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Students concerned over on-campus religious solicitors, sex trafficking rumors University Police continue to monitor incidents on North Campus ISABELLA NURT STAFF WRITER

Madeline Norton, a senior biomedical science major, was walking back from the UB football game on Sept. 15 when she and her friend were approached by two strangers.

It was dark out and the strangers, who referred to themselves as “Sister Missionaries,” began asking Norton and her friend questions in the University Bookstore parking lot.

Immediately, the questions made Norton feel uncomfortable.

“There weren’t many cars in the parking lot and we were walking by ourselves,” Norton said. “I thought, ‘OK, this is a weird time to be soliciting us.’”

Students like Norton are concerned as religious groups spearhead their recruitment efforts this semester. Groups such as World Mission Society Church of God, an off-campus organization, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints have approached students day and night outside the Student Union and throughout North Campus.

Student organizations, such as the

African Student Association and the Black Student Union, posted on social media last week claiming solicitation efforts at UB are “ploy[s] to lure young women into sex trafficking.” The offical UB Instagram account liked BSU’s photo last Wednesday regarding students’ encounters, but unliked it by Wednesday night. BSU members did not respond to requests for comment.

University Police issued a statement on Friday and said it is aware of the social media rumors of a “church group...inviting people to attend bible study classes.”

UPD said it became aware of a similar issue involving the same group in April, and the New York State Police “determined that this church was not involved in any sex trafficking activity.”

UPD Deputy Chief Police Joshua Sticht said the church involved is the World Mission Society Church of God, a group unaffiliated with UB that operates at 3750 Millersport Hwy in Getzville.

“After the complaints earlier this week, UB investigators verified that it was still the same group. This activity, while concerning to some people, is innocuous and legal,” UPD said in a statement. “While religious solicitation by outside groups is legal in the public spaces of the university, it is prohibited in residential spaces or other areas closed to the general public.”

Flawless in four Bulls defeat Rutgers 42-13 to continue best FBS start in history ANGELA BARCA | THE SPECTRUM Senior star wide receiver Anthony Johnson leaps to haul in a 59-yard pass. Johnson led the team in receiving with two receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown.

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For the first time in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history, UB football is 4-0.

The Bulls traveled to Piscataway, New Jersey to play the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-3, 0-1 Big Ten) Saturday afternoon. Buffalo only needed 30 minutes to pull off the monumental victory. Junior quarterback Tyree Jackson continued the best season of his collegiate career to lead the Bulls to a 35-6 halftime lead and eventual 42-13 victory.

It was Buffalo’s first-ever win against the

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Students react to UB employee stealing $15,000 Many outraged stealing is still occurring after incidents last year MAX KALNITZ SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

Students said they are shocked and frustrated that another UB employee stole state money from the university after Dennis Black and Andrea Costantino’s arrests last year.

James Spratz, project manager for Facilities Design and Construction, was arrested for defrauding the state and stealing over $15,000 in wages, New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott announced on Sept. 12.

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53-year-old Lancaster native was arrested and charged with Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, five counts, and Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, all felonies, according to a report from Erie County District Attorney John Flynn’s office. Spratz was released pending his reappearance in court on Oct. 10.

UB released a statement last week following Spratz’s arrest.

“The University at Buffalo is aware of the arrest of James Spratz and has cooperated fully with the Office of the Inspector General’s investigation of this matter,” UB Spokesperson John DellaContrada said in a press release. “In accordance with the disciplinary procedure between the university and Spratz’s union, he has been removed from the workplace pending disciplinary proceedings.”

Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said he couldn’t comment on Spratz’s arrest because it’s an ongoing investigation. He will only comment after a plea or conviction occurs.

After Black’s sentencing last year, President Satish Tripathi issued a statement that said the university took measures to prevent this from happening again in the future.

“As soon as we uncovered the financial abuse, the University at Buffalo took swift and appropriate measures t o

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tighten financial controls… including assigning authority for all financial decisions and transactions to the vice president for Finance and Administration,” the statement said.

All of the 25 students interviewed by The Spectrum said they were appalled that another UB employee stole money from the university.

Giovanni Codignotto, a sophomore computer science major, said he’s curious what UB is going to do to monitor its employees to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

“Considering the money [Spratz] stole is probably our tuition money, that’s just not fair,” Codignotto said. “We’re paying so much money to go to this university, I feel like it’s going to waste if UB employees can steal it so easily.”

Alex Wang, a senior environmental design major, said UB acts as an example for other universities in the area. He said the fact that three employees have been found guilty for stealing large amounts of money in the last year is worrisome.

“The university is a small society within Western New York and the state, so if this is happening in this lower level I can only imagine what’s happening at a higher level,” Wang said. “I’m from China and I think America has a good system, but this stuff should never happen. It’s shocking. I’m going to tell my parents, they always say America is perfect.”

Spratz’s arrest comes just over a year after former Vice President Dennis Black plead guilty to stealing roughly $320,000 from UB and $22,238 from the New York State Taxation and Finance Dept. Former Director of Campus Living Andrea Costantino plead guilty to stealing $14,000 last year, as well. > SEE STUDENTS

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Big Ten conference team.

“It’s nice to see the work these guys have done, the tough times that the upperclassmen have been through to see them start to have it pay off,” head coach Lance Leipold said. We have a long ways left to go this season but we’re awfully proud of where they’re at.”

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Senior wide receiver Anthony Johnson was named the first preseason All-American in school history, while six Bulls were named to award watchlists.

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Former UB Facilities interim director still making same salary Scott Ludtka still making “$117,595 a year at UB MAX KALNITZ SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

A former UB Facilities interim director who was reassigned as a hazardous materials technician is making the same salary from his prior title.

Scott Ludtka is still earning a yearly salary of $117,595 after being reassigned his new job on campus, according to UB spokesperson Kate McKenna.

A job posting for a hazardous materials technician in Philomath, Oregon, offers $55,000 a year for the position.

McKenna said Ludtka’s compensation is appropriate based on the United Universities Professions contract for his current state title salary level.

“UUP contracts are a major factor in determining employees’ salaries and a state employee’s salary may only be reduced with the consent of the employee or as per the collective bargaining agreement,” McKenna said in an email.

After UB placed Ludtka on paid leave in April, Joseph Raab took over as interim Facilities operations director. A search for a permanent successor will begin in the next few months, according to McKenna. email: max.kalnitz@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Max_Kalnitz

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UB named number one public university in New York State University climbs ranking in 2019 WSJ report MAX KALNITZ SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

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UB is the number one public university in New York State, according to the 2019 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking.

The rankings examined 28 public schools in NYS and 1,000 public and private universities nationwide, and measuring four key areas –– resources, engagement, outcomes and environment –– to determine schools’ scores.

The rankings are unlike other university ratings because it factors in students’ success and the results of the organization’s U.S. Student Survey. The survey asked students to discuss several topics, including engagement with their studies, interactions with professors and satisfaction with their education.

Additionally, UB jumped to No. 120 among public and private universities nationwide, up from 147 in 2016, the first year the Wall Street Journal rankings were published. UB is No. 28 among public universities in the U.S., 13th among all colleges in New York State and 56th among all colleges in the Northeast.

Stony Brook University took the title of second best public university in the state, followed by Binghamton University.

The 2019 rankings place UB ahead of many of its fellow Association of American Universities peers, including Rutgers University, University of Oregon, University of Arizona and University of Colorado Boulder.

UB’s accolade comes shortly after U.S. News & World Report released its college rankings, which placed UB at 89th nationally and 38th among public universities. email: max.kalnitz@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Max_Kalnitz

University begins search for new chief of police Community forums encourage community participation in search MAX KALNITZ SENIOR NEWS EDITOR

The university began its search for a new chief of police and is calling on the UB community to give its input.

A search committee will hold two community forums –– Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Harriman Hall Ballroom and Tuesday from 4 to 5 p.m. in Capen 10, according to an email from UB Leadership Searches. Students, employees and faculty

are invited to discuss priorities for the search.

The committee is searching for a successor to former Chief of Police Gerald Schoenle Jr., who retired from UB in January after 12 years with University Police.

Chris Bartolomei, assistant chief of university police since 2013, has served as acting Chief of police for the last nine months.

Laura Hubbard, vice president for finance and administration, appointed the committee, which is chaired by Mark Coldren, assistant vice president for human resources.

The committee also includes Director of Student Conduct and Advocacy Liz

Lidano; Director of Community Relations Tess Morrissey; Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Sharon NolanWeiss; Director of Environment, Health and Safety Joe Raab; and Despina Stratigakos, vice provost of the Office of Inclusive Excellence.

Coldren said the search will be national, but is open to current UPD employees.

“The community forums are a vital part of our stakeholder outreach to gather community input about the position –– what community members see as important, what they have concerns about, what they would like to see in a chief and in the University Police department, etc.,” Coldren wrote in an email.

Coldren said he expects to name a new chief of police by January. Once a pool of finalists is determined, members of the UB community will be able to discuss important issues with candidates to determine the best fit to continue keeping campus safe and growing UPD, Coldren said.

“UPD provides vital services to our campus community, and therefore it is important to me that the search process for this position be inclusive and provide opportunities for community input,” Coldren said. email: max.kalnitz@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Max_Kalnitz

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To register and learn more about this event, visit buffalo.edu/ president/sig-series.

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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: During the last year, the whole UB community has become aware that we have a graduate stipend problem. After deducting UB’s sky-high mandatory fees, some graduate assistants (TAs, RAs, GAs) make under $8,000 a year.

They average under $13,000. This is unconscionable.

UB’s stipends fall far short of the $24,000 cost of living for a single adult in Buffalo. Compared to the stipends of the other 33 AAU public universities, they come in dead last: 34th out of 34. These stipend levels force graduate students into debt, into outside jobs, and out of the university.

The problem is a slow-motion car crash. It isn’t even all that slow.

So wouldn’t it be a good idea to pull out of the spin — say, by

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How cul-de-sac culture loses every time by breaking from conservative norms BENJAMIN BLANCHET SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

This is a satirical column.

For all intensive purposes, cartoons are strictly jokes.

A cat chases a mouse and accidentally steps on a rake. A roadrunner drops an anvil on a coyote’s head. A giddy mongoose suspects

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an incoming real estate bubble so he’s forced to move back into his parents’ burrow in Cincinnati.

Although the last scenario isn’t a show yet, cartoons can take on the traits of real life social problems.

And what better example of this then “Ed, Edd n’ Eddy.”

The show, a standard animated series to most, is really a sociopolitical anomaly. “Ed, Edd n’ Eddy” follows the misadventures of three kids — Ed, Double D and Eddy — in a cul-de-sac littered with unaccompanied children. The setting alone tells of a world void of parental responsibility where children cultivate a base-level, transgenerational trauma.

Together, the three Eds set out to scheme their way into earning jawbreaker candies. It’s an innocent goal, sure, but the Eds unearth their classist attitudes by not getting their hands dirty.

Millenials, full of affluency and entitlement, have then clearly taken notes from this heinous children’s

and can’t be used for stipends. In September 2017, The Spectrum reported him saying “all the money that goes into the UB Foundation is determined by the donors.” He made a similar claim in the UB Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, September 18, 2018.

When I told him that this was untrue and reminded him of the figures above, his only response was that he and I must be using different definitions of the term “restricted.” He may be right.

I draw my definition from the UBF’s Consolidated Financial Statements. He must be drawing his from someplace else.

What are we to make of all this? Telling the truth is important everywhere, but particularly in a university. It’s important for undergraduates writing papers and for graduates writing dissertations. It’s important for faculty

writing articles and books. It’s even important for provosts addressing the university.

As we continue our work for a living stipend, Provost Zukoski can count on hearing this question again and again. For instance, if he steps outside the UB Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 1, he will hear it from the Living Stipend rally he will find right there.

Please come join us at 7:00 a.m. on the fifth floor of Capen Hall.

Sorry about that! We didn’t pick this time, but we will have free coffee for you. All members of the UB community are welcome to attend and join the dialogue. In the meantime, please have a look at https://ublivingstipend.wordpress.com/.

programming. Younger “Ed, Edd n’ Eddy” viewers can then justify their narrow world views with statements like, “If the Eds feel like they deserve their jawbreakers, then surely I deserve everything I want, too.”

As a result of this show, our generation is slowly eroding the very foundations that hold us together.

A number of “Ed, Edd n’ Eddy” episodes are particularly destructive, too, such as “Stop, Look and Ed.” Double D, the only child with a modicum of sensibility, is corrupted by his surrounding world to help construct a “jawbreaker surveilling satellite.” The proposed satellite, Double D explains, would be able to locate every jawbreaker within a four-block radius of their cul-desac.

As Ed accidentally propels the satellite into a neighbor’s tree, the three friends notice a sign in the neighbor’s yard: “Keep Off Grass.”

Although Ed and Eddy look to step on their neighbor’s grass, Double D asserts otherwise.

“Signs are in place so order is maintained in an otherwise

uncultivated society, and I for one uphold these silkscreen policies,” Double D says, completely unaware of the psychological warfare his friends have inflicted on his conservative mindset.

Eddy is critical of Double D’s politics, saying adults come up with signifiers “just to bug” children. By belittling structure and rule, Eddy is unlayering any semblance of law we have left.

Eddy portrays himself as an anarchist, doing everything from eating dessert with his hands in the episode and removing mattress tags despite a potential federal penalty.

As Eddy rips the tag from the bed’s property, Ed –– Eddy’s mindless cohort –– frees 239 ants. Double D is then symbolically imprisoned to his two friend’s unnerving social chains.

The episode ends with Kevin and Rolf putting the three friends in a cage after Double D claims to have called every neighborhood kid’s parents about their antics. Clearly, punishment arises when even a scent of traditionalism is present.

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paying graduate assistants more money? Ten million a year would bring a living stipend to every single graduate assistant on campus.

Where would that money come from? Every year, UB gains hundreds of millions in tuition and other revenues. It also has a billion-dollar foundation, the UBF. At least $277 million of the UBF’s assets are completely unrestricted: UB can spend those funds on anything it wants. In 2016-17, the UBF gained $145 million in new unrestricted funds, and spent $110 million. And the UB administration draws up the budget— that’s what UBF Executive Director Edward Schneider told the Faculty Senate in October 2013.

But there’s a problem. When asked about using UBF funds to pay graduate students a living stipend, Provost Zukoski likes to say these funds are restricted

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Most kids dream of the day they turn 21.

In that sense, I am “most kids.”

But my 21st birthday won’t be spent out at bars with buddies or forcing myself to drink 35 Bud Lights. Instead, I’ll be counting down the days until I’m locked in a studio with complete strangers for the entire summer.

Since I was 11 years old, one of my dreams has been to make it on CBS’ reality show “Big Brother,” and next summer I’m finally old enough to compete.

The show, for those of you who are missing out on one of life’s greater joys, revolves around 16

contestants who are locked away in a television studio-home with no contact with the outside world.

They compete in mental and physical competitions all summer to eliminate each other, with the last one standing winning a grand prize of $500,000.

I started watching the show with my mother when I was maybe four or five. I had absolutely no idea what I was watching, and honestly thought the show was about old people having pool parties, but as I got older, “Big Brother” started making sense to me.

When season 11 came along, I was old enough to finally get a grasp of the show and started watching on my own. Once I saw contestant Jeff Schroeder walk into the house and use his ‘coup d’état’ power to take over the game, I knew I had to be there.

But there was one problem; I was too young to sign up for the show… by 10 years.

All contestants had to be 21 or older, and as my childhood somehow flew out the window, here I am now, old enough to compete when the new season starts.

To say I’ve spent the last 10 years of my life preparing for a reality television show would be a half-truth and frankly embarrassing, but as I’ve grown up watching “Big Brother,” I’ve realized more and more that I could actually win given

the opportunity.

My experience as a college journalist alone has given me the tools I need to win “Big Brother.” As a journalist, my job is to be attentive, unbiased and diligent –– three traits that could very well earn me the $500,000.

Being attentive as a journalist is no different from being attentive in the “Big Brother” house. When I walk around campus, I keep my eyes open for anything deserving of questioning. I’m aware of my surroundings at all times, looking for stories that deserve to be told. In “Big Brother,” I’ll need to pay attention to my environment and watch my back at all times, making sure I’m not seen as a threat.

My lack of bias can also win “Big Brother” for me. Through my work at The Spectrum, I’ve learned talking to sources on both sides of a story and presenting yourself in an unbiased, professional manner is a must if you ever want to be taken seriously. When I’m fighting for a half-million bucks, I’ll have to align with both sides of the house to survive in the game. I’ll talk to each side while leaving my personal views at the door, so everyone around me will see me as an ally.

The most important skill I’ve learned as a journalist, however, is diligence. When I fact-check a story or ask questions, I’m always making sure I’m 100 percent accurate

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and I’m never leaving any questions unanswered. In the “Big Brother” house, I won’t be afraid to ask questions if I feel uneasy about another houseguest and I certainly won’t let any lies get past me.

I’ll also absolutely slaughter endurance competitions in the BB house. Most endurance competitions on the show require houseguests to hold on to a floating platform or hang on a rope for a long period of time. As someone who used to run long distances every day and now runs occasionally –– thanks to my time-consuming friend journalism –– I’ve never been afraid to keep pushing.

Let’s not forget, “Big Brother” and UB alum Mark Jansen unofficially passed his powers down to me last year. After having Mark and fellow-houseguest Elena Davies –– both BB royalty –– come down to The Spectrum office last Fall, I unintentionally harnessed both of their reality show skills. I still remember Mark telling me one of his goals in college was to be featured in The Spectrum. Well, my goal is to be where he was. If I make it on the show, I will not only be playing for myself, I’ll be playing for my friend Mark and UB itself.

So this is now in your hands, CBS and –– namedrop alert –– Robyn Kass of Kassting, Inc. casting company. I am more than ready to win “Big Brother,” just as I was 10 years ago. email:Brenton.Blanchet@ubspectrum.com twitter: @BrentBlanchSpec

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RUMORS Religious organizations and groups are known to table in the SU lobby, but groups are allowed to approach students throughout campus because UB is state property.

Religious groups have to be registered with Student Life in order to table in the Student Union, according to Student Union director Maria Wallace. Other than that, groups unaffiliated with UB are legally allowed to approach students on campus 24/7, as long they don’t solicit oncampus residence halls or apartments.

When solicitors approached Madeline Norton on North Campus last week, she said she was unwilling to give personal information because of rumors she saw on social media about missionaries being sextrafficking fronts.

“I read previously on a Facebook post that these [sex traffickers] would pose as church girls, and would try to get you to come back to their cars,” she said.

Norton described the pair as two women in their 20s, wearing long, “old-fashioned” dresses and carrying bibles. They invited the students to a service the next day at an off-campus location, and handed them a business card with a phone number.

Norton said she did not report this to the police, though she did tweet about the incident the next day.

“FYI, this sex-trafficking thing is no joke. Bri [and] I got approached on UB campus late last night by a couple of girls posing as ‘sister missionaries’ inviting us to a service at an undisclosed location.

Be aware of your surroundings,” Norton tweeted, along with a photo of the business card she received from the group.

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STUDENTS REACT Some students, like Tyler O’Neill a freshman biological science major, said he’s curious about how money is handled within the university.

“I didn’t know about this problem, but now that I do it’s a little worrying and annoy-

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missionary, answered our call and confirmed she was recruiting at UB on Sept.

15.

The individual, who refused to pro-

vide her name, claimed to be part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an established religious organization that sponsors UB Campus Ministry Association’s Latter-day Saint Student Association.

The individual on the phone said she was “sorry” for how the tweet describes her group.

“We really want to just invite people into the arms of Jesus Christ. We do that through love and inviting people with the cards we distribute,” the individual said.

“In the future, we’ll have to be more careful with what sort of students we talk to, but we’re really just a representation of Jesus Christ and his great work.”

The phone number on the group’s card,

the individual said, is registered to the religious organization, and not affiliated with the LDSSA. Norton’s encounter, however, was not unique.

Kelsey Kaufman, a freshman civil engineering student, said she was approached by two women near the Student Union during UB’s opening weekend in August.

She described the recruiters, again, as women wearing long dresses who tried to talk to her about their religion. Kaufman said she tried to express disinterest, but they refused to give up.

“I said ‘sorry, no thanks,’ but they kept walking a few more feet next to me,” Kaufman said. “It made me feel uncomfortable, and pressured to talk to them even though I didn’t want to.”

Reports to UPD regarding incidents such as these have picked up within the past few weeks compared to the last three years. Sticht said there are only three records in 2016 and 2017 regarding religious solicitation at SU, Alumni Arena and South Lake Village.

Since Norton’s tweet on Sept. 16, UPD received two separate student reports regarding religious solicitation, Sticht said.

One incident, reported on Sept. 17, involved religious solicitors outside SU although UPD did not arrive in time to speak with the group. On Sept. 19, another student reported two women soliciting outside SU. UPD arrived at the incident to interview the recruiters and obtained the group’s business card. They confirmed the two women were from the World Society Mission Church of God. UPD asks to report suspicious behavior of any kind as soon as possible by calling (716) 645-2222.

ing but I don’t know how to fix it,” O’Neill said. “I don't know what exactly UB should do, but they need more security or educational classes for employees, anything that’ll prevent this from happening again.”

Codignotto said he expects the university to notify students and the rest of the UB community about how they’re going to pre-

vent employees from stealing again in the future.

“It makes me mad if the president said they’re protecting student money, yet this type of thing is still happening,” Codignotto said. “Ultimately, actions speak louder than words. If [administrators] say they’ll stop and it stops, that’s great. Since money was

stolen again, it shows that UB employees just don’t care about us students and UB is doing nothing to stop it.”

“We really want to just invite people into the arms of Jesus Christ. We do that through love and inviting people with the cards we distribute,” the individual said. “In the future, we’ll have to be more careful with what sort of students we talk to, but we’re really just a representation of Jesus Christ and his great work.”

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UB continues developments on campus sidewalks Campus Planning updates spaces throughout North, South Campus this fall BENJAMIN BLANCHET SENIOR FEATURES EDITOR

If you’ve walked by the Student Union or Abbott Hall, you may have noticed some changes.

University Facilities is updating infrastructure on campus throughout the fall, from the Putnam Way sidewalks to the columned gate railings in front of Abbott Hall.

Of the millions of square feet and roughly 1,300 acres of land at UB, Facilities is focusing on a number of improvement areas including the Natural Science Complex’s sidewalks and the Student Union side entrance.

Every year, facilities uses some of its roughly $1.5 to 2 million annual “site work” budget toward campus updates, according to Sean Brodfuehrer, UB Facilities’ architectural planner, and Bruce Buerger, interim assistant director of capital project support. The budget is supported by Facilities’ state-funded critical maintenance fund of roughly $18 million per year, according to UB Now. One of the updates includes renovations to sidewalks between the Commons and Clemens Hall alongside Putnam Way. Plans include new trees along the sidewalk and over 5,000 square feet of new concrete.

Brodfuehrer and Buerger, in a joint statement, said the updates to Putnam Way are

part of an “umbrella project” where they look at roadways and sidewalks for possible changes or improvements with the UB 2020 Comprehensive Physical Plan in mind.

For instance, the sidewalk from the Commons will lead to a square area embellishing the UB logo, a seating area surrounded by newly planted trees. The area will be at the border of the North Campus Promenade.

Kelly Hayes McAlonie, director of Campus Planning, said her service unit saw an opportunity to “create a nice gathering space in an area where students might wish to spend time.” “[We] saw an opportunity to extend the Promenade experience to the other side of Putnam through this design gesture,” Hayes McAlonie said. “The embossed UB will be painted white and facilities is ordering granite benches for the space. The benches will be installed in a few months. Facilities also will be planting plants [in the space] and trees along the sidewalk in the spring.”

Hayes McAlonie said once the benches are installed in the gathering space outside Clemens Hall, the area “should be able to accommodate 10 to 15 people.”

Students will also see updates to the columned railings at the Main Circle on South Campus between Crosby and Foster Hall.

Brodfuehrer and Buerger said the railing had become “significantly deteriorated over the years” and the railings began to suffer damage from salt and weather.

Outside of the Natural Science Complex, UB Facilities is removing a dual sidewalk and bike path near Putnam Way.

SAI SEETHALA | THE SPECTRUM UB Facilities continue to update the sidewalks outside of the Natural Science Complex. The updates “fit into” UB Facilities’ “larger Climate Action Plan and sustainability goals” through reducing water runoff, plowing requirements and UB’s “urban heat island effect,” according to UB Facilities.

“So as we move around the campus doing repairs, we have been removing duplicate paths and reducing hardscape wherever feasible,” Brodfuehrer and Buerger said.

“These steps fit into our larger Climate Action Plan and sustainability goals on campus by reducing stormwater runoff, salt and plowing requirements and UB’s contribution to the urban heat island effect. Over the last two summers we have removed about 20,000 [square ft.] of concrete from our campuses.”

UB Facilities “tries to redeploy some of the hardscape,” or hard landscape materials in the environment, “in smarter ways or more impactful ways to better the campus experience,” according to Brodfuehrer and Buerger. They said this is evident in the im-

provements near Clemens Hall and at the side entrance to SU. Other related projects, Brodfuehrer and Buerger said, include last year’s reconstruction of half of the Moody Terrace, sidewalks in front of Abbott Hall, a new Memorial Garden near Clark Hall and asphalt-to-concrete replacement along both Flint Entrance and near South Campus’ Child Care Center.

As Campus Planning continues to update UB, Hayes McAlonie said her service unit is “actively looking” for areas where they can “address broken sidewalks and improve the campus experience in one effort.” email: benjamin.blanchet@ubpsectrum.com twitter: @BenjaminUBSpec

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‘ED,EDD’

Even in the episode “The Ed-Touchables,” Double D’s particularities are pushed aside for more left-leaning social policies. In his own home, Double D tries to justify Eddy wearing bunny slippers as Eddy removes labels from his pal’s bedroom. Everything maintains

a place in Double D’s world and when Eddy arrives, the social order is no longer stable.

Perhaps this episode, the second of the series’ 131 episodes, is the moment when the series structure fell on its head.

From this moment onward, Rolf hired Eddy to perform child labor on his backyard farm. In another episode, the Eds enter a par-

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allel universe where the laws of gravity are no longer present.

The series is full of social declination which negates all signs of orthodoxy. The show may as well be called “Ed, Ed n’ Eddy” for its gripes against the “powers-that-be” and for its total disregard for Double D. Nonetheless, if we are looking for domin-

ion on our television sets, it may be a good idea to avoid the socially unbinding agenda deeply ingrained in “Ed, Edd n’ Eddy.” email: benjamin.blanchet@ubspectrum.com twitter: @BenjaminUBSpec.

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News Briefs

CAMPUS Green Your Commute

On Wednesday UB Parking and Transportation Services is sponsoring Green Your Commute, a day intended for promoting environmentally friendly ways to travel to campus.

The event is focused on advocating for carpooling, biking, or busing to campus, rather than driving alone, according to UB Now. The goal of Green Your Commute is to show that these “green” modes of transportation can make great changes in the way that we affect the environment.

Everyone who participates in Green Your Commute is encouraged to post a selfie using #GYCD18 and to register for the event.

There will be one reception on each campus held the afternoon of the event, offering ice cream for participants. The rain date for the event is Sept. 28.

Campaign for the Community

UB kickstarted its 2018 Campaign for the Community on Thursday. UB donors can pick from over 2,800 health, human service, education and environmental organizations, according to the campaign’s website.

This year the campaign, which started in 1976, set its goal at $850,000. The university paired with United Way to help raise funds to help assist the Western New York community. Historically, more than 80 percent of the money raised stays in the Buffalo-Niagara region.

Funds from previous campaigns have been used to help local organizations, such as the Family Justice Center of Erie County and Jericho Road Community Health Center, according to UBNow.

LOCAL

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Buffalo Police Department still working out kinks with bodycamera policies

DHS Proposal to Block Visas from Potential Social Services Recipients

The Buffalo Police Department is finalizing plans to equip its officers with body cameras, however there are concerns amongst the Buffalo Police Advisory Board about a lack of transparency to the public, according to The Buffalo News.

The board has identified five concerns in relation to the police department’s body camera policies.

The areas are: the public has had no say on police policy in relation to the use of body cameras; officers’ discretion on when to turn the cameras on and off; a lack of public access to body camera footage; privacy concerns about the use of facial recognition technology from footage and footage should be routinely deleted after six months unless needed for a case.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Saturday that it’s creating a new law, making immigrants unable to enter the U.S. if they are deemed likely to receive certain social benefits once they’re here, according to CNN. Someone who is likely to become dependent on the government is known in the immigration law field as a “public charge.” The proposed law is an expansion on these principles.

Although it is subject to drastic legal changes before it goes into effect, this could allow many more immigrants to be denied entry. Current immigrant residents could be denied citizenship if they had ever used a social service such as food stamps or public housing.

Secretary of the DHS, Kristjen Nielsen, said this rule is intended to promote the self-sufficiency of immigrants and protect the American taxpayer from additional financial burdens.

Amherst pain doctor charged with threatening witness

Dr. Gautam Arora, a pain management specialist from Amherst under investigation for fraud and providing illegal prescriptions, was taken into custody last Friday upon his return from India, according to The Buffalo News.

Arora is accused of sending text messages to his wife indicating that he would behead a cooperating witness in his case, and was seen on social media posing with a gun and a knife.

Although Arora initially denied sending the messages he later admitted to investigators that he authored them, but stated that they were sent out of anger and he never meant to act on them.

In addition, he admitted that he fled the country in December to avoid the investigation into his practice.

However, in court last week Arora’s lawyer stated that his client left the country to relieve stress in his life, not to escape the FBI’s investigation.

Creator of the 3D Gun to Face a Child Sexual Assault Charge

Cody Wilson, founder of Defense Distributed, is accused of having sexual relations with a 16-year-old girl when he was 30, according to CNN. U.S. marshals transferred Wilson to Houston.

The Austin Police Department claims he paid the minor $500 for sex and if convicted, Wilson will face upwards of 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Fall fashion trends

Clothes, accessories and beauty styles to watch out for this semester KIRSTEN DEAN ASST. FEATURES EDITOR

The leaves are starting to change and so are styles. Top designers have already held runway shows forecasting fall’s upcoming clothing, accessory and beauty trends.

Here are some styles to be on the lookout for as the semester continues.

Clothing Plaid covered the Fall 2018 runways this season. For a print that always has been considered a great fall-staple, designers are now making things more interesting this season.

Think like Cher from the movie “Clueless” and go for a bright, colorful plaid. Pink, red,

orange and blue plaid ensembles have all graced the runways this season.

It may be 2018, but some runways indicate that we are back in the ‘80s. For this season, think shoulderpads, hot pink, oversized suits and neon prints. It might not be for everyone, but the decade’s controversial fashion trends are most definitely making a comeback this fall.

Practical and now fashionable, tights are also in season this fall. From neutrals to bright colors, covered legs walked all over the runways. Tights in the fall-time allow you to continue wearing skirts and dresses into the colder months. Best of all, tights add an extra layer of warmth on those chilly fall days and let’s be honest: hide leg hair if you forgot to shave.

The last trend you should shop for this fall is prairie-inspired and western-inspired styles. Prairie dresses, cowboy boots, saddle bags and more have been spotted for this

COURTESY OF GODISABLE JACOB Colorful plaid prints and tights are two of many upcoming fall trends you will see hit the halls of UB this semester.

season. From muted neutrals, western prints and long layers –– you can easily bring “Little House on the Prairie” to the halls of UB this semester.

Accessories In addition to clothes, there are also new trends in accessories. Luckily, the impractical micro bag trend seems to have faded to give rise to bigger, better bags. Oversized bags are not only practical for carrying books and binders, but also fashionable.

Rose-colored glasses are not just a metaphor anymore –– they’re one of fall’s favorite trends this year. Sunglasses with colored shades are now in fashion. Lense colors that have been featured in fashion shows include pink, blue, red and even green.

Sabrina Sapor, a junior dance major, said she’s sure colored lens “probably look aesthetically pleasing,” but she’s unsure about “seeing the world in a different color.”

“I don’t know if I would want to see in blue, I feel like it would throw me off,” Sapor said. “From the outside, they probably are cute — if they match your outfit or eye color, great. But would they even shield you from the sun? That’s the whole point of sunglasses.”

As for jewelry, pearls seem to be the gemstone of the season. But these aren’t your grandmother’s typical necklace pearls. This fall, you can find pearls gracing modern-style earrings or accompanied by other gems. If typical pearl jewelry isn’t your style, have no fear. Asymmetrical and colorful pearls have all gleamed in this season’s spotlight.

Katie Sitts, a senior exercise science major, said she is happy pearls are in season this year.

“I really like pearls. They’re classy and you

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GLOBAL

Iran blames Ahvaz parade for attack on the U.S.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the U.S. and Gulf States backed an attack where gunmen shot at a parade in the city of Ahvas, according to BBC. “It is absolutely clear to us who committed this crime... and whom they are linked to,” Rouhani said.

The attack happened on Saturday and left 25 people dead including 12 soldiers, 12 civilians and a four-yearold girl. Ahvaz National Resistance, a group that claims to protect the rights of Arab minorities, says they were behind the attack. ISIS has also claimed to be the perpetrators.

Rouhani will meet Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly next week.

Voters reject proposals for ‘fair food’ in Switzerland

Two proposals on ethical and sustainable food have been rejected by a majority of Swiss voters, according to the BBC. The two initiatives have been struck down by a “no” vote of over 60 percent.

The proposals, called “fair food” and “food sovereignty,” aimed to boost local farming and promote sustainable agriculture. Polls initially showed a positive reception, showing a strong backing for family farms and sustainable farming.

In the closing days of the campaign, however, the government warned citizens that the measures were unable to be enforced. Food retailers also warned that prices would rise. email: news@ubspectrum.com

can dress them up or down. They pretty much go with anything,” Sitts said. “If I went to wear earrings, they’d probably be pearls.”

Beauty The messy bun gets a royal twist this fall.

Meghan Markle’s, the new Duchess of Sussex, signature messy updo is the inspiration for many hairstyles coming up. College women rejoice as the messy bun, a bad hairday staple, is not only easy to do, but now is considered fashionable.

Just because summer is over, doesn’t mean you need to stop using highlighter. Highlighting the inner eyes with a white shadow and the cupid’s bow of your lips with gold highlight were both trends seen on the runways. It’s an easy way to make your features pop and brings a little more brightness and shine into fall.

Nails also get a makeover this semester and one of the best ways to do it is with a French manicure, however, this classic gets an upgrade this fall. Opt for darker, moody shades, like a rich burgundy for the base of the nail. When accompanied with the traditional white tips, this manicure feels fresh, modern and ready for fall.

Ellinor Widroth, a graduate student in industrial design, likes the updated french manicure design.

“I like to paint my nails, so I would absolutely do [the trend],” Widroth said.

She said she likes different nail colors and “it’s good to have variation. [The trend] is very creative.”

Whether you already have some of these styles in your closet and beauty drawer or set out to hit the local malls this semester, be on the lookout for these styles here at UB and try some of these trends for yourself. email:kirsten.dean@ubspectrum.com twitter: @KirstenUBSpec

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Vince Staples, Taylor Bennett mend raps with dance, rock during 2018 Fall Fest SHUBH JAIN | THE SPECTRUM Fall Fest’s first of three shows received mixed criticism from students. The show featured rapper Vince Staples, alternative artist Blaise Moore and genre-fluid rapper Taylor Bennett.

Students impressed with concert format changes, intimacy in Center for the Arts BENJAMIN BLANCHET SAMANTHA VARGAS

Despite a change of scenery, the Student Association’s annual Fall Fest found an unlikely and comfortable home in the Center for the Arts on Friday.

Roughly 600 undergraduate students attended the first of three Fall Fest concerts.

Friday’s show focused on rap and R&B performances, headlined by West Coast rapper Vince Staples. The show received support from opening acts Blaise Moore, an alternative R&B act, and Taylor Bennett, a Chicago genre-fluid rapper.

SA Entertainment Director Sandeep Chakravarthy did not provide the first Fall Fest show’s budget to The Spectrum in time for publication. On August 20, SA allocated $86,200 toward “concert talent for fall programming” and $57,000 toward “concert production for fall programming” — a grand total of $143,200. The fest was funded through the mandatory student activity fee of $104.75 per semester.

The roughly 600 students in attendance comes in light of SA’s changes toward the annual fest format, a move based off declining attendance numbers. Between 2016 and 2017, the festival attendance dropped

by roughly 2,000 students. All three shows will be held in the CFA, which has a capacity of 1,744. Last semester, 3,281 students attended Spring Fest. Chakravarthy did not provide an official student attendance number to The Spectrum in time for publication.

Most students The Spectrum talked to appreciated the CFA’s enclosed space, although the venue’s screwed-in seats forced students into confining themselves to their rows. The event also had no major crowd disturbances, police incidents or ambulance runs, according to Chakravarthy.

The show started at roughly 8 p.m., with Blaise Moore’s airy aesthetics veiling her love-induced lines. The singer did her best to set the mood with an electropop feel, backed by a lone emotionless producer behind a synthesizer. The singer displayed much of the same qualities as 2015 Spring Fest alternative R&B singer Banks, despite not having Banks’ more feeling-heavy standards.

Through the snoozy tone set by Moore, she contorted herself and her audience into a bit of a musical trance. It worked for some, while others weren’t as engaged.

A number of students laughed at times during the performance, but it didn’t shake Moore, who closed to moderate reception from the student audience.

Taylor Bennett followed the opening act, introducing a higher level of energy to the audience. Students rose out of their seats at his entrance and filled the small, open space in front of the stage. Bennett’s set featured a guitarist and drum kit, which grounded his music’s tone in rock.

Bennett jumped between low and high energy songs, leaving the audience audibly confused. The performer attempted to keep the energy high throughout his set by interacting with the audience and commanding a reaction. Student energy peaked during his set with his performance of “Broad Shoulders,” Bennett’s single featuring his brother, Chance the Rapper.

John Genovesi, a junior environmental science major, said he was still disappointed in the notoriety of the lineup.

“In previous years we have had way more popular artists. I’m just here to see Vince Staples,” Genovesi said. “The combination of artists is really weird, too. I didn’t enjoy the first act at all, and the openers should really compliment the headliner.”

Jordan Wright, a sophomore aerospace engineering major, said he loved how “loud and close” the venue was during Bennett’s performance.

“It was incredible, I’ve been listening to Bennett since 2016, so I loved every minute of his performance,” Wright said. “I’ve got a list of so many artists I want to see perform at Fall Fest, so I’ll have to recommend them to SA.” The audience filed to the front of the stage and up the center aisle in anticipation for Vince Staples’ set around 9:50 p.m.

Staples appeared on stage through a sea of smoke and opened with his most recent release, “Get The F—k Off My D—k.”

His theatrical performance was filled with pumps of heavy fog and lighting effects. The performance also featured an erratic abundance of strobe lighting, which sent multiple audience members back down into their seats.

Fan favorites, such as “Blue Suede” and “BagBak” drew heavy crowd participation,

BRIAN EVANS SENIOR ARTS EDITOR

Robby Takac sees excitement at home in Buffalo.

The Goo Goo Dolls, Takac’s band, are set to embark on an anniversary tour in support of “Dizzy Up the Girl.” The 1998 record is responsible for hits like “Slide” and “Black Balloon,” and projected the Goo Goo Dolls to the forefront of the mainstream. The album set the stage for a multitude of hit singles and albums throughout the ‘00s, cementing the Goo Goo Dolls as a fan favorite across the country.

But the Goo Goo Dolls always come home.

Ahead of a two night stand at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, The Spectrum spoke with founding member and bassist Robby Takac to discuss “Dizzy Up the Girl” and the current tour.

Q: Longevity has blessed the Goo Goo Dolls. In an era driven by rock reformations and nostalgia acts, what’s been the secret behind keeping both the band as a unit and the creative aspect going?

A: There’s a lot of bands that kind of got discouraged or something along the way or just lost their muse, and 25 years later decided it was a good idea to get back together again and go out and make some money. I don’t think this has ever been like that really. For us, it’s about how we get to the next day… what’s the

next thing that’s in store. We never really went away. We’ve certainly experienced peaks and valleys in popularity, but I think we’ve maintained. I don’t know if there’s a secret other than [the] want to make it happen and see it happen. John and I have been driven most of our adult lives to see this thing through, and that’s what we’re doing here today… when we were kids we were out of our heads. We had a lot of issues and a lot of different directions that made the probability that this was going to be around 30 years later not that great. We were lucky enough to be able to overcome some of those [issues], and wind our way through some legal woes and personal things that are put in front of you while you’re trying to move forward with something. We’ve been able to navigate our way through some of that stuff and make some music that people want to hear which is f-----g awesome.

Q: Twenty years after ‘Dizzy Up The Girl,’ what if anything has changed most about the band? Was the success a surprise with that record?

A: We had already been through “A Boy Named Goo,” which was a distinctly different chapter in an already tenured career… it seems odd to call what we were doing back then a career but I guess in retrospect that’s what it was part of. I think when “A Boy Named Goo” came out, we kind of got a taste of all that stuff. No one expected that record to do as well as it did, or “Name” to do as well as it did. By that point, we were still kind of learning how to make records and how to write songs. We started with some friends in Buf-

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Q: The Goo Goo Dolls shut down Niagara Square some years ago for the “Live in Buffalo” record. With the upcoming shows at Shea’s, what in your opinion is so special about playing at home? What attitude do you strive to bring to each performance?

The Goo Goo Dolls’ Robby Takac on 20th anniversary of ‘Dizzy Up The Girl’ Bassist discusses seminal album and upcoming Shea’s show

as the rapper’s bars harshly leaned on rapidfire dance beats and deafening bass tactics.

Staples maintained a high energy throughout his performance, only trailing off to perform a slower song once.

Staples’ set reached the pinnacle of energy throughout the night and left fans in a frenzy.

Students sat on each others shoulders and climbed onto seats to compensate for the restrictive venue. Fans danced and sang along to the entirety of Staples’ performance.

Staples ended his performance on a wholesome note, reminding the audience to stay in school and follow their dreams.

Despite most students showing appreciation toward the Fall Fest changes, some students, such as David Reuveni, compared the new venue to a “middle school auditorium.”

“I’m a senior right now, in years past I’ve been to fest when it was in Alumni Arena in a larger space where you could move around,” said Reuveni, a senior accounting major.

“I feel robbed, this is not fun and it’s not fair. You just can’t take $100+ from me and do something like this. For me, fest has been getting progressively worse.”

Reuveni said he suggests SA should “think like young people” and consider venues with “more room” for students “to dance.”

Other students, such as Mike Cunico, a junior civil engineering major, loved SA’s musical selections. Cunico said he was “super stoked” to attend his first Fall Fest and was excited to see Bennett and Staples in person.

“My favorite part of Vince’s [set] was the closer, ‘Yeah Right,’ that was one of my favorite songs he did as well as ‘Norf Norf,’” Cunico said. “For Taylor, I felt like he was really engaged with the audience and I had a lot of fun listening to him tonight.”

The next concert in the Fall Fest Concert Series will feature rock acts American Authors and duo Matt and Kim on Oct. 6 at the CFA. Students can register for tickets now on SA’s website.

COURTESY OF MARK DELLAS Goo Goo Dolls founding member and bassist Robby Takac spoke with The Spectrum ahead of two nights at Shea’s Performing Arts Center. The Goo Goo Dolls are set to embark on a tour in support of the 20-year anniversary of “Dizzy Up the Girl.”

falo and they were kind of putting us on the right track. For the first seven or eight years, none of us listened to anybody about anything … We felt just like “we know better than everyone.” John and I were just talking about this the other day. The first few producers we brought in, all we did was shut down the entire time because we thought we knew better for our band. We started to let go of that a bit with Lou Giordano when we started making “A Boy Named Goo.” We started giving him a little bit more. By the time we were done with that experience, I think we were ready to make “Dizzy Up The Girl.” It was time for us to make that record because we had learned all of these lessons up to that point. Rob Cavallo came in and essentially jumped in the band. I recall him having a guitar on for a lot of the rehearsals. We worked a lot on the songs and it was a very different experience for us. Then of course our world exploded with “Iris” before “Dizzy Up The Girl” even came out. So we eased into it -- we really eased into what we were doing.

A: We always try to do something awesome at home. Our first record release party was on the second floor porch of an apartment I had on the corner of Bird and Elmwood.

We just set our gear up and played. The traffic stopped and the police came, it was an event, man. Our drummer ended up being arrested. That was in 1987. From that moment we were always like “Wow, man these Buffalo shows have got to be awesome.” We always try to do something fun and cool in Buffalo because Buffalo has always been awesome to us. So booking two nights in a row at the swankiest place in town –– Shea’s –– that’s pretty awesome for a bunch of bums like us. We’re pretty excited about it. Playing the whole ‘Dizzy’ record, we’ve never ever tried anything like this before… the whole rest of the set is not the stuff that people are going to expect. This is a much different show than what we’ve been bringing around for the last 20 years. This change in format kind of gave us this license to step outside of the comfort zone that we know people like to be in with us… with this new format, coming out the entire first set is the ‘Dizzy Up The Girl’ record. Then we take a break and we do a second set. I would say 80 percent is songs we haven’t played in 10 years and it’s really going to be fun. Hopefully we don’t get food whipped at us. email: Brian.Evans@ubspectrum.com twitter: @BrianEvansSpec.

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Greta Van Fleet oozes ‘70s rock and swagger on ‘Anthem of the Peaceful Army’ Debut album is a call to arms for the Michigan rockers BRIAN EVANS SENIOR ARTS EDITOR

Album: “Anthem of the Peaceful Army” Artist: Greta Van Fleet Label: Republic Release Date: Oct. 19 Grade: B+ Heavy riffs, thick bass, hammering drums and shrieking vocals. It’s all there for Greta Van Fleet, a group of post-adolescent rockers looking to inject a new breath into rock.

Citing an array of influences ranging from singer-songwriter virtuosos like Neil Young and John Denver to legends like Led Zeppelin, Greta Van Fleet has personified the hard rock sound that drove the ‘70s.

With the EPs “Black Smoke Rising” and “From the Fires,” both released in 2017, Greta Van Fleet sought to differentiate itself. The group successfully built on a foundation of emulating heroes and simultaneously seeking to forge its own sound.

“Anthem of the Peaceful Army” is no different.

Produced by Marlon Young, Al Sutton and Herschel Boone, “Anthem of the Peaceful Army” maintains similar production and orchestration to the previous two EPs. With a full-length record, the band is allotted space to expand on its sound, resulting in a soundscape of rhythm that pushes boundaries.

The debut album from the Michigan

rockers mixes heavy and tight rock with acoustic-driven tracks that both excites and reminisces. Greta Van Fleet finds comfort taking the pillar aspects of ‘70s rock and renewing its appeal, with a strong effort to both reinvent itself and the music.

“Anthem of the Peaceful Army” is an audacious step forward for the young rockers. The album spans ten tracks of nonstop, unapologetic and brash rock.

Built off the strength of singles “When the Curtain Falls” and “Watching Over,” “Anthem of the Peaceful Army” refuses to let go of the listener’s attention from start to finish.

Comparisons and reminders run rampant throughout “Anthem of the Peaceful Army.” The group thrives off its influences and isn’t afraid to hide it. Drummer Danny Wagner chases the heavy-hitting grove that locked John Bonham in the pocket for years, while guitarist Jake Kiszka works effortlessly into the unmistakable smooth and chunky tone of Jimmy Page. Greta Van Fleet shows indifference toward chasing its heroes, however, and instead takes a thought-to-be overdone genre toward new heights with intense vigor.

Album opener “Age of Man” puts forth a hypnotic, smooth orchestration. The track allows singer Josh Kiszka room to flaunt powerful vocals, only to welcome brother Jake with a heavy riff. It’s a simple chord progression that pushes outward, sounding thicker and bigger with each listen.

“Lover, Leaver (Taker, Believer)” shows Greta Van Fleet stepping into its own pocket of creativity and identity. Kiszka’s opening guitar riff is elegantly matched by the heavy-hitting and smooth drums from Wagner, simultaneously giving bass-

COURTESY OF LAVA MUSIC PUBLISHING Greta Van Fleet’s debut album is full of brash and hard-hitting rock tracks. The Michigan rockers successfully mix ‘70s rock riffs and essence with a new spin that seeks to give Greta Van Fleet a signature sound.

ist Sam Kiszka ample room to lock into the rhythm section. The track is a highpoint on “Anthem of the Peaceful Army,” successfully encapsulating the energy and intensity of a Greta Van Fleet concert in the studio.

With tracks like “The New Day” and “Anthem,” Greta Van Fleet takes its debut toward acoustic-driven performances, which highlights the closeness of the collective band. It’s a seamless transition that gives a softer tone to the heavy first half.

“Anthem of the Peaceful Army” gives room for all to explore. Josh Kiszka’s vocals overarch each track as expected, with power and rasp as he climbs towards the brink of his range. Jake Kiszka plays off the energy provided by Josh and adds synth and power to each track. Bassist Sam Kiszka performs the dual duty of bass and keyboard, opting for the latter with focused immersion on “You’re the One.” Wagner hits harder on the album than

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‘Bu-ff-al-o Go!’ Thunder of the East Marching Band plays for more than school spirit NATHANIEL MENDELSON SPORTS EDITOR

UB football is not the only team putting on a performance during game day.

As junior quarterback Tyree Jackson throws a perfect pass to junior wide receiver K.J. Osborn down the sideline for a touchdown, a group of over 100 students dressed in matching overalls pull their instruments up to their lips.

A center snare drum cues in the Thunder of the East marching band with four taps.

The band explodes in sound with UB’s fight song, “Victory,” which it plays every time the Bulls score.

“Go! Bulls Go! Bulls Go! Bulls Go! Go UB!” the whole stadium chants in unison.

The marching band has been electrifying crowds and continuing the pageantry traditions of college football since 1999. The band features more than an instrumental section, including the visual aspects of color guard, featured twirlers and the UB Dazzlers Dance Team.

“I know we have True Blue for spirit but we help with that other half of spirit,” said Jahmil Roman, a senior mechanical engineer and commanding officer in the band.

“When everyone sees the band, they all get pumped up. We start playing the fight song and everyone is ready for the game to start or to cheer on the Bulls. I feel like we bring people together and add to the hype of the game.”

Watching a marching band is an experience unique to college football. The Thunder of the East burst out in song after a big play with traditional tunes like “Victory” and a cowbell solo. They even play unconventional songs like “Piano Man” by Billy Joel or “Runaway Baby” by Bruno Mars.

“Our halftime show is all about the pageantry and having fun,” said marching band director James Mauck. “We’re playing tunes that everybody knows and it’s about the energy, building the hype. Then we have the traditions we have to carry on.

A big part of college football is tradition.

As the years have gone on, I think we have really solidified quite a lot of them.”

The Thunder of the East is on full display during its halftime show. It is an opportunity for the band to show off different marching formations and designs that flow as the music progresses.

The show features every member of the band, twirlers, color guard and dance team. At UB’s last home game against Eastern Michigan, Niagara Falls High School joined the band to play “We Are the World.”

JACK LI | THE SPECTRUM The Thunder of the East waits to perform at halftime. The marching band continues pageantry traditions while providing a unique experience to college football.

Mauck said he sees a direct correlation between the band and the football team.

Each team has a set of goals it is trying to reach. It is about being efficient, motivated and clear about what the team wants to accomplish every week, according to Mauck.

The band sometimes practices for up to 20 hours each week, with practices on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For senior political science major and a drum major in the band, Brian Howe, he said all the hours he has put in since his freshman year have been worth it.

“If it were not for this band, I wouldn’t have the friendships that I’ve had for so many years,” Howe said. “There’s no way to explain it.”

The Thunder of the East does not require marching experience for any of its members, just a willingness to play. But

Trouble in the MAC Volleyball falls 3-0 in both of its weekend games THOMAS ZAFONTE SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR

Intensity, talent, grit, ferocity –– you name a quality tied to the Bulls volleyball team and it will sound like a team with potential and heart.

The Bulls showed the ability to dig deep during the non-conference season and came into the start of Mid-American Conference play with an 8-4 record. Buffalo looked prime to continue its early success heading into two games at Alumni Arena this past weekend.

Two losing nights later, however, the team’s consistency took a turn.

Buffalo (8-6, 0-2 MAC) was unable to win a single set this past weekend in its 3-0 losses to the Bowling Green Falcons (8-7, 2-0 MAC) and the Miami (OH) Redhawks (10-4, 2-0 MAC) at Alumni Arena.

The lack of travel is usually an advantage at the collegiate level. Still, the Bulls have the ability to compete with any team in the MAC and have 14 conference games left to prove it. “[The team] talked [after the game] about being relentless and that is something they have to pick up on,” said head coach Blair Brown-Lipsitz after the Satur-

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reach bowl eligibility after they were snubbed from competing in a bowl game last season having gone 6-6.

The Bulls were second in the East Division in the Mid-American Conference preseason media poll. Buffalo exceeded expectations, averaging over 40 points and 428 yards of offense per game. One month into the season, they remain the only undefeated team in the MAC. The Bulls started slow. Buffalo received the opening kickoff and Rutgers forced a punt just 31 seconds later. Rutgers capitalized and kicked a field goal to take its lone lead of the afternoon.

The three points are the only allowed by Buffalo in the first quarter this season.

With 6:22 remaining in the first quarter, the Bulls took over. A 42-yard pass from Jackson to Johnson gave UB a 7-3 lead.

Buffalo regained possession three plays

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WAYNE PENALES | THE SPECTRUM Head coach Blair Brown Lipsitz addresses the Bulls during its game against the Redhawks. The Bulls lost 3-0 in both home games this past weekend.

day game against the Redhawks. “It starts in practice, we are going to focus on mentality but we got to improve on both ends of the ball. Things need to be crisper if they want to bring it the way [the team] talks about it.”

The Bulls have proven themselves against big conference teams this year, having wins over the St. John’s Red Storm (13-5, 2-1 Big East) and the Butler Bulldogs (4-10, 1-1 Big East). This was Buffalo’s best non-conference start since 2014.

Brown-Lipsitz has been able to turn the Bulls from a struggling program to a consistent .500 team since becoming head coach in 2015. Now, Brown-Lipsitz said her goal is to make the Bulls a top team in the MAC. After the back-to-back shutouts it all seemed like ancient history.

“We need to put things together for longer stretches,” Brown-Lipsitz said after the Friday game against the Falcons. “I saw a lot of holes in our transition play. Just players not being where they needed to be to make a play or just a lack of energy in our reaction to the play. It is something we need to fix if we want to win in this conference.”

Buffalo used its block and outside hitters effectively in moments but was unable to get streaks going. The Bulls had several double touch fouls in both games while being unable to get past both teams’ defenses.

“Our team is always good at finding the positives in it,” said senior midblocker Megan Werenette. “We had our moments on offense and on defense, it’s just a matter of putting those pieces together … we’re

later. A six-play, 73-yard drive increased the lead to 14-3. The drive was capped off with a 42-yard rush by freshman running back Jaret Patterson. Patterson led the Bulls in rushing yards. He finished with 14 rushes for 104 yards and two touchdowns.

“Right now I have a small role and have to take advantage of my opportunities,” Patterson said.

Patterson and redshirt-freshman Kevin Marks have been getting more snaps each week. The duo has combined for eight touchdowns and 457 yards this season. Offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki has utilized a running back by committee system this season. Junior running back Emmanuel Reed is listed as number one on the depth chart but only had one carry.

Rutgers scored its final points of the half on a 34-yard field goal with 13:13 remaining.

The Bulls defense stiffened up and forced four straight three-and-out possessions. The

Scarlet Knights ran 12 plays for 13 yards across the four drives.

While Rutgers’ freshman quarterback Artur Sitkowski could not gain a first down, the Bulls scored three touchdowns.

Marks reached over the offensive line for a 1-yard rushing touchdown. Jackson later found redshirt freshman Charlie Jones wide open over the middle for a 53-yard touchdown. Junior tight end Tyler Mabry and Jackson connected after for a 9-yard touchdown. It was 35-6.

“We knew that anything that happened in the beginning was a reflection of us,” Jackson said. “We had self-inflicted wounds. We continued to push through, we know what kind of offense we run and what kind of people are on the offense and we fall through that.”

Jackson’s three first-half touchdowns put him at 15 for the season and tied for the NCAA lead.

The Bulls played a conservative second

many have been marching since high school and wanted to continue in college.

As a drum major, Howe is at the highest student position in the band. His work over the years has allowed him to audition and earn the role of directing the band in his final season.

Howe said he tells the other drum major, junior accounting major Craig Adriaansen, that you do not understand the “gravity of the situation” until you are leaving.

From the “meat and potatoes” lower brass section to the routines performed by the Dazzlers, each student aims to provide the best possible game day experience for fans and support the team in front of them. email: nathaniel.mendelson@ubspectrum.com twitter: @NateMendelson

fighters, I think we are going to come out of this and keep moving forward.”

Werenette said the team knew how good both teams were on defense but failed to execute the plan it established of a more constant pressure.

“We just weren’t where we needed to be on our side of the net,” Werenette said.

“We were just slow out there at times and not playing the way we did in the gym. All we can do now is practice harder and bring that energy out there come game time.”

Both Wernette and Brown-Lipsitz said the Bulls could still be a winning team in the MAC this season. Brown-Lipsitz said the biggest obstacle is the team’s lack of consistency coming from letting up on the pressure.

The Bulls have a saying “anyone in the MAC can beat anyone,” but both players and coaches said they feel the play from this past weekend will not get it done moving forward.

“As a coach you can see things on the court and try to implement them, but players are who win games,” said Brown-Lipsitz. “It just comes down to how bad do they want to win and with the way things are going we won’t be able to compete in this conference. The MAC is always a tougher schedule than non-conference and I think they saw that tonight.”

Buffalo will play on Friday against the Ohio Bobcats (7-8, 2-0 MAC) in Athens, Ohio. Start time is set for 7 p.m. for the first game of a two-game road trip for Buffalo. email: thomas.zafonte@ubspectrum.com twitter: @Thomas_Spectrum

half.

Johnson was rested, and senior cornerback Cameron Lewis was cleared to come back after needing help to walk off the field, according to Leipold.

Johnson still led the team with 101 yards on just two receptions. Jackson spread the ball, completing 14 passes to eight different receivers.

The offensive line is now the only group in the Football Bowl Subdivision to not allow a sack this season. Keeping Jackson protected and healthy will be important for the Bulls to continue its dominance.

Buffalo returns home next Saturday for a rematch against Army West Point (2-2).

Army defeated Buffalo 21-17 last season.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 12 p.m. and will be broadcasted nationally on CBS Sports Network.

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