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UB faculty, police not as diverse as student population GABRIELA JULIA
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3,380 INTERNATIONAL
9,543 WHITE
2,784 ASIAN 1,590 OTHER 1,392 BLACK
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UB’s classrooms may be filled with students from around the world, but the faculty instructing those classes and the department policing the campus aren’t nearly as diverse. Only one of UB’s 40 police officers isn’t white. And while just under half of UB’s students are white, there’s an underwhelming number of diverse faculty. “UB can, and should be doing more to recruit minority faculty, but we are not unique in our challenges,” said Teresa Miller, a law professor and vice provost for Equity and Inclusion. Only 48 percent of UB undergraduates are white, but almost 79 percent of UB’s faculty is white, according to UB’s demographic statistics. While international students make up 17 percent of the student body, only 5 percent of UB faculty is not from the United States. Some feel the lack of diversity amongst faculty affects not only learning outcomes, but also the comfort level between students and the administration. UB’s faculty demographics are similar to the 38 public schools in the Association of American Universities (AAU), but not all those universities have such a diverse student population, actively recruit international students or have a president from India, like UB. Race and diversity have been prevalent topics on campus the past few weeks after graduate fine arts student Ashley Powell posted “White Only” and “Black Only” signs for a class project. The signs caused outage and debate and the Black Student Union (BSU) to hold a special forum last week.
STUDENT RACIAL BREAKDOWN*
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ALL INFORMATION ACCORDIING TO UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO AND UNIVERSITY POLICE
New School of Management center unveiled
Art project, Heights hot topics at first Council meeting
Center offers peer-mentoring, new technology and classrooms
ASHLEY INKUMSAH TORI ROSEMAN SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR
The 2,900 undergraduates in the School of Management have a new destination for studying, tutoring and interactive learning. UB officials unveiled the School of Management’s new undergraduate center in the Jacob’s Management Center on North Campus Wednesday afternoon. The new center, named the Frank and Marilyn Clement Un-
dergraduate Community Hub after the two donors who made a lead gift of $500,000 for the center, includes a lounge where tutoring will be available, recitation rooms with laptops and a new classroom. The hub opened to students just after the start of the semester but Wednesday was the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. The center was made possible with Clement, a UB alumnus, and his wife Marilyn’s $500,000 gift, as well as matching fund-
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(From L to R) President Satish Tripathi, Frank and Marilyn Clement and Dean Paul Tesluk at Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new undergraduate center in the School of Management.
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ing from the Provost’s Office and another anonymous contribution. Clement graduated from UB in 1966 and said he was amazed to see how the school has improved and expanded since he graduated. “Words can’t describe it, it’s so beautiful,” Clement said. “I had no idea it would be so fantastic. Back in my day, we had blackboards, white chalk, and slide rules. No calculators, no computers, no TV sets. It was just a room with chairs and a blackboard … The color is amazing. We were on the old campus [South Campus] and the buildings are all gray.” Connie Hanel, the manager of the center, was impressed with how quickly the school was able to put the center together. The project started in February. “Though it was created in less than eight months, the idea has been around for a while,” Hanel said. “It’s almost unheard of to transform a basement into this kind of space so quickly.” Hanel offered a tour of the center to donors and school officials Wednesday and showed the new features and spaces. Hanel also showed how the new space could improve student study habits.
WRUB gives students voice in radio
Some of UB’s biggest decision makers spent Wednesday morning discussing some of the larger issues facing the university – from the controversial “White Only” art project to the high number of student arrests in the University Heights. The UB Council, the primary oversight and advisory body to UB, held its first meeting of the fall semester to review the downtown medical campus construction, the recent art project and concerns within the Heights neighborhood. President Satish Tripathi addressed the recent controversy over graduate fine arts student Ashley Powell’s art project. Powell hung signs reading “White Only” and “Black Only” around campus as part of a class project two weeks ago. The signs caused fear and outrage among the student body, with some fearing it was a hate crime. The Student Association and Black Student Union (BSU) held a special forum last week to discuss the signs. “As president, I am committed to ensuring our university community remains a safe, welcoming, inclusive open space,” Tripathi said. “As a public university we are also a part of the fabric of surroundings.” Many students questioned Tripathi’s absence from the forum and that the president had yet to release a statement on the matter a week after the events.
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2 SA Assembly talks Wi-Fi,
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printing issues at first meeting UBIT representatives get feedback from students THANYA THEOGENE STAFF WRITER
The Student Association Assembly kicked off its first meeting of the semester discussing issues UB students know all too well: Wi-Fi service and printing waits. Chris Clune, director of UBIT customer service, and Diana Tuorto, UBIT communications specialist, discussed UB’s WiFi boost, libraries, public computing sites and printing issues with the Assembly in the Student Union Wednesday night. UBIT is looking to set up a semester-long focus group to address these issues, according to Tuorto. SA Assembly originally scheduled its first meeting for Sept. 23, but delayed it due to many members wanting to attend the Black Student Union’s open forum on the “White Only” art project. According to new Assembly Speaker James Corra, members received the meeting well even with the pushback. SA Assembly is a part of the legislative branch of SA and votes on all constitutional changes. Any student can become a member with 40 signatures. Fronzcak Hall and the Mathematics Building received the Wi-Fi boost in the past few weeks after the Natural Science Complex, the Computing Center and Richmond Hall in the Ellicot Complex received the boost over the summer. Baldy Hall’s improved Wi-Fi will finish this Monday. Tuorti said UBIT chose Richmond Hall as the first residence hall in order to test it
out. “We wanted to see how the Wi-Fi compared to all the other buildings in Ellicott,” she said. The UBIT members also discussed the eduroam network, a nationwide roaming service used at universities that provides students and faculty with secure WiFi access, that will eventually replace the UB_Secure network as the campus’ main network. The switch will be long-term, but will make traveling between institutions easier, according to Tuorto. UB_Secure will still be available for students to use, but the main campus network will be geared toward eduroam. Clune said he wanted to obtain feedback from students about the printing stations in the cybraries and that he was surprised how dependent students are on the public computing stations. The majority of the students expressed concerns with long waits for printing, slow log-ins and slow startups for Google Chrome. A shortage of computers was also a major issue, according to students at the
Assembly. Some students proposed solutions to the issues. Edward Bennett, a junior political science major, said his previous school, Case Western in Ohio, used wēpa, a printing app that allows people to upload documents from their personal computer, smartphone, tablet or USB drive. Bennett said students then swipe their school ID card or credit card to pay and send to printers. Students then pick up their papers at the wēpa stations. “There were many of them around campus so students didn’t have to wait very long for printing,” Bennet said. Clune suggested students give feedback to UBIT and said doing so is crucial. Stu-
KAINAN GUO, THE SPECTRUM
Chris Clune (middle), director of UBIT customer service, speaks during Wednesday's Student Association Assembly meeting as Speaker James Corra (far right) listens. It was SA Assembly's first meeting of the semester.
dents are encouraged to leave comments on the UBIT website. Editor’s note: James Corra is a Spectrum staff photographer. email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Editorial Board EDITOR IN CHIEF
Tom Dinki
MANAGING EDITOR
Alyssa McClure
Regular ads better than subliminal ads Ad blockers causing major problems for advertisers, which in turn affects modern media
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Ricky Nolan COPY EDITORS
Kayla Menes Renée Staples NEWS EDITORS
Gabriela Julia, Senior Ashley Inkumsah Marlee Tuskes FEATURES EDITORS
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Yusong Shi, Co-senior Kainan Guo, Co-senior Angela Barca . CARTOONISTS
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Helene Polley ADVERTISING MANAGER
Nicole Dominguez Lee Stoeckel, Asst. Zach Hilderbrandt, Asst. ADVERTISING DESIGNER
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THE SPECTRUM Friday, October 4, 2015 Volume 65 Number 14 Circulation 7,000 The views expressed – both written and graphic – in the Feedback, Opinion and Perspectives sections of The Spectrum do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board. Submit contributions for these pages to The Spectrum office at Suite 132 Student Union or news@ubspectrum.com. The Spectrum reserves the right to edit these pieces for style and length. If a letter is not meant for publication, please mark it as such. All submissions must include the author’s name, daytime phone number, and email address. The Spectrum is represented for national advertising by MediaMate. For information on adverstising with The Spectrum, visit www.ubspectrum.com/advertising or call us directly at (716) 645-2452. The Spectrum offices are located in 132 Student Union, UB North Campus, Buffalo, NY 142602100
Advertising has become a major part of our world. Ads permeate nearly every action and place. You can’t go a day without seeing one on TV, the Internet, a billboard or even on each other. It also comprises a major source of revenue for many companies. Most websites run on advertising revenue and with the decline in newsprint, most major media outlets rely on advertising for funding. Apple’s iPhone 6, that has a new operating system that allows users to block mobile web ads, should be cause for concern. Ad blockers will cost websites $22 billion in revenue this year, according to a study from Adobe and Pagefair. What this loss means for us as consumers is uncertain. The question of whether or not we owe it to companies to buy into their advertising looms over the entire situation. The rising flexibility of online viewing – a site’s viewing numbers constitute a return for advertisers – means ads have had to be increasingly inventive to get viewers’ attention. Ad blockers allow these ads to be stopped, eliminating an unwanted intrusion when all we really want to do is read the latest news, listen to the newest single or watch a video game trailer. Responses have been varied. Some sites plead with their viewers to add their site to a list of “exempted sites” within the ad
blocker. Other venues are racing to outduel ad blockers, creating new ways to push the ads through the blockers until the blocking software updates to counter, and so on and so on. The idea of native and integrated advertising, wherein the advertising becomes organically meshed with the article or video, has also come about. We’ve already seen this implanted advertising in movies, with characters conspicuously driving a Lexus or holding up a can of Budweiser with the label just visible. This creates the dilemma for us consumers. Would we rather sit through a video ad before every music video from Taylor Swift, or be subliminally subjected to advertising? What if our favorite niche websites and Youtube channels can’t be sustained because we’ve eliminated all of their revenue through the prolific use of ad blockers? It’s complex. But do we really want to hand over our freedom like that and
A powerful message Australia may deny entry to artist Chris Brown over his criminal record
Celebrities often get a pass when it comes to crimes. Driving while intoxicated? We’ve seen them get out of it with community service. Beating your significant other? If you’re an NFL player, you probably won’t get punished any more than if you smoked marijuana. So it comes as some relief to see a celebrity’s actions catching up to him or her. Australia has informed rapper and R&B artist Chris Brown that he may be denied entry due to his domestic violence conviction from a 2009 incident. Brown severely beat his thengirlfriend pop singer Rihanna. Pictures of Rihanna’s unrecognizable face after the attack were seen across the Internet. Yet for the severity of the crime, little came of it. Brown continues to be a highly paid musician, huge crowds still flock to his concerts and all that came of his guilty plea was some probation and community service. He did lose some of his sponsorships and other financial deals, but Brown is still a very rich man. Brown being barred from another country is not a first. He was barred from entering the United Kingdom in 2010 over the domestic abuse case and now it seems that Australia is soon to follow suit. It’s entirely deserved. Domestic violence is not a crime to be taken lightly. While Brown may not be a direct threat to anyone in Australia while he tours, the country is still sending a strong message that domestic violence is not acceptable. The measures may seem extreme to some, but until it becomes clear there will be strict consequences for the offense, it will continue to happen. The message is heard even loud-
er when it’s a celebrity or person of note receiving the punishment. While Brown should in no way be made an example of – everyone should receive the same punishment – more people are going to take notice when it’s Chris Brown, the famous singer and rapper, being barred from entering a country for domestic violence than the average person. And in age where it seems celebrities get out of punishments through wealth and influence, it’s refreshing to see one have a real consequence for his or her actions. Brown has tweeted that he wants use his status as an artist to raise awareness about domestic violence in Australia. “I would be more than grateful to come to Australia to raise awareness about domestic violence,” Brown tweeted. “I’m not the pink elephant in the room anymore.” If his intentions are genuine and not to simply continue his tour in Australia, Brown could do some good. We’ve seen celebrities bring awareness to the crimes they’ve committed, like NFL quarterback Michael Vick speaking out against dog fighting after he was convicting for doing so in 2007. But the awareness of domestic violence – and the message that society is no longer standing for it – would increase even more if Australia simply didn’t allow Brown to enter its boarders. It gives a measure of accountability. The United States would be wise to follow Australia’s lead. Ignoring it becomes a dangerous precedent and continues to invalidate the very real violence against women that happens daily in this country. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com
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force advertisers to come up with devious new ways to direct our purchasing power? That sounds a bit terrifying. Through our desire to avoid the obvious, we may be encouraging corporations to figure out ways to control us without our knowledge. It’s for the best if we stopped
using ad blockers. Fifteen seconds of ads isn’t the worst thing that can happen to someone and it keeps the services we all use afloat. Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t. email: editorial@ubspectrum.com
Infighting Boehner’s resignation is only a temporary fix to a Grand Old Problem
WILLIAM KRAUSE POLITICAL COLUMNIST
Speaker of the House John Boehner’s resignation last Friday came as a shock to nearly everyone within the GOP. The caucus had originally met to discuss the advancement of different legislation to fund the government, but a choked up Boehner chose this venue to announce his impending resignation. Rep. Lee Zeldin, (R-NY) said at the conference, “A lot of grown men and women were crying, especially those who know him the most.” Boehner’s resignation frees him from the pressure of Tea Party Republicans, who have been trying to compel him to take a harder stance against President Barrack Obama and the Democrat agenda. His speakership has been threatened on numerous occasions, and fellow Republicans had even filed motions to vote to remove him. Boehner has been known to be a dealmaker, and to alienate the president and Democrats on a consistent basis isn’t a great way to make deals. But by doing this, he had alienated part of his own party instead. But his resignation is still only a temporary fix to a much larger problem. With Boehner’s resignation,
Congress was able to avoid a shutdown on Wednesday by passing a temporary spending bill that will keep the government open until December. The bill did not include any language to defund Planned Parenthood and relied on Democrats to pass. The fight over Planned Parenthood will continue to rage on and will have to be addressed again in December, when the temporary measure expires. It was noble for Boehner to fall on his sword for the good of the Republican Party and the institution of Congress itself. He was able to see that it would do irreparable harm to not only Republicans, but also Congress itself and more importantly the American people. Another government shutdown is simply unacceptable and affects too many lives to be considered a legitimate means to an end. It would likely have cost Republicans dearly in 2016 as well. But the next Speaker will be faced with identical problems that culminated in Boehner’s resignation. Tea Party Republicans will continue to refuse to budge over funding for Planned Parenthood and will continue to threaten a shutdown, unless a spending bill with language to defund the organization is put forward. They will continue to demand hard line stances against President Obama and Democrats alike. But simply not compromising on anything isn’t going to work. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
4 Aish comes to Buffalo
FEATURES
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New Jewish organization aims to teach students about the religion DANI GUGLIELMO FEATURES EDITOR
Jenna Harsanyi has always felt spiritual and cultural connections with Judaism. Harsanyi, a senior communication major, found social outlets to interact with other Jewish students in high school, but wasn’t sure where to go once she arrived at UB. So she started her own organization. Harsanyi is now the recruitment manager for Aish Buffalo, a Jewish organization that is recognized among eight college campuses. This semester, the organization has been brought to UB’s campus as a way for Jewish students to connect to their heritage away from home in an educational way. Other outlets on campus for Jewish students include the Hillel, which hosts events around Buffalo and the Chabad House of Buffalo, which offers students a Jewish environment away from home. “In high school I was very involved in BBYO [B’nai B’rith Youth Organization] and I didn’t feel like UB had anywhere where Jewish students could feel a sense of community,” Harsanyi said. After Harsanyi went on a Birthright trip, an education trip to Israel for young Jewish adults, through Aish, she formed a close relationship with her Rabbi. Her Rabbi then told her about bringing Aish to Buffalo and that Harsanyi would be the best person for the job of recruitment manager. “I had meetings with the two Rabbis who
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UB students hang out and eat food in the Sukkah for the first meeting of Aish Buffalo, a new Jewish organization on campus.
wanted to start Aish here and we hit it off,” Harsanyi said. “The organization took off from there.” Aish is an organization for young Jewish students to have an interactive learning environment about their heritage and a comfortable community to be a part of.
The organization aims to build one-onone relationships with students and make it a voluntary experience that students want to participate in. They want students to be able to continue to follow their religion while away from home and learn more about the culture and religion.
Under the directions of Rabbi Baruch Frankel and Rabbi Bentzy Teller, every Friday night Aish hosts free meals on Shabbat for the students who are a part of the organization. During the week, the Rabbivs can be found on campus hanging out with students while studying a wide range of topics. Students can attend classes called Maimonides, which include discussions, recreational activities and food. This organization offers two trips to Israel and Poland for students to connect to and further learn about their heritage. The trip to Israel is a 2-3 week excursion in which students can live in Jerusalem and take classes in the morning. The rest of the day is full of traveling and exploring to get to the feel of what it is like to live in Israel. On the Poland trip, students have the opportunity to visit concentration camps and experience Jewish history first hand in order to remember what their heritage had to go through to get to where they are now. Harsanyi hired recruiters to work under her to help reach out to Jewish students and inform them about this new organization. Their main source is word of mouth and informing friends of friends, but they also will spend time with tabling in the Student Union and using social media to get the word out. Carly Kaminsky, a senior communication major and senior Aish recruiter, feels inspired by Aish and is a part of something where she can make a difference. “I'm so confident in this organization and know that Aish is going to become extremely popular among the Jewish population here at UB,” Kaminsky said. “They provide their students with a recreational learning experience that makes everyone excited to learn and inclined to return.” email: features@ubspectrum.com
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UB is required to complete an Affirmative Action Plan every year, which is created to ensure equal employment opportunity based on gender, race and ethnic profile. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs set a placement goal for UB to attain 7 percent representation of people with disabilities and 7 percent representation of veterans in the workforce. But when it comes to gender and race, placement goals are based on the availability pool for the position, so there isn’t an exact percentage that must be met. Miller said UB is working on many different fronts to hire and retain more faculty of color, but the university has faced challenges in doing so. One reason for the lack of diversity is the “critical mass” factor, according to Miller. “It is much easier to recruit people of color to teach at a university that is already rich in racial diversity,” Miller said. Nnedi Okorafor, a Nigerian-American associate professor in the English department, said the lack of diversity in the faculty is “highly problematic.” Okorafor said in just the year that she’s been at UB, the numbers have proven what she’s seen as far as the low number of black faculty at UB, which is 3.79 percent. Okorafor said the majority of the universities she taught at have predominantly white faculty, such as University of Illinois. But from 2007-14 she taught at Chicago State University, which was predominantly black. “I’m used to different types of universities and I can basically fit in wherever I go,” she said. “So when I came to UB, [the predominantly white population] was nothing new to me.” Okorafor said she would like to know why there is a disparity in numbers when looking at the faculty demographics compared to student demographics. UB’s undergraduate population is 7 percent black. “This is a teaching institution and people come here to learn,” Okorafor said. “Diversity is a requirement for knowledge and we can’t do this just to satisfy numbers. It is es-
sential to education.” At BSU’s open forum last Wednesday, students brought up the idea of having diversity training for faculty. Okorafor said this training would get the university going in the right direction. “For some of us, diversity is the norm,” Okorafor said. “I’ve been all over the world so some of us live that. But if I had to do diversity training for the sake of people who need it, that would be fine. Any kind of activities that encourage dialogue and awareness of this issue can’t be anything but positive.” Micah Oliver, BSU president and a senior social sciences major, was unaware of the faculty demographics and surprised to see the numbers. “Those are staggering numbers,” Oliver said. “I thought there were more [minorities], not from what I’ve seen but from what I would assume from a university as diverse as UB.” Oliver said he would like to see more black faculty on campus. But the UPD statistics were the most shocking to Oliver. According to Deputy Chief of Police Joshua Sticht, only one officer is black out of the 40 officers working for UPD. Only six are female, including the lone black officer. Sticht said UPD gets officers from statewide recruitment and there have been more black officers in the past, but they’ve gone on to other forces. According to The Wall Street Journal, 13.2 percent of police officers in the United States are black. “It actually makes me concerned,” Oliver said. “With all of the current events in regard to law enforcement and black people, now more than ever, black people need to see more of each other in those uniforms.”
4.69% OTHER
10.1% INTERNATIONAL
11.76% ASIAN
3.64% HISPANIC
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At BSU’s open forum, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Barbara Ricotta said UB is interested in creating an advisory colored committee to meet with UPD starting this month. Oliver and many other students are in full support. “It’s an excellent idea being able to open up a channel between students and university police,” Oliver said. “But the university police [demographics] will present a certain bump in the road.” Oliver said that although the committee is a good idea, it doesn’t excuse the fact there needs to be more black officers on campus. Miller said an environment where faculty members are “aware of, value and engage with students’ racial and ethnic backgrounds” would enhance student achievement. Elizabeth Cardinale, a sophomore philosophy major, also said UB should have a more diverse faculty, but wasn’t shocked to hear the demographic statistics. “If you look around, we’re all so different,” Cardinale said. “When you only have on group of faculty, you’re not getting the full spectrum. People with a diverse back-
ground have more to offer I think.” Other students don’t find the statistics a problem and don’t believe the differences in numbers are a concern. Holly Raesly, a freshman architect major, said race shouldn’t be a factor when hiring for a job because then it would be “unethical.” Jasmine Nijjar, a freshman architect major, said, “It doesn’t bother me as much. They’re hired because they’re qualified for the job.” According to the UB recruitment policy statement, “UB is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals. The university believes a diverse workforce will enhance its ability to fulfill the mission of education, research and public service.” “Diversity isn’t a politically correct term, but it’s what the world is,” Okorafor said. “A diverse faculty brings something that is different from a non-diverse faculty. Something should be done not only for political correctness but for the idea of reality.” email: news@ubspectrum.com
5 The voice of the students
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Friday, October 2, 2015
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LUKE HEUSKIN STAFF WRITER
Every day of the week WRUB gathers on the third floor of the Student Union in room 321. Tapestries and band posters hang from the walls and in the center of the room sits a table with two mics and broadcasting equipment. A handful of dedicated students run WRUB, UB’s own student-run radio station. Conceived in the 1970s, WRUB started as an FM station but switched to online radio format with the advent of the Internet, making it one of the first internet-based college radio stations. “WRUB stands for We Are UB, and I think that our name says it all,” said Gabrielle Cohen, a junior environmental design major. “We are UB’s voice to the students via radio, whether it be music or talk radio, and we really strive to make WRUB inclusive of all listeners.” Cohen works as General Manager at WRUB and runs Remulak Radio with cohost and Assistant General Manager, Carlie McHale, a junior social work and theater major. Cohen got involved with WRUB her freshman year when she and McHale decided [they] “were going to be radio superstars.” Remulak Radio is part talk show, part music program. A typical program might include political commentary, humor and music selections centered on weekly themes. With a wide range of open slots, WRUB makes it easy for students with a drive for sharing music and thoughts to contribute to the station. After he and a friend expressed interest to
WRUB helps students learn DJ skills, share with community
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Ross Moretzsky is a UB student who participates in WRUB, the on-campus radio. The radio station is broadcasted right from UB and is home to over 30 student shows. His show “Flying Model Rockets” airs on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m.
WRUB staff, Mason Towne, a junior biochemistry major, said “we were part of the station in no time.” “We don’t like to make people jump through hoops to join our program,” he said. Towne now works as Training Director at WRUB, helping new DJs to learn the skills they need to broadcast their own shows. “The best part about being a DJ at WRUB is having a platform to express myself,” Towne said. “Being able to put my words out there, share some music and flex
my personality is an amazing creative outlet for me.” Though it’s rewarding, running WRUB isn’t an easy task. In addition to his responsibilities as Training Director, Mason and cohost Anthony Siracuse, a junior studying management information systems, run their own show called Formerly Known As Radio on Tuesdays at 7 p.m.“The biggest challenge to being a DJ would have to be keeping the content coming,” Towne said. “My cohost and I have to listen to a lot of music to bring fresh new stuff to our show every week.”
WRUB hosts a diverse range of shows, from a sports program hosted by Brandon Barnes to Matt Cosmai’s The Friend Zone, which includes “specially themed shows, such as ‘Sensitive Drake Day’ and ‘Your 7th Grade Emo Phase.’” Everything’s Coming Up Millhouse airs Wednesday nights at 10 p.m., and is one of WRUB’s most unique shows. “The host, Ian, is a music theory major, so he’s able to provide a lot of interesting information about what he plays,” Towne said. “It’s listening to cool music and learning at the same time.” “The best thing about WRUB is creating the community. I love meeting new DJs and hearing the music they listen to,” said Carlie McHale. WRUB alumni, Zaque Evans and Samuel Hakim, took that sense of community beyond the student-run station, putting their broadcasting skills to work in Buffalo. Evans is a weekend host on 104.7/107.7 Alternative Buffalo, and Hakim is the director of hockey broadcasting for the Bulls. WRUB is currently investing in the technology to return to the FM airwaves. “When the FCC [Federal Communications Commission] opens applications for FM channels we’ll be able to say ‘we are ready’,” said WRUB Technical Director Ross Moretzsky, senior architecture major. The station has been involved in research and grant writing to obtain new console and autoplay systems, which would allow WRUB to broadcast material even when no one is in the studio. There will be a WRUB day in the spring, featuring free mixing tutorials in the Student Union. email: arts@ubspectrum.com
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Tripathi released a statement to The Spectrum the next day addressing the signs and explaining he was travelling to Albany for a SUNY presidents meeting the night of the forum. Tripathi said he had a very productive meeting with student leadership members from SA, BSU and other concerned groups last week. The art project has been “very delicate” on the faculty’s minds the past few weeks, according to Tripathi. He said there must be balance between artistic freedom and students’ safety and inclusion. “As an academic community, we are always seeking to understand the boundaries around academic freedom and freedom of expression [and] exploring a particular topic from a diverse point of view is part of why we are an academic community,” Tripathi said, “but at the same time it is critical that we do so in a safe, inclusive environment in which all of our students and other members of the community feel respected.” Tripathi said the topic was an important conversation to be had, but was by no means an easy one. Tripathi also addressed concerns with student behavior in the Heights. Prior to this past weekend, 57 students had gone through Judicial Affairs for partying in the neighbor-
hood off South Campus, with UB suspending 23 of them. “We continue to take a number of steps to address these concerns, including working to ensure our students understand their responsibility as students and recognize the implications of their behavior,” Tripathi said. Buffalo police have cracked down on parties in the neighborhood after increased media attention this fall and years of resident complaints. University Police only intervene with Heights house parties if Buffalo police ask and refer arrested and ticketed students to Judicial Affairs. Tripathi said the university would continue conducting visits to off-campus houses and assess UB policies and programs, including the UB Stampede buses and public safety. He also said the university will meet with the University Heights Collaborative to respond to community members’ concerns and ensure an open line of communication. Jeremy Jacobs, UB Council chairman, expressed gratitude Wednesday to the council for naming the new medical school after him. Jacobs donated $30 million to the school that will now be named the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The school and UB’s new downtown medical campus will officially open in 2017. “This is truly an inspiring time for our university,” Tripathi said. “Building on the
lifetime philosophy of university and the college community, the Jacobs family’s $30 million gift to the medical school will have a tremendous impact, allowing us to build even further.” Michael E. Cain, vice president of health sciences and dean of the medical school, said the school has an ambitious strategic plan. Cain said the university needs to “build a new school, purchase new equipment, build programs for research and medical care and education and continue to recruit the best faculty and leaders in academic medicine.” “The gift and naming of the school is greatly and positively impacted [and] we will continue to fulfill our mission and our goals,” Cain said. “The naming of the school really is the ultimate statement of commitment to the institution and the university and in this case the School of Medicine.” The medical school’s gift campaign, which has a $200 million goal, is currently at $160 million. Cain said the remaining $40 million is very important but the school is well on its way to getting the funds.
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(From L to R) Michael E. Cain, dean of the medical school, President Satish Tripathi, UB Council Chairman Jeremy Jacobs and Vice Chairman Mark J. Czarnecki at Wednesday’s UB Council meeting.
Tripathi said the medical school is looking to prepare students to be global leaders in their fields. He said the school “aims to take students to the next level to the evolution of UB’s committees of excellence,” and he looks to do so by “ensuring students are connected through the research enterprise.” email: news@ubspectrum.com
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The recitation center offers laptops and a teacher’s desk is in the center of the room. Instructors have access to everyone’s computer and can project laptop images from both their own computers or one of the students’ onto a screen in the room. The classrooms have colorful, mobile desks that adjust to any sitting position. The colors are utilized to brighten the space as well as to break students off into groups based upon desk color. “One instructor said it was the best first class she’s ever had,” Hanel said about the classroom. “She said that students were engaged and excited about the class in a way that they hadn’t been before.” The center will offer tutoring whenever it’s open. Those students seeking help can book appointments online or on the tablets
located in the center. Students will be assigned to whichever tutor is available to help at that time. The school selects students based upon their grades. Peer mentors go through a weeklong training program that teaches them not about material, but how to instruct material to others in different ways because students have different learning styles. Shelby Wilde is an ESL tutor who helps international students improve their English and learn about the university, Buffalo and American culture. “I took this job because I’m born and raised in Buffalo, I love UB, and the school of management,” Wilde said. “We have a great international community but they don’t know everything about Buffalo or all that UB has to offer, so I like to give back
in that way.” Wilde uses her experience to better other students – and she sees results. She cited a few instances where students came in seeking help and when they came back the next week, they had significantly improved. Clement and Marilyn, who now live in Seattle, come back to Buffalo around this time every year. They are staying in Buffalo this weekend to see the football team’s homecoming game Saturday. President Satish Tripathi was also in attendance amongst other officials. He delivered a speech, along with the interim dean of the school, Paul Tesluk, about how he hopes the program will improve students in the School of Management. “It’s to help us be able to support our undergraduates, and ultimately improve their
academic success, help improve retention rates” Tesluk said. “Especially in those critical transitions, going from freshman to sophomore, and sophomore to junior year, which are so critical for their success and development. Tripathi, like Clement, was impressed with the tour and the new technology that has been implemented. He said he hopes that it will help foster collaboration early on in students’ undergraduate years. “When you look at the new learning style we have, look at the collaborative effort that goes into it,” Tripathi said. “The instructor standing in the middle of the room, that’s fantastic. It really allows students to interact with each other. It’s collaborate, it’s flexible, it’s fantastic.” email: news@ubspectrum.com
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Lana Del Rey and her Honeymoon phase The musician releases her dreamy, dark fourth LP KENNETH KASHIF THOMAS ARTS EDITOR
Album: Honeymoon Artist: Lana Del Ray Label: Interscope Records Release Date: Sept. 18 Grade: ALana Del Rey is the queen of sad pop music. Lana Del Rey released her fourth studio album, Honeymoon, on Sept. 18, which she started working on only two months after the release of her third project, Ultraviolence (2014). Clocking in at an hour and five minutes, with 14 tracks, this project has shown that Lana has refined her sound without losing the characteristics of the iconic sound that we have all fallen in love with. Lana Del Rey, in both sound and image, is ’60s pop culture made contemporary: the conflict and freedom, love and deceit in her music speaks to the era almost 50 years prior. The cover drips with nostalgia ready to take you to another time – Del Rey sits on an old tour bus, waiting to take listeners on a trip to the past. Buying the album means fans are tying the knot with Lana – to listen is to go with Lana on your Honeymoon, after five long years post-Lana Del Rey. Honeymoon starts out unlike any of her other projects. With light instrumentals and deep, echoing vocals, she sets the tone with “Honeymoon.” Her controlled excitement feels tantalizing she sings about embarking on a trip with the love of your life. Lana opts for a darker persona than her previous album, Ultraviolence. Instead it harkens back to Born to Die (2012). Where Honeymoon and Born to Die are different in
intensity, her newest album makes better use of sounds for a level of intensity never before experienced from her. Recorded in the famous Electric Lady Studios, Del Rey’s Honeymoon is a testament to her growing musicality. “Freak” drowns and intoxicates, a slow, dripping track that will make four minutes and 55 seconds feel like an eternity. In the chorus, she sings “screw your anonymity/loving me is all you need to feel.” The chant is downplayed as the drums become more intense - and what once felt intimate now feels trivial. “Salvatore” feels like Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) never died in The Godfather and moved to southern Florida. Lana is preceded by a violin and piano, singing parts in Italian, marching on like an epic: its presence is like Pagliacci’s triumph. Lana Del Rey gets to be long-winded in “The Blackest Day.” After the first three minutes, you come to realize that this song is three minutes too long when you look at its six-minute run time - the songs sounds as if she intended to recreate and extend “Dark Paradise.” Channeling Nina Simone, Lana closes Honeymoon with a cover of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” singing about the power struggle of a relationship being entered as you step on the plane back home,
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the honeymoon over. She makes it her own, her cadence being so much different than Simone. Yet it doesn’t seem forced or unnatural, it’s still as vulnerable a performance as it was when it was first performed in 1964. Overall, the album is a beautiful, seductive experience and shows Lana can stick to a certain sound, all the while creating and exploring various facets within that sound. It can become overbearing in her aforementioned track “The Blackest Day,” which often feels more like an arduous trek than an easy vacation on a beach somewhere. As an artist, she is one that makes the heart of any music aficionado flutter: she’s managed to personify an era and become the visage of nostalgia. email: kenneth.thomas@ubspectrum.com
What made Boehner a great speaker, according to his colleagues, was his ability to negotiate and make deals. He was able to work with Democrats and Republicans alike. He is a pragmatist who knows you can’t always get what you want. This rings especially true in government, where two ideologies are constantly pulling against each other. The Republican Party needs to address deeper issues than its leadership positions. Factions within the Republican Party itself are apparent and they were able to effectively remove the Speaker of the House from his position. It is this group that consistently threatens shutdown unless they get their way. Level-headed Republicans like Boehner know that deal making is part of the legislative process needed to take back the Republican Party so it does not walk itself off a cliff. How the next Speaker chooses to handle the Tea Party will be a defining moment for the Republicans. If he or she should choose to side with the Tea Party, it is likely that the American people will see even more gridlock in Washington and further shutdowns. It is hard to see how this approach would be effective and it will likely hurt any Republican presidential candidate in 2016. If they were to choose to not take such a hardline approach toward Democrats and consider compromise, we will likely see another Tea Party rebellion and more in fighting. This will again make the job of Speaker of the House extremely difficult, but will hopefully allow for more actual legislation in Congress. Hopefully the next Speaker will be able to consider the good of the people, the party and the institution itself. If not, Republicans might just walk themselves off a cliff. email: william.krause@ubspectrum.com
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Buffalo isn’t slacking in this department either with its elusive mix of veterans, newcomers and the reigning tight end of the week Matt Weiser. But in the end, Bowling Green’s Johnson has more effective weapons.
Offensive line: Bowling Green Buffalo’s line has been making strides in getting better, but the unit isn’t there yet. Although the Bulls allowed only two sacks last week, there was a Nevada player in the backfield for most passing plays. There wasn’t going to be enough time for Licata to be productive, even on his best days.
Defensive line: Bowling Green While Buffalo’s ‘D’ line is still growing, Bowling Green’s is well on its way to becoming the best unit in the MAC. The Falcon front four allowed less than
80 rushing yards on 38 attempts to Purdue, a Big Ten Conference school, last Saturday. They play with force and clog running lanes – a possible downfall for a team like Buffalo. Bowling Green also recorded eight tackles for losses and four sacks in the dominating performance last week. Expect more of that.
Linebackers: Buffalo Bowling Green may possess the best linebacker in Saturday’s game, but they are certainly not the best unit on the field. The Falcon’s Austin Valdez has 47 tackles through the first four games of the season – good enough for first in the MAC and fourth in the country. But he’s only one piece of a unit. Buffalo has three impressive linebackers, all of whom contributed with gusto during the non-conference schedule. Seniors Nick Gilbo and Okezie Alozie, as well as ju-
nior Brandon Berry have formed an unlikely unit, but it’s worked so far and it should Saturday.
Defensive backs: Buffalo Junior Boise Ross has developed into one of the best cornerbacks in the conference and maybe the nation with the outrageous stats he’s been putting up this year. His 10 pass breakups lead the nation and he already have two interceptions on the year. Newcomers Ryan Williamson and Andrews Dadeboe and veteran Marqus Baker have solidified a once-questioned secondary. Saturday will be a true test to see how well they’ve improved.
Special teams: Buffalo Senior punter Tyler Grassman and freshman placekicker Adam Mitcheson have been nothing short of phenomenal this season for Buffalo. Grassman continues to turn heads with his long and accurate punts. It was clearly
evident last week as three of his five punts landed inside the 20-yard line, two within the 10. Mitcheson is 4-of-6 this season and made both of his field goals in the last matchup against Nevada.
Coaching: Bowling Green It’s a rookie-veteran matchup. And this time, the veteran knows best. Bowling Green head coach Dino Babers runs a fast-paced system, even faster than Buffalo head coach Lance Leipold’s touted fast offense. Babers and the Falcons ran nearly 90 offensive plays last week and there is no sign of slowing down. Babers also knows how to mix up his play calling. Even with a weapon like Johnson, he still manages to run the ball 40 percent of the time. Leipold, in his first taste of MAC play, will hold his own, but the veteran will have the advantage this time. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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The second season Bulls start anew with first Mid-American Conference matchup against Bowling Green QUENTIN HAYNES SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
For the Buffalo football team, the road to Detroit begins Saturday. The Bulls’ (2-2) losses to Penn State and Nevada won’t count against them. Their impressive wins against Albany and Florida Atlantic don’t matter either. Almost every team in the Mid-American Conference, including Buffalo, has a 0-0 record when it comes to the discussion of who will play in the MAC Championship game in Detroit, Michigan this December. The Bulls face Bowling Green Falcons (2-2) at UB Stadium Saturday in what will be their first of eight conference games. Head coach Lance Leipold said the game starts a “second season” for the Bulls. “Win or lose, it would still be starting a second season at 0-0, so to speak,” Leipold said. “Now it’s exciting because we get to see where we’re at against some of the best teams in our conference, we get to continue to evaluate as coaches and see what we need for the future if we want to be competitive.” The Bulls are coming off a 24-21 loss to Nevada (2-2) last week at home. While the score was close, the Wolf Pack exploited some of Buffalo’s issues, particularly in the run game. The Bulls allowed Nevada to run for 202 rushing yards in the first half and 289 for the entire game, including two runs
of more than 50 yards. It doesn’t get much easier for the Bulls with Bowling Green and its 1-2 running back duo of Travis Greene and Fred Coppet coming into UB Stadium. Both Falcon running backs have ran for more than 220 yards and average more than 4.6 yards a carry. Buffalo’s trio of linebackers – seniors Nick Gilbo and Okezie Alozie and junior Brandon Berry – will need a big game once again to contain Greene and Coppet. The Falcons’ passing attack is equally as dangerous, thanks in part to senior quarterback Matt Johnson. After missing all but one game last season due to a hip injury, Johnson leads the nation in passing yards with 1,760. Five hundred and fifty-nine of those yards have gone to sophomore wide receiver Roger Lewis, which ranks him fourth in the nation. It’s that combination that gives the Falcons another one-two punch that will be tough for Buffalo to stop. “They’re very talented, very explosive at what they do,” Leipold said. “If you judge them against Power 5 conference opponents, they’re still getting behind people … when things aren’t there, [Johnson is] able to make plays with his legs … its another big challenge for us up front.” It will be up to junior cornerback Boise Ross to contain Lewis. Ross ranks first in the nation in pass breakups with 10.
Buffalo and Bowling Green have a history as well. The Falcons defeated perhaps the most talented Buffalo team ever in 2013, ending the Bulls’ chance of going to the MAC Championship game. Last year, Bowling Green defeated Buffalo by just one point, 3635, in part due to a late missed field goal by Buffalo that would have given the Bulls an 8-point lead. Four plays and 80 yards later, the Falcons found the end zone to take the lead for good. One loss later, Athletic Director Danny White fired former head coach Jeff Quinn. The loss stung and stayed with the returning players and Leipold said the seniors are looking for revenge. “You can see why they’re one of the favorites in our conference,” Leipold said. “They have the skill players and the quarterback to make it work. But we’re a team with some hungry seniors. Last year was a ball game that didn’t go our way and it
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Senior quarterback Matt Johnson looks to complete a pass. Johnson leads the nation in passing yards with 1,760.
didn’t sit with our players.” Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
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Buffalo: Don’t get me wrong – I fully expect Bowling Green to win just like always. I just don’t see the Bulls losing by more than a touchdown at home.
Bowling Green: The Bulls haven’t had any recent luck against the Falcons. And with BG’s deadly offense, that streak will continue.
Bowling Green: The Bulls defense will be tested against the best passer in the nation. I think the Falcons cover.
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The edge: The Spectrum’s scouting report JORDAN GROSSMAN SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR
The football team (2-2) takes on one of the more consistent teams in the MidAmerican Conference, Bowling Green (22), at UB Stadium on Saturday. The Falcons seem to always have the edge over the Bulls, whether it was last season’s heartbreaking 36-35 Buffalo loss or two years ago when they defeated the Bulls in what was an essentially a MAC East Championship game. Here’s who The Spectrum thinks has the edge at every position.
Quarterbacks: Bowling Green Senior Joe Licata has played admirably through non-conference play, but he hasn’t lived quite up to the quarterback we know he can be. His 338-yard passing performance that ended with an interception last week is the best way to define his season thus far. But Bowling Green’s Matt Johnson has been one of the best quarterbacks in the
entire nation this season. Yes, the nation. Johnson leads the country in passing yards and has passed for more than 400 yards in all four of his games this season. The Falcons’ pass-heavy offense could very well expose the remaining holes in the Bulls secondary.
Running backs: Buffalo
Wide receivers and ends: Bowling Green
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What’s a star quarterback without star role players? Bowling Green features a trio of veteran receivers who bring multiple assets to the field. Ronnie Moore hasn’t had a catch-less game since 2013, and is second on the team
To much surprise, the Falcon’s offense isn’t fueled solely by the passing game. In fact, Bowling Green runs on 40 percent of its offensive plays this season. SPECTRUM FILE The Falcons, like Buffalo, have two PHOTO elusive running backs in their backfield in Travis Greene and Fred Coppet. They Junior running proved their worth to the Falcons as back Fred Coppet ran for 65 yards they pounded in four scores in their 35and the game28 victory against Purdue last week. winning touchdown But Buffalo’s backs have also been on in Bowling Green’s 36-35 victory over a tear this season. Senior Anthone TayBuffalo last season. lor and junior Jordan Johnson already The Bulls host the combined for 618 yards on the season Falcons Saturday at UB Stadium. and picked up the offensive slack when Licata had a down day. The Falcons’ defensive line is stingy, but not too overbearing to handle.
in receptions (29) and receiving yards (312). But their biggest asset this season has been sophomore Roger Lewis, who has been on an absolute tear so far. He leads the team in every receiving category, including receptions, yards per catch, receiving yards and touchdowns. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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