The Spectrum Vol. 68 No. 31

THE SPECTRUM VOL. 68 NO. 31 | FEBRUARY 18, 2019

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UB students can’t smoke marijuana on campus, even if Cuomo legalizes it

‘Breaking Away’: A conversation with Lennon Stella

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Losing on a technicality: FelishaLegette Jack unapologetic for being emotional in Saturday’s game > SEE PAGE 8

Student Association members upset with high late fees ‘The comeback (to said she believes the charges are fair and Clubs fined $50-per-day for tor, Buffalo) kid’ said Pakistani SA’s executive board accepted late credit card returns JACKLYN WALTERS CO-SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

Student Association coordinators were upset after the SA Senate charged their clubs with late fees at the Feb. 8 Senate meeting.

The Senate requested a total of $1,800 in late fees from 12 clubs, according to SA’s proposed budget adjustments. Pakistani SA and Academic Bowl face late charges of $500 and $250 respectively for returning credit cards late, which the clubs borrowed from the SA. Polish SA was fined $150 for losing an SA Wegmans card. Some SA members were surprised by the unusually high charges at the meeting, and think SA should revise its late return policy.

SA clubs face a $50-per-day charge if they return borrowed SA credit cards late, according to the SA finance handbook. Clubs can borrow credit cards for Wegmans, Walmart, Home Depot and AC Moore and limits range from $3,000 to $5,000. Late fees are voted on as part of the budget adjustments at the beginning of every Senate meeting to ensure all club charges are accounted for and justified.

SA Senators voted to pass the budget adjustments on Feb. 8, despite the club coordinators’ discontent, but some Senators said they felt “pressured” to vote to pass the budget adjustments.

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fault for not returning the card on time.

Brian Reagan, president of Academic Bowl, felt differently and said SA failed to properly notify the club of the charges. Reagan said SA only notified the club about the fees months after the card was due.

“We never received any notification of the card being late,” Reagan said. “The clerk at the counter and the envelope [the card] came in were supposed to inform us of the due date, but never did.”

Reagan said that although the policy is in the SA handbook, he doesn’t feel the allotted time is sufficient for clubs to return borrowed cards. He said e-board members often have classes that interfere with the return policy, as cards must be returned by 12 p.m. This forces clubs to deal with late charges that “quickly rack up to be devastating,” Reagan said.

SA Senator Omran Omar described the late fees as “predatory” and feels the charges may be a “bad policy” that carried over from past years.

SA Treasurer Tanahiry Escamilla said the Senate approved the late fee policy before the academic year began. SA uses the funds to pay off any additional fees from the unpaid credit cards, according to Escamilla. She said SA cannot pay off credit card bills until clubs turn in the card and receipts.

Reagan said he thinks SA staff should better notify clubs of deadlines and policies. > SEE SA

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Feeling the breeze

John Mulaney performs to sold-out Comedy Series crowds SAMANTHA VARGAS JULIANNA TRACEY ASST. ARTS EDITORS

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John Mulaney made it clear that if someone was confident enough to interrupt his joke, he would call them out.

The comedian bounced off of disruptive student comments while performing his set Saturday night. He asked their names and majors, and some had their comments turned into jokes.

But the crowd was more than happy to play along.

Mulaney headlined the Student Association’s 2019 Comedy Series at the Center for the Arts.

Mulaney performed two sets Saturday night to roughly 2,980 students in attendance, according to Marc Rosenblitt, SA entertainment director. Both performances sold out before the event with 3,496 tickets reserved. SA informed students on Thursday that no guest tickets were available due to high demand. The 7:30 p.m. show had 1,538 students in attendance out of the 1,748-seat capacity. The 9 p.m. performance saw a decrease in attendance with 1,441 students.

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THE SPECTRUM Anna Seidl stands in front of ice-covered Lake LaSalle. The theater performance student has built a local reputation for wearing shorts during the winter.

Student refuses to wear pants during Buffalo winter ISABELLA NURT ASST. FEATURES EDITOR

The Buffalo winter is here, and students are shuffling through the slush and zipping parka coats up to their noses to stay warm.

But Anna Seidl, a sophomore theater performance and psychology major, said she never wears a coat outside during the winter.

She doesn’t wear pants either.

Seidl considers any day above zero degrees to be “shorts weather.”

“I love the cold,” Seidl said. “I’m obsessed with the cold. I like to think it’s because I’m Russian and my whole family likes the cold,

but most people tell me it’s because I’m crazy.”

Seidl said she pushes the limit of what she can bear every year. She’s more than comfortable on a 30-degree day in nothing but a T-shirt, shorts, boots and knit hat. Seidl only wore pants once this winter on a day when there was a negative 30-degree wind chill in Buffalo.

“Even then I didn’t wear a coat,” Seidl said.

“As long as my fingers, my toes and my ears are covered, then I’m warm.”

Saoudatou Barry, a sophomore pharmacy major, said she has seen Seidl walking outside on campus multiple times.

“I saw her and I thought she might have some kind of condition or you never know what the case is … maybe she doesn’t have any pants?”

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DAVILA TARAKINIKINI | THE SPECTRUM A student reads a book inside the Music Library alone. Faculty and students still have concerns over the library's future, following the retirement of the library’s archivist.

Music Library’s future still unknown as staff continues to dwindle THOMAS ZAFONTE SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

UB’s Music Library is now down to only one part-time librarian, which leaves the future of the library unknown.

Former music librarian John Bewley is no longer an active librarian, according to Elizabeth Adelman, Interim Vice Provost for University Libraries. Bewley, who retired this January, was the only music archivist at the library, according to UB Libraries’ website.

The Spectrum reported in December that music faculty and students were concerned for

the future of the library, following cuts to the staff. Bewley was the last librarian working with a music degree at the library.

“We do not have plans to change the funding structure for music library resources,” Adelman wrote in an email.

Adelman did not say if the current funding structure for the music library would be a part of the department’s “master planning process,” as reported in the past Spectrum article.

Deborah Chiarella, who acts as a librarian for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, is now the only acting music librarian, according to Adelman. All of Chiarella’s listed publications on the UB Libraries website are for medical and health journals.

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UB students can’t smoke marijuana on campus, even if Cuomo legalizes it the Department of Education.

“We’ve got to comply with the restrictions in the Federal Drug Free Schools Act which states that at the federal level, marijuana is still a controlled substance,” Sticht said.

Sticht said the majority of marijuana complaints UPD receives are a result of students smoking indoors in academic buildings and dorms.

“Even if it’s legal to possess and legal to use in a recreational manner, if you’re smoking it in an academic building BENJAMIN BLANCHET | THE SPECTRUM or dorm room, UPD Deputy Chief Josh Sticht talks about how the possible legalization of marijuana will be policed on campus. that’s still a violation of policy,” Sticht said. ized, students are still subject to Campus Campus rules would still Sticht said that UPD will “probably not Living rules, which don’t allow the possesnot allow the possession sion or use of marijuana. UB’s smoke-free find out” if students consume pot brownor use of marijuana policy would also prohibit smoking weed ies or edibles, but may be called if these students engage in “disruptive behavior.” openly on campus.

TANVEEN VOHRA “I don’t see the connection between Brian Haggerty, senior associate director CO-SENIOR NEWS EDITOR kids that are stoned and fist fights. Maybe of Campus Life, said he doesn’t “anticipate the campus changing its smokefree policy” we might see other issues like kids passing New York State is closer than ever to if recreational marijuana became legal. He out on buses,” Sticht said. “So we might legalizing recreational marijuana, but that said Campus Living would still participate not be involved at all in the initial call, or in doesn’t mean UB students would be able in any “discussion that considers new laws the initial consumption, but we just have to spark a joint on campus any time soon. that might impact campus policies.” to deal with the aftermath.”

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to leSticht said the potential legalization UPD Deputy Chief Joshua Sticht said galize the substance by the state budget UB has to observe federal government of marijuana may result in some “initial deadline of April 1, but even if it is legal- laws in order to maintain its standing with excitement” that may lead to students

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But Sticht said, in those instances, UPD will “educate students” about the difference in state laws and student conduct rules through referrals, warnings from officers and orientation sessions.

“We’re [probably] going to address it through orientations and other places where we can tell people ‘Hey, this is what New York State law says, but these are also the Student Conduct rules, and here’s how you keep yourself from getting in trouble,’” Sticht said.

Sticht said he is concerned with the potential increase in motor vehicle accidents on campus as a result of marijuana consumption.

“I mean, we’ve seen that in states where it has been legalized, like Colorado and some other areas, there has been a marked increase in motor vehicle fatalities [and] accidents that appear to be tied back to marijuana,” Sticht said. “I’m not predicting that that will be a huge problem, but there’s a potential there.”

Students like Sarah Scalise, a senior speech and hearing major, welcome the possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana.

Scalise said she hopes legalizing marijuana would ensure students are purcharsing “safer” pot, as opposed to marijuana purchased illegally that might be laced with unknown substances.

Scalise said she understands that campus living rules would still restrict students from smoking marijuana indoors, but she thinks students will still benefit from the change in laws in off-campus scenarios.

“I mean, they can’t stop kids from going off campus and getting high,” Scalise said. email: tanveen.vohra@ubspectrum.com

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THE SPECTRUM Monday, February 18, 2019 Volume 68 Number 31 Circulation: 4,000

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CARTOONIST Ardi Digap

President Trump’s ‘national emergency’ is no emergency; it’s a mess EDITORIAL BOARD

On Friday, President Donald Trump announced a “national emergency” at the border.

He said immigrants were coming to the U.S. more “than probably we’ve ever had before.” He said most drugs don’t come in from “ports of entry.” He also said immigrants invade the U.S. with crimes.

We know these are misrealities or flat-out lies.

And we also know what an emergency is and this ain’t it, chief.

We’ve seen previous presidents declare national emergencies.

These happened during 9/11, the Great Depression and even the postal worker strike of 1970.

These situations affect American life as we know it.

But this national emergency is different, and it has drastic effects on military families and U.S. territories.

The emergency will take away $3.6 billion from military construction projects, according to White House officials. Some of these projects could include a $62 million middle school in Kentucky (Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home state) and military family housing in places like Guam and Puerto Rico.

We’re appalled that President

president said. “I just want to get it done faster, that’s all.”

We see President Trump’s response to border security as dangerous. If there was actually a situation where illegal immigrants killed Americans on the southwest border every day, we’d understand. But that’s not the case.

Now, if this emergency is funded and gets upheld in court, President Trump could set a precedent that we don’t want to see.

The 58 previous declarations under the National Emergency Act haven’t circumvented Congressional decisions on government funding.

President Trump’s decision defies this history.

This could set the stage for fu-

ture presidents, including a Democrat who wants to hopscotch over funding decisions made by a majority Republican Congress.

This “national emergency” is bigger than policy promises.

It can be a “national emergency” for our republic as we know it.

We want Trump to uphold the values of democracy and listen to our Congress. We don’t want him to pander to xenophobes or do his best to whip up pitches for a “beautiful” wall like a snake oil salesman.

We don’t see where the emergency is with Mexican immigration and a wall isn’t going to help our line of sight.

Can you explain the Dow?

disproportionately small role that women have in the field. Only a third of the nation’s undergraduate students majoring in economics are women. The numbers are more staggering for women currently in the professional academic field — making up only 13 percent of the workforce.

It would be easy for me to say that this is preposterous and that more female students should enroll as economics majors, even though I would never do this. I am a film major, so my excuse has always been that I am an artist. But I think that I have been a part of the problem in my apathy.

Every young woman out there reserves the right to speak for themself, but I think the notion that Wall Street is a man’s world seeped into our subconscious at an early age — maybe high school. So when the time came to fill out applications for our major area of study, no one took interest in economics.

Maybe it was movies like “The Big Short,” where the most-important female role was sexualized, or “The Wolf of Wall Street.” When I think about the actual Wall Street, I picture Leonardo DiCaprio in a suit and tie, leading an army pack

of brokers and prostitutes. That’s a fairly extreme image, but it’s the one that comes to mind first.

Men’s voices will be dominating and controlling our economy for years to come and the economy has arguably the largest influence on public policy. This is a fairly jarring concept when you consider that women and men often show disparities in opinion polls. In a 2014 survey of economists, 45 percent of men agreed that wealth should be distributed more evenly in the United States, while 64 percent of women said the same, according to The New York Times.

But who is going to hear our voice if only a handful are speaking up?

It’s too late for me to change my major, and I don’t think I have room in my academic schedule to take an intro to economics class. Still, I think that playing dumb makes me part of the problem. I may never play a direct role in Wall Street, but I can understand how it works. I can learn about economic policy, and vote accordingly. I think there is something to be said for that.

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Trump’s emergency will take away from $2.5 billion in counternarcotics programs. This decision could impact the opioid crisis even as opioid-addicted patients decrease nationwide.

President Trump now has roughly $8 billion for a border wall that we thought Mexico was going to pay for.

Turns out, the very people who fight to keep this country safe –– from diseases like addiction or by fighting overseas –– are the ones who will pay.

This makes us collectively disappointed in the president.

And it didn’t need to happen.

President Trump said it himself.

“I didn’t need to do this, but I’d rather do it much faster,” the

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I’m 16 and I’m watching Margot Robbie explain subprime mortgages while she’s taking a bubble bath in the film, “The Big Short.”

“These risky mortgages are called subprime, so whenever you hear subprime, think s––t,” she said and tosses back a glass of champagne.

We watched this film in my high school economics class when my teacher needed an excuse not to teach us. I don’t think I got a very good mark on the exam, but I got the definition of subprime mortgage correct. This happens to be the only thing I can remember from that economics course, so you can see the profound effect of Margot Robbie and bathtime.

I am less than proud of how utterly stupefied I am when it comes to the economy. In fact, I see it as

one of my worst qualities. It makes me feel, well, kind of basic.

If I were ever thrown into a cocktail party discussion about the economy, I would have nothing to say except for, “Oh yeah, I heard the Dow is like totally up right now.”

Obviously, I would have no way of explaining what Dow is exactly, just that it is up.

So I made a resolution this year that I was going to skip the celebrity news and read the finance section.

Soon enough I would be rolling the fanciest of economic terms off my tongue — like value-added tax, systematic risk and purchasing power parity. That last one definitely has a nice ring to it.

I recently caught up with a friend from high school who is majoring in economics and finance. She told me that whenever she goes to undergraduate conferences, she is always one of three to four women in a room with a hundred students. I wondered if this disparity in gender equality is a trend.

About a month ago, I read a New York Times article, “Why Women’s Voices Are Scarce in Economics,” which brought to my attention the

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The Spectrum’s Comedy Series mention would be funnier if I was there BRIAN EVANS SENIOR

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If you ask John Mulaney, I need to step my game up.

The Student Association featured the fan-favorite performer at this year’s Comedy Series in the Center for the Arts Saturday night. Mulaney is popular among students and adolescents alike, with multiple Netflix specials and his original series along with Nick Kroll, “Big Mouth.”

The only issue is I wasn’t there.

The Spectrum was denied press for this year’s Comedy Series per-

formance, the first time this has happened in the last three years.

But that didn’t stop Mulaney from using Spectrum coverage for material on stage.

Both shows at the CFA were several hundred seats below full capacity. The 7 p.m. show had roughly 200 open seats, and the second show had roughly 300 open seats. With 500 seats left open for both shows, it’s fair to say that, even though students’ reserved tickets, there was still enough space for us to cover.

So, why was The Spectrum denied press?

SA Entertainment Director Marc Rosenblitt told me, in an email, that the lack of press credentials was because of Mulaney’s management.

SA informed us that Mulaney’s management said “NO PRESS AT

ALL.” Regardless of who made the final decision, the fact that Mulaney’s set included content from The Spectrum while we watched from the sidelines was upsetting. It’s frustrating that myself and the rest of the arts desk at The Spectrum was put on the spot.

Mulaney cherry-picked sentence fragments from various front-page Spectrum pieces, poking at small details out of context for big laughs.

Funny? Absolutely. Mulaney is one of my favorite comedians, and his work on “Big Mouth” is hysterical.

But this felt like The Spectrum was being kicked while it was down.

Still, if Mulaney’s management or SA gave credentials to myself and other editors on the arts desk, it

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would have been a courtesy. Given the turnout, allocating passes was entirely feasible.

Did Mulaney know we were denied press before he decided to pull material from our paper? I can’t help but wonder how he would feel if he did.

I’m amazed that Mulaney’s management would deny a student-run publication press coverage to a student-run event.

But that didn’t stop us from covering the show.

I’m glad we could help out John Mulaney and give him inspiration for his performances on Saturday night.

I hope he’ll allow us to be there to see it next time. email:brian.evans@ubspectrum.com twitter: @BrianEvansSpec.

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MUSIC LIBRARY Chiarella was listed as a Music Library staff member by UB Libraries in June, but her bio at the time included no Music Library responsibilities. Chiarella has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from York University.

Chiarella did not respond after multiple attempts for comment.

“There are tangible difficulties in using the library at the moment,” said James Currie, associate professor in the music department.

“We have no music librarian…except for FROM PAGE 1

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Escamilla said “a lot goes into consideration” in implementing new policies and said the rule cannot be changed mid-semester. She also said she understands that “sometimes the impossible happens,” and e-board members may not be able to return cards on time.

Escamilla said clubs have notified her of family emergencies and one person locked their keys in a car with an SA credit card inside. In extenuating circumstances such as these, SA will override the fees.

“As long as they just mention it and are able to provide evidence that something happened, I’m more than happy to be considerate,” Escamilla said. “Life happens, [the late fees are] more for clubs that just aren’t being responsible with what the policies are.”

Daniel Connolly, SA hobby coordinator, said he thinks the fees disproportionately affect clubs with smaller budgets, which are more impacted by the $50-per-day fee.

“I believe that it would be best if next year’s FROM PAGE 1

COMEBACK cials like “Kid Gorgeous at Radio City” and “John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid,” is also known for his voice acting work in “SpiderMan: Into the Spider-Verse” and the Netflixoriginal series “Big Mouth.” Mulaney was a top choice for this year’s show. He came in second to Kevin Hart, who earned 89 votes in an SA survey, according to Rosenblitt. The comedian spent the night drawing in laughs with his opinions of UB’s mascot, police sirens, buying alcohol for minors as well as treading into politics and personal anecdotes about his wife and dog.

Mulaney questioned why UB chose a bull as the mascott instead of a Buffalo.

“I think you missed something there with what mascot you should’ve chosen,” Mulaney said. “I don’t know why you haven’t changed it. … We’re trying to use animals that seemed intimidating.”

Mulaney also discussed President Donald FROM PAGE 1

WINTER SHORTS Mountains, where winter temperatures consistently run through the negatives. She recalls refusing to wear a coat since seventh grade.

“I would bring my coat to school just so no one would call the cops on my parents for child abuse, but I wouldn’t wear it,” Seidl said.

That didn’t stop someone from calling the cops on her during her freshman year of college, according to Seidl.

Seidl recalls wearing a sweatshirt and shorts, while going for an early morning walk on the bike path near the Ellicott complex. A UPD car pulled up to her and began asking her questions because they received a report about a woman in shorts, according to Seidl.

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Thursday and sometimes Friday there isn’t a qualified librarian there.”

Currie said he believes Chiarella is qualified to work at the Music Library and had proper training for the role.

Currie has been worried about the Music Library’s situation, specifically with the dwindling staff. He said he thinks the current staff is good, but has limited capabilities after Bewley’s departure. Currie said the department has a large amount of graduates who are worried about the library too.

Oscar Woodrich, a freshman music per-

formance major, said he goes to the Music Library almost everyday. He said he uses the library for its audio tools and its collection of music materials.

“It is a crown jewel in terms of music theory resources and history resources,” Woodrich said. “But looking at the resources we have, the Music Library can help students grow and progress.”

Woodrich said he has heard rumors about the uncertain future of the library, but understands if the school isn’t saying until plans are official. Woodrich said he hopes future plans

include having more librarians who focus in various areas of music.

“Having people who specialize in music who curate these libraries is very important,” Woodrich said. “If you go up to someone in Lockwood [Library] and say ‘I need a score by this composer,’ if they’re not familiar with music terms, they might ask, ‘What’s a score?’

It’s not exactly very helpful, is it?”

SA finance handbook handled this issue in a different way so that clubs with one negligent e-board member don’t suffer as much if that member doesn’t hand in their card on time,” Connolly said.

Maximilian Kapitonoff, vice president of photo club said their previous treasurer neglected to return a borrowed card in the fall semester.

Kapitonoff said SA notified photo club of the charges on Feb. 8, roughly two months after its Dec. 3 due date. SA still hasn’t charged them or notified them of the amount.

“SA has done more to detract from our club’s growth rather than to foster it,” Kapitonoff said. “We haven’t been clearly informed on how much they’re charging us… since it takes forever, like everything SA does … [but] even the one-day fee is a large portion of our budget.”

Escamilla appoints a finance committee that decides the budget and the fees. She announced next year’s committee at the last meeting. Seven people applied for positions

on the six-person committee, according to Escamilla.

SA Senator Omran Omar said he believes the finance committee should reconsider the policy on fees, and advised Senators to vote carefully on the budget adjustments.

“Senators really need to work together in the future,” Omar said. “Oftentimes we see ourselves being persuaded or lectured to vote a certain way.”

Connolly said “the policy in place was being enforced the way it was supposed to be,” but

next year’s finance committee should reconsider the policy.

“It’s in the handbook, stated as a rule pretty clearly,” Connolly said. “I think the question is just whether or not there might be a better way in the future to approach dealing with this issue.”

Trump, and referenced the investigation into Russian collusion.

“I want the president to go down, but I kind of don’t want him to go down for Russian espionage,” Mulaney said. “It’s too fancy of a reason for that guy to go down.”

Mulaney, between commenting on empty seats and speaking to students in the first row, began his second performance by addressing the campus tunnel system. He referred to UB students as “mole people,” after learning about the tunnel system from a disruptive audience member in the first performance and adding it to his act.

But Mulaney didn’t let outbursts control his set.

Lauren Masterpolo, a freshman music theater major, attended the first set and said she enjoyed the audience interaction.

“I thought John Mulaney was so funny. I really like that he interacted with the crowd,” Masterpolo said. “It made it feel personalized

and super hilarious.”

The comedian responded to a variety of audience reactions. Audience members’ facial expressions and seating changes often led to improvised moments.

“I’m sorry, did that bum you out? I apologize,” Mulaney said during a joke about plants.

“I don’t mean to be negative about plants. I saw your face and I felt so bad.”

The comedian also used the latest issue of The Spectrum for material. He read aloud the SA Spring Fest survey results and the Living Stipend Movement’s Valentine’s Day protest, where students sent Valentines to UB President Satish Tripathi’s home to raise concern about their stipend levels. He criticized the amount of votes each artist received, as well as the implications of a Valentine-related protest.

“I’m no expert in protesting,” Mulaney said.

“But that’s not really a brick through the window.”

The comedian won over the crowd with ref-

erences to the SUNY system, which he called a “mafia,” but the audience didn’t seem to react to his material geared toward an older audience. Jokes about losing friends to parenthood and the Cold War seemed to be misunderstood and unrelatable, since the audience reactions weren’t as prominent.

Comedian Max Silvestri opened for Mulaney and included more Buffalo-specific anecdotes in his set. Silvestri has toured with Mulaney before, and is best known for his work on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Silvestri made various comments about Buffalo foods like beef on weck.

Silvestri and Mulaney proved to be a great team, and received a standing ovation following the performances.

“I was wearing a sweatshirt and shorts, and I thought ‘wait a minute, the cop thinks I’m a prostitute,’” Seidl said.

But Seidl is no stranger to turning heads at this point. She said she often appears on strangers’ Snapchat stories.

“It’s so funny when a friend will show me that I am on someone’s snap story, who I don’t even know,” Seidl said.

Seidl said that not wearing pants is the best conversation starter. She has made friends with people who approach her to ask why she wears shorts in the winter, according to Seidl.

She also appreciates the humor it brings into her everyday life.

Anthony Defeo, a senior film studies major, is performing alongside Seidl in the theater department’s upcoming production of “Julius

Caesar.” Defeo met Seidl during auditions last semester.

“Once the temperatures dropped, I began to notice she was impervious to sub-zero temperatures,” Defeo said.

But Defeo thinks Seidl’s optimism about winter is admirable. “[Seidl] walks or rides her bike everywhere even in the winter, which has no carbon footprint,” said Defeo. “I mean, if you can endure that for the sake of the planet, by all means.”

Jaclyn Grace, MSN, a registered nurse at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, said she has seen the adverse effects of freezing temperatures on people in the Buffalo community throughout her career. Frostbite can expedite quickly on the skin, but the fact that Seidl still wears hats during winter is probably

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the main reason she stays warm, according to Grace.

“If she’s wearing clothes where it matters — gloves, shoes and hats — then she can stay pretty warm,” Grace said. “Your digits, toes, nose and cheeks are where [frostbite] occurs first. It’s harder to get it on your legs.”

While Buffalo hardly falls short when it comes to serving snow and wind chills, Seidl said she isn’t completely satisfied with the winters here and dreams of living in Siberia.

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‘Breaking Away’: A conversation with Lennon Stella Pop star talks Liam Payne collaboration, debut album and ‘homecoming’ show

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How did growing up around a musical family influence your appreciation for music? Do you remember your first memory of music?

Stella: My parents are musicians and they were a duo my whole childhood, like literally for as long as I can remember. It was always so musical. There was never really like this discovery period. It just was.

There was never really a moment. But I remember when I was five, I wanted to get my first guitar and I told my mom that I wanted a guitar and they got me one for Christmas. I very vividly remember that. … But I started finding myself and writing and using it as a tool to kind of explore. It was really all I ever knew and it was super involved in the family all the time.

BRENTON J. BLANCHET, HANNAH STEIN SPECTRUM EDITORS

Lennon Stella was destined for greatness.

She grew up surrounded by music, was named after a Beatle and was never afraid to share her voice on YouTube at a young age.

The pop star, now several years after she and her sister first celebrated their internet success, has grown into her own flourishing solo act. Ten million monthly Spotify listeners stand behind Stella, while her single “Polaroid” with Liam Payne and Jonas Blue shines with over 70 million Spotify streams.

And this came just six years after she wished Payne’s One Direction bandmate a happy birthday with a YouTube video.

We caught up with Stella on the phone before her sold-out Toronto shows at the Danforth Music Hall on March 19 and 20; and her October tour date at the KeyBank Center.

“Bad” is something we’ve never seen before. The premise of wishing your ex would’ve shown signs is a universally common situation, but I’ve never heard it in a song like that. Did you feel like this subject was missing in popular music?

Stella: Just because of what was happening, I genuinely felt that way. I really wish that there was more of a reason to hate him throughout it. He treated me so amazing. … It was something that so many people were saying. They’ve never heard it said like this, or that it was a totally different perspective to look on it. I didn’t think it was not common to think of it like that.

We saw the similar premise of “Bad” happen to your character in the show “Nashville.” Was this intentional and what is the meaning you hope others take away when they listen to the song?

Stella: “Bad” is just like, I don’t know. I feel like it kind of speaks for itself. It’s just this breakup, like that feeling that you get when you really wish that they would’ve treated you bad and they actually were just so good to you. It makes it that much

be so involved. The transition just kind of happened naturally. We’ve stayed the same, if not closer. It was very smooth.

harder. But, also stand up for yourself and try to get them out of your life because they didn’t treat you well. It’s like a little bit of an empowering thing but I mean it is kind of a little bit sad in a way and kind of a fun song. So it doesn’t feel as sad, but definitely I think a lot of people can relate to it. I hope that’s what kids take away from it so they [don’t] feel alone.

We’ve seen you grow into your musical career with your sister, Maisy reaching millions of YouTube viewers almost eight years ago when you were 9 years old. What was your transition like working with your sister to your solo work? Do you hope to include your sister in some of your solo work moving forward?

Stella: Yeah, totally. Maisy is the most involved in everything I do and will be forever and ever. I definitely want to have her as involved as you can make it comfortable for both of us. So if I can have her singing on stuff on the album with me and coming out with me, like absolutely. Like she’ll

What to do in Buffalo this weekend ISABELLA NURT ASST. FEATURES EDITOR

If campus is already cramping your style, make your way into the city for some special events this weekend.

Buffalo has plenty to do indoors during the cold months, but if you feel like braving the cold, there’s opportunities for that too. From Legos to burlesque and running in underwear for charity — there is a variety for students to enjoy.

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Has being named after John Lennon inspired you in your musical career?

Stella: Oh yeah. I mean, I feel he’s the best person ever to be named after in my opinion. I love John Lennon so much and everything he says and does inspires me.

I feel like there couldn’t have been someone [else] for me that I look to so much as him. It’s just interesting that, of all people, that’s who I’m named after.

Your covers on YouTube range from artists like Bob Dylan to John Mayer to Drake. What is it about a song that catches your attention and what inspires you to put your own spin on a pre-existing track?

Stella: For me, its lyrics. When I hear a song and I want to cover it, it’s usually because of the lyrics. At the end of the day, when you strip it back and I’m just playing on piano and guitar, all you’re hearing is the lyrics. You’re not hearing production or any of that. All you’re hearing is literally just the words and how they cut through.

For me, that’s what I listen to if its a song I’m considering covering.

In just six years, you’ve gone from posting a happy birthday video for Harry Styles to working with fellow One Direction member Liam Payne on “Polaroid,” which has been a massive hit for you guys. Did you ever anthrough. The special light and music installations make it an engaging experience on the senses. This year’s theme is “under the sea” and boasts of a magical aquatic experience.

The tour is in its final week, running the last showings this weekend. The event includes a happy hour from 5 to 9 p.m. and tickets are only $12 with your UB ID. THE ROOT SHOCK FEB. 19, 8 P.M. — BABEVILLE

Any chance to see live music at Babeville is one to take. This Buffalo architectural staple is a church-turned-concert venue.

You can see indie rock bands perform under a cathedral ceiling with stained glass windows. The venue also features a cozy underground bar for more intimate music shows. The large space makes for ideal acoustics no matter the genre of music.

The Root Shock — a reggae band who uses heavy drum and bass — are playing this Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.

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Trek down to Canalside Buffalo for drink specials, music and outdoor activities.

Each week features a different music genre with DJ Skate. The ice is open on weekdays too, but with less activities available. Activities include skating, ice bikes, bumper cars and $3 brews. There is even curling near the ice. If you get cold, Canalside has several bars and other activties to bring your night out indoors. The event

ticipate working closely with those who you looked up to when you were younger?

Stella: Absolutely not this soon. I feel like it just happened so fast. Its something I could’ve seen happening as life went on for sure. I think just because, specifically with Harry Styles, like he made it so tangible. Like it was never like a thing that he was way up in the clouds and he was never reachable. He was very friendly, so I think because it definitely felt tangible. But I did not think it was going to be happening this soon. I definitely would have never thought that one of the first songs I ever released was one with Liam Payne. It was so soon in my career.

Your debut EP “Love, Me” has shown your transition from country and folk to pop with songs like “Like Everybody Else” that was placed #1 on U.S. and Canada Spotify viral charts.

What are your hopes for with your music and what do you hope your future in music will look like?

Stella: I’m just trying to take it day by day and make it. Everything changes so constantly in my life and there’s so many things I want to do and so many things I want to accomplish and feel and make. I feel like, right now, I really want to make an album and I just want to have a full body of work that I feel so proud of and I’m so excited about the world hearing. And that’s where my mind is at right now. And touring for this EP. I’m so excited about it. And yeah, just focusing on making an album and making more music that I’m really excited about. That’s kind of where my mind is at right now.

You perform at the Danforth in Toronto for two nights in March. Does this feel like a homecoming?

Stella: Big time. I’m so excited. It’s all my family there and I feel like that would kind of be the best way to start the tour.

I can only imagine how I’m going to feel like so welcomed by the crowd. … It’s literally all my family. My mom is one of eight brothers and sisters. I have so many cousins, so many aunts and uncles. I’m pumped about it for sure. email: eic@ubspectrum.com twitter: @HannahJStein @BrentBlanchSpec

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Internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya loves Legos. He loves them so much that he devoted himself to building impressive replicas of famous artworks — like “Mona Lisa” and “Starry Night” — entirely out of Legos. You will also get the chance to see his most popular scultpure, “Yellow” — a life size sculpture of a man with Legos exploding out of his chest.

His sculpture series, “The Art of the Brick,” was named one of CNN’s “Global Must-See Exhibitions.” Ticket holders will also be able to build with Legos after the exhibit in a complimentary activity area.

They will be on display starting this weekend at the Buffalo Museum of Science.

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Losing on a technicality Felisha-Legette Jack unapologetic for being emotional in Saturday’s game NATHANIEL MENDELSON SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

There was no love lost between the Bulls and Chippewas Saturday afternoon.

Women’s basketball head coach Felisha Legette-Jack sat in the media room at Alumni Arena next to her star player, senior guard Cierra Dillard, both visibly upset. Legette-Jack gave a thousand-yard stare toward the green screen in the back of the room as she delivered her opening statement.

“It was a tough one,” Legette-Jack said.

“To have to walk into that locker room and talk to our players and to explain to them why that wasn’t a consistent kind of game was tough. We’ve learned this lesson.”

The Bulls lost. Not because of poor shooting, bad defense or Central Michigan being the better team. Legette-Jack said they lost because of her.

Central Michigan defeated UB 100-95.

The Chippewas and the referees bullied the Bulls in the first half, according to the coach. The Bulls had to put their heads down and fight, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the adversity they faced.

“We’re going to have to walk away understanding that life isn’t always fair,” Legette-Jack said. “We’re going to have to figure out how to continue to feed the family and having to continue to monitor what we are supposed to have. We want to get better from this. This is a very disappointing situation for us. We’ve earned the right to be in at the end of the game. They fell short.”

Legette-Jack has never been known to be calm and collected on the sidelines.

She’s expressive, explosive and has an insatiable hunger for success. Legette-Jack is not one to be apologetic and certainly not someone to give up.

The Bulls battled and played as the better team Saturday afternoon, but it wasn’t enough.

Not only is Central Michigan the best team in the conference this season, they defeated the Bulls in the MAC championship game last season.

The Bulls already dropped one game to the Chippewas this season and weren’t about to lose another. They fought their way back from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit. They even had a chance to tie the game and go to overtime, but Dillard missed the shot.

The reality is that Buffalo did not win, but there were still lessons for the team to learn. Legette-Jack “doesn’t coach girls, I coach women,” as she reminded everyone post-game.

Legette-Jack’s learned something for herself that afternoon. Don’t say “crap” to a referee.

“I didn’t know that was a bad word,” Legette-Jack said. “It’s becoming very disheartening on what it’s come to. I asked the officials that if I get to a point where I am too emotionally charged for you just say, ‘This is what I’m talking about, coach.’

I never got that opportunity. ” But the reality is that she did say those words to someone in pinstripes, and it costed her, and more importantly, the team.

The referees gave out three technical fouls in total, two on Buffalo and one on Central Michigan. Officials called junior forward Summer Hemphill for one as she slammed the ball too hard.

Central Michigan’s technical was on Micaela Kelly for elbowing Dillard in the face. The Bulls received two foul shots and possession; the same thing Central re-

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THE SPECTRUM Senior guard Cierra Dillard looks for the foul after a layup.

Dillard finished with 29 points and seven steals despite temporarily leaving the game after getting elbowed in the face.

ceived for Legette-Jack saying “crap.”

Dillard went down on the floor, writhing in pain, covering her face as she slammed her foot repeatedly. She was up two minutes later and went to the bench. She was back in the game two more minutes later.

That was the only time Dillard spent on the bench.

“All you have to do is watch her and see how passionate [Legette-Jack] is,” Dillard said. “She’s a leader by example and she was taught at a young age that you have got to fight through adversity, not just being a basketball player but in the game of life.”

In one year, Dillard went from good scorer on a veteran Bulls team, to averaging 29 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals over three NCAA tournament games last season, to one of the top players in the nation.

Dillard is likely to be the first Buffalo player ever drafted into the WNBA this year.

She finished Saturday’s game with 29 points, nine rebounds, seven assists, seven steals and a bruised cheek.

Dillard fouled out with four seconds left and a three-point game turned into five with two free throws.

The Bulls could do nothing but launch a prayer from half court as time expired.

“The word ‘crap’ in my neighborhood

has never been a bad word,” Legette-Jack said. “So no, we’re proud of these young ladies all the time but they have to know how it feels to stand in something and believe in something and not be afraid to come from behind and stand for something that is right. These young ladies played their tails off and they really earned the right to have success today. So I’m not accepting this loss because of what was taught when the tables changed on us, they forgot to tell me.”

Legette-Jack admitted to still trying to figure out how to be her emotional and passionate self. If it involves not talking to the refs the rest of the year then she is willing to do so. Her team was “punished,” losing the game by three points.

“This is on me and my personality,” Legette-Jack said. “If my personality is causing the team to have difficulties and have success, then let me know that’s the way we’re going to play this game.”

The Bulls won’t matchup with Central Michigan again this season unless they meet in the MAC tournament, but there will be referees at every game. If saying the word “crap is going to bother them, then it’s something they’re just going to have to deal with. email: nathaniel.mendelson@ubspectrum.com twitter: @NateMendelson

Three more players enter transfer portal

JACK LI | THE SPECTRUM Junior tight end Tyler Mabry goes out for a pass. Mabry is one of three new Bulls to enter the NCAA transfer portal.

Reed, Mabry and Jones set sights on leaving UB NATHANIEL MENDELSON SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

The UB football roster continues to change for next season with three more

players potentially transferring.

Running back Emmanuel Reed, tight end Tyler Mabry and wide receiver Charlie Jones all submitted paperwork to enter the NCAA transfer portal. UB has two days to submit their names into the portal once they fill out the paperwork. Coaches from other schools are then allowed to contact

them. Wide receiver K.J. Osborn already announced he will be leaving UB to play at University of Miami next season.

UB dropped Reed from its offensive game plan this year with the emergence of freshmen running backs Jaret Patterson and Kevin Marks. Reed had 199 carries for 840 yards and nine touchdowns during the

2017-18 season. He was named a Doak Walker Award preseason watchlist member for this season and finished with only 82 rushes for 371 yards this year.

Mabry’s production remained the same as last season, but UB mostly utilized him as a run blocker instead of a pass catcher.

Mabry would be immediately eligible to play at any school he transfers to.

Jones finished with the third-most reception yards on the team during his redshirtfreshman season. He would have to sit out a year if he decides to transfer. Jones, with no clear quarterback for next season, is exploring his options despite both Osborn and Anthony Johnson leaving.

The Bulls’ next season will have to fill holes at quarterback –– with Tyree Jackson declaring for the draft –– center, linebacker, cornerback and defensive end. Jackson entered the portal before declaring for the NFL draft.

All three could potentially be back in a Buffalo uniform for next season but typically once a player enters the portal, they don’t leave.

Head coach Lance Leipold and his staff will have a lot of work to do to repeat last season’s success. With Leipold here until 2023, fans hope the Bulls will be able to replicate the 2018-19 season. email: nathaniel.mendelson@ubspectrum.com twitter: @NateMendelson

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