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HANNAH STEIN SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

Elizabeth Berman, a UB student tour guide gets in “an incredibly awkward situation” when parents and prospective students ask her about UB’s smoke-free policy.

Parents and students are confused when they see people smoking directly under the “no smoking” signs on campus, especially near the Lockwood Library, Berman said.

The current UB Breathe-Free policy established in 2010 is being revitalized to “UB Breathe-Free Now.” Dr. Philip Glick, Faculty Senate chair and Domenic Licata, chair of UB Professional Staff Senate, are working to make an equitable tobacco-free campaign enforceable for everyone. The new campaign will call for stricter implementation for all tobacco-related products and enforcement through education and additional signage.

The current smoke-free policy has been problematic. Children between 21 months and five years are exposed to cigarette smoke every day. Parents, faculty and students support the new policy, but others believe the university should focus their efforts on other issues.

“Having a tobacco-free campus is important I think for everyone at UB,” Glick said.

Glick and Licata thought it would be a “nice public service” and shared governance project to make UB tobacco-free. The cam-

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UB students often smoke outside near “no smoking” signs even though UB is a “smoke-free” campus.

paign is projected to be underway by the spring 2017 semester. Putting up more “no smoking” signs will cost money, but Glick is unsure how much this campaign will cost since they are still in the planning stages.

Glick met with President Satish Tripathi on Oct. 28 and said Tripathi was enthusiastic about the campaign and agreed to appoint the committee.

Three percent of students smoke on a daily basis and 79 percent of UB students have never used cigarettes, according to the 2016 National College Health Association study.

Ninety-two percent of UB students disapprove of smokers throwing cigarette butts on the ground, according to a 2010 myUB Survey.

“All in all we’re not just going to make a new

policy but we’re going to create a new mindset and culture at UB that we’re going to be tobacco-free and the mistakes made in the first go-around we’re going to try to fix,” Glick said.

UB became an entirely smoke-free campus in 2009. Designated smoking areas and ash receptacles were eliminated. Later on, CVS in the Commons no longer sold cigarettes.

But students and faculty continue to smoke on campus. If they are caught smoking, students report to Student-Wide Judiciary. They are encouraged to contact the Wellness Education Services and employees are encouraged to contact the Wellness and Work/Life Balance Office for assistance with smoking cessation, according to UB’s smoke-free policy.

UB students can vote at a number of polling locations on Nov. 8., depending on where they live.

Students who live in Governors Hall, Hadley Village, South Lake Village or Flint Village can vote in the Student Union.

Students who live in Greiner Hall, the Ellicott Complex, Creekside Village, Flickinger Court or the Villas on Sweethome can vote at Sweet Home High School on Sweet Home Road.

Students who live on Main Street, Goodyear Hall, Clement Hall and the University Heights will be able to vote in the Gloria J. Parks Community Center, located on Main Street.

UB Votes, a campus initiative that helped over 1,000 students register to vote, will be providing free van rides from Moody Terrace, located between Red Jacket and Richmond Quads to Sweet Home High School.

The van is available to all UB students who are registered to vote in Buffalo and have addresses within Greiner Hall or the Ellicott Complex, according to Nicole Caine, president of UB College Democrats. The vans will be picking up students from 11 a.m. to 8:40 p.m. email: ashley.inkumsah@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @AshleyInkumsah

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The vote of a lifetime

Professor James Holmes went from being “Never Trump” to “Never Clinton” SARAH CROWLEY ASST. NEWS EDITOR

One week ago, James Holmes, an economics professor, was “Never Trump.”

Holmes planned to vote for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton despite his status as a registered Republican.

“Trump is obnoxious; he’s a clown, he’s offensive, he lacks character, he lacks selfcontrol, I don’t like any of that,” Holmes said. “There’s nothing you can say about Trump that I find particularly desirable, not one thing.”

Now, just days before the election, Holmes plans to vote for Republican oresidential cnadidate Donald Trump. The professor had an epiphany about Clinton after reading an article in The Wall Street Journal.

This isn’t the first time Holmes has changed his mind in a radical way. When Holmes was an undergraduate at University of Chicago, he was a self-professed communist. His greatest concerns were income inequality and civil rights.

But many of Holmes’ friends and mentors challenged his beliefs.

“I would have been exactly in the most liberal and progressive position that you can be, but for one of my very best friends at college, Julius Price, he was a black man and he was probably one of the most intelligent, honorable men I have ever met, there’s no one I would put above him,” Holmes said.

Holmes used to argue with Price about the government and civil rights. Holmes was for anti-discrimination laws to combat Jim Crow laws while Price, an African-Amer-

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James Holmes, an economic professor, went from voting for Hillary Clinton to voting for Donald Trump in a week.

ican, argued that individuals deserve the right to discriminate.

“He thought that if you [don’t want to] bake a cake for white Anglo Saxons, you should have the right to do that,” Holmes said. “If you want to bake cakes just for gay lesbian queer blacks who are crippled, you should have the right to do that; and we would argue and argue and argue until he finally convinced me that that was what a really free and liberal society should have.”

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Now Holmes is 78 years old and while he’s changed his views over time, he has never been so undecided in an election.

Holmes won’t come to a decision by arguing with Price or his other mentors – those men are gone now. But the critical thinking abilities he acquired through those long arguments with his friends and professors stayed with him.

Holmes said Americans must decide between a little and a lot of corruption.

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Glick said the policy is “good” but in order to have a smoke-free policy, it has to be equal amongst students and faculty. There was no zero tolerance for UB employees because the employees’ contracts wouldn’t allow for that, according to Glick.

The worst smoking situation at UB is near the Lockwood porch above the UB Early Childhood Research Center, according to Glick. He said it’s inexcusable but he hasn’t contacted the Research Center yet.

Corinne Eggleston, assistant director of the Early Childhood Research Center, thinks smoking is a “huge issue” on campus because children are taking in secondhand smoke.

It’s an issue that has been going on “forever” and hasn’t fully been addressed in the 10 years since she worked at UB, Eggleston said.

“It affects us regularly, on a daily basis, we’re constantly up there reminding individuals to find another place to smoke,” Eggleston said.

Eggleston said she understands why ashtrays were removed as part of the 2010 campaign but the playground is almost always covered in cigarette butts. She said the wind blows all of the cigarettes into the sunken playground area.

Glick said the daycare issue got Tripathi’s attention, “as it should.” Tripathi told Glick he would make sure there will be more signage on the Lockwood porch and he will talk to the UB police to try and enforce it.

Glick said since ashtrays were taken away, people throw cigarette butts on the ground.

Eggleston said some parents are upset and don’t want their children exposed to secondhand smoke.

“The fact that our playground is a sunken playground, all of that polluted air comes down and sits down there, so when we have the kids outside it’s almost constant – the smell of cigarettes down on our playground.” Eggleston said.

It’s something even the children are aware of and used to.

“The children don’t hold back. When they see people smoking, if we walk by them, they’ll tell them,” Eggleston said.

Glick wants to put up more signage and get UB Communication, UB facilities and Gale Bernstein, the health commissioner of Erie County involved in the campaign.

Glick said he will try to see if Bernstein can help UB get a policy through the county legislature to put up more signage.

Eggleston said additional signage would be helpful and some parents have offered to pay for it if money is the issue. She also said the benches around the playground are where many students, faculty and staff congregate to smoke. She thinks if those benches weren’t there, some of the smoking would stop.

Glick has spoken with people from Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo about why their smoking campaign is so successful. He said it was clever of them to ask city legislature to pass a municipal law to smoke and to put a code violation on all of their signs. Glick also met with student life about the campaign and said they were “over the top wanting to get involved.”

“I want to emphasize this UB Breathe-Free version two campaign is trying to be educational and not harsh,” Glick said. “We don’t want to get in anyone’s face. We would really like to change people’s behaviors by education.”

Wellness Education Services provide a walk-in clinic on Thursdays or by appointment to make a smoking plan. They provide free nicotine, gum or lozenges up to roughly eight weeks.

Stacy Liang, a senior anthropology and chemistry major, has been smoking intermittently since she was 11 years old. She generally smokes in a corner by herself outside of Lockwood or when she’s walking from the Student Union to Ellicott.

She said she smokes to alleviate stress but she doesn’t enjoy the taste or smell and she said it’s very expensive.

Upon hearing about children in the research center taking in secondhand smoke,

she was upset.

“That really sucks like honestly hearing that makes me really upset because I do know that people do smoke close to the daycare but they shouldn’t,” Liang said.

She was called out for smoking once by an RA in the Ellicott Complex.

Tanja Aho, Graduate Student Association president, said GSA has not been actively involved in the campaign, but would get involved if asked.

However, she feels smoking on campus to be a minor issue in comparison to other issues. “[The GSA] thinks that while there are certain things that could be done to improve and support students choosing to not smoke anymore, we don’t believe that a stricter enforcement from penalizing perspective is the way to go about it,” Aho said.

She said there are a number of issues that can be addressed. One of the most glaring statistics she’s seen is that over 30 percent of UB students report food insecurity, which she said “is a huge health and safety concern.”

She sees the breathe-free campaign as an important goal but one that should be conceptualized in a much larger framework including asbestos removal, fighting sexual violence on campus and supporting parenting students.

“There are so many issues on campus that we haven’t addressed that would actually improve the health and safety of all UB students, faculty, staff, employees and visitors,” Aho said.

Other students are excited for the campaign.

Michael Brown, speaker of the Student Association Assembly, supports the policy.

“Smokers aren’t just putting themselves at risk; they affect everyone around them whether it’s college students or children at the daycare,” Brown said. “I think the policy is widely supported, but the challenge is effectively enforcing it. Because the policy is so blatantly violated, particularly near hotspots like Lockwood or Capen, the lack

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Since there are no ashtrays on campus, People throw cigarette butts on the ground .

of enforcement is often the butt of jokes among students.”

Brown doesn’t think the issue can be solved by putting more signs up. He served as a UB summer orientation leader and realizes “a lot of campus issues can only be solved by changing the campus culture.”

Glick is interested in getting student help and thinks it’s going to take a “really creative campaign.”

“I think there’s a lot to be done to change people’s mindset and the culture,” Glick said. “We really want to make a new culture at UB that’s tobacco-free and makes the campus cleaner.” email: hannah.stein@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @HannahJStein

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Helene Polley

The arguments against thirdparty candidates usually miss a bigger point, one that is particularly clear this year: don’t we need to start doing something differently if people would rather vote for a candidate with no statistical hope of winning, than either of the two major candidates?

The answer is yes. But Nov. 8, 2016 is not going to be the day that happens. Neither Green Party candidate Jill Stein nor Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson will do that for us, so the answer then is which candidate will you either directly or indirectly vote for?

“The lesser of two evils is still evil.” True, but wouldn’t you rather choose your evil?

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closer to yours.

The word “evil” doesn’t really come to mind for third-party candidates Stein or Johnson, but a few others might.

Johnson didn’t know what Aleppo was. It’s the center of the most horrifying humanitarian crisis we’ve experienced in the last 50 years.

The Syrian government is gasing babies while hospitals overflow with civilians. The military and political situation is extremely complicated, and the U.S. is expected to play a vital role in what is happening. He doesn’t know what Aleppo is? How is that morally defensible?

Jill Stein has proven time and again she won’t propose realistic legislation. She lacks basic and fundamental understanding of government, legislation and respect for the very system, which she is asking to become in charge of.

There was a point when I never thought I would vote for Clinton. I felt cheated by the Democratic primary, my heart broke for the 74-year-old progressive candidate I felt was the most moral politician we would ever see.

Then I watched as Bernie Sanders endorsed Clinton and consis-

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Clinton will become our next president. Both are flawed, but in strikingly different ways, which makes the consequences of their flaws different.

Many people believe Clinton reinforces the status quo of untrustworthy, shady big government. Others find Trump offensive and grossly unqualified to be president. He has alienated political allies and his volatile temperament makes him a worrisome candidate for military and diplomatic issues. On the other hand, Clinton is arguably much politically smarter, which makes her potentially even more dangerous.

She has amassed thirty years worth of power and connections in politics, which to some people means she won’t be held accountable for any of her actions. To others, thirty years means competence and experience, rather than corruption and cronyism.

Regardless of their character, both hold completely different positions on issues. If you care about immigration, guns, health-care, foreign affairs, trade or any number of issues, you should have a vested interest in either Clinton or Trump becoming president. Odds are, one of their positions is much

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When I ask someone who they are voting for and why, most of the answers are because they don’t like the other candidate and not because they support their own.

The term “lesser of two evils” is being used far too often this election season. “Evil” shouldn’t be a word to describe the next leader of our country. As a voting citizen, you should support the person you vote for and have confidence they will be a great leader for this country.

If you’re behind voting for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump be-

cause one of them is the “lesser of two evils,” that is more of a wasted vote than someone who supports third party because let’s face it, aren’t you still voting for evil?

Why vote for someone if you don’t support what they say?

This strikes a lot of talk about the third party candidates and weather or not they are worth voting for.

Nov. 8 is a day away and it’s about knowing you voted for someone you support to be the leader of this country, not for any other reason.

Most likely a third party candidate will not win. Correction, I guarantee a third party candidate will not win.

But if they get a high enough percentage, it could be the beginning of those parties gaining popularity and someday becoming a major party. A third party vote will make a difference, even if a third party candidate doesn’t win the election. It is highlighting the very important fact that you have other options.

I bet some of you may have more in common with the third party than

the one you are voting for.

The Libertarian party, represented by Gary Johnson, believes in a free market approach to the economy, no government influence in educational choices and support of the Second Amendment. The party is pro-choice, pro-gay marriage and believes “stop and frisk” is unconstitutional. Johnson supports the legalization of marijuana and reformation of public education.

Johnson, like many libertarians, has been labeled as an isolationist for his lack of knowledge about worldly events and affairs.

His most notable blunder is when he said, “What is Aleppo?” when asked how he would address the refugee crisis in the war-torn Syrian area if elected president.

Johnson has stumbled, but so have Clinton and Trump. Without a stage or a debate to explain his platforms he cannot possibly recover from these public mistakes.

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Why I’m voting for Hillary Clinton as a former Bernie Sanders supporter

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I have admired Bernie Sanders’ work as a senator since I was sixteen years old.

Sanders stated on countless occasions that the political revolution is not about one person or one candidate; it is about advocating for progressive issues. And while Sanders did not succeed in securing the Democratic presidential nomination, he helped to draft the most progressive Democratic platform in history.

That is something to be celebrated and is most certainly a victory in itself.

I remain a supporter of Sanders

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and his political revolution, which is why supporting Hillary Clinton for president is an obvious choice for me.

The next step in the political revolution is ensuring that this platform becomes a reality. And that cannot happen without a Clinton presidency. You may not agree with Clinton on every issue – I certainly do not – and that’s fine. That is the beauty of democracy. You are welcome to, and in fact encouraged to disagree with and challenge politicians.

The best way to hold Clinton accountable and ensure that these progressive policies are made a reality is to elect a progressive Democratic majority into Congress.

Progressive Democrats will hold Clinton accountable to her promises, and challenge her on policy decisions that are at odds with progressive values.

To quote President Obama, “We all need to get out and vote for Democrats up and down the ticket, and then hold them accountable until they get the job done.”

We cannot shut out everyone whose beliefs do not completely line up with our own. Compromise

is a necessary ingredient for progress. While I may be critical of some of Clinton’s positions, by and large, Clinton is a tremendous and tireless advocate for social justice and progressive causes. Quite simply, she is in our corner. Trump is not.

As an LGBT student in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, I felt incredibly afraid.

However, Clinton’s response to the tragedy was tremendously comforting. She was a person in a position of power standing up for an incredibly vulnerable community in one of our darkest hours and offering concrete policy solutions to address gun violence.

This is far from the first time Clinton’s has stood up for LGBT rights.

She has made it possible for transgender people to change the gender listed on their passports. And as a senator, Clinton supported legislation to address hate crimes, fought for federal non-discrimination legislation to protect LGBT people in the workplace, and advocated for LGBT adoption rights.

I am also a supporter of Planned Parenthood, where I’ve volunteered at for four years. Their work is tre-

tently moved her platform further and further to the left. Sanders did a noble thing – he risked his own reputation and pride and asked his supporters to set aside their own personal feelings to support Clinton. He did so because he knew working with Clinton was his best chance at having a substantial impact on her platform.

If Bernie supporters write-in Sanders, what kind of appreciation is that? It’s like buying someone the birthday gift you think they need, instead of what they asked for. If Clinton loses the election because Sanders supporters wrote him in, Sanders will be remembered in history as a spoiler.

It can feel condescending when everyone starts to tell you what they learned in seventh-grade social studies, “Third party votes are wasted votes and you’re just letting the other candidate win.”

It’s not a wasted vote, it is a principled, earnest vote for the candidate you truly believe is the most fitting. But with a Supreme Court Justice nomination, the future of the environment, race relations, trade and international affairs at stake, just think for a moment if your efforts could be better spent protesting in a different way. email: sarah.crowley@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @crowleyspectrum

college, cutting military spending and an active fight against climate change. Stein was also the party’s candidate in 2012. She’s a medical doctor turned activist who has climbed her way onto the political scene. The party is pro-choice and wants to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination.

Obviously there is much more that these parties represent but it is about becoming informed before casting a vote.

Odds are, Stein and Johnson will not be representing the parties in the upcoming election. So a vote for these parties is a vote that will make them more relevant in future elections.

It is easy to dismiss one of the two leading candidates because they have been quoted saying some terrifying things or have been involved with some government scandals.

But if you support a candidate’s stance over another, your vote is still counted. It shows support for a change from the leading political parties. email: evan.grisley@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @evangrisley

mendously important to me. Clinton is endorsed by Planned Parenthood and fully supports reproductive rights including the right to safe, legal abortion. Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence, recently stated he would like to see Roe V. Wade overturned. Clinton would never let that happen.

Like Sanders, Clinton supports Black Lives Matter. She acknowledges the existence of implicit bias and supports bringing law enforcement and communities together to develop new law enforcement training programs that will address issues such as use of force, de-escalation, community policing, alternatives to incarceration and crisis intervention. She also supports legislation to end racial profiling by law enforcement officials.

It is also crucial to note that there are Supreme Court appointments coming up, and Clinton will certainly select justices who will uphold marriage equality, Roe V. Wade and generally protect the rights and values that progressives hold dear.

If you, like me, consider yourself a progressive and a Bernie Sanders supporter, the choice for the 2016 Presidential Election could not be clearer: I’m with her. email: mmfowler@buffalo.edu

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The vote of a lifetime

“I think the choices in this presidential election become very clear cut,” Holmes said. “You can’t possibly vote for Hillary because you’re voting for the institutionalized, concentrated political power and corruption...what a horrible, horrible situation.”

Trump has said “awful” things about minorities and women, but Clinton hasn’t done “anything” to help them either, according to Holmes.

“I don’t think electing Hillary Clinton would do a damn thing for women’s rights,” Holmes said. “It would further the rights for those people who are willing to pay for it – she’s strictly motivated by money and power I don’t think she gives a damn about women or blacks,” Holmes said. “Those are all talking points to sell to the public, I don’t think she has any values at all, except her own amalgamation of power and wealth.”

The turning point for Holmes was when he read the Wall Street Journal article, which led him to believe Clinton and her political allies were abusing their power in an unprecedented way.

In July 2016, FBI Director James Comey concluded the investigation into Clinton’s use of a private server while Secretary of State under President Barack Obama.

Some of the emails found were from Obama under a pseudonym sent to Clinton.

Obama said in an interview he did not think Clinton should be criminally charged. The article speculates that if Clinton was indicted, Obama could be too.

Holmes said this amounts to institutionalized corruption. Clinton could have been found guilty for use of private non-secure server, which is a misdemeanor under one statute and the destruction of emails, which is a felony under two statutes, according to

The Wall Street Journal.

“I don’t believe in conspiracy theories but this is coordinated corruption,” Holmes said. “You have politicized the bureaucracies, the IRS, a large part of the FBI, the Justice Department, you just go down the line and that shouldn’t be.”

Holmes said Trump has said and done unethical things, but he doesn’t have the consolidated political power Clinton has.

“Here you have a clown and a criminal,” Holmes said. “The criminal is maybe smarter than the clown, certainly better organized, certainly with more connections, certainly with more power, which do you want – someone who is weak or someone who is powerful in a position where they can add more to their power.”

Holmes said Trump will not cause as much impact on domestic policy because of the other branches of government. Holmes said Trump would not put an end to all political corruption, but he would break up a large organization of people, which to him is better than nothing.

The professor compares the situation to cheating at a university.

“Do I expect cheating to go away at the university, never,” Holmes said. “Do I think that it’s our obligation as members of the university community to catch, prevent, penalize whenever we observe it?”

Holmes said he should have the choice of the best candidate for president, but this year he doesn’t have that option.

“I think it’s the most important election in my lifetime,” Holmes said. “The potential for evil is higher than it’s ever been – institutionalized evil, that’s what bothers me.”

Holmes said he sees his vote for Trump as purely “against Hillary.” He is taking the path many others will this election: the “lesser of two evils.”

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James Holmes said this election is the most important election in his lifetime and his vote for Donald Trump is purely “against Hillary.”

“I think it’s the honest thing to do as an intellectual to look at both sides,” Holmes said. “I think I have with Hillary and Trump, like I said, there’s nothing you can say about Trump that I find particularly desirable, not one thing.”

For Holmes, the election is between a

clown and a criminal. He said he’ll take the clown. email: sarah.crowley@ubspectrum.com Twitter: @crowleyspectrum

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Make America for Great Again women The voices of female Trump supporters MALLORY MAILEN

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Jennie Gibson said she does not judge Donald Trump’s presidential abilities based on him calling a model “fat” 20 years ago.

Gibson, a sophomore communication major and political science minor, is one woman who will be voting for the Republican presidential candidate on Nov. 8. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton holds 52 percent of female votes, while Republican candidate Trump holds 39 percent, according to the New York Times. Gibson and other women have decided not to dwell on Trump’s recent comments toward women, but instead focus on his platform.

Despite Trump’s comments on women, there are still women who favor him over Clinton because he doesn’t have a background in politics. Women voters look forward to what a country could look like under Trump – an entrepreneur and businessman.

“I think it’s time that this country be run like a business, a business where America is put first,” said Amanda Rae Geraghty, a graduate student in the nutrition program.

“American jobs should be put first, American citizens should be put first and Trump supports that, unlike Clinton.”

Geraghty wore her “Make America Great Again” shirt on campus and said she received confused reactions from other students.

“People wouldn’t stop looking at me, they probably didn’t know how to react, so they just stared,” she said.

“I’m With Her” shirts, laptop stickers and backpack buttons in support of Clinton can be found throughout campus, but “Make America Great Again” attire on a female is a rare sight at UB. Some students said they are scared to publicly support Trump, for fear of being harassed. These students also say they have received backlash from the feminist population.

“If someone was wearing a Bernie shirt or a Hillary shirt, nobody would’ve looked twice, but because it’s Trump and I’m a woman, people feel the need to give me funny looks,” Geraghty said.

Women Trump supporters say they are hesitant to voice their opinions on the election in class because they feel the campus is mainly liberal.

Olivia Geraghty, a junior psychology major, says this is an issue while writing a paper on gender for one of her classes. “I have to shape my argument in a more liberal way in order to get a good grade because my professor is very progressive and has taken off points before because my opinions don’t always line up with hers,” Geraghty said.

Trump voters also say that they are voting for Trump because of Clinton’s past performance in office.

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Jennie Gibson, a sophomore communication major, said she will be voting for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Nov. 8. She said she will not dwell on Trump’s comments toward women but will focus on his platform.

Voters, like Gibson, believe that Clinton is only a smaller part of a larger systemic problem in American politics.

“I believe that in order to rid the corruption in D.C., we need to get career politicians, such as Hillary, out of office,” Gibson said. “The reason that the left doesn’t want Trump in office is because they don’t want

to give up their control.”

Gibson said Clinton has, “30-plus years more experience lying.”

Female Trump supporters don’t plan on shying away from their views, despite the backlash they face. email: features@ubspectrum.com

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WHAT WOMEN VOTERS SEE IN UB students give their thoughts on the candidate

Hillary Clinton

ELIZABETH SILBURN STAFF WRITER

Alliyah McIntosh believes Hillary Clinton is the best candidate for president and can represent women like no president before.

“She has children of her own,” McIntosh, a junior exercise science major, said. “She has a family of her own, she really gets what it’s like to be a woman.”

Women voters who are voting for Clinton, like McIntosh, feel Clinton represents a new page for American democracy and representation. Clinton holds 52 percent of female votes, while her opponent Donald Trump holds 39 percent, according to The New York Times. Clinton puts women’s rights at the forefront of her campaign, a topic she’s been fighting for her entire life, according to her website.

McIntosh’s main concern in this election is women’s rights and with Clinton in office, she believes women will benefit in the long run.

Jordan Jennings, a senior health and human services major, cites her extensive work on women’s rights as why she supports Clinton.

“I do want someone in office who does affect my everyday living, we need someone who cares about women’s equality and issues,” Jennings said. “Specifically, we need someone who cares about the topic of abortion and our rights. Hillary is that person for me.”

Jennings said she cannot relate to all of Clinton’s policies, but understands and sup-

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Danielle Dispenza (right) and Sarah Fullington (left) sit outside of the Student Union. Dispenza said she will vote for Hillary Clinton due to her disdain for Donald Trump and Fullington said she will not vote at all.

ports her platform because Clinton is a woman. She said Clinton offers her security and that is why she will receive her vote.

Danielle Dispenza, a sophomore English major, supports Clinton due to her disdain for Trump.

Dispenza believes a vote for third party is a vote for Trump since no third party candidate has ever successfully been elected.

“I feel like it’s about time a woman was in office more than anything,” Dispenza said. “I also feel this will help young women and little girls realize that they really can do anything.”

Despite the support for Clinton from female students, there are still people that are

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Those who are not voting for Clinton discuss scandals that have followed her throughout the duration of the election and don’t believe she is a reliable model for womanhood.

Sarah Fullington, a senior chemistry and English double major, is against Clinton as the future president, but she says this doesn’t mean she is in favor of Trump.

“I’m not voting in this election. I’m registered, but not voting because both candidates are awful choices,” Fullington said. “If I had to pick between a non-convicted criminal whose actions have led to Americans

getting killed versus a misogynistic racist, who avoids paying taxes, I’d choose the lesser of the two evils, I’d pick Donald Trump.

I support more of his policies.”

Fullington believes Clinton’s most recent email scandals are too much to forgive and puts the country in danger. She said “political crimes would become more frequent” if Clinton gets in office.

Gabrielle Mellen, a junior chemical engineering major, won’t vote for Clinton this election either.

“She’s a liar, better than Trump,” Mellen said. “As for Trump, I am a Muslim and that whole situation worries me. It sucks that the election happened this way.”

Mellen also said Clinton’s election would be another historical moment for the U.S. if a woman received the presidency.

Jane Ferris, a junior biological and chemical engineering major, doesn’t prefer either candidate and won’t vote in this upcoming election.

She said Clinton is crooked, untrustworthy and more interested in her own agenda than the people of America.

“As for Donald Trump, I may not like what he is doing, but at least he is more likely to be blunt about it,” Ferris said. “Hillary Clinton on the other hand would probably take part in something that I don’t approve of and we won’t find out about it for a long time.”

Election Day is Tuesday and women are looking for representation and support from their future president – which may or may not be Clinton. email: features@ubspectrum.com

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refuge in Canada

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Dustin Perez has thought about fleeing to Canada after this year’s presidential election.

Perez, a senior psychology and business major, favors neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump. He doesn’t feel he would be welcomed in the country if Trump were elected because he is a minority and doesn’t plan to vote for Clinton because he doesn’t “trust her words.”

Whatever the result, Perez is not the only student who has considered leaving. The idea of fleeing to Canada is a coping mechanism for the upcoming election results and a possible option for UB students.

“I would rather move out to a country where the government actually cares about the people who are part of society,” Perez said. “A developed country should at least prove itself with high quality education, health care and fair security.”

Munroe Eagles, director of Canadian Studies and political science professor, said UB students would be perfect candidates for Canadian immigration.

UB currently offers a joint MA program in American and Canadian studies. The graduate program operates in partnership with nearby Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. Eagles believes these opportunities are great for students who want to live in Canada or study there.

“You can actually get a little money, have work experience in Canada and qualify for an expedite visa,” Eagles said.

There are also some governmental differences between the countries.

Canada is a constitutional monarchy and the governor general, the viceroy of Queen Elizabeth II, chooses the prime minister who stays in office until there is a change in the majority party. The U.S. is a democratic republic and the nation elects the president for a four-year term.

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Toronto’s CN Tower is visible from all parts of the city. Toronto is one of many possible options for students looking to cross the border and start fresh after the 2016 election

In the U.S. there are checks and balances to prevent one branch from holding too much power. In Canada, the prime minister has the power to override majority opinion and pass legislations.

Eagles thinks the U.S.’s divided government has made this election frustrating for so many people. He said the concept of leaving the U.S. during election season has become a running joke in Canada.

“I find it hard to take it seriously. A lot of people talked about it with George W. Bush,” Eagles said. “To go on the basis of an election result, it’s probably the wrong reason. There are many more compelling reasons to go to Canada.”

Eagles holds a dual citizenship in Canada and the U.S. and said it’s “fascinating” to live in Buffalo right on the border.

Rob Martinez, a junior accounting major, said the election has become very comical, but said he would rather stick things out in the U.S. “My roots are in America and I have so much family here,” Martinez said. “I don’t know anyone in Canada so I would never consider leaving. How can I expect America to be great if I turn my back on it and run away from my problems?”

Some Canadian communities – such as Cape Breton, Nova Scotia - have used the joke as a way to convince Americans to relocate. If some are to take the move seriously, however, it’s better to weigh the decision heavily before abruptly leaving the U.S. “It’s a big life changing decision to uproot and move to a different country,” Eagles said. “I’m as concerned about the election

as the next person as a political scientist. At the same time, I think it’s a hasty decision that will be regretted down the line.”

One of the many likenesses Eagles has noticed between the countries are regions that resemble one another, such and Toronto and New York City, and Halifax and Maine.

“Canada doesn’t get much attention. It’s right on our border and our most important ally,” Eagles said. “We have a lot going on in America and we tend to keep our sights within our own borders. The best way to learn about America is to get outside and have a look back.” email: arts@ubspectrum.com

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Showdown in Akron

Men’s soccer readies itself for MAC Tournament rematch with Bowling Green THOMAS ZAFONTE STAFF WRITER

UB men’s soccer traveled to Bowling Green this weekend knowing that a win would make them the regular season MidAmerican Conference Champions and give them home field advantage in the MAC Tournament.

It would have snapped Akron’s 11-year streak of winning the MAC regular season title.

UB (11-3-3, 2-1-2 MAC) played Bowling Green (9-5-4, 2-0-3) to a 0-0 tie in a Saturday night slugfest. They will face off against Bowling Green for the second game in a row in the first round of the MAC Tournament this Friday.

Buffalo finished the season with an impressive 11-3-3 record and following Saturday’s tie, the Bulls are the No. 3 seed in the MAC Tournament. The Bulls will have a week to prepare for their most important game of the season as they travel to Akron, OH on Friday.

Head coach Stu Riddle is proud of his team, who completed one of the greatest seasons in program history.

“I think if you look at the body work this season, the fact we are 11-3-3, we have individual records in scoring and goalkeeping, had a very lopsided MAC schedule with two home games and three away with two of those teams being ranked top 25 in the country and we have come out of that looking really good,” Riddle said.

Riddle believes the No. 3 seed is a good spot for the Bulls. The team doesn’t have to worry about playing Akron in the opening round. The coach feels Friday’s game will be different, despite playing the same team two weeks in a row. Specifically, he thinks the

KAINAN GUO, THE SPECTRUM

Senior forward Russell Cicerone dribbles the ball up the field. UB will face off against Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC Tournament.

condition of the field will play a major factor.

Bowling Green was undefeated at home this season, where last Saturday’s game was played.

Bowling Green’s home field is grass, whereas Buffalo normally plays on turf. Riddle described the field as “wet and muddy” during last Saturday’s showdown, something that will not be the case on Akron’s turf field this time.

“When we play Bowling Green in Akron, I know the field will be in our favor,” Riddle said. “I attribute part of last night’s play to the condition.”

Saturday night also marked a historic game for senior goalkeeper Joseph Kuta, who tied the Bulls single season shutout record with his 10th clean sheet of the season.

“Joseph has made me so pleased with him because he is an exceptional goalkeeper that has developed so well under our goalkeeping coach Matt Brown,” Riddle said. “Now, he is taking all that onto the field and we feel he is unbeatable right now.”

Riddle had nothing but praise for his team’s defense, a constant strong point all season.

Offensively, Riddle has a different take on his team. The coach is tired of seeing just one or two strong performances on offense instead of the entire offensive line.

“We know defensively we are resolute… teams aren’t getting good scoring opportunities against us,” Riddle said. “The responsibility falls on the forwards, who have not really performed to their fullest this season.”

Riddle has said throughout the season that for his team to succeed, he would need solid play from everyone so the strong performances can really be maximized. He attributes missed scoring opportunities to mental lapses.

If there has been one consistent fault to this Bulls team this season, it has been these missed scoring opportunities. For Riddle, it is a matter of “turning a switch on” and

playing without these lapses.

Riddle points to these lapses as a reason why the team lost in the MAC Championship Game to Akron last year and he does not want the same results again this year.

Akron will take on Western Michigan (95-4, 1-1-3) following the conclusion of UB’s game Friday.

“We want to play the winner of the other game. If that happens to be Akron, great, if it happens to be Western Michigan, great,” Riddle said. “They are both very good opponents, Western Michigan was the only team to get a result against us at home this year…

I am sure if we make it to the championship game, we will play a very worthy opponent.”

The Bulls play Bowling Green this Friday in the first round of the MAC championship. email: sports@ubspectrum.com

The Rundown Men’s soccer qualifies for MAC Tournament, men’s and women’s basketball open seasons SPORTS DESK

Men’s soccer (11-3-3, 2-1-2 Mid-American Conference) The men’s soccer team closed out their season with a 0-0 tie against the Bowling Green Falcons (9-5-4, 2-0-3 MAC). The Bulls entered the game controlling their own destiny in MAC tournament seeding. After a hard fought battle, the game ended scoreless. The Falcons managed twice as many shots with a 22-11 shot difference. Buffalo junior goalkeeper Joseph Kuta tied a program record with his 10th shutout of the season.

The tie means they will be the No. 3 seed when they head to Akron for their second straight MAC tournament appearance. The Bulls will have a rematch with the no. 2 seed Falcons in the first round next Friday. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.

Women’s soccer (7-8-5, 4-43 MAC) The Bulls’ women’s soccer team had their season end last week when they lost in the MAC quarterfinals. In a bit of silver lining the Bulls had four players named to the allMAC team this week.

Sophomore forward Carissima Cutrona, who led the Bulls with 10 goals, was named to the All-MAC second team. Junior midfielder Julia Benati and senior defender Angel Hart also joined her on the second team.

This is Benati’s second straight season on an All-MAC team. Hart earned her first AllMAC honors after starting all 20 games at center back. Freshman defender Gurjeena

Jandu was named to the all-freshman team.

Women’s basketball (0-0) The women’s basketball team opened up their MAC title defense on Friday with an exhibition game against the Bloomsburg Huskies.

They dominated the Huskies all night and came away with a 65-45 win. Senior guard Joanna Smith led the scoring with 14 points, shooting 4-of-6 from three-point range.

Freshman forward Summer Hemphill finished with eight rebounds and five points.

Buffalo opens up the season next week when they host the Massachusetts Minutemen Friday. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.

Men’s basketball (0-0) Friday night the Bulls’ men’s basketball team hung their 2016 MAC championship banner.

They opened up the season in an exhibition match against the Daemen College Wildcats. In a near-upset, the Bulls barely came away with an overtime 87-82 win. Sophomore guard CJ Massinburg led the Bulls with 27 points. Senior forward Blake Hamilton missed the game as he continues to recover from a broken hand, but is back in practice.

Two other Bulls players finished with 24+ points but the rest of the team struggled to score. Only six players scored in the game, two of them finishing with just a basket each.

Buffalo visit the Niagara Purple Eagles Friday to start the season. Tipoff is at 8 p.m.

Football (2-7, 1-4 MAC) In their second straight Thursday night game, Buffalo’s football team fell 34-10 to

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Freshman forward Quate McKinzie guards a Daemen player. Men’s basketball opened up the season in an exhibition match against the Wildcats on Friday night.

the Ohio Bobcats (7-3, 5-1 MAC).

After a strong showing last week when they upset Akron, the Bulls couldn’t keep up the momentum. The Bulls moved the ball well but made a lot of mistakes. Buffalo outgained Ohio 413-392 on offense, but two costly turnovers and big plays that ripped through Bulls defense were too much to overcome. Freshman quarterback Tyree Jackson finished with his second 300 yard game of his career.

The Bulls move back to Saturday games when they host the Miami (OH) RedHawks this week. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m.

For the men, sophomore swimmer Mason Miller was named MAC swimmer of the week after his strong showing against the Pittsburgh Panthers. He finished with four wins against the Panthers. With his teammates, he captured wins in the 200 medley relay as well as the 400 free relay, which he anchored. Individually he finished with wins in the 50 free and the 100 fly.

The swimming and diving team will be off until December when they head to the Akron Invitational for a three day meet, December 2-4.

Volleyball (4-23, 3-11) Swimming and diving The women’s swimming and diving team had their first conference meet when they defeated the Akron Zips Friday. After dropping the first event they came back strong, winning the next two. They finished with wins in eight different events, including a dominant performance by junior swimmer Hannah Miller in the 1000 free. Senior diver Abbey Croce came away with wins in both the one-meter and three-meter dives.

UB volleyball captured a win in one of their last matches of the season. They defeated the Toledo Rockets (15-11, 8-6) 3-2 in five sets.

Sophomore outside hitter Valisha Watkins had 23 kills in the match. Buffalo will finish off its season this weekend with road matches against Bowling Green (18-9, 8-6) and Miami (OH) (21-5, 13-1). email: sports@ubspectrum.com