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The BuzzworthyStation ManagerMeghan Palluconi

September, 5, 2013

Contributing Staff

Editor-in-Chief Karly Gombert Managing Editor

Allie Napoli

-Meghan PalluconiStation Manager

“You’re mad, bonkers, off your head! But I’ll tell you a secret: all the best people are.” -Alice Kingsley, Alice in Wonderland

Kirk Windus, Alicia Maldonado, Nick Coyne, Jaclyn Brotherson,

Nina Lapres, Jordan Hall

I am not going to sugar-coat it--if you want to have a fun time at Bonas, join The Buzz. As I sit here, a newly-christened senior, most of my fondest college memories revolve around 88.3.

I started off as a simple staffer who wanted to call a few games, play some 90’s music and maybe meet a few people along the way. Then, I started enjoying what I was doing so much that I wanted to get more involved, and I was lucky enough to get a coveted spot on the Board of Directors. I started getting excited because I needed a place to kill time between classes once I moved off campus. Eventually, The Buzz became more like a home to me than my actual house, and I forgot why I was ever willing to settle for anything less. Between the late-night DJ shows, calling the basketball games and quirky board members, The Buzz has become a staple in my college life that I can’t imagine living without.

Though I won’t know half the people that read this column, I feel that it is my duty to steer you all in the right direction towards the beacon of light that is RC 210. Upon entering the station, you will see a variety of fun, friendly faces who want nothing more than to suck you into our cult. The individuals, who grace The Buzz with their presence every day, and the comfy couches, make the station feel like home.

Not only do the people make The Buzz a fun place to be, but so do the wide range of activities that we have to offer! Anyone can join The Buzz regardless of their major. There are so many different departments to join that we offer something for everyone.

If you have stuck it out with me so far, maybe you will be willing to read a little more. As you flip through the pages of this fine issue, you will see a description of each department: P.R., News, Music, Production, Promotions, Sports, Business and Programming. Each department offers a unique and fun experience for new and old members. And if you are “too cool for school” and just want to get your 100 on-campus internship hours done, you can do that too. However, you will be cheating yourself out of an amazing experience that you will never get anywhere else.

I know that right now I probably sound like the biggest cheerleader for 88.3. I’m not going to lie, every time that I throw on my Buzz t- shirt I do feel an overwhelming amount of pride rush over me. And you can feel that pride, too! That is what happens when you work for the number four college radio station in the nation (according to the Princeton Review Board).

Though I am laying it on pretty thick, it does ease my conscience to know that if you are reading this, it means that you are at the general interest meeting and we already have you hooked. If I could give all of you freshmen in the crowd one piece of advice it would be this:

Dive in head first! Sign up for as many departments as possible. Dip your toes into as many different things as you can. You will never regret doing too much, but you will always regret doing too little. Each year as a station, we strive to mold as many of you into little Buzz minions as possible, and we have never heard a complaint. However, we have heard people say how much they wish they would have gotten involved earlier or how they wish they did more.

As seniors, Paige Winston, Zach Warren, Marissa Bruno, Joey Mullin (honorable mention), Karly Gombert and myself love The Buzz so much that we dread having to leave it. Although this truth is sad and slightly pathetic, we want everyone to feel that same level of passion for the station when their senior year dawns upon them.

To conclude this epic romance novel about The Buzz, I wish everyone good luck in the upcoming year. We look forward to seeing new faces, hearing new voices and making new friends. Remember to have fun and obey all of the rules of the FCC. #getbuzzed

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Dramatic change from screamer to folk starBy Kirk Windus

Macklemore: the lyrical geniusBy Alicia Maldonado

Canada got it right this time. Dallas Green’s solo project, City and Colour, hit the number-one spot on the Canadian billboard charts this summer. The former lead singer of Ontario-based, post-hardcore band Alexisonfire has literally struck gold with the indie/folk laden The Hurry and the Harm, which quickly reached gold status on the Canadian charts.

Green’s third full-length solo album finds the singer evolving from a screamer experimenting with music’s softer side into a full-fledged folk star. The acoustic guitar and pedal steel-ridden The Hurry and the Harm resembles the softer, more intricate moments of indie/folk god Connor Oberst’s career in bright eyes.

The album’s title track is a perfect kick-off to a damn-near perfect record as Green questions the effects of living the high-paced lifestyle that characterizes the contemporary world.

This album is best listened to in one sitting as Green takes the listener on a journey through mid-tempo folk and soft, falsetto-driven ballads. No tracks on the album are “skippable,” and each carries as much weight as the song before it.

Never-mind his time spent dabbling in the hardcore scene, Green was born to be one of the best indie/folk artists in the game.

4 ½ stars

“The fame and the money and all that stuff that comes along with it is all great, but that's not the sole purpose of why I make music." -Macklemore

Macklemore recently has become one of the most popular rappers among young adults and teens this year. With songs like “Thrift Shop” and “Same Love” blowing up the radio stations, it is hard to believe that he has been around for more than six years. Macklemore grew up and began his career in Seattle, Washington in 2000. He created tracks and passed samples out on the street to get his music to reach the public. Through the early 2000’s, he would continue this until he met Ryan Lewis, a producer, in 2006. These two young men paired up and began creating music that would soon become popular around the world. Day-in and day-out, Macklemore would spend time writing his chilling raps while Ryan Lewis created the soul-touching beats that would create powerful music.

There are many rappers out right now that have risen to fame just as quickly as Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, but the difference is that those rappers’ music does not have a greater meaning. The Heist, which is Ryan Lewis and Macklemore's debut album is filled with tracks that have significant meanings. Records like “Same Love” was recently nominated and won the category of A Song With Meaning at the Video Music Awards. This song is an anthem for anyone who is a victim of

bullying because they are gay. A lyric in the song that sticks out is, "Man

‘that's gay’ gets dropped on the daily. We've become so numb to what were saying. Our culture founded from oppression yet we don't have acceptance for 'em." What I like about this lyric is that it is so honest; it is Macklemore coming out and addressing his audience asking, why are we like this? Every single track has a strong message for its listeners whether it is asking people to stay strong or addressing his views on the church and politics--Macklemore

writes what he feels. I know that there are people that probably do not agree with Macklemore but I urge everyone to listen to what he is saying because it is rappers like him that should be praised and not ignored--rappers that actually have a lot of knowledge, and who have the possibility to change this world for the better.

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Public RelationsBe the face of WSBU with the Public

Relations department! Public Relations’ main focus is to keep 88.3 The Buzz relevant throughout campus. We do this by publishing our bi-weekly, student-run magazine, The Buzzworthy—filled with music, concert and movie reviews, fashion, sports and news. Love something? Hate something? Write it!

Along with The Buzzworthy, Public

Relations is responsible for a great deal of social media. Calling all Twitter fiends and Facebook fanatics! Public Relations wants YOU! Public Relations contributes to WSBU’s blog, Facebook, and runs @The_Buzzworthy, our new Twitter account.

Knock out 100 of your on-campus internship hours with Public Relations! We are looking for people that enjoy music, movies, fashion, anything! The beauty of

Public Relations is having the ability to have an opinion and voice it. Try something new by listening to a different band or seeing a new movie, and tell the school what you think of it. Help us get WSBU’s name out there by tweeting newly discovered songs, books, or upcoming concerts.

Public Relations would love to have you bring new entertainment and ideas to WSBU!

Have a creative mind? Like planning and organizing activities? The Promotions department is where you want to be! Promotions is all about making WSBU better than it already is. There are always more people to tune into shows, more people to follow us on Twitter, and more people to read our blog. This is where Promotions takes over.

PromotionsWhether it’s putting flyers around the

school or chalking up the sidewalks, Promotions is always getting WSBU’s name out there. Thanks to Promotions, we are able to hear GOOD music in the Hickey when The Buzz gets to DJ. Promotions also plans events in the Rathskellar and activities during Spring Weekend. Party planners! We need you!

Promotions runs WSBU’s Twitter and contributes to the Facebook and blog. Social media and networking are major in the Promotions department. We are looking for excited and creative people for Promotions, and we look forward to working with you!

Help keep the SBU community informed by becoming a part of our News department! Write your own newscasts and broadcast them live on the air at 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. every Monday though Friday. No experience is needed; we’ll help you learn everything there is to know! Broadcast about on-campus news or world news; it’s up to you.

News is in charge of conducting interviews with people on and off campus and gets the information our listeners want before anyone else. Being part of the News department also means keeping up with their Twitter account @BonaNewsNow. Tweeting about on and off-campus information is a fast and easy way to keep the community informed and up-to-date.

The News department is happy to

Newswelcome you to the WSBU family. We can’t wait to hear new voices on air for newscasts and have more breaking news to share with

Becaome part of the WSBU family!What each department is all about, and why you should join!

the SBU community.

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Let’s be honest. The Music department is easily the most popular department at The Buzz, probably because there is so much to do! Get a couple friends, start a radio show, and play anything you like. The whole SBU community, town of Olean, friends and family can hear you from their cars, home radios, or computers!

Love music but don’t want a show? Come to the weekly music meetings up in the station, and get brand new CDs from tons of artists to take home, listen to, and review. You decide what goes on the air and what doesn’t. Write reviews for the albums you listen to, and they’ll go up on our WSBU blog or in The Buzzworthy!

The heart and soul of The Buzz is your own hands… If you have a unique taste in

music, or just want to listen to something new, the Music department is what you should join!

Music

If you’re into creating, uploading, downloading, tinkering with computers and generally holding the station together, electronically speaking, then the Production department is for you.

As the go-to source for all of WSBU’s bumps, buffers, PSA’s and promos, the Production department keeps The

Buzz flowing smoothly from one song to another. If you’re interested in creating or just learning a few tools of the trade, join in!

These unsung, technological heroes have fixed, updated, cleaned out and serviced almost all the computers in the station at some point in their Buzz careers.

Be the voice behind the beeps, boops and bops of our bumps and buffers. Bring your skills and learn some new ones as a very valuable part of our Buzz family.

Production

Are your favorite colors brown and white? Always picking up new Bona-swag from the bookstore? Have you named yourself the unofficial Bona Wolf? The Sports department is for you!

Earn internship hours calling hockey, baseball and soccer games, or by having

your own sports-themed radio show. Join in with our news department to write and read a 2-3 minute sports cast at noon and 5 p.m.

Sports staffers also have the opportunity to conduct on-air or recorded interviews as well as write sports stories to be published

in the Buzzworthy and the online blog! Come check out the Sports department and put your passion to work!

Sports

Calling all business majors! The Business department is a great way to earn those mandatory internship hours! #Getbuzzed on business by recruiting on-air advertising, doing the underwriting for commercial scripts and more!

The Business department is a great way to get experience in a real-life office/team environment. What better way to launch yourself than being a part of the Buzz family.

Business

If you like making playlists, podcasting and coordinating DJ shows and music rotation, then Programming is for you!

The music logs you hear playing each and every day are created and programmed by our three directors, who choose the

music and order for each day of the week! From classic rock to hip-hop and indie, Programming includes a taste of everything.

When it comes to all the radio shows, programming is in charge—literally.

Managing dj’s, show content and show times are just the beginning. So, if you like to work with students and staff who are passionate about music, then this department is definitely worth investigation.

Programming

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A conversation with the Salvador Dali of musicBy Nick Coyne

Lost at sea with Paul MuldoonBy Jaclyn Brotherson

For myself, music has best been absorbed through majestic landscapes created within your own imagination. From Alt-J’s murky, 20,000 leagues under the sea vibe on An Awesome Wave to Van Morrison’s desolate imagery of the wrong side of the tracks in Astral Weeks, music has laid brushstrokes of beautiful images since I was a young’n.

In the past year and a half, Mac Demarco has gathered a devout following after the success of his first two projects under his given name (DeMarco previously recorded under the name Makeout Videotape), Rock and Roll Night Club and 2. What makes his music, and overall aesthetic, so pleasing is his complete humility. Contradictions make one realize you can’t see what something is until what it’s not comes to light. In DeMarco’s case, his contrasting nature of being a lax, worry-free goof exemplifies his talent to buckle down and make the most melodic and sensual (in terms of connecting to senses, although I’m sure Mr. DeMarco would love it if his music made people feel sexy) music of the past few years.

DeMarco’s music is not inspiring;

however, it makes you feel as if whatever you do, no matter how mundane or routine, is perfectly fine, as long as you’re enjoying yourself. “Ode to Viceroy” takes that morning cigarette to a cosmic dimension, relative to the euphoria of sleep when you are half awake. Rock and Roll Night Club feels like a journey to a wasteland of dingy rock joints and open bars. DeMarco has made strides in the past year, growing his fan base, but has no plans of changing his process. “It’s weird because I have a lot of people approaching me asking what my next album will sound like. I have to say it’s always going to come naturally and I can’t really write for other people. I can’t write a ton of songs like ‘I loooooove cigarettesssss…’”

Talking to DeMarco felt like speaking to the cool guy whose lighter you borrow to light your cigarette outside a concert. You pass the time smoking and talking about where you’re from, what bands you like, the ones that you feel you’re alone in compulsively listening to. The conversation flies by, and by the time it is time to head

in, the cool guy drops a gem, like “Its one thing for me, it may be another thing for you. But, I hope you enjoy it, cause if you’re not having fun, then fuck it.”

DeMarco said this to me in response to his music’s mission statement. DeMarco is quite a brilliant musician and portrays a talent for painting “Salvador Dali-esque landscapes” over lyrics that are too human not to feel. DeMarco’s future is bright, for he is the music fan’s musician.

Who is Paul Muldoon? This mysterious question seems to have

stumped many students of the shipboard community. Some may recognize Muldoon by his sweet shades and curly head of silver hair. Others might have encountered his outgoing personality and willingness to talk to just about anyone. What the shipboard community should know about Paul Muldoon is that he is not an ordinary professor—he’s an accomplished poet, and great company for lunch.

Muldoon was born in Northern Ireland in 1951. He grew up “interested in interesting things,” such as the children’s encyclopedia he read over and over again and that he still has today. As a firm believer in knowing a wide range of interesting things, he became a writer for the reason that writers “like to learn stuff.”

Muldoon was a student at Queens University Belfast in the 1970’s, which he describes as a “strange time in the world,” and a “year of intense political activity.” He applied for a job at the British Broadcasting Company just before graduation and was granted a position as the radio and

television producer. He moved to the states in 1987, teaching as a professor of poetry at the University of Oxford for a few years. He became the poetry editor for The New Yorker, and his work won many awards including the Pulitzer Prize.

This is not Muldoon’s first voyage on the MV Explorer. He participated in the spring 2012 voyage with his wife and 12-year-old son. His decision to come back, this time alone, is due to his belief in the educational value system of Semester at Sea. Muldoon explained, “When you see things, and you have context for what you’ve heard, it stays with you,” he said, adding, “It’s fun to be on a ship in the Mediterranean.” Additionally, Muldoon does not mind living with students in the shipboard community. In fact, when people ask Muldoon how he can live like this, he responds, “The whole idea of being a teacher is that you like the students.”

When asked if poetry was his passion in life, Muldoon said, “Poetry has been a pleasure in my life, and it’s very hard to do anything very interesting. You have no idea how powerful the feelings of a parent

are for their child,” concluding that his wife and children mean the most to him. Muldoon writes about his family in some of his works, such as the birth of his daughter, now 21-years-old.

Muldoon quotes Robert Frost’s idea of having “serious fun” in life. By “teaching oneself to look” at the world in a curious manner and to gain understanding of how things work, a person can fully appreciate the beauty of it all. For example, he said that by understanding the Roman success story, based on the complex architecture of the arch, with its viaducts and aqueducts, “one begins to look at a new Rome” thereby understanding the beauty.

As I began to gather my books for class, Muldoon announced, “The years don’t stretch ahead of me as they once did… I’ve done my best.”

And, now you know.Jaclyn Brotherson, Semester at

Sea Voyage SU’13

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On February 8, 2013, fans of the emo-rock band, Fall Out Boy, went insane when the band simultaneously announced their reunion, the release of their album Save Rock and Roll, a new music video and an upcoming tour. The Illinois natives were so sorely missed by fans that the tickets for their Save Rock and Roll Tour sold out in every venue in a matter of minutes! Luckily, I had stayed home from school that day and was able to capture tickets to their show in Niagara Falls, NY.

When May 28 finally came around, I stood out with about 1,700 excited fans in pouring rain in front of Niagara’s beloved Rapid’s Theater. Some waited 11 hours outside of the venue just to get a front-row seat to what seemed to be the most anticipated concert of the year. The venue was jam-packed and humid as everyone settled in, many pushing their way to the front of the stage in order to at least catch a glimpse of their emo-rock gods.

One hour later, Fall Out Boy made their

triumphant return in front of a sea of screaming fans. They started the set with their head-banging opener “Thriller” (which happens to be my favorite song of theirs). The instruments sounded perfect and singer, Patrick Stump’s voice was almost spot on to the recordings on their previous albums. Their songs ranged from new songs off their recent album, such as “The Phoenix” and “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up),” to their more obscure songs for their most faithful fans, like “Grand Theft Autumn” and “Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes.”

But it seems the band saved their best for last as they belted out their chart toppers “Sugar, We’re Going Down” and “Dance. Dance.”

Finally, Fall Out Boy ended their set with the dramatic tune, “Save Rock and Roll” with pictures of legendary musicians in the background, with everyone from Michael Jackson to Sid Vicious. Before the concert, I wasn’t that infatuated with the song, but

By Nina Lapres

Fall Out boy’s Save Rock and Roll Tour: more than a concert

Summer 2013 has come to a close for film, leaving us to anticipate next summer’s blockbusters! Don’t be sad summer movies are over because 1.) there are tons of good movies coming out this fall and 2.) we were able to see lots of great movies this summer…along with some bad ones.

When summer started, I predicted Iron Man 3, World War Z, Great Gatsby to be the must-sees—and, of course, my most anticipated movie Man of Steel. Only three of those four movies made my favorites list.

Let’s start with the worst three… Coming in at third was the R.I.P.D. Now,

I understand that this movie is based on a comic, so we have to have an open mind. But this movie just stunk up the joint.

Number two was Lone Ranger. As a huge Johnny Depp fan, I was disappointed in this movie for a couple of reasons. 1.) Tonto is not an Indian, yet that is how they portrayed him in the film. 2.) Johnny Depp acted as if Tonto was from the Jack Sparrow family tree and 3.) Armie Hammer did a terrible acting performance

as Patrick Stump exclaimed that “You are what you love, Not who loves you,” I found myself getting misty eyed and emotional. It was as if I had truly grasped the real meaning of the song in a way that I couldn’t have by just listening to it on my iPod.

When the set ended, I felt as if I had had a spiritual experience with the band and the fans around me; that we had witnessed something that was so much more than a sold out concert. Fans were able to meet members of the band after their set. The four musicians on stage were more than just guys who could sing and play their instruments, but rock gods whose songs saved them through the toughest of times. I saw the concert as more than that, a concert that said that the music of Fall Out Boy would resonate with listeners now and for many years to come.

as the Lone Ranger. My number one worst movie of the

summer goes to… After Earth starring Will Smith. This was

just awful! Will Smith needs to realize that his son, Jaden, will never be able to fill Daddy’s shoes (who can?). He’s also not the nicest kid in the world. I never thought I’d see the day both Johnny Depp and Will Smith starred in the two worst films of the summer.

Now, onto my best movies of the summer!Number three: the hit comedy This is the

End. This movie was LOL funny. All of your favorite comedians are locked in a house while the apocalypse is occurring, and what do they do? Throw a party! (Soooo Bona’s, if you ask me.)

My number two favorite: Matt Damon’s Elysium. Damon definitely brought his A-game for this film. There are so many real life themes to this movie (immigration and health care come to mind). This was an awesome Sci-Fi adventure filled with tons of action, and the best part was the beautifully scripted story. The only reason

it was not my number one movie of the summer simply because Brad Pitt’s World War Z lived up to its expectations.

World War Z was originally an apocalyptic horror novel by Max Brooks and was finally made into a movie this past summer. The plot was amazing and brought so much heart to the characters. When I first saw the trailor, I was a bit nervous about the zombies looking way too CGI, but seeing it on the big screen was perfect.

It’s sad that like Iron Man 3 and Man of Steel didn’t make the list. But neither was as good as the trailers made them out to be.

There you have it; my best and worst of the summer. The summer of Sci-Fi, if you ask me!

The summer of sci-fiBy Jordan Hall

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