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For some UB students, hip-hop serves as connection to their roots

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Hipool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash (pictured) were the founding fathers of hip-hop.

The 1980s were the golden age of hip-hop and were characterized by socially conscious hip-hop artists such as Public Enemy (pictured) and KRS-One.

Advances in technology, such as the development of Nielsen SoundScan, an information and sales tracking system, contributed to the rise of modern hip-hop.

Today, mainstream hip-hop artists tend to sexualize women and glorify the pursuit of wealth. Some artists, such as J. Cole (above), continue to write socially conscious hip-hop.

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Youth across the United States embraced hip-hop in the 1970s as a social response to systemic problems such as crime, poverty, street violence and gentrification, according to Kushal Bhardwaj, known as ‘Dr. B,’ an academic adviser, athletics instructor and professor of UB’s Hip-Hop and Social Issues class. Hip-hop culture, which includes DJs, MCs, rap music and graffiti art, has evolved in response to changes in cultural ideals and technology. Today, Whyte and students across UB continue to identify with both original and modern-day hip-hop culture.

Hip-hop’s disciples Hip-hop is integral to Whyte’s lifestyle and influences the way he acts, dresses and speaks.

“I hear the voices of my peers on some of these songs and the frustration is something that I relate to heavily,” he said.

“Hip-hop made me.”

Whyte is inspired by hip-hop lyrics, his favorite being: “It drops deep as it does in my breath / I never sleep / ’cause sleep is the cousin of death” from Nas’ song, “N.Y. State of Mind.”

This line has multiple meanings for Whyte. For example, Whyte can relate because he remembers how it was risky to fall asleep and not be vigilant while living in the ghetto. He also said this line could

represent the life of drug dealers who often need to sacrifice many hours of sleep to make a living.

“The fact that Nas wrote this line at age 19 astounds me to this very day,” Whyte said. “[He was] a young black teen growing up in the worst situation, telling stories of those who never have their screams answered.”

People do not have to grow up in the ghetto to connect with hip-hop, according to Christina Dunn, a sophomore sociology major and vice president of Black Student Union, a Student Association club.

Dunn said she identifies with hip-hop because she struggles to pay for college.

“My parents didn’t go to college,” she said. “Sometimes they’re suffering at home while they’re putting me in college.”

Dunn’s favorite quote from a hip-hop song is, “They say anything’s possible / You gotta dream like you never seen obstacles” from J. Cole’s “The Autograph.”

Noelle Nesbitt, a senior biomedical engineering major and president of Black Student Union, said minority students identify with hip-hop not only because paying for college is difficult, but also because they are often first-generation college students and are learning how to navigate interactions in a multi-racial school.

Her favorite line from hip-hop music is,

“You can buy your way out of jail, but you can’t buy freedom,” from Kanye West’s “All Falls Down.”

The Bronx salad bowl During the 1970s, the sociopolitical environment in New York City created the perfect “petri dish” for the creation of hip-hop, Bhardwaj said. New York City was not simply a melting pot where people sacrificed their individuality for the group. It was a salad bowl.

“You’re a carrot, I’m a tomato and you’re celery. We’re all in the same bowl,” he said.

Under the leadership of Afrika Bambaataa, Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash, hip-hop emerged in the South Bronx in the 1970s as a way for black youth to connect with each other and express the challenges of living in a discordant society.

In particular, Afrika Bambaataa emphasized how hip-hop served as a way to create unity.

“He was the Prometheus of hip-hop,” Bhardwaj said. “He taught us the fire, and it was around that communal fire that we built the culture.”

Whyte agrees and said hip-hop was a way for young, black youth to develop solidarity.

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Tavaine Whyte remembers the sound of bullets whizzing past his window late at night.

Whyte, a freshman African American studies major, grew up next to the housing projects in Brooklyn. Living near the projects exposed him to violent situations and required him to always be alert of his surroundings.

“I remember the fights that gangs would have in my local park (H park) and the times I had to run when the shots rang,” he said in an email. “I remember walking the streets of my neighborhood at age 9 wondering if I would live to see 18.”

For Whyte, school was not always a haven from than the streets.

Students from rival middle schools often fought each other, he said. As a result, some of Whyte’s friends were hospitalized and one of his friends died.

But those aren’t Whyte’s only memories.

“The one time that I can say all the schools and students connected was while vibing over hip-hop,” he said. “I remember making drum patterns on school desks rapping the lyrics to “Forever” by Drake. Those were some of the best times of middle school.”

Remembering the souls ‘flying away’ Organization of Arab Students wants to bring awareness of Syrian War to UB AUSTIN STEINBACH

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The Organization of Arab Students (OAS) dangled 100 white paper cranes from the ceiling of the Student Union on Monday.

Students like Hannah Glossner were struck by the beauty of the meticulously folded pieces of paper, which took on a new meaning after realizing each crane symbolized 2,000 deaths in the Syrian War. The cranes were a part of Syrian Awareness Week put on by OAS, who wanted to educate UB about the tragedies of the war, which has raged for over two years.

Other activities included a speech by Matthew Van Dyke, a filmmaker and former journalist who was held captive in the Middle East, a screening of his nationally acclaimed film and a candlelight vigil to be held Friday.

“We want people to understand the magnitude of the issue,” said Lemma Al-Ghanem, a junior architecture major and the events coordinator of OAS. “We wanted a visual representation so people can see how many have died.”

She said the group chose to fold white paper cranes for roughly 36 hours because the birds would symbolize the “pure and innocent” souls “flying away.”

Some students’ initial opinions drastically changed upon learning the meaning of the cranes, Al-Ghanem said.

“I wasn’t really sure what [the cranes] were when I first saw them,” said Glossner, a sophomore media study major.

“They took on a whole new meaning after I was told what they were for.”

Al-Ghanem has family in Syria and said the events in Syria have been getting worse and OAS wanted people to be aware of

The Organization of Arab Students (OAS) hung up 100 paper white cranes in the Student Union on Monday as a part of their Syrian Awareness Week. Each crane symbolized 2,000 deaths in the Syrian War. The YUSONG SHI, THE SPECTRUM club wants to educate the UB community on the tragedies of the war.

the news as soon as possible.

“I think the beauty of it was we had people from everywhere coming,” Al-Ghanem said of the crane memorial. “Even if we had introduced it to one person, it would have been a success.”

Glossner said she believes the ongoing conflicts in Syria should be a more widely publicized issue.

In 2000, Bashar Al-Assad succeeded his dictator father, Hafez Al-Assad, as president of Syria.

After successful uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, pro-democracy protests also occurred in Damascus in 2011.

In spring of 2011, protests broke out

demanding the release of political prisoners. One group of teenagers and children were arrested and killed for writing political graffiti, according to CNN. Out of this, more protests arose and Assad responded by abolishing political parties and implementing a violent crackdown.

The Syrian War is ongoing and its death toll is 191,000, according to the United Nations.

Al-Ghanem said she and others in her club believe the recent uprising of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has overshadowed the ongoing issues in Syria and shifted the focus from the Assad regime to ISIL, also known as ISIS. “I don’t think the international commu-

nity has responded in the way it should,” Al-Ghanem said. “Our media today brushes it under the bus and we want our cause to be heard.”

OAS also hosted a speech by Matthew Van Dyke, a filmmaker and former journalist who was held captive in the Middle East for 81 days in solitary confinement, while the Libyan government refused to give information to the United States on his whereabouts.

His film, “Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution,” was screened before his speech and has won national acclaims for aiming to improve world opinion on the Syrian cause.

Joe Jessee, a junior biomedical sciences major and secretary of OAS, became very passionate about the cause, despite not being of Syrian descent. He became interested in the conflict when he met Al-Ghanem.

“I think that there is a massive [amount] of political noise and chaos that surrounds the conflict itself,” Jessee said.

“What should really be important to the global community is the humanitarian crisis. It’s not highlighted how many people who have died and we’ve lost sight of humanity.”

OAS hopes its events can inform the UB community about the Syrian cause, even if they are not on a global scale.

“It was truly spectacular the amount of cooperation and charity this week from people where the effort was not obligatory,” Jessee said. “It was an amazing thing to see.”

On Friday, OAS will host a candlelight vigil by Lake LaSalle at 8 p.m. to pay respects to the hundreds of thousands of people killed in Syria. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Hochul makes history for herself and for Western New York

Obama has GOP Senate after Monday midterm elections

Kathy Hochul, newly elected lieutenant governor, is the first person to hold the position from Buffalo in 120 years after Gov. Andrew Cuomo was re-elected for a second term on Tuesday.

Hochul will replace lieutenant governor Robert Duffy, a former Rochester mayor who did not want to serve a second term.

The lieutenant governor’s only constitutional duties are to preside over the State Senate and hold power if the governor is out of state. In the past 40 years, many former lieutenant governors have gone on to challenge the governor in the next election.

Hochul said she wants to be active with her role to oversee New York State’s 10 regional economic development councils and to work on veteran issues and Cuomo’s women’s equality goals.

President Obama said in a news conference that he is planning on finding common ground with Republicans, but he will use his executive authority to reform the United States’ immigration system, according to The New York Times.

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called for Obama to not solely act on his immigration plans in a news conference. McConnell is a Republican in line to be the majority leader in Congress.

Obama acknowledged he was responsible for Americans’ belief that Washington has become dysfunctional and unresponsive, but he said both parties should now work together more. He asked Congress to pass an emergency request to fund combat against Ebola. He also announced he would seek congressional authorization for a military campaign in Iraq and Syria.

On Wednesday, the Republicans’ majority seats increased to 246 – the most since World War II.

New York State midterm election results Midterm elections took place on Tuesday. Here are the winners for Buffalo and the surrounding Western New York area: Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller, Democrat Eric Schneiderman, Attorney General, Democrat Brian Higgins, 26th congressional district encompassing Buffalo, Democrat Chris Collins, 27th congressional district encompassing Western New York, Republican Marc Panepinto, state senate 60th district encompassing Western New York, Democrat Michael Ranzenhofer, state senate 61 district encompassing Amherst and the University at Buffalo, Republican Timothy Kennedy, state senate 63rd district encompassing Buffalo, Democrat Rasheed N.C. Wyatt, City of Buffalo Common Council University District, Democrat

Kidnapped woman found alive three days after abduction On Wednesday, a Philadelphia police detective found Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, 22, three days after her abduction was captured on a surveillance video. She was found alive in Jessup, Maryland. The suspect is Delven Barnes, 37.

FBI agent Ed Hanko said Freeland-Gaither has some injuries but is in “good shape” overall.

The abduction Sunday occurred Sunday. A surveillance video released by authorities showed Freeland-Gaither grabbed near an intersection where she was dragged and tossed into a car.

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internationally: Chinese officials and leaders President Xi Jinping of China visited Tanzania in March 2013 with many Chinese government officials and business leaders to promote a relationship between the two countries. A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency, however, said members of Xi’s party used the trip to obtain ivory.

The report said the local prices of ivory doubled to $700 per kilogram because of the amount bought. Chinese buyers bought thousands of pounds of the poached ivory that was later sent to China, according to the report released Thursday.

Tanzania is the largest source of poached ivory and China is the largest importer of it, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency.

Tanzania has lost an estimated 10,000 elephants in 2013 alone, which averages to 30 elephants per day, and has lost more elephants than any other country in the past four years.

Meng Xianlin, executive director general of China’s endangered species trade authority, denied Chinese officials are involved with the trade.

Mayor and wife arrested for missing students Jose Luis Abarca, mayor of Iguala, Mexico, and his wife, Maria de los Angeles Pineda, were taken into custody Tuesday morning. Abarca is considered to be a “probable mastermind” in the abduction of 43 students who have been missing for weeks, according to CNN. A woman was seen entering and leaving a supposed abandoned house, where the couple was staying. The woman who was helping them, Jose Luis Abarca, was arrested as well.

Although authorities are not sure how the arrest will get them closer to finding the students, it’s a “major milestone” in the case, according to Jose Ramon Salinas, Mexican Federal Police spokesman.

The 43 students were mostly men studying to become teachers. The group was on its way to a protest in Iguala on Sept. 26.

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Postal service should replace polling places Low voter turnout exacerbated by exasperation with Election Day inconveniences

Elections are always divisive but as the results of this year’s midterm pour in, there’s one issue no one’s debating.

Low voter turnout is an unshakable and – thus far – irreconcilable issue.

Only 36.6 percent of eligible voters made it to the polls this year, a number so low it rivals voter turnout from the 1940s, when many Americans failed to vote because they were overseas, fighting in World War II. There’s no simple, singular cause of voter apathy, and likewise, no easy solution.

The midterm elections are especially emblematic of this problem. Without the thrill of determining who will be, arguably, the most powerful individual in the world, the political apathy of the American populace cannot be disguised, illuminated by an uncomfortably harsh spotlight that casts its light every four years.

But considering today’s political climate, apathy is understandable – if not justifiable.

Voting often feels like a practice in futility, in an era of government shutdown, partisan bickering and general political malaise.

And so a catch-22 is born – if more people voted, perhaps the United States would have a more representative government, but without a productive political system, Americans don’t feel mo-

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tivated to vote.

Improving voter turnout is, perhaps, more about changing the process of Election Day, so it requires less motivation – voting should necessitate less time and less energy for a population that is, it seems, always in a rush and chronically exhausted and overworked.

Sure, polls are open early and don’t close until late. In New

York, where midterm turnout dropped 36.3 to 30.2 percent, from voters had from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. to cast their vote.

And though that helps 9-to5ers, for people who work odd schedules, parents who have children to drop off, pick up and chauffeur for all hours and students whose days are jampacked with hours spent in class, at work and on the Stampede.

And because every voter must go to his or her assigned polling place, the inconvenience is heightened further.

It’s no wonder only 13 percent of voters in this election were under 30.

It might sound like catering to the lazy, or a lowering of national expectations, but it’s clear the inconvenience of voting – no matter how slight – is enough to dissuade people from getting to the polls.

Making the voting process feel meaningful may be too tall a task for now, but making the process easy is within reach.

All it takes is a mailbox.

Already instituted by Washington and Oregon, vote-by-mail is an ideal simplification of the voting process. Residents receive their ballots via mail, in advance of Election Day, and can drop off their ballots – at no cost for postage – in any mailbox, at any point prior to the polls’ closure.

There’s no struggle to decipher polling place locations, no rush to fit in voting after class but before work, no need to get up early or arrive home late.

Even if Americans should be willing to power through these annoyances, they’re clearly not, so it’s time to eliminate the irritation and clear a path for convenience – and democracy. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

A second chance – and a reality check

Cuomo must address full gamut of issues: women’s rights, fracking and minimum wage

“Lackluster” is probably too generous of a term to characterize Western New Yorkers’ show of support for Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Though he was re-elected Tuesday, winning 54 percent of the vote overall, compared to Republican candidate Rob Astorino’s 40.6 percent, that victory is diminished by a multitude of losses in Western counties.

Cuomo lost seven of the eight counties that he failed to win over four years ago.

The governor had focused his attention in the area, making campaign stops, touting the Buffalo Billion and selecting Kathy Hochul, who is from Buffalo, as his lieutenant.

And in Erie County, Cuomo’s one WNY victory, the governor only eked out a win, getting 52 percent of the vote.

As Cuomo enters his sec-

ond term, he faces a more skeptical New York. After facing stiff competition from Zephyr Teachout in the primaries, weathering allegations of corruption and humiliating himself with questionable Ebola policies, Cuomo returns to office as a beleaguered figure.

It’s a far cry from Cuomo’s triumphant arrival as a first-term governor four years ago, when he won with more than 62 percent of the vote.

Nonetheless, Cuomo must make the most of a less than ideal situation. He needs to move past this election and the shaky show of support from Western New York, and prove his critics wrong.

Cuomo has a wealth of opportunities to fight for New Yorkers.

When the next legislative session begins in January, Cuomo and Senate Democrats must

strive to fulfill their promises.

Raising the minimum wage, instituting the Dream Act for undocumented immigrant students and revamping campaign-finance laws should only be the beginning for Cuomo.

It’s also time for the governor’s Women Equality Act to come to fruition. The agenda, which failed to pass in 2013, will be up to a vote once again.

The nine bills would strengthen laws requiring equal pay for equal work, combat pregnancy discrimination, human trafficking, employment discrimination and sexual harassment while also supporting domestic violence victims and encouraging fair housing access.

The passing of this act would be a victory for Cuomo and women across the state.

The governor’s proposals are promising and suggest that he is

willing to stand behind legislation even after initial failure.

But Cuomo must also show a willingness to address errors from his past – specifically his questionable actions regarding fracking. The governor has avoided the hot-button issue, despite its urgent nature, delaying and editing a key study on the subject and offering no substantive solutions.

Cuomo has garnered a chilly reception from his constituents, but to some extent, a win is a win.

Regardless of the number of votes he failed to earn, or the counties he lost, he has won the opportunity to make the most of his extended time in office.

New Yorkers have given the governor a second chance, and it’s on Cuomo to prove that they made the right choice. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

Sometimes, you don’t need to see it to believe it

OWEN O’BRIEN

MANAGING EDITOR

I’ll admit it. I didn’t watch Buffalo’s entire 37-14 loss to Ohio Wednesday night.

No, it wasn’t because I turned the game off. I didn’t even have the opportunity to turn it on until the end of the third quarter.

I didn’t watch the entire game because I was covering Section VI high school field hockey championships for The Buffalo News.

There were many reasons why I decided standing in an open-aired press box (yes, it was freezing) would make for a more enjoyable evening than sitting on a couch in The Spectrum office watching the Bulls.

Yes, I got paid to be at the field hockey game. Yes, I could be published in The Buffalo News. But also,

I knew between three field hockey games, I’d see something that excited me.

I wasn’t confident that I’d see anything worth watching in this Buffalo-Ohio #MACTION affair.

And I began to realize I was correct before the opening kickoff.

The start of the game aired on ESPN News, rather than ESPNU. Why? Because an Ole Miss-Mississippi State volleyball game was still being played.

ESPN made it clearer than I ever could. Southeastern Conference Wednesday night volleyball is more exciting than Wednesday night Mid-American Conference football.

But I continued to follow the game on Twitter – I mean following this team is a part of my job, right? BullRun – a blog that would say the glass is half full even if there was one drop remaining – showed a dumpster fire with the tagline “Meanwhile in Athens…” as Buffalo was getting destroyed.

The first tweet I saw from @ ubspecsports (The Spectrum’s official sports Twitter) read: “Jacob Martinez muffs punt, Ohio recovers. Adam Redden injured on play.

Ohio leads #UBBulls lead 3-0.

7:48 left.”

Every sentence made me cringe.

When I finally got into my car and found the game on 1520 ESPN Radio – yes, the entire state of New York was treated to this lovely contest – I heard Buffalo’s Paul Peck and color analyst Ed

O’Neil discuss what went wrong on a poor snap on a Buffalo punt.

Was it a poor snap, or just that a Buffalo player “stepped into the ball?”

No matter where I turned, it was clear Buffalo’s football game was a mess. I didn’t need to see it.

I can’t imagine it’s surprising to anybody that Buffalo’s lost its first two games since the Jeff Quinn firing. Whenever you fire a football coach midyear, you are admitting the season is over. An athletics department can tell the studentathletes whatever it wants – but the players aren’t stupid.

They’ve overcome Quinn’s shortcomings before – just look at last season’s 8-5 record. Look at how the Bulls finished the 2012 season (three wins in the final four games). If Athletic Director Danny White thought this team was talented enough to overcome Quinn and salvage the season, Quinn would still be the head coach.

But White didn’t believe this – and frankly, he shouldn’t have.

White realized he was better off looking for a new head coaches than to fool himself about this year’s team any longer.

And this season’s failure shouldn’t be a surprise to any Buffalo football fan that’s being honest with him/herself.

Remember that squeaker victory against Duquesne Week One? Remember trailing by 30 points to Army Week Two? Remember

barely defeating Miami Ohio – who hadn’t won a game in nearly two full seasons – at home in the first MAC game of the season?

I do. You know the players do.

There’s no doubt Danny White does.

If only ESPNU had another volleyball game it could turn to Wednesday. If only Amherst high school had a fourth field hockey game I could attend. If only Buffalo was led by someone who served as a head coach sometime this century.

ESPN returns to campus Nov. 11 against Akron. But don’t expect another 7,000 students like the Baylor game. Don’t expect 700. With the way this season has been going, 70 students may be a stretch.

The field hockey games I was at – which charged $5 a person – will end up with a better showing than next week’s True Blue section.

But I don’t expect anymore passive-aggressive tweets from White this season. Even he knows this football season is over.

But, hey, basketball season is about to begin – so White will have a new toy to play with.

There won’t be a bowl game this season, but there will be three more games.

I just hope there will be a gymnastics competition or spelling bee I can cover. email: owen.obrien@ubspectrum.com

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Around Town

Friday, November 7, 2014

Ate too much Moe’s? Burn it off at an EDM show or while rocking out to Led Zeppelin

EMMA JANICKI

SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

The Spectrum staff members made their choices for fun things to do in Buffalo this weekend – what will you do?

For the athletic type:

For the intellectual:

For the partier: Put on those furry boots, colorful tutus and sequin eye makeup because EDM DJ RL Grime is performing Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Waiting Room at 8 p.m. and Rusko, an English dubstep producer and DJ, will take the stage the same night at Town Ballroom at 8 p.m.

Canadian translator and poet Erin Moure will give a poetry reading and lead a discussion at the Western New York Book Arts Center, (WNYBAC) 468 Washington St. in Buffalo at 7 p.m.

The WNYBAC is an educational non-profit organization that has a letterpress, screen-printing studio, gallery and working museum. You can peruse the handmade cards, postcards and posters as well as the small library of books on book arts.

Catch the Buffalo Bills play the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Nov. 9, 1 p.m., at The Ralph.

For those staying on campus, the Buffalo women’s soccer team plays Ball State Friday in the MAC Tournament semifinals, 4 p.m., at UB Stadium. If the Bulls win, they’ll compete in the MAC Championship Sunday at UB Stadium. Games are free for undergrads and are streamed through UB Athletics’ website. If you haven’t taken the trip downtown to check out the sparkly new HarborCenter, the brain-child of Terry and Kim Pegula, ECC men’s hockey plays Hudson Valley Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9 at 7:25 p.m.

For the artsy type: The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) is performing the music of Led Zeppelin Friday, Nov. 7 at 8 p.m.

Brent Havens leads the BPO with the vocals of Randy Jackson as they pay homage to one of the greatest classic rocks bands of all time.

If you’ve finished Sherlock on Netflix but still want some deduction in your life, the Screening Room is having a Sherlock Holmes Double Feature Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. You can catch the Hounds of Baskervilles and Dressed to Kill for only $6. email: features@ubspectrum.com

Continued from hip-hop, page 1 “A young black youth in the mid ’80s could go to a local party where a DJ would start mixing a break beat together with a rusty record player and feel a sense of community with those around him,” Whyte said. “The sense of togetherness that hip-hop gave was beautiful to see, considering that the art was formed from the creativity of those with little to no money to their name.”

Bhardwaj and Nesbitt agree that people often misperceive hip-hop as a genre solely created and consumed by young, black men. Although young, black men still dominate the genre, people from countries such as Germany and Japan are embracing and rearticulating hip hop, Bhardwaj said.

And if it weren’t universal, hip-hop wouldn’t be music, according to Nesbitt.

“The more the merrier,” she said. “If you like what I like, we can get along.”

This mentality lies at the heart of hiphop’s predecessor: Jazz.

Peter Clavin, a Ph.D. American studies instructor, said jazz was the first mass-produced counterculture and brought whites and blacks together during the Roaring ’20s.

“Jazz was this incredible moment of syncretism,” Clavin said. “They were occupying the same space on a Friday night, which was nothing short of revolutionary.”

Jazz became mainstream in the 1930s and became counterculture again in the 1950s when the Beat poet movement associated it with drugs and sex, Clavin said in an email.

By the early 1970s, hip-hop replaced jazz and became the primary countercultural force in the United States, Clavin said.

Activism, gangster rap and the fall of turntables Chuck D., the founder of Public Enemy, referred to rap as “Black America’s CNN.” Without N.W.A. and West Coast hip-hop, he said he would not have known what life was like in the streets of Los Angeles.

Similarly, Jesse Jackson, a civil rights activist, believed rappers turned “a mess into a message,” according to Bhardwaj.

Today, the opposite is true and rappers are paid more to say less, he said.

During the 1980s, revolutionary groups

such as Public Enemy and KRS-One based their music on pro-black consciousness and made the 1980s the golden age of hip-hop, according to Bhardwaj.

“Those acts made it cool to wear African medallions instead of the big gold chains,” he said.

Although hip-hop originally aimed to expose and fight social inequality, modern hip-hop often glorifies wealth and objectifies women, Clavin said.

This shift in style began in the 1990s when Mike Fine and Mike Shalett developed Nielsen SoundScan – a computerized system used to track sales in the music industry.

Data from SoundScan revealed that consumers bought twice as many albums from N.W.A., a gangster rap group, than from Public Enemy, a more socially conscious rap group.

To maximize profit, record executives chose to focus on selling a more “debased” form of hip-hop instead of selling socially conscious hip-hop, Clavin said.

Their motivation to earn money caused them to neglect the consequences of popularizing gangster rap.

“An arbitrary piece of paper [became] more valuable than a human life,” he said.

Bhardwaj said hip-hop is currently at risk for losing its core functional component – the DJ. Serato software – a modern-day technology DJs use to play music on their laptops – is replacing the traditional practice of using turntables and vinyl records.

“It reproduces the sound, but the discipline of the old, actual physical instrument is getting lost,” Bhardwaj said.

Unlike original hip-hop, modern-day hip-hop does not tell a story, according to Nesbitt.

“I don’t listen to the lyrics,” she said. “I listen to the beat. You can’t really relate to [the lyrics] anymore.”

A caricature of society Bhardwaj and Clavin agree that modern-day hip-hop is similar to minstrelsy – a form of 1830s American entertainment featuring white actors performing blackface and portraying blacks as primitive and ignorant. Today, mainstream rappers “put on the costume” of black stereotypes, ac-

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Kushal Bhardwaj (left) and KRS-One (right) met at UB’s 2010 Fall Fest. KRS-One’s group, Boogie Down Productions, played a pivotal role in the rise of socially conscious hip-hop in the 1990s.

cording to Bhardwaj.

Paradoxically, many people who criticize the themes of modern-day hip-hop – such as the emphasis on wealth and sexual objectification of women – do not realize that these themes not only dominate mainstream hip-hop, but also characterize American society, Clavin said.

Clavin said the lyrics illustrate themes that apply across American society.

“Hip-hop’s problems are society’s problems,” he said.

Although gangster hip-hop dominates the music industry, socially conscious hip-hop still exists, Dunn said. For example, she listens to J. Cole recent song “Be Free,” which is based on the events surrounding Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri.

“There’s socially conscious hip-hop out there,” she said. “It’s just not played on the radio.”

Today’s fight As a cultural phenomenon, hip-hop will inevitably stray from its roots and continue to evolve and migrate across the globe, according to Bhardwaj.

Rearticulating art is important, but it’s also essential to stay in touch with its cultural roots, he said.

“The fire of hip-hop continues to burn,” Bhardwaj said. “[But] people are looking at

the smoke and not recognizing the fire.”

The issues of the 1970s – such as gun violence and segregation – continue to exist today, according to Dunn.

J. Cole recognized these issues through hip-hop when he visited Ferguson and wrote a song in tribute of Brown’s death, Dunn said.

Dunn said that Cole empathized with Brown because black males across America are equally vulnerable to discrimination, regardless of their economic status.

“Even though he’s a celebrity, he’s still a black man,” she said.

People in Buffalo may also identify with the problems hip-hop culture addresses, Clavin said. He said the suburbs of Buffalo have a high concentration of white people and that the city invests less in areas dominated by black people such as the West Side and East Side.

Hip-hop can influence policy-making and bring these problems to the forefront of our discussions, Bhardwaj said.

“To live hip-hop is to not just listen to hip-hop music but to let the culture permeate the way you approach everything in your life,” he said. “It indeed is a shared consciousness that transverses cultures, ethnicities, races and languages.” email: features@ubspectrum.com

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Breathing your way to relaxation

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Students in Ulrike Macdonald’s Gentle Hatha Yoga class stretch, breathe and focus their way to relaxation and health every Wednesday at 5 p.m. on the 10th floor of Goodyear Hall on South Campus. The class is run by UB Wellness and Education Services.

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When Devin McGuey couldn’t resolve back pain with chiropractic care, cortisone injections, physical therapy, pain medications or menthol patches, she turned to yoga.

McGuey, a graduate psychology student, said when she doesn’t do Hatha Yoga, she notices an increase in her back pain.

UB Wellness and Education Services offers a Hatha Yoga class Wednesdays at 5 p.m. on the 10th floor of Goodyear Hall on South Campus. Hatha yoga uses postures and conscious breathing to increase mental awareness, strength, flexibility and relaxation.

“The practice of yoga postures has kept my body flexible and healthy,” said Ulrike MacDonald, the instructor of Gentle Ha-

tha Yoga and research medicine technician. “The relaxation and meditation practices, which are another part of my yoga practice, have helped me become calmer and more patient with myself and the people around me.”

During class, students concentrate on stretching and enhancing major muscle groups and joints. At the end, students relax and meditate. The class focuses on helping students find inner peace and heal their mind and body.

Macdonald, whose been working with UB Wellness since 2008, started practicing yoga 11 years ago. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance and started teaching in the community more than five years.

Wanly Chen, a freshman undecided ma-

jor, said attending Gentle Hatha Yoga allows her to simultaneously relax and exercise.

Doing yoga improves both physical and mental health, according to MacDonald.

“Relaxation practices and meditation also offers the practitioner a tool to calm down an often very restless and overactive mind,” MacDonald said. “If the mind is calm, one usually feels more at ease and less anxious.”

Michelle Dein, a graduate psychology student, said she enjoys the class because it energizes her, enhances her flexibility and gives her an opportunity to take a break from her busy routine.

Each session also helps some student improve resilience.

“Greater awareness of the body and its needs often brings with it beneficial chang-

Soldiers in training UB students engage in weekend of simulated military activities

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UB ROTC students got the chance to fly to Fort Drum on a military aircraft and experience the simulation of being on the battlefield, including combative, medical and protective training exercises.

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About 30 UB students started one weekend in a C-130, a military transport aircraft, to Fort Drum with a view of Upstate New York through huge front windows.

UB ROTC (Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) students joined other ca-

dets from the Golden Griffon Battalion in Fort Drum, a U.S. Army military reservation, in late October. The club went for their semesterly Leadership Training Exercise (LTX). This particular training allowed the cadets to apply what they learn and gain experience on a battlefield.

ROTC is “the college elective for undergraduate and graduate students that

provides unrivaled leadership training for success in any career field,” according to the U.S. Army’s website.

During this time, the students engaged in simulated scenarios of dealing with military weapons, medical emergencies and avoiding dangerous situations.

“Imagine Xbox Kinect mixed with a Wii, while holding a weapon, and running simulated missions,” said Alfredo Ramirez, a sophomore sociology major and second-year cadet.

The event allowed the cadets to train with modified weapons, which have the same feel, weight, recoil, fit and sounds of an actual weapon, he said.

Campbell Lindsay, a junior physics major and public affairs officer for the UB ROTC Club, said this year’s LTX was much different from past years’ Field Training Exercise.

“This year the focus was taken away from being out in the cold, suffering, learning how to use a map and conducting a small-squad-sized mission,” he said.

Instead of utilizing the old infantrytraining model, cadets had the opportunity to understand how current equipment functions and how to apply it one day, Lindsay said.

After riding the C-130, Lindsay said it was a “much smoother ride” than a usual commercial aircraft.

James Spellman, a junior mechanical engineering major and third-year cadet, said they had a chance to visit the cockpit once the plane finished its ascent. He said the amount of controls and meters in the cockpit was overwhelming, but the view

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Students find their focus and inner peace in yoga es such as making sure the body gets the right foods and enough rest to function optimally,” Macdonald said.

The class offers beginners a chance to gently exercise their whole body. Each pose “flows” from one to another uninterrupted and ends in peaceful relaxation and mediation for the mind.

“I offer the students a series of gentle stretches combined with balancing and strengthening poses that address the major joints and muscle groups of the body,” MacDonald said. “We also work with the breath as a tool to keep us in the present moment.”

At the end of class, the instructor turns off the lights and students practice deep, systematic relaxation along with a sitting meditation exercise. The instructor does not play any music during this part of the class so students can experience uninterrupted silence.

“The relaxation exercises are very important since they teach the students how to relax,” MacDonald said. “Meditation, especially, is a great tool to calm the mind.”

Doing meditation is Chen’s favorite part of the class.

Although some students have trouble sleeping at home, they quickly fall asleep at the end of class, MacDonald said.

“I find times like that very valuable since so much of our lives are filled with ambient noise,” MacDonald said.

Many students who attend Hatha Yoga experience a sense of wellbeing, balance and strength. email: features@ubspectrum.com

was beautiful.

“Being able to see the sun shine through the clouds and vast forests of Upstate New York through the huge front windows of the aircraft was a view unlike any I’ve had during any commercial flights I’ve ever been on,” Spellman said.

Once the cadets arrived at Fort Drum, they began their simulated military training.

In previous years, the cadets would conduct their tactical exercises against the opposition forces, which were other members of their battalion, Spellman said.

“Everyone would hold rubber rifles and yell ‘bang,’” he said. “On this LTX, the simulators gave a realistic feeling because we were actually able to exchange fire with the opposition forces, albeit virtually.”

Spellman said they used two types of simulated rifles. The first rifle replicated a real weapon with a mounted infrared laser to use during training. Targets would pop up and fall over once they registered being hit by the beam.

For the second simulator, cadets held a rifle while looking at a wall-sized screen wearing virtual reality goggles. The room had loud speakers to set the scene of a virtual battlefield.

Lindsay said the simulators added problems and stresses that mirrored real world scenarios.

In their Humvee Egress training, the lights were shut off while the room filled with fog and gunfire sounds blasted from the speakers. The cadets had to then make their way out of the rolled-over four-wheel military vehicle.

The cadets fought off an ambush while giving medical aid, Lindsay said.

To assess medical emergencies at the scene, the cadets were trained in Combat Life Saver (CLS), which is combat “first aid,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez said he was amazed by the technology of the simulated victim and how realistic it looked. He said he could tell it was a male by the features on the head and body structure.

“He had an injured leg that was moving, while the head was shaking side to side,” Ramirez said. “On top of that, he was blinking and gasping for air as his chest rose up and went down.”

Spellman said the mannequins had tubes inside that acted as arteries so the cadets could see when they had to put on a tourniquet, a compressing device, tight enough to stop the bleeding. The trainees would see when the “casualty” had a sucking chest wound or tension pneumothorax that needed to be treated.

Lindsay said over the summer, cadets are sent all over the world to do similar training and improve themselves in the same way others work at jobs or internships.

He said being cadets help them mature faster than the average college student because their decisions immediately affect a larger amount of people and because their actions reflect on the entire Army.

“We all live the Army values,” Lindsay said. “[It] doesn’t stop when we take our uniform off.” email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Rave on Buffalo DJ Carnage brings a wild party to Town Ballroom MATTHEW POREMBA

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

It was dark outside, chilly and pouring rain. The sidewalks of Buffalo were almost completely empty – except in front of Town Ballroom.

Despite the weather, a long line of people stretched down Main Street. People were wearing everything from tutus to ski masks, mostly in bright pastel colors.

They were eagerly anticipating entrance into the Town Ballroom to see the DJ Carnage host the Carnage: Parental Advisory Tour Tuesday night. Carnage wasn’t alone. The night was filled with performances by three solo acts, including Carnage himself, and a set by Canadian duo Dzeko & Torres.

“I’m pumped up,” said Samantha Nabb, an 18-year-old from Lockport. “This is going to be a night for me to finally let loose.”

When the doors opened, audience members began trickling into the venue. The dimly lit main floor smelled of incense when the night’s first DJ began to play. DJ Junkie Kid set the pace for the evening, blending top-40 hits, hip-hop, trap and up-tempo dance music.

“To me it doesn’t really matter who's playing,” Nabb said. “As long as the music is good and loud I’ll have a good time.”

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An eclectic mix of costumes filled the dancefloor and partied all night to the mixes created by Carnage.

The show was sold out by the time Dzeko & Torres performed.

Dzeko & Torres played more adrenaline-pumping club music and peppered their set with cool tricks, such as shooting smoke into the audience.

Dzeko & Torres and Junkie had short, concise half-hour sets, but the next DJ, Paris Blohm, changed that trend by playing for

a full hour.

“All these sexy ladies make some noise right now,” Blohm said toward the beginning of his set. “We’re about to go crazy.”

Blohm played in front of a large display with his name in white neon letters on a purple backdrop. His set was notable for incorporating the most modern pop music, often bringing

exhilarating results on the dance floor.

When he started playing Iggy Azealea’s “Fancy” during the middle of his set, the audience began screaming so loudly that it was heard out in the lobby.

When DJ Carnage’s ascended to the stage, people emptied out of the lobby and onto the dance floor.

“He’s definitely the reason I’m here,” said Tristan Jones, 21, from Elma. “When Carnage is on, I will rage hard. He’s the best of the best.”

Carnage had multiple turntables on stage, and was expertly switching in between beats. The crowd was visibly enjoying Carnage’s set, whether fans were dancing or just standing on the side in a trance.

“The best part about the rave culture is you can do whatever you want,” Nabb said. “Nobody is going to judge you.”

At one point, Carnage got nearly the entire audience to take their phones out and shine them up above their heads, so he could take a photo. Carnage later posted it to his Facebook.

DJ Carnage closed with an original song, “Bricks,” featuring hip-hop artist Migos.

It was one of the most distinct originals of the performance and was well received by the audience as many people rapped along to the track.

“I love Bricks,” Jones said.

“That is probably the most classic Carnage track right there.”

As the concert ended, the eccentrically dressed crowd exited back out into the pouring rain on Main Street – a stark change from the upbeat raved. email: arts@ubspectrum.com

G.B. Tran: The artist who gives life to legacy BRIAN WINDSCHITL ARTS EDITOR

Gia-Bao means “a precious treasure passed down from generation to generation” in Vietnamese. But it took G.B. Tran a long time to fully realize what it meant to him and his family.

The lauded illustrator and author spoke Wednesday at UB about his work in an event hosted by the Asian Studies Association.

Tran is an Eisner Industry Award – which is like the Academy Awards of the comic world – nominee for Best Reality-Based Work, as well as a fellowship recipient of The New York Arts Foundation.

Tran is best known for his impressive depiction of his family’s traumatic journey in his graphic novel, “Vietnamerica.”

Tran’s graphic novel gives an admirable depiction of his family’s struggle through war, immigration and his own exploration of the effects both can have on a family.

The novel was made when he was exploring the ties between his family’s legacy and his Americanized identity of the present.

But he was not always so enraptured and inspired by his family’s story – in fact, it was quite the opposite when he was younger.

During the lecture, Tran admitted that his own family heritage was of minimal importance to him during his childhood. His youthful attitude toward his own family legacy was summed up in

Vietnamese comic book artist and author of “Vietnamerica” discusses his roots and influences

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Vietnamese comic book artist G.B. Tran talks to UB students and faculty about his work, accomplishments, and influences.

two words: “Who cares?”

As Tran grew up, that he started to get more curious about his heritage.

The major turning point, he said, was after college, when he was aimlessly living in Brooklyn.

Feeling lost, Tran decided to accompany his parents on a trip to Vietnam.

His family had emigrated from Vietnam in 1975, but Tran had never been there.

When he visited Vietnam, he said everything started to change when his parents told him about their experiences.

“I had never gotten the full

backstory of my family and their journey. It shocked me, confused me and made me feel proud,” Tran said. “Perhaps now that I have my own child, but I realized how much your parents sacrifice to give you a life of choices.”

Through his experiences in Vietnam, and his newfound appreciation for his family’s history, Tran was inspired to write his now critically acclaimed graphic novel.

After the lecture, Tran fielded questions from the audience, allowing people to come up and talk with him.

Tran emphasized the pillars of

his graphic novel to the crowd.

He said there were three themes he wanted to focus on for “Vietnamerica.”

“War and conflict, and how it affects families, immigration and the idea of family legacy and awareness of heritage,” he said.

Peter Yun, a sophomore biochemistry major, said Tran’s story resonated with him and his own experiences.

Yun first encountered Tran when he spoke in Yun’s world civilization class. Yun said his own experiences as an immigrant moved him to see Tran again.

“The story reminded me a lot

about how rough it can be to move from another country,” Yun said.

This well-rounded perspective was why Paul McCutcheon, adjunct professor and Asian studies graduate student, assigned Tran’s novel to his Asian American studies class. “[The book] attempts to get the students to think about diaspora and identity, and negotiating international, local and personal identity,” McCutcheon said.

“How we understand ourselves is important, and where we fit into our families is as well.”

McCutcheon said Tran’s lecture was the perfect way to give his students context to “Vietnamerica,” as the backstories of the author would give deeper insight into the book.

Leah Raimondi, an English major and intern for the Asian studies department, said that the Tran’s lecture was so personal – both to him and the audience – and provided a great insight into the author’s life as well as Vietnamese culture.

Themes of immigration and war in “Vietnamerica” didn’t resonate with Raimondi as much as the overriding theme of Tran’s lecture – know your roots and learn as much as you can about yourself as early as you can.

For Raimondi, this meant one thing: “Do what you want now before it’s too late.” email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take a moment to relax and rethink your next move. Don’t feel pressured to make a decision because someone is putting demands on you.

Open up conversations that will help you see all sides to whatever situation you face.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Problems with teachers, superiors or anyone in charge can be expected. Don’t lose patience when what’s required is well-thought-out solutions. A partnership will boost your confidence and strengthen your position. Romance is in the stars.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Avoid joint ventures that are financially or contractually binding. It’s important to stick to your original plan, especially if it allows you the freedom to follow a path that is better suited to your needs.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Arguments will flare up with a friend, lover or a youngster in your life. Try to remain calm and you will save yourself the grief a no-win situation has to offer. Peace and love will offer better results.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t make changes at home that are likely to upset your relationship with someone you live with or near. Altering your location will do more for your morale and help you come up with ways to do what you want without causing a ruckus.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Start the process of making the alterations to your life that will help improve your standard of living. This is not the time to invest in what someone else does. Put yourself first and don’t feel guilty about doing so.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep a watchful eye over your personal finances, your home and the people around you. A change in the way someone treats you should be an eye-opener regarding what you should do to protect your position.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep life simple and indulge less. Work toward a common goal with someone you respect. Focus on manipulating your environment to suit your needs. Love is on the rise, and help will come from an unusual source.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t make unnecessary changes to the way you earn your living. Focus more on home, family and improvements that affect you personally. Problems with someone you work with must not lead to an impulsive mistake you’ll live to regret.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t take on too much or neglect what’s most important to you. Concentrate on home, family and nurturing what you have worked so hard to acquire. A unique job offer will be worth considering. Romance will enhance your personal life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t trust anyone with your secrets. Look at your options and be creative in the way you move forward. An emotional issue regarding your physical well-being must not be allowed to fester. Overreacting will not solve the problem.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Money matters are looking good. Coming into a windfall or being offered a contract too good to refuse is possible. Wheel and deal until you get what you want. New prospects appear to give you a boost personally and professionally. Love is highlighted.

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Bulls Breakdown SPORTS DESK Ohio (5-5, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) defeated Buffalo (3-6, 1-4 MAC) 3714 in Athens, Ohio Wednesday night. Buffalo has now lost four straight games and is ineligible for a bowl invitation.

Stat rundown: - Ohio outgained Buffalo 389 to 134 in total yards of offense.

- Both teams struggled on third down: Buffalo went 2 for 13 on third down conversions, and the Bobcats went 4 of 13.

Ohio had 19 first downs, however, compared to Buffalo’s seven.

- The Bulls scored at least 21 points in every game under former head coach Jeff Quinn this season. Buffalo has scored just 14 points in both games under interim head coach Alex Wood.

- Anthone Taylor has ran for 52 yards in his past two games, after running for 685 yards in his previous four.

- Junior quarterback Joe Licata has thrown seven touchdowns and six interceptions in his last four games, after

throwing 14 touchdowns and four interceptions in his first five contests.

- Of Buffalo’s 12 drives, six ended in a punt, two with an interception, one with a botched punt snap, one with a fumble, one with a missed field goal and one with a touchdown. Buffalo’s lone offensive touchdown drive started on Ohio’s 19yard line after a forced fumble.

Turning point: Buffalo allowed 10 points in less than a minute and a half, allowing Ohio to expand its lead from 17-0 to 27-0 early in the third quarter. On Buffalo’s first play after Ohio took a 20-0 lead, Licata and Taylor fumbled a handoff. The Bobcats recovered and quarterback Derrius Vick ran in a 9-yard touchdown three plays later to give Ohio a 27-0 lead.

When the game was lost: When Vick ran in for the touchdown to give the Bobcats a 27-0 lead.

Buffalo Player of the Game: Junior defensive back Okezie Alozie had six tackles, two for losses, and a strip sack that led to Buffalo’s lone offensive touchdown. Alozie now has 2.5 sacks in

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Junior quarterback Joe Licata is sacked Quentin Poling in Buffalo’s 37-14 loss Wednesday night. Buffalo’s offense generated just 134 yards.

his past two games after not recording a single sack in Buffalo’s first seven games.

Ohio Player of the Game: Bobcats freshman running back A.J. Quellette ran for 155 yards on 29 carries (5.3 yards per rush) and two touchdowns.

Quellette’s hard running set the pace for an Ohio offense than outgained Buffalo by more than 250 yards.

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“We really don’t know what’s going on,” said junior wide receiver Ron Willoughby.

Next game: Buffalo hosts Akron (4-5, 2-3 MAC) Tuesday, Nov. 11 at UB Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. and the game will be featured on ESPNU. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

Gridiron report card: The Spectrum grades the Bulls’ 37-14 loss

Bulls sweep MAC awards heading into matchup against Ball State

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Ohio quarterback Derrius Vick runs for a gain in Buffalo’s 37-14 loss Wednesday night. Buffalo is no longer eligible for a bowl game.

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Katie Roberts was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year Thursday.

Buffalo faces Ball State in the MAC Semifinal Friday.

QUENTIN HAYNES

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

The Buffalo women’s soccer team is looking to win its first MAC Championship in school history.

After defeating Toledo 2-0 in the tournament quarterfinals, the No. 49 Bulls (14-2-3, 10-0-2 MAC) take on Ball State (11-6-2, 6-5-0 MAC) in the semifinals on Friday at UB Stadium. As the top seed, Buffalo will host all of the final four matchups and would advance to Sunday’s championship round with a victory over the Cardinals.

“We understand what could happen this weekend,” said head coach Shawn Burke. “However, the coaching staff made sure to tell the team to take it one game at a time. It’s so easy to look ahead, but we made sure to let our girls know that we have to beat Ball State before even considering advancing. Focus on that.”

Burke was an assistant coach for the Bulls in 2011, which was the last time Buffalo advanced to the MAC semifinals. The Bulls lost to Toledo 3-1.

Buffalo defeated Ball State 2-1 in overtime Oct. 24 in the team’s lone regular season meeting. The Cardinals outshot the Bulls 9-4 and scored first, before the Bulls scored a second half goal and again in overtime to remain undefeated in MAC play.

“They threw different things at us, pushed the pace offensively, and worked up top,” Burke said. “We struggled with that and as a result, barely came away with a victory. It’s a luxury to have the game tape from that last game. It allowed us to see what we did wrong and we made sure to focus on those miscues in practice.”

The Bulls are currently on a six-game winning streak and have allowed just two goals during that span. The defense has only allowed 21 shots in its past six games.

“Our defense will certainly need to lead us to victory,” Burke said. “We pride ourselves on having a strong defensive unit, and last week was tough to watch. We have to adjust and make sure that we don’t give Ball State the same chances we gave Toledo last week, because they will score.”

Buffalo’s dominance this season has not gone unrecognized either.

The Bulls swept the major conference awards and earned eight All-Conference honors Thursday, highlighted by Burke winning the MAC Coach of the Year award in his first season.

He is the second Bulls head coach to win the award. In 2000, Jean-A Tassy won the award after leading Buffalo to the first MAC regular season championship in school history.

Senior forward Katie Roberts won MAC Offensive Player of the Year and junior defender Jackie Hall won MAC Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first players in school history to receive the honors.

Roberts leads the conference in goals (11), points (24) and game-winning goals (six) this season. Hall was the leader of a defense that has given up just 12 goals in 19 games this season.

The Buffalo ‘D’ has allowed five shots on goal or fewer in 14 games.

That defense helped freshman goalkeeper Laura Dougall win MAC Freshman of the Year, as she set a program record with 12 shutouts and 14 victories to go with a conference best goals-against-average (0.37) and save percentage (.911).

Senior defender Courtney Mann was named to the All-MAC first team, along with Dougall, Hall, and Roberts. Sophomore forward Celina Carrero and senior defender Sophie Therien made the All-MAC second team. Freshman midfielder Julia Benati joined Dougall on the AllMAC freshman team.

“It feels great to be recognized,” Burke said.

“The best thing about it was that it was a team effort. Sweeping the awards wasn’t possible without a team effort, our amazing coaching staff and even better support staff. It allowed us to focus on soccer and put together a great season. We hope to continue that run on Friday.”

Buffalo and Ball State kick off Friday at 4 p.m. at UB Stadium. Western Michigan and Northern Illinois, which finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the MAC, play after Buffalo’s game.

The winners of each matchup will play for the MAC title at Sunday at noon. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

Quarterbacks: F The Good: Junior quarterback Joe Licata tied former Buffalo quarterback Drew Willy for the most touchdown passes in program history (52).

The Bad: That touchdown drive started on Ohio’s 19-yard line. Licata failed to move the offense down the field throughout the game. He completed 9 of 20 passes for just 74 yards. Licata was intercepted on a terrible throw he may have been trying to throw out of bounds while under pressure.

Running backs: F The Good: Junior quarterback Tony Daniel had Buffalo’s longest run of the night (13 yards).

The Bad: Junior running back Anthone Taylor had his second consecutive pedestrian game, running for just 37 yards on 17 carries. After rushing for 685 yards in a four-game stretch, Taylor has totaled just 62 yards in his past two games. Taylor fumbled an exchange with Licata in the third quarter that led to an Ohio touchdown.

Wide receivers and tight ends: F The Good: Junior wide receiver Ron Willoughby caught a 12-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.

The Bad: The receivers struggled to get open or make plays and also dropped several passes. The tight ends again failed to get involved in the offense, as the group did not record a single catch.

Offensive line: F The Good: Licata was only sacked twice – or 10 percent of his drop backs.

The Bad: Quentin Poling had a sack on Licata in which the linebacker ran right past senior center Trevor Sales. The line failed to open holes in the running game for the second straight week.

Run defense: D The Good: Sophomore corner-

back Boise Ross returned an Ohio fumble for a 76-yard touchdown with less than two minutes remaining in the game.

The Bad: Ohio freshman running back A.J. Quellette ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns. The Bobcats ran for 233 yards and four touchdowns as a team.

Pass defense: D+ The Good: Ohio completed just eight of 19 pass attempts as a team.

The Bad: Those eight completions went for 156 yards. Buffalo continued to allow big passing plays from the start, giving up a 47-yard completion down the sideline to senior wide receiver Chase Cochran on the Bobcats’ first drive.

Special teams: F The Good: Junior running back Devin Campbell had a 50-yard kickoff return in the first quarter.

The Bad: Freshman wide receiver Jacob Martinez replaced junior wide receiver Marcus McGill as the punt returner a few weeks ago, but Martinez muffed two punts Wednesday night. The punt team had two miscues: Martinez’s first muffed punt, and a snap that hit off of a blocker in the backfield. The two turnovers led to 10 points for Ohio. Senior kicker Patrick Clarke missed a 33-yard field goal in the second quarter and is now just 6 of 13 on the year.

Coaching: F The Good: It’s hard to find positives in interim head coach Alex Wood’s performance from the sideline Wednesday.

The Bad: After scoring at least 21 points in every game under Jeff Quinn this season, Buffalo has scored just 14 points in both games with Wood as coach. Buffalo looked completely unprepared and unmotivated for this game right from the beginning. Wood failed to play call an effective game plan, as the offense was out of sorts all night. email: sports@ubspectrum.com