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A fortuitous discovery and some modern techniques of genetic decoding have helped shed light on what was once the polar bear’s mysterious evolu-tionary history. Charlotte Lindqvist, assistant research professor of biology at UB, helped in the sequencing of the mitochondrial genome of the oldest polar bear fossil ever

unearthed – a jawbone and a tooth estimated to be 130,000 years old. The results of the sequenc-ing have revealed that the polar bear is an unexpectedly young species, forming its own branch of the evolutionary tree only 150,000 years ago. In the scheme of evolution, the polar bear is still in its infancy. According to Lindqvist, the polar bear’s evolutionary iden-tity has been a long-unanswered question in the paleontology field. Though biologists have been able to establish that polar bears evolved from the brown

bear through genetic compari-son of the two species as they exist today, when and how long this split occurred could only be approximated. “There have been a lot of estimates out there,” Lindqvist said. “But since there have been really no fossils analyzed to sup-port these estimates, they have ranged anywhere from 50,000 to up to more than 1,000,000 years, so it’s been a pretty wide range.” The fossil, discovered in 2004 by a group of geologists in Norway, was from a fortuitously ideal period in the polar bear’s

evolution, providing the most illumination on its history that could have been expected. Apart from its location at a crucial point in the animal’s history, the fossil was also uncommonly revealing due to its preservation in the arctic environment. Because all DNA is susceptible to the damages of decay and eventual destruction, the genetic codes of the majority of ancient fossils are unable to be analyzed upon discovery. The process of degradation can, however, be considerably

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The SpectrumMonday, March 29, 2010 Volume 59 Issue 67An independent student publication of the University at Buffalo

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UB researchers thaw the secret past of polar bears

T O L E D O N O T R O U B L EMen’s tennis was in action against the

Rockets over the weekend.

By MAIRGHREAD RYANStaff Writer

On Wed nesday, U B hosted Palestinian activist Ilan Pappe’s lecture, “The Past and Present Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine.” The lecture promoted peace in war-torn Israel. An Israeli Jew, Pappe has written nine books, including The Ethnic Cleansing of Pales-tine, and 26 articles on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Pappe, who now lives in England as the History chair at Exeter University, was born to German-Jewish par-ents who relocated to Israel during German persecution in the 1930s. He was born in Haifa, and served in the Israel Defense Forces during the Yom Kippur War.

Now, however, Pappe is a leading activist in the return-home movement for Palestinians, claiming that the displaced people have a right to return to their hometowns. He was taught democracy, and applied it to Arabs. This was his second visit to Buffalo to promote this movement. English professor Jim

Holstun, member of the Western New York Peace Center board and chair of the Israeli-Palestinian commit-tee, opened the lecture saying that the photo of Pappe on his Web site is misleading, because he hasn’t seen Pappe stop smiling since he picked him up in Toronto. Pappe began his speech with the disclaimer: “This is not going to be an easy journey to the past.” Pappe covered ten major points that he considered “mythologies” of Zionist fab-rication of history. He claims that most of the history and information Americans are given about the Israeli- Pal-estinian conflict is through Zionist censorship. He argues

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Cravens exhibit creates center of

excellence By CHRISTOPHER Di MATTEOSenior Arts Editor

UB’s Anderson Gallery opened the Cravens World exhibit Sunday, which offers students and the public the chance to see a collection of priceless artifacts from worlds over. With over 1,100 objects dating as far back as 4,500 B.C., the exhibit will draw people from all around the world interested in study-ing cultural material to the university. Annette Cravens obtained the collection over a 40-year period travelling the world, and donated it to the College of Arts and Sciences in 1998. Cravens has difficulty accepting that her name is attached to such an incredible

exhibit, but gave the school the collection so that the public could grasp how incredible the objects are. “What I really wanted to do for the public … is to teach people to see,” Cravens said. “Instead of getting it out of a book or off of television is that people will come and see it and really experience it, because half the time you get a picture and you don’t know what size it is.” Bruce McCombe, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, made Peter Biehl, associate professor of archae-ology, the director of the project in December 2008. Since then, Biehl has been working with other students and faculty at the university to bring the project together. “I came to this university three years ago, and discov-ered that we have all this talent out there and I just con-tacted them. I invited them to raise money via research

projects, and really and truly interdisciplinary project came together,” Biehl said. “All work was exclusively done by UB faculty and students, and that is what we are proud.” Currently only the first phase of the project is com-plete. Phase two will involve renovating a room east of the main exhibit, and creating a research room west of the main exhibit that will be the home to world-class studies. “In the research room, we will have a top notch labora-tory where people from all over the world, who are spe-cializing and interested in this collection, will come and study the objects,” Biehl said. Beginning next semester Biehl will begin a seminar series on artifacts from the Near East and Europe that will result with each student writing up 100 pages to be published in a scientific cata-log on the collection. Students will also create their own

exhibits using artifacts from the collection, explaining all they have learned but also

Priceless learning

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TOP: Artifacts from all over the world, scattered amongst differ-ent periods of history, are avail-able for viewing at the Cravens World exhibit.

RIGHT: Annette Cravens and Peter Biehl have been vital in the creation of the Cravens World exhibit.

From Mumbai to SA President

By MATT MOSHERManaging Editor

Nischal Vasant was never in love with poli-tics. Growing up in Mumbai, India, he never envisioned he would work for the University at Buffalo’s Student Association, yet alone become president of the organization. As of last Thursday, Vasant became UB’s first international SA president-elect, winning the election with 1,153 votes. When choosing where to study after grade school, Vasant, who speaks three languages, wanted a “global perspective” and said he was thinking about Australia and Singapore, but came to America because of the freedom offered in coursework. “UB really promotes itself outside of the U.S.,” Vasant said. “I didn’t know what I was getting into with the weather, though.” In Mumbai, according to Vasant, the

temperature rarely gets below 70 degrees. His first experience with snow was the infamous October Storm. “I was excited. I’d never seen snow before,” Vasant said. “It was literally piled up to my head. But I had a lot of fun that day. There was no water, electricity, nothing, but it was a lot of fun.” Vasant also enjoys the summer months in the Queen City. He said the highlight of the summer is Thursday in the Square. “I love live music, that’s one of my favorite

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OPINIONHow do you spell “gullible”? In this day and age, it’s so easy to find information. Wikipedia is one click away, and blogs abound. Radio and TV personalities are also popular sources. The problem is that no one thinks twice about whether his or her source is credible. Sure, many people know by now to take Wikipedia with several grains of salt, but for some reason, all bets are off for just about any other source. People quote radio talk show hosts as if God Himself gave them this information. Something to note: just because you hear it from an

“expert” doesn’t mean it’s true. A sad trend in today’s society is that even those rare few who are willing

to do their own research can be misled by the staggering amount

of false information they’re sure to encounter. In this situation, it’s easy to

become paranoid about every-thing you read – but that’s a good thing. Everything should be questioned. Statistics can vary widely depending on who’s doing the research and what methods are used. They can also be misinterpreted very easily. For instance, many people believe that the divorce rate is 50 percent. That’s because in recent years, the number of divorces has been about half the number of marriages per year. However, since the people who got married that year are not the same people getting divorced, the divorce rate isn’t 50 percent – it’s actually only about 3 or 4 percent. Oh, and contrary to what you may have heard, that number isn’t rising; it’s actually been decreasing for the last few years. I learned these facts in several of my sociology classes. If I had come across this information myself, it’s likely that I would have interpreted it wrong as well, even though it came from US census information, which is a credible source. That’s why it’s so important to find someone who

Puff, puff, pass. The phrase may no longer be taboo in the state of California come November. The state with medical marijuana may make it entirely legal for adults. The petition to legalize marijuana was signed by nearly 700,000 residents of California, grossly exceeding the required 433,971 signatures needed. If approved, the referendum would allow all those over 21 years old to possess an ounce of marijuana – more then enough to roll up a few joints. The initiative also allows residents to cul-tivate and harvest the plant in limited quantities. Local governments reversed the option to allow and tax marijuana sales. However, the proposal does take measures to keep it away from minors. Users would not be allowed to consume it in any form in the public arena or while minors are present. The proposal would also make it illegal to drive while under the influence or possess the drug on school grounds, measures that should be enforced to the fullest. Many opposed to the measure cite the fact that marijuana is a gateway drug, which can lead users down a rabbit hole to other illegal narcotics. Plus, with its legalization, the state law would be in a direct conflict with federal law. The cur-rent administration in Washington has decided

to cease wasting federal resources on prosecuting marijuana cases. However, there is no indication that Washington would be supportive of this measure. Many advocates of the legalization believe that the state can stand to profit upwards of $200 million. That money could be used to help solve the Californian budget crisis. The revenue could also be used to pay for public safety services as well. What will be the side effects of the legalization? The fact remains that between 33 percent and 50 percent of Americans use it daily, according to a study by Roger Roffman, a professor of social work at the University of Washington. As far as criminal matters are concerned, in 2009, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice showed that arrests for other criminal offenses have decreased between 1990 and 2008. The arrests in California in cases with mari-juana have gone up by 127 percent. During that time, 60,000 violent crimes haven’t been solved, according to the FBI. Marijuana has too many questions surround-ing its legalization. There is no clear consensus on what the aftermath will be on marijuana legalization.

A sticky icky problemReferendum in California could make marijuana legal

Jennifer LombardoManaging Editor

A responsibility to the student body

To the editor,

I would like to start off by congratu-lating the Student Alliance on their near sweep of the recent SA election. I know that each and every one of the candidates and supporters worked with the utmost diligence and dedica-tion to secure the victory that they are celebrating today.

I would also like to take this chance to thank all the members of the ONE Party, all our supporters and all family and friends that helped us give this election our best shot. Without all your undying support, reassurance and assistance what we accomplished would not have been possible. It was reported in The Spectrum that I was unsure about how to handle my election. It is no surprise to anyone that this election was clouded in con-troversy, tainted with personal attacks and frustrated with many incidents of

immaturity. As someone who has run in two previous SA elections, for both SA Senate and SA Delegate, I can say without the slightest hesitation that this was the most difficult election I have ever participated in. No one runs in an election expect-ing to have ones reputation called into question, have friends turn into adversaries or to have to deal with a system where personal attacks trump political debate. Given the nature of this election, and the fact that I feel the new election

rules were not without flaw, I feel that no one can blame my initial lack of enthusiasm over my election in light of my parties loss. While I refuse to ascribe blame to any particular body, party or governing entity, I feel that the SA election process needs to be reas-sessed to guarantee ultimate equality and fairness in elections. Yet regard-less of the results, I still stand behind my friends and running mates and maintain their strong qualifications

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The American education system has been in trouble for quite a while. The first attempt to fix the weakening system was the No Child Left Behind Act enacted by President George W. Bush. It failed. Instead of being truly innovative and inspired, the current administration seeks to fix the gaping holes in the law. The new law is meant to give schools greater flexibility to meet standardized test scores, along with new ideas to assess teachers. The bill has support across the aisle. Not many politicians would actually bog down laws to help educate the future leaders of America. But why are America’s leaders trying to fix a bill that already has failed? Anyone that has been following the American education system knows it needs a lot more then just reform. It needs a facelift. The answer isn’t more funding; the amount of inputs going into the public education system in the past 40 years has been staggering. In an article entitled “The Economics of Schooling: Production and Efficiency in Public Schools” by Eric Hanushek, an expert in educational policy, Hanushek found that in the past 40 years, the United States has increased its spending for public schools from $18 billion in 1960 to $132.9 billion, while seeing tests scores drop like a rock. This means that as more money is spent per student, students actually do worse on standard-ized test scores. In fact, during that same time period, the number of teachers with master’s degrees and at least four years of teaching experi-ence has also risen. So let’s think about this. If spending more on students and better-educated teachers leads to worse test results, then other factors are at play. One conclusion that can be drawn is that a better-educated teacher isn’t necessarily a good teacher. When math and reading scores are falling behind, then schools should be trying to attract better teachers in those areas. In other industries, if a person is the best at his or her job,

he or she is paid accordingly. If math and English teachers are in higher demand, they shouldn’t be paid the same amount as a gym teacher or a social studies teacher. Comparing the United States students to those of the rest of the world shows the true flaw in our education system. According to another paper by Hanushek in 1998 titled “FRBY Economic Policy Review,” the United States has almost always fallen below the median test score since the 1960s, no matter which group of countries is taking the test. The results should be shocking to most, consid-ering the United States has a highly skilled labor force that has sustained the country’s economic dominance. For the American education system, quality has been replaced by quantity. The United States had a labor force with more years of schooling than labor forces of other countries, but those years entail lower-quality education. The era of American dominance in the global economy due to a superior workforce is ending. There are things besides increasing spending that can be done to improve Americans’ educa-tion level. Parents need to stress the importance of a good education, regardless of socioeconomic class. Education provides the foundation for opportunities to better a person’s life. Great teaching must be encouraged and rewarded. If the government is serious about improving the quality of education in this coun-try, then real steps must be taken to get the best from teachers. Lackluster efforts should no longer be tolerated. Lastly, the government’s band-aid fix of the No Child Left Behind Act won’t cut it. Having school districts operate with the threat of losing federal funding only makes that district teach to the exam rather then actually educating its students. America is sick of being an average student. Just passing doesn’t cut it anymore.

Law left to failReform of No Child Left Behind a waste of time

College days All this debate about whether or not UB should observe Good Friday as a holiday got me thinking: Why should we get any religious holidays off? Particularly when UB doesn’t even observe most federal holidays — like Columbus Day. Banks and the post office are closed, but we’re in school. UB claims it follows a secular calendar, but I beg to differ. Giving a majority of Jewish holidays off and neglecting other religions is not exactly secular. As a Roman Catholic, personally, I couldn’t care less if we got Good Friday off. How I observe my religion is my own

business. What does irritate me is the fact that we do get religious holidays off. We’re a public university and we shouldn’t get any off. UB professors

should make exceptions for stu-dents who need to miss class for religious reasons, but it should not be a university mandate.

We’re college kids at a state school — we should adopt this secular, college-friendly calendar for the 2010-2011 academic year by observing “college” holidays. And before the non-drinking crowd rises in protest, think of it this way: it’s win-win. The hungover kids get to stay home, and the studious one don’t have to deal with the nonsense. So, UB, this is my proposal: Throw out the current academic calendar and adopt my new one. Oktoberfest — Comparable to spring break, but at the end of October where everyone pretends they’re German, sports lederhosen and drinks some beer. Think Friedrich from The Sound of Music. Oh, and don’t forget the Bratwurst. Valentine’s Day — Whether you’re going out to dinner with your significant other or sitting alone in your dorm room drowning your sorrows in a bottle of Barton’s finest,

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Don’t repeat

Thursdays help blow off steamTREMBLAY from page 3

Animal preserved in coldBEARS from page 1

actually knows what he or she is talking about to help you interpret certain information. People can spout anything on their own blogs; even newspapers and magazines can fall prey to laziness and skip the fact-checking. Last year, when composer Maurice Jarre died, a college student named Shane Fitzgerald edited Jarre’s Wikipedia page to include what were supposedly his last words. Several well-respected newspa-pers printed the quote, which proves that the writers simply went to Wiki-pedia for their information – a huge gaffe for anyone to make, let alone national newspapers. Every new piece of information you encounter should be questioned, either through your own common sense or someone you’re sure is trust-worthy. Obviously you’ll be fooled sometimes, since even respectable sources can make mistakes, but you’ll be protecting yourself more often than not. Think your own thoughts and form your own opinions; don’t just blindly repeat what you read on someone’s blog as if it’s infallible.

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everyone enjoys V-day. Either you’re going to drink alone, or you’re going to celebrate your blossoming rela-tionship with a few bottles of bubbly. Take the day off. St. Patrick’s Day — If you’re truly Irish, St. Paddy’s Day is often con-sidered one of the high holy days where Jameson drives brain cells out like St. Patrick did to the snakes in Ireland. Munch on some corned beef and cabbage while dropping some car bombs and enjoying an ice cold Harp. Erin Go Bragh. Mardi Gras — Fat Tuesday lets bored college students bring a little

New Orleans to Buffalo. Grab some beads, learn Creole and kick things up a notch with a variety of mixed drinks before the self-inflicted absti-nence of the Lenten season kicks in. Columbus Day — I like to celebrate the merciless slaughter of millions of my ancestors by staying home and watching the history channel replay specials about Columbus’s many failures with a Molson in hand (it’s also the Canadian Thanksgiving; I need to represent.) Halloween — Oct. 31 is more a weeklong event here in Buffalo and should be observed with reverence. Why not? What other holiday lets you eat, drink and be merry with

Michael Jackson, slutty pirates, Superman and sexy cops? Cinco de Mayo — No finals on May 5, please. Don’t do that to us, UB. April 20 — Get your Bob Marley on. Roots, rock, reggae. And lastly, every college student’s favorite holiday: Thursday. Asher Roth loves it; so do silly frat boys and bar owners. Thursday is a great way to blow off steam so you can fully enjoy the rest of your real weekend. UB — this is a real secular calen-dar. I’m just throwing it out there. Let me know if you wish to discuss further.


for the positions they ran for. However, despite all of this, I was elected by the student body as a SUNY Delegate to represent the students at UB to whom I feel I owe a responsibility that supersedes party lines. I care too deeply about the student’s interests and rights to be dissuaded from serving them to my fullest potential. I called my father after the election results were announced, and he told me that his daughter is not a quitter. And indeed I am not. That is why, I wish to thank all those that voted in this election and extend my earnest desire to the new SA executive board that we can work together in the upcoming school year to improve the lives of students and hopefully mend the divisions that this election caused. I told The Spectrum during endorsements that in the end it’s simply about the students and I stand by that today. I intend to hold this position with as must enthusiasm and passion as I held it this year and I promise to, no matter what other office or capacity I serve in, to always consider the students at UB at the top of my priorities

Sincerely, Amanda JonasSUNY [email protected]

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ResponsibilityLETTER from page 3

slowed. This was precisely the case with this fossil. “This particular fossil was extremely well preser ved,” Lindqvist said. “It was well imbed-ded inside layers of sediments and has been lying there for thousands of years in a very, very cold environ-ment. So that’s why the DNA and the whole fossil were so well preserved, allowing us to extract and analyze it to determine [the polar bear’s] phylogeny.” Able to analyze the fossil’s mito-chondrial genome, Lindqvist and her colleagues directly compared its DNA to those of the modern species of polar and brown bears. The com-parison allowed them to determine

many physical characteristics of the organism. “We know a few things,” Lindqvist said. “The size of it was comparable to modern polar bears, it was probably feeding off seals or something similar like polar bears are today, and it lived in an environ-ment similar to what polar bears do today.” Though the polar bear evolved rapidly to adapt to its harsh envi-ronment, Lindqvist warns that it is questionable whether it will be capable of the adaptation that the effects of climate change are cur-rently forcing upon it. “It seems that they are so special-ized that they might not be adaptable to drastic changes,” Lindqvist said. “What I think will probably happen is that they will just react and move to places that are suitable for them.”


UPDATE:UB Police reported to The Spectrum that on March 1, Tessa M. Fiscella was arrested and charged with harassment at Wilkeson Quadrangle. The arrest has since been withdrawn.


ARTS & LIFE

Hot tubs for

dummies By JOSH Q. NEWMANStaff Reporter

Hot Tub Time Machine has reached the acme of cinema in that its aesthetic sublimity and biblical renditions have rendered a new age in which the existential and metaphysical property of human existence once pondered by magi and sage alike have now been extricated from its granitic, Gondwanaland sepulcher into the realm of a surrealist bazaar. Only kidding. But Hot Tub Time Machine is really sweet. The movie avoids any sort of message or heavy-handedness. As one can guess from the title, the film just tries to be stupid yet funny, and it is very successful in both. There are only a handful of time-travel movies out there and there are very few, if any, movies that focus on hot tubs. So Hot Tub Time Machine has the honor of being the first movie in cinematic history to join together two very different but nonetheless fasci-nating topics. The set-up is quite typical for a buddy comedy. Three men down on their luck are disil-lusioned by how their life has turned out at middle age. Adam (John Cusack, 2012), Nick (Craig Robinson, Father of Invention), and Lou (Rob Corddry, Rogues Gallery) have led, to put it lightly, unfulfilling lives. They wallow in their own self-pity and drown

their problems away through booze and whining. There’s also Jacob (Clark Duke, Sex Drive), Adam’s passive 20-year-old nephew who lives in his basement and does nothing besides play videogames. After Lou tries to kill him-self, the four decide to spend the weekend at a ski retreat. There they party in (unbeknownst to them) a time-bending hot tub, which, after a night of hard drinking – that may or may not have involved mascot sex – trans-ports them to 1986. The rest of the movie is about the four trying to get back to the present, all the while reliving and/or trying to change the past. In a way, it’s everyone’s ulti-mate fantasy. Who wouldn’t want to change something in the past? Or more importantly, who wouldn’t want to bet against the Bills in 1991 and Al Gore in 2000 to make a ton of money? The four, however, have to be careful. One false move could result in the butterfly effect, which, if you haven’t seen the horrific Ashton Kutcher movie,

means that the entirety of the time-space continuum and life as they know it could completely change. As one of the guys puts it, they could make Hitler president. All the while, they must deal with the ’80s. Granted, most young people who watch it may not get everything, but the movie does a good job of reminding the audience of the particulars and fads of an era when cellular phones weighed five pounds. Stunner shades, Jerry curls, Ronald Reagan, the incandescent clothing and Poison all make their respective appearances. It makes the audience glad that the ’80s occurred, but happier that it’s over. The movie isn’t smart but it is rather over the top, rude and simply fun. What makes it work is that it doesn’t overuse clichés. It simply uses them to their maximum effectiveness with hilarious results. The performances were funny as well. Cusack uses his typical charm and everyman demeanor to good use, while Robinson was cute as an unconfident giant

who’s there for his friends. The two to watch out for, though, are Duke and Corddry. Duke plays Jacob as a likeable loser who can still stand up for himself. He’s like Michael Cera, except not boring. Corddry goes all out. He is loud, obnoxious and totally ridic-ulous – just like we expect him to be. The bald SOB is hilarious in every scene he’s in, whether he’s getting beat up by some ski buff or trying to take advantage of his knowledge of the future. There’s also Chevy Chase (Presidential Reunion) as the mysterious hot tub mechanic who gives the four advice on how to get back to 2010. He doesn’t nearly get as much screen time as he should. Though his character is practically worth-less, Chase plays him as well as the script can provide. Hot Tub Time Machine is great fun and is good for a night of laughs. It may not be H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine, but with a title like that, who cares?


Courtesy of MGMIt’s not just a hot tub, but also a time machine. Who would have guessed?

By JOHN CONNELLYStaff Writer

Everybody wanted a pet as a kid. However, there probably weren’t any lucky enough to get a dragon. D r e a m W o r k s Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon is a charming movie that will hold children’s attention for 98 min-utes and leave them wanting to fly home on a fire-breathing friend. For older crowds, the movie is amus-ing enough to be a whimsical adventure into younger, more i m a g i n at i ve a nd awe-filled years. The story is reminiscent of a “boy and his dog” tale and centers around a teenage Viking named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel, She’s Just Not That Into You), who would rather be a baker than a warrior. The problem is, his people are at war with the dragons. He deals with the typical prob-lems every Viking teenager has, such as disappointing his father,

failing to impress the pretty Viking girls and not wanting to kill. His character’s plight is similar to what one would expect from a modern high school, which makes it easier to connect with Hiccup and his problems. The dragons in the movie are presented in a humorous light, but the film is still able to show them as a threat and menace to the humans. For Hiccup, this threat disappears the moment he meets his dragon. The creature, named Tooth-less, is utterly adorable and far more comparable to a dachshund puppy than to any other dragon. Toothless is sure to be one of the standouts of the movie that will drive kids crazy. The one real problem with this movie is that Baruchel is 28 years old and sounds more like an adult than a teenage boy. His

voice sounds more mature than a kid’s should. Also, Baruchel’s very distinct sound and delivery style do not transfer over well to an animated character. Many of Hiccup’s lines evoke images of the actor instead of a prepubes-cent Viking. Gerard Butler (The Bounty Hunter) seems like the perfect fit for a barbaric warrior since his days in 300. Still, his role as Stoick, Hiccup’s father and Viking leader, falls somewhat short of “fearless Viking” and lands much closer to Shrek. His natural Scottish accent lends to his performance and manages to come off as caring, yet stern and traditional in a rare role as a father figure. Watching as Hiccup and Toothless glide through the clouds captures a magical feel-ing that has been missing from

children’s movies since the glory days of Disney. Although there are many stun-ning animated films, How to Train Your Dragon ranks among the best of them. The scenes of dragons in f light display some breathtakingly unique scenery, and the vari-ety of fire-breathing styles that the drag-ons possess allowed for some superb visual effects. The story is refresh-ingly less predictable t ha n one wou ld expect from a chil-dren’s movie. Though, it shares little in common with the 2003 children’s novel by the same title – other than

the characters and setting – it still presents a compelling com-ing-of-age tale. Despite the theme of war that the movie contains, it is still a children’s film at heart. The war between the drag-ons and Vikings arises out of conflicting circumstances more than anything else. It lacks the introspective and serious mes-sage that many animated movies have started to carry, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. Although it lacks any deep meaning, it does not lack fun and thrills. The movie is still able to provide an enjoyable movie experience. While How to Train Your Dragon may not be the defining animated work of this decade, it is still a pleasant fantasy romp.


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Silenced voice I had nightmares all weekend. I woke up sweat-ing in the middle of the night screaming, “Leave me alone!” before I snapped out of it and realized it was just a dream. Except it wasn’t. All last week I battled my way through the frenzy of Student Association elections in the Student Union. Between the Student Alliance and the ONE Party, if I had one more campaigner shove a flyer in my face urging me to vote, I would’ve taken regret-table actions. I don’t have a problem casting my vote. After all, it is part of my student obligation to let my voice be heard. I do, however, have a problem with both parties’ campaign slogans stating that they’re “for the student population.” Really? Because I beg to differ. After months of speculation, SA proudly announced that Three Days Grace will headline Spring Fest 2010 with opening acts N.E.R.D. and Lady Danville, in addition to two unnamed acts. Are. You. Kidding. Me? That’s the best you could do? A ’90s alternative rock band that took nearly 11 years to hit it big with a platinum album that only reached 69 on the U.S. charts? They’ve had their fair share of gold hits with “I Hate Everything About You,” “Animal I Have Become,” “Pain” and “Never Too Late,” but is it really enough to sign the band on to headline our spring concert series? Hardly. Spring Fest has always been a highly anticipated event on campus. It’s the end of the year celebra-tion – one last hoorah on campus before exams and senior commencement. You could even say it’s a reward for students who’ve spent endless hours spent at Capen stressing over finals. Sorry to say, but this year students may end up opting to spend their Saturday night at Capen instead of Alumni Arena. This isn’t the first time in the past four years that SA has dropped a goose egg on Spring Fest. Last year, the annual April concert featured punk rockers Rise Against, and The Roots headlined in 2007 – not too memorable. SA did reel in Akon and T-Pain in 2008 for a night to remember. T-Pain wasn’t on stage long enough to make a lasting impression, but his over the top mascot opened eyes. Akon started off a bit rocky before his oddball DJ fell off the turntable, nearly breaking his neck and every piece of equipment on stage. The night was a success in my book. If you claim to be the voice of the students, then give the students the chance to be heard. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t have a say in who we want to headline our concert. Survey the student population on an ideal music genre or compile a list of possible headlining can-didates. Take those results and hire an act that you know the students will be excited for. If that idea doesn’t satisfy your minds, then do us all a favor and broaden your horizons. My patience has run out on the customary rotation of hip-hop to punk rock bands between the fall and spring concerts. I’m sick of having to watch rap and hip-hop artists run around stage while waving a towel in the air as they hold a firm grasp on their man-meat. I’m sick of hearing poor acoustics make a national rock band sound like underground rockers performing in Billy’s basement for a kegger party. Didn’t Lupe Fiasco’s performance make you want to find a new playlist after he told UB students they suck? Here’s an idea: play something country. Country music has taken the music business by

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learning space for students to enhance what they gain in the classroom. This different type of learning is a change that has been taking place throughout the teaching world. “Picking up an object here that is 1,000 years old and being asked to think about where it is from, who made it, what meaning did this have for those people and what we can learn about human experience from this object, that is the direction that social studies education is taking,” Robert said. Mark Goff is one of the four gradu-ate students who helped design ways to teach students using the artifacts. The future teacher feels that getting students away from textbooks and seeing things will help augment their learning experience. “It is getting kids to process, get-ting them to think critically. It is more than just telling them Pearl Harbor happened Dec. 7, 1941, it is getting kids to think more than about dates,” Goff said. Students at the gallery’s open-ing welcomed the new learning experience. “I got to see the [artifact] and how if feels rather than just look at a picture of it,” said Jordan Summers, a local sixth grade student. The way the collection is displayed

is another aspect of the exhibit that makes it more than exceptional. A transparent case, housing 126 objects, is in the center of the exhibit, while another 451 artifacts are dis-played in wall-cabinets and drawers, all the while geographically organiz-ing the collection. Designed by Mehrdad Hadighi, chair of the Department of Archi-tecture, and department adjunct instructors Christopher Romano and Jose Chang, the display is truly remarkable. The team had to orga-nize the diversity of the collection, but also find a way to show it all. Those who visited the exhibit also appreciated how accessible the artifacts were. Noting that the Buf-falo Museum of Science has great cultural artifacts but doesn’t display them, viewers enjoyed the fact that a great collection of everyday pieces is on display right here in Buffalo. “This collection shows things that are not just the famous big master works. They are things that were used by people in their daily lives, so they are more accessible to the viewer perhaps than say a statue of a Roman emperor or a sarcophagus from ancient Egypt,” said Daniel Reiff, a Kenmore resident viewing the exhibit. There are many great aspects to

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that Zionism is the response to anti-Semitism in Europe. Pappe sees Zionism in Palestine is colonization, and the only colonial movement that survived post-colonialism. “The only strange this is that it still continues in the 21st Century,” Pappe said. Pappe disagrees with the idea that Palestine is a land without a people. “People that were there are the people of the land. You bother to define a place when it doesn’t belong to you,” he said. Pappe argues that the Zionist movement in Israel has rewritten history, skewing the details of the Palestinian expulsion. Israelis are frightened of Palestin-ians outnumbering them. 99 percent of Israelis, if asked, believe the prob-lem in the West Bank is solved. Pappe believes this to be untrue. He refers to the so-called

“settlements” in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as “open air prisons.” Any retaliation or rebellion would lead these settlements to becoming “closed air prisons.” “It would be a much better world if people [would] acknowledge their past crimes,” Pappe said. Islamaphobia has caused many people to look upon the fighting between Israeli and Palestinian forces as linked to Al Qaida. Pappe assures us it is not a movement in terrorism, but a liberation movement where the Palestinians are “struggling for existence, for survival.” He believes three major steps are necessary from the Israeli state if there is ever going to be peace in the West Bank and Gaza Strip: acknowledg-ment, accountability, and acceptance. As an anti-Zionist, Pappe vehe-mently believes the only way to peace is a one- state solution. He argues that so many supported a two- state solu-tion, but something obviously went

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a Web site manager for SA in 2007, he saw potential for the organiza-tion to change and become better under his leadership. “I could tell that SA was not reach-ing its full potential,” Vasant said. “As a student government, you should be focusing more on trying to help students rather than to entertain.” Vasant said entertainment is a necessary part of what SA does, but there are many other issues to focus on, including cuts to UB from the SUNY level. “It’s important when this comes up to figure out a solution from our end and to be prepared for the [UB] administration and for Albany,” Vasant said. “With these cuts to the SUNY system we need more rallies, we need to send buses full of students down to Albany to show the legisla-tors that we’re going to do something against it, I think this is something SA should do.” Along with preparing for the

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of 43-1.75 (13.15m). Woods also earned a sixth-place finish in the women’s hammer throw at 175-10 (53.59m). The women’s team was just as successful on the track. Sophomores Jackie Burns and Ellen Muster earned the top two spots in the second section of the women’s 1,500-meters. Burns won the race with a time of 4:39.98, and Muster came in second in 4:41.61. Freshman Katie Sanders rounded out the top 10 with a time of 4:46.26. Buffalo also won the sprint medley relay with a time of 3:59.96. Burns ran the anchor leg and was joined by freshman Jamiee McClary, soph-omore Natalie Fildes and senior Allison Grimes. McClary continued her successful

weekend, breaking the women’s record in the 200-meters. Her time of 24.18, which broke a 10-year-old record set by Janelle Callender, earned her a seventh-place finish. Jenkins is excited for the next match at the Florida Relays. “I think we are going to compete very well down south,” Jenkins said. “We’re going to need to continue to train hard and make sure to get our throws to qualify in the warmer weather. Our goal is to make the top 48 teams in each event to get into the NCAA.” The Bulls will head to Gainesville, Fla. for the Florida Relays, which are set to start at noon on Friday.


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storm in recent years. Its popularity is expanding vastly with country rockers Keith Urban, Brad Paisley and Toby Keith. If electric guitarists aren’t your style, try Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift or Carrie Underwood. How about mega-groups including Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum and The Zac Brown Band? Smaller acts from Darius Rucker to Jason Aldean and Gloriana can pack just as big a punch as the mainstream stars. Do you honestly believe outsiders will spend $35 on a ticket for this year’s lineup? Country acts sell out venues around

Buffalo and Western New York year-round (including UB’s own country acoustics show at The Center for the Arts). A country act is going to draw a bigger crowd outside UB students, and we all know what that means. Revenue. I’m not suggesting to specifically target a country music act. But I am suggesting that you give us something fresh and new to look to forward to. Stop choosing one of the recently played artists off your iPod to head-line Spring Fest and give UB students a voice. Maybe then your crowd will exceed the attendance of a high school musical.


and Lawler’s RBI double. The win marked the Bulls’ first victory in a conference home opener since 2002. Senior pitcher Pierre Miville-Deschenes took the mound for the Bulls in game two and pitched well for the first four innings, until everything came undone. Miville-Deschenes hit a batter and threw two wild pitches in the fifth inning. The Eagles capitalized on the errors, scoring six runs to all but bury the Bulls in the contest. Buffalo added two runs in the last inning on a double by senior left fielder Bobby Pizzuto, but it was too little, too late as the Eagles walked away with the second game of the

doubleheader. Miville-Deschenes recorded seven strikeouts in his four-and-a-third innings of work. “We had had a couple of oppor-tunities with guys on base [and] we didn’t take advantage of them,” Tor-galski said. “We needed somebody to step up and come up with a big hit in certain times and it didn’t happen. In the final game of the series, the Bulls just couldn’t figure out Eastern Michigan’s lefty Collin Taylor. Buf-falo scored only one run in the game off of a steal by Skonieczki. Taylor struck out five Bulls and

gave up five hits in the Eagles’ win. Buffalo junior pitcher Josh Edwards allowed six hits and struck out four Eagles in six-and-a-third innings of work. “Edwards went into the seventh inning with a two hitter,” Torgalski said. “He just kind of ran out of gas. He gave us an opportunity and we just didn’t score runs for him.” Buffalo will head back to Fred Handler Park Tuesday to take on St. Bonaventure at 2 p.m.


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SPORTS

Luke HammillAsst. Sports Editor

see HAMMILL page 10

By JACOB LAURENTIStaff Writer

Momentum seemed to spread to everyone on both track and field teams this weekend. Record-breaking performances were the result. Both the men’s and wom-en’s track and field teams had impressive showings at the Raleigh Relays, a two-day event at North Carolina State’s Paul Derr Track. The teams won a total of five events and broke five school records in the process. The men’s relay team broke two of those records. The sprint medley relay team of seniors Ezekiel Porter and Brian Smith, along with sophomore Isaiah Mask and junior Shaun Brummert, ran its way to a record-breaking time of 3:26.57 and a third-place finish. The team’s time broke the mark set at last

year’s Raleigh Relays. Porter and Smith joined seniors Dan Schichtel and Dan Harris in the 4x200-meter relay and produced a record-setting time of 1:25.51. The time earned the team a fifth-place finish in the event. Other successful finishes came in the 5000-meters, as junior Jacob Hagen came in second-place with a time of 15:11.30, and in the 400-meter hurdles with freshman Will Cole placing fifth in 52.62 seconds Sophomore Casey Garbaty also broke a school record as he won the javelin throw. His heave of 224-6 (68.43m) was not only 10 feet better than the second-place throw, but crushed his mark from last season of 209-9 (63.93m). Men’s head coach Perry Jenkins spoke about Garbaty’s performance after the match. “Casey [Garbaty] was defi-nitely a key performer this

weekend,” Jenkins said. “He is now number two in the east and number four in the country in the javelin throw.” The rest of the men’s throw-ers were impressive as well. Sophomore Rob Golabek earned third place in the shot put with a toss of 56-11.50 (17.36m). Fellow seniors Jake Madonia and Alex Stamatakis also finished sixth and sev-enth, respectively. Junior Matt Gac finished fifth in both the discus (165-2, 50.35m) and the hammer throw (196-5, 59.87m). Gobalek placed in the hammer throw as well, finishing ninth with a throw of 183-1, 55.81m. Jenkins was pleased with his team’s performance over the weekend. “It was a great trip down there and we competed very well,” Jenkins said. “We broke

Bulls reach new heights at Raleigh Relays

Courtesy of Ezekiel PorterSenior sprinter Ezekiel Porter was part of the record-setting 4x200-meter relay at the Raleigh Relays. see TRACK page 10

By CHRIS LAWStaff Reporter

The Miller Tennis Center has been a tough place for opponents to play this season and the men’s tennis team hoped to continue that trend as it kicked off conference play over the weekend. Trying to defend a perfect home record, the Bulls (7-4, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) hooked up with conference-foe Toledo (8-11, 0-1 MAC) on Saturday. Buffalo used the home-court advantage to rally and pull off a 4-3 comeback win over the Rockets. Needing to capture victories in two of the final three matches to win the match, the Bulls depended on their fourth and sixth slot play-ers to edge the Rockets. Sophomore Alex Kalinin fell into a deep hole early, dropping the first set of his match against Toledo’s Gursher Harika, 6-2. All hope seemed lost as Kalinin trailed 2-0 early in the second set, but the sophomore came to life and rallied to win the next six games, taking the second set, 6-2, to tie the match

at one set apiece. Kalinin’s surge continued in the next set as he gained an early advan-tage en route to a 6-2, third set victory to notch a key point for the Bulls. “Alex Kalinin really battled out there,” head coach Lee Nickell said. The pressure then shifted to fresh-man George Tibel, who needed to win if the Bulls were to beat Toledo. Tibil dropped the first set, 4-6, to Rockets sophomore Leo Sarria. The freshman then cruised in the second set, winning 6-2. In the third and final set, Tibil fell behind a break at 4-2. The Bulls’ hopes of preserving their perfect home record looked slim. But Tibil was able to break Sarria, and in the process took a 5-4 lead. Both players held serve to force the tiebreaker and Tibil defeated Sarria, 7-4 to claim a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory. “It was a great win for George Tibel after being down a break in the third set,” Nickell said. The Rockets jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after winning two-out of three doubles matches. In the first singles match, the

Bulls captured a win when sopho-more Wojciech Starakiewicz came back from being down a break in the second set to defeat the Rock-ets’ Sven Burus 6-1, 6-4. Toledo then broke the tie score in the second singles match. Junior Aleksandar Elezovic handled Bulls junior Marcelo Mazzetto 6-3, 6-2. In third singles, Rockets junior Nutthavit Likitkumchom needed three sets to defeat senior Kirill Kolomyts, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Freshmen Vusa Hove won in straight sets in the fifth slot match. Hove defeated Toledo freshman Bryant Dudzik, 6-2, 6-3. The Bulls needed strong perfor-mances from many of their players to beat Toledo, and Nickell was pleased with the team’s overall effort in the win. “It was a very strong fighting performance for our guys,” Nickell said. “We showed great resiliency to come back. Our energy seemed to rise as the game went on and that’s what put us over a good Toledo team.”


Give credit where

credit is due Be honest, Sabres fans. When you think back to the beginning of this NHL season, what were you saying about the Sabres? What type of predictions were you making? From what I remember, nobody had high expecta-tions for the team. Everyone was saying that it was going to be another typical losing season and that the Sabres didn’t have a roster solid enough to compete with star-studded teams like Pittsburgh and Washington. I’ll admit it — I was right there with you, doubting the potential of the Buffalo blue and gold. Well, look at the Sabres now. On Saturday night, they clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2007, the year Chris Drury and Daniel Briere led the team to the NHL’s best record. Here in 2010, the Sabres are in position to win the division, which would give them home-ice advantage in the postseason’s first round (knock on wood — this is Buffalo, after all). Taking the preseason expectations into consid-eration, it seems to me like the Sabres have had a great season. So why isn’t anybody giving this team any credit? Why are people still down on the Sabres after all they’ve accomplished this season? When I turn on Buffalo’s sports radio, I’m always hear-ing miserable Mike Schopp talking about how the Sabres have no chance of winning a Stanley Cup. When the Sabres lose two games in a row, everyone I run into sud-denly has 10 reasons why the Sabres are terrible. I can’t help but feel that they are undeserving of so much criticism. Call me foolish, but I’m an optimist. I’d like to commend the Sabres for the job they’ve done this season and give you a few reasons to root for them come playoff time. 1. Though this year’s Sabres lack the 2007 team’s offensive star power, head coach Lindy Ruff has promoted a team-first phi-losophy, and the goal scoring has been done by committee rather than by one or two stars. Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville have each scored 23 goals, leading the team. Right behind them are Derek Roy, whose hat trick on Saturday brought him up to 22 goals, and Jochen Hecht, who has 20 goals. 2. On the defensive end of the ice, 6-foot-8-inch Tyler Myers is a favorite to win the Calder Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the league’s top rookie. He just turned 20 years old

Perfect home for thing

Derek Chong/ The SpectrumThe men’s tennis team defeated Toledo Saturday afternoon at the Miller Tennis Center in Williamsville. The score was 4-3.

By BRIAN JOSEPHSStaff Reporter

The baseball team played its first Mid-American Conference game of the season in less than favorable condi-tions. The team aimed to get out of the box quickly against a conference foe in hopes of sending a message to the rest of the MAC. Buffalo (10-10, 1-2 MAC) found some success but fell short in the end against Eastern Michigan (10-14, 2-1 MAC), dropping two out of three games over the weekend. Due to unfa-vorable conditions at the Bulls’ home field, all of the games took place in St. Bonaventure’s Fred Handler Park. The Bulls won the first game, 5-2, while the Eagles took the last two games in convincing fashion. EMU took the second part of the Saturday doubleheader, 7-2, and beat Buffalo 4-1 on Sunday. “Offensively we didn’t produce,” said manager Ron Torgalski. “Eight runs in three games... is not going to

cut it.” Buffalo was the first team on the scoreboard in Saturday’s first game. In the bottom of the second inning, senior center fielder Adam Skonieczki hit a single towards left field to give the Bulls something to work with. Senior designated hitter Charlie Karstedt converted on the opportunity with an RBI double that sent his teammate home. A stolen base and an RBI single by Eastern Michigan’s Ken Battiston tied the game at one run apiece in the following inning. The Bulls put the game out of reach, however, on an RBI double by senior first baseman Rob Lawler. Senior Chaz Mye toed the rubber for the Bulls in the win and was sharp for eight-and-a-third innings. Mye surrendered only five hits in the game and struck out 10 Eagles in the win. The Bulls kept the lead thanks to senior shortstop Brad Agustin’s run

Buffalo’s home-opener not so homey

Spectrum File PhotoBuffalo lost two of three games over the weekend.

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The Spectrum. Volume 59, Issue 67