to overlook at that point.” Buffalo is also jockeying for position in an extremely competitive conference. There is more parity in the MAC this year than ever. At 1-1-1 in conference play, Buffalo currently sits at third in the MAC. There are four eight-win teams in the MAC at this point in the season and that doesn’t even in-
clude seven-win Akron, who still may have the most talent of any MAC team. “No one is dead yet [in the MAC], West Virginia just a big win over Akron,” said senior midfielder Braden Scales. “Obviously at the beginning of the year if you asked us if we wanted to be in this spot, we would happily be in it. We put in a lot of work so far, but we want to end higher than where we are now.” The Bulls are aware that they will need to be consistent if they are going to live up to their goals. Both Riddle and Scales feel that the Bulls have what it takes to pull it off, it will just come down to the effort the Bulls put in.
“Everyone has to be a lot more consistent. I think if we analyze the games we lost, we didn’t get top performances or 7 out of 10 performances from everyone, we maybe got it from two or three players,” Riddle said. “So if we are going to get the results that we need, we need everyone to be 7 out of 10 performers and one guy being a 9 out of 10.” The Bulls next game is at home on Friday. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. email: sports@ubspectrum.com