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Sub-Board I, Inc. named The Spectrum Senior Managing Edi-tor Ren LaForme as Generation Magazine’s new editor in chief on Thursday night. SBI selected LaForme out of a pool of eight candidates. “Ren was someone that went above and beyond in showing his vision for the magazine,” said SBI Treasurer Nick Baxter. Baxter stated that LaForme was one of three candidates that stood out from the rest. Each of the three was requested to cre-ate a mock issue. The SBI Board of Directors felt LaForme’s work was superior to the other two, according to Baxter. “Ren by far exceeded expectations,” Baxter said. “He brought in a full magazine that wowed us.”

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The SUNY Board of Trustees approved a two percent increase in tuition and $2.17 billion in taxpayer funding on Tuesday, following last year’s $310 tuition increase per semester. This new increase raises SUNY tuition costs from the current $4,970 to $5,070 a year. “It’s unfortunate, but a reality stu-dents need to face,” said Student Asso-ciation President Ernesto Alvarado. “It’s imperative for us to make sure that these tuition increases be as low as possible.” This entirely SUNY mandated increase will produce $21.1 million,

but will be counterbalanced by the $5 million SUNY will reinvest in the New York State Tuition Assistance Program. The 2009-2010 tuition increases that took place last spring resulted in SUNY receiving 30 percent of the increase. According to SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, the board’s intentions are to assure the SUNY system sees 100 per-cent of this 2 percent tuition increase. “Those tuition dollars must come back to the campuses,” Zimpher said. These increases have come as some-what of as surprise after the recent $90 million budget cuts SUNY is cur-rently enduring, but UB is doing a suf-ficient job in adjusting to the situation,

according to Alvarado. “What we’re trying to do is figure out one, why this is happening, two, if it will be a yearly or per-semester kind of thing and most importantly, how to keep [the tuition increases] as low as possible … low enough to not affect student’s abilities to get an education,” Alvarado said. “Any increase is a bad increase, but honestly I feel this increase is pretty reasonable. Alvarado feels that UB has done better at not letting the tuition increases affect its students then other SUNY institutes. “If you look to other SUNY schools

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Everyone at Yager Stadium thought that Buffalo junior run-ning back Brandon Thermilus was carrying the football and was about to score his third touchdown of the night. He didn’t get the carry, but Buf-falo got the score. With 18.9 seconds to go in the first half, sophomore quarterback Zach Maynard faked a handoff to Thermilus that froze the Miami (Ohio) (1-11, 1-7 Mid-American Conference) defense, allowing him to breeze into the end zone for a two-yard score. The touchdown put Buffalo (4-7, 2-6 MAC) ahead 21-3 and was all that the blue and white would need Wednesday evening in Oxford, Ohio as the Bulls topped the RedHawks, 42-17. “We needed a win,” said head coach Turner Gill. “To win here at Miami for the first time and to see our players continue to play hard and execute to their fullest makes it great to have a win.” Miami struck first with a 37-yard field goal by junior kicker Trevor Cook, but the RedHawks didn’t keep the lead for long. On the ensu-

ing possession, Buffalo stormed 69 yards ahead 7-3 with a Thermilus three-yard touchdown run. The Bulls have had injury prob-lems with the running back posi-tion all year and haven’t had a con-sistent rusher this season. It seems like a new number is called on to play each game, and on Wednesday it was No. 27. “It definitely feels good to be healthy and to be back out there running with the guys,” Thermilus said. “It’s unfortunate that [junior running back] Ike [Nduka] got injured, but we knew one of us had to step up and make something happen.” And make something happen he did. Thermilus finished the night with a career-high three touch-downs – including one receiving – and a career-best 126 yards on the ground. Although Buffalo didn’t dent the scoreboard until there was 6:49 left in the first half, the team was relentless once it scored its first touchdown. It closed out the half by scoring three consecutive touchdowns and then continued its assault on the first drive in the

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C O M E B A C K K I D SBuffalo rallied to upend Kent State for

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By ADRIAN FINCHLife Editor

On Wednesday night in the Cen-ter for the Arts Drama Theatre, members of the University at Buf-falo Department of Theatre and Dance presented their performance of RENT. With music and lyrics by Jona-than Larson, RENT is a rock musical that has found great success after its 12-year run on Broadway. Based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera, La Bohème, the musical tells the story of a group of struggling musicians and artists living in the Lower East Side of New York City. The cast begins their story on Christmas Eve with the looming shadows of AIDS, poverty and crime hanging overhead.

As the lights dimmed and the audience became quiet, the stage revealed a masterfully erected four-story structure of ladders, steps and platforms, surrounded by three large windows reflecting scenes of the city. Mark Cohen, a filmmaker and the show’s narrator, played by Shawn Smith, opened the musical with the song, “Tune Up/Voice Mail #1.” With Smith’s first note, it was evident that he was impeccably cast as Cohen. Smith’s embodiment and por-trayal of the character was master-fully executed and was on caliber with Broadway’s own Cohen, Anthony Rapp. Roger Davis, a struggling HIV-positive musician and Cohen’s roommate, played by Nathan Win-

kelstein, struggled throughout the musical with his desire to write a meaningful song before his death. With Winkelstein’s beginning solo performance, “One Song Glory,” audience members were enthralled with his talent. However, the actor allowed emo-tion to overtake his voice through-out the first act, occasionally singing off-key as he slowly gained confi-dence onstage. After his return to New York, Tom Collins, an HIV-positive intel-lectual, was mugged during the first act, losing his coat and facing the harsh reality of the Bohemian streets of Alphabet City. Portrayed by Brandon Martin, Collins meets and falls in love with Angel Schunard, a transvestite who is also HIV-positive.

Martin’s voice and talent shone above fellow members of the cast. He demonstrated the range of his voice and his commitment to his character “Sante Fe.” The actor continued to deliver a

memorable performance late into the second act as he mourned the death of his partner, Angel. Bringing tears to those in atten-

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Cool new combo Something really strange hap-pened this afternoon – I turned on my Xbox 360 and was prompted to sign into my Facebook account.

That’s right – if you haven’t heard, Microsoft and the social-networking giants Facebook and Twitter have

teamed up to pro-vide gamers around the globe a one-stop

source for all their media needs via

their Xbox Live service.

I have to admit that

at first I was unsure how I felt about the integra-tion. Then I realized that I loved it.

After all, I am a technology-hungry individual, and every time a cool new gadget or upgrade is released, I get flashbacks to Christmas morning as a child.

With each innovative idea like this one, my excitement reaches new lev-els for the future and all the possibili-ties. Part of the fun is trying to figure out what will come next, whether it is the newest cell phone features or my eventual dream – Internet and cable together on your TV.

I can’t wait for clunky home com-puters to be a thing of the past. It will save so much room and bring the two superpowers of entertainment together.

The move to combine both plat-forms is a brilliant marketing deci-sion. Sony and Microsoft are always battling to get the upper hand in the market, and this move really sets Xbox apart from the competition.

It’s also important to note how gaming has evolved over the past 10 years. When I was growing up, it wasn’t always a ticket to popularity to admit to being a gaming enthusiast.

Today, both women and men of all ages are proud to show their true colors, and the world of gaming has never been so popular.

The application on the Xbox allows users to utilize most of the features of the actual Web site while experiencing the site in a brand new way. The innovation also makes updating your status or tweeting easier than ever before.

The really cool part about all of this is the connectivity it gives to gamers at all times. For the longest time, I had to switch my Internet connection back and forth between my computer and my game console. Even with the wireless, multi-source world we live in today, it is still one step closer to my eventual hope of combining everything.

So after I clicked the sign-in but-ton and took a look around, I was hooked and I am sure most people will get a kick out of the new upgrade to the gaming experience. Tomorrow should be interesting, when I will have to decide if I want play some NBA 2K10 or send out a few tweets and check out some pictures on Facebook.

What an exciting time to be alive.


In a seemingly endless battle over New York’s bud-get, the SUNY Board of Trustees finally has a request that makes sense. On Wednesday, a proposal was sent to the gover-nor’s office for approval to increase SUNY tuition by 2 percent for all students and for an additional $2.17 billion in taxpayer funding. The raise in tuition works out to an additional $200 per student per year starting in the 2010-2011 academic year. If approved, it will mark the second consecutive tuition increase for the SUNY system in two years. Previously, tuition hadn’t been adjusted since the 2003-2004 school year. The best part is that the money collected would stay within the SUNY system, and not be shared with the state government like last year’s increase of $310 per semester. This is a proactive measure from the Trustee Board to keep funding here at the universities. No one wants to pay higher tuition bills. But the fact that the board is willing to pay the difference for students who go over the Tuition Assistance Program loans points toward helping students. Exploring cre-ative ways to keep funds within the SUNY system and out of New York State’s coffers is a welcome change. The new measure plans to bring in an additional $21.1 million directly to the SUNY system. TAP loans help students cover tuition costs up to $5,000. New tuition comes to $5,070. With the extra funds brought in, any student receiving TAP loans will not have to pay the overage — the SUNY system will cover that difference. In addition, the community colleges within the SUNY system are also increasing tuition for their students. The increase will be only $100 per year, because many community colleges are only two-year institutions.

The reality is that no matter where Americans go to college, the price is going up. According to College Board, the average cost for a public school is $7,020, which is up nearly 6.5 percent from last year. SUNY tuition comes underneath that average by a little less than $2,000. That’s a great deal in compari-son to other universities. Going to a private college costs $26,273 on average. However, there are concerns with such a proposal. The main issue is the additional $2.1 billion that was recently cut by the state government of New York. After cutting $90 million from SUNY’s budget, it is unlikely that the state will give the funds back to the schools. Another major issue is the lack of clarity about how much of the pie each university will receive of the additional funds. The board must clarify this point, because if the University at Buffalo is paying the largest portion of the new pie, shouldn’t it get the largest portion back? Yes, no question. The point of all of the budget madness is to keep the standard of education as high as possible. With 100 percent of the funds staying within the SUNY system, this can be accomplished. It must be done correctly. The board must look at which universities have been hit hardest by the budget cuts and fill in the cracks the best it can. There might be other measures being discussed currently to help the SUNY system recoup some of the lost money due to the budget cuts. These are the measures that will help aid SUNY’s fight to manage recent budget cuts in the short term until the funding situation improves.

SUNY asks for moreBoard of Trustees wants higher tuition

Matthew ParrinoAsst. Sports Editor

To the editor,

This is in response to the column by Matt Mosher (Cut school sports, not my Classes, Nov. 18, 2009).

His belief that UB and SUNY should reduce the level of competition from Division I to Division III is mis-placed as a way to avoid $90 million dollars in budget cuts system in wide in SUNY. The $7.5 million dollars that comes from UB to help support athletics is a very small percentage of UB’s budget.

The vast majority of the funding comes from dedi-cated payments in the student activity fee (which I am glad to pay as a UB Parent), ticket sales, advertising, television appearances and private donations (of which I proudly make every year as well).

UB Athletics allows UB to advertise itself to the entire nation for the quality of research that is being conducted at UB. The UB Reaching Others advertis-ing campaign is run on national television every time that UB appears on an ESPN channel. That is a benefit for the university that they cannot otherwise afford to do. The ads will help UB attract more highly qualified students and additional research dollars to help UB accomplish its academic mission.

Rather than complaining about a small portion of UB’s overall budget going to athletics, Mr. Mosher should be asking why $750.00 of the additional $900.00 paid in tuition from the Spring 2009 semester through the Spring 2010 semester was used to balance the entire budget of New York State. That cost UB over $14 million that should have gone into providing qual-ity education and services to its students. Instead, it went to help pay for a totally dysfunctional legislature in Albany.

UB has worked hard over the last 20 plus years to get to where it is today in athletics. It is in one of the pre-miere non-BCS Conferences in the country and under the leadership of Athletic Director Warde Manuel has become an overall winning program the last few years. There should be no cut back in the funding for athletics at UB.

Overall, athletics have become a plus for UB and a win-wwin situation for UB both on and off the field.

Ronald Balter2008 Russel J. Gugino Award winner

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dance, Martin provided a portal for audience members to escape real-ity and become entranced and emo-tionally connected to the struggles and successes of the characters. Kevin Zak, cast as Angel, was a ray of entertainment and talent onstage during his performances of “Today 4 U” and “I’ll Cover You.” Zak displayed his flair for dance with an impressive split and series of steps as he overtook the stage, dressed in a tulle skirt, a furry, white, cropped jacket and silver stiletto boots Zak played his character with confidence and grace, depicting the character’s free spirit, struggles and blossoming romance with Collins. The sexy bad girl, Mimi Mar-

quez, who was suffering from AIDS and a drug addiction, began a romance with Davis in the first act, during the song “Light My Candle.” During Marquez’s challenging solo performance, “Out Tonight,” Shannon Mullen swung from lad-ders, danced across platforms in black boots and a pink skirt of feath-ers, and sang without inhibition, taking Marquez’s rebellious spirit and making it her own. As an apparent favorite of the audience, performance artist Maureen Johnson, played by Kara Tripoli, spoke, sang and interpre-tively danced to “Over the Moon” in a jacket of white feathers. Tripoli played the role of John-son flawlessly, taking on the demanding task of rambling on about a moon, cow, fork and spoon,

while spinning in circles across the stage and remaining powerful and in control of her character. The cast as a whole was talented, as evidenced by their empowering performance of “La Vie Boheme” and the touching song “Seasons of Love” as they lined up across the stage. Each member of the company displayed true ability and commit-ment, demonstrating the success that can result from dedication and collaboration. Under direction by UB Director of Music Theatre Nathan R. Mat-thews, the cast received a standing ovation at the end of the night. Tickets are no longer available at the CFA box office for RENT.


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“You never feel guilty about spend-ing the money because of where it’s going. It’s a good feeling.” But Pershyn said entertainment also factors into her decision. “[Gay Bingo] is a blast,” Pershyn said. “You laugh and win money.” Christie Mattes made the trip from SUNY Brockport for the laughs. “I specifically came home to come to [play] gay bingo,” Mattes said. “It’s hilarious. They [joke] and make fun of people in the crowd. And Gladys definitely makes [the show].” Admission is $5 per game or $20 all-night play. The money raised

goes to a different local organi-zation helping those living with HIV and AIDS each month. The Benedict House, which provides supportive living to patients, was the recipient of last Saturday’s bingo proceeds. According to Warner, the need to help those affected by the dis-ease propelled him to create the event and continue it into its fourth season. “I have had some [things hap-pen] in my life that made me real-ize there’s a lot of [people in need] out there,” Warner said. “Gay Bingo takes a lot of energy and time some-times, but the result is that you’re helping a lot of people. It’s been great doing it and seeing it grow.”

The next bingo will be held on Dec. 12. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m. Warner encourages everyone to attend and arrive at least an hour early. “The next [theme] is White Christmas,” Warner said. “That will be creative – be prepared to see a lot of light.” Over appreciates the number of diverse people who turn out to sup-port Gay Bingo. “I get to see the gay and straight community come together and have a great time,” Over said. “It breaks down barriers.”


I think our university does a good job making sure it doesn’t affect the average student,” Alvarado said. “I want students to know that even though there is an increase in tuition, 2 percent is more than reasonable. [Students] should be aware they’re getting their money’s worth. There are other schools that are much worse off and are taking away much more money.” While Alvarado feels most stu-dents would willingly pay the 2 per-cent increase in exchange for their education, students such as Lyndsy Morse, a junior business major, share a different opinion.

“I already can’t afford to go to school so any increase is hurtful, even if it lessens the [SUNY] budget cuts,” Morse said. Unfortunately for people like Morse, the hope for a halt in future tuition increases may be a false one, according to Alvarado. “I do believe [tuition] will keep going up depending on New York’s economic situation … but it’s hard to say … maybe they won’t,” Alvarado said. “But if the New York State def-icit keeps getting worse and worse, the trend of tuition increases may continue.”



ARTS & LIFE

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By ARI SASONStaff Writer

Gabriel Iglesias showed he’s one of the best emerging comedic acts when he deliv-ered a gut-busting performance at UB’s Cen-ter for the Arts Mainstage Theatre Wednes-day night. Before Iglesias went on, three of his friends and fellow Latino comedians took stage. First was host and talented comedian Martin Moreno. Next up was Alfred Robles, a comedian full of one-liners. Lastly was the “I’m 5-foot-2 guy” Noe Gonzalez, who was hilarious and, for once, didn’t come up short. All three did a great job of getting the crowd riled up and set the stage for the large-and-in-charge Iglesias. When the “Fluffy” Latino came on stage wearing “whatever fit,” the crowd went wild. The up and coming 33-year-old from San Diego, who said he has practiced com-edy since he was 10 years old, put on a bril-liant presentation in front of the sold out CFA crowd. Iglesias has a unique and respectable act, which makes him appealing to all differ-

ent crowds. Hardly ever going over the line with his humor, he doesn’t use profanity as a crutch and doesn’t tell obscene jokes that shock the audience into laughing. Instead, he delivers hilarious jokes based on real events and fills them with imper-sonations that leave audiences rolling on the floor. Iglesias’s act was genuine, and he impro-vised half of it on the spot. Many of his jokes pertained to Buffalo. One joke focused on Duff’s Famous Wings and their notorious “Death Sauce,” which made the show far more personal. He used his large size and Latino back-ground to his advantage in many of his jokes, but they weren’t his only source of mate-rial. Iglesias is a true comedian and is able to make a joke about everything, not just use his obvious faults or his nationality like many comedians tend to do. Iglesias’s pauses in between jokes were the only downside to the show. Sometimes it seemed like he had nothing to say. The comedian explained that it’s tough to come up with and deliver fresh jokes, but he was able to manage.

Iglesias generated some of his best materi-al by talking with the audience and working off of them. He also let the audience request some of his “classic” older jokes and ask him personal questions to help fill in his hour time slot. The Fluffy Latino has an uncanny knack for storytelling. He took stories that should have been depressing and made them into fare that had the audience dying with laughter. The joke about his mom going to the hos-pital after her stroke, was surprisingly one of his better jokes of the night. Iglesias started his quick rise to the top after being kicked off of Last Comic Stand-ing for violating one of the show’s rules. He took advantage of the press he received and ballooned from there. Iglesias is now on a mission to conquer the comedic world. With two top-10 stand-up comedy DVDs on Amazon, a special on Comedy Central and a number of appearances on various talk shows already on his résumé, Gabriel Igle-sias’s future looks even bigger than he is.


By ADAM DANISHEFSKYStaff Writer

Carrie Underwood has certainly been on Santa Claus’s nice list over the past couple of years. In addition to winning the fourth season of American Idol, she has won four Grammys and sold over 10 million albums. Her latest album, Play On, debuted at the top of the charts. As the holiday season begins, Underwood will star in Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special, airing Dec. 7 on FOX. “We’re doing several new songs as well as a few that people should recognize,” Underwood said. “Other artists get to come on and do some of their own stuff too, which is really cool. And I do stuff with them, and it’s just a big mishmash of awesome music.” Dolly Parton, Brad Paisley, David Cook and Kristen Chenoweth are just a few of the guests that will share the stage with Underwood. Underwood was especially glad to have the chance to collaborate with Parton. “I never met her before this, so I was so excited to get to talk to her, and obviously get to sing with her,” Underwood said. “It

felt like such a special moment for me in the show to be able to perform with her. It was a dream come true.” FOX hired Adam Shankman, director of such successful films as Bedtime Stories and Hairspray, to co-direct the event. For Underwood, hosting a Christmas special was a no-brainer. She has fond memories of the holiday from when she was a child and still enjoys getting into the Christmas spirit. “We had records, and it wasn’t even any specific name artist, it was just a choir or something. We had these old records that I would always play for Christmas,” Under-wood said. “Thank God my mom didn’t throw them away. I have them now. I still like to play them. It makes me think about Christmas.” When it comes to her favorite Christmas songs, Underwood has a great affection for the classics. “I love things like ‘O Holy Night.’ I think that’s probably my favorite,” she said. “But ‘Little Drummer Boy’ and things like that, I have them on my records. They’re just the things that really put you in a Christmas state of mind.”

While Underwood has yet to release a Christmas album, she definitely sees it as a possibility. “I was lucky enough to record a few songs last year,” Underwood said. “I was so busy last year that I didn’t have [time] to record a full album, but I would love to. I love clas-sic Christmas songs – they’ve been around forever and everybody knows them.” Hosting a special is nothing new to Underwood. Earlier this month she co-hosted the Country Music Awards with Paisley, for the second time in as many years. “It was a lot of fun co-hosting the CMAs again,” Underwood said. “I was really proud of both of us for not causing any major problems.” Underwood is looking forward to spend-ing the holidays with her family. “We don’t really have many traditions, but we are together and that’s the most important thing,” Underwood said. “We eat ourselves silly, and of course, try to remem-ber the true meaning of Christmas.”


An all-star Christmas

The next BIG comedian

By JESSICA DIGENNAROStaff Writer

An excited woman jumps up from the middle of a crowd of people. “Bingo!” she exclaims. Though this is typical in most bingo tourna-ments across the country, the scene was slightly different on Saturday at St. John’s Grace Episco-pal Church on Colonial Circle in Buffalo. Instead of the booster club mothers and elderly deacons, half of the crowd was comprised of drag queens dressed as glittering superheroes — which were encouraging the rest of the participants to holler derogatory names at the winners. Welcome to Buffalo Gay Bingo night. “It’s a lot of fun and a lot of laughs. It’s defi-nitely not your typical bingo,” said event founder Michael Warner. Warner started the event in the summer of 2006 to raise money for his Buffalo AIDS Plus fund. The fund is a non-profit organization that provides services to groups helping those affected by HIV and AIDS. The organization has given away over $30,000 so far, Warner said. Held the second Saturday of each month – except for July and August, because the church doesn’t have air conditioning – Buffalo Gay Bingo

draws crowds of an avant-garde appeal. Last Saturday’s superhero-themed bingo brought over 200 bingo players to the venue. The church had to turn away about 50 people because no more could fit. Gladys Over, the bingo’s star drag queen and host, opened with a stand-up routine and cracked vulgar jokes that had the audience rolling with laughter. After she was done reading the rules, the play-ers pledged the gay bingo oath. “I solemnly swear that I’m here to help people living with HIV and AIDS,” the pledge said. “I will keep playing gay bingo until this crisis is over.” Over then started the game, but immediately shifted it away from a typical game of bingo. Over started with B-1 and instructed the audience to burst into the chorus of “One Singular Sensa-tion” from the musical A Chorus Line. For B-2, she prompted them to chant, “B-two, B-two” to the tune of the Pink Panther theme song. Cassandra Pershyn, a library science graduate student, said supporting those affected by HIV is one of the reasons why she has been a participant of Buffalo Gay Bingo for the past year. “It’s a great charity to support,” Pershyn said.

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Africa (Confederat ion of Afr ican Footbal l)Algeria CameroonCote D’Ivoire GhanaNigeria South Africa

Asia (Asian Footbal l Confederat ion)Australia JapanKorea DPR Korea Republic

Europe (Union of Europe Football Association)Denmark EnglandFrance GermanyGreece ItalyNetherlands PortugalSerbia SlovakiaSlovenia SpainSwitzerland

North, Central America, Caribbean (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)Honduras MexicoUnited States

Oceania (Oceania Footbal l Confederat ion)New Zealand

South America (South American Footbal l Confederat ion - CONMEBOL)Argentina BrazilChile ParaguayUruguay

The standings and group play will be announced on Dec. 4 and matches will begin June 11, 2010. They will be played over the course of one month, with the champion being crowned in the beginning of July.

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Sloppiness continues to plague the men’s basketball team, but the Bulls’ shooting improved from Sunday’s performance and got the team its first victory of the season. Buffalo (1-1) overcame 24 turn-overs with a strong defensive effort and shooting 43 percent from the field to knock off Navy (1-2) 63-53 in Annapolis, Md. Thursday night. It was an inauspicious win for the Bulls. The team had 12 turnovers half-way through the first half and, at one point, committed four turnovers on four-straight possessions. But according to head coach Reggie Witherspoon, the team settled down and began to run its offense effectively. “I think we had 15 [turnovers] at halftime, and as the game wound down we were less sloppy,” Wither-spoon said. “It was sort of a bounce back game from last weekend.” At the same time, Witherspoon understands that it will take time for his team to work off the rust built up this offseason. The team ran the offense better on Thursday night and avoided taking too many quick shots. “I think it’s going to take a little time to drain out of our system and get less turnovers,” Witherspoon said. “But that comes with less quick shots, and I think we did better in that area tonight.” A trio of Bulls led the team in the scoring department, reaching the double-digit mark. Sophomore for-ward Mitchell Watt led the way with 13 points and six rebounds, despite

just 16 minutes of action. Watt also displayed his inside dominance with two blocked shots, pushing his season total to seven. Senior forward Calvin Betts also led the Bulls, chipping in 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Senior guard John Boyer played admirably for the Bulls, scoring 10 points and five rebounds. Boyer made his mark during the final minutes, going 7-for-8 from the free throw line during the final two minutes, icing the game for Buffalo. Witherspoon was especially impressed with the play of junior forward Jawaan Alston. The 6-foot-8-inch forward gave Buffalo a spark in the first half and finished with nine points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Alston poured in six points during a 10-1 Buffalo run that gave the Bulls a lead they’d never relinquish. “I think [Alston] really settled us down [in the first half],” Witherspoon said. “His effort stayed high and he defended really well. We knew they were going to drag him away from the basket, but he did a nice job of defend-ing on the perimeter and staying out of foul trouble.” Buffalo instilled dominance in the paint, limiting Navy’s rebounding numbers and points in the paint. The Bulls used its height and athletic big men to outscore the Midshipmen inside, 28-18. The Bulls’ advantage inside made Navy head coach Billy Lange make adjustments that got away from the Midshipmen’s style of play. “I think we got them in a position where they had to adjust,” Wither-

spoon said. “They had to play two post guys at the same time, and they typically don’t.” Buffalo stays in Maryland for a Saturday afternoon against Towson of the Colonial Athletic Association. Witherspoon knows his team has a tough battle ahead.

“They get up and down the court and they shoot it well,” Witherspoon said. “They have multiple guys that can score.” Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.


Spectrum File PhotoSenior forward Calvin Betts scored 12 points against Navy on Thursday night.

By JOE PATERNOAsst. Sports Editor

The volleyball team started this year intent on changing the misfortunes of the program, and made some progress on Tuesday night. After finishing the 2008 season 6-25, first-year head coach Todd Kress led the Bulls to a school-record of 15 wins, setting up a showdown with Kent State in the first round of the Mid-American Confer-ence Tournament. The Bulls entered the contest without a victory in the conference tournament in its history and had dreams of getting its first MAC Tournament win via an upset over Kent State. Mission accomplished. In the most thrilling match of the year, the No. 10 seed Bulls rallied from behind to upset the No. 7 seed Golden Flashes, 3-2 (15-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 15-13), in Kent, Ohio. Buffalo entered the match in the midst of a season-high six-game losing streak after dropping its season finale on Saturday. While momentum may not have been on its side, Buffalo benefitted from preparation and took the first round matchup. During the early stages of the match, it appeared as though the Bulls’ season-ending struggles had car-ried over to the postseason as Kent State surged out to an early 9-3 lead in the first set, forcing Kress to burn the team’s first timeout. Buffalo could not capi-talize on the break as Kent State went on to take five of the next seven points to win the opening set, 25-15. Having been victim to the Golden Flashes’ .429 hitting percentage, Buffalo looked to set a new tone entering the second set. Behind an aggressive offensive attack, the Bulls jumped out to an early 8-5 lead. In a seesaw contest, both teams traded points throughout the middle of the set before being deadlocked at 15. Down 22-20, a match-changing double block from senior outside hitter Dani Silvers and junior middle blocker Kelsey Lueders set the tone for the rest of the evening. The block brought Buffalo to within one point, and the team went on to win five of the final six points. Junior middle blocker Kristin Bignell capped off the comeback win as her kill retired the set and tied the match at 1-1.

Behind an electric atmosphere at the M.A.C. Cen-ter, the teams once again traded punches throughout the third set. In a set of streaks, neither the Bulls nor the Golden Flashes could garner a lead greater than two points. With Buffalo leading 16-14, Kent State took the advantage after a three-point swing. Buffalo went on to take four of the next five points before the Golden Flashes came back with a 4-1 run of their own. Coming out of its second timeout, Buffalo tied the game at 22 before surrendering three of the final four points. Kent State’s comeback was completed by a Jenny Keck kill to end the set, 25-23. Down 2-1, Buffalo needed some Cinderella-like magic in the third set. Otherwise, its storybook sea-

son would have come to a close. Capitalizing on three-straight Kent State service errors to open the set, the Bulls went on to score six of the first seven points. Up 12-10, the Bulls extended the lead to 18-14 off a service ace from sophomore lineman Heather Pyle. A Golden Flashes service error gave Buffalo the third set win after taking seven of the final 12 points. The fifth and final set turned into what would be an instant classic in collegiate sports. Behind the support of its home crowd, Kent State took five-straight points to jump out to a 7-2 lead. The Golden Flashes, with momentum on their side, seemingly had a second round game in its grasp. Down 8-4 with the odds stacked against it, Buffalo silenced the M.A.C. Center crowd after rattling off eight-straight points to take a 12-8 lead. Despite giv-ing up consecutive points on service errors, senior outside hitter Maria Mezzadri delivered a kill to give Buffalo a three-point lead. A kill by junior outside hitter Marisa Hornbaker gave Buffalo match point before she delivered the match-winning kill off a pass from junior specialist Lindsey Schlegel. The 15-13 fifth set win capped off an emotion-filled night for the Bulls. Despite hitting just .092 during the match, Buffalo’s resilience gave Kress’s team the will to continuously come from behind to capture the school’s first tournament victory. “This win is a huge step forward for the program and it is what we have been working for all season,” Kress said in a press release. “I am so proud of the effort we gave after a poor first set. There were many times that we could have quit, but we never did ... being down 8-4 in the fifth set and coming back shows that we have what it takes to take that next step.” Freshman defensive specialist Tori Beckman finished with a match-high 23 digs. Bignell fin-ished with 13 kills, while Silvers and Mezzadri each had 11 of their own. Lueders recorded 40 assists and 10 digs. Buffalo advances to the second round of the MAC Tournament to take on the No. 2 seed Western Michigan Friday at the Seagate Center in Toledo. The Bulls defeated the Broncos in October, 3-2, at Alumni Arena. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m.


Landmark MAC Tournament win for Bulls

Spectrum File PhotoSeniors Ellen Robertson (left) and Dani Silvers (right) and the volleyball team upset Kent State in the first round of the MAC Tournament, 3-2.

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