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Residence hall association loses funding from Campus Dining & Shops Students say cuts come with new culture at UB following Black, Costantino embezzlement SARAH CROWLEY SENIOR NEWS EDITOR
The number of UB students living on campus has grown steadily, evident as underclassmen begin to spill over into traditionally upperclassmen complexes. And yet as of last fall, UB has cut funding for the student organization that supports resident life programming by more than $10,000. RHA, the second-largest student-run governing body on campus, represents the
7,000 plus students who live in UB’s 13 residence halls and five apartment complexes. There are roughly 90 elected RHA officials who meet regularly with UB officials to advocate for residents’ concerns. In 2016-17, RHA operated with a $75,000 budget; $65,000 coming from state funds allocated based on an annual number of residents, and $10,000 from the university-affiliated nonprofit Campus Dining & Shops, which runs dining and shop services on campus. As of this year, RHA no longer receives any funding from CD&S. RHA President Nate Pelkey said the loss in funding has been “a bit of a hurdle,” but that he understands why the university is “tightening up” oversight of Campus Living spending. > SEE RHA | PAGE 5
Mark Alnutt named UB athletic director UB made the announcement 42 days into search process THOMAS ZAFONTE SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
UB received warning from SUNY in early March to prepare for major cuts to EOP budget SARAH CROWLEY SENIOR NEWS EDITOR
UB may slash the number of students admitted this spring through its Educational Opportunity Program by roughly 50 percent, in response to state budget cuts to the tune of $5 million across SUNY campuses, according to Lee Melvin, UB’s vice provost for enrollment. EOP has existed as an additional admissions program for students from economically and historically disadvantaged backgrounds. It provides advisement,
dent athletes in Memphis. UB spent $35 million on athletics in 2017. Alnutt is the fourth AD since 2010, with no AD staying longer than three years since the new decade. “Mark is driven, innovative and thoughtful,” said UB President Satish Tripathi at the press conference. “I have every confidence he will help the UB Athletics program realize its full potential, competing with the very best in the nation.” This comes two months after former AD Allen Greene resigned to take up the same position for Auburn University. Greene’s tenure saw UB Athletics win multiple Mid-American Conference championships, announce the Murchie Family Fieldhouse and cut four Division-I teams. Alnutt will take over as Division-I athletics continue to have success this season with recent NCAA Tournament wins from both basketball teams, a program first for both teams. White rebranded UB Athletics during his tenure and was in charge when the school won both its first men’s and women’s basketball MAC championships. Greene helped allocate $18 million for the Murchie Family Fieldhouse. Twist was able to re-sign men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats to an extension till 2023 during her month and a half in the role. “Our committee was thoroughly impressed with Mark’s comprehensive view of intercollegiate athletics, his experience and his leadership within Division-I athletics,” said co-chair on the search committee, UB Chief of Staff Beth Del Genio.
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New UB Athletic Director Mark Alnutt speaks at a press conference. Alnutt is set to start the position on April 11 after working for the University at Memphis.
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tutoring and other services to students who may not have been otherwise able to attend UB. Melvin said his office is following advice received earlier this month in a memo from the SUNY EOP office, which recommended colleges with EOP programs anticipate budget cuts. Melvin said his department has reduced the target number for EOP enrollment by roughly 100 students in anticipation of the cuts. New York state legislators have spent the week in 11th-hour budget discussions, and Melvin said he is hopeful he receives an answer by the weekend about whether funding will be maintained at current levels. > SEE
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UB names Tom Tiberi as new Campus Living director Tiberi took his new position as Campus Living director on March 12 COURTESY | UB PHOTO DATABASE/DOUGLAS LEVERE
The University at Buffalo has its new head of athletics. The president’s office announced on March 21 that Mark Alnutt, a former deputy director of athletics at the University at Memphis, would be taking over the position with a start date of April 11. The decision came from the search committee established by UB on Feb.7
to find someone for the position. Interim Athletic Director Kathy Twist will continue to serve until Alnutt starts full time. Twist did not put her name forward for the position during the search. “The positive trajectory of this athletics program is second to none as evidenced by the recent on-the-court successes of our men’s and women’s basketball programs,” Alnutt said at the announcement press conference. “I look forward to engaging our university, the great community of the Buffalo metropolitan area and our prideful alumni to build upon the foundation.” Alnutt joins after helping to oversee the $40 million athletics budget and 380 stu-
Number of EOP students admitted this fall could be significantly reduced
SARAH CROWLEY SENIOR NEWS EDITOR
After a national search, UB has named Tom Tiberi as the university’s new director for Campus Living, effective March 12. In his new role, Tiberi will oversee management and planning for UB’s 13 residence halls and five apartment complexes. Vice President of Student Life A. Scott Weber announced the decision in an email to faculty at the beginning of the month. Tiberi is moving from campus life director, a role he’s held since 2011, where he oversaw student clubs and organizations, Greek life, club sports and the Intercultural and Diversity Center. > SEE TIBERI | PAGE 4
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Easter is the celebration of the death and the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. We believe Jesus died and rose again, offering us forgiveness, peace with God, and eternal life. Bruce Acker, Associate Director Confucius Institute Edwin Anand, Assistant Professor Department of Medicine Wayne A. Anderson, Professor Emeritus Electrical Engineering Dalene M. Aylward, Senior Academic Advisor School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Geoff Gerow, Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family Medicine Gary Giovino, PhD, MS Professor and Chair Department of Community Health and Health Behavior School of Public Health and Health Professions Ellis Gomez, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor Family Medicine
Trish McDonnell Baker, Campus Staff Member InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Rashidi K. Greene, Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services Athletics Instruction
Edward M Bednarczyk, PharmD Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Director cHOPE
Renee Greene, Event and Visitor Parking Manager Parking & Transportation Services
Jason Beedon, Campus Minister Bridges International Steve Biegner, Campus Pastor Erie County Fire Chaplain Lutheran Campus Ministry Ed Brodka, Group Learning Coordinator & Career Counselor Career Services Stuart C. Buisch, Campus Minister Campus Church ConneXion Marlene Carr, Accounting Associate UB Foundation Linda M. Catanzaro, PharmD Clinical Assistant Professor School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Frank Cerny, Associate Professor Emeritus Exercise & Nutrition Sciences School of Public Health & Health Professions Stuart Chen, Associate Professor Emeritus Dept. of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering Dianna Cichocki, Adjunct Assistant Professor Management Science and Systems Deborah D.L. Chung, National Grid Endowed Chair Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering William Cliff, Visiting Professor Department of Physiology and Biophysics John K. Crane, Professor of Medicine Microbiology and Immunology Paul Decker, Campus Staff Campus Ambassadors Sheryl Deneke, Staff Assistant IT Customer Service Lee Dryden, Director Emeritus Interdisciplinary Degree Programs
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Thomas & Amanda Ryan, College Advisers BASIC Danielle Shaffer, Campus Staff Ratio Christi Nancy Schimenti, Assistant to the Director Career Services Nathan Schutt, Campus Staff Member InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
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Darryle S. Hardy, UB Campus Pastor Pentecostal Temple COGIC
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Tim Stewart, Campus Minister Campus Ambassadors Christian Community
William Menasco, Professor Dept. of Mathematics
Fred Stoss, Associate Librarian University Libraries
Dale Meredith, Emeritus Professor Dept. of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering Pastor, University Baptist Church
Chris Sullivan, Campus Staff Minister InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
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Kevin Lamb, Campus Staff Member CRU Buffalo
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Bruce Rodgers, Clinical Professor Emeritus Dept. of Gynecology-Obstetrics
Bethany Mazur, Director, Alumni Engagement School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
David Lacy, Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry
Rebekah Freed, Campus Minister UB Common Ground First Trinity Lutheran Church
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The Spectrum endorses R.E.A.L. party for SA e-board While unopposed, party still stands up to scrutiny EDITORIAL BOARD
SA e-board candidates are running unopposed for the first time since 2015, but that does not give students an excuse to be apathetic. The Spectrum endorses R.E.A.L. party presidential candidate Gunnar Haberl, vice presidential candidate Anyssa Evelyn and treasorial candidate Tanahiry Escamilla. We believe Haberl, Evelyn and Escamilla are qualified, experienced candidates running on strong platforms. But the candidates’ unopposed status should not give them a license to be apathetic, either. The SA e-board is responsible for roughly $4 million of undergraduate student money. These funds come from the $104.75 per semester mandatory student activity fee. The e-board members allocate this money toward events such as Homecoming Carnival, Comedy Series, Distinguished Speakers Series, as well as Fall and Spring Fests. Because their election is guaranteed, they have a responsibility to be proactive with their initiatives, especially considering Haberl and Escamilla are already in SA positions. They can and should begin planning for upcoming events like orientation and Homecoming Carnival now. Haberl, a junior political science and legal studies major, is SA’s chief of staff. He served as a member of SA Assembly his freshman and sophomore year and completed an internship with the New York State Assembly. The assembly hired him following the internship, making Haberl the youngest legislative aide in New York state history. He also serves on the Elma Board of Education. Haberl’s political experience is
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impressive and makes him extremely qualified to serve as SA president. But Haberl should keep in mind he is not in Albany. He is a student here to serve his fellow students. He should make sure he remains accessible, grounded and demonstrates commitment to his presidency, despite his outside political work. Evelyn, a junior health and human services major, does not hold an SA position, but she makes up for that with related work experience. She has worked as a resident adviser and an orientation leader for two years, she’s the Black Student Union events coordinator and she helped found the Fashion Student Association. Although Evelyn doesn’t have administrative experience in SA, her work with clubs and her leadership experience make her a good candidate for vice president, as the vice president’s primary role is working with SA clubs. Her club experience means she is familiar with the types of problems they face and how to address them. Escamilla, a junior chemical and biological engineering major, is the engineering council coordinator, which means she is in charge of all 18 engineering clubs. She’s helped run engineering week and said she fundraised between $5,000 and $6,000 for engineering council. The treasurer’s main role is making sure $4 million in student money is handled appropriately, and given Escamilla’s experience fundraising thousands of dollars, as well as the level of organization required to be a council coordinator, we feel she has the right qualifications for SA treasurer. On top of her strong qualifying experience, Escamilla has solid plans for her role as treasurer. She said she is going to create incentives for clubs to familiarize themselves with the SA finance book by quizzing club mem-
I didn’t feel anything at a concentration camp. Am I a bad Jew?
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I’ve never been a “good Jew.” I went to Hebrew School and had a Bar Mitzvah, but only to please my parents. I’ve had little connection to my religion since middle school. I don’t speak Hebrew, I find temple services boing and I’m agnostic. When rabbis try to approach me in the Student Union on a Friday or during the Jewish high holidays, I get nervous and start to feel trapped. Usually I make up an excuse to leave or say I’m not Jewish. There are about 2,000 Jewish students at UB, according to Rabbi Sara Rich, executive director of Buffalo’s Hillel. I’ve never gone out of my way to meet any of them. Yet, I do feel the pull of my her-
itage and a connection to the historic story of the Jews as underdogs who survived and thrived. I went to Germany this winter on a journalism study-abroad trip and visited a concentration camp for the first time. I thought there, of all places, I would find that elusive connection to my Jewish roots. I didn’t. As I stood in the empty expanse of Sachsenhausen, a concentration camp outside of Berlin where 100,000 people died, I felt flat. A mixture of disbelief and horror settled over me during our three-hour tour. I learned about the insidious ways Nazis experimented with and killed Jews. They also killed communists, Romani people, gays and anyone else who disagreed with them. At Sachsenhausen, Nazi officers experimented with the most efficient ways to kill. They tried shots through the neck, mass
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bers on its contents. Those who score well will only have to fundraise 45 percent of their current budget to get a budget rollover for the following year, instead of the current 50 percent. This is a smart way to give clubs the motivation to educate themselves on SA finance rules and regulations. The candidates have also emphasized their commitment to “transparency,” a buzzword that was the hallmark of current SA President Leslie Veloz’s campaign. Escamilla said she will work to make club budgets more transparent by clarifying the process of making club budgets during orientation. Haberl said he watched the SA Senate kick a club out of a meeting, which violates New York’s Open Meetings Law. Since then, clubs have not been kicked out of meetings. We are glad to see Haberl has a history of standing up for transparency, but his promises cannot stop there. Haberl and Evelyn need to take concrete steps to ensure more transparency. For one, all SA meeting minutes should be posted online. Currently, minutes are not posted or are posted inconsistently. We would also like to see town hall meetings throughout each semester to discuss current events
and inform students about what is happening in SA. Open forums like this would make SA not only more transparent, but more accessible for students. Students should also be invited to SA representatives’ meetings with President Satish Tripathi and Vice President of Student Life A. Scott Weber. Veloz says she meets with both of them frequently, but other students should be allowed to attend these meetings and hear what took place in them. This will hold our representatives accountable and ensure we know how often they are actually meeting with administrators. We are confident in the R.E.A.L. party’s ability to lead effectively and ensure accountable SA leadership, as long as they follow through with their promises. When Unity Party candidates Minahil Khan, Sean Kaczmarek and Joe Pace ran unopposed in 2015, only 1 percent of the student body voted. While this is understandable given the lack of competition, it is still disappointing. If you support the candidates, you should make your voice heard. The SA election will be held March 27-29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the SU Theater. email: opinion@ubspectrum.com
shootings, gallows and in 1940, they tested out a small gas chamber, which would be the model for the ones used in the extermination camps in Poland. We heard about horrific medical experiments and walked through barracks where 12-15 men slept in beds made for three. We saw the remains of incinerators used to burn the dead. I saw the main gate, or Guard Tower “A” with its infamous slogan “Arbeit macht frei,” which means “work makes you free.” Sniper towers still outline the crumbling perimeter of the camp as do jagged barbed wire and electric fences. As we stood together shivering in the 30-degree weather, we realized that had we lived 75 years ago, most of the non-Jewish male students would have been recruited by the Nazis. They would have had little choice. Some –– we all realized –– might have even become camp guards. I would have been a prisoner. The Nazis would not have cared about my lackadaisical relationship with Judaism. They also would not have cared about my interest in music and travel or my desire to become a journalist. They would only have seen me as Jewish, the one trait I struggle with most about myself.
Still, it was hard –– impossible really –– to imagine myself a prisoner. I couldn’t fathom the atrocities that happened there. Many of the original buildings no longer stand, so the camp looked like a vast muddy field with gravel filling in areas where most barracks once stood. It looks too generic to be a scene of slaughter. And yet, I knew it was. People say you shouldn’t eat at a concentration camp and that you will feel too disgusted to be hungry. I wasn’t. My body didn’t react viscerally to what I saw. I secretly pulled a hardboiled egg and sandwich from my backpack and ate quietly. I may not have been the ideal visitor, but I’m glad I went. I feel awed by the strength of will it must have taken to survive the camp. I wonder if I would have had the stamina or the courage. Many of the tales of bravery and survival documented at the camp remain with me. They alone make me proud to be Jewish, to be connected to such deep fortitude. I know they fought so I can live as a Jew today.
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Spring Fest exemplifies a diverse mix of genres
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With rappers A$AP Ferg and Ty Dolla $ign as well as singer/songwriter Daniel Caesar, Spring Fest 2018 has a mix of genres. Students gave their opinions of the line up when asked by The Spectrum, and spoke towards their overall feelings about the concert this coming May.
Undergraduates give their opinions of this year’s line-up BRIAN EVANS ASST. ARTS EDITOR
From opener Daniel Caesar to headliners A$AP Ferg and Ty Dolla $ign, Spring Fest features a mix of R&B and hip-hop on May 5. Undergraduates shared their opinions concerning this year’s Spring Fest lineup with The Spectrum. Students commonly expressed delight with Ferg and Caesar, but noted disappointment with Dolla $ign. Coming off the success of his mixtape “Still Striving” as well as the full-length LP with A$AP Mob “Cozy Tapes Vol. 2: Still Cozy,” co-headliner Ferg boasts a
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TIBERI He relieved interim Campus Living director Elizabeth Lidano, who took over in August after former director Andrea Costantino, resigned amid a criminal in-
collection of floor-thumping tracks to attract a heap of undergrads. Ferg previously performed at Fall Fest in 2013 alongside fellow A$AP Mob member, A$AP Rocky. Co-headliner Dolla $ign has appeared in many popular hip-hop tracks and is currently on tour in support of his most recent release, “Beach House 3.” With a vast number of feature appearances to his name, Dolla $ign has worked with some of the biggest names in rap like Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky, touring with both in 2012 after signing to Khalifa’s label Taylor Gang Records. Arya Hajikandi, a junior computer science major, feels that the mix of R&B and hip-hop is attractive, although Dolla $ign leaves more to be desired. “I’m a fan of the mix of hip-hop and R&B,” Hajikandi said. “I like Daniel Caesar, but I think we could’ve done better than Ty Dolla $ign. He’s known more for
his features than his own songs.” Austin Szczesniak, a sophomore accounting major, echoed the underwhelming feeling towards Dolla $ign. “I’m afraid no one will recognize Ty Dolla $ign’s songs that are his own,” Szczesniak said. “His features are what is most popular and will probably drive the majority of his set.” Caesar adds R&B to the affair, coming of his 2017 debut “Freudian” which garnered him two Grammy nominations. Caesar emerged with two independent releases, the EPs “Praise Break” and “Pilgrim’s Paradise” in 2014 and 2015 respectively. “Freudian” received widespread praise from critics upon release in 2017, supported by singles “Get You” and “We Find Love/Blessed.” Students found Cae-
sar to be a welcome addition and a change of pace in comparison to Ferg and Dolla $ign. He has established himself as a force to be reckoned with in the R&B genre and an artist to watch in 2018. Still, Renzo Abaldonado, a junior health and human services student, sees this year’s Spring Fest as underwhelming. “I feel like there is a better mix of artists that UB could’ve booked,” Abaldonado said. “It would be better to have students vote on the choices each year as they’ve done in the past.” Students can register for tickets online as well as in person at the SBI ticket office located at 221 Student Union. Students can expect more information, including location and ticket details in April.
vestigation for embezzlement. Costantino was found guilty of embezzling $14,000 in state funds through her position in Campus Living in December. Phyllis Floro will act as interim director of Campus Life while the university begins its search for a replacement.
“Tom brings a wide array of experience and insight to his new role at UB, including more than 20 years of internal and external residential campus living experience,” Weber said in an email to faculty. Tiberi started his career in Campus Living at UB as a resident hall director in
1992, then left for a position as resident director at Rochester Institute of Technology for several years as a resident director before coming back to UB in 1997, Weber said.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
NORTH CAMPUS SOUTH CAMPUS PALM SUNDAY Saturday: 5pm Mass Sunday: 9am, 10:30am, 6:30pm Mass
PALM SUNDAY Saturday: 4:30pm Mass Sunday: 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 8:00pm Mass
HOLY THURSDAY 7pm Mass
HOLY THURSDAY 9am Morning Prayer 7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
GOOD FRIDAY 12:10pm Solemn Liturgy
GOOD FRIDAY 9am Morning Prayer 12pm Stations of the Cross 1:15pm Music for the Passion 2pm Solemn Liturgy 7pm Prayer around the Cross
HOLY SATURDAY 8pm Easter Vigil (No 5pm Mass)
HOLY SATURDAY 9am Morning Prayer 1pm Blessing of the Easter Baskets 8pm Easter Vigil Mass (No 4:30pm Mass)
EASTER SUNDAY 6:57am Sunrise Mass (outside, followed by breakfast) 9:00am Mass 10:30am Mass (No 6:30pm Mass)
EASTER SUNDAY 8:30am Mass with Organ & Brass 10am Mass with Choir, Organ, & Brass 11:30am Family Mass with Contemporary Ensemble (No 8pm Mass)
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RHA Pelkey, a junior aerospace engineering major, said he thinks the cut is part of an increased effort by UB administrators to tighten up spending and fiscal oversight in the wake of former Campus Living officials Dennis Black and Andrea Costantino’s embezzlement of student funds. UB officials were not able to respond in time for print when asked why RHA has stopped receiving funding from CD&S. RHA has adjusted to the budget cut by slashing funding for programming by nearly $8,000. It has also scaled back its end-ofthe-year award ceremony, banquet and leadership conferences by nearly $4,500. In past years, RHA has held its annual banquet at the more upscale venue Sean Patrick’s on Millersport Highway, for $24 per head. This year, residents will have a more frugal luncheon at the Center for Tomorrow, catered by CD&S, for roughly $8 less per person, Pelkey said. The banquet location was submitted for approval by Campus Living directors, with the goal of finding a more cost-effective location. The administration’s push for a more lowkey banquet is in line with what Pelkey and
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EOP The enrollment department is “ready to move quickly” to admit more students if he receives word from SUNY that the 2018-19 New York state budget keeps EOP funding at current levels, Melvin said. In the meantime, Melvin said his office is taking the guidance from SUNY “very seriously.” Melvin said he worries students will lose out on access to institutions like UB and will “get shut out” of the opportunity af-
others in RHA describe as a culture where administrators are more “scared” about the potential for misuse of funds. “Obviously the things that have happened the last couple years with [embezzlement within the Faculty-Student Association] have been scary, especially for new officials that have stepped into roles higher up in UB,” Pelkey said. Cheryl Porzi, a senior occupational therapy major and former RHA treasurer, said she has also noticed a shift in the administration’s attitude toward spending and financial oversight since Black and Costantino’s arrests. Porzi said she understands these efforts, but is discouraged that it’s impacting programming and communitybuilding events like banquets and award ceremonies. “[It] makes sense,” Porzi said. “Any good administration would learn from a situation like that and be careful to protect their institution. … However, it’s unfortunate that student-led organizations like RHA and NRHH, that directly use these funds to give back to the students through community, are having to jump through hoops to continue with genuine service.” Pelkey said that while most of RHA’s budget lines are adjustable, some expenses, like travel for national conferences, are
mandatory for RHA to maintain its national affiliation. Last year, RHA spent $14,000 to attend national and regional leadership conferences. Pelkey said he recognizes RHA has been able to spend “a lot of money” in the past on perks like banquets and apparel for a state-funded, student residence hall operation. He said he is glad RHA has been able to find “middle-ground” with Campus Living administrators to cut back on spending, while still being able to acknowledge RHA members for their year-long work. Porzi said she feels the cuts will have a negative impact on residence hall leaders, but is hopeful about working with administrators to find ways around budget constrictions. “Budget cuts have definitely impacted [our] ability to recognize student leaders and residential life staff that work tirelessly, day-in and day-out,” Porzi said. “Doing away with past valued traditions has been difficult at times, but our [e-boards] are committed to open communication with [administrators] and creativity to work around this for the time being.”
forded to those who study at public colleges and universities. The budget cuts will not impact current students in the EOP program, Melvin said. “Ultimately, it’s a budgeting process. Everything is important, and everything is on the table. So, I just believe this is part of the political process,” Melvin said. “At least we have an advance notice. If they had told us in May, that would have been a disaster.” A spokesperson for the New York state budget office did not respond to questions about the proposed cuts in time for
print. When asked about the possible budget cuts, EOP director Tracy Johnson said in an email March 14 that The Spectrum had received incorrect information regarding EOP’s budget, and did not comment on whether or not the new year’s budget would change from current levels. “EOP is healthy as ever with a 65 percent Four-Year and 75.26 percent Six-Year Graduation Rate!” Johnson said in the email. Johnson has not responded to any calls or emails from The Spectrum since March 14. Melvin said the budget cuts are not, as far as he is aware, related to the implemen-
Some RHA members feel the budget cut is part of a culture shift within UB’s administration following the discovery that former Campus Living officials Dennis Black and Andrea Costantino embezzled hundreds of thousands in state funds.”
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tation of the Excelsior Scholarship. While the Excelsior Scholarship is a “last dollars” tuition scholarship that helps lowerincome students afford to attend SUNY and CUNY schools, EOP is a separate admissions program for students who might not otherwise be admitted to the university, which in some cases would impact eligibility for the Excelsior Scholarship. The university is advocating for the full restoration of EOP in the state budget, said UB spokesperson John Della Contrada in an email. email: sarah.crowley@ubspectrum.com twitter: @crowleyspectrum
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Cone Spotting UB students, other college students search for, share cones DAN MCKEON COPY CHIEF
For some, the upside-down cone filling in a pothole near the UB Commons is simply that: an upside-down cone. For online lover of cones Kalil Hendel, it’s “a sharp, absurdist commentary on the complex relationship between issues of public safety and the establishment response.” Welcome to Cone Spotting. The Facebook group Cone Spotting is guided by the credo posted in its description: “spot those cones. pics from phones. never b [sic] alone.” The one-and-a-halfyear-old group has over 1,000 members across the world –– 1,261 at time of publication –– and over 750 of those are considered “active members,” posting, com-
menting or liking pictures of cones at least once in the last week, according to Hendel, an admin and one of the early members of Cone Spotting. Hendel, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, said the “infamous upsidedown cone” at UB has popped up on his feed a couple of times in the past week or so. He “loves” it every time. “A standardly oriented cone does not necessitate a pothole, and so appears innocent, but the cleverly inverted cone is indebted to the hole,” Hendel said. “In fact, it would have no footing without it. This is the relationship between all cones and the hazards they represent.” Hendel said the pictures of cones popping up on his timeline are the best part of his daily social media experience. Most online content and real-world events are stressful, but Hendel said it’s always great to see “cone bois.” Cone Spotting is part of a rise in niche Facebook groups that are often lighthearted, like Dogspotting, a group for
posting pictures of dogs, and New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented Teens, a group for discussions on urban planning, transit and general city life, often through memes. Cone Spotting serves as an intentionally odd, self-referential online community, taking the humor of these groups to absurd new levels. Sociology professor Kevin Smiley said Dogspotting, in this case, acts as a frame for Cone Spotting, just as social justice movements act as a frame for climate and environmental justice movements. “Niche groups like this never arise out of a vacuum but often out of related phenomenon,” Smiley said in an email. One of the most well-known figures in urban studies, Jane Jacobs, wrote about being aware of the “sidewalk ballet,” the things that happen on neighborhood streets that make the city what it is. Smiley said he thinks the members of Cone Spotting are attuned with the streets they walk down, specifically enjoying the “mundane elements like random cones.” > SEE CONES | PAGE 7
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CONES Tim McMahon, a freshman legal studies major, is particularly aware of the ballet. Over winter break, McMahon’s friend, who attends SUNY Plattsburgh, mentioned Cone Spotting to him, saying he would probably be good at it. “Incidentally, I was,” McMahon said. He was one of the first to spot the upside-down cone sticking out of the ground. He took a picture and posted it in the group. A few days later, he saw someone else in the group had posted the same upside-down cone, much to his chagrin. Even so, McMahon said he enjoys walking around campus, always on the lookout for an orange piece of conical rubber. “Before I was in Cone Spotting, I used to see a cone and I’d be like, ‘Whatever, it’s just a cone,’” McMahon said. “Now whenever I see a cone, I’m like, ‘Oh, there’s a cone right there!’” On Tuesday, a cone spot reached one hundred reactions in the group for the first time, a milestone for Cone Spotting. The picture, taken in London by UB student Hugo Fernandez, a senior business and psychology major, shows two spiral cones that Fernandez referred to as “rare swirly boiz.” “It’s a good laugh,” Fernandez said. “Quality cones make quality ‘cone-tent.’ A variation on something we all see in urban environments is something people get excited about.” Puns play a big role in Cone Spotting. Hendel said the group has always encouraged creative captions for the “conetent” people post. One member posted a small pile of cones with the caption, “My favorite prequel is Star Wars: a Stack of the Cones.” Others use words like “cone-grats” and “cone-struction.” Hen-
del himself has a pet cone named “Conerad.” But the group is not without some “cone-troversy.” Kai Haskins, a senior business major at Babson College in Massachusetts, founded Cone Spotting in November 2016 after taking a few pictures of some aesthetically pleasing cones. Little did they know a cone-spotting group already existed: Cone Spotting (Official). “I didn’t bother to check,” Haskins said. “It was such a ridiculous premise that it didn’t even cross my mind that a group could exist already.” On Boxing Day 2016, Haskins received a message from someone telling them to shut down their cone-based group, claiming it was a copy of Cone Spotting (Official). Haskins said no, and the other group retaliated. Several members from Cone Spotting (Official) joined Haskin’s group and began posting non-cone photos, according to Haskins and Hendel. It was the first and only time the admin team of Cone Spotting had to take serious action, banning the “cone trolls.” Members of Cone Spotting (Official) could not be reached for comment. Now, with over 300 more members in Cone Spotting than in Cone Spotting (Official), Hendel and Haskins said they feel as though they’ve won the rivalry. Simply passing the 1,000-member milestone was a big deal for the group. Hendel figured out who the 1,000th member was and sent them a cone in the mail. Hendel said he loves the community, especially the interconnectedness of the small, close-knit group. “It’s a weird, weird feeling,” Hendel said. “I know at some point in my life, somebody’s going to recognize me and be like, ‘Hey, aren’t you from Cone Spotting?’ And to be honest, I can’t wait.” email: dan.mckeon@ubspectrum.com twitter: @dan_mckeon
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OPINION If I’m being honest, I expected to walk through Sachsenhausen and have an epiphany, to feel changed and more in tune with my religion. It didn’t happen. I did feel shocked at the blasé way some people carried selfie sticks and took photos of themselves in front of the barracks and the prison cells. I saw vloggers documenting their trip. I know it’s important to remember that some people insist the Holocaust never happened. But some of the tourists seemed too glib. Concentration camps don’t seem appropriate fodder for social media. But still, I’m ashamed I wasn’t moved more. Maybe I was too distracted by visitors posing for Instagram shots. My lack of response to Sachsenhausen has haunted me since I returned home. In past semesters, I’ve considered joining a campus Jewish organization like Aish or Hillel, but I always told myself I’m too busy. But that’s wasn’t true. I was worried I’d be forced to do the religious things I dislike about Judaism. Judaism does play a role in my life. I celebrate all the high holidays with my family, but we’re reformed Jews, and the far-fetched stories out of the Torah always seemed impractical to me. Evolution always seemed more plausible than God creating the world. I know there’s something, some force in this world, but I like to think it’s more spiritual, an aura of some kind. Recently, Rabbi Sar asked if I’d be willing to serve on a hiring committee to interview candidates for a new job at Hillel. She had read one of my articles in the fall and we had coffee once to discuss it and my Jewish identity. Strangely, I felt comfortable talking about my Jewishness with her. She helped me see that I can participate in
Jewish life on campus without participating in religious services. Jewish millennials, it turns out, do this a lot. A 2017 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute shows 53 percent of Jews under 30 identify as “cultural Jews,” which means they consider themselves Jewish but don’t practice a religion or view themselves as active members of the Jewish community. Hillel sees around 300 students a year, Rabbi Sara said. That’s one percent of the UB undergraduate population. Only 60 are frequent participants, she said. I’m teetering on the verge of becoming a participant. But I’m doing it my way, by joining Hillel’s hiring committee. For me, it’s a way to connect with fellow Jewish students and positively impact our campus while staying within my comfort zone. Being in Sachsenhausen didn’t spark an epiphany. But it did begin a slow roll in my thinking. Jews make up about two percent of the U.S. adult population. I’m part of that number. I never want to be otherwise. Sachsenhausen made me realize that. My experiences there changed who I am here. email: max.kalnitz@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Max_Kalnitz
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Poké Factory expands UB’s culinary scene New restaurant in UB Commons includes vegetarian and vegan options for students
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While students were off on spring break, UB welcomed Poké Factory as the newest addition to its culinary scene. It fills the space in the Commons previously occupied by Marco’s Italian Deli, which closed last year. The restaurant serves its namesake dish, poké, the Hawaiian-inspired fish salad, among other healthy items like smoothies and acai bowls. Hiring manager Tim Sit described poké as having the “same elements as sushi,” but much more customizable. “You are never going to eat something else and say ‘this is just like poké.’ It’s very unique and I think that’s something else that makes it so grand and special,” Sit said. A regular-sized bowl of poké costs $8.99 and a large-sized bowl costs $10.99, according to the menu. Customers can choose the type of rice, protein, sauce and garnish to
add to their bowl, and they can also add toppings such as avocado, edamame and kimchi. Toppings cost up to $1.25 each. The menu includes gluten-free and vegan options “available on request.” “On this campus, I have a lot of vegan friends and they have a lot of difficulty getting food, so that’s one thing this store focuses on, providing food for everyone,” said operating manager Zahid Rahim. Rahim said the store decided to add acai bowls and smoothies on their menu to offer more healthy options on campus.
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“We also focus on students who work out and probably need a shake right afterwards,” Rahim said. “So we give them smoothies where they can add protein, creatine, flaxseed and all that other stuff that’s good for you.” Joanne Lau, a sophomore accounting major, said she noticed poké becoming popular in New York City one or two years ago and now sees more poké restaurants opening in other locations. The owner of The Poké Factory noticed there were no poké restaurants in the Buffalo area and wanted to introduce
something new, Sit said. Lau said poké can be a healthy option, and she could probably see herself coming to eat at The Poké Factory often because “the prices are not too bad either.” Jun Jie Zheng, a junior marketing major, said the food tastes “good,” but the preparation of the food takes a long time. “I waited 15 to 17 minutes yesterday, but it’s really refreshing to eat,” Zheng said. email: haruka.kosugi@ubspectrum.com twitter: @kosugispec
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If it ain’t broke… thrift it! UBReUSE promotes recycling on campus MAX KALNITZ NEWS EDITOR
Over the last two years, students have prevented more than five tons of material from being dumped into landfills. UBReUSE, a student-run move-out program within the Office of Sustainability, collects and refurbishes unwanted appliances, furniture and clothing at the end of each semester. The program’s goal is to save useable items from going to landfills as well as providing students with an alternative to buying new items at the beginning of each semester. The initiative, started in 2016, facilitates collections at the six Ellicott Complex dorms and Greiner Hall during the moveout period in May. Collection bins are located outside the dorms and elevators on the first floor of each complex. Furniture and appliances are the most desirable donations as they tend to cost students the most money. Clothing is appreciated, but due to large volumes, most of it ends up being donated to thrift stores. All items in fair condition are stored in a flatbed trailer in the Spaulding parking lot throughout the summer. Student volunteers clean and repair donated items and host a yard sale during welcome-back weekend. Anything unrepairable is recycled and unsold items are donated to local thrift stores. Kenneth Kern, associate director for Campus Living Sustainability said the biggest reason students should consider recycling is to keep usable items out of landfills. “We used to just fill up dumpsters with appliances and we’ve cut our dumpsters in half since starting this. We want to get
rid of the rest because they don’t get used anymore,” Kern said. “We’re planting the seeds of sustainability. If we can start getting people in the mindset of recycling now, when they leave our campus and go out into the world, they continue these habits. That’s our main goal.” The sale targets freshman students who don’t know what they need to buy for their dorm rooms. After moving in, one of the first things many students do is go to Target or Walmart. Kern wants to save students money while helping the environment. “Parents are amazed when we sell them a $100 mini fridge for $10,” Kern said. “We encourage people to skip the extra trip to the department store. Why buy another hunk of plastic if you can recycle a perfectly working one?” For the students who manage UBReUSE, educating students about the benefits of recycling is at the heart of their mission. Some students have a negative stigma about thrifting or buying second hand, and ReUSE hopes to change that. Kayleigh Hamernik, a junior environmental studies major, is one of the program’s founding members. After seeing countless fans, mini-fridges and other perfectly functional dorm items thrown out at the end of the semester, she and her friends took it upon themselves to do something about it. Other schools’ waste reduction and recycling programs inspired Hamernik to take action on campus. UBReUSE made UB a partner campus with the Post-Landfill Action Network, an organization promoting zero waste on college campuses, which jumpstarted the program. “We identified that there’s a problem and saw that other schools are reducing their waste. We thought UB could really benefit from having this program,” Hamernik said. “RIT fills five trailers every summer, right now we can only afford
COURTESY | KAYLEIGH HAMERNIK
Thinking about throwing away that old coffee maker you don’t use at the end of the semester?Don’t. Instead, donate it to UBReUSE, an initiative which collects and refurbishes unwanted appliances, furniture and clothing at the end of each semester.
one trailer, but it’s a start.” Hamernik, co-director of the program, said UBReUSE isn’t about the money. All money earned from their yard sale helps grow the program and fund their collection bins and trailers. She hopes to expand the program to more dorms on North and eventually South Campus. “We want to expand, but it’s really hard when we have students across three campuses. We haven’t even made it to Governor’s yet, but in the future I’d love to see collections on South Campus and in the University Heights,” Hamernik said. “Before we worry about poundage or how much money we raise at our sale, it’s about getting people aware and involved in recycling.” In addition to expanding its collection locations, the initiative is trying to create a network of thrift stores for anything left over after the sale. Brandon Munson, a junior environmental studies major, is the other co-director of the program. For him, promoting sustainability is a life mission that he hopes to impress on the university. “We’re just a group of friends who really
care about trash,” Munson said. “Throwing a perfectly good item in the trash really pains me. Students should know that there’s other alternatives than throwing something in the dump.” Munson and Hamernik said sorting through donations is their favorite part of the job. They’ve found everything from high-end clothing to illegal paraphernalia and even a brand new escape ladder. Hamernik said being involved with the program is a source of joy. Educating and connecting with other students makes the long hours involved with collecting and sorting items worth it. “The reason why I do this is because I love getting people involved individually in terms of environmental sustainability. People think it’s an inconvenient thing, but being sustainable can be convenient and beneficial,” Hamernik said. “It’s a cyclical pattern, instead of linear means of consumption. Stuff doesn’t just leave your hands and go to the landfill. It’ll be in use.” This year’s collections begin on May 14. email: max.kalnitz@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Max_Kalnitz
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NO FLOCK ZONE UB tackles the goose problem
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Craig Cygan believes getting rid of students’ worst enemy requires man’s best friend. Cygan is the owner and founder of Borders on Patrol, a local goose management company that trains and utilizes border collies to scare away nuisance goose populations. With 240,000 Canada geese residing in New York state, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation, finding a way to remove our menacing neighbors has been an ongoing problem for UB. In 2016, UB hired Borders on Patrol to address the goose problem. The company has returned to campus twice a day on weekdays and once a day on weekends since arriving on campus, and bases its schedule around when geese are most active. Cygan founded Borders on Patrol in 2007 after he retired from the Secret Service. He trains the dogs from puppies, and explained his training tactics. “Border collies are natural herders, so we use Indian Runner ducks for them to practice on. They herd them into the water from land. Then we start getting them comfortable in the water because they may need to go into the water to chase off geese from a pond,” Cygan said. The team also works to get the border collies comfortable working from kayaks, ATVs and golf carts, Cygan added. Cygan’s training is not only focused on the dogs’ ability to chase geese, but their ability to keep the birds –– and them-
selves –– safe. “The pups are trained not to nip or bite at the ducks [or] geese,” Cygan said. “We want them to use their stare, which is termed ‘The Eye,’ to herd the geese where we want to send them. … Normally the dogs never get that close anyway, maybe 20 yards before they fly off. We do keep them on leashes for their safety.” PETA Senior Director Stephanie Bell advises against “policing” wild animals if possible, but said that dogs can be helpful if safety is taken into account. “In some scenarios, dogs may be a good option for keeping Canada geese away from a certain area, as long as every precaution is taken to keep them from touching, catching or harming the birds as well as disturbing their nests and eggs,” Bell said. Grant Davine, a junior computer science major, finds it hard to avoid geese on campus. “[Canada] geese are the worst animals on this planet,” Davine said. “I’ve had multiple geese run up to me and hiss and attempt to bite me while walking by Ellicott Complex. I think I got too close to their eggs.” Davine doesn’t think Borders on Patrol has been effective, saying the geese are still “everywhere.” Arsh Issany, a sophomore biomedical sciences and psychology major, also sees UB’s goose population as a nuisance. Issany said he would watch the geese harass “hundreds of freshmen” outside Wilkeson Quadrangle. Still, Issany doesn’t think controlling the goose population is
worth UB’s money. “The geese are definitely a nuisance on campus, but with that being said, it shouldn’t be a top priority for us to spend money on,” Issany said. Although some students don’t believe Borders on Patrol has been effective on campus, Josh Stiller, a migratory bird game biologist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, said trained dogs can be helpful in reducing geese populations in certain areas. “Trained border collies or other herding breeds can be very effective for harassing geese and reducing the amount of time they spend in any given area,” Stiller said. “Harassing geese may reduce the amount of droppings found in an area and may mitigate the impacts of geese on lawns and vegetation.” But the “major drawback” to managing geese populations through harassment is that geese still need to find somewhere to go and will continue to be a nuisance wherever they are, according to Stiller. Cygan said he believes Borders on Patrol has made a difference on campus since UB hired his company in 2016. He sees the geese becoming more familiar with his dogs and less “bold.” “We have noticed that the geese do remember you from the previous year and
COURTESY | CRAIG CYGAN
In 2016, UB hired Borders on Patrol to address the large number of Canada geese on campus. The company utilizes border collies to chase and harass geese off certain areas on campus.
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Q&A with UB President Tripathi The Spectrum sits down with Tripathi to discuss student concerns and his career MADISON MEYER | THE SPECTRUM
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The Spectrum sat down for a monthly lunch with UB President Satish Tripathi in Tripathi’s office to discuss his career, campus security, freedom of speech and student concerns. Q: You started working in academia in 1978 and began working at UB in 2004, what do you regard at UB?
A: This is something I feel others should tell me what I’ve done. It’s not for me to rate myself and what’s my biggest accomplishment. I would say there are multiple things on campus we have done, and I have the honor and pleasure to be here during those times whether when I was a provost from 2004-2011 or from 2011 until now as president. You know a lot of that actually is academic excellence. That’s the kind of thing we’ve been trying to do and it’s not just my job as myself. As we look at it as where we are, I would say that our movement in admission as a research university, … our movement in ranking in the past five years, that all shows academic excellence. But it’s not just academic excellence just for the name, but also how does it impact the students and whether it comes in terms of graduation, ... the kind of students you attract here, the kind of competition you bring in and all of that really is part of academic excellence. And then of course, you have to think about the environment, by that I mean the infrastructure that exists. The infrastructure is really the new medical school, engineering school, the renovation of Hayes Hall, 1Capen or 1Diefendorf, … I see that as a totality of things that we are trying to move and move forward and so to answer your question, that’s someone’s [right] to decide what my achievement is. Q: In your time at UB, have you seen a change in the type of students here?
A: What I’ve seen really –– and these are more observational –– more and more students are getting national at-large [recognition] through the Truman Fellowship, the National Science Foundation Fellowship or other fellowships and getting recognized. The numbers have increased exponentially in those areas. It shows that our students are ambitious and competing nationally, so I’ve seen more of those things happening which is a good change. If you look at the student body as a whole, every year we are improving the quality of students coming in as well. Q: In terms of higher education, what do you think are the biggest challenges UB faces today?
A: If you look at our students today, we have about 36-37 percent of our students are [Pell grant recipients]. … If you look at other research institutions, there are very few that are higher than us. That means we are really educating a lot of the first-generation, a lot of people who are not as financially [well-off]. So the major issue is really how do we make the same kind of education, same kind of experience available to them as we have for the rest of the students who have resources, so one of the challenges for us really is how do we supplement those experiences for them with resources from outside. We don’t have resources available to us through the tuition and the resources really to do those things, and that’s really where philanthropy comes in. And for me, it’s how we can get resources so any student who wants to study abroad can do
it, any student who wants to participate in a club that engineering stuff and so on, they can do it. Other support services we can provide to students, we can provide in scholarship, so they actually study here. The biggest challenges are really how we can provide students who don’t have the same means as other students and that’s a large number of students here. Q: In terms of international students, last year we reported a story that premised international students don’t feel as integrated at UB as they hoped. What do you think UB’s responsibility is and should be to international students?
A: You know, we have done a lot and actually nationally people consider us as a model for people to come to, so the Office of International Education actually works very hard to make sure we integrate students. As you know, when they come in, there’s a full six or seven days of orientation for them. And throughout the year, the events that they do to make sure that there’s a mixing of students and so on, keep advising them that. There are some really good models on the campus. Engineering has done a great job in terms of what they do, business has done a good job, so we really want to replicate those models all throughout campus. It’s an issue on all kinds on campus in terms of integration. If you talk to people elsewhere at other international education offices, they would say that they follow the Buffalo model. There’s continuously a push on that. Q: Do you see in light of the Trump presidency and his measures, as having an effect on international admissions here?
A: So nationally if you look at it, including ourself, applications are down. The undergraduate applications are not down, the graduate applications are not down, it’s more of the masters applications that are going down. I just read that a large percentage of Master’s students are from China and India. You have close to three million people living there, almost half of the population where the students come from. The Indian student applications were down 20-something percent last year, so definitely there has been a slowness. I think it’s more uncertainty. It’s not certain whether they can work or not, so if you think about it, this is the place where you can get the best education in the world, so where else would you go? If there’s certainty on being able work for a few years after you finish it, immigration issues, if they have more certainty there, there’s no reason to go away. But right now we are down by 200 to 300 [international students] I guess –– that’s the number I hear and I think similar numbers for next year. My opinion is that as we get a better understanding on the immigration issues, we would not see any downturn. Q: Many students are concerned about safety on campus after the Parkland shooting. What are UB’s security measures and are you concerned about this?
A: Genuinely so, that should always be a concern. If you look at it really, New York state has pretty tough laws right in terms of guns and so on. There’s no way to predict someone’s behavior and we on the campus have a fairly robust team and we have done tabletop exercises. We have active shooter exercises on campus. We really prepare ourselves, I mean that’s all you can do really, prepare ourselves. And there was one real one about 8-9 years ago in
Lockwood Library. Someone said someone had a gun, which wasn’t the case, but UB had those things tested and s on. We definitely are concerned about these things. Society should be concerned about what’s going on. And we always make sure that our police are actively watching and we are prepared for any events and that’s all one can hope for. You can see the whole issue is divided on what the solutions are, but there’s no one solution here. Q: Students who are parents rallied on campus in May and submitted a “Plan for Action” to administration where they talked about the lack of support and discrimination they feel they face on campus and are asking for more support from the university. What are your thoughts on this?
A: So we definitely don’t support anybody discriminating anyone … Just because someone has a child, or doesn’t have a child shouldn’t make a difference. We have a whole office for that and it’s well advertised and it’s all confidential. If someone is feeling that, I want to them to really go, so we can take care of that. It’s not really our policy to administrate on that. With respect to that students getting support, there are multiple ways we are talking about, the money support .. This is where students get money packages in terms of what their needs are. Apart from that we don’t have a separate set of money we can give to people. On the issue of facilities, that we can definitely look at. If someone needs a private place, our facilities are working on that. It should be close to where someone is and we should be able to provide that … There are places that would take care of that. We asked students to submit questions for us to ask: Q: When students submitted questions for you, they asked how your family is doing. You have two sons, how are they doing and where are they at?
A: They are doing very well. They are both in Seattle and they both work for Amazon. One was actually a professor in marketing at Emory and he left and he joined Amazon two years ago … They live about three to four miles from each other. One is 41 and one is 39. One graduated in ‘98 from Stanford and one graduated in 2001 from Berkeley. They did work and then went to graduate school. They both went to Kellog, one for Ph.D. and one for MBA … I have one grandson and one granddaughter and they are both in Seattle. Q: Do you ever give advice to your sons about their careers?
A: No, they don’t listen to me. They might have questions once in a while … I’m a fourth generation teacher in the family, so my older son did go into academia, but he decided that he would rather do research for Amazon. Q: What advice do you have for students in terms of careers?
A: If they have a chance to do summer jobs, experiential learning is very important. I think if they really have some experience either through an internship or just working somewhere or working with a non-profit, some kind of experience. This is what we’re pushing in the new curriculum for every student to have that experience. If they have something like that, I think that is very helpful and the chances of getting a job are much higher. Study hard and do whatever major you want to do, but make sure that you have some experiential learning. Q: What kind of music do you listen to in your free time?
A: You know, I mostly listen to Indian music and classical music whether it’s sitar or some old Indian songs. ... Ravi Shankar is the major artist in terms of classical music, so a lot of his combinations. I don’t get as much time to listen to music. Q: What do you do when you’re not working?
A: I do read some books sometimes, sometimes technical, sometimes nontechnical, so right now there are a couple
of books that I’m looking at. One actually is a book on statistics for health sciences. I used to study statistics to see how it has changed. And if you remember, a speaker who came here who used to be the chief information officer of the country and she talked about security of data and she has a book on that issue, I’m looking at that. That’s a very important topic about big data and how to secure it and so on. A lot of times, just watching TV will help me to wound down and catching up on sleep. Actually the other book I’m reading that I like very much is a really, really good book about free speech on campus. Right now, that’s my favorite book I’m reading. Q: Can you talk a little bit about free speech and what you’ve learned from the book you’re reading?
A: So basically if you think about free speech, one of the arguments there are as long as you don’t have -- you have to allow people to say what they want to say -if you think about really, we had an incident here a couple years ago: “Black Only, White Only” and a lot of people were saying that we should fire the professor and so on. The book argues the opposite and that’s what we did. We brought more educational programs among other things. If we did not allow contrary views, we would not make any progress and it sort of goes back to the civil rights day … Especially in a public university, you have to allow whatever speech there is. Free speech is very important. Q: In what ways do you think we can enhance free speech on campus?
A: I think we have a good sort of system in place already. We have speakers from different points of views coming here already and I think it’s important to do that. I think we have a pretty good system at UB already. Q: What is something most students don’t know about you?
A: It’s hard to say. They can Google and find anything about me, I don’t have any secrets and they might not know my childhood but that’s not important to them. I grew up in a very small village [in India] not much facilities, so we didn’t have power or running water in those times. We had good teachers ... I lived there for 13 years … My father [who was a principal] and I opened a school for girls there [that’s named after my grandmother]. My brother who’s a professor and physician visits there and makes sure that things are going well and I go there too once in a while, every year or so. When we were growing up, there was nothing there actually for girls. My sister had to go and live about 15-20 miles away and study there. Q: Lastly, we’re quickly approaching UB 2020 and students would like to know what it means to you?
A: So actually, UB 2020, to me is really a vision, not a date. So really, if you think about 2020, there are three or four aspects we’ve been doing. One is to make sure that we have academic excellence, get the best faculty and have them work together. This work began 10-11 years ago. Second one was to provide our students with the best education. One of my goals as provost was to provide every student with some aspect of education similar to the Honors College. So we started the Academies, we changed the curriculum. The education part of it is the twentyfirst century continuing to improve that. And we continue to do that. There’s a lot to do. The third aspect is infrastructure ... and the fourth is being relevant to the local economy because you can’t be the top university if the city is not doing well... So for a lot of people UB 2020 looks like a date, and it’s going to stop there, but for me, 2020 is a guided principle. It’s a vision and we really are continuing to improve on those four aspects. The Spectrum will meet with Tripathi next on April 12. Students can submit questions they have for Tripathi to eic@ubspectrum.com. email:hannah.stein@ubspectrum.com twitter: @HannahJStein
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MOVIN’ OUT Students discuss annual Campus Living charges, fees BENJAMIN BLANCHET SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR
When Arielis Rosales removed a painting from her wall as a freshman in Wilkeson Hall, she said some of the wallpaper came off. Less than a month later, she was charged $50. “The damage was noticeable but not that bad,” said Rosales, a senior psychology and Spanish major. “The circumference of the hole in the wall seemed like it was less than a centimeter. It was small.” “I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t take you an hour to fix that. I think [$50] is too much. It takes too much money for one little thing.” Rosales and other students have been charged by Campus Living after moving out of the on-campus dorms and apartments. The charges can vary based on the need for a repair/removal and include everything from fridge removal to wall repairs. “I can share that oftentimes the damage cost would be shared amongst the residents in the room/apartment and that Campus Living will not apply charges that are less than $10.00,” said Meegan Hunt, associate director of Campus Living. Hunt said that of the 7,750 people in the residence halls and apartments last year, approximately 35 residents were charged. The charges totalled under $500, according to Hunt. At the end of each academic year, students receive a bulleted list from Campus Living, detailing how to appropriately check out of their rooms. Campus Living asks students to remove any personal items from their living space. Hunt said Campus Living offers pre-
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At the end of the year, Campus Living charges students move out fees in the residence halls and on-campus apartments. Meegan Hunt, associate director of Campus Living, said of the 7,750 people living on campus last year, approximately 35 residents were charged.
inspections by appointment to give students an opportunity to remove or reduce charges. The pre-inspections don’t eliminate potential charges later on, according to Hunt. After students move out, custodial and maintenance staff survey the living space. Hunt said if possible charges like abandoned property, excessive cleaning and/ or damage beyond normal “wear and tear” are spotted, a Campus Living hall/complex director or property manager responds. A determination is made based on the living space’s condition report and a photograph of the potential charge. Some violations are charged per hour of work it takes to repair and depend on the staff member responding, according to Hunt. Per-hour charges this year include cleaning graffiti, $20/hour; personal items left in the room, $20/hour; and holes/paint tears, $37/hour. Hunt said any fees collected by Campus Living from move-out charges cover material/supply cost as well as cost of labor. Malcom Gray, a senior political science major, said students who are moving out are focused on going home. Gray said he hasn’t been charged himself but thinks it is UB’s responsibility to pay employees for move out repairs/charges. “I think the term ‘normal’ wear and tear
could be anything, if it’s a hole in the wall I understand but if it’s just like paint coming off the walls, we shouldn’t be charged for that,” Gray said. Miriam Monfiston, a senior health and human services major minoring in education, has never been charged but has lived on campus her entire academic career. Monfiston said she thinks Campus Living’s definition for move-out charges is clear. “I’ve never experienced it but I think it’s generally a decent explanation from them about what should be left clean and what could be charged,” Monfiston said. “Charges like $37/hour for a tear in the wall shouldn’t take an hour, so it’s not that unreasonable of a fee.” Rosales said she feels she should have been charged but $50 seemed too much. “You don’t have to fix the whole wall, you just have to plaster the little hole I made,” Rosales said. “I do think some things are overpriced here and we’re still going to pay it because we need a place to live for our education considering we are college students.” SUNY Stony Brook also charges departing students based on work and materials used to repair/clean rooms. Potential charges, according to the 2018-19 occupancy report, include damages from decorations, damaged furniture, damaged
carpets, leaving of any items and damage “beyond normal wear and tear.” SUNY Oswego’s residential staff members identify damage after inspection and talk to residents about their concern. Before students move out, they are notified of charges, which are collected by residential life in about a month. The school also has an “incentive fund program” meant to reduce damage. Through the program, Oswego offers residence halls money each semester which go toward select repairs. The money at the end of the year is provided to hall councils which can be used to better hall programming/life. Rosales said she feels like Campus Living should offer freshmen more ways out of potential move-out fees. “As soon as students come in, they’re so excited. You’re wanting to decorate your room but it takes you a couple of tries to figure out what works on the walls where you don’t make damages,” Rosales said. “For freshmen, there should just be a warning or maybe a program for them to make up for the damage they’ve done. For juniors and seniors, though, I think you should know what works on the walls.” email: benjamin.blanchet@ubspectrum.com twitter: @BenjaminUBSpec
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Man vs. Bowl 2:
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Where to have a crap attack on campus DAN MCKEON COPY CHIEF
Editor’s note: This is a follow-up piece to an article published in 2015 called “Man vs. bowl,” a ratings rundown of bathrooms along the Academic Spine. For some, the threat of having to use a dirty public bathroom instead of one’s own tastefully curated and cleaned porcelain palace is the stuff of nightmares. They shiver at the thought of smelling those unidentifiable smells or having to flush for their precursors. And so, they carefully plan their days out to avoid ever using an on-campus bathroom. Eventually though, everyone will find themselves having to use a public bathroom. Maybe they decided earlier to be a little more adventurous with their lunchtime burrito. “Let’s make things spicy!” they said to themselves. What seemed like a good idea at the time has now forced them to abandon the sweet comforts of their own bathrooms at home. Luckily, UB’s sprawling academic complex features several options in bathroom style. For now, let’s focus on these four: the workhorse, handling large amounts of students; the oddball, serving up an en-
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dearingly weird toilet time; the secret, hiding in plain sight in big buildings; and the academic, a bathroom from people who are too stressed to notice how bad the bathroom is. The review of these bathrooms follows four parameters. First and foremost is comfort. If the toilet seat feels like sitting on a cold slab of concrete, you probably should just hold it instead. The second is privacy, because no one likes to be reminded how public their bathroom is. The third –– and for some, most vital –– is cleanliness. The final parameter is aesthetic, meaning an assessment of the artistic achievements of the room. How true to itself is the bathroom? It’s just as important to pull off the sleek look as it is to pull off the dungeon look. THE ODDBALL: FRONZAK 267 Comfort: 3/5 Cleanliness: 4/5 Privacy: 3/5 Aesthetic: 5/5
Fronzak’s main hallways are colored white and green, and the entrance way into the main second-floor bathroom looks no different. But the minute you open up the second door, everything is navy blue. It looks like a completely different building. But maybe, that’s the point. Perhaps the humble bathroom designer thought, “Who wants to feel the same vibe in their bathroom that they get from their classroom?” Perhaps they decided
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this bathroom would be a transcendent experience for all who enter, taking them away from their mundane routine into something new and fresh. On the other hand, maybe they just didn’t think about matching the color scheme with the outside hall. It’s possible the architect designing the building rushed through the bathroom portion. That’s probably more likely, but either way, Fronzak 267 is a true oddball worth checking out. THE WORKHORSE: SU 161 Comfort: 3/5 Privacy: 1/5
Cleanliness: 2/5 Aesthetic: 3/5
Tucked away in a busy corridor between the Student Union and Knox Hall, this bathroom is a pragmatic place to poop. Most students would pass SU 161 on average at least once a day, making it a convenient piece of utilitarianism. While it doesn’t have much going on inside past the basic purpose of a bathroom, it gets the job done and often has fully functioning toilets, urinals and sinks, with restocked paper towels. The central location leads to its low privacy rating. You’re almost never alone in there. I recommend wearing headphones to block out your potty peers, if that’s the kind of thing you worry about. The number of students moving up and down the narrow hallway presents a challenge when leaving. If it’s a busy time, it can be tricky merging into the flow of traffic without awkwardly cutting someone off. But if speed and convenience are your top factors, you can often do no better than SU 161. THE ACADEMIC: LOCKWOOD 111 Comfort: 2/5 Privacy: 4/5
Cleanliness: 1/5 Aesthetic: 4/5
In Geoffrey Chaucer’s seminal work “The Canterbury Tales,” the character of the Clerk cares little for anything else besides his education. He spends all his money on books, leaving himself dirty, emaciated and generally falling apart. The Clerk is the Lockwood 111 bath-
room. In the education dungeon that is the first floor of Lockwood Library, nobody is thinking about aesthetic or vibe. The only things on these students’ minds are studying, essay writing and slipping GPAs. So when they need a bathroom, they go into the decrepit and dirty depths of a bathroom no one bothers to think about. The paint is chipping off of the stall walls, there is toilet paper all over the place and the floor is always sort of wet, but none of that really matters. Those who find themselves in the Lockwood 111 bathroom aren’t thinking about a clean bathroom. They only have minds for academia. THE SECRET: CAPEN 7 Comfort: 2/5 Privacy: 5/5
Cleanliness: 3/5 Aesthetic: 3/5
Before we finish up our journey through UB’s plumbing fixtures, I’m going to fill you in on my conundrum. There is a secret bathroom in Capen. As a journalist, it is my sacred duty –– pun somewhat intended –– to keep the public informed. However, as a member of the bathroom-using community, I felt conflicted about exposing the secret bathroom. Is a secret bathroom printed in black and white for all the university to see even a secret bathroom anymore? But then, it dawned on me that nobody ever reads articles all the way to the end, right? So this one’s for you, loyal reader. You made it to the end, and you have your just reward for it. For you, there is a bathroom waiting. Turn down the hallway on your right as you approach Capen Hall from Knox. It is mostly filled with utility supplies, not really the kind of place a typical student would find themselves. But in there, you’ll find a very special bathroom. I won’t ruin the mystique by describing it. Just go there now and take in what one user described as “The secret s-----r club. Shhhh!” on the stall wall. email: dan.mckeon@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Dan_McKeon
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Students frustrated about excessive fire alarms at on-campus apartments Staff members say cooking is main cause of fire alarms WANLY CHEN ASST. FEATURES EDITOR
Fire alarms are sounding in university residence halls at an alarming rate. A total of 175 fire alarms have been recorded for on-campus housing for this academic year, as of March 16, according to UPD reports. Residents living in apartments contribute to more than half of the university’s total number of fire alarms, with 91 this year. Students who live in Flint Village 303 on North Campus are frustrated with how often fire alarms in the building go off. This semester, the apartment complex reported 31 fire alarms. Apartment 303 reported 13 alarms, nearly half of the complex’s fire alarm incidents. Lindsay Boyle is a junior nursing major and resident of Flint 303. The fire alarm situation has influenced her housing decision for next year. Because of the alarms, she isn’t sure if she wants to live on-campus again. “We don’t really want to be here, but our parents kind of prefer it. Because of so many inconveniences here, we don’t want to stay,” Boyle said. Boyle said the fire alarms have been distracting and thinks the system is too sensitive. “One time we set it off and we were doing nothing but boiling water on the stove for mac and cheese. Just the steam set it off,” Boyle said. Kimberly Navorroli, senior associate director of university facilities, said the total number of fire alarms in Flint Village has decreased in the last three years, but the cause of the alarms remains the same.
“Most are caused by cooking, smoking and spraying aerosols too close to detectors,” Navorroli said in an email. “Cooking is still the major cause of these alarms.” Nine of the 13 reported Flint alarms were related to cooking. On Jan. 30, the building had five fire alarms, three of which were malfunctions. Boyle said UB should consider upgrading the fire alarm system to one that can differentiate between steam and smoke. The UB Environment, Health and Safety Department said the fire alarm system is tested on its sensitivity every other year. Steven Herberger, EHS fire safety manager, said these tests are to make sure the system responds well to smoke signals. “The alarms are given the maximum time related to having authentication, where the smoke has to effect the detector for the longest period of time allowed by law, before it actually sets off the alarm off,” Herberger said. The alarm sequence on campus has a verification time of about 45 seconds to prevent accidentally setting it off, according to Herberger. Some residents, however, still agree with Boyle. Diamile Tavarez, a biological science major, said she feels fire alarms across campus are too sensitive. Tavarez previously lived in the Ellicott Complex and had similar issues with fire alarms there. “When I lived in Ellicott, my roommate was just blow drying her hair and it set the alarm off,” Tavarez said. “It wasn’t even a lot of smoke, but the fire alarm went off.” Evan Frisina, a freshman business major, said he believes the alarms should be placed in better locations in the dormitories. “They should put them at better places because right now, the fire alarms are right above the kitchen stove. How are you sup-
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posed to cook with no steam? It’s just too hard,” Frisina said. Hadley Village remains one of the oncampus apartments with a consistent increase in fire alarms since fall 2015. Qualeil Miller, a senior political science major, said having more engagement through events and emails on proper safety practice with on-campus residents would be helpful in reducing fire alarms. “I used to be a community adviser, so I know people who don’t know how to cook properly. They cook with the fire a little too high or microwave dry noodles,” Miller said. Apartments in Flint and Hadley are re-
served for junior and senior undergraduates. Miller said having upperclassmen residents should correlate with lower fire alarms. “[Campus Living] expects people living in the apartments to already have experienced the dorms, where they have been given past exposure to fire alarms happening,” Miller said. “It’s just incompetence, ignorance and negligence that causes fire alarms.” To address the issue of fire alarms, Navorroli said Campus Living staff will continue to educate residents on safety procedures. email: wanly.chen@ubspectrum.com twitter: @wanly_chen
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DANCING The Bulls took on the No. 3 South Florida Seminoles (26-7, 13-5 ACC) in the round of 32. Heading into the game, the Bulls had already picked up a win against an ACC team earlier in the season. Dillard said playing highly regarded programs like South Florida was one of the reasons the team was hoping to get into the tournament. Dillard said she felt the team never got enough credit during the regular season and that a win would not only validate the team, but the season in the MAC as well. “How about the MAC right now? That is what we are trying to show people,” said head coach Legette-Jack in an interview before the MAC Championship. “If you want to see some great basketball in Buffalo, this is an exciting chance to see one of the best groups of young women in the country.” Dillard would once again lead the Bulls to another historic program win, beating the Seminoles 86-65 and securing the program’s first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen. Dillard lead the team in scoring with 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a performance where she made the most of her free throws going 9-for-10 from the line. Dillard said her teammate sophomore forward Summer Hemphill was the difference maker having a doubledouble in the game. Dillard said the win signified to her that Buffalo had proven its legitimacy for the NCAA despite being a mid-major school. After the game, Dillard said she saw an outpouring of support from the Buffalo community to both basketball teams. She said the support from students and locals were one of her favorite parts of the tournament because she felt it was sign of the program’s growth. The win set the Bulls up to take on the defending tournament champions, the No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks (29-7,
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Junior guard Cierra Dillard takes a shot. Dillard had a standout performance in an already historic season for the Bulls which saw many program-history firsts.
12-4 SEC) in the Sweet Sixteen scheduled in Albany. “To play a team like South Carolina, so much goes through your mind,” Dillard said. “To play such a top-notch program with players like A’Ja Wilson, it is cool but also makes you a little nervous.” Despite the Bulls keeping the game in single digits heading into the fourth quarter, they still came up short losing 79-63 to the Gamecocks. Dillard had 29 points in the game with six assists and six steals. She was also the only Buffalo player to score in double digits. Despite the loss, Dillard said she is still “extremely proud” of what her team accomplished this year. By the end of the tournament, Dillard said she feels her strong performances in the NCAA Tour-
nament came from a mental note she made when the team lost in Cleveland. To Dillard, that was a game the team should have won, but the players did not give their best on that day. Dillard said it felt like the team made it a point not to lose any tournament the same way. “I just kept making my shot all week, really finding myself,” Dillard said. “I remember after the loss to Central, just feeling so crushed and looking back on it now I don’t feel any of that. I’m happy Central did so well too and it was nice to have two MAC teams in the Sweet Sixteen this year. It felt like the conference showed up.” With her senior season in front of her, Dillard said this year will help in the build to next season. After this season, it seems like the MAC will be regarded as a more
serious conference, along with fan interest continuing to grow on campus. She said her focus in the offseason is to find big-game confidence in every game she plays. Dillard notices the extra spotlight makes her feel the game matters more, something she wants to feel in every game –– not just the high profile ones. “Cierra is going to be just fine,” Legette-Jack said in one of the first postgame interviews of the season. “That girl has got something so special that when she feels it, no one can stop her. She just has to start feeling comfortable more often. When she does, everyone better look out.” email: thomas.zafonte@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Thomas_Spectrum
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SPRING RUNDOWN What happened in UB sports over spring break — SPORTS DESK —
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL
(29-6, 16-2 MAC)
The Bulls completed their best season in school history over break. Going into the NCAA tournament as an 11 seed, the Bulls began with a 102-79 win over six seeded University of South Florida Bulls (26-8, 13-3 American Athletic Conference). Two days later, the Bulls beat the three seeded Florida State University Seminoles (26-7, 14-2 ACC) 86-65 to advance to the Sweet 16. The Bulls concluded their season with a 79-63 loss to last years national champions the University of South Carolina Gamecocks (29-7, 12-4 SEC). Before the tournament, the Bulls were granted their first at-large bid into the tournament in school history. The Bulls then won their first ever tournament game and advanced to the Sweet 16 round for the first time as well. Junior guard Cierra Dillard led the team and averaged 29 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.3 steals per game including a 36-point game in the opening round. The Bulls’ senior class of guard Stephanie Reid, center Cassie Oursler, forward Mariah Suchan, guard Katherine Ups and guard Liisa Ups finish the winningest team at home in school history. The group finished with a 42-13 record inside of Alumni Arena.
SOFTBALL
The Bulls’ Cinderella run concluded on Saturday, March 17 with a 95-75 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats (26-11, 10-8 Southeastern Conference) during the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Bulls were led by senior guard Wes Clark who finished with 26 points in his final collegiate game. Junior guard CJ Massinburg contributed 18 points, while junior guard Jeremy Harris had 10. The Bulls completed their best season in program history, finishing with 27 wins and advancing to the second round of the tournament for the first time in school history. Head coach Nate Oats was named District 14 head coach of the year by the NCAA. Clark will play in the inaugural Dos Equis 3X3U National Tournament where he and 3 other representatives from the MAC will compete to win the $100,000 prize pool. The tournament consisting only of graduating seniors will begin on March 30th.
WRESTLING (5-12, 2-5 MAC)
(11-14, 3-0 MAC)
The Bulls wrapped up non-conference play, competing in the Clearwater Spring Break Classic. The team went 1-4, with the only win being a 10-2 victory against Florida A&M (10-20, 3-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). It was the Bulls’ eighth win of the season and were only one shy of matching last year’s total of nine. The Bulls began conference play sweeping Eastern Michigan Eagles (4-22, 0-3 MAC) in a three game series that started on March 23. Junior pitcher Ally Power threw a no hitter in the team’s first conference game, a 9-1 victory. It was the first for the team since 2014. Power completed the weekend going 2-0 with 10 strikeouts in 10 innings. The Bulls’ next series begins away Friday against the Northern Illinois Huskies (10-20, 1-2 MAC).
MEN’S TENNIS
(27-9, 15-3 MAC)
The Bulls had two wrestlers compete in the NCAA National Championships in Cleveland over break. Redshirt junior Jake Gunning competed in the heavyweight class and redshirt junior Bryan Lantry competed at 133 lbs. Gunning lost his first bout and was forced to take a medical forfeit in the second round, ending his season. Lantry went 1-1 on the first day and advanced to day two of the championships for the second straight year. Lantry would fall in a 4-3 decision and finish his season with a 17-7 overall record.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
(7-7, 1-1 MAC)
(9-3, 2-0 MAC)
The Bulls went undefeated over spring break, going 4-0 in their matches. They began with a 4-2 victory over the College of Charleston Cougars (11-9, 0-0 CAA), their first ever victory over them. They then went on to sweep the South Carolina State Bulldogs (3-4, 1-0 MEAC) 7-0. Junior Chantal Martinez Blanco was named MAC player of the week after she defeated both of her opponents in two sets while moving from second to first singles. The Bulls opened up conference play with victories over the Toledo Rockets (10-5, 0-2 MAC) and the Eastern Michigan Eagles (12-4, 1-1 MAC). The Bulls won their sixth straight match while simultaneously snapping Eastern Michigan’s nine-game win streak. The teams split the singles matches 3-3 as the Bulls narrowly won 4-3 from strong doubles play.
The Bulls opened up conference play in Toledo, Ohio splitting their matches 1-1. The Bulls began with a 5-2 loss to the Western Michigan Broncos (16-4, 3-0 MAC) but rebounded with a 6-1 victory over the Toledo Rockets (3-12, 0-3 MAC). With the win over Toledo, head coach Lee Nickell earned his 100th career win. Junior Ethan Nittolo and sophomore Hao Sheng Koay earned MAC doubles team of the week with their 2-0 start. The Bulls played two Ivy League teams, the Cornell Big Red (7-6, 0-0 IVY) ranked 41st in the nation and the Harvard Crimson (16-3, 0-0 IVY) ranked 27th. The doubles team of senior Vidit Vaghela and senior Petr Vodak won the only game in either match, a 6-3 victory against Harvard.
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Dancing from Cleveland to Albany Bulls guard Cierra Dillard recounts MVP performance during team’s historic postseason
THOMAS ZAFONTE SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
2018 saw the women’s basketball team call the program’s greatest season to a close. The team broke multiple records and set many firsts for the program, including the record for most wins in a single season with 29, receiving the program’s first at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament and picking up the program’s first tournament win. That doesn’t include the Bulls’ second NCAA Tournament win and the program’s first Sweet Sixteen appearance. One player shined with the extra spotlight on her in an already historic season afro the Bulls (29-6, 16-2 Mid-American Conference): junior guard Cierra Dillard. “There is something about that big game air that gets the best out of me,” Dillard said. “I felt like as the stage kept getting bigger I could feel it more and more. If that turns into at least 20 points a
JACK LI, THE SPECTRUM
Junior guard Cierra Dillard looks for the shot from behind the arc. Dillard had several great performances in the NCAA Tournament this year when the Bulls made it to the Sweet Sixteen.
game, I am feeling pretty good.” Dillard averaged 29 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.3 steals per game in the tournament while earning praise from coaches, players and even the playby-play broadcast analysts. Now heading into her senior year, Dillard said she finally has some time to reflect on the past year. “Since the start of the season, it just felt like we kept going and going,” Dillard said. “I was so focused on the next game I would forget how I did two games ago. Things just kept getting bigger, and we always tried to stay focused. Epically starting in Cleveland, you could feel the stage getting bigger.” When this year’s MAC Championship came to an end, all Dillard wanted to do was keep playing basketball. The Bulls lost to the Central Michigan Chippewas (30-5, 17-1 MAC) 96-91 at the Quicken Loans Arena, conceding the season series 2-1. At that point, the NCAA had yet to an-
nounce at-large bids for the tournament, so the Bulls were waiting to find out if they were going dancing. “Not knowing if we would get it just kept us on edge,” Dillard said. “I wanted to keep playing for my sisters. The five seniors on the team deserved to keep playing so I really wanted it for them.” Buffalo earned its first at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls were picked as a No. 11 seed and were set to play the No. 6 University of Southern Florida Bulls (26-8, 13-3 ACC) in the first round. Dillard said despite the Bulls only playing MAC teams in 2018 up to that point, Buffalo was ready thanks to wins the team picked up over big conference teams in the non-conference season. Heading into the game, she said the team was more excited than anything to play on the national stage. “When we went down to Florida, it just felt right,” Dillard said. “Coach [Felisha Legette-] Jack does such a great job to just
make you want it. Not only to want it, but to want it for more than just yourself. So when we finally got to USF, I just never wanted to stop playing.” Dillard scored a season-high 36 points against Southern Florida, while the team also scored season-high in points, winning 102-79. This marked the program’s first win in NCAA Tournament history. Dillard said that “never wanting to stop” mentality also helped to bring her strong play all postseason. The Bulls set the record for most points scored by a double-digit seed on a single-digit seed in a NCAA Tournament game. “I think we embrace the underdog role,” said senior guard Stephanie Reid in the pregame press conference for their Sweet Sixteen game. “When the prognosis is that you are going to lose to a team, then you beat them by 20, it is exciting and it makes us go in with no expectation.”
The Jayhawks will be the biggest test for the Wildcats since their mid-February matchup with fellow No. 1 seed Xavier. The Wildcats won that game by 16 points.
the nation in points allowed. Loyola-Chicago can bring it defensively, but it doesn’t face the opponents that the Wolverines do. Their scoring will be their biggest issue. They don’t even rank in the top-150 teams in the nation in points per game. If they can’t score well, they might be the next stepping-stone for the Ramblers’ Cinderella run.
Kansas Jayhawks (31-7, 13-5 Big 12)
FINAL FOUR PREVIEW ALLISON STAEBELL, THE SPECTRUM
The 2018 Final Four begins Saturday when the Villanova Wildcats take on the Kansas Jayhawks followed by the Michigan Wolverines taking on the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers.
A look at the four teams left this season DANIEL PETRUCCELLI SPORTS EDITOR
An exciting NCAA basketball season is less than a week away from wrapping up. The Final Four will take place in San Antonio, Texas this weekend to determine the national champion. One matchup will see two No. 1 seeds face each other when the Kansas Jayhawks and Villanova Wildcats meet-up at 8:49 p.m. on Saturday. But Saturday’s first matchup will be between the No. 3 seed Michigan Wolverines and the Cinderella story of the tournament, the No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago at 6:09 p.m. Check out a rundown of the four teams that compete on Saturday.
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ALNUTT Alnutt, a Kansas City native, is a former Division-I football player for the University of Missouri where he played linebacker and tight-end. Alnutt has over 15 years experience in helping to oversee Division-
Villanova Wildcats (34-4, 14-4 Big East)
This team can run up the scoreboard quick. The Wildcats currently lead the nation in scoring, averaging 86.6 points per game and are top 10 in shooting percentage. They have been killing teams with their three-point shot and have made more threes than any other team in college basketball while shooting 40 percent from deep. The lowest three-point shooting percentage of any starter is 33 percent. They entered the tournament second in the nation in the polls and currently have three players in ESPN’s top 50 prospects for the upcoming draft. Six different Wildcats are averaging double-digit scoring per game. No tournament team has been able to keep up with them yet, and they have outscored their opponents with an average of 18.3 points per game.
I sport teams, having once raised $5 million dollars from the city of Memphis to pay for renovations for Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Alnutt was elected chair of the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee during his time in Memphis. “Throughout this national search, he demonstrated a keen understanding of
The Jayhawks are coming off one of the most competitive games in the tournament this year, when they beat the Duke Blue Devils 85-81 in the only No. 1 seed against No. 2 seed matchup in the Elite Eight. Despite having a history with top-level recruits coming in for one-and-done careers, this year the Jayhawks are led by two seniors and a sophomore. A Kansas team that is coming in with experience should be a scary thought for any opponent. Their three-shooting should cause issues for opponents too. They have the best percentage from behind the arc of any Final Four team, hitting 40.3 percent. The Duke game could hurt these players if they come in on too much of an emotional high, but if they can lock in to the way they finished out that game, any team they face could be in trouble. Michigan Wolverines (32-7, 13-5 Big 10)
The Wolverines have been fortunate in the way the tournament has panned out. The best team they have had to face this tournament was the No. 6 seed Houston Cougars, and they pulled that game out with some late heroics by freshman guard Jordan Poole. Michigan gets another lowseed matchup when it meets the No. 11 seed Loyola-Chicago Ramblers. On paper, Michigan should beat the Ramblers –– but games aren’t played on paper. The Wolverines need to lock in on their quality defense that ranks top 10 in
the significant role a competitive athletics program plays in the overall success of a public institution of higher education,” Tripathi said. “And a clear commitment to ensuring the finest student-athlete experience through the core values of academic and competitive achievement.” The search process listed experience in NCAA Division-I sports, marketing, pub-
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Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (32-5, 15-3 Missouri Valley Conference)
The Ramblers have been the benefactors of one of the craziest regions in the NCAA. People expected Virginia to run through the tournament with ease, but instead the team became the first No. 1 seed to be knocked off by a No. 16 seed. Buffalo helped open the door for Loyola when it took out the No. 4 seed Arizona Wildcats in the first round. The No. 2 and No. 5 seed also got knocked off before the Ramblers had to meet up with them. But make no mistake, this team will still be a tough matchup for anybody. They are fifth in the nation in scoring defense. They are top 20 in three-point shooting percentage as well. Defense and the three-ball are the classic recipe for an upset, and if the Wolverines take the Ramblers lightly, the Wolverines will suffer the same fate of the four teams the Ramblers have already knocked out. The Ramblers were also battle tested this tournament. Their first three tournament games were decided by just four points. Loyola-Chicago is the long shot, but it has proved it belongs in the Final Four. email: daniel.petruccelli@ubspectrum.com twitter: @DanP_Spectrum
lic relations, finances, commitment to diversity, expectation of competitive success and strong communication skills as being required skills for the role. Alnutt will take over with four DivisionI teams still in active competition for the 2017-18 seasons. email: thomas.zafonte@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Thomas_Spectrum