The Spectrum. Volume 59 Issue 51

By AMANDA WOODS and LAUREN NOSTROAsst. Campus Editor and Asst. City Editor

AscountlessdowntownBuffalocommuterscontinueflockingtocity-ownedparkinglotsandramps,manylocalpropertyownersareexpressingconcernsthatthefutureoftheareaisatstake. Manybusinessleadersarepush-ingforparkingreformandwanttogetridofBuffaloCivicAutoRamps(BCAR), theprivatenon-profit

groupthathasmanagedthedown-townsystemsinceitsinception. Inonlyfiveyears,thedowntownBuffaloparkingsystem,originallydevelopedasanendeavortode-politicizethisessentialcityservice,isnowviewedasflawedbysomedowntownbusinessleaders. Theleaders’feedbackisbegin-ningtomakeadifferenceasCityHallembarksonanationalsearchforanewmanagerofBCAR. AccordingtoEricS.P.Lefebvre,thevicepresidentofrealestate

atMainPlaceLibertygroup,thecheapparkingprovidedbyBCARpreventsanyprivateparkingoppor-tunitiesfromsucceeding.Lefebvreexplainedthatthelackofavailableparkingdowntown,evidentbythewaitinglistsatmanylocalramps,

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Downtown Buffalo business leaders demand parking reform

School resource officers get reassigned

C R E A T I V E J U I C E SRyan Coppolo finds humor in his sea

creature pals through his comedic drawings.

Courtesy of Christopher WebbBudget cuts may bring about the end of the School Resource Officer Program.

By JESSICA BENNETTStaff Writer

UBwillhosta three-dayseriesofeventshonoringthelifeofAlisonDesForges. DesForgeswasknownforherworkasahumanrightsadvocate,asoneoftheworld’sleadingexpertsonRwanda,andamemberoftheUBcom-munity.DesForgeswasoneofthevictimsoflastyear’scrashofContinentalConnectionFlight3407inClarenceCenter. DesForges,whoservedassenioradvisortotheAfricaDivision ofHumanRights

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Looking backA former

student returns By ADRIAN FINCHSenior Life Editor

Ifyouputyourmindtoit,youcanaccomplishanything. Thirty years ago, DanParkergraduatedfromtheUniversityatBuffalowithabachelor’sdegreeandcon-tinuedontotheNewYorkUniversitySchoolofLawinhopesofbecomingasuccess-fulcriminaldefenselawyer

andpartnerinalawfirm. After spendinghis timeraisingafamilyintheNewYorkCitysuburbs,ParkerhasreturnedtoBuffalotospeakin theFootstepsofGiantsSpeakerSeries, sponsoredbyStudentAffairs’Career

ServicesandtheCenterforStudentLeadershipandCom-munityEngagement. Parkerwasaskedtopar-ticipateintheseries,whichputsthespotlightonalumswhohavebecomesuccess-fulbusinessandcommunity

leadersbytakingtheskillsacquiredwhileenrolledatUBandapplyingthemtomakeadifference. Parkerrecentlyservedhisthirdtermaschairmanofthe

Left: Spectrum File Photo / Right: Clinton Hodnett / The Spectrum

Dan Parker, a former editor-in-chief for The Spectrum, spoke in the Footsteps of Giants Speaker Series on Tuesday.

UB to host event honoring life of Alison Des Forges

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TWO BIG WAYS TO WIN BIGReaders may not be used to this type of contest, but if you can find how many times the word “used” is used throughout this issue, YOU CAN WIN TICKETS FOR YOU AND A FRIEND TO SEE THE USED AND ATREYU! E-mail your answer to [email protected] and two winners will be chosen at random. Also, see page 5 to find out how you can win tickets to an advance screening of Shutter Island.

By JENNIFER GOODCity Editor

NotonlyhaveGov.DavidPaterson’srecentbudgetproposalscutschoolaiddrastically,buttheyarenowthreateningtoeliminatetheschoolresourceofficerprogramthatbeganatthestartofthe2003-04publicacademicschoolyear. Theprogramplaced90troopersacross115schooldistricts—15ofthemlocal—toeducate,regulateandprotectstudentsthroughoutNewYorkState, 15of themlocal.TheSROprogramgaveofficerstheresponsibilityofbeingenforcementofficersinaschoolsetting. InaccordancewithPaterson’sbudgetproposal,theeliminationofanacademyclassfornewtroopersin2010-11hasrequiredthatSROofficersbereassignedtootherduties. “Thereason[Paterson] isproposingtoendtheschoolresourceofficerprogramisbecausethereareretiringtroopersleavingthesystemandthereisn’tfundingfornewtroopers,”saidGrandIslandSuperintendentRobertChristmann.“Tokeep[thenumberofofficers]upontheroad,thisistheplan.” The responsibilities of these schoolofficers ranged frommakingarrests toenforcingcodesandexpectationstoservingashighly involvedcounselors,accordingtoSgt.KernSwoboda. “Officerswithin these schools dealtwithsuicideanddruginterventions,con-flictresolution,sexualassaultdisclosure,etc.,”Swobodasaid.“Withissuesbeyond

theirassistance, theyprovidestudentswithresourcestoput themincontactwithsomeoneelsebetterequippedtohelpthoseneeds.” Theseschoolofficersalsoprovidedstu-dentswitheducationalandinformationalprogramssuchascrimescenereconstruc-tionsandforensics, trafficsafetyanddrugandalcoholinformationalsessions,amongothers. Theselessonsandservicesdidn’tseemtostopat thebareminimumandhaveservedschoolswellthusfar,accordingtoChristmannandRogerKlatt,BarkerSchoolsuperintendent. Klattdidnot feelmorecrimewouldresultintheabsenceofanon-siteofficer,but isnot thrilledat the ideaof losingBarker’scurrentstudentresourceofficer,TrooperJillPezzino. “There is thepreventativemeasurestrustbytheofficer’spresenceinthebuild-ing,but it’smoreofthesecurityofthebuilding,”Klattsaid.“Theylooktointeractwiththestudents.It’dbewrongtosaytherewillbemorecrime,butcertainlywe’llmissthesculptingofwhatourofficerhasbeentotheschool.Itgoesbeyondthecrime.It’ssecurityandcurriculum,interactionwithstudents,staffandcommunitymembers.” ChristmannsharesthesamesentimentasKlatt,agreeingthattheSROprogramhasbeenbeneficialtohisschoolsonmorethanoneoccasion.

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OPINION

It’s all about the weight

The Food and Drug Administration is lobbying for the food industry to put more reader-friendly nutrition labels on packages and to have the labels moved to the front. This is a great idea. And it’s about time, too. The amount of obese Americans has inflated to over 72 million people and associated heart disease and type II diabetes now kill more people than car accidents and cancer combined. It’s about time for

the government to swing into action. The first problem is misleading nutrition labels. Not only are the labels placed on the back of the package where people hardly ever

look, the layout is also too small and does not accurately por-

tray the serving size. The serving size, as

set by the government, is supposed to represent the

amount of food per serving the average American consumes during each meal. The problem here is this system was created in the 1990s based off surveys from the 1970s and 1980s. Safe to say, it’s outdated. For instance, a serving of potato chips is approxi-mately one ounce or 15 chips, which isn’t a lot, especially for those who snack on half a bag while watching TV. When eating from a bag of chips, the last thing I do is break out my scale and weigh out exactly two servings of chips. The same goes for lettuce, cereal, Gatorade, cheese, etc. I will, however, give credit to the bags of chips in vending machines, which accurately state “serving per bag.” The downside is that by the time I’m reading the information, it’s too late. I’ve already paid for my vended meal and there are no returns. Some companies already have labeled the front of their packages with the highlights of nutritional information. Cereal is one example, labeling the amount of calories, vitamins and minerals on some boxes. But they fail in labeling fat content, carbohy-drates and other unhealthy aspects. They also lack the actual serving size on the front of the box, misleading consumers into thinking it is a normal amount, when really it is not.

The Iranian government, rather than wilting under international pressure, informed the world on Tuesday morning it would continue its nuclear program. It has begun to enrich uranium for use in a medical reactor.

In response, the United States government would seek stricter sanctions from the United Nations. There are many different theories on what, exactly, the Iranians are doing this.

One theory is that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is actually trying to ratchet up the pressure on the West to reopen negotiations on providing fuel for a medical nuclear reactor on terms more favorable to the Iranian government.

Many believe that Iran wants to create a nuclear reactor for civilian use. But Tehran’s handling of this situation only makes that claim less plausible.

Iran contends that the level of enrichment needed for a civilian reactor can’t be used to make weapons. However, the concern around many Western capi-tals is that the ability to enrich to that level means that Iran has the capability to enrich uranium to weapons grade in a relatively short time frame. The exact capability of Iran’s enriching capabilities is still unknown.

On the flip side, this might be used as an oppor-tunity by the United States. For example, a nuclear weapon would threaten interests in the Middle East. Right now, Iran doesn’t possess the missile technology to strike the United States.

The major threat will be directed at neighboring nations. The United States is currently develop-ing a missile shield that can be deployed in other countries in exchange for concessions. Countries such as Russia, France and the United States have previously offered to provide Iran the necessary reactor fuel, but those negotiations broke down last year. The United Nations Security Council has passed three rounds of sanctions against Iran to halt the enrichment process. Sanctions haven’t done the trick. Many believe that this fourth round of sanctions will be much harsher than its predecessors. The hope is that the European Union and many Asian and Middle Eastern countries will support the latest sanctions. In fact, two of the major trading partners of Iran – Russia and China – are beginning to have a much harder time justifying the sale of goods to Iran. The loss of either would only further isolate Iran from the rest of the world on the political spectrum. The proposal to swap low-enriched uranium for fuel rods was seen in the West as a way of depriving Iran of stockpiles of uranium that it could convert into bomb fuel, while providing Tehran with fuel rods that would be very difficult to use in a weapon. Either way, a sensible solution is a must. Either we impose tough sanctions against the Iranian National Bank and other financial institutions in supplying funding for the enrichment program, or we institute the previously proposed fuel swap. Time is running out.

Ticking time bombIran pushes ahead with nuclear program

Matt MosherManaging Editor

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Big Oil is going through a major facelift; the only problem is that many people don’t know about it. It is starting to look at alternative sources of fuel for profitability.

For example, Royal Dutch Shell reported a profit of $9.8 billion in 2009. Now that’s a good chunk of change, but it’s nothing compared to the $31.4 billion in 2008 alone.

In the long term, the success of any oil company depends on a sole principal: sustaining oil reserves. The major oil companies are fighting each other to the death as opportunities are becoming sparse.

The oil companies haven’t all of a sudden jumped on the green revolution. They are fighting for survival, so if alternative fuel sources are the way to go, they’ll do it. As a result, it helps everyone.

The prospect of new energy technologies can provide millions of jobs. The country that harnesses its power can sell the technology worldwide. Huge amounts of money are at stake.

Some companies are trying to expand through acquiring smaller companies, while others are pouring money into research. The best example of this is British Petroleum, which is planning to spend between $25-30 billion over the next five years on new projects.

But the power of the dollar only goes so far. Many state-owned energy rivals guard oil reserves in their home countries. Only a few of the big oil fields recently found are easily reachable and easy to drill.

New opportunities do emerge, such as Iraqi oil fields; many companies are paying huge sums for drilling rights to such fields. Many of the major oil companies can’t compete in the bidding wars because nationalized companies can often pay absurd prices for drilling rights that public com-panies wouldn’t dream of.

So as a result, companies are looking in different directions for growth. One option is to develop ways of going after oil reserves under the tar sands or deeper offshore drilling.

The other course of action is looking into other energy reserves. The French company Total has ventured into expanding nuclear power genera-tion. Shell has announced a venture with Cosan, a Brazilian producer of ethanol from sugar cane.

Oil companies have never done this. Many com-panies are even looking into biofuels.

But before the rejoicing begins, be cautious. Big oil companies haven’t changed. They look for profit. The world’s needs are shifting to alternative fuels at the same time as oil profits are starting to dry up.

The fight over reserves has pushed Western oil giants to look elsewhere for profit. State-owned firms that make up the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries prop up oil prices.

The fight over oil is on.

Moving past oilBig Oil rethinking its future and getting innovative

Introspective learning When I left for college freshman year, my grand-father gave me some great life advice: “Don’t let your classes get in the way of your studies.” Sure, it was mostly a joke, but to an extent, he meant it. My grandfather is the man I respect most in this world. I hope to live a life half as full as his, so when-ever he gives me advice, I stockpile it away in the back of mind. As my third year of higher educa-

tion races past me, I took some time to reflect on what I truly learned at my tenure at UB.

You could start off with the mounds of syllabi that I

have. Sure, that’s what was taught to me by this fine institution, but if you

take a step back, you get a different view. This school has nearly 20,000 undergraduate students. Many classes pass out paper syllabi. That’s a whole lot of forests chopped down just to start a class. Last time I checked, part of our tuition goes to this whole UB Green thing. So lesson one – paint a false identity and waste people’s money. Check. As I fall deeper and deeper into my contemplation, I think about all the bureaucratic bull excretion that my friends and I all had to go through while at this school. UBreathe Free is one of the biggest head scratch-ers on campus. I understand trying to limit the secondhand smoke that is ingested by passersby, but to eradicate it from all of campus seems just a little harsh. Why not just build a bus stop-esque area designated for smokers? Just pop a few of those bad boys around campus and bam, problem fixed. Seems a lot fairer than stripping students at a public university of a basic right to choose. Therefore, the next thing we learn is to isolate people even if they aren’t harming anyone. But the most important thing that UB has taught me is, you do not need medical attention outside of

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Speaker Onecupofcerealwithhalfacupofskimmilkisnottheaveragebreak-fastofanAmerican,yetonmanycerealboxesthisistheservingsize.That’sanawfullyskimpyservingforwhatsomeexpertscallthemostimportantmealoftheday. Iwouldliketoseeeverybox,bagandbottleoffoodanddrinkhighlightmajorpointsofnutritionalinformationonthefrontlabel,whetherit’sgoodorbad.Theamountofcalories,eachkindoffat,carbohydrates,cholesterol,sugar,sodiumandproteinshouldbemandatoryoneachcontainer,clearlylabeledwithanaccurateservingsizebasedonuptodateconsumptionlevelsofAmericans. Restaurantsalsoneedmorecon-trol.AlreadyinNYC,theamountof

caloriespermealisdisplayednexttoeachmenuitem.Thisisagoodstart,butIthinkthereneedstobemore. Idon’texpectacompletelistofnutritionalinformationnexttoeveryentrée,butatleastafewothershouldbethere,includingfat,sodiumandcholesterol. Allitemsshouldhavethisinfor-mation.Manyrestaurantsprovidebreadpriortoameal,usuallywithsomethingtodipthetastydoughin.Whatpeoplemaynotrealizeisthateachofthesebuttereduppiecesofbreadcancontainupto450calorieseach.Bythetimeyoueattworollsandyoursalad,you’vealmosthittheaver-agecaloricintakeforoneday–that’sbeforeyourentréeentersthescene. Ultimately,it’snotuptothegov-ernmenttoensurethatAmericansareeatingright.It’suptoyou.The

labelsmaybeconfusing,buttheFDAisn’tabouttoshowupandshoveanappleinyourmouthwhenyoubreakopenabagofpotatochips. Itsuptoyoutotakecontrolofyourdiet.InsteadofadoubleWhoppermeal,investinafreshdelisandwichorsalad.PeoplealsoneedtotradeinTwinkiesforbananasandswaptheTVremoteandvideogamecontrol-lersforasetofdumbbells. I’mnotsayingeveryAmericanwomanneedstolooklikeaswim-suitmodelandeverymanneedstohaveachiseledsix-pack.Butthefactremainsthatwearethefattestcountryintheworldandit’skillingus–literally.Somethingneedstohappen,andthegovernmentcanonlydosomuch.

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regularbusinesshoursonweekdays.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouaregivingthemalmostathousanddollarsforcare;thatcoversthewalkintotheemergencyroom. Curseyou,Massachusetts, forscrewingtherestofusover.Weappreciateit. Yes,it’strue;Icouldbeconsideredquitethecynic.ThatdoesnotmeanIdidnotreminisceaboutall the

goodthingsthatUBhaseducatedmeabout. If itwerenot forUB,IwouldnothavethegreatfriendsIdo.UBhasbroughtmeclosetosomanypeopleIneverthoughtIwouldmeet.AformerGermanleader,anewsbroadcaster,andevenalonesomeCowboysfanhaveallbefriendedme,muchtomysurprise. DuringmystretchatBuffalo,bothmyacademicandsocialhorizonswerebroadened.Ithas ledmeto

dothingsIdidn’tevenknowIwascapableofdoing. WhenIreturnedtoastateofconsciousness,IruminatedonalltheselessonsUBhastaughtme.Iwasonlyabletocomeupwiththisoneanswer. Lifeistooshorttoworryabout,solet’shaveanotherbeer.


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By MARY MACHAJEWSKIStaff Writer

AniDiFrancoplayedanenergizedandinspirationalshowMondaynightatAsburyHallatBabevilleonDelawareAvenueinBuffalo.Theshowreflectedherfierceguitarplayingabilitiesandaggressiveindependence. DiFranco played an assortment ofbotholdandnewsongstoanexcitedandenthusiasticcrowdthatwelcomedherbacktoAsburyafteraleaveofoverayearandahalf. Asubstantialamountofpeopleeagerlywaited several hours for DiFranco’s“homecominggig.”FanscametosupporttheirbelovedBuffalo-bornsinger/song-writer,whonowresidesinNewOrleans. AlthoughmanyfanscamesolelytoseeDiFranco,itwasnotaone-womanshow,asGabyMorenowastheopeningact.Asoul-fulnewsongwriterfromGuatemalaCity,Guatemala,Morenoplayedafewentertain-ingsongs,butnothingtooawe-inspiring. DiFranco’sbandrarelyfailstoimpress.WithuprightbassplayerToddSickafoose,newcomer/drummerAndyBorger,andvibes/percussionistMikeDillon,agreatcombinationoftalentandenergyjoinedDiFranco. Thesetlistwastheperfectmixoffolk,rockandalittlebitofjazz.Notedforherincrediblelyric-writingabilities,DiFrancosangaboutanythingonhermind.Hersongsrangedfromlove,politics,music,hercareerandphilosophy.

Thesongstressstartedoffwiththetune“DoneWrong,”whichcomesfromoneofherearlieralbums,Dilate. Shecontinuedthevivaciousvibebygoingintoafunkyversionof“LagTime”and“Promiscuity,”whichdrewnostalgiafromthosewhohavefollowedherevery

ARTS & LIFE

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SPECTRUM PLAYLISTBonnaroo is known for the wide range of up and comers and all-stars that play, and this year’s lineup is no different. This is just the tip of some of the tasty tunes you roo-crew kids will hear this year.

Regina Spektor “Fidelity” Jay-Z

“99 Problems”3 Ok Go “A Million Ways” The Avett Brothers

“I and Love and You” John Fogerty

“Eye of the Zombie”

6 Gwar “I’m in Love (With a Dead Dog)”7 Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why”8 The Black Keys “10 A.M. Automatic”9 Kid Cudi “Dat New New”!0 The National “Ladder to Heaven”

DiFranco returns home

By KATHERINE ALLENStaff Writer

AstudentsitsatFuddruckersandwatchesaSabresgamewhiledoodlingonacocktailnapkinnexttohisdollardraft.Ashewrites,hecan’thelpbutlaughtohimself. RyanCoppolo,aseniorcognitivescienceandcomputersciencemajor,mayseemlikeanaveragecollegestudent.Butwhat’sunderneaththisSabresfanfromDuanes-burg,N.Y.issomethingunique. Inhighschool,Coppolofoundhimselffillingupthemarginsofhisnotebookswithcomicsandvariousdrawings. Coppolocreatedastarfishcharacter

whileinclassoneday.Later,ajellyfishwasdrawnbecausethestarfishneededsomeonetotalkto–obviously. ThetwooceanpalssurvivedthroughtheyearsandhavebecomethemaincharactersinCoppolo’scomedyseriestoday. Hehas continuedhisdrawings andadmitsthatnowheenjoysitmorethanever. “IgetmyideasfromthingsIheararoundmeorbriefrandomsparksofinspiration,”Coppolosaid.“Thekeyistodrawandwriteasmanycomicsaspossibleandthrowoutthebadones.” For students who need to take a

Sea creatures find friendship

By JESSICA BRANTAsst. Life Editor

UniversityatBuffalostu-dentsgathered in theFlagRoomoftheStudentUniononTuesday,determinedtofindmatchesforpatientsinneedofbonemarrowtransplants. The drive marked thelaunchofanewprogramattheuniversity,calledtheCommonCause. This program willutilizethediversityatUBtohelpsavethelivesofsufferersof leukemia, lymphomaandotherblood-relateddiseases. “It’sgreatthatwestartedaprogramherebecausewecanusethediversityof thecampustoouradvantage,”saidFatemaIsa,thesecretaryforCommonCause.“Weneeda

bunchofdifferentpeoplefromdifferentethnicandracialbackgrounds…matchesareusuallymadetopeopleofthesamebackgrounds.” The program was cre-atedbyBabuDinesababu,ajuniorbusinessmajorwhobecame involvedwith theNational Marrow DonorProgram in high schoolandfrequentlyhelddrives.Hethendecidedtotraintobecomeanambassadorfortheorganizationincollege. At UB, Dinesababu puthistrainingtogooduseandbecameactive inthecause.HestartedholdingdrivesatRelyforLifeinAlumniArena,sometimes unsupervised,

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Thinkingabout relationships... Thedaydevotedtoloveisonethatsplitsourgenerationdownthemiddle.ThosewhoareexclusivespendValentine’sDay going on extravagantdinnerdates,drinkingwineandexchangingtheclichédgiftsofchocolatesinaheart-shapedboxorredlingerie. Thoseminusasignificantotherwouldprefertocelebratethe14thbywatchingaslashermoviewiththeirothersinglefriends. Carrie Bradshaw andMirandaHobbs thought ofspending their Valentine’sDaythiswayinascenefromtheSexandtheCityMovie.MirandaaskedCarrie,“Is itjustmeorisValentine’sDayon

steroidsthisyear?”AndCarrieresponds,“No, it’sthesame.Wejustplayedfortheotherteam[lastyear].” Asaformerserialrelation-shiper,Ican’trememberthelastValentine’sDayIspentalone.ButthisyearI’mlook-ing forwardto itbeing justme–noroses,nochocolates,nopressure. I’vebeenplayingforthesin-glesteamforalmostayearnowandhaveneverbeenhappier. Today, I spend my daysdoingexactlywhatIwanttodo,wheneverIfeellikedoingit.There’snomoremandatoryphonecallbeforebedandnooneIhavetojustifyanyoneofmyactionsto.Itfeelsso…free.

It’snotthatI’marelation-shiphater;Idobelievethatwhenthey’regood,relation-shipscanbebothsurprisingandcomforting.I’vejustneverreally been in that kind ofpartnership.Forme,havingaboyfriendhasfelteitherdis-satisfyingorclaustrophobic. And I know that I’mnotalone. Overtheyears,I’velistenedtoeveryoneofmyfriendscom-plainorcryovermen.Whenweareoutatabar,it’snotuncom-monforthemtohide inthebathroomfightingwiththeirboyfriendoverthephone–andwhenitgetsreallybad,theydemandtoendthenightearly. Thoughsadandpathetic,veryfewofuscandenywastingat leastoneofournightsoutthisway. As a senior who hasremainedbestfriendswiththesamethreegirlssincemiddleschool,Inowamseeingthembegin toplan their futures

Jessica DiGennaroAsst. Life Editor

InpreparationforthereleaseofShutterIsland,folksfromPara-mountPicturesandTheSpectrumwanttogiveawayfreepassestoascreeningofthefilm. Thecatch?Yougettobeprivateinvestigatorsfortheday. LikeTeddyDanielsinthemovie(playedbyLeonardoDiCaprio),you’llbeonthehunt.TherearemanyscaryandhauntedplacesthroughoutWesternNewYork.Canyoufigureoutwhattheyare? Belowarefivecluesoflocationsintheareathataresuretomakethehaironthebackofyourneckraiseup.Sendyourguessestostephen.marth@ubspectrum.combySaturdayat11:59p.m.tobecon-sideredforthegiveaway.Ifyoucantakeapictureofyourselfinfrontofsome–orall–oftheseplaces,youmightgetevenmoreinsanegoodies.

1. ThislocationisonacertainislandinWesternNewYorkandmightremindyouofthearea’sown“1408”.

2.ThisschoolinthecityofBuffalo,whichsharesthesamenameasamoviedirectedbyBillyCrystal,issaidtobehauntedbyaboywhodiedinaswimmingpoolin1975.

3.ThePhantomoftheOperaisnotwhohauntsthisperformingartscen-ter,butratheracordialgentlemanwithathick,whitemoustache.

4.ThisBuffalolandmarkissaidtobehauntedwithpatientswhoweresub-jectedtounusuallycrueltreatmentswhiletheywerestuckthere.

5.InasuburbofNiagaraFalls,arestaurantishauntedbysomeonewhoperishedonthepropertybeforeitwastakenoverbygoldenarches.Eatingdownstairsusuallybringsavisitfromthisperishedghoul.Don’tchokeonyourfries.

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It’snosecretthatBuffalohasastrongmusicscene. Withbands likeEveryTimeIDieandTheGooGooDollsspreadingtheirwordsacrossthenation,it’sbecomingmoreandmoreevidentthatthistownhasalottooffer. But for local talent,getting your name outthereisn’ttheeasiesttaskintheworld. That’swhere the fourmembers of Queen CityCartelcomein.Thisup-and-comingproductiongroupisresponsibleforsomeofthebestdancepartiesthiscityhaseverseen. QCCismadeupofRick

Vallone, Matt Manera,MattBrautlachtandSteve“DJ Medison” Rittner.TogethertheguysofQCChaveamassedagreatdealofexperience. “Weallhavedifferentexperiences within themusicindustry,”Brautlachtsaid.“Steveobviously isaDJ, [ManeraandVallone]play in bands and havebeenpromotingshowsforyears now. I did a smalllabelwithafriendofmineyearsagoandputonsomeshows,stufflikethat.Soweallhadenoughexperience

combined, andwe knewenoughpeoplethatwecoulddosomethingpositive.” QCCwas formed lastNovember and in itsshort time togetherhas already accom-plishedagreatdeal.Butthisispartlyduetothepeoplearoundthe city who are

Saviors of the scene

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Katie Carlett / The SpectrumAni DiFranco returned to Buffalo Monday evening to a welcoming crowd at Babeville.

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.willing to help out. “That’s how we landed the venue at Staples … [the bartender there] knows us all by name. He manages the bar and books the bar. After our first party, he extended the offer to do monthlies there,” Vallone said.

The guys went through the music scene in Buffalo and noticed many problems, especially dealing with communication, so they decided to set out with a specific goal in mind. According to Manera, the group was made to organize the Buffalo music scene. They all noticed that things weren’t running as smoothly as they could have been. “We were kind of disappointed in the scene going on,” Braulachet said. “A lot of people had so much potential and they had [a] following, but they weren’t really growing at all. Working together was one of the biggest things.” This Friday, the group looks to fur-ther build its resume with a no-cover charge dance party, titled “Friction,” at Staples on Allen Street. The party will feature DJs Skydiver, Bones, NSFW and Biacco. “That room is going to be like a UFO landing. It’s going to be thump-ing with bass, there’s going to be lights flashing. We wouldn’t recom-mend anyone with epilepsy show up,” Vallone said. Even though the parties are all about having a good time, the guys don’t forget their manners. “I’ll go through the crowd and thank people for coming. I think that’s important, to be gracious hosts,” Vallone said. This belief is important to each member of the company. “That’s something I don’t see a lot of at parties. The ‘promoters are in the trenches with the troops’ kind of feel-ing,” Rittner said. “The generals are partying with their f****** privates.” To QCC, one of the most impor-tant things is uniting the scene and making sure everyone is treated fairly. Vallone explained that a common problem was that DJs wouldn’t get paid for shows they played at. This caused many problems, and QCC knew something needed to be done. “I wasn’t getting paid. That’s what put the fire under my ass,” Rittner said. One instance that particularly bothered Rittner was when he orga-nized a weekly show at a club and then found out from a Facebook post that he wasn’t even on the bill. However, these young chaps are not bitter. To QCC, this project is about more than just making money, or partying: it’s also about the com-munity. The group has even thrown a party to help raise food for the needy. “It went to Bread of Life Pantry over at First Presbyterian church. That party in particular was huge because it was free to get in before midnight down at Soundlab if you brought a canned good,” Vallone said. “We raised about $600 worth of groceries. We filled the entire trunk of [a] car and half of another… So we loaded up pretty good … the particular pantry we donated to feeds 20 fami-lies in the neighborhood a week.” Apart from hosting numerous par-ties throughout the year, the guys of QCC also put on a radio show to help get local talent some exposure. “We got the streaming radio that Steve was just setting up tonight. We do a webcast on Monday nights, live DJs. It’s waxmuseumradio.com,” Vallone said. Queen City Cartel is only moving up in the scene and is showing no signs of stopping. So make sure to keep an eye out for their parties, especially in the upcoming months. “When the weather get’s warmer were going to come out swinging,” Rittner said.


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step of the way. “I sat down and listened to some of my old albums — ouch,” DiFranco said. “Listening to my old records, for me, is like opening your high school journal. Gotta keep the old **** fresh.” The crowd pleasers “Napoleon” and “As Is” came next. Fans tried to sing along, but couldn’t keep up with her fast, verbose lyrics. DiFranco’s improvisational side came through in the song “Fuel,” when she changed the lyrics here and there to insert current news and politics. The Buffalo native only played a few songs from the impeccably crafted album Red Letter Year, but they enthralled fans whose love and passion have empowered her for years. Mixing the old with the new, the homegrown talent gave a breath of fresh air to classic songs, showing fans that she is in no way slowing down. She even alluded to a new album, playing unreleased songs that showed much promise. DiFranco delivered many of her lines in a rhythmic, speaking style. Her lyrics exemplify a broad collection of literary techniques, ranging from alliteration to metaphor to word play. Although New Orleans is her new home, DiFranco remains faithful to her Buffalo fans and connects with them by talking and asking questions between sets. “I have this subconscious bent to open the curtains all the time and let people see into the process and time and place,” DiFranco said the crowd. “I think that’s what’s behind all those little moments of talking or laughter

that seep onto the records.” This is exactly what DiFranco did. People yelled and screamed things between songs that she gladly responded to. Her encore included the fairly popular song “Both Hands” and ended with a slow version of “Hyp-notized,” which left fans sad to see her go. This was her last night on her tour before she returns home. As an activist, poet, feminist, musi-cian, singer and producer, it seems as though there is nothing DiFranco can’t do. She went green before it was a trend, visited and played at refugee camps all over the world and organized the politically driven

VOTE DAMMIT! Tour. With her nonconformist demeanor and funky music style, she certainly has the ability to keep fans wanting more. Simply put, DiFranco is one righteous babe.


By ERIC HILLIKERArts Editor

When the going gets weird, slightly embarrassing, or when something big and bizarre needs to explode really well, don’t panic. Nextwave is going to clean up the mess because every-one knows you can’t do it yourself. Spinning out from the deranged mind of writer Warren Ellis (Astounding X-Men) and the enormously talented artist Stuart Immonen is the hilarious superhero parody Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. For the first time ever, the entire must-have series is gathered in a gargantuan paperback collection. Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E concerns itself with a group of five superheroes straight from the Z-list. This special team of super-heroes works for the mysterious, odd Beyond Corporation, until it finds out that the corporation is not really what it appears to be. Instead of the usual friendly, faceless, multi-billion dollar business, it is actually a terror cell harboring weapons of mass destruction, including a 1,000-year-old dragon that wears purple underpants. The five heroes set out after steal-ing Beyond Corporation’s diabolical “marketing plan” to try to prevent any disasters caused by the weapons. Hot on their heels, though, is their former boss, General Dirk Anger and the C.E.O of the Beyond Corporation, Number None. Although the story may not sound brilliant or too complex, it is not the main draw of series. Instead, it is Ellis’s writing and satire that is the drive of the 12-issue run. Ellis takes the simple story and runs wild with

it, injecting a multitude of wild con-cepts and spoofs of superhero clichés that make this an original and fun comic. Using the usual superhero ideas, Ellis shaves off the melodramatic tropes and any sense of seriousness, leaving a riotous adventure through some of the strangest and obscure corners of the comic world. Although the story is bare, the sights and obstacles that push the narrative along are some of the funniest of any comic published in the last few years. Ellis digs deep into Marvel lore to take some of the little-known characters and more awkward moments of comic history and throw them on a bright canvas to play around with. It is a joy to see such weird and funny imagery on the page. These visuals keep readers laughing and turning the page. No other comic has done what Nextwave does. From giant, samurai, corrupt cops to West Side Story-impersonating demons, it all can be found in one place.

Reading the craziness that Ellis is able to conjure up is entertaining, but the real star in his writing – the character work – is incredible. Each old-school Marvel character is given a comical makeover for the better. The Nextwave squad is made of a group of colorful, offbeat characters. There is Paris Hilton-like Boom Boom, Benderesque Aaron Stack, drunken Superman slacker Captain, Monica Rambeau, who can’t get over her glory days, and Elsa Bloodstone, a British monster hunter with daddy issues. Ellis creates comedy wonders out of each. The biggest scene stealer is the villain and constant pursuer of Nex-twave, Dirk Anger. Anger kicks good taste to the gutter and beats it into submission. Played off as a spoof of one of Marvel’s oldest characters, Nick Fury, the neurotic and psychotic secret agent has some of the best lines and scenes of the story. Ellis’s partner in crime is

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incredible as always. Matching Ellis’s great character work is Immonen’s art. Each character moves with outstanding fluidly and expressiveness. He truly brings the characters to life on the static pages. With Nextwave, Immonen pro-duces some of the best artwork of his career. It jumps wildly off the page like a wave of multicolor madness. Immonen perfectly cap-tures the craziness of Ellis’s script and makes the comic a blast to look at. Letting his imagination run wild, Immonen beautifully renders the bizarre moments and situations of Nextwave. Nextwave is the furthest thing from serious comics. It is a ray of sun-light where most superhero comics take themselves too seriously. It remembers the most important thing – having fun.


around their significant others. One is applying to grad school in Washington D.C. to follow her boy-friend there and another is trying to graduate as soon as possible so she can leave her family, friends, and entire life behind and live with her boyfriend in his hometown. In contrast, my own post-grad-uation plans are based on the one person I feel matters most: me. I am going to do what I have always wanted – travel to Europe and then move to a big city after I return to Buffalo. Come May, no one will be there to prevent me from leaving except myself. Single or not, I believe every major decision in our young lives should never be made for someone else. When that happens, dreams are either suspended or ignored com-pletely; people leave town when they really want to stay or they stay when they really want to leave. And having just returned to reality

from my latest Sex and the City binge, and still very much in the mindset that the answers to life’s most daunt-ing questions can be found within those 94 episodes, I’ll leave with Ms. Bradshaw’s infamous parting words: “Later that day, I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous.”


break from a heav y load of s c ho ol work , C opp olo h a s created a Web site for their enjoy-ment , jel ly f ishsta rf ish.com. According to him, past comics are archived on the site and new ones are added regularly. Coppolo carries his passion for comedy wherever he goes. A recent two-week trip over winter break to China provided him with inspiration for new ideas. He admits his mind is constantly at work, searching for new stories about his faithful sea creatures. “The jellyfish is a curious, slightly vulnerable everyman, while the starfish is his brash, worldly com-panion. They’re well aware of their existence as cartoon characters, and I’ll occasionally play upon the irony of neither [of] these species having brains,” Coppolo said. “The subjects they talk about range from cur-rent events… simple and hopefully entertaining small talk, to existential angst.” Coppolo confessed that he’s never had artistic training and despite his best efforts, his comics remain

minimalistic. However, he focuses more on what the characters say and how they communicate to each other than how they look. “Many of my comics are slightly ambiguous; some of them don’t even make sense or mean anything, but I like to let people interpret them for themselves,” Coppolo said. Coppolo explains that he did attempt to send out his comics to several organizations a few years ago, but he had no success. However, he is hopeful that with continued improvement, he will have more luck in the future. Until then, Coppolo will use the Internet to publish his quirky comic. After graduating, Coppolo plans on either traveling abroad or pursu-ing a graduate degree in writing. He aspires to travel across Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand and Australia in search of more inspira-tion to pursue his comedy. Wherever his future takes him, Coppolo is confident that he’ll continue to perfect his drawings and come up with new ideas for his invertebrate friends.


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because he was that passionate about beginning a bone marrow donor program on campus. “I really have never heard of a program like this or anything like it before … You never know who might need this. It might be me, it might be you,” Dinesababu said. “I had a goal. I wanted to graduate knowing I left something behind at the university, a program that could help a lot of people. It’s a program that the stu-dents may one day be dependent on.” According to Andrilisa Read, the international event coordinator for the Student Association, there are many misconceptions about what, exactly, entails joining the bone marrow registry and how the trans-plant procedure is actually done. For these reasons, she feels the program is necessary. “When [Dinesababu] sent me an email with the idea, I thought it was great,” Read said. “I think there is a lot of concern when the people hear the words ‘bone marrow transplant.’ I felt the same way. People think it is a painful process.” After watching an informational video on the Common Cause Face-book page and hearing of other people’s testimonials, Read decided to join the registry. “This is such a great cause. I’m glad the program is now under SA … it will spread the word to people who are already under that umbrella,” Read said. When one joins the registry, nei-ther needles nor blood are involved; instead, simple cheek swabs are taken. The swab samples are taken to a laboratory, where DNA markers will be added into the registry. A person will be on the registry until he or she is 61. “If an individual is found to be a suitable match for someone who

needs a marrow transplant, then most often the transplant can be done completely through the blood,” Dinesababu said. “The second method of donation is marrow donation, though this is far less com-monly done now … the doctor will request marrow through a surgical procedure.” Dinesababu explains that this pro-cess is not as severe as many people may believe. A donor will be given general or regional anesthesia, so no pain will be felt. The liquid marrow will be extracted from the lower hip area. Some donors complain of soreness, but it goes away within a few days. Read’s decision to donate was an easy one, and she hopes to educate more people about the procedure so that they will feel comfortable with volunteering as well. “I know if I was someone in that position, I would be in dire need [of a transplant because it is in high demand]. Sometimes it’s hard for people to put themselves in someone else’s position,” Read said. “I’ve had family members that needed surgeries, not for bone marrow, but for other things, so I know what it’s like to know people who are sitting in the hospital in need of care.” Dinesababu’s primary goal for the future is to coordinate different SA clubs such as the Black Student Union, the Latin American Student Association and others that have large amounts of people from par-ticular backgrounds. “In a large school like this, it is only a matter of time and numbers before we find matches and ensure transplants,” Dinesababu said. “A moment of [a student’s] time may actually give someone else the rest of theirs.”


discourages people from developing new businesses in the area. He added that his tenants don’t like walking more than 100 feet from their parking spots to his office. “I have … suggested that the City consider equalizing the parking rates among their parking facilities as it is, in effect, giving a competitive advantage to businesses closest to the cheapest priced ramps, nudging those rates upward so that we have 10 to 15% vacancy in all City-owned ramps,” Lefebvre said. “This would ensure that there is access to conve-nient parking for anyone wanting or needing to get downtown.” Mark Croce, the president of the Buffalo Development Corporation, also shared his concerns about BCAR. “The BCAR Board is controlling parking for their own benefit, [but] to the detriment of the rest of the city,” Croce said. “To the people who want to relocate businesses to downtown, they need access to a parking system. How can you relo-cate to the city when everything is filled to [its] cap?” Croce, a member of an informal

group of business owners encourag-ing parking reforms, proposes higher parking rates and shorter customer waiting lists. Daniel Shoup, a professor in the school of public affairs and urban planning at UCLA who is a visiting lecturer at UB, proposed some suggestions to improve the parking situation downtown. Although the BCAR ramps are always full, he doesn’t recommend building new garages. “They should nudge prices up a bit until there’s some vacant spaces for drivers,” Shoup said. “It’s a mistake to say that because a garage is full, we need another garage.” Carl Paladino, the CEO of Ellicott Development, disagrees with this view. “These despicable private parking [officials] have one thing on their mind, and that’s greed. They want to make municipal parking rates rise up,” Paladino said. “This is a despicable slime’s effort to dismantle a parking system that is recognized and a role model nationally on how to operate the parking system.” Local small business owners who utilize these parking ramps are

affected directly by the limited avail-ability for employees and clients. “There is a definite parking crisis in downtown Buffalo,” said Frank Dolce, a partner of the Cantor, Luka-sik, Dolce and Panepinto law firm. “It has become very difficult for our firm itself to find affordable parking, not only for our employees but for our clients as well.” Dolce explained that the lack of efficient, available, and afford-able downtown parking cannot be ignored and its reform could lead to an increase in downtown economic development. “Parking is part of economic development,” Dolce said. “The goal of economic development is not to create parking ramps and buildings, but to put people to work. Parking ramps have the ability to employ a variety of people, but they must employ these people with living wages to create an efficient atmosphere. Consequently, these employees will contribute to our tax base and become productive members of society.”


“The police presence certainly is a big factor as a deterrent method to these students,” Christmann said. “Losing this program will surely lower security.” Swoboda arguably feels as though the loss of this program will have little to no negative effect on schools. “There are relationships that are established between students and officers in the school. It’s invaluable

because you don’t normally have law enforcement contact unless you have done something wrong or are a victim,” Swoboda said. “[Losing this program] eliminates the stu-dent-to-officer interactions that ultimately make [officer-to-civilian relationships] less formal. We have a responsibility. We really enjoyed having the Student Resource Officers Program, but we can better utilize our resources to better serve our community than our school districts.”

Although a roughly $16 million-expenditure will be needed to fund the training classes troopers need to complete in order to replace retiring officers, Christmann still remains hopeful that the program might not be completely gone for good. “The troopers are a paramilitary organization. By law, they follow orders, so if a captain or lieutenant says something, they have to do it ... They are not to say anything other than what is coming out of Albany,”

Christmann said. “They’ll put the spin on it, that this is a done deal [stating that the SRO program is all over] because it’s the direction that’s been given to the state police by the governor’s office. You don’t always believe what comes out of Albany. Probably in an effort to minimize their effort, people will say there is no reason to try and do anything about the program ending.” Due to his beliefs on this matter, Christmann refuses to believe that

Paterson’s proposal is set in stone. He is adamant on making a conscious effort across the state to try and get the legislators to see just how critical these troopers are to NYC school systems. Regardless of efforts, Christmann and Klatt regretfully admit though that as the governor’s budget cur-rently stands, the program will more than likely come to an end once this academic year is over.



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as important as curling. The argument of the proposed Mayweather-Pacquiao blockbuster doesn’t hold weight. If for no other reason, the bout will only serve to create a one-time spark for boxing and, unless a rematch is booked, it will fade away. UFC 108 dipped in ratings because the card was awful, and Dana White knew it. After all, there is some turn-over for fighters dealing with injuries and occasionally the best fighters will be on a rest period at the same time. One PPV out of the last 20 doesn’t change the course of the sport.

It’s Saturday night and both Box-ing and the UFC have a big pay-per-view available. What do you

watch and why?

LH: Let’s put it this way: Would you rather watch 10-plus rounds of fight-ers forced to stand and slug it out, or would you rather watch three to five rounds of grown men laying on top of each other? This is a no-brainer. I take the boxing match every time.MP: Obviously I’m tuning into UFC. The only a boxing card I would consider is if it’s headlined by Mayweather-Pacquiao, and judging by the inability of these camps to make the fight happen, that isn’t happening any time soon. To try and say boxing is more entertaining is a joke.

Make an argument as to why one sport is better.

L: Let me start off by stating that boxing is an actual sport. Federa-tions institute specific rules and techniques that are allowed and disallowed, while mixed martial arts rivals a free-for-all blood-fest as seen in Steven Seagal movies – and those don’t even have Joe Rogan screaming in the background. A major boxing match is a cultural event. You’ll find famous celebrities, athletes, and average Joes dressed in their Sunday best at a champion-ship boxing bout. The crowd at UFC championship cards looks more like the crowd at WrestleMania. We’ll just have to see where MMA is at when the novelty wears off.MP: Even the most die-hard boxing fans can’t suggest that MMA is any-thing like professional wrestling. The countless techniques involved in MMA and the different styles make for great matchups. Boxing only consists of two fighters in the stand-up position merely throwing punches for an hour. The two are no comparison. It’s ridiculous to say that there is more training and preparation in a boxer’s camp. I challenge any boxer to go through an MMA training camp and let me know which one is more difficult.


board of The CityKids Foundation, a non-profit organization in New York City. Formed in 1985, the organization brings youth together through work-shops and productions to positively enhance their lives. According to the foundation’s Web site, CityKids was created to help a group of 10 young people from across the New York City area, and has grown to actively engage over 650 children each year. “[CityKids] is an organization for urban teenagers to give them an opportunity for their voices to be heard and to give them leadership opportunities … I’m a strong believer in the power of youth … young people are the future,” Parker said. Looking back on his time spent at UB, Parker admits that not much has changed. The physical appearance of the campus may be different, but the social issues and problems that stu-dents encounter, like budget cuts to the SUNY system and environmental concerns, were similar to those that he experienced in the late ’70s, “I think that a lot of these issues that you look back to 30 years ago… students are looking at them, just in completely different aspects,” Parker said. “People weren’t as concerned

about jobs, but were more concerned about issues that affected people beyond themselves … [now], we’re not past the ‘me’ generation and challenges are becoming more indi-vidually focused.” When Parker started school in 1976, the student enrollment was over 25,000. To make friends and cultivate important relationships, he had to find his own place in the UB community. “In a university of this size, stu-dents should find a niche where you can do something you really like outside of the classroom and expand on relationships with people who are working towards a similar cause. For me, what I liked about going to UB was I found my niche My involvement in The Spectrum allowed me to learn so much more than I ever would have anywhere else,” Parker said. In 1979, Parker became editor-in-chief of The Spectrum. He admits he benefited from the opportunity and responsibility that it provided him, like when he had the chance to interview Ted Kennedy before the primary elections years ago. “It allowed me to stand for student rights, to act as a check on adminis-trative policy and decision making [and] to provide information to stu-dents about cultural information

that affected them. It was great,” Parker said. However, Parker abandoned his career in journalism after working for a failing newspaper in Buffalo, The Buffalo-Courier-Express. He explains there was little opportunity in print and broadcast journalism, so he was forced to follow a new career path that led him to law school. Although he was unable to become a journalist, Parker took with him the skills and experience from his time at The Spectrum that have helped him become the lawyer that he is today. “I think that being the EIC gave me two sets of skills, like writing and reporting … and the leadership skills and accepting responsibility were another,” Parker said. “All of these things are valuable in life.” Ultimately, Parker found a career that allows him to use the knowledge that he developed as a student at UB ,and advises students to find a career that they can be content doing as well. “Whatever you choose to do, [make sure] you like it because you spend the majority of your day in the workforce, so pick a career that you’re going to be happy doing,” Parker said. “You have to be motivated by what you do.”


Watch for the last 20 years of her life and was a part of the UB community, received an honorary doctorate from SUNY during UB’s 155th general commencement ceremony in 2001. She had an early start when she first began her human rights work. “When she was a junior in college, she was active in an organization called the Phillips Brooks House at Harvard and they do some human rights related work,” said Roger Des Forges, professor of history at UB and Alison’s widower. “One program they developed was to teach refugees in Africa who had fled from Rwanda.” Her book, Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda, is a story of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and her efforts to awaken the

international community to the hor-rors of the event. The book earned her much recognition, including a MacArthur Foundation Award in 1999. The events bring out how much Alison Des Forges cared about her work. This remains a reminder of how her passion has touched others and, hopefully, will continue to. “It’s a difficult moment for all of us who are survivors,” Des Forges said. “I think the fact that we lost our own relatives a year ago … makes us more sensitive to the tragedy of millions of people in the world who have suffered more than we have. That’s an important part of this for us.” Starting Feb. 11, UB will host events in Alison’s memory. The night will be starting with a reception hosted by the Alison L. Des Forges Memorial Committee, which is

also raising funds for a scholarship in her name. The highlight will be a play called Miracle in Rwanda, which is a one-woman performance. It is the story of a Rwandan woman who survived her country’s horrifying 1994 genocide. The play is written and performed by award-winning actress Leslie Lewis Sword. The play will start at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11-13 in the Student Union Theater on North Campus. Roger Des Forges will be the post-show speaker. On Feb. 12, the award-winning 2004 film Hotel Rwanda will be shown at 4 p.m. in the Student Union Theater. The film, which was nomi-nated for three Academy Awards, will be followed by commentary by Paul Rusesabagina, who made heroic efforts to save hundreds of Tutsis during the genocide.

The reception on Feb. 11 will be hosted by the Alison L. Des Forges Memorial Committee, which is raising funds for a scholarship and lectures in her name. The recep-tion will begin at 6 p.m. in the Flag Room, 215 Student Union. Tickets for the reception and that night’s

performance are $125 and will be available at the door, by e-mail at [email protected], or from Helene Kramer at 866-3876. Contri-butions also will be accepted.


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Isn’t it plausible that Stallworth had enough drinks that he felt obligated to send a near $400-bottle of liquor over to his teammate’s table? Would a six-foot, 200-pound football player’s BAC really reach .126 – .046 above the legal limit – three hours after he’s been drinking if he only had a few shots? It’s also interesting how little attention was paid to the fact that marijuana was in his bloodstream. Whether he smoked that night, got the munchies and wanted to drive to

breakfast, or lit up some time in the months before, he not only admit-tedly drove while intoxicated, but he was also using drugs. The kicker here lies in all of the sympathy that this guy received after the crash. People were actu-ally impressed that he handled the situation like a man and called 911. Sure, he was driving wasted, prob-ably smoked weed that night, was doing 50-mph in a 40-zone, and killed an innocent pedestrian, but doesn’t it count for anything that he stuck around and took the blame for his actions? Can’t we cut this

guy some slack? He was intoxicated and still had the presence of mind to know that he hit some one, and he turned himself in. What a guy. Stallworth killed someone and was reinstated back into the NFL less than a year later, all because he was able to pay off the family of the deceased. And they say money can’t buy everything.


meets [in order] to get ready for the [Mid-American] Conference Finals,” Beichner said. “Three of four matches were lost by a point, or in overtime… Our focus is to get as many guys [as] possible into the MAC championships.” The Bulls faced two nation-ally-ranked wrestlers in Danny Mitcheff and Dustin Kilgore. Kilgore, who is ranked fifth in the

nation, defeated freshman Josh Peters in the 184-pound bout. Each top wrestler in the con-ference will be competing at the Conference Cha mpionships. Beichner plans to have a hand-ful of Bulls representing UB, including Desi Green, who is cur-rently sidelined with an injury. Beichner hopes Green will be healthy for the MAC Championships. “Desi had knee surgery on Friday and looks to be out [for] around three

weeks,” Beichner said. “Hopefully he will be back by the MAC Cham-pionships. [Green] is 14th in the country, and we have another three or four [wrestlers] in the top 33.” The Bulls look to bounce back as they square off against No. 6 Central Michigan. The match is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Alumni Arena.


Green will hopefully be back for MACWRESTLING from page 16

Brees finished the game com-pleting 32-of-39 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns, while his counterpart, Peyton Man-ning, completed 31-of-45 for 333

yards, one touchdown and an interception. Sunday’s aerial attack lived up to expectations as the two quarterbacks combined for the most competitions (63) in Super Bowl history. Manning’s late interception sealed the win for New Orleans. Down 24-17 with 3:12 left in the game, Saints’ cornerback Tracy Porter picked off the four-time league MVP and returned the ball 74 yards for a touchdown. Porter, who intercepted Brett Favre to force overtime in the NFC Championship, outsmarted Manning as he stepped in front of a pass intended for Reggie Wayne. The interception was the only turnover in a nearly flawless game. “I saw [the same play] over and over on film the past two weeks,” said Porter in an interview with ESPN. “On third down, the route they ran there was always big for them to convert third downs on. Through numerous amounts of film study we’ve done all week, when the route came, it felt like I was watch-ing it on film. When I saw the ball coming, I knew I was going to be in the end zone.” Though the Colts’ fate may have been decided by the turnover, the real story of the game came on the first play after halftime. Saints’ head coach Sean Payton showed that gamblers weren’t the only people taking chances on Super Sunday. Payton placed his bets on rookie punter Thomas Morstead to successfully complete an onside kick to start the second half. The gamble paid off. Morstead hit a perfect ball that bounced off the chest of Colts’ receiver Hank Baskett. After a near endless scramble was sorted out, Saints safety Chris Reis came out of the pile with the football clutched in his hands. The recovery sparked the Saints’ comeback as Brees connected with running back Pierre Thomas for a 16-yard touchdown on the ensuing drive. “We felt during the week [the onside kick] was more than a 60 or 70 percent chance,” Payton said. “We felt not [just] good, we felt real good.” The shell-shocked Colts quickly bounced back with a 10 play, 76-yard drive capped off by a four-yard touchdown run by running back Joseph Addai. Addai finished the game with 13 rushes for 77 yards and a touchdown. Indianapolis’ lead was cut to one

after Garrett Hartley connected on a 47-yard field goal. The second-year pro also kicked field goals of 44 and 46 yards. Colts kicker Matt Stover, the oldest player to ever compete in a Super Bowl, missed a 51-yard attempt wide left early in the fourth quarter to set up the Saints’ game-winning drive. Brees was masterful in leading the Saints down the field to over-come the 10-point deficit his team once faced. With 5:42 left, Brees hit tight end Jeremy Shockey on a two-yard slant to put New Orleans up 22-17. Payton again gambled on a two-point conversion which was initially ruled an incomplete pass to wide receiver Lance Moore. Upon further review, however, the play was overturned and gave the Saints a seven-point lead. Manning’s last-ditch effort to mount a comeback of his own fell short after a pass sailed through the hands of Wayne near the end zone. As the Saints’ sideline celebrated and a Gatorade shower ensued, the league’s most prominent player walked off the field empty and disappointed. “It’s time for the Saints to cel-ebrate,” Manning said. “It’s their field and it’s their championship…I certainly know how it was three years ago when we won. I know the people of New Orleans and the Saints have that same feeling right now.” The impact of the Saints’ victory on Sunday night goes further than the football field. The team has given life to a city that can finally wipe away their tears and throw their hands up in triumph. The Saints are now a symbol of resurrection for a community that has risen to the top after there was little hope that the lights on Bourbon St. would shine again. “We play for so much more than ourselves,” Brees said. “We played for our city. We played for the entire Gulf Coast region. We played for the entire ‘Who Dat’ nation that has been behind us every step of the way…We’re here because of their strength and everything they fought through here the last few years. They’ve given us so much support, so we owe it all to our fans.” With Mardi Gras set to begin in two weeks, the party in New Orleans has only just begun.


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Bulls zapped by Golden Flashes

Andrew WiktorSenior Sports Editor

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S C O U T I N G THE EAGLES2010 Record:12-11 (4-6, Mid-American Conference)

Last Game:Win vs. Ohio, 70-61

Last Meeting:Feb. 12, 2009, Buffalo 58-49

All-Time SeriesBuffalo, 8-7

Eastern Michigan Player to Watch:G – Carlos Medlock (Sr.) Medlock is the current co-MAC West Division Player of the Week after averaging 21.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in three games for EMU last week. He made 17-of-37 field goal attempts, went 8-of-22 from three-point range and made 75.2 percent of his free throw attempts. Medlock is third in EMU history with 188 career 3-pointers.

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MAC East POtW

For the fourth time this season, junior women’s bas-ketball standout Kourtney Brown was named the MAC East Player of the Week after picking up her 12th and 13th double-double of the season in the Bulls’ two home games last week. Brown averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds during Buf-falo’s homestand. In the loss to Eastern Michigan, Brown had 25 points and collected 10 rebounds. She also set a career-high with 13 free throws. In the Bulls’ win against Central Michigan, Brown recorded 19 points and 14 rebounds. Brown moved into seventh place on Buffalo’s all-time scoring list with 1,163 points and is currently fifth in the nation in rebounding and sec-ond in offensive rebounding.

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Cold hard crash

Moneytalks. You’vejustreceiveda$4.5millionbonusfromwork.Notbad,right?Here’showtheensuingnightofcelebrationpansout: (4p.m.)Celebratorydrinksbythehotelpool. (Midnight-4a.m.)GotoaMiamiBeachnightclub.Meetafriend–whohappenstoberunninga$3,000tab–fordrinks.Senda$375-bottleofPatronSilvertosaidfriend’stableandorderfiveshotsoftequilaforanother$90. (4a.m.)Leavetheclubandheadbacktothehotelforapowernap. (7a.m.)Wakeuphungry.Jumpintoa2005Bentleyanddrivetobreakfast. (7:15 a.m.) Strike andkill a 59-year old pedes-trianwhoisjustleavinghisconstructionjob. ForDonteStallworth,theseweretheeventsthattrans-piredbetweenMarch13andMarch14,2009. Mondaywasbittersweetforthewidereceiver,whoseone-yearsuspensionfromtheNFLendedalongwithhistenureontheClevelandBrowns.Theorganizationterminatedhiscontract,makinghimanunre-strictedfreeagent. It’sbeenalmostayearsincetheincidenttookplaceandtherearestill somanyaston-ishingaspectstothestory. Firstofall,itisdifficulttofathommaking$4.5millioninoneday,much lesskill-ingsomebodythefollowingmorning.DUImanslaughtersinFloridaarepunishableupto15yearsinprison,butthankstohishealthybonus,Stall-worthwasabletoreachapleabargainwiththedeceased’sfamilyandwassentencedtojust30daysinprison. That’sright,days. Andhedidn’tevenservethefullsentence. Stallworth was given aone-daycredit forthetimehespent in jailonApril2,2009,whenhewasarrested.Thanks to a state statute,Stallworthwasonly in jailfor24daysbecauseinFlorida,you’recreditedfivedayswhengivena30day-sentence. Ithought ‘GetOutofJailFree’cardsonlyexisted inMonopoly. Itisremarkablehowafewdrinkscanchangesomebody’sfortune sodrastically, butwhat’smoreastounding isthatStallworthclaims–andthecourtbelieves–thatheonlyhad“afewdrinks.” Really? FormerteammateBraylonEdwardsadmittedthathehaddrinkswithStallworththroughoutthedayandintotheevening.ESPNreportedthatEdwardsboughta$1,500bottleofPerrier-JouetRoseandspent$695onGreyGoose.

By JOE PATERNOSports Editor

Theysufferedthroughoverfourdecadesoffutilityandhadtheirhometownwashedoutbyanaturaldisaster,but,SaintsfansinthecityofNewOrleansfinallyhavesome-thingtobeproudof. Inwhat isnowthemostwatchedevent intelevisionhistory, the New OrleansSaintsbecameworldcham-pions after defeating theIndianapolis Colts, 31-17,SundaynightinSuperBowlXLIV.With an estimated106.5millionpeoplewatch-ingaroundtheworld,DrewBreestiedaSuperBowlrecordwith32completionsenroutetobeingnamedthegame’smostvaluableplayer.

Ravaged by HurricaneKatrinafour-and-a-halfyearsago, theSaints’ firstSuperBowltitlecouldnothavecomeatabettertimeforacityinsearchofinspiration.Foranorganizationthatsymbolizedembarrassmentformuchofits42-yearexistence,thewinpropelledtheSaintstoherostatusintheBigEasy. “Fouryearsago,whoeverthoughtthiswouldbehap-peningwhen85percentofthecitywasunderwaterfrom[Hurricane]Katrina?”Breessaid.“Mostpeoplenotknow-ingifNewOrleanswouldevercomebackoriftheorganiza-tionandtheteamwouldcomeback...Thisistheculminationofthatbeliefandthatfaith.”

By CHRISTOPHER FULLERStaff Writer

Whilemost of AmericagotreadyfortheSuperBowlon Sunday, the wrestlingteampreparedforamatchagainstconferencefoeKentStateat theM.A.C.Center.NotonlydidtheBulls facethe19thnationally-rankedteam, they did it withoutstarsophomoreDesiGreen,whowasinjuredWednesdayagainstEasternMichigan. ThedaystartedoffwellforBuffalo(8-6-1,1-2Mid-AmericanConference)withavictory inthe125-poundweight class. Senior DanBishopearnedhisthirdwininarowagainstKentState’s(13-3,2-0MAC)TroyOpher. DespiteBishop’sinitialsuc-cess, theBullsquickly lostmomentum,droppingtheirnextfourmatches. TheGolden Flashes tookeight of 10 matches, dis-posing of the Bulls in

dominatingfashion,31-6. Inthe133-poundmatchup,sophomoreKevinSmithfacedtheninthranked-wrestlerinthecountry.KentState’sDanny Mitcheff defeatedSmith in an 11-2 decision.KSU’s Chase SkoniecznybeatfreshmanAndrewSchuttinaclose6-4battle in the141-pound weight class. At149pounds,redshirt-freshman Chris Cont icompetedinthefirstMACdual match of his career.Conti held a 5-3 leadthroughthefirst twoperi-odsbeforeMarcelCloptoncamebackwithareversalin thethirdperiodto takethe match into overtime.Contifell7-5intheendaftera takedown by Clopton. Thenextboutinthe157-poundweightclasswenttotheGoldenFlashes.SeniorAndrewStellafelltoMallieShuster in a 5-2 f inal. SophomoreJohn-MartinCannonpickeduphis20th

careerdualvictorywitha4-2 win over KSU’s RossTiceat165pounds.Cannonand Bishop are the onlytwoBullswithperfect3-0recordsinMACcompetition. HeadcoachJimBeichnerdidnotseethelossasafailure. “I[can]alwaysfindsome-thingpositive,”Beichnersaid.“Thescoredidn’t indicate

the match’s intensity.” Beichnerwas impressedwith the f ight that theBulls put up against atop-ranked team and hefelt the loss would helpthe team in the long run. “We’re lea rn ing a smuchaswecanfromdual

By MATTHEW PARRINO and LUKE HAMMILLSports Editor and Asst. Sports Editor

The sport of boxing has reached rock bottom. No one is watching and nobody cares – or do they? Mixed Martial Arts has arguably taken over as the No. 1 combat sport in America, but with its historical relevance,

can boxing make its way back to respectability?

Is boxing dead and is MMA its killer?

LH: Boxingiscertainlynotdead. Many expected thehighly anticipated MannyPacquiaov.FloydMayweather

blockbustertobreaktheall-timepay-per-viewrecordof2.44million

buysbeforethefightfellthrough.Eachfighterstoodtomakeroughly$40million.

Pacquiaohimselfholdsthecurrentpay-per-viewrecord,whichwassetin2007winagainstOscarDeLaHoya.Bycomparison,UFC100wasthemostwatchedmixedmartialartsboutofalltime,anditonlygarnered1.72millionpay-per-viewbuys. Additionally,Pacquiao’snextfightwill

beheldatJerryJones’spalatialnewCowboysStadium–thelargestdomedstadiumintheworld–infrontof50,000people.Idon’tseeanymixedmartialartseventsonJones’seventscalendar. Thoughtherearenoofficialnumbers,sourcesareindicatingthatthemostrecentmixedmartialartspay-per-viewevent,UFC108,sufferedfromthelowestnumberofbuysinalongtime. Ismella fad.Boxinghas been a mainstayof American sportsforover 100years. Itwillalwaysbearound,regardless ofwhetherMMAactuallystaysrel-evantornot.

MP:Idon’tthinkboxingisdead,butIamcomfortableinsayingthatboxing ison lifesupport.Itcouldverywellbeonthevergeofbecomingthenexthockey.Nottobeharsh,butunlessyouliveinBuffaloorCanada,hockeyisabout

Saints outsmart Colts for first Lombardi trophy

Ted Jackson / The Times-PicayuneDrews Brees set a new Super Bowl record with 32 completions and was named game MVP in New Orleans’ 31-17 win over Indianapolis.

Boxing vs. MMA

Rob Schulz / The SpectrumThe Bulls fell to nationally-ranked Kent State, 31-6, in their first competi-tion without star sophomore Desi Green.

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The Spectrum. Volume 59 Issue 51