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TRUMP TROUBLES Protesters speak out against president-elect’s rhetoric TORI ROSEMAN AND SARAH CROWLEY MANAGING EDITOR AND ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Adrianna Ragland stood on the monument in Niagara Circle and chanted to an audience of hundreds, “No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA.” Ragland, a graduate student in UB’s school of social work, wanted to stand up and take action against President-elect Donald Trump. She was part of a protest that took place Sunday at the Niagara Circle where approximately 300 people gathered to voice their concern about Trump’s impending presidency. People of all ages held signs, played instruments and spoke in front of the crowd in unison. Those who spoke discussed racial justice, LGBTQ rights and immigration. “There’s not a lot of action here, we need to make our voices heard,” Ragland said. “I voted for Hillary and she won the popular vote. I support immigrants, I’ve worked with immigrants and what Trump says is so full of hate.” Anti-Trump protests of thousands of people have taken place in big cities and college campuses the past ﬁve days. Some were peaceful while others were more violent, ending in smashed windows, dumpster ﬁres and hundreds of police taking to the streets. Ragland, like many other protestors, used Buffalo’s protest to motivate others to work and create a safe environment for all of the people Trump’s campaign belittled. Alaysa Dale, a local resident, who organized the protest, made a Facebook event called “Humanity Over Oppression: A Peaceful Action.” Dale didn’t expect more than 50 people to show up. “I am not an organizer, I am not a leader,” Dale said. “It’s just that easy to bring people together.”

Local attorney Mary Balthasar-Lake handed out safety pins to promote the idea of safety and community. These pins represent a commitment to sticking up for those who have been harassed and to be a “safe person.” Balthasar-Lake worked in voter protection during the election and was stationed in places such as Florida, where voting was a liable concern. “It appeared to me I need to use my law degree to do something about this movement,” Balthasar-Lake said. “Its important people woke up on Wednesday feeling scared.” Olivia Russell, a Buffalo resident, said she thinks Trump spreads fear and hate. “For any society to grow, we need to embrace each other and support each other and to support a man who uses fear to win votes is just, I can’t not do anything,” Russell said. Russell, like many others who attended the rally, is concerned about the changes that will come with a Trump presidency. She has faith in the system and hopes Congress and the Supreme Court will balance him out. “I want him to know that we’re going to keep him in check, to know like, you work for us now, you respond to America,” Russell said. Protestors held signs that said, “Hate won’t make America ‘great’,” “Love trumps hate,” and “We’re all in this together.” A couple women wrote words on their bodies and went topless while others held gay pride ﬂags.

“I can’t believe these collegiate people would be so heartless, so uneducated.” Charles Lyons, a Buffalo teacher for 44 years, attended the rally. He said he would rather the presidency be based on the popular vote than the Electoral College. “I’m afraid most of what [Trump is] going to do to the immigrant population,” Lyons said. “Most of them come for freedom and for a place to work and we have raised a culture with our welfare system that aren’t working, but immigrants come here to work and to enjoy freedom which we take for granted.” When Lyons heard the news of the election, he said he felt scared and didn’t want to go into work. Lyons said he can’t believe

the acts that have occurred since Trump’s election, including the black baby doll hung in an elevator at Canisius College. “I can’t believe these collegiate people would be so heartless, so uneducated,” Lyons said. Lyons came to the rally to express his emotions about the change in leadership. “I’m here to relieve my own anxiety, to do something, to say something, rather than sit at home or in a bar and just discuss these problems, come with other people who are of likeminded thoughts and feelings,” Lyons said. Others who attended the rally were more focused on the positive message than the anti-Trump chanting. A.C. LaFlore, a second year graduate student, said he attended the rally because he stands in solidarity with others. “I’m here in solidarity with everyone who might face discrimination from our President elect: Hispanics – I’m also Hispanic and half-black – African Americans, Muslims, women, the LGBTQ community and I’m just excited to see all the support and solidarity to let everyone know again, we’re here for each other,” LaFlore said.

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Approximately 300 people gathered at the Niagara Circle on Sunday to voice their concerns about President-elect Donald Trump. Some people held signs that read “We reject the president elect” and “Love Trump’s hate.”

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NEWS DESK Campus: UB ‘Critical Conversations’ to discuss implications of presidential election Political scientist and Harvard University professor Theda Skocpol will deliver the keynote address for UB’s fourth annual “Critical Conversations” on Nov. 17 at 3:30 p.m. in the Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall. “Critical Conversations” is a presidential series “showcasing distinguished individuals at the forefront of their ﬁelds who are helping to shape understanding of vital issues facing the world today,” according to a UB news release. Skocpol will discuss what the 2016 presidential election means for the U.S. and how the country can move forward. Spine Line Shuttle Service and overnight winter parking As of Monday, Nov. 14, Parking and Transportation Services will be offering a shuttle service from the Stadium, Alumni and Special Student event parking lots on North Campus to points along the Academic Spine from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays. “This is a true customer-centric service focused on helping students get to class on time,” according to Parking and Transportation. As of Nov. 15, overnight campus parking will be restricted to designated spaces from midnight to 6:30 a.m. With snow approaching, the overnight rules will be “ramped up.” “Anyone parking their car overnight should watch for signage that directs them where to walk,” Parking and Transportation said.

Local: Major fire at the Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna A fire at the Bethlehem Steel site was reported on Wednesday around 7:30 a.m. off of Route 5 in Lackawanna. The fire was too large for Lackawanna’s fire department of 50 members, according to The Buffalo News. The cause of the fire is unknown and the initial suspected cause of a bursting light bulb has been ruled out. The Hamburg Central School District issued a “shelter in place” due to the fire and a dozen evacuees stayed overnight on Wednesday at a Red Cross shelter set up at Lackawanna High School. An emergency evacuation was lifted on Friday following an air quality test. However, those living in the area are urged to stay indoors with windows shut. Route 5 reopened on Saturday at 5 p.m. As of Sunday, the fire is contained but is still burning under the rubble, according to Time Warner Cable News. Black baby doll incidents at Canisius College A black baby doll hanging on a noose appeared in two separate occasions on Tuesday at Canisius College. One doll was found in a dorm elevator with a string around its neck and the other was found in a laundry room hanging from a curtain rod. College President John Hurley issued a campus community statement including reassurance that the students involved have been suspended and further disciplinary decisions are pending. Over 300 Canisius students, faculty and staff attended an open session on Wednesday to express their opinions.

National: Hulk Hogan and Gawker reach settlement in lawsuit Gawker settled its lawsuit with former professional wrestler and television personality Hulk Hogan for $31 million on Nov. 3. Hogan, whose real name is Terry G. Bollea, sued Gawker Media after the website posted portions of a sex tape in which he starred. In March 2016, Gawker Media was found liable and Bollea was awarded a total of $140 million, which included $115 million in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages. Gawker ﬁled for bankruptcy in June after being faced with the $140 million lawsuit brought on by Gollea, according to The New York Times. Gawker ultimately ended up selling itself in August to Univision for $135 million. “After four years of litigation funded by a billionaire with a grudge going back even further, a settlement has been reached,” said Nick Denton, Gawker founder and chief executive. Rolling Stone found guilty of defamation for gang rape article A federal court jury ruled on Nov. 4 that a Rolling Stone journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely was guilty of defaming the former University of Virginia (UVA) associate dean in a 2014 sexual assault article, “A Rape on Campus.” The article featured an account of a sexual assault on the UVA campus that was found to be untrue, according to The Washington Post. After the publication of the article, pieces of it began to be scrutinized and eventually debunked. The magazine ended up retracting the story in April 2015. Nicole Eramo, a

UVA administrator who oversaw sexual violence cases ﬁled a lawsuit a month after, stating that the magazine portrayed her as being dismissive of rape allegations. Erdely was found responsible for defamation with malicious intent. The jury also found the magazine and its parent company, Wenner Media, responsible for defaming Eramo, who has said her life’s work helping sexual assault victims was devastated as a result of Rolling Stone’s article and its aftermath. Phi Kappa Psi fraternity has also ﬁled a $25 million lawsuit against Rolling Stone, which is expected to reach a court by 2017.

Global: New Zealand earthquake triggers a tsunami leaving at least two dead A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand on Nov.13, which killed at least two people. A tsunami was triggered two hours later. New Zealand is regularly hit with earthquakes, according to CNN. The tsunami brought waves of 2.49 meters above usual tide levels, according to the Paciﬁc Tsunami Warning Center. Philip Duncan of Weather Watch New Zealand said this is the largest tsunami wave it has seen in at least 38 years. The tsunami warning has been lifted. Fifty-two people killed by suicide bomber in Pakistan A suicide bomb killed at least 52 people during a religious ceremony in Pakistan on Saturday evening, according to CNN. Over 100 others were injured during the attack. ISIS has claimed responsibility attack through its media wing known as Amaq. The bombing took place during a religious ceremony on a Suﬁ shrine in the Lasbela district of Balochistan. Roughly 500 people were present in the shrine during the time of the attack. Emergency personnel are still trying to tend to the victims of the attack. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Donald Trump cannot, will not silence media Journalists must ﬁrmly grip First Amendment rights Thousands of journalists are afraid to do their job because they feel President-elect Donald Trump has placed targets on their backs. Trump has attacked the press, calling journalists corrupt and saying he wants to “open up libel laws.” He even refused to let reporters cover his meeting with President Barack Obama in the White House last week. But what’s even more frightening is the wave of people who will now hop on board the “don’t trust media” train. You can’t silence the media. You can’t uphold the First Amendment’s right to freedom of speech while overlooking freedom of the press. That’s hypocrisy. There is an outcry for people to

be more knowledgeable yet an objection to the media’s right to inform – there can’t be both. While looking at the 2016 presidential election speciﬁcally, journalists have covered the pretty and ugly of both candidates. They have done an exceptional job investigating scandals that led voters to make an informed decision. Where else would you get this news? Buzzfeed? Clickbait articles on Facebook? Extremely skewed blog posts written by someone with zero journalism experience? Journalists have a job – a very important one. We at The Spectrum have had long nights that turned into 5 a.m. mornings. We’ve had

doors slammed in our faces and hundreds of calls go answered. We’ve woken up to discouraging emails and have fought for our newspaper’s circulation on campus. But every day we wake up to do it all over again – partly for our own satisfaction, but also because it’s our duty to inform the student body of what is happening at the university they put thousands of dollars into. We also know we are far from perfect. We are students and we make mistakes. But we will not allow someone to censor our reporting. Yes, there are biased news sources. People are naturally biased. That just means we have to do better. It is our job, as a college newspaper and future journalists, to learn how to cover both sides, report fairly and not fall into this bi-

ased reporting. We must dig deep, ﬁnd reliable sources and continue to give a voice to the voiceless. We are the generation of acceptance. We are taught to listen and respect our peers’ views and opinions. Respecting others’ opinions means reporting on them fairly and not letting our own interfere with the context. We have to learn to adapt and learn from the mistakes of those before us. We must also realize that we will never please everyone. Our reporting will please some and infuriate others at the same time. But we can never allow someone to suppress our voice. The First Amendment is a constitutional right we must always defend. email: eic@ubspectrum.com

Make politics great again How our generation should respond to our polarized dialogue

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We ask this all the time. How did politics become so polarized? Is social media to blame? Cable TV? Beyoncé? A lot of it comes down to basic communication; our desire to look at our political ideology as a sacred truth rather than something largely drawn from our upbringing and our own personal experiences. We look to convert, instead of to learn. The funny thing is, we don’t have the time to be experts on every issue; it’s just purely impossible. And yet, we hold “informed” opinions and we hold them ﬁercely. We rarely change our minds and we don’t seek the broader, complicated picture because it’s inconvenient and it’s uncomfortable. I asked a conservative professor: “has exposure to so many different perspectives ever caused you to think differently about an issue?” He said no, it never had.

I posed a similar question to some conservative students: being in the “minority” view on a college campus: do you think it’s helped you balance your own opinions or reach any new conclusions on issues? I hate to admit I was hopeful that beneath all our partisanship there would be a point where we’d all bridge our differences and hug it out. Of course the answer was, “no, never, not at all.” Isn’t the point of college to question our own beliefs and what we’ve always been told? Why isn’t that happening? Was that a myth created to justify nauseating amounts of student debt? The reality is, most of our forums for political discussion really suck. One hundred and forty characters cannot begin to articulate feelings, facts and the complexity of so many of our issues. Facebook helps in that respect, but we all know ﬁrsthand how quickly nastiness escalates from behind a keyboard. For that reason, we dread political discussion on Facebook and most of us probably dread political debate in real life too. Our current politics are based around defensiveness and hostility, but they should be based on facts, both anecdotal and empirical evidence, weighed, discussed and judged against our experiences and the

experiences of others. Those are hard to come by when we don’t seek out conversations with people who disagree with us. We were all born into families who fed us their best version of the “truth.” Or maybe we get it from John Oliver or Tomi Lahren. Democrats care about poor people and minorities while Republicans care about businesses and the military. Democrats are going to raise taxes and take our guns, Republicans are going to ruin the environment and install a theocracy. This breakdown in civil discourse is eroding our own democracy and it’s resulted in the worst gridlock in history under President Barack Obama’s administration. Three weeks ago, I thought of most gun-owners as hicks with an absurd obsession with guns. Then I had a long and interesting conversation with a co-worker. He didn’t condescend to me, but what he told me from his perspective as a proud gun-owner really impacted me. He opened my mind just a little, if only to show me that there was a signiﬁcant gap in my knowledge and perspective. The next logical step should then be to assume we all have limits to our knowledge and experiences with certain issues. It’s possible, and probable, that we could

come to a lot of compromises on issues that would leave many people better off. It doesn’t have to be winner take all. Everyone’s saying our generation could be the most liberal and progressive yet. This is encouraging for social justice, but I don’t think it’s enough. I would be much prouder if our generation’s legacy was that we were the most communicative, the most open-minded and the most issue and fact-oriented generation yet. I hope that we someday teach our children to have difficult conversations and not take everything personally. I hope that we all admit when we didn’t know something, or maybe let a bias influence us. This mindset will allow us to achieve amazing things. With compromise and innovative thinking on both sides, we can address climate change without economically devastating coal-mining communities. It will be the mentality that demilitarizes our police, while restoring our country’s respect for the officers. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to make America great again. I say, let’s meet him at the finish line. email: sarah.crowley@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @crowleyspectrum

Not just a woman’s issue Breaking sexual assault stereotypes

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Sexual assault and rape on college campuses in the U.S. has become a common and important discussion in the media. Young girls are afraid to walk home from classes alone, some are even worried they could be harmed in their own dorms. UB recently added a mandatory seminar to their freshmen orientation requirements that involves attending an hour-long discussion

about sexual assault and the importance of consent. It goes to show the issue is still prevalent. These programs are an improvement from just ignoring the topic as a whole, but there’s another concept essential to understanding rape culture that is too often ignored. Men are not always the perpetrators and men can be raped or sexually assaulted too. As a sexual assault survivor and a woman, I feel it’s my job to help make men feel safe to talk about what happened to them too. We are all survivors of a horriﬁc attack, regardless of gender. It’s important that people understand this because, perhaps one of the greatest reasons rape culture is perpetuated, is because rape is almost depicted as a female victim and a male perpetrator.

Male victims feel too ashamed to talk about sexual assault or rape because the topic is not spoken about enough and some still think men can’t actually be raped. Even worse, they think that rapists are always men. Males attending college between the ages of 18 and 24 are approximately ﬁve times more likely to be sexually assaulted than males of the same age group not enrolled in college, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). Rape on college campuses isn’t an issue that’s only reserved for women. Men need to be aware that they are at risk as well. Three percent of men have reported experiencing sexual assault or rape in their lives, according to RAINN.

Just because the perpetrator was female, doesn’t mean it wasn’t rape or sexual assault. RAINN reports that 6.3 percent of reported rapists are female. Being sexually assaulted is a terrible experience, but the issue cannot be stopped if we don’t break these stereotypes and start making men feel more comfortable talking about their experiences. It’s also important that we educate ourselves on female rapists and sexual assault perpetrators as well. Sexual assault and rape are scary topics and they’re very difﬁcult for survivors to talk about. When talking to someone who is conﬁding in you about this issue, it’s important to listen to what they have to say and remind them that it is never, ever their fault. It’s our job to help stop the problem. email: mamailen@buffalo.edu

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In roughly one week, thousands of students will be heading home for Thanksgiving break. The UB Express Bus Home could be a convenient option for students still searching for transportation. The UB Express Bus Home service drives students to and from Syracuse, Binghamton, Albany and New York City during Thanksgiving, winter and spring break. The bus service, offered by UB Parking and Transportation Services, allows UB students, faculty and staff to purchase round-trip tickets for travel. Tickets for the Express Bus service can be purchased online up to 48 hours before bus departure, according to Linda Velazquez, marketing and program manager for UB Parking and Transportation Servic-

es. Students, faculty and staff may purchase one additional ticket per break for a guest. A UB Card is required to board busses. “Creating the Express Bus Home program aligned with our mission to offer transportation alternatives and programs to reduce single occupancy vehicles on campus,” Velazquez said in an email. Round-trip tickets to Syracuse cost $75, Binghamton tickets cost $100, Albany tickets cost $125 and New York City tickets cost $130. All passengers will be returning on Nov. 27 and dropped off at Greiner Hall. Over 260 students will be traveling to New York City for Thanksgiving recess via the Express Bus Home, according UB Parking and Transportation Services. UB students often use transportation options such as the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Amtrak, Megabus and Greyhound when traveling back home. The pric-

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es of some of these services are comparable to UB’s Express Bus Home. Student Association club Poder Latinos Unidos will also have a Thanksgiving Bus, which will drop students off to various locations in New York City including the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. Natalie Sleap, a senior business major, thinks the Express Bus Home service is a valuable option for students. “I think [the bus] will be very useful for students,” Sleap said. “I think it’s really hard for students to get back and forth from places like the airport. A lot of people don’t have cars and a lot of people do rely on the buses year round whether or not they live on campus.” Express Bus Home buses depart from Greiner Hall on North Campus at the arranged time on each departure date. Velazquez said the Express Bus drivers

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ART & ENTERTAINMENT

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Still alive Local ﬁlmmaker and UB alumnus discusses job insecurity and impermanence ANDREW SAFE STAFF WRITER

Rick Masi was plagued with thoughts of his own mortality four years after graduating college. “I’m going to die one day and what do I have to show for it?” he asked himself. Masi tucked away his love for film and entered the workforce as a sales assistant. He worked at a dealership immediately after graduating from UB in 2009 with a communication degree. Film had always been a part of him, so the urge to do something about it stayed there, lying dormant underneath. Masi, like many recent graduates, was unable to break into his field right away. He inadvertently traded in his sense of purpose for the need to be financially stable. It was at that that dark time in his life when Masi came across an influential podcast of a Kevin Smith Q&A session. “I had been in the workforce for a number of years, making terrible money, loathing going to work every day, hating my life situation,” Masi said. “I started to worry about things I hadn’t considered before, like ‘Oh my god, what am I doing with my life?’” In the podcast, Smith talks about his response to his father’s sudden death. It made him realize how close he was to mortality. The death inspired him to achieve his greatest goals before his time comes. Masi loved filmmaking and wanted to make it his career. His focus shifted, and Masi realized he had a second chance. He was still alive and was going to find his purpose in life. Masi was so moved by the podcast that he

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Rick Masi, a UB alumnus , had a love for filmmaking and wanted to make it a career. Masi premiered his first film “On the Level” last year and has a new project “Free Fallers.”

developed a new life policy. He became his own yes-man and vowed to never again let himself fall into the shadowy depths of self-doubt. “Film has always been in my blood. From a very early age I was fascinated with movies,” Masi said. “The passion had always been there into my teens and throughout my early 20s, but I had no idea where to start.” Despite his uncertainty, Masi adopted an optimistic vision for his future and incorporated this newfound perspective into his work. “Live a why-not life,” he said. “Go out and find people who encourage you and help you succeed, people who support you by saying ‘Why not?’ instead of ‘Why?’ There’s tons of negativity in the world. Go out and find the opposite of that.” Masi did just that. He started calling himself a filmmaker. He spent 18 months independently studying everything there was to know about filmmaking. “I put myself out there on social media and said, ‘Hey, I want to do this,’ mostly because I needed to hold myself accountable. But the biggest benefit I got from that was the support I got from family and friends,” Masi said. He uses his films as a platform to show-

case the talents of the people from Buffalo. On his journey, Masi has met many artists who have helped him realize his goal. Last year, Masi premiered his very first film, “On the Level,” which is about a teenager who goes on the run in search of his brother’s killer and along the way he realizes that being apathetic is the only way to survive. The cinematic debut was held at the Amherst Theater, directly across from UB’s South Campus. “It was met with many positive responses considering the quality for an almost nobudget film. Since then, I have not stopped producing,” Masi said. His new project “Free Fallers” is a film about making a film. It premieres next spring and the subject is drastically different from the crime drama of his first film. “It largely wrote itself due to all the whacky experiences we had behind the scenes making ‘On The Level,’” Masi said. “It’s about all the shenanigans that go into making a film.” All of his films feature local actors, many of whom he met while attending UB. Each film is shot on location in Buffalo, since he believes in supporting and showcasing the

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area as much as he can. Some of the actors that work with Masi have asked to come back to help on more of his films. Michael Nanula, a Buffalo resident and a friend of Masi’s, performed in “Free Fallers” and has similar feelings regarding the artistic achievement in Western New York. “We’re fortunate that we have Rick doing his type of work here in Buffalo,” Nanula said. “Rick is a huge local talent with an exciting career ahead of him.” While Masi decided on his own to become a filmmaker and study independently, he has had plenty of help on his journey. Jim Safy, a Buffalo native and Masi’s longtime friend, has worked with him every step of the way and produced each film he has released so far. “His drive and attention to detail are second to none. He’s had an instrumental role in my own personal music and film taste and knowledge,” Safy said. It can be difficult to assemble a support group and a cast to make one’s vision come together. But Safy says Masi has always had a knack for recognizing talent when he sees it. “When Rick started this project, his focus was to bring people together and showcase their talents and he’s done that,” Safy said. “People are excited to see something being created locally and want to be a part of that journey.” Safy not only praised Masi’s inspirational artistic finesse, but also commended his ability to teach and bring out the best in those he works with. “My goals were to learn from Rick and help in any way possible. It’s something I never thought of doing,” Safy said. “But as he has always done, he finds ways to bring things out of people they might not have known they had.” As Rick Masi sees his visions finally starting to come to life, he wants others to be inspired by the passion within themselves. “The goal is to reach the end of your life feeling fulfilled,” Masi said. “Take the shots; the shots are always worth taking, even if you think it’s a goofy idea. If it’s your passion, follow it.” email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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don’t necessarily align with any candidate 100 percent, but the way I’ve seen this election turn people against one another and it’s deeply troubling,” Worth said. “It’s been perpetuated by a man who’s supposed to be the leader of our country and that’s just not right to me.” Worth said Trump’s words have “incited violence” and dislikes his other rhetoric throughout the campaign. All of those who attended the rally – children, college students, elderly – were bundled up, prepared to stay out for the day and continue to protest for their country. email: tori.roseman@ubspectrum.com, sarah.crowley@ubspectrum.com

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Head coach John Stutzman talks to his team. Stutzman hopes UB wrestling can take a major jump this season.

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Since John Stutzman took over the UB wrestling program in 2013, the program has experienced a renaissance. Last year, with a dual-meet record of 10-9, they won the most matches since the 2003-04 season. Now, with stable and promising young wrestlers, Stutzman wants to see his team jump into the upper-echelon of the MidAmerican Conference in 2016. In the preseason MAC rankings, Buffalo was tied for sixth. This is an improvement over past years when UB was stuck in the cellar, but Stutzman is in no way satisﬁed. He wants to build Buffalo into a national power-

house and although his team is young, he expects the team to make big progress this year. “It’s a stepping stone, it just means that people think you’re sixth best in the league and if that sits well with you then, we got problems,” Stutzman said. Last year, Buffalo sent three wrestlers to the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Junior Joe Ariola (184 pounds), freshman Bryan Lantry (133 pounds) and sophomore Colt Cotten (141 pounds) all made national waves for Buffalo last year, with Ariola scoring an upset win in the ﬁrst-round over No. 3 ranked Victor Avery of Edinboro. Although Lantry made NCAA’s last year, he is not satisﬁed. “I mean going there is not the ultimate

goal, Lantry said. “The goal is to place and win the national tournament. I’m clearly gonna mark it up as a failure when I went.” Buffalo currently has three wrestlers ranked in the preseason MAC rankings. Ariola is ranked No. 4 in the 184-pound weight class, senior James Benjamin is ranked No. 4 in the 197-pound weight class and sophomore Jake Gunning is ranked No. 1 in heavyweight in the conference. “It feels good knowing that some guys’ hard work is starting to pay off, but we expect it,” Stutzman said. Despite being the top ranked heavyweight in the conference, Gunning still feels he is being slighted nationally, despite his top heavyweight ranking. Last year, Gunning

nearly qualified for the NCAA Tournament but was defeated in the last round at MAC Championship. He is determined to prove he belongs in the national rankings. “That kind of sucked a little bit. It just made me think that now I just got to beat some guys, which isn’t a problem,” Gunning said. Some others wrestlers pegged for breakout seasons by Stutzman include sophomore Kyle Akins (125 pounds), senior Muhamma McBryde (165 pounds), senior Tyler Rill (174 pounds) and sophomore Derek Holcomb (165 pounds). Stutzman believes these kids can be highly successful this season because of how hard they have worked in the offseason. “I want a kid that wants to be here more than me. I want to have to kick the kid out,” Stutzman said. Buffalo will face nationally ranked programs this season, including Cornell, Missouri, and Central Michigan, and will need to see several wrestlers take big steps if they want to live up to Stutzman’s ambition. Stutzman hopes to use the tough schedule as a launching pad for his own program’s reputation. “It’s a catch-22. I think they’re more confident than ever before, but overconfidence is a bad thing too so I got to try and pull the reigns back a little bit,” Stutzman said. The team is ambitious and since the sport is individualistic, each wrestler is thinking big. They hope not only to become near the top of their weight class in the conference, but in the entire country. “We’re here to be put on the podium at the national tournament, that’s the goal,” Stutzman said. “It’s not about winning MAC championships, it’s about winning NCAA Championships.” Stutzman sets higher expectations for his wrestlers than many of them would even imagine they’re capable of. He wants to make them a top-20 team nationally and have 10 wrestlers place at NCAA Championships. “I don’t know if we can get there,” Stutzman said. “But I know we’re gonna die trying.” email: sports@ubspectrum.com

End of an era Men’s soccer says goodbye to one of the greatest recruiting classes after MAC Championship loss MICHAEL AKELSON SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

In the first half of Sunday’s Mid-American Conference Championship Game, the Akron Zips outshot the Buffalo Bulls 130. By the end of the game, Akron had outshot UB 25-4 and had a 15-0 edge in corner kicks. Yet, for the second straight year, Buffalo (12-4-3, 2-1-2 MAC) nearly pulled off the upset over Akron (12-5-3, 3-1-1 MAC) in the MAC Final. The team trailed 2-1 late in the second half yet had several near-goal opportunities. In the 83rd minute, junior goalkeeper Joseph Kuta took the worse half of a massive collision with Akron freshman Nick Hinds that left Kuta on the ground for minutes. Even with a bloody nose, Kuta stayed in the net and kept fighting, making several more saves before the final whistle. In many ways, the second half of Sunday’s game was a microcosm for these last four years for Buffalo. Even when it doesn’t look pretty, the resilience, toughness and fight has been evident since head coach Stu Riddle took over the program four years ago. Buffalo could have lost by many goals in Sunday’s game but instead nearly pushed to overtime. Following the 2-1 loss, the program will say goodbye to Riddle’s original recruiting class, who Riddle believes have helped raise the reputation of the program. “We’re losing some top players but at the

same time, because of the elevation of the program’s reputation, with the results we’ve been getting, especially in the last two seasons, we’re now able to recruit a higher level of players as well,” Riddle said. Barring an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament, Buffalo will say goodbye to seven players: Russell Cicerone, Daniel Cramarossa, Braden Scales, Steven Stryker, Austin Place, Braden Culver and Alex Fisher, who will all leave a legacy behind. “It’s gonna be very, very strange not having them around anymore and they’re gonna be extremely hard to replace,” Riddle said. “But we’ve got to go ahead and ﬁnd ways to make that happen, we don’t want to take this program backwards we want to keep moving it forward. “ After Buffalo fell behind 2-0 in the second half, Cicerone outran several defenders down the right ﬂank and found the bottom left corner of the net in the 63rd minute. Following the goal, Riddle says he felt the sense that several Akron players were beginning to panic and went on the attack. From there, Buffalo had several good looks at the goal but could not convert. “Braden Culver had a great chance for us, Rikard Lindqvist had a great chance for the equalizer, Scott Doney had a great chance and if you don’t take those chances you’re not gonna win big games, so the chances were there we just didn’t take them,” Riddle said. It is possible that Buffalo can still quali-

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UB senior captains Russell Cicerone and Braden Scales walk the field. Cicerone and Scales may have played their last game for the program after Sunday’s loss.

fy for the NCAA Tournament with an atlarge bid, but Riddle did not seem optimistic about the team’s chances after the match. “I would have felt better if we’d got a result today,” Riddle said. “Stranger things have happened, there’s a lot of people lobbying for us, the Akron coach just put a Tweet out saying he thinks we deserve to be in there. But it’s down to the committee and I hope they look at the body of work of the season and how many games we had to play on the road.” If this is how Buffalo’s season ends, Riddle is proud of the way his team fought this year. They set several program records and ﬁnished with 12 wins.

“We’re happy with the progress, we set out in January to win the Championship and we put ourselves in that position to try and go and win it,” Riddle said. “We set a multitude of school records in shutouts, individual goals per game and team goals per game… we won 12 games and I think we’re gonna be reasonably happy with how it’s been.” Despite graduating some of the greatest players in program history, Riddle is very happy with the progress his team has made and feels Buffalo has established itself and now must raise the bar going forward. email: michael.akelson@ubspectrum.com