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THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT PUBLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, SINCE 1950 wednesday, september 4, 2013 ubspectrum.com Volume 63 no. 4 Reel Big Fish, Michael King perform in SA small concert Page 4 Page 5 Page 8 Grading the Bulls after 40-20 loss at Ohio State E-Zoo deaths, drug use spark ‘Molly’ conversation Michael Vaughn stood on a small table as he peered over a 6-foot-tall wooden fence in his backyard in Liverpool, N.Y. But he didn’t stay stationary long. Lingering for even a few seconds could be the differ- ence between life and death. A man was unconscious at the bottom of a neighbor’s in-ground pool. Vaughn, who was certified in CPR just a month prior, put what he learned into action. The senior pre-physical thera- py major’s bout of heroism hap- pened on Aug. 19, just a few days before Vaughn was to start his last semester at UB. Because of a touch of serendipity, Vaughn was able to save a life that Monday morning. If the former history major were still on path to become a teacher, he likely wouldn’t have undergone CPR training. But Vaughn’s mother, who en- couraged Vaughn to intervene in the incident, and friends aren’t sur- prised by his life-saving actions and innate ability to stay cool under pressure. “You learn to expect the unex- pected with Mikey Vaughn,” said friend Patrick Smith, a graduate stu- dent in the physical therapy pro- gram. Vaughn, 23, and his mother, Kel- ly, heard fits of panic and yells in Spanish, through their open win- dows, coming from a neighbor’s yard. Vaughn was in his room pack- ing clothes up for school, and when Kelly decided the two had to help, Vaughn didn’t berate his mother for being too nosey – he agreed they had to get involved. “OK mom, let’s go,” Vaughn said, as the pair dashed outside from their home’s second story. Kelly put a little table in place so Vaughn could get over the fence. He saw a 225-pound, 44-year-old man lying unconscious at the bot- tom of the pool. Panic engulfed the backyard as a distraught relative tried to reach the man, who was vis- iting from Costa Rica, with a pool skimmer. Vaughn said it appeared the man’s relatives didn’t know how to swim. He leaped over the fence without hesitation. He stood at the edge of the pool. “Breaths first or pumps first?” he asked himself as he re- moved his socks and glasses. The training he received a month ago needed to be recalled instantly. “There’s something about me where I don’t really react like a nor- mal person should,” he admitted. Vaughn, who had just complet- ed a triathlon the day before, is me- thodical and has a tendency not to panic in intense situations. He was mugged while studying abroad in South Africa in spring 2012 and, even then, he doesn’t remember getting flustered. Removing his socks, albeit not most people’s first reaction, gave him a few seconds to prepare him- self and focus on what he needed to do, he said. This wasn’t like a triathlon. The day before, he accidently swallowed a mouth full of water as he swam swiftly and was intently fo- cused on completing the 1,000-me- ter swim of the three-part competi- tion. In the triathlon, Vaughn knew what to expect. He practiced. He prepared. He had run through the day’s motions before as he trained. But the only experience he had with CPR was on practice dum- mies in the 8-hour course he took – a course he only took as a technical- ity because it was required in order to apply to the University of Mary- land’s physical therapy school – the only one of the five schools he ap- plied to with such an admissions re- quirement. In the triathlon, Vaughn had a watch he’d use keep track of his pace. But when he dove into the pool to retrieve the man, his percep- tion of time was lost. There wasn’t a steady pace to follow – he just knew he had to get the man above water as soon as possible. And he thought he had to do it alone. Though the family and anoth- er neighbor gathered, Vaughn was the only one capable of hoisting the man out of the pool. Vaughn, who stands at 5-foot-7 with an ath- letic build, was intimidated by ma- neuvering the man out of the water alone. But another neighbor ap- peared – a former nurse – who was able to help pull the man on land. The man was unconscious and didn’t have a pulse. Time was warped. Fifteen sec- onds felt like an eternity. He began performing the pumps and breaths necessary to revive the man. The former nurse stepped in and assisted Vaughn with the pumps as he continued trying to fill the man’s lungs with air. After three CPR cy- cles, the man started spitting up water. He vomited. His heart was beating and he was breathing. Am- bulances arrived shortly after. Vaughn estimates the whole or- deal took about four minutes, but it felt a lot longer. “If I didn’t know CPR, he prob- ably would have gone another three or four minutes without breathing,” Vaughn said. “The brain is just go- ing to shut off after that.” The America Heart Associa- tion reports 70 percent of people “will feel helpless” when someone around them has a cardiac emer- gency because they don’t know CPR or have a lapse in training. The man Vaughn saved was in critical condition the day of the in- cident, according Syracuse’s news- paper The Post-Standard’s website. Vaughn wouldn’t comment about the victim beyond confirming he was alive and adding the thankful family told him he’d always have a home in Costa Rica. The man’s niece didn’t even see Vaughn hop over the fence, but rather saw a guardian angel lift her uncle out the water, according to Kelly, who also spoke with the man’s family. Vaughn said his one-day training also consisted of first aid and auto- mated external defibrillator (AED) training, which certified him to use the portable electronic device. UB offers the same kind of training in combination with the American Heart Association within the Rec- reation & Intramural Services de- partment located at South Campus’ Clark Hall. Student Vaughn saves a life before returning to UB HOMETOWN HERO BY SARA DINATALE | MANAGING EDITOR SEE VAUGHN, PAGE 2 A former UB employee has set- tled a harassment lawsuit against the school and a former associate dean for the amount of $255,000. Lesley Shiner, 64, a former clerk in the School of Dental Medicine, accused Dr. Jude Fabiano, 62, the former associate dean of clini- cal affairs in the School of Den- tal Medicine, of making unwanted sexual advances at a holiday par- ty December 21, 2010. Fabiano will pay $40,000 of the settlement and UB will pay the remaining $215,000. The money will cover damages and legal fees. Shiner also agreed to withdraw the complaint to the university as part of the set- tlement. In the lawsuit, Shiner claimed to be badly traumatized by the alleged advancements. As part of the set- tlement, UB and Fabiano reached the agreement “without any admis- sion of liability, guilt or wrongdo- ing on the part of defendants.” “By settling the lawsuit, Dr. Fa- biano doesn’t have an opportunity to present his case fully in front of jury,” Michael A. Brady, Fabiano’s attorney, said to The Buffalo News. “He at all times has denied any intention of ever discriminating against the plaintiff or ever inten- tionally trying to harm her in any way. The determination to resolve the lawsuit was made largely out of financial considerations.” Shiner claimed the dental school had a history of being a sexual- ly hostile workplace, according to the lawsuit. Some testimonies from various faculty members of the School of Dental Medicine sup- ported Shiner’s claim that she was sexually harassed at that Christmas party. Others contradicted her as- sertion and some said she did not look uncomfortable during her in- teraction with Fabiano. One work- er said it was a “weird party” and that people were sitting on others’ laps and many were touching each other. Fabiano had requested reim- bursement for legal fees regarding his lawsuit against the State Attor- ney General’s Office. Fabiano was charged with two misdemeanors – forcible touching and unlawful imprisonment – and harassment, which is a violation. The court dismissed the unlaw- ful imprisonment charge and Fa- biano was acquitted of forcible touching. He was, however, con- victed of harassment. His attor- ney for the harassment charge, Kevin Spitler, claimed the Town of Tonawanda court excluded ev- idence that would have been bene- ficial to his case. Fabiano has since waived the request for reimburse- ment and the proceeding on the harassment case is scheduled for Sept. 30. Email: [email protected] UB settles harassment lawsuit for $255,000 JOE KONZE JR NEWS EDITOR On Saturday, President Barack Obama announced he is seeking congressional authorization to take military action in punitive strikes against the Syrian government for alleged use of chemical weapons. In his speech, Obama laid out that the United States has a “moral responsibility to respond forceful- ly” to the situation. A decision will be reached when Congress reviews the matter upon its return from re- cess on Sept. 9. Americans, includ- ing the UB community, are debating the decision and its implications. James Ingram, a junior political science major and former commu- nication director of the College Re- publicans, believes the president ac- knowledging the legislative branch, even though he does not have to, is an important aspect of democracy. “I think as an American, as a cit- izen, I always think it’s great when the president passes down an im- portant decision like this to Con- gress,” Ingram said. “We elect our Congress. It takes it down into more of a localized fashion. I feel like the people get more of a say versus just one executive.” Michael Calliste, a junior eco- nomics and political science major and member of the College Demo- crats, agrees with Ingram and finds Obama’s call on Congress “impres- sive.” Calliste believes the issue is im- portant not only because of its im- pact on the United States but also because of the debated moral obli- gation that comes with it. “Despite Congress’ inability to pass major laws, I think that go- ing to them with a humanitarian is- sue of this magnitude – represen- tatives of the states – is always the best matter,” Calliste said. With just a few days before the House and Senate reconvene, there are many questions that need to be answered about the potential ef- fects of a military intervention. In April 2011, peaceful protests challenged the leadership of Syria. Reports indicated that the govern- ment responded to the protestors by kidnapping, raping, torturing and killing activists – including chil- dren. There were also reports of dumping and leaving mutated bod- ies at the side of the road. Civilians took matters into their own hands, arming themselves and organizing rebel groups. Over the last two years, these events have escalated quickly. The death toll has reached over 100,000 and the number of refugees over 2 million, according to The Portland Press Herald. With tension running high in the Middle East, international attention has shifted toward the United States and whether it will intervene in the ongoing crisis. ALINE KOBAYASHI, THE SPECTRUM UB discusses potential U.S. involvement in Syria SEE SYRIA, PAGE 2 COURTESY OF FLICKR USER VEGANRAPNERD President Barack Obama announced he is seeking congressional approval for mili- tary action against the Syrian government for allegedly using chemical weapons against its people. The UB community discussed the impact the decision could have nationally and globally.

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Page 1: The Spectrum Volume 63 Issue 4

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT PUBL ICAT ION OF THE UN IVERS I TY AT BUFFALO , S INCE 1950

wednesday, september 4, 2013ubspectrum.com Volume 63 no. 4

Reel Big Fish, Michael King perform in SA small concert

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8Grading the Bulls after 40-20 loss at Ohio State

E-Zoo deaths, drug use spark ‘Molly’ conversation

Michael Vaughn stood on a small table as he peered over a 6-foot-tall wooden fence in his backyard in Liverpool, N.Y. But he didn’t stay stationary long. Lingering for even a few seconds could be the differ-ence between life and death.

A man was unconscious at the bottom of a neighbor’s in-ground pool. Vaughn, who was certified in CPR just a month prior, put what he learned into action.

The senior pre-physical thera-py major’s bout of heroism hap-pened on Aug. 19, just a few days before Vaughn was to start his last semester at UB. Because of a touch of serendipity, Vaughn was able to save a life that Monday morning. If the former history major were still on path to become a teacher, he likely wouldn’t have undergone CPR training.

But Vaughn’s mother, who en-couraged Vaughn to intervene in the incident, and friends aren’t sur-prised by his life-saving actions and innate ability to stay cool under pressure.

“You learn to expect the unex-pected with Mikey Vaughn,” said friend Patrick Smith, a graduate stu-dent in the physical therapy pro-gram.

Vaughn, 23, and his mother, Kel-ly, heard fits of panic and yells in Spanish, through their open win-dows, coming from a neighbor’s yard. Vaughn was in his room pack-ing clothes up for school, and when Kelly decided the two had to help, Vaughn didn’t berate his mother for being too nosey – he agreed they had to get involved.

“OK mom, let’s go,” Vaughn said, as the pair dashed outside from their home’s second story.

Kelly put a little table in place so Vaughn could get over the fence. He saw a 225-pound, 44-year-old man lying unconscious at the bot-tom of the pool. Panic engulfed the backyard as a distraught relative tried to reach the man, who was vis-iting from Costa Rica, with a pool skimmer. Vaughn said it appeared the man’s relatives didn’t know how to swim.

He leaped over the fence without hesitation. He stood at the edge of the pool. “Breaths first or pumps first?” he asked himself as he re-moved his socks and glasses. The training he received a month ago needed to be recalled instantly.

“There’s something about me where I don’t really react like a nor-mal person should,” he admitted.

Vaughn, who had just complet-ed a triathlon the day before, is me-thodical and has a tendency not to panic in intense situations. He was mugged while studying abroad in South Africa in spring 2012 and, even then, he doesn’t remember getting flustered.

Removing his socks, albeit not most people’s first reaction, gave him a few seconds to prepare him-self and focus on what he needed to do, he said.

This wasn’t like a triathlon.The day before, he accidently

swallowed a mouth full of water as he swam swiftly and was intently fo-cused on completing the 1,000-me-ter swim of the three-part competi-tion. In the triathlon, Vaughn knew what to expect. He practiced. He prepared. He had run through the day’s motions before as he trained.

But the only experience he had with CPR was on practice dum-mies in the 8-hour course he took – a course he only took as a technical-ity because it was required in order to apply to the University of Mary-

land’s physical therapy school – the only one of the five schools he ap-plied to with such an admissions re-quirement.

In the triathlon, Vaughn had a watch he’d use keep track of his pace. But when he dove into the pool to retrieve the man, his percep-tion of time was lost. There wasn’t a steady pace to follow – he just knew he had to get the man above water as soon as possible. And he thought he had to do it alone.

Though the family and anoth-er neighbor gathered, Vaughn was the only one capable of hoisting

the man out of the pool. Vaughn, who stands at 5-foot-7 with an ath-letic build, was intimidated by ma-neuvering the man out of the water alone. But another neighbor ap-peared – a former nurse – who was able to help pull the man on land.

The man was unconscious and didn’t have a pulse.

Time was warped. Fifteen sec-onds felt like an eternity. He began performing the pumps and breaths necessary to revive the man.

The former nurse stepped in and assisted Vaughn with the pumps as he continued trying to fill the man’s lungs with air. After three CPR cy-cles, the man started spitting up water. He vomited. His heart was beating and he was breathing. Am-bulances arrived shortly after.

Vaughn estimates the whole or-deal took about four minutes, but it felt a lot longer.

“If I didn’t know CPR, he prob-ably would have gone another three or four minutes without breathing,” Vaughn said. “The brain is just go-ing to shut off after that.”

The America Heart Associa-tion reports 70 percent of people “will feel helpless” when someone around them has a cardiac emer-gency because they don’t know CPR or have a lapse in training.

The man Vaughn saved was in critical condition the day of the in-cident, according Syracuse’s news-paper The Post-Standard’s website.

Vaughn wouldn’t comment about the victim beyond confirming he was alive and adding the thankful family told him he’d always have a home in Costa Rica.

The man’s niece didn’t even see Vaughn hop over the fence, but rather saw a guardian angel lift her uncle out the water, according to Kelly, who also spoke with the man’s family.

Vaughn said his one-day training also consisted of first aid and auto-mated external defibrillator (AED) training, which certified him to use the portable electronic device. UB offers the same kind of training in combination with the American Heart Association within the Rec-reation & Intramural Services de-partment located at South Campus’ Clark Hall.

Student Vaughn saves a life before returning to UB

HOMETOWN HERO

BY SARA DINATALE | Managing Editor

SEE VAUGHN, PagE 2

A former UB employee has set-tled a harassment lawsuit against the school and a former associate dean for the amount of $255,000.

Lesley Shiner, 64, a former clerk in the School of Dental Medicine, accused Dr. Jude Fabiano, 62, the former associate dean of clini-cal affairs in the School of Den-tal Medicine, of making unwanted sexual advances at a holiday par-ty December 21, 2010. Fabiano will pay $40,000 of the settlement and UB will pay the remaining $215,000. The money will cover damages and legal fees. Shiner also agreed to withdraw the complaint to the university as part of the set-tlement.

In the lawsuit, Shiner claimed to be badly traumatized by the alleged advancements. As part of the set-tlement, UB and Fabiano reached the agreement “without any admis-sion of liability, guilt or wrongdo-ing on the part of defendants.”

“By settling the lawsuit, Dr. Fa-biano doesn’t have an opportunity to present his case fully in front of jury,” Michael A. Brady, Fabiano’s attorney, said to The Buffalo News. “He at all times has denied any intention of ever discriminating against the plaintiff or ever inten-tionally trying to harm her in any way. The determination to resolve the lawsuit was made largely out of financial considerations.”

Shiner claimed the dental school had a history of being a sexual-ly hostile workplace, according to

the lawsuit. Some testimonies from various faculty members of the School of Dental Medicine sup-ported Shiner’s claim that she was sexually harassed at that Christmas party. Others contradicted her as-sertion and some said she did not look uncomfortable during her in-teraction with Fabiano. One work-er said it was a “weird party” and that people were sitting on others’ laps and many were touching each other.

Fabiano had requested reim-bursement for legal fees regarding his lawsuit against the State Attor-ney General’s Office. Fabiano was charged with two misdemeanors – forcible touching and unlawful imprisonment – and harassment, which is a violation.

The court dismissed the unlaw-ful imprisonment charge and Fa-biano was acquitted of forcible touching. He was, however, con-victed of harassment. His attor-ney for the harassment charge, Kevin Spitler, claimed the Town of Tonawanda court excluded ev-idence that would have been bene-ficial to his case. Fabiano has since waived the request for reimburse-ment and the proceeding on the harassment case is scheduled for Sept. 30.

Email: [email protected]

UB settles harassment lawsuit for $255,000

JOE KONZE JRnEwS Editor

On Saturday, President Barack Obama announced he is seeking congressional authorization to take military action in punitive strikes against the Syrian government for alleged use of chemical weapons.

In his speech, Obama laid out that the United States has a “moral responsibility to respond forceful-ly” to the situation. A decision will be reached when Congress reviews the matter upon its return from re-cess on Sept. 9. Americans, includ-ing the UB community, are debating the decision and its implications.

James Ingram, a junior political science major and former commu-nication director of the College Re-publicans, believes the president ac-knowledging the legislative branch, even though he does not have to, is an important aspect of democracy.

“I think as an American, as a cit-izen, I always think it’s great when the president passes down an im-portant decision like this to Con-gress,” Ingram said. “We elect our Congress. It takes it down into more of a localized fashion. I feel like the people get more of a say versus just one executive.”

Michael Calliste, a junior eco-nomics and political science major and member of the College Demo-crats, agrees with Ingram and finds Obama’s call on Congress “impres-sive.”

Calliste believes the issue is im-portant not only because of its im-pact on the United States but also because of the debated moral obli-gation that comes with it.

“Despite Congress’ inability to pass major laws, I think that go-ing to them with a humanitarian is-sue of this magnitude – represen-tatives of the states – is always the best matter,” Calliste said.

With just a few days before the House and Senate reconvene, there are many questions that need to be answered about the potential ef-fects of a military intervention.

In April 2011, peaceful protests challenged the leadership of Syria. Reports indicated that the govern-ment responded to the protestors

by kidnapping, raping, torturing and killing activists – including chil-dren. There were also reports of dumping and leaving mutated bod-ies at the side of the road.

Civilians took matters into their own hands, arming themselves and organizing rebel groups.

Over the last two years, these events have escalated quickly. The death toll has reached over 100,000 and the number of refugees over 2 million, according to The Portland Press Herald.

With tension running high in the Middle East, international attention has shifted toward the United States and whether it will intervene in the ongoing crisis.

ALINE KOBAYASHI, The SpecTrum

UB discusses potential U.S. involvement in Syria

SEE SYRIA, PagE 2

CoUrtESy of FLIcKR USER VEGANRApNERD

President Barack Obama announced he is seeking congressional approval for mili-tary action against the Syrian government for allegedly using chemical weapons against its people. The UB community discussed the impact the decision could have nationally and globally.

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For Vaughn, applying to graduate school wound up preparing him to save a life, but he never expected to have to use his training. Now he knows how valuable it is.

And his hometown and its local media took notice. Over a week after the incident, his mother was still fielding phone calls and text messages from people who are just as proud of her son as she is.

She remembers a trip to the Adirondacks about seven years ago when Vaughn instinc-tively pulled up his little cousin, who slipped under water while in a hot tub.

“He reacts quickly,” Kelly said.Vaughn also lends that skill to the field.

He’s a club soccer legend at UB, accord-ing to Smith, who met Vaughn through the league. Vaughn has played for the team for the past five years.

“He’s a little guy,” he said. “But as soon as he starts to play, people realize who he is.”

“He dominates,” Smith added.His athletic lifestyle fits in perfect with his

decision to shift into physical therapy after completing a degree in history.

“As someone who does triathlons, who loves to move and run, I want other peo-ple to be able to do that after they’re hurt,” Vaughn said.

Friend Mollee Thomas, an occupational therapy graduate student, described Vaughn as “fun-loving” – she’s amazed by his life-saving actions but is familiar with his caring nature.

Vaughn isn’t one to sit by and not get in-volved when he knows he can help, she ex-plained.

“And he always has some sort of story to tell,” Thomas said.

And now Vaughn has another story to add to what friends describe as an already exten-sive list – but it’s more than just a story a community has already shared all over Face-book.

It’s something people can learn from. Vaughn urges those who are CPR trained to assume nothing when facing an emergency and to stay calm and focused.

Throughout August, three young people, including Vaughn, each saved an individual from drowning in the Syracuse area.

“These things happen,” Vaughn said. “It would be the worse feeling to be there and not know what to do.”

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On Aug. 21, the Syrian government alleg-edly unleashed sarin gas, a chemical agent, in Ghouta, an agricultural belt around the cap-ital of Damascus. Over 1,400 people were murdered, including more than 426 chil-dren, according to a statement by Secretary of State John Kerry.

Some of America’s long-time allies have expressed opposition.

British Prime Minister David Cameron supports Obama’s decision; the British Par-liament, however, voted against providing military aid.

Phillip Arena, an assistant professor of in-ternational politics, said the United King-dom’s ruling might have a big impact on the United States’ decision. He said some Amer-icans fear the Syrian situation could be an-other potential Iraq.

“A lot of people would say it’s just the specter of Iraq – after having fought a war against a country that we believed was stock-piling weapons and clearly wasn’t,” Arena said. “Although there’s not much dispute that there actually are chemical weapons in Syria, it’s not all clear that they’re a threat to the [United States] and [United Kingdom].”

Ingram believes the United States has em-braced the role of a civil protector in the world. He thinks the moral implications of the Syrian conflict may fall into this title.

“It’s just the fact of the matter that we re-ally, over time, have become the [country] that is going to step in when we have evi-dence of human rights violations,” Ingram said. “People turn to the [United States] for help. And that’s just the role we’ve kind of taken over in our history and I guess that’s where we kind of are now. All eyes are kind of on us.”

House leaders have debated whether it’s a good idea for the United States to get in-volved. There has also been support for more drastic measures than the president has proposed.

Senator John McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham are in favor of wider military strikes and would like a broader, extensive effort to end the 2-year-old civil war.

Members of both parties have expressed that action must be taken to limit the capa-bilities of President Bashar al-Assad.

Calliste said the question of whether to in-tervene does not have an easy answer. He

said there are a lot of factors to consider with such a major decision.

Russia and China have vocalized opposi-tion to taking collective action in their roles in the United Nations Security Council.

“I’m still unsure myself, but I do know that the [United States] can’t let chemi-cal weapons be used freely in international conflict,” Calliste said. “It’s against the law and the way the [United Nations] Security Council is right now, currently. It means we can’t intervene freely because of the Russian president and Chinese president vote on the council.”

In the meantime, President Obama awaits Congress’ decision.

Until then, the president hopes for less re-sistance from Congress than he has seen in the past to carry out his agenda. He has ex-pressed confidence that they will cooperate on the issue.

Obama will take a three-day trip overseas to Russia and Sweden before returning to meet with Congress next week Monday.

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Not since the Vietnam War has the prospect of U.S. engagement in a foreign conflict engendered more collective skepticism and less pub-lic support. A Reuters/Ipsos sur-vey conducted last week found that just 25 percent of Americans sup-port military intervention following an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria.

After more than a decade of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, rendering the public weary of more military activity in a region teetering on the precipice of cataclysmic collapse, there is legitimate cause for concern in becoming entangled in a conflict again.

President Obama has made the right call in seeking congressional approval before carrying out his plan for a series of attacks against Syria. The need for public dialogue over the use of military force is vi-tal right now, as there needs to be transparency and clarity from top officials about the scope and dura-tion of any strikes, along with a co-gent outline of the potential rami-fications of even the most limited, narrow actions.

It is an important part of the democratic process that the people’s elected members in the House and Senate be able to review the facts and decide if a series of punitive strikes is an appropriate measure to take at the current time.

The international ban on the use of poison gas was established after the atrocities committed in World War I, and chemical weapons use has since been understood as a vi-olation of international norms. In the past, the president has made clear that the use of such weapons would demand a response. What is important to recognize is that this red line was not initiated by Presi-dent Obama; this line was drawn by international conventions in 1925.

When Bashar al-Assad unleashed this form of weaponry – which kills men, women and children non-se-lectively on a massive scale – he committed a nefarious crime that he knew would prompt other nations to call for repercussions.

It is disappointing that the British Parliament would vote against pro-viding military aid for the strikes and shameful that Russia would use its veto power in the United Nations

Security Council, blocking the pres-ident’s attempt to assemble a broad coalition. While collective action would obviously be better, the Unit-ed States cannot disregard the mor-al monstrosities occurring in Syria. Such action taken to deter any fu-ture use of chemical weapons would be in our national security interest – and universal humanitarian interest.

Neglecting to take action in this moment isn’t just for the purpose of preventing use of these weapons in Syria, but to preserve and protect this long-standing ban for the future. If the use of chemical weapons is given slack now, what kind of prec-edent would this be to set to the rest of the world? A statement needs to be made that weapons of mass de-struction will not be tolerated.

We understand the potential rip-ple effects of U.S. military action; and we think Congress should strongly consider the possibility that if Iran attacks Israel, the United States needs to be prepared to pro-vide immediate assistance.

As The New York Times has report-ed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained reticent to insert his opinion about the possi-bility of American intervention in the conflict, but certainly, Israel un-derstands the importance of foreign aid in alleviating crimes against hu-manity.

Looking through the lens of his-tory, would anyone say we should have had a non-intervention-ist foreign policy as Nazi Germa-ny was working to exterminate Jews in Europe? Would anyone say we shouldn’t have intervened as genocide was being committed in Rwanda? Or when there was eth-nic cleansing happening in the Bal-kans?

Though there have been no indi-cations from the president or Secre-tary of State John Kerry that they intend to fully embroil us in the on-going civil war in Syria, and the issue is not whether to try and end the war that has already taken over 100,000 lives, we think Congress should au-thorize the president to draw this line in the sand.

Of course, there are risks in-volved in taking action, and the pos-sibility that these strikes could cause the situation to escalate is a precari-ous element of this debate.

We don’t want the United States to become ensnared in this conflict, and we want Congress to impose clear and narrow limitations in the resolution to launch the attacks. Any action must be purely punitive and to prevent any future use of chemi-cal weapons.

We cannot open the door to large-scale military involvement in Syr-ia, but we also cannot stand idle as these gross violations occur.

On Tuesday, Speaker John Boeh-ner said he “supported the presi-dent’s call for action.” There has long been the feeling by many on Capitol Hill that it may take a cri-sis to bring the two parties togeth-er. As Congress prepares to return from recess on Sept. 9, our hope is that some earnest ambitions of our elected officials may help manifest a democratic resolution from our na-tional leaders.

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A time for reactionCongress should support limited strikes against Syria

Last week, while walking into his house on Northrup Place in the University Heights neighborhood, a UB senior (who prefers to remain anonymous) was robbed at gun-point. He didn’t take any chances; once the perpetrator presented the firearm, he threw his stuff and ran immediately.

Other students have reported to The Spectrum that since Lisa Khoury’s article “The Heights of Fear” came out last February, nothing has changed. Many students still live in terror, knowing they run the risk of being a victim of violent crime at any moment.

Yet on Monday, an article in The Buffalo News painted a very different picture. The piece, “Student renters, University Heights residents band together at UB block party,” depicts the Heights as a delightful, up-and-coming neighborhood.

The article is centered on an event that took place Sunday, where the UB football team handed out t-shirts and the marching band, “Thunder of the East,” led a parade. Two residents were quoted but not one student.

The issue of crime was not even addressed.

One of the two residents inter-viewed expressed his biggest con-cern for the neighborhood was lit-tering.

There was no mention through-out the article of the widely circu-lated 2013 Spectrum article (which re-ceived national media attention) that found 82 percent of 760 students polled felt the university should do more to improve the Heights; there was no mention that housing inspec-tors have issued over 750 violations to landlords in the neighborhood in the last two years; there was no men-tion that 54 percent of 787 students polled feel unsafe when they are in the Heights.

It is important to discuss the pos-itive aspects of the Heights’ devel-opment, but it is also important to keep them in context. Perspective is vital and news coverage should pro-vide all pertinent information.

Over 2,000 students live in the Heights – many because of its af-fordability.

“I know and hear of people who are being held at gunpoint all the time,” said another Heights resident and UB student, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “There are more cops on South Campus, for sure, but they’re not even willing to help. My roommate asked a cop to watch her walk home and he said something like, ‘I’m not your per-sonal guard,’ or something of that sort. I even have anxiety walking to my car and my key takes a while to put in because I am literally shaking all the time.”

Monday’s article accentuated the university facilitating community engagement as a way the Universi-ty Heights neighborhood has seen improvement. The residents were quoted saying they enjoyed a healthy exchange and positive relationship with the UB community relations people.

What about the students and fac-ulty and parents and communi-ty members who were angered by Dennis Black, vice president for University Life and Services, saying “we are not in the protection busi-ness” – indicative of UB’s hands-off approach to the South Campus neighborhood?

One resident is quoted saying, “I’ve seen a positive change in the last year or so… I’ve been seeing a serious reduction in crime.” Really?

Not only did this article provide a very incomplete portrait of the neighborhood, it provided no sta-tistics. None. There is no corrobo-rating evidence to any of the claims purported in the piece.

How could a prominent, regional newspaper such as The Buffalo News publish such an article? Not only does it fail to meet the criteria ex-pected for reporting – seeking out all possible, relevant voices to pro-vide analysis, depth and detail – but it misleads the reader about the con-dition of the neighborhood. Some student who reads the piece could think it is now safer, and when he

or she goes there could be accost-ed. The Heights can be an attractive place during the day, but at night, it becomes dangerous. Ask any stu-dent who lives there – something the article neglected to do.

One of the things we don’t want is for students receive faulty in-formation that could put them in harm’s way. The Heights is perilous. Period. Students should be aware of what precautions to take. The arti-cle’s misrepresentation could poten-tially put young lives in jeopardy.

“They shouldn’t be reporting that it’s safe if it’s clearly not,” said the second student speaking under an-onymity.

Many of us are from the Buffa-lo area and have grown up with The Buffalo News. We greatly admire them and consider them our big brother publication. But sometimes, a big brother must be called out. This specific article’s coverage was a vio-lation of journalism ethics and pro-tocol.

There are sins of omission and sins of commission. This was a sin of omission. Excluding an entire di-mension of an issue and propagat-ing one side of the story is not re-porting – it’s doing public injustice.

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There was loud music blasting through the speakers and the DJs on stage were spinning songs that made the entire crowd go wild. Streamers and glitter were taking over Randall’s Island, while con-certgoers jumped up and down feeling the beat rush through their bodies.

It was the first day of the Elec-tric Zoo Festival, an electronic mu-sic festival held over Labor Day weekend on an island on New York City’s East River. During the festi-val’s first two days, two concert-go-ers died because of suspected drug use of MDMA, or Molly, which can be taken in powder or pill form.

But the first day of the fifth an-nual E-Zoo was a success, accord-ing to Ellen Hecht, a senior exercise science major.

Hecht was one of 26,000 people in the crowd at E-Zoo, which was canceled before reaching its third and final day. After the deaths, the mayor’s office urged the festival’s promoter to cancel the rest of the festival. UB students involved in the electronic-concert culture have dif-ferent takes on the popular drug, the deaths, the cancellation and how the concert was run.

The first day, Hecht said every-one was excited and the vibe was incredible; the second day, howev-er, the overall feel of the show was much more intense.

“There were so many more peo-ple,” Hecht said. “People were pushing a lot. They were so much more aggressive about getting to the front. I knew the concert was going to be crazy, but I wasn’t pre-pared for how crazy it would be.”

By the second day at E-Zoo, two concertgoers – Jeffrey Russ, 23, a graduate of Syracuse University and Olivia Rotondo, 20, a student at New Hampshire University – died after taking Molly, the popular party drug, according to NY Daily News.

Molly is dangerous in excess, like all drugs, and is associated with dance music and concerts. The drug makes users happy, energet-

ic, affectionate and possibly dehy-drated. Molly has even worked its way into popular song lyrics by art-ists like Miley Cyrus and Trinidad James.

But the drug isn’t only found at big-city concerts.

Ryan McTigue, a UB alum, said he sees many people on drugs at shows like Day Glow and Barstool in Buffalo.

McTigue said he sees teens run-ning around with lollipops in their mouths and pupils enlarged and knows that they are “rolling,” which is the term people use to explain the high from Molly.

“It’s just not my thing or my scene,” McTigue said. “I don’t think one night of ‘fun’ is worth losing a life over like those two lives lost at Electric Zoo. I’m sure they didn’t expect to end up passing out and dying; they probably thought it was just going to be another fun con-cert. It can happen to anyone and it’s just not worth it.”

At E-Zoo, Hecht saw many peo-ple in bad condition all around the

venue. None of them were being attended to by security, she said.

“I saw so many people that were messed up,” Hecht said. “A bunch of people were passed out on the ground, even at night in the field, where the main stage was amongst the crowd. I saw more people clear-ly on drugs than people that were sober.”

Hecht was not surprised that two people died during the festi-val. Rather, she was surprised there were not more fatalities. Many peo-ple were cramped into a section of the island dancing while on Molly, so it was inevitable something bad would happen, she said.

UB students have mixed opin-ions on whether the concert should have completed its scheduled three-day run.

Hecht believed security should have been tighter and stricter on the third day. If fewer people were get-ting into the concert with drugs and more medics and security guards walked around to ensure concert-goers were being safe, then the

deaths could have been prevented and the final day could have gone on, she said.

Michael Hogan* thinks the city should have provided free water bottles to concert-goers because the drug dehydrates users. He add-ed it typically costs about $10 to get a bottle of water at house music concerts.

Kylie Golding*, a junior commu-nication major, said she spent over $60 on water during E-Zoo so she could say hydrated.

Molly has become more popular over the past four or five years, said Rebecca Wanders*, a senior health and human services.

“I remember the first time I tried Molly was at Day Glow in Buffa-lo,” she said. “I took the drug in the Porta-Potty; I put the powder in a napkin and swallowed it.”

Her friends told her it was “im-possible” for anything bad to hap-pen to her. She believed them.

“Nothing bad happened, but what if it did?” she said. “What if I overheated and passed away like the

two poor kids at E-Zoo? I think it’s important that this is getting atten-tion now so that more people like me aren’t convinced to try this drug and potentially die.”

Courtney Hass*, a sophomore English major, believes the concert was rightly canceled.

“Even if canceling the concert saved one life that would have been taken on the third day, that can-cellation is worth it,” Hass said. “You never know how crazy people would have gone, especially since the second day was reported to be so much crazier than the first. Who knows what the third day would have brought?”

Hecht said she would go to this type of concert again, but she could only do a three-day festival once a year because of its intensity.

She advises anyone who wants to attend a similar type of show to keep drinking water all day. People can also overhydrate, however, so it’s important to find a proper bal-ance in not drinking too little or too much. She also said it’s crucial to take breaks from raving and jump-ing up and down because of the toll it can take on the body.

“The best spot to be is the front side of stage, where they hand out free water and spray you with a hose,” Hecht said. “It’s also not as crowded or as hot as in the middle. Also, it’s important to have a meet-ing spot in case you get separated from your friends.”

Hecht does not look down upon those who take Molly at concerts but she does believe people should know their limits. She said people often don’t realize how much of the drug they’ve taken.

“Knowing not to overdo it can be pivotal to your own survival, es-pecially at a festival like this,” Hecht said. “It was dangerous to be in the middle. It took me 30 minutes to get out of the crowd during one of the main acts.”

*Names have been changed for stu-dents who wished to remain anon-ymous.

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Jeffrey Russ, left, and Olivia Rotondo, right, both died with ‘Molly’ in their systems after attending Electric Zoo. The deaths have sparked a discussion about the party drug and the cancellation of the electronic music festival’s last day.

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Weather couldn’t kill the night.The Student Association small

concert rocked the LaSalle park-ing lot Sunday night, but it didn’t get underway until after a half-hour storm delay (lightning) sent a large part of the crowd home.

Once the show commenced, it proved to be a hit. Six-piece ska-punk group Reel Big Fish was a crowd-pleasing headliner, and they were only helped by their opener, UB student Michael King and his band.

Entertainment Coordinator Marc Rosenblitt said just over 1,000 people came back through security (SA had reserved 7,000 free tickets

for UB students and 2,000 tickets for sale to the general public) and into the show after the delay. Those people watched as King and Reel Big Fish put on a rowdy show.

SA President Nick Johns came on stage between the two acts to thank students for their coopera-tion and to announce the official date for Fall Fest – Oct. 13. Johns added that the acts would be an-nounced “ASAP,” which may sug-gest that the highly in-demand A$AP Mob (featuring A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg) could be making its way to UB.

The mob of fans at Sunday’s show formed “circle-pits,” moshed, skanked, hula-hooped, whooped, cheered and danced in a massive loss of inhibition. When the show

ended, fans emerged drenched from head to toe in a combination of rainwater and sweat.

For some, going to see Reel Big Fish was a healthy dose of thera-py after a long first week of classes.

“I think this is a really good event because it brings everyone at UB together after the first week of school and it’s a fun party thing,” said senior human services ma-jor Rachel Cimerman. “I’m already stressed out after the first week of classes, man.”

At one point, it seemed the odds were stacked against a successful show. The audience booed their way out of the parking lot after Rosenblitt announced the attend-ees had to evacuate the venue into the stadium parking lot for at least

half an hour.“The campus chooses to follow

the NCAA regulations for sporting events with regards to lightning,” said Steve Herberger, campus man-ager of fire and life safety. “That includes a protocol that says with-in five miles, a strike of lightning requires evacuation of any exterior event to a safe location. The evacu-ation went very well. This was one of the first times we’ve had to evac-uate an outdoor event.”

Reel Big Fish emerged onto the stage sporting ridiculous outfits with vibrant colors, outrageous hairstyles and blatantly absurd ac-cessories and facial hair designs.

Reel Big Fish started getting no-ticed in 1992 and has since toured internationally with steady success, a few hit songs (such as 1996 hit “Sell Out”) and interchanging band members along the way. Regardless of their age, Reel Big Fish manag-es to do something that most live bands dream of doing when they perform: They engage the crowd in a memorable way that is felt by ev-eryone in attendance.

What Reel Big Fish still has go-ing for them is how seriously they take the idea of themselves – which is very little. Instead of coming off as a band that got old and can’t let go of the past, Reel Big Fish re-minds audiences that life is some-times best experienced in a drunk-en state of disregard.

Junior Spanish major Andrew McFadden got pumped up before the show with his roommates lis-tening to ska music. Though he was unfamiliar with Reel Big Fish, he said he expected the show was going to be incredible.

Then came the storm. A friend convinced McFadden to return to the show.

“Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to come back,” McFadden said. “[Mi-chael King] was fun. I liked the mash-up they did with the covers. We’re still excited, against all odds.”

King, a part-time UB student nearly finished with a degree in computer science, is a man of many titles. He works multiple jobs while juggling school with 25 hours of music each week, between re-hearsals and gigs. Depending on the expenses of a show, his group can be as big as a nine members, but King played with his usual cast of five Sunday.

King’s band is a collective of mu-sicians with varying levels of expe-rience and age, but they share their passion for music.

Derek “Velvet D” Hager is a se-nior aerospace engineering major at UB who plays tenor sax for the group. Dan Ross plays guitar and recently graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo.

The band features Rishon Odel on the bass guitar and David “T-Spoon” Hulett on drums. Odel and Hulett are both professional musicians from Buffalo who have toured all over with various groups of musicians for years.

King got his opportunity to play as the only opening act on Sunday night after winning last year’s SA Battle of the Bands. The judges were so impressed with his perfor-mance that they kept him in mind for this show, and King delivered. His stunning voice coupled with overall exceptional talent from ev-ery member of the band to re-excite the audience after the de-lay almost sent King and his crew packing. With an abundance of en-ergy and solo sections for each of the instrumentalists, King’s group hit the high notes and rocked straight through into their well-de-served encore.

Fall Fest – Oct. 13, as Johns stat-ed – is the next SA concert.

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Rain delays and old age can’t stop Reel Big Fish. On Sunday night, the group played a stellar, high-energy set under stormy skies at UB for the first SA-sponsored show of the semester.

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It was me against a herd of boars.I was alone, in Northern Leba-

non, jogging through the moun-tains as I did every day that month.

I usually took my run in the morning, and some of the locals warned me about the wild animals that come out at night. But I was busy that morning, and I was de-termined to get my dose of exer-cise for the day. It was only 6 p.m.; the sun was still shining. I was cer-tain I’d be fine.

I was wrong.As I finally found my pace up the

mountain, about 20 minutes from my family’s home, I began to hear footsteps.

I refused to break out of my zone. My Nikes hit the ground at perfect stride – I was making great time, and will.i.am’s “That pow-er” was blasting through my head-phones.

Again, I heard footsteps, even with music blasting. I stopped and took out my earbuds.

To my left was the side of a giant mountain, and coming down that mountain were three small boars.

Now 10.Oh my gosh. 30.To my left? A cliff. “Please, God, please,” I prayed

in my head while standing on the narrow road. “Help me. Please. I don’t know how. But please stay with me.”

The road I was on was maybe 6 feet in width, and the boars were coming closer and closer.

I edged toward the cliff. Tears filled my eyes.

“God,” I asked. “Please stay with me.”***

I was determined to go to Leba-non that summer. My mother and father were both born there – my mom came to America when she was 4, my dad when he was 17. We visited the beautiful country when I was 5, but I hadn’t been back since.

I told my dad this was my sum-mer – I had to go. I convinced him and my cousin to come with me, and we left on July 15 – the sum-mer before my senior year of col-lege.

I expected to fit in with the com-munity perfectly in my dad’s home-town village, Mazraat Al Toufah, where we stayed for four weeks. I thought it would be second nature.

I did, actually, grow up very dif-ferent from my American friends. My mom packed me spinach pies instead of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in elementary school, and my dad’s heavy accent made my friends laugh.

But I hated Lebanon.That first week, I did nothing but

fake a happy face. I was supposed to love it, wasn’t I?

But the truth is, I was ripped out of my comfort zone – 5,700 miles away, to be exact – and had none of my typical comforts to rely upon.

I usually rely on my extrovert-ed friends to socialize for me. If I don’t feel like I look good, I just

stay in on a Friday night and watch Netflix on my laptop. When I need to make a decision, I quickly call my sisters, and they make it for me.

I felt alone, desperate and sad. On July 21, a few days after I ar-rived, the entire town went to church for Eid Mar Charbel, the feast day of the Lebanese patron saint Charbel.

After evening mass, the whole village walked almost a mile to a small stone shrine, singing Arabic hymns the whole way. We arrived at the shrine, and I said a small prayer: I asked God to help strengthen my faith. I wanted to depend upon him alone, as St. Charbel did, for happi-ness – I wanted to feel comfortable in my own skin.

From that day forward in Leba-non, I kept pushing myself; despite any discomfort or social hiccup, I kept going. And then I started to see clearly.

I was in the most beautiful coun-try I’d ever seen, and my time was free, depleted of computers, TVs or a Facebook refresh button.

I began filling my time by reading a book about St. Charbel – a man who found faith through the beau-ty and nature of Lebanon. I woke up every morning, stepped out of my house and walked up the serene and strikingly beautiful mountains. I ran and sweat under the hot Med-iterranean sun, motivated to keep going by the unbelievable view sur-rounding me.

I realized that in life, in order to learn or change or grow, you have to push yourself. Despite any dis-comfort, you must keep going.

And as I pushed myself, I found some pretty incredible things.

My friends in the town took me on ATVs, up to one of the high-est points of Lebanon. From the top, the peaks were almost touch-ing the clouds. I saw every valley and mountain, tree and house in all of Northern Lebanon. I felt on top

of the world.I went jet skiing in the Mediter-

ranean, hiked in the mountainous terrain as my father did when he was young and jumped off a small cliff into the Mediterranean Sea at a local beach.

In our town, the Mazraat Al Tou-fah, I was around some of the nic-est people I’ve ever met. The boys are endearing, perfect gentlemen. The girls are caring, kind and ma-ternal – no matter how old.

I remember one day I had a stomach virus, and my good friend Issa who lived down the street heard I was sick. I texted her from my phone in Lebanon and let her know I was under the weather. Not even five minutes later, the 18-year-old girl who I’d met only three weeks earlier was in my room, nur-turing me at bedside.

Despite feeling like an outsid-er at the beginning of my trip, I never felt so close to friends in my life. We could go out to a night-club or stay in the village all night – either way, we shared a connec-tion that was undeniable. Our par-ents, grandparents, great grandpar-ents and so on grew up together in that town. Our ancestors founded the village over 600 years ago. We had just met, but I felt like I had known them my whole life.

As I began every day outside, I saw more and more of what St. Charbel must have seen over 150 years ago. The gorgeous blue sky, shining sun, forests, valleys and stunning shorelines.

I also saw some disturbing things.One day, my friends took me

through one of the most danger-ous cities of Lebanon – Tripoli – where I promised my father I’d never go.

The area is an unpredictable war-zone home to many terrorists.

We only drove through it, and I observed mostly men, who were staring into our car, from my win-

dow.“You’re naked, Lisa,” my friend

said. “What?” I responded.“Look around you,” she said.

“Women aren’t allowed to wear shorts here.”

In fact, there were barely any women outside at all. I spotted two, who were covered from head to toe in clothing. It was a scorching hot day, and I had just spent the day freely at the beach. Sun-kissed and tan in my shorts and tank top, I felt a surge of guilt. Freedom is an in-credible thing.

In the past 20 years, the Leba-nese government has been large-ly taken over by Hezbollah, a Shi-ite Muslim political group, and the country has experienced a lot of terrorism and violence – which jux-taposes the beautiful and pure Leb-anon I know.

What’s worse is my smart and talented friends who are my age are struggling to get jobs. Political connections outweigh any college degree, and people aren’t making money as a result.

The Syrian War is also affect-ing the Lebanese economy. One in four people in Lebanon is Syrian; the country’s population of about 4 million increased by 25 percent in just two years, according to the Wall Street Journal. Syrians fleeing the war flood the streets of most Lebanese cities and towns.

“Refugees have crowded many impoverished villages that dot the border between the two coun-tries, while well-to-do Syrians have driven up apartment rental prices across Lebanon,” Nour Malas re-ported in the Wall Street Journal on Aug. 16. “And Syrians have become a major competitor in Lebanon’s medium-and-low-wage job market, creating rising resentment among locals struggling to find jobs them-selves and make ends meet.”

I’ve never felt more blessed to be American.

I was overwhelmed with a new sense of gratitude, spirituality and joy. And I’m not the only person who’s been inspired by Lebanon before.

Khalil Gibran, a Lebanese artist, poet and writer, is the third-best-selling poet of all-time, according to The New Yorker. His philosoph-ical poetry has spread wisdom to many readers.

Lebanon is even mentioned 71 times in the Bible. Psalm 92:12 in the Bible reads: “The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.”

In my four weeks in Lebanon, I pushed myself to social, spiritu-al and emotional limits. I left the country on Aug. 15, the day before my 21st birthday, feeling like I had grown immensely – maybe even as tall as a cedar.

One of my last nights in Leba-non, I went with a few friends to a nightclub. There was a “one-man show” – a Lebanese singer who re-cites classic Arabic dance songs accompanied by a live keyboard-ist and drummer. The atmosphere was infectious; I didn’t even want my glass of cranberry-vodka.

I was surrounded by some of the loveliest people I’ve ever known, dancing to music that gave me chills, feeling as confident as I ever have and more appreciative of my life than I’ve ever been.

I was drunk off of Lebanon’s ex-quisiteness.***

The boar that led the pack was only a couple feet from the road. I inched closer to the cliff.

“I’ll be fine,” I thought, looking down. “If I jump, maybe some-thing will catch me.”

But nothing was going to catch me. Like every obstacle I faced in Lebanon, I had to figure out my way. There was no time to think; I had to keep going.

Out of nowhere, I saw a man about a quarter mile away from me, where I had just came from. He wasn’t there on my way up.

He was waving his arm toward the boars – he was a herder.

I waved to get his attention, but he didn’t notice. I wanted to run over to him or scream, but I couldn’t alarm the boars.

So I took huge, quiet walking steps toward him, the entire time asking God to help me make it to the man before the boars made it to me.

I had heard horror stories in Leb-anon about people who got chased or attacked by the wild boars in the mountains.

Finally, I reached him.Tears filled my eyes, and in Ara-

bic I told him I was scared. I asked him for help.

“Don’t worry,” he told me in Ar-abic. “Just keep going.”

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As tall as a cedarThe power of pushing yourself, and how I grew from doing so on life-changing trip

CoUrtESy of LUcIEN KHOURY

Spectrum managing editor Lisa Khoury went to Lebanon, her parents’ homeland, for four weeks this summer. After spending the day driving an ATV in Ehden, a Northern town, she reached the top of a mountain, which towered over a serene and enchanting view. The beauty of Lebanon, combined with being 5,700 miles away from her comfortable life in America, inspired Khoury and changed her outlook on life.

had to eliminate giving them those opportunities. But that didn’t seem to change what we did. We gave them plenty and they were able to score off one of them.”Women’s Soccer – 2-1 win at St. Bonaventure; 1-0 win vs. Youngstown State

The women’s soccer team (2-1) had better success than the men over the weekend. In the two con-tests, junior forward Katie Roberts and junior defender Sophie Ther-rien were all over the field for the Bulls.

Both players scored in the first match and followed up their per-formance by combining for 10 shots Sunday afternoon against Youngstown State. Junior mid-fielder Megan Abman scored off a long throw from sophomore de-fender Kristin Markiewicz in the 71st minute for the only goal of the game. Senior goalkeeper Ai-nsley Wheldon had four saves en route to her 16th career shutout.

“I cannot give more credit to my teammates,” Abman said. “We practice set plays day in and day

out … I think [the goal] was a cul-mination of our efforts in training and that just manifested nicely on the field.”

Wheldon was named the MAC defensive player of the week for her efforts.

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SPORTS

JON GAGNONSEnior SPortS Editor

QUARTERBACK: B+The Good: Sophomore quar-

terback Joe Licata played admira-bly in front of the first big crowd of his career. Starting your soph-omore season – after only starting four games as a redshirt freshman – on the road against the No. 2 team in the country is as tough as it gets.

But Licata looked sharp, accurate and poised in the pocket, which is the type of player Bulls fans have been expecting. He had his most success when relying on senior re-ceiver Alex Neutz. Nine of Licata’s 15 completions went to the Bulls’ top receiver as well as one of his two touchdown throws.

The Bad: The biggest mistake of the entire game from the hands of Licata was a botched snap on fourth and goal at Ohio State’s 1-yard line in the fourth quarter. Such a simple mistake is unaccept-able, especially late in the game. It is worth noting Licata took full blame for the error. He also threw an interception in the second quar-ter, but the ball was tipped off the hands of sophomore running back Devin Campbell, so he can’t take the full blame for that.

RUNNING BACKS: B-The Good: Senior running back

Branden Oliver managed to rush for 73 yards but he only averaged 2.8 yards per carry and his lon-gest run of the day was a meager 10 yards. Despite Oliver’s rare lack of production, much of the blame resides with the offensive line. The holes simply weren’t there.

The Bad: The group’s worst part of the day came on one drive. Soph-omore Devin Campbell caught a 25-yard pass and failed to score when there appeared to be room to make a better play toward the end zone. On the ensuing first-and-goal series, Oliver rushed twice from the 3-yard line and the 2-yard line, fail-ing to score on both attempts.

WIDE RECIEVERS: B+The Good: Neutz was good

enough for the group to earn a B+, but there wasn’t much production from anyone else. Sophomore John Dunmore’s lone catch for eight

yards on the Bulls’ first drive of the game was the only other reception made by a receiver.

The Bad: In the team’s search to find a productive second receiver, its No. 2 wide out, senior Fred Lee, was held catch-less.

Both Neutz and Dunmore failed to come down with separate well-thrown deep balls from Licata. Both passes would have needed a great play to complete the pass but both balls appeared catchable in single coverage.

TIGHT ENDS: B+The Good: Sophomore Matt

Weiser caught the first touchdown catch of his career. It was also the first touchdown of the Bulls’ sea-son and helped fuel their attempted comeback after trailing 23-0. Fresh-man Mason Schreck finished sec-ond on the team in receiving and caught four passes.

The Bad: More is expected from senior Jimmy Gordon, who hauled in just one catch for four yards.

OFFENSIVE LINE: C+The Good: It was expected that

Ohio State would have mismatches across the entire field. The biggest difference came for the offensive linemen, who were clearly over-powered. Still, the line gave up just one sack – an impressive stat.

The Bad: The Bulls’ running at-tack is supposed to be one of the best in the conference, but Oli-ver’s 2.8 yards per carry in the sea-son opener is disconcerting and the responsibility for that falls with the line.

DEFENSIVE LINE: C+The Good: Senior defensive end

Colby Way kept on track with his high expectations for the season, leading the unit with seven tackles and two tackles for loss.

The Bad: Run-stopping. The Buckeyes’ running backs were get-ting past the first level of the de-fense virtually untouched, the holes were gaping and Ohio State’s Jor-dan Hall averaged 7.6 yards per car-ry in 21 attempts. The D-line also failed to pursue quarterback Brax-

ton Miller and did not contribute to any of the Bulls’ four sacks.

LINEBACKERS: AThe Good: Senior Khalil Mack

was named the national Defensive Player of the Week by cbssports.com. But it wasn’t just Mack who had an impressive game. Junior Blake Bean – playing his first game as a Bull – had eight tackles (sec-ond on the team), junior Lee Skin-ner and senior Adam Redden each had five tackles and sophomore Nick Gilbo stunned press row with his production (four tackles and a sack). Altogether, the linebackers were responsible for all four of the Bulls’ sacks.

The Bad: With how well the linebacking core played, we’ll have to be knit-picky to point out any flaws. Mack’s sack and forced fum-ble that was recovered by the Bulls on Ohio State’s 2-yard line was called back by an illegal-hands-to-the-face penalty. We’ll go with that.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: CThe Good: Senior safety Der-

ek Brim was third on the team with seven tackles. The D-backs held Ohio State’s quarterbacks to just 199 yards through the air. But that should be heavily discounted con-sidering Ohio State ran the ball 45 times, compared to just 23 pass at-tempts.

The Bad: Senior cornerback Najja Johnson got beat on Ohio State’s first drive of the game, re-sulting in a 47-yard touchdown pass. Later in the third quarter, Johnson and senior safety Okoye Houston had a miscommunication that allowed the Buckeyes’ second long touchdown pass, this one for 21 yards.

SPECIAL TEAMS: C+The Good: Despite sophomore

punter Tyler Grassman’s poor start to the game, he ended up pinning two kicks inside the 20 and had a long of 54.

The Bad: Campbell returned six kicks and averaged just 12.5 yards per return, looking hesitant at times to find a gap. Grassman’s 19-yard punt on Buffalo’s opening drive gave the Buckeyes prime position to open their season with a touch-down drive.

COACHING: C+The Good: Head coach Jeff

Quinn should be given some cred-it for the Bulls’ turnaround. They outscored the Buckeyes 20-17 in the last three quarters of the game, so there is something to be said for the adjustments Quinn made.

The Bad: Unfortunately, the first quarter counts, and Ohio State’s 23-0 drubbing of the Bulls in the opening quarter shows how unprepared Quinn had the Bulls. Quinn’s other inexplicable blun-ders: The Bulls’ offense came out of a timeout on fourth and 2 dur-ing their opening drive and suffered a delay-of-game penalty; and fol-lowing Ohio State’s first two touch-downs of the game, they convert-ed 2-point conversions with ease as the Bulls stood in confusion.

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Gridiron Report CardThe Spectrum grades the Bulls following 40-20 loss at No. 2 Ohio State

AARON MANSFIELDEditor in ChiEf

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Khalil Mack proved Saturday that he’s not just one of the best players in the Mid-Amer-ican Conference; he’s one of the best in the nation. His play against No. 2 ranked Ohio State earned so much recognition that he was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter in the United States at one point dur-ing the game.

Take a moment to think about that: A University at Buffalo foot-ball player was the most talked-about topic in the country at one point Saturday. That’s a big deal.

The American public got the memo, but did Ohio State?

If you visited the Buckeyes’ post-game press conference, you’d swear they weren’t watching when Mack went off for eight tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, an in-terception return for a touchdown and one heck of a fully extended,

reaching-for-the-pylon dive into the end zone.

The Bulls lost, 40-20, but he was the best player on the field.

“They’ve got a kid that kicked our tails,” said Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer after the game. “That outside linebacker had a couple of sacks, pressures. I know he beat guys that I expect to play very well on our offensive line.”

Yes, coach, he did kick your tails. Mack sped around the field to the point that it seemed he was around the ball every play.

“The guy that played – was it 46? – I just know where he played,” Meyer said. “I can see him stand-ing out there, a really, really good player.”

Meyer didn’t know Khalil Mack’s name.

Fifty minutes later, Ohio State standout quarterback Braxton Miller, whom Mack hounded, ad-dressed the media. No one asked about Mack – though believe me, I tried, only to be interrupted four times and shunned by Ohio State PR after the press conference – and Miller only referenced him once.

“It was a good play by 46,” Mill-er said of Mack’s interception re-turn for a touchdown.

Wait, what? Miller didn’t know his name either?

I know it seems hard to fathom because Miller is a Heisman candi-date and all, but Mack is rated as a better pro prospect. Mack put on a show. He was the most talked about person in America!

I get it: It’s UB. The Bulls play in the MAC, which the Buckeyes probably consider the FCS.

But this isn’t about the school; it’s about Khalil Mack. UB has nev-er had an athlete like him. There is something special about him – not just his athletic ability. I’ve been covering the team for three years now, have traveled to just about ev-ery game and have interviewed him more times than I can count. That’s why I have full confidence in saying he is special.

That won’t change if he has some injury or his career doesn’t pan out in the NFL. It goes beyond the football field.

I wrote a feature on Mack for our football preview, and here’s one thing he said that jumped out to me: “I really don’t care about foot-ball as much as I want to grow as a person.”

While we watched the press swarm Ohio State’s players after the game, Spectrum senior sports editor Jon Gagnon and I chatted about how annoying it must be to have cameras and recorders fre-quently in your face. Then we talk-ed about how often that has hap-pened to Mack this year, and how

gracefully, patiently and humbly he has handled the attention.

“He just sees his life as a total blessing,” Gagnon said.

I couldn’t have put it any better. For a fuller picture of Mack’s atti-tude, look at what he had to say af-ter the game.

“It was great experience to go out there and play against a team that is very disciplined,” he said. “They’re well coached and I’m glad to have the experience, and it’s un-fortunate that we lost but we’ve got to keep fighting.

“I still have to keep working. I don’t feel any type of way about the performance I had, but we have to keep getting better. It’s about the team and we want to win.”

He’s also one heck of a football player. So, UB, let’s appreciate him while we can.

To America: welcome to The Khalil Mack Show.

And to Ohio State: I know you’ve got a really solid squad, and I know you’re a big-time school. But next time you go up against one of the country’s best players, at least learn his name.

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Sophomore cornerback Marqus Baker pursues Ohio State running back Dontre Wilson. The Bulls fell to the Buck-eyes, 40-20 at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.

Volleyball – 3-0 win over Niaga-ra; 3-0 win over Temple; 3-0 win over Niagara

The Bulls (3-0) dominated the weekend at Alumni Arena, winning all three matches without dropping a single set. Sophomore Tahleia Bish-op became the first player in school history to record 20 kills in a three-set sweep in Buffalo’s win over Tem-ple. Senior Kelly Svoboda was award-ed tournament MVP, highlighted by 47 digs.

“We had a hot hitter tonight in Tahleia,” said head coach Todd Kress. “We were smart to get her the ball as she was scoring all night.”Men’s Soccer – 3-1 loss at St. Bo-naventure; 1-1 tie vs. Vermont

Buffalo (0-1-1) surrendered two early goals versus the Bonnies and was unable to recover in the match. Freshman midfielder Russell Cicero-ne continued his early success as a Bull with a goal in the 60th minute after scoring twice in the team’s ex-hibitions.

In the Bulls’ second weekend con-test, they were unable to secure the victory, allowing a goal in the 75th minute after taking an early lead. The game ended in a draw after two over-time periods. Freshman midfielder Nicolai Berry had Buffalo’s lone goal in the 14th minute.

“We’re playing against an experi-enced team and we don’t know how to protect that lead, and that’s some-thing were going to have to learn how to do,” said head coach Stu Rid-dle. “We talked at halftime how we

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