The Spectrum Vol. 66 No. 21 by The Spectrum Student Periodical

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FOUR YEARS OF CHANGE, CONFUSION & FEAR P.3

VOLUME 66 NO. 21

TRUMP, MASTERMIND OF ‘THE HUNGER GAMES’ P.6

STUDENTS REACT TO TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY P.7

TRUMP WINS PRESIDENCY

now what? UB students gather in protest

Students and faculty discuss Trump’s presidency

HANNAH STEIN

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ASHLEY INKUMSAH SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

Jacob Kathman said the 2016 presiKAINAN GUO, THE SPECTRUM dential campaign is the most “disgust- Students joined together on North Campus Promenade to protest Trump’s presidency. They wrote on boxes and knocked “the wall of hate” down. ing” campaign he has ever seen. Kathman, a political science professor, and millions of other Americans have greeted this election with both triumph and anguish, proving the political landscape is more divided than ever. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and was announced the president-elect of the U.S. on Nov. 9. Eighteen months of campaigning and several hours of vote counting are finally over. Trump won 279 of the 270 electoral votes needed, while Clinton earned only 228. Often deemed as the anti-establishSOURCE: ment candidate, Trump was able to seNEW YORK TIMES cure the votes of those who were disgruntled and weary of the status quo. EDUCATION: But some Americans feel sickened, apHigh School palled and unsafe living in a country 51% 45% or Less SEX: where Trump serves as the leader. Some college Male Students and faculty agree that the 53% 41% 52% 43% degree country is the first priority in the wake College of the shocking outcome of the election. Female 42% 54% 45% 49% graduate Anti-Trump protests continue to spill out Postgraduate across the country while Trump support37% 58% study ers continue to rejoice his victory. RACE: As the highly contentious and unusuWhite 58% 37% al election comes to an end, many have AGE: posed the question: “Where does the Black 8% 88% 37% 55% 18-29 country go from here?” The upset Hispanic/Latino 29% 65% 42% 50% 30-44 When Dillon Smith first learned that Trump had been elected, he was in a Asian 29% 65% 53% 44% 45-64 state of disbelief. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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UB students gathered on Wednesday to build a “wall of hate.” Students wrote, “End Transphobia” and “We’re all equal” on cardboard boxes and stacked them on top of one of another to create this ﬁve-foot wall. One by one, students knocked the boxes down, tearing down the wall they feel Presidentelect Donald Trump has created. Maureen VanDeusen, a UB student and protest leader, organized a gathering on the North Campus Promenade once she heard Trump had been elected. She said she felt shocked and scared and wanted to do something to voice her rights. She immediately reached out to her friends and wanted to get as many people together to show they do not accept Trump’s ideals. The protest continued as a sit-in in the Student Union Lobby for an hour. University police and faculty members supervised the protest of roughly 60 students. UPD Deputy Chief Joshua Sticht said this follows in a tradition of peaceful protests at UB. He said the protest, “went off without a hitch” and no one did anything disrespectful. There have been problems at other SUNY schools regarding counter protesters. However, there have been no problems at UB. Sticht said UPD presence will ensure that police won’t be “caught off guard” in case there is a problem. Makenzie DePetrillo, a junior health and human sciences major, said it felt good to knock down the boxes. DePetrillo wrote “we’ll never be free until we’re equal” on the boxes. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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“I think that’s really indicative of Trump’s whole presidency,” DePetrillo said. “A lot of it is based in white supremacy. It’s based in xenophobia. It’s based in we don’t want different people in our country but I think that’s what we need in our country – more diversity. I’m just really pissed about this election.” DePetrillo also wrote on the boxes, “Protect all of your citizens” and said it wouldn’t feel right to stay silent as a member of the LGBTQ community. “At the same time I know it’s not all I’m going to do [to protest] and I think that UB students are a diverse bunch and I know there are more people standing right here and I think this is only step one,” DePetrillo aid. Amy O’Leary, a junior psychology major, is worried that her rights will diminish in light of a Trump presidency. “I understand that Trump won fair and square but my rights are at risk as a trans woman as well as the fact that we made a lot of progress and today is the first day of the reversal of that progress and we’re going to have to be loud and proud if we’re going to keep things where they are right now,” O’Leary said. Some students feel their lives are in danger because of Trump’s presidency. Pierce Whitaker, a sophomore biomedical sciences major, thinks Trump’s presidency is a “huge step back” for America. He thinks Trump’s win is detrimental and terrifying for minorities. “I knew so many people who were so scared last night and woke up this morning terrified of who’s running our country and I don’t think that’s how it should be whatsoever,” Whitaker said. Andrew Meyer, a junior business administration major, heard about the protest over Facebook and came out because he believes Trump’s rhetoric isn’t acceptable. “[Trump] is filled with hate. He’s going to divide the country with his anti-Muslim rhetoric, he’s supported by the KKK, he’s

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UB students peacefully protested in a sit-in in the Student Union. Students listened to and sang along to songs that voice love and peace.

not for women’s rights, he’s anti-abortion,” Meyer said. “He’s anti-everything the U.S. stands for and we’re going to be set back by 50 years since he’s president.” Meyer said he was in shock and sick to his stomach when he heard Trump won. He was expecting Clinton to win. “I still think America was stupid enough to vote for an asshole like him,” he said. Meyer mentioned that Tuesday marked the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht, also

known as the “Night of Broken Glass” -when Nazis invaded Germany and set off “the rise of Hitler.” Jacob Leale, a senior environmental geoscience major, left his class early because he heard a sit-in was going on. He played “Imagine” by John Lennon at the protest and other songs directed to peace and love. “If there’s any goal, love does persevere through anything else,” Leale said. Leale thinks America is in for an “inter-

esting ride.” “Trump is a wildcard. I don’t think you’re going to be able to predict what he’s going to do,” Leale said. “Surprisingly enough, even though I’m not pro-Trump, it’s almost like an old American tactic in the military… No one really understands what he’s doing. I think in a way whatever he wants to do is going to be kind of effective.” email: hannah.stein@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @HannahJStein

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THE SPECTRUM Thursday, November 10, 2016 Volume 66 Number 21 Circulation 4,000 The views expressed – both written and graphic – in the Feedback, Opinion and Perspectives sections of The Spectrum do not necessarily reﬂect the views of the editorial board. Submit contributions for these pages to The Spectrum ofﬁce at Suite 132 Student Union or news@ubspectrum.com. The Spectrum reserves the right to edit these pieces for style and length. If a letter is not meant for publication, please mark it as such. All submissions must include the author’s name, daytime phone number, and email address.

Trump’s presidency inaugurates four years of change, confusion and fear We must move on from shocking election results Our elementary teachers taught us to stand up to bullies who make fun of others’ appearance, culture or abilities. Now we have a bully as our president. Donald J. Trump, who openly belittles others and who has made bigoted, xenophobic, racist and misogynistic comments and late night posts, is the person most Americans trust. He and his running mate, Mike Pence – who has advocated conversion therapy for gays and wants Roe v. Wade “sent to the ash heap of history” – will lead us through our UB years and into adulthood. Some of us reacted in protest by marching at UB today. Some of us stayed in bed or walked around in stunned silence. So many people tried to access the Canadian immigration website last night that it crashed. Part of the problem is the disillusionment we feel. We thought Hillary Clinton had this. Polling companies predicted a Democratic landslide. Eighty percent of students in a Spectrum election poll thought we would have our ﬁrst woman president. Me-

dia sites and columnists across the country and across parties viliﬁed Trump – 229 dailies and 131 weeklies from across the political spectrum endorsed Clinton. Only nine dailies and four weeklies endorsed Trump. How could we all have been so out of touch? How could these long-trusted voices and outlets have so little impact? We will be asking ourselves and our professors and our trusted media these questions in coming days, weeks and months. But for now, the reality is stark: Anger, frustration and fear won. Hate trumped reason. Trump was right when he told us the media was out of touch. As we walk around UB today, we look at our classmates and professors differently. We fear that they were among those who secretly voted for Trump and that they will quietly become more openly racist, sexist and homophobic because Trump made it OK. It is not OK and we must remind everyone that it will never be OK. Yes. We lost the election. We lost a historic chance to elect a woman.

President Barack Obama may be losing his legacy. But we have not lost our humanity or our drive to protect those who fear threatened, insulted or offended. Our education matters more now than ever. We have classmates living in fear that their parents will be deported. Others worry if they will get to marry the person they love or if they have a place in a country that wants to be “great” again by making them leave or not letting their families in. Our country needs us, the educated, to continue to ﬁght and take a stand. Clinton and Obama have already started to help us by teaching us to lose graciously. Both have made remarkably conciliatory statements since the election and are showing us how to transfer power amicably. We understand the desire to march, pout and howl at the results. We feel it, too. But we have to take a cue from our current leaders and stand aside with grace and listen to others. We also have to remind our fellow millennials the importance of every vote and how crucial it is to pay attention to what elected lead-

ers do. In New Hampshire, 2,000 votes separated the candidates. While the results trickled in from Pennsylvania, one of the most important states for Clinton, the candidates were just 15 votes apart. In Michigan, one of the most remarkable wins for Trump, 14,017 votes put him on top. That’s half of UB’s student population. UB professors and administrators need to help – perhaps we need Democracy 101 or a First Amendment class added to the UB Gen Ed curriculum? Indeed, why is World Civilization a requirement, but not basic lessons in our own government, press and freedom? This election showed that Americans were active, but they weren’t informed. Eleven thousand people voted for Harambe, the gorilla shot at the Cincinnati Zoo after he killed a child in May, as a write-in candidate. Evan McMullin, a quiet third party candidate, got 18.7 percent of the vote in Utah. Many of our peers saw this election as a joke. Is anyone laughing now? email: eic@ubspectrum.com

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump share opposing views on almost every issue, but for students, the topic that will affect us most is the topic of higher education. The newly elected Trump and former candidate Clinton have put forth plans for making college more attainable for students from all walks of life, but the means are divergent. Clinton’s plan provides support from the government, while Trump chooses to put the responsibility on the institutions themselves. Clinton has a full plan, called the “New College Compact.” Trump hasn’t ofﬁcially put out a plan for higher education. Both have been reviewed side-by-side by organizations like the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

called “discouraging for liberal arts students.” Trump’s plan lets the market push innovation and prosperity out of collegiate institutions and forces students to study fields that they might not succeed in or finish. This type of plan would leave many more students in a position where they have debt and no way to pay it. When it comes to paying for school, we have an income-based platform versus and intendedstudy platform. An intended-study platform would, presumably, take the market average salary for a chosen field and build the loan around that. Clinton’s plan would allow for families making under $85k in the beginning to see the effects of her economic plan, by 2021, families that make up to $125k would see the effects. Now that Trump has been elected, it’s up to him to follow through with his own plan, otherwise adopting Clinton’s. If one were to make anything great again, you need to build a foundation for it, not bet on its future. email: kenneth.thomas@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @KenUBSpec

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Students and faculty discuss Trump’s presidency Smith, a senior political science and economics major and an avid Clinton supporter, felt a wave of sadness and began ruminating on what Trump’s presidency would mean for at least the next four years. “I think it is never excusable to place political agendas over the moral fiber of the man or woman elected into office,” Smith said. “The office of president or any other public office is defined not just by the constitution, not just by the individual states – it’s defined by the people that hold it. It could be either honored and cherished or degraded and destroyed. To have your own political bias give you a blind spot to a very negative man is [not excusable.]” Kathman was saddened and shocked that people could rationalize voting for Trump. These ideals are not political issues, they’re moral values, Kathman said. “The polls that I had followed had all seemed to predict Clinton. And I will say to be perfectly frank that the overriding feeling I had was sadness,” Kathman said. “Donald Trump ran an extraordinarily negative campaign where he denigrated lots of people – women, immigrants, Muslims. I think he many times unknowingly denigrated African Americans. I was not expecting that he could win an election that I saw being based on bigotry and misogyny.” Kathman doesn’t believe Trump gave a voice to people who felt left out of the political process. He thinks it’s unfortunate that Trump used Muslims and other immigrant groups as “scapegoats” as a means of mobilizing the people who felt left out of the political system.

The fear Akash Rahman fears Donald Trump’s election is the beginning of the end for the U.S. “Since Trump announced his candidacy, you see a huge movement in the far right, the fascists, the people in America that hold the racism, the bigotry, the xenophobia and you see a divide in the Democratic party,”

Rahman, a junior health and human services major, said. Phynis Davis is scared for LGBTQ individuals who are just coming out of the closet. The idea that Mike Pence, Trump’s vice president, believes in conversion therapy is disconcerting for Davis, a transgender freshman environmental studies major. Smith worries the country will be non-inclusive under Trump’s administration. “I’m fortunate for being a white straight male that I don’t have to face [the same fear], but I remember being with friends last night who were minorities who just knew people who would be adversely affected by Trump’s presidency. This might not be the America that we want but we can always try to change it,” Smith said.

The dangerous precedent Kathman believes politics have taken a turn in the last few decades toward less civility, less cooperation and more polarization causing animosity and hostility across party lines. “When your kids come home from school and they ask you, ‘Why don’t we like Muslims?’ That has an effect on me as a voter and someone that’s engaged,” Kathman said. “I don’t want that kind of poison to reach my kids. That type of cancer turns people off more than it mobilizes them.” But the professor still believes in hope and love as the most important tenets in life. “I hope that in future campaigns we can hear people’s policies which was in short supply this time around and I really, really don’t want millennials to turn away from the political process,” he said. Kathman’s personal political leanings would never affect the way he teaches his students, he said. He said neither the university nor the political science department should be judged from his personal perspective. Thirty-seven percent of millennials voted for Trump, according to a CNN Politics exit poll of 24,537 voters – a much higher turnout than most expected.

The voice of Trump supporters For Jennie Gibson, the corruption in Washington D.C., could only be washed out by pushing corrupt politicians out of office. “I supported [Trump] as a Republican candidate because for the most part, his policies reflected my political views and my political agenda,” Gibson, a sophomore communication major, said. “I have a lot of friends and family who are devastated by the elections and a part of me feels guilty for that. I don’t like to see people I care about in that much pain over the election.” People are blaming Trump supporters for Clinton’s loss, but at the end of the day, Gibson said, Clinton failed the Democratic Party. Many Trump supporters believe his policies and platform override his individual character. Trump captured swing states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina and that may be indicative of the nation’s yearning for a new regime, Gibson said. Her role as a female Trump supporter has proved very controversial. Just because she supports Trump doesn’t mean she’s misogynist or a racist, she said. Gibson acknowledges Trump should have been more careful with his words. Both Gibson and Reed Tighe, a senior political science major and president of UB College Republicans, believe the media exaggerated Trump’s comments. “Has Trump said things that he probably shouldn’t have? Yes, but who hasn’t? However, many of these things have been taken out of context or spun to fit a narrative, Tighe said. “Trump cares for all Americans, regardless of race, gender, sexual identity[or] religion.” Tighe believes Trump wants to do what is best for everyone. He said Trump’s interest group is the American people and he wants to keep them safe so that everyone has an equal opportunity to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness regardless of any demographic.

Gibson doesn’t believe Trump should be held accountable for the comments he made prior to running for presidency. She said the way Trump carried himself as an entrepreneur is different from the way he has carried himself as a president-elect. Although Gibson believes Trump’s controversial comments attest to his character, she does not think it speaks to his platforms. “Now that he has been elected president, I think we will see that change and maybe he will take his role with more responsibility,” Gibson said.

Where Clinton went wrong Clinton’s first misstep in the presidential election was being born a woman, according to Kathman. “Donald Trump has bragged about the size of his penis multiple times in this election. Can you imagine a woman bragging about her vagina and it’s virtues and not facing backlash?” Kathman said. “If she ever mentioned the virtues of her vagina, her sexual conquests, if she had been married three times and had multiple affairs, if she had barged in on men changing their clothes at beauty pageants – going beyond issues of sex if she had ever said that John McCain wasn’t a war hero because he was captured? As a woman candidate you are immediately disqualified for any of those comments … as a man, you are not,” Kathman said. Kathman admits Clinton is far from the perfect presidential candidate. He said Clinton could have been more forthright in the way in which she has dealt with her public controversies instead of keeping her supporters “tight” rather than being an open book. The distribution of classified emails and the “pay-for-play” behavior within the Clinton Foundation that goes all the way back to her senator days made Clinton’s quest for presidency all the more elusive, Kathman said. He said Clinton’s unwillingness to respond to the controversy in an apologetic and empathetic tone may have cost her the presidency. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Donald Trump, mastermind of

‘The Hunger Games’

MAX KALNITZ SR. ARTS EDITOR

The following column is a satire piece and should be taken as such. At roughly 3 a.m. the ﬁnal cannon sounded, a giant shockwave of anger and disbelief pulsed through the districts; Donald Trump and Mike Pence won the Hunger Games. After 18 months of a grueling political battle, the Democratic ticket has fallen, crowning Trump as the victor. Friends, family and supporters of Hillary Clinton were seen in tears, obviously frustrated with their loss. The victory was ripped right out of Clinton’s hands and The Spectrum is taking a look back at the most historic Hunger Games, when Trump turned a nation on its head, becoming the 45th Victor-Elect.

Trump and Pence played a decisive game. As rich members of District 1, they quickly belittled the poorer districts and separated themselves from the rest of the competition. Right at the start of the games, Trump acquired a construction company from the Cornucopia and had them build a wall around the weaker districts. The wall was huge. In the dessert biome of the arena, two opponents were trapped within the wall and were alienated into to submission. Unable to ﬁght back, Carly Fiorina of District 11 and Rand Paul from District 12 quickly fell victim to Trump’s isolationist tactics and were removed from the games. After realizing his slim chances at victory, Chris Christie from District 4 made an alliance with Trump, hoping to lengthen his stay in the games. Together the two hunted down other competitors and accumulated resources, telling the world that they were here to stay. Jeb Bush from District 4 and Ben Carson from District 5 slowly but surely fell victim to Trump and Christie’s tag-team tactics and were removed from the games. After receiving a small gift of $1 million from his sponsors, he bought out his partner in crime and Christie was elected to exit the games to work on gathering a group of corrupt politicians to further help Trump succeed. With the competition thinning, Trump decided to pin the other candidates against themselves to speed up his victory.

After a series of derogatory comments, Trump’s locker room talk offended tributes Marco Rubio of District 6 and Carson so much they fell right into his trap and Trump pounced at the opportunity to remove them from the competition swiftly. Next, Trump singled out Ted Cruz, who represented District 7. Unfortunately for Cruz, he signiﬁcantly resembled the Zodiac Killer, which severely hurt his chances at receiving any gifts from sponsors. With hurt feelings remaining and no one to help him, Cruz fell victim to Trump’s harsh words and could not stay in the game any longer. Lying Ted Cruz stood no chance. Cruz was the ﬁnal player left standing in the way of his main opponents from Districts 9 and 3. Bernie Sanders along with Hillary Clinton and Tim Kane, respectively, were arguably the biggest competitors standing between Trump and the sole spot as victor of the Hunger Games. Sanders was doing extremely well amongst young sponsors. The nation’s Millennials were swiftly feeling “The Bern” as he was a fan-favorite to be the only one to stop Trump. Despite Bernie’s popularity and tribute, Clinton had a shady background with an email scandal and Bernie stood no chance against Clinton. Clinton’s husband, who had previously won the games and the heart of Monica Lewinski, was too great a factor in raising her popularity amongst the game masters and sponsors.

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Finally, the throw down of the century: Trump and Pence versus Clinton and Kane. Wasting no time Trump grabbed Clinton by the pu**y and threw her under the bus right away. After he hammered in the severity of her email scandals, the nation soon realized that Clinton may not be the candidate they were hoping for. Clinton was no match for Trump’s locker room tactics and the silent majority’s shocking number of donations. Clinton respectfully conceded to Trump naming him the 45th Victor-Elect of the Hunger Games. The fate of the nation now waits to see what will happen as Trump has pulled off one of the most shocking victories in the history of the games and climbed to the top of the political ladder. email: max.kalnitz@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @mkalnitz

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UB students react to

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“I’m just worried. He has no political background and as for our future, it’s a mystery at this point.” Matt Orcult, freshman mechanical engineering major

“I wasn’t as upset as many people. We have a system of checks and balances that will keep him in check. At the end of the day, he’s not going to do much.” Jayla Flowers, junior business administration major

“I think the people of America are choosing a candidate that’s bad, if a lady had done some of the things he did, she wouldn’t have gotten elected. He’s doesn’t qualify to do the job.” Kasich Goyal, freshman business administration major

“I’m mostly worried about Universal Healthcare and Gay rights. Part of the problem is the DNC being split after the Democratic Primary.” Alex Lazar, freshman computer science major

“Unfortunate. This needs to show us to elect people we want. This is a chance to say ‘let’s stop messing around’ and vote for someone that is going to unite us.” Ana Alhoud, senior communication and international studies major

“I’m speechless, I’m disappointed in what happened. I feel America has made a lot of strides in equality, but I feel like today brought us back to the ’60s and the struggle our parents went through is something that we have to fight for again.” Malcom Gray, senior political science major

“I just hope everyone woke up today and are aware how divided we are, a change will have to be made. Hopefully today is the day people realize the situation we’re in and how bleak it is.” Andrea Zeigler, senior health and human services major

“Honestly, I feel, and I’m not an American, I’m Muslim and I feel like it’s not good because America was a great country before this because it was always welcoming to people of any race and religion. I don’t know what’s going on, I wish them all the best, because it will affect the whole country and every other country.” Laila Saberi, senior industrial engineering major

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“She’s either a criminal mastermind in not ever being convicted of a crime or she’s a lightning rod, so the Democrats putting her forward put themselves in a position where they had to have Donald Trump and they still couldn’t win with Hillary Clinton,” he said. Gibson thinks Clinton did not address the economy in a speciﬁc way while Trump has shown he has the prowess to heal the economy. Political science professor Michelle Benson said it seems that Clinton should have been spending more time campaigning in what everyone thought were safely democratic states. Political science professor James Campbell, who voted for Trump, said Clinton perhaps modeled too much of her platform off of the 2008 and 2012 campaigns of President Barack Obama. “She’s not Barack Obama and she’s not gonna get the same support among young people and among African Americans that Obama would probably see,” Campbell said. “And I think she should have paid more attention to working class white voters and how they were displaced by a number of trade deals and changes in technology.”

The role of Mike Pence There is some precedent for a vice president having a very powerful role in the ad-

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While this is a close matchup, Miami wins out because of their defense’s overall better performance.

Defensive backs: Miami This is one of the closest matchups in the game. Overall, Buffalo has the advantage in both touchdowns and yards allowed, however,

ministration, Kathman said. With Trump’s lack of political experience, Pence might be an essential aspect of his presidency. Kathman cited Dick Cheney as an example of a vice president with a powerful stretch. “Cheney was a proponent of much of the domestic and foreign policy pursued by the Bush administration, but then again you have sort of a more historic role of a vice president to be simply the president in waiting if he’s able to win an election following the previous presidents role in ofﬁce,” Kathman said. Benson said Trump’s policy proposals were generally vague and his plan is to leave most of the “governance” of domestic and foreign policy to the vice president and the cabinet. “I expect that Mike Pence will turn out to be one of the strongest vice presidents in American history,” Benson said. “Donald Trump has no governing experience, almost no relationship with legislators and no knowledge of crafting domestic and international policies.” But the vice president doesn’t have much in the way of signiﬁcant constitutional authority, according to Kathman. While Pence has come off to the public as being more “emotionally stable,” Kathman believes he is still extraordinarily conservative.

Bridging a country divided The divisive and often offensive rhetoric of Trump’s previous speeches seemed to be absent in his victory speech. Trump’s victory speech had much more of a conciliatory tone, ﬁlled with promises of uniting the contentious nation. Kathman said this was Trump’s only modest speech of the entire campaign season. The next step to bridging the gap between the American people, Kathman said, is for Trump to not move forward with what he has promised to do. “Building a border wall, forcefully deporting 11 million people, putting a ban on Muslims coming into the country and registering all Muslims so as to be able to monitor them, are bigoted and ruthless and undemocratic qualities, so if he wants to bring people together, he should not do these things,” Kathman said. Campbell doesn’t think any of Trump’s energy should be wasted apologizing for his controversial comments. All Trump needs to do is “be a good president,” according to Campbell. “If he is able to make America a better place to live for everyone then I think he’s done his job. I don’t know what apologizing for some statements made in the past would do one way or the other,” Campbell said Smith believes bridging the gap starts

they’ve also faced almost 100 fewer passes. What makes Miami the better secondary is their ability to cause turnovers. The RedHawks currently lead the MAC in interceptions. If they can capitalize on the Bulls’ mistakes, Saturday could be a long day in Buffalo. The RedHawks take the edge because of their playmaking.

Special Teams: Miami

some big returns including a punt return touchdown from Akron. The RedHawks switched kickers after the ﬁrst two games of the year. Sophomore kicker Nick Dowd is converting as a much higher rate than Mitcheson; Dowd made 89 percent of his ﬁeld goals this year. The Edge goes to the RedHawks until Mitcheson can be more accurate.

Buffalo has been sloppy on special teams this year. Sophomore kicker Adam Mitcheson missed two ﬁeld goals last week, including a 20 yarder and is currently only converting 63 percent of his attempts. The kickoff and punting unit have also allowed

Both teams have faced their share of troubles and heartaches this season. It took the RedHawks seven games to secure their ﬁrst victory of the season, but after settling on a new quarterback they have looked great.

Coaching: Miami

with realizing “as a country, we picked our president.” “We have to realize that even if we might not agree with the man, we have to give the man a chance to lead and also put down our boxing gloves we had in the campaign and try to talk to Trump supporters and the best way to do that is to try to ﬁnd common ground,” Smith said. Tighe looks to see reform in media outlets, because “for too long they’ve been pushing sides for both parties,” which he believes is unfair to the American people. Tighe believes the media divides the nation more than anyone else could. Kathman is now taking solace in the peaceful transfer of power from President Obama to Trump. “One thing that always makes me proud and happy is when you see the outgoing president shake the hand of an incoming president on the steps of the Capitol and the outgoing president willingly abdicates authority as chief executive and commander-in-chief to another person who’s been chosen by the people,” Kathman said. While Kathman might not appreciate Trump and the things that he represents, he hopes the 2016 presidential election will bring some level of empathy and civility back into politics. email: ashley.inkumsah@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @AshleyInkumsah

The team has been efﬁcient and has only one turnover since the quarterback switch. Buffalo looked like they were turning things around after a strong showing against Akron but stumbled again last week against Ohio. Bulls head coach Lance Leipold and his staff have done a good job of helping their team defend the rush and Buffalo has looked much more competitive in the trenches. Miami gets the edge here because of the quarterback switch that has led to late season success that could get them from 0-6 to a MAC championship game. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

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UB running back coach Matt Simon keeps Buffalo’s rich running back tradition going

DANIEL PETRUCCELLI STAFF WRITER

For years now, the running back position has been among the strongest position groups for UB’s football team. This is thanks to Matt Simon, UB’s (27, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) running back coach and one of the only coaches to be retained after the team underwent a massive overhaul two years ago. He has been a prolific part of UB’s football program for the last six years and an inexhaustible part of the sport of football for even longer. Simon is one of only 10 coaches to win both a National Championship and a Super Bowl. He has tutored elite running backs for years at both the college and professional level. Some of the running backs he’s coached in his career include LaDainian Tomlinson, Jamal Lewis, Branden Oliver and many others. “I’ve been blessed with a lot of extraordinary opportunities,” Simon said. “Sometimes everybody talks about the goal or the accomplishment but it’s really the journey. Through those experiences, I’ve been around some wonderful young men, I had the opportunity to coach some great athletes that are really great people and they’ve been a great part of my life and my family’s lives over the years and that’s been the greatest blessing of all the accomplishments.” Simon decided to move into coaching following his career as a standout linebacker for Eastern New Mexico University. He got his first taste of coaching at the collegiate level at his alma mater, before eventually finding his way to Washington University as a member of legendary coach Don James’ staff. “Don James gave me an opportunity to be a running back coach with one of the great football coaches in college football history, so it was a great honor and opportunity,” Simon said.

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Left to right: Anthone Taylor, Jordan Johnson, Jonathan Hawkins and Branden Oliver are among UB running backs coached by Matt Simon.

Simon took advantage of his chance to coach and learned a lot during his time there. Washington was also where Simon coached his ﬁrst great running back, former Huskies back Greg Lewis. In 1990, Lewis was the winner of the inaugural Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation’s best running back. The following season, Washington was the co-National Champion in college football. Simon’s success at Washington provided options for him moving forward. He eventually made his way to Denton, Texas where he became the head coach of the North Texas Mean Green. Although he captured a conference title in his ﬁrst season there, the two subsequent seasons did not go as planned and he was dismissed by North Texas. Simon was willing to roll with the punches and kept moving forward. Soon after, he had a chance to move up to the pro level. “The good Lord kind of opens up doors and keeps kicking you through ‘em sometimes,” Simon said. Simon began his NFL coaching career with the Denver Broncos, working with the team during the season in which they would ultimately win Super Bowl XXXIIII. The next year, he moved on to Baltimore where he became the Ravens running backs coach. In Baltimore, he coached elite running backs such as Jamal Lewis and Priest Holmes. Lewis joined the Ravens organization just one year after Simon. The Ravens went on to

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Previewing UB football versus Miami (OH) DANIEL PETRUCCELLI STAFF WRITER

The Buffalo Bulls (2-7, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) are coming off nine days rest as they prepare to face the Miami (OH) RedHawks (4-6, 4-2 MAC) on Saturday. After a disappointing performance last week, Buffalo will have to bounce back against a RedHawks team that is currently on a four game winning streak. This will be the Bulls ﬁnal home game of the year.

Quarterback: Miami Sophomore quarterback Gus Ragland has been on ﬁre for Miami. Since taking over the starting job four games ago, he has taken a winless RedHawks team on a four game win streak. He has yet to throw a pick this year and has accumulated 10 touchdowns during the win streak. Freshman quarterback Tyree Jackson has shown some ﬂashes of great talent this season but he hasn’t been consistent enough. Some of his mistakes have been detrimental to the team and it has added to the Bulls’ struggles. Miami gets the edge because Ragland has looked more impressive, even though he has played less games this year.

Running backs: Buffalo Jordan Johnson will have to be the X-factor on Saturday if the Bulls are going to win this game.

Miami has the advantage in depth with more distribution between different backs, but Johnson is the best and most productive back in this game. Johnson has struggled at times this season, but he showed against Akron that if his offensive line can open holes, he can deliver in a major way. Sophomore running back Johnathan Hawkins has also shown his ability in the pass game, which could be important against a stout Miami defense. Buffalo takes the edge on this one.

win Super Bowl XXXV with Simon on the staff by defeating the New York Giants. Simon coached Lewis to record breaking feats, like when Lewis ran for 2,066 yards in 2003, the third highest single season total in NFL history. Simon speaks very fondly of his time in Baltimore and the stable of backs he was able to coach. He speaks equally proudly of the stable of guys he worked with when he moved to the San Diego Chargers. He speaks, perhaps even more proudly, of the backs he has coached here in Buffalo. “I had an opportunity to share a wealth of those experiences and I’ve learned a lot from each player that I’ve ever coached,” Simon said. “Including the Bo Oliver’s and Anthone Taylor’s and Jordan Johnson’s. You know it’s a share in the relationship and a share in the process. So I’ve been able to give to them but I’ve just been really appreciative of what they give back.” Simon appreciates the effort the running backs give him and they appreciate the work he puts in to push them towards success. “It’s a good feeling, you’ve got one of the best coaches in the business at his respective position as a running back coach,” said senior running back Jordan Johnson. “You know he coached LaDainian Tomlinson, Jamal Lewis and the list goes on to the backs that he coached at Washington, so being able to learn from him, you want to suck everything in because all it is knowledge.” That mutual appreciation here in Buffalo has led to a lot of success for the Bulls. For-

their offensive line this season but they may have the better group Saturday. Run blocking has been inconsistent for the Bulls throughout the year but they are averaging about 30 more rushing yards a game than Miami. Pass blocking is an area where Buffalo has a major advantage. Buffalo quarterbacks have only been sacked 14 times. In contrast, the RedHawks have surrendered 32 sacks in the year. The edge is deﬁnitely with Buffalo.

Defensive line: Miami Buffalo is going to have to run through a wall Saturday. Miami currently ranks second against the run in the MAC, behind only Ohio, who held Buffalo to 105 yards on the ground last week. The Bulls defensive line has really turned things around in the last couple weeks, yet it still isn’t on the same level the RedHawks are playing at. The Bulls face the risk of giving up the big play

mer Bulls running back Branden Oliver was one of the first backs to work with Simon here at UB. Oliver finished his time at UB as the all-time leading rusher in program history before signing with the Chargers as an undrafted free agent. Simon is just as proud of Oliver for returning to UB in order to complete his degree. “We’re very proud of [Oliver being in the NFL] and believe it or not,” Simon said. “We’re also very proud that he has his degree from UB. You know, we were there for his graduation as well. So there’s a lot that we’re proud of, of all our guys… but we’re just as proud about their college education and completing the process here too.” Simon places a lot of value on the process. Coach James and his time at Washington University had a major influence on Simon’s style – he believes fundamentals are the most important part of the game when teaching his running backs. He places emphasis on things like ball security in helping players get to that next level of running back. Fundamentals may not seem like the most exciting thing to learn, but his players love to play for him because of the energy he brings. “He’s like your favorite cartoon character,” said sophomore running back Johnathan Hawkins. “In the running back room it’s all business, in practice it’s all business, but he makes it fun too.” Simon has an exceptional success rate and is a huge component of recruiting running backs to Buffalo’s program. The top two backs on the current roster, Johnson and Hawkins, both acknowledged that Simon was a large part of their decision to come to Buffalo. “It was a big factor,” Johnson said. “You know I saw the production that Bo had and I saw the production that he had with every back that he coached. When you see a coach like that with that pedigree it just makes you realize if you go there and try to learn and soak everything in as much as possible, then you can be one of those next backs.” The current run of great Buffalo backs has a great future under Simon, with three of the top six running backs coming during his tenure. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

whenever they face mobile quarterbacks. The Bulls will also enter Saturday without the services of senior defensive lineman Max Perisse who had surgery this week and will be out the remainder of the season. The RedHawks have the clear edge here.

Linebackers: Miami Miami’s linebackers are huge part of their success with the No. 1 overall defense in the MAC. Led by sophomore linebacker Junior McMullen, the unit has the ability to disrupt offenses. Buffalo also posts a solid linebacker group led by their own sophomore linebacker, Khalil Hodge. Last week’s performance by freshman Matt Otwinowski showed the depth Buffalo has within the unit.

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Wide receivers and tight ends: Miami In wide receivers, Miami has the clear edge. Buffalo’s top three receivers have a total of 62 catches, so the RedHawks are doing a much better job of getting their unit the ball. Their top three receivers currently have 83 catches this season. Miami is also getting to the end zone more with 16 touchdowns from receivers while Buffalo only has two. Senior tight end Mason Schreck does possess the clear advantage at tight end. He has been Buffalo’s most reliable receiver with twice as many touchdowns as the entire receiving core. RedHawks junior tight end Ryan Smith is certainly not a slouch at tight end but he doesn’t have to manage the same workload as Schreck. When you consider both positions, Miami gets the Edge.

Offensive line: Buffalo The Bulls have certainly not been known for

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UB running back coach Matt Simon talks to Tyree Jackson at a practice. UB will take on Miami (OH) this Saturday.