The Spectrum Vol. 65 No. 1

The S pectrum the Independent Student Publication of the University at Buffalo, Since 1950

Wednesday, july 1, 2015

Orientation issue

Volume 65 No. 1

Every year, thousands of students from around the world come to UB.

Freshmen – welcome to your new home COVER DESIGNS BY JENNA BOWER

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Check out The Spectrum’s year in review

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UB unveils Communities of Excellence initiative to address global issues

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Bones and brains removed from South Campus

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NEWS

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Back in time: a review of the top headlines of 2014-15 GABRIELA JULIA SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

During freshman orientation, you’re taken through the massive lecture halls, hot dorm rooms and some of the best food places on campus. But what were the top stories that happened on campus last year?

The Spectrum has put together a list of the biggest stories of the 2014-15 school year so you don’t fall behind. The list ranges from a historic snowstorm to a former UB student being labeled a Level 2 sex offender.

UB creates new gen ed requirements

kan to clinical professor never took place.

Seven faculty members testified the vote did take place. The testimony stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Malkan that claims Mutua wrongfully terminated his contract in 2008.

In a written statement to The Spectrum, Mutua said he stepped down because “it was the right time” and he “accomplished what [he] set out to do.”

Mutua officially stepped down from his position in December and was on leave for the spring semester, but the university has said Mutua will continue teaching at UB as a SUNY Distinguished Professor. James Gardner was named interim dean of the law school in December until a new dean is appointed.

‘Snowvember’ storm hits Buffalo, UB remains open

UB could have new general education requirements as soon as 2016.

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education Andrew Stott proposed a general education overhaul last September after a survey of more than 3,000 students showed 68 percent of students did not find general education to be valuable. They were unhappy with the general education requirements and viewed the classes as just something to get out of the way.

The General Education Committee’s plan emphasizes critical thinking and communication skills through capstone projects and requires students to create an “e-portfolio” or digital portfolios.

The Faculty Senate passed the new requirements in December.

Law school dean resigns amid perjury allegations ER

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UB students are used to snow but may be a bit unfamiliar with snow days. After a historic lake effect snowstorm last November, students and faculty wondered how much more snow UB needed to cancel classes.

The Western New York region experienced over 7 feet of snow in a historic storm nicknamed the ‘Snowvember.’ UB eventually canceled classes a few days into the storm, but not until after protests from students on social media sparked negative media attention.

The storm hit on Tuesday night, but UB did not cancel classes until Thursday of the week. Many other local colleges closed Wednesday and some as early as Tuesday.

The areas of UB’s North and South Campuses were not greatly affected, but driving bans and a State of Emergency were declared in the surrounding areas and made it difficult for commuters to reach campus.

Professors assigning and selling their own textbooks questioned

Law school Dean Makau Mutua resigned from his position in September amid allegations he lied under oath in federal court.

Mutua served as dean for seven years.

The perjury allegations stem from testimony Mutua gave in which he said a faculty vote to promote law professor Jeffrey Mal-

Capen Library construction Incoming freshmen won’t know the joys of ‘Club Capen’ until construction is completely finished in one of UB’s many libraries.

As part of the Heart of the Campus reconstruction for UB2020, the third floor of the Oscar A. Silverman Library in Capen Hall – affectionately nicknamed Club Capen – is undergoing reconstruction. The newly renovated library was supposed to reopen this fall, but now won’t open until at least February after asbestos removal delayed construction by two months.

Lockwood Library had to replace Club Capen as UB’s only 24-hour library because of the construction and caused student frustration because of the limited study space in Lockwood, especially during finals week.

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that at least four UB professors assign texts they’ve written and published. The story also found that some professors accept cash for the books from students in the classroom.

Students and other faculty began questioning whether or not this was ethical and the Faculty Senate Executive Committee proposed regulations on the issue. The new rules couldn’t be passed last May because not enough faculty members showed up to the vote.

In November, The Spectrum published an article discussing the practice of UB professors selling their own textbooks and found

Five-hundred students were evacuated from their Red Jacket dorm in the Ellicott Complex on North Campus after a power outage caused by a frozen sprinkler on an early February morning.

UB provided cots in the Triple Gym of Alumni Arena for the students who couldn’t find an alternative place to spend the night.

Only 50 of the 500 displaced students stayed in Alumni that night and according to most of the students, they were satisfied with the accommodations that were made.

Students were allowed back in their rooms the next morning.

Bobby Hurley leaves for Arizona State After leading the men’s basketball team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament, head coach Bobby Hurley left for sunny Arizona and took Buffalo’s best player with him.

Hurley accepted Arizona State’s head coaching job and star point guard Shannon Evans transferred to the school soon after.

Both departures came after alleged divides between the coach and player and Athletic Director Danny White.

The Buffalo News reported that Hurley was

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upset with White’s contract offer and at how UB Athletics handled the negations. Evans spoke out against White to several media outlets, including The Spectrum, alleging the athletic director did not make him feel like a priority and that UB would block him from transferring to certain schools. Evans later went back on his statements about White after the athletic director granted him a full release – which Evans used to go to Arizona State.

Former assistant Nate Oats was named as Hurley’s replacement as the Bulls will try to sustain the momentum they had started under Hurley.

Former UB student struggles as Level 2 sex offender

In August, the entire campus received a mass email notifying students and faculty that a Level 2 sex offender was taking classes at UB. The email included a link to the sex offender registry which included Daniel Lampke’s photo and description.

In May, former Spectrum Editor in Chief Sara DiNatale wrote an in-depth article examining the struggles Lampke, now a former student, faced as a Level 2 sex offender and how New York State determines the levels of sex offenders.

Officers found child pornography on Lampke’s laptop and he pleaded guilty to attempted possession of the pornography in March 2014. Despite never being accused of touching a child, Lampke has a higher and equal rating to offenders who have molested children.

Lampke was denied housing on campus and is unable to use the Internet until 2020.

He realized it was too difficult to continue school while being a Level 2 sex offender. He currently has no intentions of going back to school and is still seeking employment. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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OPINION New York State must address its foreclosure problem

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Zombie houses continue to plague Buffalo and the entirety of New York

Across New York, the dead are coming back to life.

Empty, abandoned shells stand where prominent homes are supposed to be. New York has fallen victim to the zombie house epidemic that shows no signs of stopping.

A zombie house is a foreclosed home that has been abandoned by its former residents.

Since the owner has left and the bank still technically does not own the property, the house ceases to be maintained. These houses then become dilapidated, host to squatters and a large blight on the entire community. Once the process is complete, these houses are extremely difficult to sell and can be demolished or simply continue to stand empty.

According to a study by Newsday, roughly 2.1 out of every 1,000 houses in New York is a “zombie house.” That number falls slightly in some areas of Buffalo, but is also as high as one in every 825 houses in other parts. Foreclosure filings in Buffalo are up 223 percent compared to the same time last year, according to RealtyTrac, a Californiabased real estate information company.

According to The Buffalo News, the City of Buffalo has identified nearly 15,000 “problem properties,” and 7,000 more exist throughout Erie County. These properties are at risk of becoming or already are zombie houses. Dozens of these homes are within the University Heights off South Campus.

New York State must address this problem immediately.

The first step in solving this issue should be to stop the problem at its source. For New York State, the source is the length the foreclosure itself lasts. Foreclosure in New York lasts approximately 986 days, according to Nolo, a company that produces legal books and software. This is the second highest rate in the country and second only to New Jersey, which lasts on average 1,103 days. New York should attempt to emulate states like Alaska, Texas, Delaware, New Hampshire and Alabama, whose foreclosure timelines are merely 151 days on average.

Streamlining the entire process would stop houses from becoming run down and enable banks or municipalities to resell them.

Residents should not have to wait nearly three years for their foreclosure to be completed. If residents abandon their homes early in the process, the house can go unmaintained and unoccupied for nearly the entire time it is in foreclosure. Minor attempts to board up the house or cut the grass are only done when neighbors submit numerous complaints.

Residents are fearful when their home is subject to foreclosure – and rightfully so.

This can lead to rash decision-making and abandonment before they are fully informed.

It is imperative to inform residents that they have the right to remain in their homes until the judgment of foreclosure is issued, which happens at the very end of the process.

A system to educate homeowners should be mandated either when they purchase a home, or when a foreclosure begins so they know their rights. This would quell fears as well as keep someone in the home who will continue to maintain it.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been pushing for legislation that would create a zombie house registry and require banks to maintain properties soon after they are abandoned, instead of at the end of the process.

This kind of legislation is well intentioned, however the banks do not own the property being foreclosed on until the process is complete. It would seem illogical to force a bank to maintain a house that it does not yet own. The responsibility of maintenance should fall to the true owner, regard-

Letter from the editor

UB's Communities of Excellence research initiative needs clarification Research is well intentioned but remains too vague UB’s newly announced Communities of Excellence, a new researchbased initiative designed to address “pressing societal problems” facing the world, will bring together faculty members from nearly every department in an attempt to utilize interdisciplinary research across campus.

While the initiative is well intentioned, the research topics are vague and potentially stretched too thin. UB prides itself on the research it performs, and rightfully so. UB should continue to fund research initiatives that help to solve major problems in the word and continue to be a leader in interdisciplinary campus research.

Three proposals were selected from a pool of over 100 applicants and will receive a combined investment of $25 million over the next five years.

The proposals include Global Health Equity, Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies (SMART) and The Genome, Biome, and Microbiome (GEM). The Global Health Equity community seeks to address health inequity across the globe.

The SMART community will research and design cost effective manufacturing technologies. The GEM community will research personalized medicine and healthcare.

The university should establish clear goals and timelines so students can understand what research is being conducted.

Different ranges of research within each community have potential to stretch faculty too thin. It would be a shame to see this initiative fail simply because there was no clear goal in mind. All of the topics proposed are noble pursuits, but their lack of

Editorial Board EDITOR IN CHIEF Tom Dinki MANAGING EDITOR Alyssa McClure COPY EDITOR Kayla Menes OPINION EDITOR William Krause

direction is concerning.

Each of the communities’ introduction videos posted on UB’s website discusses various topics of research within the community they plan to study.

For example, the Global Health Equity community’s introduction video mentions sanitation, air pollution, vaccines, food insecurity, malnutrition, child survival and fighting infectious diseases as areas they plan to study. It is admirable that faculty and students at UB want to address and solve these kinds of problems, but it may be better to focus on fewer topics so superior research can be conducted.

The same is true for the other two communities. Research on so many broad topics at the same time could lead to inferior research across the board. Spending $25 million on vague research is risky.

Advancements made in these kinds of areas would not only benefit Buffalo, but also have potential to impact the entire world. Faculty at UB are amongst the best in the nation, so their efforts should be focused on fewer topics to produce the best results possible.

It will take time to see if the Communities of Excellence program is worth $5 million per year. Once research begins, it is possible that certain topics will be changed or even removed completely. UB should continue to focus on being a leader in university based research, but should do so with a clear agenda in mind that students can understand. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

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TOM DINKI

EDITOR IN CHIEF

Hey, UB freshman.

See those nice couches littered around the Student Union? I spent a lot of my first two years of college sitting on them.

As a Buffalo native commuting from my parents’ house, my time on campus consisted of going to class and then straight home. That was it. In between, I’d walk around the Union trying to find one of those couches to sit on – only it had to be one that was in a quiet space with an outlet close by so I could sit alone undisturbed with my laptop.

I can now say I haven’t sat alone on one of those couches in a year – and I don’t plan on doing so during my senior year.

Why would I when my second home sits right downstairs on the ground floor of the Union?

I’m talking about 132 Student Union. I’m talking about The Spectrum office.

I’d much rather sit at my desk surrounded by the amazing people I’ve met in the place where I work, socialize, eat and yes, even sleep sometimes, than out alone in the Union.

This paper has become my entire life over the past year. More important than friends, going out, sleep and even academics. Most people’s craziest college memories at UB happen in a dorm room in Ellicott or some basement in the Heights. Mine have come in that office at 5 a.m. putting together the paper you see on the stands

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less of the fact that they will soon be relinquishing their property.

The State should focus on making a foreclosure faster and easier than it currently is.

Three years is simply unacceptable. Residents in foreclosure should be informed of their rights, so abandonment becomes less common and home maintenance is continued. This would allow banks to reclaim and sell houses that are in better condition and get new residents inside them.

Fewer zombie houses would allow blighted areas to become attractive to buyers again and is certainly better than the alternative: demolition. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com

every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Now I can’t imagine sitting alone on campus.

My phone would buzz with someone wondering why I wasn’t in the office. At the very least, a friend, coworker or someone I’ve interviewed in the past is bound to walk past and start up a conversation.

But The Spectrum is my college ‘thing.’ My niche.

What will yours be?

The key is to find what you’re passionate about and own it. Isn’t that what college is about? It’s a time to try everything and find what gives you satisfaction, lets you meet great people and allows you to go home every night excited to start the next day.

In this paper alone you’ll find a student chasing his dream of becoming a producer, a graduated football player now in the NFL and students who found themselves while studying abroad.

Once you find that thing you love – trust me – the craziness and scariness of everything just kind of goes away.

Even though I joined the paper as a staff writer my second semester freshman year, it wasn’t really until the start of my junior year that I really put all I had into it. I had problems talking to people and putting myself out there. I figured I was just a commuter student – I wouldn’t get the ‘college experience.’

But I found my ‘thing,’ and it changed me.

Sometimes I feel like I wasted my first two years of college – and I’m making up for that now.

So don’t be like me and wait. Look for your place at UB starting right now.

Walk around the club tables, find one that’s interesting to you and join it. Like politics? Get involved in the Student Association. Pledge a fraternity or sorority if that’s what you’re into.

Play a club sport like rugby or even Quidditch.

I’m far from UB Athletics’ biggest cheerleader, but heck, go to a football game (the tailgate is the best part). Interested in journalism? Send me an email or better yet, walk into our office.

Don’t be afraid to go up to someone and start a conversation. Don’t be afraid to join something on a whim.

Find your niche on campus. Find your Spectrum.

Trust me, you’ll be glad you did. email: tom.dinki@ubspectrum.com

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What is SA?

A breakdown of UB’s student government GABRIELA JULIA

SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

How did UB snag artists like Schoolboy Q and Young the Giant to perform at school concerts? How were Magic Johnson and John Oliver brought to campus as distinguished speakers?

UB’s student government – and your money – makes it happen.

The Student Association is entirely made up of students and controls a budget of approximately $4 million made up of the $104.75 mandatory student activity fee that nearly every student pays each semester. This money funds Fall Fest, Spring Fest, Distinguished Speaker Series events, homecoming weekend activities and clubs.

SA has multiple partnerships that provide students with additional services like a tutoring center, lockers for commuters, SubBoard I, Inc. services and more, said SA President Minahil Khan.

For the upcoming year, SA will continue its traditional concerts and comedy series while expanding homecoming weekend and Buffalo Untapped, an on-campus event which features food trucks and beer tasting.

SA is also reintroducing UB Trippin’, a series of small excursions around the City of Buffalo.

But with no oversight from the university, the organization has not been devoid of scandals over the years. From a treasurer allegedly attempting to steal $300,000 to a president resigning amid allegations of harassment and mishandling funds, $4 million in the hands of students has caused some controversy over the years.

It is important for every student to know what his or her $104.75 is going to, so here is a breakdown of the different parts of SA and how it controls your money.

Executive Branch SA’s executive board – its most powerful branch – is made up of the president, vice president and treasurer. Undergraduate students elect these three students near the end of every school year. President Minahil Khan, Vice President Sean Kaczmarek and Treasurer Joe Pace ran unopposed in this year’s election and are leading SA for the 2015-2016 school year.

The e-board has a significant control of the budget, enforces the bylaws and constitution and appoints all of the SA staff members. The three e-board members also all sit on the Emergency Powers Council, which can be used to enact legislation and approve budget transfers without Senate and Assembly approval.

Legislative Branch The legislative branch is made up of the Senate and the SA Assembly. The Senate is a group of student representatives that decides how SA will spend its money. E-board members, coordinators and the Assembly Speaker are responsible for the assignment of the SA budget and determine the budgets for each SA club.

The SA Assembly deals with issues important to students and votes on all constitutional changes. The Assembly also approves the president’s platform, his or her appointments and passes legislation. Any student can become a member with just 40 signatures.

Judicial Branch The judicial branch is also known as the Student-Wide Judiciary (SWJ) and is composed of about 20 members. SWJ is a student entity that judicially settles non-academic student regulation and has the power to set penalties such as warnings, counseling and expulsion from UB. A large number of the cases result from University Police reports. Other cases come from SA election disputes and other disputes in the student government.

Sub-Board I, Inc. Sub-Board I, Inc. (SBI) is SA’s independent fiscal agent owned by the seven UB student governments. This is something a lot of other student governments don’t have because it is not owned or operated by UB. SBI is a non-for-profit corporation that receives a student allocation fee from the seven student governments – SA gives SBI the most. The fee is determined by how many students are enrolled at UB and is currently at $9 per student after a 50-cent increase was approved by the board of directors in May. SBI had hoped for the fee to go up to $10 and predicts it will operate at a $18,000 deficit even with the increase.

SBI provides other services to UB students such as safety escorts and shuttles, WRUB radio station, health and safety service events, legal consulting and an SBI pharmacy.

SA clubs Students at UB come from over 100 countries and SA gives these students the opportunity to bring their cultures to Buffalo. There are over 130 clubs in SA and the number can continue to grow.

There are six club councils: academic, engineering, international, People of Color (POC), Special Interest Services & Hobbies (SISH) and sports.

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(From left to right) Vice President Sean Kaczmarek, President Minahil Khan and Treasurer Joe Pace are this year’s SA e-board, which helps control SA’s nearly $4 million budget.

“All incoming students will be able to find a club that interests them,” Khan said.

“Joining clubs as an incoming student will give you the option to become a club executive board member and allows students to plan unique events while learning valuable skills.”

Clubs are either permanent or temporary and are all required to fund a certain percentage of their budget through fundraising events.

Elections The SA e-board is elected every spring in the SA general elections. The president and vice president must run on a ballot together, while the treasurer can be elected independently. The elections usually bring in a small amount of student voters but a lot of drama.

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Twenty-five million dollars to be invested in initiative

manufacture products people use and how to use robots in that process.

SMART has also developed an educational program where students can get experience and knowledge on how to be entrepreneurial and how to use and design robots, Zukoski said.

SMART works closely with Buffalo Manufacturing Works (BMW), a cooperation based in downtown Buffalo, supported by the state and small industries in order to develop the advance manufacturing economy in Western New York.

GABRIELA JULIA

SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

UB has decided to plan an attack on some of the largest problems that are facing mankind and the globe, according to Provost Charles Zukoski.

Through Communities of Excellence, UB plans to approach problems like access to quality food and medicine in under-resourced communities with innovations directly from UB faculty and $25 million over the next five years. The initiative, which UB announced back in May, started over a year ago and is made up of faculty, staff and students from different schools at UB. These communities have educational and research components while engaging with the world outside of UB. “We will educate a lot of individuals who will engage the communities in active ways,” Zukoski said. “There will be recognizable reasons to come to UB to be educated, to work or to gain more knowledge.”

The four communities are based at UB but will expand their impact to cut across the globe and include Global Health Equality, Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies (SMART), the Genome, the Environment and the Microbiome (GEM) and Research and Education in eNergy, Environment and Water (RENEW).

RENEW was the precursor to the project – a big effort in energy water and the environment that started over a year ago. RENEW brought about the idea of finding other groups to make a larger project.

RENEW, plus the other three communities that were chosen, will be given $25 million that will be spent over a span of five years. The money comes from university resources, state funds, UB Foundation funds and a combination of all other revenues coming into to UB. As the first step to the project, Zukoski received 100 concepts from faculty that

identified big global issues. They were then collapsed down to 16 proposals and then to six by a panel of faculty. The six full proposals were more detailed written documents and three were chosen.

Joseph Gardella, a SUNY distinguished professor of chemistry, was one of the reviewers on the panel when examining the final proposals. He had to recuse his review of GEM because he is an active member of the educational component of the community.

Gardella’s job was to provide input to Zukoski on each of the groups but he did not make a recommendation on the final decision. He simply talked about the weaknesses and strengths of each proposal, he said.

“The ones that were chosen will have extraordinary impact,” Gardella said. “The advanced manufacturing is extremely important, not only at UB but in the outside world to prepare people for 21st century manufacturing jobs.”

Global Health Equity Global Health Equity has taken on the challenge of helping the economic, environmental and social conditions in regions with healthcare disparities.

Zukoski said the most intriguing part about the concept is that it brings together different disciplines, such as engineering,

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Two researchers look at the computer visualization laboratory in the NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences.

Provost Charles Zukoski recently announced the Communities of Excellence initiative in which UB will try to solve on the world’s biggest problems with faculty and student research.

architecture and arts and sciences to address healthcare outcomes.

Some of Global Health Equity’s focuses are sanitation for women, access to highquality food and getting drugs to under-resourced communities.

“They are choosing an interesting niche in global health that is based on the use of the built-in environment and engineering solutions to lead to less inequitable outcomes,” Zukoski said.

SMART SMART is the second group brought together from the School of Architecture and Planning, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and School of Management.

This group addresses how to sustainably

GEM The Genome, the Environment and the Microbiome (GEM) focuses on the DNA humans carry and the microbiome bacteria living in and on everyone.

“This group is important in the healthcare space, how to keep people healthy and how diseases are transmitted,” Zukoski said.

GEM plans to educate people about how genetics impact humans and how the environment affects health.

GEM not only focuses on science-based problems but also incorporates educational plans for different professions and also grades schools. GEM has created programs directed to different groups of people they feel that must have knowledge of new science and technology.

Going forward There is no set date for when the projects will be in full effect but the plan is to develop the communities for long-term.

As of now, Zukoski said the approach UB is taking is very unique.

While other schools have research centers that are focused on scholarships, UB has asked its communities to touch all of the universities’’ missions. This means the communities are expected to incorporate the public and all educational programs, whether it’s undergraduate, graduate or kindergarten through 12th grade.

“This is really cool,” Zukoski said. “We’re bringing together, in new ways, all of the aspects that make UB strong.” email: news@ubspectrum.com

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A scholarly vacation

SUNY students share their experiences through their schools’ study abroad program

MARLEE TUSKES ASST. NEWS EDITOR After her first semester at UB, Corrine Cardinale wanted to find herself. Cardinale, a sophomore communication and history major, knew the best way to do that was to simply “get lost.”

Cardinale traveled to Berlin, Germany to study foreign reporting this past January. Cardinale, along with an increasing number of UB students wanting to explore new places, left Buffalo through UB’s Study Abroad program. UB Study Abroad gives students the opportunity to learn outside the bounds of a typical classroom setting by traveling the world and learning about new cultures, all while getting class credits. Last year, about 500 UB students traveled through UB or other SUNY schools’ abroad programs.

“I’ve always been told that sometimes in order to find yourself, you need to be lost,” Cardinale said. “And believe me, I got lost a lot in Berlin.”

UB currently has over 70 study abroad and exchange programs, according to Olga Crombie, assistant director for UB Study Abroad. Students can travel to roughly 30 different countries, including Australia, Turkey, and France.

Crombie said UB Study Abroad program stands out because most of UB’s programs are exchange programs.

“We are sensitive to the fact that study abroad can be expensive and try to keep costs down as much as possible so that as many students as possible can pursue a study abroad program,” Crombie said in an email.

Exchange programs mean students do not pay tuition to the overseas university, but pay UB tuition regardless of what it might cost to attend a university in another country, said Crombie.

Crombie also said in some cases, tuition may be greater at certain overseas universities. Exchange programs through the UB Study Abroad office eliminate having to pay what SUNY refers to as a “tuition differential,” meaning students would have to pay additional costs rather than just the regular price of tuition for a typical semester at UB. Even with the hands-on life experiences students can gain through studying abroad, Crombie said students may still be apprehensive about traveling during college, especially when thinking about costs or course selection.

She said these two issues may be easily solved: students just need to plan everything out first.

Natasha Singh, a senior biomedical science and psychology major, said she always

COURTESY OF NATASHA SINGH Natasha Singh (bottom row, second from the right) and other students involved in UB’s Health in Brazil program stand in front of APAE, one of the many medical centers they frequented during their semester abroad.

had an inclination to travel and learn about different cultures. Singh said this largely was because she was born in the United States, but is of Indian descent.

After her freshman year, Singh sought after the opportunity to travel to Brazil through UB’s Health in Brazil program.

Singh said she became increasingly aware of the numerous “medical treatment inequalities for people below average socioeconomic status” through volunteering for UB’s Honor College.

“As an aspiring healthcare physician, I wanted to learn about the current healthcare policies in

other countries so that I can one day be a part of a positive, systemic change to our own health care system in the United States,” Singh said.

Singh found that through the study abroad program, she was able to travel to different parts of Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro and Barbacena, and partake in hands-on learning at clinics, hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

But UB students also aren’t limited to studying through UB’s program.

Students may participate through other SUNY study abroad programs, which offer over 600 programs in about 50 different countries, Crombie said.

Jessica Miranda, a sophomore criminology major at SUNY Cortland, studied abroad at Florence University of the Arts in Florence Italy this past spring semester. Miranda said when she first heard of studying abroad when she was in middle school, she knew it was something she planned on doing in college.

“I just knew somehow, some way, I would study abroad,” Miranda said. “I want to see the world.”

Miranda went to Italy through SUNY Stony Brook’s study abroad program. The only difference when studying in a SUNY program outside of one’s own school was that there were two applications she needed to fill out, however both were online and “really simple,” Miranda said.

Cardinale, Singh and Miranda all said that studying abroad changed their outlooks on life.

Learning to be kind and respect other people and their values was one of the greatest things Cardinale took away from studying abroad, she said. Singh said her time in Brazil expanded the way she looks at things and she encourages students going into college to keep studying abroad in mind.

“The knowledge that you gain from embarking on a study abroad program can never be found in an academic class or within a textbook,” Singh said. “It is important to supplement our education with these vital experiences so that we can fundamentally grow, not only as scholars, but also as human beings.” email: news@ubspectrum.com

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Only about 15 percent of the student body typically votes in the elections and last year – with Khan, Kaczmarek and Pace running unopposed – brought in just 1 percent of the student body to the polls.

Candidates often vy for students’ votes in the Student Union lobby throughout election week and have accused each other of improper election techniques. Former Treasurer Justin Neuwirt accused Former President Travis Nemmer of rigging the SA election to get Nick Johns voted into office in 2013. Ali Ahmed, a treasurer candidate who ran independently and was not elected, accused members of SA of treating him unfairly throughout the election process and hindering his ability to be a viable candidate in 2014.

Parties used to have to run with four SUNY delegates, whose role is to advocate for students in Albany, but changes were passed in 2014 to have the president simply appoint the delegates instead of having students elect them.

The Assembly passed another change to have the president and vice president run on separate ballots – meaning a president and vice president from different parties could be elected – but the Senate never passed it. SA higher-ups realized this mistake over the summer but admitted there was never a general announcement made in time for the Senate to pass it. It is

unclear whether or not the Senate will vote on the change before next year’s election.

SA scandals SA scandals have been ongoing for years.

In 2012, Treasurer Sikander Khan tried to invest $297,000 of student funds into a mobile app for a fraudulent company that he appeared to have connections to.

Khan was reported to the University Police Department, resigned and hasn’t returned to UB since.

President Nick Johns resigned within the first month of his presidency in the fall of 2013 after he was accused of harassment, falsifying time sheets and mishandling funds and SA members circulated a petition to have him impeached.

In 2008, Generation Magazine exposed SA of spending student funds on trips to Toronto and Los Angeles and $12,000 salaries for eboard members. SA’s three e-board members ran unopposed that year and were accused of not publicizing the election on purpose. In 2009, President Hassan Farah was impeached after allegedly punching a staff member.

SA was devoid of major scandals last year outside of controversy surrounding its new website.

The organization finally launched a new website last spring but many students felt the price – anywhere from $7,500-$9,500 – didn’t match the design and functionality and feared SA Entertainment Coordinator Marc Rosenblitt was given the job to create the site without other candidates being considered. Current SA president Khan has said there are no plans to update the site at this time. email: news@ubspectrum.com

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A change is needed in United States’ stance on same-sex marriage

MARLEE TUSKES

ASST. NEWS EDITOR

Imagine you found the love of your life and you decide to make the ultimate promise a couple can make to one another and get married – a symbol of the eternal love you have for each other. Now, imagine in some parts of your own country your marriage isn’t even recognized.

For the LGBT community, this is a reality when entering a relationship.

I recently wrote an article for The Spectrum regarding the Obergefell v. Hodges, a case currently before the Supreme Court debating whether the federal government can make same-sex marriage legal and force states to recognize marriages entered into in other states. I also had the pleasure of talking with members of UB’s LGBT Alliance. There were several times throughout the writing process where I had to remind myself there are couples whose marriages are illegal.

There’s literally a law against love in some states and to me, that’s just astonishing.

On May 23, Ireland passed a law making same-sex marriage legal countrywide. This was the first time it has ever been passed by popular vote.

It’s time for the United States to follow their lead and do the same.

America was built on freedom, which is ironic since for most of our history we have discriminated several different groups of people – most of whom were our own citizens. The LGBT community faces discrimination because of who they were born to love.

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the Catholic Church, I’ve heard that same overused Leviticus verse plenty of times.

Everyone who uses that verse as an argument for discriminating against the LGBT community, however, also seems to forget Jesus’ teachings about loving thy neighbor and “letting he who is without sin cast the first stone.” Instead of embracing the verses about love and not judging one another, most people choose the one filled with hate in order to back up an argument based on hate.

Oh, and I hope everyone who uses that verse as an argument also abstains from eating shellfish, cutting their hair or beards more than a trim, or getting tattoos since Leviticus also says those are wrong as well.

Now, as a heterosexual female who does not need to worry about having an illegal relationship in certain parts of this country, some may wonder what this topic has to do with me. Why should I care about legalizing same-sex marriage if it doesn’t affect me directly?

That is partially correct. Same-sex marriage does not affect me – which is exactly why everyone who is against it need not worry. Just like a couple’s heterosexual marriage does not affect same-sex couple’s, a same-sex couple’s marriage will not affect a heterosexual couple’s marriage in any way.

Yet I – and humans in general – should care about the fact that we are saying that two people cannot get married because some say it goes against their beliefs.

There are people who think that if we allow marriage equality, it will ruin the “sanctity of marriage.”

If same-sex marriages ruin the “sanctity of marriage,” then what exactly do we have to say about Britney Spears’ 55-hour marriage? What about the several heterosexual politicians who are infamous for having affairs? Do we not consider those to be ruining the “sanctity of marriage?”

How can we sit there and say that those issues are OK because the people affected were male and female but not allow individuals in a loving relationship to get married because they are both of the same sex?

We really can’t.

With the upcoming decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, change is imperative. Our country has the choice to move forward and it’s time that we make the decision to do so.

The right to marry who you love is a human right, not a legal one.

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The ever-changing landscape of nightlife in the Heights A look at UB’s bar and party scene off South Campus ASHLEY INKUMSAH

NEWS EDITOR

When Jeffrey Basil pleaded guilty to firstdegree manslaughter in the death of William Sager Jr. in June, it ended another chapter in a series of events for UB’s ever-changing nightlife scene.

College nightlife and a murder trial aren’t necessarily always associated with one another. But in the case of UB, whose nightlife centers in the University Heights neighborhood off South Campus where crime and bar closings seem frequent – they might be.

The Heights is the hotbed for UB’s nightlife, with bars and clubs on Main Street and house parties within the neighborhood. Main Street’s bar scene has served as a revolving door between closings – one of which because of a murder. The neighborhood has had high crime rates as well, with 523 major crimes including rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, and larceny and vehicle theft in 2012, according to Buffalo Police crime statistics, Still, UB students aren’t shy of the neighborhood.

Many students live in off-campus houses in the Heights and for those who live on North Campus, the Stampede buses run to South Campus throughout the night.

“Nightlife is such an important part of the college experience,” said Abeda Alam, a junior mathematics major. “It’s important for students to get out and explore the Heights. You’ll definitely get to see UB from a different perspective.”

The changing bar scene Bars just don’t seem to last long on Main Street.

Outside of mainstay The Steer, which

opened in 1993, the street has had a slew of closings and reopenings. Now, The Steer and 18-and-over club Surrender stand as the only two bars on Main Street often frequented by UB students.

Molly’s Pub has been vacant since May 2014 after Basil, a manager of the bar, pushed Sager down a flight of stairs in the pub, putting the 28-year-old Air National Guardsman in a coma. He later died in July.

The pub was charged with eight violations by the State Liquor Authority including assault, employing police officers and concealing Basil as the owner of the bar. Basil was originally convicted of second-degree murder in January, but State Supreme Court Justice Penny Wolfgang overturned the verdict because one juror lied about her arrest record and military background. Basil and his attorneys then accepted a plea deal for firstdegree manslaughter.

Assistant District Attorney Christopher Belling, who prosecuted Basil, told The Spectrum in January that he believed it would be a “long shot” for Molly’s Pub to ever reopen.

Several bars on Main Street have closed for allegedly serving alcohol to minors.

Northside, a once popular 18-and-over bar, closed in 2013 and is now a calzone restaurant. Jillian Bangel, a UB alumna and for-

SPECTRUM FILE PHOTO The Steer (pictured) has become a mainstay in an otherwise changing landscape for bars on Main Street in the University Heights.

mer Northside bartender, told The Spectrum in 2013 that the owners of Northside were facing a court summons for serving minors but shut the bar down themselves to “bow out and keep their names out of the paper.”

The once popular bar Mojo’s, an 18-plus establishment, was shut down by the State Liquor Authority in 2013 for allegedly selling alcohol to minors. Surrender opened in place of Mojo’s in February 2014. Mike Miranda, owner of Surrender, told The Spectrum last year that Mojo’s had a management issue and was vacant for six months before he had the idea to open Surrender.

Surrender has had about a 20 percent increase in traffic since Buffalo Police closed down Molly’s, according to Miranda. Surrender, like its predecessor Mojo’s, allows students 18-and-over entry, unlike The Steer.

“I like that there’s an option for students under 21 to hang out on the weekends,” said Shahida Khan, a junior biological sci-

ences major.

Khan said she has seen an increase in security and safety in Surrender as opposed to other now-defunct Main Street bars.

Miranda said he decided to turn the venue into another 18-and-over club to give students a place to hang out, kick back and relax.

On Thursday nights, the nightclub offers twofor-one drink specials and $2 shot specials in a weekly theme entitled “College Night.”

The Steer has been known for its stricter security with underage patrons and was part of New York State Police’s three-bar string for fake IDs that resulted in the arrest of 13 UB students back in February.

House parties Despite the neighborhood crimes, the Heights is home to a large number of UB’s nightlife parties, some of which are thrown by fraternities and sororities – both legal and illegal.

Parties are a common destination for students under 21 to get their nightlife fix outside of the bars. Parties are held in the basements of homes and often charge males $5 while females enter for free. Alam said she has seen several parties get shut down and receive citations for giving alcohol to minors and noise complaints.

The Spectrum reported in 2014 that illegal fraternities, which often involve themselves in selling drugs and hazing, threw a majority of the worst parties.

Heights’ community members have complained of parties in the neighborhood in the past, citing the noise as well as garbage left behind. The University Heights Collaborative, a community organization, has discussed potential solutions in the past and the issue has received attention from Buffalo’s local media outlets. Residents have questioned UB’s bus system that transports students to South Campus from North Campus, raising concerns that the buses are transporting drunk partygoers into the neighborhood. UB has stood behind the bus system, however.

The Heights has had its share of issues with crime and scrutiny over the years, but as of now, it remains UB students’ hotspot for nightlife and that doesn’t seem like it will change anytime soon.

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NEWS Bones found in South Campus excavations reveal a time before UB GISELLE LAM SPECIAL TO THE SPECTRUM

Metal drawers line floor to ceiling in a room in the Department of Anthropology in the corner of Spaulding Hall. Glass jars lined up in rows sit nearby.

The drawers are filled with human bones.

The jars? Human brains.

The remains – which include the bones of 380 people and close to 100 brains – are of those of residents of the Erie County Poorhouse, which once thrived on UB’s South Campus.

The poorhouse, or Erie County Almshouse, was a living facility for people who were struck by poverty and illness. The facility existed from 1850 until 1926 – 17 years after UB purchased South Campus in 1909 – and was neighbored by a maternity ward and an asylum, which still stand as Wende Hall and Hayes Hall, respectively, today.

UB’s Department of Anthropology conducted an excavation to recover the human remains underneath a construction site on Michael Road on South Campus in 2012 after numerous reports of bone discoveries on the campus had been made over the years.

Archeologists, which included UB students and professors, located 480 graves and about 380 bodies where the poorhouse’s cemetery used to be, and there are still an estimated 2,000 bodies in the area, according to Joyce Sirianni, a SUNY distinguished teaching professor of anthropology.

All of the remains are currently in Spaulding Hall and Sirianni said that are not currently any concrete plans for when the remains may be moved into a cemetery. The findings reveal the history of South Campus and its population before UB’s presence.

Bones, bones and more bones Before the excavation project began in the summer of 2012, the Department of Anthropology had received numerous calls that human remains had been found when minor construction was done on South Campus.

“Workers would go out and dig a hole for a light standard and they’d run into bone,” Sirianni said. “Or any time they’d open up anything in that general area, they would find bone.”

Some small excavations were done in 2009, which are now included in the department’s collection, but the major excavation was in 2012. That’s when construction began on Michael Road, which is directly above the old poorhouse cemetery. It was then the Department of Anthropology knew it would have to get involved, Sirianni said.

New York State law mandates that archeological sites be located and artifacts or remains excavated before construction is begun. But these laws did not apply in this instance because the construction project involved replacement of existing infra-

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Students in the Anthropology Department examine bones evacuated from South Campus.

The bones belonged to residents of the former Erie County Poorhouse, which was once located on what is now South Campus.

structure – not new construction, according to Peter Biehl, chair of the Department of Anthropology.

Douglas Perrelli, director of the UB Archaeological Survey of the Department of Anthropology, said the UB Archaeological Survey knew there would be a cemetery where the construction on Michael Road was planned and notified the planning board.

The Survey has worked in cultural resource management projects for over 35 years, Perrelli said. Archeologists from the Survey research and find historical evidence and archeological sites. UB archeologists have been excavating archaeological sites in Western New York and have investigated hundreds of historic and pre-contact sites in Erie County alone, according to Perrelli.

Going in Unlike the excavation project in the summer of 2012, the previous accidental discoveries often disturbed the remains when they were discovered. Perrelli said the remains in the cemetery were exhumed so that they wouldn’t be damaged or destroyed by the construction project.

Perrelli, who had led the excavation fieldwork, was joined by 15-20 faculty members and graduate and undergraduate students.

He described the onsite conditions as “difficult” because that summer had been very hot and frequented by heavy rain events. The whole event was “brutal,” he said.

“We would go from 90 degree days to torrential downpours and flooding the site,” he said.

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A skull (pictured) recovered from the excavations done on on the former Erie County Poorhouse Cemetery, which was located on South Campus before UB purchased the land.

It was also difficult to get through the soil the bodies were buried in. The coffins were surrounded by clay soil, which is very greasy and slippery when wet, and when dry, cracks and is as hard as concrete.

Meanwhile, the team had to complete the excavation as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to allow the construction on Michael Road to continue.

Sirianni said based on the trend of the coffins and bodies found, she has made the assumption the bodies were laid out based on when the person died. There were, how-

ever, a few cases where two coffins were stacked.

Sirianni recalled one of her graduate students meticulously excavating the bones of a baby. The student, Kevin Knowles – now a Ph.D. student – had to handle the remains as delicately as possible because they were extremely fragile.

“There was a whole section of these infant and child burials,” Knowles said.

“There was a number of them in a row and one of those could take as long to excavate as one or two adults because you had to be so careful.”

Mark Giangregorio, a recent physical anthropology graduate, also worked with Sirianni on the recovery project during that summer. Giangregorio had just finished his freshman year and requested the opportunity to help out after taking classes with Sirianni.

“It was a fantastic learning experience for me and one of the ways I really came to be comfortable with my knowledge of bones and teeth,” he said. “There’s nothing quite like a hands-on experience.”

Giangregorio’s main tasks included cleaning and organizing the bones. He said although the experience was enjoyable, the scent of water mixing with minerals from the bones and the earth “ruined the smell of the beach for [him] for a while.”

Following the onsite excavation on South Campus, Sirianni recruited 18-20 students to help with the cleaning process, which began in the fall of 2012.

At the beginning of that semester, Sirianni was instructing an undergraduate course called Paleopathology and with so many remains to be cleaned, she made the decision to allow the students to help with this task.

“I said, ‘We can read articles and we can have our seminar or we can go in the other room and clean bones,’” she said. “And then they actually got a chance to see some pathological situations.”

The students cleaned the bones with just water, a bucket, a sieve and a soft sponge.

Sirianni said they would “just bathe it like you would a baby.”

Surprising discoveries Sirianni said people in the early 1900s lived in the Erie County Poorhouse because they had no other place to go and it was either that or die in the street.

“The relief system was to go to the poorhouse,” she said. “Our relief system now is Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security – a number of social safety nets.”

Residents would receive food, beds, rooms and medical services. And if they passed away during their time at the poorhouse, they were buried at the on-site cemetery.

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When the bodies were excavated, the faculty and students would often come across individuals buried with proper clothing, like a suit, shoes and jewelry.

Sirianni said they had come across one man who had been buried with a newspaper from the early 1900s. Genealogists later found a newspaper in the records that matched exactly the one found in the coffin, she said.

“It makes it very personal because someone’s great-grandmother could be associated with that,” Sirianni said.

For Knowles, who studies dental anthropology focusing on oral health and dental pathologies, the most shocking finding was the presence of dental restorations.

During the excavation project, Knowles would search for tooth caps, which often looked more “like stones or little pebbles,” because of time and decay.

Among these items, he had also discovered other oral components, like dentures and fillings.

“I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that this population would be marred by terrible oral health,” he said.

Knowles said dental restorations at the time were not necessarily cheap. Dentures, for example, cost a “week’s wages for a working man.” He said there is a possibility these individuals had received these dental treatments outside the poorhouse and happened to have fallen on hard times, which landed them in the poorhouse.

While construction workers have found bone fragments on South Campus since the late 1800s, according to Perrelli, the Department of Anthropology did not find the remains of human brains until 2012.

Sirianni said around March and April of

that year, she had gone down to Florida when one of her graduate students emailed a picture of a brain to her. The brain had been recovered on South Campus.

She said that was the first time they realized an intact skull that had been buried could contain a brain within it.

During the excavation project that summer, the on-site workers recovered around 100 brains, which are now preserved in the Department of Anthropology.

Perrelli said it could be due to the fact that the soils were saturated and wet, which did not allow the human brains to completely dry up. The clay soil, which the coffins were buried in, could be a factor because it holds water in and keeps things moist year-round, he said.

“They had lives” When an individual died at the poorhouse, he or she would be buried in the on-site cemetery and the grave would be marked with a stake in the ground.

At the end of the season, the poorhouse would retrieve all the stakes, which were marked with numbers and use them again for the next year, Sirianni said.

“Therefore, we don’t know who’s who,” she said. “We have the burial records, but we don’t know if this is Tom, Dick or Harry.”

Sirianni and her team looked into time of death and cause of death during their analysis, but were unable to assign names to the bodies, she said.

The analysis is currently complete and the Department of Anthropology is waiting to find out when the bodies will be reburied.

Laura Hubbard, UB vice president for finance and administration, and her team are currently leading the research on the reburying of the remains in a local cemetery.

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alizing the individuals who were buried in the poorhouse cemetery and preserving this important part of Buffalo’s history, said university officials.

“We’ll never know who it is,” Sirianni said. “But the whole purpose was to do this with dignity. They were individuals. They ended up in the poorhouse cemetery, but they had lives.”

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Students have been working with skulls and bones found in excavations done by UB’s Department of Anthropology on South Campus.

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An introduction to UB's Greek Life The inside scoop to joining a social organization DANI GUGLIELMO

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Dani Weingarten, the Panhellenic President of Greek Life at UB and member of Alpha Phi, made the decision to go through formal recruitment because she wanted to find something that helped her balance time for community service, a social life and her schoolwork.

Two percent of men and two percent of women join Greek life at UB, according to College Board. These organizations participate in philanthropy events, nightlife and provide students with support throughout your college experience.

“When you first come into college, you are surrounded by thousands of people you don’t know and will be very eager to get involved and make friends,” Weingarten, a sophomore speech and hearing science major, said. “By joining Greek Life you will make friends and come across so many opportunities for social activities and community service. Greek Life prepares and helps you navigate through your college experience.”

According to UB’s Fraternity and Sorority Life website, the Panhellenic Council is “the governing body for local social sororities at UB and those that are members of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC),” and the Inter Fraternity Council is “the governing body for men’s local social fraternities at UB and those that are members of the NorthAmerican Interfraternity Conference (NIC).”

The Panhellenic Council consists of six sororities – Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi, Alpha Sigma Tau, Delta Phi Epsilon, Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma Delta Tau. The Inter Fraternity Council consists of 10 fraternities – Alpha Epsilon Pi, Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Kappa Phi, Pi Lambda Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi Omega, Sigma Pi, Sigma Tau Gamma, Tau Kappa Epsilon and Zeta Beta Tau. “Students who become members of Greek-letter social fraternal organizations benefit from positive leadership opportunities and participation in the promotion, support and implementation of community

philanthropic and service events, on and off campus,” said Pam Stephens-Jackson, assistant director of fraternity and sorority life at UB. Jackson said that joining a social fraternal organization gives you access to national and international alumni networks for job and internship searching.

Membership in a sorority or fraternity can be rewarding in more simple ways, such as making the 30,000 student campus a little smaller.

Sydney Kaplan, a junior health and human services major and member of Delta Phi Epsilon, said that being part of Greek life makes UB feel so much smaller because there is always a familiar face around campus. She always has a sister around if she needs help with a class or someone to grab lunch with.

“Everyone in Greek life is willing to work and study together on schoolwork in shared classes,” said Joel Nassi, a senior biological sciences major and president of Alpha Epsilon Pi. “It takes off the burden of having to figure out everything on your own and gives you the ability to have someone who can help you in any topic any time.”

The recruitment process is different by gender and national council, some more formalized than others. All have GPA requirements of at least 2.25 and prospective members must have at least earned 12 college credits, Jackson said.

Many students join a sorority that is part of the NPC by going through formal recruitment in the beginning of the spring semester. This takes place over the course of a weekend in the Millard Fillmore academic classrooms in the Ellicott Complex and gives students the chance to meet all the NPC sororities that UB has.

“Throughout the weekend as you get to know each of the organizations and they will also get to know you,” Weingarten said.

“At the end of each day you rank the organizations by your preference and where you would like to return the next day. The sororities ranks you as well and if you match up you will return to their room.”

At the end of this process, if a students matches up with a sorority, they will offer that students a bid.

The IFC recruitment process is less formal than the NPC. “We always invite the interested prospective members to a multitude of brotherhood and social events,” Nassi said. “We then interview each prospective member and eventually vote on if we want to extend an invitation to learn about our brotherhood and eventually join, also known as a ‘bid.’”

Prospective members for the IFC usually hear about the fraternities from a few different sources, according to Nassi.

A brother will either meet someone and invite them to their rush events, a potential member may know about the fraternity nationally and get in touch with the rush chair to get updates about events or they may be friends with brothers already in the chapters.

This is also common within the NPC as well.

According to Nassi, Greek Life’s nightlife is always a great time because there is always something to do and nightlife isn’t only limited to weekends.

“On weekends we usually plan social events with sororities or will have brotherhood events,” Nassi said. “Usually brotherhood events include bowling, dinners and poker during the week.”

Kaplan said that her sorority goes out to mixers with fraternities two to four times a week and that Greek Life nightlife is a great way to meet new people. A mixer is when two organizations get together for an event

Courtesy of UB Alpha Phi A group of girls from Alpha Phi stand outside the Health Sciences Library on South Campus. Alpha Phi is one of the many sororities at UB where girls can come together after classes to hang out, support one another and make a difference in the community.

or party.

An important aspect of the NPC and IFC is philanthropy and campus involvement. There are events such as walks, Relay For Life and fundraisers so that the sorority or fraternity can raise money for a cause that they stand for.

“This past semester my sorority held a fundraiser for cardiac care at Buffalo Wild Wings,” Weingarten said. “10 percent of the money from the food we ate went to cardiac care.”

Nassi’s fraternity has raised money for philanthropies such as Blue4Ben and the American Cancer Society and Kaplan’s sorority hosts an event called “Deepher Dude” every year, which is a male beauty pageant to raise money for the cystic fibrosis foundation.

“The most difficult part about Greek Life in our school is getting knowledge of the organizations out to the student body,” Nassi said. “Numbers of rushes, which would eventually translate to numbers in our chapter, would be much higher if more information about Greek Life was provided to students at UB.” email: features@ubspectrum.com

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The six outfits you’ll wear in college A guide for the fashion-challenged female

TORI ROSEMAN

SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

You’ve made it.

Now that high school is over, you’re onto bigger and better things: higher education at a university. You’re about to set out on a whole new chapter of your life, where you’ll meet new people, have experiences unlike any other and create memories that will last a lifetime.

But what will you wear?

Ladies, you know that some mornings you look at your wardrobe and just can’t figure it out. You’ll leaf through the closet, desperate to find something you haven’t seen in a few weeks to create the perfect combination of top and bottom. Maybe you’re going out for the night and you’re just not sure whether to go casual-cute or a little more formal. Just meeting up with some friends for lunch can turn into a tizzy of flying clothes and the dreaded “long sleeve or short sleeve” debate (usually long sleeve is a safe choice – welcome to Buffalo!).

Here is an outline of the six outfits you’ll end up wearing throughout your college experience – no matter what your style may be.

The everyday look As you adjust to your schedule, you’ll find that there are some full days you spend on North or South Campus, going to multiple classes, meeting up with friends, or hit-

ting the library to get some studying in.

You want something comfortable enough to wear all day without going back to the dorm, but nice enough to meet new people and make a nice first impression in.

After the first month or so of school, the cold of Buffalo starts to settle in. A good pair of jeans will become your best friend.

You can make your outfit casual, with a hoodie and a tee-shirt, or dress it up with a nicer long-sleeve tee or sweater. Leggings are another popular pant-choice, as they can be dressed up or down the same way. But beware – leggings cannot always keep out the Buffalo cold. Make sure to have a cute – and warm – pair of boots or Converse on hand.

Business casual What is business casual?

It sounds like one of those vague terms organizations will throw around to confuse everyone when it comes to the more professional situations. You’ll need business casual when interviewing for a job, if you join Greek life and especially in the School of Management. You’re better off figuring out your look sooner rather than later.

The perfect business casual is conservative, clean and cute. A good pair of slacks (black or grey) is a must-have and can be paired with a clean, solid top and a statement piece of jewelry, or a patterned top and smaller pieces. A dress that fits comfortably and is the appropriate length on both the bottom and in the neckline is another perfect business-casual outfit, that can be paired with low heels and some tights or stockings (remember, Buffalo is cold).

You could also select a nice pencil skirt and formal top. It can be tricky to master the length, but once you find a perfect skirt, you’ll be set for any meeting.

Athletic gal Athletic wear is on the rise as the “new casual,” with Nike shorts as a staple for any

young adult. It’s perfect for fooling people into thinking you may go for a run or hit the gym, without actually putting in that kind of work. The best part is, if you do decide to work out, you’re prepared with attire that’s ready to help you stay fit. The gym may be a new place for those who are used to getting their exercise from a sports team back at home, but have no fear! All types of students crowd the gym scene as they try to stay in shape. Once you figure out what works best for you, it’ll be a little less scary.

Anything Dri-FIT that will maintain body warmth and wick away sweat is essential for exercise. When it comes to tops, a tank or tee shirt, no matter the brand, should fit loosely enough to move in. The most important part is a good pair of sneakers. It’s a good investment to make if you don’t already have a pair – they help to make your workout run smoothly and minimize injury risk. Remember, these are clothes that you’re going to get gross in. No need for jewelry or a full face of makeup – you’ll be sweating anyway.

The 8 a.m.

Nearly every student ends up with an 8 a.m. class at one point. It makes you question how you were ever able to wake up for high school every day, and why UB would ever hold classes so early in the morning (some lucky sciences students have lab at 7:30 a.m.). You can barely function at such an hour and your plan is to just get to class and try to stay awake.

The 8 a.m. look can be as easy as pajamas.

When Drake said “sweatpants, hair tied, chillin’ with no makeup on,” he was actually referring to students in these classes. Everyone knows it’s early so there’s less pressure to impress. So long as you have shoes, pants and a shirt on, no other specifics really matter. If you’re feeling motivated, you can go for the “everyday look,” but it’s perfectly acceptable to go for a relaxed outfit so early in the morning.

Out for the night The part of college that’s been hyped the most may very well be the parties. There are plenty of places to go out – a club, a bar or a house party in the apartments or off South Campus. Wherever you decide to go, there are a few essentials you should consider.

Eighty percent of the school year, it’s cold. Layering becomes an essential tool for going out for the night. It’s always smart to either bring a sweatshirt you wouldn’t mind losing or a jacket you wouldn’t mind carrying/tying around your waist. It’s not worth it to trek out in the cold, especially if you’re walking, without anything to keep you warm.

As far as shoes go – save those six inch heels for home or for a formal event. Fraternity basements are infamously disgusting, and you’ll be kicking yourself later when you have a mile-long walk back to the bus.

Everyone has their own style, but ensure that your style doesn’t cause extreme discomfort. Of course, always remember to go out with friends and never leave anyone behind.

Formal fun There are a few opportunities to get really dressy up at school. If you join Greek life, there are formals and semi-formals to attend. If not, there’s still Spring and Winter Galas, as well as other formal events hosted by clubs. When the time comes, you’ll want to look sophisticated and dressed to impress.

Prom was a wonderful time for everyone in high school, as it helped commemorate the last four years of hard work. But a college formal is not prom. Yes, there are nice dresses to be worn, but you’re going to want to veer from “full of bling and showy” to “sophisticated and classy.” Think about a dress or skirt you’d wear to a wedding.

Nothing show-stopping, but a piece that suits your style. Short or long are acceptable, so long as you love it. email: tori.roseman@ubspectrum.com

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FEATURES The older crowd A guide to the local bar scene TORI ROSEMAN

SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

After turning 18, the next big birthday is 21.

Nineteen and 20 are great and all, but 21 opens a new door – the one leading into a bar, to be exact. Young adults wait for the day where they can go out to the bars or casually order a fruity cocktail at dinner while proudly sporting a new license without the tacky “UNDER 21” that plagued their former IDs. Buffalo’s bar scene surrounds North and South Campuses and extends downtown, but isn’t as easily assessable as some other colleges. A majority of the bars around North Campus are not in walking distance. The South Campus area essentially now features just two bars, as – outside of mainstay The Steer – there has been a revolving door of bars in the area with the closings of Molly’s Pub, Mojo’s, Northside, Third Base and P J Bottoms in recent years.

Here are a few hotspots near campus that are fun and perfect for a night out with some friends.

The Steer – five-minute walk from South Campus You can’t go your entire UB career with-

out getting “steerious” at least once.

The popular bar off South Campus in the University Heights is a necessary pit stop for any partygoer in Buffalo. The bar’s rather strict security and infamous fakeID busts keep those underage at bay, while those with the proper identification can enjoy the scene. It’s usually filled with students and community members alike who will often stop by after a party on South Campus. It’s a great spot to meet new people, as it’s a highly frequented place with fun drinks, like endless mimosas during weekend brunch.

The Steer’s food is rather upscale, with an extravagant menu filled with not only burgers and other entrees, but vegan and gluten-free options. This means the bar can be pretty crowded any time during and after dinner. It’s worth the trip if you want the food and friends, but maybe not every weekend.

TL;DR: Crowded bar, worth the adventure.

Slick Willie’s Sports Bar – sevenminute cab ride from North Campus More commonly known as “Slick’s,” this bar is the farthest on the list from North Campus, but worth the taxi. It’s located on Niagara Falls Blvd. and while it may look small on the outside, the place can get busy

at night, especially on Thursdays. Drinks are cheap with specials like $1 drinks for the ladies on Thursdays – one of the reasons the bar is so popular that night.

“I always have a good time when I go there,” said Ilana Saffier, a 2015 graduate of UB. “It’s usually filled with both students and people around town, and there’s always someone to talk to or something to watch.”

Slick’s also has darts and pool for those who don’t like to just sit around. As a sports bar, there are a bunch of TV’s perfect for watching whichever game is on.

Proximity to pizza and fast food doesn’t hurt either.

TL;DR: A little far, super fun.

The U – 15-minute walk from North Campus This bar/club combo is popular amongst all ages, since they allow anyone 18 and over inside. For those underage, there’s a DJ that keeps the dancefloor moving both inside and outside when the weather permits. For those of age, the bar is famous for its “fishbowl” mixed drinks and specialty drink nights.

The popularity of the club depends entirely on the night – sometimes it’s nearly dead with just a few people sitting at the bar, while other nights it’s so packed you can barely move or get a drink. It’s these

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more crowded nights, that often happen after a big sporting event, that make going to the club worth the short trip.

The U is convenient to get to, since the Stampede bus stops there and the club has its own bus service. It’s just something every UB student has to experience at one point: a wild night at The U. TL;DR: A necessary evil.

Surrender – five-minute walk from South Campus This club is another hotspot for underage students to go out to, since you’re only required to be 18. Girls tend to flock here, since it’s a good spot for dancing (two dance floors) and music. Like The U, its attendance completely varies by night. It’s better off to go with a group and make your own fun there than to rely on it being crowded to find new friends.

The nightclub and bar is located on Main Street, so it’s easy to take the Stampede if you live on North and just walk down there. Like many of the other bars around town, they often have event nights to lure students in and show them a good time, like $2 tequila shots or “college nights.”

Surrender is great for those who aren’t quite of age, but once you hit the big 2-1, you’re probably better off at some of the other bars.

TL;DR: Great club for the 18-20 crowd.

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Shenannigan’s Bar and Grill – six-minute cab ride from North Campus The name of this bar alone should elicit a feeling of excitement and adventure.

This bar and grill is located on Niagara Falls Blvd. and like Slick’s, might require a taxi.

The American Irish Pub is more than a bar and grill; it also has party packages that are reasonably priced, which are perfect for celebrating a birthday or another special event. Unlike some of the other bars around Buffalo, this one is more popular on the weekend and tends to be pretty quiet during the week.

The small yet cozy atmosphere and average prices make it a nice place to spend a night, since it boasts a variety of music and specials like trivia night on Thursdays.

It’s a good place to go with a group of friends since it doesn’t tend to get overly crowded and most customers are students.

TL;DR: Low-key, good alcohol selection.

Blue Bull Tavern – six-minute walk from North Campus This tavern-style bar is set in the new shopping center off Sweethome Road near Dunkin’ Donuts and In-and-Out Pasta. This means it’s only about a year and a half old, so everything inside is new.

Its scene is more adult-focused, so don’t expect any crazy $1 beer nights – it’s more of a “relax and have a couple drinks” place. Carm Paolini, one of the owner of the tavern, explains that they aim to cater to parents over students.

“I’d be happy if they came in and had a couple beers and wings,” Paolini said to The Buffalo News. “But

we’re looking at a more upscale tavern. We’re not doing two-for-one Labatt’s and ten cent wings.”

It’s perfect for a casual night, like a weekday, especially since it’s so close to North Campus and the Villas on Rensch apartment complex. The best part is, if you’re not a fan of Blue Bull’s food or looking to spend a lot of money, you can always wander next door to Yotality or Mighty Taco to end the night.

TL;DR: Older crowd, great atmosphere.

Average Joe’s – four-minute cab ride from North Campus This bar serves a variety of crowds, depending on when you go in. Weekends tend to be more crowded with students, while weeknights are filled with fun specials that see a smaller crowd. The Sweethome Road hotspot has specials every night except Sunday, including employee-priced drinks on Monday, Trivia night on Wednesday and $2.50 Pinnacle shots on Friday. They also serve typical “bar and grill” food like burgers and sandwiches.

“My friends and I like going there after a party, especially since we know some people who work there,” said Jake Formella, a senior business major. “It’s a cool place any night of the week.”

Like Slick’s, the bar has pool tables and darts to keep those who can’t just sit around occupied. The bartenders there can make a variety of drinks as their selection is pretty wide, and their menu is updated regularly.

TL;DR: Sometimes crowded, always a good spot. email: features@ubspectrum.com

Top places to eat near UB's campuses Students’ go-to eateries away from home DANI GUGLIELMO

ASST. FEATURES EDITOR

Living in the dorms is part of freshmen life and can be an adventure every day - it’s something you adjust to but is always full of surprises. UB’s food, on the other hand, may get old.

The same dishes are often offered in the dorms’ dining halls and when you eat every meal on campus at the same places, your taste buds start to get accustomed to Wrap it Up and Sizzle’s.

Soon enough, you will want to go out and explore what food Buffalo has to offer.

Buffalo is known for having some pretty great food. In February, National Geographic named Buffalo as the third-best food city in the world, largely because of its world-renowned chicken wings. Between downtown Buffalo, Amherst and the South Campus area, Buffalo has a variety of places to go to if you want to go out to eat.

Back at home, many people have those “go to” favorite delis, pizzerias or restaurants they always stop at. College students come across those same “go to” places while they are away for the next four or more years.

Here are some of the popular places to eat at that many UB students enjoy.

Marco’s Italian Deli This deli is known for their popular “sangwiches” and chipotle mayonnaise condiment. Some traditional sangwiches are the “Mama Mia” and “Big Bird,” but customizing your own sangwich is a popular option as well. Students at UB enjoy Marco’s Deli as a place to eat for lunch and the deli has two locations – one near South Campus on Hertel Ave. and one on North Campus in The Commons.

Marco’s also gives out punch cards where customers get a free sangwich after 10 purchases.

Also, the location in The Commons serves break-

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Zetti’s Pizza & Pasta on Maple Road near UB’s North Campus is a popular eatery for students who think its New York City/Long Island-like pizza rivals that of Buffalo.

fast.

Scott Weinzimer, a sophomore accounting major, likes how Marco’s is different from the unhealthy and greasy food that some campus shops serve.

“I eat there about once a week,” said Weinzimer.

“The environment and staff is always nice and they play good music.”

His favorite menu item is a customized sandwich he makes that includes chicken fingers, roast beef, mozzarella and barbeque sauce on a hero.

Although Weinzimer said the prices are a little expensive, he would like for it to become an option where you can use your UB Card as a meal swipe for the “delicious sangwiches.”

Fuji Grill If you’re craving fresh sushi or hibachi, Fuji is the place to go. Located on Maple Road, many students eat at Fuji for its beloved lunch special. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the restaurant offers two rolls for $7.50 or three rolls for $10.50, with miso soup included. Fuji’s lunch special is an affordable lunch option for college students.

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Man vs. bowl One Spectrum editor grades UB’s men’s bathrooms DAN MCKEON FEATURES EDITOR Throughout a given school day, the average student will probably have to use a bathroom in the Academic Spine at least once.

Though it may seem trivial, a crowded or unclean bathroom can prove to be unnerving and inconvenient for a student on the go. Many students have a special bathroom where they prefer to take care of business.

For those of you who haven’t found that special place, here’s a guide to the best and worst bathrooms you’ll experience on campus.

The guide is ranked from the perspective of the average student attending classes on North Campus in the middle of the day, since that is where the majority of classes are and when the most people are on campus. Since I am male, I am only able to rank the men’s bathrooms.

The rankings follow five different parameters. The first is comfort, taking into account both the toilet bowl itself and the atmosphere of the room. The second is privacy, meaning how many people use the bathroom during the day. The third is convenience – location is important when choosing a bathroom and the greater the location the greater the convenience. The fourth is cleanliness; a bathroom’s cleanliness can be the most important aspect of a public bathroom for some people. The final parameter is simply functionality. If everything works and is up-to-date, then it gets a high rating.

Natural Sciences Complex, main floor Comfort: 3/5 Privacy: 2/5 Convenience: 4/5 Cleanliness: 4/5 Functionality: 5/5 Overall: 19/25 NSC holds UB’s second-largest lecture

hall, and the large flow of students in and out of its many lecture halls means the bathroom there gets a lot of use over the course of the day. The bathroom has an excess of open space to compensate for this, keeping the atmosphere from becoming awkwardly cramped.

All of the facilities work well and the bathroom even has a Dyson Airblade hand dryer, the pinnacle of hand drying technology. That isn’t even a joke – it almost feels like you’re putting your hand out the window of a car on a highway.

The bathroom’s central location on campus gives it a very high convenience rating and it is relatively well-cleaned as well; only some colorful stall graffiti keeps it from a 5 rating.

Student Union, first floor Comfort: 2/5 Privacy: 2/5 Convenience: 5/5 Cleanliness 4/5 Functionality: 3/5 Overall: 16/25 The Student Union is the central meeting place for students. It’s where the SA is housed, has several food options available and is the place most clubs advertise events.

With that in mind, the bathroom – which only has two stalls and three urinals – leaves something to be desired. It is also quite cramped and is heavily used, lowering its comfort and privacy rating significantly.

Very rarely will you find yourself alone in this bathroom.

Its central location gives it an optimal convenience rating and it is also kept relatively clean, with stall graffiti lowering the cleanliness rating. The paper towel dispensers are often out or the garbage pales are overflowing, lowering its functionality rating.

CFA, main floor Comfort: 4/5 Privacy: 5/5 Convenience: 2/5 Cleanliness: 5/5 Functionality: 4/5 Overall: 21/25 This is the Holy Grail of on-campus public bathrooms. Like all sacred artifacts, there is a pilgrimage required to take in its majesty.

The Center for the Arts bathroom is out of the way of many classes for most students since it isn’t on the Academic Spine, but it is completely worth it. The high ceilings make it comfortable and having two doorways in allows for a better flow of people when it’s in high use. The best part, however, is that it very rarely is in high use.

Only during events at the CFA is it actually filled. If you go during a normal day, it is empty and pristine.

This bathroom is used by many people who don’t go to UB which means it is kept in tip-top shape. You won’t find any graffiti, leaks or any other unwanted garbage.

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The Center for the Arts men’s bathroom is one of the largest, cleanest and well-maintained bathrooms on campus but is out of the way of many students’ classes.

Capen, fourth floor Comfort: 3/5 Privacy: 5/5 Convenience: 2/5 Cleanliness: 4/5 Functionality: 5/5 Overall: 19/25 After failing to find President Tripathi’s own private bathroom, I turned to the fourth floor of Capen Hall which holds a small public bathroom tucked away in a corner. This hidden gem of a lavatory features an awkwardly long hallway that turns into an almost private bathroom.

Most of the fourth floor of Capen is offices so this bathroom sees little to no use, making it a private place to answer the call of nature. Its cut-off location lowers the convenience rating, but again, it is worth it for the privacy.

Stall graffiti ironically wondering about Tripathi’s bathroom bring down the cleanliness rating slightly. email: dan.mckeon@ubspectrum.com

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FEATURES Managing the unmanageable Wednesday, July 1, 2015

A guide to dealing with college stress average” dropped 12 percent from 1985.

With increasing pressure to use college as a means to a job, students must find healthy outlets for managing their stress and juggling the hectic schedules that characterize most college students’ daily lives.

Utilize UB’s resources

ALYSSA MCCLURE MANAGING EDITOR

College is the best of times but some college moments are the worst of times.

Amid the 3 a.m. heart-to-hearts, midnight McDonald’s runs and Disney-themed parties, you will find yourself juggling three exams, a 20-page paper, extracurricular events, work and sleep. It’s inevitable that you will encounter difficulty handling all of your responsibilities throughout your four years at UB, and it’s important to recognize when you are reaching your limit and need to decompress.

In a 2010 survey conducted by the American Freshman National Norms involving more than 200,000 freshmen at four-year universities, the percentage of students who rated their emotional health as “below average” rose while those who rated it “above

UB’s Wellness Education Services is dedicated to helping students cope with stress.

Wellness offers free herbal tea and weekly massages in its office in the Student Union and coordinates Chill Out events during finals week. Chill Out events feature free food and massages, games and visits from therapy dogs.

Wellness also provides information on peaceful places on and around campus to relax, stress management techniques and material on combatting perfectionism. UB offers free confidential counseling services to students. According to its website, UB’s Counseling Services was rated the highest out of all the SUNY schools and students can choose from individual or group counseling with options for international students.

Get moving Virtually any form of exercise can be a healthy stress reliever, according to the Mayo Clinic, a nonprofit medical research group based in Minnesota.

Walk across campus when the weather is nice instead of taking a shuttle. Go for a

Why get involved?

An encouraging message to the incoming freshmen

TORI ROSEMAN

SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

Freshman year: a time for exploration, initiation, and a little concentration.

At a university with nearly 30,000 students, it can be easy to get lost in the crowd.

If there are so many people at UB, how do

you know you’re befriending the right ones?

Even if you don’t meet all 30,000, you will face different groups – the people you room with, the people on your floor, the people you may already be familiar with and the people you see in your classes. There is no guarantee that any of these people will have similar interests to you – even those in your classes.

So to make such an enormous school a little smaller, join something.

UB offers over 100 clubs, 30 sororities and fraternities both academic and social and 20 different sports teams, for both men and women. Each of these individual activities share people who hold a common interest. Have a passion for the environment?

Join a club in which like-minded people can

bike ride on UB’s bike path or venture off campus to the nearby Glen Falls or downtown to Delaware Park. Each of UB’s residential buildings has a fitness center and both North and South Campus have a main gym open early and late for students’ convenience.

UB’s intramural sports teams are another great way to have fun and burn off some extra energy. Students can compete against other students once a week in sports like volleyball, soccer, ice hockey and badminton.

Write it down Have you already forgotten what you need to do this week? When you need to go to two classes, stop by a professor’s office hours, pick up a textbook from the bookstore, and be to work by 5 p.m., you’re bound to forget something along the way.

Write it down. Campus Living often gives freshmen living on campus free agendas and they can be purchased in the bookstore. A $5 notebook will go a long way in helping you organize your work and commitments for the semester. Whether you use abbreviations and shorthand or plan out your syllabi on a calendar in color-coded pens, organization is key to success.

Branch out and speak up It’s important to develop a network of individuals who are going through the same things at the same time, especially in your share events and thoughts with you and even teach you more about the cause.

Looking for a big group of girls or guys to make your best friends because they share the same values and hopes as you?

Join a fraternity or sorority that best suits your personality.

I’m going to tell you a secret: you’ll find yourself with much more free time than expected. You’ll see that life will fall into a routine, typically revolving around your class schedule, which consists of hours of open time to do anything you want. You can only eat so many times a day and eventually you’ll run out of shows on Netflix. Getting involved can provide a way to fill that time in a way that is both productive and fun.

In addition to new friends and a time-filler, getting involved can give you the opportunity to explore a passion that doesn’t quite fit in with your major.

Maybe you’re coming in as a biological sciences major, but you love to dance. There are dance clubs and even a dance team to join so you don’t have to give up an activity you love for school.

first year at UB. Expand your social network to neighbors in your dorm, those who sit next to you in class or people you meet at club meetings or events. At a university with almost 30,000 students, you’re bound to find someone who understands how much you’re struggling in your calculus class or shares your love for Chipotle burrito bowls.

And sometimes, you just need a good venting session to feel refreshed.

College is a place of opportunities, but it’s up to you to seize them. If you’re struggling in your classes, reach out to your teaching assistants, professors or other students in your classes. UB offers free tutoring services, but you will need to take the initiative to seek them out. Odds are if you have a question, someone else in your class or recitation has the same question but doesn’t want to ask. You’re here first and foremost to learn, so make sure you make your schoolwork a priority.

Take a break When you’re feeling overwhelmed, step back. Watch an episode of Mad Men on Netflix, bake chocolate chip cookies with your roommates, spend a few hours involved in video games with your friends from home or FaceTime your cat. It’s normal to feel like you want to give up on something, especially when you’re struggling or realizing you should have started your lab report sooner than 11 p.m. the night before. Take a breath and then go back to it.

We’ve all been there and still managed to skid through finals week intact. email: alyssa.mcclure@ubspectrum.com

Getting involved can lead you to new opportunities, especially to volunteer. Most of the organizations on campus require a certain amount of community service events, which allow students to improve the school, the local community or even make a greater impact with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity.

Even if you’ve never done it before, volunteer work is incredibly rewarding. Getting involved in something at UB provides a gateway to these opportunities.

I joined The Spectrum my first semester freshman year – an older friend of mine and now UB alumnae had suggested it since I enjoyed writing. I’m grateful I joined so soon, because it not only allowed me to see my campus in a completely different way, but gave me an opportunity to hang out with people who share my passion.

Whether or not you decide to get involved, keep this in mind – you only miss out on the opportunities you don’t take. email: tori.roseman@ubspectrum.com

FEATURES The ultimate freshman bucket list All the things you need to do before the end of your first year at UB DAN MCKEON

FEATURES EDITOR

Last semester, I wrote a series of columns called the “Buffalo Bucket List,” a list of things to do before graduating from UB. But what about things to do before the end of freshman year?

College is an exciting first step into one of the most important times of your life.

College is when many of us experience independence for the first time. It’s a time to grow and learn about yourself. This can be all overwhelming so it’d be nice to have a road map to that first year.

That’s where this list comes in.

By following a freshman bucket list, you can work on getting the most out of your first year of college. Here we go.

No. 1: Join a group Joining a club, Greek organization or any other campus group can go a long way in solidifying your connection with UB. Groups are a great way of making friends with a wide variety of people.

The Student Association has more than 100 clubs ranging from Archery Club and Glee Club to Amnesty International and American Sign Language Club. Club information can be found on posters throughout campus, on the SA website, or in the SA office in the Student Union.

There are also student groups outside of the SA, such as the popular skiing club known as Schussmeisters. These groups can be just as valuable in building relationships and skills as SA clubs.

For me, The Spectrum has been that group.

I joined in the beginning of my sophomore year, but I wish I had joined it freshman year. Being in a group of ambitious individuals has allowed me to find my own ambition and it can do the same for you.

No. 2: Pick a random class College is a time to explore new things.

What better way to find something you didn’t know you were good at then by taking a random class?

My random class was a creative writing class. UB’s creative writing classes are designed for non-English majors to venture outside of their respective classes, according to Joseph Hall, a professor in the program.

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tennis team reached their first NCAA Tournament last season as well. The women’s basketball team got to the MAC semifinals last year and the men’s soccer team just got a product of Real Madrid Academy.

UB Athletics has been making strides this past few years and it’s starting to really show. Why not go out and see your fellow students play?

An awesome bonus – it’s free.

No. 3: Party on South Campus The area surrounding South Campus, known as the University Heights, is the main place to go for partying. Open house parties and nightclubs make South Campus a lively area on the weekend. Be careful, however, as the parties can be a bit sketchy.

Everyone has a South Campus story.

One student told me about how a sewage pipe burst in the basement he was partying in. Another told me about his semi-regular habit of jumping through different backyards to escape the police.

Don’t blatantly ignore the law or completely disregard common decency, but partying on South Campus is an experience everyone at Buffalo has. It’s just something you have to do at least once.

Remember: don’t drink anything you can’t identify and always party with friends.

No. 4: Explore downtown Buffalo If you’re from downstate New York like me, you’re probably thinking Buffalo is nothing compared to New York City. While New York City is obviously bigger, more famous and probably more entertaining, Buffalo still has plenty to offer.

From the Theater District where you can catch shows such as Newsies, Annie and The Book of Mormon, to the Anchor Bar, the birthplace of the famous Buffalo wings, downtown Buffalo has a lot to offer. The recently updated waterfront offers free concerts, food and drink and outdoor events all summer long.

Isabelle Caneda, a sophomore business administration and computer science major, described downtown Buffalo as “a pretty spectacular New York City surrogate complete with restaurants, art galleries, a soy candle shop and hipsters.”

No. 4: Go to a Bulls game Whether basketball, football or any other sport of your choosing, UB has you covered. The Mid-American Conference, UB’s conference for all sports except women’s rowing, may not be the most exciting or biggest conference in the country, but it sure is exciting to see a last-minute touchdown or a buzzer beater to win it all.

The football team has struggled in recent seasons outside of its 2013 bowl season, but the men’s basketball team has made massive strides as the team reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time last season.

But don’t forget about the other teams.

The women’s soccer team and the men’s

No. 5: Go to Fall/Spring Fest SA puts on two big music festivals every year: Fall Fest and Spring Fest. SA is able to attract well-known artists to campus since UB is such a large public school. The festivals are paid for by your mandatory student activity fee of $94.75, which is set to be raised $10 per semester starting this fall.

You might as well go, seeing as how you’ve already paid for them.

Previous acts include Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Steve Aoki, Outkast, the All-American Rejects and most recently Young the Giant.

Even if you aren’t a huge fan of the acts, the show is still a great time to hang out with

friends and students. And again, it’s free.

No. 6: Take a trip to Canada Donald Eagles, a professor and director of Canadian Studies and a native Canadian said we are “fortunate in Buffalo that an international experience is readily available locally.”

You should plan to capitalize on that proximity by taking a trip to the Great White North. You can head to the lovely Niagara Falls for a cheap and quick trip abroad. Toronto is a bit further but is an international world-class city that should not be missed.

Did I mention the drinking age is 19 in Ontario and 18 in the province of Quebec?

You’re welcome.

No. 7: End the year with Oozefest Oozefest is the last hurrah for many students at the end of the year. It’s a huge mud volleyball tournament played with around 1,500 students and alumni each year. It’s a UB classic ranging back to its roots in 1984 when it was originally called “Oozeball.”

Get a team of friends together and end freshman year by getting down and dirty (in the mud).

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Lindsay Goldman, a sophomore accounting major, likes the variety of sushi that Fuji offers and how it reminds her of home.

“I eat there at least once every other week,” said Goldman. “The prices are very reasonable and sometimes even cheaper than sushi at other places.”

She hopes Fuji will start a delivery system to the dorms or South Campus so that they can make it more convenient for customers.

Zetti’s Pizza & Pasta Many students believe that Zetti’s claim to fame is New York City/Long Island-style pizza, which many opine bests Buffalo’s pizza. This pizzeria is located on Maple Road, right across from UB’s North Campus near the strip of hotels frequented by visitors to the area.

Kristina Goehringer, a senior business major, said her favorite food items at Zetti’s are the barbeque chicken slice and the penne alla vodka pasta dish that comes with half of a loaf of bread.

“Zetti’s pizza is honestly amazing and better than Long Island pizza,” Goehringer said.

“The prices are also very reasonable for pizza and they give big portion sizes for their pasta dishes.”

Goehringer said since the Zetti’s located on Main Street near South Campus recently closed, she hopes it will eventually reopen so there is a restaurant location closer to where she lives off campus.

Duff’s Famous Wings The name of this wing tavern says it all – its wings are known all over the state. Located on Sheridan Drive with other locations around the area, many people who come to visit Buffalo make it a point to stop at Duff ’s. President Barack Obama stopped to dine here when he visited Buffalo in 2010 – there’s now a picture of him at Duff ’s hanging inside on a wall.

Duff ’s is normally one of the first places many students eat at when they come to Buffalo.

Its sauces aren’t typical because medium is hot, medium hot is very hot and hot is very, very hot – which they warn to customers on their menu.

Rachel Gersten, a sophomore communica-

tion major, enjoys the medium lite wings the best and Duff ’s fries.

She eats there a lot, especially when her parents come to visit her in Buffalo.

“It’s a loud, fun and lively environment with fair prices,” said Gersten. “But, if I could I would make it bigger with a nicer and larger waiting area because it get’s really crowded around dinner time.”

El Palenque El Palenque is a Mexican restaurant that is located on Niagara Falls Blvd. considered by many students to be one of the most “authentic” Mexican food restaurants in the Buffalo area. It serves a lunch special from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, which includes 20 specialty items with prices from $5-7.

Many students also enjoy going to El Palenque for jumbo margaritas with a split Corona inside.

Goehringer tried this restaurant for the first time last semester and said it was one of the best Mexican food places she has ever been to. She got the lunch special No. 14 that includes a chicken burrito, chicken enchilada topped with lettuce tomato and sour cream with a margarita as her drink.

“El Palenque was seriously amazing,” Goehringer said. “They serve free chips and salsa before and during your meal which makes the dining experience even greater.”

Break’n Eggs Creperie If you’re looking to go out to brunch, Break’n Eggs is a favorite among students on Saturday or Sunday mornings. This small

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restaurant located down Main Street in Williamsville has an array of crepes to choose from, and you can also build your own and include delicious fruit or Nutella.

Carly Fromm, a sophomore business major, said the food is fresh and gourmet. She resembles it to a small New York City café filled with delicious food served with great presentation.

“I go out to brunch [to Break’n Eggs] on occasion but whenever I go I see families and students from around the area,” Fromm said. “Every time I go I order an omelet but the prices can range depending on what you order.”

Rocco Scibelli, a senior business major, likes the warm friendly atmosphere Break’n Eggs provides.

“They make a mean eggs benedict thus my favorite meal but I also dabble with the omelets,” Scibelli said. “I would never want anything about Break’n Eggs to change because why break something that’s not broken.”

Once you start to get tired of the dorm food, these favorites among UB students will help you get your fix of foods that can remind you of home.

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As a Buffalo native, I will certainly admit our winters seem endless and miserable. But summer is here and with it, an extensive list of artists and bands coming to town.

Buffalo has always had a large showing of concerts in the summertime, but somehow this summer is even more jam-packed with shows. This summer, Buffalo will feature Mac Demarco, Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa, Brad Paisley, Grace Potter, Colbie Caillat and Mr Twin Sister – to name a few. Be sure to use this calendar to pick out which shows are your “un-missable” ones this year.

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Jamie Catania discusses his work and philosophy as an up-and-coming producer

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Jamie Catania believes small things can have an enormous impact on the future.

An eight to 15-second sound bite he hears on the radio or on a record could be the next sample he needs to finish a beat, or inspire a new one. Someone he passes in the hall could help him get a job later in life and bridging connections now could be the key to impending success.

It’s all about small things having a big impact and Catania is conscious of any ripples he might make in his future with each move he makes.

The senior communication major has been producing music for almost a decade, storing hundreds of beats in his “vault” and putting a select few on his SoundCloud under the stage name ‘jacebeats.’ When Catania isn’t on campus making the most of his investment at UB, he’s producing beats for his own beat tape or collaborative projects with local artists including Ian “Ideal” LoGalbo and Devious Capo or promoting the brand, jacebeats – a name that represents his stage name, brand and company.

Above all else, Catania believes branding, communication and branching out are essential to success for himself and other upand-coming musicians.

Jamie Catania and jacebeats have become Conceptually, everything jacebeats is insynonymous amongst Catania’s social circle. volved in has deeper meanings. From the “They’re two in one,” said Nolan Whip- name of his upcoming beat tape to other ple, one of Catania’s long-time friends. “I projects he has in the works – like “0 Equals know jacebeats as Jamie. He’s a compassion- 1,” an album he is producing along with Loate person that really cares about his work, Galbo under the combined name Megahis ethics are all there … He’s just a great powers – Catania’s work and collaborations are rarely simple in ideology. person to the core.”

“The tagline for [the album] is even the Catania is planning on releasing his beat tape, “What’s a Quasar to a Photon” later concept of nothing is a something,” Lothis year. The tape culminates eight years of Galbo said. “You’re creating your own reallearning, experimentation and an intellectual ity. You’re in charge of your own life and at awakening that finds its way into every proj- the same time we’re all in the same boat, so ect he does. He says the tape will showcase we’re all one. Zero equals one.” the wide array of sounds his instrumental Catania is also working on an EP with his beats have to offer and highlights his be- cousin, Sammy “Devious Capo,” Telesco lief that even the smallest bits of matter can entitled “The Hyman Roth EP.” The name have a huge impact. pays homage to The Godfather: Part II. “Something small, Even with multisuch as the basic ple projects underform of light, which way, Catania wants is a photon, can still to use his past to have as big an imstrengthen his fupact, which is comture and to be conparable to a quasar,” scious that each step Catania said. “I behe takes now could lieve we have two make or break a new paths that we can opportunity. It’s all take … you can go about being cogniwith what you’re put zant of the causing on this earth for beripples, big or small, cause I think everygood or bad. one has determined “I’m trying to fowill, but you can also cus on the present,” choose your own Catania said. “I’m path and defy what always focused on you’re here for.” what’s ahead and He relates this theit makes me miss ory to time travel. things that are goGoing back in time ing on now. Use the and doing anything past to strengthen can have a drastic your future.” impact on the future COURTESY OF NOLAN WHIPPLE The method to and Catania applies that same the madness logic to the present.

Before there can be a “Every little thing you do, you should be beat tape, album or EP, Catania needs beats conscious of,” Catania said. “It can make a and each beat begins with a “spark” – an huge impact on what the future holds.”

8-15-second sound bite that sets him off Catania is his biggest critic and worst en- producing another beat, or takes a work in emy. He always thinks he can do something progress to the next level. better and tries to approach everything as Catania sits by a turntable with a few of both a “perfectionist and minimalist.” his friends, jamming to some music and

waiting to hear a spark emerge from his extravagant collection of vinyl records – a collection that’s constantly expanding.

Once he hears that spark he’s off to the studio in his basement.

Watching Catania produce a beat is like watching a maestro compose a symphony.

In his cluttered studio, his hands become those of a conductor without his orchestra as they quickly move from one equipment piece to the next until the sound he is looking for comes out perfectly.

From the spark, Catania molds the melody, adds his drums and creates a baseline. Making a beat can take hours of adding transitions and effects – a process which can last anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour. A finalized product can take six to eight hours. He has to make the beat, put it together, balance the sounds and add effects. With the help of BadTone Productions, the beats are properly mixed and mastered.

“A lot of people doing things on their own in their own home studio think they can master their music themselves, but in reality it takes a trained engineer,” Catania said. “Once I have something finished, I let them go to work. I give them my input, but they’re trained to hear certain sounds I don’t hear to make sure everything is brought out perfectly.”

Built from the bottom up He began producing beats while he worked at McDonalds and wrestled and played football at local high school Kenmore West, just a 15-minute drive from UB’s North Campus. His extracurriculars were soon replaced by the keyboard and equipment he purchased to produce his music.

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“I started from the bottom,” Catania said. “Working at McDonalds was the worst job I’ve ever had.”

Catania was always fascinated by LoGalbo and other rappers and musicians that surrounded him in high school and he searched for a creative outlet to express himself. He began messing around with some equipment one day and discovered making beats was just the conduit he was looking for. It became an obsession.

“It came from me trying to figure out a way to be creative,” Catania said. “I wanted to release this creativity that I had inside me and I knew I could do it with music. I never knew how to play an instrument, so I learned how to take sounds off old vinyl records and play this machine I have like an instrument.”

Catania’s machine is a MPC 1000, which is a sampler drum machine. The instrument has 16 squares, each representing its own sound. The speed and combination of how the squares are played determines how the sound comes out.

The young producer found fun in the funk, scanning his record collection for a few beats to set him off on the right track.

Hours would pass and Catania would still be hard at work creating beats to the best of his ability.

Once he found his outlet and established the name jacebeats, Catania began investing in himself. He has spent thousands of dollars over the years developing his brand and studio setup. Catania had a logo created, worked closely with longtime friend Nolan Whipple to create videos detailing his process and inspirations and purchased better equipment.

Putting a face to the name “I was told, ‘Before you become someone great, nationally or internationally, be someone in your city first,’” Catania said. “It’s not at all true that every successful person did it

all by their self. They always had someone show them the right way [and] utilized connections too.”

Few things are more important to Catania than branding and spreading the word about jacebeats, but that wasn’t always the case.

Starting from the bottom didn’t just come from learning to produce beats with no prior knowledge – it meant making a name for himself, too.

It started with Natural Ingredients, a group LoGalbo is part of.

Catania began promoting Natural Ingredients, fostering a bond and repertoire for the group and himself. He would go from venue to venue, setting up shows and promoting bands. His infectious charisma, ability to communicate face-to-face and confidence in the music he was promoting were key.

“Jamie was always there and a part of [Natural Ingredients],” LoGalbo said. “He had his hand in the music and booking

important. And from the research I’ve done, if you’re going to be online, people need to find your music and they have to be able to link a face to the music.”

Catania and Whipple went to high school together and have remained close ever since, constantly discussing ideas for future projects together.

The two recently published “Inspiration,” a video highlighting the elements that drive jacebeats’ creativity and music. Catania finds inspiration in everything around him. He makes multiple trips to Record Theatre each week, searching for new sparks to peak his musical interest and draws a lot of creativity from the city and people around him.

“I would say that’s also been part of him developing as a person and a brand,” Whipple said. “One of his No. 1 goals is to be able conCOURTESY OF NOLAN WHIPPLE nect as many people as he can shows, talking to the right people and repreto build a community around him that does senting us … With Natural Ingredients, getvery good work.

He still strives for that and ting into the venues and helping to promote it’s still very prominent in his life. With the the shows, Jamie did a lot of the legwork.”

‘Inspiration’ video we really wanted to dig After helping promote Natural Ingrediinto who Jamie is, who jacebeats is. Let’s ents and getting involved in Buffalo’s artishear about you and your specific inspiratic and music scene, Catania decided it was tions: where does your music inspiration time to focus on his beats and brand. It come from?” started with putting a face to the name.

The three-minute video is the second vid“To see him from where he was at when eo Whipple has shot for Catania in conjunche was first starting to take his beat making tion with recording, engineering and masseriously, there wasn’t a ton of direction,” tering through BadTone Productions – the Whipple said. “He started to realize and same company jacebeats uses to engineer [began] to take the brand more seriously.” and master all the projects he works on.

He worked with Fully Forward, a mul“People say I’m clean cut, but the music I timedia company, to produce a logo and start with is dusty,” Catania says in the video. worked closely with Whipple to produce “Inspiration” took months of conceptuYouTube videos about the factors that drive alization and collaboration between WhipCatania’s creative life. ple and Catania before they settled on what “People go on YouTube all the time and they wanted the video to be about. The vidwant to see what the person behind the mueo is shot all over Buffalo, highlighting Resic is actually like,” Catania said. “That’s why cord Theatre and other well-known Buffalo I invested a good amount of money into sights along with a few of the many people [my logo and the video] because I think it’s in Catania’s social circle.

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Even as he began focusing on his own brand, Catania never lost his love of making connections, building bridges and helping other people branch out.

He helped establish the Cretaceous Sunday Cipher, before developing the Unsigned Hype Showcase with his cousin.

Both events brought local artists together to present the best lyrics and beats they have to offer.

“He really gets things done and connects people,” LoGalbo said. “A lot of people that know each other now, you can go back in the stems of it all and be like, ‘Oh Jamie introduced them at such and such a time,’ ‘I think they know each other because of Jamie.’”

Catania said he has frequently been able to bridge the gap between people he knows but who don’t know each other.

“I’ve been known to do that with certain artists and companies in Buffalo,” he said.

While talking to people and utilizing social media to bring attention to jacebeats is important, it all begins with giving people a face to put with the name, confidence in his brand and being uncomfortable talking to people face-to-face.

Gotta keep your head up Catania’s 5-foot-9 figure is hard to ignore.

He’s typically dressed like he is ready for a job interview: clean shaven and sporting a colorful, pressed, button down shirt, polo or part of his eclectic fashion style.

He loves generating conversation wherever he goes. Sports talk chatters between him and another student quickly turns to discussing music or class with others.

Whenever music or careers come up, Catania isn’t shy about discussing his aspirations as a producer and giving people a glimpse into the mind of jacebeats.

“He’s a different type of artist because he is not shy,” LoGalbo said. “He is totally comfortable talking to anyone at any time. I feel like a lot of artists I know are shy and have to warm up to each other.”

Catania says it’s difficult to put yourself out there and it’s easy to be quiet and awkward. One of the biggest things Catania has noticed during his time at UB is the lack of face-to-face communication between stu-

dents.

“I understand that it’s 2014 and things are different, but just from the amount of people I’ve tried striking up conversations with, a lot of people aren’t comfortable with that,” he said.

He believes a lot of people’s discomfort comes from the amount of communication they do over technology, not that he’s opposed to it or doesn’t utilize it himself. Catania’s biggest message is “don’t be afraid to talk to people” and to keep your head up.

“You got your head down and you miss your opportunity to look to your left or your right, and you never know – that person you miss in the hallway could be the person that ends up getting you the job you’re looking for, and you missed it,” Catania said.

Pulling his phone from his pocket and staring at it, Catania said, “You have your head stuck in this world – the world of information instead of the real world, which are your surroundings.”

He questions how people are going to hold up in job interviews if they can’t talk to people in their classes. He says there’s more to college than just taking classes and getting a degree – it’s also about branching out, forging connections and meeting people.

Catania loves making connections for

people. He has always been fascinated with communication as a personal, academic and professional interest.

As a show promoter and burgeoning producer, talking with people is vital.

“Nothing is stronger than word of mouth,” Catania said. “Every time I’m conversing with someone, either on campus or [working at Wegmans] – I’m always in the city, in the heart of the city, dealing with different people. When ever music is brought up I mention that I’m a producer and I work with different artists.”

At UB, Catania wants to “get the most out of his investment” and meet as many people as possible. He doesn’t have someone helping him pay his tuition – it all falls on him. He sees meeting people and making connections as a valuable part of that investment. “[Communication] is something I think about everyday because it’s what I study and what I’m interested in,” Catania said. “I try to apply that to music because if you’re afraid to talk to people and you’re an artist at UB, you’re a producer, you’re a singer, you’re a rapper and you’re not putting yourself out there to try to meet people then you’re never going to leave the position where you’re at. You’re never gonna grow exponentially.”

*** No matter what Catania’s working on, he’s very selective in who he works with and only collaborates with people he trusts and who trust him.

“As much as I trust Jamie, I’d give him access to my bank account,” Telesco said.

Telesco, LoGalbo and Whipple agreed Catania is always there for every step of the process and ready to offer suggestions or to see what his collaborators think.

“For me, I love working with him because he will customize a lot of his stuff,” Whipple said. “He takes feedback very well, which is a very important part to running a business. I love the customizability of it, I love the fact that he can do a lot of different things and he’s a pretty focused person and I think that shows in his music capabilities.”

Whereas some college students are worried about day-to-day assignments or those in comings weeks, and months, Catania is looking five to 10 years ahead. It keeps him focused on minor things having a big impact and being driven for success.

In the next few years, Catania hopes to be a marketer at a record label or producing beats for one. His goal is to license his music to commercials, movies or a TV show.

The first step is getting his beat tape, “What’s a Quasar to a Photon,” along with other projects out to the public. In addition to his own beat tape and his collaborations with other local artists, Catania is finalizing his new website, jacebeats.us, which he hopes to launch over the summer.

“He’s always able to surprise you with something you never would of thought of that sounds amazing,” LoGalbo said.

“That’s the cool factor I think. The jace factor.”

While he waits for his goals to come to fruition, Catania will continue making the most of his investments and searching for that next spark, always conscious that everything he does could have an impact on the road ahead.

As he says, “it’s still a journey and I’m nowhere near done.” email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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SUNY Binghamton ($95.50), SUNY Buffalo State ($75) and SUNY Fredonia ($98.25).

SA can choose to distribute this money however it wants. Last year, for example, instead of having only two concerts, SA added a third in the spring. This third concert was held to offer students a more well-rounded list of concert genre options.

Last year, Fall Fest was rap-oriented, Spring Fest featured an alternative rock lineup and a third smaller spring concert boasted electronic dance music (EDM) acts.

Fall Fest performers T.I., Schoolboy Q and Bas cost SA over $200,000 in 2014. Spring Fest with Banks, Young the Giant and In the Valley Below cost about $161,000 and the EDM show, featuring Bingo Players and 3LAU, cost just about $90,000.

Choice of genre The question of the fests’ genres is often a topic debated among the student body. In the past, SA has attempted to poll for genre and artist preferences, to varied success.

The Fests had been dominated by hip hop artists in recent years, with acts like Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and A$AP Rocky. The Band Perry, Gloriana and Citizen Cope were booked for Spring Fest in 2014 to satisfy calls for country, pop and rock, but some considered it one of the most tepid Spring Fests in recent memory.

The arguments over SA’s choices in genres led the organization to hold an online poll last year for students to choose their preferred genre for Spring Fest. Only 1,119 students voted and EDM won with 37 percent

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Fifth Harmony, Bea Miller, Natalie La Rose, The Common Kings of the vote. EDM didn’t end up as Spring Fest’s genre, but SA did hold a third smaller concert in the spring – Electric Tundra – that featured EDM artists.

UB students and locals alike attend the Fests. Typically, Fall Fest is the most popular, depending on the lineup. Last year, Fall Fest drew an attendance of 8,324 people. Spring Fest and Electric Tundra, respectively, pulled an attendance of 4,572 and 3,749 people.

This year So far, nothing has been announced regarding the Fall Fest for the 2015-16 school year. Acts are usually announced several weeks into the semester in August.

SA President Minahil Khan said plans for Fall Fest are being finalized with the rest of the university-wide schedules.

Before any talent can be scouted, Khan said, the university-specific scheduling has to be done already. But she did confirm that SA will indeed have two concerts in the spring, like last year.

This choice, she said, is to appeal to as many students as possible.

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For many UB students, Fall and Spring Fests are the most anticipated events of the year.

The university’s annual music festivals are celebrations of both the start (Fall Fest) and end (Spring Fest) of the academic year. The choice in genre for the concerts is an oftendebated and speculated – in 2013, students made fake Fall Fest posters featuring a lineup of Drake, Big Sean and A$AP Rocky – topic on campus in the weeks before and after the artists are announced.

For students just arriving to UB, the details, cost and hype of the concerts might be a point of curiosity. Who pays for the concerts? What kind of artists is UB able to bring in? And most importantly, who is going to perform this year?

But wonder no longer – here is a helpful deconstruction of Fall and Spring Fest history and cost, as well as what’s happening for next year.

History The first “Fall Fest” was held in 1978, lasted for two days on South Campus and featured smaller artists. Since then the fests have moved to North Campus, been shortened to just one night and grown in scope.

By the 90s, artist likes Nirvana, The Tragically Hip, Iggy Pop and Buffalo rock band the Goo Goo Dolls were performing at the fests.

Now, nationally-acclaimed acts like Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, T.I., Kendrick Lamar, The Band Perry and most recently, Young the Giant, regularly perform at the fests.

Cost UB’s student government, the Student Association, controls, organizes, pays for and chooses the artists for Fall and Spring Fest.

Along with the annual Comedy Series and other smaller concerts, Fall and Spring Fests are some of SA’s biggest responsibilities.

Annually, SA has $390,000 for total talent budget and $350,000 for production. This money – and all of SA’s budget – comes from the mandatory student activity fee, which nearly every undergraduate pays every semester and is set to increase from $94.75 to $104.75 this year. Fall and Spring Fests are free to UB undergraduates who pay this annual fee.

This fee is larger than other student fees from similar schools in the area, including

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Championships, coaching departures highlight eventful year for UB Athletics QUENTIN HAYNES SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

To call the Bulls’ 2014-15 sports year eventful would be an understatement.

There were championships, broken records, nationally-televised games, players drafted – as well as firings, coaching departures, a canceled football game among other surprises. Here is a list of the top 10 biggest moments that shaped the year in UB Athletics.

10. Women’s basketball makes it to first-ever WNIT After a loss to Ohio in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, the women’s basketball team’s dreams of the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament were dashed. But Buffalo finished with another first: the first-ever Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT).

Buffalo fell to West Virginia in its first game, 84-61.

9. Nick Sinay breaks Buffalo’s stolen base record, gets drafted

by Toronto Blue Jays Junior outfielder Nick Sinay did what he usually does on April 12 – lined a single to left and proceeded to steal second and third bases. Those two stolen bases helped Sinay break the UB all-time stolen base record with 59 stolen bases for his career.

His 59th stolen base broke the record held by Pat Raimondo, who played for Buffalo from 1978-1980. Sinay finished the 2014-15 season with 38 stolen bases and 72

for his career and was drafted in the 22nd round by the Toronto Blue Jays in June.

8. Football game against Kent State canceled amid snowstorm The football team played only 11 games last season because of a stranded equipment truck.

The Bulls’ home finale against Kent State was postponed and later canceled by the MAC after Kent State’s equipment truck became stranded on its way to Buffalo due to the historic November snowstorm deemed ‘Snowvember.’ The truck went a different route than the players’ bus – which arrived on time in Buffalo – and became stranded on the Thruway where the road had been closed.

7. Jeff Quinn fired as football head coach, Lance Leipold hired Two days after the football team fell to 3-4 on the season with an embarrassing loss to Eastern Michigan, Athletic Director Danny White fired head coach Jeff Quinn.

White had extended Quinn’s contract just two seasons before, when the coach’s record was only 9-26. Quinn rewarded White with an 8-5 season with a bowl game appearance in 2013, but the Bulls’ poor start to the 2014 season and overall 20-36 record under Quinn made White finally pull the plug on the coach.

White then brought in Lance Leipold – a coach with a 109-6 record and six national championships at the Division III level

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– to replace Quinn. Leipold has never been a head coach at the Division I level and his .946 winning percentage will most likely take a major hit, but White is banking on Leipold to continue his success on a bigger stage.

6. Kristjan Sokoli drafted by Seattle Seahawks The Bulls failed to go to a bowl game in 2014, but they did get one of their players drafted into the NFL – the third Buffalo player in the last three drafts. Defensive lineman Kristjan Sokoli was drafted in the sixth round by the defending NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks. Since his selection, Sokoli has been moved to the offensive side of the ball, as the Seahawks look to play him in the interior of the offensive line – either guard or center.

5. Bobby Hurley leaves Buffalo for Arizona State After a season in which the men’s basketball team won its first-ever MAC Tournament Championship and had come a handful of possessions away from winning an NCAA Tournament game, everything was set for a great 2015-16 season with Bobby Hurley as the team’s head coach.

But reported contract disputes between

Hurley and White led Hurley to leave town.

After weeks of rumors of Hurley interviewing for jobs and Hurley claiming publicly he wanted to stay in Buffalo, the head coach shocked the campus by leaving for Arizona State’s head coaching job in April.

Star point guard Shannon Evans transferred to the school soon after, leaving the Bulls’ prospects for next season less bright than they would have been had Hurley and Evans been leading the team.

4. Jonathan Jones wins gold at NCAA Championships UB got its first national champion in the Division I era on June 10 when senior Jonathan Jones won gold in the shot put.

Jones had a school record throw of 20.78 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, bringing Buffalo gold and its first-ever D-I national champion.

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Ball State came back and won. This year, the Bulls came through, defeating Northern Illinois for their first-ever conference championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Buffalo went on to fall to Ohio State 4-0 in the tournament.

2. Women’s soccer wins MAC Tournament, makes first-ever NCAA tournament After firing women’s soccer head coach Michael Thomas, White did not bring in a big name in the sport to replace him like he had done with most of his coaching moves.

White stayed in house by promoting assistant coach Shawn Burke.

The move paid off.

Burke lead the Bulls to their best season in program history with the team’s first-ever national ranking, MAC regular season championship, MAC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Buffalo’s dominant defense led the way with 14 shutouts in a season in which the team didn’t lose a single conference game.

Buffalo returns most of its championship squad – outside of leading-scorer Katie Roberts – and may be poised for another dominant season in Burke’s season season.

1. Men’s basketball makes firstever NCAA Tournament After starting out MAC play 6-6, the Bulls went on an eight-game winning streak that finished with a 89-84 win over Central Michigan in the MAC Championship and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls received the most national attention they’ve ever gotten – with even President Obama picking them to upset No. 5 seed West Virginia.

Buffalo fell to the Mountaineers 69-64, but the attention brought to the program looked like it would propel the team to continued success and upward trajectory. That climb seems a little less certain with the loss of Hurley, but new head coach Nate Oats will try to keep the momentum Hurley started. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

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An unexpected bond Basketball shaped unlikely friendship of graduated seniors Xavier Ford and Will Regan JORDAN GROSSMAN SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

A four-year unexpected friendship was cemented with a single fist bump.

The Buffalo men’s basketball team gathered in Alumni Arena in front of friends, family and fans to celebrate its run to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history on March 24.

Among the players and coaches were now graduated forwards Xavier Ford and Will Regan. Whenever Ford was addressed with a question, he would answer it, then lean over to Regan and say, “We’re MidAmerican Conference champs, and no one can take that away from us,” and finished with a gentle fist bump.

Regan and Ford were two of the Buffalo’s instrumental components in the 201415 season and have been as equally influential in their four-plus years in Buffalo, on and off the court. Regan and Ford were brought up from completely different dynamics and they acknowledge it.

But both Regan and Ford said they believe this unexpected friendship will be a lifelong alliance. “[Xavier] and I, we know that we come from completely different backgrounds, but we respect each other for that,” Regan said.

“X came from a situation where most people don’t go to college and he made it out of the projects of Colorado Springs to graduate in four years … I come from a background where both of my parents raised me and they instilled discipline … We were able to achieve our goals and become friends throughout the process and put aside our differences for a common goal.”

Before the success, championships and fist bumps, Ford and Regan weren’t friends upon their first encounter. Ford admits he didn’t like Regan the first time they met.

Ford was raised by his grandparents in

Colorado Springs, Colorado, an area notorious for crime and drugs. Ford described his hometown as “typical inner city, with a lot of drugs and nonsense.” He says not many people make it out of his sector of Colorado Springs to pursue a college career or “to make something of themselves.”

Regan is a born-and-bred Buffalonian raised by both of his parents. He attended a private high school – Nichols – with aspirations of becoming a businessman.

“Me and Will come from completely different backgrounds,” Ford said. “I didn’t really like him when I first met him. I just didn’t. But he’s a good guy.”

But their backgrounds didn’t matter once they both suited up and headed on to the court. Regan has always had a “competitive nature” in his life, ranging from when he played as an adolescent to his final day as a Bull.

And if it weren’t for that competitive mentality, he may not have been a Bull at all.

Regan initially began his college career at the University of Virginia but played sparingly in his time with the Cavaliers. He wanted to impact the team he played on, not warm the bench.

Regan finished his Virginia career with 25 points and 18 rebounds over 20 games played, mainly as a role player who accumulated most of his minutes toward the end of games.

He wanted more than that.

At the end of his freshman season, Regan transferred to Buffalo. He knew he was able to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), but he wasn’t close with many players on the Cavaliers and wanted an opportunity to represent the team he grew up watching. Due to NCAA ruling, Regan was forced to sit out the 2011-12 season, but was finally able to suit up again for the

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Xavier Ford and Will Regan pose for a photo after their 68-66 victory against Bowling Green to clinch the MAC East and the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament.

start of the 2012-13 season.

“It wasn’t overwhelming, but it was emotional just to get back on to a court,” Regan said. “I played decent amount of minutes as a freshman in the ACC. There’s a lot of Jahlil Okafors in the world who play every minute of every game, but there are also players who don’t play at all.”

According to Ford, Regan’s virtuous work ethic was evident during their freshman season and continued to be through their final game as a member of the Bulls. Regan said he would normally be the first to get to practice and one of the last to leave. He also would wake up early to work on parts of his game he thought needed improvement. “[Regan] works hard,” Ford said. “Not a lot of people understand how hard he works. He’s a great student. He’ll be a great businessman one day.”

Over the course of four years, Regan and Ford were able to understand each other’s playing styles, work ethics and leadership abilities. Regan, however, said they each had different methods to lead the team.

Regan was a textbook leader. He would show the players on the team what to do during a certain play and preached about “the right thing to do.” Ford led by example. Ford understood each player could not follow everything he did, but he wanted people to approach things the way he did and take care of the necessary motions.

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The 2014-15 season was good to the Bulls

Coaching changes, three NCAA Tournament teams highlight solid year for Bulls

QUENTIN HAYNES SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR Success doesn’t come overnight.

Athletic Director Danny White has pushed for the re-branding of UB Athletics – the “New York Bulls Initiative,” as one would call it. We’ve seen it everywhere: new jerseys with “New York” on the front, the importance of facilities both old and new and the chances taken on head coaches for the sports teams.

It’s safe to say that White and his collective are making efforts to turn Buffalo into one of the best mid-major programs in the nation.

In the 2014-15 calendar year, the Bulls had a fair amount of success on the field.

Three teams – men’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s tennis – won their firstever Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship and earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament. While none went past the first round in their respective tournaments, the fact that “Buffalo” was flashed on three NCAA Tournament selection days was a win in itself.

All three have staying power, too. The basketball team took the biggest hit, losing head coach Bobby Hurley and starting point guard Shannon Evans to Arizona State. But since his departure, head coach Nate Oats has recruited well – both for on-court talent and for his coaching staff – surrounding himself with a respectable base of talent with the star power to attract talent. If Oats can juggle the talent correctly, making it to the NCAA Tournament in 2016 isn’t unattainable.

On the other side, the men’s tennis team and women’s soccer team are both bringing back strong talent bases with experienced head coaches. The men are bringing back eight of the ten players from last year’s team that made it to the conference championship game the last two seasons, head coach Lee Nickell – who has four tournament final appearances – and their best player and Most Outstanding Player of the MAC Tournament Pablo Alvarez.

The women’s team is in the same boat. It is bringing back its head coach and its best players on each level. Head coach Shawn Burke, sophomore goalie Laura Dougall, junior forward and last year’s second leading scorer Celina Carrero, MAC Defensive Player of the Year Jackie Hall and the majority of last year’s NCAA Tournament team are returning. The table is set for not just a one more tournament appearance, but a string of appearances over the next four or five years.

And there’s hope for the others, too.

Teams that weren’t as successful experienced coaching changes. Midway through a losing season, White fired football head coach Jeff Quinn and later hired Lance Leipold away from Wisconsin-Whitewater, a Division III program. After Reed Suna-

hara opted to leave for the West Virginia job, White got former Penn State standout Blair Brown-Lipsitz to assume the same position.

Underclassmen shined last year, too. The softball team had nine underclassmen get playing valuable minutes, including three of its pitchers and three of its top five players while the baseball team had six, including two of its top four hitters in freshmen position players Ben Haefner and Charlie Sobieraski. The women’s tennis team had just one senior on their roster this past season and the women’s basketball team saw freshman guard Stephanie Reid arrive and take the starting point guard job.

There were some rough patches. Sunahara dropping everything he had started here to leave for West Virginia and firing Quinn in the middle of the year after he was given an extension just a year prior were some bad looks for the program, but not inexcusable.

Hurley’s departure and scorching of earth as he left was a bad portrayal for the program, especially as the rumors – emphasis on the word “rumors” – of White offering him just $1,000 more than the highest paid coach in the conference circulated. Ultimately, I think White did a good job of both hiring from within and dealing with Evans’ subsequent decision to transfer with Hurley.

With the “New York Bulls Initiative” in place, the rebranding of Buffalo sports will involve winning and winning big (a huge difference between the two). I believe the 2014-15 season was the start of just that. The success and NCAA Tournament appearances of three programs, the coaching changes for the football and volleyball teams and the underclassmen that got valuable playing time across the Buffalo sports programs should result in positive results in the very near future.

Time will tell whether this year will be the start of something prominent, whether the football team can make the leap into relevancy and if playing multiple underclassmen can help the baseball and softball teams. However, it’s a good place to start, and thus, the 2014-15 year was a net positive for UB sport teams. email: quentin.haynes@ubspectrum.com

Method to my madness My NCAA Tournament experience helped shape me as a journalist

JORDAN GROSSMAN

SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

I never thought one of the best experiences of my life would be traced back to a faulty credit card.

I was set to go to Cancun, Mexico on spring break this past year, but a credit card snafu put the trip in jeopardy. It turned out the trip wasn’t paid for and my spot at the hotel wasn’t reserved anymore. Before I knew it, I was locked out and unable to go on spring break.

But I wasn’t upset in the slightest. Yes, I would have enjoyed waking up to a drink in hand while sitting on a beachfront. But I enjoyed sitting courtside at an NCAA Tournament game much more.

The Buffalo men’s basketball team reached its first-ever NCAA Tournament this past March after defeating Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference Championship game.

After covering Buffalo’s conference championship run in Cleveland I traveled to Columbus, Ohio with two photographers and a fellow writer to cover what nearly every college sports journalist dreams of covering: a “March Madness” game.

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It was too surreal at first. I kept thinking to myself that I didn’t deserve to be in the position I was in. I was relatively new to the sports journalism field and many alumni at The Spectrum would have killed to be in my spot.

But I wasn’t complaining. March Madness is one of my favorite sporting events of the year. I was ecstatic to be covering a tournament game, let alone the first-ever game for the team I covered for the entirety of the season. I made sure I left Columbus with stories and inconceivable experiences from that weekend.

It began the night before the game when I received an email from the coordinator of the tournament. The email stated that all media would be given a seat, but he could not promise it would be courtside. The staff at Nationwide Arena constructed a makeshift table in the nosebleed section for the remaining media members.

At the time, I was convinced The Spectrum would be seated in the bleacher section. And for good reason, too.

There were representatives from The New York Times, Associated Press, The Buffalo News and other prestigious national news outlets attending the game. Why would two college journalists receive precedence over them?

Humbled, yet partially irritated for the possible seat location, I walked into Nationwide Arena roughly two hours before the game began and instantly went to the court to explore. As Buffalo came on the floor for pregame warm-ups, I found my seat: the closest seat near the Buffalo bench, right behind where former head coach Bobby Hurley stood the entire game.

Courtside.

It was too surreal to believe, but it began to settle in as I observed Buffa-

lo’s pregame routine – a few shooting drills for the players and stoic silence from Hurley, who sat on the bench with headphones plugged in for the majority of the pregame.

The game itself was everything I thought it was going to be. The one part I couldn’t predict was a tie with less than three minutes remaining in the game.

Buffalo’s energy had propelled them to the tournament game, but I thought its energy would succumb to West Virginia. To my surprise, the Bulls rallied. To an even bigger surprise, graduated forward Xavier Ford hit a game-tying 3-pointer that electrified a huge crowd that was pulling for the Mountaineers for most of the game.

In the end, it didn’t matter that Buffalo lost. It didn’t matter that it was potentially the last time I would see Hurley coach (which it turned out to be). It didn’t matter that I had friends from all over the country calling me during the game saying they saw me on television for a brief moment.

What mattered was learning my position as a journalist. Before I found out I would go to Columbus to cover the game, I was under the impression that college journalists are second-rate to professionals. I learned that isn’t the case.

It didn’t matter which publication the journalists came from. At the end of the day, all of us were there to cover the tournament, no matter what our different accolades were.

College journalists are capable of working with professionals while excelling in the process. Of all the professionals I met that weekend, none of them treated me like a student. I was their equal. email: jordan.grossman@ubspectrum.com

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They both conveyed the same message and were able to work off of each other, which was important for their run to the NCAA Tournament this past season.

“X and I have a mutual level of respect, but we go about things differently,” Regan said. “X got the nickname ‘Unc’ by the guys because a lot of the guys understand where he’s coming from and can relate to his perspective on situations.

For me, I come from a different angle but we backed each other up.”

It was this chemistry and leadership that presented Ford and Regan with an opportunity they both had waited for since becoming college basketball players: a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

“I came [to Buffalo] when the program was decent. We had a couple teams that I thought should have been MAC Tournament champions,” Ford said. “In my junior year, when Coach Hurley first got here, I thought we should have won it then. It was huge winning that championship. No one can ever take that away from us.”

In Buffalo’s 89-84 MAC Championship victory over Central Michigan to advance to the NCAA Tournament, Ford and Regan combined for 27 points and eight rebounds and embraced one another afterward. Ford was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, which is “something [he’ll] never forget.”

But it wasn’t his most memorable moment as a Bull.

With less than three minutes to play in Buffalo’s NCAA Tournament matchup against West Virginia, Ford hit a corner 3-pointer to tie the game at 62. A crowd that was pulling for the Mountaineers for the majority of the game suddenly erupted when the shot went in.

“It was cool to see the environment and the crowd cheering you on,” Ford said. “This was a moment we talked about all season and a moment that coach Hurley described to us about getting to the NCAA Tournament. And just looking up and knowing my teammates were right there with me and we were all in the moment together. And we had fun doing it.”

For Regan, getting to the tournament was “surreal.” He dreamt about getting his childhood college team to March Madness. He said he will always enjoy going back to Alumni Arena to see the MAC Championship banner hung up, knowing he

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For Ford, getting to the tournament was a testament to Colorado Springs. Whenever he was given the national spotlight, he always made it a point to pay homage to the members of his town who doubted him and for the others who need an inspiration to do bigger things in life.

“I know I made them proud by being consistent,” Ford said. “The people in my area feel good knowing someone like me can come out of there and do it the right way. They get happy seeing me do it the right way – going to school and remaining humble at the same time and being approachable to everyone.”

Both Regan and Ford now face the reality that their college basketball careers are over.

Regan said he plans on doing public accounting, then eventually own a business or be an executive in a business that will help restore economic prosperity and development in Buffalo.

He wants to be part of the revitalization of his hometown, which has already begun downtown.

But Regan has not ruled out playing professional basketball overseas.

“I’ve been playing basketball my whole life,” Regan said. “It’s been one of the only constants in my life. I think I have a chance for my game to adapt to that level. My numbers weren’t that great the previous two years, but it’s about the system you play in and the people you’re with.”

Ford said he knows he is not done playing basketball just yet.

Ford has signed with A1 Sports Agency, which he hopes will propel him to his dream of playing professional basketball. Ford admits he will most likely end up playing overseas – possibly in Germany, Italy and Spain – but will also try out at NBA minicamps this summer for a potential NBA deal. Ford is unsure where he will end up, but he expects to know more around August.

Ford and Regan’s dynamic relationship thrived through their passion for basketball. Even though they will be thousands of miles away from each other, they will always be joined by one moniker: MAC champions.

“Everything happens for a reason,” Ford said.

“With mistakes, you learn things. I feel like every choice I made ended up with a positive or a negative consequence. And that’s only going to help me in the long run.”

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Former Bull Kristjan Sokoli transitions to NFL after being drafted by Seahawks JORDAN GROSSMAN

SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

Kristjan Sokoli’s football career will continue in a Seattle Seahawks uniform. And he plans on keeping it that way.

The former Buffalo defensive lineman was selected in the sixth round by the Seahawks in May’s NFL Draft and later found out he would transition to the offensive side of the ball. Although he never took a snap at center during his football career, it is a challenge he is looking forward to.

After all, the switch will only help in his only goal in his future with the NFL. “I’ve got to make the 53-man roster and go from there,” Sokoli said. “I’ve always looked at something as one play at a time.

Right now, I have to prove to these coaches that they were right in drafting me.”

Sokoli has roughly two months of NFL experience under his belt but already understands that an NFL career could be shortlived. Sokoli has spent the last month preparing himself for the rigors of summer workouts and his goal of making the 53man roster. But in the process, Sokoli hasn’t forgotten to savor the moment.

The experience began on the third day of the NFL Draft, May 2 – a day Sokoli will never forget.

Surrounded by family and friends, Sokoli received a phone call from the Seattle Seahawks to inform him of his selection – a moment that he couldn’t even put into words.

“I’ve been waiting for that moment all my life,” Sokoli said. “I’m just so grateful for the opportunity and I plan to make the most of it. The call was very exciting, very emotional. It was like everything came together at one moment.”

In his first days as a Seahawk following the draft, Sokoli walked to the first team meeting and was accompanied by a famil-

YUSONG SHI, THE SPECTRUM (Top) Kristjan Sokoli was drafted in the sixth round to the Seattle Seahawks in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Sokoli is currently in the process of transitioning into a center.

(Right) Kristjan Sokoli walks off the field with his helmet off during his senior season at UB.

iar face: head coach Pete Carroll. Sokoli said the conversation heading toward the conference room was a casual exchange that exemplified the experience of being in the NFL. Carroll told Sokoli to enjoy every second of the experience because “it will be over before you know it.” It immediately resonated with Sokoli, knowing his professional window could be narrow. Sokoli made it a point to bask in the moment from the first day to however long he is with the team.

And so far, he’s done just that. In his time in the NFL, Sokoli has had multiple conversations with players he watched in the past two Super Bowls, and has become a routine occasion for him. One of his favorite memories was taking snaps for the first time from quarterback Russell Wilson.

But beyond the star-struck rookie is a player that is ready to compete, even if it is

for a position he has never played before.

After being informed of his selection, Sokoli was told he would be switching to the offensive line – a position he never consistently played before. Sokoli played nose tackle for the Bulls in his four-year college career, but never took a snap at center.

With his head coach’s words echoing in his head over and over again, Sokoli decided if he were to switch to offense, he vowed to become the best offensive lineman he could become.

The transition process has been “challenging” for Sokoli, and it’s not the physical demand of the position.

“It’s definitely not easy … Probably more of a mental challenge than anything,” Sokoli said. “But like anything else, it’s some-

thing new and it will take time to get it. I have great faith that once I get there, I’ll be a great center.”

Rookie mini camp was Sokoli’s first taste of the NFL – a time to learn the ropes of the Seahawks organization and acclimate himself to the players and coaches. In the weeks following, Sokoli took part in Organized Team Activities (OTA) workouts with the rest of the roster, where he met many proven NFL veterans, including Wilson, cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Kam Chancellor.

During the workouts, his biggest help was a coach and a veteran lineman.

Sokoli trusts offensive line coach Tom Cable, who has been working with him in the transition period. When Sokoli was drafted, he spoke with Cable about transitioning to the position and what he expects for the linemen. Sokoli also credits veteran center Lemuel Jeanpierre in helping him with the mechanics of being a center.

“Not even moving from to the offensive line, but making the calls on the line was one of the biggest challenges for me, especially in rookie mini camp,” Sokoli said. “It’s been a daily process.”

Sokoli said there’s no better feeling than going up to the line, knowing the play and executing as well as he drew it up in his mind. In a camp filled with future hall of famers, league MVPs and decorated coaches, his most memorable experience was simply doing his job.

And doing his job is how he plans on fulfilling his dream of making the final roster.

His mind is cleared. He doesn’t get butterflies anymore when star players pass him in the locker room. Wilson is just his quarterback. One day he’ll have time to sit down and appreciate a game from the bleachers.

He’s ready to go to work.

“As cool as it is to meet Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman and all these guys in the locker room, at the end of the day it’s about playing football with people you care about and giving it your best,” Sokoli said.

“You only have a small window for however long you play football. Eventually it will end.

It’s all about making the best of your career.”

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SPORTS Q&A with Buffalo Athletic Director Danny White White talks Bulls’ success, coaching decisions and attracting fans for next season QUENTIN HAYNES

SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

After a year that included three Bulls teams making their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, record game attendance and the arrival of three new head coaches, Athletic Director Danny White has continued to leave his imprint on UB Athletics.

In his three seasons in Buffalo, White has rebranded UB Athletics as “The State University of New York Buffalo,” putting less emphasis on Buffalo and more on the university’s standing in the state of New York, and has let go of eight coaches. Whether you’re a supporter or detractor of White, there’s no denying the 34-year-old athletic director has left his own mark on the program.

Heading into the 2015-16 season, White answered questions via email from The Spectrum about the state of UB Athletics.

The Spectrum: The men’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s tennis teams all found themselves making NCAA Tournament appearances this past year. What are your general thoughts on those teams and their seasons?

Danny White: Representing UB in the NCAA Tournament in each of the 3 competitive seasons is a huge step in the right direction for our athletic department. Now our charge is to build on the accomplishments of our Women’s Soccer, Men’s Basketball, and Men’s Tennis programs by showing that we can consistently compete for MAC Championships. This needs to be our new “norm.”

The Spectrum: You’re not against making a coaching change. First, what goes into a

SPECTRUM FILE PHOTO Danny White (pictured) has left his mark on UB Athletics in his three years as athletic director, bringing in his own coaches and rebranding the department.

coaching change for you and how does that affect programs like the baseball team, softball and sports that didn’t have the greatest of seasons last year?

White: Evaluating coaches is a complex proposition, and every situation is very different. We expect all of our coaches to provide a first-class student-athlete experience by developing the young men or women under their charge as students, people, and athletes. A part of a first-class studentathlete experience is competing for championships, and that’s where competitive results come into the picture when evaluating coaches; however, a variety of factors need to be considered such as length of tenure, resources available to the program, and history of success. It is important to me that

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our coaches feel supported, and that administration will be patient, knowing that it often takes time to build a championship caliber program the right way.

The Spectrum: You said on numerous accounts that you wanted this program to be one of the best, not just among the Mid-American Conference. Overall, do you think this was a year where the brand moved forward?

White: No question! Prior to this year we had competed in 1 NCAA Tournament over our first 15 years in the MAC, and to have 3 in 1 year is a major step in the right direction. People are starting to take notice of UB regionally and nationally, and the notion of this place being a “sleeping giant” in college athletics is a conversation that we see growing beyond our local community.

The Spectrum: After a great season, ending with the men’s basketball team’s sellout game against Bowling Green, how do you plan to maintain or top attendance numbers this year for men’s basketball with the departures during the offseason?

White: With the core of our team back next year, we expect to be just as competitive as we make a run for another championship.

With that, it is paramount that we work with the students on campus next fall to start the season off in Alumni Arena with the same electric atmosphere that we saw at the end of last season. The crowds at the end of the season last year were awesome – now we need to build on that success by getting that level of support for the whole season.

The Spectrum: The whiteout was one technique that was used to attract more fans and students. Is that a technique that you plan to use this upcoming season and are there any more marketing techniques for next season?

White: We will always look to implement marketing strategies that hopefully get our students and fans excited. I look forward to our continued work with student leadership to come up with that “next great” marketing idea that will help us build a big crowd.

Back for the 2nd year is the UB Student Rewards App. Students can download the app on their Iphone or Droid and be eligible to earn prizes and collect points just for attending games. Some of the prizes giv-

en away last year were Apple TV, Beats By Dre, Go Pro, 42 Inch TV and more. Download the UB Rewards App today and be ready to check-in at home athletic events.

The Spectrum: Does men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats have similar incentive clauses in his contract to former head coach Bobby Hurley? Like attendance, Mid-American Conference wins and tournament appearances?

White: Coach Oats has the same revenue incentive in his contract that Coach Hurley had.

The Spectrum: The football team is going through a transition both on the field and with the coaching staff, headlined by new head coach Lance Leipold. With the changes, how do you plan to attract more fans and students to the game this upcoming season?

White: We are really excited about this upcoming football season. With the core talent returning from one of the most prolific offensive attacks in the MAC, it is going to be a lot of fun at UB Stadium. I couldn’t be more proud to bring a coach to UB with the level of successful experience as Coach Leipold. He is the fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 100 wins, and has assembled a staff that will take our program to the next level. We are planning to continue to build on the marketing strategies surrounding the UB Stadium game day experience. The Party at the Point for students, Stampede Square with the Tailgate Concert Series for alumni, fans and their families, and all sorts of unique ideas for specific games. We expect to build on the record crowds we enjoyed the past couple of years at UB Stadium.

The Spectrum: What are expectations for the West Club this year and is that something that will be used as an attraction? If so, how, considering fans can’t use it without a donation?

White: The West Club is targeted for donors that want to go above and beyond to support the program. Revenue from the West Club will be critical for the continued advancement of Division I athletics here at UB. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

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The road less traveled Volleyball head coach Lipsitz’s journey to UB spans globe QUENTIN HAYNES

SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

Most coaches don’t get to work with their team a year before they get the job.

Blair Brown Lipsitz did.

At this time last year, Lipsitz was working as a volunteer assistant under Buffalo volleyball head coach Reed Sunahara. She got an opportunity to work with the Bulls firsthand, getting to know the players’ personalities, strengths and weaknesses. She even followed the team as she covered some of their matches as an analyst for ESPN3.

When Sunahara resigned to coach West Virginia University after just one season on the job, Athletic Director Danny White was looking for his third volleyball head coach in as many seasons and some stability in the position.

White hired Lipsitz – someone who already knew the team and the challenges the job would present – in April.

“I was excited to take the job,” Lipsitz said. “The transition from playing and thinking like a player to the sideline and helping other student-athletes is something I wanted to do for a long time.”

Lipsitz knows winning – she won four straight national championships as a player at Penn State. But she’s taking over a program that’s never made it to the NCAA Tournament and has only had three winning seasons since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1998.

But Lipsitz’s experience in the sport is wide-ranging. She’s played all over the globe as a professional and dominated at the college level. Now, as a first-time coach, she’ll try to use those experiences to instill the same winning attitude in the Bulls.

After a stellar four-year career at Penn State – one in which she claimed two All-American nods and a Big Ten Player of the Year award in 2010 in addition to her four consecutive national championships – Lipsitz looked to continue her career overseas. She took the techniques she learned under Penn State head coach Russ Rose and used them as she turned pro.

“I became very competitive over my time at Penn State,” Lipsitz said. “I was morphed over time and looked toward our seniors for guidance. And when I was a senior, I was a leader and in turn, helping our younger players. Hard work was a huge part of PSU Volleyball. We prided ourselves on working hard on the court and in the classroom.”

Leaving Penn State as one of the most decorated players in NCAA history, Lipsitz took her talents across the Atlantic.

Her first stop was Italy, playing for Minerva Volley Pavia, the top league Brown would play in as a professional. At 22 years old, Brown was making the transition from student athlete to professional, but more importantly, living out her dreams.

“I always wanted to play professionally,” Lipsitz said. “It was something that I always wanted. Playing at a higher level than college, the national championship … playing with some of the best in not just the United States, but some of the best in the world – that’s what I wanted to accomplish.”

As well as playing amongst the world’s best, Brown experienced the biggest difference between the pro game and the college game: the camaraderie. Even while dealing with teammates of various ages and nationalities, it was the transition of the sport she loved becoming a job that was the biggest

adjustment.

Fresh off of team success at the college level, Brown found herself feeling different as she entered the gym. She said that even the perks of living in Italy and the incredible people that she met couldn’t change the feeling she felt when she walked onto the court for practices and game days.

“The biggest dynamic change is the atmosphere in the gym,” Lipsitz said. “In college, it’s all about your team and unity. Professionally, it’s a job. You go to the gym for a few hours a day and everyone splinters off and goes to their family. That was a bit difficult for me as a player, not having that support system all the time from my teammates.”

After one year with Minerva Volley Pavia, Lipsitz was on the move. She continued her career with a stint in Puerto Rico, playing with Indias de Mayagüez and Valencianas Juncos for a year. Then she went back to Europe and played with Volley Bergamo in Italy for the 2012-13 season and Evreux Volleyball in France for the 201314 season.

Lipsitz said that Puerto Rico was more “laid back” and a “transition year,” thanks to the amount of English-speaking people she encountered and the age of her teammates. In her first stint in Italy, Lipsitz shared the court with a 40-year-old woman with three children, but in Puerto Rico, she got back to what she knew: playing the game with people who spoke her language and were in her age range.

Four-thousand miles away, her father Jeff Brown worried about his daughter. But he understood her being away meant she was achieving her dream.

“As a father, I understood that this is what she wanted to do,” Brown said. “Blair has been blessed with her abilities and volleyball has taken her far. I worried about her, being so far away, but I knew she was doing the right thing. She knew how to take care of herself and more importantly, she was living her dream.”

Back in France and Italy, it was more of the same.

Volleyball was a job and Lipsitz had to attempt to understand her teammates, despite not being able to communicate vocally most of the time.

Lipsitz said France provided the largest difficulty. Her team didn’t have many players that spoke English and when they did – they wanted Lipsitz to learn French.

“It was great to learn the culture because that’s where we were living. We talk about how important it is for our players to speak and communicate on the court –imagine being on the court with seven different languages, trying to figure it out,” Lipsitz said.

In the midst of her professional career, Lipsitz and her husband Max Lipsitz started the U.S Elite Volleyball Camp – a camp for some of the best volleyball players in the country – in 2011. As of 2014, the camp has expanded to 340 campers and has traveled throughout various locations in the

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARK SELDERS/PSU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

(Top) Blair Brown Lipsitz was a star player for Penn State from 2007-10 and won four national championships and got two All-American nods. She will lead the Buffalo volleyball team from the sidelines this season.

(Bottom) Lipsitz smiles at a press conference after winning a national championship as a player with Penn State.

Northeast.

As she began considering life after playing, Lipsitz soon realized that coaching was something that combined two things that she wanted in her life.

“I always wanted to coach,” Lipsitz said.

“Grew up playing sports since I can walk, always wanted to be a part of something competitive. I was playing professionally overseas before I came to UB and I just wanted a different side of the game, an analytical side of the game. Being a coach allows me to fill that completive need, while helping others reach their goals.”

The transition from the court to the sideline took another step forward when Lipsitz worked under Sunahara with the Bulls as a volunteer assistant. It was that familiarity with the players, Alumni Arena and the program that helped Lipsitz accept the coaching position.

“I think it was a factor, inadvertently,” Lipsitz said. “I just really enjoyed working with the girls when I was there last offseason. From there, I saw and met great student-athletes – great, smart players on the court and in the gym. Just excited to show them the volleyball that I know and I hope they’re as excited as I am to get back.”

As Lipsitz took over the position, she started to get familiar with her players, players she met months prior. After a season that started with a strong start, the Bulls tailed off in conference play and while they made the MAC Tournament for the first time in years, they lost in the first round.

Lipsitz didn’t find that acceptable.

Assembling her coaching staff, Lipsitz

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decided that the first goal was changing the culture. In her first season as head coach, Lipsitz wants to “always bring the competitive nature” to Alumni Arena at all times – in practice, in post season and especially in games.

“We really want to build a program,” Lipsitz said. “We want to establish a culture and ultimately, a championship culture in the gym. We want to bring that in the volleyball team with the first game on. First preseason game, we want to be there, expecting to win games in the gym.”

But before turning Buffalo around, she addressed her players. Last spring, two weeks after the official hiring, Brown held meetings with each player on the team in effort to get to know them, but to also discuss next season.

“We got to speak a couple weeks with her after the hiring in the spring,” said senior outside hitter Megan Lipski. “She said she was excited to be here and take the program to the next level and that the team is going to work hard and most importantly, were going to compete.”

Lipski and senior setter Marissa Prinzbach – two of the seniors on the 2015-16 roster – both believed that Lipsitz’s arrival and subsequent meeting with the team was a positive start to her tenure.

“It was great to speak to her right away,” Prinzbach said. “It was good to speak to her, ask about what are goals were and what we wanted to achieve on a personal level and on the court.”

Heading into her first season as head coach of the Bulls women’s volleyball team, Lipsitz is ready to take the full step forward and help build Buffalo into a viable contender in the MAC. “I’m really ready,” Lipsitz said. “Seeing the game on so many different levels across the world, having different coaches be apart of my life and teach me little things to improve my game, I’m excited for me and my coaching staff to help this team and bring success, both present and future, to Buffalo.” email: sports@ubspectrum.com

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