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Stabbing causes terror in University Heights ELAINE LIN, THE SPECTRUM
University Police have been patrolling South Campus more since the stabbing on Dec. 1. Students living in the University Heights wish more Buffalo Police were patrolling the neighborhood.
ASHLEY INKUMSAH, HANNAH STEIN
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The atmosphere of the University Heights neighborhood seems more terrifying than ever after a UB student was stabbed outside of her house on Dec.1. The recent string of incidents in the University Heights neighborhood has left many students fearing for their lives. The assault has intensified students’ pre-existing anxieties about high crime and danger in the Heights including: -Knifepoint robberies -House burglaries -Effective university and Buffalo policing -Safety precautions After the stabbing, the university has increased its police presence, effectively doubling the number of police officers working on South Campus, according to UPD Chief of Police Gerald Schoenle. He said hundreds of cameras have been recently installed on both North Campus and South Campus. But some students feel police presence in the neighborhood hasn’t been adequate.
“It’s sad because it takes bad publicity for people to do anything,” Alex Chesley, a senior political science major said. “Now all of a sudden people start caring about it.” Chesley doesn’t think the students have had a strong voice in the Heights until now. He’s going to keep his “head on a swivel” and become more vigilant. The stabbing incident The victim, an architecture major who wishes to stay anonymous, was walking home from Hayes Hall at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 1 when the assault occurred. The student was stabbed eight times across the street from her house on Lisbon Avenue and is currently recovering from the attack. “I figured since it was around 5 [p.m.] and it’s like rush hour I’d be OK because there’s like a lot of people on the streets,” she said. “It was beginning to get dark but there was like a ton of cars around so I figured I’d be OK and I got all the way to my side door and I had my keys out and I was like 30 seconds away from being inside my house and the guy came at me from the street side running.” She was stabbed four times in the chest and four times in the back. She was dis-
charged from Erie County Medical Center on Dec. 4 but will not be returning to school for the rest of the month. After the assailant fled the scene, the victim said she fell to the ground bleeding and screaming until her neighbors heard. When one of her neighbors heard her screams, he ran out of his house, held a towel to her wounds and called 911. After the assault, the assailant dropped the victim’s items and ran away. The victim’s perspective The victim said at first she thought the attacker was just one of her friends reaching over to give her a hug. “But then he like didn’t stop and he advantaged me and I fell down and at that point he pulled out his knife. He tried to take my stuff but I didn’t want to be victimized so I kind of fought back and then he stabbed me,” she said. The victim said she did not know the assailant and had never seen him before. She said she was fully conscious during the incident and in the hospital. Although she was in pain, she wasn’t aware of the extent of her injuries. She said her lungs collapsed in the hospital, so doctors had to insert tubes into her
“It makes me not want to stay out late. I’ve been making sure I don’t walk home after dark. It’s even more troubling it’s happening in the daytime when we should feel safe and we’re not.”
body to equalize the air inside and outside of her lungs while she struggled to breathe. “The first night, Thursday I was in a lot of pain and they had to put me on meds but every day proceeding, I got 1000 times better,” she said. “So the next day I had to stay in bed all day and I was in a decent amount of pain but it wasn’t too bad and then the day after I felt a lot better too and I was able to get up and move around a little bit.” The victim said although she was physically wounded after the attack, the emotional toll hasn’t been heavy. “Honestly I feel like [my family and friends] have been more affected emotionally than I have,” she said. “A lot of people have talked to me about seeing a counselor and everything that’s available and I’m aware of all the counseling that’s available at UB for free but honestly right now I don’t feel like I need it, but I’m aware that it’s there for me in the future if I feel like it comes to that point.” The victim’s current academic and living concerns Korydon Smith, associate dean for Academic Affairs at UB’s School of Architecture, visited the victim in the hospital. The victim said her professors, Campus Living, Judicial Affairs and UPD also visited her. She said her professors have been very understanding after the attack. She is receiving extensions and waivers for her remaining classwork. Schoenle sent UPD lieutenant David Urbanek to the hospital on Thursday to conduct an interview with the victim. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
What will ‘UB’ doing this winter? Winter session class, study abroad offerings provide students with inter-semester resources JIMMY CORRA STAFF WRITER
Students who don’t plan on going home over winter break can learn the sociology of food, take a pop culture class or visit a new country. UB’s winter session branded as UBThisWinter will run from Jan. 4 to 24. Students will have the opportunity to enroll in physical and online classes up to 5 credits,
study abroad, and participate in other programming and experiential learning. This winter, UB students can participate in more than 200 classes within over 50 different departments. Over 70 of the offered courses will be online, while the rest will take place on campus. Courses range broadly in topic, from “Business Ethics” (MGG 495) to “Mental Health in Pop Culture” (SW 115). Kira Love, director of Transfer Experience and Summer/Winter Sessions, said winter sessions are fairly new. The sessions began three years ago during the winter 2014. “Students are able to earn [up to five academic credits] within three weeks... a student is able to use the winter session to get ahead, or go on something like a study abroad that
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they maybe wouldn’t have a chance to do during the semester,” Love said. Love also said that if a student needs to repeat a course or take one to get caught up, they are able to do so during this time. Fall and spring registration for certain widely-taken prerequisites courses gives priority to students who have not previously taken them. These courses are labeled as controlled enrollment courses and include classes like ECO 181 and 182, UGC 111 and 112 and CHE 101 and 102. Students can often only repeat controlled enrollment courses during summer and winter sessions. New York State resident undergraduate students will have to pay $376.18 per credit in tuition and fees for winter classes, while nonresident undergraduates will pay $1,094.18
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per credit. Therefore, an in-state undergraduate will pay $1,128.54 for a typical three-credit class during the three-week winter session. “Winter classes can be really helpful for a student who just needs to take 1 or 2 classes to graduate at a certain time, but they are incredibly expensive, so you have to make sure to weigh the pros and cons if you’re going to take one,” said Mackenzie Davis, a senior business administration major. For students concerned about the costs of winter programming, Love’s advice is to make sure to speak with your financial aid advisor. “Sometimes, students are able to use their financial aid to help cover some of the costs,” she said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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UB students react to ‘nuisance party’ ban NEWS DESK The Buffalo Common Council approved a “nuisance party ban” on Nov. 30 to change the partying dynamic in University Heights. A person holding a gathering that results in unreasonable noise and unlawful
“It sucks they made this law knowing they may have to send a college kid to jail for 15 days for something that college kids do across the nation.” ALEX CHESLEY SENIOR POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR
activities can be fine up to $1,500 or 15 days in jail or both for violating this ban. University Heights residents have complained to The Spectrum for years regarding house parties in the area. The Spectrum asked students their thoughts on the ban and its effectiveness. Several students did not want their names or photos used. Two fraternity members said the International Fraternity Council (IFC) had already told Greek life members not to comment on the ban.
“I’ve heard so many complaints like all my friends have been robbed that live on Winspear and the police don’t show up. Yet they’ll be there for a party in like 25 seconds, and I think that’s F**d up. They have bigger things to worry about.” SARA FRANCH SOPHOMORE COMMUNICATION MAJOR
“In Buffalo, there’s a lot of stuff going on, there’s stuff going on recently on-campus actually, there’s more serious stuff going on than partying, especially for like young kids and teenagers. They’re just trying to have fun.” DAMIAN WATTS SOPHOMORE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR
“It’s a joke because we’re just honestly having fun and there’s bigger problems than that. So yeah, if we’re having a party and we’re having fun because we’ve been studying all *** day, sorry that we’re trying to have fun at night.” EMMA RITZ SOPHOMORE NURSING MAJOR
“The thing about the heights is it’s very cheap to live there and it’s a primarily student community so I guess it will just force people to go underground, but it’s still going to happen.” JESS TURNER JUNIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING MAJOR
“Students can’t even afford to pay for books, they’re not going to be able to pay that.” “You have to know what you’re in for, you’re living near a college campus. I get where they’re coming from but, it’s complicated. Make the fine lower. Jail is crazy.” ANTONETTE BERKELEY SENIOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR
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We are young, but we are not invincible. We are impulsive and daring because we can never imagine that right now is our last moment. We tend to forget that tomorrow is only promised for some. Over the past year, I’ve heard far too many stories of people dying young. Falling from unknown illnesses and never waking up. Being stabbed to death by someone close to them. Getting in the car with a drunk driver and never returning
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home. These were people I grew up with, walked the halls with, laughed with. People I planned a future with. Yet I’m standing here today and they aren’t. I ask myself why, but there are no answers. It’s happening every second in every city, no matter how big or small. The Oakland fire last Friday that killed 36 people should have all of us thinking. Half of these victims were our age – early and mid-20s. They were just like us; loved photography, worked at Urban Outfitters, had tattoos. These people wanted a night out to dance. They wanted to listen to music, have drinks and run far away from their miseries while escaping for just a few hours. But at the end of the night, they weren’t free. They were buried, their bodies hidden under debris. Officials have even asked victims’ families to pull hair from their brushes and other personal belongings to examine DNA. All they wanted was one night. Now they are nothing more than
a memory. If any of us hear there’s an electronic dance party at an old warehouse, we would all go. No one would imagine there being an uncontrollable fire and no outlet to escape because when we leave our homes at night, we all search for what these victims were searching for: Freedom. The unknown. An exhilarating thrill. Yet we ignore our intuition because we are consumed with the idea that we aren’t living enough. We follow the mass because if one of us is invincible than our entire group is immortal. We’ve all done it before and nothing has ever happened to us. Of course it wouldn’t happen now. We want to take risks and feel that our life has meaning. We want to feel loved, feel eager, feel like we have a purpose. And we can still be free while having control. We can take risks, but we need planning and protection. We have to think about our next move because we are risking our lives every moment of our day.
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Around this time of year, everyone gets excited about going back home and do festive “Christmasy” activities: decorating their Christmas tree, getting together with their family, going to church (whether they like it or not) and baking cookies. But, if you’re Jewish like me, you’ve probably never gotten a chance to do some of these things. A lot of Jewish people don’t celebrate Christmas. My best friend told me he was going to get his Christmas tree and asked if I wanted to come with him and help decorate it, and without any hesitation, I said, “Sure, why not?” to see what all the fuss was about decorating a tree. Maybe it was a sign, but our adventure to get the perfect Christmas tree didn’t start off well. We
walked around in the cold for about an hour to pick the perfect tree, and we found it. A beautiful big ol’ pine tree that would look great dressed in all his decorations and lights. Once we got it on top of the car, the workers strapped it in under the roof and accidentally strapped over the car doors, locking us out of the car. My friend had to drive home by himself, climb out the window and drive all the way back to get us after he had gotten the tree off his car all by himself. Once we got home I was surprisingly more excited to decorate a tree than I thought I would be. But, things started off on the wrong foot once we stood the tree up. I thought trees just automatically stood up straight. But when my friend’s tree tilted all the way to the right, it just seemed off. So we spent a good five or ten minutes unscrewing the base, checking the tree, tilting and rotating until it finally stood up straight. Now on to the most anticipated part of the evening: decorations. Everyone always hyped up decorating his or her Christmas tree so I was excited to finally have a tree as a canvas to make my artsy
Christmas masterpiece. We started off with the lights. I walked around that tree for what felt like an eternity, wrapping more and more layers onto the tree to make the lights look spectacular. Only one problem – after finishing putting three whole lines of lights on, we realized we had done it backwards and put the wrong plug at the bottom of the tree. Which meant no pretty lights and we’d have to do it all over again. After we finally took all the lights off and hung them going in the right direction, we plugged those bad boys in and… no lights. One of the lines of lights was burnt out. Are you kidding me?! After all this work the lights don’t even work?! After contemplating giving up my decorating career we shook the lights out of frustration and *poof, * as if it were a Christmas miracle, they turned on and our tree was saved. After we finally got that mess over and done with, it was time for garland. Nobody told me about sap, and sap is sticky and after touching the branches to fix all the lights for about 45 minutes, my hands were pretty gross. But in the name of Christmas, I rolled with it and kept
LETTER TO THE EDITOR On the first day of class I handed my basic video students a book called Peripheral Visions. The book was written by an anthropologist and on the surface, it had nothing to do with film production. I gave it to the class because, for me, more important than learning technique, was first developing a way into seeing and in turn, experiencing the world around us. This particular author Mary Catherine Bateson, was our guide, as she traveled to foreign countries such as Iran and the Philippines, and much of what she experiences, is outside her own habits of perception. It defies her own experience, and the logic of the cultural habits she grew up, which are challenged. So she has to work to understand the strange, the unfamiliar, and the unknown. She has to work to understand people who are, different than her. And she says, there is a spiritual basis to attention, a humility in waiting upon the emergence of pattern from experience. The willingness to assimilate what has been seen or heard draws other life into increasingly inclusive definitions of the self. Looking and listening, and learning offer the modern equivalent of moving through life as a pilgrimage.
I started the class here, because I wanted them to begin from a place of attention. To give students the opportunity to gradually come into awareness, without a camera in hand. To take the time first of observing a certain environment, as a person, attempting to attune themselves to what might become interesting not during the first visit, or even the second, but maybe during the third or fourth go around. Because there is a layering that happens, when we return to a place, or consider a certain situation over time. Our initial rushed and hurried instincts fade and new more dynamic forces emerge, revealing themselves to us, if only we are willing to stick around long enough, to uncover this more layered experience. So no, in my class, we’re not focusing on technique. Technique is coming after and coming through reading, thinking, and observing. It is aimed at weeding through all of those false intentions and hurried rushed reactive false starts, we’re starting from noticing, considering the dynamics of our surroundings, before jumping to record what we don’t yet understand. Because it isn’t like the old days.
We don’t need to know what we once did, to become a pro. The art of filmmaking, for better or worse, has become largely democratic, and really any of us can become directors tonight if we’d like. Taking a high quality photo, or shooting a hi-res video, is right there, in your pocket. So I’m not worried about that part. The problem now, is that we’re capturing all the time, and like anything that we’ve lost a deep appreciation for, many of us have replaced seeing, with capturing the thing we only glimpsed at. In a conversation I had with Spencer Parsons, who is a filmmaker and also teaches production at Northwestern University, I asked him what he thought education was all about: We are teaching larger skills of critique, collaboration, organization, and leadership that can apply to many pursuits. Filmmaking is just the specific practice we use to do this. Our job is to graduate leaders, who are forward thinking, independent-minded, and have a solid grounding in a range of disciplines. These are people who will lead in various fields, not just a narrowly defined vocation/technical area that essentially prepares the graduates for only a few jobs in
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More people die during the holidays than any other day of the year and there isn’t one reason why. But we shouldn’t question why. We should cherish the time we have with our family and friends and never take these moments for granted. Who we go to sleep to tonight may not be here in the morning. Who we laugh with tomorrow may not be here the next day. We have to love and be smart because our next breath isn’t guaranteed. Say yes to adventure and say yes to more time with your loved ones. But say no to drunk driving. Say no to a person giving you a random drink. Say no to reckless activities. My Christmas wish is for all of us to return next semester safe, alive and free of harm. I want us to try the foods we’ve never tasted and see a city we’ve only dreamed of. I want us all to meet new people in our spring classes and clap for every person who walks the stage in May. We all have plans for tomorrow, for next week, for next year and I hope we all wake up that day to live for them. email: gabriela.julia@ubspectrum
on decorating. Have you ever tried to decorate with sappy hands? Well don’t, because it’s damn near impossible. Imagine dipping your hands in maple syrup then picking up a rope. Now try to take that rope off your hands and make it look all pretty on a bunch of sticky, prickly branches. Needless to say, it was a mess. After realizing my mistake, I washed my hands and got revenge on the garland that gave me so many issues moments before. Now it was time for the star. We surprisingly got it all the way on top of the tree with no issues. Ornaments were the cherry on top for the perfect tree; snowmen, polar bears, snowflakes, penguins – you name it, this tree had it. Plus, some retro M&M lights that were absolutely amazing. I guess after two hours of decorating that damn tree it was worth it in the end. I can finally say I decorated my first Christmas tree. Now I’m all prepared for what not to do whenever the next opportunity arises for me to add that special touch to a friend’s Christmas tree. Yup, I’m an honorary Christian now. But just for the tree. We’ll save church for another day. email: max.kalnitz@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @mkalnitz
the professional world, with little chance of greater leadership or advancement within the field, or informed citizenship within our society. The exclusive market orientation in these conversations makes students, parents, instructors, and administrators think they’re being rigorous and pragmatic, when they’re simply settling for less than our graduates deserve. But I get it. The biggest question here is how do we pay for education that is both necessary to most professions now and which is in itself a public good that makes society better and provides for more social mobility. Under that, we DO have to question the usefulness of education, but on the terms of how it prepares graduates to be leaders and independent thinkers and citizens. For students really serious about the film business at a school that doesn’t offer much professionalized training, I’d say major in business and do a ton of theatre as extracurricular. Then take a kind of film boot camp class after graduation, and start getting jobs on film sets to learn how they work. Getting PA jobs isn’t hard and you can learn more production than in any class. But a class - can teach you purpose and responsibility and critique. Stanzi Vaubel PhD candidate, Media Study
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The corner of Winspear Avenue and Northrup Place. Winspear Avenue and Northrup Place are where many UB students live. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
“We wanted to speak to her, make sure that she’s OK and to speak to her family and see if there’s any services she needed from the university. So we wanted to be the face of the university,” Schoenle said. Schoenle said UPD has been “in constant contact” with the Buffalo Police following the attack. The victim has moved out of her house on Lisbon Avenue and is currently living with her grandmother. Michael Koziej, senior associate director for Campus Living, spoke with the victim after the attack, offering her on-campus living spaces. The victim said she will be moving into Clement Hall, located on UB’s South Campus this weekend. Recent trend of attempted knifepoint robberies The suspect is described as a black male, who is about 5-foot-4 inches tall wearing a camouflage jacket, according to the Buffalo Police report. Police believe the suspect may be connected to the other robberies that have occurred in the neighborhood within the last month. Buffalo Police and UPD believe there may be two possible suspects after investi-
gating the slew of robberies that occurred in November, according to Schoenle. A UB student was robbed around 7 p.m. on Nov. 21 on LaSalle Avenue, which is roughly two blocks away from Lisbon Avenue. An attempted knifepoint robbery occurred on Nov. 17 at approximately 12:30 p.m. in the Parker lot on South Campus. Two women were the targets of the attack. UB sent out an alert after the incident. UB sent out another alert just one day later, stating another knifepoint robbery had occurred in the Parker lot. Police presence “We never stop [patrolling],” Schoenle said. “We’re 24/7, 365 days a year. We’re always there. Admittedly our staffing models change when there’s less call for service, less going on campus during the break but we’re there 24/7.” Schoenle said although some of these robberies have occurred off-campus, UB students’ safety is still a top priority. “I wish the police though would take the actual violence happening on streets more seriously and worry less about college students partying,” said Joshua Brenner, a senior economics major.
He doesn’t see himself moving though. “While you can’t have a police officer on every corner of course, we still need our students faculty and staff to be responsible for their own personal safety themselves but having said that it’s our job to do whatever we can to make them safe,” Schoenle said. After the incident, UB Sub-Board I, Inc. expanded the hours of the Safety Shuttle, a van which drops off students who live in the University Heights. The van ran from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. but will now operate until 4 a.m., according to Schoenle. Schoenle and associate vice president Barb Ricotta will be meeting with the Safety Shuttle program coordinator to discuss expanding the Safety Shuttle service. Alyssa Rosenbauer, a senior political science major, thinks more students should utilize the shuttle service. “Obviously, the goal is that we have no one be the victim of a crime but that’s not likely to happen but we want to do what we can to educate people for their own safety,” Schoenle said. “Sure we want to catch the individuals that did this crime, that’s a big priority but even more important there’s always the criminal element everywhere in society and we want to make sure we protect our students from a crime prevention perspective moving forward.”
Chesley feels Buffalo police in the Heights are “just for show” because they have come to his house after a call and “don’t do anything.” He said one time he called the police and they never came. He feels UB should put forth more resources to stop the robberies and burglaries. “You have a cop car just going down the street real quick,” he said but he can’t say he’s seen more police presence and he knows the answer to these incidents isn’t going to be easy. He thinks foot patrolling would be beneficial instead of “driving down the street real quick.” UB students’ fear in the Heights Chesley is afraid after hearing about the stabbing and after being burglarized seven times since July. He was robbed a week before the stabbing and feels like people can get away with anything. He has spoken to University District Common Council Member Rasheed Wyatt and told him something bad was going to happen to have the students’ voices be heard. Chesley chased a burglar who threatened to shoot him out of his house with pots and pans and said the police “never ended up doing anything.”
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Chesley lives on Winspear Avenue and said it’s worrisome the stabbings happened right behind his house. He said some people are even putting bars on windows because they find locking their doors isn’t enough. “At what point do we have to build up a fortification around our houses just to worry about people not breaking in? Why is that something we have to even worry about? What do you want me to build a moat and a drawbridge? At some point, something has to be done,” Chesley said. Chesley doesn’t want to live in the Heights again but will because he said it’s the cheapest living he can find. Many of the victim’s roommates, including Maria Bautista, a senior architecture major, are moving out of their Lisbon Avenue home. Bautista now feels like she’s in more danger than ever. “I lived in the same house since sophomore year and I never felt bad,” Bautista said. “I would sometimes walk home by myself at 3, 4 or 5 in the morning and I never felt an issue until this semester. Now at all costs I try to avoid walking home or try to get a ride.” Melissa Dell’Amore, a senior health and human services major, was in shock when she heard about the stabbing and never thought violence in the neighborhood would be this extreme. She doesn’t feel entirely safe living in the neighborhood and plans to move to North Campus next year. Bautista said she began to contemplate moving out of the house after one of her roommates were robbed at gunpoint two months ago.
Joshua Brenner, a senior economics major lives on West Northrop Place and likes staying “blissfully unaware” of the stabbings. He has talked with his roommates about getting pepper spray or “some sort” of weapon even though they aren’t pro-guns. “It’s frightening to see such violence is happening so close to us,” Brenner said. “It makes me not want to stay out late. I’ve been making sure I don’t walk home after dark. It’s even more troubling it’s happening in the daytime when we should feel safe and we’re not.” Brenner believes he could be a target but thinks women are more targeted. He never feels safe especially since his house was broken into in October. Even though he wishes the community has less violence, he feels the University Heights is a “great” place to live. Both Brenner and Dell’Amore plan to remain vigilant and not live in fear. Safety measures Students in the School of Architecture had a school-wide meeting on Dec. 3 where they discussed the incident and safety precautions to prevent future attacks. Omar Khan, department chair of the School of Architecture, Korydon Smith and UPD discussed the incident and how to be alert. Students also voiced safety concerns and asked for accommodations, such as closer parking lots and overnight parking. Schoenle said UPD has also spoken with several departments, schools and students studying on South Campus. Both the victim and Bautista said the School of Architecture united after the incident. Bautista said students are exchanging phone numbers and offering each other rides home to ensure they are safe. “I guess I just learned that I’m super lucky
to be part of the close-knit family of UB architecture and I’m so lucky to have the friends that I have and the family that I have because they have all been so supportive throughout this entire situation,” the victim said. Roughly 200 UB students have been using safety devices to prevent muggings. The Sound Grenade and the ROBOranger, the world’s smallest personal safety alarm, designed by ROBOCOPP is documented to prevent dangerous situations. Both can be attached to a keychain and deter attackers when sounded. The ROBOranger is an alarm attached to the police and the Sound Grenade is solely a compact 120-decibel siren. “Our thought is that technology can be doing so much more for your personal safety,” said Jill Turner, public relations director
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of ROBOCOPP. Roughly 100 campuses in the U.S. are using this device, according to Turner. Some students see themselves using this device especially after the stabbing incident. Rosenbauer said she would use the device and has thought of buying mace or pepper spray to feel safer on her walks home on Winspear Avenue. “I think something worse is going to happen,” Chesley said. “They still haven’t found the new guy. Winter is coming up, kids are moving out, so mark my words there’s going to be a huge rash of break ins, like literally hundreds, not even lying to you when I say hundreds.” email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Buffalo Police park on the ends of streets in the University Heights. Some students feel the police cars are “just for show.”
“I think something worse is going to happen,” Chesley said. “They still haven’t found the new guy. Winter is coming up, kids are moving out, so mark my words there’s going to be a huge rash of break ins, like literally hundreds, not even lying to you when I say hundreds.” SHOW YOUR UB COLORS
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In addition to taking classes, students have the opportunity to participate in short term study abroad programs over the winter session. Though most applications for this winter’s study abroad programs have been closed and finalized, students have the opportunity every winter to study abroad and take classes in a foreign country. UB offers a number of their own winter study abroad programs, and this year, they will be sending students to four countries via five different programs. “UB Classics in the Mediterranean” will send students to explore Italy, while “Culture and Performance Appreciation” and “Sociology of Food” will expose them to the offerings of England. “China and Hong Kong Business Environment” will introduce students to the financial markets of China and its special administrative region, Hong Kong. Finally, the “Korea University” program will allow students to study their choice of topic in Seoul, South Korea’s capital city. UB’s study abroad programs this winter range between approximately two to three weeks, with an average program length of 19 days. Though students may consider winter study abroad valuable, it is certainly not free. The average program cost for an undergraduate New York State resident is $5,103.37, including program tuition, fees and all estimated expenses along with airfare, housing and meals. For students who want to study abroad but are not interested in any of the above programs, UB offers credit to those who study abroad through a program offered by another SUNY campus, as well as a number of non-SUNY programs. As of Friday, Dec. 2, the SUNY Study Abroad website listed 34 winter programs. Alexis Ogra, a junior history major, believes winter study abroad to be an opportu-
full semester, but with winter study abroad, I can still fulfill my interests in traveling to a different part of the world.” In addition to taking classes and studying abroad, students also have the opportunity to choose from winter “experiential learning” offerings including alternative winter break programming, career development learning op-
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Lazy holiday cocktails To get through finals… and family KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS & EVAN GRISLEY SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR AND FEATURES EDITOR
This time of year is bittersweet. Every year, finals fall only a few weeks before Christmas. Students must juggle finals and holiday preparation, including gift shopping. But the weekends are still open for the occasional study break and it doesn’t have to be filled with light beer. Christmas cocktails are a festive way for students to take a break from finals and still get into the holiday spirit. Pun intended. Here is a list of lazy Christmas cocktails to enjoy during the study season or as a reward for all the hard work these next couple weeks. A reminder to drink responsibly and most of the drinks can be served without alcohol for those under 21.
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Charles Mingus’ Five-Star Rapturous Deadly Holiday Eggnog 1 egg per person 2 sugar cubes per person One shot of 151 proof Jamaican Rum per person One shot of brandy per person One shot of bourbon per person Milk (as preferred) Cream (as preferred) Vanilla Ice Cream (as preferred) A lot of fresh nutmeg In honor of Charles Mingus’ 45th anniversary first being an instructor here at UB – check out our profile on him – it’s a great way to end this doozy of a year. While I won’t get into the details of making eggnog, it’s important to note that the shots of Bourbon and Brandy are taken before you start making the eggnog and when you put the alcohol into the eggnog mix. As Charles Mingus said, “Taste for flavor. Bourbon? I use Jamaica Rum in there. Jamaican Rums. Or I’ll put rye in it. Scotch. It depends. See, it depends on how drunk I get while I’m tasting it.”
Manhattan 2 ounces Rye Whiskey 1 ounce Sweet Vermouth 5 drops Angostura Bitters Maraschino Cherry Garnish Shake of the cold with the Soho-birthed Manhattan cocktail, first accounts rumor it was made in the 1860s in a Bar on the Broadway and Houston. During Prohibition, they used Canadian whiskey for the cocktail, don’t do it, it’s bad for you, you’ll regret it. Instead, go for Bulleit Rye bourbon, American-made in Tennessee that can boast a nice quality and taste equilibrium. Sip slow and before you know it you’ll feel like you’re in a speakeasy, minus the Canadian whiskey, of course.
White Russian 2 ounces Vodka 1 Kahlua Heavy Become the Big Lebowski by pouring your Kahlua and vodka of choice over ice, while typically put in a rocks glass, we’re college students, so we can catch a break. Now, a rule of thumb to use when buying vodka, or any alcohol for that matter, is don’t buy anything in a plastic bottle – it’s not good for you. It’s also good to note that the more a vodka has been distilled, the better tasting it will be, the better it will go down and how bad your hangover will be the next. Or, you know, you can just make it with Everclear.
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Shoulda Benne Pirate .75 Spiced Rum 2 ounces cold-brew coffee .75 ounces Baileys Irish Cream .25 ounce Egg White Benne seed wafer crumble or thin sesame wafer Another solid holiday cocktail from an unassuming region, Charleston, South Carolina, but after one or two of these you’ll probably be wondering what could have been, much like South Carolina’s residents. This drink is best drunk in the afternoon going into the evening and provides the caffeine necessary to keep going well into the night. Just don’t go singing any pirate shanties if you’ve had a few too many.
The Hot Butter(nut) Rum 2 ounces Aged Rum 3 ounces hot Earl Grey Tea .25 ounces Velvet Falernum .75 ounces Butternut squash butter Maple syrup for taste preference Another afternoon cocktail, you can spend the morning making the butternut squash butter and enjoy it while you open presents and laugh about how you spent all morning making butter. The earl grey tea gives you immediate internal warmth, while the aged rum gives you lasting warmth, with experience. In life nothing good comes easy, much like this cocktail, but you get presents at the end, hopefully, so it’s all good. It’ll be a great time until you realize that you’re out of butter and have to make more for this joyous cocktail.
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Chilling in the cold
Visitors can also wander through the Christmas tree forest where nearly 100 trees are lit with twinkling lights, perfect for a photo op, or can travel to the North Pole and visit Santa and Mrs. Claus on their front porch. The festival runs nearly every weekend until the end of December and is definitely not one to miss out on.
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery While many of us might want to appreciate the snow and the outdoors, others have a certain distaste for the cold and the weather that comes with it. A visit to the Albright-Knox Gallery is great for the winter homebodies. The gallery is entirely indoors and no doubt heated, and will still allow visitors to enjoy themselves and even become a little more cultured. The gallery is also currently hosting an exhibit for the works of Picasso until the end of February, which is definitely a treat for all of the art lovers of Buffalo.
A guide to fun in Buffalo winters COURTESY OF FLICKR USER MARK HOGAN
Buffalonians skating at Canalside during the winter months. Canalside offers many fun winter activities such as skating, ice biking and artisan festivals.
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For many of us, the first thing you hear when announcing your decision to come to Buffalo is the terrible snow. Whether you’ve been up here for years or you’re finishing off your first semester, you’ll probably agree for the most part. What often goes neglected is how much Buffalo has to offer for the colder season. Here’s a list of things to do when the temperature drops below freezing.
Sledding at Chestnut Ridge Park Known for its hike to the Eternal Flame, Chestnut Ridge is also a great place to sled and practice winter sports for people of all ages. The main hill used for sledding is more than 600 feet in length, giving sledders a bit of a thrill. The toboggan chutes on the
main hill are a great winter activity to take advantage of. There are also alternate hills that can be used for snowboarding and skiing, and long stretches of land for cross-country skiing.
Ice Skating Downtown Downtown Buffalo offers the feel of a little NYC in Western New York. Just like skating in Bryant Park or Rockefeller Center, Buffalo has scenic rinks as well. Canalside is the best known place to skate. It offers a scenic view of the waterfront on a large, spacious rink, almost four times the size of Rockefeller Center’s. Admission is only $6 not including rentals, so it won’t be hurting your wallet either. There is also a free ice rink at Fountain Plaza downtown. It may be smaller than Canalside but this rink lets people enjoy the buildings and architecture of downtown
Buffalo throughout the winter season.
Visit Niagara Falls Many people enjoy visiting the falls in warmer weather, but that’s not to say they aren’t just as beautiful in the cold. The wintertime ice and snow coat the falls, giving winter visitors a completely new view to gaze out upon. The laser light shows are extra enjoyable during the winter months and are one spectacle that many would recommend. The Fairgrounds Festival of Lights As the Christmas season approaches and the temperature drops, the Hamburg Fairgrounds hosts a festival dedicated to the winter season. Those who choose to attend can walk the illuminated streets and explore the different buildings to see what each has to offer.
The Aquarium of Niagara In the dead of winter with three feet of snow on the ground, there is no better escape than the aquarium. Consider it a vacation to the tropics for the day, to appreciate all the sea life. This destination serves for the whole Western New York area, boasting over 40 exhibits and 128 different species, including mammals, fish, birds and reptiles. Admission for the day is $13, which isn’t too bad considering how much the aquarium has to offer its visitors. The Great Wolf Lodge If traveling over the border isn’t a problem and you’re looking for a weekend away, the Great Wolf Lodge is a perfect getaway. The resort offers an entire indoor water park, giving its guests the feel of the summer without jetting off to somewhere warmer. There is also a bar on the property allowing for those of us who are of age to have fun and enjoy the night without ever leaving the comfort of the lodge. email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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Top 10 sports moments of the semester Counting down UB Athletics’ biggest moments of the fall SPORTS DESK
1) Jordan Johnson breaks single game rushing record Amidst a tough season, senior running back Jordan Johnson had a breakout day when the Buffalo Bulls football team hosted the Akron Zips on a rainy Thursday night. He set a program record when he accumulated 282 yards on the ground, breaking Alan Bell’s 25-year old program record of 266 yards. It took Johnson only 24 carries, averaging 11.8 yards per carry, including a career long 61-yard touchdown run in the second quarter.
2) James Benjamin defeats the No. 4 wrestler in the nation Senior 197-pound wrestler James Benjamin had a huge victory when he defeated Princeton wrestler Brett Harner who was ranked No. 4 in the nation. The win came in the 197-finals of the Grapple in the Garden tournament. The match went to overtime where Benjamin countered a shot from Harner and cinched the win, 7-5. Benjamin became nationally ranked after the win and also won MAC wrestler of the week, FloWrestler of the week and TheOpenMat’s wrestler of the week.
3) Buffalo men’s soccer makes second straight MAC title game after overtime thriller The UB men’s soccer team advanced to its second consecutive MAC championship
game. Buffalo finished third in the MAC in the regular season and met the second seeded Bowling Green Falcons in the MAC semifinal game. Following a hard fought battle, the game went to overtime tied 1-1. In the 94th minute junior midfielder and first-team All-MAC selection David Enstrom headed home a deflection from the Falcons goalkeeper to send the Bulls to the championship game. Buffalo fell to the Akron Zips 2-1 in the championship game.
4) Russell Cicerone finishes first in the MAC in points, fourth in NCAA Cicerone finished a phenomenal senior campaign with 14 goals, nine assists and 37 points. He ranks first in the MAC in both goals and points and second in the MAC in assists. He finished with six more goals than anyone in the MAC and 16 more points. His 37 points also rank fourth in the NCAA, while his 14 goals put him in the top-10 goal scorers in the nation. Cicerone was named first-team All-MAC and first-team All-Great Lakes region.
5) Laura Dougall sets Buffalo’s career shutout record The UB women’s soccer team did not have the season it expected to. However, junior goalkeeper Laura Dougall set a program record when she recorded her 22nd career shutout against the Brown Bears. With six shutouts this season and another season left in her already impressive career, Dougall now has 27 clean sheets in her time at Buffalo.
6) Russell Cicerone scores five goals in season opener Senior forward Russell Cicerone made a major statement to start his incredible senior season. The Bulls men’s soccer team opened their season with a 9-0 thrashing of the Daemen College Wildcats. Cicerone absolutely dominated the Wildcats defense and netted five goals in the victory. He fired 14 shots, eight on goal and also added an assist in the game.
7) Buffalo registers 13 AllMAC selections UB finished the fall semester with 13 student athletes selected to All-MAC squads. Football and women’s soccer led the way with four selections each. The football team had senior tight end Mason Schreck and sophomore linebacker Khalil Hodge selected to the second team while senior running back Jordan Johnson and sophomore center James O’Hagan were chosen for the third team. Women’s soccer’s four selections include senior defender Angel Hart, junior midfielder Julia Benati and sophomore forward Carissima Cutrona all to the second team and freshman defender Gurjeena Jandu to the All-Freshman team. Men’s soccer placed senior forward Russell Cicerone and junior midfielder David Enstrom on the first team and junior defender Nick Forrester on the second team. Volleyball had junior middle blocker Cassie Shado selected to the first team and freshman setter Scout McLerran selected to the All-Freshman team.
8) UB football pulls off comeback upset of Army
Knights. The Bulls, down 20-6 entering the fourth quarter, rallied back and scored two touchdowns in the final 10 minutes of the game. Sophomore kicker Adam Mitcheson capped off the comeback when he split the uprights with his 33-yard attempt in overtime and gave the Bulls the win.
9) UB hockey beats Niagara on rivalry night The Bulls ACHA Division-I hockey team came up big in this season’s first iteration of rivalry night against the Niagara Purple Eagles. Buffalo defeated Niagara 4-2, led by senior forward Brad Tardif ’s two goals and two assists. After coming up short three times last season, the Bulls physically controlled the game and defeated their Western New York Rival.
10) Men and Women’s basketball both drop MAC title banners Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams revealed their MAC championship banners to begin their seasons. This was the second time in as many years that the men’s team hung a MAC title banner. UB’s women team raised their first MAC Championship banner in program history. The women captured their first title when they defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas 73-71 on junior guard Stephanie Reid’s runner as time expired. The men toppled the Akron Zips 64-61 on senior wing Blake Hamilton’s three-pointer with three seconds left to become repeat champion. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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(Top: Left to right) Gabi Bade, women’s basketball, Ryan Pereira, men’s soccer, Jordan Johnson, football. (Bottom: Left to right) Stephanie Reid, women’s basketball, Russell Cicerone, men’s soccer, CJ Massinburg, men’s basketball, Laura Dougall, women’s soccer, James Benjamin, wrestling.