The Spectrum Vol. 68 No. 8

THE SPECTRUM VOL. 68 NO. 08 | SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

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J. Cole makesthings personal on KOD tour SEPT. 27, 1991 - UB’s appointment of its 13th school president, William Greiner.

The SUNY Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointment.

Greiner began working at UB in 1967 and was interim president before the approval. “[Greiner will] put his stamp on his university,” said then-dean of students, Dennis Black. Greiner was the incumbent president after Steven Sample left to be president at the University of Southern California. UB’s Greiner Hall is named after the former president.

Faculty Student Association controls $1.5 million from student-funded purchase PRANAV KADAM | THE SPECTRUM Nature View Park, located off of Tonawanda Creek Road, resides on the land purchased by the Faculty Student Association in 1964. FSA originally planned for an $100,000 golf course on the land, but sold the land for nearly $1.4 million in 1987.

Student-founded organization wants FSA’s initial investment BENJAMIN BLANCHET SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

For three decades, the Faculty Student Association has said it has no idea how much student money went into the $785,500 it used to buy a piece of land in Amherst in 1964.

The UB-controlled nonprofit has made that claim in response to efforts by the student-founded organization Sub-Board I to gain control of the money, now worth $1.5 million. SBI says the money belongs to students because the original purchase was made with student fees.

The Spectrum spent about one hour search-

ing the University Archives and found records showing that FSA used hundreds of thousands of dollars of student money on the land, potentially bolstering SBI’s claim to the funding.

FSA paid for the land with $535,500 in cash and $250,000, through a money mortgage. The records include a 1970 letter written by FSA’s attorneys saying FSA accumulated student money from 1962-64 and initially used the money toward a down payment on the land.

“The funds used in the purchase were derived from that portion of the overall University fee charged [to] students which had been allocated first to the Administrative division of [FSA],” the letter says.

That included payments of principal on the land’s mortgage, interest, real property taxes and land expenses, according to the

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letter. FSA paid with the student-generated fund after the land’s down payment, the letter said, with “the final payment on the mortgage being made from the fund in 1967.”

FSA used the fund for real estate taxes and other charges at least through 1970, according to the letter.

In a May FSA board meeting, FSA Executive Director Jeff Brady said FSA used “some” student fees to buy the land. A number of FSA board members said there is no way to know how much of the investment came from student fees in the meeting. FSA is today known by most students as Campus Dining & Shops.

The Spectrum tried to reach both Brady and FSA lawyer Terrence Gilbride of the law firm Hodgson Russ for clarification, but neither responded to numerous attempts to reach them by phone and email.

“I firmly believe it is student money and if it is student money, FSA does not have the right to touch that money,” said Kyle Murphy, who was SBI treasurer until May 2018.

During May’s FSA board meeting, SBI argued for control over the $1.5 million asset.

But FSA members did not favor the transfer.

A FIGHT FOR CONTROL FSA was the fiscal agent for student activity fees in 1964. But when students looked for more control over their money, SBI became the fiscal agent for student governments in 1972.

FSA sold the land for $1.37 million in 1987, > SEE FSA | PAGE 4 AND 5

UPD holds SA Referendum Vote and chief of senate election this week police search forum Community voices concerns for search committee CIAN GONZALEZ STAFF WRITER

The University Police Department is gathering input from faculty members for what qualities they would like to see in a new chief of police.

Roughly 13 faculty members and police officers met with the search committee for a new chief of police Tuesday in the Buffalo Room in Capen Hall. They discussed the personality traits and qualifications they felt necessary for the new hire to have.

University Police Lieutenants Director Scott Marciszewski, said a university police chief should be someone with experience in law enforcement on college campus.

He said he’s afraid potential candidates wouldn’t take the job seriously.

“This is an extremely busy department and our guys do the best they can,” Marciszewski said. “Our fear is having a retired law enforcement person from another agency come here [to look] for a soft landing. This is not the place for that.”

The national search started on Sept. 19, according to an email from UB Leadership Searches. The committee is looking to replace former Chief of Police Gerald Schoenle Jr., who retired from UB in January after 12 years with UPD. Chris Bartolomei, assistant chief of university police since 2013, has served as acting chief of police since his retirement.

Committee chair Mark Coldren said he > SEE CHIEF

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DAVILA TARAKINIKINI | THE SPECTRUM Students can vote in SA’s annual Senate elections and bi-annual referendum this week. The referendum asks students whether they want to keep the Mandatory Student Activity Fee mandatory, and if they support a $4.75 fee increase.

SA asks students to increase activity fee, vote on senators MAX KALNITZ SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

The Student Association is holding its annual Senate elections and bi-annual Referendum Vote this week. The referendum asks students two questions: whether they want to keep paying the Mandatory Student Activity fee –– currently $104.75 –– and if they support a $4.75 fee increase.

Voting is located in the Student Union Theater from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday. Four hundred thirty-four students have voted in the election, as of Wednesday at 5 p.m., according to SA entertainment coordinator Marc Rosenblitt. The Spectrum will provide an update Thursday at 5 p.m. after voting concludes.

If the fee increase passes, SA President Gunnar Haberl said it will help SA improve the quality of events for students.

Students will also elect SA senators this week. The Senate is in charge of approv-

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ing and maintaining SA’s budget and recognizes and derecognizes clubs. It needs 12 senators to fully function, but this year only nine students are running for election.

As long as each student gets one vote, they’ll all be elected, Haberl said. To fill the remaining three positions, Haberl will appoint three students to fill the positions.

Haberl said he’s disappointed that out of the 19,000 undergraduate students at UB, only nine wanted to get involved with student government as senators. He said the fact that there aren’t enough senators isn’t an issue since he’ll end up filling the positions, but he does think the lack of interest in student government is worrisome.

“I would have liked to see more students wanting to get involved with the senate,” Haberl said. “I think it’s important, especially with elected leadership positions that people actually run for them. There is that disappointment that after advertising the election all over our social media and my student-wide emails, only nine people > SEE REFERENDUM

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UB Student Association remains hopeful for Fall Fest Concert Series after low turnout SA president and entertainment coordinator discuss first concert BRIAN EVANS SENIOR ARTS EDITOR

While 1,300 students picked up tickets for this year’s first Fall Fest Concert Series show, roughly half of the students attended the concert.

SA’s annual Fall Fest previosuly consisted of one show. Last year’s fest brought roughly 4,000 students to Baird Point and over 6,000 students reserved tickets to 2016’s show in Alumni Arena.

But during the Sept. 21 show this year, although SA President Gunnar Haberl said 1,300 students held tickets and 1,500 reserved them, roughly 600 students filled the 1,744 seats in the Center for the Arts.

Haberl said he viewed the first concert as a success regardless, and looks forward to the remaining shows in the series. Haberl pointed toward some of the difficulties SA faced with the format change and said he sees the show as something to learn from.

“For us being in the CFA, I think there are improvements that we can make to the student experience in the CFA,” Haberl said. “One of the things I’m working on for the second show is mitigating the theatre feel of it overall, students were closer than they ever have been to artists while they were performing. Overall, I’m pleased with how the show went.”

Haberl said SA is working on a survey to pinpoint student interests for Spring Fest. Haberl said that Spring Fest will remain unchanged in format from previous years, and the survey will be used to narrow down a genre.

Marc Rosenblitt, SA’s entertainment coordinator, discussed the change in format as well as plans for the future. Rosenblitt said that while attendance for the first concert was disappointing, the new format holds potential.

“The reality of a CFA show [is] we’re only responsible for artist management ... we don’t have to deal with all the staffing [or] build the venue,” Rosenblitt said.

“We’re trying to push the greater variety in performances ... that’s the goal.”

SA spent $115,500 dollars on talent for the first show in the concert series and $51,500 dollars on production, according to Rosenblitt.

Rosenblitt also discussed the savings associated with changing the fest format.

He said holding shows in the CFA costs a tenth of what production would cost for a traditional fest.

Haberl noted the potential difficulty facing next year’s e-board with budget and planning. He also questioned the underlying motivations that bring students out to both fests each year.

“I’m not sure if students go out to these concerts for the talent. ... I’m wondering if > SEE

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REFERENDUM VOTE stepped up to the plate out of the whole undergraduate student body.”

Rodney Payamps, a senior political science and history major, is one of nine students running for senator. He agreed with Haberl and said there’s a lack of participation in student government on campus.

Even though SA posted about the election on its social media, Payamps said not enough students follow SA or check their emails to find out about elections.

“I think the lack of student interest pretty much stems from how unaware students are of the actual elections and that they can actually become senators and be involved in the whole SA process,” Payamps said. “Most people think it’s only possible to get involved through clubs, but the reality is that you can be working behind the scenes at SA and have a way bigger impact.”

Many students said they didn’t know about the election or referendum, but feel it has an impact on students.

Edwin Chiu, a junior computer science major, said if his club wasn’t volunteering to help register students, he would have had no idea about the senate elections or referendum. He thinks SA needs to be more visible on campus and find a

better way to get students engaged.

“This is a school issue so if you want to make changes in the community you should step up and vote,” Chiu said. “Especially if you complain about fees being too high or something not being what you expected, if you’re not voting, you’re the issue too.”

The other items on the ballot –– keeping the mandatory student activity fee and supporting its raise –– will likely both get approved, Haberl said. Every referendum in SA history has kept the fee mandatory, according to Haberl.

SA last increased the fee in 2014 when it was raised from $94.75 to its current amount.

Haberl said he hopes for a large voter turnout. He said it’s important for students to know that their money is going toward more than just big-ticket events like Fall and Spring Fest or the Comedy Series.

“Students truly have a voice on whether or not the mandatory student activity fee should be mandatory,” Haberl said. “Because we’re such a large university, I think students associate the SA with one thing that’s most important to them. They don’t realize everything SA does. There’s so much that we do that students may take for granted. Our clubs wouldn’t exist without passing the referendum. Going to college is much more than just going to class,

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FALL FEST

ubspectrum.com CHI MEREMETOH | THE SPECTRUM A student enters a voting booth to vote in SA’s senate election and referendum.

it’s the entire student experience.”

Payamps said he’s been involved with various clubs in SA and seen the unfair distribution of budget based on representation. He wants to reform SA’s budget to fairly distribute funds based on club membership and activity.

“I want SA’s budget to be based off club population per semester, that way we know who actually needs the funds and who’s abusing funds because of their numbers,” Payamps said. “I just want to see the clubs who actually do good things on campus have funds and with the referendum we’ll have more funds. It’s important that we al-

locate that extra money and give it to deserving outlets so students are getting the most from their fee.”

Haberl said even if students don’t know what each senator wants to do or where fees go, students should practice their right to vote.

“Whether student vote yes or no, it’s just important to get out and vote so that we have an understanding of where students stand on certain things, that’s why we do it over a span of three days,” Haberl said.

students go out to these concerts for the party atmosphere of the concerts,” Haberl said. “If that’s the case, is it wise to spend over $600,000 of student fee money to throw a party? That’s a question next year’s executive board will have to answer.”

When SA announced the format change, many students reacted with mixed views on social media. Students said they felt the Student Association should have been more transparent with the decision process and said there should be more student representation in the choices. Haberl acknowledged these issues, but felt students should keep an open mind.

“I think a lot of students that were hating on the series need to come out and see what it’s like first before making comments,” Haberl said. “Sometimes people are hesitant to change, yet sometimes change can be a good thing. ... We announced the series and everyone hated on it on Twitter. People are so quick to jump to conclusions without attending. Once you have that circulating, it’s hard to convince someone otherwise.”

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SHUBH JAIN | THE SPECTRUM SA President Gunnar Haberl discussed the turnout and progress with the Fall Fest Concert Series. The Concert Series marked a change in the Fall Fest format, with SA pushing to save on production costs in order to relocate to talent.

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FSA should be clear, students should care where their money is going purchase’s money and the land sale’s profit, after it was no longer involved in managing student fees from student governments.

FSA planned on creating a golf course with the land and went as far as hiring a contractor for $12,000.

This never came to fruition.

FSA board members did not comment on the matter after numerous attempts to contact them throughout the past week.

This should be alarming to students, despite how long ago FSA made the purchase. FSA is controlling student money and its lack of clarity on the matter is concerning.

When FSA and SBI finalized a contract in 1988, they established a programming grant fund –– a fund

that provides FSA the principal, or initial money received, toward the land. It also provides SBI interest on FSA’s principal investment.

The fund is now a nearly $1.5 million asset, but FSA is in control of the fund’s principal. SBI received $85,000 in interest last year, according to SBI’s executive director Bill Hooley.

FSA board members in 1988 said they found “no documents… to determine what percentage of the [land’s] purchasing amount was from student fees,” according to Spectrum archives.

But The Spectrum found documents detailing the purchase in one hour of library research.

For an organization that once held student funds, FSA owes it to

the UB community to explain this purchase 50-plus years later.

In 2023, SBI has the opportunity to take control of the $1.5 million asset, which it wants to invest the same way as FSA. But FSA has to agree to the transfer of the principal.

This money, if in the hands of SBI, could fund many clubs and services on campus that may currently be struggling financially.

Regardless of how long ago FSA sold this land or how complex the situation is, this is student money.

As students we deserve to know what we’re paying for and who’s controlling our fees, even if the money is over 50 years old.

TA stipends are down, but UB is finally good at football

Besides the Dalai Lama and Eddy Money, who else has ever sold out that stadium?

I’m not saying that the Bulls are just as big a deal as the Dalai Lama, but it is close. Definitely on the level of the Eddy Money pregame concert though. Finally, UB has a team that not only can draw eyeballs but has the talent to back it up.

Does it help that the school we’re playing is located in New York? No comment.

If we win Saturday though, I do expect strong turnouts for the rest of the season. Winning carries over into attendance [except for the Oakland Athletics] and Buffalo has a much better shot at a championship with the Bulls then the Bills.

Unless the team does a nose dive in quality which is impossible with football super-genius Lance Leipold coaching the team.

In Leipold recruitment we trust.

Leipold has brought in another amazing player named Khalil in cornerback Khalil Hodge [coincidence, I think not!!!]. The addition of Anthony Johnson gave the Bulls a much needed addition of a player who can actually catch a football.

Add Jackson who has completely given up being a running quarterback to evolve into a deadly passer once he reached level 36.

As a fan I’m thrilled, as a writer, I’m ecstatic.

It was clear at the end of last season that the Bulls had developed into a team that could win consistently. Now the only thing I fear is injuries, god damn you injuries.

What stopped Brett Favre from playing till he was 50? Injuries [and the Saints bounty system]! What stopped Anderson Silvia’s hype, his leg snapping into two pieces. Finally, what stopped the Bulls from having an even better season last year, injuries!!!!!! Do I have to make a graphic people, it is clear that the only thing separating us and ruling the MidAmerican Conference this year is injuries.

Even if we lose to Army [which we won’t because the Bulls rule], there is no knowing when injuries will strike. All we can do is pray to Louis Caralla’s Twitter page to give the Bulls a little more strength and conditioning. GO BULLS.

came around, we traded McCarron to the Raiders and started … PETERMAN? Coach Sean McDermott wanted to give the kid another chance and let Allen develop for a few more weeks before giving him a chance at starter. I get it, everyone deserves a second chance, but after another s––––y performance in our 47-3 season-opening loss against the Baltimore Ravens (our worst Week 1 loss in franchise history) Allen got the job as starter.

Our second game against the Los Angeles Chargers went a little bit better. Allen had some decent plays and led us on more scoring drives than in our first game, but we still lost 31-20.

With an 0-2 start to the year, Bills fans were already writing off Allen and our season. NFL analysts, local journalists and fans all started saying that it’s a rebuilding year and that we should be prepared for a rough season.

With week three approaching and the thought of having to play the juggernaut Minnesota Vikings –– at their stadium –– we were all ready to etch in that L and accept that we’d be 0-3. A blowout was on the way.

But then it happened.

Fans saw a blowout Sunday, just not the kind we expected.

Josh Allen and our Bills slaughtered the Vikings 27-6. Allen had an insane game, scoring 27 points in the first half and making one of the week’s most talked about plays around the NFL. In the second quarter during a third-down play at midfield,

Allen couldn’t find an open receiver and ran for it. With Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr coming in for the tackle, Allen hurdled straight over him and secured the first-down.

Our boy just jumped over one of the best linebackers in the league, looking more like Jumpman on the court than a rookie QB. The kid has HOPS. Not only does he play well, he carries himself very professionally. After the game, Allen sounded like a pro handling the media. He wasn’t cocky –– look how Fitzpatrick ended up after his stunt last week –– and he didn’t brag. No, he was humble.

Allen is a class-act player who’s proud to be playing in Buffalo. After an arduous first two weeks, Allen dropped his rookie jitters and showed up. What started off as a lost season now has potential, and it’s largely thanks to Allen.

Don’t get me wrong, our defense killed it Sunday and is equally deserving of praise. But any Buffalo fan can tell this is the start of something good.

I was talking with my mom after the game and she reminisced about the Jim Kelly-era Bills. Kelly’s first two seasons were rough, but the team and city stuck with him and look how he turned out.

Like Kelly, Allen had a rough start, but he’s determined, and that really showed during Sunday’s game. He cares about the Bills, he cares about Buffalo and he cares about winning.

My mom is a Bills-maniac. She’s

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Students should care about where student money goes, regardless of the purchase date.

In today’s issue of The Spectrum, we reported on the Faculty Student Association’s 1964 land investment.

FSA, now heading Campus Dining & Shops, purchased the land with student money, and sold the land in 1987, making a profit of $589,000.

Sub-Board I, an organization now in charge of student funds, was once a part of FSA and was created after FSA bought the land. SBI left FSA and became the fiscal agent for student funds in 1972.

This means FSA now controls the $1.5 million asset from the land

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Lebron James going to L.A., who cares?

The new Labatt House, you call that news?

Ryan Fitzpatrick fashion sense, does it matter?

All of that is second fiddle now that UB is finally good at Division

Why I have faith in the Bills’ rookie QB

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I football. The Bills aren’t the only team putting programs in the obituary. Now Tyree Jackson and company are hitting the field and ripping hearts out from other teams.

The Bulls have turned UB Stadium into the Temple of Doom and Buffalo fans can now chant as they watch another team fall.

With that said, please respect the troops. I got nothin’ but love for the Army Black Knights. That is not satirical either, please respect your servicemen.

But now back to the satire, has there ever been a better time to be in Buffalo? No longer do you have to fear as you exit a Sabres game.

Canalside has brick roads that are obnoxious to drive on but make for a great aesthetic. The Bills, despite getting destroyed by the Baltimore Ravens actually beat the hell out of a good team in the Minnesota Vikings. Also a Japanese game bar moved into town and what up and coming hipster city doesn’t have one of those.

In Josh Allen we trust

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MAX KALNITZ SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

It’s a tough job being a Bills fan.

We went to the Super Bowl four years in a row –– 1990 to 1993 –– and lost four Super Bowls in a row.

We’ve had seven coaches in the last nine years, failed to make the playoffs for 17 and invested in numerous failed “franchise” quarterbacks.

After Tyrod Taylor led the Bills to its first playoff berth since 1999 last season, many fans, like myself, thought we finally found our guy.

He had a decent pass completion rating, he had a great set of legs and was well liked by teammates and Buffalonians alike. With him at the helm, fresh off of our best season in nearly two decades, I was gearing up for another exciting year of Bills football.

But then the offseason came.

In January, the surprise retire-

ment of center Eric Woods left a hole in our offensive line. The forced retirement of guard Richie Incognito a few months later left another pair of big shoes to be filled.

Then in March we traded Taylor to the Cleveland Browns. What a slap in the face! We finally found a QB that got us into the postseason and we traded him to the worst team in the league. Are you kidding me?

We were left with two options for QB: Nathan Peterman, who in his first NFL game threw five interceptions in the first half –– lol nah –– and AJ McCarron, who won three national championships with Alabama but failed to make his mark in Cincinnati.

McCarron would’ve made an OK QB until we found someone better. And that’s exactly what we did.

The Bills drafted Josh Allen from the University of Wyoming as the seventh overall pick during the NFL Draft in April.

Our prayers had been answered!

We FINALLY drafted a quarterback in the first round. He’s tall, athletic, has a cannon for an arm and had experience playing in the kind of deep snow we get in Buffalo towards the end of the season –– peep last year’s “Snow Bowl” game.

Training camp and preseason came and went, and Allen proved a worthy contender for the starting position. But when week one

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PRANAV KADAM | THE SPECTRUM Faculty members and University Police officers attended a community forum in the Buffalo Room Tuesday, to discuss what qualifications and personality traits they want in a new chief of police.

9/15 12:22 a.m.: Police received a larceny

Did you make this week’s blotter?

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9/14

8:22 a.m.: A man reported his vehicle was keyed while it was parked at a gas station on Winspear Avenue.

10:03 a.m.: UPD responded to a larceny at Fargo Quad. A female student reported that cash was stolen from her work locker between midnight and 3:00 p.m.

4:59 p.m.: A Sizzles employee reported a larceny at the Ellicott Food Court. Police took down information and filed a report.

6:35 p.m.: A female student received a call as someone identifying themselves as U.S. Customs requesting money from her. Police advised her to speak to the U.S. Buffalo Customs office to see if it was a scam.

8:41 p.m.: Police received an animal complaint at 12 Webster Road of a dog trapped inside of a car at the Arena Lot. Patrol located the vehicle and said there was no dog inside.

9:50 p.m.: Police received a report of a male student trapped in an elevator in the Spalding Quad between the fourth and fifth floor. Police responded and freed him from the elevator 11:24 p.m.: A person reported they saw graffiti on the sixth floor of Clement Hall.

Police notified facilities to have it removed.

report on Hadley road at Lehman Hall. A male student reported his UB card was stolen and was being used without his authorization.

Police filed a report.

4:32 a.m.: Police received a report of male student suffering from an alcoholic overdose at the lobby of Goodyear Hall. First Responders transported the student to ECMC. 4:30 p.m.: A shuttle bus driver notified campus police about property damage on the John James Audubon Parkway. The suspect, a female in silver vehicle, hit a lamp pole. Police notified an electrician who tended to the pole.

UPD towed the vehicle.

9/16

1:45 a.m.: Dispatch notified police of an apparent alcohol overdose at Goodyear Hall. The intoxicated male was incoherent and was later transported to ECMC. 3:59 a.m.: Police were notified of a suspicious person on Hadley Road. Two subjects made threats against several students in the hall earlier. The resident staff stayed at Clinton with the victims. The suspects were no longer on scene. Police later requested a biohazard clean up.

8:26 p.m.: A student at Lehman Hall wished to file an anonymous harassment report about an incident that happened off campus at a party the night before. Police responded to the call and filed a report.

9:20 p.m.: Police received a report from a male student at the Main Bailey parking lot claiming that someone flagged down and was following him. The student said the individual drove a white Kia Hatchback. Police arrived at the scene and the car was gone upon arrival.

hopes to bring candidates to campus and for the community to interact with them before the semester ends.

Bill Brown, a retired UPD officer, agreed with Marciszewski and said UPD is the “queen” of all police agencies in the SUNY system.

Brown said he would like to see more of UPD’s relationship with the community.

He said an increase in the chief of police’s involvement with the university’s faculty would be beneficial.

“A university [police] chief is so different than a chief on the outside,” Brown said.

“We have such a diverse population that a chief has to almost be excited. It’s really important that a chief of police in a university setting understands and knows the politics of the university.”

He also said he thinks officers should be in the Student Union trying to get to know students personally, their backgrounds and

9/20

12:38 a.m.: A female student notified police that a male subject banged on her car and attempted to enter while driving to her dorm. She described the man as tall, white, dirty blonde or brown hair and wearing a UB sweatshirt. Patrols were dispatched but could not locate the subject.

8:09 a.m.: Police received a call from a female student trapped in an elevator in Spaulding Building 7. Police responded to the scene and an elevator repairman freed the student.

1.56 p.m.: Police responded to two students verbally fighting in front of Moe’s in the Student Union and resolved the issue.

11.44 p.m.: A Goodyear Hall director notified police that one of her RA’s found partially burnt flyers and a sock on a light while making rounds. UPD searched the building and found burn marks on the walls if the sixth and ninth floors near the elevators. Dispatch notified facilities.

9/21

1:28 p.m.: UPD received multiple calls that a tree fell down on Frontier Road and the John James Audubon Parkway and was blocking the road. Police responded to the scene and directed traffic.

2:08 p.m.: A female student called police after her roommate attempted to attack her in their Flint Village Apartment. Patrol was dispatched.

4:57 p.m.: UPD received a call from Student Health Services at Michael Hall requesting an ambulance for a student. Patrol responded to the call and met the individual at Michael and Bailey.

8:23 p.m.: UPD received a call that an in-

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“A community-oriented police force is better than an overbearing one on a college campus. I think that officers should be able to name three [to] five students that are graduating next year,” Brown said.

Gary Peterson, president of Public Sector Search and Consulting will assist the committee. Peterson worked in law enforcement for 27 years before recruiting and has done 20 police chief searches over the past three years, including university searches.

“We get input from constituent groups, and folks that are here, so that we can develop that position profile…which is the description of the job, what the community needs the individual to do and the job functions,” Peterson said. “When we advertise the position, publications are likely to list a diverse pool of candidates.” email: news@ubspectrum.com

toxicated female student attempted to enter the CFA concert venue.

9/22 12:57 a.m.: UPD received a call that

four students were trapped in an elevator on the first floor of Goodyear Hall. Police responded and the four students were released.

1:27 a.m.: Police transported a student from Flint Village to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital due to an alcohol overdose.

8:42 p.m.: A Fargo RA called police regarding marijuana found in a student’s dorm room. UPD responded to the scene and found that the report was unfounded.

9:52 p.m.: Police responded to alarms going off at UB Stadium and found that a fire extinguisher was used in the third floor suite by the elevators.

9/23 1:52 a.m.: UPD transported a stu-

dent from the Governor’s Bus Stop to the hospital due to an alcohol overdose.

1:59 a.m.: UPD checked on numerous individuals in front of Hayes Hall who appeared to be intoxicated. Police transported one student to Erie County Medical Center and on referral was issued.

4:52 p.m.: Police responded to a student who wanted to speak about an email scam.

6:07 p.m.: UPD received calls from different Blue Light Phones near Diefendorf Hall from kids yelling obscenities into the phones.

Police went to the phone and found a bike in front of Diefendorf. They located a subject and advised them to leave. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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according to SBI records, and FSA and SBI signed a contract to establish a programming grant fund in 1988. The fund was valued at almost $1.5 million at the end of 2017. The fund awards money to help “launch new programs, expand existing programs or produce publications” at UB, according to the fund’s guidelines.

The agreement stipulated that FSA would retain the principal of –– or initial money spent on –– the land purchase and the profit from the sale. FSA would invest the principal in 50 percent equity and 50 percent bonds, according to Spectrum archives, “allowing it to accumulate without much risk.”

The contract allowed SBI to receive annual interest from the investment, according to Spectrum archives. The interest currently goes toward student programs through the programming grant fund.

FSA could dip into the initial money spent on the land if it became insolvent, or unable to pay any money it owes. SBI received about $85,000 in interest this past year, according to Bill Hooley, SBI’s executive director.

“In 1988, our officers and our board of directors wanted the principal and brought that up to FSA. FSA disagreed,” Hooley said. “There was intense negotiation. They fought and wanted the principal, but ultimately the resolution was they would extend the contract and [continue getting interest].”

The contract lasted for 20 years, and it was extended in 2008 by FSA and SBI until 2023.

The contract, however, does not say what could happen to the principal in 2023, according to SBI’s lead attorney Joshua Lippes.

Lippes said SBI, as the largest organization that represents UB students, should get the

“ The money is better used and protected by SBI

and the associated board of directors comprising of all the student governments on campus.”

— Kyle Murphy, ‘18 alum and former SBI treasurer money.

“Our position is the money is student money and that money should go to SubBoard,” Lippes said.

He added that FSA believes it should retain control over the fund because “ it’s FSA’s money, and at the time in the ’60s when they received the money, they were not given any restrictions [by UB] on what they could do [with the money]. I highly doubt that.”

The contract and its 2008 extension does allow FSA to use the money if FSA became

insolvent, which has always been SBI’s concern, according to Hooley.

“We have no reason to believe that will happen but if for some reason they did, that money could go to services that have nothing to do with students,” Hooley said.

Lippes said in anticipation of a potential lawsuit against FSA in 2023, Murphy, the former SBI treasurer, sent a Freedom of Information request to UB’s Records Management office in May for student activity disbursement records from 1962-71. Murphy

also requested documents such as FSA audit records from 1962 to as late as 1988, any and all records regarding the source of funds for the 1964 land purchase, and any and all records pertaining to the land sale, according to Murphy.

Murphy said UB could not find records for the request.

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Around Town What to do in Buffalo this weekend

KIRSTEN DEAN ASST. FEATURES EDITOR

Fall is officially here and this weekend marks the transition from September to October. With highs in the 60s this weekend and plenty to do, Buffalo is offering some great fall-opening activities.

LOCKTOBERFEST Sept. 29, 9:00 a.m., Main St., Lockport

Lockport received its namesake for the chain of Erie Canal locks running through the town. What better way to celebrate the town’s history than to celebrate its locks?

Locktoberfest is “a celebration of our local heritage, our farms, food, crafts, and community all built on the shores of the Erie Canal,” according to the event’s website.

The celebration of Lockport’s locks include historic reenactment photos, flight of five locks demonstrations, tours of the locks, live music and food and drink. The event is also hosting a bicycle tour of the locks. The two hour-long ride costs $15, but student discounts are available.

Lock 34 Bar and Grill will be hosting a beer tent throughout the day. The day will also feature the dedication of the new Locks District Museum, which focuses on the lockport locks.

ROYCROFT CAMPUS 2018 FALL FESTIVAL Sept. 29 and 30, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., East Aurora

This weekend is the Roycroft Campus’ Fall Art & Antique Show and will “feature

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over 60 artists, antique vendors and cultural groups,” according to the Roycroft Campus website.

At the weekend-long show, festival-goers can stroll the grounds of the campus, shop, visit live animals like alpacas and watch copper and glass demonstrations from local artists. The show will also have live music, food trucks and gourmet popcorn.

The Campus’ Copper Shop Gallery and Furniture Shop will be open for the event and will “feature the work of over 100 local, national and international artists, as well as a variety of unique gifts, artwork, and home décor … antiquities and additional artist works.”

LARKINVILLE BLOCK PARTY Sept. 29, 12:00 p.m. to 5 p.m., Larkin Square

Larkinville’s Food Truck Tuesdays are getting a weekend makeover this Saturday with the Larkinville Block Party. The afternoonlong event is free to the general public.

Seneca Street will be closed with over than 50 artisan vendors, food trucks, musicians and more as attendees can shop, eat, drink, play games and enjoy live music, according to Larkin Square’s website.

Food and drinks will also be provided by The Hydraulic Hearth, Flying Bison Brewing Company, Buffalo Distilling Company, Swan Street Diner, Eckl’s at Larkin and more.

OKTOBERFEST AT BUFFALO CENTRAL TERMINAL Sept. 29, 3:00 p.m. to 11 p.m., $10

Buffalo Central Terminal used to be an ac-

tive railroad station between 1929 and 1979 and is now home to many events, including 2018’s Oktoberfest celebration.

The celebration will feature musical performances by The Auslanders with The Berghotz German Band. There will also be “authentic German beer and food” provided by Potts Catering, according to Step Out Buffalo.

Tickets for this 21+ event cost $10.

FOREST LAWN’S FAMOUS HISTORY TROLLEY TOUR Sept. 30, $27.50, Forest Lawn Cemetery

Kick off the start to Halloween season by touring a cemetery!

Forest Lawn is Buffalo’s premiere cemetery, featuring the burial grounds of many famous people including Frederick Cook, the man who discovered the North Pole, surgeon Roswell Park and Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States.

The cemetery trolley tour allows guests to “learn about [Forest Lawn’s] history, including the rural cemetery movement, [the] art and architecture, trees, waterways and wildlife and, most importantly, learn more about many of [the] residents,” according to Forest Lawn’s website.

Two of the two-hour-long trolley tours are still available for purchase as of Wednesday, beginning at 10 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. There is also a walking tour of the cemetery beginning at 2:00 p.m. email: kirsten.dean@ubspectrum.com twitter: @KirstenUBSpec

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dent for policy and operational excellence.

Lippes said SBI also sent a record retention request to FSA in anticipation of a lawsuit. The request says FSA “must maintain” records from the time period in its possession.

“I don’t know if FSA maintains records from the ’60s, but we just wanted to make sure that if a lawsuit does happen in 2023, those records were maintained [by FSA],” Lippes said.

“I have no reason to think they would have [disposed those records], but that’s a normal thing for a lawyer to do.”

During May’s FSA board meeting, Murphy argued FSA should have transferred proceeds from the land sale to SBI in 1987.

Murphy said he met with Jeff Brady on March 12 to discuss the money. He claimed Brady told him he would speak to FSA’s lawyers to see if student money was spent on the land.

About three weeks later, Murphy said, he ran into Brady near 1Capen.

“My sole question to him was ‘Did the proceeds to purchase the land in [1964] come from student-activity fee dollars?’” Murphy said. “He said to me verbally, ‘I think so.’”

Murphy said he, along with SBI’s executive manager Hooley, met with Brady as well as Beth Corry, associate vice president and controller for Business Services.

Corry was the chair of FSA’s board during the 2017-18 academic year.

“It was an official meeting. I told [Brady] my intentions that I wanted to present at his board,” Murphy said. “I said this is the documentation I want to present, I asked him to fact check the documentation, and I wanted

start of every year she says “This is it, we’re going back to the Super Bowl!” But she’s got a good sense of when the team’s good and when it’s bad. Buckle up Allen, momma’s got high expectations.

I’m excited to see Allen grow over this season and see what the future holds for the

Bills. It’s not going to be easy: there are still a lot of areas that need improvement and by no means are we truly ready for the post-season. Truth be told, even with Aaron Rodgers as a maybe for Sunday’s game, The Packers still might stomp all over us.

But we can get there.

With Allen in charge, I expect big things.

Buffalo’s waited a long time for a quarterback like this, and I expect we won’t be disappointed.

us to open up a dialogue. The conversation was quick and honestly, very pleasant.”

Murphy was optimistic, and he left the meeting thinking students could get the money.

But when Murphy entered May’s FSA board meeting, he said he asked Brady the same question he asked two months earlier.

“He said ‘some [student funds were spent],’” Murphy said. “I don’t know what that means. I don’t know if it means $1 came from a fund or if it’s $600,000 or $700,000.”

Brady did not respond after numerous emails and phone calls.

A number of FSA’s board members, such as Dan Zimmer, vice president for corporate finance and development at food service and hospitality company Delaware North, were opposed to Murphy’s opinion in May. “Why would you ask for an asset that belongs to the Faculty Student Association?”

Zimmer said in May. “Whether some of [the investment] or all of it came from student activity fees of some kind, to the extent that they are owned by the FSA, they are owned by the FSA. I don’t understand the rationale of someone coming in after the fact, restricted or not, and saying, ‘Jeez, I’d like to claim these now.’”

Zimmer graduated from Canisius College with a bachelor’s and master’s degree, and Murphy said because of this, he has “zero skin in the game when it comes to University at Buffalo students.”

“He’s a big proponent on this for some reason even though he’s not an alumni here, and no administrative person said anything in that meeting. Jeff Brady wouldn’t have said anything in that meeting if I didn’t prompt him to say something,” Murphy said.

Murphy said the board meeting was a “cir-

cular conversation” with FSA that “went nowhere.”

The Spectrum emailed Zimmer, who did not respond to requests for comment.

Eighteen years later, on Oct. 30, 1987, FSA officially sold the land to the Town of Amherst for $1.37 million, according to SBI records. FSA profited $589,341 from the land sale, according to its contract with SBI. Prior to the programming grant fund’s inception in 1988, one of FSA’s board members and former UB vice president for university services Kevin Seitz told the board that “no documents have been found in order to determine what percentage of the [land’s] purchasing amount was from student fees,” according to Spectrum archives.

Seitz, as vice president for university services from 2002-04, reported under UB’s vice president for finance and administration.

The Spectrum reached out to Laura Hubbard, vice president for finance and administration, for comment. Hubbard said she is “consulting with FSA’s counsel” and she would “not have information to share with [us] for” our deadline. She said she expects The Spectrum to get a response from FSA in the future. Hubbard was on FSA’s 2017-18 board.

Murphy said students should care about the principal because “it is student money” and should not belong to FSA. “They are not the judiciary agent of the student governments and therefore not the judiciary agent of students,” he said. “The money is better used and protected by SBI and the associated board of directors comprising of all the student governments on campus.”

A LAND SURVEY The asset comes from FSA’s over $785,000 purchase of Amherst land in 1964, and later, FSA’s $1.37 million sale of the land in 1987.

On Nov. 2, 1964, FSA purchased the land for over $785,500, according to University Archives. The land was purchased from a Tonawanda family, Pearce & Pearce Company, a real estate development and management firm, and the Ellicott Creek Land Corporation. William Howard Pearce, the former president of Pearce & Pearce who died in 1998, was on the UB Foundation Board of Trustees from 1990 through 1998.

The land, which consisted of somewhere between 487 and 534 acres according to Erie County and University Archives records, is owned by the Town of Amherst. The land is currently situated between Amherst’s Nature View Park and Tonawanda Creek Road.

The land remained vacant throughout FSA’s ownership from 1964 to 1987. In September 1964, FSA proposed a $100,000 golf course to be built on the land for the spring of 1966. The next year, FSA paid an architect $12,000 for a preliminary golf course layout, but the plans never came to fruition.

FSA also considered building a boat marina and a summer camp at the land, according to Spectrum archives.

By November 1969, FSA weighed its options about the land’s future. FSA considered multiple choices, such as keeping the land, selling it to the UB Foundation, selling it on the open market, selling half of the land or leasing and mortgaging the land.

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Rapper lectures and propels thousands at KeyBank Center BRENTON J. BLANCHET BRIAN EVANS

J. Cole wasn’t afraid to hide his emotions on Tuesday night.

Halfway through his first encore track, “1985,” Cole cut the instrumental and broke down in tears in front of roughly 15,000 fans at the KeyBank Center.

The crowd’s energy ran high throughout the rapper’s one hour and 45 minute set, as Cole shared a night of thought-provoking hip-hop and personal reflection.

Cole, the self-proclaimed “greatest rapper of all time,” mainly performed tracks from his two most recent releases, 2018’s “KOD” and 2016’s “4 Your Eyez Only.”

Cole also mixed in earlier cuts like “Work Out” and “Power Trip,” giving the 24-song set a vivid look into Cole’s deep catalogue.

But Cole was sure to make fans know his hip-hop stature in the process.

During the rapper’s aggressive title track “KOD,” goat emojis lit up the stage’s seven screens, backing Cole’s assertion of being rap royalty. The fired-up crowd stood behind the claim and provided roaring applause and unison jumping that shook the venue.

Cole paired visual stimulation with most tracks and used montages to accompany the narrative of songs like “Neighbors.”

He wasn’t afraid to get political, as the screen featured viral videos that highlighted racial tensions.

Cole spoke often in between tracks, touching on topics from the overtones that drive “KOD,” politics and personal advice.

“When you really bust down this ‘KOD’ album, it’s really about one thing,” Cole said. “And that’s our ability to deal with pain.”

Cole added motivational words later in the set and urged the crowd to aspire toward greatness.

“Do not f–––––g stop,” Cole said.

BRENTON J. BLANCHET | THE SPECTRUM J. Cole brought his “KOD” Tour to the KeyBank Center on Tuesday night, mixing old cuts with the majority of tracks from his latest album. Cole spoke often to the audience, giving context to songs and sharing personal anecdotes.

“Don’t make that mistake. This s––t is a step by step f–––––g process.”

Cole focused on pain through many of his tracks and interactions with the audience. He brought up his own experience with sorrow and said “the people that got the ability to hurt you the absolute most are the closest to you.”

His musical pauses between songs cut many in half, which gave the rapper time to lecture his impressionable fans. The pauses often deprived the crowd of entire tracks.

The abrupt endings either led to another track or marked the beginning of, what could best be described as, a J. Cole TED Talk. Even though the talks limited his setlist, fans listened when Cole spoke his mind or switched songs.

During “Power Trip,” Cole stopped rapping after the first verse and chorus, quickly jumping into his last stream of tracks.

Fans still followed along and gave Cole their attention nonetheless.

The crowd responded well to deeper cuts like “A Tale of 2 Citiez” and “Kevin’s Heart.” Cole remained stoic for the most of the set, but found ample time to deviate and run to both corners of the stage.

Tracks from “2014 Forest Hills Drive” drew the most excitement from fans.

Fans sung classics “Wet Dreamz” and “No Role Modelz” back to Cole almost in their entirety. This allowed Cole to stop the track and go a cappella, energizing the crowd without the need of a backing band.

Cole’s band, although present, stayed hidden behind the stage’s curtains.

This made Cole the center of attention throughout his set, as Cole never introduced his instrumentalists –– including a string section –– who carried the majority of his show.

The concert featured three openers, although the focus remained on Cole.

Young Thug set the stage for Cole and quickly drew the crowd close as he relied on a set of feature tracks during his performance.

The rapper rarely strayed from his position center stage, close to the microphone stand. Thug struggled to gain traction beyond the performances of “Pick Up the Phone” and “Best Friend.” His set concluded abruptly and without warning as he walked off the stage unannounced. email: arts@ubspectrum.com.

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Broadway adaptation comes to Buffalo The beloved children’s story is welcomed into Shea’s Broadway series SAMANTHA VARGAS ASST. ARTS EDITOR

A UB alum is helping bring the Broadway production of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” to Shea’s Performing Arts Center with a fresh twist.

The performance offers a vibrant set design, elaborate musical numbers and a barrage of humor.

The production runs from Sept. 21 through Sept. 29 and is a part of the M&T Bank Broadway Series. The choice to tour in Buffalo comes from Mark Shacket, a ‘95 alum, who serves as the general manager of the national tour.

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” follows the journey into Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory, and the chaos that accompanies the children who enter. The plot includes Charlie Bucket, a little boy living in poverty that defies all odds when he has the chance to tour the factory.

The production featured familiar songs like “The Candy Man” and “Pure Imagination,” but also included new songs written entirely for the stage production. Many of these songs replace the Oompa Loompa marches that occurred during the film adaptation.

Despite an audience full of families with young children, the production made multiple questionable style choices with their adaptation. Unlike the book and film, the live production is blatant with the depiction and acceptance of death.

Both the film and book adaptations took the liberty of reassuring the audience that the children were alive following their departure from the tour. The musical production contains two scenes that depict the obliteration of children and a musical number about cannibalism.

These scenes were well-written and comically timed, but seemed unsuitable for an audience of young children. The use of human-sized squirrels, all dancing under a red light and ripping a young girl apart is not something expected within a children-friendly production.

The backstory of the Oompa Loompas has long since caused controversy because of its implications to colonialism. The Oompa Loompas could easily become a fantastical species Willy Wonka takes care of, rather than a native tribe he pays in beans.

Many families were unbothered by these aspects and enjoyed the production with their children.

Maria Knoeble brought her two daughters, ages seven and nine, to the production.

“We’ve seen both movies and we really like the show,” Knoeble said. “I think the

COURTESY OF JOAN MARCUS The traveling cast of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” has taken over Shea’s theater with its new musical adaptation. The production has received a wave of praise from critics and audiences alike.

jokes are fine. It’s up to the parents to determine what their kids see.”

The production featured an incredibly talented cast. Actor Noah Weisberg (Willy Wonka) stole the show with his powerful vocals, but the supporting cast also gave solid performances. The child performers were surprisingly strong. Brynn Williams (Violet Beauregarde) was another powerful performer who belted out musical performances throughout the show.

In order to compensate for the film adaptation’s computer-generated imagery, the show implemented projections throughout the performance. These projections acted as a backdrop, as well as a tool for character interaction.

Within the book and film, Mike Teavee is transported into a television set. This action was entirely done using projec-

tions and resulted in interesting practical effects. His character was projected all throughout the stage and interacted with video games within the television. The audience laughed as Teavee’s character ran from Oompa Loompas along the “Crash Bandicoot” map, all within the confines of a projection.

“I’m really impressed by the show. I actually think it’s much better than the movies,” said Tim Smith, a Hamburg resident.

“I like how it can be real and in front of you. There’s something for everyone here.”

The audience laughed throughout the performance, and the cast received a standing ovation following the final number. email: samantha.vargas@ubspectrum.com twitter @SamVargasArts

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Buffalo vs. army A position-to-position breakdown of football’s next game

THOMAS ZAFONTE SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

It was a good week for Buffalo as the Bulls (40, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) and the Bills bodied its opponents this past weekend. The Bulls earned its first big ten Conference win on Saturday, beating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-3, 0-1 big ten) 42-13. Buffalo looks to continue its best start in Division I and improve to 5-0 when it takes on the Army Black Knights (2-2). This will be the third annual meeting between the teams with both games being decided by a single score.

With the way both teams match up, expect another close game at UB Stadium this weekend.

Quarterback- Bulls Junior quarterback Tyree Jackson looked sensational in his first three starts and this week should be no different. Coming off a career performance against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-1, 0-1 MAC) where he threw for 325 yards going 21-of-26. With Rutgers’ recent back-to-back losses, Jackson seems ready to lead the Bulls offense to another 30 plus point game. Rutgers has six quarterbacks on roster, but with recent struggles, it remains unclear who will start for the Buffalo game.

Running back - Black knights The running backs will be Army’s best chance of picking up the win against Buffalo.

The Black Knights used seven different backs against the Sooners, and Buffalo should expect no different. Army put up 353-rushing yards against Oklahoma, which could be a threat to Buffalo. The Bulls had one of the worst rushing defenses in Division I last season. Though the Bulls have improved, it wasn’t a very hard bar to pass in the first place. Expect Army junior quarterback Kelvin Hopkins Jr. to rush just as much as the running backs this Saturday. Buffalo freshman Jaret Patterson rushed for 104-yards and 2 touchdowns against Rutgers, but that won’t be enough to compete with Army’s rushing game.

Receivers - Bulls If the Duke Blue Devils (4-0) proved on thing in its 34-14 win over the Black Knights, it’s that effective receivers can score big in the backfield. The Bulls have even more options passing than Duke did. Expect head coach Lance Leipold to look for the deep ball like Buffalo did against Rutgers. Senior Anthony Johnson is an unquestionable force in the deep field and can punish the Army backfield on any play. Add junior K.J. Osborn and redshirt freshman Charlie Jones to Buffalo’s passing attack and the Bulls have a clear advantage. Saturday looks to be a game of passing offense vs. rushing offense.

Coaches - Bulls Army head coach Jeff Monken deserves credit for his 18-8 record with the Black Knights over the last two seasons. Still, Leipold brings an ever-improving offense with him each week. And coming off a historic big ten win, Leipold seems close to having the Bulls in top form in time for the MAC season. Leipold has been able to make even the defense look better week-in and weekout. The coaching staff will have to be creative against the Army rush game, but it is a staff that has been working together before they ever started at UB.

Defense - Bulls If the game is a battle of two clashing offensive styles, then it is the defense that will be the battle’s X-factor. If either defense can stop the other’s trademark offense for just a single quarter, that may be all either team will need to win the game. Army’s defense has been more consistent this season, but both teams can exploit the others defensive weakness. If the Bulls can get to a hot start and make some early stops, it will pick up the early lead it needs to stop the game into becoming a trading of scores. With no clear advantage in either team’s corner, it will come down to the big plays on defense come Saturday.

The game is set for Saturday with a start time of 12 p.m.

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Soccer team looks to return to winning ways after first loss in over a month THOMAS ZAFONTE SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The Bulls soccer team went from beating down teams to having its toughest loss of the season all in one weekend.

After beating the Northern Illinois Huskies 5-0 on Friday night, the Bulls traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan for a game against the Western Michigan Broncos. But when the Bulls arrived from the three-and-a-half hour drive, the team was met with an overbooked hotel. Though the team straightened things out, it wasn’t an ideal situation for a team that needed rest.

On Sunday, Western Michigan snapped the Bulls’ seven-game winning streak with a 4-2 Bulls loss.

“It was definitely an issue everyone hates to come across,” said senior forward Carissima Cutrona. “But stuff like that happens, I would say it didn’t affect us but with the change in time zones it didn’t help.”

The Bulls (7-2, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) and the Broncos (8-2, 2-0 MAC) have shaped up to be two of the best teams in the MAC. The game was decided by two penalty kicks. Both were in favor of Western Michigan to give them the 2-goal lead and the win.

The Bulls were down 4-0 heading into the final 10 minutes when it scored two goals in a quick succession but it wasn’t enough.

“We just weren’t disciplined,” said junior defender Gurjeena Jandu. “As the game went on we definitely started to play with the same mentality. When we are on the same page, we are unstoppable.”

Both players and head coach Shawn Burke said Western Michigan was one of the best teams they have played. The Broncos were able to use its speed to get the Bulls to play at a pace which the Buffalo style was not ready for.

Little warrior

WAYNE PENALES | THE SPECTRUM The Bulls celebrate at the net after scoring at UB Stadium. The Bulls went 1-1 this past weekend but said they are confident they will go 2-0 with games Friday and Sunday at home.

Burke said even with the set back, he was impressed with “the fight” the team showed in both games.

The Bulls started the game against the Huskies (1-9, 0-2 MAC) 0-0 for the whole first half.

“We wanted to make a statement,” Burke said. “We started slow going into the half scoreless. We’ve talked to the girls about how they need to put away teams and really get that final nail in. I was thrilled with the second half, we scored three of our goals in less then a minute. You can’t ask for more as a coach.”

Burke said the same mentality was there for the Western Michigan game despite the result.

“I saw us playing out there for 90 minutes,” Burke said. “We didn’t take our foot of the gas, we didn’t get tired and we never stopped trying to win. That’s why we were able to get those goals at the end. You hate to see a game decided by penalties but that’s how it went down.”

The Bulls will be home for the upcoming weekend with two games at UB Stadium. On Friday the MAC season continues in a game against the Central Michigan Chippewas (4-6, 2-0 MAC) with a start time of 7 p.m.. Burke said the main focus will be on senior Chippewa’s forward Lexi Pelafas who has 6 goals and 3 assists this season. Pelafas received a

first-team MAC selection last season.

“We know what we have to do to stop her,” Jandu said. “We have been playing her for two years now. We can stop her and keep her contained during the game. All we have to do is stop her from changing the way we play.”

Jandu said this was the most talented team she has been a part of in her career. Cutrona said similar and called the team, “the best one I’ve been apart of at UB.” Burke said the focus on practice this week will be focusing on the lapses the team had on both offense and defense. An aspect that Burke said will be an easy fix given the level of talent on the team.

The Bulls will play the Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-5, 1-1 MAC) on Sunday at 12 p.m..

Burke said the Eagles will be another tough opponent based on a solid defense the team implements. The Eagles have only given up 2 goals in MAC play so far.

“Eastern is very dangerous,” Burke said.

“This past weekend the freshman learned that Sundays are hard and tiring. Being at home this week we will definitely be ready for them.” email: thomas.zafonte@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Thomas_Spectrum

ELAINE LIN | THE SPECTRUM Senior center James O’Hagan stands after a play.

The tattoo on his left shoulder is a bald eagle in front of a waving American Flag.

The tattoo represents his love for the country and American values.

How James O’Hagan’s love for superheroes turned him into a top lineman NATHANIEL MENDELSON SPORTS EDITOR

James O’Hagan’s favorite superhero is Captain America.

The senior center has been a fan of comic books his whole life and fell in love with Captain America at age five. Almost 20 years later, you can find O’Hagan walking around UB wearing a Captain America ski mask during the winter.

O’Hagan, with his big bushy beard, long blonde hair and contagious smile does not line up with the clean cut look of Captain America, but internally they value the same things. Coaches and teammates have praised O’Hagan for his work ethic, as he strengthens the rest of his teammates as a team captain.

“I’m only 6 foot 2 inches and that’s really short for an offensive lineman, so I take it as kind of a chip on my shoulder,” O’Hagan said. “Any of my coaches ask, I call myself ‘little warrior’ sometimes. Whenever a guy has really long arms and I just try to sit in there and fight. That’s definitely something I hang my hat on. I might not have all the physical gifts, but I work my tail off to be the best I can be.”

Football was not his best sport growing up, but it was his passion.

Coming out of Seaford High School, he was the number one heavyweight wrestler in New York. He had the opportunity to go to numerous Big Ten schools for wrestling.

O’Hagan sacrificed the opportunity to go to one of those schools and live in a big college environment for his dream, according to junior offensive lineman Tomas Jack-Kurdyla.

O’Hagan’s only football offer was from Buffalo.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to know Jimmy since he started here and his growth has

been phenomenal,” said offensive line coach Daryl Agpalsa. “When people see that and the body of work he’s put together they know he knows what he is doing. They raise their game and they level up because he is such a catalyst to our program.”

Captain America or Steve Rogers was born from a scrawny kid with heart. Rogers was transformed into the captain from a super serum to create the ideal human with super strength, speed, agility and intelligence. One of Captain America’s biggest strengths is his ability to be an expert tactician and field commander.

As the center, O’Hagan is the offensive line’s field commander.

O’Hagan has been the starting center from the moment he stepped on the field. He allowed 20 quarterback pressures his freshman year but only four combined in his sophomore and junior seasons. He has not allowed a sack since week 10 of the 2015 season.

Agpalsa describes O’Hagan as a protector.

He said O’Hagan is a “complete fanatic” and consumes himself in football and Captain America because it tears at his heartstrings.

O’Hagan is inspired by his family. His love for America comes from his family’s service in the military. O’Hagan’s great-grandfather is a World War II veteran who served in the Philippines while his grandfather was enlisted during the Vietnam War. On his left shoulder, O’Hagan has a tattoo of a bald eagle in front of a waving American flag.

“Growing up I’ve always loved this country no matter what bad or good happens for it,”

O’Hagan said. “I feel like the American values are something to believe in. That’s why I have this on my arm. There are so many people out there that have done more for this country that I have and that’s why I respect them so much.”

He even makes sure to visit All American Hamburger Drive In when he returns home.

Buffalo plays Army this weekend. Army is one of the only independent schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision and every player is a West Point Cadet. If an athlete wants to play professionally, they must serve time in the military first.

This is the third-straight year the two programs match up. O’Hagan wants to beat Army when the Bulls get on the field Saturday but has tremendous respect for the school and athletes.

From the minute O’Hagan stepped onto campus, he tried to do more, according to head coach Lance Leipold. He watches extra film, works hard and spends spends a lot of time in athletics facilities.

“It says a lot about the type of man he is and the type he’s going to be in the future, Agpalsa said. “I think he’s always been categorized as an underdog. You’re never big enough, not athletic enough, not smart enough, not strong enough and for him all he did was use that to fuel his fire to be great.”

Without any super solider serums, James O’Hagan has become UB’s Captain America. email: nathaniel.mendelson@ubspectrum.com twitter: @NateMendelson