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JOE KONZE JRNews editor

Youmay only get one chance

towitnessgreatnessandamulti-Grammy Award-winning guitar-ist. For somemusic lovers, thatchancecameTuesdaynightwhenJoeSatrianiperformedatUB.Satrianihasbecomeoneof the

most well respected instrumen-tal-rock guitarists in the world.On Tuesday night, the legend-ary artist illuminated the CenterFor the Arts (CFA) stage withhismelodicandpentatonicscalesandpigsquealsbouncingoff thewalls,creatinganarena-rocktypeof atmosphere.His clean, smooth-sounding

four-piece band played a solidshowon the “UnstoppableMo-mentum” tour, taking the audi-ence through a euphoric dreamof metal, rock, jazz and funkwithasprinkleof country.At7:30p.m.,TheSteveMorse

Band providedastrongopening.Theyperformedfromapleth-

oraof genres– includingcoun-try,jazzandrock–andcapturedthe audience’s attention witha driving bass line, which con-tained the right amount of per-cussion to accompany the mix-tureof high-pitchednotes.But the deepest feeling of

Morse’s set came when heswitched to acoustic guitar andfingerpickedhiswaythroughtheminds of the audience, reelingthemintohisperformance.By the time Morse had com-

pletedhis set, he left the crowdwantingmore.

Around 8:30 p.m., the lightswent out. The stage was pitchblack. The crowd rumbled withapplause.Theyknewaguitargodwasintheirpresence.A man in all black, wearing

sunglasses, emerged from thedarkness with his signature or-ange Ibanez JS 1200. As soonas he played his first note, thecrowd erupted with chants of “Let’sgo, Joe” that reverberatedthroughouttheCFA.Satriani,who isknownforhis

heavyrockandwellthought-outguitarsolos,sportedall-blackat-tire–jeans,bootsandshirt–tomatchhisblacksunglasses.His“JoeCool”swagger,along

withhisharmonicensemble,wasimpeccable.For William T. Grady III of

EastAurora,thiswashisfirstSa-

trianiperformance.Hisdadtookhimasabirthdaypresent.“I love Joe Satriani,” Grady

said.“I lovehisstyle,andhe’sagreatmusician.Oneof thebestof all-time.”Mike Kenneally, a former

member of the Frank Zappaband,who played keyboard andguitar,complementedSatrianiasthe two exchanged guitar solosonstage.But through the exchanged

riffsweretwomenjammingoutandenjoyingthepresenceof oneanother’smusicianship.An ongoing light show en-

gulfed the background of thestage, surrounded the band andhypnotized the crowd as theybobbedtheirheadsupanddowninapproval.

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Satriani shredsFamed guitarist commands the CFA stage

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JEff ScOTT, The SpecTrum

JoeSatrianibroughtthecrowdtotheirfeetattheCenterFortheArtsonTuesday.Theconcertwaspartof his“UnstoppableMomentum”tourpromotinghisnewalbum.

SAM fERNANDOseNior News editor

On Thursday night, the sev-enStudentAssociationpresiden-tialcandidateswerescheduledtoparticipateinadebateintheStu-dentUnionTheatre.SamMcMa-honandJessicaHonan,however,weretheonlytwowhotookpart.Inadebatethatlastedjustover

30 minutes, Honan and McMa-hon answered a series of ques-tions from SA Chief of Staff JenniferMerckel,SpectrumEditorin Chief Aaron Mansfield andElections and Credentials ChairStephenRuppinfrontof anau-dienceof approximately20peo-ple,mostof whomwereSAof-ficials.Rupp saidone candidate,Mo-

hammad Alwahaidy, had a classthat he couldn’t miss to attendthe debate. Another candidate,Michael Simons, was home inRochester because he thoughtthe debate was on Friday. Rupphadn’theardback fromtheoth-ercandidates.Thehighlightof theeventoc-

curred near the end of the de-bate. Merckel asked Honan aquestionfromtheaudience.“There is no doubt SA is a

complex organization,” Merckelsaid. “With your lackof SA ex-perience and after hearing ideasform the other candidates, doyoustillfellyouarethebestper-sonforthejob?”Honansaidshebelievesherin-

experienceshouldn’tdetervoters.“I am super hardworking,”

Honan said. “I am super flexi-ble. I am really good at change.

Iwillworkashardandasmuchas it takes. Idon’t likesleep,butI really like coffee… I know Idon’t have that much SA expe-rience…There arepeoplewhodon’t alwayshave thatmuchex-perience and do really amazingthingswhen theyareput in thatposition.”McMahonchosetorespondto

Honan’sanswer.“Any other time, I would say

this would be a great thing tohavesomeonewhojustwantstogetinvolved,andsomebodywhodoesn’t know that much but iswilling to learn, join theStudentAssociationandevencomeinatthat level,” said McMahon, thecurrent SA senior office manag

Two of seven candidates participate

SA presidential debate draws small crowd

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JOE KONZE JRNews editor

As the final minutes tickedaway in the March Student As-sociationelection,CarsonCiggiastoodmotionless;hismindwan-deredoff.Earlierthatday,Ciggiaandhis

campaign partner and running-mate, Christian Andzel, wereeating pizza at La Rosa in TheCommons, talking about whatwould happen if they won. Orwhatwouldhappenif theylost.Ciggiawantedtostaypositive,

buthehadseenthelargenumberof studentssupportingtheSpiritPartyallweek.Ciggia lost to Spirit candi-

date Nick Johns by 380 votes.Johnswouldgoontoresignjustamonth into theacademicyear,fendingoff aslewof allegationsandanimpeachment.So,whoisthemanthatcould

havebeen–butneverwillbe–studentbodypresident?

Heconsideredrunninginnextweek’sreelection,butoptedout.He’shappywhereheis.Whenthefinalresultswerean-

nouncedinMarchandhewasn’tonthewinningside,hewasdis-appointed–notonlyforhimself but for his team and the candi-datesrunningwithhim.“When I walked into the [SA

office]andI saw [Treasurer Jus-tin Neuwirt] and T.C. Scott sit-tingthere,andIsawthelookontheir face, I knew before theyeven announced the numbersthatweweredone,”Ciggiasaid.“They were both pasty white;theylookedlikesheets.”Ciggia, a senior business ad-

ministration major, is just oversix months removed from thelast election and is now work-ing as an intern at Ellicott De-velopmentindowntownBuffalo.Thoughhefailedtowintheelec-tion, those who know him sayhe is a natural leaderwith qual-ities that are difficult to define.

RecoveringfromtheelectionhasnotbeendifficultforCiggia–hehas learned throughout his lifehowtopersistthroughtumult.Soonafterhisparents’divorce

in2002,Ciggiastartedattendingschool in theWilliamsville Cen-tral School District, instead of Clarence,wherehehadattendedbefore.“Ihadtobemotherandfather

to him because his father isn’taround for him for anything,”said Cindy Marvak, Ciggia’smother.“[Theabsenceof hisfa-ther]madehimstronger.Henev-erfeltsorryfor[himself].While attending Heim Mid-

dle School inWilliamsville, Cig-gia experienced occasional bul-lying forwearing a shirt and tieto school almost every day. Histhought processwas to dress asif he was going to work everyday.

Success through defeatCiggia uses drive, willingness to stand out to overcome obstacles

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DANIElE gERShON, The SpecTrum

JessicaHonanandSamMcMahonweretheonlytwoof theseventotalStudentAssociation presidential candidatesto participate in the debate Thursdaynight.Theeventhadabout20attend-eesandlastedjustover30minutes.

JuAN D. PINZON,

The SpecTrum

Afterlosinglastspring’sStudentAssociation’spresi-dentialelection,CarsonCiggiahasenjoyedworkinginprojectimplementationatEllicottDevelopmentinBuffalo.

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Satriani’shighenergyonstagespread throughout the crowd asfansplayedairguitarandrippedtheir shirts off in excitement.Themoodbouncedfromtheau-diencetothestage,keepingspir-itsupallnight.“It looked like theywerehav-

ing a lotof funout there,” saidRylan Skelly, a college studentfrom Waterloo, Ontario. “[Theband]didalotof improv,whichwas inspiring to me. I’ve beencoming down [to Buffalo] forconcerts for the past five yearswithmydad.Thisisagreatven-

ue.”After set concluded, the

crowd’s uproar continued. Asfans began to file out and headhome for the night, Satriani re-turned to the stage for a two-song, roughly 20-minute en-core. He played his popular hit

“Crowd Chant,” and the CFAwasvibratingwithapplause.“I’ve seen him a bunch of

times,” said Sean Gregory of Buffalo.“Yeah,he’salwaysgood.Healwayscomesoutat theendof hissets.”Satriani’s tour continues to

Canada with a show tonight inMoncton,NewBrunswick.The next concert at the CFA

will be Herbie Hancock onWednesday,Oct.9.

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er. “But in this election, I thinkitisreallycrucialthatsomebodywho has SA knowledge and ex-periencetakesover.“Giventhepointof theyearit

is,givenhowmuchhashappenedto date, how much events havebeen planned [and] how manycontracts we have out with dif-ferentorganizations, it is impor-tant that someone who knowsthoseaspectsalreadystepsinandcantakethereinswithaminimallearningcurve.”The evening revolved mainly

around the candidates elaborat-ingontheirplatforms.

McMahon has proposed anidea tocreate aholidaybus sys-tem thatwould take students toandfromtheairportaroundthevariousbreaksatUB.Hesaid itwould be a step that is benefi-cialtomoststudents,consideringmanyarenotlocal.Healsomen-tionedlookingintoanSA-subsi-dizedtaxisystemforstudents.Honan said if elected, she

would change the way SA offi-cialsareevaluated.Shesaidtherewouldbesurveysforclubmem-bers to fill out and determinewhatofficialswouldneedtoim-proveupon.

The candidates agreed witheach other on a number of is-sues.Theysaidtheywouldtrytofoster a better relationship withThe Spectrumandreformthewayclub rollover budgets are han-dled.Theybothemphasized theimportance of the clubs’ inter-estsandcommunicationbetweenvariousSAorganizationsliketheAssemblyandSenate.Theyalsoagreedthat insome

aspects, the president has toomuchpower,specificallythepo-sition’s power to have the finalsay in all staff hires. McMahonproposed a change to the con-

stitution, whichwould eliminatethe“executivehiringpower”andreplaceitwithasysteminwhichtwo of the three e-boardmem-bers must agree before hiring astaff member.Rupp was disappointed there

wereonlyabout20peopleinat-tendance, though hewasn’t sur-prised. He said the short timebetween the resignation and theelection didn’t give SA a lot of timetomarkettheevent.Generally, only 10 percent of

undergraduates vote in the an-nual election,he said.ButRuppisunsureof howmanystudents

willparticipateinthereelection.“Ingeneral,thestudentsdon’t

seem to know too much aboutthe Student Association andsomepeoplearenotcomfortablevoting,”Ruppsaid.The election is slated to take

placeintheStudentUnionMon-dayandTuesdayfrom9a.m.to5p.m.andWednesdayfrom9a.m.to3:30p.m.

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“Kids in middle school tendtobecookiecut-outs,”saidSamEndich, Ciggia’s middle schoolcounselor.“Carsonhaddifferentinterests.Hedidn’tstickout,buthe didn’t fit the ‘mold of mid-dle school.’What I thoughtwasgreat about Carsonwas, hewasalways comfortable in his ownskin.”Ciggia didn’t listen to those

whocritiquedhis ‘dressforsuc-cess’ mentality. He prided him-self on embracingWarren Buf-fet’sbelief that steppingoutsideof yourcomfortzoneisessentialtosuccess.He had bigger goals in his

mind than most middle schoolstudentshadatthetime,Endichsaid. Ciggia began to ask morequestionsinclasswhenhetrans-ferredschools.This is where Ciggia said he

begantogrowasaperson.While kids his age were play-

ingvideogamesinsteadof doingtheirhomework,Ciggiaspenthistime studying and focusing on

hisgoals.Itwasonlyafterhewasdone that he would allow him-self tohavefun.“[In] sixth grade, first mark-

ingperiod,hegota63inmath,”Endichsaid.“Henever,evergotanother low grade inmath everagain. Not only did he used torefertothatinseventhoreighthgrade, [but]whenhe camebackin this spring, he rememberedandtalkedaboutthe63.”His eagerness and willing-

ness to learnwere traits that sethim apart from his peers, En-dichsaid.Otherssayhisresilien-cy was evident throughout histimeatWilliamsvilleNorthHighSchool.Aspartof anentrepreneurship

programthroughhishighschool,Ciggia became chief operatingofficerof the“HotSpot,”acof-feeshopthathasbeenpresentattheschoolsince1997.“Carson took the bull by the

horns,” said Carol Kontchegu-lian, Ciggia’s high school busi-ness teacher. “He really wanted

to[beapartof HotSpot];here-allywanted to learn asmuch aspossible.”Ciggia’sfervorforlearningthe

structure of business and howtobeabusinessmanstemsfromtheinfluenceof hisgrandfather,GojokMavrak,whoalsowentbythenameMike.Mavrak, who passed away in

2000,emigratedfromGreecetoAmericaandraisedhimself sincehe was a kid. His hardworkingmentality laid the roots forCig-gia’sdrive.“My dad passed away when

[Carson] was 8 or 9 years old,”Cindy said. “[My father] was sofocused on business, and lastnight,Carsonwas talkingabout,‘DoyourememberwhenIwentintopapa’sstore?Andheshowedmethisandthat–thatiswhenIdecidedthatIwantedto[getin-volvedin]business.’”Mavrak opened the first Jubi-

lee Foods supermarket inWest-ernNewYork,accordingtoCin-dy. Ciggia has pictures of his

grandfatherthroughouthisroomandisalwayswonderingwhathispapawouldthinkof hisaccom-plishments.Ciggiasaidhavingthemotiva-

tion of his grandfather and thedreamof becomingasuccessfulbusinessman in mind made thetransitiontocollegelifeeasier.When he was a freshman in

college, he had to take calculusas a businessmajor. Ciggia saiditwas“thehardestclass[he]everhadtotake.”Hemadeitaprioritytogoto

his professor’s office hours al-mosteveryday.“I used to goFriday nights; I

usedtogoanytimeIcouldgo,”Ciggia said. “And at one point,she would send out the spread-sheet toseewhowas the top intheclassandIwasthetopintheclasswiththe[most]points.”HeendedupwithanAinthe

classandonlyhadtoansweronequestiononhisfinal.And for most of his college

career, Ciggia has maintained a

near4.0gradepointaverage,re-iteratingtheimportanceheplac-esoneducation.Today, Ciggia is thankful he

hadtheopportunitytocampaignasSApresidentandcontemplat-edrunninginnextweek’sreelec-tion. He decided, however, towithdrawhisname.He is content with spending

his timeathis internshipatEll-icott Development, where heworks for businessman and po-liticalactivistCarlPaladino.“I’ve been given great oppor-

tunitiesbyCarlPaladinoandI’mlearningmorethanIeverhaveinmylife,”Ciggiasaid.Somecandidatesmightbebit-

terafterlosingastudentgovern-mentelection,butCiggiasaidheis thankful for the experience –justanother timehe iscomfort-ablestandingout.

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SAM fERNANDOseNior News editor

Next week, the Student Asso-ciation is holding an election insearchof itsnewpresident.Thepresident has arguably the

mostpowerinSA,sosomemightthinkthereisalotof pressureonthesixcandidatesseekingthepo-sitiontohaveasuccessfulyear.Butistherereally?It’s no secret SA has been

marred with controversy overthepastfiveyearsorso.If itisn’tlaunderingmoney or punching afellowstudentintheface,theSAe-board sure knows how to setthebar lowfor the incomingad-ministration.Last year, President Travis

Nemmerranaprettysmoothad-ministration – except for the ac-cusations from then-TreasurerJustin Neuwirt that he had triedto rig the 2013-14 SA election,and the fact that testimony fromvariousSAstaffers suggested thecommunication between Nem-mer and Neuwirt was virtuallynon-existent.Butstill,becausenoone inhis

administrationdidanythingworsethanlaunder$300,000inafraud-ulentmobile application– some-thing the previous administra-tion’s treasurer had done – bycomparison, Nemmer’s presiden-cywaspretty‘successful.’Evenwithabarsolow,howev-

er,thisyear’sadministrationman-aged to tripover it andpush thebarevenfurtherintotheground.And,remarkably,ittookonlyfourweeksintothesemester.Unlike most elected offi-

cials,ournextpresidentwon’tbe

judgedonthethingsheorshedidwell. Instead, the person will bejudgedonwhetherheorsheman-agedtoavoidscandal.Andthatisashame.SA,whichhasabudgetof $3.6

million, has the capability to doamazing things.And the truth is,itdoesdoalot.Last year, I saw firsthand a

group of SA senators do every-thing in their power to send thewomen’s club rugby team to na-tionals–afeattheclubhadnev-er accomplished and couldn’t af-ford.TheSenateworkeddiligent-ly to find the funds to send theteamtoStanford,Calif.Andtheysucceeded.It isunfortunatethatthecloud

of controversy that still loomsover the organization overshad-owsstorieslikethis.The standard for a successful

presidencyhassomewhatbecomeajoke.Toputitsimply,justdon’tscrewup.You would think this simple

piece of advice should be obvi-ous and is inherently intertwinedwiththepositionitself,butclear-lyitisnot.Maybeif thepastfivee-boardshadheardthat,thecon-notationof ‘SA’wouldactuallybepositive.But it ismore than that. I feel

our student government has be-comeaplacewherecomplacencyoutweighsdrive.Imaybewrong.Infact,IhopeIamwrong.What I do know is there are a

lotof peoplewithinSAwhoaretrying to allow it to reach its fullpotential.Andeverytimeascan-dal surfaces, their work is over-looked.Two such people are SA Vice

President Lyle Selsky and Trea-surer Siddhant Chhabria. In thetimeafterJohns’resignation,theyhave both stepped up to a chal-lengetheycouldhaveneverantic-ipated,and,inmanyways,they’vehandled italmostseamlessly.Thenew president should be one tocomplement the job they havedonethusfar.

Not-so-great expectations

WedisagreewithEladEliahu’sassertionthattheStudentAssoci-ationcheatedhim.Lastweek,Eliahuranasanin-

dependent candidate for one of thesixon-campusSAsenatorpo-sitions. He lost by 33 votes andthen claimed SA sabotaged hiscandidacy.There are several problems

with the accusations he hasbroughtforward.He was already running one

versussixandlackedthepoliticalupperhand.He served a 20-minute penal-

tyforwhatshouldhavebeentwohours.His main complaint was that

the time that he was removedfrom the floor was the time hecould have assembled enoughvoters to propel a win.Only 15people voted during that time,however, so it is mathematical-ly impossible that it would havemadeadifference.In lightof theSenateelection,

it is important for us, the stu-dents,tousethistimetocogitateon themanner inwhich SA hasoperatedduringthiscrisisperiodandthemannerinwhichwemustconductourselvesduringthisup-comingpresidentialelection.One thing Eliahu said with

some validity was the way stu-dentsgetharassedintheStudentUniontogoandvote.Thecom-mon student who doesn’t fol-low SA and is just trying to getthrough his or her day and gettoclassisnotinterestedinbeingtoppledbysomeof SA’sfinest.Thereneedstobeanewlineof

communication between SA andthe studentbody.Wedon’twanttobeharassed in theUnionandSA candidates should recognizethatandacceptthatitisafecklesspoliticalmaneuver.

Whatmattersmost during theupcoming special election nextweekisthatstudentsarediscern-ingenoughtoseekouttheinfor-mationnecessarytomakeagooddecision.We have written before on

the importance of this upcom-ing election. It is imperative wechoose the best qualified andmost capable candidate to leadSAoutof theduressithasbeenunderwithacontroversialstarttotheacademicyear.Moreover,therearetwothings

thatmust be posited in this del-icate time: Candidates must notoverwhelmstudentsintheUniontryingtogoabouttheirbusiness,andstudentsneedtobeengagedintheelectionprocess.We would also like to recog-

nizeLyleSelskyforthegraceun-der pressure he has exemplifiedduringtheinterimperiod.Hehasbeen all over the place, workingwithclubsandfacilitatingtheen-dorsements. He has maintaineddignityinadistressingperiodandhas been a source of optimismforusfollowingSAandwonder-inghowitwillproceed.Last year during our endorse-

ments,wereally likedSelskyandfelthehad a grounded andpro-gressive vision for our studentgovernment;NickJohns,howev-er,gaveusadifferentimpression.Selsky deserves commenda-

tion andwe are happy to give ittohim.Inthemeantime,wearenowin

aperiodof liminality– thestateof beingon a threshold.We arenolongerthisbutnotyetthat.WhatstudentsandSAneedto

keep in mind at this juncture iswhattheywant“that”tobe.

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Crossing a threshold A look at SA in the interim

Lastweek,CarlPaladinowasatit again.He attempted to assem-ble a coalition of fellow BuffaloBoardof Educationmembers toremove Pamela Brown as super-intendent.Thismeasurefailed,asfivemembersvotedforBrowntokeepherposition.Paladino wanted to terminate

Brown’s contract without causeandhadrepeatedlydenigratedherasnotqualifiedforherposition.Brown–agraduateof Stanford

and Harvard – had in the pastheld thepositionof assistantsu-perintendentof Philadelphia.Be-fore being named to her currentpositioninJuly2012,Brownwasthe senior research and planningassociateattheCenterforEduca-tionalLeadershipandTechnologyinMarlborough,Mass.Sowe are not quite sure from

whatmeasuringrubricPaladinoisbasinghisdismissalof her.“I certainly amup to the job,”

she was quoted as saying in The Buffalo News. “I know there’sbeen some mention of my nothaving managerial experience.I have about 20 years of experi-encemanaging schools and largedepartments in other school dis-tricts. I havemanaged thousandsof peoplepriortocomingtoBuf-falo.”BoardmemberSharonBelton-

Cottman has vocalized opposi-tion to the claimsmadebyPala-dino and others, saying that un-derBrownwehaveseenprogressandthatshesimplyhasnotbeenin office long enough yet to bejudgedcompletelyonthemerits.

“This superintendent has beenabused,” she said. “Shehasbeenabusedonmanylevels.”Brownhasonlyhadonefullac-

ademicyeartoaffectanychange.Whilegraduationratesarestillap-pallingly low, theyhave increasedduring her tenure thus far, ac-cordingtoThe News.There is no doubt that more

needstobedoneandweneedtosee serious reform take place inourpublicschoolsystem.Brown,however,deservesmoretime.Pal-adino’s efforts at initiating herousting are unsubstantiated, andthefactthathecouldnotprovidecause in a termination measureelucidatesthat.Whatistroublesomeaboutthis

endeavortoremoveBrownisthat

Paladinohas shownno intentiontoworkwithher to improve theschool system, but to simply tryandgetherout.The problems Buffalo’s public

schools face are systemic. Thereneedstobestrongleadershipableto form a cohesive sense of thevision the Board needs and thepolicies they need to implementforthesakeof thechildreninourcommunity.Pointing fingers and trying to

oust the superintendent withoutcause is not the way the boardmembers should be operating if itistoseriouslyhopetofunctionproperly and alleviate the prob-lemsourschoolsarefacing.Itisimportantasaninstitution

thatmembersconductthemselves

in a manner congruent with thevalues it aims to propel forward.The Board of Education shouldaspiretoimproveourschoolsandspread educational opportunitiesthroughoutthecity.Paladino’sbehavior reflects the

veryoppositeof theeducationwewant to seehere inBuffalo. It isvitally importantthatweincreaseaccess to high-quality educationfor more children living in thiscity,butitisimportantthatthosein positions of responsibility actin away that the values that ed-ucationprovideswouldcondone.The majority of the board

members made the right call invoting to uphold Brown in herposition.WearehopingPaladinoacceptsthisandmoveson.It should be his aim at this

point toworkwithwhat is avail-ableandcontributetoacollabor-ativeeffort at reformingand im-provingourpublicschools.Students in theBuffaloSchool

Systemarelikelytobepartof thenext generationof theUBcom-munity. Members of the com-munity now should embrace theplatformthatBrownneedsmoretimetoimplementpoliciesandbethe positive agent of change weneed.Besuretopayattentionandcall

the members’ offices with com-plaintsandideas.Improvingedu-cationalsystemsismorethanjusta civic responsibility; it is amor-alone.

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As you may know, the University is facing increasing pressure from the Univer-sity Heights community to end Stampede bus service that now runs between campuses 24 hours a day. Members of the community are expressing outrage over overcrowded parties, litter and disorderly behaviors exhibited by students in the neighborhood. While the Stampede serves an important function moving the campus community between campuses, the service may be in jeopardy because a small number of students are creating a significant nuisance for the community.

Buffalo Police, Amherst Police and University Police are committed to maintaining the qual-ity of life in our community. They will be strictly enforcing disorderly conduct, open con-tainer, underage drinking, DWI/DUI and other ordinances in the weeks ahead. Be aware!

Students should also know that the University Heights area is considered a “target rich” environment for crime. Intoxicated people, people traveling alone or in pairs, carrying cell phones or laptops, outside of well lighted areas, or on campus and peo-ple using headphones are particularly viewed as prime targets. http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/public-safety/in the past week alone, there have been reports of knifings, armed assaults, burglaries and robbery in the neighborhood.

Be aware. Consider crime, housing conditions, and community standards when making housing decisions. Please protect yourselves at all times, and when in the community, exhibit the same courtesy, respect and behavior that you would ex-hibit back home or on campus. And consider alcohol free programs on campus and elsewhere in the community. http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/activities.

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For those of us unlucky tomiss living through the Holly-woodGoldenAge,itisbanalandevencynicaltonotehowamajordistinctionbetweentoday’scine-ma,andthecinemaof thatperi-od, is the role that starsoccupyinthelivesof theaudience.There is star-power today but

it exists in adifferent form.Nolonger do actors work in thesame studio system (1930s-50s)when audiences became so fa-miliar with the character rolesof certain actors that each per-formancewasavariationof thesame character. With each newfilm, it was interesting to seewhatadjustmentstheactormadetoanevolvingrepertoryrole.YoucouldgetHumphreyBog-

artinThe Maltese FalconandtheninCasablanca and you would begetting the same character in adifferent role. There are actorstodaywhose repertoire falls un-der that same sort of catego-ry,butnottotheeffectof suchpower. And as trite as it is tosay, there arenomore ‘Bogarts’stumbling along Hollywood’slostcorridors.With the emergence of stars

like Marlon Brando and Mont-gomery Clift following the daysof Bogart and Jimmy Stewart,however, the perception of act-ingchanged. Itbecameadiffer-ent way of embodying a role –they were products of methodacting and were less concernedwith inflating their ownperson-ality; it was about making thecharacter’spersonalitytheirown.As more stars emerged out

of the method training, a plat-itude about actors was ampli-fied that they are people with-outanyestablishedidentity.Theyneedcharacterstobesomeone–themselves.

Theoneswhocoulddoitbestwere the most complex – themostabletocapturetheessenceof all thedifferentcharacters intheirownminds.As David Denby has said,

“Starsholdyourattentionjustbybeingwhattheyare.Intheirveryexistence on-camera, they ex-press a vividor extremehumanpossibility, a projection of per-sonalpowerontotheworld.”Stars of that sort do still ex-

ist. They are scattered frivo-lously throughout the industri-al landscapeof theinternationalfilmcommunity(whichnowbe-longstotheglobalmarketplace).Andwhat can inducedespair inthecinephilewhobelievesinthepower that actors can have onthecultureiswhentalentof thehighest caliber never realizes itsfullestrange.James Gandolfini had that

power – that presence of un-bounded human vulnerabilitythat could live within the mostmonstrousof malesadists.Hisfamedroleof TonySopra-

nowasamonster;hewasamur-dererandahusband,amobbossandafather,aphilandererandafisherman, a brutalist in psychi-atry working through the agitaof existential anxiety;hewas allthesethingsatonce,andhecon-veyedthischaracterwithasenseof totality–afull-fledgedimagebrought to life through a seriesof expressed psychological pat-terns.Gandolfini absorbed the role

soacutelyitwasevidenthecouldnotavoidtheinevitabilityof be-ingtypecasted.NotsinceSeinfeldhad an actor’s identity been soconnectedwiththeroletheybe-camefamousfor.

AfterhisdeathinJune,swarmsof recollectionssurfacedtheIn-ternet, and Anthony Lane of The New Yorker observed thatevenwithhisenormouscapabil-ities,andwithNot Fade Awaybe-ingoverlooked,Gandolfinicouldonlyfullyembodyacertaintypeof role. The persona of TonySoprano reflected not only anembeddedculturalicon,butalsoaninsightintothelimitationsof hisactingversatility.Partof theexcitementthathas

surroundedthereleaseof Enough Said,thenewfilmbyNicoleHo-lofcener (Please Give), has beento see one of Gandolfini’s lastfilm performances. What audi-enceswhoareprimarily familiarwithGandolfinithroughhisroleonThe Sopranos willnoticeisthatLane’s assessment was far fromtrue.Anditishisperformancethat

provides the film its depth andethos–whatmakesitadiscern-inglookattheintricaciesof hu-man relationships; the alterationhis role reflects from past per-formances changes the relation-ship we may have thought wehadwithhim.

Enough Said is rhapsodic buteasygoing–itisaformulaicrom-com that breaks free of certainconventionstobecomeacharm-ingexaminationof theminutiaeof middle-agelife.Albert (JamesGandolfini,Not

Fade Away) and Eva (Julia Lou-is-Dreyfus,Veep)meetatacock-tailpartyoneeveningwheretheyeachadmitthatneitherof themisattractedtotheother.Throughan insipid sequence of events,theybegindating.Eachisadivorcedparentwith

ateenagedaughtergettingreadyto leave home for college; theymeetatsimilarstagesof lifeandshare a playful sense of humorwith clairvoyant ease to masktheir shared anxieties of aging,self-assurance, self-sufficiency,intimacyandtheprospectof re-allylivingalone.Eva isatrendymasseusewith

high energy; she moves alongdaytodaywithanauraof spon-taneity that softens the inten-sity of her emotional need. AtthesamepartyshemeetsAlbert,she meets Marianne (CatherineKeener,A Late Quartet), a gra-nola-typeveganpoetwhomlatershe strikes up a friendshipwith

after Marianne first becomes aclient.Theytalkanddevelopabond.

Marianne confides in Eva overtrivial annoyances and her ex-husband – a fat slob who wasnothing but a source of irrita-tion.Later,EvarealizesthatslobwasAlbert.Louis-Dreyfus brings quaint

forms of expression toEva, anindependent woman with realwit and a knack for self-depre-catinghumor.She’sexposedinaway shehasn’tbeenbefore, andin middle age, she remains vo-luptuousandtantalizinglyseduc-tive.Even her daughter’s friends

come toher for sexadvice.Sheis stylish and able to impart thekind of mentality that adoles-centscanrelateto–she’sunsureof herself andwhatshewants.Inthisfilm,it’shermentalim-

penetrability that makes her sodesirable.AndEvaisatthecen-ter of Holofcener’s comedy of self-consciousness, and Albertjustifies it – his awkwardnessbenefitsfromitsearnestness.WhenshemeetsAlbert,allher

ideasaboutherself becomesub-jecttoquestioning.Thesparkof newromanceremovesherfromher own world and offers thepossibilityof somethingnew.They both have daughters,

but when Eva meets Albert’s itquickly becomes evident she’s aprivileged snob –when they allmeet to have lunch, she insiststhey eat at a more upscale res-taurant.Sheevenlacksthepres-enceof mindtoresistdisparag-ing Sarah Lawrence College af-terEvatellsherthat’swhereherdaughterisplanningongoing.

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Buffalo Police, Amherst Police and University Police are committed to maintaining the qual-ity of life in our community. They will be strictly enforcing disorderly conduct, open con-tainer, underage drinking, DWI/DUI and other ordinances in the weeks ahead. Be aware!

Students should also know that the University Heights area is considered a “target rich” environment for crime. Intoxicated people, people traveling alone or in pairs, carrying cell phones or laptops, outside of well lighted areas, or on campus and peo-ple using headphones are particularly viewed as prime targets. http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/public-safety/in the past week alone, there have been reports of knifings, armed assaults, burglaries and robbery in the neighborhood.

Be aware. Consider crime, housing conditions, and community standards when making housing decisions. Please protect yourselves at all times, and when in the community, exhibit the same courtesy, respect and behavior that you would ex-hibit back home or on campus. And consider alcohol free programs on campus and elsewhere in the community. http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/activities.

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Editor’s note: This article is satirical and is not meant to be taken literally. ‘Carson’ is a pen name.DearCarson, I used to think I was every girl’s

dreamcatch.I’msmartandfunny,andIhaveagoodsenseof style.I’mnice,butI’mnottoonice.I’mliketheguythatVinceVaughnper-fectlydescribes in the1996classic,Swingers–I’m“theguyintherated-Rmovie,youknow,theguyyou’renotsurewhetherornotyoulikeyet.You’renotsurewherehe’scomingfrom.”Well,Vince, it’s notworking. I get no actionwhatsoever. This strategy might be “mon-ey” for a guy in the real adult dating world,but it doesn’t translate to the college par-ty scene.What I need is the juicehead game.TheDomMazzettigame.Thegamethat’sgo-ingtogetsomewild,dirty,sluttycreaturestocomehomefromSouthCampustomydormwithmeat theendof thenight.Aboveall,Ineedmuscles.The tools I seebringinghomeall the girls probably major in communica-tionandstruggle tochoosebetweentheir fa-vorite TAPOUT or Ed Hardy garment dur-ing“t-shirttime”beforethebar,butitworks.Theseguysputup225atleasteighttimesforthreesets,andrightnowI’mmaxingoutat10pushups.Iaskthatyoureserveyourjudgmentonmymoralsandethicswithregardtosleep-ingaround–doyouwantmetobe thenext40-year-oldvirgin?HelpmegetbigASAP.Sincerely,TheLittleGuy

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With the election a few days away, Iamsurewearegoingtohearphraseslike“restoring faith inSA” and“changing aculture.”But it’s time to stop talking about it

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Junior running back TrayionDurham earned his first 100-yardgame this season lastweekin Kent State’s 32-14 victo-ry over Western Michigan afterrushingforover1,300yardsand14touchdownslastyear.Senior running back Dri Ar-

cher–whommanyconsiderthebestoffensiveplayerintheMAC– was injured during the firstgameof theyearandhasplayedinonlytwogamessince,rushingsixtimesfor73yardsandcatch-ingfivepasses for55yards andatouchdown.Hehasyettorushforatouchdown.Ohio (3-1)The Bobcats roll into MAC

play after three consecutivehome victories. Their lone roadgame of the seasonwas a 49-7opening-day blowout to No. 9Louisville.Senior quarterback Tyler Tet-

tleton has 858 yards and sixtouchdowns. Senior runningbacks Ryan Boykin and BeauBlankenship make up the Bob-cats’two-backtandem.Eachhas51 carries and similar rushingyards–201and179,respective-ly.Bothbackshavescoredtwice.These three players werema-

jor factors last season as Ohiofinished8-4.Lookfortheexpe-riencedplayerstohelptheBob-catsin2013MACaction.

Massachusetts (0-4)TheMinutemenwononlyone

conference game in their inau-guralMACseasonanddon’tap-pear to be on path to winningmorethanthatthisyear.They have struggled to begin

the season and are one of onlytwo teams in theMACEast toaverage fewer than 100 yards agame in rushing. Massachusettsopenedtheyearwitha45-0lossat No. 23 Wisconsin and lostitsother threegamesbyacom-binedscoreof 85-28.TheMinutemen alsodropped

their home opener to FCS op-ponent Maine, 24-14. UMass’passing and rushing offensesarerankedNos.109and113,re-spectively,inthecountry.Theloneoffensivebrightspot

appears to be sophomore widereceiver Tajae Sharpe, who hastotaled over one-third of theteam’stotalreceivingyards(241)andtwoof itsthreetouchdowns.Miami Ohio (0-4)In their first four games, the

RedHawkshavehadoneof theworstoffensesinDivisionI.Mi-amiOhioranksNo.121inpass-ing yards per game (90.8) andNo.116inrushing(83.5).They’vebeensignificantlyout-

matched – playing against op-ponents from BCS conferenc-es,Cincinnati, Illinois andKen-

tucky–andhavebeenoutscored157-35.Senior quarterback Austin

Boucherhascompletedjust43.1percent of his passes and theteam has yet to have a receiv-er totalmore than 100 yards inagame.Akron (1-4, 0-1 MAC)TheZipshavebeenoneof the

worstteamsintheMACforthepastthreeseasons.They’vewononly three games total and oneinconference(2010).Their early-season perfor-

mance so far seems to indicatethe Zips may be better than inpastyears.Behinda21-pointsecondhalf

and311-yardperformancefromsophomore quarterback KylePohl,Akronwasjustthreemin-utesawayfromshockingtheNo.11MichiganWolverines inAnnArbor,Mich.TheZipshaveaveraged246.8

yards per game through the airthisseason,whichranks53rdinthenation.WidereceiversZachD’Orazio

and L.T. Smith have combinedfor511yards,andD’Oraziohasfourtouchdowns.

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PredictionThe Bulls will advance to a

3-2 record for the first time intheir FBS history. As much aslastweek’sgameagainstUConnwas a ‘must-win,’ this game is a‘should-win.’Initslasttwogames,Buffalo’s

defensehasallowedjusttwoto-taltouchdownsinregulationandtheEagles’offenselacksanyex-plosive weapons. Their defense

isn’t much better, allowing 37points per game to opponentsthisseason.TheBullswereable topound

the ball on the ground againstthe Huskies last week, whichopenedupthepassinggameforsophomore quarterback Joe Li-cata.Heattempted19passesandaveraged17.7yardspercomple-tion.

This is another key game forthe Bulls to continue to buildconfidencebeforetheyenterthetruerigorsof theirMACsched-ule.

Bulls 27, Eagles 13

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As evident as her pretensionis,evenmoreevidentisAlbert’sgenuine affection for her. Re-gardlessof herflawsatthemo-ment, he believes she will findher way once she escapes thecurrentsof adolescence.Meanwhile,Evaisstillfriends

withMarianne unbeknownst toAlbert.Andforawhile,shebe-ginstogrowtiredof theveryid-iosyncrasies inAlbert thatMar-ianne faults him for. Eventual-ly,of course,Eva’ssurreptitiousfriendship intersects with herdevelopingromance.Amidstallthis,thestorytakes

placeinaworldof unexaminedprivilege.Eva’sotherfriendSara(Toni Collette, The Way, Way Back) berates her housekeep-er with a sense of entitlementclichéd in its association withHollywood housewives. Andthroughout the film, no oneseemstoworryaboutmoney.Withall the itinerant indiffer-

ence inundating lives of thesecharacters, Albert exemplifies asenseof decency–he’sanhon-est man. And he’s a departurefromtheworldshe’susedto.After her daughter leaves for

schoolandsheestablishesintoanewroutine–one that iswith-outAlbert–sheisshroudedbyanincipientemptiness,anennui.ShebecomesconflictedbywhatDavid Foster Wallace called aparticularly American type of loneliness: “The prospect of dying without even once hav-ing loved somethingmore thanyourself.”By the end, her choice to at-

tempt to reunite withAlbert is

what American romantic com-edies have been asserting forsome time now. And given thenatureof it,itmakessensewhycomedyistheavenuetoaddressit:Thatitsometimestakescour-age tomakeromanticdecisionsbasedonrealvalues.The achievement of this

film is how itmanages to haveGandolfini symbolize this. Forsomeone long associated withthe macabre and morally de-praved Tony Soprano (the as-sociation’s presence in this filmcannotbeignored),hedeliversaperformancethattranscendstheboundaries of our horizon of expectations.Andwe’renolongerengulfed

by what is already established,but by how he is able to rein-vent himself on the screen.Asyou watch the film, you realizeyou’re getting an image of oneof themany characters he hadinhim,andonceyouleave,youwonder how many others hemighthavehad.The film moves on its own

swiftrhythmsandiswellpaced;itmovesalongwiththecharac-ters.Bothof theactorsleavenovestigeof theirfamedtelevisionroles and give us performanc-es that are alive. They are alivein how they expose the com-plexitiesof livinginacultureinwhich values make harder, butultimatelystrengthen,thepossi-bilityof humanconnection.

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Afterknockingoff UConn(0-4) for thefirst time in 12 yearslastweek, thefootball teamwillfaceanotherteamithashistori-callyhadtroublebeating.The Bulls (2-2) host Eastern

Michigan (1-3, 0-1 Mid-Amer-ican Conference) in Saturday’shomecoming game. The Eaglesare 5-0 all-time against Buffa-lowiththeteamslastmeetingin2011inYpsilanti,Mich.If Buffalo emerges victori-

ous,itwilladvanceto3-2forthefirst time since joining the FBSin1999.“Our team has set goals for

ourselves, and it’s important forthem to know how to transi-tionoutof [lastweek]andmoveforward into the preparationagainst EasternMichigan,” saidheadcoachJeff Quinn.The Bulls’ front seven did a

tremendous job against UConnin both the run and pass gamelast week. Connecticut had just.7 yards per rush, and Buffa-losackedtheHuskiesfivetimesandforcedfourturnovers.SeniordefensivelinemanBeau

Bachtelle, who had two sacksagainsttheHuskies,talkedabouthow the defensive players fedoff of eachother’ssuccess.“One fun thing about the

turnovers is one guy will get aturnover, then it’s like, ‘I wantto get a turnover,’” Bachtellesaid. “That’s what’s fun aboutdefense, is that everyone is likecompetingagainsteachotherasthey are competing against theotherteam.”

Eastern Michigan has strug-gledagainstatoughscheduletobegintheseason,includingnon-conference games against PennState(3-1)andRutgers(3-1)andopening its MAC season withBall State (4-1, 1-0MAC). TheEagleshavebeenoutscored148-71throughthefirstfourgames,andtheir17.8pointspergameis113thinthenation.Quarterback Tyler Benz has

asmany interceptions as touch-downs(four).HisfavoritetargethasbeentightendTyreeseRus-sell, whom Buffalo’s lineback-ershavetomakeadjustmentstocontain,Quinnsaid.The Eagles turned the ball

over four times in their 51-20 loss to Ball State last week.

Quinn hopes his defense cancontinue to force opponents toturn the ball over, not only toelectrify the ‘D’but theoffenseaswell.“What [a turnover] does is, it

energizes the kids,”Quinn said.“With the offensive guys, everysecondyouareonthesidelines,there’sachanceyouwillgetthatballback.That’spowerfulstuff.”Quinn described Eastern

Michigan as a ball-control teamon offense and a defense thatcan hurt you in third-down sit-uations. The Eagles’ defenseheld Rutgers and Penn State toa combined 2 for 18 on thirddowns.Senior running back Branden

OlivercantieAnthonySwanfor

themostcareer100-yardgamesif he breaks the century markSaturday.Junior kicker Pat Clarke and

senior linebackerAdamReddenarecomingoff MACEastSpe-cialTeamsandDefensivePlayerof theWeekawards, respective-ly.Clarkenailedboth a 49- and50-yardfieldgoallastweek.The50-yardertiedacareerlong.UB will continue its Tailgate

Concert Series with two-timeGrammy winner Kool & theGang in the UB Stadium park-inglotat10a.m.Saturday.Kick-off issetfornoon,andthegamewillbeonESPN3.

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Looking for another firstBulls seek first-ever win against Eagles Saturday

Offensive player to watchTyreese Russell, junior, tight endThe junior tight end has

eclipsed his previous career to-tal in receptions through justfour games this season. RussellleadstheEagleswith23catchesfor230yards.IntheirfirstMid-American Conference gamelast week against Ball State, hecaught just four passes, but intheir previous two games, hesnagged a combined 17 passesfor157yards.The Eagles’ offense has

scored six touchdowns in eightred-zoneappearancessofarthisseason. Russell is quarterbackTyler Benz’s favorite target, sothe Bulls will need to keep aneyeon the6-foot-3,242-poundtightendnearthegoalline.Defensive player to watchMycal Swaim, senior, defensive backSwaim is a junior college

transferandisnowinhissecondseasonatEasternMichigan.Hestarted just five games last sea-son, but this year, he’s leadingtheteamintackles(29).

Swaim intercepted his firstpass as an Eagle inWeek TwoagainstPennState.Heisalead-er in the defensive backfieldand has helped Eastern Mich-igan shut down opponents onthird downs – generally a pass-ingdown.In their last three games, the

Eagles’ ‘D’hasallowedastingy23.3percentconversionrateonthird downs.On the other sideof theball, theBullshavecon-verted on just 32.3 percent of thirddownsthisseason.Key matchupBranden Oliver vs. Eastern Michigan run defenseLast week, we said the Bulls

needed to establish their rungame in order for the offenseto start clicking. They did justthatbehindseniorrunningbackBrandenOliver,whorushedfor90yardson23carries.Asateam,theBullsrushed43

times compared to 20 pass at-tempts. Eastern Michigan’s rundefense has been porous thisseason, allowing 208.8 yards agame and six yards per rush.Last time these teams played,in 2011, Oliver rushed for 133yardsandtwotouchdowns.Thisis another opportunity for theBulls to establish their identityonoffense–asaphysical, run-firstoffense.

Buffalo takes on Eastern Michigan: The Spectrum’s Scouting Report

The Bulls (2-2) opened theirseason much like many oth-er Mid-American Conferenceteams – with a combination of qualityandlacklusteropponents.TheMACEastdivisionappearsto have a similar divide withhalf its teams. Bowling Green,Kent State and Ohio are legiti-mateconferencecontenders,andthe other half – Massachusetts,Miami Ohio and Akron – havemuchsmallerexpectations.With conference play begin-

ning, here is the second editionof a two-part series breakingdowntheMACthisseason.Bowling Green (4-1, 2-0 MAC)TheFalcons’offenseexploded

tobegintheseason,scoringover30pointsineachof itsfourvic-

tories.Theteam’slonelosscameagainstBig10opponentIndiana.Sophomore quarterback Matt

Johnsonisaveraging245passingyards per game; he had a 357-yard, two-touchdown perfor-mance at defending MAC EastchampionKentState.Fellow sophomore Trav-

is Greene has led the BowlingGreengroundattack.Heisaver-aging5.6yardsperrushthissea-son and has totaled 287 yardsand two touchdowns in twoMACgames.Ledbythisyoungduo,expect

to see Bowling Green to fin-ish toward the topof theMACstandingsandfightingforacon-ferencechampionship.

Kent State (2-3, 1-1 MAC)Much likeBuffalo,Kent State

had two tough roadgamesnearthe beginning of its schedule.Following a 17-10 home victo-ryoverLibertyandahomelossto Bowling Green, the Gold-en Flashes traveled to No. 8LSU (4-1) andPennState (3-1).KentStatedroppedthetwocon-testsbyacombinedscoreof 79-13, but rebounded by winningits first MAC game at WesternMichiganlastweek.TheGoldenFlashesare start-

ing freshman Colin Reardon atquarterback.Hehasyettothrowforover200yardsinagamebuthas thrown only two intercep-tions.

MAC East Preview: Bulls face stiff competition in division

Predictions: Buffalo (-13.5) vs. Eastern Michigan

Aaron Mansfield, @aaroncmansfield (2-2): Buffalo – Gonebackandforthonthisone,butIthinktheBullscancov-erthetwo-TDspreadathomeagainstadreadfulEMUsquad.

Owen O’Brien, @owenobri (3-1):Buffalo–TheBulls’Dhasallowedonly22pointsduringregulationof itslasttwogames.Expectthedominancetocontin-ueastheoffenseputsupenoughtobeatthespread.

Ben Tarhan, @bentarhan (1-3):Buffalo –TheoffenselookedgoodlastweekandEasternMich-igan’sdefenseisevenworsethanUConn’s.LookforabigoffensiveperformancebytheBulls.

Jon Gagnon, @jgags15 (3-1):Eastern Mich-igan – TheBullswillwin,butlet’stakeastepbackfromlastweek;they’renotgoingtoconsis-tentlyblowoutteamsthisseason.

see PREVIEW, PAGe 6 see SCOUTING, PAGe 6

CourtesY oF EASTERN MIchIgAN AThlETIcS

Eastern Michigan quarterback Tyler Benz hasthrown for872yards and four touchdowns so farthisseason.TheBullshosttheEaglesonSaturdayatnoonatUBStadium.