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THE SPECTRUM VOL. 68 NO. 11 | OCTOBER 8, 2018

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Women’s basketball looks to continue high level of success with seven new players

Running of Kavanaugh confirmation stirs up emotion on campus the Bulls

Freshman duo dazzle in win against Central Michigan

UB community voices strong opinions on the polarizing judge

NATHANIEL MENDELSON SPORTS EDITOR

JACKLYN WALTERS STAFF WRITER

The Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh into the Supreme Court with a vote of 50-48 on Saturday, and many students are upset.

Jeffrey Clinton, a junior English major, said the confirmation is “just a spit in the face to women across the nation.”

Kavanaugh’s confirmation comes after multiple women accused him publicly of sexual misconduct. Christine Blasey Ford accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault.

Shortly after, Deborah Ramirez and Julie Swetnick also made similar accusations against Kavanaugh.

Kavanaugh has vehemently denied all allegations of sexual assault.

An FBI investigation couldn’t confirm the allegations and angered political figures who felt the agency should have interviewed more than nine people. The list of interviewees did not include Kavanaugh, Ford or Swetnick, although Kavanaugh and Ford testified extensively before a Senate committee.

President Trump voiced his continued support for his second Supreme Court

University Police release new safety alert app for UB community

COURTESY OF NINIAN REID After a close confirmation vote, the Senate conformed judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Saturday. Many students voiced their frustration over his confirmation.

nominee in a tweet following the final vote.

Bethanny Branco-Langley, a junior psychology major, shared her disappointment with President Trump and U.S. politicians in general.

“It’s what we expected of him,” she said of Trump’s support of Kavanaugh.

Branco-Langley added that Trump himself is “a man who’s been in the same position as Brett Kavanaugh who had these women, more women come forward.”

“He’s been known to dismiss these things and victim blame,” Branco-Langley

said of Trump. “He changed the narrative from ‘Look at all these things happening to women,’ to ‘Men are in danger.’ He’s victimizing [Kavanaugh] who committed sexual harassment and assault.”

Branco-Langley said that Kavanaugh’s confirmation sends a negative message to sexual assault victims.

“Our government does not care about women,” she said. “It proves that sexual assault does not ruin men’s careers.”

Travis Alexander, a senior environmental design major, wrote in an email that the > SEE KAVANAUGH | PAGE 4

SA Fall Fest Concert Series pushes on with intimate second show

SHUBH JAIN | THE SPECTRUM Pop-duo Matt and Kim brought an energetic performance to the Center for the Arts on Saturday, despite low attendance. Closers American Authors brought a calmness to the evening and mixed in new tracks and popular cuts like “Best Day of My Life.”

CHI MEREMETOH | THE SPECTRUM UB’s new safety app, UB Guardian, uses call and chat communication, along with a GPSbased location system which students can use to send their locations to friends and family.

Guardian app uses UPD chat feature, serves as mobile warning system ISABELLA NURT STAFF WRITER

If students, faculty or staff sense danger, they can connect with University Police with just a tap on their phone from now on.

On Friday, UPD launched a new safety and emergency app, UB Guardian (Rave Guardian). The Guardian app will send the UB community alerts and warnings directly to smartphones, and also allows students to contact police via a chat box.

Students, faculty and staff can download the app through the App Store or Google Play. UB community members can sign > SEE GUARDIAN

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Matt and Kim, American Authors perform at CFA BRIAN EVANS, SAMANTHA VARGAS ARTS EDITORS

Matt and Kim brought sex dolls, balloons and unfiltered language to their high-energy performance Saturday night. The indie-electronic duo performed alongside American Authors for the second show of the Student Association’s Fall Fest Concert Series.

Roughly 400 students flocked to the Center for the Arts Mainstage, which provided an intimate yet rousing evening. Talent costs for the show were $88,000 as well as $51,500 for production, according to SA Entertainment Director Marc Rosenblitt. SA spent $27,500 less on the show compared to the first Fall Fest concert, with roughly 200 less students in attendance.

The venue filled up slowly prior to the first set, with the vast majority of the

crowd gathering around the middle section seats.

First to the stage, Matt and Kim showed little reservation toward the venue or attendance levels. The artists gave an energetic and lively performance, mixing in rap, electronic and EDM samples alongside tracks like “Hey Now.” But Kim could hardly stay in place.

“I’ve already been brainstorming ideas where we can incorporate the [CFA] chairs,” said Kim Schifino, the drummer of the group.

The crowd found a common voice throughout Matt and Kim’s performance, as multiple objects like beach balls and blow-up sex dolls surfed throughout the audience.

The production’s set up included color blocking in the lighting, which added emotion and energy to the performance.

The set also featured various projections behind the performers.

Kim provided students with several anecdotes throughout the set, reflecting on her experiences in college as well as

Freshman running backs Kevin Marks and Jaret Patterson had career days in Buffalo’s first-ever win in Mount Pleasant, Michigan against the Central Michigan Chippewas (1-5, 0-2 Mid-American Conference).

The Bulls (5-1, 2-0 MAC) defeated Central Michigan 34-24. Buffalo spoiled Central Michigan’s homecoming with a season-high 307 yards rushing and 4 interceptions. Junior quarterback Tyree Jackson had his first rushing touchdown of the season to go along with 10 of 20 passing for 127 yards and a touchdown.

“Fight through adversity,” Marks said. “We knew it was going to be a tough game. This is a bowl-eligible team throughout the years.

They won MAC championships. So we knew we had to come in and take it from them.”

Marks and Patterson have electrified the Buffalo backfield since the first game of the season. Both rushed for over 100 yards and had touchdowns in Saturday’s win.

Patterson showed his quick cutting ability on one of his first touches of his career. At only 5 feet 9 inches, he used his quickness to break off a 26-yard touchdown against Delaware State during the Bulls’ first game. Patter> SEE DUO

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various stories.

“I’m gonna let you know the s––t I f– –––d up, so you don’t f––k up,” Schifino said. She later went on to recommend scheduling choices and opting to avoid classes on Monday, Thursday and Friday.

The duo often jumped on their equipment, danced to samples of other songs and screamed along with the audience.

“I’m a huge fan of Matt and Kim, but this is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen,” said Ihab Rizek, a junior civil engineering major. “I love their energy and the way they interact with the audience.”

Closing artist American Authors brought a calmness to the evening compared to Matt and Kim. The set featured a mix of new cuts like “Deep Water” and unreleased track “Neighborhood” with well-known tracks like “Right Here Right Now.” American Authors opened strong with “Go Big or Go Home,” following up with “Luck” and “Believer “ which saw front-man Zac Barnett don a Fender Telecaster.

But Barnett found ample time to address the crowd.

“We dropped out [of college] to move to New York City and really take a shot on this band,” Barnett said.

From start to finish, Barnett overtook the CFA with powerful yet melodic vocals that provided depth and power to each track.

Emma Jones, a junior psychology and public health major, attended the performance to see American Authors.

“The show was really good. I had never even heard of Matt and Kim before tonight,” Jones said. “I thought the two groups went well together. They had similar sounds.”

Closing with the smash “Best Day of > SEE FALL

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Food pantry task force to develop plan for on-campus

CARTOON BY ARDI DIGAP UB’s Food Pantry Task Force is creating plans for an on-campus food pantry to help combate students’ food insecurities. Plans will be submitted in November and construction is planned for January.

Students and faculty proposing plan in November MAX KALNITZ SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

A new student and faculty group is developing plans for an on-campus food pantry to combat food insecurity.

The UB Food Pantry Task Force, created y Vice President A. Scott Weber in August, plans to present administrators with options for an on-campus food pantry in November, with construction of the facility set to begin in January.

A 2016 report from the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness found that 48 percent of respondents reported food insecurity in the last 30 days [before taking the survey] and 22 percent had low enough levels of food security to qualify them as hungry.

Task force chair Sherri Darrow said Weber created the group in response to SUNY-wide and campus input. In February, Sub-Board I, a non-profit corporation owned by the seven student governments,

sent a proposal to Student Life to create a university-funded, on-campus food pantry.

According to Darrow, director of Health Promotion, the 11-person group is charged with understanding the extent of students’ food insecurities on all three of UB’s campuses and making recommendations on the model, location and operations of a sustainable food pantry or pantries to meet students’ needs.

Darrow said the cost of the pantry is unknown until a plan is finalized. She said the group is still working on options for funding its food solutions, including philanthropy and donations.

The task force will follow recommendations developed through the SUNY Food Insecurity Task Force established by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in March as a part of his “No Student Goes Hungry Program.”

The task force will also be informed by the current master plans being developed for the UB Student Unions and wellness center.

“The committee will present options

for increasing access to food for UB students and our recommendations will take into account the needs of undergrad, grad, professional students on all three campuses, recognizing the diverse food habits and needs of our culturally diverse students,” Darrow said. “We will also have an eye toward innovative solutions and multiple options, since options for North Campus might be different than options for South Campus. We will address how to minimize any possible stigma related to food insecurity and we will include a plan to sustain the effort into the future.”

Graduate Student Association President Jessica Coley said the issue of food insecurity goes hand-in-hand with UB’s low graduate student stipends. She isn’t on the task force, but said many graduate students have experienced food insecurity, so she’s happy that change is on the way.

“It’s a step in the right direction because grad students –– and not just the ones that are TAs and GAs –– we’re already not paid a living stipend and we have to manage our money so that it lasts us throughout the times when we’re not in school,” Coley said. “Sometimes it’s harder for people to get jobs [while in school] so they have food insecurities and they’re not sure where their next meal is going to come from.

But, she’s skeptical of the timeline.

“I just want to make sure that it happens,” Coley said. “I feel like it’s easy for them to say that they’re doing something and then maybe it doesn’t go anywhere.”

Task force member Jennifer Schechter, a graduate student in the linguistics department and SBI president, said many factors about the pantry are still unknown. The group is working on location, the kinds of foods it offers and hours of operation.

“Non-perishables may be the easiest way to start because we don’t have to worry about things spoiling, but then where

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Do we make it like a store or a delivery service?” Schechter said. “And then maybe a token system so that students could get hot meals, especially in the winter time.

Most importantly, we want to make sure it’s sustainable.”

Schechter said she hopes students, staff and faculty members will help build up the pantry by donating food to their fellow students. Whether it’s bringing in a bag of canned goods for extra credit or a Greek Life organization completing community service hours, she wants to see students helping others.

“Students really want to help their fellow students,” Schechter said. “Especially with SA and GSA, a lot of our past food drives have been really successful and students have donated a ton of food. I think if students are willing to help groups in Buffalo, they can certainly help their classmates.”

Darrow said the task force’s immediate plans include providing free fruit as part of the “Snacking Tuesdays” event, which provides free snacks in Wellness Suite 114 in the Student Union, free and low cost farm share crops, cooking classes and group dinners.

The group also met with the Presbytery of Western New York’s pantry coordinator to identify current procedures and future collaboration to extend services to UB students. The group met with small groups of students to ascertain student needs and to ascertain what would help support their ongoing access to food.

The task force’s future initiatives include work with Blackstone LaunchPad to create innovative ways to meet students’ food needs and working with the assessment services office to run student focus groups. Students will have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty who conduct community food insecurity research and identify practices that could enhance a UB model for student food access. email: max.kalnitz@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Max_Kalnitz

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Letter to Editor Dear Editor: I wanted to take the opportunity to comment on the September 24 letter to The Spectrum by Professor Jim Holstun regarding University at Buffalo Foundation unrestricted funds.

Professor Holstun correctly notes that UBF consolidated Fi-

ogy, aerospace and machinery.

The very next day, President Trump imposed a whopping 25 percent tariff on all steel imports (except Argentina, Australia, Brazil and South Korea) and a 10 percent tariff on all aluminum imports (except from Argentina and Australia).

China then retaliated and imposed a series of tariffs on U.S. imports such as food, wine, seamless steel pipes and recycled aluminium.

Thus, an all-out trade war began. Each side released multiple lists (since revised and re-revised) setting out plans for further tariffs and accusations of dumping from either side — with China filing two cases with the WTO against the U.S. for damaging trade interests.

And the trade dispute has come to a head once again, with President Trump using his platform at the United Nations General Security Council on Sept. 26 to accuse China of meddling in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.

Safe to say, the complexity of the trade war and its implications will be far reaching — but no one is sure exactly how and in what ways.

While President Trump has said, since his 2016 campaign, trade wars are “good, and easy to win,” the long-term implications of deteriorating economic relations with China should not be taken lightly.

Although the trade war has left Chinese equity markets down 20

percent and the American Dow Jones index has been soaring, people shouldn’t expect confidence in American markets to last. This should be considered within the context of a volatile trade war with very short-term effects.

In fact, the U.S. economy will bear the brunt of its own protectionist policies, according to a report released by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Sept. 26.

This means the U.S. can expect retaliation which will lead to decreasing exports.

The lack of exports is expected to decrease U.S. economic growth by two percent, according to the ECB. At the same time, China would actually gain in exports by trading with countries, which subject American goods to tariffs.

Overall, global trade would suffer by three percent.

The ECB report comes weeks after a joint declaration from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a conference in Vladivostok, Russia.

Both countries joined in solidarity against what they deemed “unilateralism and protectionism.”

Clearly, President Trump’s aggressive protectionist policies have only pushed Russia and China closer together — with a 30 percent increase in trade in the first quarter of 2018.

Meanwhile, President Trump has been under scrutiny for exempting

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tens available for “adoption” were also unvaccinated.

Looking back, although I love my cat more than anything, I should not have gone through this route to find a cat. This was a breeding ground for fleas and disease. I felt that I could not leave without a kitten and I had to give one of these kittens a better life. I gave that late-Courtney Love impersonator my $20 and left with the most personable kitten.

This is how Simon, my tabby cat, came into my life.

It only took him an hour until he started running the house. I expected him to be scared of how massively different our house was compared to his, but he explored the entire place within that afternoon.

His disposition changed completely after he became accustomed to everything. It was super fulfilling seeing him so happy, but I knew he had to see a vet as soon as possible.

Everything was going well for the first week, and then he started getting sick. He started throwing up multiple times a day and stopped eating. He was only three months old at this point and I freaked out.

One hundred and seventy dollars later, we left the vet with a special food and flea medicine.

We were in the clear. Except we weren’t.

I always considered my income considerably high compared to my peers. I made more than minimum wage and received tips. I thought that I could handle the impending vet bills. I could, but only to an extent. Kitten vaccines

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Of all the promises President Donald Trump made on the campaign trail, he has followed through on his promise of higher trade protectionism in the U.S. The recent trade war between the U.S. and China, however, may end up harming the American economy in the long run while making China more self-sufficient than it was before.

The tit-for-tat trade dispute started on March 22. Then, President Trump signed a memorandum to file a case with the World Trade Organization against China for discriminatory licensing practices. Trump also imposed tariffs on Chinese information technol-

How adopting a cat was the best and worst decision I’ve ever made

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building, equipment and fine art assets that are not liquid but rather represent the book value of these assets. Approximately $94 million was generated for and supports specific UB schools, units or programs. Approximately $170 million is designated for investment purposes to support future generations of UB students, what is often referred to as “intergenerational equity.”

We realize that the various fi-

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nancial Statements for FY ‘17 report unrestricted funds of $277 million. However, UB cannot “spend those funds on anything it wants” as Professor Holstun states in his letter.

The $277 million in unrestricted funds is comprised of approximately $13 million in property,

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It was almost a month ago when I found myself walking through the back entrance of a sketchy house in Cheektowaga. I ignored every “Dateline” special I’d ever seen and followed the directions to an address sent to me by an anonymous Craigslist user.

I high-fived the red flags as I passed through the threshold into my own spiraling descent into spinsterdom. What was waiting for me beyond that beer can littered patio? It wasn’t a serial killer –– It was, however, about 20 cats.

Twenty assorted cats that ran around their house.

What did this reckless trip, my drunkenly cut bangs, and boxed wine all equate to? My super fun emotional spiral of a summer.

When my long-term relationship ended, I did the most rational thing I could think of –– I moved over an hour away and got a cat.

In my defense, I was going to move to Buffalo from Rochester anyway for school. The cat just happened to be a little extra bonus.

My certified dog-person character was retroactively smashed after weeks of scrolling through Craigslist ads. I always wanted my own dog, but understood that the responsibility that comes with owning a dog was more than I could handle. A cat, however, was an entirely different story. My allergies be damned.

After convincing myself that a cat was significantly less of a commitment than a dog, I decided on a Craigslist ad. I spent the weekend preparing for my cat and bought all the necessary cat supplies. One hundred and twenty-five dollars later, I was fervently anticipating a response from this anonymous Craigslist cat plug.

After a few days of back-andforth with a potential Craigslist serial killer, I ended up sitting in someone’s driveway just for a cat.

My trailer park-chic cat plug told me about how she considered her home a refuge for cats.

She let them come and go as they pleased, returning pregnant just to abandon the litter for their annual Craigslist ads. I can’t speak on behalf of the unavailable cats’ vaccination records, but their lack of neutering was very telling. The kit-

nancial statements and related information, which are always available on our website, can be extremely complicated. In this instance, we thought a correction as to what constitutes unrestricted funds and our fiduciary responsibilities regarding their expenditure is warranted.

Sincerely, Edward P. Schneider, UB Foundation Executive Director specific companies from adhering to his hefty steel tariffs. Indeed, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has asked the Commerce Department’s Inspector General to investigate relief given to the American subsidiary of a sanctioned Russian company.

The company in question, United Company Rusal, has direct ties to Putin, according to Vox. In fact, U.S. steel companies have demanded United Company Rusal be barred from buying foreign steel.

Of course, news of this exemption comes amidst Thursday’s New York Times article on over 6,000 comment letters filed with the United States trade representative.

The same Times article revealed Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — a staunch supporter of President Trump — has written letters to the president asking for tariff exemptions toward seven South Carolina companies.

Plus, over 40 congressmen have written letters to President Trump and asked for the list of tariffed goods to be re-evaluated.

The tariffs will soon trickle down to consumers — the working men and women who voted President Trump to power — and make American companies less competitive in the global market.

Clearly, the supposed “protectionism” that would put “America first” is, in fact, benefiting foreign steel companies while operating under the guise of domestic goodwill. email: features@ubspectrum.com

are expensive, and despite living independently, I did not qualify for low income services.

I went three weeks without buying groceries so that I could pay for his medical bills. Every paycheck went to him for an entire month. I hadn’t violated my lease and I had a consistent income, so I didn’t understand how this became so difficult.

People started seeing me post about my cat and how great everything seemed superficially, but then I saw acquaintances of mine adopting cats. I saw people who brought kittens into their homes despite their lease agreements. I saw people who made significantly less than me, who worked significantly less hours, take on the financial restraint that came along with owning a kitten. If I was struggling financially, how were they coping?

These are the kind of situations that lead to pet abandonment and the constant Craigslist ads from desperate students looking to rehome their reckless choices. I can’t imagine committing to another living being if I wasn’t certain that I could handle the responsibility that came along with it. Adopting cats and dogs is not the same as buying a plant. You can’t just transfer responsibility to someone else when it gets hard.

My cat became my financial priority when I made the choice to adopt him. If I have to live frugally because of him, that’s what I’m going to do. Pets are family, and you take care of family. email: samantha.vargas@ubspectrum.com twitter: @SamVargasArts

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KAVANAUGH vote will have lasting effects on our political system. “[Kavanaugh’s] confirmation has tainted my faith in our highest political institutions,” Alexander wrote. “The Senate hearing and confirmation have delivered the message that having a history of sexual assault will not impact your ability to reach the top of society.”

“If someone is being investigated for sexual assault, then they’re not qualified to hold a lifelong position in the United States’ highest office of justice. It would have been perfectly reasonable for Republicans to find a different nominee without a history of sexual assault that can represent conservative ideals in the Supreme

“[Kavanaugh’s] confirmation has tainted my faith in our highest political institutions,” Travis Alexander, a senior environmental design major, wrote. “The Senate hearing and confirmation have delivered the message that having a history of sexual assault will not impact your ability to reach the top of society.”

elections on Nov. 6. Erie County currently has 589,157 voters, which is 64 percent of the district’s population, according to a 2017 Census report.

New Yorkers can apply for registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles, at county board registrations and voter registration centers. Voters can also print a registration

form online and mail it in or deliver it to a local register office themselves. The local DMV on Sheridan Drive is located 2.5 miles off North Campus.

Voters can also apply for an absentee ballot if they are not in their home district or have an illness.

Court with honor and integrity.”

Waleed Malik, a first-year medical student, had similar opinions but voiced apprehension about Kavanaugh for different reasons.

“I’m honestly more concerned about his legal views,” Malik said. “I mean, I’m obviously concerned about his sexual and drinking behavior too. But honestly, he is really for executive power and privilege and making the president even more untouchable than he already is. So that’s really concerning.”

“He’s super against Roe v. Wade, I think, so that’s also concerning,” he said. “So it’s his political and legal views that are more concerning to me and I feel like the Democrats should focus on that more. But instead they’re focusing on his college drink-

ing habits which is like, who doesn’t black out in college?”

Jacob Neiheisel, an assistant political science professor, voiced his concerns with how the hearing was handled and noted that Kavanaugh, a Republican nominee, was criticized for remarks he made during the Senate hearing about Democrats.

“It’s not surprising but it is perhaps dismaying,” Neiheisel said.

“Kavanaugh in his remarks was a good bit more partisan than I think we’ve seen a nominee in front of the judiciary be,” he said. “I think that just marks an uptick in what we’re likely to see in the future. I think we’re just in for a lot more contentious battles going along.”

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CAMPUS UB team creates portable cancer detection tool

UB professors created a portable cancer detection tool intended to help detect cancer in patients in areas that do not have hospitals.

Yun Wu, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and a co-lead author of the study, said that, in preliminary tests, the tool has proven to be nearly as effective as the diagnostic tests used in hospitals.

The tool uses a gold biosensor to detect light intensity changes in blood samples when held under an LED light. This detects any cancer biomarkers that are present in the blood.

Additional authors of the paper include Qiaoqiang Gan, assistant professor of electrical engineering, Josep Jornet, assistant professor of electrical engineering, Mary Reid, professor of oncology at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and research associate professor in UB’s School of Public Health and Xiandong Gu, professor of electrical engineering at Fudan University in China.

School security conference to be held in Washington, D.C.

Jeremy Finn, a professor in UB’s Graduate School of Education, and Timothy J. Servoss, an associate professor of psychology at Canisius College, have organized a conference to discuss the effectiveness of school security, according to UBNow. Twenty-five of the country’s school security experts will gather Oct. 21-23 in Washington, D.C. to evaluate school security practices across the nation.

Finn has expressed concerns over the effectiveness and high cost of security measures.

Goals of the conference include summarizing research on security measures, identifying gaps and identifying strengths and weaknesses in government data. The conference will produce a report for policy makers on the impacts of school security measures.

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Kenmore Police Chief Peter Breitnauer, 68, was arrested on Friday for possession of painkillers, according to The Buffalo News. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Breitnauer also admitted to stealing pills from a medication drop box at the Kenmore Police Station for personal use.

Prosecutors said that Breitnauer showed FBI agents a closet containing over 100 hydrocodone pills he had taken from the box, following his arrest for possession. According to Mayor Patrick Mang, Breitnauer has been placed on administrative leave while the village does a full investigation into the matter.

State report cites four safety violations in Officer Craig Lehner’s diving death

New York State’s Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau completed an investigation into Buffalo Police Officer Craig Lehner’s diving death Friday.

PESH identified four safety violations by the police department’s dive team, but did not go so far as to fine the city, according to The Buffalo News.

Failure to recognize the hazardous condition of the rapidly flowing river, provide Lehner with “rescue/self-rescue training,” require police Underwater Rescue Team members to bring additional emergency air tanks and to keep adequate records all violated federal safety standards, according to PESH. Lehner, 34, a nine-year police veteran who also served on the department’s K-9 unit, drowned while training to dive in the Niagara River last October, PESH’s investigation found. Police department divers have not trained in the Niagara River since Lehner’s death.

The city will have 60 days to bring its dive team’s training into compliance.

Twenty people are dead after a limousine crashed into bystanders Saturday afternoon in Schoharie, New York, according to The New York Times. The crash killed all 18 people in the limousine and two bystanders.

The accident was the nation’s deadliest accident in nine years.

Those who were killed included at least two pairs of newlyweds and young parents.

State officials declined to say where the group came from or was heading to, despite initial reports that stated the limousine rental was wedding-related.

Virginia Jewish Community Center vandalized with swastikas

The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia was vandalized early Saturday morning for the second time in 18 months, according to CNN. Fairfax County Police released a video of a masked vandal who spraypainted 19 swastikas on the outside of the building.

The president of the center, David Yaffe, said the first time the building was vandalized the community reeled in shock but that did not happen this time.

“It’s in the air around us, in the country around us. There are expressions of support, but they are tinged with fatigue … how much rage can you sustain for that long period of time?”

Yaffe said.

Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi went missing after attending a Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to the BBC. A Turkish official said initial investigations indicate the journalist from Saudi Arabia was murdered.

Saudi Arabia has denied the allegation and said they are working to search for Khashoggi. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman commented on the situation the day after the consulate on Bloomberg News. Salman welcomes Turkish officials to search the building, stating they have “nothing to hide.”

Khashoggi, a high-profile critic of the crown prince, was last seen going to the consulate on Tuesday to obtain a document confirming he had divorced his ex-wife. Hatice Cengiz, his fiancée, said she waited outside for 11 hours but he never came back.

Violence erupts at a German far-right concert

A far-right concert on Saturday night ended abruptly due to an outbreak of violence that slightly injured eight police officers, according to the BBC. Dubbed “Rock Against the Overflow of Foreigners,” the concert was attended by approximately 700 neo-Nazis. It took place in the east German town of Apolda, Thuringia.

A counter-demonstration happened earlier in the day, attracting a similar number of people. A church service in protest of the concert was also held on the day of the concert.

Bottles were thrown at police and officers used pepper spray in response to a demonstrator attempting to jump the barrier checks. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Inve[n s]t-ing in the future Students, faculty and staff turn interesting concepts into concrete solutions in club KIRSTEN DEAN ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

One of UB’s newest clubs includes students, faculty and even deans from across departments, such as business and computer science.

Inve[n|s]t UB, a self-proclaimed “club for capital ideas,” welcomes UB faculty, staff, alumni and student “innovators looking to work on exciting, real-world challenges,” according to the club’s website.

The club applies computer technology to business, medicine and other disciplines. Through this, Inve[n|s]t members can collaborate, brainstorm and flesh out their ideas to turn into concrete solutions.

There are also opportunities for course credit or independent study through the club.

Alan Hunt, a professor in the department of computer science and engineering , is president of the Inve[n|s]t club.

Hunt said “there are a lot of ways to get engaged in the club,” other than attending meetings.

Hunt, who worked in industry before joining academia, is a ‘98 UB alum of the CSE department. He said one of his main goals with the club is to help teach students things he wished he learned when he was a student.

“I didn’t learn all of these soft-skills, all of these real-world components. I didn’t learn how to talk to people or ask ‘why?’ or learn how to assess a problem and plan it out before I started working on it,” Hunt said.

“I’m looking to provide those opportunities to the next generation of people because they would have made me more

effective, earlier in my career.”

Hunt said the club is looking to solve the “two-year problem.” “[Employers] want to hire an entry-level person with two years [of experience,] so how can I get students those two years before they leave UB,” Hunt said.

“I also just like to build things and inspire other people to build things, even if most of them go nowhere. The joy of building something is something I want to share with [students] and create opportunities for them.”

The club aims to create a network of people from all experience levels and disciplines.

Meetings typically consist of guest speakers, dinners, networking and brainstorming sessions and start-up company pitches for student recruitment.

The club embraces ideas, brainstorming and faculty-student collaboration.

Inve[n|s]t “maintain[s] an idea bank of project possibilities that inventors can take charge of, and help[s] form teams to tackle the ideas,” according to the website. Additionally, the club connects members with resources and people to help them with their startups, patents, app development and more.

Hunt said the club is open to everyone because “everyone has ideas.”

“It’s fantastic [to work with a diverse group of people] — it’s the best experience you can have anywhere. It’s one of the things I’m trying to get into people’s heads. You’ll always be more successful in what you’re doing, the more viewpoints you’ll bring into a problem,” Hunt said.

Chunming Qiao, the CSE department chair, is one of Inve[n|s]t’s founding members. Qiao said the idea for the club began two years ago and officially started this year.

Qiao said he and other members founded Inve[n|s]t because computer science and engineering technologies are going in “every direction.”

TREVON LIGGINS | THE SPECTRUM Alan Hunt, a department of computer science and engineering professor and president of Inve[n|s]t, speaks to club members at an Inve[n|s]t Thursday night meeting. The club began earlier this year and welcomes students, faculty and UB alums to combine business and computer science skills.

“We wanted to apply computer science and engineering technologies to help business, government and nonprofit, and also to train our students so that they can have some real world experience and experiential learning,” Qiao said.

“As a club, we want to promote the entrepreneurial spirit in computer science and engineering students.”

Liesl Folks, dean of the school of engineering and applied sciences, and Paul Tesluk, dean of the school of management, are both Inve[n|s]t advisory board members.

Students such as Ryan Nguyen, a firstyear graduate student in aerospace engineering, agree that Inve[n|s]t is a good opportunity for both students and businesses. Nguyen said he was walking in Davis Hall hoping to find someone to ask a computer programming question, when he stumbled upon Inve[n|s]t meeting.

“I walked in [the meeting] and found out it was a startup program, which really got my attention. I thought it was neat and I really liked it a lot,” Nguyen said.

Flight School

UB’s resident peregrine falcons stay fly on South Campus KIRSTEN DEAN ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

There are some residents on South Campus that aren’t paying their Campus Living fees, but UB doesn’t mind.

These feathered residents are peregrine falcons, a New York State endangered species whose presence on campus is both encouraged and monitored by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Students, faculty and staff can tune in to the falcons’ moves too. A “Falcon Cam” near a nesting box on Mackay Heating Plant on South Campus records a constant live video of the resident birds and allows the DEC to actively monitor the nest and allows the public to do the same, without disturbing the birds.

UB allows the DEC to have continued access to the heating plant tower, so they can band the chicks prior to becoming fledglings –– or birds that are almost old enough to fly. Through watching the falcons, the DEC learns important information regarding their survival and dispersal in the Buffalo region.

The nest box in the Falcon Cam’s spotlight is on South Campus’ Mackay Heating Plant that UB allowed the DEC to install in 2009. The nest box is one of 14 boxes the DEC placed in the region in addition to two known natural nest sites, according to the DEC’s Division of Wildlife. Ten of the boxes are actively occupied by peregrines.

UB’s Falcon Cam “allows the public to watch the nesting activities of this very interesting endangered NY species,” said Megan Gollwitzer, a spokesperson with NYSDEC.

“Through this, an increased appreciation of the natural world is gained by falcon-watchers and nesting information is obtained without any disturbance to the birds,” she said.

Dixie, the resident mother falcon, has laid 28 eggs in the South Campus nesting box since 2009. Of those 28 eggs, 17 peregrines have fledged or left the nest box, according to Gollwitzer.

In May, proud peregrine falcon parents Dixie and Yankee hatched two chicks in the South Campus nesting box. Unfortunately, one of the two male chicks died before he had the chance to spread his wings.

The DEC bands falcon chicks, or in falconry terms, eyases, at three to three-anda-half weeks old.

“Falcon chicks are in the nest for six to seven weeks,” Gollwitzer said. After banding, it takes them another two to three weeks to fledge, or leave the nest box.”

While being banded, “one chick panicked and fell from the nest, succumbing to his injuries,” Gollwitzer wrote in an email.

The two spring chicks were not named, as DEC staff “manages populations, not individuals,” according to Gollwitzer.

“Falcons court annually and begin making a scrape in the gravel of the nest box in March,” Gollwitzer said.

Around four eggs are typically laid by mid-April and after a 33-day incubation period by both mother and father, hatch in the springtime. From April to July, both falcon parents can be seen in the nesting box with their young - incubating eggs and feeding growing chicks.

The fledged chicks, which spend between six and eight weeks learning to fly and hunt, will then leave the nest. When falcons turn six months old, their parents will “escort them from the nesting territory and the chicks are on their own,” Gollwitzer said.

Nguyen is beginning his own start-up company, a competitive social media app.

He said he will consider using the club to recruit people to help with his business.

“I think this [club] is a very smart idea and is a great way to combine the two fields of business and computer science,” Nguyen said. “Nowadays, when most businesses are starting up, they need an app and a website [and other computer science technology], so they need to work with computer science people.”

On top of the club itself, Inve[n|s]t features subsets of special interest groups for students with computer science focuses.

One of these groups is Wizards of Odds, led by Charles Tirone, an adjunct CSE faculty member. Tirone heads the group designed for students interested in fintech applications and learning.

The Inve[n|s]t club meets bi-weekly on Thursdays at 5 p.m. in Davis Hall room 338. email: kirsten.dean@ubspectrum.com twitter: @KirstenUBSpec.

COURTESY OF UB SUSTAINABILITY’S FALCON CAM A peregrine falcon incubates two eggs in the nesting box installed in Mackay [Heating Plant] on South Campus. This May, two eggs were laid by mother falcon, Dixie.

The remaining chick born in May will likely leave the UB area around November to fly to a “wintering habitat” on the Atlantic Coast or the Gulf of Mexico.

After a year or two, UB’s chick will be ready to breed and will return north.

Because UB’s chick was raised in an urban habitat, it will likely return to a similar environment when it has come of age, according to Gollwitzer, although it may not come back to South Campus.

In the meantime, it will stay on campus to learn from its parents Dixie and Yankee.

It will be half a year or so until UB sees new, fuzzy peregrines in the nesting box.

Until then, students and staff can enjoy sights of resident adult falcons.

“The falcons at UB can be seen pretty much every single day of the year, as usually at least one of the adults is perched on Mackay [Heating Plant],” Gollwitzer said.

“The falcons can be spotted hunting in the nearby residential neighborhoods or flying over UB at any time, 12 months of the year.”

Other favorite spots around campus include the roof of the Buffalo VA Medical Center, across the street from South Campus, and at the water tower on the intersection of Bailey and Winspear Avenue.

Sadie Kratt, a junior environmental geosciences major, said she believes leaving animals like the falcons alone, “as long as they aren’t putting anyone in danger, is how it should be.”

“We’re in an area of not a lot of ‘green’ space, so the falcons are probably just finding refuge here because there aren’t many other options,” Kratt said. “Wildlife is wild for a reason.”

Erin Moscati, education officer for UB Sustainability, said her office is “thrilled to have nesting peregrines on campus” and that although staff are not bird experts, they “are admirers like everyone else.”

UB community members can view the Falcon Cam through the UB Sustainability webpage. email: kirsten.dean@ubspectrum.com twitter: @KirstenUBSpec

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Clarence’s Great Pumpkin Farm celebrates the fourth week of its fall festival SAMANTHA VARGAS ASST. ARTS EDITOR

The Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence celebrates its annual fall festival filled with wholesome family fun. The festival featured fall-themed events, ranging from a haunted house to a tractor-drawn hayride.

The festival, which runs until Oct. 31, is free during weekdays and costs $8 on the weekends.

On Sept. 30, the farm began its search for a world record-breaking pumpkin weight. It offered a $10,000 prize for whoever can provide a winning pumpkin. The previous year’s winner provided a pumpkin weighing 1,971.5 pounds, breaking the New York State record. The winner only received $2,500 because the pumpkin did not break the world record.

If a three-ton pumpkin can’t be found, the farm also provides reasonably sized pumpkins for purchase. It doesn’t have a pumpkin patch that patrons can pick from, but offers countless rows of prepicked gourds ready to bring home.

For regularly sized, decorative pumpkins, the price is $.45 per pound. The farm

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GUARDIAN APP up for the app’s services through their UB email accounts.

The app is an integration of the alert system UB currently has in place with the same company, Rave.

Students can use UB Guardian to place a direct call to UPD in the case of an emergency. The app also has a text or chat feature for more non-emergency purposes.

“What we see this as being particularly useful for is not exactly emergency communications because it’s always better to call us directly when that happens,” said UPD Deputy Chief Joshua Sticht. “But we see this [for] somebody [who] has just a general question or wants to submit information that’s not an emergency.”

If a student is in a car accident, for example, they can send a photo of the accident damage to UPD dispatchers. They can also choose to tag their location with

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also sells pie pumpkins, white pumpkins, assorted gourds, corn stalks, hay bales, indian corn and mums.

The farm features an abundance of Instagram-worthy spots. The farm has a small house built entirely out of pumpkins. It also has a pyramid made of pumpkins that can be seen from miles down the road.

Patrons can also hunt down the pumpkin mascot that roams the farm for a photo.

“Everybody needs the classic ‘standing in front of pumpkins’ fall picture,” said Belinda Thongsavanh, a sophomore pre-law student. “You get a lot for the admission price and they have a lot of food options.”

Multiple vendors line the food grove, where patrons can buy classic festival snacks. These vendors, only available during the weekends, provide the overpriced, ridiculously deep fried food people know and love –– from blooming onions to fried oreos, there’s something for everyone.

Staying on brand with the Halloween theme, the festival also resurrects The Pumpkin Palace Bakery and The Witches Brew Bar and Cafe. Patrons can buy craft and domestic beer, as well as specialty Halloween drinks. The bakery has fresh apple and pumpkin pies, and classic apple cider and doughnuts.

Along with an abundance of food, the festival offers a variety of entertainment within its weekend admission. The $8 admission provides a free hayride, a free

the photo, so UPD can find the scene of the crash easier.

Sticht said he hopes the app provides a more efficient and accessible means of communication for students — especially non-native English-speaking students.

“We know that a lot of international students here are more comfortable with written English rather than spoken English,” Sticht said. “We do get a lot of emails now on our general UB email address, but that’s not monitored in real time, whereas this will be.”

Besides the chat, another key feature of UB Guardian is a safety timer. The timer allows users to temporarily share their location with a family member or friend, but not the UPD. The safety timer functions, in the same way as an Uber app, allows passengers to share their ride’s status and location.

“I think this is the most important element that students wanted that several uni-

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FALL FEST My Life,” Barnett quickly called for all in attendance to jump and sing back the words. Barnett and company left the stage after a vivid performance of the signature track to end the evening.

Many of the audience members left the venue feeling fulfilled with the performance.

Charles Sander, a sophomore psychology major, said he thoroughly enjoyed the entire show.

“I’m really excited for the third concert, but I really enjoyed this show,” Sander said. “I had never heard of Matt and Kim, but my mind was blown. I came to see American Authors and spent their set waiting for their closing song.” email: arts@ubspectrum.com

SHUBH JAIN | THE SPECTRUM American Authors, led by vocalist Zac Barnett, closed out Saturday’s Fall Fest Concert Series show. This was the second Center for the Arts show in the Student Association’s concert series.

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magic show, a free chicken show, free face spooky signs.

Although a lot of the festival panders to painting and a variety of free contests. The farm also has a free petting zoo with barn families, there are many options for adults. animals. Corn feed is available and draws Between the speciality Halloween drinks and the Halloween general store, The Great the animals right up to their gates.

For a small ticket fee, patrons can enjoy Pumpkin Farm is a wholesome experience the festivals many rides and activities. Zom- for everyone.

Katy Toth, an organizer for the festival, bies or dinosaurs can be found within the corn maze during their respective weekends. feels the weather and the festival have been Tickets are available for the zombie paintball going well so far.

“We want everyone to enjoy the fall with train, the cow train, the mechanical bull, the boo barn and a multitude of amusement their families,” park rides. There is also a midway within the Toth said about the festival attendence. “We farm where small prizes can be won. have a lot of events that are geared toward Camille Clawson, a senior exercise science kids, but adults as well. We get a lot of groups major, enjoyed the atmosphere of the festi- of students. They love the corn maze and difval after studying all week. ferent events geared toward their age.”

“I really want to get my money’s worth with the admission price and I think I did,” email:samantha.vargas@ubspectrum.com twitter:@SamVargasArts.

Clawson said. “It’s too cold now to do any of the rides but SAMANTHA VARGAS | The Spectrum The Great Pumpkin Farm celebrates the fourth my roommate week into its fall festival. The festival features dragged me out an abundance of food and entertainment, and to this, and I’m of course a ridiculous amount of pumpkins. glad. If rent wasn’t due next week, I’d probably spend all my money here.”

Attendees can easily spend money across the farm, but Halloween fans flock to its Halloween general store. The store provides hundreds of handcrafted Halloween decorations.

It has both indoor and outdoor decorations –– from painted pumpkins to

versities, like SUNY Geneseo and SUNY Stony Brook, already have in place [with their safety apps],” Sticht said.

For example, if a student is walking to their car or dorm late at night on campus, they can send a link for a contact to track them for a set amount of time. They can then notify their contact when they arrive to a location, but if something goes wrong along the way, they can call the contact or UPD. The app is for students, faculty and staff, but UPD customized its features with students in mind.

UB Guardian includes resources students may need other than the police, such as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, UB Counseling Services and Student Health Services.

“A lot of people might want to talk to another confidential source before contacting police, so we have other resources [on the app],” Sticht said. “We tried to pick resources for students or faculty — but they’re mostly geared toward students, in an emergency.”

There are also a number of links for anonymous report forms via the app.

These links include UPD’s anonymous sexual assault report form and silent witness report form. The latter is for students who want to submit anonymous tips to UPD. The idea to adopt a mobile app communication platform came from a conversation The Spectrum had with UB President Satish K. Tripathi last year, according to UPD. “We consistently look at our notifica-

tion system and think of ways to improve it. The app was something we were kind of considering and to tell you the truth, the way this came about is when President Tripathi did an interview with [The Spectrum],” said Jay Rossbach, Senior Emergency Planning Coordinator. “The president came down [to us] and said ‘let’s up that in importance.’”

The app is meant to coincide with UB’s current emergency and blue light systems, according to UPD. If a student calls in to report an incident, UPD dispatchers can use their location to find the nearest blue light station. Each station has a surveillance camera, so dispatchers can attempt to monitor the situation in real time.

The Spectrum asked two students to download and try the app. Both said the app could be worthwhile to them.

“I do have a car, and I think it would be really useful if I were to get into an accident,” said Zitan Chai, a senior communication major. “And the share my location feature is also useful because I am an international student with parents who are concerned over my safety.”

Others such as Wenchao Lou, a senior media studies major, also noted the app’s practicality.

“I think I will keep [the app] on my phone, because who knows what will happen,” Lou said. emails: features@ubspectrum.com

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Championship Growth Women’s basketball looks to continue high level of success with seven new players THOMAS ZAFONTE SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The triple gym in Alumni Arena had an air of hunger for program success Wednesday afternoon. Coaches yelling, players pushing themselves in drills and buzzer beaters from half court were all present at the women’s basketball practice.

Even with seven new players, the Bulls have the same hunger for greatness they had last season when Buffalo made it to the Sweet Sixteen.

“I am very pleased with the way these young women have played already this season,” said head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. “We have new faces on the team but the people who have been here help build what this team is about.”

Legette-Jack has said in multiple interviews with The Spectrum that the women’s basketball team is about building players into both astounding people and athletes.

Legette-Jack has never been shy of high expectations while at Buffalo. She led the program to its first Mid-American Conference Championship and its most wins in Division I history last year. Now with a goal of making the Elite Eight, Legette-Jack will look to take a new 16-player team into the season with key returning players.

“We are continuing in coach Jack’s vision,” said senior guard Cierra Dillard. “She has

brought in seven amazing additions who are very eager to make the program thrive.”

Dillard said she is in the best shape of her career heading into this season. She credited her time at Buffalo in the summer to her growth as an athlete. Dillard said she would normally go home for the off-season but decided to stay to continue practicing after averaging 16.2 points last season.

Dillard received national praise for her NCAA Tournament performances and said she is confident in herself to follow up this season. Dillard said she plans to ride the momentum from last year’s season into this one and continue the success the Bulls have earned in the past five years.

According to Dillard, much of the belief in the Bulls’ success comes from Buffalo’s recent additions.

“From the [point guards] of Aireal and Finess Dickson … their defense is incredible and is a great add for our team,” Dillard said.

“We also have some great bigs with [Adebola Adeyeye] who is six-two and just explosive at the rim. We got Keowa [Walters] who is just a big body at the rim who is athletic and goes hard.”

Freshman Aireal Dickson and redshirtfreshman Finess Dickson are sisters who were two highly touted players before joining UB. Aireal Dickson committed first, which according to Legette-Jack, helped to recruit her sister to Buffalo. Now both players are eligible to start this season with players and coaches saying they expect skilled performances from the pair.

“The talent and energy of this team just makes this place feel amazing,” Aireal Dickson said. “I choose this place because, at

The Final Five

NATHANIEL MENDELSON SPORTS EDITOR

In the second set with the score tied 21-21, the Ball State Cardinals took a timeout. Ball State head coach Kelli Miller regrouped her team to score four of the next five points to win and put her team up 2-0.

Buffalo volleyball head coach Blair Brown Lipsitz grabbed her team and took them behind the stands of Alumni Arena to correct them.

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DUO DAZZLE son showed that same quickness combined with the power of a larger running back on his 14-yard rush to the endzone Saturday.

Marks jumped into a more prominent role quicker than Patterson. Against Temple, he ran for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns. He scored a touchdown in the last five games and leads the team with 7 rushing touchdowns on the season.

With 5:24 remaining in the third quarter, Marks broke off his longest run of the season for a touchdown. The 70-yard run is the longest run by a Bull this season and put Buffalo up 24-10.

Marks finished with 18 rushes for 167 yards for 9.3 yards per carry. Patterson finished with 18 rushes for 121 yards. It is the first time two freshman running backs had over 100 yards in the same game since 2002.

The locker room calls the Marks and Patterson duo “Starks and Bo,” according to Marks.

Buffalo, the coaches actually care about you.

I also wanted to go somewhere that didn’t have decades of success. Somewhere I could help build something and not be just another name.”

Aireal Dickson is the expected scorer, while Finess Dickson has been praised for her defense and passing ability. Aireal said that playing with her sister wasn’t a new experience, but she didn’t expect to still be playing with her at the college level. Now she said she hopes to make the most of her time playing with Finess after she transferred from Memphis this off-season.

“Finess reminds me of [Stephanie Reid],” Dillard said. “Just a player who will always

press the person in front of her while playing every inch of the court.”

Fellow freshman point guard Oceane Kounkou has also impressed early in her Buffalo career. Kounkou has been touted for her shooting ability and is now focusing on getting in to Division I shape. Kounkou said that the transition from high school to college play is tough, but said the Bulls team does a lot to help get her in shape.

“The intensity is a game changer for me,” Kounkou said. “I really enjoy the fast pace we have. My shot can add a lot to our team but I just have to get at the same speed as the intensity. I already feel I can play our style, it’s just about playing it for a whole game now.”

Legette-Jack has always pushed conditioning with the Bulls’ fast-paced style. It is a style that not every player can thrive in, but LegetteJack see’s the players on her team as capable “I always take this one day at a time,” Legette-Jack said. “You can always get better and the only way you can do that is by seeing where you are today and improving that for tomorrow. I am really excited to see what these young women will do and what we can do for these young women as the season gets near.”

The Bulls play their first game on Nov. 1 at Alumni Arena, in an exhibition game against the Bloomsburg Huskies. Last year, the Bulls beat the Huskies 64-32 in the opening home exhibition game.

“I’m not looking for anything specific thing to improve,” Legette-Jack said. “You have to pay attention to the players everyday and treat each day like a fresh start. I’m not nervous about conditioning or stuff like that –– I just want to see what we all need to do to make this team better.” email: thomas.zafonte@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Thomas_Spectrum

setter Scout McLerran.

Neither team was able to take an early advantage in the third set.

The Bulls were leading 18-14 before they collapsed. Five of Ball State’s final 11 points were from errors from the Buffalo side. A service error by freshman libero Paige Beck, a kill from Ball State and an attack error by senior middle blocker Megan Wernette would sink the Bulls.

Ball State won 25-23.

“It’s the last five points, it’s the last part of the game,” said Brown Lipsitz. “It’s the most important part. For our side right now, we’re just not executing in the plays we need to at the end.”

The Bulls lost every set to Ball State on Saturday night. The Bulls have lost six straight

sets dating back to their October 4th matchup against the Akron Zips. UB only lost one set by more than three points.

After two road wins last week, the Bulls (10-8, 2-4 MAC) loss to the Cardinals (14-5, 5-1 MAC) was closer than the final score implies.

The Bulls lost in straight sets by scores of 2325, 22-25 and 23-25.

Buffalo came out firing against Ball State. The Bulls built a 7-2 lead before Miller was forced to call a timeout. The timeout did not help and Buffalo was up nine points halfway through the set with a 12-3 lead.

Ball State then made a change.

The Cardinals threw two blockers at every single kill shot instead of one. Ball State rallied off 11 straight points and now lead 15-13 in the set. Brown Lipsitz took a timeout.

The two teams traded points the rest of the set and a block by junior outside hitter Rachel Sanks and junior middle blocker Kristina Nieves tied it 23-23. A service error by sophomore outside hitter Andrea Mitrovic gave Ball State the lead which it capitalized on to take the first set 25-23.

“I think they just got tight at the end of the game,” Brown Lipsitz said. “They have to be comfortable and be loose and be ready to take the game as opposed to the game sort of happening.”

The Bulls came back out for the second set and fell behind early. Ball State took an early 8-3 lead but Buffalo rallied off four straight points.

Buffalo only won more than two points in a row twice during the match.

“Let the score build our confidence instead of seeing it as a pressure thing,” McLerran said.

“Just make some smarter shots, don’t get less aggressive as the game goes on and get more aggressive and really go for it.”

In the loss to Akron (10-7, 2-4 MAC) earlier this week, the Bulls lost the second and third set by a combined four points.

The Bulls are able to play and keep up with other teams in the MAC but their poor ability to close out leads to more 3-0 losses.

“We always talk about different things we have to do,” Brown Lipsitz said. “Whether it is something the opponent is doing that we need to slow down, but a lot of what’s happening right now are things on our side of the net that we have to work on.”

Brown Lipsitz says the team has not been disciplined in running its system. Against the Cardinals, the Bulls were not defending off blocks and on defense effectively. The team made great plays but needs to execute them at a much higher percentage, according to Brown Lipsitz.

“When someone gets a ball up, we can’t be surprised with ‘yes they got that ball up’ let’s just put it down. If someone makes a play let’s do something else for them,” Mitrovic said.

The Bulls still have over a month of MAC play left. If they want to contend for a MAC championship, the Bulls will need to find a way to finish off those final five points.

“Individuals have heart on our team, but having heart as a team is a whole different feeling too,” McLerran said. “Being one cohesive unit on the court is when we will be unstoppable and right now we’re still trying to work for that.”

This refers to former standout running backs James Starks and Branden Oliver. Starks and Oliver both played in the NFL. “I think they did a great job,” Jackson said.

“Our offensive line opened up some big holes and we have some guys that can really go.

Guys like Kevin Marks can make little plays into a big play and he showed that today and stretched the field with his long runs.”

The Bulls started out quick with a touchdown on their opening drive.

Head coach Lance Leipold wanted to get his tight ends more involved following last week’s loss to Army. Jackson completed his first two passes to junior tight end Tyler Mabry. Jackson faked a hand off and rolled out to his right to find Mabry in the end zone for the Bulls’ first score of the game.

Buffalo held Central Michigan to three points in the first half and entered halftime with a 17-3 lead.

The Bulls barely had to throw in the second half. Jackson only threw for 38 yards, all in the

third quarter. Buffalo did not attempt a pass in the fourth quarter.

Buffalo’s secondary stepped up and intercepted Central Michigan’s junior quarterback Tommy Lazzaro three times in the second half. Senior cornerback Cameron Lewis had his third interception of the season and shifted the momentum to give Buffalo the ball at the Central Michigan 39 yard line.

“Once we got that interception, our offense went down and scored,” Lewis said. “It put us back up by two touchdowns and that’s a big shift on the road.”

It is the first time the Bulls had four interceptions in a game since Oct. 24, 2015 against Ohio.

Unfortunately for the Bulls, the title as the only team in college football to not allow a sack is no more. A fumble by Jackson in the second quarter was ruled as a sack despite Jackson already being in the throwing motion. He was later sacked again in the fourth quarter.

The offensive line took a huge blow as junior lineman Paul Nosworthy went down with a leg injury. His current status is unknown.

Senior wide receiver Anthony Johnson was dressed to play but did not see action. He is still dealing with a hamstring injury and has barely played the last three contests.

Heading into next week, the main thing Leipold wants to see is his team get healthier.

Without Johnson they have been limited in the vertical passing game and Leipold wants to reestablish it. Defensively, the Bulls will have to work on their quarterback scrambles as Lazzaro ran for 102 yards Saturday.

The Bulls only need one more win to become bowl eligible. Buffalo returns home for homecoming next weekend to face the Akron Zips (2-2, 0-1 MAC). The game is set to kick off at 12 p.m. and will be broadcasted on CBS Sports Network.

WAYNE PENALES | THE SPECTRUM Volleyball huddles up after a point. The Bulls have struggled to close out sets, specifically the last five points, according to head coach Blair Brown Lipsitz. She wants her team to play with heart and aggressiveness.

Volleyball looks to regroup after 3-0 loss to Ball State

Madison Meyer | Special to The Spectrum Senior guard Cierra Dillard goes for the layup while pressed in the paint. Dillard was the lead scorer for the Bulls last season and hopes to improve.

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