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Jewish students, UB administration respond SA elections after anti-Semitic slurs found on bathroom stall exit polls UPD investigating slurs found in Capen Hall bathroom

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(From L to R) Jewish Student Union Treasurer Ivana Slifstein and Vice President Logan Woodard discuss the incident in which Jewish slurs were found on a men’s restroom stall in Capen Hall.

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University Police is investigating anti-Semitic slurs written on a men’s restroom stall in Capen Hall that were reported on March 23. The remarks have been removed and UPD believes it was an isolated incident, according to Deputy Chief of Police Joshua Sticht. UPD has however increased patrols near the Hillel of Buffalo, the on-campus Jewish organization located in The Commons, as a precaution. They also patrolled campus locations where students were celebrating Purim, a Jewish holiday, last week. The slurs, which threatened violence against Jewish people and used a derogatory slur, have shocked and saddened some Jewish students and the UB administration. “I’ve never seen any form of anti-Semitism like that before,” said Andrew Meyer, president of the Jewish Student Union (JSU). “I’ve seen swastikas in the past, but that is nothing compared to this.” Meyer said the slur written in the stall is “the most horriﬁc and derogatory term” used against Jewish people.

UB spokesperson John Della Contrada said racist and discriminatory behaviors or conducts have no place at UB and will not be tolerated. “When acts motivated by hatred or discrimination occur, the university will respond promptly to protect the safety and well-being of the entire university community,” Della Contrada said in an email. “Diversity, inclusion and mutual respect are strongly held values of our university. We are committed to upholding these values at all times.” And Teresa Miller, vice provost for Equity, Diversion and Inclusion, said she is saddened and disappointed by the remarks, but, like UPD, believes this is an isolated incident with “infrequent occurrence that does not threaten the safety of Jewish students on campus.” She said nevertheless, it harms the inclusive, equitable community, which is valued at UB. Last November the words “Gay Only,” “White” and “Black is Cool” were found in three different locations in Slee Hall. UB president Tripathi responded by issuing an open letter to UB Reporter, in which he said he was disappointed with the “intolerant language.” Meyer said he is satisﬁed with how the university has handled this situation at this point, but would be disappointed if Tripa-

thi did not also issue an open letter regarding the anti-Semitic slurs. Logan Woodard, JSU vice president and social intern for Hillel of Buffalo, said while a formal police investigation is appropriate, people need to know “there isn’t space for that here at UB, whether it’s anti-Semitism or racism and hatred in general.” Although the slurs written in the stall were just reported to UPD last week, the slurs appear to have been there for at least two weeks prior, according to photos sent to The Spectrum. Eric Mandel, JSU communications and outreach coordinator, said the slurs were unsettling and he ﬁnds the possibility that some students may have seen and ignored the slurs to be concerning. Meyer said students have to “make people aware that any form of anti-Semitism or racism is not OK and they must report anything they see immediately.” He said students should not be bystanders when events like these occur. He encourages students to report any offensive language intended to discriminate against students on campus. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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years previous to current blood-lead distributions in children. From 2013-15, 109 children in the zip code 14215 have confirmed blood-lead elevations of more than 10 micrograms per deciliter, the Erie County Department of Health’s benchmark for “levels of concern.” Unlike the recent lead situation in Flint, Michigan, the main cause of lead poisoning in children in Buffalo is not tap water, but the ingestion of lead from paint chips and dust. The United States Environmental Protection Agency requires a special certification “for all home improvement activity in housing built before 1978 and in any child occupied facility.” Earlier in March, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz announced a commitment of $3.75 million over the next five years to increase lead inspections and remediation across Erie County. Burstein said the funding would critically strengthen Erie County’s efforts to decrease lead poisoning and help more homeowners and landlords recognize and ameliorate their lead problems. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Meyer said JSU can hold programs that focus on discrimination toward Jewish students on college campuses and what to do when events like these occur. Meyer has also met with Student Life and Student Association President Minahil Khan about the incident. Khan said SA as a whole is working with UPD and Student Life in “any way that they might need” and that she is in full support of JSU. Meyer feels anti-Semitism on all college campuses is on the rise. The University of California recently became the ﬁrst public university system to adopt a statement condemning anti-Semitic since campaigns for boycotting Israel have occurred on college campuses throughout the country.

Meyer said he has dealt with anti-Semitism throughout his life. In middle school, students would throw coins at him and make fun of his nose, he said. Dan Metchnik, director of Hillel for Buffalo, said the incident is “very disturbing” and that it doesn’t represent the values of UB. He said it’s important to inform students, administration and faculty that education is the best tool they have against discrimination. “We are ﬁghting against all hatred – whether its Jews or Muslims or Christians or whoever it is, it’s unacceptable,” he said. Miller said she hopes all members of the UB community respond to this incident by working to ensure that the university continues to be welcoming, respectful and inclusive of others.

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(From L to R) Eric Mandel, JSU communications officer and outreach Coordinator, and Jewish Student Union treasurer Ivana Slifstein speak about the Jewish slurs recently found in a Capen Hall bathroom.

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Supreme issues

How lack of cooperation for a Supreme Court nomination is hurting the justice system The Supreme Court only has eight justices sitting right now, which means split decisions – like the one handed down on Tuesday about union dues – will likely become a more common occurrence. When a decision is split, the case moves back to the lower court and the ruling of the lower court stands – as if the Supreme Court didn’t even see it. President Barack Obama has nominated a new justice to ﬁll late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat, but the Senate has been blocking this nomination, preventing the Supreme Court from making important decisions. The confusion lies here – if the Senate is not actively looking to balance the Supreme Court, how are they doing their jobs? One job of the government is to enforce and apply justice, which is difﬁcult to

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for Scalia, who was revered as one of the most influential and opinionated conservative justices to sit on the bench. The Senate’s refusal to give this man the time of day means the political process cannot move forward. According to BBC, some Republicans have recently been folding and agreeing to meet with Garland. Hearings are still not being held, but at least progress is being made. There is nothing in the Constitution that says Obama cannot make a Supreme Court nomination in his final days in office. He’s allowed to appoint someone and the fact this process is taking so long is only obstructing justice. No one is looking at what’s best for the country, but rather what’s best for their party. At the same token, if this does

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do with a split court. It is the Senate’s job to conﬁrm Obama’s nominee and their avoidance of the topic means that they aren’t doing their jobs or abiding to their constitutional duty. If the mailpersons just stopped doing their jobs and everyone stopped receiving mail, there would be immense public outcry. The American people aren’t being served by their government because a group of people is refusing to participate in one element of their job. Shouldn’t there be the same reaction to the Senate? Merrick Garland, Obama’s nominee, is a moderate Republican. He’s renowned for his equalhanded jurisdiction and has been lauded by both sides of the political spectrum as a genius. He seems to be a perfect replacement

get pushed until the next presidency, so be it. The president alone has the autonomy to appoint someone and if the Senate manages to hold it off for another nine months, it will be in the hands of the next president. But, if the presidency falls into the hands of the Democrats again, all of that waiting and delaying will be time wasted. The important issue here is that the Supreme Court, which receives a very select amount of highly important and inﬂuential cases, is unable to operate at it’s most efﬁcient. One third of the government isn’t working up to standards. It’s time to put differences aside and move forward, for our country and for the betterment of our judicial system. email: eic@ubspectrum.com

Stop saying you hate ‘big’ government

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With the presidential elections becoming more intense as we edge closer to November, people tend to become polarized in their ideologies when it comes to politics. The biggest issue I’ve come across when speaking to students about politics is that some hate ‘big’ government – ironically on a SUNY campus. The idea is that big government is bad for this country and bad for individual Americans. As of 2014, the United States population was 319 million and each individual has a different way of life, backgrounds and lifestyles. The government provides in inconspicu-

ous ways that many people don’t seem to take into account. A government’s ability to help and assist its citizens determine its size, while its place in the world determines its reach. A population of 319 billion requires a lot of government oversight. Thanks to big government, state schools from kindergarten to twelfth grade – including state colleges and universities – receive federal funding so they’re able to provide more for their residents. Big government helps Americans eat and keep roofs over their heads when they don’t make enough to make it past the poverty line – which was $11,770 last year. In 2014 the number of Americans living under the poverty line was 14.5 percent, meaning at least about 45 million people would need government assistance. It’s big government that subsidizes certain foods and commodities so that every American, not just those fortunate enough, are able

enjoy a comfortable life and focus on attaining the American Dream. The federal government also protects its citizens from the interests of private entities – it was Congress that stopped big tobacco from explicitly marketing to kids and teens in 1969. The government protects budding industries within its domains from outside inﬂuences, providing jobs and the spirit of entrepreneurship in the country. A sizable government is also able to ensure that individual property rights are protected, through patents and other practices, encouraging ideas to grow and evolve. The government is the main funder of research into new sources of energy, spending approximately $2.4 billion on various research. This research makes the United States less dependent on other countries when it comes to energy usage. At the end of 2013, for the ﬁrst time since the mid-90s the United States exported more oil than it did importing by about a million bar-

Three years strong How an apartment became my home

TORI ROSEMAN SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

I have a rare ability to say that I’ve lived in the same place for the three years I’ve spent in Buffalo. The main reason this is interesting at all is because I am not from Buffalo – my home is eight hours away on Long Island. Since fall of 2013, I’ve called Building 7 in the University Village at Sweethome my home. I have struggled with the room – initially, it put distance between my peers and me. It quickly became a scene in which my other friends were interested in participating in and they moved in with me. Now, it’s a home I have to leave.

This is a room that has grown with me. A place where I was able to find solace away from home, to invite all of the new friends I had met to hang out, where I have a thousand memories with the roommates I’ve had. Some of the decorations in my room have been there since the first day I moved in. My tapestry, which depicts the sun amongst the stars, has hung over my bed since that first week. The pictures of my baby brother have increased and changed as he has grown over time. My Albert Einstein poster has steadily hung above my desk. The consistency is comforting and reminds me of just how much the apartment has become my home, at times more so than my home on Long Island. The first few months I lived in the apartment, I hated it. I would actively try to make plans in dorms or on campus and I barely knew my roommates. Two of them were international students and one was a junior who I didn’t think I had anything in common with. I strug-

gled to actively maintain friends, since I lived so far away from all the other freshmen. Once I had developed friendships that transcended the borders of campus, I began to see the appeal of apartment living. The autonomy of my own kitchen and my own living room became an indulgence for the friends I had made and for myself. My apartment became the spot to hang out since it provided some sense of privacy. My roommates slowly but surely became my friends and I no longer hated the place. By my second year in the apartment, everyone had moved in with me. I was living with three new girls and had my other friends on the ﬂoor below me. Sweethome became the spot – we threw parties on the weekends, would gather together for girl nights and made meals together. What was at ﬁrst a desolate situation became the perfect situation: my friends surrounded me and I still had my same room that I always found comfort in. Now in my third year, I have

rels per day, according to Al Jazeera. The biggest criticism of the government to come in the last few years has been Obama’s universal health care plan. Without getting into the nitty gritty of the plan, it comes as a surprise that there are those that say try to provide every American with access to health care is a terrible idea. The notion that it would be hard to pay for is preposterous as the United States spent $610 billion on its military last year, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. That’s more than the next seven countries combined: China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, France, the United Kingdom, India and Germany, who come in at $601 billion. In short, the government does a pretty decent job looking after its people, but lower participation by its citizens has made the machine that is government less effective. The current election season is looking like it is getting people interested in participating in government, for better or worse, but consistency is key for a well-run government. email: kenneth.thomas@ubspectrum.com

grown weary. The excitement of apartment living has faded as many of my friends move into houses on South Campus or to apartments downtown. The smaller inconveniences, like inconsistent WiFi or the lack of an open pool, have grown to be more bothersome than they used to be. I now feel more cramped in the apartment, as if the walls are closing in on me and I am forever indebted to the rooms. Next year, I’ll be moving into a house near South Campus. The decision came from both the weariness of apartment living and the comparative prices between the two locations. I’m excited for the change – I’ll be living with some different people, in a different room, in a different location. This excitement is of course, speckled with apprehension. How could I leave my home of three years? It’s a necessary evil. I have grown out of the apartment. I’m ready to start maintaining a house, creating a new home for myself. It’s not going to be easy tearing down all my posters and moving all of my things from one place to the next, but it’s time. Sometimes, change is just what we need. email: tori.roseman@ubspectrum.com

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Research and hard work leads to success for Public Health dean Wactawski-Wende on research, preventing cancer and women in leadership HANNAH STEIN ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Jean Wactawski-Wende said her life changed after she took an epidemiology class. She had had a fascination with science since middle school, but the decision to take that class ultimately transformed her life, she said. Wactawski-Wende, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions and a SUNY Distinguished Professor, has since devoted her life to epidemiology and cancer research. One of her main studies, the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), was one of the most comprehensive studies ever done on postmenopausal women and involved many UB students and faculty. “The advancement of science is just happening so quickly and there are examples in prevention where we’ve made great strides in prevention of mortality from breast cancer – a lot due to screening and various programs we do,” she said. Wactawski-Wende has been working at UB for roughly 26 years. Her work is primarily focused on diseases that affect older women, such as cancer and osteoporosis. She studies factors that are associated with the risk of these diseases and conducts clinical trials that determine prevention. “One in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetimes, so the work I do can’t be fast enough,” Wactawski-Wende said. “It’s a very devastating disease for many, but there are many ways the early advances and prevention can help.” Before coming to UB, Wactawski-Wende

was born and raised in North Tonawanda – right outside the city of Buffalo. She said it was a great environment to grow up in, since most people knew one another. She studied biology at Canisius College and completed her Ph.D. at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. From the time she was in high school until she went to graduate school, WactawskiWende worked almost full-time in a laboratory as a phlebotomist at a local hospital. She went to work before classes at 6 a.m. and delivered blood samples. “Overall, I’ve been provided with a lot of opportunities and not so many obstacles,” she said. She started at UB as an assistant professor and, after serving as interim dean for eight months, was named permanent dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions in early 2015. Wactawski-Wende co-wrote “The Women’s Health Initiative” with Maurizio Trevisan, dean of Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York, in 1993. The national project has been ongoing for 23 years. It is designed to analyze the common diseases and disorders in older women. Wactawski-Wende said she will be doing a future study in Buffalo that will be expanding her work in the women who participated in the WHI. “It’s a really amazing, dedicated group of women. We still get a 96 percent response rate, which is phenomenal because they are truly women that are helping others, which in turn help society,” she said. Many of UB’s graduate, medical and doctorate students have used the data from the

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WHI as part of their thesis or dissertation work, and many of the students work as interns in this program. Xiaodan Mai, a post-doctorate UB student who graduated last year, has been working with Wactawski-Wende for six years. When Mai ﬁrst came to the United States from China, she didn’t know how to search for jobs but she said Wactawski-Wende helped her and introduced her to other researchers. “She is a very talented researcher and is very dedicated to her work, to her students and her family,” Mai said. “She’s a role model who cares about everyone around her. Anytime you need her, she’s there to support you.” Joshua Gordon, a second-year Ph.D. student studying epidemiology who is also in his fourth year in the Medical Science Training Program, started working with Wactawski-Wende in 2014. Gordon said Wactawski-Wende is “incredibly smart, thoughtful, and passionate.” He said he enjoys working with her and that she is not only a top researcher, but she’s also very caring and always concerned with the humanitarian aspect of her work. “She wants to help everyone achieve their best and attain their goals,” Gordon said. “When I met with her and talked with her, I

really felt like she understood what I wanted to do with my graduate training and she was on board and wanted to do everything she could to help me achieve my goals.” Wactawski-Wende said some of the greatest satisfaction she gets comes from the success of the students she mentors. “When they get their ﬁrst publication or secure an important post-doc or position, I think that gives me the most pride watching them grow,” Wactawski-Wende said. Scientists from WHI have also presented data at national meetings. More than 1,000 scientists, from professors to students, have participated in WHI. Wactawski-Wende said this is a great way to meet fellow scientists from colleges across the country. “[Wactawski-Wende] is a fantastic mentor, colleague and collaborator. She is intense and expects much of her coworkers, but matches that expectation with an even higher level of expectation and productivity in herself,” said Michael Lamonte, a research associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology who has worked with Wactawski-Wende since 2006, including on the WHI study. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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Lamonte said he sees Wactawski-Wende as a realist who “sees opportunity and is able to gauge its feasibility,” which he thinks contributed to her success in life. Wactawski-Wende said although she learns new things every day, she still comes across some challenges. And she said although science itself advances quickly, research can take some time to advance. “Science doesn’t move as fast as you’d like it to. The studies take a lot of time, so being able to get more and faster results is just part of it, but this makes it somewhat challenging,” she said. She said she’s learned there’s a lot of complexity to how diseases occur and how best to prevent them. Wactawski-Wende is a mother of two daughters who are currently pursuing graduate education.

“I do feel that offering young women more opportunities is important for me. Things are changing but there are still relatively few women in leadership,” she said. “At UB, there have been many opportunities for women to explore leadership, and I’m thankful for that, but I do think that as a society, we still have a long way to go.” Wactawski-Wende said it’s important for her to be a good mentor for her students. She encourages students to “work hard, be honest and ethical.” “Every experience in life helps to build who you are – both your character, your scientiﬁc understanding – these are lessons we learn every day,” she said. “I still learn every day, but whether that experience is a success or failure, you learn from it and grow and become better at what you do and that is what’s important.”

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Bryan Murphy thinks his worldly experiences like “swimming with great white sharks” and “crashing a million-dollar wedding in India” will help him in Red Bull’s ‘Can You Make It’ Challenge. Murphy, Chris Komin, Jake Dixon, George Gombert are going on “the adventure of a lifetime,” traveling through various cities in Europe on a quest to have the best adventure they can. The catch: they can only use Red Bull as their currency. As announced earlier in March, four UB students who applied for the ‘Red Bull Can You Make It?’ challenge were accepted for the trip. They will begin the journey April 12. Komin and Dixon, both junior media study majors, and Gombert, a junior mechanical engineering major, are representing

the Queen City team. They will be starting their journey in Berlin, Germany and making their way to Paris, France in seven days. Murphy, a senior media study major, is part of the Contiki Wildcard Team. He and two others will represent Contiki, a youth travel agency. Murphy has had some experience with this. Two years ago he entered the same competition with his friends, but did not get invited to compete. This year he decided to apply again but individually for a wild card team. He said he knew the ropes a little bit and the disappointment from not getting in the ﬁrst time helped his way into the competition. Murphy will be joined by Anna Wilcox, a professional freeskier from New Zealand, and Dimitry Galamiyev, a student and member of the Canadian Forces from Canada. They will be starting in Florence, Italy and also make their way to Paris, France.

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Both teams have a lot to look forward to and prepare for as the week abroad comes closer. The goal of each team is to have the most points by the end of the trip. Dixon said teams are given “various points for various items or things you get for Red Bull.” He said even something like a sandwich in exchange for a can of Red Bull can equal a certain amount of points, while a tattoo could be worth even more points. With this in mind, the students have certain things they want to exchange for Red Bull. Doing the most adventurous and daring things, such as private jet rides and tickets to soccer matches, gets you the win, but also creates the greatest memories. Dixon wants to go to a soccer game, Gombert wants to do something he can only do in Europe, Komin wants to get a tattoo and Murphy is just looking forward to meeting new people. “Meeting people on a trip is what sticks with you the most, the people you meet have the greatest impact on your life,” Murphy said when speaking on what he’s looking forward to. Before being chosen to compete, each team had to submit a one-minute video explaining why they deserved to be involved in the competition. Each team then relied on votes in order to get selected for the challenge. Queen City had help from Time Warner Cable News, who published a story about the group. The team also created a Facebook page and posted advertisements to get as many votes as possible. The Queen City team had a few worries for the upcoming trip. All of them agreed that the three things they were most worried about were sleep, weather and coming back to Buffalo after the excitement of the trip. “Sleeping arrangements are going to be one of the hardest things,” Dixon said. The team hopes that if they have to resort to hitchhiking, they may be able to stay with the people who gave them a ride. Most of the trip is uncertain so the students will have to ﬁnd their own places to sleep, even if that means not sleeping at all. “Flying coach back is going to be such a let down,” Komin said. Murphy said that leaving would be the

most difficult part. “No matter what vacation, even if it’s the Jersey Shore, it will always be tough leaving in the end,” he said. But even with all of the worries Murphy and the Queen City team are still confident. With the skills in backpacking with the Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC) at UB, various languages they know a bit of – or are fluent in – or travel experience, they all feel prepared. Komin’s first language is Polish and his father lived in Germany for a period of time, which he thinks will give him a leg up in the competition. Dixon has been backpacking in Peru before which has similar qualities to the trip they are going to embark on. Gombert knows some French, which will help the group during their time in Paris. Murphy also has some experience that he said he believes will help him out in the competition. He was part of a travel abroad program in which he traveled on a cruise taking various classes in different countries. Going to places like South Africa and India, he believes his travel experience will allow him to contribute to the group. During his time abroad, Murphy was able to film and photograph his experiences, which he hopes he is able to do during the Red Bull challenge. Each team will be assigned a series of checkpoints where they will have “both mental and physical challenges,” Komin said. Both the Queen City team and Murphy agreed that it was similar to the “Amazing Race,” where they would receive a prize for completing challenges before continuing on their way. The teams believe that they will only be allowed to bring some clothing, toiletries, food and obviously Red Bull, all kept in backpacks brought by the competitors. The Queen City team was still trying to figure out where they were going to store the Red Bull, because space was going to be limited. That wasn’t the only thing the teams were still figuring out. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Heights homes may be at risk for lead poisoning

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In comparison to 4 percent of children in Flint, Michigan, 13 percent of Western New York children tested positive for lead poisoning, according to the CDC. Erie County had the highest rate among the four counties of Western New York. The chances of a UB student having elevated levels of lead in their blood is very unlikely according to Melinda Cameron, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics. “The danger would be if renovation was being done,” Cameron said. “In an older city with older housing like Buffalo, people still need to be aware that there are health hazards, especially if you have children.” UB faculty, and perhaps their children, however, are moving into the Heights under UB’s new incentivized H.O.M.E. program, which provides loans for faculty buying homes in the neighborhood. “Kids have a lot of hand-to-mouth activity and that is where the problem begins,” Cameron said. Treatment for lead poisoning is difﬁcult because the only way to ﬁnd out if a child has the condition is to undergo blood work. There are no symptoms of lead exposure unless they reach extremely high levels.

These high lead levels in children can cause severe neurologic problems such as coma, convulsion and even death, although such levels are now rare in the United States, according to the CDC. There is no medical treatment to permanently reverse the adverse health effects of lead exposure in children, according to the Department of Health, and a child’s levels must reach more than 45 micrograms per deciliter for any kind of treatment to be effective. Of the 110 children testing positive for lead elevations in the 14215 area code, almost half had enough to require more in-depth reviews for treatment according to Dan Ryan, director of Off-Campus Student Services. Some students that live in the area don’t see it as much of a problem as long as they keep up with the maintenance of their home. Sam Ackerman, a senior accounting major, has lived in the University Heights area for two years. He said the higher rates of lead aren’t too much of a worry for him. “Its obviously dangerous if paint is chipping, but if you maintain care of your home you won’t run into an issue of lead poisoning,” Ackerman said. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Queen City was also wondering about the moments leading up to the start of the competition. The competition starts at 6 a.m., so they will have to stay overnight in the starting city. The team still did not know where Red Bull was going to hold all of those kids. Murphy is trying to get in contact with his teammates, because they’re located across the world. Preparing for the trip is an important step, so Murphy hopes he can meet up with Galamiyev in Toronto and talk to Wilcox before the start of the competition.

All of the competitors were enthusiastic to go on the trip and – the most important part of the trip – being able to do some of the craziest things with just Red Bull. “It is surprising how many people will have good intentions and good nature when someone is in dire need for something,” Murphy said, and that is the exact situation these students are in. With no currency and only a pre-set phone given to them by Red Bull, a 24-pack of Red Bull and communication with people will get them to their destination. email: arts@ubspectrum.com

Taste of Siam review Chasing the perfect Thai

TYLER WALTERS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For those of you fortunate enough to live in New York City, be sure to check out Pure Thai Cookhouse in Hell’s Kitchen. This place had the complete authentic Thai package. Whacky, wood-toned interior, songs sung in Thai and, of course, delicious Thai cuisine. It felt like I had stepped off 766 9th Avenue between 51st and 52nd, right into bustling Bangkok. But suddenly I’m back in Buffalo and my my search for authentic Thai food continues. That was until I found Taste of Siam on Elmwood Avenue. Taste of Siam’s dimly lit, crimson red walls contains a huge selection of Thai dishes. Appetizers from Satay to Spring Rolls to Thai Fried Wonton, Tom Yum soup, varieties of fried rice, stir-fried rice, salads, curries - if you have a hankering for Thai, you’ll ﬁnd your ﬁx here. I chose a variety of stir-fry called Pad KaPrao. This is my favorite dish for investi-

gating a Thai restaurant’s authenticity. It’s a wonderfully simple entrée with all of the staples of Thai cuisine: garlic, chilies, and fish, oyster and soy sauces. While the recipe is simple, it’s very easy to cut corners and leave out the staple of Pad Ka-Prao: holy basil. This variety of basil native to Southeast Asia is difficult to acquire just about anywhere else, as it’s typically only used in dishes from this region. It contains earthy, clover-like flavors accompanied by a quick spicy kick. The Pad Ka-Prao with pork came with Jasmine white rice, two fried eggs, onions, napa and mushrooms. The stir-fry was slightly oily. Pork is very often overcooked in local Asian restaurants and this held true with Taste of Thai’s pork. That being said, it definitely wasn’t the worst pork that I’ve had. It was slightly chewy, but the extra oil seemed to soften it a bit - even more so when it was reheated. After sampling the basil leaves - drumroll - they really did use holy basil. I could taste cloves and feel the quick heat after singling out the leafy-green with my fork. The dark soy sauce provided a slightly sweet and malty taste to the dish, while the fish sauce and garlic offered a pungent reminder to everyone I met for the next five hours that I ate Thai food. The fried eggs were a welcome addition. The yolk added a creamy texture to the stir-fry. I did enjoy Taste of Siam’s Pad Ka-Prao but it isn’t in the spirit of the Thai food that was served to me on a wooden picnic table from a jolly Thai mother in the middle of an elephant sanctuary outside of Bangkok. It’s good Thai food for Buffalo. I’m still chasing that first high and I keep getting closer. email: tylerwal@buffalo.edu

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The heart and desire

Legette-Jack proud of alma mater Syracuse’s improbable run to Final Four JORDAN GROSSMAN

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Felisha Legette-Jack apparently knows “the formula.” This formula is the key for any studentathlete that yearns to make it to that next level, that next game – hoping their season will never come to an end. It has nothing to do with how big or strong or talented the team is. The only factor that matters is how committed the team is to winning. She credits her tenure as a star player at Syracuse University 30 years ago and her tenure as an assistant coach at the university for helping her learn the formula. Now, that same school stands two games away from taking home a national championship after being counted out as a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. “It doesn’t matter what your seed is,” Legette-Jack said. “You zip down and you put in and you zip back up around that chest area. It’s called heart. I think the Syracuse athletes have that heart, that desire.” Legette-Jack’s alma mater’s run to the Final Four is aspiring the Buffalo women’s basketball team head coach and her players, who recently just completed their own conference championship season and improb-

able run to the NCAA Women’s Tournament. It has the team thinking big and asking questions like “Why not us?” The Syracuse women’s basketball team wasn’t expected to make it past the Sweet Sixteen. The Orange breezed past Army West Point and Albany in the ﬁrst two rounds, which set up a matchup against No. 1 seed South Carolina. What was supposed to be a dominant victory for South Carolina and Southeastern Conference Player of the Year A’ja Wilson turned out to be the bigger upsets of the tournament and one of the biggest wins in Syracuse history. The Orange then defeated No. 7 seed Tennessee to make their ﬁrst-ever Final Four in program history. It was a run nobody expected. “No one really expected much from them, but they’re in the Final Four right now,” said Buffalo junior center Cassie Oursler. “They’re a force to be reckoned with. They have the talent and anyone can go up any day with them, which was similar to what our team was. They have a solid skill set and they’re very low-key about it.” Legette-Jack preached “the village” all season – homage to the Syracuse community she grew up in as a child. Legette-Jack always rose to the occasion. Even when she

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Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack leads her team in a home game during this season. A former player and coach at Syracuse University, Legette-Jack was impressed at her alma mater’s run to the Final Four.

was accepting her Big East Rookie of the Year award back in 1984, her speech had nothing to do with her play – she wanted a Big East Championship, Syracuse’s previous conference. So when she was watching both the Syracuse men and women’s improbable runs in their respective NCAA Tournaments, all she could think of was Buffalo’s improbable run. The Bulls entered the MAC Tournament as a No. 8 seed and had to win a ﬁrst-round campus game just to make it to Cleveland. Then, the improbable happened. Buffalo rattled off three straight upsets, including against No. 1 seed Ohio, and culminating in sophomore guard Stephanie Reid’s buzzer-beating game-winner against Central Michigan in the MAC Championship game. “We were a No. 8 seed in the MAC Tournament and we beat the No. 1 seed,” Legette-Jack said. “So we took it to another historical level here. We’ve already got the formula to come from behind to knock off No. 1. I learned that from being a student-

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athlete at Syracuse.” And even though the Bulls couldn’t get a win against Ohio State in their ﬁrst-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament, they at least now have a proven formula. Legette-Jack admits Buffalo and Syracuse are different teams. The Orange have the physicality of an Atlantic Coast Conference team. Still, Syracuse stands two wins away from a national title – a position it likely shouldn’t have been in, but are. That’s the beauty of March Madness. So why not Buffalo? “We both want to win a national title,” Legette-Jack said of Buffalo and Syracuse. “Just because we’re a Mid-Major doesn’t have me thinking any differently. All I know is what my brain is layered like and I came from Syracuse University. And I say, ‘Wow, that’s pretty cool I’m really proud of them. But why not us, why not now?’ Buffalo has the opportunity just like everybody else and we’re going after it every single day.” email: sports@ubspectrum.com

Women’s tennis and softball continue hot streaks

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Men’s tennis (8-5, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) It’s been one step forward and two steps back for the Bulls. In the team’s ﬁrst conference game of the season, Buffalo won 4-3 over Binghamton (9-7, 2-2 MAC). The Bulls swept the doubles part of the event before splitting singles play. Senior Pablo Alvarez was victorious in both doubles and singles play, picking up his 100th victory of his career. The Bulls couldn’t continue the success, however, falling to No. 67 ranked Western Michigan (15-4, 3-0 MAC) 5-2. The Bulls got the ﬁrst victory in doubles play, before dropping the next two. The Broncos got the slight edge in singles play, defeating Buffalo 4-3 to secure their victory. The Bulls remain home to host Toledo (713, 0-3 MAC) on Saturday. First match is set for 1 p.m.

Women’s tennis (10-4, 2-0 MAC) One of the hottest teams on campus, the Bulls are currently riding a four-game winning streak, including a pair of victories over the weekend to start MAC play. On Friday, the Bulls defeated Toledo (69, 0-2 MAC) 6-1. Buffalo swept doubles play and won five of the six singles matches against the Rockets. Each member of the Bulls won at least one match they played in, including five of the six picking up victories in doubles and singles play. On Sunday, the Bulls defeated Eastern Michigan (3-12, 0-2 MAC) 5-2 to remain perfect in MAC play. For the second straight match, the Bulls swept their opponent in doubles play. The Bulls won four of the six matches, but one of their losses was more notable. Eastern Michigan got one of their victories after junior Margarita Kotok had to retire in the first set. The Bulls will remain home to face Western Michigan (12-6, 1-1 MAC) on Friday at 1 p.m.

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Senior outfielder Mike Abrunzo makes contact with a pitch. The Bulls won two of their three games against Toledo - their first series in MAC play. .

Softball (9-20, 3-0 MAC) The Bulls are on a hot streak, as they pushed their winning streak to five games before losing to Canisius (8-20) on Tuesday. This past week, the Bulls swept a threegame series against conference opponent Toledo (5-23, 0-3 MAC). After taking 1-0 and 2-1 victories on Saturday, the Bulls doubled up the Rockets on Sunday to complete the sweep, defeating them by a final score of 6-3. Sophomore pitcher Charlotte Miller started in the first game of the series for Buffalo, throwing seven scoreless innings and striking out three. In their final game of the series, junior infielder Savanna Norcio finished 2 of 3 at the plate, including a homerun. Sophomore outfielder Danielle Lallos finished 2 of 3 at the dish with one RBI. Freshman pitch-

er Lace Smith finished with 4.1 innings of work, allowing one earned run and striking out one batter. On Tuesday, the Bulls lost to the Golden Griffins 4-1 to halt their five-game winning streak. The Golden Griffins scored three runs in the first inning, giving their starting pitcher enough run support to get the victory. Senior third baseman Lauren Gambone finished 1 of 3 at the plate, finishing with the lone RBI for Buffalo. The Bulls complete their two-game series with Canisius with a game on Wednesday, March 30. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.

Baseball (8-11, 2-1 MAC) The Bulls started off MAC play strong, winning two of three against Toledo last weekend (4-20-1, 1-2 MAC)

After defeating the Rockets 13-7 on Friday and 6-4 on Saturday, the Bulls dropped their last game on Sunday by the score of 3-2. Friday’s game was only the third time this season the Bulls have scored more than 10 runs. They’ve gone 3-0 in those games. Junior outfielder Vinny Mallaro went 4 of 6 in Friday’s game, as he finished with a homerun and a team-high of five RBIs. Freshman infielder Andrew Taft went 2 of 4 at the plate with two RBIs. Mallaro was named MAC Player of the Week. The Bulls travel to St. Bonaventure (9-81, 1-1-1 Atlantic 10) for a two-game series on Wednesday. It’s the team’s final non-conference series of the season. First pitch for the first game is set for 2 p.m. The second game is set for 4 p.m. email: sports@ubspectrum.com