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BYE BYE HURLEY Bobby Hurley accepts head coaching job at Arizona State Tom Dinki & Jordan Grossman SENIOR NEWS AND SENIOR SPORTS EDITORS
Men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State Thursday. Hurley, who coached Buffalo for two seasons, did not answer The Spectrum’s calls to his cellphone but released a statement saying he plans to set a new standard of winning conference and national titles at Arizona State. “While it was an extremely difficult decision to move on from my team in Buffalo, this is a tremendous opportunity and I want to thank [Arizona State Athletic Director Ray Anderson] and [Arizona State President Michael Crow] for selecting me as
the leader of the ASU men’s basketball program,” Hurley said in a statement. AZCentral, an Arizona-based breaking news website, reported Hurley’s deal is for five years but his salary is not yet known. Assistant coach Nate Oats has been named Buffalo’s interim head coach. Hurley signed an extension with UB until the 2018-19 season in September. The contract had a base salary of roughly $250,000 per year plus other incentives such as 25 percent of all ticket revenue after the school sold more than $300,000 worth of tickets. According to a clause in the contract, if Hurley terminates the contract before March 24, 2019, he must pay Buffalo half of the remainder of his annual salary, which will be roughly $500,000. None of UB Athletics’ staff answered phone calls Thursday night. The Spectrum, therefore, was unable to speak with any players currently on the team’s roster. CONTINUED TO PAGE 2
THE PARKING GAME
YUSONG SHI, THE SPECTRUM
ELLICOTT 1,764 HOCHSTETTER A&B 771
FURNAS 277 KETTER 114
ARENA 240
LAKE LA SALLE 200
PARK 54
SPECIAL EVENTS 253
STADIUM 225
Sushmita Gelda & Emma Janicki
BAIRD A&B 346
GOVERNORS 1,373
ELLICOTT 542 HOCHSTETTER A&B 50
FURNAS 0
JACOBS A,B&C 0
KETTER 0 ARENA 0
PARKING SPOTS LEFT BY 12PM: 1,079
SLEE A&B 0 LAKE LA SALLE 0 SPECIAL EVENTS 0
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CFT & CROFTS 787
COOKE 376
JARVIS 682
CONTRIBUTING WRITER AND ASST. MANAGING EDITOR
JACOBS A,B&C 528
ALUMNI A,B&C 255
TOTAL PARKING SPOTS: 8,711
SLEE A&B 466
Despite decrease in parking demand, students still struggle to find convenient parking
Jacqueline Conroy and Caitlin Cole-Conroy regularly leave their home in Tonawanda, New York at 8:30 a.m. – an hour and a half before their first class. The reason is simple: parking. The sisters hate the stress of circling UB’s parking lots. They’ve even invented a game in which they pretend to be “cheesy game show hosts” who raffle off parking spots. “I like to call it the Parking Game,” Conroy said. “It’s always a gamble.” Conroy, a graduate educational psychology and quantitative methods student, and ColeConroy, a junior anthropology major, “lost” the game four times when they couldn’t find a parking spot and had to drive back home and have their dad drop them off at school. Once, Conroy spent almost two hours circling between Jarvis A, Jarvis B, Governors B, Baird A, Slee A and Slee B lots before she gave up and drove home.
Men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley walks down the sideline during Buffalo's 77-71 victory over Western Michigan on Jan. 27. Hurley accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State Thursday and will be leaving the Bulls.
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CFT & CROFTS 390 BAIRD A&B 0 PARK 12
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Asbestos removal in Capen Hall began Wednesday.
According to UB Parking and Transportation Services There are a total of 8,711 parking spots on UB North Campus with 6,160 of them located along the academic spine. But by noon, there are just 147 spots left along the Academic Spine. Of those, 50 are located in the faculty-only lot Hochstetter A and 10 are in the student-only Stadium lot
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UB Athletics released a statement from Athletic Director Danny White Thursday thanking Hurley for his time as coach. “We would like to thank Bobby for his contributions growing our men’s basketball program,” White said in a release. “It is important for us to continue to build on the success with a new leader and I am extremely confident that we will find a leader who can take our program to even greater heights.” The players were told of Hurley’s departure in a team meeting with White on Thursday, according to Fola Branco, a sophomore psychology major and practice player for the Bulls. Branco said some players were in “shock,” and were talking about “whether they want to leave [UB] or not,” but some also understood Hurley’s decision. “At first I’m hurt, but at the same time too, it’s like family. You want him to do what’s best for his family,” Branco said. “We made history here so that’s something they can never take away from us. But on top of it too, it’s sad but at the same time you got to move on.” Hurley had been rumored for head coaching positions at schools like DePaul and St. Johns over the past month after he guided Buffalo to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The appearance came after the program’s first-ever Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship. Buffalo fell 68-62 to No. 5 seed West Virginia in the Round of 64. In an interview with Sports Illustrated’s “SI Now” on March 31, Hurley said he felt he would be the Bulls head coach next season and said he was “just focusing on Buffalo right now.” Hurley also told ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd that his “heart is still in Buffalo” on The Herd on March 31. Deputy Director of Athletics Allen Greene told The Spectrum in March that UB Athletics had a deal in place with Hurley to make him the highest-paid coach in the
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Bobby Hurley walks off the court after Buffalo’s MAC Tournament Semifinal win over Akron in Cleveland, Ohio on March 13.
MAC, but Hurley had not yet signed the contract. Buffalo donors had rallied to raise money to increase Hurley’s base salary for a new contract in the hope he wouldn’t leave for a different school. Greene told The Spectrum in March the use of donor money could help keep coaches in Buffalo at a price that works for the Athletics Department. “The less burden we could put on the institution in order of financial resources, the easier it is for us to retain some of these coaches,” Greene told The Spectrum. Bucky Gleason of The Buffalo News tweeted that Hurley was offered $551,000 per year – $1,000 more per year than Ohio head coach Saul Phillips, who just completed his first year at Ohio with a 10-20 record. Gleason reported Hurley was “insulted” by UB’s approach to the new contract and was angered that UB sources may have
leaked to the media that the contract was finalized when it was not. Graduating senior forward Will Regan declined to speak with The Spectrum, but tweeted Thursday night: “Change is opportunity! Coach did a great job and will continue to, just like Danny White and his staff. Ohh yeah, X [Xavier Ford] and I are still MAC Champs.” Regan told The Spectrum in March that the team would like for Hurley to come back, but that “you put faith in the administration to do the best they can to keep him … It’s a business and there’s nothing you can do beside that.” Hurley has been Buffalo’s second-most expensive head coach for the past two years, behind former football head coach Jeff Quinn. Hurley’s base salary was $250,000 in 2013 but he earned $336,669 including benefits and bonuses paid by the university and third parties. Branco said some players want Oats to become Buffalo’s permanent head coach. Oats arrived in Buffalo with Hurley in 2013 after 11 seasons at Romulus High School outside Detroit, Michigan. Oats won the school’s first-ever state title. He coached current Bulls junior forwards Justin Moss and Raheem Johnson and freshman guard Christian Pino at Romulus.
Assistant coach Levi Watkins will join Hurley at Arizona State, according to AZCentral. Jonathan Mitnik, a junior exercise science major who won this season’s free tuition giveaway promotion, said watching Buffalo in the NCAA Tournament was amazing. “It opened up a new aspect to the Buffalo community, showing that we do have a D-1 basketball team,” Mitnik said. “But we’re also competitive and we plan on being competitive. [Hurley] showed the community that side of UB Athletics.” Alessandro Carusone, a sophomore communication major, said while “you can’t blame Hurley” for leaving Buffalo for potentially more money, it’s also “a cruel reminder from the business side.” “We’re the ones that gave him a shot and this is how he repays us?” Carusone said. “It’s unfortunate my university had to be on the short end of the stick.” White hired Hurley in March 2013 after firing 14-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon. White’s father, Kevin White, is the athletic director at Duke, where Hurley was a star point guard on two national championship teams. Hurley is the NCAA all-time leader in assists. CONTINUED TO PAGE 8
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CORRECTION: In Monday’s paper the story “UB coaches shortchanged?” wrongly stated UB had two MAC Championships prior to this season. It was actually four. The Spectrum apologies and regrets this error.
OPINION Celoron loves Lucy, but not her statue’s face
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Complaints about unappealing artwork honoring Lucille Ball erupts into unnecessary and overblown outrage The recent furor over a farfrom-picturesque statue of famed comedian Lucille Ball has made it beyond clear that the village of Celoron, the childhood home of the actress, still loves Lucy. The uproar, which ultimately made it onto CNN and Fox News, started as many viral protests tend to do – with a Facebook page. From Facebook to front pages, the community’s outrage has taken on a life of its own and blown a minor issue out of proportion. It’s true that the statue, which was placed in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in 2009 is undeniably unattractive. Depicting Lucy in one of the more famous scenes from her television show, as she holds up a spoonful of “vitameatavegamin,” all appears well with the statue – until her face comes into view. Compared to Steve Buscemi, a zombie from “The Walking Dead”
and Yoda, among other unsavory comparisons online, Lucy’s face is admittedly an unflattering and even unrecognizable depiction. So community members are right to complain about the besmirching of their town’s claim to fame. But now, because of the unbridled outrage that community members took to the web, the town is recognized nationwide for its unappealing artwork, rather than the legacy of the comedian who grew up there. And despite the discontent of Celoron’s citizens, the statue still attracts tourists and stars in photo ops – visitors, apparently, are more forgiving than residents who have to see the artwork on a regular basis. The entire debacle has generated far more negative attention than Celoron ever needed – or the wellmeaning artist who sculpted the statue in the first place.
As UB’s athletic profile rises, coaches’ salaries should too Despite “big time” spending on athletics, coaches aren’t receiving competitive wages For student-athletes in the MidAmerican Conference, UB is an attractive destination with its over $31 million dedicated to supporting the athletic department, outdoing the rest of the conference in spending. But for coaches, whose salaries don’t reflect this high level of spending, UB may be losing some of its appeal. Despite coming in at the top of the list in terms of overall spending among MAC schools, UB is ranked ninth lowest out of the 12 MAC schools when it comes to head coaches’ salaries in the 20132014 fiscal year. Much of the athletic department’s spending is wisely distributed, with money going to necessary operations like facilities and maintenance.
But the amount of money going to coaches remains questionable. It’s potentially one of the reasons Arizona State was able to lure men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley away from Buffalo on Thursday. While a Mid-Major school like UB certainly can’t be asked to compete monetarily with a Power Five conference school like Arizona State, Buffalo may not have done itself any favors. Bucky Gleason of The Buffalo News tweeted Thursday that Buffalo’s offer made Hurley the highestpaid coach in the MAC by $1,000. Saul Phillips, Ohio’s first-year head coach who went 10-20 this season, was the highest-paid coach in the MAC with a salary of $550,000. Gleason reported that a source
Feminism is not a dirty word Our society’s view on feminism needs to improve
MARLEE TUSKES
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
What is your first reaction when you hear the word ‘feminism?’ Maybe you cringe or roll your eyes. Maybe you’re apprehensive to read this column. Or maybe you’re like me, and know that ‘feminism’ is not cringe-
worthy; it’s actually a movement that deserves to be embraced. Feminism: the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social and economic equality to men. Funny, I didn’t see the phrases “man-hater,” “demeaning” or even “crazy” anywhere in that definition provided by Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary. In the past few years, it has become more apparent to me that this movement, which people should be embracing, is now stigmatized. With social media accounts like “Meninist,” solely tweeting jokes at
The outraged complaints and exaggerated comparisons online may have gotten the town into the Los Angeles Times, but they also insulted the work of an artist who was simply doing his best. Even if the results of Dave Poulin, the artist who is responsible for the statue, are far from ideal – as he acknowledges – a more restrained protest on the part of Celoron residents would have been more considerate. Poulin has offered to redo the statue, saying he’s willing to put his time and money into a facelift, a classy move that hopefully quiets residents’ critiques of his work. But since going viral, the story has picked up enough momentum that Celoron now has more ambi-
tious plans. Fortunately, the mayor has made it clear that taxpayers’ money will not be going towards improving the statue – replacing the head could cost up to $10,000 – but the town has started a fundraising campaign. For a story that never should have made headlines in the first place, it appears that a happy ending is in store. And fittingly, the whole debacle is pretty funny – it’s supposed to be the statue that’s honoring Lucy, but really it’s the comedic elements of this saga that are doing justice to the comedian’s legacy.
told him Hurley was “insulted” by UB’s approach to the contract. Even former volleyball head coach Reed Sunahara left UB in March after just one season to take the job at West Virginia and a $30,000 bump in salary. So, although it sounds ludicrous to worry that a coach earning a quarter million a year might need more money, UB Athletics needs to do what’s necessary to keep its best coaches here – and fast. Doing so helps to ensure a more successful athletics program, which in turn supports the school as a whole. Because of course, it’s also important to look at the bigger picture. There’s much more to UB than its athletics department. The majority of students here don’t compete on these teams, and many don’t even attend games. They don’t benefit from the millions of dollars being poured into UB Athletics – at least not directly. But arguably, all of UB benefits from its athletics program’s increasing success and recognition. An elevated athletic profile means an increase in name-recognition for the school as a whole, not just its
athletics department. If UB’s rising popularity can translate to an uptick in applications and admissions, the school as a whole benefits. The vast amount of money that UB spends on sports can certainly seem off-putting, especially as multiple programs across campus are in need of funding, and many students who aren’t athletes deserve scholarships as well. But if the cycle of spending works as it should – UB funds its athletics departments, and in return the department helps bring in more revenue for all – there’s not much to complain about there. Of course, it is important that UB remain an institution that welcomes and provides resources for all its students – those who spend their days in Alumni or those who pass the hours in Lockwood. Ultimately, all of UB’s students deserve their shot at success – whether success means winning games or earning A’s. Maintaining that balance must remain the top priority. It might not be as exciting or newsworthy as making it into March Madness, but its importance is unrivaled.
the expense of women, female celebrities like Katy Perry and Carrie Underwood proudly declaring they are not feminists and Rush Limbaugh on his popular radio show discussing the evils of “feminazis,” it is not odd for our society to view a woman as a crazy bra-burner the moment she proclaims herself as a feminist. This needs to end. We were taught in elementary school “all men are created equal.” Little did we know then how much emphasis was placed on the word ‘men.’ The median earnings for women are usually 80 percent of what men are paid, and even less than that for women of color, according to the American Association of University Women. In Londa Schiebinger’s book Has Feminism Changed Science? she notes 82 percent of men who have higher-up academic positions have a family and only 17 percent of women in higher academic positions have a family. The feminists who some so ea-
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gerly look down upon in this day and age would be commended by those who came years before – the ones who fought for our right to vote, who worked to start Planned Parenthood and ended gender segregation in public schools. Feminists now are fighting to shatter the glass ceiling and end women being paid 80 cents to a man’s dollar for the same work. I’ve often found just by mentioning to someone I am a feminist, their demeanor toward me changes. I immediately become more susceptible to sexist jokes or lame attempts at debating why our society doesn’t need feminism anymore. “Optimist: The glass is half full, pessimist: the glass is half empty, feminist: the glass is being raped.” This is just one of the several “jokes” posted on the popular twitter account “Meninist.” As mentioned before, the Twitter account, which has over 800,000 followers, dedicates its page to belittling women, specifically feminists. CONTINUED TO PAGE 8
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dents, or 800 students, said their satisfaction was “good” or higher. The answer to UB’s “parking problem” isn’t more parking – it’s more planning, Wallace said. Wallace said students should plan ahead and arrive on campus early to avoid circling the lots. And the demand for parking has decreased in the past six years, according to Wallace. Six years ago, approximately 21,400 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The sisters often see students attempt to students had parking permits. Last year, just “win” the game by simultaneously turning 17,480 students had parking permits – a decrease of almost 4,000 students. into the same parking spot. Still, students like the Conroy sisters “My favorite is when they play chicken struggle to find parking on campus each and see who stops first,” Conroy said. morning. Some students feel UB officials Last year, Cole-Conroy took out a $1,000 should be more connected to student needs loan and chose to live on campus in Red and the time constraints students face with Jacket to avoid the hassle of parking and beoff-campus jobs and responsibilities – not ing late to class, she said. everyone has time to “plan ahead […] to This year, both sisters live at home and avoid circling the lots,” as Wallace suggests. usually have their dad drop them off at Many of the spots open on North Campus school. When they do drive, they say they after noon are on the periphery of campus, prefer to get parking close to the Academic like in Ellicott and the Center for Tomorrow Spine because it’s too cold to walk long dislots. Wallace recommends parking there and tances in the winter. then taking the buses Unlike students and or shuttles that run regfaculty, who routinely ularly to the main parts complain about parkof campus. “I get anxiety ing, UB parking ofWhile some stuficials do not see a just trying to dents would like to see problem with UB’s more parking lots on find parking.” parking. North Campus to betMaria Wallace, diter accommodate the rector of UB Parking thousands of students and Transportation Services, said that even looking for parking each morning, others on Wednesdays – the busiest days at UB – think more lots would make the campus ugthere is enough parking for everyone. North lier and less environmentally friendly. Campus alone has more than 1,000 parking Managing demand spots left at noon, she said. Every year UB collects $8.5 million from But for many students that isn’t enough. the mandatory student transportation fee, “I always feel rushed [to get to class]. I which is more than 90 percent of its overall can’t even think straight. I get anxiety just budget. Full-time students pay $187.25 and trying to find parking,” said Donte Chavers, part-time students pay $15.60 each semester a junior business administration major who for the transportation fee, according to the commutes to campus every day. 2014-15 Broad-based Fee Rates on the UB Each year Parking and Transportation Student Accounts’ webpage. conducts a survey of students’ satisfaction That fee covers the $6,672,000 Transporwith parking. In 2014-15, only 1,369 stutation spends on the 28 Stampede buses, 16 dents responded to the survey – about 6 campus shuttles, mall/market busing servicpercent of UB’s student body, according to es, Bikeshare, bicycle racks, a GPS that alParking and Transportation Services. lows students to look at shuttle locations in Of those who responded, about 34 per- real-time and transit advertising. cent ranked their overall satisfaction as Parking spends $2,401,000 on things like “fair” or “poor.” But 58 percent of responlot directional signs, University Police pa-
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trols, parking enforcement, carpool spaces, snow removal, electric vehicle charging stations and a parking radio station. Faculty and staff pay an annual vehicle registration fee of $9.65. This fee covers the cost of producing the hangtags and is ne3 3 3 4 4 gotiated through faculty 3 3 5 6 union bargaining agree14 ments, Wallace said. 13 15 And Parking and Transportation has another way 10 11 to bring in more revenue 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 – parking violations. 16 12 In 2013, approximately 19,000 parking violations were issued, according to Student Accounts. Since 17 parking violations cost at least $20, Parking and 18 Transportation brought in an extra $380,000. The 17,402 students with hangtags are limited to five student-only lots along the Academic Spine, located on the periphery of campus in the Arena, Lake La Salle, Stadium, Special Events and Governors E lots. These lots have a total of 1,220 spots. are looking for parking spots,” Chavers said. For the 8,400 faculty and staff with hangThe rest of the lots on the Academtags, however, their five exclusive lots – ic Spine on North Campus are combined Baird B, Jacobs A, Hochstetter A, Goverstudent/faculty lots, totaling 3,816 parking nors B and Furnas – have a combined total spots. of 1,124 spots. Faculty and staff-only lots The nearly 25,802 people parking on UB’s are located closer to the Academic Spine North Campus have access to just 6,160 than those reserved for students. parking spots along the Academic Spine, “[UB] definitely needs to figure out a way which means there are about 4.19 people to get more student lots,” said Jemila Hoyteper parking spot on the Spine. King, a junior business administration and Hoyte-King said for earlier classes, she psychology major. “I think there aren’t can “show up around 8 or 8:30 a.m.” and enough commuter lots. Faculty lots are almost always half-empty, and the students get a parking spot quickly. “But if it’s later in the day, like around 10, are struggling to find parking. It’s not fair.” it can take around half an hour to 45 minChavers agrees with Hoyte-King and said utes to find a space,” she said. UB isn’t being efficient with its lots. To park near the Academic Spine, Ni“When I come to school, there’s like no cole Stuhlweissenburg, a senior internationroom in the student lots and then in the facal studies and economics major, would ofulty lots, there’s like five cars. I’d say about 75 ten idle her car outside the Student Union. percent of their lots are open while students
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Stephen McKinley Henderson,
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professor of theatre and dance at UB, is an
A panel discussion on social conscience in the arts led by Associate Professor of Art Jonathan Katz and featuring Henderson with fellow UB faculty members and students.
accomplished performer and director whose work has been featured on stages from Buffalo to Broadway and beyond, as well as on film and television. Nominated for a Tony in 2010, Henderson has also appeared in Academy Award-nominated films such as “Lincoln” and “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.” As a stage director, he received accolades for his productions of “Ali!” and “The Meeting.”
TUESDAY, APRIL 14 3 P.M. MAINSTAGE THEATRE, CENTER FOR THE ARTS NORTH CAMPUS
AN EVENING WITH STEPHEN McKINLEY HENDERSON Join UB alumnus and theater critic Anthony Chase for an intimate and candid interview with Henderson, discussing his storied career as a performer, director and educator.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 7 P.M. LIPPES CONCERT HALL, NORTH CAMPUS
Events are free and open to the public; advance registration is requested. To register and learn about all events, visit www.buffalo.edu/president/sig-series.
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The five student-only lots, Governors E, Arena, Lake La Salle, Stadium and the Special Events lot, are located on the periphery of North Campus. Faculty-only lots, however, are located closer to the Academic Spine. There are 8,400 faculty and staff members with parking hangtags and over 17,000 students have hangtags. ILLUSTRATION BY KENNETH CRUZ
When she saw students enter Furnas Lot, she would “shark” through the lot and stalk them to their car. Sometimes she’d be in luck, and the students would get in their car and drive away. Other times, she’d be unlucky and realize the students were only going to their car to grab some textbooks. One day, she spent 45 minutes searching for a parking spot and, unable to find parking in Cooke A, Cooke B, Fronczak B, Jacobs A, Jacobs B, Jacobs C and Baird B lots, she parked in the Special Events lot, which is a bit of a walk. “I use more of my gas trying to find parking than I do driving to campus,” she said. Shark or shuttle? UB has taken several steps to minimize parking congestion, according to Wallace. Mainly the steps have focused on encouraging students to drive less, to use buses more and to maximize available space by parking on the periphery of campus in places like the Center for Tomorrow lot and in Ellicott. The Stampede bus system transports 15,000 students – more than half of UB’s population – per day and connects students from peripheral parking lots to the core of the campus, Wallace said. Students who drive to campus can take advantage of UB’s transportation by parking their car in underused lots such as the MainBailey lot on South Campus or the Center for Tomorrow lot on North Campus and taking the Stampede or a shuttle to class. “Park and ride is your first option,” said Christopher Austin, assistant director of UB Parking and Transportation Services. “It really eliminates the stress and the circling parking lots [and] minimizes the potential for accidents within the parking lots.” The Green Line, for example, takes people to the Flint Loop from the Center for Tomorrow lot and services about 206 students daily. Carmen Falbo, a driver on the Green Line, said it’s a shame more students don’t use the shuttle, but he also remembers a time when the North Campus Shuttle – which now has 18 stops – used to be much faster. There used to be two lines instead of just the North Campus line, which takes students across the whole campus. “If you get on the North Campus shuttle, you could be on the bus for an hour,” Falbo said. And for students taking classes at the
Medical Campus – or who live near downtown and don’t want to drive to Amherst – there is the Blue Line, which about 235 students use daily. UB Parking created the Express Bus Program in 2009 to provide students from New York’s major cities – like New York City or Syracuse – a way of returning home for breaks without having to bring cars to campus. Students who live off campus have shuttle options, as most of the surrounding apartments have their own services. Stuhlweissenburg – sick of spending 45 minutes searching for a spot – takes the shuttle from University Village at Sweethome. “That was my breaking point,” she said. “I was like, ‘I can’t do this anymore.’” She said using the shuttle costs her sleep and study time, but she still prefers using it to avoid parking on campus. Busing from the outside UB doesn’t provide students with passes to the NFTA system like many neighboring colleges such as SUNY Buffalo State, SUNY Erie Community College, Bryant & Stratton College and Canisius. Transportation officials say they want stu-
dents to be less reliant on their personal vehicles and more focused on ride shares and transit options, but isn’t considering offering the passes, Austin said. NFTA has set up a College Riders Accessing Metro (CRAM) Pass Program, which offers unlimited access to all Metro services. Ellen Kongphet, a college administrative assistant at ECC, said the CRAM Pass is a “great benefit” to ECC students. ECC has 13,990 undergraduates – just under 6,000 fewer than UB. “It does eliminate concerns and frustrations [about parking],” she said. “[The CRAM Pass is] a product that sells itself.” Still, Kongphet said “the spaces are limited” in ECC’s student lots. ECC students pay $70 each semester – less than half of what UB students pay –
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for their transportation and safety services, program would only benefit a minor subincluding the CRAM Passes, an on-campus section of the student population. parking pass and shuttle that travels beIt would cost more than $1.4 million for tween the college’s three campuses. UB to purchase transit passes for all of its Kongphet said stustudents, according to dents use the CRAM Austin. Pass every day for in“Just looking at the “I use more of my ternships and jobs. math, most would say The CRAM Pass helps we need a deal other gas trying to find ECC reach all demothan what is being ofparking than I do graphics, and some stufered,” Austin said. driving to campus.” dents come to ECC But the Blue Line, specifically because of which runs a similar the CRAM Pass proroute as the NFTA gram. Metro Rail, costs In 2011, UB experimented with the idea $8,000 per month to operate – $96,000 a of offering NFTA Metro Rail passes to stu- year, according to Austin. dents. Still, re-allocating spending isn’t feasible, Daniel Hess, associate professor in the according to Wallace. She said the only feaDepartment of Urban and Regional Plan- sible option would be for NFTA to offer an ning, led the pilot program, conducted in “opt-in” program where individual students partnership with NFTA, which gave 2,813 can choose to purchase a transit pass. students and 310 faculty and staff memA monthly Metro pass costs $75. Wallace bers pre-paid Metro passes. Participants said she has tried to get students a reduced were able to access the NFTA Metro Rail price, but UB has not reached an agreement for 20 months, making it different from the with NFTA. CRAM Passes, which include bus and rail Paria Negahdarikia, a graduate urban and services. regional planning student, said some international students feel UB’s parking policies cater to domestic students and neglect the needs of international students, who make up about 17 percent of UB’s population. Negahdarkia conducted research with Hess and found international students are likely to rely on the NFTA Metro Rail because of the cost and because few of them have driver’s licenses, cars or car insurance. UB should collaborate with the NFTA to create a transit pass program to serve both domestic and international students, Negahdarikia said. “If UB is relying on its international student body as one of its strengths, then it should also provide services like transportation services for them,” she said. A transit pass program would also reduce parking congestion and promote sustainability, according to Samuel Wells, a graduate urban planning student. “If they want to be a leader in the region in promoting alternative forms of transportation and being as green and as environmentally friendly as possible, I think this is a no-brainer,” he said. UB’s landscape is dominated by a “sea of parking lots,” according to Wells. Providing alternative forms of transportation – such as access to a transit pass program – will reduce the demand for parking and allow UB to integrate more natural areas into the campuses, he said. Green over gray Last semester, the Graduate Planning KAINAN GUO, THE SPECTRUM Student Association (GPSA) participated in PARK(ing) Day and converted a parking Jarvis B is one of the student/faculty combined lots on UB’s North spot on South Campus into a mini public park. Campus. It has 155 parking spots, PARK(ing) Day began in San Francisco but by noon there are none left, in 2005 and has evolved into a worldwide according to UB’s Parking and event where activists raise questions on how Transportation Services. cities can develop public spaces to optimize urban living, according to the PARK(ing) Day website. “What if we could do that for a hundred spaces or a thousand spaces?” Wells said. The passes cost UB just $10 for students “Would we come closer to the campus the uniand $30 for faculty. Despite the initial cost, versity wants [and] to the campus we want?” UB ended up saving $62,000 because it cut UB built its most recently constructed the amount of trips the Blue Line made lot two years ago – Clark Lot, located near from downtown to South Campus in half. UB was unable to reach an agreement the pharmacy school on South Campus. Given the decrease in the demand for parkwith NFTA once the program ended. Wallace said because only about 2,800 ing and the underuse of peripheral parkstudents participated in the 20-month pro- ing lots, UB does not plan on adding more gram, out of a possible 3,000, a transit pass parking in the near future, Wallace said. CONTINUED TO PAGE 8
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‘Heart of Campus’ renovations halted by asbestos removal Construction will not begin until at least June as asbestos removal takes place
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Contractors clad in respirators and jumpsuits have set up shop on the third floor of the Oscar Silverman Library in Capen Hall for an asbestos removal project that won’t conclude for another two months and will delay the start of the Heart of Campus renovations. The asbestos removal, which began Wednesday, is not expected to conclude until June 5. Construction on the third floor of the Silverman Library, the first phase of the Heart of Campus project, was supposed to begin in April but will not begin until the asbestos has been removed, according to David Vasbinder, the associate director of environment health and safety. “People get very concerned when they hear asbestos, it can be dangerous if it’s not being handled properly,” Vasbinder said. “If anyone thinks they may have been exposed to asbestos, our office is where they report it to.” The third floor has been closed for renovations since December 16, 2014, with an expected completion date in November 2015. Last year asbestos was found and removed in the floor tile mastic and joint compound on the first floor of Capen Hall. UB Asbestos Program Coordinator Nancy Hutchison and project managers had a meeting with staff and faculty who work or have offices within the Silverman Library to give them information about what to expect and what is being done to protect them, and to answer any questions they had about a week and a half before the removal began. The vinyl floor tiles of the Silverman Library were constructed with asbestos
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back in ’60s and ’70s, according to Vasbinder. The glue that holds the tiles down and the drywall joint compound that is found between wallboards also contains asbestos. Vasbinder said the university is able to ascertain where asbestos fibers are going to be found based on the age of a particular building. Vasbinder said UB is required to remove those materials prior to renovation. New York State regulations require the university to post flyers 10 days prior to the start of asbestos removal. Vasbinder said another purpose of the postings is to make sure there no ones enters the third floor of the Silverman Library. “We are concerned they will get airborne because they can cause various diseases when exposed,” Vasbinder said. Epic Contracting Inc. is currently conducting the abatement. Vasbinder said the contractors prevent the asbestos from getting airborne by building plastic sheeting and placing negative air pressure on it. This is a “control method” so that if something goes on inside abatement area the team makes sure it does not get inside containment area. The team will be using high-efficiency particulate arrestance (HEPA) filters.
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Asbestos removal was done on the first floor of Capen Hall in March 2014 (pictured). There is currently an asbestos removal project happening on the third floor of Capen for the next two months.
Vasbinder said if any asbestos fibers get airborne, the filter takes it out so it cannot get outside of the containment. The team will take air samples and make sure there are no asbestos fibers in the air fibers. “The federal process requires we put all these systems in place,” Vasbinder said. “We also have to monitor the air to make sure those methods are effective.” Watts Architecture and Engineering is currently handling the air monitoring for the project. Vasbinder said the university is also required to hire a third party unrelated to the contractor to make sure the contractor is following rules, observe work practices, make sure containment is good. Watts Architecture and Engineering will serve as the third party. email: news@ubspectrum.com
I’m also fascinated with the roster construction at the moment. Currently, the Bulls have four seniors in outside hitter Megan Lipski, setter Marrisa Prinzbach and middle blockers Amber Hachett and Akelia Lain. After those four, everyone else has at least two more seasons of eligibility, but more importantly, some of them received valuable playing time as freshman. Sophomores Niki Bozinoski and Tessa Ooyama both finished in the top five in total sets played and Junior Megan Lin was third. Sophomores Cassie Shado and Skyler Day finished with 137 and 100 kills respectively. Four of those five players will have three seasons, including this season, of eligibility left. Lin has two more seasons. Having that experience returning for Lipsitz is great for her first season as head coach. The seniors will be able to start and provide leadership to the roster and the underclassman provide a talent group for Brown Lipsitz to lean on as well as build around while recruiting. There are factors to worry about with this hire: Lipsitz is entering her first season as a head coach and even with assistants to help her, that’s still a tough leap to make in your first season. Another is from Buffalo’s angle. This is the third coach hired in as many seasons. I would be remised if I didn’t mention that. If Lipsitz has a good first year, she could draw the eye of competitors, looking to grab the “next big thing” to coach their school. Overall, I think the Bulls made a great choice to run their program. Unfortunately, I’m not expecting much in the 2015 season, but 2016 and 2017 could set up to be great seasons. I think this will be a great season for Lipsitz to figure out what she likes and dislikes as a coach, who she has as key members of the program moving forward and just what she needs in order to turn this program around. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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Your type is right UB Public Relations class raises awareness for organ donation SOPHIA MCKEONE STAFF WRITER
About 18 people will die today waiting for an organ donation, based on a national average provided by Upstate New York Transplant Services, or UNYTS. Karen Swierski, an adjunct professor of communication at UB, and her class hope to lower that number. On Wednesday, Swierski and her advanced public relations class, COM 453, held an event aimed at helping current and future patients waiting for organ donations. Since 2009, UNYTS has sponsored an event hosted by Swierski’s class to raise awareness about the need for organ and blood donors. This year’s event was called “The Type is Right,” inspired by the popular television game show “The Price is Right.” Students in the class invited people to be contestants in the game but in order to win, the participants needed to learn something about being a donor. Organ donation education is the first step toward making a difference, according to Swierski. “[The process] starts here on campus,” she said. “When students are educated [about organ donation] early on, they will go on and educate others.” The event included games like Plinko, balloon darts and a prize wheel. Questions and information about donation were weaved within each of them. There were refreshments for the students in attendance, as well as the opportunity to win door prizes and receive a free monster energy drink if you signed up to be a donor. At the event, 107 people signed up to become organ donors. Last year’s awareness event resulted in al-
most 700 new donors. Over the seven years the class has held the awareness event, 2,500 people have signed up to be donors. The process is as easy as filling out a simple enrollment form and sending it to UNYTS, Swierski said. Approximately 74 organ transplants take place every day in the United States, and on average 118 people are added to the nation’s organ transplant waiting list each day, one every 11 minutes, according to UNYTS. Swierski learned how important donors are first hand. Her brother spent five years on dialysis while awaiting a kidney transplant. During this time, Swierski describes her brother as being “a mess.” “Three days a week [my brother] had to sit in a chair for four hours hooked up to dialysis; he was completely confined,” Swierski said. “Kidneys are supposed to pull the toxins out of your body, so being unable to do that unless hooked up to dialysis, [my brother] was not doing well. He couldn’t go anywhere.” One night, Swierski woke up to a call from her brother. He called because he needed a ride to the hospital the next day. After five years of waiting, he was going to get a kidney. Since that late night phone call, Swierski said her brother’s life has transformed. “[The kidney transplant] has given me my brother back,” Swierski said. “He has his energy back, his sense of humor, he’s lost
weight and he has a new girlfriend. There is no greater gift.” Swierski’s personal experience with organ donation has given her an increased appreciation for UNYTS and its partnership with the class. Kristin Waldby, a junior sociology and communication major, is one of the many students who view the class as a “great opportunity.” While raising awareness of the need for organ donors, the class has given students the opportunity to set up a real public relations campaign. UNYTS gave the class a real budget to set up the event, and at the end of the semester they give the class a presentation on how they did and how they could’ve improved, Waldby said. “UNYTS is really invested in raising awareness in the college demographic,” Waldby said. “It’s almost taboo thinking about donating our organs at this age. We think, ‘you know I’m young, I’m not dying anytime soon, why would I be an organ donor?’ Raising awareness helps to take away that taboo.” Swierski recalls being at a Sabres game and discovering the lady sitting by her was
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Carly Kreitzberg (front), a senior communication and psychology major, and James Roy (back), a senior communication major, both serve snow cones and cotton candy to students as part of the "Type is Right" event aims to get more students to become organ donors.
involved in her brother’s transplant process. The woman was an organ donor. Many organ donors are from families grieving their own past loved ones, she said. She was so excited to finally meet a recipient that the woman began to cry. “[The students in the class] are saving lives of real people,” Swierski said. “I often explain this to them using the example of throwing a pebble into the water and all the rings that are formed and go out into the water around it.” Organizing this awareness event was like throwing that pebble into the water and watching the rings in its wake spread all over the world, Swierski said. email: features@ubspectrum.com
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Although the Meninist Twitter account says it is a parody account and their tweets should not be taken seriously, it’s obvious that although it may have started as a joke, it soon brought a large following of people who, according to the comments, I can assume don’t find it funny. Instead, it appears to me that those who follow social media accounts created exclusively to demean a movement for equality, more often than not, agree with the sexist comments being posted. Something that promotes equality has quickly been turned into a joke in our society. As women struggle to avoid being the punchline, men, and unfortunately many
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In two seasons as Buffalo’s head coach, Hurley amassed a 42-20 record, including two MAC East titles, one MAC Tournament Championship and one NCAA Tournament appearance. Carusone said he hopes Hurley plays against Buffalo in Alumni Arena so Buffalo can show it’s not “a stepping stone anymore.” “I don’t want it to be a résumé builder,” Carusone said. “I want this place to be the best in the nation.” The Bulls are a member of the MAC, which is considered a Mid-Major. Arizona State is a member of the Pac-12, one of the Power Five conferences. Arizona State fired Herb Sendek as its head coach on March 24. Sendek finished his Arizona State career with a 159-137 record with two NCAA Tournament appearances and four National Invitational Tournament appearances during his tenure. Last season, Arizona State went 18-16 overall, finished with a 9-9 record in the
women as well, continue to put down the feminist movement and those who believe in feminism. Young girls are growing up in a generation where access to information is substantially easier than it was just a year prior. If they constantly see on the Internet that feminism, which is something to benefit their future, is negative, they may start to believe that and work against all of the rights feminists in the past worked to get. As singer Kate Nash proudly puts it, “feminism is not a dirty word. It does not mean you hate men, it does not mean you hate girls that have nice legs and a tan … it means you believe in equality.”
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Pac-12 and lost in the second round of the NIT. Over the last three seasons, Arizona State went 60-40 with a postseason tournament appearance in all three years. Multiple players have left the Bulls prematurely throughout Hurley’s two seasons. Junior forward Jamir Hanner was removed from the team shortly before this season for “a violation of team rules.” Sophomore guard Deyshonee Much also left the team before this season and transferred to Iona in January. There were rumored reports this week that freshman guard Bobby Frasco will transfer from Buffalo. Sophomore guard Mory Diane was ruled academically ineligible for this season after four games. Despite Hurley’s departure, Branco had positive things to say about Hurley as a coach. “He was more of a father figure. It’s not like a regular coach; he kind of talks to us like he’s one of us,” Branco said. “I say sometimes he’s like a kid at heart. You can talk to him about anything, relationships, schoolwork. He’s a great down-to-earth guy.” Arizona State has scheduled a press conference to introduce Hurley for 10 a.m. Friday. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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UB could reduce parking congestion by building a parking garage, Conroy said. It’s a request many students make, according to Austin. A parking garage would allow the university to simultaneously provide more parking and maintain its green space, Conroy said. A parking garage, however, is not a financially feasible option, Wallace said. On average, parking spaces in a garage cost seven to eight times more to maintain than outdoor parking spaces, she said. “With over 1,100 open parking spaces on the North/South Campuses at our peak period of each day, designing and constructing a parking ramp that costs in between $18,000-$30,000 per space is not a reasonable alternative at this time,” Austin said in an email. Instead, Austin suggests students utilize the shuttle services from “outlying parking areas,” the Stampede, carpooling, Zipcar and Bikeshare. Many students, like Adrian Figueroa, a junior international business major, resort to parking far from the Spine and walking to class. “I’ve given up at this point,” Figueroa
Jacqueline Conroy (left), a graduate educational psychology and quantitative methods major, and Caitlin Cole-Conroy (right), a junior anthropology major, play a “Parking Game” when they drive to campus they lose when they spend so much time trying to find a parking spot that they give up and go home.
said. “I just park in the Special Events lot because Jacobs is always packed and I don’t have time to find parking. They should just open more spaces for students and commuters.” While Austin and Wallace don’t condone students “sharking,” many have no plans to stop and joke it’s like a UB right of passage. Other students like the Conroy sisters may have to just keep playing the Parking Game. James Battle contributed reporting to this story. email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Blair Brown Lipsitz named new head volleyball coach Lipsitz to replace previous head coach Reed Sunahara JORDAN GROSSMAN
SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
Blair Brown Lipsitz is no stranger to winning volleyball games. Lipsitz, a former standout player at Penn State from 2007-10, helped her team to four consecutive national championships and was named an All-American twice in her career. Now, she expects to view volleyball in a different light – from the sidelines for the first time ever as a head coach. Lipsitz was named new head coach of the volleyball team Tuesday night. The two-time All-American and four-time national champion will replace Reed Sunahara, who left the team on March 2 to assume the same position at West Virginia. Lipsitz has no prior coaching experience, but a decorated record as a college player. Lipsitz may not bring a national title to Buffalo after a 6-10 conference record last year, but she is excited to begin the “rebuilding” process of the team. “I think you bring a lot of the same ideas from Penn State to Buffalo,” Lipsitz said. “It all goes across the board. It doesn’t matter if it’s the No. 1 team in the country or the No. 1 team in the MAC. Every coach is trying to do the same thing, and that’s inspire their players to play the best that they can.” Lipsitz represents Athletics “philosophy developing champions in the classroom and on the court,” Athletic Director Danny White said in a release. “She grew up and played in a championship culture and winning is all she knows. We are confident that Blair can bring this culture to our volleyball program and lead us to the top of the Mid-American Conference,” White said. Lipsitz was White’s ninth hire since he took the job in 2012. All nine positions were filled with coaches that either experienced success in college or success at the college level. Four of the hires have won a national championship in their respective sports either as a player or a coach. Lipsitz was already affiliated with the pro-
gram after her stint as a volunteer assistant coach. Although she was not officially a coach, she was given the opportunity to meet some of the players and understand how they play. Lipsitz said she wasn’t expecting to take over as head coach, but now that she is, she’s happy she was able to begin grooming relationships and learn from Sunahara over the summer. She plans on integrating her techniques from Penn State with the Sunahara’s methods. “It’s good to have some stability with things they are already comfortable with,” Lipsitz said. “They’re already comfortable with passing technique. There are some things you don’t need to change because it’s working. I’d like to just build on it.” Lipsitz led the Nittany Lions to four consecutive national championships while a college student. She was named First-Team All-American in 2009-10 and was named Second-Team All-American in 2008. In 2010, Lipsitz was named the Big 10 Player of the Year and won the Honda Sports Award, which is awarded to the best player in each Division-I sport. After college, Lipsitz played professionally for three years from 2011-13 in Italy, Puerto Rico and France before returning to the United States to continue work with the U.S. Elite Volleyball Camp. Lipsitz co-founded the camp with her husband, Buffalo-native and three-time AllAmerican, Max Lipsitz in 2011. The camp
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Blair Brown Lipsitz, a former standout volleyball player from Penn State, was named the next Bulls volleyball head coach, succeeding Reed Sunahara, who left the team for West Virginia last month. Brown Lipsitz accumulated four national championships and two All-American nods from 2007-10.
expanded to over 340 campers as of 2013 and travels to various areas of the Northeast United States. “I want to thank Danny White and everybody at UB for this tremendous opportunity,” Lipsitz said in a press release. “I am honored to be part of the women’s volleyball team and the entire athletic department and I am looking forward to bringing this program to the next level.” On Thursday morning, the team practiced for the first time under Lipsitz since she was named the head coach. Many players, including junior outside hitter Megan Lipski, were optimistic about the hiring and play style of Lipsitz. “Blair brings something different to the gym,” Lipski said. “I think everyone responded really well to it. We worked hard and the intensity is great … She came from a winning program so she’s trying to integrate some of that into our practices. Slowly but surely.” One of the new drills she implemented was
a 6 vs. 3 drill. Six players were playing against three and the objective was for the team with three players to accumulate a certain amount of points before they were rotated. Junior middle blocker Amber Hatchett was also excited about the energy and optimism around the gym. “I was really excited when she was named our coach,” Hatchett said. “She’s been around our practices a lot. She knows me and I know her. We’ve been playing together for a little bit. I wasn’t nervous at all. I was confident.” This isn’t the first time Lipsitz will be working with the Bulls. Last summer, Lipsitz worked as a volunteer assistant on the team under Sunahara. She also was an analyst for ESPN3 and covered Bulls games last season. Lipsitz arrived roughly five weeks after Sunahara departed. In between the coaching changes, Sunahara’s assistant coaches ran spring practice until the new head coach took over the program. This is the first head coaching position for Lipsitz. The former Penn State standout won her most recent national championship five years ago and now will be taking over a program that accumulated a 17-15 record and 6-10 in conference competition while losing one of the teams’ best players in Tahleia Bishop Sunahara would not disclose why Bishop did not play in several matches last season, including the Bulls’ MAC Tournament loss. Bishop is no longer on the roster. Lipsitz is excited for the challenge. One of the main reasons she took the job was to be part of the rebuilding process for the program. “I’m excited,” Lipsitz said. “I think it’s a great time in UB Athletics to be getting unto coaching. Very exciting things are happening at this point. I’m happy to be here building in the very beginning stages.” The All-American won her last national title as recent as five years ago. Penn State was, and still is, considered a volleyball powerhouse in college athletics. Lipsitz understands the difference between Buffalo and Penn State, but she said her experience in State College will only help the experience with the Bulls. Lipsitz has not named any assistant coaches yet and will “be determined” in the near future. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
Buzzer Beater: the hiring of Blair Brown Lipsitz SPORTS DESK On Tuesday night, UB Athletics announced the signing of Blair Brown Lipsitz as the new head coach of the volleyball team - succeeding recently departed head coach Reed Sunahara. The move to find a new coach was evident once Sunahara left, but Athletic Director Danny White has kept a constant trend of his hires in the past two years – former college athletes that excelled in their respective sports. Lipsitz is no exception. The head coach was a four-time national champion at Penn State, where she also claimed All-American honors twice in her career. She brings youth and a plethora of knowledge from State College, but will also be a learning experience for her as Buffalo is her first head-coaching job. Will her inexperience as a coach be noticed, or will she be able to transition from a star on the court to a star on the sidelines?
Jordan Grossman, Senior Sports Editor Even though the team has gone through one spring practice so far under Lipsitz, it
seemed there was more optimism than there ever was during the Reed Sunahara era. I don’t know the dynamic between the team and Sunahara, but it looks like the team is optimistic to begin its run with the former All-American. And for good reason, too. Lipsitz comes in with an impressive resume from Penn State and said she plans on using techniques from both the Buffalo and Penn State programs to make the transition between coaches easier. It’s hard to expect to predict the success of the team before the season begins, especially when the roster is not solidified and not all of the players have played in a Bulls uniform. There is a wealth of inexperience on the team, which might be the team’s Achilles heel for what should be a groundbreaking year for the program. Lipsitz brings so much talent and skills, but what concerns me is her experience. Not all great players become great coaches. Robin Ventura of the Chicago White Sox finished with a subpar record in his first season. Derek Fisher, who is in the middle of his first season with the New York Knicks, has underperformed as a head coach as well. It’s easier said than done to transition from a player to a coach. As a player, it’s all based on talent surrounding the game plan that the coach draws up. In this situation, Lipsitz is now the ones calling the plays. What may have worked for her in Penn State may not work in Buffalo. But it’s still exciting times in Buffalo. Lipsitz even said herself it is a great time in UB Athletics because of the initiative to make the school a big-time brand. Lipsitz enters the program with four expected seniors and everyone else with at least two years of eligibility.
There is a lot of potential for the team in the future, but it’s so difficult to determine the team’s success next season. This is their third coach in as many seasons. Consistency in the program lies as a downfall. The team could be good, but it is so hard to determine how well they play together with so many different voices at the helm of the team. Lipsitz could be the answer, but not in her first year of coaching. There are too many variables that point to a down season next year. But after next year will be different. With a coach in her second year and a lot of upperclassmen leadership, the volleyball team could be poised as one of the best in the Mid-American Conference. The program needs time. And when it’s time, Buffalo volleyball could be a dangerous variable in the MAC.
for Buffalo. The move sets precedence to the position. This is the second time in consecutive seasons that Danny White has hired a former college volleyball star from a top program to take over the position. Unlike Sunahara, Lipsitz doesn’t have any experience as a head coach, but has experience as an assistant and she even served as a summer assistant under Sunahara last season. Lipsitz also has the ability to connect and grow with the players. She’s a younger volleyball coach at just 28 years old and has been on some of the biggest stages women’s volleyball has to offer. Similar to Sunahara, that experience comes with a level of respect but unlike Sunahara, Brown Lipsitz can connect more with her team, thanks to her gentle and likable personality. For starters, I’m curious to see how this helps Buffalo in recruiting. They essentially didn’t lose ground in that department as Lipsitz’s resume mirrors Sunahara’s. Being able to sell yourself as one of the greatest women’s volleyball players in recent memory and to sell a program that can give players playing time right away like Buffalo should only result in success on the recruiting trail. CONTINUED TO PAGE 6
Quentin Haynes, Sports Editor Blair Brown Lipsitz’s hire is a great one