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Demonstrators staged a protest outside of Slee Hall Thursday afternoon demanding “living stipends.” The protest took place outside of the Celebration of Academic Excellence ceremony.
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TAs and GAs feel they are living in poverty. Graduate students say they have to work second or third jobs in order to pay for their living expenses—an option international students do not have. Many rely on food stamps to survive. And many more feel their low pay negatively impacts their ability to teach at UB. Roughly 30 demonstrators participated in a protest demanding what they call a “living stipend” for TAs and GAs outside Slee
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Hall Thursday afternoon. The protest took place outside UB’s Celebration of Faculty and Staff Excellence Ceremony. The participants, who assembled peacefully, demanded the university administration invest in a minimum stipend of $21,310 for all students. This is the second protest the Living Stipend Movement organized in a month. Bill Regan, UB’s University Events director, instructed protesters to keep their demonstration “off to the side.” He said protesters are “entitled to free speech,” but wanted to choose a “mutually advantageous spot.”
Federal officers arrested a prominent UB alumnus and big-time donor, John Kapoor, last Thursday for his alleged involvement in an opioid-pushing scheme. Kapoor donated $10.8 million to the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, earning naming rights to the building in 2012. He and six of his handpicked executives are accused of bribing doctors and pharmacists around the U.S. to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray to patients who didn’t need it. The 74-page-long indictment details the company’s aggressive marketing schemes and its conspiracy to defraud insurers. Hours before Kapoor’s arrest, President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency; promising to redirect federal aid and loosen regulations to combat drug abuse. While national media outlets began weighing Trump’s proposal, UB braced itself as another prominent and oft-touted alumnus fell from grace.
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How bad is the opioid crisis? Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for adults under age 50 in the U.S. Opioid abuse has contributed to this trend in the past decade. An estimated two million Americans have a problem with opioids.* *Information according to the World Health Organization. GRAPHIC / PIERCE STRUDLER
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Reality TV star and UB alum Mark Jansen aims to inspire after ‘Big Brother’ fame
Some stars are born. Others are self-made. Mark Jansen, a UB alum and “Big Brother 19” contestant, was built in Alumni Gym. Jansen graduated from UB in 2013 and tried out for “Big Brother,” a popular reality show where contestants compete in challenges and live together in a house under constant surveillance. He tried out four consecutive years before CBS finally casted him in 2017 to compete for $500,000. But before competing in the “Big Brother” house, Jansen competed at UB Stadium as a Bull. “I played football freshman year. I walked on in ’09 with [Coach] Turner Gill. Then [Coach Jeff] Quinn came in and the program changed a lot,” Jansen said. “I never loved football that much. I just wanted to play a Division-I sport. And I was huge. I was like 330 [pounds] at the time. It was a great experience but it just wasn’t for me.” Jansen took to partying and switched majors from accounting to finance after his time with the Bulls. He took the “easy way out” of the accounting program and discovered his love for fitness. Jansen felt like he lived in Alumni Arena. He went every day after class, taking his shirt off and acting like a “clown.” Jansen found shelter in the facility. Jansen acquired the confidence he exuded on CBS through his fitness ventures in Alumni and his time at UB. That confidence did not come to Jansen naturally though.
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Dr. Kush Bhardwaj discusses the importance of African American Studies during his Ted Talk. Bhardwaj was one of nine speakers the seventh annual Buffalo TEDx Conference.
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Dr. Kush Bhardwaj, a UB instructor of African and African American Studies, walked on stage Thursday night and opened with a few bars of beat-boxing before starting his TED Talk on the importance of African American Studies in society. Buffalo’s Asbury Hall hosted a sold-out TEDx conference that covered topics ranging from Syria to sexual education. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is a media organization that holds conferences and posts talks online for free distribution, under the slogan “ideas worth spreading.” TEDx Conferences are local, independently organized events that foster a “TED-like” experience, according to the TED website. Among the nine TEDx speakers three of them were UB faculty members: Bhardwaj; John Atkinson, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering; and David Schmid, an associate English pro-
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fessor. Two UB graduate students, Christopher Culp, a Ph.D. candidate in historical musicology and music theory and Matthew Schwartz, a graduate student in the social work program, also presented. Host Edreys Wajed said the goal of each speaker’s talk was to “make connections.” Bhardwaj described his talk as the “greatest hits” from his years of being a professor because the TED talk format only gives the speaker 12-16 minutes on stage. He believes everyone can benefit from studying African American Studies. “You don’t have to be black to learn about African American Studies any more than you have to be from England to learn English,” Bhardwaj said. “Just as you don’t have to be from Mexico to eat at Taco Bell or Mighty Taco.” Brenda Lin, a junior English major said she learned about the event through Facebook and found Dr. Bhardwaj’s talk to be the most interesting.
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Tyree Jackson is back under center for the Bulls. The redshirt sophomore quarterback missed the last four games after going down with a knee injury against Florida Atlantic University. But the Buffalo Bulls (3-6, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) lost 21-20 to the Akron Zips (5-4, 4-1 MAC) on Saturday night. Jackson set a career high in passing yards in his first game back and went 34-of-50 for 313 yards. The run game improved with redshirt sophomore running back Emmanuel Reed racking up 116 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. The Bulls had a chance to take the lead with under two minutes in the game. They drove 41 yards in eight plays to get to the Akron 33-yard line. But the next three plays resulted in only four yards. Junior kicker Adam Mitcheson came out for the 46-yard field goal attempt but was unable to convert. “We had some opportunities in the fourth when we were driving the ball a little bit then [Akron] made some plays,” said Bulls head coach Lance Leipold. “The field goal was within the distance that Adam gave but he pulled it and it’s unfortunate.” The offense had their second best yardage output of the season in a regulation length game. Senior receiver Kamathi Holsey led the Bulls in receiving for the second straight week with seven catches for 100 yards. Junior receiver Anthony Johnson had six catches for 61 yards. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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The demonstrators cooperated and assembled on either side of the entrance to Slee Hall. Some participants carried banners that read “President Tripathi Raise our Wages,” “Living Wage Now,” “UB Living Stipend” and “Excellence Not Poverty.” Ana Grujic, an adjunct instructor, handed out pamphlets outlining the group’s mission while the other participants stood quietly to the side, clutching their banners. The pamphlets explained that participants wished to honor their colleagues’ recognition in the Academic Excellence Ceremony while drawing attention to the ways in which “meager stipends” prohibit TAs and GAs from achieving the excellence to which they aspire. The protesters entered the lobby after assembling outside Slee Hall for more than half an hour. Demonstrators chanted “UB works because we do” and “What do we want? Living wage. When do want it? Now,” for roughly two minutes before they were escorted out by Regan. The average TA and GA stipends at UB are “nationally competitive” at an average rate of $17,343 per academic year, according to a statement from the university. UB’s average stipend figure is derived from payroll data for 1,429 students who received stipends from UB departments during the 2016-2017 academic year. Elif Ege, a Ph.D. candidate in global gender studies, said the participants chose to protest at the Celebration of Faculty and Staff Excellence Ceremony because the members of the Living Stipend Movement are also striving for academic excellence, but feel they cannot achieve academic success without fair pay. “This university is claiming to be excellent and giving away these awards, while TAs and adjuncts who are a part of the same university are struggling with poverty,” Ege said. “There’s a huge discrepancy happening and we want to point that out. We don’t want to live in poverty. We just want to be excellent like the people who receive these awards and we congratulate them, but in order to achieve that for ourselves the admin-
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istration has to meet our demands.” Angela Menditto works three jobs, including her job as a TA in the philosophy department. But Menditto said she is barely making ends meet. “For instance, I didn’t have internet for a whole month. I had to cancel it because I couldn’t afford it,” she said. She said she is often forced to ask her parents for help paying bills, and as a 25-year-old woman, Menditto wants to be more independent. “What we do is at least as important as what other departments do,” Menditto said. “The ranges in stipends between departments is kind of appalling. They are basically saying philosophy is not as important as, say, chemistry or something.” Menditto said her stipend is $13,250 yearly. Melissa Wright, a TA in the comparative literature department, said her stipend is roughly $14,000 yearly. Juhi Roy, an officer for the Graduate Student Union, said the university’s numbers differ from the Living Stipend Movement’s numbers because the university includes Research Assistants in their calculations. RAs receive higher stipends than TAs and GAs. In addition, the UB number is based off of 1,429 graduate students, while there are 9,772 graduate students enrolled at UB. Grujic said she faced unique challenges as an international graduate student. She had
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to pay additional fees, experienced “existential difficulties” and was ineligible for student loans. She was also unable to apply for a job outside of the university. “And for graduate students, another job is practically necessary, but [international students] cannot get them,” Grujic explained. “And we do not have support from our parents, many of us actually help our parents back in home countries. Basically, there’s a pretty profound lack of understanding for [international students’] circumstances.” Xander Percy, a junior geology and global gender studies major, believes other undergraduates should care about TA stipends because many undergraduate classes are taught by TAs and GAs. “Personally, I have graduate students teaching five out of six of my classes,” Percy said. “Why are we paying so much to come to this university when our teachers aren’t even being paid fairly? Why on Earth are we paying through the nose to come to the University at Buffalo? Where is all that money going?” As a third generation UB student, Percy said his parents and grandparents also dealt with low graduate stipends. He said he would like to stay in his hometown and pursue graduate studies at UB, but he will apply elsewhere if UB doesn’t raise its graduate student stipends. “People are literally starving. People are
on food stamps because the university refuses to pay them more,” Percy said. Percy also expressed concern about police presence at the event. “And I can see at least two or three undercover cops right now. I don’t know if they think they’re being subtle,” Percy said. “We’re not scaring anybody; we’re not threatening anybody.” This isn’t the first time the Living Stipend Movement has encountered UPD. Students met with administrators for a follow-up meeting on Sept. 26 where eight officers guarded the meeting University Police dispatcher Chris Tornabene said Deputy Chief of UPD Joshua Sticht was present at the demonstration and that there “may have” been undercover officers present as well. He said UPD occasionally utilizes undercover officers but the decision is at the discretion of the administration. The university “hopes to move forward” with a plan to raise stipends for departments that are below national benchmarks, according to a statement from UB Vice Provost for Educational Affairs Graham Hammill and CAS Dean Robin Schulze. “This approach has increased stipend levels within several academic departments and we anticipate working with additional departments, such as English, to implement similar strategies,” Hammill and Schulze said in a university statement. Grujic said she wants to remind the administration that after the march, the Living Stipend Movement isn’t going anywhere. “We will be here and as soon as need-be, we will escalate if they do not give us a substantial response,” Grujic said. “Escalating means, we have another march and regardless of what happens, we are spreading the movement. The protests will be more intense, more focused. Our allies will grow in number.” The protesters are seeking that stipends increase. “Usually the administration is saying that this is a complex issue, but it’s really not that complicated,” Ege said. “Our final aim is very easy: it’s just a living wage that we want.” email: maddy.fowler@ubspectrum.com
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President Tripathi’s support of DREAM Act a step in the right direction Tripathi should continue the DACA conversation UB President Satish Tripathi and SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson joined several other university presidents and chancellors, lawmakers and “dreamers” in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to urge Congress to pass the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act) is a proposed legislation which would first grant conditional residency and, upon meeting further qualifications, permanent residency for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. The DREAM Act differs from DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) in that it offers a path to permanent residency, whereas DACA recipients have to periodically renew their DACA and at some point apply for citizenship through a different avenue. The act was first introduced to the Senate in 2001 and has since been reintroduced five times but has so far failed to pass. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois is once again urging Congress to pass the DREAM Act in response to the Trump Administration’s rescission of DACA. The act would provide a path to citizenship for children who were brought to the U.S. illegally by no
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choice of their own. The U.S. is the only country these children have ever called home. Many of them do not even speak the language of their home country. Many aren’t aware of their immigration status until they reach their late teens and want to apply for a driver’s license or college admission. The DREAM Act does not grant legal status automatically. Candidates have to meet strict qualifications. They must have been younger than 16 when they arrived in the U.S. Those who are 30 years old by the time of enactment are no longer eligible. Potential recipients must also graduate from high school, be “of good moral character,” pass background tests and continue their education at college or in the military.
The editors of The Spectrum applaud Tripathi’s move to support the DREAM Act. We feel his support should be followed with conversation and action. While it is great that Tripathi is voicing support for undocumented childhood arrivals broadly, as president of this university, he first and foremost has a responsibility to UB students. The UB Sanctuary Campus Initiative composed a resolution demanding that UB enacts concrete measures for the protection of DACA and undocumented students and staff on campus. The Faculty Senate passed the resolution in April, titled “UB Faculty Senate Resolution to Protect NonUS Citizen Members of the UB Community,” but Tripathi still has
not signed it. Tripathi claimed in a statement to UB Now that he is “committed to a diverse and inclusive campus community.” But if this is the case, why hasn’t he signed the resolution? And why hasn’t he made more of an effort to hire faculty of color? Not backed by action, this language just sounds like empty rhetoric. It’s time to continue the conversation of DACA and make promises into actions.
him without taking my pants off. Every couple of thrusts we stopped, our mouths slightly agape and our eyes pointed upward, listening for intruders that would never come. He did cum, though. After about four thrusts, his nerves got the best of him. Three minutes after we entered the bathroom, we were exiting -- and two of those minutes were spent getting situated. This is one of my favorite sex memories, even if it only lasted about 30 seconds. I definitely didn’t get off. Normally, I wouldn’t like that. But in place of sexual satisfaction, I got something else: the thrill of doing something I never thought I’d do. Sex is weird. And awkward. And messy. And, sometimes, disappointing. But even when it’s all of these things combined, it can be so much fun. That’s exactly what this column is for. I know many of you can relate to my story of guilt and confusion. I know most of you think about sex more than you want to admit. I do. It’s part of our lives as college students and that’s why it deserves a column in this newspaper. Sex should feel good. It should empower you and make you feel alive. I hope my words can touch on some of the topics you are wondering about, make you less ashamed to talk your fears or concerns; maybe, help make sex feel good for you, too. This column is about pursuing questions. Yours. Mine. The world’s. So, please, feel free to email us and ask. I’m no longer that repressed Catholic girl, but I still think about her. I’ve been in the same heterosexual, monogamous relationship for the past two years, but I’m proud to be shy, bi and ready to cry. That’s
another story for another time. I know a lot more than I did two years ago, but there’s still much to explore. Like you, I’m still figuring myself out. I’m also ready to talk about and share that journey with you. Our world is filled with questions. Many of them have to do with sex. In a recent U.K. survey, 50 percent of men were unable to find the vagina on an anatomical diagram. In a similar survey from last year, 44 percent of women couldn’t do it either. The Center of Disease Control and Prevention estimates that around 20 million new cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis occur every year in the U.S. That’s not counting herpes and HPV. Only 62 percent of college students use condoms regularly. One out of four women is a victim of sexual assault during undergrad. The Trump administration has just loosened the rules on prosecuting sexual assault on campus. Why? Let’s find out. I’ll be working with other writers at The Spectrum to find answers to questions like these and any you might have. This is my column, but it’s yours too. And it also belongs to that guilty 14-year-old kid who really just needed someone to talk to.
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Disclaimer: The author’s name has been changed to protect her anonymity. Like many religious teens, I learned about sex through sin. I started masturbating at 14, my 11th year of Catholic education. The first time I tried it, I brought myself to orgasm in under two minutes, but stopped myself because I thought I was going to pee. The sex education I had was warped. I remember middle-aged Mr. H., standing in front of my seventh grade class in his sweater vest and telling me and 20 other hormonal 12-year-olds that all sex acts before marriage would land us in hell. So at 14, I was a sinner. I wanted to stop. I drew a picture of a hot air balloon, scribbling the single word “DON’T” in giant letters across it. I set the doodle as the wallpaper on my secondgeneration iPod Touch to deter me from letting my itchy fingers travel south ever again. It didn’t work. My guilt drove me to confess to my parents, calling the filthy act “the ‘M’ word.” I could barely see their horrified faces through my Catholic teen tears. They told me not to worry about it, but not to tell them about it either.
That was the first time someone told me what I was doing was OK, but the shame just wouldn’t leave. This isn’t a dig at religion. It’s not Jesus’ fault my educators tried to scare me out of listening to my body. Misinformation made me feel guilty rather than empowered by what I felt. I struggled with this back-andforth of raging hormones and post-orgasm panic for about a year. I tried to tell myself I didn’t like what I was doing, but that was a lie. The best day of my life came when I found out I don’t have to feel guilty about my sexuality. At 15, I met the internet. YouTube videos made me realize I wasn’t alone. Articles about anatomy and safe sex showed me I was human, not horrible. I even learned that, despite their denial, most of my friends were probably masturbating, too. I became the self-proclaimed sexpert in my group of friends, although I was the only one who had never had it. When I finally started having sex years later, I did feel awkward and weird, but I didn’t feel ashamed. I felt like I was doing what I was supposed to be doing, and I liked it. After a few months in the missionary position, I had sex in a public bathroom. We were squeezed into a tiny stall -- he sat on the toilet, and I tried to straddle
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UB alum Mark Jansen starred in this past season of Big Brother. Jansen, shown above with fellow “Big Brother” 19 star Elena Davies, plans on using his newfound fame to inspire and motivate fans across the country.
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Jansen was a victim of bullying growing up in Buffalo in middle school and high school. It took a toll on his emotional health and resurfaced in the “Big Brother” house.
Runner-up Paul Abrahamian would rally the other houseguests and trash-talk Jansen’s friend Cody Nickson throughout the season. Jansen was often considered guilty by association.
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Abrahamian requested winner Josh Martinez to “bring out the pots and pans.” Martinez smashed cookware together to provoke other cast members, especially Jansen. “I wasn’t expecting the bullying thing. I wasn’t expecting to start crying [on the show] because I was bullied 10-12 years ago,” Jansen said.“I was bullied before but I could go to the gym, a place that just makes me happy and clear my head. I look the way that I do so I’m not really dealing with too much harassment these days. But in the house I’m letting Josh do this because I can’t do anything. If I take action then I’m threatened to get kicked out for putting my hands on him. So I just sit there. It was awful.” On the show, Jansen found an ally in Elena Davies, a Texas-native and fellow houseguest. The two made it far in the season by using Jansen’s competitive nature and Davies’ communicative skills. Davies and Jansen developed a “showmance” that continued after the cameras stopped rolling. Davies found it difficult to watch the show and hear the things the rest of the cast said behind her back on national television. “I found out about things that were said about me that were completely unrelated, have nothing to do with the game, were untrue about me and very hateful on the live feeds,” Davies said. “400,000 people have now watched them tear me down as a person.”
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“He was so engaging and a lot of what he said is very thought-provoking too,” Lin said. Schmid, who gave a talk on the role violence plays in American life, said he had been practicing his talk sparingly for the past month to avoid sounding over rehearsed, but he said he was still nervous about giving the talk. “I’ve given dozens of talks all around the world but usually I have notes or the text of the talk in front of me, whereas this time I’m relying on my memory,” Schmid said. “Also, I rarely get to talk in front of crowds this size.” Schmid talked about how Americans live in a constant state of “ambient fear.” He described this as a “constant low level anxiety that so many of us feel about potentially being a victim of violent crime.” He feels we’ve accepted this kind of fear as a part of our every day lives. “I do believe if we consume and think about violence differently we could not only reduce our levels of ambient fear, we could
also improve our lives and the lives of others,” Schmid said. Atkinson talked about a new way to approach sustainable living. He said he was tired of trying to convince people that climate change is real as he thinks it was not a productive use of his time. “Sustainability, much like the new me, doesn’t care if you believe in climate change,” Atkinson said. “A sustainable life might mean saving money, it might mean improving your personal health and wellness, it might mean improving your community or cleaning up your parks, and yes, there is a chance if we all convert to a sustainable lifestyle we can even prevent the imminent destruction of our planet.” Culp discussed reimagining sexual education and Shwartz highlighted his experience starting a traveling food pantry. Other speakers included Chris Fritton, former studio director for the Western New York Book Arts Center who talked about his experience as a traveling printer; Jaclyn
McKewan who works for the Western New York Library Resources Council and discussed the importance of libraries; entrepreneur Robert Collier, who emphasized the importance of intimacy in business; and local architect Ayla Abiad, who discussed what it is like to be a Syrian living in America in 2017. Abiad reflected on her childhood fear of the U.S. because of aggressive military action in Lebanon. She explained how she overcame misconceptions about the U.S. and how Americans should do the same for Syria. “This is very important for the American people to understand—immigrants and refugees are not terrorists, they are not ISIS, they fled ISIS,” Abiad said. Kyle Herzegovina, a 2008 UB alumnus, said he was not exactly sure what to expect from the event, but thought the speakers and their topics were “eye-opening.” “I feel like a lot of education when you are kind of growing up is almost like forced education, where it’s like this is what you
Jansen and Davies left the show with a strong fan base despite these rocky relationships with fellow houseguests. Davies and Jansen received feedback from fans who were inspired by their honest approach to the game after the show aired. This was worth more than the half-million dollar prize to the power couple “I had a letter sent to the CBS studios that they shipped to me after with all my ‘Big Brother’ stuff,” Jansen said. “It was a guy who was bullied his whole life and is gay. He used to get beat in school and teachers would watch. And then he’s like ‘I really hope I can call you a friend because you’d be my first straight friend.’ I have never been brought to tears from a letter. It just really hit me.” Jansen is looking forward to future endeavors. He plans on moving to Texas with Davies to start a fitness training and motivational speaking program. The program, Jansen said, will fall under the umbrella MJ Fitness Lifestyle on MarkJansenFitness.com and will launch on Nov. 1. Many college sports coaches have reached out for Jansen to speak to their students, but Jansen has his sights set on returning to UB. He wants to give a speech and inspire UB students just like he inspired thousands of fans on television. email: brenton.blanchet@ubspectrum.com
learn, you’re in school, you do this,” Herzegovina said. “[TED Talks] are more like educating yourself, it’s like things you want to learn rather than things you have to learn.” TEDx Director Alex Opiel said she was “thrilled” with how the event turned out and is already looking for ways to improve next year’s event. “Looking back, maybe [we need] some more activities,” she said. “We try to think about how we can expand our attendance numbers, even though we sold out, we do have a license that allows for like 1,000 [attendees].” Opiel and TEDx founder Kevin Purdy are both UB alumni. Opiel believes the most difficult part of planning the event is the logistics. She said planning takes roughly a year, starting immediately after the completion of the previous event. “We have a lot of people working together, whether it’s the companies we contract out to do our videos, the parking lots, the chair rentals, the vendors,” Opiel said. “So that all has to come together at the end and a lot of it’s really just up in the air until the day of.” email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Buffalo chose to not have Jackson run like in the beginning of the season and he only registered one rush attempt in the game. His only sign of rust came on a second quarter interception. The Bulls were on Akron’s three-yard line. Jackson had a high tendency to run in the redzone earlier this year, but instead the Bulls passed three times and the third pass was picked off. After the game, Jackson talked about his performance in his first game back on the field. “I’m fine, I trusted in God and the coaches that everything would be alright. The training staff did a great job and I feel alright,” Jackson said. “We don’t really care too much about statistics or whatever we just want to win the game.” Reed pointed out how helpful it was to have Jackson back on the field regardless of the results. “It’s always a great feeling having Tyree back,” Reed said. “Your confidence just goes to an ultra high level playing with him because he’s such a great player and we just wanted to protect him.” This is the the fourth game this year the Bulls have lost by less than four points. It is the second game they’ve lost by one point. Leipold said he was proud of his team’s effort and that it’s on him to help them convert close games into wins.
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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyree Jackson returned to the lineup Saturday. Jackson threw for a career high 313 yards in the the game.
“We know we’ve closed the gaps on some things,” Leipold said. “But it’s my responsibility to find a way to get that gap completely closed and get those turned into wins and I’m not getting that done right now.” The run defense had their best game of the season and held their opponent under 100 yards, something Buffalo hasn’t done in two years. The team also combined for three tackles-for-loss. Senior safety Tim Roberts came up with
the biggest play of the game when the Bulls were up 20-14 early in the fourth quarter. Woodson threw to the end zone but Roberts came away with the pick on the oneyard line. The Bulls were forced to punt on the next possession and the Zips capitalized on the opportunity and scored the game winning touchdown. The pass defense struggled. Saturday was the second time this year the Bulls have given up more than one passing touchdown in a game. Akron’s senior quarterback Thomas
Woodson completed 72 percent of his passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns. Buffalo returns home Tuesday, Nov. 7 after a nine-day layoff when they host the Bowling Green Falcons (1-7, 1-3 MAC) at UB Stadium. They will need to win their final three games if they want to become bowl eligible this season. email: daniel.petruccelli@ubspectrum.com
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Q&A with comedian Stand-up comedian and actor talks about upcoming stop at the Center for the Arts BENJAMIN BLANCHET SENIOR ARTS EDITOR
Tom Segura’s comedy travels through a myriad of avenues. From podcasts to multiple stand-up specials on Netflix, the Ohio-born comedian spreads jokes in any way he can. His upcoming tour, “No Teeth No Entry,” will continue to cast his line out in the comic sea, hitting the Center for the Arts (CFA) on Nov. 11. Beforehand, the comedian talked with The Spectrum about his comedy, the tour’s opener Josh Potter and his future performances. Q: The term “political correctness” gets thrown around often, do you ever see yourself censoring things at times or do you go at things more free-form when going on-stage?
A: I don’t really consider “well, do I think this might upset somebody.” In general, comedians like to toe the line. You know what a sensitive subject is, so the fun thing to do is to dance close to the line of going over it. The fun thing about being a comic is bringing up a sensitive topic in a funny and thoughtful way, to have people consider laughing at it. But I don’t really censor myself; audiences will let you know whether or not it’s still funny or you’re over the line. You can’t pull yourself back before trying. Q: A couple of your clips and jokes on YouTube have received hundreds of thousands, even millions of plays. Has there ever been a take or joke of yours that is your favorite on the road and inversely have there been any jokes that have become bothersome for you because of their popularity?
A: The way that I tour with material is
once it’s out in a special or has viewership, I don’t do it live anymore. To me, the whole thing about jokes is that they have to have the element of surprise. I’ve had shows where people are yelling to hear a joke and I’m like “okay, I’ll do that joke.” And then, during the whole joke where you used to get laughs, people are nodding along and smiling because they know the punch line. At the end of it, they’ll give you an applause break of appreciation, but that’s not fun for me to perform a joke you know every twist and turn in it. That’s the whole point of telling a joke, you don’t know what’s coming next. I shot a special last month; it’ll be out in a few months. Once that is out and I know people will have access to it, that material becomes not fun to do because I know people have most likely seen it if they’re coming to my shows. So my feeling is, if you want to hear that joke again, just pull up Netflix and watch it again. Q: On the topic of your fans, what do you think they get from your material that other comedians may lack or may not provide the same punch in?
A: I think all comedians provide a particular thing to their fan base. Such as likemindedness, [fans] like to go with people who [they] agree with. There’s also the break from everyday monotony, the dread of the news, the stress of work and people want to relax. I don’t know if I’m providing anything that another comic isn’t, maybe I have a certain way about me that some people are into. I don’t know. Q: I know you’re fluent in Spanish, are there any instances where you incorporate this into your comedy or narratives on stage?
A: There are a few, there’s one in the new hour that I just shot but I try not to be super forceful, somewhat organic with it. I’ve done it before in the past and in the new hour I shot, I talk about being raised in a
Spanish-speaking household and some of the material gets into that but not too much of it, just a few minutes. Q: On your podcast, “Your Mom’s House,” you work with your wife Christina Pazsitzky, who is also a comedian. What kind of dynamics are there in your household considering you’re both humorists yourselves?
A: The dynamic is probably just like a lot of households. I don’t think it’s that different that we’re comics because we’re getting our son who is almost two, right now we’re having breakfast, it’s a regular household. Some people go “are you cracking jokes, all the time?” No, we would be insane people if we’re doing that all the time. So it’s a regular household, but we’re both familiar with the world of comedy since we both work in it. We have a little more empathy for the other person when we have to do things like make a call to do press, do spots in town. We do understand each other and sometimes if we go “oh that show was terrible,” you don’t have to explain it to me. If my parents ask me how a show went, I always say it was great. I don’t want to explain why it wasn’t great. Q: I know in addition to your podcasts, you’re on stage and working on specials. Do you prefer the audio element of comedy to the in-person element or are you indifferent about how you deliver jokes?
A: It’s no different doing podcasts than performing live. I think the podcast is so fun––it’s really just free form conversation and you can really be silly in it. There’s no real expectations of jokes the way they are with live stand-up. You can get really loose which makes it really fun. I do like the audio version of the podcasts the most. Q: You’ve performed at Helium, which is in Buffalo, but you’ve also done many shows around the nation. Do you, however, recall this performance or the Buffalo crowd and is there anything that sticks out to you about performing in Upstate or Western New York?
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Comedian and entertainer Tom Segura will be headlining a tour stop at the Center for the Arts on Nov. 11. Segura talked with The Spectrum about his comedic style, his podcast and performing in Buffalo.
shows and that club is a great club. I was in Albany a few months ago, so I’m really excited about this [upcoming] show. I’m bringing a Buffalo native who just moved to Los Angeles to open for me, Josh Potter. I like him so much I bring him everywhere on the road with me. He’s been basically my opener for this whole tour and he was on the radio in Buffalo for a while. Q: For your “No Teeth No Entry” tour, what is unique about your upcoming stops that comedy fans can expect specifically students at UB?
A: It’s just a comedy show. I’m just going to be slinging some jokes so hopefully that is enough to lure students in. I like doing the big crowds the most; the general public and college students together is usually the most fun show. There’s a mix of both audiences makes things the most fun so it should be alright. email: benjamin.blanchet@ubspectrum.com
A: I’ve always found that people are super appreciative, which is nice and [Buffalo] is one of the places where people say thank you for coming. So, I’ve always had great
November album guide Your guide to next month’s releases BENJAMIN BLANCHET, BRENTON J. BLANCHET ARTS EDITORS
This semester has been a marathon. If you’re getting tired of the run, sit down and treat yourself to some tunes. From hip-hop to pop, music fans should rejoice as November goes into full swing. Juggernauts like Taylor Swift will be releasing new music, while others like Talib Kweli should surprise in under-the-radar ways. Treat yourself this November and don’t miss out on what others are bumping on their way to class. Sam Smith - “The Thrill of It All” Nov. 3 Three years ago, Sam Smith asked fans to stay with him, but went on a brief hiatus shortly after. Now, he’s returning with his sophomore record, “The Thrill of It All” and this time he’s here to stay. The soulful singer came back with a new look for his single “Too Good at Goodbyes,” but his sound is just as unique as it was when the music world first fell in love with him. The song worked its way up the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number five. That number should only rise as Smith continues to release singles and, eventually, his second album. If you’re looking for a good midnight cry and powerhouse vocals are your therapy, Smith’s new record will not disappoint. Yung Lean - “Stranger” Nov. 10 The best Swedish rapper in the game is preparing to drop yet another wavy album. Yung Lean, known for his vibe-friendly internet raps, is expected to release his latest digital collection “Stranger” on the 10th. The news lines up with his upcoming tour, with
headlining shows in Europe and the U.S. In September, Lean released “Hunting My Own Skin,” featuring the rapper’s distorted computerized singing over a bouncy soundscape. It nestles in well with past releases from the rapper, who falls in the Post Malone category of atmospheric hip-hop tunes. If you’re looking to laugh, cry or just zone out, this is your go-to album. Taylor Swift - “Reputation” Nov. 10 Love her or hate her, Taylor Swift is the reigning pop princess. She’s dished out hit after hit and set a standard for today’s pop music with her songwriting skills and creativity. Now she’s back with a new minimized, bass-heavy sound and a clear Kanye disstrack for her upcoming album, “Reputation.” Her single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, despite some backlash from critics. Her sound may not be anything like “1989,” but her sales haven’t been affected by the genre change. “Look What You Made Me Do” has sold over 700,000 copies in the U.S. alone, and became the most streamed song by a female artist within a week. Taylor Swift is here to stay, so whether you purchase her new album “Reputation” or not, you’re going to be hearing it everywhere. You might as well give it a listen and be ready for it. Talib Kweli - “Radio Silence” Nov. 17 One half of the legendary Black Star will be releasing a star-studded collection of songs this fall. “Radio Silence” drops on the 17th, a project that features rappers and singers alike. Rappers like Rick Ross and Waka Flocka Flame will be featured on the album with other, more soul-friendly artist like Anderson Paak and Robert Glasper in the cut. Kweli is known to be genuine with his lyr-
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Talib Kweli, legendary rapper and one half of Black Star, will release his album “Radio Silence” in November. The album, which features artists like Robert Glasper and Waka Flocka Flame, should delight any music fan looking for an ounce of soul and rap
ical matter and in one of the album’s singles, “She’s My Hero,” he tells a narrative inspired by a true story. The song is for Bresha Meadows, a girl who killed her father after years of abuse. Kweli wrote the song as a reminder to better look out and care for children as Meadows reminded him of his own daughter. Kweli has always been a force and if you’re searching for true hip-hop from a legend, you’re in luck with “Radio Silence.” NxWorries - “Yes Lawd! Remixes” Nov. 17 Last October, NxWorries, composed of singer Anderson Paak and producer Knx-
wledge, threw the music world back to the ’70s. Their retooling of past soul staples provides unmatched coolness and now, over a year later, they’re back for more. To add fuel to the hype fire, the pair dropped a remix of last year’s “Best One” in October. The song is just as lustrous and its refined tone exhibits Knxwledge’s ear for samples. The upcoming album, chock full of remade tracks, will likely utilize .Paak’s signature rasp and swagger over tracks. As the weather gets colder, you’ll find yourself playing this just as much as their previous release. email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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Federal indictment of UB alumn sheds light on opioid epidemic CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
UB officials released a statement Thursday afternoon, which said the school was made aware of the charges through media reports and would not comment further until they had more information. “The building that is home to UB’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences bears the name of Kapoor and his wife in recognition of their long-time philanthropic support of the school and the university,” said UB spokesperson John Della Contrada in the statement. In April 2017, UB defended Kapoor after The Spectrum reported high-ranking officials within his company were indicted on federal charges. The indictment accuses Insys Therapeutics, Kapoor’s Arizona-based company, of rewarding employees for their ability to get doctors to prescribe Subsys in large quantities and high dosages. Insys’ aggressive marketing strategies came after the company’s flagship product, a mouth-spray version of fentanyl called Subsys, turned a lackluster profit in its first year on the market. It was approved in 2012 for a very narrow patient population; adult cancer patients who’d grown tolerant to other opioids and needed the potent fentanyl spray for intense, breakthrough pain. Executives re-grouped and looked for ways to expand the drug’s appeal. Part of their new strategy involved a pay structure that paid workers a low-base salary and offered “uncapped bonuses” for additional Subsys sales. The company further rewarded employees able to sell the drug in higher dosages, doubling the percentage for which the employee would be compensated. Alec Burlakoff, former vice president of Sales for Insys, directed employees to notify him any time a practitioner prescribed a Subsys dosage lower than 400 micrograms. The FDA approved Subsys prescriptions at a base of 100 micrograms because of the drug’s extremely addictive properties. Burlakoff said low dosage prescriptions were worse than losing out to a competitor. “I do not know how I can stress enough
just how detrimental prescriptions for 200 micrograms and 100 micrograms are to the company, patient and overall state of business...Anyone who ignores these instructions is subject to immediate negative consequences,” Burlakoff said in an email copied to Kapoor and other senior executives. When Insys executives realized the practice was starting to make some sales reps uncomfortable, they put together a rap video for their National Sales Meeting in 2015. The video was performed to the tune of artist A$AP Rocky’s “F**kin’ Problems,” and featured prominent Insys sales reps rapping about how comfortable they are with selling high dosages of fentanyl spray. During the video, the indictment alleges, Insys employees dance around with a lifesized, 1600 microgram bottle of Subsys, the largest dosage available in the U.S. While dancing, the employees sang the refrain “I love titration, and that’s not a problem!” At the end of the video, Burlakoff revealed himself as the dancing Fentanyl spray bottle. Burlakoff was one of the seven executives indicted. All have pleaded not guilty. The dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences declined to comment on the allegations; and faculty members within the School were directed by the Dean not to speak to any media. The opioid epidemic is at large in the city of Buffalo. Erie County has one of the highest rates of opioid abuse in New York State, with 30 overdoses for every 100,000 people in 2015. David Herzberg, a history professor at UB who specializes in the U.S.’s cultural history of drug and opioid abuse, said the opioid epidemic requires a two-pronged approach: increased regulation of pharmaceutical companies and treating addicts without cutting off their supply. “Once you have people dependent on opioids, you can’t simply cut off their supply,” Herzberg said. “Being dependent on opioids isn’t fatal; it just means you need to take opioids. People are dying now because they lose their reliable supply and have to switch to an unreliable supply, and then there’s a great risk. So you need to pur-
sue the only treatment that’s been proven to keep people addicted to opioids from dying—medically-assisted treatments.” Dr. Richard Blondell, who specializes in opioid and other drug abuse treatment, calls the opioid crisis an “artificial epidemic” manufactured by America’s “medical industrial complex.” Blondell said in order to work to fix this crisis, all parties: pharmaceutical companies, doctors, patients, lawmakers and insurance companies need to take responsibility for their role in what he calls the “military industrial complex.” “There’s plenty of blame to go around,” Blondell said. “Each of these players has to accept responsibility for their own little piece of this mess. Each of these players need to fix their own messy corner. You can’t clean up the room until everybody cleans up their corner of the room.” Some say Trump’s public health emergency doesn’t go far enough to secure funds needed to address the issue. Blondell said Trump’s speech laid out a reasonable plan for addressing the issue; but lacked important details about funding or specific tactics. The Trump administration has cut support to mental health services and Medicaid, a program crucial for treating many of the most opioid-afflicted communities: poor, rural, predominantly white regions of the U.S., Blondell said. “He outlined the broad brushes of a reasonable, strategic approach. What’s lacking is the tactical approach; how it is going to be funded,” Blondell said. “We know for instance that only one out of 10 people who have addictions are actually getting treated. So one of the things they say is, ‘well we’re just going to get more people into treatment.’ So if we put the other 90 percent in the system, where are the beds coming from? The nurses? The doctors?” UB’s School of Medicine and other organizations are working to address the crisis at the local level, Blondell said. He runs the UBMD clinic for addiction medicine ambulatory care on Sweet Home Road. The medical school has also changed its curriculum to teach students about addiction. But they
Who are the most afflicted groups in this crisis? Mostly white people from rural or Rust Belt areas. Since 2000, the crisis has shifted from middle-aged to a younger population; people in their twenties and thirties.*
Is the crisis happening because of prescription opioids or heroin use? Both. The crisis started with overprescribing patients into addiction. Since 2011 deaths from heroin use, combined with synthetic potent opiates like fentanyl, have risen.* *Information according to the New York Times. GRAPHIC / PIERCE STRUDLER
too, are only able to do so much without state and federal funding, Blondell said. “We’ve got two fellows in [addiction medicine] training; every Friday morning from 7:30 to 8:30 we offer a class for doctors to come learn about addiction,” Blondell said. “Erie County has an opioid task force, trying to distribute Narcan. Horizon Healthcare Services runs a detox clinic at a rehab facility. There is a bit of a grassroots effort, not coordinated, it’s just done because people want to do the right thing. There are doctors out there that want to help, but you know, we still have to pay the light bills and pay our staff.” email: sarah.crowley@ubspectrum.com
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President Tripathi and SUNY Chancellor urge Congress to pass DREAM act UB President Satish Tripathi and SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson joined several other university presidents and chancellors, lawmakers and “dreamers” in Washington on Wednesday to urge Congress to pass the DREAM Act. The DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act) is a proposed legislation which would would first grant conditional residency and, upon meeting further qualifications, permanent residency for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. “On behalf of the University at Buffalo, I once again would like to publicly express my support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program,” Tripathi said in a statement to UBNow. “All students, including DACA students across our state and our nation, should have the opportunity to pursue their educational goals and their professional aspirations.”
New head of ICE warns that Buffalo is “not a safe haven” Thomas Feeley, Buffalo’s new field office director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, intends to crackdown on Western New York’s undocumented immigrant population. “Everyone is fair game,” Feeley said during a recent interview with The Buffalo News. “I think people want us to apologize for what we do, and that’s not going to happen.” He told The Buffalo News his efforts will be focused on criminals and terrorists who might try to cross the border from Canada. He feels it is “naive” to think there aren’t people trying to get into the U.S. to do harm. “They need to know New York State is not a safe haven,” Feeley told the The Buffalo News.
Former President Obama to report for jury duty in Illinois next month Former President Barack Obama intends to perform his civic duty and appear for jury duty next month. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans announced on Friday Obama would serve. “He made it crystal-clear to me through his representative that he would carry out his public duty as a citizen and resident of this community,” Evans told The Chicago Tribune.
Defense secretary says North Korean nuclear threat is ‘accelerating’ U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the threat of a nuclear attack from North Korea is increasing during a visit to South Korea on Friday. “North Korea has accelerated the threat that it poses to its neighbours and the world through its illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear weapons programs,” Mattis said, according to the Associated Press. Mattis is visiting South Korea for annual defense talks.
UB hosts Celebration of Faculty and Staff Excellence UB hosted its annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff Excellence in Slee Hall on Thursday. The event honored UB faculty and staff members who have received both UB and SUNY awards during the past year. Those honored included faculty members who were named SUNY Distinguished Professors, UB Distinguished Professors, UB Exceptional Scholars and UB Teaching Innovators, as well as recipients of the SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence.
Hamburg police officer tracks down rogue rooster Hamburg police officers received a call about a “suspicious character” in the parking lot of Buffalo’s Best Pizza on McKinley Parkway around 11:45 p.m. Friday night, according to The Buffalo News. The subject, a black rooster, fled from police. Officer Nicholas Palmer had to enlist help from Officer Anthony Venditti to capture the rooster. After a brief chase, the officers caught the animal. “As he refused to provide any identification, our officers had no choice but to bring him in,” Mark Bernas, a public safety dispatcher, wrote in a Facebook post. Hamburg police asked anyone missing a rooster, suspected to be a Croad Langshan breed, to call 648-5111, Ext. 0.
Trump spokeswoman says women who have accused him of sexual assault are lying “All of the women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct are lying,” White House Spokesperson Sarah Sanders said at a Press Conference on Friday.. She said the allegations are “fake news.” “We’ve been clear on that from the beginning, and the president’s spoken on it,” Sanders said at the press conference.
Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont vows to resist takeover Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is urging citizens to take a democratic approach to freedom from Madrid after the Catalan parliament voted to declare independence on Friday,. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced the dissolution of the Catalan parliament on Friday and the removal of Puigdemont as Catalan leader. There will be a new election in December. “I promise to work to build a free country,” Puigdemont said in a pre-recorded TV address to Catalans on Saturday afternoon. email: news@ubspectrum.com
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The Bulls have been on a five-game tear. They defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes (5-18, 3-9 MAC) handily, setting a record for wins in MAC play. This was also the first time the Bulls have won five straight MAC games in a row. The first set was tight with the Bulls scoring the last five points to ice it. The second set was just as close, but the Bulls prevailed. Senior Cassie Shado took control and got the winning kill and solo block. The Bulls struggled early in the third, but sophomore Polina Prokudina was able to kill the set to win the match.
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The women’s soccer team played in the first round of the MAC tournament on Sunday afternoon when they faced the Bowling Green Falcons (12-6-1, 6-4-1 MAC). Buffalo opened up the scoring in the thirty-seventh minute when junior forward Carissima Cutrona scored the Bulls’ lone goal of the day. The second half was all Falcons and they scored three unanswered goals. Redshirt junior midfielder Erica Hubert led the Falcons with goals in the fifty-sixth and eightieth minute. It was only the third time this year that a team has scored three goals against Buffalo. The Falcons have done it twice. The Bulls are now eliminated from the MAC tournament. Goalkeeper Laura Dougall, and midfielders Moira Petrie and Julia Benati are all seniors and have now played their last games for the Bulls. Dougall finishes her career first in wins, shutouts and goals against average in program history. She is fourth in total saves.
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The Bulls had their five-game winning streak shattered by the Ohio Bobcats (1313, 7-5 MAC). The Bulls were down early and never found their footing throughout the match. The Bobcats outhit the Bulls .310 to .198. Junior Megan Wernette and freshman Andrea Mitrovic led the Bulls. Both had 12 kills each. Buffalo will need to recover from the loss quickly and move on as the season is coming to a close and tournament play is beginning.
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The Bulls traveled to Ohio and battled the Akron Zips (2-13-4, 1-7-3 MAC). The game went into overtime and ended in a tie. The Bulls secured the number five seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament. Although this does not secure home field, it is a boost for the program to hopefully elevate their game during tournament play. However, the Bulls played from behind early. Senior Julia Benati tied the game up with her lone goal at the end of the first half. The Bulls fell behind again in the second half. Freshman Gianna Yurchak came in clutch and tied the game for the Bulls, forcing overtime.
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The men and women teams both finished in the top 10 in the MAC Championships. The women took fifth place and the men took sixth. Sophomore Stephanie Ward earned a first team all-MAC award after finishing in third in the women’s 6k race. This is her second straight year with all-MAC honors. Senior Morgan Mahoney came in 16th place to finish out her last MAC Cross Country Championship. For the men, Sophomore William Hilbert lead the charge for the Bulls, coming in 18th place. Juniors Jack Jibb and Dan Muldoon were the second and third Bulls to cross the finish line. Jibb placed 20th and Muldoon placed 37th.
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(top) Sophomore swimmer Grace Baumer performs the breaststroke at Saturday’s meet. She had three first place finishes in the meet including the breaststroke 100m and 200m. (bottom) The Bulls dove into action Saturday afternoon with their first conference victory against the Toledo Rockets.
Bulls sink the r ockets Women’s Swimming and Diving continues solid start with 218-82 Toledo rout ROBBY JOHNSON STAFF WRITER
The UB Women’s Swimming and Diving team (2-0, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) churned out an emphatic 218-82 victory over the Toledo Rockets (0-1, 0-1 MAC) on Saturday afternoon at the Alumni Arena Natatorium. Senior Megan Burns and freshman Olivia Sapio led a Bulls team that won all but one of the events against the team’s first conference opponent of the season. Burns dominated in her individual events, much like she has for the bulk of her career. She racked up wins in both the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle. Her time of 23.31 in the 50-meter freestyle was a season-best. Sapio, a strong addition to the program, won the 100-meter butterfly and 200-meter individual medley with times of 55.96 and
2:06.55 respectively. Bulls head coach Andy Bashor had high praise for Sapio’s future in the program. “She’s increased her training load [to more] than what she was doing as a senior in high school,” Bashor said. “For her, it’s about continuing to develop strength. As she gets more strength over this year and next, she’s going to be really, really good.”
Burns and Sapio joined freshman Nicole Roitenberg and sophomore Grace Baumer to capture the 200-meter medley relay to open the meet. They clocked in at 1:44.72, the Bulls’ best time in the event this season. Hannah Miller collected three wins on the afternoon for Buffalo. Miller dominated the 1000-meter freestyle race, finishing in at 10:18.41. Miller participated in the next
race, the 200-meter freestyle, and pulled off the victory with little time to recover. The UB senior finished first again in the 500-meter freestyle to cap off the day. A pair of divers brought in a significant amount of points for the Bulls. Senior Kelly Moran and sophomore Olivia Gosselin finished first and second in the one-meter and three-meter dives respectively. Moran’s 289.58 mark in the three-meter dive was her best of the season so far. “What I really liked from today was how we competed,” Bashor said. “That’s something I was really stressing to these girls is that we have to learn how to compete, especially on the last couple of races at each meet. I’m really happy to see that today.” The Bulls were picked to come in second in the MAC conference, according to the MAC preseason coaches’ poll. They are meeting expectations after Saturday’s rout against the Rockets, a great showing at this year’s Florida International University Invite and a win at Cornell. Bashor is happy about the string of success to begin the season, but he’s even more impressed with the team’s training during practice. “The most impressive thing has been the practices they’re putting together for the last six weeks,” Bashor said. “We’re in a very high-volume stage of our training and we just need speed. We just need to change some things up here and there and we’ll be able to get that speed a little later on.” Buffalo will travel to Athens, Ohio for a dual meet with the Ohio Bobcats (2-0, 1-0 MAC) next Saturday. The 12:00 p.m. matchup will be the last until December. email: sports@ubspectrum.com