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QUALITY IN QUESTION Buffalo landlord is linked to multiple housing code violations in University Heights EVAN GRISLEY FEATURES EDITOR
Four UB students stood in Buffalo Housing Court and called out their University Heights landlord, Jeremy Dunn, for not fixing problems in his houses. Dunn owns close to 50 properties in the area around South Campus and UB students have complained for years that many of his homes violate safety codes. The University Heights Collaborative and Off-Campus Student Services, have each issued warnings about Dunn. Dunn insists he is not a negligent landlord and denies that his homes are unsafe. “If my houses were unlivable [the city] would shut them down, they have that power,” he said. He said it’s the students who destroy his property. Students living in his homes routinely complain to The Spectrum about him as a landlord. The four students living at 58 East Northrup Place said Dunn does not respond to their concerns. They told Judge Patrick Carney that when they moved into their home at the start of August, their house was “destroyed.” “We tried to contact [Dunn] multiple times and he did not appear,” the students, who wished to remain anonymous, said. “When someone did show up, it wasn’t fixed properly. The holes in the wall were fixed with mesh and drywall sealer and we could literally put our finger through it.” The students appeared in court on a separate charge, but it was Dunn and his management style that got the most attention as the students and other community members appeared to make a case against Dunn. “[Dunn’s] places look like crap and he has no intention to cooperate with us or his residents from what it seems,” said Bernard Kunz, who lives on East Northrup. “As a landlord for student housing, you have to be an educator and he refuses to take on that
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Houses in University Heights managed by Jeremy Dunn. Dunn’s maintenance of his homes are in question after recent Buffalo Housing Court case.
role.” Dunn is not Kunz’s landlord. Residents from five other Dunn-owned homes were also set to appear on Friday but their cases were postponed until late October. Dunn defends his record and blames the students who he says like to throw parties and trash his houses. “All they have to do is call me and I’d be happy to show whoever the property,” Dunn said. “But of course the house isn’t going to look great right after a party. I’m for reducing the partying because they are destroying my houses.” Mickey Vertino, the president of the University Heights Collaborative, was also at court. His biggest concern was the safety of the students. “I don’t have a problem with the partying, it’s expected from college students,” Vertino said. “But when the living conditions aren’t safe and there are 200 people in a house, that’s when it becomes an issue. Can you imagine if there was a fire?” Buffalo Housing Court Liaison Fred Brace stood up in the middle of court to
ask if the judge could issue an inspection of all Dunn’s properties. He felt that based on the condition of Dunn’s current properties, an inspection of all properties was justified. The judge denied Brace’s request. Dunn feels that Brace has some hard feelings toward him. “Brace has had a problem with me since day one. He was just looking for a way to aggravate me,” Dunn said. “What he doesn’t know is that these houses are inspected frequently.” Homes must be inspected every three years, according to NYS housing laws and the city of Buffalo housing laws. Dunn said that a fair number of his properties are inspected every year. Dan Ryan, director of Off Campus Students Services, has fielded complaints about Dunn in the past. He said the court will only issue an order to vacate if inspectors find dangerous violations, such as a student living in an attic where there is only one way to exit in case of a fire. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
UB masons turn air intakes into art canvases Air intakes will become a “focal point” of North Campus in the near future HANNAH STEIN SENIOR NEWS EDITOR
UB masons will take another month to clean, patch and coat the air intakes with special paint so students can paint murals directly on them. UB masons have been working on concrete repair for the rotten air intakes around Clemens Hall for the past four weeks. These air intakes filter fresh air for the heating and air conditioning systems for surrounding buildings. Everyone seems to look up when they pass the construction by Clemens and Slee Hall, said Stephen Williamson, UB mason and floor man of the project. People passing by ask Williamson at least once a day what the air intake structures
President Tripathi and Provost Zukoski hold Town Hall meeting for faculty
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Students walking behind Clemens are forced to pass under scaffolding due to construction.
are because they’ve never paid attention to them until now. The air intakes have become rotten from moisture entering the concrete, according to
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UB faculty members are concerned about the uneven distribution of money among departments, the low salaries of adjunct instructors, the uneven implementation of general education funds, the lack of parking spaces and how much beer students are drinking in the University Heights. One by one, faculty members from social sciences, arts and humanities departments asked UB President Satish Tripathi and Provost Charles Zukoski questions regarding these issues during two town hall meetings on Wednesday morning in the Center for The Arts. Tripathi and Zukoski did not offer specific solutions to many of these problems. They often deflected questions about funding to dean Robin G. Schulze, who sat in the back taking notes but never spoke. Low pay for adjunct instructors James Holstun, an English professor, asked if the university was concerned with bringing adjunct professors to reasonable “living wage.” The university recently donated $18 million to a new football field house, according to Holstun, yet adjunct professors are still living on low wages. “Our adjuncts now, according to your own website Provost Zukoski, make as little as $2700 a course and my very strong sense just anecdotally inside the college is that most of our adjuncts are making right around that much,” Holstun said. In order to make as much as New York State fast food workers will make in two years, adjunct professors would have to teach 11 courses a year, according to Holstun. Some adjunct professors are finding themselves choosing between food, rent, healthcare and childcare, Holstun said. “It’s a terrible problem that could be addressed in some ways the same way the new football field is – which is making it a financial priority,” he said. Zukoski responded stating the complexities of donating to a field house are different than paying adjunct instructors. He said adjunct faculty salaries are determined by the department. “The challenge that we have is ‘where will we get the money across the campus if we want to eliminate the need for those adjuncts or pay them more?’” Zukoski said.
Williamson. Once moisture enters, the inner steel bends and rusts, which is “why they look like a disgusting mess,” he said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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Zukoski said although he does not have any “immediate solutions” for the low salaries of adjunct faculty, he accepts that being paid $2700 per course is “very sad and appalling.” UB has fewer adjunct instructors than many other institutions, according to Zukoski. General education curriculum Faculty members posed the question of why the general education requirements were revamped. Zukoski said that the decision came from a shared understanding among faculty and administration that the previous general education requirements were not providing UB students the core education they wanted to instill. The new curriculum emphasizes a “shared UB experience” for students, and increases communication between students and faculty with the freshman seminar, according to Zukoski. Other professors asked if two years would be enough time to evaluate the successes and failures of the new curriculum. After a long pause, Zukoski simply said, “yes.” He then explained how two years would give them a “pretty good feel” of how to proceed.
Funding for departments Professors from the economics department expressed concern over dwindling faculty numbers. One professor questioned why they do not receive more funding from the school, given the money they bring in through their Masters program. Zukoski deferred the problem to a lack of student interest in CSA programs, but Tripathi afterwards acknowledged UB’s economics department is much less popular among students next to comparable universities nationwide. Another economics professor expressed his concern regarding the College of Arts and Sciences budget. He asked if the new medical school building is taking money from the CAS budget. Tripathi said the medical school is not taking any resources away from the rest of the campus and that rumors frequently come from people who have not seen the budget. University Heights neighborhood One professor expressed his concern about UB providing busses for students to go to the University Heights to party. Tripathi gave examples of how the university has worked to reduce partying in the neighborhood, includ-
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ing reduced late-night bussing and working with Buffalo police to give out citations. He added that the problem goes beyond bussing. He said absentee landlords and city officials are a major part of the problems occurring in the Heights. He said motivation city officials often are more interested in holding a press conference, rather than tackle these problems substantially. Tripathi said UB has paid Buffalo inspectors to inspect housing in the Heights, which helps alleviate the problem. Lack of parking spaces One faculty member expressed concern over limited parking. “I mean, it’s awesome that we have this record-breaking incoming freshman class, but it’s very noticeable that this semester in comparison to other semesters that literally every parking spot within legal walking distance to our office and our classrooms are taken,” she said. Tripathi did not provide a specific plan or solution, but gave a general view that the parking problem is part of a larger question of how best to transport students between the three UB campuses.
Dunn only has two maintenance workers for his 50 properties, but he said students don’t make many requests. “The majority of my repair requests come in between June and August, the start of the new semester,” Dunn said. “There is an infrequency throughout the year that I’d only need a large number of employees for a month then I’d need to find something else for them, or let them go.” Tenants of 38, 163, 196 and 217 Winspear Ave. were scheduled to appear in court Friday, but the court date was moved to Oct. 26. Out of the five houses, 163 and 217 Winspear Ave. were to appear in court due to housing code violations. There were multiple “interior problems” of these two homes caused by the residents, according to Judge Carney. There were holes in the wall and windows were boarded up from the inside. “When police went inside there was running water and all the smoke detectors were ripped from the wall,” Carney said. email: evan.grisley@ubspectrum.com
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Campus face housing and neighborhood troubles
Students must take it upon themselves to inspect houses and neighborhood Every weekend, the same stories come out of off-campus housing near South Campus. Someone’s house had a shoddy window in the back so they were robbed. Basements flood from overuse of basic appliances. There are holes in the walls, stains on the floors and stenches that can’t be cleansed. A house off South Campus is far from ideal living. The price point is perfect for a student on a budget. Dorming and apartments near North Campus are twice as much as rent in the University Heights. But is the price worth the unsafe housing conditions that go virtually unregulated and unrepaired? There are some things students can’t help while on a budget, but there is still a lot we have control of. Last Friday, UB students appeared in Buffalo Housing Court. They mentioned that when they moved into their Northrup Place home, it was “destroyed” with holes in the walls. Once they contacted the landlord to fix the damages, there were no major improvements. In this instance, students should not wait for matters to become worse before contacting higher authorities. These housing problems should be brought up while moving in, not two months later in court. For students moving into homes in the University Heights, they should be taking more time looking into the homes they are renting. Students should be in contact
with Off Campus Student Services and research their landlords. They also shouldn’t ignore the red flags. Houses on Craigslist usually leave out important details. Students must inspect these houses thoroughly when visiting them for the first time. Go with more than one person, even a parent or another adult. If there are holes in the wall on the day you move in, it is clear
there will be more problems. Don’t ignore them and take the landlord’s word that they will “eventually be fixed.” If a house is not up to code, keep looking. As said before, cheap rent isn’t worth living in an unsafe home for an entire year. Making sure living conditions are safe also means students need to take responsibility for the quality of their homes. Living off campus isn’t an ex-
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cuse to trash a house. It’s also not an excuse to have people living in attics or 50 students standing on a balcony that might cave through. It is true – University Heights landlords need to step it up when dealing with the safety of their residents. But students must handle these situations like adults and also make safety a top priority. email: eic@ubspectrum.com
Money Talk: Buying debt What it means to buy debt
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Students are no strangers to the concept of debt – though we might quarantine the thought to the back of our minds. We live on a tight budget between student loans and car payments. The ability to purchase debt is one facet of debt that most students might not know about. Those who buy debt are referred to as “debt buyers” and are usually collection agencies or private debt collection firms. These companies make their money by purchasing debt that a debt-issuer has declared delinquent or has charged-off. Delinquency is when payments aren’t made, but being charged-off means the debt-issuer has essentially given up on collecting. Typically, these debt buyers pur-
operations. Bondholders have a higher-level claim in companies. This comes in handy should the entity indebted to you become bankrupt – you’re less likely to lose your money. Compared side-by-side, a bond sacrifices the possibility of higher returns for the possibility of a return at all, whereas with stocks it’s an inverse effect. Meaning, that where a bond has a steady interest rate, typically five or six percent per year until maturity – while stocks return an average of 10 percent per year. Individuals that look to bonds are usually older, or preparing for retirement, it doesn’t mean you should overlook their usefulness though. For a savvy college-student, it’s important to have the foresight and funds to know you’ll need a sum of money in the future. Bonds are a sure bet, especially given the opportunity to tack a bit of extra money on top of the principal of your investment. email: kenneth.thomas@ubspectrum. com Twitter: @KenUBSpec
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chase debt at a fraction of the debt’s face value, or the amount paid to the debt issuer at maturity. If you watch “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” you may remember he bought the hospital debt of 9,000 people, totaling $15 million, for a mere $60,000. The kicker of John Oliver’s story is that he bought $15 million worth of debt for $60,000 – and then forgave the debt of 9,000 people. There is a way to buy debt from government and corporate entities, in the form of bonds. This is essentially lending money with the promise of interest in the future upon the maturity of said bond. Like individuals, governments and corporate entities have credit scores. Their scores are affected by much larger events than missing payments – Britain’s exit of the EU is a type of event that affected their credit score. If you hold debt, or bonds, in a government or company, you can’t vote on company operations or share in their future profit. Whereas, being a stockholder you have claim to the company’s assets, and you can vote on their
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Tim Kaine and Mike Pence face off in their only debate of the election season MADDY FOWLER STAFF WRITER
Vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine and Mike Pence went toe-to-toe on Tuesday night in their only debate of the election season. Elaine Quijano, CBS News anchor moderated the debate, which took place at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Kaine, VP candidate for the Democratic Party, and Pence, VP candidate for the Republican Party, frequently interrupted and spoke over one another. Quijano was effective at redirecting the candidates back to the issues, which included presidential leadership, trustworthiness, the economy, law enforcement, race relations and foreign policy. Presidential leadership Kaine said he is a strong addition to the ticket because he has worked at all levels of government, including city councilman, mayor, governor and the current Senator of Virginia. Pence said he has seen America weaken under President Barack Obama’s administration. The economy is stifled and there is a war on coal and failing healthcare reform, ac-
cording to Pence. He said in the event he had to step into the presidential role he would bring a “lifetime of experiences” with him. Pence served as U.S. Governor of Indiana. Economy Pence said the Obama administration almost doubled national debt, which he described as “atrocious.” Pence said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will lower taxes across the board for working families, small businesses and family farms. Kaine described Trump as the “you’re fired” president and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as the “you’re hired” president. He said Clinton will invest in infrastructure, clean energy jobs, education, debt free college, raise the minimum wage, support equal pay for women, promote small businesses and formulate tax plans that target tax relief for the middle class and small businesses. Law enforcement/race relations Kaine said as Senator of Virginia, his police department cut homicide rates nearly in half. He also said Virginia was ranked among the top 10 safest states in America. He emphasized that the key to making communities safe is through community policing, which Kaine described as “building bonds of understanding between the community and the police.”
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When that gap narrows, he explained, it’s safer for both citizens and the police. He said the militarized model of policing does not work. Kaine went on to say that Trump wants to increase stop and frisk, which he said polarizes the community/police relationship. Pence emphasized that police officers put their lives on the line every day. He said he fully supports community policing, but commends Trump’s commitment to law and order. He said that people need to “stop seizing on moments on tragedy.” “If you’re afraid to have the conversation about bias, you’ll never solve it,” Kaine said. Kaine went on to say that African Americans and Latinos get sentenced for the same crimes at different rates. Terrorism Kaine said the terrorist threat has decreased in some ways because Osama Bin Laden has been killed, the Iraqi nuclear weapon program has been stopped and there are fewer U.S. troops in dangerous parts of the world. Kaine said Clinton also plans to dramatically expand intelligence professionals, garner more cyber intelligence and strengthen alliances. Pence said Trump would suspend the Syr-
ian refugee program, to which Kaine responded that blocking people based on national origin violates the Constitution. Kaine said the focus should be on danger, not discrimination. National security and international affairs Pence said that America needs to demonstrate strong leadership. He said Trump will focus on rebuilding the military and having “American strength” on the world stage. Kaine said Clinton has the ability to stand up to Russia, whereas Trump has praised Vladimir Putin and has clear business dealings with Russia. Trump called Putin a stronger leader than Obama, according to Kaine. “If you don’t know the differences between a strong leader and a dictatorship…you need to go back to fifth grade,” Kaine said. Pence then brought up the Clinton Foundation, which he criticized for accepting money from foreign governments. Kaine responded saying the Clinton Foundation is one of the highest rated charities in the world. email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Adventure time UB Alumni run Niagara Falls Adventure Park
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Zip lining down 350 feet or a daredevil jump off a rooftop might be a good way to blow off some steam as schoolwork starts to pile on. Niagara Falls Adventure Park is the place to go. The park is run by Ryan Lynn, a UB alumnus, and Kevin Santa, a student taking a year off. The park, located at 427 First Street, Niagara Falls, has three attractions for thrill-seekers: zip lining, rope-courses and Daredevil jumping. “The zip line is the most popular, since people know more about it. Ours is a bit more low-key, but it hits 30 miles per hour, but you’re side-by-side with a buddy and
you can race,” said Lynn, general manager of the park. “When people see people doing the daredevil jump and having fun, that’s usually the next one they do.” During his time at UB, Lynn was the vice president of Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC) and president for two years after that. Lynn had the opportunity to work for the park while it was being built and the owners were looking for attractions that would fit. Lynn isn’t the only worker to come out of UB to work the park – many from OAC and other outdoor clubs also are part of the staff. This is because these clubs offer experiences that would fulfill the necessary requirements for the job: a knack for adventure. “My favorite experience would have to be getting someone to do something they nev-
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er though they’d do,” said Santa, the assistant manager. “I get a lot of people that get up the ladder and are scared, a lot of times they can work through it, but other times I help them. I usually goof around on it so people can see I’m safe and relaxed, it helps ease them through it.” Before guests are set loose on the ropes course, they’re outfitted with a harness and a Bornac safety billet carabineer, which limits a fall off the course to about a foot. “It was exhilarating, both the zip line and the free-fall. I felt alive and it was liberating, it’s my first time doing this,” said Sally Tellier from the Canadian-side of Niagara Falls. But not everyone has the best experience their first time around. Santa recalls a 12-year-old girls first experience at the True Blue drop on the ropes course. The True Blue drop is a section in the middle of the ropes course where guests can hook themselves to and lower themselves down to the floor, instead of climbing back to the ladders. “We’d recently added a rope to it for easier access for kids and it slipped, but the rope wasn’t for safety, just for reach, but she fell,” Santa said. “She was scared by the drop and
started crying, so I helped her down the ladder and off the course. When she came back the second time, she ran around the course and jumped down the True Blue 12 times, she even counted.” Lynn has also had his fair share of experiences both good and bad and works to help groups have the best time possible. The adventure park even took some GoPro footage while guests participated. “We have a 10-foot free-fall jump and people’s reactions are great, we strap GoPros on them, but we can’t use the footage because people tend to use colorful language,” Lynn said. The Niagara Falls Adventure isn’t open all year-round but they have a wide season of operation. They operate during the week from Friday to Sunday, 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and their season runs from early May to mid-October. email: kenneth.thomas@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @KenUBSpec
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“They will become more of focal point [on campus] when we’re done with them,” Williamson said. He said they appear to be “somewhat of a sculpture” because they do not look like typical air intakes. Williamson said he isn’t aware of how much money is going into the construction or whose idea it was to repair or make them into murals. Williamson said he spoke to a woman from the English department who is very excited
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9/23 1:27 a.m. A UB cleaner reported a suspicious person on the third floor of Capen Library. The report said the woman looks around 60 years old with braids in her hair and is believed to be homeless. She has been seen with five to six bags with her and the reporter said she has made a mess before in the library. Police were unable to confirm the reports.
about having her department paint a mural, but he said it might not be until next spring that the painting project comes to fruition. He said the mural project is still in the design phase and he heard from sources that different departments are designing a mural for a single air intake, but the English department is the only department he knows so far that is definitely partaking in the murals. Some students are looking forward to seeing the finished product. “Honestly, I’m excited to see that happen just because I walk by this all the time and I just see these big gray cylinders and I’m like
man, that’s not an attractive thing to see on campus,” said Yousef Jaber, a senior computer science major. “I think they’re making UB a better place so that’s definitely exciting to see.” Jaber said he’s graduating at the end of this year but he will definitely visit UB just to see how the murals turn out. UB masons are working on the project 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, until it’s done. Their job is weather-related and they stop once it begins to snow. Victoria Kirsch, an apprentice working on the project, said the project is a good experience and she enjoys working on construction.
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7:36 p.m. A group of students tore down part of a tree and set it on fire in a barrel. Police instructed the students to put the fire out. 11:05 p.m. A student reported a possibly injured goose outside of Capen Hall near the bike racks. Police did not find the goose upon arrival at the scene.
5:07 p.m. A man was caught shoplifting at CVS in the Commons and was taken into police custody. 6:53 p.m. Police saw a suspicious person going through dumpsters on Allen Hall grounds. Police escorted him off campus.
She said a lot of people have come up to her during the day to tell her it’s nice to see a female doing construction because it’s not something they normally see. Williamson and Kirsch have been working at UB for two years. “It will be fun to see the outcome [of the project],” Williamson said. “After we put our hard work into it, we’d like to see the end gain.” email: hannah.stein@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @HannahJStein
Hayes Hall on South Campus. The person was seen trying to get into Wende Hall, but when the door was locked, he walked away. 12:11 p.m. A student reported his friend knocking over tea onto his laptop in the Student Union. The friend did not want to pay retribution for the laptop. Police determined it was unintentional and not a crime and the student was advised to go to small claims court. 4:21 a.m. Buffalo VA Medical Center police reported a robbery on the sidewalk near Diefendorf Lot and Diefendorf Hall. The suspects took $50 from the victim. The two suspects are described as teen males, one in dark clothes and one in light clothes, headed towards Main Street. One suspect wore a hockey mask. email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Thursday, October 6, 2016
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WORKING FOR EACH OTHER UB men’s soccer chases postseason run four years in the making
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UB men’s soccer warms up together prior to a game. Chemistry will be key to the team as they approach MAC play.
MICHAEL AKELSON SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
UB senior forward Russell Cicerone is not only the best player on UB’s men’s soccer (8-21) team, he’s one of the best players in the entire country. In next January’s MLS Superdraft, he has a chance to be one of the first 10 players off the board and selected in the first round. Often when a mid-level Division-I program like Buffalo ends up with a player of Cicerone’s caliber, they ride tthem for four years and then revert back to normalcy after said player graduates. However, for UB head men’s soccer coach Stu Riddle, Cicerone is just the biggest, most apparent piece in a puzzle that finally seems to be coming together as he once envisioned it. Buffalo begins conference play this Friday with a road match against national powerhouse and Mid-American Conference bully Akron (5-3-1). The Bulls’ upperclassmenladen team, which includes six seniors and seven juniors, is fighting to put UB into the national psyche for years to come. Four years ago, Riddle turned heads when he left fellow MAC school Western Michigan on his own terms after a very successful fouryear tenure to take over a Buffalo men’s soccer program. Although the program had long been a doormat in the MAC, former Buffalo Athletic Director Danny White convinced Riddle that they were a growing school. Riddle felt he could build the program into a perennial national power that could
one day challenge Akron in the MAC. When he arrived, Riddle brought in an unprecedented 11 players in his first recruiting class, nine of which were freshman. Riddle sold recruits on the fact that they had the opportunity to come in and build a struggling program into a national powerhouse. They could be responsible for bringing a doormat of a program into national prominence, and in turn, up all of their chances at getting national recognition individually. Over the last four years Buffalo has quietly, and slowly, done just that. The first two years of Riddle’s tenure tested the faith of his young players. The team went 8-21-6 in Riddle’s first two years and saw a lot of players give up on Riddle’s plan and transfer. “The key for these guys is that they’re survivors,” Riddle said. “They’ve seen a lot of faces come and go and they’ve dealt with a lot of adversity over the years, and now they’re reaping the rewards from it.” A pivotal moment for the program came in the spring of 2015, when they took a 10day trip to England together. It was a growing experience for many of the players, especially Cicerone. He turned heads in all four of the Bulls’ overseas matchups and stepped into a leadership role off the field. Last fall, they qualified for their first MAC Tournament since 2011 and after a hardfought 2-1 win over Western Michigan, they advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where they were a heavy underdog
against Akron, who was ranked third in the country at the time. Akron was expected to roll over the Bulls, who had surprised a lot of people by even making it to the Championship Game in the first place. However, with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line, Buffalo played Akron closer than anyone anticipated. In a chippy, physical game, Akron beat Buffalo 1-0 and then went on to go all the way to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Most people didn’t think much of Buffalo’s near-monumental upset. But for Riddle and his players, it was a huge moment. “The bulk of the team, they’ve played close to 80 games together,” Riddle said. “They’ve had that trip to England, they’ve played in a MAC Championship match and I really think that those were the things that got us over the line.” UB entered this year with more expectations than in years past, but still, nobody expected them to become a national contender. They’re still not where they want to be just yet, but people are starting to take notice of the program’s rebuild. After a 7-0-0 start to the season, the Bulls received more votes for the NCAA Top 25 than any team in the country to not be ranked. They have received votes for a national ranking in every poll this season since. Cicerone has removed any doubt that he is one of the best players in the nation. He leads the country with 29 total points and is tied for the country lead with 11 goals. Defensively, the Bulls have kept a clean sheet
seven times this season in 11 games. “We work for each other,” Cicerone said. “We have great chemistry on this team, off the field we’re always hanging out, always best friends with each other and I think our desire to work for each other is our identity as a team.” In a conference where programs like Akron and West Virginia are able to recruit blue-chip prospects year after year, UB’s team chemistry is what makes them more than the sum of their parts. As a unit, they are as in sync as any team in the conference. Few teams in the nation have as much experience playing together as Buffalo. As they approach the most important slate of games the program has played in over a decade, Buffalo’s core has its sights set on the NCAA Tournament. “They’ve achieved what they wanted to achieve except one thing, which is make the NCAA Tournament,” Riddle said. As long as Riddle is pulling the strings, there’s no doubt Buffalo can and will remain competitive. But whether or not they can become the national powerhouse they’ve set out to become will hinge greatly on the remainder of this season. “Nobody’s going to recognize us as a winning program until we get the MAC Championship, or into the NCAA Tournament,” Cicerone said. With their core of players now all grown up, it’s time for Buffalo to make a run in the postseason if they want to have a chance at becoming a national power in the future. Even if they can’t win the MAC Championship, they have a chance at an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with a strong showing in conference play. In a tough conference, as of right now, UB men’s soccer still remains in a familiar position: underdog. But Riddle and his players refuse to accept that they’re anybody’s underdog. They’ve been waiting four years for this moment and they’re ready to introduce themselves and their school to the world. “We’re Buffalo and we’re always going to fight against the reputation of the program,” Riddle said. “All we gotta do is keep winning and proving people wrong and I’m confident we will do so.” email: michael.akelson@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @mikeakelson
UB football looks to turn season around going into MAC play Struggling Bulls look to save season before it really begins DANIEL PETRUCCELLI STAFF WRITER
After a 1-3 start to the season, the UB football team looks to turn it around in conference play. The Bulls open up their Mid-American Conference play when they host Eastern division foe Kent State (1-4, 0-1 MAC) on Saturday. The team is hoping to capitalize on a fresh start after the underwhelming four game non-conference slate. Over the first four games their offense has stagnated in the hands of freshman quarterback Tyree Jackson and the team has come out looking flat in every game. Although the performance has been bad for Buffalo thus far, the potential remains riveting in a wide MAC Eastern Division. “We had four games to get ready, now it’s a clean slate again,” Leipold said. “I think all of us have had our share of tough moments in the non-conference so it’s a clean start and it’s an exciting time for our guys.” Buffalo will need to make adjustments, especially offensively. In the past two games, they have only gained 302 yards combined. In particular, their running game has struggled. After averaging 228.5 rushing yards against Albany and Nevada, they averaged 56.5 yards in their last two outings against Army and Boston College. The Bulls only averaged 2.2 yards per rush in those two games. “First two games we had moments of some of the best rushing attack we’ve had since we’ve been here,” Leipold said. “And
we’ve been trying to replicate that and within what we do were going to continue to evaluate ways that we can get that going.” Senior running back Jordan Johnson will need to step up for the Bulls. With over 100 yards in both of Buffalo’s first two games, he sets the tone for the Bulls rushing game. Sophomore running back Johnathan Hawkins will also be important moving forward as a change-of-pace back. Utilizing his speed and getting him more involved in the run game will help open things up for Johnson. Hawkins’ speed also makes him an asset in the passing game. One thing both running backs have shown is an ability to protect the passer, which is helpful with a freshman quarterback. Although the start of his career has been a mixed bag, Jackson’s potential is still impossible to ignore. With his strong showing against Army, Jackson showed he can take over games heading into MAC play. Jackson stumbled last weekend with just 41 passing yards against Boston College. Buffalo currently has the last ranked passing offense in the MAC. The Bulls will need to revert back to their read option moving forward to jumpstart the rushing game and allow for more space to get the passing game going. “As a team we all need to get better,” Leipold said. “There’s plenty of things that have to be worked on and that started yesterday in the film room and will be continued today on the field.” Defensively, Buffalo has been inconsistent this year. Although they’ve allowed
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UB’s offense huddles before a play. The offense will need to step up if UB wants to be a contender in the MAC.
1,015 rushing yards so far this season, which is the most allowed in the MAC conference, they have shown the capability to come up big. They have faced 221 rushes and only allowed 4.6 yards per rush, including holding Boston College to just 2.5 yards per rush. The front seven specifically have been playing solid football for the Bulls. “I think we have a very strong defensive line that helps out a lot,” said junior linebacker Ishmael Hargrove at a press conference Tuesday. “A lot of veterans on the d-line, our linebacker core has a lot more depth than last year, that we use, guys like [sophomore linebacker] Jordan Collier and Matt Otwinowski, a true freshman [linebacker], they come in and help us with the depth and things like that, that we really didn’t have last year.” Sophomore linebacker Khalil Hodge leads the team in tackles, averaging 12.3 per game so far this season. Hargrove and junior linebacker Jarrett Franklin have 36 and 34 tackles respectively. Hargrove also has two forced fumbles along with two fumble recoveries. “One of the things we showed in the team meeting yesterday was the eastern division standings and where everyone is at and really if we were 4-0 right now, and unfortunately we’re not, we’d still be 0-0 as far as confer-
ence play and what matters,” Leipold said. While every team starts 0-0 both the Akron Zips (3-2, 1-0 MAC) and the Ohio Bobcats (3-2, 1-0 MAC) have shown more potential than Buffalo in the Eastern Division. The Zips have the third highest scoring offense in the MAC and the Bobcats have the fourth best scoring defense in the MAC. They will also face quite a test when the currently undefeated Western Michigan Broncos (5-0, 1-0 MAC) host the Bulls. The East is a struggling division with two teams besides Buffalo only having one win, Kent State and Bowling Green (1-4, 0-1 MAC), and one team having not won at all, Miami (OH) (0-5, 0-1 MAC). These four teams make up the four worst offenses within the MAC this season, based on scoring and yardage, along with four of the six worst scoring defenses. If Buffalo can capitalize on the sparks of talent they showed against Army, they could have a chance in the wide-open MAC East. But there’s a lot of work to be done. Buffalo has lost six of its last seven games under Leipold and this upcoming stretch of games will be pivotal not just for this season, but for the future of the program in his hands. email: sports@ubspectrum.com