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Officials plan for fall 2016 reopening of Capen third floor ASHLEY INKUMSAH NEWS EDITOR
The Oscar A. Silverman Library on the third floor of Capen Hall won’t be open for at least another year. Officials and architects for the project toured the now vacant and shelled-out library on Thursday afternoon to envision what the project will be like for students when it opens, which they now hope will be sometime next fall. The library, affectionately nicknamed “Club Capen” by students, closed down on Dec. 16, 2014 for renovation and was originally expected to be unveiled this November. But the reopening has been delayed due to construction issues and asbestos removal, which has set back the design process. “From our perspective it was only delayed by a few months but if we were able to open it up by April, we decided that we would just wait until August [2016],” said Kelly Hayes McAlonie, director of capital planning. “We thought it would open in November, and we just decided that we wanted to get the project right so we would take extra time.” The renovations suffered a setback when asbestos fibers were discovered in the vinyl floor tiles of the library last spring. “There’s more ongoing areas that we
couldn’t get to before the people were moved out, so there continues to be some [asbestos] abatement but it’s being managed,” said Rhonda Ransom, project manager. H. Austin Booth, vice provost for University Libraries, said the project “will transform the third floor of Silverman Library into a beautiful, inspiring, state-ofthe-art place of destination for students, faculty and staff.” “It will be a place where students come to meet, learn, study, think, reflect and create new knowledge to build the future,” Booth said. “We are very excited that this new space has been designed to reflect the diverse learning and studying styles of students for today and tomorrow.” Developers expect the newly renovated third floor to be comprised of group study rooms with technology for viewing and outlets for laptops, a multimedia center and social spaces and casual areas for students to sit. It will also feature silent group study and casual group study areas. The “grand reading room” will serve as a silent study room for students, which will be comparable to the Health and Sciences Library in Abbot Hall, according to Karen Senglaup, associate university librarian for administration.
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(TOP) Kelly Hayes McAlonie gives a preview of the redesign project of the Oscar A. Silverman Library. The third floor of the library in Capen Hall is in the midst of a complete renovation. COURTESY OF JOHN DELLA CONTRADA
(RIGHT) UB’s rendering of Capen library’s final constructs.
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Pitman, faculty, reflect on his tenure, look to future Dean stepping down comes as humanities lose enrollment
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E. Bruce Pitman, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will step down to return to a full-time faculty role at the end of the academic year.
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While some department chairs think of E. Bruce Pitman as an “innovative leader,” they also acknowledge the difficult situation he was placed in during his five years as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “He inherited CAS at a time when interest in STEM was accelerating,” said Michael Detty, chair of the chemistry department. “If you look at the enrollment in chemis-
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try, physics and biology, they’re skyrocketing. But if you look at the enrollment in romance literature and more traditional arts, those enrollments were declining. “I think what drove [Pitman] to step down was the financial tension as to how we manage this,” Detty said. Pitman announced he will step down as dean at the end of the academic year, ending a five-year tenure that saw him recruit 120 faculty members and help develop the college’s first strategic plan, CAS@20, but
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also included a major decrease in enrollment for the college’s departments like English, arts, history and foreign language. Pitman was appointed to a five-year term that ends this June. He said he is not “resigning,” but is choosing to step down when his term is completed to return to a fulltime faculty role. “You work as hard as you can, get as much done as you can to help the institution,” Pitman said in an email. “Then at some point you need to say I’ve done my part and it is time for someone else to carry things to the next stage.” Detty said Pitman had to manage “accelerated growth” in the STEM areas, which are expensive, and manage a decline in the arts, which are less expensive but have low student enrollment. From 2004 to 2014, the arts, foreign languages, history and English enrollment decreased 46, 47, 61and 63 percent, respectively. Detty said all Pitman could do was manage growth on one side and maintain stability on the other. Pitman was involved in the creation of several programs and initiatives, such as the Department of Materials Design and Innovation and the Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering program and UB RENEW and the Communities of Excellence. “Throughout the 16 years I have been in administrative appointments, I have kept an active research program,” Pitman said. “I owe a lot to collaborators who put up with
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my not always being able to get things done on the timeline we set.” But Pitman’s tenure also included UB’s controversial Shale Resource and Society Institute that the university ultimately shutdown in 2012 for what President Satish Tripathi called a “cloud of uncertainty.” Many questioned the institute’s positive findings about fracking and whether or not it received industry funding. At the time, Pitman defended the institute and denied that it received funding from the oil industry. In email responses, Pitman did not acknowledge The Spectrum’s question about his current opinion on the institute looking back. Detty said Pitman “explored both sides” of the fracking incident. “It took guts to do that because it was controversial,” Detty said. “It was an innovated approach to addressing the societal need.” Pitman’s decision to step down comes as UB is preparing to implement new general education requirements for next fall, but Pitman and other chairmen are still expecting a successful launch. “The college is, of course, deeply involved with the UB curriculum process,” Pitman said. “The faculty in the CAS departments have worked hard to organize courses and put in place all that is being asked of the college and that good work will continue.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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SA Assembly talks Heights and Uber THANYA THEOGENE STAFF WRITER
The Student Association Assembly is hoping to help tackle two of more talked about topics for students: the University Heights and Uber. The Assembly discussed creating taskforce committees for issues in the Heights neighborhood and the possibilities of bringing car-sharing services like Lyft and Uber to Buffalo. “UB administration has reached out to me about the issues surrounding the Heights,” said SA President Minahil Khan. “We came up with the idea of having student representatives to the Heights to be able to speak on the student perspective.” Student parties in the Heights have been an ongoing issue for residents in the area. UB disciplined 57 students for partying in the Heights through the first few weeks of the semester. The plan for the task force is still in its
infancy but the Assembly discussed who should be on the panel. Students proposed that Assembly members make up the task force, but since most assembly members are freshmen and sophomores, some members felt that would be unfair. The Assembly decided the taskforce would include not only Assembly members, but students passionate about the Heights and students who live in the area as well. SA also discussed new ride sharing services coming to Buffalo. Members discussed Syracuse Student Association Government President Boris Gresely’s proposal to bring services such as Uber and Lyft to Western New York. The letter was a draft for a bill, but many SA Assembly members felt that while it was a good start, it lacked formality. “It needed more work with formality and its facts and statistics,” said Cheryl Porzi, a sophomore occupational therapy major. While Uber and Lyft would provide another way for students to get around Buffalo, the assembly was more skeptical of its
capabilities. Many felt that bringing these services to Buffalo would only be sensible if they could solve more problems than they could create. One member said that Uber would be cheap and safer than having students drinking and driving. There have been recent concerns with Uber. An Uber driver in Massachusetts was recently sentenced to 10-12 years in prison for raping a woman he picked up. Members also had concerns that potentially drunk students would be targets for criminal drivers. An Assembly member who works in a law office said that lawmakers would likely see the need for Uber as a drinking problem rather than a safety proposition. The possibility of services coming to Buffalo is in its first stages, but the Assembly felt that the cons to Uber should be recognized. Wednesday’s meeting started off with elections to committees within assembly. The committees included the Environmental Affairs Committee, which focuses on methods of sustainability and the Rules
Committee, which discusses changes to in the SA and discusses the constitution. Malik Davies, a junior chemical engineering major, was nominated to receive a spot on the Environmental Affairs Committee. “I work with the Office of Sustainability as a metric coordinator, which is a student position,” Davies said. “I think sustainability is important and it interests me.” The Assembly concluded the meeting with a discussion of the Maintenance of Effort Bill. The bill proposes that all increases in tuition would be capped and directly related to educational purposes. Assembly members were given postcards, which would be sent to Governor Andrew Cuomo to urge him to sign the bill. If Cuomo signs, there will be a slight rise in SUNY tuition. The next assembly meeting will be held on Nov. 11. email: news@ubspectrum.com
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CAS has 108 undergraduate seminars that have been approved, according to Detty. Pitman has meetings scheduled with chairs to go over what each department will contribute to the new general education requirements. Hong Luo, chair of the physics department, said Pitman “strengthened the identity” of the college and his “leadership in this area will be missed, but the process is already in motion and the system remains intact.” Pitman stepping down also continues a trend of UB deans resigning and stepping
down. There have at least been five other deans to resign in the past year and a half, including former Law School Dean Makau Mutua, who resigned in September 2014 amid allegations of lying under oath, and former School of Management Dean Arjang Assad, who resigned this summer to become the University of Pittsburgh’s business school dean. Pitman had no comment on other deans’ resignations. “As I say, my own reasons have to do with my having dedicated my efforts to UB in an administrative capacity over the past decade
and a half,” he said. Once Pitman steps down, he said he looks forward to putting in more time and energy into research projects. In particular, he is focusing on “issues of uncertainty in numerical simulation and data analysis, part of a joint effort with colleagues in engineering, geology and colleagues at Duke University in statistics.” Pitman received his Ph.D from Duke. “Change is always hard, but I’m sure [Pitman] will have more time to enjoy his new role and the college will continue to improve with quite a bit of momentum already in place,” Luo said.
Detty said Pitman will be great going back to a faculty member, but he and the College “miss him as a dean.” Provost Charles Zukoski will begin a search for the College’s next dean in early 2016. Regardless of who replaces him, Pitman has something to say to his successor. “I would tell my successor that there are fabulous people working in the deans’ office and in the departments – talented, capable, dedicated folks who are also nice people,” he said. email: news@ubspectrum.com
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With controversy behind it, SA senate must continue to fulfill duties to clubs Monday’s election of Dillon Smith as Student Association senate chairperson seemingly brought a close to the controversy that shook up the body for two weeks. It’s been a rough start to the year for senate – between an initial invalid chair election, senators revealing to The Spectrum they felt unprepared for their jobs and a delay in clubs presenting to the body for extra money. The senate’s main function is to grant clubs extra money from a $13,000 line. That process didn’t start until Monday night, as the senate has had to deal with the fallout from SA President Minahil Khan mishandling of the chair election. But now, with Smith in place as chair, Yaser Soliman resigned and the senate beginning to grant clubs money, the senate must continue to move forward to fulfill its obligations to clubs. Helping clubs is what the senate is there for and why the senators should have ran for their positions. We urge the senate to put the controversy and drama behind them to service clubs – while also acknowledging and working on the mistakes in the past to ensure they don’t happen again. Because there are obviously still issues to sort out. Khan’s, as well as SA professional staff who advised her, misunderstanding of the constitution and bylaws are alarming. The SA constitution and bylaws are not as clear as they could be. Senate and Assembly need to work together to make more clear rules and procedures – ones that don’t leave much grey area. But if this is done, it must be done with the entire constitution and bylaws in mind. Mark RP Sorel, SA admin director, said that
when amendments were made to make the rules clearer in the past, it often ended up making everything more complicated. A new amendment would conflict an old one, leading to confusion like in the chair election. A complete overhaul of the rules may be necessary. The other issue is senators being unsure of their job. Some senators explicitly stated that they were unprepared. If this is how the senate was initially trained – a half an hour of being told to read the constitution. The executive broad and professional staff went over senate’s
functions with senators further at a forum last week, but without our reporting, we’re not sure these issues would have been addressed. Senate and SA as a whole must make sure senators have more training in the future. It’s only fair to the clubs. Soliman, who lost the invalid election and resigned, is now advocating for more university oversight of SA. Soliman wants more professional oversight, so the mishap that cost him the chair position won’t happen to someone else. We’re not necessarily saying this is the best step, but we do think
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the senate and Assembly should both consider this call for more oversight. It’s worth a look. We liked what we saw out of the senators on Monday – they were productive, listened to clubs and made decisions on spending. Now the senate must continue this while working on the issues that got it in this predicament in the first place. It’s a tall task, but it’s what must be done under the current circumstances. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com
Don’t punish the witness Spring Valley High School incident shows why people need to record police activity
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What do you do when you’re sitting in the middle of class and an officer enters the room for a disruptive student? What do you if that officer drives his bulky forearm around the neck of your 16-year-old female classmate and hauls her to the ground on her back as she clings onto her desk? Your first instinct may be to grab your phone to record, but you hesitate because of the possibility of being taken into custody yourself. Everything goes by in a matter of seconds and you don’t have much time to think. Do you record and risk the possibility of getting arrested? Or do you hope that somehow the word of your black female classmate can fight
against the word of a white male officer? The incident involving a Spring Valley High School student and a school officer is one of the more sickening videos of police brutality we’ve seen up to this point and has left most viewers extremely uncomfortable. And what happened after the video surfaced is just as concerning. Niya Kenny, the student who recorded the incident that went viral, was also arrested. She said she was in disbelief as she saw what happened to her classmate, according to WLTX. We live in a society where surveillance cameras are in every corner but a student using her smartphone is crossing a line? Incidents like this only teach people to stay silent for the sake of staying safe. Students become afraid of those who are hired, trained and paid to protect us. The government needs to look at regulation on video recording more in depth. Laws vary depending on the state, but I still
see no valid reason why a person shouldn’t be allowed to record police activity in a public area. In New York State it is legal to videotape police as long as it isn’t “interfering” with their work. But what counts as interfering? If a person is standing at a distance, silent and cooperative, there is no possible way for them to inhibit an officer from performing his duties. This needs to be examined because it leaves too much room for misinterpretation. But if an officer tells you to put away your phone, it may be best to comply for the sake of not getting thrown around on the ground. This can’t be. According to CNN, the officer was “within his rights.” But I don’t see what gives an adult male the right to use extensive force on a girl who posed no threat. I’m not trying to distract from the bigger picture. I am going to pull the race card because no one would be questioning the student if she were white and no one would be defending the officer if he were black.
But the fact of the matter is a young black girl was severely “punished” for what thousands of kids do in school each day – use their cell phone and talk back to a teacher. Her classmate faced extreme and unnecessary consequences for giving people a firsthand view of an officer horrifically abusing his power. What would have happened if the Spring Valley incident was never recorded? Would it have gotten national attention? Would Fields still have been fired? It’s hard to say. We have little control over police without video evidence. What will happen next time? What is an officer’s next move? Will he pull out a gun? We don’t have all the answers. But a video recording is concrete evidence and the first step to ensuring a fair and just system. It is also the only hope for a young black girl whose accreditation will never match that of a white male officer. email: gabriela.julia@ubspectrum.com
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ASA holds African Awareness Week
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This week, the African Student Association (ASA) aimed to clear up the concept that “African” is simply another stereotype. ASA held its annual African Awareness Week this week, highlighting different African cultures and their unique contrast with American culture through events for the UB community. The club aimed to demonstrate that African culture is an umbrella term for a continent encompassing many different countries with different ethnicities and traditions. “UB students should know that African culture is many cultures mixed into one,” said Nosazena Iyekegbe, activities coordinator for ASA and a junior nursing major. “Every part of Africa is different and similar in many ways when it comes to music, language and food.” To Iyekegbe, African Awareness Week was created to spread African pride and educate those unaware of the many cultural traditions Africa holds. The week embodies many different African cultures exhibited throughout daily events. “African Awareness [Week] was started to help familiarize the UB and Buffalo com-
Students indulge in African cultures munities to African culture and heritage,” said Charles D’Onigbinde, ASA president and a senior chemistry major. “It highlights our dances, music, arts and beliefs. It has evolved over the years and is now used to bring attention to our bigger events … but it still intends on delivering the essence of being African.” On Monday the club hosted bead making, which can be a representation of bravery and even wisdom in many different African cultures On Thursday, ASA held a fiery Zumba class in conjunction with the Latin American Student Association (LASA), in which both clubs incorporated African and Latin flavor. The wrap-up to awareness week will be ASA’s annual fashion show “Shades of Afrique” on Saturday, which will showcase different elements of African fashion and talent. “UB’s African community is very prominent on campus compared to other schools I have seen,” D’Onigbinde said. “I see the influence everywhere from the slang to the music we play at parties.”
D’Onigbinde said he sees the spreading and adoption of African cultures much more prominently at UB than at other schools. Strides have been made in efforts for non-African UB students to appreciate and understand different African cultures, but Iyekegbe still feels like the UB community can improve. “People are just starting to appreciate African culture by being more open and trying to learn our culture by wearing things like Ankara and dashikis and trying to cook our popular foods like jollof rice,” Iyekegbe said. Iyekegbe also stressed the differences among respective African cultures and how many people can’t fully gain respect for African cultures until they realize that the cultures are not all the same. “Being African was something I, due to my educational environment, was ashamed to claim. ‘African Booty Scratcher’ was one of many terms associated with African people that repressed my desire to embrace my culture,” said Terem Adi, a junior health and human services major. “Being at UB
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Students dance in the Student Union as a part of African African Awareness Week. The African Student Association (ASA) holds the event in an effort to bring awareness to the varying types of African culture through events they hold each day. The week comes to an end with their last event on Saturday, with “Shades of Afrique.”
changed my perspective entirely. I met dozens of African students who were beaming with pride and were fully engulfed in their culture.” Adi, like many others on campus, is Nigerian and said many things allow her to bask in her Nigerian culture around campus. “Being African makes me feel unique and special. The fact that I lived there adds even more pride,” said fellow Nigerian student and junior biological sciences major Adeyinka Ajiboye. “From the language to the clothing to the food, everything African is simply awesome.” D’Onigbinde said that as president of ASA it’s his and his club’s job to help foster the African culture in the UB and Buffalo communities. email: features@ubspectrum.com
Disability justice advocate comes to UB JOHN JACOBS STAFF WRITER Sexism and racism are prominent topics of discussion on campuses throughout the United States. But what about ableism? Mia Mingus, an advocate for disability justice and awareness, spoke to more than 200 students on Tuesday night at her event Beyond Access: an Introduction to Disability Justice. Mingus, who is disabled because of a weakened right leg, became an advocate for disability justice and awareness after attending many social justice events and realizing that there were never any advocates for disability justice in attendance. “What I’ve found across the board is that most people don’t know what ableism is,” Mingus said. “People know what racism is, what sexism is … but when you ask them about ableism, they have no idea.” The event was part of a three-part series Mingus hosted in the Buffalo area this week. The other two events were: Disability Justice: Theory and Practice and Intersectionality and Sexual Violence. Beyond Access was held in the Student Union Theater. The Disability Justice lecture was held off campus at the Museum of disABILITY History and the Intersectionality lecture was also held off campus at The Foundry on Elmwood. Mingus began the event by defining what having a disability means. “A disability is any ability, impairment or body that is or is perceived as being outside of what our society defines as normal or able,” Mingus said. She went on to discuss ableism, which
Mia Mingus speaks on ableism
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Mia Mingus is an advocate for those who are disabled, and gives lectures about how many disabled people are victims of ableism.
works in the same way sexism works against women at the benefit of men. Ableism is a system of oppression that works against disabled people at the benefit of those who are not disabled. Mingus believes that ableism is not unique to Western culture – it affects the whole world. She was tired of feeling like there was no one to speak for the disabled, so she became an advocate herself. Wellness and Education Services along
with Campus Living and The Office of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion sponsored Mingus’s trip to UB. Peter Smith, the assistant director of college housing at UB, said Campus Living was involved in the event because it benefits the paraprofessional staff of UB. “Where it benefits us is that we do what we call ETS, or extended training series, which are development sessions for our paraprofessional staff—the [resident advis-
ers, academic advisers and community assistants]. That’s 230 staff members that we have,” Smith said. Campus Living has its staff attend at least one campus event per semester. This semester, they chose Mingus’s event. According to Smith, 200 staff members from Campus Living, including resident advisers, were required to go to the event. But just because they were required to go to the event doesn’t mean that it wasn’t beneficial. Several students took the time to stay after the event, thanking Mingus for her time and telling her that the information she provided them with helped open their eyes to the injustices that disabled people face every day. While some students were required to show up, others came to the event for more personal reasons. Alex, a senior biomedical engineering major who did not want his last name released because of his disabilities, showed up to the event because he’s a fan of Mia Mingus. He was interested in the event because the topic of conversation is personal to him. “I myself am disabled. I have different mental disabilities. But, you know, I also face a physical disability . . . due to being asthmatic. But I thought this presentation provided a really good framework for understanding disabilities,” Alex said. For those interested in getting more involved with the fight against ableism, there is a Disability Action Committee at UB. Information about the committee is available through Wellness Education Services. email: features@ubspectrum.com
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The Force is strong at UB Students discuss excitement over upcoming ‘Star Wars’ film TOMAS OLIVIER ASST. ARTS EDITOR
Jesse Saville, a sophomore psychology major, thinks some UB students almost singlehandedly crashed Fandango’s website to get “Star Wars” tickets. The new film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” premieres on Dec. 18 with many of the cast members returning from the original trilogy. The film shattered presale ticket records, with fans purchasing $6.5 million in IMAX tickets just days after the film’s trailer debuted during halftime of Monday Night Football on Oct. 17. The new movie has created a buzz amongst fans, including those at UB, as it is expected to be one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. Saville said a girl from one of his classes mentioned that she, along with 16 friends, bought their tickets for the premiere and were planning on being the first people lined up at the theater. Saville said that he couldn’t blame them
considering “a lot of the original cast is coming back for this one and that is pretty cool.” Actors from the original trilogy, like Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) will return to the galaxy far, far away as their personas that audiences fell in love with in the late’70s and early ’80s. The movie also stars a new cast of younger actors like Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn) and Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron). Disney bought Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in 2012 and the new installment will be the company’s first of many films based on “Star Wars” creator George Lucas’ vision. “I’m looking forward to seeing what Disney does with the movie because it would give Disney a chance to defend itself against all of the trash talk about how Disney is gonna butcher the series,” said Ethan Zieja, a freshman computer science major. Zieja is optimistic about the new film be-
cause of director J.J Abrams, who also directed the last two “Star Trek” films that revitalized the series. “J.J Abrams impressed me what he did with ‘Star Trek,’” Zieja said. “So I am confident in his ability to do justice to ‘Star Wars.’ Tory Lebaron, a sophomore civil engineering major, said it’s been a while since she’s seen any of the films. “Growing up my dad made me watch all of them,” Lebaron said. She said she’s planning on seeing the new film, but not until a while after the release date just because she doesn’t want to deal with all of the craziness immediately after the release. Lebaron is going to prepare for the new film with her friends by having a “Star Wars” marathon to watch all of the previous films before seeing the new one in theatres. But unlike Zieja, Lebaron doesn’t have much faith in Disney’s control over the series. “Disney is honestly a hit-or-miss with
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The rapidly-building hype of the new Star Wars release is evident, especially among college students preparing for the Dec. 18 theatrical release. Many people attempted to purchase their tickets beforehand during pre-sale, the mass ticket sales crashing the ticket-hosting website, Fandango, and quickly selling out the first few showings of the movie in theatres.
their movies,” she said. But she has confidence in Abrams because his other films impressed her. “I probably have more confidence in J.J. Abrams than Disney,” she said. “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith,” released in 2005, had a budget of $113 million and made $848.8 million in sales. Will “The Force Awakens” top it with a budget of $200 million? Fans will have to just wait and see. email: arts@ubspectrum.com
Frightworld gives new meaning to theatre Buffalo’s No. 1 haunted attraction proves to be more than just costumes and makeup
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Frightworld is a month-long entertaining and creepy production, and Buffalo’s No. 1 haunted attraction.
ALEXANDRA SALEH STAFF WRITER Frightworld may just be open for one month out of the year, but making Buffalo’s No. 1 haunted attraction takes a lot of careful planning. Stephen Szortyka, general manager of Frightworld, said that even during the offseason, the haunted attraction is still his full-time job. “This whole operation starts a year ago,” Szortyka said. Frightworld is a month-long production with a full cast and crew, dedicated to entertaining thrill-seekers and shocking the timid. Although the premise is the same, each year has its own unique assembly of story lines and scene selections. Some might think it takes as little effort as flipping the light switch, revealing a display of creepy clown masks and gory remains in the exact spots as the previous year. But, similar to theatre and film productions, haunted houses require long periods of planning and construction. It’s actually a year-round business. Frightworld is tucked in the corner of
Youngman Plaza in a former BJ’s lot and was voted scariest haunted attraction in both 2013 and 2014. The premier scream park now offers a new interactive flashlight experience, “Night Stalkers,” heightening the allure of a chilling theatrical performance. Before the sets are constructed, costumes are designed and actors are hired, the company explores ideas and concepts that are different from previous years. “A bunch of us sit around a table pretty much and shoot ideas to each other,” Szortyka said. “And everybody builds off of it.” The build crew, owners, management team, makeup team, design staff, costume staff and even actors attend the meetings and propose fresh ideas that haven’t been implemented in Buffalo or across the industry. Once members agree on initial concepts, the owners and management have to find an available building. They will then begin working with local contractors to create a floor plan. “We consistently challenge ourselves to do better than what we’ve done in the past in creating new and unique ideas,” Szorty-
ka said. From there, management will conduct “interviews” or auditions for desired applicants. “We focus on stepping out of your comfort zone and [applicants] unique ability for movements and sounds,” Szortyka said. He added that applicants must also show that they want to learn more about the fear business. “The experience was like trying out for a theatre play – showing them you have the talents, movement, improvisation and projection vocals to do it,” said Sean Sanders, an 8-year veteran of the team. “They had me walk from wall to wall as different monsters.” He first auditioned as a zombie, then a killer clown. His third role was a monster possessed by a demon. Frightworld requires more than an audition, however, as employees are obliged to attend “Boo School,” a 4-hour orientation that teaches useful scaring techniques. This process “teaches character utilization and string theory,” Szortyka said. String theory, a term most often associated with the study of physics, is considered one of the many possible explanations for ghostly phenomena. To grasp even a fraction of the theory helps employees act more frightening. Szortyka said 85 percent of Frightworld’s actors have theatrical backgrounds. Some employees, like Sanders, have performed in high school drama clubs, college theatre, or local films and their talents are “completely unrecognized.” “It’s definitely a great acting experience whether you do acting for a living or like to try it out,” Sanders said. To Sanders, Frightworld is similar to a Disney theme park in that everyday actors can go to work dressed as some other character and spend hours imitating them. But in this case, it’s with a haunted theme. Frightworld draws large crowds during the Halloween season, so they have to be prepared to impress. “It’s our job to keep them entertained,” Sanders said.
Buffalo’s highest-ranked haunted attraction leaves room for improvement each year. “It allows all of these people to come in here and really expand their horizons and push out their skills and assets,” Szotyka said. Andrew Lavin has contributed to the theatricality of Frightworld for the past seven years as a makeup artist. Graduating in 2007 from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor’s in Special Effects and Industrial Design, Lavin is a multi-faceted artist with a particular interest in the haunt industry. “Fruit bowls and landscapes got really old real fast,” Lavin said, “so I’ve always been into this.” Halloween, costumes, and scary movies mixed with a passion for art led him to where he is now. During his time at the Art Institute, Lavin worked as a makeup artist for independent films. He found that he was truly infatuated with creating art on a person’s face. “Every single actor is unique and different,” he said. “Even if you are doing a similar makeup scheme, if you are doing it on a different person, it’s a whole different ballpark.” This year, he made a custom silicone pullover mask for Eric Haeusser, nicknamed “Tiny,” Frightworld’s almost 7-foot, 500-pound actor. Lavin worked on the mask, sculpting, molding and casting, for a total of 60 to 70 hours for about a month. “ I think that’s one of the reasons that we’re different,” he said, “because we put that time in, where other haunts will say, ‘Just buy props and screw them to a wall.’” Frightworld’s five separate houses form one theatrical performance. The time, work and dedication put into its production are what make it a collaborative experience, entertaining and engaging to its audience. To Szortyk, Lavin and Sanders, the houses are their stage and the inside is their set. Frightworld is open until Nov. 1. email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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Officials plan for fall 2016 reopening of Capen third floor
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Sophomore Collin Lisa had a quiet night, but he came up in the clutch with multiple third-down conversions in the first half.
Offensive line: B+
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Hayes McAlonie said there are 880 projected seats with “various types of learning seats.” “It will be very colorful and contemporary but at the same time honoring our heritage, we’re going to have archival images around that talks about the history of UB,” Hayes McAlonie said. “We really want students to feel a connection to UB past, present and future and really engage in the community.” Lockwood Library has served as UB’s only 24-hour library since the renovation of the third floor began last December, which led to students to complain about the limited study space during finals weeks last year. And some students are disappointed with the delay of the reopening. “I think it’s inconvenient because now I have to find somewhere else to study and as finals are approaching, all the libraries are [going to] be extremely full, so it just takes space away from everyone,” said Amber Tapia, a sophomore biology major. Bruce Nagel, a junior geology major said the third floor of Capen was his “study place.” Nagel said Lockwood isn’t as studious and quiet as the third floor of Capen used to be. “The only place we technically have is Lockwood and it’s a very depressing environment,” said Jodie-Ann Mullings, a junior psychology and communication major.
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Hayes McAlonie gives a preview of the new student-centered learning space in Capen Library that will open fall 2016.
But Sai Vikneshwar, a graduate computer science engineering major said he is excited to see the newly renovated third floor. “Maybe we will get a better library of sorts, more study rooms and more structure,” Vikneshwar said. Each “neighborhood” of the library will feature a slightly different finish and color palette. “Because it’s such a big space, we want to make sure everyone knows where they are at all times, so the idea is that each neighborhood or zone has its own family of colors,” Hayes McAlonie said. “Even though there will be signs that say silent, it will feel like you really should be quiet here, in the group seating area the [visual] cue will be that your conversation is welcome” Senglaup said the library will evoke an “image of openness.” “This is a multi-phase project that will really transform the student, faculty and staff experience, starting with the library,” Hayes McAlonie said. email: news@ubspectrum.com
This may have been the finest performance by this unit all season. Buffalo only allowed one sack and kept Licata protected virtually all night. He didn’t seem hurried and had plenty of time in the pocket to make sure that big plays could transpire. The unit did have a problem handling Miami Ohio defensive lineman JT Jones, who had two quarterback hits and 1.5 tackles for losses.
Defensive line: B Solomon Jackson recorded the only sack for the defensive line, but it also kept a versatile running attack at bay. The Bulls gave up 124 rushing yards, but no RedHawk ran for over 42 yards on the day. No touchdowns were recorded on the ground either in a good all-around game by an otherwise shaky unit.
Linebackers: B+ Consistency is key. For Buffalo, they got a great performance from a great unit. Seniors Okezie Alozie and Nick Gilbo and junior Brandon Berry combined for 17 tackles and all ranked in the top-4 in tackles on the day. Alozie and Berry added a sack each while Gilbo added 1.5 tackles for losses. They helped prevent long runs from transpiring and kept quarterback Billy Bahl’s completion rate to less than 50 percent.
Secondary: C+ The secondary had problems throughout the game and it almost cost Buffalo the game. The defensive backs were called for multiple pass interference calls, one of which was called in the end zone and set up an
eventual touchdown to cut Buffalo’s deficit to just five with 1:30 left in the fourth quarter. Junior cornerback Boise Ross backed into a receiver and was called for pass interference to set up Miami Ohio’s final touchdown of the day.
Special teams: B+ The most impressive play of the night was a simple punt that went no more than 40 yards. In the final minute of the game, Miami Ohio sent the whole team toward punter Tyler Grassman to try and block it and return it for a touchdown Michigan State style. But Grassman was able to swiftly grab the snap and quickly punt it away before any threat of a blocked punt came to be. Freshman placekicker Adam Mitcheson also kicked a 46-yard field goal in the first quarter, a new career high. But an extra point was blocked at the beginning of the third quarter, which could have proved deadly for Buffalo later in the game. Johnson’s onside kick recovery also helped Buffalo’s grade.
Coaching: B Head coach Lance Leipold was successful on Thursday because he didn’t have to do much. All of his playmakers were clicking. Licata was on point, Johnson had a repeat week and the defense was making plays. Leipold’s best move was limiting his injured star in Taylor and letting Johnson get some work in. And it paid off with another career performance. It’s good to see vintage Licata again. He finally looked comfortable and could air the ball out if needed. Leipold’s best move was the run-pass balance. Both were clicking well because Miami Ohio didn’t know what to expect. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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He was the only representative from UB and also represented Trinidad and Tobago. Buffalo also gets a full season from its top redshirts from last season. Jake Gunning and Brandon Lapi had successful redshirt runs last season in which they could only compete in open tournaments, but they are now both eligible to compete during every match. Gunning had a record of 28-8, while Lapi had a record of 25-14. Stutzman knows can’t do it alone. Along with a youth movement came a revitalized coaching staff, including first-year assistant coaches Justin Grant and Craig “Boomer” Fechko. “We’ve got a bunch of redshirt freshmen and this new coaching staff provides some high energy,” Stutzman said. “They bleed
blue and white already.” Stutzman brought his winning philosophies to UB from Bloomsburg – the same philosophies that earned him Eastern Wrestling League Coach of the Year awards in 2007, 2010 and 2013 – but he was also able to bring over one of his own wrestlers in junior Tyler Rill. Rill is one of the few upper classmen on the team and will serve as a leader for the Bulls in his third season in Buffalo after transferring from Bloomsburg. More importantly, he buys into Stutzman’s tough, physical philosophies. “Coach brought everything he used at Bloomsburg over here, especially a new intensity,” Rill said. “We’re expecting to win this time around.” Rill will be hoping to bounce back after a season-ending injury last year that left him
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Stutzman (back) watches two of his wrestlers compete during practice Thursday.
with a record of 2-1. Rill said he is ready for the season and is more excited than he’s ever been for the start of a season. As for the young talent on the roster, redshirt freshman Brian Lantry looks to be a young talent on the rise, starting his Buffalo career in the 133-pound weight class. “I expect us to win, I expect us to compete,” Lantry said. “[Stutzman] prepares us. He gives us the keys to win. I believe in what we’ve been trained with.” Although the hope for the team is to bring a MAC championship to UB, it won’t be an easy task. Last season, six of the nine MAC teams posted conference records of .500 or better. It will be a tough mountain to climb in the MAC, as Buffalo sat at the bottom of the ranks with a 0-8 record. It will also be a year in which UB will compete without one of its premier competitors, Max Soria, who posted a career record of 81-54. But the Bulls will still have one of their other successful seniors from last season in Wally Maziarz. Maziarz, who wrestled from 2011-15, is
now an advocate from the sideline rather than the mat as a volunteer assistant coach. Maziarz amassed 55 wins throughout his UB career, making him one of the most prolific wrestlers in program history. This could be Stutzman’s make-or-break season at UB. The team’s five wins in his first two seasons put pressure on him and the team to start to show some progress. But he may finally have the roots of that MAC Championship-caliber team he’s always talked about. “I want everyone to progress to the best of their ability,” Stutzman said. “I’ve always said, ‘Success is if you get the maximum out of your body.’ Our job as a staff is to wring that towel and get everything out of these guys.” The season kicks off on Sunday at 9 a.m. when the Bulls face Maryland. A matchup against Davidson will follow at noon. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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Last week, the women’s soccer team clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament for the second consecutive year. But even before the playoff nod, the team was already playing as if its season and a chance to repeat as MAC Champions were on the line. “We’ve been in playoff mode for about three weeks,” said head coach Shawn Burke. “Our mentality hasn’t changed too much. Now we’re getting to the point where there’s no more tomorrow. You got to get ready and I think the girls are up for the challenge.” And their chances to repeat got much better on Thursday. The Bulls (11-6-2, 7-3-1 MAC) defeated Akron (6-12-1, 3-8 MAC) 3-1 on Thursday to clinch the MAC East for the second consecutive year and earn the No. 3 seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament this weekend. With the victory, Buffalo also clinched at least one game at UB Stadium, beginning Sunday at 1 p.m. against the Central Michigan (6-10-2, 5-5-1 MAC) in the Quarterfinals. It was an advantage Burke wanted his team to have against a team like the Chippewas. “When you look at this conference and you see how close the margin is from top to bottom, you want every advantage you can get,” Burke said. “This group plays very well at home on the turf … Central Michigan is a good team. You want every advantage you can get.” The Chippewas are a “well-coached, organized” team led by a knowledgeable head coach in Peter McGahey, according to Burke. He also added they’re going to be a tough team to break down because of their physical play and their ability in playing a
'No more tomorrow' Women’s soccer looks to repeat as champs heading into MAC Tournament full 90-minute game. Burke admitted Central Michigan is going to be no easy task to take down despite Buffalo’s most recent matchup against the Chippewas. On Oct. 18, the Bulls took down Central Michigan 3-0 in what Burke calls the teams’ “best performance of the year.” Sophomore midfielder Julia Benati was the first player to score in that game, her second-to-last goal during the season. Her most recent? Thursday to essentially seal the game for Buffalo. Benati took a penalty shot in the 78th minute while battling high winds. She slipped it last the goalkeeper on the left side to score the insurance goal. “I wanted to do it for [junior midfielder] Dana [Lytle] because she worked so hard to get that penalty kick,” Benati said. “I just got on the good end of that goal.” It was Benati’s sixth goal of the season, which tied her with teammate Kassidy Kidd for the most on the team this season. Benati has gradually become an unspoken leader for Buffalo mainly by being a playmaker this season. Albeit her sophomore status, she is a player that Burke knows is “willing to put the team on her shoulders.” Benati is one of many players that made a difference this season, but one of the biggest changes was in a personnel switch. Nearly three weeks ago, the Bulls were sitting only one game above .500 with an outside shot of any home-field advantage for the tournament – if they made it in the first place. It was Burke
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who noticed something had to change. And it paid off. Before the weekend of Oct. 11, Burke switched junior midfielder Andrea Niper to the front of the field and senior defender/ midfielder Kristen Markiewicz to the backfield. The results were exactly what Burke was looking for. Buffalo won five of its last six matches, including four in a row, while senior midfielder Kassy Kidd went on to score four goals in a two-game span from Oct. 11 to Oct. 16. “Kristen has the experience and was able to solidify some of the communication issues we were having in the back,” Burke said. “Niper’s goal-scoring presence was something we were missing. Those two changes have made massive impacts around everyone around them.” As the team prepares for its first-round matchup, it’s hard to shed the notion of last year’s team. The 2014-15 Bulls squad were the regular season and Tournament MAC Champions and went undefeated in conference play. It’s different this time around, as Buffalo enters as the No. 3 with just one guaranteed home game. And there is a different vibe around the locker room this season. Instead of celebrating a playoff berth, the team just wants to focus on what’s next. “Last year was so special. Being the No. 1 was such a great thing,” Kidd said. “But back when I was a freshman, making the tournament would have been a reason to celebrate. Now, that standard is completely different. Now, we want to be at home and not away.”
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Senior forward N’Dea Johnson dribbles the ball during a match earlier this season. Johnson and the rest of the Bulls clinched the MAC East for the second straight year and will play Central Michigan in the opening round of the MAC Tournament.
Burke is done talking about last year’s team as well. The team he coaches is about to play the first game in the MAC Tournament on Sunday afternoon. And he’s ecstatic about their chances to win it all. “We’re going to have to listen to the comparisons about last year’s team and everything about how great it was and everything we accomplished,” Burke said. “It took this team a little bit longer to find their stride, but we’re hitting it at the right time.” The Bulls return home to UB Stadium to face Central Michigan on Sunday in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
Gridiron report card Bulls defeat Miami Ohio 29-24, even record at 4-4
Talented underclassmen look to propel Bulls after lackluster seasons
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Head coach John Stutzman (left) coaches a Bulls wrestler during practice Thursday as Buffalo prepares for the 2015-16 season.
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When John Stutzman came to UB three years ago, he knew the wrestling program needed a change. The head coach wanted to see national titles and conference championships in his tenure, but with a record of 0-16 in the Mid-American Conference through two seasons, his aspirations have fallen well short. Finally, in year three, Stutzman believes he has what he needs to meet those lofty expectations. The Bulls will travel to the University of Maryland to participate in the Terrapin Duals on Nov. 1 to kickoff the 2015-16 season and year three of the Stutzman era. It will be Buffalo’s first chance to showcase a young roster made up of 23 freshmen and sophomores and perhaps finally make Stutzman’s vision for UB wrestling come to fruition. “We’re trying to progress [this year],”
Stutzman said. “We got to get to a national tournament, punch a few All-Americans, build on win total from last year – both out of conference and in the MAC.” If the Bulls do that, it will be with underclassmen. The Bulls have a slew of young talent, including sophomores Sean Peacock and Colt Cotten, who combined for 23 wins last year and were Buffalo’s only two returning wresters with winning records in conference play. Buffalo also welcomes one of the most touted prospects in recent memory. Freshman Nate Rose enters the program as a two-time New York State Champion during his high school run at the Eagle Academy for Young Men in the Bronx, where he racked up 130 career wins and an All-American nod. He earned a spot at the World Wrestling Championships last month and accumulated a 1-1 record. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
The football team (4-4, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) defeated Miami Ohio (1-8, 0-5 MAC) 29-24 Thursday night to get back to .500. The Bulls will be on the road again next week to face Kent State (3-5, 2-2 MAC).
Quarterbacks: A Senior quarterback Joe Licata had one of his finest performances all season, finishing with 289 yards on 22-of-29 passing with two touchdowns and an interception. He looked poised and comfortable in the pocket and even risked the deep ball multiple times throughout the game. He also proved once more why he’s the leader of this team. Licata’s only interception of the night resulted in a return for a touchdown, but he followed up that play with a 78-yard strike to senior wide receiver Ron Willoughby to retake the lead late in the first quarter.
Running backs: B+ Junior Jordan Johnson ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Buffalo didn’t exactly miss senior Anthone Taylor, who was limited due to an ankle injury. Johnson is known for his North-South running, but his EastWest versatility was showcased as well. He ran with power and efficiency.
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Miami Ohio freshman running back Leonard Ross runs with the ball during Buffalo’s 29-24 win Thursday night. Buffalo is now 4-4 and 2-2 in the MidAmerican Conference.
It was clear the short week didn’t affect him being the workhorse out of the backfield. The future of the Buffalo backfield is in good hands. Johnson also recovered a crucial onside kick at the end of the game to secure the Buffalo victory.
Wide receivers and tight ends: B+ Nine difference receivers caught a pass for positive yardage on Thursday night, none more prolific than Willoughby’s night. The senior caught two touchdown passes for 87 yards receiving. The two touchdowns were the only two passes he caught all night. Senior Marcus McGill continued his excelled pace with a 29-yard catch coming on one play down the right sideline. Senior tight end Matt Weiser led the Bulls in targets and receptions. He put up 56 yards on five catches, but didn’t find the end zone. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6